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  • Page 1 NIO200IAG User Manual V1.1 November 2017 Page 1...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    General Information ......................... 9 Document Purpose .................... 9 Definitions, Acronyms and Abbreviations ............9 Product Overview ........................... 12 About the NIO200IAG Gateway ..............12 Logical Interfaces ..................... 12 Package Contents .................... 13 Getting Started ..........................14 Installation background ................... 14 Hardware installation Guide ................
  • Page 3 Alert Subscription ..................... 90 Advanced Settings ................... 90 Edit Configuration Variables ..............91 6.8.1. Restart ....................... 92 6.8.2. Access NEXCOM NIO200 admin website ........... 93 6.8.3. Bulk Transfers ....................93 System Status ..........................95 Administration ..........................97 Device Firmwares .................... 97 System Upgrade ....................

  • Page 4: Preface

    This publication, including all photographs, illustrations and software, is protected under international copyright laws, with all rights reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written consent from NEXCOM International Co., Ltd.

  • Page 5: Safety Precautions

    a malfunction. Use containers to keep small components separated. Adequate lighting and proper tools can prevent you from accidentally damaging the internal components. Most of the procedures that follow require only a few simple tools, including the following: ▪▪ A Philips screwdriver ▪▪...
  • Page 6 a. The power cord or plug is damaged. b. Liquid has penetrated into the equipment. c. The equipment has been exposed to moisture. d. The equipment does not work well, or you cannot get it to work according to the user’s manual. e.
  • Page 7 70). Pertinenced'installation dans certaines applications à la discrétion de l'Autoritéayant Juridiction (AHJ) Ou similaire. Technical Support and Assistance 1. For the most updated information of NEXCOM products, visit NEXCOM’s website at www.nexcom.com. 2. For technical issues that require contacting our technical support team or sales representative, please have the following information ready before calling: –...
  • Page 8 Read and adhere to all warnings, cautions, and notices in this guide and the documentation supplied with the chassis, power supply, and accessory modules. If the instructions for the chassis and power supply are inconsistent with these instructions or the instructions for accessory modules, contact the supplier to find out how you can ensure that your computer meets safety and regulatory requirements.

  • Page 9: General Information

    Note: The surface temperature of enclosure may exceed 70℃ under working condition. Remarque: La température de surface de l'enceinte peut dépasser 70 ℃ dans des conditions de travail. 1. General Information 1.1 Document Purpose This installation guide is designed to let user quickly get necessary installation information about hardware as well as software so that the field installation can be well done through this first aid.
  • Page 10 Term Description Common Gateway Interface Channels Divisions of radio frequencies supported in a wireless network. Contract An agreement between the system manager and a device in the network involving the allocation of network resources by the system manager to support a particular communication need of that device.
  • Page 11 Coordinated Universal Time – A universal timekeeping standard that is based on the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Local time is calculated in UTC and offset by the local time zone. Field Device NIO210 NIO 200IAG – NEXCOM ISA100 Wireless All-in-One Gateway November 2017 Page 11...

  • Page 12: Product Overview

    2 Product Overview 2.1 About the NIO200IAG Gateway NEXCOM NIO 200 is a powerful distributed network topology ISA100.11a / WirelessHART access point integrating 802.11n Mesh technology. With ISA100.11a / WirelessHART technology, NIO 200 can establish fully Mesh network to ensure robust and reliable communication for mission-critical industrial wireless applications.

  • Page 13: Package Contents

    Interface Description The NIO200IAG Gateway accepts the following TCP connections.  The NIO200IAG Gateway has an http server listening on port 80.  The NIO200IAG Gateway has an http server listening on port 8080.  The NIO200IAG Gateway has an https server listening on port 443.

  • Page 14: Getting Started

    The web-based administration is the preferred method to administer/configure the NIO200IAG Gateway. It requires a web browser and the IP of the NIO200IAG Gateway. The NIO200IAG Gateway is suggested to connect to the local LAN then powered on, and the IP/mask or the router must be accessible from the PC where the browser is running.

  • Page 15: Water Proof Connector Installation

    3.2.1 Water proof connector installation To install conduit in NIO200 enclosure, please follow the steps below:    Put conduit through Position the ferrule at Pass DC power cable cap nut and gland the end of the conduit. or Ethernet cable packing.

