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7
Remote access
User Manual PoolManager
®
12
Part B: Function description
Required user qualification:
TRAINED USER
All activities described in Part B may only be performed
by trained users as defined in the Chapter
User
Qualification.
7
Remote access
PoolManager
®
offers comprehensive and comfortable opportunities for
remote access from a local network or from the Internet.
7.1
Prerequisites
In order to make use of the opportunities, PoolManager
®
first has to be
connected with a network. Then remote access has to be configured.
The required steps are described in
Part C
and have to be performed
by an IT specialist.
There you will find all required information for remote access to
PoolManager
®
.
Additionally, remote access has to be released for one or multiple
users in user management. Username and password are assigned to
the corresponding users in doing so.
See
User Management.
7.2
Remote access to the local network
For remote access from the local network, you generally require
PoolManager's
®
network (IP) address. That could be, for example,
192.168.1.99.
7.2.1
Step by step
1.
For remote access from the local network, first start the browser
on a PC or on another mobile or stationary device on the same
network as PoolManager
®
.
2.
Enter PoolManager's
®
IP address
into the
browser's address
bar
. For some browsers, you'll have to enter http:// at the
beginning. Other browsers supplement it automatically.
http://192.168.1.99
(example)
7.3
Remote access from the Internet
For remote access from the Internet, you generally need a URL. That
could be, for example, http:// myPoolManager.dtdns.net.
7.3.1
Step by step
1.
For remote access from the Internet, first start the browser on a
PC or on another mobile or stationary device that is connected
to the Internet..
2.
Enter PoolManager's
®
URL
into the
browser's address bar
.
For some browsers, you'll have to enter http:// at the beginning.
Other browsers supplement it automatically:
http://myPoolManager.dtdns.net (example)
TIP
Setting up a favourite
In order to simplify access to PoolManager
®
, you can
set the corresponding IP address or URL as a favourite
in the browser and give it an appropriate name.
This makes remote access to PoolManager
®
quick and
easy via the browser's favourites list.
For a detailed description, please refer to the
documentation in the corresponding browser.
Info
HTML support
In order to use the full scope of functions for remote
access to PoolManager
®
, the browser being used has
to support the current HTML 5 standard.
Info
JavaScript
For remote access to PoolManager
®
, JavaScript has to
be activated in the browser being used.
This is normal operating procedure.
7.4
User login in remote access
When connecting to PoolManager
®
via remote access, a login window
first appears in which you have to authenticate yourself by entering a
valid username and the correct password.
1
Enter the username for remote access
2
Enter the password for the username entered
3
OK will confirm the entries and, after successful
authentication, start PoolManager's
®
user interface.
INFO
Entry via device keyboard
In this login window, the accessing device's keyboard
(e.g. PC keyboard or screen keyboard on a
smartphone) is used to enter username and password,
not the PoolManager's
®
screen keyboard.
7.5
Quick info
PoolManager
®
provides a compact info field (Quick info) with the most
important information:
The following information is shown:
•
PoolManager's
®
device name
•
Current measured value
•
Text colour on measured values:
green
Everything OK
red
There is at least one alarm
Pressing and/or clicking on the quick info field starts normal remote
access on the corresponding device.