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ServSensor JR 

March 2004 

EME102A 

Summary of Contents for ServSensor JR EME102A

Page 1: ...ServSensor JR March 2004 EME102A...

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Page 3: ...1 CE STATEMENT 1 This product carries the CE mark to indicate compliance with the European Directive on Electromagnetic Compatibility 89 336 EEC It has been tested to EN55024 1998 and EN55022 1998...

Page 4: ...2 ServSensor JR 2...

Page 5: ...3 CONTENTS 3...

Page 6: ...20mA converter 41 2 1 10 Power relay board 44 2 1 11 Smoke detector 46 2 1 12 Motion detector 48 2 2 External sensor integration 50 3 Integration with network management systems 51 3 1 HP OpenView 52...

Page 7: ...p thresholds 93 4 5 Trap Var Bind information 94 4 6 Community string 96 5 Web based User Interface 97 5 1 Login page 99 5 2 Summary page 100 5 3 Sensors setting 102 5 4 Graphing 103 5 5 Traps setting...

Page 8: ...sensor comes with our unique Autosense feature Whenever a new type of sensor is plugged in the Autosense will recognize it and reconfigure the ServSensor JR to begin monitoring it In the event of an a...

Page 9: ...y sensor and other such factors and can display you the graphical report The ServSensor JR is supplied with a MIB to allow its interface to SNMP based Network Management systems such as HP Open View I...

Page 10: ...nd configured you can also plug ServSensor JR into your LAN 3 A power socket to plug in the AC to DC adaptor for ServSensor JR 4 You can also assign the IP address using the web based user interface o...

Page 11: ...9 CONTENTS 9...

Page 12: ...OM and retain their values even if power is lost Connecting a host to the ServSensor JR In order to assign the IP address the ServSensor JR needs to be on the same LAN as the computer that is assignin...

Page 13: ...IP address to the new address For example enter http 192 168 0 100 into the URL of the web browser and hit return Once the page has loaded you can press the Network tab and enter a new IP address for...

Page 14: ...the Ethernet MAC address located on the sticker on the ServSensor JR and ipaddress is the IP address you wish to assign For example arp s 192 189 207 2 00 40 17 03 b2 04 To check that you have entere...

Page 15: ...send a message to the DHCP server that loaded it to renew its lease If the server responds then the lease is renewed for a period of time chosen by the DHCP server If the DHCP server does not respond...

Page 16: ...rvSensor JR The following intelligent sensors are available Temperature sensor Dual Sensor Temperature Humidity Water Detector Airflow Sensor AC Voltage Detector DC Voltage Sensor Security Sensor Dry...

Page 17: ...r sensor will automatically appear in the list of online sensors If you click on the link under the type column you will be taken immediately to the Sensor settings screen Entering data To change any...

Page 18: ...he case of a switch the status is formed by comparing the value from the sensor with the Normal State It is recommended that they not be set too narrow as this may cause unneeded messages to be genera...

Page 19: ...ending Trap Email On Normal There is also a delay before sending Trap Email on normal and is set in the same manner as above In this case the sensor is in the error state and will ignore momentary flu...

Page 20: ...18 ServSensor JR 18 settings can be made for every day of the week The time interval range can be from 00 00 hrs to 24 00 hrs Mails Traps will not be sent during the time interval set...

Page 21: ...o detects the presence of the sensor Each sensor has its own SNMP OID so that data can be collected over the network and graphed A commonly used SNMP OID for the temperature sensor is the number of de...

Page 22: ...sors are configured similarly not every field is described below The descriptions below describe the fields that are special to the temperature sensor For a general description about configuring all s...

Page 23: ...Degree to the high and low thresholds Degree Type The Degree Type can be set to Fahrenheit or Celsius When the Degree Type is changed all the threshold fields will change their values automatically T...

Page 24: ...sed with 15 or 60 feet of cable allowing the sensors to be positioned in hot spots The ServSensor JR auto detects the presence of the dual sensor Each sensor in the dual sensor has its own SNMP OID so...

Page 25: ...tional power needed ServSensor JR autodetects the presence of the dual sensor Up to 2 dual sensors per ServSensor JR Full Autosense including disconnect alarm Configuring the Dual sensor Since all of...