  • Page 16: Power Installation

    of ferrule cover the conduit, over-tighten may enlarge conduit diameter and loosen    Connect connector Insert the conduit with Push gland packing and into NIO200 enclosure, ferrule into connector cap nut forwards to tighten locknut with of NIO200 enclosure. NIO200 conduit body.

  • Page 17: Antenna Installation

    cord fits the polarity drawing in this diagram. 3. When use PoE power source, just plug the Ethernet cable into PoE port. 4. If the power connects correctly, then the “Power LED” will light accordingly. 3.2.3 Antenna installation Wi-Fi antenna connector for Wi-Fi Mesh connection (WLAN 1 &...

  • Page 18: Earth Grounding

    3.2.5 Mounting of NIO200IAG Mounting method in NIO200IAG is default with simple wall mounting kit. If the installation is with pole mounting method, then user should purchase pole mounting kit for the installation. Here is the guide for both simple wall mounting method and pole mounting method: A.Simple wall mounting method:...
  • Page 19 Screw the simple wall mounting kit to the bottom of NIO200 enclosure. 2. Be sure to fasten the mounting kit with horizontal position as below: 3. Hang on NIO200 to the wall with water proof connector at the bottom direction. The position of screw holes are 130mm width and height ( as specified in right picture above ) November 2017...
  • Page 20 B. Pole mounting method: November 2017 Page 20...

  • Page 21: Wi-Fi Mesh Network Configuration

    NIO200IAG to the computer. 3.3.2 Configure the IP Address Once the communication has been established with the NIO200IAG, the user can log in the NIO200 Admin website to change the network configuration, including its IP address. To the access this website: In browser, open a connection to http://192.168.1.1/ (or the user defined IP Address)
  • Page 22 Click “Login” button without password and the following web page will appear: Configure Network Interface Select “Network -> Interface” The following web page will appear. The NIO200 is operated at Ethernet bridge mode: November 2017 Page 22...

  • Page 23: Change Ipv4 Address

    Interface Name: LAN Bridge Interface: br-lan IP address: 192.168.1. 1 Physical Interfaces: eth1/eth2/wlan0/wlan1 3.3.3 Change IPv4 address Click the “Edit” button belonging to “br-lan” network interface icon. The following web page will appear. As far as each interface is concerned, there are two configuration sections: “Common Configuration”...
  • Page 24 “General Setup” tab. The IP address, default gateway, DNS servers could be changed and added by clicking the text areas of “IPv4 address”, “IPv4 Gateway” and “Use custom DNS servers” and inputting values respectively. After the configuration is finished, click “Save & Apply” button to save this setting. Warning: After the IPv4 gateway and DNS servers are configured, user needs to go back to “Network ->...

  • Page 25: Enable Ntp (Network Time Protocol)

    3.3.4 Enable NTP (Network Time Protocol) Navigate to “System -> System”, and then the web page below will appear. Click “General Settings” tab to configure “Local Time” and “Timezone” as shown below. Configure NTP server in the “Time Synchronization” section when necessary. Before NTP server is working, NIO200 should have correct date/time by clicking “Sync with browser”...

  • Page 26: Select/Input Time Server

    3.3.6 Select/Input Time Server NTP client is enabled by default. Click “X” button to delete the incorrect or unwanted time server. Keep clicking “X” buttons until only one item is left. Point the mouse cursor to text area and input “time.nist.org”. If new time server is required, click “+”...

  • Page 27: Configure Wi-Fi Mesh Interface

    3.3.7 Configure Wi-Fi Mesh Interface For Wi-Fi configuration and status reporting, navigate to “Network -> Wi-Fi” and click. The following web page is shown, and contains two sections: “Wireless Overview” and “Associated Stations”. “Wireless Overview” section lists available Wi-Fi interfaces: wlan0 and wlan1. November 2017 Page 27...
  • Page 28 “Associated Stations” section lists run-time connection information for each Wi-Fi interface (mesh mode). Take wlan0/radio0 interface for example. Edit: For editing the configuration profile of Wi-Fi interface, click this button There are 2 configuration sections in the web page: “Device Configuration” and “Interface Configuration”.

