TemPageR 3E ™ The World’s Most Popular Real-Time Temperature Monitor For Physical IT & Facilities Environment Monitoring! Phone Fax Web 401.628.1600 401.628.1601 AVTECH.com User’s Guide & Reference Manual 120914.
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TemPageR 3E Table of Contents Table Of Contents Introduction....................................................................................................................1 What TemPageR 3E Is.............................................................................................................................1 Benefits Of Using TemPageR 3E.............................................................................................................1 Installation.............................
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TemPageR 3E Introduction Introduction What TemPageR 3E Is TemPageR 3E is AVTECH Software’s (AVTECH) ‘Real-Time Temperature Monitor For IT & Facilities Environment Monitoring’. It is designed specifically to monitor 1-3 digital temperature sensors in distributed locations spanning a 200´ diameter. TemPageR additionally allows unlimited alert notifications via email to devices like computers, mobile phones, BlackBerrys, pagers and PDAs.
Introduction TemPageR 3E TemPageR provides dynamic, real-time temperature monitoring of the computer room, data center or other facilities. Some customers use TemPageR to monitor hospital lab refrigerators, incubators, or coolers. Restaurants use it to monitor their coolers, dining room and lounge areas. We even have people who use TemPageR to monitor their personal wine cellars, remote cabins or vacation homes, and water pipes in homes during winter months.
TemPageR 3E Installation Installation The initial installation of the TemPageR 3E can be completed quickly and easily provided the instructions below are followed with detail and care. Before beginning, please lay out the contents of the TemPageR 3E package so that the components can all be located and accessed with ease.
Installation TemPageR 3E Activity LED is blinking orange, please refer to the ‘Performing Firmware Recovery’ section of the ‘Advanced Topics’ chapter. This is an RJ-45 port. C. Temperature Sensors (digital sensor channels) — AVTECH’s Digital Temperature Sensors can be connected to these sensor channels. These are RJ-11 ports.
TemPageR 3E Installation NOTE: If there are multiple Ethernet adapters on the computer that the AVTECH Device Discovery Utility is installed on, a dialog will display asking for the proper network to perform the search on. Make the correct selection and then continue. The TemPageR 3E unit is initially set to obtain an IP address automatically using DHCP. If you do not have DHCP on your network, please see the ‘Static-Only Networks’ section below.
Installation TemPageR 3E The ‘Update’ button initiates the firmware upgrade process of the AVTECH Device Discovery Utility. If a TemPageR 3E unit is not selected before left clicking this button, a dialog will display asking for the IP address of the unit to upload firmware to. Please see the ‘Upgrading Firmware’ section of the ‘Advanced Topics’ chapter for important instructions on the ‘Update’ feature.
TemPageR 3E Installation 2. Click ‘Ok’ on the first dialog that displays and enter the TemPageR 3E MAC address when prompted. The MAC address is listed on the label located on the bottom of the TemPageR 3E. 3. Enter a valid static IP address for the current location of the TemPageR 3E unit when prompted. NOTE: If the TemPageR 3E unit is later relocated outside of the current subnet, you will need to reset the IP address in order to see and work with the TemPageR 3E unit.
Installation TemPageR 3E If the TemPageR 3E unit is discovered although has a ‘169.xxx.xxx.xxx’ IP address, the TemPageR 3E unit may not have been connected properly or DHCP assignment may currently be getting blocked. In either case, follow the instructions listed in the ‘Static-Only Networks’ subsection above. NOTE: If the instructions provided do not allow configuration of the TemPageR 3E unit, please initiate a Live Chat technical support request on AVTECH.
TemPageR 3E Configuration And Setup Screens Configuration And Setup Screens Alert Methods The TemPageR 3E unit can send alert notifications via email and email-to-SMS using anonymous SMTP relay and/or SNMP Traps. The TemPageR 3E unit is fully SNMP compliant and can be accessed by any application that can issue a SNMP Get request. Other monitoring applications can therefore be used to perform SNMP Get requests and receive SNMP Traps.
Configuration And Setup Screens TemPageR 3E Initial Email Setup First, check the ‘Email Enabled’ checkbox and enter the domain name or IP address of the mail server being used in the ‘Mail Server’ field on the ‘SMTP Email’ tab. Next, enter an email address in the ‘Return Address (From)’ field for an account that resides on the mail server being used. If SMTP authentication is required, check the ‘Enable Authentication’ checkbox and enter a valid username and password for the mail server.
TemPageR 3E Configuration And Setup Screens email address, formatted in a way defined by the service provider being used for the target mobile device. For example, Verizon’s email address format for sending an email alert to a mobile device using SMS text messaging is ‘<10 digit mobile device number>@vtext.com’ with ‘<10 digit mobile device number>’ being replaced by the area code and phone number of the mobile device without dashes, spaces or a ‘1’ in front of the area code.
