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User’s Manual 

Installation and Operation Guidelines 

 

SiteBoss 571 Remote Site Manager 

 

Version 2.10.290 

 
 

 

 

 
 
 

 

 
Asentria Corporation 

1200 North 96

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 Street 

Seattle, Washington, 98103 

U.S.A. 
Tel: 206.344.8800 

Fax: 206.344.2116 

www.asentria.com

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for SiteBoss 571

Page 1: ... Installation and Operation Guidelines SiteBoss 571 Remote Site Manager Version 2 10 290 Asentria Corporation 1200 North 96th Street Seattle Washington 98103 U S A Tel 206 344 8800 Fax 206 344 2116 www asentria com ...

Page 2: ...erface options These are noted throughout Setup Menu section of the manual by Setting Key name of key with a description of the values and meaning For More Information If the information contained in this user manual is not sufficient to resolve a problem you are having with your unit or to fully explain a feature there is likely a feature guide covering it in more depth These feature guides are a...

Page 3: ...on 9 Event Notification 9 Audit Log 9 Features and Accessories 9 Standard Equipment 9 Options 10 Ports Connectors LEDs and Buttons 11 Front Panel Ports and Connectors 11 Back Panel Ports Connectors 14 Navigating the Interface 16 CLI Command Line Interface 16 Actions List 17 Web Interface 20 The Status Pages 21 General Status 21 Power Distribution Status 22 EventSensor Status 23 Setup Menu 24 Netwo...

Page 4: ... General Settings 102 Date Time Setup 103 Event Log Settings 105 Audit Log Settings 105 Scripting Settings 107 Output Control 108 Output Power Up Sequence 110 Output Power Up Setting Keys 110 event power X powerup sequence 110 event power X powerup timeout 112 Output Power Up Commands 112 POWERUP STATUS X 112 Types of Alarm Notices 113 SNMP Traps 113 Email Alarms 114 Asentria Alarms 114 SMS Alarms...

Page 5: ...he unit see the Incoming Power paragraph in the Back Panel Ports and Connectors section 4 Connect your devices to the output terminals using the screw terminals provided with the SiteBoss See the Power Distribution Output Connectors and Circuit Breaker Switches paragraph in the Back Panel Ports and Connectors section details about the power connection and safety warnings Boot Up Sequence When boot...

Page 6: ...nd Web Setup opens another window where the IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway router can be configured see below Press OK and these will be assigned to the unit and displayed in the previous window Select this option to configure the network settings for the first time Telnet opens a connection to the device using your default Telnet client Web opens an HTTP connection to the device using your de...

Page 7: ... first check the network settings and connection then consult your System Administrator or Asentria Technical Support 4 Using a Telnet client connect to the IP address assigned to the unit SNMP Trap Setup If you will be using the S571 to send SNMP traps this section will help you ensure it is set up correctly Setup 1 Configure the network settings as described in the previous section 2 Select the ...

Page 8: ...ble for different applications The following methods can be used to access the command port transfer files or provide a pass through connection to devices attached to the serial ports All methods of connecting to the unit can be secured via password for protection of data and hardware RS 232 serial Modem via optional wireless modem Telnet 8 sessions FTP server SFTP server HTTP server HTTPS server ...

Page 9: ...e the Back Panel Ports Connectors section for more details about the incoming power connection and safety warnings Event Notification Actions generated or detected within the S571 can be delivered through any of the following means SNMP trap Email SMS Messages Script actions Power outputs Relays Asentria Alarms Modem callout with optional dialup modem expansion card Dialup pager with optional dial...

Page 10: ...he above standard on board equipment the S571 may be shipped with the following accessories Documentation and Utilities CD 6 ft RJ45 M M unshielded serial cable serial cables RJ45 DB9 Male DTE Adaptors RJ45 DB9 Female DCE Adaptor Rack mount ears Screwdriver and terminal blocks for Expansion Cards with internal contacts Options Each of the following components is optional and may be installed on an...

Page 11: ... are configured as a DTE port using an RJ 45 connector This is the standard recommended pinout for EIA TIA 561 for 8 pin RJ45 connector PIN1 RI RING INDICATOR INPUT to the S571 PIN2 DCD CARRIER DETECT INPUT to the S571 PIN3 DTR DATA TERMINAL READY OUTPUT from the S571 PIN4 SIGNAL GROUND PIN5 RXD RECEIVED DATA INPUT to the S571 PIN6 TXD TRANSMITTED DATA OUTPUT from the S571 PIN7 CTS CLEAR TO SEND I...

Page 12: ... Status section of web UI USB Interface Notes If you detach a USB serial device and then reattach it there is no guarantee that it will be allocated to the same I O port it used before If you detach a USB serial device while you have pass through engaged then on your pass through client there will be no effect of the detachment except that now you will be disconnected from the device If you attach...

Page 13: ...etwork traffic Ethernet packets is being transmitted or received across the port When no traffic is actually being transmitted received this LED is off Left Lights solid yellow green when an Ethernet cable is connected to the port and an active Ethernet network The LED is off when the cable is disconnected from the network or the Ethernet Port Front Panel Buttons The only button on the S571 is the...

Page 14: ...e l équipement connecté à notre système n est pas prévu Le Conseil régulateur de puissance protège l intérieur des parties de son circuit mais d autres équipements peuvent être endommagés par une telle connexion inverse Power Distribution Output Connectors and Fuses Nine connectors on the back panel allow devices to be connected to the power distribution outputs A power controller board and transi...

Page 15: ...t up if the fuse is removed Incoming Power LEDs The input power LED will light up GREEN when DC Power is engaged with the correct polarity If power is accidentally connected in reverse polarity the power LED will light up RED Reverse polarity protection to connected equipment is not provided The internal circuits on the S571 are protected against reverse polarity connection at the back panel but o...