Page 26: ...he temperature sensor are lost the status of the temperature sensor is changed to sensorError If communications with the temperature sensor are reestablished the status will be formed by comparing the...

Page 27: ...ions with the humidity sensor are lost the status of the Humidity sensor is changed to sensorError When communications with the humidity sensor are reestablished the status will be formed by comparing...

Page 28: ...the resistance of water The resistance of water can vary depending upon the impurities in the water Normal resistance type monitors are unable to detect the presence of distilled water due to its high...

Page 29: ...ince all of BLACK BOX s intelligent sensors are configured similarly not every field is described below The descriptions below describe the fields that are special to the water detector For a general...

Page 30: ...he fan slows down the user will be given an indication of the change over time This may happen if the fan is close to failure or the air filter is clogged The ServSensor JR shows this information usin...

Page 31: ...one reading each second data logging once per minute Communication cable RJ45 jack to the ServSensor JR Sensor type Thermistor Sensor power line power from ServSensor JR Trap information status sensor...

Page 32: ...via SNMP and the data can be used to graph the airflow The values range is from 0 to 100 Status If the sensor is offline the status is noStatus If the sensor is online the status will be formed by co...

Page 33: ...status and configuration parameters The Web browser interface is also available to display the status and configuration parameters When an alarm condition is activated the description and location of...

Page 34: ...tions below describe the fields that are special to the AC voltage sensor For a general description about configuring all sensors including information regarding common configuration parameters please...

Page 35: ...For a DC Voltage sensor plugged into RJ45 1 that OID is 1 3 6 1 4 1 3854 1 2 2 1 17 1 3 0 Specifications Features Measurement range 0 60V Overvoltage protection A relay within the DC Voltage sensor w...

Page 36: ...DC Voltage sensor box If 10V is selected then 0 to 10VDC is mapped to 0 to 100 if 20V is selected then 0 to 20VDC is mapped to 0 to 100 A D base in 1 10 volt increments This is the minimum voltage tha...

Page 37: ...then compared to the thresholds of Low Warning High Warning High and Low Critical that the user has set From this the status is then computed and emails traps are sent if necessary Jumpers The DC Volt...

Page 38: ...r JR The ServSensor JR will retain any error condition until it is read via an SNMP get Therefore if a security sensor encounters a critical condition at any time it must report that condition before...

Page 39: ...about configuring all sensors including information regarding common configuration parameters please see the Installing and Configuring Sensors page Status If the sensor is offline the status is noSta...

Page 40: ...a normal state Input pins can be used to detect whether or not an input switch is open or closed In combination with external sensors input pins can detect whether a door or window is open or closed...

Page 41: ...ing and Configuring Sensors page Direction The Switch Direction can be either Input or Output When set as an Input the sensor will report its status as normal highCritical or lowCritical The status is...

Page 42: ...value of 0 volts will cause the status to be reported as normal Information on Dry contact cables The extension length of the dry contact twisted pairs is limited only by the amount of electromagneti...

Page 43: ...ted back to voltage and read by the ServSensor JR 4 20mA transmitters are common in the industry for use with high quality sensors With the 4 20mA converter these sensors can now be integrated into th...

Page 44: ...to 0 to 100 A D base in 1 10 volt increments This is the minimum voltage that the 4 20mA Converter will output This value in conjunction with the maximum voltage from the sensor is used to determine t...

Page 45: ...nd Low Critical that the user has set From this the status is then computed and emails traps are sent if necessary Below is an illustration of a typical 4 20mA settings Input Current Percent 4 06mA 1...

Page 46: ...ccepts a control signal that is sent from the ServSensor JR Applications Power Switching On Off Control Activate Alarms Process Control Energy Management Systems Specifications Features Relay contacts...

Page 47: ...ge Dimensions 65 W x 62 H x 15 D mm Operating Temperature 40 C to 85 C Configuring the Power Relay Board Since all of BLACK BOX s intelligent sensors are configured similarly not every field is descri...

Page 48: ...Detected Accurate cost effective Smoke Detector LED indicates the status of Smoke Detector Sensor type open closed contact switch Up to 2 Smoke Detector Sensors per ServSensor JR Includes disconnect...

