Sensors User Manual

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Sensors User Manual

Printed August 4, 2016
SensorsUserManual
- Rev40 - SENSORGATEWAY
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periodicallymadetotheinformationhereintocorrectsucherrors,andthesechangesare
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bemoved,fullyorpartiallycoveredwhileoperating.
Warranty:
Forthewarrantyonthisproductpleasevisithttps://serverscheck.com/
OPENINGSENSORGATEWAYOREXTERNALSENSORPROBEVOIDSTHEWARRANTY
Certifications:
TheServersChecksensorsareFCC(ClassA)&CE(ClassB)certified.Certificatescanbedownloaded
fromhttps://serverscheck.com/sensors
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TableofContents
1.
ServersCheckSensorsOverview......................................................................................................5
1.1. UnboxingvideooftheServersChecksensors.........................................................................5
1.2. SensorGatewayQuickOverview.............................................................................................5
1.3. ExternalSensorProbes...........................................................................................................6
2. ConnectingtheServersCheckSensorProbes..................................................................................7
2.1. GeneralInstructions...............................................................................................................7
2.2. ViewofconnectedTemperatureSensor................................................................................8
2.3. ViewofconnectedTemperature&HumiditySensor...............................................................8
2.4. ViewofconnectedFloodingSensor........................................................................................9
2.5. ViewofconnectedaPowerFailureSensor............................................................................9
2.6. ViewoftheAirflowSensor.....................................................................................................9
3. ThermalImagingSensor................................................................................................................11
3.1. Installation............................................................................................................................11
3.2. Specifications........................................................................................................................12
3.3 Restrictions...........................................................................................................................12
4. UsingtheWirelessSensors............................................................................................................14
4.1. ConnectwirelesshubtoSensorGateway.............................................................................14
4.2. Connectawirelesssensorstowirelesshub.........................................................................15
3.4 Disconnectawirelesssensortoawirelesshub....................................................................16
4.3. Restrictions...........................................................................................................................16
4. ConfiguringtheSensorGatewaytotheNetwork..........................................................................17
4.1. SetyourPCinthesamenetworksegmentastheSensorGateway......................................17
4.2. ConnectingtotheSensorGateway.......................................................................................18
4.3. ChangingtheMACAddress..................................................................................................21
5. SensorGatewayInterfaceOverview..............................................................................................22
5.1. HTTPSAccess........................................................................................................................22
6. ConfiguringtheSensorGateway’saccesssecurity.........................................................................23
7. ConfiguringtheFarenheit/Celsiusreadings.................................................................................24
8. ConfiguringinternalclockoftheSensorGateway.........................................................................25
9. ConfiguringtheSensorGatewayforSNMP....................................................................................28
9.1. SNMPGetRequests..............................................................................................................28
9.2. SNMPTraps...........................................................................................................................31
10. EmailalertingfromSensorGateway..............................................................................................34
11. SMSalertingfromSensorGateway................................................................................................38
12. VoiceCallAlerts.............................................................................................................................41
13. SettingthresholdvaluesintheSensorGatewayforalerting.........................................................43
14. Logging..........................................................................................................................................44
14.1. AlertLog................................................................................................................................44
14.2. XMLOutput...........................................................................................................................45
15. SensorCalibration.........................................................................................................................46
15.1 Tolerancelevel..............................................................................................................................47
16. FactoryresettingofSensorGateway.............................................................................................48
16.1. SensorGatewaysv1andv2...................................................................................................48
16.2. SensorGatewaysv3andv4...................................................................................................49
16.3. 16.3.SensorGatewayv5.......................................................................................................50
17. UpdatingthefirmwareoftheSensorGateway..............................................................................51
18. SensorGateway’sLEDtable...........................................................................................................53
19. OLEDDisplaySubscripts................................................................................................................54
20. RackmountingtheSensorGateway..............................................................................................55
21. TheIOSensorProbe–16DryContactsIN&4OUT......................................................................56
21.1. GeneralDescription..............................................................................................................56
21.2. Specifications........................................................................................................................56
21.3. Applications..........................................................................................................................56
21.4. TerminalDescription.............................................................................................................56
21.5. Mountinginstructions..........................................................................................................57
21.6. BasicWiringDiagram............................................................................................................57
21.7. SensorGatewayIOSensorProbeInterface...........................................................................60
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21.8. Wiringconfigurationandsettings(antitampering).............................................................61
21.9. OutputTriggering.................................................................................................................65
22. SecuritySensors............................................................................................................................66
22.2. ViewofDoorSensor.............................................................................................................66
22.3. ViewofMotionSensor.........................................................................................................67
22.4. ViewofSmokeSensor..........................................................................................................67
23. SoundSensor.................................................................................................................................68
24. StainlessSteelTemperatureSensor&FloodingSensorAssembly................................................69
25. TheSensorhub..............................................................................................................................72
25.2.Specifications.............................................................................................................................72
25.3.ProbeRestrictions....................................................................................................................72
25.4.ConnectingtheSensorHubtotheSensorGateway..................................................................73
25.5.TerminalConnections................................................................................................................74
25.6.Basicwiring..............................................................................................................................74
25.7.Sensorhubwebinterface..........................................................................................................76
26. TheMulti-SensorandHub.............................................................................................................77
26.2. Built-inSensors.....................................................................................................................78
26.3. TechnicalSpecifications........................................................................................................78
26.4. TerminalDescription.............................................................................................................78
26.5. ConnectingTheSensorGateway..........................................................................................80
26.6. Multi-SensorandHubWebInterface...................................................................................83
27. Automatic&RemoteControlofEquipment.................................................................................84
27.1. Triggeringoutputsthroughthewebinterface.....................................................................85
27.2. Wiringforacontroloutput...................................................................................................86
28. MobileSensorGateway.................................................................................................................87
28.1. RequirementsandSpecification...........................................................................................87
28.2. SIMCard...............................................................................................................................88
28.3. InternetConnectivityOptions..............................................................................................89
28.4. PingCheck.............................................................................................................................89
29. CloudPlatform...............................................................................................................................91
29.1. Registration...........................................................................................................................91
29.2. SensorGatewayIdentification...............................................................................................91
29.3. SensorDashboard.................................................................................................................92
28.4 TriggercontroloutputsviatheCloud...................................................................................93
28.5 Alerts.....................................................................................................................................95
28.6 Geomappingsensors............................................................................................................98
30. ConfiguringtheServersCheckMonitoringSoftwareforcentralisedsensormonitoring...............99
30. ConfiguringheatmapsintheMonitoringSoftware....................................................................105
28.7 Creatingafloormapoftheserverroomordatacenter....................................................105
28.8 PreparingtheheatmapsintheMonitoringSoftware........................................................106
28.9 Mappingsensorsonyourfloorplan...................................................................................107
31. PowerRating...............................................................................................................................109
Fortechnicalsupportkindlyvisithttps://serverscheck.com/support
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1. ServersCheckSensorsOverview
1.1.
UnboxingvideooftheServersChecksensors
Weinviteyoutowatchfollowingunboxingvideobeforeunpacking,installingandconfiguringyour
ServersChecksensors:
https://serverscheck.com/sensors/sensorgateway_unboxing_video.asp
1.2.
SensorGatewayQuickOverview
TheSensorGatewayistheheartoftheServersCheckenvironmentalsensors.Thisbaseunitiswhere
allthesmartlogicresides:fromconnectiontomonitoring,reportingandalerting.
TheSensorGatewayisconnectedtothenetworkviaastandardnetworkcableovera10/100Mbps
network.ItsupportsPoEtoo.Thisallowsforpoweringthesensorswithouthavingtorelyon
externalpoweradapters.Ifyoudon’thaveaPoEnetworkthenapoweradapterisoptionally
available.
Inthefollowingsectionsofthisusermanual,wearegoingtodescribeindetailtheconfigurationand
operationofthebaseunit.
Itisrecommendedtoverifythecalibrationofthetemperatureprobeinyourenvironmentandifan
offsetisnoticed,torecalibratethesensorasexplainedinsection15ofthisdocument.
ThemaximumtestedlengthbetweenaPoEswitchandtheSensorGatewayis100ftor30meters.
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Actualsmayvarydependingoncablequality,switchandenvironmentalfactors.
1.3.
ExternalSensorProbes
ServersCheckusesexternalsensorprobesforitsenvironmentalmonitoringsolution.
Onlythepowersensorrequiresapoweradapterpluggedintoit;thepoweradapter’scurrentsentto
thesensorwillbeusedtoanalyzethepowerstate.
IMPORTANTNOTICEFORWATER/FLOODINGSENSORS
Theflooding/waterdetectionsensorconsistsof2parts:thesensor(gray
boxwithServersChecklabelonit)andtheyellowwatersensingcable(shown
left).Onlythepurplecablemaybesubmerged–thisisthewatersensitive
partofthesensors!Thesensorprobe(graybox)hastobekeptatalltimes
abovethewaterlevel.
YoucanreplacetheshippedRJ45cablewithacustomstandardRJ45foralengthofupto10meters
or33ftbetweentheSensorGatewayandanexternalprobe.
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2. ConnectingtheServersCheckSensorProbes
2.1.
GeneralInstructions
Thesensorshouldbeconnectedasshowninthepicturebelow.TheRJ45toRJ45cablegoesfromthe
externalsensorprobeintothebottomoftheSensorGatewayusingtheRJ45connectorlabeled
Serial(forSensorGatewayv1,v2&v3)SensorGatewayv4orhigherhave2connectorsforexternal
probeslabeledProbe1andProbe2
OnthetopyoupluginyournetworkcableconnectedtoaswitchandthisintotheRJ45connector
labeledLAN/PoEIfyoudon’thaveaPoEenablednetwork,thenyouwillneedtheoptional12DC
poweradapterandplugitintotheconnectorontoplabeledDC12V
Importantnote:ItishighlyrecommendedtoreboottheSensorGatewayafteraddingorremovingany
sensorprobesforstability.Also,usingincorrectpowersuppliesorwrongPoEsourcemay
permanentlydamagetheequipmentandvoidthewarranty.
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2.2.
ViewofconnectedTemperatureSensor
2.3.
ViewofconnectedTemperature&HumiditySensor
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Considerationsforhumiditysensor:
o Verydependentonairflow
o ForroomswithdifferentlevelsofairflowswhichisusuallythoseinfrontofACunits
andthosethataren’t,youcancalibrateaccordinglyformoreaccurateresultsof
ambientlevelandrackorotherspecificpointlevelsofhumidity
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2.4.
ViewofconnectedFloodingSensor
2.5.
ViewofconnectedaPowerFailureSensor
2.6.
ViewoftheAirflowSensor
Thedisplayedsidewillbetheonewheretheairshouldbeallowedtoflow.Asanexample,onan
environmentwherefloorcoolingisutilized,theimplementationwouldbesimilartotheff.figure:
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Sincewe’reutilizingfloorcoolingonthisexample,thesidewheretheairshouldflowisplacedfacing
downwardstodetecttheairflowitshouldhave.
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3. ThermalImagingSensor
Theworld'sfirstSNMP&Modbustemperaturemonitoringsensorthattellsyouwhatitactually
sees.4800temperaturemeasurementpointsinoneimage,analyzedevery2seconds.
3.1. Installation
Oncethethermalsensorispluggedintoyourgatewayyoushouldseeatabonthegateway’sGUI
named“FLiRThermal”.