Page 16: ...s the different types you will encounter String The most common is the string type of option you will find Below is an example of a string entry A Site Name Test Site When selected this setting will provide a prompt requesting a new value You may press Enter or ESC to abort the option entry or press SPACE and Enter to delete the current value and leave it blank Some numerical or required settings ...

Page 17: ...ex Dispatcher dispatch phone or index Email email email or index Group group groupname ID id id name Inform inform ipaddress or index Malert malert phone or index Modem modem phone or index Postpone postpone idname seconds Pause pause seconds Power power action eventsensor point Relay relay action eventsensor point Script script action name or number SMS sms phone or index Talert talert ipaddress ...

Page 18: ...Actions Definitions menu MALERT PHONE or INDEX Modem Make the unit dial a phone number via the POTs modem to a specified index number which can be configured in the Actions Definitions menu and start a login session to the unit s command processor with the answering machine MODEM PHONE or INDEX Postpone Postpone an already running action identified by idname for a duration specified by seconds POS...

Page 19: ...rs to a phone number configured in the Actions Definitions menu SMS PHONE OR INDEX Talert Send a talert Asentria Alarm via TCP to a server identified by a hostname index defined in Actions Definitions menu or by an IP address specified in the action list TALERT IPADDRESS OR INDEX Trap Sends an SNMP Trap to a server identified by a hostname index defined in the Actions Definitions menu or by an IP ...

Page 20: ...enu tree on the left side of the display to configure and control the SiteBoss Using the menu trees you can alter most of the setting in the same way you could via the command Interface Most pages have sections separated by a colored bar These sections are collapsible Double click any bar and all sections will collapse for ease of handling long pages A single click will collapse or expand any sing...

Page 21: ...8N1 I O 16 SiteBoss 571 This indicates that this product is the S571 and is followed by 2 10 150 STD which is the currently loaded firmware version Site Name This field displays the identifier assigned to this S571 by the end user in the General Settings menu It defaults to the units factory assigned Serial Number Date and Time These two fields display the current date and time The Date and Time c...

Page 22: ...sor Device Settings INTERNAL Power Distribution Settings To view the Power Distribution Status screen enter the command power or pow or even p power SiteBoss 571 Power Distribution Status for Controller 200 Main Voltage 48 78 Volts Alarm 443 minutes Total Current 0 372 Amps Alarm 443 minutes Total Power 18 Watts SiteBoss 571 Current 0 134 Amps Power Output Name State Current Fuse 1 Resistive Load ...

Page 23: ...sensor Common examples include TS for Temperature Sensor CC for contact closures PW for Power Output VS for voltage sensors RL for relays and HS for Humidity Sensor Location This column refers to where the sensor is installed External refers to sensors installed in the Sensor port The Slot n locations refer to the optional slot cards Name This field is the user defined name for the sensor It is li...

Page 24: ...for multiple simultaneous command processors two administrators could conceivably change the same option at the same time but due to the multitasking nature of the S571 the changes are processed in the order received The SiteBoss processes setup changes in real time In other words the unit begins to implement changes to its configuration as soon as they are entered There is no need to exit the Set...

Page 25: ...tings J PPP Settings K Email Settings L Real Time Socket Settings M SNMP Trap Capture Settings N IP Address Restrictions O Routing Settings P DSL Settings Q VPN Settings R CPE Settings Note Changes to IP Address Subnet Mask or Router Address will not take effect until any open network command processor sessions are ended Ethernet Settings This option displays the Ethernet Settings menu where you c...

Page 26: ... configure real time socket settings for each file of buffered data Real Time Sockets are used to collect data on TCP port 2201 from a serial port in real time while buffering data if the network connection goes down SNMP Trap Capture Settings This option displays the SNMP Trap Capture Settings menu where you can toggle this feature ON or OFF and select which file to store the traps in IP Address ...

Page 27: ...tor The default setting is 0 0 0 0 NAT This is an ON OFF toggle to enable Network Address Translation The default setting is ON VLAN Settings Selecting this option displays a menu where any of six individual Virtual Local Area Network VLAN connections can be configured IPv6 Settings This menu is used to enable IPv6 functionality and for setting the IP address and static router address for a unit g...

Page 28: ...ld not have the same Ethernet interface operating in both IPv4 VLAN mode and IPv6 AUTO or STATIC mode SiteBoss 571 Ethernet 1 IPv6 Settings A Mode OFF B Static Address C Static Router Address Mode Each Ethernet interface has 3 IPv6 modes OFF STATIC and AUTO OFF sets the interface to IPv4 mode and disables IPv6 functionality STATIC means the interface has IPv6 support and that you must configure a ...

Page 29: ...tion Port 80 D HTTPS Connection Port 443 Enable Web Interface This is an ON OFF toggle to enable the S571 s internal web server The default setting is ON Web Session Timeout This field sets the number of minutes 0 65535 minutes a web connection may remain idle before expiring A setting of 0 means the connection will never automatically expire The default setting is 30 HTTP Connection Port This opt...

Page 30: ...act Asentria Technical Support for more information SNMP Settings What follows is a top level overview of the various SNMP features and settings For more detailed configuration and use instructions see the SNMP Operations Feature Guide on the Asentria Product Information Portal or contact Asentria Technical Support SiteBoss 571 SNMP Settings A SNMP Agent Enable ALL VERSIONS B Read Community public...

Page 31: ...infinite 10 E Notification Snooze Period minutes 60 F Notification Security Name G Notification Security Password Authentication Failure Traps This is an ON OFF toggle to enable the sending of authentication traps which are notifications of invalid community name usage in SNMP operations The default setting is OFF Notification Attempts This option sets the number of attempts 1 to 65535 of sending ...

