EME149A-20 EME149A-60 EME149D-20 EME149D-60 ServSensor V4E Lite with 20 or 60 VAC or VDC Dry Contacts Use this intelligent environmental monitoring BLACK device to identify problems before theyBOX disrupt your equipment. ® Features an embedded Web server and Linux operating system. Customer Support Information EME149A-20 Order toll-free in the U.S.: Call 877-877-BBOX (outside U.S.
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Table of Contents Table of Contents 1. Specifications........................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 2. Overview ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 7 2.1 Introduction................................................
Chapter 1: Specifications 1.
Chapter 2: Overview 2. Overview 2.1 Introduction Used for environmental monitoring, the ServSensor V4E Lite identifies problems before they lead to business disruptions. This high-speed, accurate, intelligent monitoring device features a completely embedded host and Linux® operating system. 2.2 What’s Included Your package should contain the following items. If anything is missing or damaged, contact Black Box Technical Support at 724-746-5500.
Chapter 2: Overview 2.3 Hardware Description Figures 2-1 through 2-8 illustrate the ServSensors’ front and back panels. Tables 2-1 through 2-8 describe their components. 2.3.1 EME149A-20 Front Panel 4 3 7 5 1 2 6 8 Figure 2-1. Front panel. Table 2-1. Front-panel components. Number Component Description 1 Power LED When the unit is powered on, the power LED will be lit continuously. If the power LED is flashing, there is a problem with the CPU.
Chapter 2: Overview Table 2-1 (Continued). Front panel components. Number Component Description 7 Expansion ports E1–E4 Use the four expansion ports numbered E1–E4 to connect the 8-port expansion module (EME1X8) and/or the 16 dry-contact expansion module (EME1DC16). 8 (40) LED indicators There are two LEDs (Status and Online) for each dry contact. 2.3.2 EME149A-20 Back Panel Figure 2-2 shows the ServSensor’s back panel. Table 2-2 describes its components.
Chapter 2: Overview 2.3.3 EME149A-60 Front Panel 3 4 8 8 5 1 2 6 7 8 Figure 2-3. EME149A-60 Front panel. Table 2-3. Front-panel components. Number Component Description 1 Power LED When the unit is powered on, the power LED will be lit continuously. If the power LED is flashing, there is a problem with the CPU. Contact Technical Support at 724-746-5500 or info@blackbox.com. 2 Link LED The Link LED indicates network connectivity.
Chapter 2: Overview Table 2-3 (Continued) . Front panel components. Number Component Description 7 Expansion ports E1–E4 Use the four expansion ports numbered E1–E4 to connect the 8-port expansion module (EME1X8) and/or the 16 dry-contact expansion module (EME1DC16). 8 (120) LED indicators There are two LEDs (Status and Online) for each dry contact. 2.3.4 EME149A-60 Back Panel Figure 2-4 shows the ServSensor’s back panel. Table 2-4 describes its components.
Chapter 2: Overview 2.3.5 EME149D-20 Front Panel 4 3 7 5 1 2 6 8 Figure 2-5. Front panel. Table 2-5. Front-panel components. Number Component Description 1 Power LED When the unit is powered on, the power LED will be lit continuously. If the power LED is flashing, there is a problem with the CPU. Contact Technical Support at 724-746-5500 or info@blackbox.com. 2 Link LED The Link LED indicates network connectivity. It lights when a network is connected to the ServSensor V4E Lite.
Chapter 2: Overview Table 2-5 (Continued). Front-panel components. Number Component Description 7 Expansion ports E1–E4 Use the four expansion ports numbered E1–E4 to connect the 8-port expansion module (EME1X8) and/or the 16 dry-contact expansion module (EME1DC16). 8 (40) LED indicators There are two LEDs (Status and Online) for each dry contact. 2.3.6 EME149D-20 Back Panel Figure 2-6 shows the ServSensor’s back panel. Table 2-6 describes its components.
