Configure Sensors For The Network; Select The Configuration Method; Edit Default Sensor Profiles - Primex Wireless SNS2TPS-2 Installation Manual

Configure Sensors for the Network

Regardless of the type of sensors deployed in your SNS Temperature and Humidity sensor
network, each sensor device must be configured with the settings of the wired or wireless network
in which it will be used. This section covers the following topics:
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Select the Configuration Method

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Edit Default Sensor Profiles

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Configure AC-powered Sensors using Discovery and Auto-Configuration
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Set up the Network Connection
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Configure AC-powered Sensors using Browser-based Configuration
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Configure Battery-powered Sensors with the Sensor Configuration Utility
Select the Configuration Method
Several methods exist to configure sensor devices. The configuration method you choose depends
on several factors such as the type of sensor and the availability of the network at the time of
configuration. Table 7 shows the applicability of each method. All methods assume that the sensor
is configured with the latest Primex Wireless firmware and that the Default Profile has been set up
on the AMP. For information on the Default Profile, see Edit Default Sensor Profiles on page 25.
Configuration Method
Discovery and Auto-
Configuration
Browser-based
Configuration
Sensor Configuration
Software Tool
Edit Default Sensor Profiles
The Sensor Device Default Profiles page lists the default sensor profiles that the AMP has available
for various sensor models. The Sensor Default Profile includes the network and time interval
settings for sensors on your network as well as default ranges that the sensor will monitor. For AC-
powered sensors, the default profile is downloaded to the sensors during configuration or when
sensors check in with the AMP. For battery-powered sensors, in which the configuration is set
Primex Wireless, Inc.
Table 7: Sensor Configuration Methods
Supported Sensors
AC-powered Sensors
AC-powered Sensors
Battery-powered
Sensors
SNS™ Temperature and Humidity Sensors Installation Guide
Does NOT Support
Battery-powered
Sensors
Battery-powered
Sensors
AC-powered Sensors
Requirements
SNS AMP has been installed and
you have a network connection
available on the same subnet that
the AMP is on.
Direct connection to a laptop.
Laptop must be DHCP enabled or
use a static IP on the 192.168.1.x
network excluding 192.168.1.1 with a
subnet mask of 255.255.255.0.
Battery-powered sensor
configuration utility is installed and
you can connect the USB
programming cable to the computer.
To verify that sensor devices can
connect, need to be within range of
wireless network with the AMP.
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