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NTI

Mini Server Environment Monitoring System

Windows XP-32 bit Installation

Your typical installation will include windows like the ones that follow. The images below are from a Windows XP SP2 32 bit
installation.

A. Windows will want to check the internet
for drivers. Choose “

No, not this time

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because the drivers are unique to the
ENVIROMUX.

B. You can try to “

Install the software

automatically

” but if windows doesn’t check

the CD, you will need to use “

Install from a

list or specific location

” instead.

Summary of Contents for ENVIROMUX-MINI-LXO

Page 1: ...MAN143 Rev Date 12 19 13 ENVIROMUX MINI LXO Mini Server Environment Monitoring System Installation and Operation Manual Front View of ENVIROMUX MINI LXO ENVIROMUX Series ...

Page 2: ... Inc 1275 Danner Drive Aurora Ohio 44202 CHANGES The material in this guide is for information only and is subject to change without notice Network Technologies Inc reserves the right to make changes in the product design without reservation and without notification to its users FIRMWARE VERSION Current firmware version 1 11 This product contains software licensed under the GNU Public License vers...

Page 3: ...15 General Functions 15 Security 16 Device Discovery Tool 17 Operation via Web Interface 18 Log In and Enter Password 18 Monitoring 20 Configure Sensors 22 Configure Digital Inputs 26 Monitor IP Devices 27 Monitor Output Relay 29 Monitor IP Cameras 31 DC Power 32 Administration 33 System Configuration 33 Enterprise Configuration 35 Network Configuration 36 User Configuration 39 Security 43 System ...

Page 4: ...ver Cable 102 How To Setup Email 103 Technical Specifications 105 Troubleshooting 106 Index 107 Warranty Information 108 TABLE OF FIGURES Figure 1 Connect Sensors 4 Figure 2 Terminal block for dry contact sensors 4 Figure 3 Secure liquid detection sensor with tape 5 Figure 4 Portion of Water Sensor configuration page 5 Figure 5 Output Relay Application Examples 6 Figure 6 Connect ENVIROMUX MINI LX...

Page 5: ...37 Network Configuration page 36 Figure 38 Network Configuration more settings 37 Figure 39 Users page 39 Figure 40 Configure Users page 39 Figure 41 Configure User more options 40 Figure 42 Summary page for User without Admin privileges 42 Figure 43 Security Configuration page 43 Figure 44 Security Configuration IP Filtering Rules 44 Figure 45 System Information page 45 Figure 46 Update Firmware ...

Page 6: ...t Menu Time Settings menu 77 Figure 90 Text Menu Restore Default Settings 78 Figure 91 Text Menu Enterprise Configuration 79 Figure 92 Text Menu Network Configuration 79 Figure 93 Text Menu IPv4 Settings Menu 80 Figure 94 Text Menu IPv6 Settings Menu 80 Figure 95 Text Menu SMTP Server Settings 81 Figure 96 Text Menu SNMP Server Settings 81 Figure 97 Text Menu Misc Service Settings menu 82 Figure 9...

Page 7: ...s 97 Figure 121 Text Menu User Contact Settings 98 Figure 122 Text Menu User Activity Schedule 99 Figure 123 Text Menu User SNMP Settings 99 Figure 124 Location of Reset buttons 101 Figure 125 USB Flash Drive and GSM modem ports 101 Figure 133 Example of configuration for Gmail server 103 Figure 134 Configure user to receive alerts via email 104 ...

Page 8: ...messages are sent using email Syslog and SNMP traps when any monitored environmental condition exceeds a user specified range Sensor alerts end of alerts and log ins are posted in message log which is accessible through web interface SNMP trap messages can be imported into Microsoft Excel Use in data centers co lo sites web hosting facilities telecom switching sites POP sites server closets or any...

Page 9: ...DC 1 5A AC Adapter PS4074 1 Line cord country specific 1 USB2 AB 2M 5T 2 meter USB 2 0 male type A male type B transparent cable CB4306 CD containing a pdf of this manual a SNMP MIB file and the NTI Discovery Tool Additional materials may need to be ordered CAT5 5e 6 unshielded twisted pair cable s terminated with RJ45 connectors wired straight thru pin 1 to pin 1 etc for Ethernet connection Conta...

Page 10: ...r Jack for connection of power supply 5 Temperature Humidity Sensors RJ45 female connectors for connection of optional ENVIROMUX T ENVIROMUX RH or ENVIROMUX TRH sensors The left port is 1 the right port is 2 as listed in the Summary Page on Page 19 6 DIGITAL IN Wire terminal block For connecting dry contact and liquid detection sensors 7 OUTPUT RELAY Wire terminal block For control of external dev...

Page 11: ...readings Figure 1 Connect Sensors Up to five dry contact sensors can also be connected Sensors with 16 26 AWG connection wires that operate on 5V at 10mA maximum current may be used A contact resistance of 10kΩ or less will be interpreted by the ENVIROMUX as a closed contact The maximum cable length for attachment of contact sensors is 1000 feet To install the dry contact sensor s to DIGITAL IN te...

