Identifies optical test tones and live traffic without disconnecting a live system. basic live traffic identifier (20 pages)
Summary of Contents for Black Box ServMon xB
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JUNE 2009 EME201AE Serv vMon n xB Enviro nmenta al Moni toring S System Syste em Adm ministra ator’s Guide FREE technical s support SUPPOR...
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ServMon xB ServMon xB is a remote environmental monitoring system to increase the security of your facilities and reduce unforeseen downtimes of your equipment. Its modular conception allows to monitor many sensors and trigger emergency actions like individual control of power outlets and alert sending via SNMP traps, Email or Syslog messages.
Environmental monitoring system 1. DESCRIPTION ServMon xB is a remote environmental monitoring system to increase the security of your facilities and reduce unforeseen downtimes of your equipment. Its modular conception allows to monitor many sensors and trigger emergency actions like individual control of power outlets and alert sending via SNMP traps, Email or Syslog messages 1.1 Diagram...
Environmental monitoring system 1.2. Package list The following items are included: • 1 x ServMon xB device with cabinet mounting kit • 1 x 19" rack mount kit, ref. RMK-D, • 1 x power adapter 12 VDC • 1 x RJ45 M/M cable, 2 Meters •...
Connect the ServMon xB to your Local Area Network. Power-up the ServMon xB using the provided power adapter (you can use either the Power Input A on the front panel or the Power Input B on the back panel of the device).
There are the three fol lowing meth ods to config gure the netw work parame eters of the S ServMon xB: 3.1. Co onfigurat ion throu ugh the L LAN usin ng the Fi inder pro ogram...
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Environme ental monito ring system DHCP: Check this s box is you want to obt tain the IP a address, the subnet mas k and the de efault gatew ay for your ServMon x xB via DHCP Use of DH HCP (Dynam mic Host Co onfiguration...
Environmental monitoring system 3.2. Configuration through an RS232 Terminal connection 1. Use the provided RS232 cable to connect the ServMon xB to an available serial port of your PC. 2. Run a Terminal program such as Windows HyperTerminal. 3. Configure the appropriate serial port @ 9.600, n, 8, 1 and no flow control.
PC a according to the default network se ettings of the e ServMon xB Factory ne etwork setting gs of the Ser rvMon xB: IP Address s: 192.168.1 00.202 - Por...
Key-based encryption n algorithm be etween your r browser and d the web se erver of your ServMon xB The HTTP P Protocol is e enabled as d default value !!!To achi eve the high hest securit...
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Environmental monitoring system HTTP Port: Port number: default is 80 (HTTP). Standard HTTP port is 80. Standard HTTPS port is 443. LOGOUT: Click "Logout" at the bottom of the page to exit the session without saving changes. DISCARD CHANGES: Click "Discard Changes" at the bottom of the page to discard all the changes you have made on this page. APPLY CHANGES: Click "Apply Changes"...
NTP time servers. Current S System Time This field s shows the cu urrent system m time of the ServMon xB As the sy stem time is s displayed through the e browser, a a small diffe erence (1 to...
Environme ental monito ring system 3.3.3. Ge neral / SMT You can s setup the Ser rvMon xB to send the lo gs to an em ail account a and report a ll activities tr riggered by the rules d defined by the e administra tor.
The MIB B file is stor ed on the S ServMon xB and can be e downloade ed from the General / T Tools Page. SNMP ena abled:...
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Load: Click this b button and se elect a settin ngs file you w want to down load to the S ServMon xB. Restore: Click this b button if you want to resto ore the facto ory default se ettings.
Environm mental monito oring system 3.3.6. Set ttings / Acc counts This page is used to cr reate, activat te, deactivate e, modify an d delete up t to 255 accou unts. - To activa ate or deactiv vate an acco unt, check o or uncheck th he correspon...
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The selected Inputs/Outputs are marked dark blue and their IDs are listed at the right side of the Input/Output field. The ServMon xB supports number of peripherals which are clearly identified by specific ID Codes. LOGOUT: Click "Logout"...
Environm mental monito oring system 3.3.7. Set ttings / Gro oups This page is used to c create, mod ify and delet te groups of f power outle ets which ca an be contro olled by the ServMon x xB. This fun nctionality is particularly useful if you...
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Environmental monitoring system Power Outlets: This field is used to add and remove power outlets to/from the group. - To add power outlets to the group, press the Ctrl key and click on the power outlets of the Power Switch selected in the field above.
ServMon xB Following xBus periphe erals can be connected t to the ServM on xB Enviro onmental Mo...
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Environme ental monito ring system Problem / / Troublesho ooting • If you choose any setting that is already in use by anot ther xBus pe eripheral con nnected to th e ServMon xB, an n address co onflict occurs and the cor rresponding Edit and Info...
