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Instruction Manual
Environmental Monitoring Unit with Optional POE

Watchdog 15 Series

Firmware Version 1

Summary of Contents for Watchdog 15 Series

Page 1: ...st 1821 Yolande Ave Lincoln NE 68521 800 432 3219 402 474 3400 F 402 474 4369 www geistglobal com Instruction Manual Environmental Monitoring Unit with Optional POE Watchdog 15 Series Firmware Version...

Page 2: ...uration Page 12 Unit Configuration 13 Network 13 Time and Date 13 E Mail 14 SNMP 15 User Accounts 15 Admin Information 17 Camera Configuration 17 Alarms 18 Alarm Notifications 18 Alarm Types 18 Alarm...

Page 3: ...e Humidity and Dew Point The Watchdog 15 has two expansion port for the connection of up to four external sensors The Watchdog 15 supports the use of network cameras The Watchdog 15 can be optionally...

Page 4: ...this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil num rique de la...

Page 5: ...a cabinet the ambient temperature of the rack should be no greater than 80 C Install the Watchdog 15 such that the amount of airflow required for safe operation of equipment is not compromised Mount t...

Page 6: ...ressing the reset button will restore the default IP address and will also clear all password settings The Configuration page allows you to assign the network properties or use DHCP to connect to your...

Page 7: ...Internet Network Select Ethernet from the list on the left side of the window and enter these settings on the right side of the window Configure Manually IP Address 192 168 123 1 Subnet Mask 255 255...

Page 8: ...temperature humidity and dew point sensors along with all external sensors will be shown Optional cameras may be added and their live snapshots are shown on this page Plug and play external sensors ap...

Page 9: ...t although data is logged once per minute all sensor data used in the real time display and alarm functions is read at least once every 5 seconds for internal sensors and once every 30 seconds for ext...

Page 10: ...change the default temperature unit of measure for sensors The display page also allows the user to select between the default and classic web page layouts The default interface displays a vertical m...

Page 11: ...tions for each sensor reading Alarm conditions can be established with either high or low trip thresholds The alarms are displayed in different sections based on the sensor the alarm is associated wit...

Page 12: ...15 Configuration Page The Configuration page gives the user the ability to enter and update network settings time settings email info and multiple other settings See Unit Configuration page 13 for det...

Page 13: ...tion Section Time and Date The system clock is set on the Admin section of the Configuration page The unit comes preconfigured with the IP addresses of two NIST time servers and is set to the Central...

Page 14: ...fore SMTP or ESMTP The e mail configuration is set on the Email section of the Configuration page An SMTP server as well as Sender and Destination addresses are required to send e mails Some mail serv...

Page 15: ...MIB is downloadable via a link on the unit s web page Figure 12 SNMP Configuration Section User Accounts Watchdog 15 Units offer account security options that are entered on the User Accounts section...

Page 16: ...e active to enable the Control Access and View Only accounts Note The Control Access account must be active to enable the View Only account Note The account names root and admin are disabled for secur...

Page 17: ...tion Configuration Section Figure 15 Admin Information Display Camera Configuration Enter the domain names IP addresses and models of up to four IP addressable network cameras in the Cameras section o...

Page 18: ...p threshold Clear Occurs when a sensor already in the Tripped or Unplugged state goes back into its normal range Unplugged Occurs when a sensor with an alarm set loses contact with the main unit due t...

Page 19: ...relative values whose scale will differ slightly between units Allow each unit to operate under normal steady state conditions for several hours before setting alarm thresholds By allowing the sensors...

Page 20: ...ture Air Flow Humidity Dew Point CCAT Converts analog I O Sensors to Remote Digital Sensors RS2 Remote power monitoring and switching RTAFHD3 Compatibility The G RTAFHD3 sensor cannot be utilized in c...

Page 21: ...page Note Some cameras require additional software downloads to display live video in a web browser Alternate Data Formats In addition to the full access control and configuration available via a desk...

Page 22: ...ations at the following website http geistglobal com support monitor firmware Resetting the Unit Should the Watchdog 15 unit loose communication the processor may be manually rebooted by removing powe...

Page 23: ...Alarms Page 11 Figure 7 Configuration Page 12 Figure 8 Network Configuration Section 13 Figure 9 Time Configuration Section 13 Figure 10 Date and Time Display 14 Figure 11 Email Configuration Section...

Page 24: ...GM1137 24 Revision Date 02 13 2015 Revision History Revision Date Notes Approved By 1 0 8 9 2012 Initial Version CG 2 0 2 13 2015 Change Product Name and Update Interface QN...