jacarta iMeter Master User manual
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Electronic Emission Notice
Federal Communications Commission
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a
commercial environment.
CE Mark
This device complies with the EMC directive of the European Community and meets or
exceeds the following technical standard:
•EN 55022:1998 ⎯”Limits and Methods of Measurement of Radio interference
Characteristics of information Technology Equipment.” This device complies with the
CISPR Class B standard
•EN 55024:1998 ⎯”Electromagnetic compatibility⎯Generic immunity standard Part1:
Residential, and light industry.”
RoHS
This device is RoHS compliant.
WEEE
In accordance with the European Directive 2002/96/EC on Waste Electrical and Electronic
Equipment (WEEE) Jacarta will arrange for the appropriate disposal of the product (upon
return of the product at the end of its serviceable life).
Safety Information
•To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, install the unit indoors in an area free of
conductive contaminants. Do not place the unit near liquids.
•Do not allow liquids or foreign objects to enter the unit
•The unit does not contain any user-serviceable parts. Please do not open the unit.
•Before shipment, the unit must be completely switched off and unplugged and all
connections must be removed.
•Before connecting the power adapter to mains input supply and the iMeter, please make
sure the rating of the power source conforms with the required rating of the power adapter
of the iMeter.
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Table of Contents
Electronic Emission Notice
3
Safety Information
3
Table of Contents
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1 - Presentation
5
1.1 Introduction
5
1.2 How to use this manual
5
1.3 Package contents
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1.4 Front and rear panels
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2 - Installation
8
2.1 Setting the IP address
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2.2 Testing the IP address
8
2.3 Firmware upgrade
10
2.4 Setting up a sensor
18
2.5 Expansion ports
19
3 - Notifications
26
3.1 Adding a notification
26
3.2 SNMP Trap
27
3.3 Email
30
3.4 SMS
30
4 - Mapping
35
4.1 Adding a map
35
4.2 Monitoring via map interface
37
5 - Filters
39
5.1 Sensor filters
39
5.2 Syslog filters
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6 - FAQ
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1. Presentation
1.1 Introduction
The iMeter is an IT power and environmental monitoring device that provides remote
monitoring of current (amps), voltage, temperature, humidity, and other environmental
conditions via a standard web browser or network management system.
1.2 How to use this manual
This manual is meant to provide a step by step guide on how to configure and set up
an iMeter unit. It utilizes screen shots in an effort to make things simpler for the user
to follow. It is split up into sections that form “mini tutorials”. These cover the basic set
up and common configurations of the unit, and give an introduction to its most useful
features.
At the end of the manual there is a FAQ section that provides some further in-depth
information regarding specific set ups and answers some commonly asked questions.
If you need any further information or help with using your unit then please contact us
and one of our technical support staff will be only too pleased to help you with any
information you require.
1.3 Package Contents
The iMeter Master package contains the following items:-
•1x Product CD
•1x 5ft Crossover cable
•1x 7.5, 3A power supply
•2x Brackets for rack mounting
1.4 Front and rear panels
Fig 1. Front panel
The front panel has several LEDs which display the units status and notify you as to its
activity.
1. Power LED
When the unit is powered up the power LED will be lit continuously. If the power
LED is flashing then it indicates a problem with the CPU.
2. Ethernet LED
The Activity and Link LEDs indicate network connectivity and activity. The Link
LED will light up when there is a network connection present. The activity LED
will flash when there is network traffic being sent or received by the unit.
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3. Status / Online LEDs
These are numbered 1 –8. They are used to indicate the connectivity status of
the sensors connected to each port. These LEDs also can be used to indicate
system status when undertaking various operations.
•The LEDs will indicate the progress of an upgrade. The red LEDs will
move from left to right to indicate activity, and the green LEDs will
indicate overall progress of the upgrade. When all the red lights are off
and all green are on the upgrade / recovery process is complete.
•These lights will indicate if the unit is operating in safe mode. This is
when the unit loads the Operating System (OS) with a minimal set of
drivers. If your device enters safe mode after rebooting then please
•The unit may enter recovery mode if a firmware upgrade has been
incomplete. This will be indicated by the unit displaying a continuously lit
4. Mic
The mic is a small hole for access to the internal microphone. This can be used
as a sound sensor (or an external mic can be used).
5. Expansion Ports
There are four expansion ports numbered from E1 –E4. These are expansion
ports for connecting either the iMeter Slave 8x port expansion or the iMeter DC16
16x dry contact expansion modules.
Fig 2. Rear panel.