Page 12: ...sible At least 5 8 of the sensor must be exposed for it to function See Figure 3 Figure 3 Secure liquid detection sensor with tape To test the ENVIROMUX LD 1 Configure the sensor page 26 Normal Status set to Open Refresh Rate set to 5 seconds 2 Submerge at least inch of the exposed twisted orange wire not the wrapped end for up to 30 seconds Do NOT use distilled water as water must be conductive 3...

Page 13: ...e of the connected sensors page 22 The terminals for these connections will accept 16 26AWG wire Figure 5 Output Relay Application Examples Ethernet Connection Connect a CAT5 patch cable RJ45 connectors on each end wired pin 1 to pin 1 pin 2 to pin 2 etc from the local Ethernet network connection to the connector on the ENVIROMUX marked Ethernet Figure 6 Connect ENVIROMUX MINI LXO to the Ethernet ...

Page 14: ...e drivers 1 Make sure the USB cable is connected between the ENVIROMUX and your PC 2 Power ON the ENVIROMUX The PC will see the ENVIROMUX as New Hardware and create a virtual COM port to communicate with it 3 You will be prompted to load drivers A driver file compatible with Windows XP 2000 Vista and 7 32 and 64 bit versions can be found on the CD that came with your ENVIROMUX Browse to the drive ...

Page 15: ...low The images below are from a Windows XP SP2 32 bit installation A Windows will want to check the internet for drivers Choose No not this time because the drivers are unique to the ENVIROMUX B You can try to Install the software automatically but if windows doesn t check the CD you will need to use Install from a list or specific location instead ...

Page 16: ...ware Wizard search for the driver but direct it to the drive the Product Manual CD is in and the directory of either the 32 bit driver or the 64 bit driver D Once the driver is installed you will get this screen and the ENVIROMUX USB Console Port will be ready to use ...

Page 17: ...d Press Close B Open the Device Manger and select the ENVIROMUX in the device list Right click and open Properties Select Update Driver Software Tip The Device Manager can be opened by right clicking on My Computer on the desktop selecting Properties and selecting Device Manager C From the next window select Browse my computer for driver software D In the next window enter the path to the inf driv...

Page 18: ... computer for the usbser sys file it needs Once it does you will get a window telling you Windows is finished Take note of the COM port number it assigned This one assigned COM3 E You will probably get this warning that Windows can t verify the publisher of the driver software Select Install this driver software anyway ...

Page 19: ... viewed in your Device Manager list below if you didn t take note of it during installation Figure 8 COM port assigned to ENVIROMUX Using the USB Console Port The virtual COM port will be used to enable serial control over the ENVIROMUX see Operation Via Text Menu on page 59 When you open a terminal program be sure to use the correct COM port see Figure 8 and Figure 9 Figure 9 Configure COM port i...

Page 20: ...gs Front Panel LEDs Indicate Status With proper connections made the ENVIROMUX is now ready to power ON With the power cord attached and plugged into an AC outlet the Power green LED should be illuminated on the front of the ENVIROMUX The red Fault LED will illuminate when power is first applied and while the ENVIROMUX boots up for up to 60 seconds Once the red LED goes OFF the ENVIROMUX is ready ...

Page 21: ...t is not locked some SIM cards are locked to search for a specific IMEI number of the phone to operate Figure 12 Connect a Modem Cell phone Mini SIM card for GSM modem A SIM card or Subscriber Identity Module is a portable memory chip used in some models of cellular telephones It can be thought of as a mini hard disk that automatically activates the phone or in this case the GSM modem into which i...

Page 22: ...through four main methods visible notification via one of the user interfaces red Fault LED on front panel alert on webpage alert in text menu emails syslog message and or SNMP traps IP Monitoring Alerts Individual IP addresses can be monitored The ENVIROMUX will ping each address and if a response is received the IP address status is considered to be OK If no response the user will have the optio...

Page 23: ...ur hard drive to use with the SNMP MIB browser or SNMP trap receiver GSM Modem An external GSM modem can be connected to allow the system to send alert notifications via SMS messages When a sensor crosses a threshold or IP device become inactive an alert notification can be formatted to SMS message see page 24 and the modem can transmit the message to all users that subscribe to the applicable sen...

Page 24: ...ice Discovery Tool page Note The Device Discovery Tool requires the Java Runtime Environment to operate A link to the web page from which it can be downloaded and installed is provided on the CD Note The computer using the Device Discovery Tool and the ENVIROMUX must be connected to the same physical network in order for the Device Discovery Tool to work Figure 13 Device Discovery Tool page Use th...

Page 25: ... type the current IP address into the address bar of the web browser The default IP address is shown below Note If Allow HTTP Access page 36 is not checked to be enabled disabled by default only an SSL encrypted connection will be possible The software will automatically redirect to an HTTPS secure connection The user will likely see a warning about the SSL certificate and a prompt to accept the c...