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3.2.
Specifications
Thermal sensitivity: <50 mK (0.050° C)
Temperature Accuracy: +/- 1°C from 0°C to +65°C / 32°F to 149°F
Field Of View (FOV): 50° horizontal - 63.5° vertical
Spectral range: Longwave infrared, 8 µm to 14 µm
Resolution: 80x60 pixels
Operability: >99% of non-defective pixels. Only single-pixel defects are allowed (no clusters)
Distance: Can detect IR heat from up to approximately 30m/90ft
Readings in Celsius or Fahrenheit
Certified Operating temperature range: -10°C to +65°C (14°F to +149°F) in PoE mode
Operating humidity range: < 90% rH (non-condensating)
Dimensions: 74 mm (2.9") x 66 mm (2.59") x 22 mm (0.8")
Housing: Orange metal case with status led
0U Rack mountable or Wall mountable
3.3
Restrictions
Maximumupto2thermalsensorsperSensorgatewayfirmwareversion7.2onwardswithorwithout
theExpansionHub.
Andwouldonlyworkwithsensorhubsreleased2016onwards.Andshouldbepluggedonports1-4
oneitherofthemultisensoryhuborthesensorhub.
Link:https://serverscheck.com/sensors/sensor-thermal-image-temperature.asp
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4. ConnectingCurrentSensor
1.
2.
JustplugthesensortoyourgatewayviaEthernetcable.
Makesureyouplacethecurrentclampcorrectlyasshownbelow.
ExamplePluggoingtothewalloutlet
Makesureyouseparatethewireasshownontheimagebelow
Youdonothavetopeeltheprotectiverubbercoveringthewirebutmakesurethatthetwowiresare
separate.
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ClampthetransduceroneitherofthewiresandcheckifyouhavereadingoverthegatewayGUI.
5. UsingtheWirelessSensors
5.1.
ConnectwirelesshubtoSensorGateway
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Firstly,asshowninthepicture,connecttheWirelessHubtothe2 Port(rightport)ofthe
SensorGatewayusinganRJ45connectorasthatwillbethemediumbetweenthewirelesssensorsand
theSensorGateway.
AnotherTabshouldpopulateonyourgatewaynamed“WirelessInformation”andthenyoushould
seeadropdownmenutoconnect,checkanddisconnectawirelesssensor.
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5.2.
Connectawirelesssensorstowirelesshub
Inpreparationforthissection,makesuretohavewithyouapinorsomesimilarobjectthatwillfit
throughthetinyholeontheleftsideofthewirelesssensor.
1.ClickEnableunderPermitNewWirelessDevices
2.Pressthebuttononthewirelesssensorfor4consecutivetimeswithin5seconds
(durationbetweenpressingmustbe1second)
3.LEDonthewirelesssensorshouldblinktwice
1stblinkisafterasuccessfulconnection
2ndblinkisafterasuccessfulsendingofdata
4.Wirelesssensorvaluesshouldappearwithin1to2minutesonthewireless
Informationpage
FromtheWirelessInformationpage,youshouldnowseeasignalbeingreceivedontheRssicolumn
aswellasitstype.Serial,Name,andBattLevel.
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Finally,afterwhich,youwillnowbeabletoviewyourwirelesssensors.Fromhereon,thewireless
sensorwillupdatethewirelesshubevery2minutes.
3.3
Checkwirelesssensorconnectionstatus
1.Pressthebuttononthewirelesssensoronce
2.IfLEDonthewirelesssensorblinksfor4times,wirelesssensoriscurrentlynotconnected
3.IfLEDonthewirelesssensorblinksonce,Wirelesssensoriscurrentlyconnected(butmayblink
twiceifthepressingofthebuttonisclosetothetimethatthewirelesssensorissendingdata)
3.4
Disconnectawirelesssensortoawirelesshub
1.Pressandholdthebuttononthewirelesssensorfor10seconds
2.TheLEDonthewirelesssensorwillblinkfor4times
3.Thecorrespondingwirelesssensorshoulddisappearfromthewirelessinformationpage.
Note:Ifcurrentstatusofthewirelesssensorisdisconnected,theLEDwillnotblinkeven
afteryoupressitfor10seconds
5.3.
Restrictions
Onlyone(1)wirelesshubcanbeconnectedtotheSensorGateway.Whilethewirelesshubisableto
retrievevaluesfrom30sensors,pleaseberemindedthatthisdoesn’tmean30physicalsensorscan
bereadbyit.Thisdilemmaariseswhenusingatemperatureandhumiditysensorsinceonephysical
sensorwillcountfortwologicalsensors.Thuswhenoptingforthattypeofsensor,forexample,you’ll
berestrictedtopermit15temperatureandhumiditysensorstoyourwirelesshub.Butotherwisefor
thetemperature(only)sensor,youcangoforupto30physicaltemperaturesensors.
3.5.ReconnectionWindow
Foranumberofreasons,ifawirelesssensorfailstosenditsupdate,itwilltrytoconnectevery
minutefor3times.Afterthat,ifitstillfails,itwilltrytoreconnectevery5minutesfor1hour(12
times).Ifduringthatperiodthesensorstillfailstopushitsdata,itwillnowgotosleepinorderto
saveitbattery.Fromthatpointonwards,you’llhavetomanuallyrejointhewirelesssensoronce
moreasindicatedontheWirelessInformationsection.
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4. ConfiguringtheSensorGatewaytotheNetwork
TheSensorGatewaycanhave2typesofIPv4addresses:FixedorDynamic(usingDHCP).
Bydefault,thegatewaywilltrytogetanIPaddressviaDHCPtoconnecttoyournetworkifnot
ThenthedefaultIPaddressfromfactoryoftheSensorGatewayis192.168.11.160
TochangetheIPaddresstoadifferentfixedone,proceedasfollows.
WehighlyrecommendnottouseDCHPbutinsteadtousefixedIPaddresses.
MakesuretheSensorGatewayispluggedwithanetworkcableintothenetwork.
4.1.
SetyourPCinthesamenetworksegmentastheSensorGateway
ThestepsbelowapplytoaWindows7system.Forothersystems(Windows,Mac,*Nix)stepsare
similar.
GotoNetworkPanel>Network&SharingCenter
ClickonLocalAreaConnectionandthenclickonProperties.InthenewwindowselectInternet
ProtocolVersion4andclickonthePropertiesbutton.
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NowyouneedtosetinthePropertieswindowyourPCinthesameIPrangeasthesensor.
RememberthecurrentsettingsofyourPCbeforechanginganyvalue!
Werecommendsettingitto192.168.11.159asshownbelow.Whendone,clickontheOKbutton.
4.2.
ConnectingtotheSensorGateway
Openyourbrowserandsurftohttp://192.168.11.160Aconnectionwillbemadetothewebserver
onboardoftheSensorGatewayandyouwillbepromptedforausername&password.Default
usernameandpasswordis:admin/admin
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WhenloggedinyouwillbeshownthemainscreenoftheSensorGatewaywiththefirstsensorreading
beingthebuilt-intemperatureprobe.
Inthemainwindow,clickontheWiredNetworkSettingsoptionintherighthandsidemenu
YoucannowchangetheSensorGateway’sIPaddresstoanyvalueyoulike:eithertoDHCPortoa
fixedIPthatwouldfityourlocalnetwork.Wewillnowsetitto10.0.0.36withitsdefaultgatewayto
10.0.0.1respectively.AsfortheDNSserverfeelfreetouseany,inthissetup,wewilluse4.2.2.2and
8.8.8.8.YoucanalsoseetheMACaddressofthegatewayandsettheNetBIOSName.
Note:IfyouwanttomakeadeviceaccessibleviaDNSpleasemakesurethattheNetBIOSNameis15
ormorecharactersifnot,Thenitwillbeappendedwithablankspacebecauseofthepaddingprocess
ofMicrosoftpleaseseelinkbelow.
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc958811.aspx
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Oncethevaluehasbeenchanged,theSensorGatewaywillrebootitselfandwillthenbeaccessible
throughthenewlydefinedIP.
NowresetyoursystemtoitsnormalIPaddress.InourcaseweresetittoDHCP.
WewillnowchecktheSensorGatewayandconnecttoitsnewIPaddressbyconnectingtoitusinga
browser.
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4.3.
ChangingtheMACAddress
TheMACaddressofaSensorGatewaycanbechangedbygoingtothespecialwebpageat
http://X.X.X.X/chg_macadr.html
Enteranew4digitnumberforfactorydeviceIDandtheMACaddresswillbechanged.
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5. SensorGatewayInterfaceOverview
ConnecttotheServersCheckSensorGatewayusingyourbrowserandontheIPaddressdefinedin
previoussection.
(1)ThisisthemainnavigationmenuoftheServerssCheckSensorGatewayAllthedifferentmenu
optionsareoutlinedinthefollowingsectionsoftheusermanual
(2)Isthescreenoftheactualmenuoptionyouarein.WheneverconnectingtotheSensorGateway,it
alwaysshowtheSensorStatuspagefirstwiththelatestsensorreadingsrefreshedevery5seconds.
(3)TheInternalTempshowninhereistheInternalTemperatureSensoroftheSensorGateway.
Externalprobesareshownbelowthebuilt-intemperatureprobe.
DependingontheconditionsinwhichtheSensorGatewayand/orprobesareplacedasmalleror
largeroffsetcomparedtoactualsfromacertifiedcalibrationsystemmaybenoticed.Tosolvethat,
thesensorscanbeeasilyrecalibratedasexplainedinsection15ofthisdocument.
5.1.
HTTPSAccess
TheSensorGatewaycanbeaccessedviaHTTPSbychoosing“Enable”onthe“HttpsAccess”field
foundonthe“DeviceInfo”page.BeforetheunitbecomesexclusivelyavailableonlythroughHTTPS,
you’dhavetorestartthebrowserusedfirst.
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6. ConfiguringtheSensorGateway’saccesssecurity
TheSensorGateway’scanbeusernameandpasswordsecured.Defaultfactoryvaluesareadmin/
admin
TochangethevaluesclickontheUserSecuritySettingsmenuoption
WhendoneclickontheSubmitbutton.Youwillbepromptedforthenewusernameandpassword.
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7. ConfiguringtheFarenheit/Celsiusreadings
ThedefaultsetupisreadingsinCelsius.Howeverthroughasimpleswitch,thesensorreadingscanbe
settoFarenheit.SimplyconnecttotheSensorGateway,clickontheDeviceInfomenuoptionand
changethevaluetoFarenheit
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8. ConfiguringinternalclockoftheSensorGateway
Tomodifytheinternalclock,clickontheSNTPmenuoption.Youcaneithersetitmanuallyorhaveit
synchronizedwithatimeserverasshowninthepicturebelow.ClickonSubmitwhendone
SensorGatewayhardwareversion5usersmayexperienceanissuewithconfiguringthetimeserver
foranegativetimezone.Thishasbeenfixedinfirmware3.0.2whichcanbedownloadedfromour
website.
FollowingtableprovidesalistoftimezonesinUTCoffsetpercountry.
