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USER MANUAL Document Name: UM_iO Gateway_1.4 Issue: 09/20/2021 Date (MM/DD/YYYY)
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USER MANUAL PROPRIETARY INFORMATION The information contained in this document is the property of MULTITEL INC. Except as specifically authorized in writing by MULTITEL INC., the holder of this document shall: Keep all information contained herein confidential and shall protect same in whole or in part from disclosure and dissemination to all third parties and;...
Please contact us before returning material as a Return Material Authorization is mandatory for product repair. Repair, shipping and handling fees are applicable for repairs no longer under warranty. Administrative fees may apply on equipment returned to Multitel for repair, upon which no trouble was found (NTF).
PC. Figure 1 – First Time Connection To create a LAN between a PC and the iO Gateway. The user needs to change the ethernet port adapter proprieties. This can be done by on a Windows machine by: 1. Going to control panel 2.
Figure 3 – IP Address in Web Browser Please note that iO Gateway is using a web server version that has been released in 2019 that doesn’t support legacy web browsers. Below is a table that shows which web browsers are supported by iO Gateway.
1.2 FIRST TIME LOGIN Once the default IP address is entered in the address bar and the LAN configuration has been properly done the user will access iO Gateway Login Page. Figure 4 – First Time Login The factory credentials are the following: Table 3–...
Configuring LAN iO device and equipment To connect the iO Gateway to other devices, a new LAN needs to be configured. The iO device is going to use this LAN to monitor the desired pieces of equipment. If the iO device is only intended to monitor a single piece of equipment, the user can create a simple LAN between the iO and the single equipment.
The iO device can now reach equipment on the LAN. A serial-based connection can also be configured between the iO device and other devices such as a Remote Telemetry Unit (i.e. RTU). Multitel recommends the use of its own RTU called FUSION.
USER MANUAL 2. SETTINGS iO Gateway Settings module can be accessed by clicking on the settings module. Figure 8 – Settings 2.1 GENERAL PARAMETERS 2.1.1 SITE INFORMATION To configure the site information: 1. Click on General Parameter – Site Information 2.
After the installation, at any moment it is possible to update with a superior version the device. An activation key generate by Multitel is required to activate the advanced option. To request an activation key, please contact your sales representative or the Multitel professional service (support@multitel.com).
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Data and Time parameter can be configured from the Settings module in the General Parameters section. Date and Time section is used to set the time and date of the iO Gateway. Date and Time can be configurate manually or with a NTP Server.
(to access the user profile interface, on the header bar click on the IO logo and click on user profile). MULTITEL RECOMMANDATION All devices are provided with 3 default standard users. Multitel recommends changing the factory password of the 3 default users to secure access to the device. The new password should be at least 8 characters long and include letters (both upper and lower case), digits, and symbols.
1. In the Settings | System Maintenance module, click on the Configuration File tab 2. Click on Export *This step is not mandatory but recommended by Multitel. If the new configuration causes some unexpected results, the configuration can be restored with the backup configuration.
4.6.2 SOFTWARE UPDATE Software update is used to upload a new version of the software provided by Multitel. 2.7.3 RESET FACTORY Reset factory option allows to restore the device to its original state. Performing factory reset will delete all your data and configuration.
USER MANUAL 2. The RTU needs to use Modbus RTU – Master to get data points from the iO Gateway. 3. Create a module or a device to bind the iO Gateway and the RTU. 4. Enter the Slave ID of the Slave ID destination and not the iO Gateway Slave ID.
No mapping is required when monitoring the iO device using SNMP. The only step required is to download the iO MIB on Multitel websites and enabling the SNMP Agent (see section 2.4.2). Figure 15 – iO Gateway mapped to the Network Management Software...
USER MANUAL The iO Passthrough topology is divided into two sections: Client/iO Gateway and iO Gateway/Equipment. Client/iO Gateway The user can use a client to send a request to the iO by providing the following information: • • • iO’ IP address...
The trap forwarding sources tab allows to configure unlimited of trap sources and indicate the destination. NOTE There is no hard limit on the number of traps forwarding sources but Multitel recommends a limit of 50 sources to avoid any performance issue.
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