Page 26: ...NITORING Monitor the sensors accessories and IP devices of the ENVIROMUX next page ADMINISTRATION Configure all system network multi user access and security settings as well as upgrade firmware page 33 SMART ALERTS View and configure the Events used for Smart Alerts and the Smart Alerts themselves page 48 LOG View and configure the Event and Data Logs page 55 SUPPORT Links for downloading a manua...

Page 27: ... view the status of only the IP Devices and a link to add them page 27 Output Relay Provides a link to view the status of the output relay and a link to edit the configuration page 29 IP Cameras Displays an image from up to 8 webcams with links to connect to each page 31 DC Power Provides status of the external DC power supply page 32 only applicable on models with battery backup feature Smart Ale...

Page 28: ...once the notify again after time designated on the configuration page page 23 elapses After selecting acknowledge or dismiss click Apply Changes The administrative user can open the sensor configuration page by clicking on the Configure button at the bottom of the sensor status page above or by clicking on Edit from the Summary page From the sensor configuration page the user can apply settings to...

Page 29: ... of reporting values for example ENVIROMUX T has a range of 32 104 F Two levels of threshold values for each end of that range can be configured above to initiate two different alert messages depending upon the severity of the alert These levels are identified as Non critical and Critical Use these variations in alert communication as needed to inform users of the severity of sensor reading change...

Page 30: ...NTI Mini Server Environment Monitoring System 23 Figure 19 Sensor Configuration exploded view of additional settings ...

Page 31: ...t acceptable value for the sensors If the sensor measures a value above this threshold the sensor will move to alert status The assigned value should be within the range defined by Minimum Level and Maximum Level higher than the assigned Minimum Threshold value and higher than the Maximum Non Critical Threshold value If values out of the range are entered and error message will be shown Refresh Ra...

Page 32: ... change state when a sensor crosses threshold into alert it will change state even if the alerts are disabled More about Groups Groups are used to create a common relationship between sensors IP devices etc and their alert messages Each item being monitored is assigned to one group of 8 possible Users a maximum number of 16 including the root user can receive alert messages from items in one or mo...

Page 33: ...rs and contact sensors are either open contact or closed contact sensors Therefore the field Normal Status is provided to select the status of the sensor when it is not in an alert state Select between Open contacts or Close contacts for the normal status of the sensor Water sensors are open contact when not in alert state Alert settings and data logging features are the same as those described on...

Page 34: ...ist of IP Devices being monitored From the Monitoring section of the menu click on IP Devices A page listing IP Devices being monitored will open with a link to add IP Devices Click on Add New IP Device Figure 22 IP Devices listing none monitored yet The page shown below will open Enter a description for the new IP Device and the IP Address of the device Figure 23 Add New IP Device page With the a...

Page 35: ...page and in the body of alert messages IP Address The IP address of the IP Device Group Assign the IP Device to any group 1 8 Ping Period Enter the frequency in minutes or seconds that the ENVIROMUX should ping the IP Device Timeout Enter the length of time in seconds to wait for a response to a ping before considering the attempt a failure Retries Enter the number of times the ENVIROMUX should pi...

Page 36: ...evice to be in an alert state and have either dismissed or acknowledged it be sure to click the Apply Changes button Figure 26 IP Device Status page Monitor Output Relay An output relay is provided to control an external device with a rating of up to 1A 30VDC or 0 5A 125VAC The relay state is monitored to be either inactive relay is at rest contacts as indicated by product markings or active relay...

Page 37: ...he Normal Status for the relay between Inactive or Active When the status changes from what is defined as normal an alert will be sent if so configured When the relay is an alert state the ENVIROMUX can be configured to send an email syslog and SMS alerts as well as an SNMP trap to the users subscribing to alerts in the selected group Place a checkmark in the box for those features you wish to ena...

Page 38: ...ottom of the page Then click on Monitoring IP Cameras to see the images taken by those cameras The images can be set to be refreshed every 100 msec 1 second up to 99 900 msec almost 100 seconds The user can click on any image and be connected to the site defined by the URL or IP Address Figure 31 Configure IP Cameras The images from IP cameras can also be associated with alert messages When config...

Page 39: ...OMUX and can be configured to send an alert in the event that power supply fails Click on Edit to configure how the ENVIROMUX should respond Figure 32 Excerpt from the Summary Page showing DC Power monitoring Figure 33 DC Power Alert Configuration Many of the same options that apply to sensor alerts page 22 can be configured for DC Power alerts The battery backup will keep the ENVIROMUX on line fo...

Page 40: ...MP settings Users Fields for assigning users access privileges passwords contact settings and schedule settings Security Fields for setting authentication method and IP Filtering System Information For viewing ENVIROMUX system information Firmware For updating the firmware of the ENVIROMUX when improved software becomes available Reboot Enables user to reboot the ENVIROMUX using the web interface ...