Page 32: ...FER store the results in the file designated in the next menu option Store Data To This option toggles through the available file options on the SiteBoss The Default is to FILE1 Store All Period If this field is set to a non zero value then this time period in seconds will poll all configured SNMP Poll requests and buffer all values regardless of threshold Request Settings This option opens a seri...

Page 33: ...r for example 3 1 then it is treated as a hysteresis value for SNMP OCTET STRING types where the value looks like a floating point number This means that if the last stored value is NOT a floating point number then the unit will ignore the threshold and store the new telemetry FTP Settings This menu is used to configure automatic FTP pushes of buffered data Once FTP Push has been configured enteri...

Page 34: ...N R Audit Log OFF Remote File Names This menu option displays the FTP File Names menu where you can give each file a name other than the default name and or prepend a date time and unique sequence to the file name SiteBoss 571 FTP File Names A Include Date in Filename OFF B Include Time in Filename OFF C Include Sequence s in Filename OFF D Data File 1 FILE1 S Data File 16 FILE16 T Events File EVE...

Page 35: ...led OFF B Phone Number 1 C Phone Number 2 D Phone Number 3 E Phone Number 4 F User Name G Password H Idle Connection Disconnect sec 60 I Maximum Retries 3 J Carrier Detect Timeout sec 60 K Login Sequence Timeout sec 30 L Dialout Modem Init String M IP Address to Suggest 0 0 0 0 N Firewall ON PPP Dialout Enabled This is an ON OFF toggle to enable PPP dialout Default setting is OFF Phone Number n Th...

Page 36: ...his is an ON OFF toggle to enable inbound PPP connection hosting The default setting is OFF Idle Connection Disconnect sec This field sets the number of seconds 0 65535 to wait before disconnecting an idle connection A setting of 0 means the unit does not disconnect due to an idle connection The default setting is 60 seconds Local Device IP Address This option sets the IP address of the S571 for t...

Page 37: ... Domain Name This field is sued to set the Email domain name e g domain_name com which is used when the S571 sends an Email The default setting is ASENTRIA COM Maximum length 48 chars Authentication LOGIN This option displays a menu to configure the credentials that may be required by your server for SMTP authentication Some SMTP servers require an authentication to relay Emails The default settin...

Page 38: ...fault setting is OFF Idle Connection Close Timer This field sets the number of seconds 0 255 to wait before disconnecting an idle connection A setting of 0 means the connection will never automatically close The default setting is 0 Close Socket When File Empty This is an ON OFF toggle to set whether or not the S571 will automatically terminate the RTS connection when the file for this port has be...

Page 39: ...P addresses using wildcards IP Address Restrictions do not replace or override any restrictions set by User Profiles but they do provide an extra level of protection by causing the unit to ignore all network traffic except from the addresses allowed If no IP restrictions are defined in this menu all incoming connections are allowed Refer to the IP Routing Restrictions Feature Guide on the Asentria...

Page 40: ... Settings displays a menu that enables the SiteBoss to forward IP frames originating on Ethernet that are not IP addressed to the unit as well as forward IP frames received on a wireless interface that are associated with forwarded frames that originated on Ethernet PPP to Ethernet Settings This option displays a menu to enable the SiteBoss to forward IP frames originating on PPP that are not IP a...

Page 41: ...ernet 2 VLAN 1 2 3 4 5 6 Dial up Modem PPP and Wireless Modem PPP Default setting is NONE Port Forwarding Settings The Port Forwarding Settings menu is for configuring the unit to accept UDP and TCP frames on an interface and route them translating their IP addresses and UDP TCP ports according to configuration to a different address on a different interface Up to 32 individual routes can be confi...

Page 42: ...5535 The default setting is 0 Ethernet to PPP Wireless Settings Ethernet to Wireless Settings enable the SiteBoss to forward IP frames originating on Ethernet that are not IP addressed to the unit as well as forward IP frames received on a wireless interface that are associated with forwarded frames that originated on Ethernet SiteBoss 571 Ethernet to PPP Wireless Settings A Enable OFF B NAT ON En...

Page 43: ...re the unit will automatically forward a web UI login to another networked device via a separate Ethernet port via port forwarding SiteBoss 571 Web Login Forwarding Settings A Route 1 0 0 0 0 B Route 2 0 0 0 0 C Route 3 0 0 0 0 D Route 4 0 0 0 0 Enter your Selection A SiteBoss 571 Web Login Forwarding Settings for Route 1 A Ingress Destination Port 8080 B Egress Destination IP Address 0 0 0 0 C Eg...

Page 44: ...entria Internal ADSL Modem Feature Guide on the Asentria Product Information Portal or contact Asentria Technical Support SiteBoss 571 DSL Settings A Start Mode MANUAL B Type PPPOA C VPI 0 D VCI 0 E Encapsulation VCM F Mode BRIDGED G Username H Password I IP Address 0 0 0 0 J Mask 0 0 0 0 K Router 0 0 0 0 Start Mode The Start Mode toggles between MANUAL and AUTO to set how the DSL interface is to ...

Page 45: ... interface If the DSL type is STATIC the user needs to set this If the DSL Type is DHCP it is set automatically This should be set as directed by your ADSL provider Value is a dotted quad IP address and the default setting is 0 0 0 0 VPN Settings The following describes the menu options for configuring VPN Settings A Virtual Private Network VPN is a network that is tunneled the virtual part typica...

Page 46: ...A Key E Authentication Preshared Key F Phase 1 Encryption 3DES G Phase 1 Hash MD5 H Phase 1 DH Group 2 I Phase 1 Life seconds 1800 J Phase 2 Encryption 3DES K Phase 2 Hash MD5 L Phase 2 Life seconds 7200 M Dead Peer Detection Action RESTART N Dead Peer Detection Period 30 O Dead Peer Detection Timeout 120 P Compression ON Q PFS ON Remote Network This is the subnet on the opposite side of the tunne...

