Monnit MonnitLink Quick Start Manual

MonnitLink
™
Quick Start Guide
Quick Start - Setup Process
1. Set up an iMonnit account and add the cellular gateway and wireless sensors (see back for instructions).
2. Obtain and activate a SIM card on your preferred cellular network.
3. Open the gateway by unscrewing the 4 screws and removing the top.
4. Insert the SIM card into the SIM holder (gold contacts face down).
5. Before powering on the gateway, follow the instructions below to configure the cellular gateway.
Configuring the Cellular Gateway
Once the SIM card is placed, use a cell phone to compose a text message using the parameters below to configure the
cellular gateway and send it to the mobile number of the device. Obtain the configuration information from the cellular car-
rier that provided the SIM card. Host address and host port are specific to iMonnit if you are planning on using our cloud
services or it is specific to your server if you are not. The example information from the table below are required for those
two fields, but they are pre-programmed so it is not necessary to include them in the text, only include them if you need to
change them to point to your server.
The format of the text message must have the parameter name followed by a colon followed by the network- specific data
and ended with a semicolon. One text message can include only one parameter or all parameters. It is recommended to
only send those parameters that need configuring and leave the rest alone. Spaces and carriage returns are ignored. The
parameters are NOT case sensitive.
Field Name
Cellular Access Point Name
Username
Password
DNS setting
Poll interval
Host address
Host port
1. Once the text message is composed, send it to the phone number associated with the SIM card.
2. Attach the provided cellular gateway antennas.
3. Plug in the gateway to power it on.
4. The gateway will receive the configuration information via text message and store it in memory. If the setup process is
successful the gateway lights will turn green as the gateway connects. The device will send a response text
message to the phone that was used for configuration. If unsuccessful, the lights will not turn green. If this happens,
repeat the process by unplugging the gateway, sending a new configuration text message to the device and plugging
in the cellular gateway again.
International Cellular Gateways
Description
This is a name assigned by the cellular provider
for their specific m2m network.
Some data networks will require a username
and sometimes a password
Some data networks will require a password
Assigns the DNS. For Monnit's configuration
tracking it will overwrite both DNS fields.
This is specific to the cellular network and is not
the same as Monnit's internal poll interval for
sending commands to the Control unit. Default
is 45 min; Max is 120 min;
This is where the gateway should report to; un-
less a customer has Enterprise, it will be Mon-
nit's host address.
This is where the gateway should report to;
unless a customer has Enterprise, it will be
Monnit's host port.
Parameter Style Example
Apn: name here; Apn:m2mkit.telefonica.com;
User: username; User:datauser ;
Pass: password; Pass: 1234;
Dns: dns; Dns: 8.8.8.8;
Poll: pollrate; Poll:30;
Host: address; Host:sensorsgateway.com;
Port: port; Port: 3000;