The rear panel of the unit is home to various ports and connections. The functions of these
are as follows :-
1. Reset button.
The black tact switch button is used to perform the following functions
•Turns off password checking when accessing the web based
interface (hold down for 7 seconds)
2. External GND.
This is for connecting an external ground to the unit.
3. Sensor ports
There are 8 RJ45 ports numbered from 1 –8. These are for connecting the
sensors to the unit.
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4. USB port
The unit is equipped with a single USB 1.1 port. This can be used, for example, to
connect a USB GPRS/GSM compatible modem.
5. Mic Out
This is used to connect an external microphone for voice modem applications.
6. Audio in / out
The in is used to connect an external microphone, the output for external
speakers.
7. RS485 Port
Used for Modbus connectivity. The iMeter supports Modbus master or slave.
8. Power Connector
This is a 7.5V DC plug. We recommend you using a 7.0 –9 V, 3A power supply.
9. Ethernet Port
This RJ45 port is used to connect the iMeter to the network.
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2. Installation
2.1 Setting up the IP address
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 another network configuration.
Ensure the following items are available before starting:-
•RJ45 CAT5 crossover cable with RJ45 male connection
•A PC with Ethernet card or LAN socket.
•Power socket for the unit to connect to
a) Connect the unit via the Ethernet port of the unit to the computers LAN or
Ethernet port with a CAT5 crossover cable.
b) Set a static TCP/IP details on the computer of;
oIP address: 192.168.0.1
oSubnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
oDefault Gateway 192.168.0.1
c) Open a web browser and type the default IP address in to the address bar, hit
enter.
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d) You will now be presented with the following screen.
e) Click on “Ethernet network” from the list on the left frame of the page.
Don’t forget to set the subnet mask, default gateway and domain name server if
DHCP is not used. The unit ships with DHCP disabled. If DHCP is required to obtain
the IP address then select ‘Yes’ against the Use DHCP option and click Save.
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2.2 Testing the new IP address with the “ping” command
Once you have assigned the new IP address either connect the device to the local
area network, or change the PC IP address so that it can route to the new IP address.
Once this is done use the “ping” command to test the unit. This can also be used as a
diagnostic tool in order to check whether your unit is connected to the network.
After hitting “enter” you will get an MS DOS prompt window that will show the test
results (as below). If unsuccessful you will get a message saying “request timed out”.
This indicates either an incorrect IP address or a unit that is not connected to the
network.
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d) Click OK. The unit will then reboot in safe mode and be redirected to the safe
mode web based interface. This can take some time, so please be patient. The
page will display the following message while rebooting;
e) Once the unit has rebooted the following page will be displayed. Follow these
instructions.
f) During the process the following message will be displayed;
The unit will then reboot. The process is complete when the LED’s are back to their
“normal” status.
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2.4 Setting up a sensor
In this section we will now go through the basic set up of a sensor. We will focus on
the Jacarta temperature sensor; however this basic set up process is applicable to all
of our sensors. If you require information on specific functions of a particular sensor
a) Hardware connection
Plug the sensor into one of the RJ45 sensor ports on the rear panel of the unit. In this
example we will use port 1.
b) Auto detection
Now point a browser to the IP address of the unit (default, 192.168.0.100). The
summary page will be displayed first;
The temperature sensor should be auto detected and listed, along with its current
reading and status. If this is not shown please see refer to the FAQ.
This summary page allows you to quickly see which sensors are connected, their
status and view the system log. We will now go through some of the tools the web
based interface provides for getting feedback from the sensors.
c) Sensor configuration
Now click on the temperature sensors name (indicated in previous screen shot). This
will bring up to the following page, the sensors page;
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Note: another way of accessing this page is to click on the “sensors” tab indicated at
the top of the page.
d) Notification thresholds
From this page various operations can be carried out as indicated above, also
viewing of the current status (normal, low critical, high critical etc). In the screen shot
above the sensor is indicating a temperature of 35 degrees C, and a status of High
Warning. If you click on the blue marker arrow indicated above by the “Set the
required threshold” label you can drag this marker to re-configure the thresholds.
After dragging the marker click “save”. The next screen shot shows that this marker
has been moved to make a new threshold, and along with it the sensor status has
changed.
If the marker is then dragged back to above the current reading temperature the
status returns to a normal condition again.
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Note: If this does not happen straight away press the browsers refresh button.
If a sensor needs to be taken offline then click on the “sensor currently” button. This
will offline the sensor without the need for it to be physically unplugged.