Page 41: ...ration file to be restored to the ENVIROMUX Upon selection the ENVIROMUX will restore the configuration settings and reboot Allow 1 minute before trying to reconnect and log in again Note The IP address will be set to the IP address in the file and may be different Download Configuration File Click this button to save the configuration of the ENVIROMUX to a location on your PC This file can be res...

Page 42: ...and the e mail address assigned to the ENVIROMUX If a GSM modem is properly installed page 14 the Modem Status found in the GSM Modem Status section will indicate Connected and the IMEI number for the modem will be indicated Once the modem makes connection with the cell tower Connected will change to Ready as seen below Note It may take several minutes for the GSM modem to be detected by the ENVIR...

Page 43: ...nnected to Figure 37 Network Configuration page IPv4 Settings Description Mode Select between Static manual or DHCP automatic IP and DNS settings IP Address Enter a valid IP address default address shown above Subnet Mask Enter a valid subnet mask default value shown above Default Gateway Enter a valid gateway default gateway shown above Preferred DNS Enter a preferred domain name server address A...

Page 44: ... Settings SMTP Settings SNMP Settings and Server Settings To explode the window to see settings for a section click on the section heading Figure 38 Network Configuration more settings Common Port numbers Default 25 Not secure SSL 465 Secure TLS 587 Secure Contact your network administrator for required settings ...

Page 45: ...ed for HTTPS requests Web Timeout Number of minutes after which idle web uses will be logged out enter 0 to disable this feature If the administrator chooses to have the IP and DNS information filled in automatically via DHCP the SMTP server and port number still need to be entered for email alerts to work If the SMTP server requires a password in order for users to send emails the network adminis...

Page 46: ...n of the menu Figure 39 Users page To add a user click on the Add New User link To edit a user s configuration either click on the listed username or on the Edit link To delete a user and their configuration click on Delete link When adding a new user the Configure User page will open with the username userx assigned where x the next consecutive number up to 15 based on the quantity of users in th...

Page 47: ...NTI Mini Server Environment Monitoring System 40 Figure 41 Configure User more options ...

Page 48: ...traps Syslog SNMP IP address Enter a valid syslog SNMP IP address for the user to receive syslog SNMP messages SMS Alerts Place a checkmark if the user should receive alerts via SMS messages SMS Number Enter a phone number for the GSM modem to call to alert the user via SMS message Schedule Settings Schedule Type Always active user will receive messages at all hours of each day Active during defin...

Page 49: ...he root password and configure how the root user will receive alert messages Users with administrative rights can change all configuration settings except for the root user name Users with user rights can only see the current readings of monitored items and change their own passwords Figure 42 Summary page for User without Admin privileges ...

Page 50: ...l be denied Note When in LDAP mode if the LDAP server is not responding local authentication will be tried User Authentication Mode Select Local to use authentication based on passwords in the ENVIROMUX user configuration Select LDAP to use authentication based on passwords in an LDAP server LDAP Primary Server Enter Hostname or IP address of Primary LDAP Server LDAP Secondary Server Enter Hostnam...

Page 51: ...P S SSH Telnet can be controlled by allowing or disallowing connections from various IP addresses subnets or networks Up to 16 IP Filtering rules can be defined to protect the ENVIROMUX from unwanted access from intruders Each rule can be set as Enabled or Disabled Rules can be set to explicitly drop attempts to connect or to accept them Be sure to press Save after changes are made Figure 44 Secur...

Page 52: ...ENVIROMUX we add a rule to drop all other connections If the preceding drop all connections rule was placed in position one no connections at all would be allowed to the unit Remember rules are processed from top to bottom As soon as a rule matches the processing stops and the matching rule is executed To match a particular IP address simply enter in the desired IP address e g 192 168 1 100 To mat...

Page 53: ... downloaded the required file for firmware upgrade this page will be used to upload it to the ENVIROMUX Figure 46 Update Firmware page 1 Download the most current firmware file from http www networktechinc com download d environment monitoring html to a location on your PC 2 Click on the Browse button and locate and select the firmware file for the ENVIROMUX enviromux mini lxo vx x bin for example...

Page 54: ...lect Reboot in the Administration section of the main menu Click the Reboot Now button to cause the ENVIROMUX to reboot This will disconnect any user and shut down all activity Figure 47 Reboot System page The message System is rebooting please wait will appear and after approximately 45 seconds the login screen will appear Log in to resume activity Figure 48 System is rebooting ...

Page 55: ...vents are sensor conditions to be notified of Events logged based on the sensor configurations described on page 22 will be managed separately from events logged by these pre defined Events Sensor configuration for these Events will have no impact on the general configuration of your sensors Pre defined Events provide more control over what you want to be notified of Figure 49 Events used for Smar...

Page 56: ...ate Threshold Type The type of variation from the threshold value that indicates a condition greater than or less than Trigger Status for digital inputs The condition of the sensor that indicates a triggered state open or closed Event Delay The amount of time the event must be triggered before an event is logged This provides some protection against false alarms The Event Delay value can be set fo...

