RBMS Plus Installation and Opera
RBMS Plus Installation and Operation Manual
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4.8.13.
Setup Firmware Server (19)
Typing “19” followed by “Enter” will allow you to enter an IP address of a firmware server. The IP address should be set
as described in the IP address section of this document. If an IP address is entered for the firmware server, then the
RBMS Plus (at random times) will send the firmware server its IP address, date/time stamp, MAC Address, unit type
and firmware version. This feature is used in conjunction with a dedicated firmware server to enable automatic
updates of firmware and web pages to Alpha Technologies units.
Press 9 then “Enter” to save the server IP.
4.9.
Web Server
The RBMS Plus contains a Web Server that provides a complete set of web pages to observe and configure the
monitoring system from a web browser.
The web browser will load a Java applet from the RBMS Plus when the web page is opened. The applet is used to
support the communications between the web browser on your PC and the RBMS Plus. For this to operate, the Java
Runtime Environment (JRE) must be installed on your PC. This is a common function of many web sites so it is likely
that the Java Runtime Environment is already loaded on your PC.
If you need to load the Java Runtime Environment go to the Sun Java Web Site at:
http://java.com/en/download/windows_automatic.jsp
and follow the directions to download and install the latest
version of the JRE. This is a free download.
NOTE:
The RBMS Plus web server has been tested to work with many versions of the Sun Java Runtime
Environment. Versions of the Java Runtime Environment older than 1.6 may not function properly. Most newer
versions appear to work properly, but occasionally a version may have a bug that inhibits some features.
Contact PBT if you suspect an incompatibility.
To check which version you are using on your PC, open Microsoft Internet Explorer and select Tools -> Internet Options
-> Advanced. Scroll down to the line that displays Java (Sun). The version number of the Java Runtime environment
installed on your PC will be shown. If this line is not present the Sun Java Runtime Environment is not installed on your
PC.