ID C Code to clear rly identify ea ach device an nd each inpu • EMS0 i dentifies the ServMon xB • PW followed by “A A” or “B” ide ntifies power r supply inpu ut A and B of...
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Environmental monitoring system LOGOUT: Click "Logout" at the bottom of the page to exit the session without saving changes. DISCARD CHANGES: Click "Discard Changes" at the bottom of the page to discard all the changes you have made on this page. APPLY CHANGES: Click "Apply Changes"...
Environm mental monito oring system 3.3.8.2. Se ettings / Per ripherals - e PowerSwitc ch settings Up to 16 Power Swit ches 8-Port or Power S witches 1-Po ort can be a attached to th he ServMon xB to turn electrical d devices on a and off as we...
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Environme ental monito ring system To configu ure or modif fy the setting gs of the co onnected Pow wer Switch device, click k on the cor responding "Edit" butto on in the Pe eripherals pa age. A new p page appear s, allowing y you to set al...
16 te emperature and proxim mity sensors can be atta ached to the ServMon xB B to monitor environmen tal condition s. You can connect a sensor to ea ach of the 4...
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Environme ental monito ring system To configu ure or modify y the settings s of a sensor r, click on the e correspond ding "Edit" bu utton in the P Peripherals page. A ne ew page app pears, allowi ing you to se et all the par rameters of t the temperat...
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Environm mental monito oring system Sensor ID The ServM Mon xB autom matically cre ates an ID C Code to clear rly identify ea ach connecte ed sensor. • followed by a a number bet tween 1 and 32 identifies s each tempe erature senso •...
Environme ental monito ring system 3.3.8.4. Se ettings / Per ripherals - D Digital Input settings Up to 16 x x Digital Inpu ut Modules, P Push Buttons s or Tempera ature and Pr roximity sens sors can be a attached to the ServM Mon xB to mo...
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Environm mental monito oring system To configu ure or modify fy the setting gs of the Dig gital inputs, click on the correspondi ing "Edit" bu utton in the Peripheral s page. A new pag ge appears, a allowing you to set all the e parameters s of the Digita...
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Environmental monitoring system LOGOUT: Click "Logout" at the bottom of the page to exit the session without saving changes. DISCARD CHANGES: Click "Discard Changes" at the bottom of the page to discard all the changes you have made on this page. APPLY CHANGES: Click "Apply Changes"...
. You can co onnect a sen nsor to each of the 4 con nectors loca ated on the b back of the S ServMon xB or behind a an xBus peri ipheral alrea dy connecte d to the Serv vMon xB (Da aisy Chain C onnection).
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Environme ental monito ring system To configu ure or modify y the settings s of a sensor r, click on the e correspond ding "Edit" bu utton in the P Peripherals page. A n ew page ap ppears, allow wing you to s set all the pa arameters of f the temper...
Push bu tton or anoth her Digital In put Module conne cted to the ServMon xB B, a conflict occurs and the corresp ponding Edit t and Info sy ymbol of a previo...
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Environme ental monito ring system To configu ure or modif fy the setting gs of the Pu ush Button, c click on the correspondi ing "Edit" bu utton in the Peripheral s page. A n new page ap ppears, allow wing you to set all the p parameters o...
Environm mental monito oring system 3.3.8.5. S Settings / P Peripherals - AC Curre ent Probe s settings Up to 16 A AC Current p probes can b be attached to o the ServM on xB to mo onitor the cur rrent consum mption of an electrical d...
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Environme ental monito ring system To configu ure or modify y the settings s of an AC C urrent Probe e, click on the e correspond ding "Edit" bu utton in the Peripheral s page. A n new page a ppears, allo wing you to o set all the...
/ Per ripherals - E Energy Mete r settings Up to 16 E EnergyMeters s can be atta ached to the ServMon xB B to monitor the energy c consumption (kWh) and the curren nt consumpti on (Amp RM...
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Environme ental monito ring system To configu ure or modif fy the setting gs of the En nergyMeter, c click on the correspondi ing "Edit" bu utton in the Peripheral s page. A new pag ge appears, a allowing you to set all the e parameters s of the Digita...
Environm mental monito oring system 3.3.9. Set ttings / Rul Rules are used to con ntrol actions according t to a specific event. For example, yo ou can defin e a rule to switch a po ower outlet O OFF and sen nd an alert m message usin ng different m...
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This rule is used to control actions according to the response to a Scan command. 4. Power Supply Monitoring Rule: This rule is used to control actions according to the state of the power supplies of the ServMon xB and its peripherals like the ePowerSwitch 8XS and the Digital Input Module.
Environm mental monito oring system 3.3.9.1. Se ettings / Rul les / Schedu ule Rule This rule c can be used t to execute s ome actions according to o a defined ti ime table. Rule ID: The ServM Mon xB auto matically cre eates an ID C Code to clea...