  • Page 29: Configure Physical Settings For Radio

    3.3.8 Configure Physical Settings for Radio The physical settings (radio parameters of Wi-Fi interface) exists in this “Device Configuration” section.  Clicking “General Setup” tab. There are 4 basic types of physical settings required for radio: 802.11 protocol, 5GHz Channel, Bandwidth, and Transmit Power.

  • Page 30: Network Settings Of Wi-Fi Interface

    Width: There are 4 options for bandwidth selection. 2 options (“20MHz” and “40MHz”) are used for AP or STA client mode. 2 options (“40 plus” and “40 minus”) are used for mesh mode Transmit Power: There are 14 options. 3.3.9 Network Settings of Wi-Fi Interface The network settings (network parameters of Wi-Fi interface) exists in this “Interface Configuration”...

  • Page 31: Isa100 Gateway Configuration

    ISA100 Gateway Configuration ISA100 gateway specific network management and configuration takes place into the Monitoring Control System (MCS). Steps to access the MCS: Step Action Open the following URL: http://192.168.1.1:8080/ (or, replacing <NIO200IAG_IP> with NIO 200IAG Gateway IP if the IP address was changed from default setting.). Once the address is accessed, the login screen appears, as shown in below.

  • Page 32: Nio200 Home Page

    NIO200 Home page Once the credentials are entered and access is granted, the browser will display the Device List by default. Figure 1 The user interface consists of two sections:  The menus on the left, which allow you to navigate through the pages of the website ...

  • Page 33: Administration For The Network Devices

    5 Administration for the Network Devices The Network section provides information about various network tasks accessed from the Monitoring Control System Webpage. 5.1 Dashboard The Dashboard page is a report zone that allows you to monitor reading variations for selected devices.
  • Page 34 To delete a device from the dashboard, click in the top right corner of the pane. No confirmation is required for the system to delete the pane. To add a device to the dashboard, perform the following steps: Step Action Click on the Add Device button.

  • Page 35: Topology

    Step Action Select the Channel that you wish to monitor from the drop-down list. Type the desired gauge value range for the readings; if the selected values are out of range, a message on the pane will notify you. Optional, select the Slot number (up to the current slot number); if you do not select a slot number, the system automatically assigns the next available slot.
  • Page 36 The system performs regular automatic updates of the topology information. When you load the page, the topology graph is generated based on the latest topology information available. The time of the last topology information update is indicated at the top of the page. To view the latest topology, press Refresh –...
  • Page 37  subnet ID  device tag  manufacturer  model The available Topology page elements and viewing options are described in the following paragraphs. Adjusting Width and Height You can adjust the size of the topology representation using the buttons for height and width.
  • Page 38  Click the Get PER for selected device button located in the Links Legend. The PER is shown as a percentage next to the respective link Contracts To view the contracts for a selected device: Step Action Check the Contracts option located at the top of the topology graph. Choose a device by clicking on it in the topology graph or by selecting it in the Devices drop-down list located above the graph.
  • Page 39 Contract details In addition, when you select a contract, information about the contract parameters will be shown in the Contract details section at the bottom of the page. The contract information includes the following parameters: Contract ID – the contract identifier based on the contract owner ...

  • Page 40: Devices

     Phase – identifies the desired phase (within the publishing period) of publications, for periodic contracts  Deadline – the maximum end-to-end transport delay desired, in periodic communication  Committed Burst – for long-term aperiodic communication; it specifies the bandwidth: ...
  • Page 41 When the device page is loaded, the registered devices are displayed by default. Step Action Search by EUI-64 address To search a device by its EUI-64 address, type the address in the EUI-64 Address input field, For a partial search: ...
  • Page 42 Step Action network  Unregistered – the device has lost connection with its neighbors in the network Device List The Device list shows the network devices in a table, one item per line, with main information about each logical device: ...
  • Page 43 To delete the device, click the icon located next to the device. The system will require confirmation to perform the action. Click OK to delete the device or Cancel to abort the action. November 2017 Page 43...