Page 57: ...t are monitored by the ENVIROMUX page 31 will be available for this purpose Note To be able to send IP camera captures as e mail attachments viewer security in your camera s configuration needs to be disabled Consult your IP camera manual to see if this feature is present and for instructions on how to do this Enable SMS Alerts Place a checkmark in this box to have alert notifications sent via SMS...

Page 58: ...NTI Mini Server Environment Monitoring System 51 A menu will open with many options to choose to make the best use of the information provided by the events Figure 53 Smart Alert configuration ...

Page 59: ...ations sent via Syslog messages Enable SNMP traps Place a checkmark in this box to have alert notifications sent via SNMP traps v2c Enable Email Alerts Place a checkmark in this box to have alert notifications sent via Email Email Subject Enter the subject to be viewed when an email alert message is received Attach IP Camera capture to email Associate a Smart Alert with an IP camera Select an IP c...

Page 60: ...ue of the OR list will be 1 All Events in the AND list must be triggered for the output value of the AND list to be 1 The Logical Function combines the two values to determine if a Smart Alert should be sent as detailed in the table below OR List AND List Logical Function Smart Alert Generated OR List AND List Logical Function Smart Alert Generated 0 0 No 0 0 Yes 1 0 Yes 1 0 No 0 1 Yes 0 1 No 1 1 ...

Page 61: ...NTI Mini Server Environment Monitoring System 54 Figure 55 Examples of Smart Alert conditions ...

Page 62: ...ime an unknown user tries to login sensor and IP device alerts an alert handled by a user Figure 56 Event Log page From the Event Log page the administrative user can view the logs select specific logs to be deleted or press Clear Log to delete them all The number of entries per page can be changed for the user s reading preference Navigating between pages is as easy as clicking Previous or Next b...

Page 63: ...ost box Before deleting the user may want to save the log for future reference and to make space for more logs by downloading the event log to a file on a PC Press Download Data Log to save the log file before clearing it Log Settings The Log Settings page Figure 58 provides settings for how the ENVIROMUX will react when its Data and Event logs reach capacity The Event Log settings include a loggi...

Page 64: ...tion to being recorded in the logs The logs can also be downloaded as a tab delimited plain text file If a USB flash drive is present logs will also be recorded on the flash drive to make them portable provided the feature is enabled The number of logs that can be recorded depends on the capacity of the flash drive installed To begin recording to the flash drive place a checkmark in the Enable Log...

Page 65: ...ll take you to the Firmware Downloads page for the ENVIROMUX on the NTI website All versions of firmware and MIB files for the ENVIROMUX will be found there available for immediate download to your PC Figure 59 Support Logout To logout of the ENVIROMUX user interface click on the Logout section in the menu A gray menu label will drop down Click on the gray label to be immediately logged out The lo...

Page 66: ...port and Web Interface see page 18 Note Drivers must first be installed on the PC page 7 before the terminal program and USB CONSOLE port can be used 1 Make sure the ENVIROMUX is powered ON 2 Using the serial console device connected to the port labeled USB CONSOLE start the terminal program e g Windows HyperTerminal and configure it as follows direct connection using the appropriate CPU local ser...

Page 67: ...of the ENVIROMUX default is 192 168 1 23 The user will be prompted for username and password to connect to the ENVIROMUX Connect Via SSH To open an SSH session to a serial port issue the following command from the command line ssh l Username ENVIROMUX hostname or IP address Username is any user configured to access the ENVIROMUX as defined in the list of users page 39 ENVIROMUX hostname is the hos...

Page 68: ...g System 61 If you are a user with only user privileges no administrative privileges the text menu will have more limited options Figure 63 Text Menu User Main Menu For more on the Text Menu options for non administrative users see page 95 ...

Page 69: ...ss Tab The Administrators Main Menu is broken into 9 categories Function Description Monitoring Monitor and configure the sensors accessories and IP devices System Configuration Set the ENVIROMUX time settings or reset the unit to factory default settings Enterprise Configuration Configure system settings Network Configuration Configure network settings User Configuration Configure user access set...

Page 70: ...ter key would provide the option to either acknowledge the alert or dismiss it Figure 65 Text Menu Sensor Status View Digital Inputs The View Digital Inputs selection will show the present status of each dry contact sensor connected to the ENVIROMUX The current value being reported by the sensor and the state whether Normal or Alert will be shown If the sensor is in alert status pressing the Enter...

Page 71: ... shown If the IP Device is in alert status pressing the Enter key would provide the option to either acknowledge the alert or dismiss it Figure 67 Text Menu View IP Devices View Output Relay The View Output Relay selection will show the present state of the Output Relay on the ENVIROMUX To manually change its state press Enter and select between Inactive and Active Figure 68 Text Menu View Output ...

Page 72: ...connected to the ENVIROMUX Press Enter to open the configuration menu for the selected sensor Figure 69 Text Menu Configure Sensors list The configuration menu for the sensor includes options to enter the Sensor Settings Non Critical Alert Settings Critical Alert Settings and Data Logging Figure 70 Text Menu Configuration Menu for Sensor ...

