6 DAS ADMINISTRATION OVERVIEW
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The DAS should now be available on the local area network for you to access using a web browser.
6.1
Use your web browser to connect to the DAS by entering:
http://192.168.40.50/setup/
Where 192.168.40.50 is the IP address displayed on the on the DAS LCD display.
6.2
At startup, the initial login will require the user to create a password to be used for subsequent login.
6.2.1
From the web browser interface, click on “Click here to enter”.
6.2.2
Enter the username and password.
Note: At startup, the intial login will require the user to create a password to be usd for
subsequent login.
6.3
Your web browser should now display the DAS configuration menu. To the left, a list of configuration
options are available. On the right, a specific configuration page will be shown. The first page is a
welcome message with some system status information. Proceed with the configuration of the DAS
using your web browser.
6.4
Expand the Networking option, and select setup. Verify the addresses are consistent with those in the
“Network Address Worksheet.”
6.5
Expand the Modbus option, and select “Device List.” You should see a list of each Modbus device
attached to the DAS. Before the DAS can begin logging data, each Modbus device must be assigned
a unique name.
6.5.1
Click the device number to the left of the unconfigured Modbus device.
6.5.2
A page with the current device status and readings will be displayed. Click on the “configure”
button at the bottom of the page.
6.5.3
Enter a name for the device in the supplied field.
6.5.4
Change any low and high range alarm settings you may need. (optional)
6.5.5
Click the “Save” button at the bottom of the page to save your changes.
6.5.6
Repeat these steps for each Modbus device.
Some devices may require additional information. For example, the Veris H8238 Multi circuit power meter
allows the CT size to be specified. The Leviton A8332 Module and the A8812 DAS internal IO module have
additional configuration options on each data point line to specify the details of the analog or pulse input.
These include the 4-20mA device scale, multipliers and engineering units. Each 4-20mA or 0-10Vsensor
should be supplied with technical information including the low and high range values that can be used to
configure the DAS. Also, the DAS has many common sensor types pre-programmed that can be selected
from a drop down list. Review the Modbus Advanced Configuration Options section of this manual for
further configuration details.
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