Chapter 2: Overview 2.3.7 EME149D-60 Front Panel 3 4 8 8 5 1 2 6 7 8 Figure 2-7. Front panel. Table 2-7. Front-panel components. Number Component Description 1 Power LED When the unit is powered on, the power LED will be lit continuously. If the power LED is flashing, there is a problem with the CPU. Contact Technical Support at 724-746-5500 or info@blackbox.com. 2 Link LED The Link LED indicates network connectivity.
Chapter 2: Overview Table 2-7 (Continued). Front-panel components. Number Component Description 7 Expansion ports E1–E4 Use the four expansion ports numbered E1–E4 to connect the 8-port expansion module (EME1X8) and/or the 16 dry-contact expansion module (EME1DC16). 8 (120) LED indicators There are two LEDs (Status and Online) for each dry contact. 2.3.8 EME149D-60 Back Panel Figure 2-8 shows the ServSensor’s back panel. Table 2-8 describes its components.
Chapter 2: Overview 2.4 ServSensor with 20 or 60 Extra Dry Contact Inputs, VAC, or VDC The 20 or 60 extra dry contact inputs on the ServSensor can be configured as inputs only up to 5 Volts in normal operation. In opto-isolation mode they can input up to 30 Volts DC. This will protect these inputs and the unit from high voltages and spikes. Opto-isolators provide complete electrical separation between the ServSensor and the dry contact.
Chapter 2: Overview 2.4.2 ServSensor with 20 or 60 Extra Dry Contact Web Interface Setup Figure 2-10. Sensors page. First login to the ServSensor Web interface, then navigate to the Sensors Page, then click on the Dry Contact Ports link in the left hand column. You can now click on the dry contact port to set up that port as shown in the screen shot above. Figure 2-11. Normal settings screen.
Chapter 2: Overview Figure 2-12. Critical status screen. We can see the dry contact input is now Critical and we can set how we require the Normal State to be as shown above—either in the Closed GND or Open +5VDC. We can also rename our normal and critical state of the input. Figure 2-13. Online selected. Page 18 724-746-5500 | blackbox.
Chapter 2: Overview We can see that the dry contact input now is in the normal state as shown in the screen shot on the previous page. Figure 2-14. Advanced settings screen. If we click on the Advanced tab, we can set the graphing to “on,” set the sensor URL, set the Filter Status, and enable the Calendar. (More on the Sensor URL and Filter Status in sections 3.6 and 6.1). EME149A-20 724-746-5500 | blackbox.
Chapter 3: Installation 3. Installation 3.1 Setting Up the IP Address The ServSensor V4E Lite is shipped with the default IP address of 192.168.0.100. Follow the steps listed below to change this IP address to fit your own network configuration. Before starting, make sure you have these items: • (1) RJ-45 male CAT5 crossover cable • (1) PC with Ethernet card or LAN socket • (1) Power socket for the unit to connect to To set up the IP address: 1.
Chapter 3: Installation Figure 3-2. User Type/Password screen. 4. Next, the home page will be displayed. It looks similar to the screen shown in Figure 3-3. Figure 3-3. Settings tab. 5. Click on the “Settings” tab, then click on “Ethernet network” from the list on the left frame of the page. See Figure 3-4. Figure 3-4. Ethernet Network screen. EME149A-20 724-746-5500 | blackbox.
Chapter 3: Installation To change the IP address of the ServSensor V4E Lite: 1. Select Ethernet network. 2. Input the new IP address. 3. Click the “Save” button. 3.2 Testing the New IP Address with the “Ping” Command Once you assign the new IP address, use the “ping” command to test the ServSensor V4E Lite. You can also use this command as a diagnostic tool to check whether your unit is connected to the network. See Figure 3-5. 1. Click “Start.” 2. Click “Run.” 3.