Page 73: ...sor will move to non critical alert status The assigned value should be within the range defined by Minimum Level and Maximum Level and higher than the assigned Minimum Threshold value If values out of the range are entered and error message will be shown Minimum Critical Threshold The user must define the lowest acceptable value for the sensors If the sensor measures a value below this threshold ...

Page 74: ...for Notify on return to normal for a sensor Auto Acknowledge Change to Yes to have alert notifications in the summary page return to normal state automatically when sensor readings return to normal Enable Email Alerts Change to Yes to have alert notifications sent via Email Enable Syslog Alerts Change to Yes to have alert notifications sent via Syslog messages Enable SNMP traps Change to Yes to ha...

Page 75: ...e Digital Inputs The Configure Digital Input Sensors menu lists the contact sensors connected to the ENVIROMUX Press Enter to open the configuration menu for the selected contact sensor The Water Sensor menu contains the same options as the contact sensor menus The configuration menu for the Digital Inputs includes options to enter the Digital Input Settings Alert Settings and Data Logging Figure ...

Page 76: ...ontact sensors are either open contact or closed contact sensors Therefore the field Normal Status is provided to select the status of the sensor when it is not in an alert state Select between Open contacts or Close contacts for the normal status of the sensor Water sensors are open contact when not in an alert state Figure 75 Digital Input Sensor Settings Menu From the Alert Settings menu the us...

Page 77: ...have alert notifications sent via SNMP traps v2c Enable Email Alerts Change to Yes to have alert notifications sent via Email Email Subject Enter the subject to be viewed when an email alert message is received Attach IP camera capture Change to Yes to enable a snapshot to be taken from an IP camera and attached to the alert message for critical alert messages only Selected IP camera Select which ...

Page 78: ...s monitored by the ENVIROMUX Press Enter to open the configuration menu for the selected IP Device Figure 78 Text Menu Configure IP Devices List The configuration menu for the IP Device includes options to enter the IP Device Settings Alert Settings and Data Logging Figure 79 Text menu Configuration Menu for IP Devices ...

Page 79: ... in the body of alert messages Group Assign the IP device to a group 1 8 IP Address The IP address of the IP Device Ping Period Enter the frequency in minutes or seconds that the ENVIROMUX should ping the IP Device Timeout Enter the length of time in seconds to wait for a response to a ping before considering the attempt a failure Retries Enter the number of times the ENVIROMUX should ping a non r...

Page 80: ... hours 1 999 before an alert message will be repeated Notify on Return to Normal The user can also be notified when the IP Device s state has returned to the normal by changing to Yes for Notify on return to normal for a sensor Auto Acknowledge Change to Yes to have alert notifications in the summary page return to normal state automatically when sensor readings return to normal Enable Email Alert...

Page 81: ...gure 82 Text Menu IP Device Data Logging Configure Output Relay From the Monitoring menu the user can select to configure the Output Relay You will first be presented with the Output Relays list only one in this product Press Enter to be given a choice of configuring Output Relay Settings or Alert Settings to associate with the relay state Figure 83 Text Menu Select Configure Output Relay ...

Page 82: ...9 The group this relay will be associated with can be defined here to determine who will receive alerts generated by the relay state change if any The Normal Status of the relay is defined here which determines what the ENVIROMUX will consider a normal versus alert condition for the relay Figure 84 Text Menu Output Relay Settings Select the Alert Settings to access a menu for enabling alert messag...

Page 83: ...on View Change to Yes to enable images from the IP Camera to appear in the view when selecting the IP Cameras from the Monitoring menu in the WEB interface page 20 Name Characters entered will appear in any listing of the IP camera selection Image URL Enter the full path to the image file captured by the IP camera under Image URL IP Address the IP address for the IP camera Refresh Time Enter a ref...

Page 84: ...lect Restore Settings to Defaults to clear all configuration and user settings and restore the ENVIROMUX to settings as received from the factory Figure 88 Text Menu System Configuration Time Settings On the Time Settings menu the user can designate what time zone the unit is associated with set the date and time manually or configure the ENVIROMUX to get this information from an NTP server Figure...

Page 85: ...VIROMUX to automatically apply a time stamp to SMS messages sent to users Press Tab to highlight Save and press Enter to save before pressing Esc to exit Restore Default Settings Select this option to restore the ENVIROMUX to the configuration settings it had upon receipt from the factory Be careful This will erase all user configuration settings Upon restoration the ENVIROMUX will reboot Allow 1 ...

Page 86: ...er and the email address of the ENVIROMUX to be used for outgoing alert messages Figure 91 Text Menu Enterprise Configuration Network Configuration The Network Configuration menu from the Main Menu includes submenus for applying IPv4 and IPv6 Settings SMTP server settings SNMP settings and miscellaneous settings to enable services for SSH Telnet HTTP HTTPS and Web Timeout Figure 92 Text Menu Netwo...

