by Ethernet Gateway 4 User Guide IMPORTANT! For best results, please wait to power on your Ethernet Gateway 4 until after you have registered an account on iMonnit and added your gateway and sensors to the online system.
Table of Contents I. ABOUT THE ETHERNET GATEWAY 4 1 ALTA ETHERNET GATEWAY 4 FEATURES 1 EXAMPLE APPLICATIONS 1 II. GATEWAY COONECTION WITH EXTERNAL AMPLIFIER 2 III. GATEWAY SECURITY 3 SENSOR COMMUNICATION SECURITY 3 DATA SECURITY ON THE GATEWAY 3 SERVER COMMUNICATION SECURITY 3 SNTP SECURITY 3 SNMP SECURITY 3 IV. GATEWAY REGISTRATION 4 REGISTERING THE ETHERNET GATEWAY 4 V.
I. ABOUT THE ETHERNET GATEWAY 4 Monnit’s ALTA Ethernet Gateway 4 allows your Monnit Wireless Sensors to communicate with the iMonnit® Online Wireless Sensor Monitoring and Notification System without the need for a PC. Simply provide power and plug the gateway into an open Ethernet network port with an Internet connection. It will then automatically connect with our online servers, providing the perfect solution for commercial locations where there is an active Internet connection.
II. GATEWAY CONNECTION WITH EXTERNAL AMPLIFIER The configuration EG4 with Power Amplifier intended for industrial and Commercial use. The installation is taken by expert professional only. The Gateway connection with external amplifier consists of: 1) External Power amplifier addition: Model 12-01 Make TELETRONICS International Inc. 2) Antenna: Part no. TLS.01.305111 Make: Taoglas.
III. GATEWAY SECURITY The ALTA Ethernet Gateway 4 has been designed and built to securely manage data from sensors monitoring your environment and equipment. Hacking from botnets are in the headlines, Monnit Corporation has taken strong measures to ensure your data security is handled with the utmost care and attention to detail. The same methods utilized by financial institutions to transmit data are also used in Monnit security infrastructure.
IV. GATEWAY REGISTRATION If this is your first time using the iMonnit online portal, you will need to create a new account. If you have already created an account, start by logging in. For instructions on how to register for an iMonnit account, please consult the iMonnit User Guide viewable at monnit.com/support/documentation.
V. USING THE ETHERNET GATEWAY 4 USING THE ETHERNET GATEWAY 4 The back of your gateway will look like the diagram below: From left to right, we see: Power: This is where your power cord will be plugged into. Network: This is the socket where your Ethernet cord will go. Utility Button: A short, five second, press of this button will enable the local interface. Pressing the utility button for fifteen seconds will reset the gateway. 1. Connect your antenna to the gateway. 2.
ETHERNET GATEWAY 4 SETTINGS ON IMONNIT The Ethernet Gateway 4 will receive data from all sensors assigned to the network and within range, then return this data to the iMonnit server in a series of heartbeats. You can access gateway settings by selecting “Gateways” in the main navigation panel. Choose the Ethernet Gateway 4 from the list of gateways registered to your account. Select the “Settings” tab to edit the gateway: A. The Gateway Name field is where you assign your gateway a unique title.
Commands Choose the bullet for Commands located just under the Settings title to access the commands page. A. Will Call Expiration is the number of hours that messages are kept in the internal memory for the Modbus TCP and SNMP interfaces before it is cleared out. B. This is the time in hours that the gateway will continuously operate before an automatic reset takes place. An auto reset takes about ten seconds. C.
Local Area Network Choose the Local Area Network bullet under the Settings title to open up the local area network configuration page. The Local Area Network includes the ability to switch your network IP address from DHCP to Static. DHCP will be the default network IP address. Multiple interfaces can be active, if using any of the polling interfaces we recommend using a static IP address on the Gateway. An IP address is a unique number typically formatted as XXX.XXX.XXX.X.
Interface Activation There are additional interfaces available for activation on your Gateway Settings page. To activate them, choose the Interface Activation bullet. Toggle on each of the interfaces to access their individual settings. SNMP Interface – SNMP stands for Simple Network Management Protocol) is an Internet application protocol that manages and monitors network device functionality. Monnit uses SNMP version 1. These settings can both be configured both on iMonnit and the local interface.
Modbus Interface – Modbus TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) is the Modbus RTU protocol with a TCP interface that runs on Ethernet. Monnit provides the Modbus TCP interface for you to pull gateway and sensor data. You can use Modbus without the server interface active. The data will not be sent to a server, but you can continue to poll for new data as it is received by the gateway. SNTP Interface – SNTP is a synchronized computer clock on a network.
VI. INSTALLING MONNIT EXPRESS AND MINE Gateways can be used to locally monitor wireless sensors on a computer without needing an external Internet connection. In order to use an Ethernet Gateway 4 with the PC application, you need to make sure that both the gateway and PC are connected to the same network, and configure the gateway to talk directly to the computer software instead of using the Internet.
VII. USING THE LOCAL INTERFACE If using iMonnit is not an option, you can set up your gateway and sensors offline through the local interface. • • • • • • • • Connect the gateway to a router or network switch using an Ethernet cord. Plug in the gateway to a power outlet. Power on the gateway. While booting, the lights will scroll green. Press and hold the utility button. At the end of the boot process, all lights will be green for two seconds then shift to red.
Data Interface Statuses Gateway data cache used - This percentage represents the amount of internal flash memory storage for holding sensor messages has been used out of the maximum (896 kb). Messages sent from wireless sensors are stored temporarily in the gateway cache until a data interface (i.e. Default Server, SNMP, Modbus, etc.) confirms the data has been stored or transmitted elsewhere. Status Table - These status fields indicate the current operation status for each data interface.
Wireless Sensor Network Configuration Slot Index - The slot index is an optional setting for assigning your gateway. If a Slot ID is entered, the device will be added to the appropriate slot in the Wireless Device List. If a slot ID is not entered, the device will be added to the first available slot. Device ID - This is a unique numerical identifier included with your gateway and listed on the back label.
SNTP IP Address: This is the IP Address for the server the time is being pulled from. SNTP Resample Period: The time in seconds when the gateway will check the server for the correct time. Epoch between Default Server and SNTP: This is the difference in seconds between the standard NTP Epoch (start date 01/01/1900) and Monnit’s Epoch (start date 01/01/2012). System Reset Period: The time in hours it takes for the system to reset.
Modbus Transmission Control Protocol Configuration Modbus TCP interface runs on an Ethernet connection. TCP makes sure all data is received. Modbus TCP is a non-streaming data interface standard. This means data must be requested in order for it to be received. The Modbus TCP Interface will store all data values in 16-bit registers. The registers and their associated data fields are mapped below.
GATEWAY HOLDING REGISTERS Field Description Register Data Address Gateway ID_High The first 16 bits of a 32-bit serial ID number. 40001 0 Gateway ID_Low The last 16 bits of a 32-bit serial ID number.
SNMP Configuration SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) settings for a gateway can be adjusted on the offline local interface. You can continue to use SNMP without the server interface active. The data will not be sent to a server, but you can continue to poll for the data as it is received by the gateway. • Inbound IP Range Start and End - This is the IP address for the SNMP client. If you have one device to communicate with, the start and end IP addresses will be the same.
• Inbound Port – This is the number for where specifically in the server data from the gateway is received. • SNMP Community String – This is used to support SNMPv1 protocol by giving access to a router’s or other device’s statistics. The default will be set to “public.” Trap Settings Trap IP Address –The IP Address for the SNMP Server where the trap will be sent. Trap Port – The server port where the trap alert state is sent when active.
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