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INTEGRATION WITH SKF @PTITUDE OBSERVER
IMx-1 system configuration
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SKF Enlight Collect IMx-1 System
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Virtual ID is a unique identifying number for each gateway in the database. Valid
assignments are in the range 1 to 999 999, the system will suggest the lowest
available Virtual ID.
The Virtual ID can be thought of as a reference to a specific ‘slot or position’ in the
database. During commissioning an individual gateway’s Hardware ID is assigned to
that position to ensure that data reaches the intended destination. If a gateway has to
be replaced, that assignment of Hardware ID to Virtual ID has to be cleared before
the new gateway can connect to that Virtual ID.
The Network sub-tab allows the gateway network connection to be selected as
Ethernet (wired) or WiFi and to be set for dynamic (DHCP) or static addressing and
as appropriate to allocate static settings for its own IP Address, Sub-net Mask, the
network Gateway address, DNS addresses, etc. Wi-Fi specific selections include
Security type, Password, Country and SSID for the wireless network. Note that
security is fixed at WPA2 and the country setting is used by the gateway to determine
the correct frequencies to be used for Wi-Fi.
In the second sub-tab “Server settings”, Address and Port relate to the location of
Monitor. The address can be entered as a URL or as an IP address, noting that if an
IP address is entered here for a system communicating across public networks, it
should be the external facing or public IP address for the Monitor server. See also
TCP and UDP Port Usage.
Figure 15 Gateway properties – Server settings sub-tab
NTP settings indicate to the gateway where an NTP server can be contacted. An
entry for at least the ‘Primary’, is required before the configuration can be saved. Like
for other IMx devices, in Database > Options > Device settings tab, time
synchronisation thresholds can be configured to generate system alarms if time
synchronisation is lost.
Important Note: the gateway allocation to a particular machine or machines is set on
the Machine Properties > Enlight Collect IMx-1 System tab, and must be allocated
before commissioning: