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HOBO® MX Gateway (MXGTW1) Manual

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The HOBO MX Gateway provides near real-time data monitoring for most MX series loggers by

automatically transmitting logged data to the HOBOlink® website. You can easily set up the

gateway with the HOBOconnect® app on your phone, tablet, or computer. Once configured, the

gateway uses Bluetooth® Low Energy (BLE) to regularly check for measurements from up to 100

loggers within range. Logger measurements are then uploaded from the gateway via Ethernet

or WiFi to HOBOlink, where you can set up automatic email or text alarm notifications, display

your data in a dashboard, and export data for further analysis. Note: All MX loggers except the

MX100 series are supported by the gateway. Contact Onset Technical Support for questions on

MX100 logger compatibility with the gateway.

Specifications

Transmission Range Approximately 30.5 m (100 ft) line-of-sight

Wireless Data Standard Bluetooth 5.0 (BLE)

Connectivity WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n 2.4/5 GHz or 10/100 Ethernet

Security WPA and WPA2, protocols not listed are not supported

Power Source AC adapter or PoE

Dimensions 12.4 x 12.4 x 2.87 cm (4.88 x 4.88 x 1.13 inches)

Weight 137 g (4.83 oz)

The CE Marking identifies this product as complying with all relevant

directives in the European Union (EU).

Setting up the Gateway

Follow these steps to set up the gateway for the first time.

1. Download the app. Download HOBOconnect to a phone or

tablet from the App Store® or Google Play™ or download

the app to a Windows computer from

www.onsetcomp.com/products/software/hoboconnect.

Open the app and enable Bluetooth in the device settings if

prompted.

2. Power up the gateway.

a. Insert the appropriate plug for your region into the AC

adapter. Connect the AC adapter to the gateway and

plug it in.

b. Wait for the gateway to boot up and appear in the app.

While the gateway boots up, the LED on the gateway

will start as solid yellow and then switch to blinking

yellow. It will take 4 to 5 minutes before the gateway

appears in the app.

3. Create a HOBOlink account. Go to www.hobolink.com and

create an account if you don’t already have one. You will

receive an email to activate the new account.

4. Set up the gateway with the app.

a. Tap Settings.

b. If your HOBOlink account is not already connected to

HOBOconnect, tap Connect Account. Enter your

HOBOlink username and password and tap Connect.

c. Make sure the Upload Data toggle is enabled.

d. Plug in the Ethernet cable if you device is using Ethernet.

e. Tap Devices and find the gateway by searching or

scrolling through the tiles. If the gateway does not

appear, make sure it is completely powered up as

described in step 2 and within range of your device.

f. Tap the gateway in the app to connect to it.

g. Once connected, tap at the bottom of the screen

to configure the gateway.

h. Enter a name for the gateway. The gateway serial

number will be used if no name is entered.

i. If the Ethernet connection is using DHCP (dynamic IP

addresses), then skip to step l.

j. To set up Ethernet with static IP addresses, tap Ethernet

Configuration, tap DHCP toggle to disable DHCP. Fill in

the networking fields and tap Save. Consult your

Network Administrator as needed.

k. To set up Wi-Fi, tap Wi-Fi Configuration, tap Current

Network or type a network name. Enter the password

for the network and tap Save.

l. Tap to save the new configuration settings to the

gateway.

HOBO MX Gateway

MXGTW1

Included Items:

• Mounting kit

• AC adapter

Required Items:

• HOBOlink account

• HOBOconnect app

• Mobile device with Bluetooth

and iOS, iPadOS®, or Android™,

or a Windows computer with a

native BLE adapter or

supported BLE dongle

• MX1101, MX1102, MX1104,

MX1105, MX2001, MX2200,

MX2300, or MX2501 loggers

Plug in AC

adapter here

Summary of content (4 pages)

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HOBO® MX Gateway (MXGTW1) Manual The HOBO MX Gateway provides near real-time data monitoring for most MX series loggers by automatically transmitting logged data to the HOBOlink® website. You can easily set up the gateway with the HOBOconnect® app on your phone, tablet, or computer. Once configured, the gateway uses Bluetooth® Low Energy (BLE) to regularly check for measurements from up to 100 loggers within range.
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HOBO MX Gateway Manual where you want to deploy the gateway. If the mobile device or computer can connect to a logger with the app from that location, then the gateway should be able to connect to the logger as well. 5. Set up and start loggers. MX series loggers must be configured to use them with the gateway. If any of your loggers are already logging, you will need to reconfigure them as described in the following steps.
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HOBO MX Gateway Manual gateway to attach it to the four clips on the mounting plate. to missing. The gateway will continue downloading the loggers even if it is not able to connect to HOBOlink. The data will be stored temporarily in the gateway and uploaded the next time it is able to connect to HOBOlink. To check the status of the gateway in HOBOlink, click Devices and then click MX Devices.
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HOBO MX Gateway Manual Notes: • A logging interval of 5 minutes or slower is optimal for the gateway, although it can support a logging interval down to 1 minute. If the logging interval is set from 1 minute up to 5 minutes, there may be occasional missing individual data points in exported files. Both the gateway and loggers regularly “advertise” or send out Bluetooth signals.