Page 47: ...s for dead peer detection Dead Peer Detection Timeout This defines how long in seconds of having an unacknowledged keep alive or no inbound keep alive from the other peer after which the peer is detected to be no longer present Compression This is an on off toggle that controls whether or not to propose data compression to the peer PFS This is an on off toggle to enable or disabled perfect forward...

Page 48: ... Name C Description D Alarm Keep alive Period seconds 0 E Alarm Threshold 1 F Alarm Reminder Interval minutes 0 IP Address Set the IP address of the CPE Value is a dotted quad IP address Name Set the name given to the CPE The only restriction on the name is that it cannot have any double or single quotes or in it Maximum length is 24 chars Description Set a description of what the CPE device is Th...

Page 49: ...Console A Baud Rate 19200 B Data Format 8N1 C Handshaking NONE D Duplex FULL E Inactivity Timeout 0 Baud Rate The Baud Rate option displays a selection menu for baud rates available for the port These values range from 300 baud to 115200 baud The default setting is 19200 Data Format The Data Format toggles settings for word length parity and stop bit settings The available options are 8N1 7E1 7O1 ...

Page 50: ... with the connected device The available options are NONE XON XOFF BOTH and DTR The default setting is NONE Wrap Around Wrap Around is an ON OFF toggle to set whether the incoming data will wrap overwrite the oldest data in the file should it become full Default setting is OFF Record Stamping This option displays a menu that allows you to select whether the Date Time and or the Site Name are pre p...

Page 51: ...t and sent to the pass through client Some pass through devices have mixed inconsistent EOL output this setting is intended to make it consistent The default setting is OFF CR non LF CRLF non LF non CR LF non CR CRLF CRLF CRLF i e no translation of CRLF Multiline Record Settings This selection displays the Multiline Record Settings menu If the records are separated by a specific number of blank li...

Page 52: ...gle to enable advanced multiline detection The default setting is OFF Start Field n Character Position These fields set the character position used to define the beginning of the multiline field This option is used with Count method record end detection Start Field n Text These fields set the text used to determine the beginning of the multiline field This option is used with Formula method record...

Page 53: ...op OFF H Caller ID Security OFF Data Format This option toggles settings for word length parity and stop bit settings The available options are 8N1 7E1 7O1 and 7N1 Default setting is 8N1 Duplex Duplex sets the echo settings for the modem command processor Full duplex causes the S571 to echo all characters sent to the remote device Half duplex turns off character echo The default setting is FULL In...

Page 54: ...fied number You are allowed to use simple wildcards in phone numbers An asterisk wildcard allows for any number of digits to appear to the right of that position A question mark matches any single digit If no numbers are defined in this menu all incoming calls are accepted Maximum length 47 chars Add Number From Log List Choosing this option will displays a list of phone numbers that have recently...

Page 55: ...ut minutes 0 B Keep Alive Threshold minutes 0 C PPP Debug Enable OFF D Connectivity Check Settings OFF Idle Timeout Idle Timeout sets the number of minutes 0 255 to wait before disconnecting an inactive modem connection A setting of 0 means the connection will not be terminated The default setting is 0 minutes Keep Alive Threshold minutes This option sets the length of time in minutes after which ...

Page 56: ...led net wireless mode OFF connecting attempting to establish connection connected connection established no active TCP session active connection established one or more active TCP sessions idle which it may be for only a moment between sessions If it says Connecting most of the time there is a problem and it would be advisable to contact Asentria Technical Support to check the wireless modem log W...

Page 57: ...Settings A User 1 admin COMMAND FILE1 B User 2 C User 3 D User 4 E User 5 F User 6 G User 7 H User 8 I User 9 J User 10 K User 11 L User 12 M Authentication Settings User n All 12 User selections display the configuration menu for each user profile Authentication Settings The Authentication Settings selection displays a menu of global authentication options Authentication Settings set parameters f...

Page 58: ...access for this user profile User Name Password These options are used to set the username and or password for this profile Maximum length for each is 31 chars User Profile Expiration Date Time This option is used to set a date and or time that this profile may be automatically disabled This menu also provides an option to adjust the current date time that is on the SiteBoss Selecting that option ...

Page 59: ... serial ports and toggles ALLOW or DENY for each port as needed If a port is set as ALLOW then that serial port is displayed in the Menu after the user logs in If a port is set as DENY then that serial port is not displayed in the Menu The default setting for all ports is ALLOW SiteBoss 571 Pass through Permissions A Port 1 ALLOW B Port 2 ALLOW P Port 16 ALLOW After PT ESC Takes User To This toggl...

Page 60: ...n via Telnet This menu option toggles between OFF regular CHALLENGE and SEND PASSWORD authentication modes The default setting for each is OFF OFF regular authentication requires only the normal username password authentication CHALLENGE requires the user send their username password and then they are prompted with a short challenge code That code must be plugged into a program called Response Cod...

Page 61: ...0 means the password will never automatically expire The default setting is 0 Secure Callback n This option sets the modem callback numbers used if the Secure Authentication via Modem is set to CALLBACK If configured the SiteBoss will disconnect any modem connections from this user and then attempt to dial out to each of these numbers Authentication Settings Authentication Settings set parameters ...

Page 62: ...gs A Primary Server B Primary Secret C Secondary Server D Secondary Secret E Fallback Mode NONE F Authentication Port 1812 G Accounting Port 1813 H CHAP OFF I Timeout 3 J Retries 3 Primary Secondary Server Set the IP Address or host name of the primary and secondary RADIUS server Primary Secondary Secret Set the secret for the primary and secondary RADIUS server The secret is used to authenticate ...

