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Software or firmware developed by CyberData that is unrelated to Open Source Software is copyrighted by CyberData, subject to the terms of CyberData licenses, and may not be copied, modified, reverse-engineered, or otherwise altered without explicit written permission from CyberData Corporation.
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CYBERDATA INFORMACAST ENABLED WIFI BUTTON SETUP GUIDE Doc. 931822B Page 2 Revision Information • 1-7-21 Initial Release • 2-25-21 Update to network configuration. CyberData Corporation 3 Justin Court, Monterey, CA 93940 www.cyberdata.net P 831.373.2601 | F 831.373.4193...
WiFi Access points the buttons connect to have the ability to communicate with the InformaCast Server. 2.0 Installing the Tool This section will walk through the setup of the CyberData Wifi Button Utility. This tool is designed to setup and manage the buttons. 1. Download and unzip the CyberData WiFi Button Utility.
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CYBERDATA INFORMACAST ENABLED WIFI BUTTON SETUP GUIDE Doc. 931822B Page 5 4. Confirm the installation location or press the Browse button to select a new install location. 5. Press Next to continue. Figure 2-2. Select Install Location CyberData Corporation 3 Justin Court, Monterey, CA 93940 www.cyberdata.net...
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CYBERDATA INFORMACAST ENABLED WIFI BUTTON SETUP GUIDE Doc. 931822B Page 6 6. Check the box for “WiFi Button Utility”. 7. Press Next to continue. Figure 2-3. Pick Utility to Install CyberData Corporation 3 Justin Court, Monterey, CA 93940 www.cyberdata.net P 831.373.2601 | F 831.373.4193...
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CYBERDATA INFORMACAST ENABLED WIFI BUTTON SETUP GUIDE Doc. 931822B Page 7 8. Read and Agree to the License Agreement. 9. Press Next to continue. Figure 2-4. License Agreement CyberData Corporation 3 Justin Court, Monterey, CA 93940 www.cyberdata.net P 831.373.2601 | F 831.373.4193...
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CYBERDATA INFORMACAST ENABLED WIFI BUTTON SETUP GUIDE Doc. 931822B Page 8 10. Set the start menu shortcut location. 11. Press next to continue. Figure 2-5. Start Menu Shortcuts CyberData Corporation 3 Justin Court, Monterey, CA 93940 www.cyberdata.net P 831.373.2601 | F 831.373.4193...
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CYBERDATA INFORMACAST ENABLED WIFI BUTTON SETUP GUIDE Doc. 931822B Page 9 12. The utility is ready to be installed, press the Install button to begin installation. Figure 2-6. Ready to Install 13. Once the install is complete, press the Finish button.
CYBERDATA INFORMACAST ENABLED WIFI BUTTON SETUP GUIDE Doc. 931822B Page 10 2.1 Installing the FTDI driver One of the chips used by the WiFi button requires a special driver so the host PC can interact with the button correctly. Please follow these steps to install the driver.
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CYBERDATA INFORMACAST ENABLED WIFI BUTTON SETUP GUIDE Doc. 931822B Page 11 4. Read the license agreement. 5. Check I accept this agreement. 6. Press Next to begin installation Figure 2-10. License Agreement 7. Press Finish to complete the installation. The utility and drivers are installed on the host PC. The WiFi buttons can now be connected and configured for the environment.
CYBERDATA INFORMACAST ENABLED WIFI BUTTON SETUP GUIDE Doc. 931822B Page 12 3.0 Using the Tool This section will detail using the tool and the various button functions. Figure 3-1. WiFi Alert Button Utility The tool shows all relevant information to finding and setting up buttons on the network.
The Utility has several functional buttons that can be interacted with; Configure, Discover, Buzzer/LED, Log, SNMP, and Quit. Discover will scan the network and report back any discovered CyberData WiFi Buttons. Figure 3-2. Devices discovered on the network CyberData Corporation 3 Justin Court, Monterey, CA 93940 www.cyberdata.net...
CYBERDATA INFORMACAST ENABLED WIFI BUTTON SETUP GUIDE Doc. 931822B Page 14 3.3.1 Edit Button Configuration Edit will allow a user to change several settings relating to the button including network connection, Firmware, and the boot partition. These settings include IP Source (DHCP or Static), NTP Server, Timezone, SSID, and PSK (WiFi Password).
CYBERDATA INFORMACAST ENABLED WIFI BUTTON SETUP GUIDE Doc. 931822B Page 15 3.3.2. SNMP Servers SNMP allows the selection of the InformaCast server the button will interact with. This page allows the manual configuration of the InformaCast server if SLP is not enabled. Pressing Add will create a pop-up window that allows entry of the InformaCast servers IP Address.
CYBERDATA INFORMACAST ENABLED WIFI BUTTON SETUP GUIDE Doc. 931822B Page 16 3.3.3 Buzzer and LED Behavior The Buzzer/LED button allows the adjustment of the buzzer and the LED on the button itself. There are adjustments for both the LED and Buzzer for both power options, line power connected to AC power adapter or on Battery power.
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CYBERDATA INFORMACAST ENABLED WIFI BUTTON SETUP GUIDE Doc. 931822B Page 17 Table 3-1. Buzzer/LED pattern explanations Buzzer Solid Off Buzzer Off Solid Off LED Off Solid On Buzzer On Solid On LED On Flash Slow Buzz slowly Flash Slow LED Flash slowly...
CYBERDATA INFORMACAST ENABLED WIFI BUTTON SETUP GUIDE Doc. 931822B Page 18 3.3.4 System Event Log Log button allows the gathering and viewing of logs from a button. The logs for all buttons are logged per button. The logs can be viewed directly through the WiFi Button utility or can be saved to the PC running the utility.
CYBERDATA INFORMACAST ENABLED WIFI BUTTON SETUP GUIDE Doc. 931822B Page 19 4.0 Setting up SNMP on InformaCast To use the buttons with InformaCast, an SNMP trap must be set up on the server. This allows the buttons to communicate with the server when they are pressed. This utilizes the M2M (Machine to Machine) plugin on InformaCast.
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CYBERDATA INFORMACAST ENABLED WIFI BUTTON SETUP GUIDE Doc. 931822B Page 20 Figure 4-2. Navigation Page 3. On the Event Sources page click on M2M Contact Closures. Figure 4-3. Event Sources CyberData Corporation 3 Justin Court, Monterey, CA 93940 www.cyberdata.net P 831.373.2601 | F 831.373.4193...
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CYBERDATA INFORMACAST ENABLED WIFI BUTTON SETUP GUIDE Doc. 931822B Page 21 4. On the M2M Contact Closure page press Create. Figure 4-4. M2M Relay Contact Closure 5. Set the Name, Description, IP Address (of the button) and SNMP Community Name.
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Note: The CyberData OID is Figure 4-7. Create Input Port The WiFi button is now ready to be used. CyberData recommends testing the button to ensure that the message is set correctly and plays to the correct group. CyberData Corporation 3 Justin Court, Monterey, CA 93940 www.cyberdata.net...
Contact CyberData VoIP Technical Support form on our website. The CyberData VoIP Technical Support Contact form initiates a troubleshooting ticket which CyberData uses for quality assurance purposes. Additionally, the Contact VoIP Tech Support form tells us which phone system you are using, the make and model of the network switch, and other essential troubleshooting information we need to efficiently assist with a resolution.
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