Chapter 3: Installation Figure 3-6. MS-DOS window. 3.3 Firmware Upgrade Make sure you are running the latest firmware. Please contact Black Box Technical Support at 724-746-5500 or info@blackbox.com for the latest firmware. NOTE: This manual refers to the Default IP address, 192.168.0.100. Substitute this for your own IP address if you have changed the default IP address. This tutorial gives you the information you need to upgrade the firmware.
Chapter 3: Installation 1. Click “System Administrator” and then “System Maintenance.” 2. Click “Upgrade.” Figure 3-8. System Administrator, System Maintenance screen. 3. The popup screen shown in Figure 3-9 appears. Figure 3-9. Reboot prompt. 4. Click “OK.” The unit will reboot in Safe Mode. Then you will be redirected to the Safe Mode Web-based interface. This can take some time, so please be patient. The page will display the message shown in Figure 3-10 when rebooting. Figure 3-10.
Chapter 3: Installation 5. After the ServSensor reboots, the page shown in Figure 3-11 appears. Click “Browse” and navigate to the firmware file you downloaded, then click “Upgrade.” Figure 3-11. Upgrade button. 6. During the process, you will see the messages shown in Figure 3-12. Figure 3-12. Upgrade Status screen. 7. The unit will then reboot. The process is complete when the LEDs are back to their “normal” status. 3.4 Multi-users and Groups Setup 3.4.1 Group Setup 1.
Chapter 3: Installation Figure 3-13. Group Setup screen. 3. Click on the “Go to Group Setup” link that will take you to the Groups page shown in Figure 3-14. Figure 3-14. Groups page. Page 26 724-746-5500 | blackbox.
Chapter 3: Installation 4. Click on the “Add” button to add your groups as shown in Figure 3-14. Figure 3-15. User & Group Management screen. 5. Enter your group name. For example, we have added a group called “System Guest” and entered our description. 6. Check the objects with the Web interface that this group will be able to Modify and View. Then, click the “Finish” button to save your group. (See Figure 3-15.) Figure 3-16. System Guest group added. EME149A-20 724-746-5500 | blackbox.
Chapter 3: Installation 7. The new group “System Guest” has been added to our group list as shown in Figure 3-16. Figure 3-17. User & Group Management screen. 8. If you want to modify your group settings, click on the group you want to modify. Then click on the “Properties” button as shown in Figure 3-17. 3.4.2 User Setup 1. Click on the “Users” tab and then click the “Add” button to add the new users to your groups as shown in Figure 3-18. Figure 3-18. User Setup screen.
Chapter 3: Installation 2. Enter your user details as shown in Figure 3-19. In our example, we have entered Bob Smith as your Guest into our “System Guest” group. We have also added the option so that this user cannot change his login password. After adding your users for each group, click the “Finish” button to save each user. Figure 3-19. Enter user details. 3. The new user has been entered into our list of users. Figure 3-20. User list. 4.
Chapter 3: Installation FIgure 3-21. Properties button. 3.5 Services and Security 3.5.1 Active Services Application (Disabling) Figure 3-22. Services and Security screen. You can enable or disable the Nagios, Secure Shell, and Telnet applications running on the unit to make it more secure. Page 30 724-746-5500 | blackbox.
Chapter 3: Installation 3.5.2 Closing or Changing Ports Disabling HTTP and Enabling HTTPS Figure 3-23. Active services. You can also close or change the ports used to access the unit’s Web interface, disable HTTP, and enable HTTPS only. The “s” at the conclusion of HTTPS stands for secure. The SSL/TLS connection type is used primarily for high-value sites or “pages,” to make it more likely to be unreadable to someone at the end points.
Chapter 3: Installation 3.5.3 The SNMPv3 SSL Security Feature Figure 3-24. Add Key screen. Use the SNMPv3 SSL (Secure Sockets Layer), which is the standard security technology for establishing the encrypted link betwen the ServSensor and the Web browser. The link ensures that all data passed between the ServSensor and the browser remains private and integral. SNMPv3 provides important security features: • Confidentiality—Encrypts packets to prevent snooping by an unauthorized source.