Now the page will look something like below after taking the sensor offline.
To bring a sensor back online, select your sensor type from the drop down menu and
click “save”.
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e) Advanced sensor settings
Near the bottom of the sensors page you will see the advanced mode button
By clicking this you will get the following options :-
f) Advanced mode functions
Units: changes units from C to F or vice versa
Rearm: The Rearm parameter is useful for sensors whose values can vary such as
the temperature and humidity sensors.
It is used to prevent the sensor from flickering between two states. For example if the
Warning High threshold for the temperature sensor is set to 30 degrees and the
sensor were to vary between 29 and 30 there could be a very large number of emails,
traps, and events logged. The Rearm parameter prevents this by forcing the
temperature to wait until it has dropped by the Rearm value before changing the state
back to normal. In this example, if Rearm is set to 2 then the sensor would have to
drop from 30 down to 27 before the status would change from Warning High back to
normal.
Reading offset: A calibration tool. If the temperature sensor needs to be calibrated,
for example, an offset value of 5 could be entered. This would mean if the sensor
reads 20 degrees then it would record as 25 degrees. This figure can also be a minus
figure (e.g. -5 would show 15 degrees instead of 20)
The following advanced functions are for setting the time frame in which the system
should delay a notification being triggered when a sensor gives a reading that
exceeds the thresholds (high warning, normal, etc).
Continuous Time to Report High Critical: This helps to eliminate unnecessary
messages during minor fluctuations. You can set the amount of time to delay a
notification of a status change from high warning to high critical. Enter the time in
seconds and press the “Save” button. The amount of time that can be entered is
between 0 and 65535 seconds which equals approximately 18 hours
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Continuous Time to Report High Warning: As above but delays notification for
“High Warning”
Continuous Time to Report for Normal: As above but delays notification for return
to “Normal” state
Continuous Time to Report for Low Warning: As above, but delays notification for
“Low Warning” state.
Continuous Time to Report for Low Critical: As above but delays notification for
“Low Critical” state.
Continuous Time to Report for Sensor Error: As above, but delays notification
being sent for sensor going into an error state.
Example: An airflow sensor or water detector may have temporary drops in readings
which are normal operating characteristics; a logical counter measure to prevent
unwanted alarms would be to set a time limit to show abnormal conditions.
Enable Calendar: If you select this option then the following will be displayed;
As an example an office building is to be monitored between the hours of 7 PM –9
AM Monday –Friday only. In this picture we have selected the “Do Not Report” option
for the hours in which we do not wish to receive any notifications or have any events
logged. To change the status of a time frame (Report / Do Not Report) simply click on
the square. This will change it from blue to grey, a second click will return it to blue.
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2.5 Expansion Ports
The Jacarta iMeter Master is equipped with four expansion ports. This enables
connection of up to four daisy chained expansion modules. The available expansion
modules are;
•The iMeter Slave, 8x RJ45 sensor ports
•The iMeter DC16, 16x dry contact sensor ports.
In this section we will go through the basic setup of an expansion module. If you require
information on specific functions of a particular sensor or expansion board then please
a) Plug the expansion board into one of the four ports located on the front panel of the
unit. These are numbered E1-E4.
b) From the summary page, navigate to the “Sensors” tab. Then click “Expansion
Modules” as outlined in the image below:-
c) A list of all expansion ports will be shown. Each port will display any available
extension modules, these will be highlighted in green. Click the module to be taken to
the sensor settings page.
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d) This will bring you to the following page, the extended port sensors page;
e) Once the “Dual sensors” tab is clicked the browser will be directed to the familiar
looking notification thresholds page (below).
3. Notifications
Notifications define the action to take when the sensor gives a reading beyond the set
thresholds. This section discusses how to setup a notification when a sensors reading has
reached the specified parameters (high warning, critical etc) that were covered in the previous
section.
This tutorial provides you the information needed to setup a notification.
To get to the starting point of this tutorial:
•Login as administrator
•Click the “Notifications” tab
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3.1 Adding a notification
a) First click on the “notification wizard”
b) The notification wizard page is displayed, as below;
We will now go through setting up a few different ways of notification step by step.
3.2 SNMP Trap
First we will set up a notification via SNMP trap, so that when the sensor reaches a certain
threshold it will send a notification to an SNMP server.
This tutorial provides the information needed to setup an SNMP trap.
To get to the starting point of this tutorial:
•Log in as administrator
•Click the “Notifications” tab
•Choose “Notifications wizard”
•Choose SNMP trap
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