Web Server
XW-112™ Wi-Fi Water Detector Users Manual
page to XW-112 and other ControlByWeb products. Users access the XW-112 through the web server
rather than communicating directly with it. This method is sometimes referred to as “web services” and
allows programmers to create powerful, custom web pages to multiple devices using the web
programming languages of their choice.
Remote Services initiates the connection to the external web server (rather than the web server initiating
communications to the XW-112). This has two main benefits. First, the web server does not need to
know the IP address of XW-112. This means that XW-112
can get its IP address dynamically from a
DHCP server, simplifying the installation. Second, since the connection from XW-112 is outgoing, rather
than incoming, the local router on the network where XW-112 resides doesn't need to be configured to
forward sockets. This simplifies the installation. Since the router configuration is not modified, the risk of
compromising security on the local network is eliminated.
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