Country
A
Afghanistan
Albania*
Algeria
Andorra*
Angola
AntiguaandBarbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Australia–5timezones
UTCtimeoffset
+04
+01
+01
+01
+01
−04
−03
+04
WesternAustralia+08NorthernTerritory+09South
Australia*+09AustralianCapitalTerritory*+10NewSouth
Wales*+10Queensland+10Tasmania*+10Victoria*+10
LordHoweIsland*+10MacquarieIsland+11
AustralianOverseasTerritories–6timezones
HeardIslandandMcDonaldIslands+05Cocos(Keeling)
Islands+06ChristmasIsland+07AshmoreandCartier
Islands+08CoralSeaIslands+10NorfolkIsland+11
Austria*
+01
Azerbaijan*
+04
B
Bahamas*
−05
Bahrain
+03
Bangladesh
+06
Barbados
−04
Belarus
+03
Belgium*
+01
Belize
−06
Benin
+01
Country
M
Macedonia*
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta*
MarshallIslands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico*–3timezones
UTCtimeoffset
+01
+03
+02
+08
+05
±00
+01
+12
±00
+04
ThestateofBajaCalifornia−08ThestatesofBajaCalifornia
Sur,Chihuahua,Nayarit,SinaloaandSonora−07Mostof
Mexico−06
Micronesia–2timezones
ThestatesofChuukandYap+10ThestatesofKosraeand
Pohnpei+11
Moldova*
+02
Monaco*
+01
Mongolia*–2timezones
ProvincesofKhovd,Uvs,Bayan-Olgii+07Ulaanbaatarand
mostofthecountry+08
Montenegro*
+01
Morocco*
±00
Mozambique
+02
Myanmar(Burma)
+06::
25
Bhutan
Bolivia
BosniaandHerzegovina*
Botswana
Brazil–4timezones
+06
−04
+01
+02
AcreandSouthwesternAmazonas−05Mostpartofthe
AmazonasState,MatoGrosso,MatoGrossodoSul,
Rondônia,Roraima−04TheSoutheast,theSouth,the
NortheastRegions(exceptsomeislands),Goias,Distrito
Federal,Tocantins,Pará,Amapa−03Islandsontheeast
coastofBrazil(FernandodeNoronha,Trindade,MartinVaz,
AtoldasRocas,SaintPeterandPaulRocks)−02
Brunei
+08
Bulgaria*
+02
BurkinaFaso
±00
Burundi
+02
C
CaboVerde
−01
Cambodia
+07
Cameroon
+01
Canada–6timezones
LargerwesternpartofBritishColumbia,Tungstenandthe
associatedCantungMineinNorthwestTerritories,Yukon
−08Alberta,someeasternpartsofBritishColumbia,the
NorthwestTerritories,Nunavut(westof102°Wandall
communitiesintheKitikmeotRegion),Lloydminster−07
Manitoba,Nunavut(between85°Wand102°Wexcept
westernSouthamptonIsland),Ontario(Northwestern
Ontariowestof90°WwithsomeexceptionsandBigTrout
Lakeareaeastof90°W),SaskatchewanexceptLloydminster
−06Nunavuteastof85°WandentireSouthamptonIsland,
Ontarioeastof90°W(exceptBigTroutLakearea),themost
partofQuebec−05Labrador(allbutsoutheasterntip),New
Brunswick,NovaScotia,PrinceEdwardIsland,easternpart
ofQuebec−04Labrador(southeastern),Newfoundland−03
CentralAfricanRepublic
+01
Chad
+01
Chile
−04
Chile-EasterIsland
−06
China
+08
Colombia
−05
Comoros
+03
Congo,Republicofthe
+01
Congo,Dem.Rep.-Kinshasa
+01
Congo,Dem.Rep.-Lubumbashi
+02
CostaRica
−06
Coted'Ivoire
±00
Croatia*
+01
Cuba*
−05
Cyprus*
+02
CzechRepublic*
+01
D
Denmark*
+01
Denmark'sDependentTerritories*–4timezones
ThemostofGreenland,includinginhabitedsouthcoastand
westcoast−03Greenland-ThuleAirBase−04Greenland-
Ittoqqortoormiit−01FaroeIslands±00
Djibouti
+03
Dominica
−04
DominicanRepublic
−04
E
Ecuador
−05
Ecuador-GalapagosProvince
−06
Egypt
+02
ElSalvador
−06
EquatorialGuinea
+01
Eritrea
+03
Estonia*
+02
Ethiopia
+03
F
N
Namibia
+01
Nauru
+12
Nepal
+05:45
Netherlands*
+01
NetherlandsOverseasTerritories–1timezones
Aruba−04CaribbeanNetherlands−04Curaçao−04Sint
Maarten−04
NewZealand*
+12
New-Zealand'sDependentTerritories–4timezones
Niue−11CookIslands−10ChathamIslands+12:45Tokelau
+13
Nicaragua
−06
Niger
+01
Nigeria
+01
NorthKorea
+09
Norway*
+01
O
Oman
+04
P
Pakistan
+05
Palau
+09
Palestine*
−06
Panama
−05
PapuaNewGuinea
+10
Paraguay
−04
Peru
−05
Philippines
+08
Poland*
+01
Portugal*
±00
Portugal-Azores*
+01
Q
Qatar
+03
R
Romania*
+02
Russia–9timezones
KaliningradOblast+03MostofEuropeanRussiaandall
railroadsthroughoutRussia+04Bashkortostan,Chelyabinsk
Oblast,Khanty–Mansia,KurganOblast,OrenburgOblast,
PermKrai,SverdlovskOblast,TyumenOblast,andYamalia
+06AltaiKrai,AltaiRepublic,KemerovoOblast,Novosibirsk
Oblast,OmskOblastandTomskOblast+07Khakassia,
KrasnoyarskKraiandTuva+08BuryatiaandIrkutskOblast
+09AmurOblast,westernSakhaRepublicandZabaykalsky
Krai+10TheJewishAutonomousOblast,KhabarovskKrai,
PrimorskyKrai,centralSakhaRepublicandSakhalinIsland
+11MagadanOblast,easternSakha,KurilIslands,Chukotka
andKamchatkaKrai+12
Rwanda
+02
S
St.KittsandNevis
−04
St.Lucia
−04
St.VincentandTheGrenadines
−04
Samoa
+13
SanMarino*
+01
SaoTomeandPrincipe
±00
SaudiArabia
+03
Senegal
±00
Serbia*
+01
Seychelles
+04
SierraLeone
±00
Singapore
+08
Slovakia*
+01
Slovenia*
+01
SolomonIslands
+11
Somalia
+03
SouthAfrica
+02
SouthKorea
+09
SouthSudan
+03
Spain*
+01
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Fiji
Finland*
France*
FrenchOverseasTerritories–10timezones
+12
+02
+01
FrenchPolynesia-TahitiIsland−10FrenchPolynesia-
MarquesasIslands−09FrenchPolynesia-GambierIslands
−09ClippertonIsland−07Guadeloupe−04Martinique−04
SaintBarthelemy−04SaintMartin−04FrenchGuiana−03
SaintPierreandMiquelon*−03Mayotte+03Réunion+04
KerguelenIslands+05NewCaledonia+11WallisandFutuna
+12
G
Gabon
+01
Gambia
±00
Georgia
+04
Germany*
+01
Ghana
±00
Greece*
+02
Grenada
−04
Guatemala
−06
Guinea
±00
Guinea-Bissau
±00
Guyana
−04
H
Haiti*
−05
Honduras
−06
Hungary*
+01
I
Iceland
±00
India
+05
Indonesia–3timezones
IslandsofSumatra,Java,provincesofWestKalimantanand
CentralKalimantan+07IslandsofSulawesi,Bali,provinces
ofEastNusaTenggara,WestNusaTenggara,East
KalimantanandSouthKalimantan+08ProvincesofMaluku,
NorthMaluku,PapuaandWestPapua+09
Iran*
+03
Iraq
+03
Ireland*
±00
Israel*
+02
Italy*
+01
J
Jamaica
−05
Japan
+09
Jordan*
+02
K
Kazakhstan-Oral,Aktobe
+05
Kazakhstan-Almaty,Astana
+06
Kenya
+03
Kiribati–3timezones
GilbertIslands+12PhoenixIslands+13LineIslands+14
Kosovo*
+01
Kuwait
+03
Kyrgyzstan
+06
L
Laos
+07
Latvia*
+02
Lebanon*
+02
Lesotho
+02
Liberia
±00
Libya
+01
Liechtenstein*
+01
Lithuania*
+02
Luxembourg*
+01
Spain-CanaryIslands*
SriLanka
Sudan
Suriname
Swaziland
Sweden*
Switzerland*
Syria*
T
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
TrinidadandTobago
Tunisia
Turkey*
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
U
Uganda
Ukraine
UnitedArabEmirates
UnitedKingdom*
BritishOverseasTerritories–9timezones
±00
+05
+03
−03
+02
+01
+01
+02
+08
+05
+03
+07
+09
±00
+13
−04
+01
+02
+05
+12
+03
+02
+04
±00
PitcairnIslands−08CaymanIslands−05Anguilla−04
Bermuda−04BritishVirginIslands−04Montserrat−04
TurksandCaicosIslands−04FalklandIslands−03South
GeorgiaandtheSouthSandwichIslands−02SaintHelena
±00AscensionandTristandaCunha±00Guernsey*±00Isle
ofMan*±00Jersey*±00Gibraltar*+01Akrotiriand
Dhekelia*+02BritishIndianOceanTerritory+06
UnitedStatesofAmerica*–6timezones
Hawaii,mostoftheAleutianIslands−10Mostofthestate
ofAlaska−09ThestatesonthePacificcoastplusNevada,
partsofIdaho−08Arizona,Colorado,Montana,New
Mexico,Utah,partsofIdaho,Kansas,Oregon,NorthDakota,
SouthDakota,Texas−07GulfCoast,TennesseeValley,U.S.
InteriorHighlands,GreatPlains,mostofTexas−06The
statesontheAtlanticcoast,theeasterntwo-thirdsofthe
OhioValley,mostofMichigan−05
USDependentTerritories–7timezones
BakerIsland−12HowlandIsland−12AmericanSamoa−11
KingmanReef−11MidwayIslands−11PalmyraAtoll−11
JarvisIsland−10JohnstonAtoll−10NavassaIsland−05
PuertoRico−04USVirginIslands−04Guam+10Northern
MarianaIslands+10WakeIsland+12
Uruguay
−03
Uzbekistan
+05
V
Vanuatu
+11
VaticanCity(HolySee)*
+01
Venezuela
−04
Vietnam
+07
Y
Yemen
+03
Z
Zambia
+02
Zimbabwe
+02
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9. ConfiguringtheSensorGatewayforSNMP
InthissectionwearegoingtoexplainhowtheServersChecksensorscaninteractwithSNMPenabled
managementsystems.
TheSensorGatewaysupports2kindsofSNMPmessages:
- Pulling:anetworkmanagementsystemsrequestsstatusforthesensorsthroughSNMPget
requests
- Pushing:theSensorGatewaypushingSNMPnotifications(calledSNMPTraps)tonetworkor
buildingmanagementsystems
ToillustrateSNMP,wewillusethefree(forpersonaluse)SNMPBrowserfromiReasoningwhichis
availablefromthefollowingURL:
http://ireasoning.com/mibbrowser.shtml
9.1.