Chapter 3: Installation Figure 3-25. Select SSL Key screen. 3.5.4 Active Security In the active security section, you can enable users who are logged into the unit’s Web interface to “Acknowledge” alarms, which is normally reserved only for the Administrator. When the unit boots up, it will announce the IP address that it has been configured with. As an added security feature, this announcement can be disabled so that the IP address remains unknown. Figure 3-26. Active Security screen.
Chapter 3: Installation 3.5.5 The NAC or Network Access Control Security Feature Figure 3-27. Network Access Control screen. The NAC or Network Access Control feature enables you to restrict access to the Web interface for only certain IP addresses, or deny access to the Web interface for only certain IP addresses. 3.6 Setting Up a Sensor This section describes the basic setup of a sensor, using a Black Box temperature sensor as an example.
Chapter 3: Installation Figure 3-29. Summary page. The temperature sensor should be listed, along with its current reading and status. This summary page enables you to quickly see which sensors are connected and their status, view the system log, and also view footage from any connected cameras. Next are some of the tools the Web-based interface provides for getting feedback from the sensors. 3. Click on the temperature sensor’s name (indicated in Figure 3-29).
Chapter 3: Installation Figure 3-30. Sensors page. NOTE: Another way to access this page is to click on the “Sensors” tab at the top of the page. 3.6.1 Notification Thresholds From this page, you can carry out various operations as indicated above. You can also view the current status (normal, low critical, high critical, etc). In Figure 3-30, the sensor indicates a temperature of 27° C and a status of Normal.
Chapter 3: Installation If the marker is then dragged back above the current temperature reading, the status should return to a normal condition again. (See Figure 3-32.) NOTE: If this does not happen right away, press the browser’s refresh button. Figure 3-32. Normal status indicated. If you want to take a sensor offline, then click on the “Sensor Currently” button. This will place the sensor offline and you won’t have to physically unplug it. See Figure 3-33. Figure 3-33. Sensor Online/Offline screen.
Chapter 3: Installation To bring a sensor back online, select the type from the drop-down menu and click “Save.” See Figure 3-35. Figure 3-35. Select Sensor Type screen. 3.6.2 Advanced Sensor Settings Click on the Advanced Settings tab to get the options shown in Figure 3-36. Figure 3-36. Advanced Sensor Settings screen. Page 38 724-746-5500 | blackbox.
Chapter 3: Installation Advanced Mode Functions: FIgure 3-37. Advanced mode functions, units. Units: Changes units from C to F or vice versa. Figure 3-38. Advanced mode functions, rearm. Rearm: The Rearm parameter is useful for sensors, such as the temperature and humidity sensors, whose values can vary. This prevents the sensor from flickering between two states.
Chapter 3: Installation Figure 3-39. Advanced setings, reading offset. Reading offset: A calibration tool. If you want to calibrate the temperature sensor, for example, you could enter an offset value of 5. This means that if the sensor reads 20 degrees then it would record as 25 degrees. This figure can also be a minus figure (for example, -5 would show 15 degrees instead of 20). Figure 3-40. Advanced settings, data collection type. Page 40 724-746-5500 | blackbox.
Chapter 3: Installation Data Collection Type This refers to the data collection from the sensor and how the data is then displayed on the graphs. There are three options for collection of data: Average, Highest, and Lowest. The default setting is “Average.” When the data collection type is set to “Average,” the output graphs for the daily, monthy, and yearly all have the same size on the screen. For the daily graph, each data point on the graph is one data point collected from the sensor.
Chapter 3: Installation Figure 3-42. Gauge Style screen. When switching to the Gauge Style type, you will first be prompted with the popup dialog box shown above. Page 42 724-746-5500 | blackbox.
Chapter 3: Installation Figure 3-43. Sensor threshold levels. You will now see the new display where you can set the sensor’s threshold levels as shown above. EME149A-20 724-746-5500 | blackbox.