Page 63: ...ce policy against locking yourself out of the unit When set to ON the user can tap the Reset button 5 times quickly 1 2 times per second at which point the internal buzzer will beep for a few seconds The user will then have immediate Console access using the default MASTER username and password admin password The default setting is ON If you do not want the Button Unlock feature enabled for exampl...

Page 64: ... based on period of time when no data is received on a specific serial port Scheduled Event n Settings These selections display the menus for configuring alarm notifications for specific times and days of the week Serial Handshaking Alarm Settings This option displays the menu for enabling serial handshaking alarms for specific ports CPE Alarm Settings This option displays the menu for configuring...

Page 65: ...nts and Alarm Equations Feature Guide on the Asentria Product Information Portal or contact Asentria Technical Support SiteBoss 571 Data Alarm Filter Settings A Data Alarm Field Settings B Data Alarm Macro Settings C Data Alarm Settings D Display Alarm Status E Exit Upon True Data Alarm OFF Data Alarm Field Settings Selecting this option displays the menu for configuring up to 16 data alarm fields...

Page 66: ...pha is used for most alphanumeric data alarming and Numeric is used if you need to alarm on a range of numbers The default setting is Alpha Data Alarm Macro Settings Data alarm macros provide a way to define up to 100 equations that can be used in one or more data alarm equations Each macro consists of an equation and an associated name that can be used to reference the macro in a data alarm equat...

Page 67: ...These options will display a menu where an individual data alarm or filter can be configured Next or Previous Alarm Filter Page These options will display either the next or previous set of 16 Data Alarm Filters Setup Alarm Filter Fields This option will display the identical Data Alarm Field Settings menu as described above This is simply an easy way to access that menu without having to exit bac...

Page 68: ... after the counter is reset The default setting is 1 Auto Clear when Threshold Reached This is an ON OFF toggle to control whether the unit will clear the event counter each time the threshold is met The default setting is ON Alarm Counter Clear Interval Use this option to set an interval at which the unit should clear the match counter for an individual data event The available options are 2 hour...

Page 69: ... T Load Shedding Settings Internal Slot A No 200 These are event sensors that are standardly configured within the SiteBoss including a Temperature Sensor 4 contact closures and the 5 power output sensors A is always reserved for the internal or on board sensors and is referred to as number 200 in alarming strings EventSensor Slots B thru Q The B Q options display the settings menu for EventSensor...

Page 70: ... sensor which can monitor the internal temperature within the SiteBoss for safety Contact Closure n These are the contact closures that are internal within your SiteBoss They are located under the USB ports on the front panel Output n These options will bring up menu options to configure your nine DC power distribution outputs Power Distribution Settings This option displays menus to configure the...

Page 71: ...rm will occur as the amperage drops below the setting Return to Normal Settings This option displays a menu where the actions for events as the temperature returns to a normal state can be configured Very High High Low Very Low Event Settings Setup The menu for setting Very High Temperature settings is shown The menus for High Low Very Low are identical In the case of Very High or High levels the ...

Page 72: ...dentify incoming traps The default trap number for Temperature Events is 120 but any number in the alternate range of 1000 1199 can be used Return to Normal Class This field sets the class for the event When this option is selected a list of the classes previously defined in the Class Table is displayed from which you can select one to be assigned to this event Contact Closure n The S571 has four ...

Page 73: ...mber in the alternate range of 1000 1199 can be used Active Alarm Alias You can use this option to define a customized name representing the active alarm state This would be used when reporting active events for this sensor maximum length 60 characters Inactive Alarm Alias This option functions the same as Active Alarm Alias but used with Return to Normal events maximum length 60 characters Overri...

Page 74: ... where the action string for the event is configured This field will be empty if no actions have been configured and will show SET if one or more actions have been configured Refer to the Actions List for more information Active Inactive Trap Number These fields set the trap number which can be useful when using SNMP trap managers that employ a trap numbering system to help identify incoming traps...

Page 75: ...ter mains power is lost before shutting off output regardless of voltage level This is an integer value in minutes with range of 0 to 180 A value of 0 disables this feature The default value is 0 Restore Delay This option sets the amount of time to wait before restoring power to the output after mains power returns This is an integer value in minutes with range of 0 to 180 The default setting valu...

Page 76: ...awn by the SiteBoss SiteBoss 571 MAIN Current Sensor Settings Device Number 200 Device ID 0C000000 Device Name Internal A Current Sensor Enabled OFF B Deadband mA 100 C Very High Event Settings 120000 180 Info D High Event Settings 100000 180 Info E Return to Normal Settings 180 Info F Low Event Settings 1000 180 Info G Very Low Event Settings 0 180 Info Current Sensor Enabled This is an ON OFF to...

Page 77: ...urn to Normal Settings This menu is used to configure actions for the SiteBoss to take when the current readings return to the defined normal range SiteBoss 571 MAIN Current Sensor Event Device Number 200 Device ID 0C000000 Device Name INTERNAL A Return to Normal Event Actions B Return to Normal Event Trap Number 180 C Return to Normal Event Class Info Return to Normal Event Actions This option di...

Page 78: ...Low Current Sensor Event Settings The menu for setting Very High Event Value settings is shown The menus for High Low Very Low are identical SiteBoss 571 MAIN Voltage Sensor Event Device Number 200 Device ID 0C000000 Device Name INTERNAL A Very High Event Value mV 58000 B Very High Event Actions C Very High Event Trap Number 190 D Very High Event Class Info Very High Event Value This option sets t...

Page 79: ...s displayed from which you can select one to be assigned to this event Unnamed n Power Output Current Sensor Events These menus are used to configure the current sensor alarm actions and thresholds for each individual power output SiteBoss 571 Power Distribution Settings for Output 1 Device Number 200 Device ID 0C000000 Device Name Internal Se A Current Sensor B Fuse Sensor Current Sensor This opt...