SNMPGetRequests
IntheSensorGatewaythebuilt-inSNMPagentneedstobeenabledtoallowforqueryingofthe
sensorbyexternalapplicationsusingtheSNMPGETprotocol.
TheSensorGatewayhasitsownMIBfilewhichcanbedownloadedhere:
http://downloads.serverscheck.com/sensors/sensorgateway.mib
ToenableSNMP,connecttotheSensorGatewayandclickontheSNMPmenuoption
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YouneednowtoenabletheSNMPAgent(defaultportforthisUDP161).Ifyouwanttousea
differentcommunitystring,thenyoucanchangethevaluetoo.Communitystringislimitedto8
characters.Defaultvalueforareadcommunityistypicallypublic
Makesurethecommunitystringdoesnotexceed8characters
ClickontheSubmitbuttonwhendone.
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Nowlet’sopentheiReasoningMIBBrowser.SettheAddressfieldtotheIPaddressofyour
SensorGateway
ClickontheAdvancedbutton
InabovescreenconfirmthePortaspreviouslydefinedaswellasthereadcommunity.Clickonthe
OKbutton.
Inthemainscreen,settheOperationsdropdownboxtoWalk
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Whendone,clickontheGobutton
IntheabovescreencopyyouseealltheSNMPparametersasmadeavailablebytheServersCheck
SensorGateway.
Atthebottomyouwillseethevaluesoftheinternaltemperaturesensorconnectedtotheappliance
(sensor1Value.O)andthenofthevaluesreturnedbyexternalsensorprobesconnectedtoit.
Inthisexampleweaddedanexternaltemperature&humidityprobetoit.Byclickingonafield,you
canseethematchingOIDforthatfieldatthetop.InaboveexampletheOIDforthehumidityreading
is.1.3.6.1.4.1.17095.3.10.0
9.2.
SNMPTraps
Whenthresholdvaluesareexceededoronfailure(waterdetectionorpowerfailure),the
SensorGatewaycansendoutSNMPTrapstonetworkmanagementsystems.
OnoursystemwehaveinstalledtheiReasoningMIBBrowser.GotoTools>TrapReceiver
SettheTrapReceiverPort.ThisistheUDPportusedbytheSNMPTrapReceivertoreceiveincoming
messages.Inourexamplewesetitto162
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IntheSensorGatewaywenowneedtodefinetheIPaddressofthesystemonwhichtheSNMPTrap
Receiverrunsandtheporttouse.ThosesettingscanbefoundintheSNMPmenuoption
ClickontheSubmitbuttonwhendone.TheSensorGatewaywillnowsendatestSNMPTraptothe
TrapReceiver(iReasoninginthisexample).
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AboveshowstheSNMPTrapasreceivedbyiReasoningMIBBrowser
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10.
EmailalertingfromSensorGateway
TheServersChecksensorscangenerateautonomousalertsviaSNMPTrapsandalsoviaemail.
Tosetupemailalerting,clickontheEmailAlerttabontherighthandsidemenu.
Thisscreenconsistsof3mainparts:
- Mailserversettings
- Mailheadingsettings(from,to,subject…)
- Mailcontent(body)
Foremailalerting,ServersChecksupportsstandardoutgoingmailserversliketheonesusedbyISP’s
(SMTPrelayservers)orcorporateSMTPmailserversrequiringstandardusername&password
authentication.SSLmailserversarenotsupported.ForuseofSSL,web-basedemailsare
recommended.
Insomecasesitmayhappenthatyoudon’thaveanon-SSLserveravailableinyournetworkorfrom
yourISP.Insuchsituations,wehave3alternativesolutionsthatmayfixtheissue.
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10.1.
GmailasE-mailServer
InordertouseGMAILasamailserver,youneedtohaveaGmailaccountandport25shouldnotbe
blockedbyyourISP.IfitisblockedbyyourISPandyourISPdoesn’tofferan‘open’mailserverthen
seeoption9.2.below
Settingsare:
SMTPServer:aspmx.l.google.com
SMTPPort:25
SMTPAuthentication:Off/Unchecked
Fromaddress:[email protected]
Toaddress:sameasfromaddress
TheemailswillarriveinyourSPAMfilterunlessyouwhitelisttheIPaddressonGmailfromwhichyou
aresendingthealerts.
ForSSL,thesettingswillbe:
SMTPServer:smtp.gmail.com
SMTPPort:465
SMTPUseSSL:Checked
SMTPAuthentication:Checked
SMTPUsername/Password:Filledout
From/Toaddress:Filledout.Notrequiredtobethesame.
Note:Onlyversion5SensorGatewaysaresupportedwithGmail’sSSLeversincetheyofferedRSA
2048-bitencryption.
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10.2.
TunnelinganSSLconnection
YoucanuseSTunneltoallownon-SSLdevicessuchastheSensorGatewaytoconnecttoasecuremail
server.STunnelshouldberunningonacomputerinyournetworkthatisup24/7.The
SensorGatewaywillconnecttoSTunnelusingnon-SSLSMTPthenSTunnelwillbridgetheconnection
toforexampleGoogleAppsusinganSSLconnection.STunnelcanbedownloadedfrom:
http://www.stunnel.org/
Yourstunnel.conffileshouldlooklike:
--beginstunnel.conf--
cert=stunnel.pem
socket=l:TCP_NODELAY=1
socket=r:TCP_NODELAY=1
client=yes
[pop3s]
accept=110
connect=pop.gmail.com:995
[imaps]
accept=143
connect=imap.gmail.com:993
[ssmtp]
accept=25
connect=smtp.gmail.com:465
--endstunnel.conf--
10.3.
MailservicelikeAuthSMTP.com
Ifyoudon’thaveanon-SSLmailserveronyournetworkandyoudon’twanttousestunnelandyou
can’tuseGmailbecauseyouroperatorblocksit,thenwecouldrecommendAuthSMTP.comwhich
providesasolidSMTPrelayservice.
WithAuthSMTP.comyoucansubscribetousetheirrelayserversonaportsuchas2525whileusing
standardauthentication(non-SSL).
Moreinformationonhttp://www.authsmtp.com
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Ifyouneedtosendalertstomultiplerecipients,thenthebestoptionistocreateagroupinyourmail
servertosendouttheemailalertstomultiplepeople.
Intheemailbodywesuggesttoputinthelocationofthesensor.Whenyouhavemultiplesensors,a
usereasilyknowswheretolookforwhenreceivingthealert.
WhendoneclickontheSubmitbutton.Itwillnowtrytosendatestmessagetothemailaccount.
BelowisthetestemailasreceivedinOutlook2010.
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11.
SMSalertingfromSensorGateway
RequirementsforSMSalerting:
- Anactiveaccountcreatedonhttps://premium.serverscheck.com
- AnactivePremiumPlan
- Firmware2.10orhigheronSensorGateways
- Outboundcommunicationonport80fromSensorGatewaytoInternet
ForSMSalertingSMSmessagesaresentbyServersCheck’sSMSGateway.SensorGatewaysmakea
connectionoverTCP/IPwiththeSMSGatewayserversfordeliveringSMSmessages.
Asperaboverequirementsyouneedtocreateanaccountfirstonhttps://premium.serverscheck.com
Whenyouhavecompletedabovestepstocreateyouraccount,thenyouwillreceiveanemailwith
yourusernameandtemporarypasswordtologin.
Note:APremiumplanisrequiredfortheSMS&Voicefeature,Pleasedocheckourplanssoyou
wouldseewhatisbestforyoubyclickingonthepurchasepremiumplanlinkonyouraccounthome
page.
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TocheckfortheconfigurationandremainingSMS/VoiceCallCreditweneedtoclickonthe“SMS&
VoiceCall”IconinthemiddleofyourHomepage.
Youneedtonotedownthefollowingconfigurationinfo:theUIDandPINcodes.Thesehavetobe
enteredintheSensorGatewayinordertohavetheSMSalertingwork.
FromtheabovepersonalpageyoucancheckyourSMScreditsstatus,UpgradeintoNewPlansor
checkyourSMSalertinghistory.YoucanalsoaddadditionalSMSrecipientsifyouwantSMSalertsto
besendtomultiplemobilenumbers.
NowconnecttoyourSensorGatewayandclickontheSMSAlertmenuoption
ActivatetheEnableSMSoptionbyclickingonthecheckbox.ThenentertheUIDandPINfromyour
accountpage.ClickontheSubmitbutton
ItwillnowsendaSMStestalerttoyourcellphone.
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Didn’tyoureceivetheSMStestalert?VerifyyournetworksettingsespeciallyiftheDNSserverhas
beenconfiguredcorrectlyintheNetworkmenusettings.IftheDNSserverhasbeencorrectlydefined
thenmakesurethatnofirewallisblockingoutgoingHTTPcallsfromtheSensorGatewaytothe
ServersCheckSMSGateway.
NowclickontheSMScheckboxtoreceivealertsviaSMSfortheitemyouaremonitoring.
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12.
VoiceCallAlerts
AsidefromSMSmessages,ServersCheckalsooffersvoicecallsasanalertbyusingtext-to-speech
technology.Thisfeaturecouldbeutilizedtomonitoryourmission-criticalenvironmentsand/or
devices.Itworksbydialingtherecipient’snumbertheninforminghim/heroftheerrormessage.
VoicecallalertsareconfiguredontheSMSportalandcanbeusedbypurchasingthesamecredits
usedforyourSMSalerts.
Togetstarted,addanewrecipientbyproceedingtothe“AlertRecipients”pageoftheSMSportal.
Fromthere,asseenonthescreenshotbelow,you’llhavetochoosethealerttypeforthenew
recipientwhichcanbeforSMS,voicecall,orboth.
Clickontheupdatelinkthen,clickonaddnewrecipient.
ThenselectVoice
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Afterwhich,you’llhavetoverifytheaddednumberbyclickingthe“ActivationPending”linkasseen
below.
Onceactivated,we’llhavetogotheSensorGateway’swebpagetospecifythesensorswhereyou
wantthevoicecallalerttobeused.Inordertodoso,makesuretheSMSalertoptiononthe“Sensor
Status”pageisticked.
DependingontheactiverecipientsontheSMSportal,eachtimethespecifiedsensorsendsanalert,
youwillreceiveanSMSand/orvoicecallalert(s).Iftheactiverecipient(s)isonlyenabledforSMS,
thenyou’llonlybereceivinganSMSalert.Ifvoice,thenvoice,andifboth,thenboth.
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13.
SettingthresholdvaluesintheSensorGatewayfor
alerting
ConnecttotheSensorGatewayandclickontheSensorStatusmenuoption.
State:thisshowsiftheinternalsensorortheexternalsensorprobeisworkingornot
Id:identifieroftypeofsensor
Type:typeofreadingforthesensor
Namethisisthenameofthesensorandwillbeusedinalerting
Currentvalue:thisisthelatestreadingforboththeinternalsensorandtheexternalsensorprobe
Warningrange:belowtheminimumvalueandabovethemaximumvalueaWARNINGalertwillbe
sent.Currentvaluecolorwillchangetoorange
Downrange:belowtheminimumvalueandabovethemaximumvalueaDOWNalertwillbesent.
Currentvaluecolorwillchangetored.DOWNoverrulesWARNING
Repeatalarm:whensetthenthiswilltriggeranalerttobesentevery5minutesOnlyifthestatusis
onaDOWNstate.