Page 49: ...tical If at any time communications with the smoke detector are lost the status of the smoke detector is changed to sensorError When a smoke detector is connected the ServSensor JR will sense it as dr...

Page 50: ...On Off alarm signal of Motion detected Accurate cost effective motion detecting LED in housing indicates movement sensed Electronics are mounted in attractive angle adjustable wall mountable unit Sen...

Page 51: ...iption about configuring all sensors including information regarding common configuration parameters please see the Installing and Configuring Sensors page Status If the sensor is offline the status i...

Page 52: ...reate their own custom data collection systems The user can configure sensor input voltage range from 0 to 60 volts through the addition of the DC Voltage sensor directly into the ServSensor JR if the...

Page 53: ...h a MIB file that can be easily loaded to your network management system and can receive SNMP alerts By default the traps are for WhatsUp Gold style The user can change the traps to HP OpenView NNM or...

Page 54: ...entitled SNMP MIB Files Not Found appears Press the Browse button If you are installing this software from the floppy disk go to A bin and find the sp mib file If you are installing the MIB after run...

Page 55: ...o be added to NNM This file is called an Application Registration File or ARF An ARF file is used by HP to customize and integrate third party applications such as the hhmsagent into NNM The name of t...

Page 56: ...every temperature sensor and the status of every sensor The hhms file can also be customized with a standard text editor You may wish to include graphs of humidity sensors or switches In addition any...

Page 57: ...pick the OID to monitor appears Click on the to expand the private tree Then expand enterprises BLACK BOX hhmsagent This exposes the hhmsagent mib You can monitor the status of an individual sensor by...

Page 58: ...the sensors status is noStatus The noStatus status is set when the sensor is set to offline Set the Consecutive Samples to 1 for both the Threshold and The Rearm sections Set the Rearm Value Type to A...

Page 59: ...the Dialog menu press Events Modify The Modify Events dialog box appears Press Event Messages and then press Log and display in category Choose Application Alert Alarms Now press Actions You may enter...

Page 60: ...3854 1 2 2 1 16 1 3 1 10 1 1 7 The graph utility xnmgraph does not save its data When the program exits all data is lost If you wish to keep long term data you must save it If you have been collectin...

Page 61: ...ou will probably not use the MIB browser very much All of the information available from the MIB browser is also available from the Web Based Manager The Web Based Manager also contains additional fea...

Page 62: ...use an alarm to take place you will need to set the High Warning near to the current room temperature but high enough so that it can go back to normal The status of the temperature sensor will go to h...

Page 63: ...Alarms Browser There should be an alarm caused by the polled OID Status going to warning that is the integer value of 3 Resetting the Sensor Status The temperature sensor will drift back to room tempe...

Page 64: ...references The program is located in the directory where WhatsUp Gold is installed To run the MIB extractor at the command prompt enter WhatsUp mibextra directory_name sp mib NOTE If the mib extracto...

Page 65: ...ting one or one newly created 1 Creating a blank network map 1 1 From the File menu of WhatsUp Gold select New Map Wizard 1 2 Choose Create a blank map Press the Finish button The network map editor w...

Page 66: ...n to open the item properties dialog box 3 2 On the left pane select General see Figure 2 Figure 2 General Property page 3 3 Fill out the form All fields are described below Display name this identifi...

Page 67: ...d email 3 4 On the left pane select SNMP 3 5 Enable SNMP Manageable Device as show in Figure 3 3 6 Fill out all fields including Read Community Write Community and Device Object ID These fields are de...

Page 68: ...66 ServSensor JR 66 Figure 3 SNMP Property page...

Page 69: ...Moreover the utility can graph the change between the last and the current value of a SNMP variable as well as the average change per second in the values of a SNMP variable 1 Launching SNMP Graph ut...

Page 70: ...on the IP address column of the desired SNMP variable as show in Figure 6 Note There are four menu items including Add add another SNMP variable Delete delete the selected variable Properties set grap...

Page 71: ...utility graphs the reported value of the SNMP variable Auto Scale when it is selected the graph scale for the SNMP variable is determined by the utility Allow negative values when it is selected the...

Page 72: ...terval seconds to 3 This is the time interval at which the utility gets the value of the SNMP variable from the SNMP device In Vertical group box set the Maximum to 180 This determines the highest val...

