External Sensor Configuration - Network Technologies ENVIROMUX-SEMS-16 Installation And Operation Manual

NTI SERVER ENVIRONMENT MONITORING SYSTEM

External Sensor Configuration

Type
Description: Each sensor can be given a unique description.
most characters. They cannot contain a backslash ( \ ) or quotation mark ( " ).
DESCRIPTION field.
Within this section the alerts regarding this sensor can be disabled.
Note: If alerts for a sensor are disabled, the associated output action (see "Outputs"- page 29) will still take place.
There just won't be any alert notifications that this is occurring. For example, this might be used to turn ON a device,
such as a fan, when the server room gets too warm, and OFF again when the temperature returns to normal. An alert
message may not be desired under these circumstances.
Note: if the user wants to disable alerts for a sensor after the sensor is already in alert status, the user must either
acknowledge or dismiss the alert first.
Group: This is the group of sensors this sensor will belong to. Users that subscribe to alerts from this group will receive alerts
from sensors within the group. Each sensor can be configured to send alerts. Up to 16 sensor groups can be defined. Each user
can receive alerts from any or all of the sensor groups.
Minimum Level: This shows the minimum value supported by the sensor. It is factory configured for each type of sensor and
cannot be changed. Its value is detected when connecting the sensor.
Maximum Level: This shows the maximum value supported by the sensor. It is factory configured for each type of sensor and
cannot be changed. Its value is detected when connecting the sensor.
Units: (only for Temperature sensors) This lets the operator choose between Celsius and Fahrenheit as the temperature
measurement unit.
Custom Sensors (for Current Sensor Configuration only)
Associate to a Custom Sensor: Various types of sensors can be connected to an ENVIROMUX-S420MA Current Sensor. In
order to better define the sensor on the Summary Page, in SNMP traps, or in an MIB browser, select this box.
selected, the range of this sensor will be reported as shown-"4-20mA".
Custom Sensor Type: This defines the sensor type as viewed in the Summary Page (page 22) in the "Type" column. Leaving it
empty will result in an empty field in the Summary Page.
Unit: Enter between 1 and 3 alphabetical characters. These characters will be used by the ENVIROMUX to represent the unit of
measure reported by the attached sensor. Leaving it empty will result in an empty string in the reported data.
SNMP Custom Type ID: Use this field if SNMP traps will be used for alert notifications. The Type ID corresponds with a value
defined in the MIB file under "extSensorType" (default value is 32567 for type "Custom"). Place the desired number in this box
that represents the type of sensor to be reported in the MIB browser or SNMP trap.
To define a new type of sensor;
1. open the MIB file,
2. locate the section titled "extSensorType",
3. assign a description and a number not already in use (in the "SYNTAX" field) to associate with it ,
4. enter the number for the newly defined extSensorType in the SNMP Custom Type ID box.
If the Type ID is left blank, the value "0" will be assigned, which will be reported in the browser and SNMP trap as type
"undefined".
Minimum Level: The minimum range of the units to be associated with the current reading measured from the attached sensor .
Maximum Level: The maximum range of the units to be associated with the current reading measured from the attached sensor .
Descriptions can be from 1-80 characters in length and include
Descriptions will be used in e-mail alerts in the
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If this box is not