Asentria SiteBoss 530 User Manual
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What is a SiteBoss 530
The Basics
Fig 1: SiteBoss 530 (S530-2 on top, S530-6 on bottom)
The SiteBoss 530 is a versatile mid-range system used for monitoring and control of remote equipment sites. The
S530 provides remote monitoring of serial devices, equipment I/O, and environmental conditions at these remote
sites and forwards notification when conditions fall outside limits. On-board I/O provides serial, Ethernet, and
dialup connectivity. The S530-2 (11-inch) and S530-6 (17-inch) models provide two or six expansion slots
respectively to allow addition of various communications and monitoring interfaces (Expansion Cards).
Communication Methods
The S530 has a diverse selection of communication methods available for different applications. The following
methods can be used to either access the command processor or provide a passthrough connection to devices
attached to the serial ports. All methods of connecting to the unit can be secured via password for protection of
data and hardware.
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RS-232 serial
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Telnet
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Standard modem serial
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Security callback modem serial
Data may be retrieved from or through the S530 by any of the following methods:
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Serial or modem connection to command processor (using Line or Zmodem) or passthrough
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Telnet to command processor or passthrough
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Telnet real-time sockets
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FTP push (automatic delivery to FTP server)
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FTP get (manual retrieval from FTP server)
Alarms generated or detected within the S530 can be delivered through any of the following means:
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Modem
callout
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Dialup
pager
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Relays (if configured with optional relay Expansion Card)
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SNMP
trap
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SMS
Messages
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Asentria Alarms
Data Storage
Basic data storage in the S530 is accomplished in a database of four files – FILE1, FILE2, EVENTS, and AUDIT.
FILE1 and FILE2 are typically associated with Serial Port I/O 1 and Serial Port I/O 2 respectively, although either
serial port can store to either FILE1 and FILE2, or both. EVENTS and AUDIT are log files generated from the
Event Log Settings and Audit Log Settings menus per the parameters set there. The number of records stored in
each these four files can be displayed using the
DIR
command on any connection to the command processor,
including FTP.
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