Troubleshooting guide

The Communications Port dialogue in Weatherlink for
Windows (see right for example – and accessed from the
main WL Setup menu) provides tools for checking and
configuring the WLIP logger.
To set communications for the WLIP logger, select the
TCP/IP option at the top as the Communications
option.This will enable the TCP/IP panel midway down the
dialogue.
Do not attempt to change the TCP port away from its
default value of 22222 (unless you have some very
unusual and specific reason for doing so) – there is hardly
ever any need to change this value.
For local diagnostic purposes you will usually want to
select the ‘Local Device ID’ option (even if the normal
TCP/IP mode might be ‘Web Download’ for instance). The
textbox to the right will often be blank at this stage,
although it should fill in with the logger’s DID value (its
MAC address in other words) if a logger is found.
Click the Find button.
Weatherlink will search the local network and if a WLIP logger can be
found then a small message will pop up as shown left, displaying the IP
address of the logger, along with its DID/MAC address. Make a careful
note of the IP address for future reference. If, however, you see an error
message to the effect that no logger can be found then there’s clearly a
problem with the logger not being functional for some reason and that will
have to be followed up.
If WLIP uploads to weatherlink.com are not working but you can find the logger with a valid IP address as
outlined above then it’s worth checking whether the local Weatherlink software can receive data direct from
the logger across the local network. We would suggest working as follows:
• Create a new test station in Weatherlink. (Even if you already have a station set up to receive data eg
by Web Download, it may well be worth setting up a new station simply to avoid test data potentially
getting mixed up with existing data. But remember to switch the station back to your normal station
once testing is complete.)
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