Page 87: ... Alternate DNS Enter an alternate domain name server address If the administrator chooses to have the DNS and IP address information filled in automatically via DHCP the SMTP server and port number still need to be entered for email alerts to work If the SMTP server requires a password in order for users to send emails the network administrator must first assign a user name and password to the ENV...

Page 88: ... SMTP Server Settings SMTP Settings Description SMTP Server Enter a valid SMTP server name e g yourcompany com Port Enter a valid port number default port is 25 Use SSL Change to Yes if the SMTP server supports SSL Requires Authentication Change to Yes if the SMTP server requires authentication to send email SMTP User Enter a valid username to be used by the ENVIROMUX to send emails SMTP Password ...

Page 89: ... read information from the ENVIROMUX and to modify settings on the ENVIROMUX using the SNMP browser and MIB file This name must be present in the ENVIROMUX and in the proper field in the SNMP browser Miscellaneous Service Settings The Misc Service Settings menu contains selections to configure services running on the ENVIROMUX Figure 97 Text Menu Misc Service Settings menu Server Settings Enable S...

Page 90: ...o Add User and press Enter To edit a user s configuration select the listed username and press Enter To delete a user and their configuration select a listed username Tab to Delete User and press Enter You will be prompted for confirmation before deleting the user and configuration When adding a new user you will be prompted to confirm the addition of the user At that point the Configure User menu...

Page 91: ...he name as userx or change it With the name assigned fill in the remaining information as needed Figure 101 Text Menu User Account Settings Account Settings Description Username Enter the desired username for this user Password Enter a password that a user must use to login to the system A password must be assigned for the user s login to be valid Passwords must be at least 1 keyboard character Co...

Page 92: ...specific user will open Figure 102 Text Menu User Contact Settings Contact Settings Group 1 Change to Yes if the user should receive messages from sensors IP devices and accessories in Group 1 Group 2 Change to Yes if the user should receive messages from sensors IP devices and accessories in Group 2 Enable Email Change to Yes if the user should receive messages via email Email address Enter a val...

Page 93: ...will receive messages at all hours of each day Active during defined times user will only receive alert messages during times as outlined below Day of Week From First day of the week the user should begin receiving messages Day of Week To Last day of the week the user should receive messages Hour From First hour of the day the user should begin receiving messages Hour To Last hour of the day the u...

Page 94: ...ocol must also be set at MD5 or SHA Authentication Passphrase Assign the passphrase to be used to enable the receipt of SNMP messages This only needs to be changed from none if SNMPv3 is used Privacy Passphrase Assign the passphrase to be used to open and read readings or alert messages received via SNMPv3 Traps Type Choose which format traps should be received in SNMP v1 v2c or v3 After changing ...

Page 95: ...he LDAP server is not responding local authentication will be tried Figure 106 Text Menu Authentication Settings User Authentication Mode Select Local to use authentication based on passwords in the ENVIROMUX user configuration Select LDAP to use authentication based on passwords in an LDAP server Primary LDAP Server Enter Hostname or IP address of Primary LDAP Server Secondary LDAP Server Enter H...

Page 96: ...rolled by allowing or disallowing connections from various IP addresses subnets or networks Up to 16 IP Filtering rules can be defined to protect the ENVIROMUX from unwanted access from intruders Each rule can be set as Enabled or Disabled Rules can be set to explicitly drop attempts to connect or to accept them Figure 107 Text Menu IP Filtering To configure an IP Filter select an IP Filter rule f...

Page 97: ... list Rule 1 Enabled Yes Rule type ACCEPT IP mask 192 168 1 100 Then to block all other IP addresses from connecting to the ENVIROMUX we add a rule to drop all other connections Rule 16 Enabled Yes Rule type DROP IP mask 0 0 0 0 0 If the preceding drop all connections rule was placed in position one no connections at all would be allowed to the unit Remember rules are processed from top to bottom ...

Page 98: ...user with a listing of many events that occur within the ENVIROMUX The event log will record the date and time of each ENVIROMUX startup each user login and logout time any time an unknown user tries to login sensor and IP device alerts an alert handled by a user Figure 110 Text Menu View Event Log From the Event Log the administrative user can view the logs In order to clear specific logs downloa...

Page 99: ...ured to log different amounts of information Error shows only system errors like sending email failures or SMS Alerts shows recorded system errors and alert messages Info In addition to all of the above the log will show less relevant information user login logout for example Each log can be assigned to a group and any user that receives messages from that group can be notified when capacity is be...

Page 100: ...NTI Mini Server Environment Monitoring System 93 Figure 112 Text Menu Event Log Settings Figure 113 Text Menu Data Log Settings ...

Page 101: ...From the Main Menu the administrative user can initiate a reboot of the ENVIROMUX By highlighting Reboot and pressing Enter or 9 and Enter you will be prompted to confirm that you want to reboot the ENVIROMUX Press Enter to cancel or press the Tab or either arrow key to highlight Yes and Enter to reboot The ENVIROMUX will reboot and a new connection must be initiated to reconnect login and resume ...