  • Page 44: Device Details

    5.4 Device Details In this page you can see all the information available for the selected device and perform device-specific commands. The page is accessed by clicking on the device EUI-64 address in the device list. The page is organized into seven tabbed panes by types of information and also features a Back button to allow you to quickly revert to the Devices page, as well as an indication of when the last page was updated and a Refresh button (where applicable) that enables you to retrieve up-to-date information in the specific page.
  • Page 45 Process values The process values are displayed in a table with the following related information:  Name - the process value name  M.U. - the unit of measurement for the process value  Format - various formats are possible, defining the value range of the measured parameter: int8, uint8, int16, uint16, int32, uint32, float32 ...
  • Page 46 Neighbors The Neighbors section lists the registered neighbors of the selected device as well as indicates their signal quality and whether they are clock sources for the selected device. A clock source neighbor can have one of the following roles: ...
  • Page 47 Routes The Routes section lists the routes of which the source is the selected device. Routes can be classified into:  Routes based on graphs, established between two field devices or a field device and the Backbone Router  Hybrid routes – established between the Backbone Router and a joined device (the destination of the route) for which an outbound graph has not been created yet.
  • Page 48 To view the updated device settings, click the Refresh button. The Request Topology and Get Contracts and Routes commands will be sent to the System Manager. When the command is generated, a message at the bottom of the screen will indicate that the device information is refreshing.
  • Page 49  FULL_JOIN – the device is joined and configured and all information about it is available  NOT_JOINED – the device is not joined The total number of items in the table is indicated in the top left corner of the table. Here you can set the number of items to be displayed per page in the table.
  • Page 50 The total number of items in the table is indicated in the top left corner of the table. Here you can set the number of items to be displayed per page in the table. The default number of items displayed in a page is 10. Paging controls in the top right corner of the table also enable you to navigate through the other pages of the table.
  • Page 51 The following details are shown:  Neighbor – the EUI-64 address of the neighbor or the broadcast address FFFF:FFFF:FFFF:FFFF (used only for advertisements and receive links)  Slot index – the ID of the slot within the Superframe Link period – the periodicity of a link (measured in No. of slots) within a Superframe ...
  • Page 52 In addition, in both the Superframes and Links tables you can sort the information by the number of items listed per page. The default number of records displayed in a page is 10. Paging controls at the bottom of the table enable you to navigate through the pages of the table. When the pages are loaded, the latest information available is shown.
  • Page 53 This pane enables you to perform device-specific commands. To go to a specific command, select it from the Commands drop-down list. After you generate the command, a message at the bottom of the screen will indicate its status (“Command sent successfully”, “Command sent error”).
  • Page 54 The following types of commands are available: Read Value This command is available only for field devices and enables you to read a value on a particular channel of the selected device. To generate the command, select the process value for which to request a reading and click Execute.
  • Page 55 This command is available for all network devices with two exceptions:  The command cannot be performed on the System Manager  The Reset to factory defaults option is not available on the gateway Read Object Attribute Using this command you can read attributes from an object on the selected device. To read an attribute, type in the UAP specific TSAP ID (port), the Object ID, and the Attribute ID you wish to read.
  • Page 56 Write Object Attribute This command enables you to write/edit a value to an object on the selected device. Only certain attributes are editable. To write the attribute, type in the TSAP ID (port), the associated Object ID, and the Attribute ID you wish to write or edit.
  • Page 57 Execute Object Attribute The execute service is used to execute a network visible method on an object on the selected device. To execute the method, type in the TSAP ID, the associated Object ID, and the Method ID you wish to execute. Provide the method details in hex format in the Details input field. Click Execute.

  • Page 58: Network Health

    5.5 Network Health The Network Health page provides a communication health report at network level. The page consists of two sections containing network summary statistics and device-specific communication health information. In the network summary section the following information is indicated: ...

  • Page 59: Readings

     DPDU’s Sent – the total number of packets sent by the device  DPDU’s Lost – the total number of packets sent by the device which failed to reach destination  GPDU Latency – the percentage of scheduled GPDU's that arrive later than expected ...

