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- Page 1 WatchDog 15 / 15P User Manual ITWatchDogs, Inc. http://www.itwatchdogs.com 7600 N. Capital of Texas Hwy. Suite B-345 Tel: (512)-257-1462 Austin, TX 78731 Fax: (309)-406-3651...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents Preface .................................2 Introducing your WatchDog-15 ..........................3 Unpacking your WatchDog-15 ............................4 Specifications ...............................6 Hooking up the WatchDog-15 ..........................7 Connecting the external power supply ..........................8 Connecting the Ethernet network cable ..........................8 Connecting external Digital Bus Sensors ........................9 Initial Setup (A “quick-start” guide to giving the unit an IP address) ..............10 Configuring the WatchDog-15 ..........................12 Getting to the Configuration page ..........................13 Restoring the default settings ............................13... - Page 4 To download logged data from the WatchDog-15 ....................26 To clear the WatchDog-15’s logging memory ......................26 Getting the current sensor & device status via XML .....................26 Downloading the .MIB files for SNMP ...........................27 Setting alarm thresholds and actions ..........................27 Setting alarms on the WatchDog-15’s built-in temperature & humidity sensors .............27 Setting alarms on remote sensors attached to the Digital Sensor Bus ..............29 Removing unwanted alarms from the list ........................29 Identifying tripped alarms on the web page ......................30...
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Page 5: Preface
These manuals can be downloaded from our web site, in the Support→Documentation section here: http://www.itwatchdogs.com/documentation.aspx Document Conventions: This document uses some or all of the following conventions:... -
Page 6: Introducing Your Watchdog-15
Introducing your WatchDog-15 Designed specifically for small-scale applications, the WatchDog-15 provides web-enabled temperature and humidity monitoring in a compact, low-cost unit with a simple, easy-to-use web interface. Two Digital Sensor Bus ports provide connections for additional sensors, allowing one WatchDog-15 unit to monitor conditions at multiple locations within a room. -
Page 7: Unpacking Your Watchdog-15
WARNING: Using any DC power supply other than the model(s) supplied or approved by ITWatchDogs may damage your WatchDog-15 and void your warranty! If the standard +6VDC wall transformer-style power supply is not suitable for your application, please contact ITWatchDogs’ sales & service department to discuss possible alternatives. - Page 8 Digital Sensor jacks: These 6P6C modular jacks allow you to connect one or more Digital Bus-type sensors to the WatchDog-15. Note that while only two physical jacks are provided, the WatchDog-15 can support up to four external sensors via the use of a passive port splitter to multiply the number of physical connection points. (This will be illustrated in the sample hookup diagrams later in this section.) The Digital Bus-type sensors used by the WatchDog-15 are the same as those used by the WeatherGoose series.
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Page 9: Specifications
Note: typical operating range of the included AC power supply is 0 – 40°C (32 – 104°F). For operation outside of this temperature range, ITWatchDogs recommends using either Power-over-Ethernet, or using a power supply designed specifically to operate at extended temperature ranges instead of the included power supply. -
Page 10: Hooking Up The Watchdog-15
Hooking up the WatchDog-15 Once you have unpacked the WatchDog-15 and verified that all of the accessories are in the box, the next step is to mount the unit in an appropriate location and connect it to your network. The following sections will provide illustrated examples of how to: •... -
Page 11: Connecting The External Power Supply
Connecting the external power supply: The 6VDC power supply’s barrel-plug connector fits into the matching socket, marked “6VDC”, on the WatchDog-15 as shown below. ►Note: even if you purchased the PoweroverEthernet capable WatchDog15P model, and intend to use the PoE feature to power the unit instead, it may still be necessary to connect the 6VDC power supply while performing the initial setup and configuration, as the built-in Ethernet ports on most desktop and laptop PCs are generally not equipped to power external devices via PoE. -
Page 12: Connecting External Digital Bus Sensors
RTAFHD3 probe connected directly to the unit. Note that although the splitter is the standard 5-port model sold by ITWatchDogs, only four sensors will be acknowledged by the WatchDog-15; if you attempt to connect more than four, either via splitter or via the built-in ports, the additional sensors will simply be ignored. -
Page 13: Initial Setup (A "Quick-Start" Guide To Giving The Unit An Ip Address)
Initial Setup (A “quick-start” guide to giving the unit an IP address) As shipped from the factory, the WatchDog-15 is configured with the following default network settings: • IP ADDRESS: 192.168.123.123 • SUBNET MASK: 255.255.255.0 • DEFAULT GATEWAY: 192.168.123.1 Therefore, the first time you set up the unit, you will generally need to connect it directly to a laptop or desktop PC via a crossover Ethernet cable, and configure the PC's network card to match the 192.168.123.xxx subnet, in order to access the unit. - Page 14 5. Set the properties so that your PC has a fixed address on the 192.168.123.xxx subnet. (see fig.3, at left.) The last three digits can be any value from 1~254 – except, of course, for .123, which is the WatchDog-15 itself! – as long as that address isn’t currently occupied by anything else on your network.
