Halytech
hydroSpider2 User’s Manual v1.23
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5.13
Automatic Setup Updates
The hydroSpider is capable of automatically updating its setup by downloading and installing
configuration changes from an FTP server.
To set up automatic setup updates, click the
Automatic Setup Management
link from the
Change
Setup
page. You will be presented with the
Automatic Setup Management
page, shown below:
The hydroSpider will request a uniquely-named software file from the FTP server. The name of the
file is in the form:
msc
<serial number>
.cfg
For example, if your hydroSpider’s serial number is 00282C, the hydroSpider will request the file
named msc00282C.cfg from the FTP server.
Note
that if multiple hydroSpiders are to be updated at the same time, you will need to have
appropriately named separate setup files for each of them.
The following fields are available:
Automatic Setup Updates
: If set to enabled, the hydroSpider will check for new setup files
daily after the daily report is sent out.
FTP Server
: The address of the FTP server which will be connected to when checking for
setup updates.
Setup Username
: FTP server username.
Setup Password
: FTP server password.
Setup Directory
: The location within the server where the setup file will be stored for the
hydroSpider to download.
Response Directory
: if the hydroSpider finds a new setup file, it will attempt to download
and install it. On completion, a response file will be uploaded to the nominated response
directory. This response file will indicate whether the hydroSpider was successful in installing
the setup file, and will detail any errors it encountered if unsuccessful. If the response
directory is left blank, the hydroSpider will upload response files to the chosen Setup
Directory.
