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WTG QuickStart Guide

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Adding a wireless sensor

First make sure that your wireless sensor is in RUN mode in order to complete the sensor pairing:
p

ress and hold the sensor’s button for 1-2 seconds. The wireless sensor’s LED will light up briefly.

Then open the WTG

unit’s WebUI. Click on the

Add Wireless Device

icon to begin.

You may either input the wireless key details manually, or use one of the automated methods detailed
below.

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Summary of Contents for WTG

Page 1: ...www AKCP com WTG QuickStart Guide Copyright 2020 AKCP...

Page 2: ...5 Contact support for more information WiFi support If the WTG is placed in an area you don t have accessible Ethernet cable for network connection you can use the WiFi option to connect the unit with...

Page 3: ...nnection slower but still convenient setup After the initial connection both methods will provide access to the unit s WebUI for further configuration Wired setup Connect a network LAN cable to the un...

Page 4: ...t IP 192 168 0 100 Open http 192 168 0 100 with a supported browser Chrome or Firefox The unit s setup wizard will load You can customize the unit s basic parameters now system name location contact d...

Page 5: ...WTG QuickStart Guide 5...

Page 6: ...WTG QuickStart Guide 6 For details about connecting to an existing WiFi network see below in this manual...

Page 7: ...WTG QuickStart Guide 7 A WebUI tutorial will follow where you can learn the basics of using the interface You can skip the tutorial any time...

Page 8: ...nt will depend on the following A Any WTG unit after any number of power cycles configured or unconfigured for the first 5 minutes only as described above The default WiFi password is publicpublic wit...

Page 9: ...word Next open the WebUI using the unit s default WiFi IP 192 168 250 100 or the hostname akcp local if your device supports it Open http 192 168 250 100 or http akcp local with a supported browser Ch...

Page 10: ...dity levels can log and graph data over time and you can configure real time alerts when user defined sensor thresholds are exceeded It can also be used as a data logger with the readings buffered and...

Page 11: ...to complete the sensor pairing press and hold the sensor s button for 1 2 seconds The wireless sensor s LED will light up briefly Then open the WTG unit s WebUI Click on the Add Wireless Device icon...

Page 12: ...y to the WTG unit s USB port it will be automatically detected You can add it when you see the popup window Otherwise when you click Add Wireless Device and the sensor is connected to the USB port its...

Page 13: ...ton on the lower left corner Press and hold the button on the wireless sensor until the LED begins to blink SETUP mode After it s detected click on Add to add it to WTG Note make sure that your wirele...

Page 14: ...or has been added you will notice a warning triangle next to it This indicates that the sensor still requires sync pairing with the WTG Normally the sync will be done automatically and after that the...

Page 15: ...WTG QuickStart Guide 15 Further sensor configuration Access the menu on the top left corner and go to the Sensors page The wireless sensors can be managed from this menu...

Page 16: ...WTG QuickStart Guide 16 Here you can rename the sensor for easier identification...

Page 17: ...WTG QuickStart Guide 17 Adjust the sensor reading thresholds...

Page 18: ...WTG QuickStart Guide 18 Access further fine tuning of the readings...

Page 19: ...WTG QuickStart Guide 19 Change the sensor reading status texts for each status...

Page 20: ...each sensor status For switch type sensor it s working the same as the feature we have on the wired AKCP sensors For analog sensor type you can set the number of polling we display in time polling nu...

Page 21: ...t wireless network settings per sensor take note of the warnings regarding battery life Important the graph sampling period will use the sensor value collection period parameter See details below in t...

Page 22: ...t to the sensor Without sync your new thresholds won t be applied Note the sensor settings can also be synced automatically the next time that the sensor broadcast a packet but doing a manual sync is...

Page 23: ...traffic that affects sensor reading Go to Settings menu Wireless Wireless Settings Choose a different channel which has less radio traffic The available list of channels will depend on your country s...

Page 24: ...ettings page also provides a packet logger feature for troubleshooting Press Start to begin logging of the wireless packets it will show the received and transmitted packets The logging will stop auto...

