Inovonics 236, Installation & User Manual

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The DNS provider will issue you a Hostname , Username and
Password . Enter these
into each of the three
fields. Your screen will
look similar to this ex-
ample when finished.
Timekeeping
The internal daypart scheduler and time stamps for alarm
notification and logging require setting the built-in real time
clock (RTC) to an Internet time standard.
Under the
Setup / Network / Tim e/ Time Zone & DST , use the Time
Zone slider to select your local zone with respect to UTC. If
you have already estab-
lished an Internet con-
nection, today’s date
and the local time will
appear at the bottom of
the screen.
Auto DST
is the default setting for Daylight
Saving time. Force DST by checking the DST box, or un-
check both boxes to ignore DST completely.
An accurate, default Internet
Time Server has been pre-
programmed into the NOVIA 236 at the factory. You may
change this if there is a reason to do so.
SNMP
SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) allows other
TCP/UDP/IP equipment on the same Local Area Network
(LAN) to communicate directly with the NOVIA 236, and for
the unit itself to initiate an alarm to other equipment on the
network. Setup instructions here are abbreviated; please
consult other literature for an explanation of SNMP terms
and protocols.
Under
Setup/Network/SNMP/Mode & Communities , the default
Mode: setting is Disabled . Reset this to Read Only to allow the
NOVIA 236 to be interrogated by the SNMP Manager, or set
Mode:
to
Read & Write
so that the SNMP Manager can send
commands to the NOVIA 236.
Communities
are actually passwords for security purposes.
SNMP Ports have typical settings that may be changed as re-
quired. ‘Traps’ are SNMP alarms initiated by the NOVIA
236. Enter the local network IP addresses of associated
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SNMP equipment under Trap Destinations so that they can re-
ceive alarms.
A MIB file is a small text file required by the SNMP Manager.
Using the Web interface
SNMP
menu, click:
Download MIB
to
save this file in the usual Windows manner. The MIB file is
in plain text with a .mib extention that may be read with
Windows Notepad.
Network Status
Setup/Network/Status brings up a screen that gives full partic-
ulars of the network connection. This screen is useful for
troubleshooting or for verifying connection parameters.
Alarm Notifications
Audio-loss alarm setup appears on Page 11. Page 13 details
rear-panel alarm ‘tallies.’
You must first program the NOVIA 236 to send mail under
the
Setup/Email Preferences
menu. You need to set up an ac-
tual SMTP email account, following guidelines set by the
mail provider you choose.
NOTE: As of initial product release, some email servers may
not support SMTP mail dispatch from the NOVIA 236. This
situation is in a state of flux at present. The TLS1.2 stand-
ard is supported, STARTTLS is not. A simple and free Gmail
account would be a good choice if your in-house mail sys-
tem fails to send mail due to this issue.
Under
SMTP Server
, enter the provided outgoing mail
SMTP
Server
info (e.g.
smtp.gmail.com
), the specified
Port:
number
and whether or not to Use SSL .
Under Sender , From: is the ‘friendly’ name that will identify
the NOVIA 236 to the email or SMS/text recipient. User: is
the full email address of the unit, and Pass: is the password
you’ve assigned to the account.
Next enter email recipients separately under the
Setup/Email
Preferences/Recipients
menu. Use
Recipients
/
Select:
fields
1.
through
10.
, entering up to ten separate email addresses.
Then from the Main Menu open
Alarms & Notifications
/
Email
Notifications
. In the top box you can pull-up any recipient
from the list you’ve created, and select which alarm or
alarms sends an email alert to that person. From that same