AKCP SensorProbe2 PLUS Reference manual

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SP2+ Introduction Manual
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Table of Contents
Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... 3
Port assignment information for SP2+ units..............................................................................................4
LED information for SP2+ units...................................................................................................................5
Reset button functions for SP2+ units........................................................................................................6
Setting up the unit’s IP address ..................................................................................................................7
SP2+ Web UI Walkthrough...........................................................................................................................8
Summary page .................................................................................................................................9
Graph feature....................................................................................................................... 13
System page.....................................................................................................................................15
General & Language ...........................................................................................................17
Date/Time.............................................................................................................................19
Network................................................................................................................................20
Modem..................................................................................................................................21
VPN.......................................................................................................................................23
SMTP ....................................................................................................................................24
SNMP & SNMPv3.................................................................................................................26
Server Integration ...............................................................................................................27
Password Checking............................................................................................................28
Maintenance ........................................................................................................................29
Heartbeat Messages ...........................................................................................................30
License Management & About........................................................................................... 31
Sensors page....................................................................................................................................34
General options for all sensors......................................................................................................35
Example sensor configuration .......................................................................................................39
Temperature/Humidity Sensor...........................................................................................40
Relay Sensor ....................................................................................................................... 43
Firmware upgrade through the Web UI..........................................................................................47

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Introduction
In this manual, we’ll cover the main features and basic configuration of the SP2+ and the setup of
notifications and the explanation of events will be in another manual.
What is the SP2+ and Thermal Map?
The SP2+ is a high speed, accurate, intelligent monitoring device, featuring a completely embedded
host and operating system. The SP2+ is a complete redesign of the world’s best-selling
environmental monitoring platform, 3 years in the making with all new hardware and software.
We’ve combined the low cost and simplicity of use of the SP2, along with many advanced features of
our securityProbe platform.
The thermal map combines 4 sensors into one sensor port on the SP2+, specially designed to
monitor the air entering and leaving a computer rack. The Thermal Rack Map is performed from the
AKCess Pro Server using the Thermal Sensor connected to the SP2+. The Thermal Map Sensors
monitor the temperature and humidity at different points of the rack.
SP2 + Features:
●IP based, including SNMPv3, HTTPS, VPN
●Send encrypted SNMP Trap and Email Notifications
●Supports 4 Intelligent Sensors or up to 20 Dry Contacts
●Optional cellular modem with external antenna
●Notification Wizards
●Front and Rear Thermal Mapping for any server cabinet
●Low Cost Daisy Chained Temperature sensors
●Optional Expansion Module connectivity
●Virtual Sensors
●Patented Fire Suppression feature
●AKCP Swing Handle Lock support
Important note: Some of the pictures shown in this manual might not represent the actual Web UI of
the unit; this is because we are constantly working on improving the firmware. Please provide us with
feedback if you have any issues configuring your unit.

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Port assignment information for SP2+ units
Port numbering starts from the power connector on the unit: the closest port to the power connector is
Port 1 and closest to the Ethernet interface is Port 4.
You may connect AKCP intelligent sensors to any available ports.
Important note: If you're using analog pins on the sensor ports (with manually on-lined DCV sensors,
and pin 7 of the RJ45 connector) make sure that the voltage doesn't exceed 3 Volts. Otherwise you
can damage the unit!

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LED information for SP2+ units
Power/Ethernet Link - Sensor 1 - Sensor 2 - Sensor 3 - Sensor 4
The Power/Ethernet LED will become red if there’s no network connection, and blinking green
(according to LAN activity) when the connection is normal.
For sensor LEDs (green):
Off = offline
On = online and normal
Slow blinking = Warning status
Fast blinking = Critical and Error status

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Reset button functions for SP2+ units
There are specific commands you can send to the unit by holding the Reset button for a specified
amount of time.
You’ll have to use something sharp, such as a straightened paperclip to be able to press Reset.
Commands:
Time to hold
Action
3..7 sec
Reboot
7..12 sec
Web UI password reset
12..17 sec
Serial flash erase (DB erase without factory reset, the system configuration is kept)
17..25 sec
Reset to factory defaults (serial flash erase + config erase)

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Setting up the unit’s IP address
Very Important Note: The unit’s ship with the passwords enabled. The default log in for the web
interface is Username: admin Password: public
Every unit is shipped with the default IP address of 192.168.0.100
First we will go through the process of changing this IP address to fit your own network configuration.
Note: In some cases your computer might not be able to connect to this default IP address. In this
situation you either need to:
a) add this IP your computers routing table or
b) add a secondary IP address to the LAN card to allow access to the unit.
See below how to setup these.
Ensure the following items are available to you before starting:
- RJ45 CAT5 crossover cable with RJ45 male connection
- A PC with Ethernet card or LAN socket, logged in with Administrator rights
1) Connect the unit via the Ethernet port of the unit to your computers LAN or Ethernet port with a
CAT5 crossover cable.
2) Open a web browser and type the default IP address, hit enter.
You’ll be presented by the Summary page.
Go to the System/Network page to change the network settings (see below in this manual).
Once you have assigned the new IP address use the “ping” command to test the unit’s reply.