Page 25: ...etwork Settings Ethernet You can change the WTG unit s Ethernet network settings under Settings menu Network These settings will affect the Ethernet interface only wired connection IPv6 is also suppor...

Page 26: ...oint settings can be overridden with a user defined configuration Very Important Note on each power cycle of the unit the Default Access Point settings will be temporary re enabled for 5 minutes regar...

Page 27: ...G QuickStart Guide 27 To configure Station mode WiFi client and connect to an existing WiFi network do the following Set the Access Point mode to Disabled Set the Station mode to Enabled and press Sav...

Page 28: ...WTG QuickStart Guide 28 The WiFi module will start to search for available WiFi networks to connect to and display the results...

Page 29: ...WTG QuickStart Guide 29 Choose your WiFi network from the list and click on it Enter your WiFi password when prompted...

Page 30: ...error popup will be shown You can review the WiFi connection details after the WTG has connected It will show the IP address netmask and gateway settings that it received from the WiFi router by DHCP...

Page 31: ...D License Management You can review the current license under Settings menu License Management This page will show the current state of licensed features Scroll down to view any License Keys that are...

Page 32: ...ns on product usage most features will be disabled such as virtual sensors graphing notifications see details below When you attempt to use a feature that requires a license you will see a notificatio...

Page 33: ...e enabled features and the number of Virtual Sensors Access Control Users etc that your license allows to use Note the entered license will remain in effect even if your unit is returned to factory de...

Page 34: ...e in the world by logging in to the AKCP Cloud dashboard with the unit s MAC ID Because the Cloud service will enable world wide access to the unit s WebUI by using the MAC ID the unit s owner has to...

Page 35: ...com to add your unit to AKCP Cloud You will get a reply with the Cloud VPN password which you will need to enter manually on your unit to connect 3 Check that your unit can resolve hostnames with DNS...

Page 36: ...KCP Cloud dashboard click Enable and then Save Important The unit will need to be rebooted after the changes Note the VPN and Server Integration pages will be automatically hidden if the Cloud Server...

Page 37: ...WTG QuickStart Guide 37 5 Reboot the unit and wait for the device to be connected The Cloud URL will also be displayed for quick access...

Page 38: ...WTG QuickStart Guide 38 If there s any connection issues password cannot resolve name etc it will be logged in the Event Log...

Page 39: ...WTG QuickStart Guide 39 6 Go to http cloud akcp com and log in with the Device MAC ID e g 00 0B DC 01 47 A4...

Page 40: ...WTG QuickStart Guide 40 7 The WebUI of the connected device will load first time loading could be slow and the HTTPS certificate should show as valid from LetsEncrypt...

Page 41: ...ud Troubleshooting 1 First check for common connection issues Wrong password Unit cannot resolve DNS name or no Internet access Unit s cloud license expired Unit disabled in Cloud console Check the un...

Page 42: ...WTG QuickStart Guide 42 2 Contact Support and ask for help resolving the issue support akcp com Note your device s MAC ID and System Description...

Page 43: ...Settings menu About you can review the details of your device It contains important information such as the firmware version product type MAC ID and the total number of sensors It is a good practice...

Page 44: ...er Sensors menu Virtual Sensors The configuration and supported features are the same as on our sensorProbe family units Contact Support for the sensorProbe manual that contains the Virtual Sensor con...

Page 45: ...he supported graph features are the same as on our sensorProbe family units The wireless sensor graph collection period settings are set on each sensor s settings page sensor value collection period N...

Page 46: ...The virtual sensor graph collection period is set on the General page under the Settings menu Note after making changes any existing graph data will be deleted Important WTG supports up to 14 virtual...

Page 47: ...rt Guide 47 You can set further graph options for a sensor after opening the graph gauge and clicking the 3 dot menu in the top right corner Remember to export your graph data as it is not included in...

Page 48: ...WTG QuickStart Guide 48 Please contact support akcp com if you have any further technical questions or problems Thanks for Choosing AKCP...

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