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Room Alert User’s Guide

Table of Contents

Room Alert Hardware Options ............................................................................................ 2

Room Alert 3E ............................................................................................................. 2

Room Alert 4E ............................................................................................................. 2

Room Alert 12E ........................................................................................................... 2

Room Alert 32E/W ....................................................................................................... 3

Room Alert Hardware Features ...................................................................................... 4

Standard Room Alert Packages ...................................................................................... 5

How To Install Your Room Alert.......................................................................................... 6

Connect Your Room Alert Hardware ............................................................................... 6

If Your Network Is Power Over Ethernet (PoE) Enabled ( Room Alert 32E/W, 12E & 3E) ... 6

If Your Network Is Not Power Over Ethernet (PoE) Enabled .......................................... 6

Connect Included External Sensors And Other Compatible Components .............................. 6

How To Use Room Alert’s Web Interface ............................................................................. 7

Status ........................................................................................................................ 7

Banner & Header .................................................................................................... 8

Sensor Display Area ................................................................................................ 9

Settings ................................................................................................................... 11

Sensors ............................................................................................................... 13

Alarms ................................................................................................................. 24

Network ............................................................................................................... 28

SMTP Email .......................................................................................................... 31

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) .......................................................... 33

Security ............................................................................................................... 36

Ping ( Room Alert 4E) ......................................................................................... 38

Advanced ............................................................................................................. 39

Updating & Troubleshooting Your Room Alert ..................................................................... 47

How To Download Firmware & Software Updates From GoToMyDevices ............................ 47

How To Update Room Alert’s Firmware ......................................................................... 47

How To Discover Room Alert When Your Network Blocks UDP Broadcasts ......................... 47

How To Reset Room Alert To Factory Defaults ............................................................... 48

Introduction To AVTECH’s GoToMyDevices Cloud Service .................................................... 50

Introduction To AVTECH’s Device ManageR ....................................................................... 52

Summary of Contents for Room Alert 12E

Page 1: ...AVT 160614 1 0 1 Temperature Environment Monitoring Made Easy Phone 401 628 1600 Fax 401 628 1601 Web AVTECH com User s Guide Reference Manual Room Alert 32E Room Alert 32E W 12E 4E 3E...

Page 2: ...a trademark and use of any trademark in this publication should not be regarded as affecting the validity of any trademark or service mark How To Purchase AVTECH Products AVTECH products are availabl...

Page 3: ...sors And Other Compatible Components 6 How To Use Room Alert s Web Interface 7 Status 7 Banner Header 8 Sensor Display Area 9 Settings 11 Sensors 13 Alarms 24 Network 28 SMTP Email 31 Simple Network M...

Page 4: ...log Input Port 8 Relay Output Port 9 Ethernet Port 2 Switch Sensor Ports 4 4 Internal Sensors Temperature Back Front Custom Light Tower Or Relay Port Power Port 1 Ethernet Port 2 Digital Sensor Ports...

Page 5: ...9 Analog Input Ports 2 8 Battery Back up On Off Button 15 Alarm LEDs Ethernet Port 2 Digital Sensor Ports 8 5 Power Status LED 10 PoE WLAN GSM LEDs 12 13 Light Tower Relay Adapter Ports 2 7 14 Wirele...

Page 6: ...vice e g HVAC generator pump fan etc via standard speaker wire or low voltage 2 wire cable Digital Port s Standard RJ 11 jack s connect any AVTECH digital sensor to Room Alert via a standard RJ 11 str...

Page 7: ...he standard package includes One 1 Room Alert 4E ID Box Rack Mount Bracket Optional One 1 External Digital Temperature Sensor One 1 AVTECH 5V 1A Power Adapter One 1 Ethernet Cable 10 Room Alert 12E Th...

Page 8: ...other end to a network jack B Then Connect To A Power Source Plug one end of AVTECH s 5V 1A Power Adapter into the Room Alert power port Plug the other end into a surge protected power source Your Ro...

Page 9: ...ress bar of your web browser Select your Room Alert in the Device Discovery utility and click the Web button Select your Room Alert in Device ManageR and click the Open Web button Select your Room Ale...

Page 10: ...elow the banner is the header where you may view basic information about your device On the left side of the header you may find the following information Device Name Model MAC Address Serial Number F...

