Fluke Memobox 1743 Manual

Fluke Memobox 1743 Manual

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Principle of Operation _________________________________________________________ 2
1.1
Overview ______________________________________________________________________ 2
1.2
Dynamic DNS __________________________________________________________________ 3
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Required Equipment __________________________________________________________ 4
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Configuration________________________________________________________________ 4
3.1
Gateway: Insert SIM card and connect hardware ____________________________________ 4
3.2
Get provider name and connection parameters_______________________________________ 4
3.3
Configure Digi Connect WAN 3G__________________________________________________ 5
3.4
Install RealPort _________________________________________________________________ 8
3.5
Verify RealPort Settings in Device Manager _________________________________________ 9
3.6
Test Communication ___________________________________________________________ 11
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Configuration of DynDNS ____________________________________________________ 12
4.1
Create a new account on www.dyndns.com _________________________________________ 12
4.2
Add host name ________________________________________________________________ 12
4.3
Configure Digi Connect WAN 3G for DynDNS update _______________________________ 14
4.4
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Test communication with Fluke 174x____________________________________________ 17
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    FLUKE 1743/1744/1745 Memobox – Power Quality Loggers Communication via cellular networks Principle of Operation _________________________________________________________ 2 Overview ______________________________________________________________________ 2 Dynamic DNS __________________________________________________________________ 3 Required Equipment __________________________________________________________ 4 Configuration________________________________________________________________ 4 Gateway: Insert SIM card and connect hardware ____________________________________ 4 Get provider name and connection parameters_______________________________________ 4...
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    Internet it obtains a different IP address. In case of a connection to the Fluke 174x the PC is initiating the connection and has to know the IP address of the gateway on remote side.
  • Page 3: Dynamic Dns

    IP address 65.55.21.250 Fluke Internet 174x DynDNS fluke.dyndns.com: IP address 65.55.21.250 Figure 2 1.) What is the IP address of fluke.dyndns.org? 2.) fluke.dyndns.org: 65.55.21.250 DynDNS Figure 3 FLUKE 1743/1744/1745 Memobox – Power Quality Loggers Communication via cellular networks 3 of 18...
  • Page 4: Required Equipment

    Ask your cellular phone provider for details (APN, username and password) • Go to internet sites with a list of providers around the world (e.g. http://www.quickim.com/support/gprs-settings.html) FLUKE 1743/1744/1745 Memobox – Power Quality Loggers Communication via cellular networks 4 of 18...
  • Page 5: Configure Digi Connect Wan 3G

    The Ethernet adapter should have an IP address starting with 192.168.1.xxx. If it is different from this (like 169.254.xxx.xxx) unplug the Ethernet cable and wait some few seconds before reconnect the cable again. FLUKE 1743/1744/1745 Memobox – Power Quality Loggers Communication via cellular networks 5 of 18...
  • Page 6 URL address bar of the Internet browser and press <Enter>. Connecting to a website indicates the connection is working. Click on Configure – Serial Ports Click on Port 1 FLUKE 1743/1744/1745 Memobox – Power Quality Loggers Communication via cellular networks 6 of 18...
  • Page 7 Note: If the Gateway is already configured for a profile a window appears as shown in Figure 8. Click on Change Profile to continue with the configuration shown in Figure 7. FLUKE 1743/1744/1745 Memobox – Power Quality Loggers Communication via cellular networks...
  • Page 8: Install Realport

    Select device with IP address 192.168.1.1 in the list Figure 9 Compare the parameters of the next window with the figure below. Note: The starting COM port may differ. FLUKE 1743/1744/1745 Memobox – Power Quality Loggers Communication via cellular networks 8 of 18...
  • Page 9: Verify Realport Settings In Device Manager

    Direct connection vie Ethernet Cellular network connection (setup described in chapter 4.4) Open text sensitive menu by clicking with the right mouse button on this entry and choose Properties FLUKE 1743/1744/1745 Memobox – Power Quality Loggers Communication via cellular networks 9 of 18...
  • Page 10 Go to Advanced tab and choose Properties A list is shown with the used COM port. Select this port number in PQLog (see details in chapter 5) FLUKE 1743/1744/1745 Memobox – Power Quality Loggers Communication via cellular networks 10 of 18...
  • Page 11: Test Communication

    It is recommended to activate the Encrypt Network Traffic checkbox. 3.6 Test Communication See chapter 5 how test the communication with Fluke 174x Memobox. FLUKE 1743/1744/1745 Memobox – Power Quality Loggers Communication via cellular networks 11 of 18...
  • Page 12: Configuration Of Dyndns

    The quickest way is to use the auto detect IP assignment (even if the IP address is not correct because it is the IP address of the PC) FLUKE 1743/1744/1745 Memobox – Power Quality Loggers Communication via cellular networks 12 of 18...
  • Page 13 Click on Create Host FLUKE 1743/1744/1745 Memobox – Power Quality Loggers Communication via cellular networks 13 of 18...
  • Page 14: Configure Digi Connect Wan 3G For Dyndns Update

    Set DynDNS DDNS System to Dynamic DNS o Keep the default setting of Use Wildcards to No change to service setting o Connection Method has to set to Standard HTTP port 80 FLUKE 1743/1744/1745 Memobox – Power Quality Loggers Communication via cellular networks 14 of 18...
  • Page 15: Add Realport Driver For Communication Via Cellular Network

    A status of DynDNS update can be found in the event loggings (menu Management – Event Logging). 4.4 Add RealPort Driver for Communication via Cellular Network Run setup.exe of RealPort driver installation (see chapter 3.4) Select Add new Device FLUKE 1743/1744/1745 Memobox – Power Quality Loggers Communication via cellular networks 15 of 18...
  • Page 16 In frame Network settings select DNS and add the hostname configured in DynDNS Select 1 in No. of Ports. The installer automatically detects the next free COM port which is COM 6 in this example. FLUKE 1743/1744/1745 Memobox – Power Quality Loggers Communication via cellular networks 16 of 18...
  • Page 17: Test Communication With Fluke 174X

    5 Test communication with Fluke 174x Connect the Fluke 174x Memobox with the Digi gateway using the red serial cable. Start PQLog Click menu Settings – General Choose serial port of RealPort (shown during RealPort installation or in device manager, see chapter 3.5)
  • Page 18 Select all available connections and press Disconnect o Try to connect to Fluke 174x again. Fluke. Keeping your world up and running. Fluke Corporation P.O. Box 9090 Everett, WA USA 98206 Web: www.fluke.com Fluke Europe B.V. P.O. Box 1186...

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