Configuration And Setup Screens TemPageR 3E sensor data from the TemPageR 3E unit to the monitoring software. SNMP Traps SNMP Traps are sent from an SNMP compliant device on the network and received by a SNMP enabled software application capable of receiving SNMP Traps. To configure the TemPageR 3E unit to send SNMP Traps to a specific IP address, enter the IP address in one of the three ‘SNMP Trap Recipient’ fields on the ‘SNMP’ tab.
TemPageR 3E Configuration And Setup Screens Temperature Sensor. The high and low threshold values for the temperature readings from the internal Temperature Sensor are entered respectively in the ‘High’ and ‘Low’ columns. The proper temperature thresholds to enter will depend on the current temperature scale selected on the ‘Advanced’ tab.
External Sensor Options TemPageR 3E External Sensor Options (For AVTECH Monitors) Digital Temperature Sensor (TMP-SDT-SEN) The AVTECH Digital Temperature Sensor provides a real-time digital temperature reading at the location of the temperature probe. The temperature range is from -67° to 257° Fahrenheit and/or -55% to 125° Celsius. Accuracy is within +/- 0.5 degrees. This is an instant ‘plug & play’ sensor that connects to one of the external Environment Sensor Channels via an RJ-11 port.
TemPageR 3E External Sensor Options Sound, Light & Entry Sensor (RMA-SLE-SEN) * The AVTECH Sound, Light & Entry Sensor allows real-time monitoring for sound and light at the location of the sensor. This sensor also includes a set of switch sensor contacts and an AVTECH Room Entry Sensor. Each sensor can be monitored independently or an ‘any sensor’ contact set allows all sensors to be monitored via a single cable. Any switch sensor can be attached to the switch sensor contacts.
Additional Screens And Interfaces TemPageR 3E Additional Screens And Interfaces Network The ‘Network’ tab of the TemPageR 3E ‘Settings’ screen is used to update the network settings of the TemPageR 3E unit. The network settings can also be updated using the AVTECH Device Discovery Utility. To configure the TemPageR 3E unit to obtain an IP address automatically using DHCP, select the ‘Obtain IP Address Automatically’ radio button and click the ‘Save Settings’ button.
TemPageR 3E Additional Screens And Interfaces Advanced The ‘Advanced’ tab of the TemPageR 3E ‘Settings’ screen is used to configure the temperature scale, time zone, time display, daylight savings time setting, time server IP address and trace configuration options. The temperature scale selected in the ‘Temperature Scale’ drop down will be the default temperature scale to be used when entering alert thresholds and displayed on the ‘Status’ screen.
Additional Screens And Interfaces TemPageR 3E Using Trace Output Trace output is very useful for troubleshooting sending SMTP email and other issues. The trace output will show the communication between TemPageR and the configured mail server to show what might be preventing email from being sent. It will also show other information including the current version number, IP address, MAC address, requests to the web pages and much more.
TemPageR 3E Additional Screens And Interfaces About The TemPageR 3E ‘About’ screen provides general links and contact information for AVTECH sales, support and websites. The firmware version that is currently installed on the TemPageR 3E unit will also be listed with the date released directly below. The link entitled ‘Click Here To Check For Updates’ can be used to check if the firmware version installed on the TemPageR 3E unit is the most current (requires internet access).
Additional Screens And Interfaces TemPageR 3E The next row contains a field that can be used to modify the refresh interval of the ‘Status’ screen and a pair of radio buttons for toggling between Fahrenheit and Celsius temperature displays. By default, the refresh interval for the ‘Status’ screen is set to every 60 seconds. To temporarily change this interval, enter a number of seconds in the ‘Update Every’ field and click outside the field.
TemPageR 3E Advanced Topics Advanced Topics Upgrading Firmware The TemPageR 3E firmware is upgraded using the AVTECH Device Discovery Utility and TemPageR 3E Firmware Update file. The latest version of these files can be obtained from the ‘Downloads’ section of the AVTECH.com website. If the AVTECH Device Discovery Utility is already installed on the computer being used for the upgrade, check for an updated version before downloading the TemPageR 3E Firmware Update file.
Advanced Topics TemPageR 3E 3E unit to be upgraded and click the ‘Ok’ button. Navigate to the location where the TemPageR 3E Firmware Update file was saved, select it and then click the ‘Upload’ button. A dialog will then load asking for confirmation of the firmware upload. Click ‘Ok’ to upload the TemPageR 3E Firmware Update file to the selected TemPageR 3E unit(s).
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