Page 73: ...ect Send Traps ON via selection box enter the Destination IP of the WhatsUp Gold Host and enter the Community Then press Set After that do the following steps to set up WhatsUp Gold 2 Enabling the SNM...

Page 74: ...n on Configure SNMP Trap Server Properties dialog box 2 8 Press OK button on Program Options dialog box 3 Assigning SNMP trap events to the ServSensor JR 3 1 Double click the ServSensor JR icon on the...

Page 75: ...og box 3 4 From Event Type list box select SNMP trap 3 5 From Event list box select spTemperature1Status 3 6 Press OK button to close the dialog box 3 7 Repeat setup 2 3 to 2 6 to add all spTemperatur...

Page 76: ...fications supported by WhatsUp Gold including Beeper Group Pager Programs SMS SMTP Mail Sound and WinPopup The following steps guide how to configure SMTP Mail 4 1 From Configure menu of WhatsUp Gold...

Page 77: ...SMTP server To it could be one or more email addresses Each email address is separated by a comma From it is an email address that will be the sender of an email notification Subject it is the subjec...

Page 78: ...console response 5 7 Select On event 5 8 Press Select Events button to open Active Event dialog box shown in Figure 14 5 9 Select Only these specific events listed on this device and activate desired...

Page 79: ...77 CONTENTS 77 Figure 13 Add Alerts dialog box Figure 14 Active Events dialog box...

Page 80: ...ive up to date graph This HTML file is often published by a web server giving the latest graphs to the all users in the enterprise How do I install MRTG MRTG can be downloaded from www mrtg org This s...

Page 81: ...More details on the configuration file syntax can be found in the link below http people ee ethz ch oetiker webtools mrtg mrtg reference html You can add more configurations to the above template to...

Page 82: ...ature 7 1 3 6 1 4 1 3854 1 2 2 1 16 1 3 7 this is the temperature 8 Humidity OID s 1 3 6 1 4 1 3854 1 2 2 1 17 1 3 0 this is the humidity 1 1 3 6 1 4 1 3854 1 2 2 1 17 1 3 1 this is the humidity 2 1 3...

Page 83: ...link also gives you the sample configuration files similar to the above template which is used to gather data from the ServSensor JR Any sensor producing a graphical data in the ServSensor JR can be...

Page 84: ...82 ServSensor JR 82 3 3 2 SAMPLE MRTG GRAPHS Daily Graph 5 Minute Average Weekly Graph 30 Minute Average Monthly Graph 2 Hour Average Yearly Graph 1 Day Average...

Page 85: ...83 CONTENTS 83...

Page 86: ...1 2 2 1 16 1 3 2 this is the temperature 3 1 3 6 1 4 1 3854 1 2 2 1 16 1 3 3 this is the temperature 4 1 3 6 1 4 1 3854 1 2 2 1 16 1 3 4 this is the temperature 5 1 3 6 1 4 1 3854 1 2 2 1 16 1 3 5 th...

Page 87: ...1 3854 1 2 2 1 18 1 9 0 1 3 6 1 4 1 3854 1 2 2 1 18 1 9 1 1 3 6 1 4 1 3854 1 2 2 1 18 1 9 2 1 3 6 1 4 1 3854 1 2 2 1 18 1 9 3 1 3 6 1 4 1 3854 1 2 2 1 18 1 9 4 1 3 6 1 4 1 3854 1 2 2 1 18 1 9 5 1 3 6...

Page 88: ...6 1 4 1 3854 1 2 2 1 18 1 3 5 this is the switch 6 1 3 6 1 4 1 3854 1 2 2 1 18 1 3 6 this is the switch 7 1 3 6 1 4 1 3854 1 2 2 1 18 1 3 7 this is the switch 8 To set a switch output to high The OID...

Page 89: ...ort 2 with the following command SNMPset 192 168 0 100 public 1 3 6 1 4 1 3854 1 2 2 1 18 1 8 1 i 1 The i denotes an integer value i can take 2 values 1 output high 2 output low This will make the dry...

Page 90: ...This MIB file is given along with this software to load all the MIB files compatible with HP OpenView CA Unicenter TNG UC Davis SNMP package Veritas etc This file is located in the folder utilities mi...