Page 80: ... High Event Actions will be triggered Very High Event Actions This displays the Actions List a menu where the action string for the event is configured This field will be empty if no actions have been configured and will show SET if one or more actions have been configured Refer to the Actions List for more information Very High Event Trap Number Set the trap number which can be useful when using ...

Page 81: ...ed Refer to the Action List for more information Return to Normal Actions This option displays the Actions List a menu where the action string for the event is configured This field will be empty if no actions have been configured and will show SET if one or more actions have been configured Refer to the Action List for more information Event Class Set the class for the event When this option is s...

Page 82: ...0 Y 4 12 PW F PB2 4F140000 Y 5 9 PW G none H none I none J none K none L ES R 591A0000 Y 11 1 VS M none N none O none P none Q none R Auxiliary Sensor Settings S Sensor Unresponsive Settings T Load Shedding Settings The SiteBoss supports a maximum of 16 external EventSensor slots Some larger EventSensors occupy more than one slot For example the ES CCU32 requires two slots and the ES CCU64 require...

Page 83: ...ttings E Volume Calculation Settings F Volume Event Settings G Disconnect Event Settings H System Reporting Settings Enable This is an ON OFF toggle to enable the fuel sensor The default setting is OFF Sensor Type The Sensor Type toggles between CURRENT VOLTAGE and RESISTIVE FLOAT The default is Current Name The Name option is an alphanumeric field that allows you to name this fuel sensor maximum ...

Page 84: ...fied distance unit between the SENSOR FULL point and the TANK FULL point This is a floating point value with range of 1 000 to 1 000 A positive value means the SENSOR FULL point is above the TANK FULL point and a negative value means it is below The default value is 0 0 Raw Value Bottom This field sets the analog input reading that corresponds to the minimum fluid height measurable by the fuel sen...

Page 85: ... Input Filter Averaging This option sets the number of samples used to filter the analog input value that is used for the tank volume calculation The filtering is applied after the adjusted raw value Range is 1 to 300 default is 1 no filtering Custom Tank Settings When CUSTOM is selected for tank shape the system uses user provided data to calculate the volume of fluid in the tank The data is ente...

Page 86: ...the fuel sensor being disconnected SiteBoss 571 Disconnect Event Settings for Fuel Sensor 1 A Event Enabled OFF B High Value 0 C Low Value 0 D Event Actions E Event Trap Number 515 F Event Class Info G Normal Actions H Normal Trap Number 515 I Normal Class Info Event Enabled This is an ON OFF toggle to enable Volume Events The default setting is OFF High Low Value These menu options are used to se...

Page 87: ...rtal for a more in depth explanation of configuring AC power monitoring or contact Asentria Technical Support for more information SiteBoss 571 AC Power Monitor Settings A AC Power Monitor 1 B AC Power Monitor 2 C AC Power Monitor 3 D AC Power Monitor 4 E AC Power Monitor 5 F AC Power Monitor 6 SiteBoss 571 Settings for AC Power Monitor 1 A Enable OFF B Device Type YD2010 C Name unnamed D Device S...

Page 88: ...r setting with a range of 1 to 247 The default value is 1 PT Ratio Ratio of secondary turns to primary turns on potential transformers PT This is an integer setting with a range of 1 to 10000 The default value is 1 CT Ratio Ratio of secondary turns to primary turns on current transformers CT This is an integer setting with a range of 1 to 10000 The default value is 1 Power Type This is a toggle to...

Page 89: ...SET if one or more actions have been configured Refer to Actions List for more information Very High High Return to Normal Low Very Low Event Trap Number These fields are used to set the trap number which can be useful when using SNMP trap managers that employ a trap numbering system to help identify incoming traps The default trap number for all Average Voltage Events is 520 but any number in the...

Page 90: ...to Actions List for more information Very High High Return to Normal Low Very Low Event Trap Number These fields are used to set the trap number which can be useful when using SNMP trap managers that employ a trap numbering system to help identify incoming traps The default trap number for all Average Current Events is 521 but any number in the alternate range of 1000 1199 can be used Very High Hi...

Page 91: ...t for more information Very High High Return to Normal Low Very Low Event Trap Number These fields are used to set the trap number which can be useful when using SNMP trap managers that employ a trap numbering system to help identify incoming traps The default trap number for all Average Current Events is 522 but any number in the alternate range of 1000 1199 can be used Very High High Return to N...

Page 92: ...ich can be useful when using SNMP trap managers that employ a trap numbering system to help identify incoming traps The default trap number for all Average Current Events is 523 but any number in the alternate range of 1000 1199 can be used Very High High Return to Normal Low Very Low Event Class Set the class for the event When this option is selected a list of the classes previously defined in t...

Page 93: ... Return to Normal Low Very Low Event Class These fields are used to set the class for the event When this option is selected a list of the classes previously defined in the Class Table is displayed Select one to be assigned to this event The default is Info System Reporting Settings The System Reporting Settings are not functional Disconnect Event Settings The disconnect event is triggered if comm...

Page 94: ...rom which you can select one to be assigned to this event Load Shedding Settings The purpose of the load shedding feature is to allow individual configuration of switch relay and or power outputs to selectively shut off power to connected equipment after mains power is lost The load shedding feature works only in conjunction with a supported rectifier The supported rectifiers are Eltek Valere NIC2...

Page 95: ...everity for the load shedding event When this option is selected a list of the classes previously defined in the Class Table is displayed from which you can select one to be assigned to this event The default setting is Info No Data n Alarm Settings No Data Alarms can be configured on the SiteBoss to monitor data coming in via the serial ports and take an alarm action if a certain period of time p...