Email:whencheckedthenemailalertswillbesentforthissensorvalue
SNMPTrap:whencheckedthenaSNMPTrapwillbethisvalue
Delete:removesthevaluefromthelist.Itcan’tbeundoneandwillrequiretorestoretofactory
defaults.
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14.
Logging
14.1.
AlertLog
Eachtimeathresholdishit,anentryisautomaticallyrecordedonthelog.Andasseenonthe
screenshot,recoveryalertsarealsoincluded.TheSensorGatewayisabletostoreupto2048entries
andaredownloadableinCSVformat.OncolumnFoftheCSVfile,thefollowinglegendisusedforthe
alerts-0:Recovery;1:Warning;2:Down.
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14.2.
XMLOutput
ThelogcanbeaccessedbyappendingxmlOutput.xmlattheendoftheSensorGateway’sIP
address/FQDNasseenonthescreenshot.Morethanthealerts,italsogivesyouthecurrentstatusof
thedevice.Thisoptionshowsthelatest500alertentries.
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15.
SensorCalibration
AuniquefeatureoftheServersCheckSensorGatewayandexternalprobesisthattheSensorGateway
hasacalibrationfeatureavailablefromthewebinterface.Thisfeatureallowstocorrecttemperature
andhumidityreadingsbasedupon,forexampleaNISTTraceablemeasurementsystem.
Torecalibratethebuilt-inorexternalprobes,clickontheSensorCalibrationmenuoptionofthemain
screen.
Adjustyoursensorreadingsbymodifyingtheoffsetvalue(either+or-)andclickonUpdate.
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15.1 Tolerancelevel
Asyoucanseeintheimageabove,youcanalsosetthetolerancelevel(threshold)whichisa
parameterwhereinatriggerwon’tgooffimmediatelyifitswithintolerancelevels.
Anexampleonhowitisusedisifyouhaveanalertthatwouldtriggerat30degreeCelsiusanda
tolerancesetat“5”whathappensis,ifyouractualtemperaturegoesonto30degreesanalertwould
triggerandyouwouldonlyreceivearecoveryalertoran“OK”statusoncethevaluegoesdownto25
degreesassetonthetolerancelevel.Thatway,ifincasethetemperaturegoesdownbetween25.1–
29.99thengoesbackto30oraboveyouwon’tgetspammedwithalertsorrecoveryemailsorina
casewhereadeviceissettoturnonwhenthethresholdismetandwouldturnoffifnot,youwould
avoidhavingthatdevicetoturnonandoffcountlesstimes.
(Referto26.Automatic&RemoteControlofEquipmentonpage74foradditionaldetailsinhavingto
automatedeviceswithoursensors)
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16.
FactoryresettingofSensorGateway
16.1.
SensorGatewaysv1andv2
FollowingonlyappliestoSensorGatewaysv1&v2-thematchingmodelsareshownbelow
YoucanalwayshardresettheSensorGatewaytoitsdefaultfactorysettingsasfollows.
Resettingthedevicetofactorydefaultwillresultinallsettingstobelost
1)PluginpoweradapterorPoEcable
2)Within2secondsfrompluggingthepoweradapterorPoEcable,pushtheResetbuttonwithapen
orsimilarandholditfor5secondsbeforereleasingit.
3)WaituntiltheyellowLEDdoesn’tblinkanymore
4)ReconnecttotheSensorGateway’swebinterfaceathttp://192.168.11.160
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16.2.
SensorGatewaysv3andv4
FollowingonlyappliestoSensorGatewaysv3andv4-matchingthepicturebelow
Kindlynotethatduetoamistakeinthebootloaderofv3units,theinternalsystemspecifications
showitasav2unit.Howeverthosearev3units(orv4fordualsensorprobes)whentheymatchthe
picturebelow.
YoucanalwayshardresettheSensorGatewaytoitsdefaultfactorysettingsasfollows.
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)
8)
9)
10)
Removetheexternalsensorprobe
RemovethepoweradapterorPoEcable
PushtheResetbutton
WhiletheResetbuttonispushed,pluginthepoweradapterorPoECable
After10secondstheGreen&Yellowled’swillbeonsteady(notblinking)
RemovepoweradapterorPoEcable
Wait3seconds
PluginpoweradapterorPoEcable
AfterafewsecondsbothGreen&Yellowled’sareblinking
ReconnecttotheSensorGateway’swebinterfaceathttp://192.168.11.160
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16.3.
16.3.SensorGatewayv5
FollowingonlyappliestoSensorGatewaysv5
1)Removetheexternalsensorprobe
2)RemovethepoweradapterorPoEpowerednetworkcable
3)PushtheResetbutton
4)WhiletheResetbuttonispushed,pluginthepoweradapterorPoEpowerednetworkcable
5)Holditfor5secondsbeforereleasingit.TheyellowLEDshouldbeblinkingfast.
6)WaituntiltheyellowLEDisnotblinkingfastanymore.
7)OntheLEDdisplay,theSensorgatewaywillreboot.AfterafewsecondsbothGreen&Yellowled’s
shouldbeflashingslowly.
8)WhilethePoEorpoweradapterispluggedin,pushtheResetbutton
9)Holditfor5secondsbeforereleasingit.
10)OntheLEDdisplay,theSensorgatewaywillreboot.AfterafewsecondsbothGreen&Yellowled’s
shouldbeflashingslowly.
11)ReconnecttotheSensorGateway’swebinterfaceathttp://192.168.11.160
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17.
UpdatingthefirmwareoftheSensorGateway
ServersCheckmayreleasefromtimetotimenewfirmwareversionsforitsSensorGateways.
YoucancheckyourcurrentlyinstalledfirmwareversionbygoingtoyourSensorGatewayandthen
clickingonDeviceInfo
Gotohttp://www.serverscheck.com/sensors/firmware.asptocheckfornewfirmwarereleases.
SimplycheckonthatpagethelatestfirmwareversionavailableforyourSensorGateway
DownloadthefirmwaretoyourPCandthengowithyourbrowsertotheSensorGatewayyouwishto
upgrade.
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ClickontheFirmwareUpdatemenuoptionandthenclickontheChooseFilebuttontolocatethe
downloadedfirmwarefile.OnlythenclickontheUploadbutton.
YourSensorGatewaywillnowstartloadingthenewfirmware.YourSensorGatewaywillbeavailable
onhttp://192.168.11.160afterthefirmwareupdatehasbeencompleted
ShouldtheupgradefailandshouldtheSensorGatewaybeunresponsivethenperformafactoryreset
asdescribedinsection12ofthisdocument.
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18.
SensorGateway’sLEDtable
Thefollowingtabledetailsthedifferentledindicationcombinations.Eachcombinationallowsyouto
visuallygetthenatureofthestate/issue
YellowLED
GreenLED
Description
(Network/Online) (Sensor)
Flashing
On
Updatingfirmwareafterreboot.Reboottimeisabout5
secondsbeforeSensorGatewayisready.
(fast,~1/10sec)
Flashing
Any
Can’tsyncwithNTP(time)server
(slow,~1sec)
On
Any
SynchronizedwithNTP(time)server
Any
Flashing
Can’tcommunicatewithexternalsensorprobe
Any
On
Connectedwithexternalsensorprobe
18.1.
NormalPoweronReset,NoNewFirmwareUploaded
a) PowerONstate:Yellow&GreenLEDareONfor2secondsandstartflashing
b) Runstate:Yellow&GreenLEDarebothflashing
GreenLEDisONifabletoconnectwithexternalsensorprobe
YellowLEDisONifabletosyncwithNTP(time)server
18.2.
Reboot,NewFirmwareUploaded
a) PowerONstate:Yellow&GreenLEDsareONfor1secondandYellowLEDstartsflashing
b) Updatingfirmwarestate:takesaround20seconds
GreenLEDstaysON
YellowLEDwillflashveryfast(about1/10seconds)
c) Readystate:Yellow&GreenLEDarebothflashing
GreenLEDisONifabletoconnectwithexternalsensorprobe
YellowLEDisONifabletosyncwithNTP(time)server
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19.
OLEDDisplaySubscripts
TheOLEDdisplaygivesoneaquickviewofthevaluestheSensorGatewayisreading.Thereference
fortheorderofthesubscriptnumberingiscompletelydependentonhowthewebpageisshowingit.
Inthephotosdisplayed,theT1valueisreferredtobetemp1whileT2istemp3.
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20.
RackmountingtheSensorGateway
TheSensorGatewayisan0Udevicethatcanbeeasilyandsecurelymountedinarackusingstandard
rackmountscrewswithPhillipshead.Althoughonescrewissufficienttoholdthewholeequipment
inplace,asecondoneimprovesstability.
Typicallythesensorsaremountedattherearoftherackwhereampleplaceisavailablesothatit
doesn’tuseanyspacereservedforserverandothernetworkrackmountedequipment.
20.1Dimensionsofthesensorgateway
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21.
21.1.
TheIOSensorProbe–16DryContactsIN&4OUT
GeneralDescription
TheIOsensorprobeisa16zoneexpanderfortheSensorgatewaythataddsupto16drycontactsfor
sensoralarmdetectionandindication.Ithas4
outputlinesthatcandrivesirensandstrobe
lights.Itisalsocapableofgivinga12voltpower
supplyandamaximumof700mAcurrent
capacity,enoughtopowerseveralsensorsand
outputdevices.OnlyoneIOSensorProbeper
SensorGatewayissupported
21.2.
Specifications
SENSORTYPE:HARDWIRED,OPEN/CLOSED
OPERATINGPOWERSUPPLY:powersupplycomesfromtheSensorgateway
AUXILLARYSUPPLY:maximumcurrentcapacityof700mAat12VDC
NUMBEROFINPUTS:16
NUMBEROFOUTPUTS:4
INDICATORRANGE:OK/TRIG
POLLINGRATE:canbesetfrom1to5seconds
COMMUNICATIONCABLE:RJ45TORJ45connectortotheSensorgateway
21.3.
Applications
-SNMPinterfacesensortriggerandstatus
-SNMPtrapssentwhenachangeofstateoccurred
-SNMPpollingforzone/sensorstatus
-SNMPsetcapabilityforOUTPUTpurposes
-12VDCpowersourceforsensors
21.4.
TerminalDescription
TERMINALBLOCKS
DI1toDI16:16digitalinputs
DO1toDO4:4digitaloutputs
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+12V:12VDCsupply
GND:supplyground
21.5.
Mountinginstructions
TheIOsensorprobeisadevicethatcanbeeasilyandsecurelymountedinarackusingstandardrack
mountscrewswithPhillipshead.Althoughonescrewissufficienttoholdthewholeequipmentin
place,asecondoneimprovesstability.
Typicallythesensorsaremountedattherearoftherackwhereampleplaceisavailablesothatit
doesn’tuseanyspacereservedforserverandothernetworkrackmountedequipment.
21.6.
BasicWiringDiagram
INPUTS:ifsensorsaregettingtheirpowersupplyfromtheIOsensorprobe
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INPUTS:ifsensorsaregettingtheirpowersupplyfromanexternalsourceorinternalbattery
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OUTPUTS:todriveasiren,lamp/strobeoranyoutputdevice
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21.7.