  • Page 60: Commands Log

    To search for readings, select the desired device, process value and reading type as shown in the screen above, and click Search. The results are displayed in a table that contains the following information for each reading:  Device EUI-64 address (MAC address of the device that reported the reading) ...
  • Page 61 posted in database, Sent – command sent to device, Responded – device responded successfully to the command, Failed – command failed to execute). To search for commands, select the desired device, command and command status and click Search. The results will be displayed in a table, as shown in the screen above, with the following information for each command: ...
  • Page 62 If the length of the response exceeds the size of the Response cell, click on the response link to open the Tracking Response form and view the full response: Given the large number of commands generated automatically by the system at regular intervals, these commands are hidden by default.

  • Page 63: Alerts

    5.8 Alerts The Alerts page enables you to view alarms and events generated by devices. Alerts consist in application messages that advise or warn the recipient of the presence of an impending or existing situation of interest. Two types (classes) of alerts are supported in accordance with the ISA100.11a specification: Events –...
  • Page 64  Class – the type of alert (alarm or event)  Direction – with the following values:  Start/End – only for alarms, it indicates if the report is for an alarm condition, or a return to normal from an alarm condition ...

  • Page 65: Troubleshooting

    5.9 Troubleshooting The Troubleshooting page displays the latest alerts related to various events in the network. The alerts are listed in a table, with the following information:  EUI-64 or IPv6 Address or Device Tag – a drop down list allows you to choose the device identification information that will be displayed in the first column of the table.
  • Page 66 Phase Join Phase Join Phase Description SECURITY_JOIN_Req SECURITY_JOIN_Rsp NETWORK_JOIN_Req NETWORK_JOIN_Rsp JOIN_CONTRACT_Req JOIN_CONTRACT_Rsp SECURITY_CONFIRM_Req SECURITY_CONFIRM_Rsp Reason The reason number and description Device Leave Reason The reason number and description  The time elapsed from the last alert NOTE: Contract Alerts and Topology Alerts will be implemented in a future version of the MCS. The Display last N alerts drop-down list allows you to select the maximum number of alerts to display in the table.
  • Page 67 Under Devices, select the devices for which you want to display alerts. Checking/unchecking the All checkbox in the table header will check/uncheck all the devices. Under Alert Class & Types, you will view a hierarchy of application alerts and you can select the desired alerts combination.
  • Page 68 Alert Reason Severity Device Join info Device Join Failed 1: Timeout (device does not warning respond to SM queries) 2: Re-join (new join request while warning joining) 3: Parent left the network during warning device join 8: Insufficient parent resources - warning will retry join trough another router...
  • Page 69 Alert Reason Severity 4: Device removed from SM error whitelist Contract Alerts Contract Establish info Contract Modify info 1: Insufficient resources error Contract Refusal 2: Delayed (try again later) error 3: Device not found error 4: Contract not found (it applies error to modification/renewal) 5: Invalid request (requested an...

  • Page 70: Bulk Transfers

    5.10 Bulk Transfers The bulk transfers page enables you to monitor the status of configured bulk transfers. Bulk transfers can be filtered by EUI-64 Address, Transfer Type and Transfer Status. To filter them, select the desired filters and/or type the EUI-64 Address for the desired device and click Search.

  • Page 71: Set Country Code

    To refresh the information in the table regularly, check the Refresh every 20 seconds option in the Search form. The total number of items in the table is indicated in the top left corner of the table. Here you can set the number of items to be displayed per page in the table.

  • Page 72: Configuration

    6 Configuration The configuration section enables you to view and edit certain settings for the configuration/provisioning of the devices and the network, including connection settings, publishers, alert subscriptions, and Modbus register mapping. This section is intended for users with thorough technical knowledge, and certain IMPORTANT: configurations require advanced expertise, therefore they should be carefully planned, as any inconsistencies may render the devices/network inoperative.
  • Page 73 Step Action Provision/security Specify the Subnet ID – which must be the same for all the devices in a subnet, the Subnet Mask, and Specify the APP Join Key.  Hover over an edit box and a tooltip will appear, indicating the allowed format and range for each value.
  • Page 74 Step Action Logging Select the Stack Logging level. The numbers suggest the degree of detail provided in the Backbone Router logs:  1 (ERROR) for error messages only  2 (WARN) for error and warning messages  3 (DEBUG) for error, warning and debug messages Time Settings Select NTP servers if the NIO 200IAG Gateway has access to internet In case the NIO 200IAG does not have access to the internet, time synchronization can...