Chapter 3: Installation Figure 3-44. Advanced Settings Text and Colors screen. After clicking on the “Advanced Settings” tab, you can change the text and colors for each sensor threshold as shown in the screen above. Figure 3-45. Advanced Settings, Check Rate of Change screen. Page 44 724-746-5500 | blackbox.
Chapter 3: Installation Check rate of change When enabling the “check rate of change” feature for the sensor, you can set the rate in a percentage ranging from 1% to 80% over a period of time ranging from 1 to 20 minutes. You can set the direction to Up, Down, or Both, and you can set the Status when the limit is exceeded to show either High Critical or Low Critical. You can tie this sensor alert to any notification. Use it with a fuel level sensor to alert you to theft of fuel or leaks in storage tanks.
Chapter 3: Installation In this example, we want to monitor an office building between the hours of 7 PM–9 AM Monday–Friday only. You can see in this picture we have selected the “Do Not Report” option for the hours in which we do not want to receive any notifications or have any events logged. You change the status of that time frame (Report/Do Not Report) simply by clicking on the square. This will change it from blue to gray; a second click will return it to blue. Figure 3-47. Enable Calendar screen.
Chapter 3: Installation Figure 3-48. Sound Detector tab. EME149A-20 724-746-5500 | blackbox.
Chapter 3: Installation Figure 3-49. Advanced options. Recording Source: Here you can choose either internal or external microphone. Microphone Boost (+20 dB): Boosts the microphone by 20 dB. Microphone Sensitivity: The level of sensitivity that can be set. For example, if you set the level to 80, the microphone will detect more sound than if the level were set at 20. Pulse Length: This defines the minimum duration of a sound to trigger an alert notification.
Chapter 3: Installation NOTE: As with all the other sensors, you can now set up the sound detector to be attached to a notification. Then, when your thresholds are broken, it will trigger a specified type of notification. 3.8 Expansion Ports The ServSensor has four expansion ports that enable you to connect up to four daisychainable expansion modules. The available expansion modules are an 8-port intelligent sensor board (EME1X8) and an opto-isolated (16) dry-contact expansion module (EME1DC16).
Chapter 3: Installation 3. A list of all extended ports will be shown. Each port will display any available extension modules, which will be highlighted in green. Click on the module to go to the sensor settings page. Figure 3-52. Extended Port1 selection. 4. This will bring you to the Extended Port Sensors page (see Figure 3-53). Figure 3-53. Extended Port Sensors page. 5.
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Chapter 4: Notifications 4. Notifications If you set up a notification, you can define the action to take when the sensor gives a reading beyond your set thresholds. This enables you to determine how you will be notified that a sensor’s reading has reached the specified parameters (high warning, critical, etc.) described in Chapter 3. This tutorial provides you with the information you need to set up a notification. To get to the starting point of this tutorial: • Login as administrator.
Chapter 4: Notifications Figure 4-2. Notification Wizard page. Next, you’ll see how to set up a few different ways of notification step by step. 4.2 SNMP Trap If you set up a notification via an SNMP trap, when your sensor reaches a certain threshold, it will send a notification to your SNMP server. This tutorial provides you with the information you need to set up an SNMP trap. To get to the tutorial’s starting point: • Log in as administrator. • Click the “Notifications” tab.
Chapter 4: Notifications 2. Once this information is correct, click the “Add Trap Destination” button. Input another trap or click on “Next.” Enter the parameters shown in Figure 4-4. Figure 4-4. Notification parameters. These parameters set the maximum number of times to send the trap notification and the time interval between each notification. 3. After clicking “Next,” you’ll see the screens shown in Figures 4-5 and 4-6. Figure 4-5. Parameter Selection, screen #1. Page 54 724-746-5500 | blackbox.
Chapter 4: Notifications Figure 4-6. Parameter Selection, screen #2. On these screens, you can select the parameters for when to send the SNMP trap notification. In this example, we selected to bind the SNMP trap to the temperature sensor connected on Port 1. The trap will be sent when the sensor reads a “High Critical” and we bind this to the SNMP trap we just created and named “SNMP Trap 1.” 4. Once we have created the parameters for the SNMP trap, we need to make it active.