SensorGatewayIOSensorProbeInterface
OUTPUT1TOOUTPUT4
-thedefaultstatecanbesettoeitherONorOFFandisusedinconjunctionwithtriggers(ex.sirenor
strobe/lamp)
-CYCLEbuttonisusedtoswitchthebuttononandthenofforviceversadependingonthedefault
state.
NAME
-isusedtoassignanametoazoneorsensor(ie..motion1,smoke1,door1)
-Duetomemorylimitations,makesurethatthemaximumnumberofcharactersonthisfielddoesn’t
exceed31.
VALUE
-showsthestatusofazone.OK=normalcondition,Trig=azone/sensorhasbeentriggered
Time(milliseconds)
-atimeperiodthatcanbesetwhichservesasa“waitperiod”beforetheIOsensorprobe
considersachangeofstateofazone/sensorasanalertoratrigger
NormalState
-thiswillsetthe“logic”oftheInputonhowtodefineatrigger/changeofstatecomingfrom
thesensors
-itcanbesetas“open”fornormallyopen(NO)logicor“closed”fornormallyclosed(NC)logic.
ALWAYSCLICK“UPDATE”AFTEREVERYCHANGEINVALUES/PARAMETERSforchangestotakeeffect
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21.8.
Wiringconfigurationandsettings(antitampering)
TheIOsensorprobedoesnothavetheabilitytogiveoutspecificallya“tamper”alert.Butitcanbe
wiredandsettogiveouta“normal”alert
ifeverapowersupplywireorasignalwirewascutoffinwhichcasethe
monitoringteammuststillattendto.
BasicwiringdiagramforInputsstillapplies
INPUTS:ifsensorsaregettingtheirpowersupplyfromtheIOsensorprobe
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INPUTS:ifsensorsaregettingtheirpowersupplyfromanexternalsourceorinternalbattery
Atypicalsensor(motion,smoke,COetc)hasdrycontactsasitssignaloutputtoacontrolpanel(
usuallylocatedinsideofthesensor,atthebackoralreadyexposedvia3wiresandaterminal
connector)
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ConnectthesignalwiresfromtheIOsensorprobe(canbeinterchanged)toNCandCterminalsofthe
sensor
signalwires
NO:normallyopen(opencircuitifnottriggered/
shortcircuitwhentriggered)
NC:normallyclosed(shortcircuitifnottriggered/
opencircuitwhentriggered)
C:common(commonterminal)
SettheallNormalStateto“Closed”(settingthetriggerlogictonormallyclosed)
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I/OProbeInterface
TheIOsensorprobewillbetriggeredifitdetectsa“Closecircuit”fromtheDigitalInputsDI1because
itsNormalStateisconfiguredasOpenandviceversa.Thesensorsarewiredinwhichitwilloutputan
“opencircuit”ifanyofthemweretriggered.Thus,triggeringtheIOsensorprobeanormalalerton
thatparticularzone/sensor
Asbasedontheimageaboveiftest1isthemainACunitandOutput1isthereservedACunitwhen
themainACgoesdownitissettotriggerreserveACunittoON.
Ifanyoneofthepowersupplywireiscut(orboth),thedrycontactterminalwillgotoan“open
circuit”state.Thus,triggeringtheIOsensorprobeanormalalertonthatparticularzone/sensor
wherepowerwasremoved
Itmaynotbea“tamper”alertbutitsisstillanalertthatwillsignalamonitoringsystemthatan
anomalyhasoccurredandneedstobechecked
IMPORTANTNOTICEWHENMONITORINGVIASNMP
WhenmonitoringtheIOSensorviaSNMPthenoneshouldusetheSNMPtrapsfeatureinsteadof
usingtheSNMPGetrequests.ThroughSNMPGEToneonlyreceivesthestatusofthecontactatthe
timewhentherequestismade.WiththeSNMPTrapsitwilltriggeranalertassoonasthecondition
ismet
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21.9.
OutputTriggering
Theoutputtriggeringcantogglebetweenautomatic/assignedormanual/directusingthe
correspondingbuttonsonthesensorpage.Thisrequiresfirmware6.00orhigherforthenewLogic
architecture.
Automatic/AssignedOutputonSensorThresholds
Theoutputtriggering(digitalandrelay)canbesetusingtheassignedthresholdonaparticularsensor.
Simplyassignanoutputfromthedropdownmenuanditsstateyouwantittodo.Severalsensorscan
shareandbeassignedtoaparticularoutput.
**sotosayaftermeetingathreshold,itcandirectadevicetoeitherturnonoroff**
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22.
SecuritySensors
22.1.
GeneralDescription
ServersCheck’ssecuritysolutionallowsdetectionofdoors,motion,andsmoke.Underneathallof
thesesecurityprobesisasimplelogicthat’sadjustabletobecloseoropen.Uponsettingagiven
value,thesensorwillinstantlybetriggeredoncetheoppositeisdetectedwhichwillendupsending
youanalertontheeventthatcurrentlyoccurred.Beingadjustablehowever,meansthere’sroomfor
changeswheneverthesituationrequiresyou.Thisallowsformaximumflexibilityofwhatdefinesan
alert.
Inthisfigure,theactualprobethat’sattachedisthedoorsensorwiththelogicdefaultingtoCLOSE.
Uponopening,weseehowitistriggeredandthuswilleventuallysendalertsdependingonthe
alertingoptionschosen.
Itisimportanttonotethatallsecurityprobeshavethesamewebinterfacesoitisadvisabletoattach
oneatatimeandimmediatelyrenameitaccordingtoyournamingconventions.
Onthefollowingphotos,itisgoodtokeepinmindthattheconnectionfromthesensortothe
SensorGatewayremainsthesame.Formoreinformation,refertosection2.
22.2.
ViewofDoorSensor
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22.3.
ViewofMotionSensor
22.4.
ViewofSmokeSensor
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23.
SoundSensor
Withthedatacenterdemandingaveryconduciveenvironmentfortheservicesitprovides,weknow
thatthepeoplemakingallthosepossibleneedstobesafeguardedaswellfromanyanomalyproducingsituations.
Thissensorprobemeasuressoundlevelsindecibels(dB)whichallowsyoutobenotifiedfroma
numberofnoise-producingdeviationswithinyourdatacenter.Maximumlevelallowedisupto100
dB.
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24.
StainlessSteelTemperatureSensor&Flooding
SensorAssembly
Outfromthebox,fortheEthernetconnector,youshouldhavethe3partsthatareyettobe
assembled:theover-nut,rubbergasket,andcontractinggland(fromlefttoright).
Togetstarted,inserttheover-nutandrubbergasketinyourLANcablethenplugitinonthe
protrudingRJ45connectorfromthesensorprobe.
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Oncethat’sdone,inserttherubbergasketallthewayinsidetheover-nut.
Afterthat,connectthembothontheRJ45connectorofthesensor.
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Nowthatwehavethat,wejustneedtoinsertthecontractingglandtosealtheEthernetpassthrough.
Yourstainlesssteeltemperaturesensorshouldnowlooksimilartothefollowingimage.
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25.
TheSensorhub
25.1.
GeneralDescription
Thesensorhubisaportexpanderattachment/peripheralfortheSensorGatewaythatallowsitto
accommodateupto8sensorprobes.Ithas4inputdrycontactsforsensoralarmdetectionand
indication,4outputlinesthatcandrivesirensandstrobelights,2relayoutputsforcontactcontrol
requirements.Itisalsocapableofgivinga9to12voltpowersupplyandamaximumof500mA
currentcapacity,enoughtopowerseveralsensorsandoutputdevices
25.2.Specifications
EXPANSIONPORTS:upto8sensorprobes
OPERATINGPOWERSUPPLY:powersupplycomesfromtheSensorGateway
AUXILLARYSUPPLY:maximumcurrentcapacityof500mAat9to12VDC
NUMBEROFINPUTS:4(drycontacts)
NUMBEROFOUTPUTS:4(digital)and2relayoutputs
POLLINGRATE:canbesetfrom1to5seconds
COMMUNICATIONCABLE:2RJ45cabletotheSensorGateway
25.3.ProbeRestrictions
-mustnotbeconnectedwithIOsensorprobe
-mustnotbeconnectedwithwirelessprobe
-mustnotbeconnectedwithQoSprobe
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25.4.ConnectingtheSensorHubtotheSensorGateway
ThesensorhubconnectsthroughregularRJ45cablestotheSensorGateway.Theunitisshippedwith
2shortRJ45cablesandamaskplate.YoucanuselongerRJ45cablesifalongerdistanceisneeded.
PlugthefirstRJ45cablefromonport1oftheSensorHubandonport1oftheSensorGateway
ThenpluginthesecondRJ45cableonport2oftheSensorHubandonport2oftheSensorGateway
IfyouusetheshortRJ45cablesshippedwiththeSensorHub,thenslidethemetalmaskplateover
theSensorHubandSensorGatewayasshowninabovepictureandthepicturebelow.
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25.5.TerminalConnections
PROBE1ANDPROBE2:connecttoSensorGatewayusingtwoRJ45cables
PORT1TOPORT8:connectsensorprobes
DI1toDI4:connectto4drycontactinputs
DO1toDO4:connectto4digitaloutputs
NO,COMandNC:relayoutputs
25.6.Basicwiring
INPUTS(drycontact):samewiringdiagramastheIOsensorprobeforinputs
OUTPUTS(digital):samewiringdiagramastheIOsensorprobeforoutputs
OUTPUTS(relay):connectiontoaloadwilldependonthewiringconvention
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NO:normallyopen(alwaysopencontact/notconnected)
NC:normallyclosed(alwaysshortedcontact/connected)
C:common(commonterminal)
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25.7.Sensorhubwebinterface
ExpansionofProbes
INPUTSANDOUTPUTS
Wewilldiscusstriggeringoutputsinthenextchapter,section26.
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26.
TheMulti-SensorandHub
26.1.
GeneralDescription
TheMulti-SensorandHubwasoriginallydesignedformonitoringremotedistributednetworkhubs
fortheIDASmartNationprojectinSingapore,theMulti-Sensor&Hubistheresultofalonganalysis
ofwhatasensorboxshouldbeabletomonitorinsideaserverroomorremotecabinet.
TheuniquedeviceisanexpansionhubforourSensorgateways,thebaseunit.Thebaseunitplugsinto
thisdevicesothatyouhaveallintoonehousing.
Theunitfeatures9sensormetricsonboardthataremostcommonlyrequiredformonitoringremote
cabinetsandsmallerserverrooms.
Theunitalsofeatures8drycontactinputsforlegacysensorsandequipment.Italsofeatures4dry
contactoutputsallowingyoutocontrol3rdpartyequipmentsuchasHVACunits,generators,etc.
Andthedeviceisasensorhub:youcanexpandthedevicewithupto5additionalsensors:4digital
sensorsand1analogsensor.
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26.2.
Built-inSensors
Thedeviceispreloadedwith9sensormetrics:
-Temperature
-Humidity
-DewPoint
-Shock
-Sound
-Motion
-CO(CarbonMonoxide)
-PowerFailure
-Luminosity(lightinLux)
26.3.