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Environme ental monito ring system Configuri ng the Actio For the Ev vent defined a above, you c can choose a and configure e following a actions: Set Group This type of action a appears and d can be co onfigured on nly if you a lready have...
Environm mental monito oring system 3.3.9.2. Se ettings / Rul les / Ping Mo onitoring Ru This rule c can be used to check if a a computer o or any IP de evice is conn ected to the network. It sends ping packets a nd listens fo...
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Environme ental monito ring system Number o of unsucces sful Reques sts before A Action: In this field d, define the number of P Ping comman nds to be sen nt to the IP d evice before e executing th he actions.
Environm mental monito oring system 3.3.9.3. Se ettings / Rul les / Scan M Monitoring R Rule This rule c can be used d to check if f a specific p protocol is a vailable on a a server (for r example H HTTP, FTP, Telnet, SM...
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Environme ental monito ring system Interval be etween Req quests: In this field d, define the delay betwe een the scan commands s sent to the IP P device. The delay can be set b between 30 a and 65535 se econds.
Environm mental monito oring system 3.3.9.4. Se ettings / Rul les / Power Supply Mon nitoring Rule This rule c can be used d to monitor the status o of the 2 pow wer supplies of the ServM Mon xB and the power supplies o f connected...
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Environme ental monito ring system Configuri ng the Even Power Inp put to monit tor: In the first Drop-Down list choose t the device fo r which you w want to mon itor the powe er supplies. Each devic ce name is p preceded by the ID Code of the devic...
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Environmental monitoring system LOGOUT: Click "Logout" at the bottom of the page to exit the session without saving changes. DISCARD CHANGES: Click "Discard Changes" at the bottom of the page to discard all the changes you have made on this page. APPLY CHANGES: Click "Apply Changes"...
Environme ental monito ring system 3.3.9.5. Se ettings / Rul les / Digital Input Monit toring Rule This rule c can be used d to monitor the status o of an electric al contact (a a door conta act, a smoke e contact, a proximity s sensor, a pus...
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Environm mental monito oring system In the sec ond drop-do own list, choo ose the Inpu ut you want t to monitor. T The ServMon n xB uses ID D Codes to clearly ide ntify each In put: - DI1 to DI 4 for the dig ital inputs of the ServMon...
Environme ental monito ring system 3.3.9.6. Se ettings / Rul les / Analog g Input Moni toring Rule This rule c can be used to monitor a an Analog In nput value (t emperature, humidity, am mbient light, current..) and perfor rm actions w hen the pred defined value...
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Environm mental monito oring system Configuri ng the Even Analog In put to moni itor: Choose in the first Dro op-Down list t the device yo ou want to m monitor. The ServM Mon xB supp orts: - up to 32 temperature , humidity an nd ambient li...
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Environme ental monito ring system Mail to: This type of action a appears and d can be con nfigured on nly if you alr ready have created a d destination SMTP Ser rver (Genera al/SMTP Tab Check this s/these box(e es) and spec cify one or tw wo e-mail ad...
Environm mental monito oring system 3.3.10. M isc / Contr rol Panel This page is very help pful for the ad dministrator because it g gives a comp plete overvie ew of all the peripherals which are currently co nnected or h have been co onnected to the ServMon...
Environme ental monito ring system 3.3.11. M isc / Rule P Panel This page shows all t he rules the e administrat tor has creat ted and acti vated. The r rules which have been executed can also be e highlighted d in different t colours ac ccording to t...
Environm mental monito oring system 3.3.12. M isc / Log The log f file keeps a a running lo og of events s and activ vities occurri ing on the device. The e logs are automatica ally cleared w when the dev vice is reboo oted.
Environme ental monito ring system 3.3.13. M isc / Log S Settings This page allows you t to configure t the logs. The e Log file is u used by the s system to re ecord actions s, warnings, errors and d problems.
Enter a us ser name and d its correspo onding passw word. The sta atus of the S ServMon xB i is displayed. In the dro p-down list, choose the power contr rol unit you w want to cont...
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- display th he status of a all digital inp uts. If you log i n as a user ( (ServMon xB B handles up p to 255 acco ounts), you w will be able to - control in ndividually al...
IP de evice is availa able on the n network. If th he system re eacts to this request, S ServMon xB k knows that th he TCP/IP co onnection is established. If the system m does not re...
Environmental monitoring system 5.4. Syslog Messages: Severity Level Definitions The Emergency level is the most severe type of message generated by ServMon xB and the Debug severity level is the least severe one. Severity Level 0, Emergency: The following messages appear at severity 0:...
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- Dry Contact Output (number) has been opened - Dry Contact Output (number) has been closed - Mail "subject" has been sent to "name" - Session opened by user "name" Severity Level 7, Debug: ServMon xB doesn't generate Severity Level 7. All modifications reserved...