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Page 15: Configuring The Watchdog-15
Configuring the WatchDog-15 Once you have performed the initial “quick-start” setup as described in the previous section, you can configure the unit by: • Changing the WatchDog-15’s TCP/IP network settings. • Resetting the default TCP/IP network and access-account settings to their factory defaults. •... -
Page 16: Getting To The Configuration Page
Getting to the Configuration page: The majority of the settings covered in this section will be found on the WatchDog-15’s page. By Config default, when the unit is accessed by its IP address, the Overview page is the first one to come up; to get to the configuration page, simply click the tab marked Config from the list on the left-hand side, as shown. -
Page 17: Assigning An Ip Address (Network Configuration Settings)
Assigning an IP Address (Network configuration settings): The Network block of settings is where you configure the WatchDog-15’s IP address and network settings. The unit’s MAC address is also shown here. As shipped from the factory, the unit defaults to a static IP address of , using the 192.168.123.123... -
Page 18: Setting An E-Mail Server & Addresses
Setting an E-mail server & addresses: The e-mail server, login credentials, and recipients for alarm- message e-mails are configured via the Email settings block. • specifies the SMTP e-mail server to be used for sending Server messages. This can specified either by IP address or URL. •... -
Page 19: Snmp Events And Managers (Snmp Configuration Settings)
SNMP events and managers (SNMP configuration settings): The WatchDog-15 can also send alerts to an SNMP-based management system using SNMP Trap events. • specify the destinations for trap events Trap IP 1 Trap IP 2 to be sent to. As with e-mail recipients, each alarm threshold you set can be made to send traps to either, or both, of these destinations, depending on your requirements. -
Page 20: Setting Unit-Identification And Contact Information
Setting unit-identification and contact information (Admin Info configuration settings): Admin Info allows you to change the descriptive contact information seen at the bottom of the unit’s web pages. The , and Contact Name Contact Email Contact fields allow you to provide contact information for Phone the person responsible for administrative issues concerning the unit or facility being monitored, while... -
Page 21: Syslog-Based Diagnostics Settings
Note: under normal circumstances, this feature should be left turned off, unless you’re specifically requested to enable it by ITWatchDogs’ technical support. Installing firmware updates: From time to time, ITWatchDogs may issue firmware updates to enhance the WatchDog-15’s capabilities. These updates can be applied simply by uploading the firmware file into the unit directly from your PC and web browser. -
Page 22: Choosing Fahrenheit Or Celsius Temperature Scales
Choosing Fahrenheit or Celsius temperature scales: Select the page by clicking on the appropriate tab on the left-hand side of the web page, then find the Display section titled General. The topmost control in this section, named Temperature provides two available options: Unit, Fahrenheit Celsius... -
Page 23: Using The Watchdog-15
Using the WatchDog-15 This section of the manual will explain in more detail how to use each of the WatchDog-15’s features, including how to: • View the current sensor readings and camera images from the page. Overview • Assign “friendly” names to the unit and attached sensors. •... -
Page 24: Viewing The Current Readings Via The Overview Page Displays
Viewing the current readings via the Overview page displays: page, shown below, is the page which comes up by default when the unit is first accessed at its Overview assigned IP address. It provides an at-a-glance summary of all of the most recently-acquired sensor readings for both internal and external devices, along with a current still-image “snapshot”... -
Page 25: Assigning "Friendly" Names To The Sensor Devices
“combo” sensor, and a CCAT analog-to- digital converters programmed for use with a water sensor such as the ITWatchDogs WD-1 kit. Currently, all four sensors are set to their respective default names. These names are the ones used to identify the sensors across all of the unit’s pages;... -