TechnicalSpecifications
Expansion ports for external sensor probes: 4 digital
and 1 analog sensor
Dry contact input ports: 8
Dry contact output ports: 4 (digital sink 100mA)
Auxillary supply: maximum current capacity of 500mA at
9 to 12 VDC
Power consumption: 650 milliWatts
Weight:
Housing: Orange metal casing with one LED status indicators
Operating temperature range: 0ºC to +75ºC (32ºF to +167ºF)
in PoE mode
Requires the Sensorateway v5
Specifications of on board sensors:
Temperature Resolution: 0.1°C (0.18)°F precision
Temperature Accuracy: +/- 0.5ºC (+/- 0.9 ºF) over 0ºC to +60ºC
Readings in Celsius or Fahrenheit
Relative Humidity Measurement Range: 0 to 100 % RH
Relative Humidity Resolution or precision: 0.1 % RH and 1 % RH
Relative Humidity Accuracy: +/- 2 % RH between
10 % RH to 90 % RH and +/- 4 % RH below 10 % RH and
above 90 % RH
Relative Humidity Long Term Stability: < 1 % RH/year
Sound (db) Resolution: 1 db precision
Luminosity Resolution: 0.5 Lux precision
Vibration unit: G force
Minimum value: 1G
Sensor connects to & is managed by the SensorGateway.
Requires the latest generation of Sensorgateway (v5.1)
Communication protocols to probe through SensorGateway:
SNMPv2,v3 and HTTP. Modbus is coming soon.
Connects via regular straight RJ45 cable to the SensorGateway.
Maximum distance between probe and SensorGateway
is 10m/33ft
26.4.
TerminalDescription
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TERMINALBLOCKS
DI1toDI8:8DigitalInputs
DO1toDO4:4DigitalOutputs
+12V:12VDCSupply
GND:SupplyGround
5ExternalSensorPorts
Ports1to4:HighSpeedPorts.AnyServerCheckSensorcanbeconnectedasanadditionaloption
Port5:DedicatedportforFloodingSensor
PowerFailureSensor:DedicatedplugforthePowerFailureSensorProbe
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26.5.
ConnectingTheSensorGateway
1.RemovescrewsconnectedonbothsidesoftheMultiSensorandHubcasing.
2.Opentheboxsimilartotheimagebelow.
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3.Connect2RJ45CablestotheportsontheMultiSensorandHub.
4.ConnecttheotherendstotheProbe1andProbe2oftheSensorGateway.
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5.AdjusttheSensorGatewaywiththemagnetstofitintothescreenhole.
6.ConnectyournetworkconnectiontotheLANportoftheSensorGateway.
Ifyoudon'thaveaPoEenablednetwork,thenyouwillneedtheoptional12DCPowerAdapterand
plugitintotheconnectorontoplabeledDC12V.
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26.6.
Multi-SensorandHubWebInterface
1.SensorStatus-thiswillshowyouthevaluesfortheInternalTemperatureSensorofthe
SensorGatewayplus9sensorsincludedwiththedevice.
2.OutputControl
3.InputStatus
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27.
Automatic&RemoteControlofEquipment
Thebuilt-inalertingenablesyoutobeinformedwhenasensorexceedsdefinedthresholdsorwhen
anincidentoccurs.Someoftheseincidentscouldrequireanimmediateaction.Forexamplewhen
thetemperatureistoohighonemaywanttostartabackupcoolingunit;orwhenwaterisdetected
thenstartapump.
WithServersCheck’sinfrastructuremonitoringsolutionyoucannowalsocontroldevices:AC,relayor
DryContactbased.DevicescanbecontrolledeitherbytheSensorgatewayinanautomaticway
(conditionbased)orremotelythroughtheServersCheckcloud.Inthissectionwewillcoverthe
automatic(conditionbased)control.Forthecloudbasedcontrolwerefertosection28.4.
Requirement:
TousethecontrolfeaturesyouneedaSensorgatewaywithfirmware6orhigherandwithanIO
sensororaSensorhub.
BoththeIOsensorandtheSensorhubfeaturedrycontactoutputs.HoweveronlytheSensorhub
featurerelayoutputs.ACpowereddevicescanbecontrolledthroughanexternalrelaywhich
connectstoadrycontactportontheSensorhub.
ImportantNotice:
ThemaximumcapacityfortheSensorHub’srelayis400VAC/150VDCand200VA/192W.Ifanoutput
deviceistobeusedthatexceedsthosespecifications,anexternalrelay,i.e.solid-staterelay,will
havetobeused.
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27.1.
Triggeringoutputsthroughthewebinterface
Theoutputtriggeringcantogglebetweenautomatic/assignedormanual/directusingthe
correspondingbuttonsonthesensorpage.Thisrequiresfirmware6.00orhigherforthenewLogic
architecture.
Automatic/AssignedOutputonSensorThresholds
Theoutputtriggering(digitalandrelay)canbesetusingtheassignedthresholdonaparticularsensor.
Simplyassignanoutputfromthedropdownmenuanditsstateyouwantittodo.Severalsensorscan
shareandbeassignedtoaparticularoutput.
**sotosayaftermeetingathreshold,itcandirectadevicetoeitherturnonoroff**
Let’sforexampleconfigureascenariowherewewanttotriggerabackupairconditioningunitwhen
thethresholdsareexceeded.
Gotoyourtemperaturesensorandselectthecorrectoutputandthestateitshouldbein,asshown
below
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Basedontheimage,Thetempthresholddangerlevelsiswhenitreaches40orabove
and10orlessthuswilltriggerthedeviceconnectedtothe“Output4”toturnON
ThusifanAir-conditionunitisconnectedto“Output4”ifthetemperaturerisesabove40
itwillturnONautomatically
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27.2.
Wiringforacontroloutput
Nowthatwehavethoseconfigured,fortheoutputwiring,kindlyreferto21.6.Ifanexternalrelaywill
beused,refertothefollowingdiagram:
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28.
MobileSensorGateway
TheMobileSensorGatewayisbasicallythebaseunit,SensorGateway,withalotofadditionalfeatures
that’sshapedtoserveremotesiteswhere,forexample,awiredIPconnectivitywouldnotbe
available.Andthatissolvedwiththeadditionof2G/3Gand4Gconnectivity.
28.1.
RequirementsandSpecification
RegularsizedSIMcard,whichsupportsSMSandDataUsagewithitsPinCodeDeactivated
Supported GSM Mobile frequencies:
GSM | GPRS | EDGE : 850 , 900 , 1800 , 1900 MHz
UMTS|HSPA+ : 900, 1800, 2100 MHz
LTE : 800, 900, 1800, 2100, 2600 MHz
Mobile Certification: CE, GCF
Market: Europe, Middle-East, Africa, Asia, Pacific (for EU frequencies only)
CDMA is not supported.
Operating temperature range: 0°C to +75°C (+167°F)
Operating humidity range: < 90% rH (non-condensating)
TCP/IP: IPv4 at 10/100 Mbps
Power Source: PoE: IEEE 802.3af or optional power adapter
Power Usage: 1500mW (without sensors attached)
Built-in: web server, SNMP v1, v2 & v3 (MD5/AES)
Max distance to switch: depending on cable quality up to 100m / 300ft
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28.2.
SIMCard
YouneedaregularsizedSIMcardwithaninactivePINcode.IfyouhaveaPINcodeactivatedthen
askyourmobileoperatortodeactivateoruseanyphonetoremoveit.
TheSIMcardneedstohaveaSMSanddataplan.Especiallywhenrunningin“AlwaysMobile”mode;
thenwerecommendusingapostpaidplanandnotaprepaidplan.WithPrepaidyouriskrunningout
ofcreditsresultinginalertsnotbeingsent.
TheSIMcardisinsertedintheslotlocatedontheleftsideofthedevice,rightundertheexternal
temperatureprobe.TheSIMcardslotisprotectedwithametalplatethatcanberemovedwitha
phillips(cross-head)screwdriver.
Wehavecreatedavideothatdetailshowthemobilesensorgatewayshouldbeconfiguredandsetup.
Youcanviewitonfollowingurl:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksJw0CpZLb0
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28.3.
InternetConnectivityOptions
Uponnavigatingtothe“NetworkSettings”page,you’llimmediatelybefacedwiththeaddedmenu
namelythe“PreferedConnection”and“ConnectionCheckIP”onthetop,andthenew“Mobile
Setting”sectionatthebottomasshownonthescreenshot.
Fortheconnectivityoptions,we’llhave3asshownonthefollowingscreenshot:
Choosingeither“LAN/Ethernet”or“AlwaysMobile”willmaketheunitonlyusethatkindof
connection.InordertouseyourmobileconnectionasabackupInternetconnection,choosethe
option“MobileasBackup”.
InordertogetyourmobileInternetconnectionworking,makesuretofilloutthe“APNName”fieldat
the“MobileSetting”correctlyaccordingtoyourISP.
28.4.
PingCheck
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Also,asmentionedbefore,includedonthetopsectionisafieldentitled“ConnectionCheckIP”.This
canbeusedtocheckyourInternetconnectionasthisPingcheckwillappearonthe“SensorStatus”
pageasshownbelow:
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29.
CloudPlatform
WithServersCheck’scloudplatform,yourSensorGatewayswillnowbemoremanageableeven
withouttheuseofotherintegrationsoftware.ThisfeaturewillonlybeapplicabletoSensorGateways
runningatleastonfirmwareRelease4.0.andwithitscontrolfeatureonlyavailabletofirmware
Release6.0.andabove.
29.1.
Registration
Onthecloudtab,clickthehighlightedbuttonbelowtogotoServersCheck’scloudplatformwebsite.
Youwillbetakentothewebpage:https://my.infrastructuremonitoring.com/
Createanewaccountandmakesuretoverifyyouraccountbyrespondingtotheconfirmationemail
message.
Upondoingso,youcannowproceedtoregisteryourSensorGatewaytoyourcloudaccount.
29.2.
SensorGatewayIdentification
Fromyourclouddashboard,click“AddNewDevice”tonameyourSensorGatewayandsaveit.After
that,youwillseethecredentialsassociatedwiththatasseenonthescreenshot.
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OntheSensorGatewaythatyouwanttoassociatewiththenewlyaddeddevice,gototheCloud
sectionandenterthegeneratedcredentials.Thesewillofcoursebeuniqueoneachofyour
SensorGateways.
29.3.
SensorDashboard
Nowthatthat’sdone,after1-2minutesmaximum,youshouldnowseeyoursensorsbyclicking
“Data”onthenewlyaddeddevice.
Inthissection,youcanoptionallyhandoutread-onlyaccesstothisspecificSensorGatewaybyclicking
“getlink”on“Sharesensordata.”
Afterclickingthegeneratebutton,you’llbeseeingthefollowing:
Additionally,afterhandingthemout,youhavetheoptiontodeactivatethelinkbysimplyclickingthe
associatedbutton.
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28.4
TriggercontroloutputsviatheCloud
Disclaimer
Onlyworkswithfirmwareversion6,whichisavailableasanupdatetosensorgatewayspurchased
from2014andonwards.AndwouldonlyworkwithServersCheckI/OProbeandSensorHub.
Howitworks
TheControlfeatureoftheCloudplatformiswiththeI/OdevicesorcommonlycalledtheDrycontact
solution.ThisenablesyoutohavetheoptiontoturnanOutputoraRelayONorOFFremotely.
Oncethecloudisinsyncwiththegatewayitwillshowthestatusofthetriggersfortheoutputsand
relays.UponchangingthestatustoeitherONorOFF,theiconwillchangefromgreentoredwhich
meansourcloudistryingtocommunicatewithourgateway.