Page 11: ...Page Settings You may temporarily change the refresh interval of the Status page and default temperature scale here To temporarily modify the refresh interval of the Status screen which is 60 seconds...

Page 12: ...ward arrow Lowest reading since last reboot of Room Alert Navigating The Status Page Your Room Alert displays your sensors in the following order Digital Sensors Switch Sensors Wireless Sensors Room A...

Page 13: ...you for a username and password If you ve set up a password for your Room Alert enter it and select OK Otherwise simply select OK without entering anything Navigating Settings Settings has the follow...

Page 14: ...king changes in different places and then save the changes all at once When you are ready to save all the modifications you ve made select the Save Settings button Your Room Alert will automatically r...

Page 15: ...OTE Notice the Use Alarm Profile drop down menu next to each sensor If you have an AVTECH Light Tower Relay Switch Sensor or built in relays on your Room Alert you may configure Alarm Profiles to togg...

Page 16: ...emperature falls below 60 and clear when it rises above 61 1 In Degrees Within Threshold Before Alarm Is Cleared you may leave the default 1 or enter a value between 0 1 and 25 5 2 Select Save Setting...

Page 17: ...ter a value to adjust the temperature reading if it differs from a known value at that location 5 In Use Alarm Profile which controls light towers and relays on your Room Alert you may leave the defau...

Page 18: ...that represent the High and Low points of your analog sensor s output signal range In the case of the Current Loop 1 which outputs a signal of 0 5 VDC we ve left the default values In Scale enter the...

Page 19: ...elect Save Settings at the top or bottom of the page Your Room Alert will automatically reboot and commit your changes With the custom scale enabled you may enter decimal numbers in Adjust in the rang...

Page 20: ...what happens to its circuit state in the Status page After you connect your sensor and before you configure it in the Settings page follow these steps 1 Select the Status tab in the navigation bar to...

Page 21: ...oose another Alarm Profile from the drop down menu NOTE 4 Select Save Settings at the top or bottom of the page Your Room Alert will automatically reboot and commit your changes TIP Room Alert sensor...

Page 22: ...oom Alert 32E W loses its main power source Otherwise you may uncheck it 3 In Alarm Profile which controls light towers and relays on your Room Alert you may leave the default Profile 1 or choose anot...

Page 23: ...ered Relays WiSPRs that are in range Below you see the WiSH Sensor Settings screen detecting a WiSH or WiSPR sensor 1 In WiSH Sensor choose the discovered WiSH you want to configure from the drop down...

Page 24: ...ital Sensor Alarm Configuration Please refer to Alarm Thresholds Internal and External Digital Sensor Alarm Configuration in this manual for instructions on configuring the WiSH s internal temperature...

Page 25: ...ps above for each discovered WiSH A maximum of ten WiSH or WiSPR hubs can be used with each Room Alert 32W monitor NOTE If you have an AVTECH Light Tower Relay Switch Sensor or built in relays on your...

Page 26: ...you may configure light towers and relays Light Tower Relay Profile Configuration In this example we ll select and name a Light Tower w Audio in LTA 1 and then configure its Profile 1 1 In LTA 1 Labe...

Page 27: ...y Switch Sensor to a Room Alert 32E W 12E or 3E The Room Alert 4E does not require a Light Tower Relay Adapter allowing for a direct connection You may also connect a low voltage device directly to th...

Page 28: ...does when the Room Alert monitor boots on Associate Alarm Profiles With Sensors Each sensor is set at Profile 1 by default connected light towers built in LTA relays Relay Switch Sensors and built in...

Page 29: ...e 1 You may also choose No Alarm if you do not want to associate your sensor with a profile 3 Select Save Settings at the top or bottom of the page Your Room Alert will automatically reboot and commit...

Page 30: ...d name in Device Name and enter a new one of up to 15 alphanumeric characters TIP 2 Select Save Settings at the top or bottom of the page Your Room Alert will automatically reboot and commit your chan...

Page 31: ...c IP address 1 Select Use The Following IP Configuration 2 In IP Address enter the new static IP address 3 In Subnet Mask enter the subnet mask 4 In Default Gateway enter the gateway IP address 5 In D...