Chapter 4: Notifications 5. Select the sensor and SNMP trap parameters (see Figures 4-8 and 4-9). First, click on the board that the sensor is attached to and then select the sensor and click “Next.” Figure 4-8. Select the sensor. 6. Select the status that you want to issue the notification for, select the action type, then click “Finish.” Figure 4-9. Select the SNMP parameters. 7. The SNMP trap has been added to the Notifications page. Page 56 724-746-5500 | blackbox.
Chapter 4: Notifications Figure 4-10. SNMP trap added. NOTE: To remove this trap and make it inactive, highlight the notification and click “Remove.” You can repeat this process to set up multiple SNMP traps for different sensors or for multiple SNMP servers, etc. 4.3 E-mail This tutorial provides you with the information needed to set up an e-mail notification. To get to the starting point of this tutorial: • Log in as administrator. • Select the “Notifications” tab. • Click “Notification Wizard.” 1.
Chapter 4: Notifications 2. After clicking “Next,” you will get a page where you can input the e-mail name and message. Click the “Customize” button, and the fields will re-write in a format that will allow for an automated e-mail that will display the sensor information. (See Figure 4-12.) Figure 4-12. Input e-mail name and message. Figure 4-13. Attach graph. 3. Click “Next.” 4. Now you need to input your SMTP server address for your e-mail account. (See FIgure 4-14.) Page 58 724-746-5500 | blackbox.
Chapter 4: Notifications Figure 4-14. Input SMTP server address. 5. Once this is entered, click “Next.” 6. Now, as with the SNMP trap, you can select how many times to attempt to resend the e-mail, and the time elapsed between each attempt. 7. Click “Next” after you fill in your parameters. (See Figure 4-15.) Figure 4-15. Select frequency to resend e-mail attempts. 8. Now link the e-mail you just created to the temperature sensor on Port 1.
Chapter 4: Notifications 9. Select the status you want to issue the alert for and then select the action type. (See Figure 4-17.) Figure 4-17. Select status and action type. 10. Click “Finish.” You will now be taken back to screen shown in Figure 4-18. 11. Click on “Create.” Figure 4-18. Create notification link 12. Create the notification link as before. Then click “Next.” Page 60 724-746-5500 | blackbox.
Chapter 4: Notifications Figure 4-19. Create notification tab: select board, select termperature. Figure 4-20. Create notification tab: select status, select e-mail. 14. You will now be back at the main notification page. You should now see listed our two notifications, the SNMP trap and the e-mail. (See Figure 4-20.) As you can see from this page, an SNMP trap is set up to give us notification of a “High Critical,” and an e-mail notification that will activate on a “High Warning.
Chapter 4: Notifications Figure 4-21. SNMP Trap and E-mail Notificiations screen. 4.4 SMS Notification Set up a notification so that you will be sent an SMS message. This message can be sent via a GSM/GPRS mobile phone connected via a Bluetooth connection or the USB port. This tutorial provides you with the information you need to set up a SMS notification. To get to the starting point of this tutorial: • Log in as administrator. • Select the “Notifications” tab. • Click “Notification Wizard.” 1.
Chapter 4: Notifications Figure 4-23. SMTP Action Wizard, screen #2. 3. Now we will set up the message that will be sent to the phone. You will see the screen shown in Figure 4-24. Click the “Customized” button to add a macro to your notification. Figure 4-24. Customize Macro screen. NOTE: A macro is a script that returns specific data collected by the unit.
Chapter 4: Notifications Figure 4-25. Macro script message. 5. Next, we will set up the type of connection. This will depend on the type of modem you are connecting. For the purpose of this tutorial, we will assume you are connecting a GSM/GPRS enabled modem to the serial port. Select COM1 from the list. (See Figure 4-26.) 6. Choose the port that the modem is connected to. Figure 4-26. Choose the Connection Type You Wish to Use screen. 7.
