Networked devices, adapters and methods which identify monitored equipment units

摘要

Each of a plurality of monitored equipment units has an ID information sending unit for sending to a monitoring equipment ID information to identify one's own self through a predetermined operation for oneself. The monitoring equipment comprises an ID information receiving unit for receiving ID information transmitted, a display screen, and a symbol list display for displaying on the display screen a list of symbols each corresponding to an associated one of the plurality of monitored equipment units. The symbol list display displays, upon receipt of the ID information by the ID information receiving unit, a symbol associated with a monitored equipment unit identified by the received ID information, in the list of symbols displayed on the display screen, in a display format different from a display format for other symbols.