WatchDog 15 / 15P
User Manual
ITWatchDogs, Inc.7600 N. Capital of Texas Hwy.Suite B-345Austin, TX 78731USA
http://www.itwatchdogs.com
Tel:
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Fax: (309)-406-3651
Страница 1: ...WatchDog 15 15P User Manual ITWatchDogs Inc 7600 N Capital of Texas Hwy Suite B 345 Austin TX 78731 USA http www itwatchdogs com Tel 512 257 1462 Fax 309 406 3651 ...
Страница 2: ...nst harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area may cause harmful interference in which case the user may be required ...
Страница 3: ...settings 16 Access control User Accounts configuration settings 16 Setting unit identification and contact information 17 IP Camera configuration settings 17 Syslog based Diagnostics settings 18 Installing firmware updates 18 Choosing Fahrenheit or Celsius temperature scales 19 Enabling the RPM X2 s relays as alarm actions 19 Using the WatchDog 15 20 Viewing the current readings via the Overview p...
Страница 4: ...g alarm thresholds and actions 27 Setting alarms on the WatchDog 15 s built in temperature humidity sensors 27 Setting alarms on remote sensors attached to the Digital Sensor Bus 29 Removing unwanted alarms from the list 29 Identifying tripped alarms on the web page 30 Appendix A Some free E mail services SMTP configurations 31 Appendix B Potential SMTP issues when using Exchange 2010 32 ...
Страница 5: ...here http www itwatchdogs com documentation aspx Document Conventions This document uses some or all of the following conventions system messages Messages which the unit displays to the user are shown in monospaced italic Courier user typed commands Information you must enter is shown in monospaced Courier KEY Square brackets are used to indicate that the user should press a specific key or keys o...
Страница 6: ...m the PoE option both models function identically so in general the term WatchDog 15 or monitoring unit will refer generically to both models in this manual If it is necessary to point out behavior or information which only applies to a specific model such model specific information and the model it applies to will be highlighted in grey In this introductory section you will find illustrations of ...
Страница 7: ... 1363 plug or with a universal kit of interchangeable U S U K European CEE 7 4 Australian AS 3112 plugs are available as an option Input voltage range 100 240VAC 50 60Hz Output voltage 6VDC 2A max Operating temperature range 0 40 C 32 104 F typ Unpacking your WatchDog 15 When you first open up the box your WatchDog 15 came in you should find the following items Note that the actual appearance of t...
Страница 8: ...e RESET pinhole these serve as indicators that the WatchDog 15 is operating properly and communicating with the sensor bus controller and external sensors if any The Idle LED will normally blink approximately once a second while the WatchDog 15 is operating while the Active LED will light up when the main CPU is actively exchanging data with the internal or external sensors via the bus controller ...
Страница 9: ...Kb Log Data Rate built in sensors only 20Kb day approx Maximum Digital Sensor Bus cable length 600ft 182m Operating Temperature Range 20 85 C 4 F 185 F Supplied Accessories 1x AC Power Adapter 100 240VAC in 6VDC out Remote Digital Bus sensors will require an additional 3 12Kb per day approximately depending on the sensor type Note typical operating range of the included AC power supply is 0 40 C 3...
Страница 10: ...the accessories are in the box the next step is to mount the unit in an appropriate location and connect it to your network The following sections will provide illustrated examples of how to Connect the external power supply Connect the unit to your network via the Ethernet jack Connect external Digital Sensor Bus sensors to the sensor jacks ...
Страница 11: ...itry to prevent both power supply sources from getting cross connected if both PoE power and the 6VDC power supply are connected simultaneously Connecting the Ethernet network cable Connecting the WatchDog 15 to your network is as simple as plugging a standard Ethernet cable into the Ethernet jack as shown here If the connection is successful and the WatchDog 15 has power of course the right hand ...
Страница 12: ...e unit Note that although the splitter is the standard 5 port model sold by ITWatchDogs only four sensors will be acknowledged by the WatchDog 15 if you attempt to connect more than four either via splitter or via the built in ports the additional sensors will simply be ignored Note connecting more than four sensors may also cause unpredictable operation if the device is rebooted or power cycled s...
