A method for controlling multiple monitoring, control, and report generation operations associated with a compressor from a local computer which is remotely located with respect to the compressor and which includes a wireless transceiver, the compressor including a communication interface for relaying data from the compressor and control signals to the compressor using a wireless communication protocol, the method comprising the steps of: automatically collecting said data from the compressor via the communication interface and storing said data at a first data store every first time increment of a first time period wherein, at a conclusion of said first time period, the first data store employs a wraparound storage scheme; automatically collecting portions of said data from the first data store and storing said portions of said data at a second data store every second time increment of said first time period, wherein said second time increment is greater than said first time increment and wherein said portions of said data are collected for a second time period which is greater than said first time period; coupling an analytics visualization generator to the second data store, the analytics visualization generator programmed with a plurality of diagnostic routines for generating visual diagnostics related to the compressor using said portions of said data in the second data store; collecting user authentication data at the local computer; and automatically verifying said user authentication data with the communication interface and the analytics visualization generator, wherein successful verification of said user authentication data causes an authentication certificate to be stored on the local computer, wherein presence of said authentication certificate on the local computer permits generation of an image comprising a plurality of application icons at the local computer, each of said application icons enabling a connection from the local computer to one of the communication interface and the analytics visualization generator to thereby enable the local computer as an input device for origination and transmission of said control signals to the compressor and origination and selections of said plurality of diagnostic routines to the analytics visualization generator. automatically collecting said data from the compressor via the communication interface and storing said data at a first data store every first time increment of a first time period wherein, at a conclusion of said first time period, the first data store employs a wraparound storage scheme; automatically collecting portions of said data from the first data store and storing said portions of said data at a second data store every second time increment of said first time period, wherein said second time increment is greater than said first time increment and wherein said portions of said data are collected for a second time period which is greater than said first time period; coupling an analytics visualization generator to the second data store, the analytics visualization generator programmed with a plurality of diagnostic routines for generating visual diagnostics related to the compressor using said portions of said data in the second data store; collecting user authentication data at the local computer; and automatically verifying said user authentication data with the communication interface and the analytics visualization generator, wherein successful verification of said user authentication data causes an authentication certificate to be stored on the local computer, wherein presence of said authentication certificate on the local computer permits generation of an image comprising a plurality of application icons at the local computer, each of said application icons enabling a connection from the local computer to one of the communication interface and the analytics visualization generator to thereby enable the local computer as an input device for origination and transmission of said control signals to the compressor and origination and selections of said plurality of diagnostic routines to the analytics visualization generator.