  • Page 75: Gateway

    6.2 Gateway The Gateway configuration page consists of 3 sections, as shown is the table below. Step Action General Settings Specify the EUI64, IPv6 Address, UDP Port Number, and the GW Tag.  Hover over an edit box and a tooltip will appear, indicating the allowed format and range for each value.
  • Page 76 Step Action Logging Select the App Logging level and the Stack Logging level. The numbers suggest the degree of detail provided in the Backbone Router logs:  1 (ERROR) for error messages only  2 (WARN) for error and warning messages ...

  • Page 77: System Manager

    6.3 System Manager The System Manager configuration page consists of 3 sections, as shown is the table below. Step Action General Settings Specify the EUI64.  Hover over an edit box and a tooltip will appear, indicating the allowed format and range for each value. NOTE: ...
  • Page 78 Step Action Operational Settings Fill in the input fields with the desired/appropriate values. Enable the desired frequency channels for communication with the network devices. Hover over an edit box and a tooltip will appear, indicating the allowed NOTE: format, range and a description (where necessary for disambiguation) for each value.
  • Page 79 Step Action Logging Select the Logging level, which indicates the degree of detail provided in the logs:  ERROR for error messages only  WARN for error and warning messages  INFO for error, warning, and information messages  DEBUG for error, warning, information, and debug messages When you have finished editing the settings, click Save.

  • Page 80: Device Management

    “system_manager.ini” file for existing devices and to add new devices to the network. WARNING! Do not change these settings unless you were specifically instructed by a IMPORTANT: NEXCOM representative! Incorrect values may render the devices dysfunctional, or may cause difficulty to trace malfunctions. NOTE: This page is not exposed into the left-hand menu.

  • Page 81: Configuring Backbones

     The number of backbone routers in a network equals the number of subnets in that network. 6.4.1. Configuring Backbones Step Action To add a backbone router in the network Type the EUI64, security key, and subnet ID in the empty edit box. Click the Save button.
  • Page 82 Step Action Select the desired backbone router in the list and click Delete. You will be asked for confirmation. Click Yes to delete the backbone router or No to abort the action. When you delete a backbone router the devices in its subnet will be NOTE: unable to join until a new backbone router provisioned with the same security key and subnet ID is added to that subnet.

  • Page 83: Configuring Gateways

    6.4.2. Configuring Gateways By design the NIO 200IAG Gateway supports only one ISA100 Gateway; therefore it is not NOTE: permitted to add more than one gateway to the system. Step Action To edit the gateway Click on the entry that you want to edit in the gateways list. Edit the security key and/or subnet ID, and click Save to save the changes in the“system_manager.ini”...

  • Page 84: Configuring Devices

    6.4.3. Configuring Devices Adding devices: You can add devices either individually, one device at a time, or you can add multiple devices at a time.  To add a single device in the network, type it’s EUI64, security key, and subnet ID in the empty edit box and click Save.
  • Page 85 The following aspects must be taken into consideration when defining the role for a device or range of devices: 1. Upon join, each device states its capacity. 2. The roles of the backbone router and the gateway cannot be changed, therefore providing a role value in this section is unnecessary.
  • Page 86 Step Action You will be asked for confirmation. Click Yes to delete the device(s) or No to abort the action. Click the Activate button to load the changes into the System Manager. The changes will be visible in the network topology and where applicable in the device list. November 2017 Page 86...
  • Page 87 Loading a List of Devices You can add multiple devices at the same time by importing them from a file. The file will contain a list of devices with the <EUI64>, <Key>, and <subnet>) comma separated values. Step Action To load a list Click on Browse to locate the text file that you wish to load, and click Upload.

  • Page 88: Monitoring Host

    6.5 Monitoring Host This section enables you to configure the devices publishing settings stored in the “Monitor_Host_Publishers.conf” file. The settings are used by the Monitor Host to subscribe to the data published by the field devices. The settings in this page do not get sent to the field devices. Field devices NOTE: must be separately provisioned with publish settings (channels to publish, period, phase, endpoint, etc.)