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How to add a manual route to the computer’s routing table?
Open an Administrator Command Prompt (CMD) window and type:
route add 192.168.0.100 10.1.1.20
Where 10.1.1.20 is the IP address of the Ethernet interface on the PC that the unit is plugged into
with the crossover cable.
Note: If you do not receive an 'OK!' message then a parameter was wrong or missing.
The route is not persistent (removed upon rebooting), but you can also delete it with the
route delete 192.168.0.100 command.
How to add a secondary IP address to the computer’s LAN card?
You can do this via the GUI by opening the LAN connection’s properties:
Or open an Administrator Command Prompt (CMD) window and type:
netsh interface ipv4 add address “Local Area Connection”192.168.0.2
255.255.255.0
The above command adds the IP Address 192.168.0.2 (with Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0) to the
connection titled “Local Area Connection”.
You will then be able to connect to the unit with its default IP.
Note: The secondary IP address is permanent for the LAN connection; don’t use it if you only need it
once. Instead use the routing table method above.

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SP2+ Web UI Walkthrough
Menu navigation
With newer firmware (after 1.0.3074), the Web UI and the menu structure has been changed on all
SP+ family devices.
To open the menu, click on the three horizontal lines in the upper left corner:

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This will bring up the full menu for navigation.
Depending on the device, you might see additional menu items, such as Power.

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Summary page
This is the Summary page with Sensor Status and the Event Log, with the Sensor Graph enabled.
The Event Log contains all entries from the “All Events” category. We’ll explain the different
categories in the Notifications manual.
The last 30 entries are shown, but if you’re scrolling down the list, more events (30 more) will be
loaded automatically. You can view the full log if you keep scrolling down.

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In the Summary page’s Sensors Information window you can do the following:
Directly acknowledge a sensor’s status, and put the sensor offline
Control the relay-type sensors
Enable/disable graph data collection per sensor, and display the graph display window for
the Summary page
We’ll explain the Graph feature in more detail below.

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Graph feature
After you’ve enabled the data collection for a sensor, you can choose to display specific time intervals
of the stored data: hourly/daily/weekly/monthly and custom display interval.
You can also export the recorded data in multiple formats.
In this example picture, we’ve chosen to display the temperature sensor’s daily maximum.
You could also resize the graph window (including full screen) and move the scale to display more or
less data.
You can choose to export the graph data in selected formats by clicking on the icon on the right.
The file will be downloaded automatically and assigned a file name that will contain the sensor’s
name, IP address of the unit, and the date and time.

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By choosing the Live Graph option, you can get continuous update of the graph data (by default
every 60 seconds). If you don’t use this option, the graph data needs to be refreshed manually.
To change to a different sensor’s graph, choose it from the drop-down menu.
Note that you could only choose a sensor here that you’ve already enabled the graph data collection
for.

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System page
General
Here you can change general settings for the device.
The unit’s firmware version is shown in the Description field, and the System Name/Location/Contact
options are user configurable.
You could also specify the System URL option, for quick access of a custom part of the Web UI for
example, but you can specify any URL.
By changing the Graph Data Collection Period, you
can choose how frequently the data is sampled. Note
that if you had stored graph data previously, changing
this setting will clear the data.
Note: a Low Power Mode is selectable from AKCess Pro Server, on the Web UI this option is not
shown.

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With the option Sensor Notification On System Boot Up, you can choose to allow/disallow running
the notifications with sensor values read at system boot up. In some cases, invalid values are read
while the unit is starting up, and you could get false alarm notifications. You can disable the
notification processing at startup with this option.
On each System subpage you can see a Get SNMP OID button (where applicable):
This will give you a popup window with all relevant OIDs for the actual page (here the General page is
shown).
You can use OIDs for SNMP calls and in custom scripts, or for setting up the unit for monitoring by a
third party NMS software such as WhatsUpGold or Paessler.
This button is also accessible on the Sensors page.

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Language management
You can change the display language of the Web UI with this option. Only one additional language is
supported, together with the default (and fallback if there’s an error) English.
In Manage, you can choose to Download Language File if you’d like to edit the language file offline
(you can also download the custom language’s file if it’s already present). Then upload the completed
file, and it will be selectable as the Custom Language. For official translation files, the language code
and version will show the correct values.
Note: Whenever you upload a custom language file, it will overwrite the old file. Only one additional
language is supported.

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You can also edit the language directly in the Web UI, if you choose Edit Language:
If the custom language file is present, you can select it from the drop-down list on the General page:

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Date/Time
The system date and time with time zone is user configurable, with NTP server synchronization. If the
unit is connected to APS (AKCess Pro Server), then it will sync with the APS NTP service. Also
displayed is the status of the RTC battery (good/bad).
You can also select the frequency of NTP synchronization with the drop-down menu.

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Network
The unit’s MAC ID is displayed here, and all user configurable options for IPv4 with fixed IP or DHCP
client mode.