Cepheid GeneXpert Xpress

Stage 1: Before you start - Add device to the Relaymed Link or Relaymed Software Agent

For practices using the Relaymed Link, log in to your Relaymed Portal and follow these steps:

Adding a Device to Relaymed Link

For practices using the Relaymed Software Agent, open the server or PC where the agent is installed and follow these steps:

Adding a Device to Software Agent

Note: The username and password that came with the device should be in the manual for the unit. 

Step 2: While on the Main Menu press the "Admin" button.

Step 3: From the Admin panel, press the "Host Communication Settings" button.

Step 4: From the Host Communication Settings page, press the "Edit" button.

Step 5: On the "Host Communication Settings" screen configure the following options:

• Host Communication:
  • Select "ASTM"
• Communication Settings:
  • Host ID:  Can be anything 
• Run Xpress As
  • Client
    • Port - Relaylink port designated
    • Service IP Address - Internal IP Address of the host where Relaylink is installed on
• Host Settings:
  • Automatic Result Upload 
  • Use Instrument Specimen ID

Note:  You will receive a Host Disconnected error if you have not added the device to the Relaymed Software Agent yet.  

*Note: The user will need to enter the Patient MRN in the Specimen ID when prompted on the Cepheid when running a test*

Then Select "Confirm" to save the settings.

Stage 3: Configure Host Test Code Settings

Step 1: From the Admin screen select "Host Test Code Settings"

Step 2: From the Host Test Code Setting page select the Assay names you would like to enable: 

Step 3: On the Assay name you would like to enable, press the "Enabled" button.

• Host Test Code: We usually set this as the tests name
• Result Test Code: Arbitrary numbers can be input for each line, but each line needs a number.

Step 4: Hit the "Confirm" button at the bottom to save the settings.

Stage 4: Verify that results send over

Step 1: From the Main Menu click the "Results" tab 

Step 2:  Click on any of the results you have on the screen.

Step 3:  Click the "Upload" button to send the result out to the Relaymed portal.

If you received an Uploaded: Yes response, then you have successfully pass that result over to the Relaymed Portal.