Page 96: ...an be toggled ON or OFF to designate whether this particular No Data alarm is active on that day The default setting is ON for Monday thru Friday and OFF for Saturday and Sunday Enable Ports This selection displays a menu where the installed serial ports are listed and each can be toggled ON or OFF to designate whether this particular No Data alarm is active on that port The default setting is OFF...

Page 97: ... For example Christmas is a day you might want to add here Select Add Exclusion and type in 12 25 To delete a date you select Delete Exclusion and type in the date you want to remove After an exclusion date is added it appears in the brackets at the bottom of the menu Up to fifteen dates can be entered to be excluded Serial Handshaking Alarm Settings Serial Handshaking Alarms allows the SiteBoss t...

Page 98: ...port for more information SiteBoss 571 CPE Alarm Settings A Alarm Enable OFF B Alarm Actions C Alarm Trap Number 511 D Alarm Class Info E Return to Normal Actions F Return to Normal Trap Number 511 G Return to Normal Class Info Alarm Enable This is an ON OFF toggle to enable the CPE Down Event The default setting is OFF Alarm Actions This option displays the Actions List a menu where the action st...

Page 99: ...tring to be delivered with this event s action The default setting is Reset Event maximum length 80 characters Event Class Set the class for the event When this option is selected a list of the classes previously defined in the Class Table is displayed Select one to be assigned to this event The default is Info Event Trap Number Set the number to be sent with any SNMP traps for this event The defa...

Page 100: ...so be set to cell phone numbers using the service provider s SMS gateway address to allow for SMS alerts to be sent Ex 2065555555 vtext com The number 1 2 3 etc corresponds to the index number for Email alerts as discussed in the Actions List More Email Addresses Use this submenu to configure up to three more Email Addresses for a total of 6 Phone Number n Select these options to set the phone num...

Page 101: ...nu is used to configure various general action parameters such as action schedules and event reminder intervals SiteBoss 571 Action Settings A Callout Attempts 5 B Callout Delay seconds 60 C Action Schedule OFF D Reminder Interval minutes 120 E Asentria Alarm Version 1 1 F Require Asentria Alarm ACKs OFF Callout Attempts This option is used to set the total number of times to attempt dispatch Male...

Page 102: ...rly delivered If enabled CRC mode is required by the S571 Refer to the Asentria Alarms section for more information about CRC and non CRC modes The default setting is OFF Action Schedule Use this menu to limited alarm actions to defined days and times SiteBoss 571 Action Schedule Settings A Action Schedule Enable OFF B Begin Time 08 00 C End Time 17 00 D Weekdays Only ON Action Schedule Enable Thi...

Page 103: ...M DD Space After Date Time Stamp This is an ON OFF toggle to set whether a space is appended to the end of the Date Time stamp The default setting is ON Prompt The Prompt option sets the character s or settings values displayed as the command line prompt The prompt characters can be customized and includes the ability to embed one or more settings values in the prompt for example the site name cou...

Page 104: ...d Tokyo time GMT 9 is ahead The default setting is BEHIND Enable Time Protocol This option toggles between OFF SIMPLE and NTP The default setting is OFF SIMPLE When network time is set to SIMPLE the unit attempts to contact the configured time servers see Time Servers setting below periodically attempting to query each using Simple Network Time Protocol SNTP Time and Daytime protocols in that orde...

Page 105: ...eld will set the maximum number of KB the event log can reach before overwriting the oldest records The available options are 0 64 128 256 512 and 1024 The default setting is 64 Store Data Alarm Records This option is an ON OFF toggle to enable storing data alarm records The default setting is OFF Store Sensor Events This is an ON OFF toggle to enable storing records generated by environmental sen...

Page 106: ...t on size will be the available physical memory The default is 128 Store The remaining options are ON OFF toggles to enable logging of the specific action described The default setting for all is ON Automatic Logging of Certain Actions Certain actions are automatically written to the Audit Log anytime it is enabled These actions are When a user changes the configuration via a Setting Key When a us...

Page 107: ... of the related settings Note If scripting is disabled while scripts are running they will be issued the STOP command which could take up to 20 seconds to complete If re enabled scripting will not function until after the previous scripting session is completely shut down i e all scripts are stopped Clear Pending Records This option will displays the number of script records pending and when selec...

Page 108: ...tions for the LUA scripts and the scripting menu options and functions Output Control The Output Control menu allows you to toggle a power output from its current state ON or OFF to the opposite state or set a timed operation where the output is toggled from its ON state to the OFF state for a certain number of seconds at which time it will toggle back to its ON state SiteBoss 571 Output Control D...

Page 109: ... Device INTERNAL Output 1 unnamed Current State ON A Make OFF for 5 Seconds B Make OFF for 10 Seconds C Make OFF for 15 Seconds D Make OFF for 30 Seconds Make ON or OFF for n seconds displays the prompt Are you sure you want to make this output OFF ON for n seconds y n Selecting y displays Making output OFF OR ON for n seconds press ESC to cancel This message will be displayed on the screen for wh...

Page 110: ...00 or 1 16 These Setting Keys and commands are currently the only user interface provided for this feature event power X powerup sequence This setting contains the power up sequence in human readable format as a series of commands The maximum length of the setting is 65 534 characters When the SiteBoss application starts and any time this setting is changed the power up sequence contained in the s...

Page 111: ...n C from 100 to 100 to reach before proceeding and NNNNN is the maximum time to wait in seconds up to 65000 Examples T5 300 wait for 5 degrees C or 5 minutes T 1 0 wait forever for 1 degrees C T 5 300 Wait for voltage or timeout Command would be written VXX NNNNN Where XX is input voltage up to 99 to reach before proceeding and NNNNN is maximum time to wait in seconds up to 65000 Examples V 44 0 V...

