exacqVision S Series User manual

S-Series Standard Quick Start
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1Hardware Overview and Installation
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Description
Notes
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LCD Display Panel
Cycles through information, including the IP address of the system
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Hard Drives
Insert the drives in the correct order, as shown on the label on top of the system
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Power Button
Connect the power cable on the rear panel before pressing the power button
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Power Cable
IMPORTANT: See “exacqVision System Safety Instructions” before connecting
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VGA Monitor
Not included*
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Network Cable
Connect one or two network cables**
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USB Keyboard
Not included*
*Monitor and keyboard not included. It is recommended that you connect a monitor and keyboard to the S-Series system when
necessary to change the system configuration. However, an S-Series system can also be configured remotely using an SSH Client
(such as PuTTY, which is available for free on the Internet). The configuration menus should appear the same way whether you
are interacting with the system directly or through an SSH Client.
**S-Series systems are configured for network bonding with failover. If a connection is not found on the ETH1 port, the system
automatically tries to connect using the ETH2 port.
Item #
Description
Notes
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LCD Display Panel
Cycles through information, including the IP address of the system
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Hard Drives
Insert the drives in the correct order, as shown on the label on top of the system
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Power Button
Connect the power cable on the rear panel before pressing the power button
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Power Cable
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VGA Monitor
Not included*
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Network Cable
Connect one or two network cables**
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USB Keyboard/Mouse
Not included*
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S-Series Standard Quick Start
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2Basic Configuration
By default, an S-Series system is configured to connect to a network using DHCP (see NOTE below for networks
without a DHCP server). It is highly recommended that you configure a static IP address for the system. To do this,
complete the following steps:
1. Note the IP address of the S-Series system from the rotating information shown in the LCD panel on the
front of the system.
2. Open exacqVision Client on any computer that can access the network to which the S-Series system is
connected.
3. Open the Config (Setup) Page in exacqVision Client.
4. Select Add Systems.
5. Click New.
6. Enter the IP address from step 1.
7. Enter the default username (admin) and password (admin256) of the S-Series system. These can be
changed later, if desired.
8. Click Apply to add the S-Series system to the System List.
9. Click the Enable checkbox next to the S-Series system and ensure that the status changes to Connected.
NOTE: If your S-Series displays an IP address in 169.254.x.x format, the server cannot connect to a DHCP server, or a
DHCP server is not available on the network. In this case, you must connect to the S-Series by configuring a
workstation with a fixed IP address in 169.254.x.x format and using a subnet mask of 255.255.0.0.
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10. In the site tree, expand the S-Series system and select System.
11. On the System tab, enter and apply any unique name desired for the system.
12. On the Network tab, ensure that bond0 is selected from the drop-down list.
13. Select the Static button.
14. Enter an available static IP address for the system, along with an appropriate netmask, gateway, and
primary DNS. (This information can be provided by the network’s IT administrator.)
15. Click Apply.
NOTE: The drop-down list should remain bond0, which refers to the bonding of the two network ports.
By default, the S-Series system drives are pre-configured for archiving. You can also use exacqVision Client for S-
Series hardware monitoring, configuration of automatic notifications, event linking, event scheduling, and user
management. For information on using the S-Series drives for archiving, and other available features in exacqVision
Client, see the exacqVision Users Manual.
To re-configure the drives for extended storage, or for information about advanced S-Series features, see the
exacqVision S-Series User Manual.
OPTIONAL ADDITIONAL STEP: Enable SSH to allow remote access to the server for administrative support. See the
Exacq Knowledge Base article “Using Secure Shell (SSH) to Manage Linux-based exacqVision Servers”
(https://www.exacq.com/kb/?kbid=6186) for more information.
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