Страница 13: ...ettings then Network Connections For Windows 7 right click the system tray click Network Sharing Center then Change Adapter Settings 2 Locate the entry under LAN or High Speed Internet which corresponds to the network card you re using to connect to the WatchDog 15 Most PCs only have a single network card installed but if you have more than one you can determine which connection is the correct one...
Страница 14: ...t left then set the various parameters as necessary to assign it an address on your network You can either assign it a static address or have it acquire an address from your network router via DHCP See the following section Configuring the WatchDog 15 for more details on these settings if needed Note once you click the Save Changes button the new settings will take effect instantly so your browser...
Страница 15: ...manager s Controlling access to the WatchDog 15 by setting user names and passwords for the Admin Control and View accounts Configuring the Admin Info shown at the bottom of the WatchDog 15 s web pages to display the appropriate location and contact information for your facility as a convenience to other users viewing the device Specifying up to four IP cameras to be displayed on the Overview page...
Страница 16: ...nector as shown here Using a bent paperclip or a push pin hold down the switch behind the pinhole for about 20 seconds until both of the red Active Idle LEDs light up simultaneously This will perform the same function as the Restore Network Account Default Values button as above resetting the IP address to the 192 168 123 123 default and clearing the access passwords If you find it necessary to co...
Страница 17: ...ously set IP address if no DHCP service is available on your network and the WatchDog 15 is unable to acquire a new address you will need to use the IP Reset button to regain access to the unit Setting the real time clock The Time settings block is where you can set the unit s real time clock The clock can either be set manually or it can automatically sync itself to an NTP time server depending o...
Страница 18: ...es not support the older POP3 before SMTP authentication method where these settings would be used to log in to a POP3 mailbox on the same server to verify the sender s identity before logging in to the SMTP server Only none i e no username password and SMTP AUTH plain methods are supported As of v1 4 3 passwords can be 39 characters long firmware versions prior to v1 4 3 are restricted to 19 char...
Страница 19: ...end Test Trap button The unit will attempt to send a trap or notify event to both SNMP managers Access control User Accounts configuration settings The WatchDog 15 provides three different User Accounts with different privilege levels enabling you to restrict access to some or all of the unit s features The accounts in decreasing order of privilege are Admin account This account has complete acces...
Страница 20: ...egrated into the display This can be specified either by numeric IP address or by URL Model Different models of camera require different methods to fetch a static image for web page integration The WatchDog 15 is already programmed with the correct methods for several popular camera models if your model is not listed you can also select the Enter URL Above option and specify the full address to th...
Страница 21: ...iles Typically the actual firmware package file will be the largest file in the set with a BIN or BB015 extension at the end of the file name Simply unzip the downloaded file into a temporary directory then use the Upload System Firmware controls on the Config page to install it into the unit The upload procedure is very similar to uploading a picture to a photo sharing web site Just click the Cho...
Страница 22: ...g 15 you will also see a settings box similar to this one titled RPM X2 Disclaimer on the Config page As of firmware version v1 4 0 the low cost WatchDog series also supports the RPM X2 power manager including its ability to automatically energize and de energize either or both of its two power sockets in response to alarm events as well as being triggered manually by the user To enable this featu...
Страница 23: ...unplugged sensors Change the unit of temperature measurement between Fahrenheit and Celsius Download the logged sensor data and optionally clear the log memory Set change and remove alarm thresholds and actions on both internal and external sensors Determine which alarm thresholds are currently tripped via the web page display Note that since some of these features are interrelated it is highly re...
Страница 24: ...he Display page The unit s current IP address The current time If the clock has not yet been set this will read Clock Not Set The unit s model and current firmware revision These tabs on the left hand side are used to select the unit s various function pages links to download XML data and SNMP MIB files snapshot images from any IP cameras set up in the Camera configuration settings on the Config p...
