Avtech Room Alert User's Manual & Reference Manual
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- Page 1 Room Alert ™ Monitoring Real-Time Temperature, Humidity, Power, Flood & More with Logging, Automatic Server Shutdown, Alerting & Wireless Sensor Monitoring! Phone 401.847.6700 User’s Guide & 401.847.6701 Reference Manual AVTECH.com 070801.02...
- Page 2 All Rights Reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced for commercial benefit in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without prior written permission of AVTECH Software Inc., except in the case of brief quotations embodied in articles and reviews.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Package Contents.............................3 Room Alert 26W ID Box.........................3 Step 1: Install The AVTECH Device Discovery Utility................5 Step 2: Install The Room Alert 26W ID Box..................5 Step 3: Discovery And Network Settings....................5 Static Only Networks........................7 Device Not Found Or Invalid IP Address..................8 Step 4: Connect Included Sensors And Accessories................9... - Page 4 Security..............................22 Advanced..............................23 Help................................23 About..............................23 Web Interface............................24 Advanced Topics......................26 Upgrading Firmware..........................26 Unit Accessible Although Not Discoverable..................26 Performing Firmware Recovery......................26 Included With Room Alert & TemPageR... PageR Enterprise Network-Wide Server, Device & Event Monitoring, Alerting & Automatic Corrective Action AVTECH Software Inc.
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Page 5: Introduction
A WiSH Sensor is provided with the Room Alert 26W and includes a built-in digital temperature sensor, 2 digital sensor ports and 1 switch sensor port. Note that Room Alert 26W is NOT wireless and attaches directly to the network via Ethernet to provide complete security. -
Page 6: Benefits Of Using Room Alert 26W
Monitoring of digital temperature and humidity is possible at an unlimited number of locations and as far as 350 feet away from Room Alert 26W. Monitoring of switch sensors such as main/UPS power, flood/water, smoke/fire, motion, room entry, air flow, panic buttons and more is possible as far as 1,150 feet away from Room Alert 26W. -
Page 7: Installation
‘Support’ and ‘Downloads’ sections of the AVTECH.com website for any appropriate installation or application note that will instruct you on the proper installation and use of that component. Install those components after the Room Alert 26W setup is completed. Room Alert 26W ID Box The graphics below identify the primary components of the Room Alert 26W ID box that are visible on the front and rear panels. Front View (shown here without rack mounting brackets) Built-In UPS Status Indicator —... - Page 8 AVTECH releases or approves devices that are specifically designed to utilize this port. Reset Button — Press this button to reboot the Room Alert 26W unit. If the button is pressed and held for 5 seconds, the unit will reset to the factory default settings and reboot.
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Page 9: Step 1: Install The Avtech Device Discovery Utility
Next, locate the ‘AVTECH 5v 1A Power Adapter’ and plug it into a surge protected power source. NOTE: The Room Alert 26W unit can be plugged into a UPS, however this will prevent the built-in power sensor from being able to detect a main power failure and send an immediate alert when that occurs. - Page 10 UDP broadcast on UDP port 30718. NOTE: If there are multiple Ethernet adapters on the computer that the AVTECH Device Discovery Utility is installed on, a dialog will display asking for the proper network to perform the search on. Make the correct selection and then continue.
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Page 11: Static Only Networks
The AVTECH Device Discovery Utility offers additional features accessible via a right click context menu. This menu is accessible only when a located Room Alert 26W unit has been selected and the right mouse button has been clicked. These menu options are described below. -
Page 12: Device Not Found Or Invalid Ip Address
Enter a valid static IP address for the current location of the Room Alert 26W unit when prompted. NOTE: If the Room Alert 26W unit is later relocated outside of the current subnet, you will need to reset the IP address in order to see and work with the Room Alert 26W unit. -
Page 13: Step 4: Connect Included Sensors And Accessories
In either case, follow the instructions listed in the ‘Static-Only Networks’ subsection above. NOTE: If the instructions provided do not allow configuration of the Room Alert 26W unit, please initiate a Live Chat technical support request on AVTECH.com or send an email support request to Support@AVTECH.com. -
Page 14: Step 5: Check Room Alert 26W Firmware Version
Open the AVTECH Device Discovery Utility and click the ‘Search’ button. When the Room Alert 26W unit is located, select it and click the ‘Web’ button. If you are unable to locate your Room Alert 26W unit because UDP broadcast packets are blocked on your network, simply type the IP address of the Room Alert 26W unit in the location bar of a web browser. -
Page 15: Configuration
SNMP Get requests and receive SNMP Traps. Email Email alert notifications are configured in the Room Alert 26W web interface on the ‘Email’ tab of the ‘Settings’ screen. Email alert notifications from the Room Alert 26W unit are sent using anonymous SMTP relay. -