Page 32: ...ls your network traffic you may need to change these settings 1 In MTU Size you may leave the default 1024 or enter a value as low as 512 2 You may uncheck Auto Negotiate and choose For Speed 100 Mpbs...

Page 33: ...en 1 Check Email Enabled 2 You may leave Email Footer Enabled checked to include AVTECH contact information with email messages 3 You may check Use SMS to send a shorter email with a reduced character...

Page 34: ...ntry you must first check Display URL Enabled When this field is left at the default disabled blank your email alerts will contain the Room Alert s current IP address and HTTP port number in the body...

Page 35: ...d party SNMP monitoring application Obtain the Room Alert MIB files and load them into your SNMP monitoring application Otherwise your application cannot properly translate the data it receives in the...

Page 36: ...top or bottom of the page Your Room Alert will automatically reboot and commit your changes SNMP Trap Sending Configuration You may configure your Room Alert to send SNMP Traps in response to a chang...

Page 37: ...rt 4E You may configure your Room Alert 4E to receive SNMP Traps from up to three other network devices such as printers fax machines etc When Room Alert 4E receives a trap message it generates an ala...

Page 38: ...n the Confirm Password field to verify 3 Select Save Settings at the top or bottom of the page Your Room Alert will automatically reboot and commit your changes NOTE If you forget your password you ca...

Page 39: ...ettings at the top or bottom of the page Your Room Alert will automatically reboot and commit your changes NOTE If you forget your username or password you can reset your Room Alert settings to the fa...

Page 40: ...d register an alarm state Navigate to Settings Ping to open the Ping Settings screen Ping Configuration 1 In Retry Count you may enter the number connection attempts Room Alert will make before an ala...

Page 41: ...ManageR Push time date trace output and WiSH sensor options Navigate to Settings Advanced to open the Advanced Settings screen The Advanced Settings screen has 4 to 5 sub tabs depending on your Room...

Page 42: ...at You may enter a value from 5 to 65535 The default is 60 seconds 2 In HTTP Port you may change the port number your web browser uses to connect to your Room Alert s web interface It uses port 80 by...

Page 43: ...rules on the remote network Firewalls typically allow outgoing connections while blocking incoming connections Your Room Alert can immediately send an update to Device ManageR when it detects an alarm...

Page 44: ...In Time Format you may select either the MM DD YY or DD MM YY date format from the drop down list Month first MM DD YY is the default 4 Select Enable Daylight Savings if you would like your Room Aler...

Page 45: ...ay select how often Room Alert automatically synchronizes with your time server You may leave the default 24 Hours or choose another interval as frequent as 10 minutes from the drop down list You may...

Page 46: ...er as well as other information such as the current firmware version IP address MAC address and requests to web pages To configure trace output 1 Select Enable 2 In Port you may leave the default port...

Page 47: ...between 10 and 254 the default is 10 This prevents false alerts if the wireless signal is temporarily interrupted 3 In WiSH Sensors Enabled you may specify the maximum number of WiSH or WiSPR units yo...

Page 48: ...Settings at the top or bottom of the page Your Room Alert will automatically reboot and commit your changes To later unblock that WiSH 1 In Blocked WiSH Sensors you see a list of WiSHs that have been...

Page 49: ...t already have one of them installed you may download it from your customer account 3 Select your Room Alert from the list of discovered devices 4 In Device ManageR select the Update Firmware link sh...

Page 50: ...the scan is complete in Device ManageR select Close Window and your Room Alert should be automatically added to the list of discovered devices Or once the scan is complete in Device Discovery your Roo...

Page 51: ...button for at least 10 seconds until the left LED over the network jack turns off and then on again 2 Your Room Alert will automatically reboot and attempt to obtain an IP address via DHCP 3 To automa...

Page 52: ...or email to SMS address you choose with no mail server set up required Reporting Eye catching reports are a few clicks away just pick a device and a sensor to add it instantly to an easy to read graph...

Page 53: ...r any other location that can be displayed on a map Push to GoToMyDevices com Room Alert keeps you up to date by pushing sensor data to GoToMyDevices under the conditions listed below On boot On conne...

Page 54: ...eras View all of your Axis camera displays simultaneously and control who has access Automatically email Axis camera snapshots in response to alert conditions Customize your alerts with links to your...

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