Chapter 4: Notifications Figure 4-27. Select number of times to resend and intervals. 9. Select the sensor that you want to bind this notification to. 10. Choose the board and sensor, then click “Next.” Figure 4-28. Choose board and sensor. EME149A-20 724-746-5500 | blackbox.
Chapter 4: Notifications Figure 4-29. Link sensor to action tab. 11. This time we will use this notification for a low warning. Then select the notification name we assigned, in this case we chose “SMS 1.” Click “Finish” to finalize this. (See Figure 4-29.) 12. Now we will add the SMS notification to our active list. This is the same process as for the others—simply click on “Create” and then select the appropriate parameters. Follow Steps A–F below and on the next page. 1.
Chapter 4: Notifications 4. Select the status you want to issue the alert for. 5. Select the action type. 6. Click “Finish.” Figure 4-31. Steps 4–6. 13. You will now be back at the main notification page (Figure 4-32). The page should display three types of notifications: the SNMP trap, e-mail, and SMS. Figure 4-32. Main notification page. For the purposes of this tutorial, we will not cover the setup of every type of notification.
Chapter 5: Mapping 5. Mapping The mapping feature allows instant visual feedback about a sensor’s position and status. It is a useful monitoring tool for a setup with several sensors in different positions. This tutorial provides you with the information needed to set up the mapping feature. To get to the starting point of this tutorial: • Log in as administrator. • Click the “Map” tab. 5.1 Adding a Map 1. First, we need to add a picture file to be used as the map.
Chapter 5: Mapping 3. In this tutorial, we are going to use a 3D map of a town center we are monitoring. Figure 5-3. Enter map name. 4. Choose to have the map as a top-level map. Figure 5-4. Enter map level. 5. You will now have the option to finish or to add sensors to your map. For this tutorial, click “Next.” Figure 5-5. “Finish” or “Next.” 6. You will now be taken to the map page where it will display your map. To add sensors, click “Next.” EME149A-20 724-746-5500 | blackbox.
Chapter 5: Mapping Figure 5-6. Sensor map. 7. After clicking “Next,” click the “Unlock” button. This enables you to add sensors to the map. Figure 5-7. Add sensors to map. 8. You can now drag sensor icons and position them on the map. Page 70 724-746-5500 | blackbox.
Chapter 5: Mapping Figure 5-8. Position sensor icons on map. 9. After you have positioned the sensors in the correct location of your map, click “Lock.” Figure 5-9. Click “Lock.” 10. Finally you click on the “Finish” button to save your changes. EME149A-20 724-746-5500 | blackbox.
Chapter 5: Mapping Figure 5-10. Save changes. 5.2 Monitoring via the Map Interface Now we are going to look at how to monitor the sensor status and use the map interface. 1. To see further information about a sensor, you can click on its icon. First, you must click on the “Unlock Icons” button. Figure 5-11. Using the map interface. If you connect other sensors, these too can be dragged and positioned on the map. Page 72 724-746-5500 | blackbox.
Chapter 6: Filters 6. Filters 6.1 Sensor Filters 1. The ServSensor comes equipped with the option to filter your sensor information that is displayed within the summary page. To enter the filter menu, select “Sensor Filters” from the drop-down tab on the left side of the page. Figure 6-1. Select sensor filters. 2. Once you click the tab, you will be able to select your filter results by altering various fields of information contained within the sensor filter window. Figure 6-2.
Chapter 6: Filters 3. You can alter the page reload interval by using these options. Figure 6-3. Alter the page reload interval. 4. Once you have selected your preferred filter options, your new settings will be displayed in the “Sensor Information” window found on the Summary page. Figure 6-4. Summary page. 6.2 Syslog Filters Syslog filters enable you to customize your syslog window. To begin. select the “Syslog Filters” tab found on the summary page. Figure 6-5. Syslog Filters tab.