Page 26: Disconnected, Or "Unplugged" Sensors
Here, the names of the four external sensors have been changed to better identify them. Now, when you look at the sensors on the Overview page, or try to set thresholds on the Alarms page, it’s easy to tell the two temperature sensors apart, and to know which one is located where in the room being monitored. -
Page 27: Unavailable" Sensors
Finally, on the page, any sensors which are Display unplugged will have UNPLUGGED displayed in red text next to their position in the Devices section. If the device in question is still connected to the unit (or is supposed to be), then you should begin by inspecting the wiring and the sensor itself to make sure they are intact and properly connected, before assuming a fault in the sensor itself. -
Page 28: Viewing The Logged Data As A Graph
Viewing the logged data as a graph: Note: this feature requires firmware revision 1.3.0 or higher. ► To view a graph of the data in the WatchDog-15’s memory, first select the page by clicking on the Logging appropriate on the left-hand side of the web page, then find the section titled Sensor Data Graph. -
Page 29: Managing The Watchdog-15'S Data-Logging
This allows the unit to be “polled” by an external application running on a client PC. An example of such an application would be ITWatchDogs’ WatchDog Console, which can poll the data from up to 200 monitoring units and log the readings into an SQL database for long-term analysis and auditing. -
Page 30: Downloading The .Mib Files For Snmp
Downloading the .MIB files for SNMP: To obtain the .MIB (Management Information Base) file containing the OIDs (object identifiers) to configure your SNMP manager to receive event notifications from the WatchDog-15, simply click the link located underneath the page-tab column on the left side of the WatchDog-15’s web interface. - Page 31 Next, use the control to determine whether the Trips if alarm should be tripped when the reading goes Above threshold you set, or Below Finally, type the desired threshold into the box, Limit then choose the action(s) you wish the unit to take when this particular alarm threshold is tripped by setting the appropriate checkboxes from the list.
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Page 32: Setting Alarms On Remote Sensors Attached To The Digital Sensor Bus
Setting alarms on remote sensors attached to the Digital Sensor Bus: Setting alarms on external sensors is done the same way as setting alarms on the internal sensors (see above). First, scroll down the Alarm Settings page until you find the settings block for the external sensor device in question, then click the button to create a new entry for that sensor. -
Page 33: Identifying Tripped Alarms On The Web Page
Identifying tripped alarms on the web page: When one or more alarm thresholds have been exceeded, they will be shown on the web page as follows: First, the alarm-status summary at the top of the page, underneath the model name and firmware revision, will change from green text to red, and will indicate how many alarms are tripped. -
Page 34: Appendix A: Some Free E-Mail Services' Smtp Configurations
ITWatchDogs make any claims or guarantee of these services’ reliability, quality of service, or fitness for any given application, or that they will continue to offer SMTP services in future. -
Page 35: Appendix B: Potential Smtp Issues When Using Exchange 2010
It is provided solely as a convenience to those WatchDog-15 owners and customers who may find it helpful in getting their units to work with their existing Exchange 2010 servers; however, ITWatchDogs makes no guarantee that this information will work in all cases, or that future versions or service packs for Microsoft Exchange or Windows might not invalidate some or all of these instructions. - Page 36 Revision history: • A1.02 – v1.4.3 firmware improves data graphing on Logging page, expands the allowable length of passwords. • A1.01 – Some typos corrected. Updated Appendix A information concerning free SMTP services that are compatible with the WatchDog-15. Added sections about how to identify tripped alarms on the web page, and explaining “unplugged” sensors (and the removal of unplugged sensors from the device) in more detail.
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