Page 91: ...and their OpenView platform Computer Associates and their TNG platform Cabletron and their Spectrum platform IBM Tivoli Veritas WhatsUp Gold Microsoft SNMP as well as various UNIX systems including L...

Page 92: ...re also utilities from UCD that we can send upon request With these standard SNMP utilities you can set and get SNMP parameters from a script file For example the following line gets the first tempera...

Page 93: ...Descr DESCRIPTION A textual description of the entity This value should include the full name and version identification of the system s hardware type software operating system and networking software...

Page 94: ...name for this managed node By convention this is the node s fully qualified domain name System 5 1 3 6 1 2 1 1 5 0 sysLocation DESCRIPTION The physical location of this node e g telephone closet 3rd...

Page 95: ...ssages include 6 var bind fields that include the current sensor status normal highWarning highCritical lowWarning lowCritical sensorError the current sensor value the level exceeded the sensor index...

Page 96: ...sensors such as the water detector voltage monitor and security sensor share the switch trap In addition to the trap type information Variable Bind Information is also included Six Var bind fields are...

Page 97: ...95 CONTENTS 95 5 Sensor Name For example temperature0 humidity1 water1 6 Sensor Description The description that was previously entered into the ServSensor JR for that sensor...

Page 98: ...hanged that will become the new community string for SNMP read write operations If the User password is changed that password becomes the new community string for SNMP read operations That is the pass...

Page 99: ...e summary status of all the sensors that are online This gives a single page overview of the sensors in the ServSensor JR that you have placed online You can leave your browser on the summary page and...

Page 100: ...stem The System page displays information for the ServSensor JR From here you can view the MIBII variable such as System Description System Contact System Name You can change the set and get passwords...

Page 101: ...word go to the System menu and password settings This will force later logins to go through the Login Page Login as User The User login allows you to access the system but does not allow changing any...

Page 102: ...an now enter a new refresh value To disable refresh enter 0 for the refresh period and press the Summary link at the top of the page Port This is the Autosense RJ45 sensor port that the sensor may be...

Page 103: ...the link View Graph next to the sensor Sys Log System log gives the status of each and every event that occurred at a particular date and time System log will help you to view the events generated by...

Page 104: ...setting This page use for setting the any sensor properties For a general description about configuring all sensors including information regarding common configuration parameters please see the Insta...

Page 105: ...there is enough data to display measurements for 90 days If the recording is made every minute there is enough memory to hold data for 6 days Note Whenever power is recycled the data logging is reinit...

Page 106: ...Click on a time to zoom in There is too much data to display all of it on a single page Therefore the data is averaged before being shown When you click on a time to zoom in on all data for that perio...

Page 107: ...ure To configure Traps click the link at the top of the web page labeled Traps Send Trap Turn Traps on or off with this choice Use the list box to pick either On or Off Press the Set button to impleme...

Page 108: ...s that have poor connectivity It is best to leave this number as low as possible while still allowing for communication to the SMTP host to continue Resend Interval seconds You can set the period betw...

Page 109: ...any time thereafter Before a test message can be generated all of the necessary information such as the SMTP server recipient from address must be entered Status of the Most Recent Mail The possible v...

Page 110: ...r can use a statically assigned IP address To use DHCP choose Use DHCP from the list box and press set To stop using DHCP choose Do Not Use DHCP from the list box and press set Statically assigning an...

Page 111: ...messages can be an aid in determining the operation of the ServSensor JR Debug messages are sent to the host that the browser is running on or the host where the SNMP set originated from To view the d...

Page 112: ...an set up the ServSensor JR to send its syslog message in a standard format acceptable to a remote syslog server for example the Logalot system from Somix Remote Syslog IP Address Remote Syslog Port Y...

Page 113: ...Help Menu The ServSensor JR has online help available Press the link at the top of the page and you will load the help file using the Internet This is the same help manual as the manual that you are...

Page 114: ...sh to assign to the ServSensor JR Then press set IPSet exe first checks the IP address to see if it already assigned Next it will assign the IP address and then it will check that the address was succ...

