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Password The account password (leave blank for an “open” (no security) account). For
gmail, this is the password to gain access to the account.
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TLS The encryption setting. This is the only secure mode supported. Uncheck for
an “open” (no encryption) account. For gmail this should be set.
In addition to these settings, the email alarms settings let you set:
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One Recipient The recipient line ( to line in Figure 19 ).
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The sender’s address
The application by default shows the settings for a fictitious secure gmail account (see Figure 19 ).
These settings of course need to be changed to reflect the user’s own email account settings and
recipient email address.
Two types of alarms can be sent:
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An alarm when a threshold is exceeded. That threshold works exactly the same way as the
AutoRec threshold. If it is set to the same value as the AutoRec threshold, the instrument will
both start a recording of the signals, and send an email when the signal goes above the
threshold.
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An alarm when the battery level is too low. The level cannot be adjusted. It is set so the
instrument has enough reserves to send the alarm.
8.7.6
WiFi™
Battery Drain
Connecting to a network drains the battery. Even if the instrument is idle, if the periodic connection is
enabled, the instrument will regularly wake up and attempt to connect to the server. Trying to connect
at regular intervals will drain the battery in a short amount of time.
When that behavior is unwanted (for instance when the instrument is unused and in storage) pressing
the
Disable All button (see 4 Figure 13 ) will completely disable WiFi™ and email connectivity. If the
instrument is idle with all its WiFi™ connectivity disabled, it can keep its battery for at least 6 months.
9 Instrument_Listener Application
In order to report recorded data, and send alarm emails, the instrument must connect to a remote PC
(a server) that is running the
Instrument_Listener application. The Instrument_Listener_Installer_Vxxx
must be installed on the PC ( Vxxx represents the version number of that application).
The remote PC (the server) must:
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Be on
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Be reachable over the network, either by an instrument on the local network, or on a global
network. All firewalls must allow the server to receive incoming connections.
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Be running the Instrument_Listener application. It may be useful to setup that application so
that it runs automatically when the PC boots.