AKCP sensorProbe2 User Manual page 33

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Lets imagine your routers external IP address is 278.67.04.09
c) You now need to setup port forwarding on your router. This varies depdning on your routers
model. Generaly you need to point your browser to your routers IP address (in this case
192.168.0.300). This will then allow you to log into your routers administration interface. You can
find how to go about doing this for your router on www.portforward.com For an example of how to
do this for a commonly used router follow this link :-
http://www.portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/Linksys/WRT54G/HTTP.htm
You need to setup your routers HTTP forwarding to port 80. This will then mean when you access
your router using the external IP address you will be forwarded to your units internal IP address.
d) To test this, open your web browser, and go to your external IP address (in our example
278.67.04.09). If your using a dynamic IP address, its best to check it again before doing this as it
may have changed since the start of this tutorial.
e) To make this easier you could use a dynamic DNS (Dynamic Name Server). This means you
no longer need to remember IP address's or use
www.whatsmyip.com to find out your IP
address. You will instead register a domain name (for example mysensorProbe2.homeip.com).
This will then automatically point your routers external IP address (e.g. 278.67.04.09). This will
require you to register the domain name and open an account with a DNS server provider. We
recommend www.dyndns.com as they allow up to 5 free domain names to be registered.
f) If you have set everything up correctly you will now be able to access your unit from anywhere
in the world by simply pointing your web browser to your DNS address.
Setting up your PC's routing table
*To set up the routing table, open a DOS window (start, run type command press enter) and at
the command prompt enter.
>route add 192.168.0.100 10.1.1.20
Where 10.1.1.20 is the IP address of the Ethernet interface on the PC that the unit is plugged
into with the crossover cable.
Now ping* 192.168.0.100 to see if the connection was successful.
7. Quick Facts and FAQ:
Question:
How does the SP2 and SP8 record the sensor data and how much can it store?
Answer:
The sensorProbe2 will record and store the changes for the dry contacts and sensors as the units
hardware has a data logger where it stores this data in memory. It can save 8,640 points per
sensor. So, if you set your collection time period for 15 minutes for example, then you can save
data up to 3 months on the unit.
Question:
Can you please tell how often the sensorProbe unit interrogates each sensor to obtain the
sensor's readings?
Answer:
This really depends on the sensor type that you have connected to the unit. The switch type
sensor interrogates with the sensorProbes more than 2 times per second.
The temperature and analog type sensors interrogate 1 time per second.
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