Page 115: ...spreadsheet such as excel This utility is located in the folder BLACK BOX_utilities datacollect in the help CD Usage DataCollect IP Pass Oid Out v Poll where IP x x x x The IP address of the host to c...

Page 116: ...ollection When you have collected enough data press CTRL C to stop the program from running The data output file called for example data10 1 1 7 txt should be copied to a new directory for analysis Th...

Page 117: ...n the screen To run this utility we need a supporting DLL file libSNMP dll which is located in the same directory as the executable file Usage SNMPget options hostname community objectID Options UCD S...

Page 118: ...instead of the default port T LAYER use LAYER for the network layer UDP or TCP t T set the request timeout to T r R set the number of retries to R Debugging d dump input output packets D all TOKEN TOK...

Page 119: ...etailed warnings of MIB symbols Conflicts R Replace MIB symbols from latest module O OUTOPTS Toggle various defaults controlling output display OUTOPTS values n Print OIDs numerically e Print enums nu...

Page 120: ...temp 10 1 1 7 public 1 3 6 1 4 1 3854 1 2 2 1 16 1 10 0 Where c temp is the folder where the MIB files ifmib txt ipmib txt etc are located 10 1 1 7 is the IP address of the ServSensor JR public is th...

Page 121: ...value set is printed on the screen To run this utility we need a supporting DLL file libSNMP dll that is located in the same directory as the executable file Usage SNMPset options hostname community o...

Page 122: ...tions p P use port P instead of the default port T LAYER use LAYER for the network layer UDP or TCP t T set the request timeout to T r R set the number of retries to R Debugging d dump input output pa...

Page 123: ...cts W Enable detailed warnings of MIB symbols Conflicts R Replace MIB symbols from latest module O OUTOPTS Toggle various defaults controlling output display OUTOPTS values n Print OIDs numerically e...

Page 124: ...ING U unsigned int64 I signed int64 F float D double Example SNMPset M c temp 10 1 1 7 public 1 3 6 1 4 1 3854 1 2 2 1 16 1 10 0 i 30 Where c temp is the folder where the MIB files ifmib txt ipmib txt...

Page 125: ...essage H display configuration file directives understood V display version number v 1 2c 3 specifies SNMP version to use Version 1 or 2c specific c c set the community name v1 or v2c Version 3 specif...

Page 126: ...r R set the number of retries to R Debugging d dump input output packets D all TOKEN TOKEN turn on debugging output for the specified TOK s General options m all MIBS use MIBS list instead of the def...

Page 127: ...OUTOPTS Toggle various defaults controlling output display OUTOPTS values n Print OIDs numerically e Print enums numerically b Don t break OID indexes down q Quick print for easier parsing f Print ful...

Page 128: ...d OID in the search range Example SNMPwalk M c temp 10 1 1 7 public 1 3 6 1 4 1 3854 1 2 2 1 16 1 10 1 Where c temp is the folder where the MIB files ifmib txt ipmib txt etc are located 10 1 1 7 is th...

Page 129: ...ss routers Q What is the default IP of the device A The default IP assigned at the factory is 192 168 0 100 Q If the IPSet fails is there any other method of assigning the IP A Please do the following...

Page 130: ...the html code update Html code updates has to be done after the firmware update is done Q Where can I find the MAC address of the device A The MAC address of the device can be found on the bottom cov...

Page 131: ...undo this setting and allow the IP address to once again be changed The command to disable the IP change is SNMPset IP community 1 3 6 1 4 1 3854 1 2 2 1 62 0 i X Where IP is the IP address of the dev...

Page 132: ...ings prohibit it from accepting connections form the device IP i The firewall in the network is preventing the SMTP traffic Q I cannot log in to the device A Possible causes may be a The password ente...

Page 133: ...below SNMPset IP community 1 3 6 1 4 1 3854 1 2 2 1 60 0 i X Where IP is the IP address of the ServSensor JR community default is public X can take 3 values 1 WhatsUP gold style 2 HP OpenView Style 3...

Page 134: ...have been necessary had we proceeded with that design would have been to tune out the offset by applying a fudge factor The problem is that this fudge factor would have had to change depending on the...

Page 135: ...Copyright 2004 Black Box Corporation All rights reserved BLACK BOX Network Services...

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