Page 16: Initial Email Setup
(From)’ field for an account that resides on the mail server being used. NOTE: If a domain name is entered in the ‘Mail Server Address’ field, the Room Alert 26W unit must be assigned static IP settings and have a DNS server IP address set. -
Page 17: Email-To-Sms
26W unit. PageR can be used if desired, enabling advanced alerting and automatic corrective action features. If another application is used to monitor the Room Alert 26W unit, be sure to obtain the MIB files for the Room Alert 26W unit from the ‘Downloads’ section of the AVTECH.com... -
Page 18: Snmp Queries (Snmp Get)
SNMP compliant device on the network. The query or request will be sent to the IP address of the Room Alert 26W unit using a SNMP community name on UDP port 161. The SNMP community name in use for that device or network must match the name in the ‘SNMP Read Community Name’... -
Page 19: Alert Thresholds
‘Digital’, ‘Switch’ and ‘WiSH’ tabs of the ‘Settings’ screens. Current sensor status will be displayed on the ‘Status’ screen of the Room Alert 26W web interface. The status icon displayed will be a gray circle ‘ ’ if a sensor is connected although an alert threshold is not set. If an alert threshold is set for a connected sensor and the sensor is not in an alarm state, the status icon displayed will be a green check ‘... -
Page 20: Internal Power Sensor
The internal Flood Sensor, as mentioned above, requires the purchase of an AVTECH Flood Sensor Cable. If a Flood Sensor Cable has been obtained and connected, the Room Alert 26W unit can be configured to monitor the sensor by checking the ‘Alarm On Water Detection’ checkbox. If receiving an alert notification on cable disconnect is also desired, be sure to check the ‘Alarm On Disconnection’... -
Page 21: Switch Sensors
Switch sensor alert thresholds are set using the ‘Switch 1-8’ and ‘Switch 9-16’ tabs. The appropriate sensor number to configure will be determined by the set of sensor contacts on the back of the Room Alert 26W unit that the corresponding sensor is connected to. The circuit or sensor state selected in the ‘Alarm On’ drop-down menu should be the circuit state that you wish alert notifications to be sent at. - Page 22 Current switch sensors from AVTECH are presented below and in the following External Sensor Options chapter.
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Page 23: Wireless Sensor Hubs (Wish)
Room Alert 26W Configuration And Setup Screens Wireless Sensor Hubs (WiSH) The WiSH Sensor has a built-in Digital Temperature Sensor, two external environment sensor channels and one set of switch sensor contacts. The sensor label for the WiSH Sensor is modified using the ‘WiSH Sensor’... -
Page 24: External Sensor Options
Flood Sensor (RMA-F008-SEN, RMA-F024-SEN) The AVTECH Flood Sensor is available with a standard 8´ or 24´ flood sensor cable and allows a real-time notification of flood or water leakage wherever the attached flood sensor cable is located. This is an instant ‘plug & play’ sensor that connects to one of the switch sensor contact sets via a low voltage 2-wire cable. -
Page 25: Motion Sensor
Smoke Sensor (RMA-SS1-SEN) The AVTECH Smoke Sensor allows a real-time notification of the presence of smoke or fire. This is an instant ‘plug & play’ sensor that connects to one of the switch sensor contact sets via a low voltage 2-wire cable. -
Page 26: Additional Screens And Interfaces
NOTE: If configuring static IP settings on the Room Alert 26W unit, be sure that the settings assigned are valid for the current location of the Room Alert 26W unit and that there are no other devices assigned to the same IP address. DO NOT set an IP address that is outside of your subnet or you may not be able to see or discover the Room Alert 26W unit. -
Page 27: Advanced
The ‘Time Server IP’ field, if modified, must contain the IP address of an accessible NTP time server. If the ‘Reset Factory Defaults’ button is used to reset the Room Alert 26W unit to factory defaults, be sure to close the web browser after clicking the button and use the AVTECH Device Discovery Utility to locate the Room Alert 26W unit. -
Page 28: Web Interface
NOTE: If the date displayed is ‘2/14/36’, the Room Alert 26W is currently unable to connect to a time server. Please verify that the network has a connection to the internet and that NTP requests on UDP port 123 are not blocked. If the network does not have a connection to the internet or use of a local time server is desired, an IP address for a valid NTP time server can be entered in the ‘Time Server IP’... - Page 29 Room Alert 26W Additional Screens And Interfaces The next row contains a field that can be used to modify the refresh interval of the ‘Status’ screen and a pair of radio buttons for toggling between Fahrenheit and Celsius temperature displays. By default, the refresh interval for the ‘Status’...
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Page 30: Advanced Topics
Room Alert 26W Firmware Update file. NOTE: When saving the Room Alert 26W Firmware Update file to the computer, it may be saved with either a ‘.zip’ or ‘.upd’ file extension. If the extension is ‘.zip’, DO NOT EXTRACT the Room Alert 26W Firmware Update file. - Page 31 Follow the instructions that load to complete the firmware recovery process. NOTE: If the Room Alert 26W unit is found to be in need of a firmware recovery, please notify AVTECH Support by Live Chat or email for a quick consultation. This may save you valuable time and effort or help you to determine what caused the situation so that it can be avoided in the future.
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