**fromOFFtoON**
In1-2minutesthestatusiconshouldrevertbacktogreenandswitchtoON
**youcanthenremotelyturnanairconditioningONorlockanelectronicdoorremotelyexampleson
whatyoucandowiththiscloudcontrol**
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Note:
DonotuseSpecialcharactersundertheNameTabandpreferablyonlylettersandnumbers,refer
totheimage.
*Donotusespecialcharactersasaninputwithintheredcirclepreferablyonlylettersandnumbers*
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28.5
Alerts
TheServersCheckCloudPlatformprovides2kindsofalerts:thresholdandif-then(IFT)alerts.While
the2methodswillbediscussedingreaterdetailonthefollowingsub-sections,themaindifference
betweenthetwowouldbetheirrespectivescopes.
Forthethresholdalerts,configuringanalertwouldbeautomaticallyappliedtoalldevicesregistered
ontheCloudPlatform.ForIFTalerts,onecouldfilterthealertssoastoapplyitonlyonthedesired
conditionalscenario(s).Despitetheirdifference,bothfunctionalitiesremaintobeinteroperablewith
eachother.
28.5.1 ThresholdAlerts
Alertsdefinedherewillbecompletelyindependentfromwhatwasconfiguredontheassociated
SensorGatewaysinceyou’llbedefiningnewthresholdsandemailaddressforthealerttobesent.
Onthe“Alerts”tab,click“AddNewAlert”togetstarted.
Afterwhich,youshouldnowseeitlistedonthepresenttab.Andaslisted,youcaneasilyedityour
alert’ssettingsbyclicking“Edit.”
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28.5.2.If-Then(IFT)Alerts
Tobeginwith,simplyproceedto“IFTAlertsSettings”thenclick“AddNewIFTAlert.”Upondoingso,
youshouldseethefirstsectionforyourIFTalertsappearing.
Foryourconditions,hit“Addcondition”andchoosewhicheverparametersyoudesire.Forthisdemo,
we’llsimplyselectatemperaturethresholdof35degreesforourcondition.
NOTE:Asindicatedonthebluenoteonthelowerleftpage,yourconditionsshouldatleastcontaina
sensortype.
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Forouraction,byhitting“Addaction,”youcanchoosetosendanemailalert,setthedevicestatus,or
both.
Nowaftertheconfigureddemo,ifanyoftheconfiguredSensorGateway’stemperaturesensorgoes
above35degrees,analertwillbesentviaemailandthatdevice’sstatuswillbesettoa“warning”
state.
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28.6
Geomappingsensors
Foramoreorganizedviewofyourover-allmonitoringinfrastructure,youcouldsetupthelocationof
eachofyourSensorGateways.
Fromthe“Devices”tab,click“Location”tosetitup.
Afterupdatingit,youcouldnownavigatetothe“Map”tabandviewtheconfigureddevices.
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30.
ConfiguringtheServersCheckMonitoringSoftware
forcentralisedsensormonitoring
TheServersCheckMonitoringSoftwareallowsyoutocentrallymonitorsensorslocatedvirtually
anywhere.CentralManagementsimplifiesthesupervisionandalertingconfiguration.Withthe
ServersCheckMonitoringSoftwareonecanaddtheSMSalertingensuretoreceivealertsevenwhen
thenetworkisdown.
AllcommunicationbetweencentralmonitoringsoftwareandsensorsisoverTCP/IPusingtheUDP
protocolonport161.
WearenowgoingtoconfigureatemperaturecheckintheServersCheckMonitoringSoftware.
TheServersCheckMonitoringSoftwarecanbedownloadedfromfollowingURL:
https://serverscheck.com/download.asp
ThescreenshotsbelowaretakenfromaServersCheckMonitoringAppliance.
PointyourbrowsertothewebinterfaceoftheServersCheckMonitoringSoftware.Ifinstalledlocally,
thenthisishttp://localhost:1272.
Clickonthe“MONITORNEWITEM”buttonatthebottomofthemiddleframe.
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Anewscreenlikethefollowingwillopen.ClickontheDCIMInfrastructurechecksgroup
SelectyoursensorfromtheabovelistandclickontheNextStepbutton
Intheabovescreenmakesuretohaveaclearnameforthesensor.Forarackindicateforexample
thatitistheIntaketemperature.ForDeviceaddheretherack–soselectAddNewDeviceandasa
nameenterforexampleSensors–Rack1andprovidetheIPaddressoftheSensorgateway.
Clickonthe>>STEP3button
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Setthefrequencyintervalofcheckingtheenvironmentalcondition.
AbovescreenwithSensorLocationwillbeshownwhenyouhaveselectedatemperaturesensor.
Fromthedropdownmenuselectthelocationoftheroom–thiswillbeusedwhencreatingthe
temperatureheatmaps.
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SelectnowyourSensorGatewaytype.OlderversionsoftheSensorGatewaydidhaveonlyoneport.
Beforethe1portSensorGatewayswehadserial,TibboorUSBbasedsensorprobes.Thoseolder
versionscanstillbemonitoredthroughapaidlicenseoftheServersCheckMonitoringSoftwarebut
theyarenolongersupported.
IfyoupurchasedarecentSensorGatewayfromusthenselectSensorGateway2Probes
Asetofnewoptionsareshown.TheIPaddressisalreadyautomaticallyaddedbasedonthedevice
parametersconfigurationafewscreensearlier
ClickontheDETECTPROBESbutton.ItwillnowscantheSensorGatewayandreturnallvaluesitcan
find.
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SelecttheprobeIDfromthelist.
Inthelastlinesetwhenyouwanttobealerted.Intheaboveexamplethisiswhenthetemperatureis
greaterthan27°Cor81°FbasedonASHRAEStandards.Youcanfindthethresholdvaluesinourbest
practicesdocumentathttp://www.serverscheck.com/sensors/temperature_best_practices.asp
ClickonTESTSETTINGStoverifyyoursettings.
Thevaluebeingreturnedisthetemperaturevalueasreadfromthesensor.
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Ifyougetareplylikeinthefollowingscreenwiththeerror“Couldn’tretrievevalueforOID”then
simplyrebootthesensor.
ClicknowontheSTEP5buttontodefinehowyouwouldliketobealerted.
ClickonSAVESETTINGS
Thetemperaturemonitorhasnowbeenaddedtothelistofitemsbeingmonitored.
ForfurtherinstructionsonconfiguringtheMonitoringSoftware,pleasevisit
https://wiki.serverscheck.com
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30.
ConfiguringheatmapsintheMonitoringSoftware
TheServersCheckMonitoringSoftware/Appliancehasthefeatureasofrelease10.0.0tocreateheat
mapsfortemperature,humidityandairflow.
Inthischapterweassumethatyouhavesetupallyoursensorsasdescribedinsection18ofthis
manual.
Followingisasampleheatmap:
28.7
Creatingafloormapoftheserverroomordatacenter
Thefirststepistocreateafloormapofyourserverroomordatacenter.Ifyoudon’thaveoneready
thenwerecommendcreatingoneinVisioorsimilar.
Importanttonoteisthattheheatmaplayerisplottedontopofwhatiswhite.Sosetyourdrawingto
whiteasbackground.
ThefloorplanhastobesavedinaPNGfileformat–thisisveryimportant.Itwillfailifyousaveitany
otherformatthanPNG
Nameyourfiletemplate.pngandsaveitinthe/heatmapssubfolderofyourmain
ServersCheck_Monitoringfolder
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28.8
PreparingtheheatmapsintheMonitoringSoftware
WithyourbrowsergotothehomepageoftheServersCheckMonitoringSoftware.Typicallythisis
http://myservername:1272
NowselecttheoptionSettingsfromthehomepage.YouwillnoticetheInfrastructuretileinthe
settingsoptions.SelectintheretheoptionInfrastructureMapSettings
OntheInfrastructureMapSettingspageyoucanconfigurefollowingitems:
Thetemperatureunitbeingused:CelsiusorFarenheit-thisisimportantasthesoftware
willautomaticallycolorzonesbasedontheASHRAEstandardsforserverrooms&data
centers
Sensorradius:thisisthewidthofthecirclebeingdrawnforthatsensor–thisallowsto
finetunebasedonscaleoffloormap
Thesoftwarecancreatearchivemapsofheatmapsforhistoricanalysis&audittrails.
Thearchivedmapsarestoredintherespectivearchivesubfolders.Fortemperaturethis
is/heatmaps/temperature/archives
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28.9
Mappingsensorsonyourfloorplan
Nowthatyoudefinedthegeneralsettingsitistimetomapthesensorsonyourfloorplan.
SelecttheoptionEDITTEMPERATUREMAPMARKERSintheaboveInfrastructuretileontheSettings
pageoftheMonitoringSoftware
Anewpagewillloadwiththefloorplanthatyoujustsavedontheserver.NowclickontheAdd
SensorProbe–youwillnoticethatthemenuoptionturnsblueindicatingthatitisactive.
Withyourmouseclickonthefloorplanwhereyouwantyourprobetobeadded.Anewdialog
windowwillopen:
WhenyouclickonAddAllProbesthenallprobeslinkedtothatsensor(=DeviceintheMonitoring
Software)willbeaddedatonceontothefloormap.Toaddindividualprobes,simplyselecttheprobe
fromthelist.
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ClickonSaveMaptosaveyourmappings.
YoucanmoveaprobebyclickingontheMoveSensorProbebuttonandthenpointingwithyour
mouseonaprobe.Thecursorwillchangeinacrossandyoucandrag&dropittothenewposition.
Don’tforgettoclickontheSaveMaptosavethemove.
RestarttheMonitoringServiceonceyouhaveaddedallyoursensorprobes.Itwillnowloadyournew
configurationandstartplottingtheheatmaps.
ToviewyourheatmapsclickontheInfrastructuremenuoptionandselectthetypeofheatmapyou
wanttoview(Temperature,HumidityorAirflow)
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31.
PowerRating
ASensorGatewaycanbeprovidedwithupto12wattsofpowerfromaPoEsource.Becauseofthis,
carefulpowerbudgetingshouldbedoneespeciallywhenprobesliketheIO,QoS,andfuelsensorsare
tobeutilized.BelowshowsthepowerratingsofServersChecksensormodules:
MODULE
SensorGateway
SensorHub
WirelessHub
TemperatureSensorProbe
Temperature/HumiditySensorProbe
AirflowSensorProbe
ShockSensorProbe
PowerFailureSensorProbe
FloodingSensorProbe
SoundPressureSensorProbe
SecurityProbe
FuelSensorProbe
DCProbe
DCProbewithCurrentTransducer
ACProbe
ACProbewithCurrentTransducer
IOProbe
QoSProbe
POWERRATING
671mW
646mW
227mW
72mW
84mW
96mW
84mW
119mW
119mW
168mW
323mW
1079mW
323mW
719mW
323mW
1150mW
371mW
347mW
Withthegivenpowerratings,forbestpractices,thefuelsensor,powermetersensorprobes,QoS
probeandthewirelesshubshouldbeconnectedtoadedicatedSensorGatewayastheyaremore
resourceintensiveinpowerandmemorythantheotherones.Know,however,thatinthementioned
list,itwouldbecompletelyfinetouse2ofthemincombinationonasingleSensorGateway(i.e.
SensorGatewaywithIOandQoSprobes).
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