Page 112: ...POWERUP STATUS X Provides information about the status of the power up sequence including whether it is complete which step it is performing if not and how much time has taken so far or total time if done Note The power up sequence shown in the status display reflects the event power X powerup sequence setting If it is not in sync with the power controller i e it is changed while the sequence is r...

Page 113: ... string used for this and other alarms messages in the S571 The stockTrapString message format looks like this Date Time SiteName Sensor Pod Bank name Sensor Point Name Alarm Alias For example the stockTrapString might actually look like this 10 24 06 43 San Diego Site 12 Sensor Pod 12 Cabinet Temp Temperature Very High For users familiar with SNMP the actual SNMP MIB definition of the Standard SN...

Page 114: ...ion 1 1 default for TCP An Asentria Alarm sent via TCP is called a Notice A notice is a piece of data formatted in printable ASCII a set of lines delimited by CRLF Each line is of the format field data CRLF The first line has field ID without the quotes The last line has field TEXTx without the quotes where x is some number between 1 and 30 A notice that rides on TCP IP is called a Talert short fo...

Page 115: ...each alarm in a certain format After all Asentria Alarms have been delivered the box waits for 20 seconds for any type of keystroke If a keystroke is detected the box will present a login menu Initial header Note Please see the Control Characters appendix for more information about special characters used within this section Upon dialing into the receiver the S571 will send a message similar to th...

Page 116: ...m ID indicates the index number of each alarm delivered during a call This number restarts at 1 for each new call The severity line represents the Class value defined for this alarm Up to twelve lines of Textn may be sent XX represents the 16 bit CRC if CRC mode is enabled If not this line will contain two spaces If additional alarms are queued to send in the same transmission the above output is ...

Page 117: ...an be used to open or close part of a circuit of your design or part of another product You can use relays on Expansion Cards installed in the S571 or built into EventSensors to control these devices Relays can be toggled based on sensor readings data events or even remotely by SNMP Caution Do not exceed maximum ratings for any outputs Power outputs and relays are only designed for DC power distri...

Page 118: ...tput 1 based on the specified EventSensor E g this is the same number x in event sensor 200 output x Relay actions are declared with the following syntax Relay relay action EventSensor point Put a relay in a certain state specified by action action one of the following two words by case insensitive exact match or partial unambiguous match active or inactive Active always means to energize the rela...

Page 119: ...ing this is different for every emulator Once logging is enabled press A All setting keys will be printed to the screen Once this has completed either suspend logging or terminate the connection close the emulator FTP For FTP SFTP TFTP please use the instructions for Transferring Files The file names for your settings are as follows SKALL All unit settings SKCUSTOM Non default settings only SKLOG ...

Page 120: ...r host to the S571 s FTP server or by using the S571 s FTP client to get the update file Following are the instructions for all methods The SiteBoss supports several methods of flashing a firmware package to the unit as outlined in Transferring Files As a general rule they are all equally effective albeit at varying transfer speeds For ALL these methods the firmware package can take approximately ...

Page 121: ...in diagnosing a problem it is also important to acquire them as close to the problem occurring as possible as many of them are constantly running in the background and will eventually overwrite themselves Sys Log Below are the instructions for getting the SYSLog off of your unit From the SiteBoss command prompt type CLOG and press Enter to generate the log file This will create log tgz and place i...

Page 122: ...P and A SCII Only one of these may transfer methods may be specified per transfer GET PUT Type only one of these This determines whether the SiteBoss will be receiving GET or sending PUT a file filename This is the full name of the file you wish to send receive including any extensions host This is the IP address of the other machine involved in the file transfer user The username needed to login ...

Page 123: ... 13 220 Please enter user name to proceed User 192 168 50 100 none admin 331 Password required for admin Password 230 Login accepted user restrictions apply ftp hash Hash mark printing On ftp 2048 bytes hash mark ftp get file1 C temp file1 200 Port OK 150 Opening Data Connection 226 Transfer complete ftp 22955 bytes received in 0 99Seconds 23 26Kbytes sec ftp C Windows ftp 192 168 100 223 Connecte...

Page 124: ...the plate aside Otherwise remove the two screws that secure the existing card in the bay and carefully slide the existing card out 3 Remove the Expansion Card from its protective ESD bag and slide it into the plastic rails inside the expansion bay Visually confirm that the card is in both rails and properly aligned 4 Push the card until it is fully inserted in its slot 5 Replace the two screws pre...

Page 125: ...his digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for Radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the interference causing equipment standard entitled Digital Apparatus ICES 003 of the Department of Communications AVIS L étiquette du ministère des Communications du Canada identify le materiel homologué Cette étiquette certifie que le matériel est conforme a certaines normes de p...

Page 126: ...tériel brouilleur Appareils Numériques NMB 003 édictée par le ministre des Communications FCC REQUIREMENT PART 15 INFORMATION PROVIDED TO CONSUMER CLASS A DIGITAL DEVICE OR PERIPHERAL Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful int...

Page 127: ...les pour toutes les sorties Sorties de puissance et des relais sont uniquement conçus pour la distribution de courant continu avec des limites SELV 60VDC Max et ne sont pas destinés à contrôler les appareils alimentés en courant alternatif Une mauvaise utilisation en dehors des lignes directrices de ce manuel peut provoquer des blessures 9 standard 10A outputs 1 optional 30A output Max switched vo...

Page 128: ...not apply if in the opinion of Asentria Corporation the unit has been damaged by misuse neglect or improper packing shipping modification or servicing by other than Asentria or an authorized Asentria Service Center In no event shall Asentria Corporation be liable for any loss inconvenience or damage whether direct incidental consequential or otherwise with respect to the S571 Asentria Corporation ...

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