Page 102: ...ithout administrative privileges are able to view sensors and IP Devices and edit their own account settings Figure 116 Text Menu User Main Menu Monitoring The Monitoring menu lists 4 options for viewing the status of the items monitored by the ENVIROMUX Figure 117 Text Menu User Monitoring Menu ...

Page 103: ...ressing the Enter key with the sensor selected the user will have the option to either acknowledge the alert or dismiss it If the user acknowledges the alert no additional alert messages will be sent during that alert status cycle If the user dismisses the alert another alert message will be sent once the notify again after time designated on the configuration page one example on page 23 elapses ...

Page 104: ...s access to setting for their own account Figure 119 Text Menu User Accessible Settings Account Settings Under Account Settings the non administrative user can edit their password title company or department settings Other settings are only accessible to the administrative user Figure 120 Text Menu User Account Settings ...

Page 105: ...P devices and accessories in any Group that sensors have been assigned to Enable Email Change to Yes to receive messages via email Email address Enter a valid email address to receive email alert messages Syslog alerts Change to Yes to receive alerts via syslog messages SNMP traps Change to Yes to receive alerts via SNMP traps Syslog SNMP IP address Enter a valid syslog SNMP IP address to receive ...

Page 106: ...eive alert messages during times as outlined below Day of Week From First day of the week the user should begin receiving messages Day of Week To Last day of the week the user should receive messages Hour From First hour of the day the user should begin receiving messages Hour To Last hour of the day the user should receive messages Press Tab to highlight Save and press Enter to save before pressi...

Page 107: ...n If encryption is enabled then the Authentication Protocol must also be set at MD5 or SHA Authentication Passphrase Assign the passphrase to be used to enable the receipt of SNMP messages Privacy Passphrase Assign the passphrase to be used to open and read readings or alert messages received via SNMP After changing any settings in the user profile press Apply If any changes are made to the user s...

Page 108: ...ttings including the administrative password To use this button press it with a pen or other small pointed object and hold it for 5 seconds The ENVIROMUX will reboot and be ready for login within its usual start up time period If possible consider saving the ENVIROMUX configuration before using this button page 34 USB PORTS The ENVIROMUX are each equipped with a USB Type A female ports for connect...

Page 109: ...or of the ENVIROMUX a crossover cable must be used The cable is made with CAT5 cable terminated with RJ45 connectors and wired according to the chart below Pin assignment at Standard End Wire Color Pin assignment at Crossed End 1 White Orange 3 2 Orange 6 3 White Green 1 4 Blue 4 5 White Blue 5 6 Green 2 7 White Brown 7 8 Brown 8 Standard End Crossed End Crossover Cable ...

Page 110: ... Setup Page see page 35 Note When authentication is required check your email server requirements the Username and Password applied on the Network Configuration page must be for the user s email address applied in the Enterprise Setup Page If no authentication is required the Username and Password fields can be left empty Figure 126 Example of configuration for Gmail server Must fill in when authe...

Page 111: ...r requires authentication to send emails a If required Enter Username and Password that has been assigned to ENVIROMUX Make sure they apply to the email address applied in the Enterprise Setup Page Example username gmail com Most servers not all check with your service provider use just the characters in front of the for your Username on the account These and only these characters should be entere...

Page 112: ...ernet Port One female RJ45 connector with LEDs 10 BaseT Ethernet interface USB Console Port Virtual Serial Port USB Type B female connector USB Devices Ports Two female USB Type A connector Supports USB 2 0 Full Speed Output Relay SPDT relay contacts rated for up to 1A 30VDC or 0 5A 125VAC Environmental Operating temperature 32 F to 122 F 0 C to 50 C Storage temperature 13 F to 149 F 25 C to 65 C ...

Page 113: ...her restore default settings page 78 or contact NTI for assistance SMTP Error Codes Without SSL enabled Meaning Comments 1 SMTP_CONN_ERR Cannot establish a connection to the SMTP server Possible reasons bad setting for IP of SMTP server firewall blocking the connection 4 SMTP_SERVER_NOT_READY_ERR Server denied connection 5 SMTP_EHLO_ERR Server did not answer to HELO command 6 SMTP_AUTH_NO_SUPPORT_...

Page 114: ...ing 44 89 Java Runtime Environment 17 LDAP mode 43 LEDs front panel 13 liquid detection sensor 5 log in 18 log settings 92 log settings configure 56 log to flashdrive 57 login web interface 18 monitoring text menu 62 monitoring web interface 20 Network configuration 79 Network Configuration 36 output relay 6 29 74 overview 15 Password 18 port number 38 reboot 94 reboot 47 reset button 101 restore ...

Page 115: ...labor is two 2 years from the date of purchase Please contact Network Technologies Inc at 800 742 8324 800 RGB TECH or 330 562 7070 or visit our website at http www networktechinc com for information regarding repairs and or returns A return authorization number is required for all repairs returns MAN143 Rev 12 19 13 ...

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