  • Page 89: Modbus

    The publishers’ configuration can be performed manually, by user adding/editing the lines in the page, or automatically, by interrogating automatically the field devices. The automatic publisher discovery is recommended method. If the automatic publishers’ discovery is enabled: Auto Activate ON means the changes take effect immediately as a device respond to MH interrogations.

  • Page 90: Alert Subscription

    6.7 Alert Subscription This page enables you to subscribe to alerts generated in the system. To subscribe to an alert category, enable the checkbox preceding it and click Save. When an alert to which you subscribed is generated, it will be listed in the Alerts page. 6.8 Advanced Settings November 2017 Page 90...

  • Page 91: Edit Configuration Variables

    This page is for advanced users only – do not use unless you have been instructed exactly IMPORTANT: by a NEXCOM representative on what values to change. Incorrect values may render the router dysfunctional, or may cause difficulty to trace malfunctions.

  • Page 92: Restart

    To add a new variable, select Custom under Variable type. The Sections/variables form will be empty. Type the desired information in the Section, Variable, and Value fields, then click Set. 6.8.2. Restart This section enables the user to restart the applications running on the NIO 200IAG Gateway. The “Apply all settings”...

  • Page 93: Access Nexcom Nio200 Admin Website

    6.8.3. Access NEXCOM NIO200 admin website This section allows the user to navigate to NEXCOM NIO200 admin website, where the NIO200 Network Configuration (Wi-Fi settings, IP Addresses, NTP Server, etc.) can be changed. 6.9 Bulk Transfers The Bulk Transfers page enables you to create and configure bulk transfers. Bulk data transfers are used to transfer large items between wireless devices (sensor boards) and gateway clients.
  • Page 94  TsapID –  Device Tag – the device tag for the source device  Status – the status of the transfer The total number of items in the table is indicated in the top left corner of the table. Here you can set the number of items to be displayed per page in the table.

  • Page 95: System Status

    7. System Status The Statistics page displays statistical information regarding processor and memory usage, and load average on the NIO 200IAG Gateway. The first five sections indicate the status (“Running” or “Not Running”), memory usage and processor usage for the backbone router, gateway, system manager, Modbus, and monitor host processes.
  • Page 96 If you wish to regularly update the system status information, enable the Auto refresh page option at the bottom of the page. The page will auto refresh at one-minute intervals. November 2017 Page 96...

  • Page 97: Administration

    Administration The administration section encompasses tools for the management of the ISA100.11a based system. It allows the users to update device and system firmware and to manage device icons and apply custom settings to their site. 8.1 Device Firmwares The Device Firmware’s section is dedicated to firmware updates for field devices and the backbone router.
  • Page 98 The following information is available:  EUI-64 address – the EUI-64 address of the target device  Type – the type of firmware uploaded on a device (for firmware types see 2.5.1.3 Firmware Files)  Status – indicates the status of the update process at the time of viewing; the possible statuses are Completed, In Progress, Canceled, and Failed ...

  • Page 99: System Upgrade

    8.2 System Upgrade The System Upgrade page enables you to upgrade the system components hosted on the connected NIO 200IAG Gateway. The Firmware form indicates the current system version on the NIO 200IAG Gateway. To initiate the upgrade Step Action Click Browse to locate and open the upgrade package that you wish to use: Click the Upload Firmware button to initiate the process.

  • Page 100: Custom Icons

    This page enables user to define whether the timestamps get shown using browser local time zone or UTC; apply color themes to the website; replace the NEXCOM logo with a logo of preference in the website header, and enable/disable various high-side interfaces.
  • Page 101 Date Time Format defines the format to display timestamps: using the browser local time zone settings or using UTC. To apply one of the three available themes, select the desired theme and click Change. The page will refresh and the new color scheme will be displayed: The Interfaces configuration allow enabling/disabling the high-side interfaces.Session November 2017 Page 101...

  • Page 102: Change Password

    8.5 Change Password This page enables you to change your own password. Step Action In the form, type your current password in the Old Password field. Type the new password in the New password field. Retype the new password in the Confirm new password field, for verification. NOTE: The passwords are case sensitive.

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