Страница 25: ...are no sensors attached as in the example shown here then the WatchDog 15 will be the only entry in the list If there are sensors attached as shown in the following example on assigning names to external sensors the WatchDog 15 will always be the first entry at the top of the list To change the unit s name simply type a suitable name for the unit into the Friendly Name field and click the Save Cha...
Страница 26: ...r from being unplugged from the Digital Sensors jacks or due to wiring damage that has severed one or more of the signal wires Excessive cable lengths or EM interference that is disrupting the serial data communications between the sensor and the host unit A malfunction of the sensor itself which has caused it to stop communicating with the host Should any of these occur the WatchDog 15 will flag ...
Страница 27: ...typically happens when the unit is mounted in an enclosed area with little or no airflow such as inside an enclosed cabinet or a small closet If this should occur you can apply a correction to subtract this self heating effect from the displayed and logged readings Select the Display page by clicking on the appropriate tab on the left hand side of the web page then find the section titled General ...
Страница 28: ...ox click Display Refresh again and those readings will not be used to generate the graph Here for example we see the unit with four external sensors attached The user has chosen not to display dewpoint for the internal sensor or for the AC Unit 1 RTAFHD3 sensor and has also turned off graphing for the Storage 4 floor water sensor Note how each external sensor has its own group of controls along wi...
Страница 29: ...rom memory the unit will continue to add new readings to the end of the existing data up to the limit of the unit s memory capacity after which it will begin discarding the oldest data in memory to make room for new readings To clear the WatchDog 15 s logging memory Select the Logging page by clicking on the appropriate on the left hand side of the web page then find the section titled Sensor Data...
Страница 30: ... remote sensors have been attached to the Digital Sensor Bus port an RT series Temperature Sensor and an RTAFHD3 Temperature Airflow Humidity Sensor Note how the two remote digital sensors each have their own individual settings blocks independent of the WatchDog 15 s built in sensors and that each block has its own independent Save Changes and Add New Alarm buttons Note that these buttons only ac...
Страница 31: ...and 2 if the temperature exceeds 85 F for more than 5 minutes and will then continue to send repeated e mails every 5 minutes after that until the temperature drops below 84 F or 1 full degree below the threshold Once you ve configured the alarm threshold s settings the way you want them for this particular entry click Save Changes to save them to the unit s memory and activate the alarm If you la...
Страница 32: ...lay to recipients 1 and 2 if the temperature recorded by this remote RTAFHD3 Temperature Airflow Hunidity Sensor exceeds 80 F and will repeat the alarm messages every 5 minutes until the alarm condition clears Once you ve configured the alarm threshold s settings the way you want them for this particular entry click Save Changes to save them to the unit s memory and activate the alarm If you later...
Страница 33: ...derneath the model name and firmware revision will change from green text to red and will indicate how many alarms are tripped In addition any sensor value s which have exceeded any of the alarm theshold s set on them will be displayed in red text instead of the usual black text as shown here Finally on the Alarms page any alarm threshold which has been exceeded will display a tripped status in re...
Страница 34: ...r Gmail login password GMX com Server smtp gmx com Port 465 Use SSL enabled checkboxset Sender your complete GMX e mail address i e user gmx com Username your complete GMX e mail address i e user gmx com Password your GMX login password Yahoo Server smtp mail yahoo com Port 465 Use SSL enabled checkboxset Sender your complete Yahoo e mail address i e user yahoo com Username your Yahoo username wit...
Страница 35: ...d as follows 1 In the Exchange 2010 console under server configuration select hub transport 2 Right click the client server and select properties 3 Select the authentication tab 4 Check the Basic Authentication checkbox 5 Uncheck the Offer Basic only after TLS checkbox 6 Apply or save these changes and exit Note that you may need to restart the Exchange 2010 service after making these changes Fina...
Страница 36: ...h of passwords A1 01 Some typos corrected Updated Appendix A information concerning free SMTP services that are compatible with the WatchDog 15 Added sections about how to identify tripped alarms on the web page and explaining unplugged sensors and the removal of unplugged sensors from the device in more detail 27 Aug 2012 A 100 Initial release 17 Aug 2012 ...