Chapter 6: Filters Once you click the tab, you will be able to select your filter results by altering various fields of information contained within the syslog filter window. Figure 6-6. Drop-down menu. By checking and unchecking various boxes within the Syslog filter window, you can customize your displayed results contained within the syslog filter. Figure 6-7. Customize syslog filter results display. EME149A-20 724-746-5500 | blackbox.
Chapter 6: Filters You can alter your reload interval by using the options shown below. Figure 6-8. Change reload interval. Once you have selected your preferred filter options, your new settings will be displayed in the “System log Information” window found on the Summary page. Figure 6-9. Saved syslog filters display. Page 76 724-746-5500 | blackbox.
Chapter 7: Making the ServSensor Visible on the Internet 7. Making the ServSensor Visible on the Internet The setup we have just created will enable you to access your ServSensor V4E Lite on a local area network (LAN), monitor via the Web based interface, or with SNMP traps. But, what if you want to be able to remotely access your unit from anywhere in the world? This is possible; however, the following steps are only a guide. Your exact setup and configuration will often depend on your network equipment.
Chapter 8: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) 8. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Question: I cannot see the temperature sensor displayed on summary page. Answer: After logging in for the first time with the temperature sensor connected, you may need to do the following. Figure 8-1. Select sensor to display. Next, click on “Apply Filter.” The temperature sensor should then be displayed in the list of connected sensors. Question: I cannot access my unit’s Web interface.
Chapter 8: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Figure 8-2. LED patterns in Normal mode. EME149A-20 724-746-5500 | blackbox.
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Chapter 8: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Figure 8-4. LED patterns in Recovery mode. LEDs run clockwise after the power is connected. From left to right, each LED indicates: 1st LED: U-Boot init 2nd LED: Kernel loaded with good CRC 3rd LED: Board init 4th LED: Serial port 5th LED: Ethernet 6th LED: NOR Flash 7th LED: NAND Flash 8th LED: Root file-system mounted. Starting initialization process EME149A-20 724-746-5500 | blackbox.
Chapter 8: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) After the root file-system is mounted, all green LEDs will be flashing, and red LEDs light increasingly from left to right. The onboard Web server can be accessed during this time and shows a splash screen with boot details. After the boot process is finished, the LEDs show the status of the online sensors. Question: I forgot my unit’s IP address. Answer: If you forget the IP address of your unit, you can simply press the reset button on the back of the unit.
Chapter 8: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Question: How do I set up my routing table? Answer: To set up the routing table, open a DOS window (start, run type command press enter) and at the command prompt, then enter: >route add 192.168.0.100.10.1.1.20 Where 10.1.1.20 is the IP address of the Ethernet interface on the PC that the unit is plugged into with the crossover cable. Now ping* 192.168.0.100 to see if the connection was successful.
Chapter 8: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Question: What function do the different types of notifications provide? Answer: The notifications are used to notify you when a sensor reading has hit a certain preset “critical” threshold. There are many ways you can be notified. They are as follows: SNMP Trap: This form of notification sends out a signal to your SNMP server. E-Mail: This sends a notification via e-mail. SMS: This sends an SMS message to your mobile phone.
Chapter 8: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Figure 8-8. Win Network screen. Question: What is the Heartbeat message? Answer: This setting is to have the ServSensor notify you that it is still running. You can be notified by either traps or by e-mail: Alive Trap settings: Send Keep Alive Traps (Default Off): Select on if you want the system to send Alive Traps. Destination: Enter the IP address of the server to send traps to. Community: SNMP community string.
Chapter 8: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) b. Click the "Make Call" button, enter the IP address of the sensorProbe8Linux/cameraProbe8 to initiate a call in the "Address" field. Then, click "OK." c. The unit will automatically respond to a call and establish the connection. You will then see the video and hear sound from the unit. 2. Initiate connection from a ServSensor to OpenPhone (PC). a. Open the program by double clicking "openphone.exe" b.
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