NARDA AMB-8059 User manual

AMB-8059
First Use
A quick step by step guide
AMB-8059
First Use
A quick step by step guide

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Index
Software Installation 3
Connection to the computer 5
The software 8059-SW02 8
Wi-FI, Direct AP, Point to Point 14
Wi-FI, Remote IP, FTP 20
Modem, Point to Point 31
Modem, FTP 37
Optical Fiber, Point to Point 47
Car mounting kit 49
Area monitor installation guide 56
Troubleshooting 58

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Software installation
The software must always be installed and used as Administrator.
To do this:
- After the installation, go on the icon of the 8061
NSTS and after highlighting it, always with the right
button of the mouse, choose the voice “property”,
it should be the last one of the menu.
In the new window you have to choose the card
called “compatibility”
- Highlight the icon 8059 NSTS setup with one
click of the mouse, then push the right button and
from the menu choose the third voice from the
top “RUN as administrator”

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- Now check the box “run this software as
administrator” and push the ok button.
At this point, every time the software runs, it will be
in the mode Administrator.
Now it is time to connect the area monitor to your
computer
What happens when I do not use the
option “Run as Administrator”?
From last Windows versions (after XP) every software, to be correctly used, must be installed with the
option “Run as Administrator”.
Also to be used, you have always to choose the option “Run as Administrator”.
This is a security control introduced in Windows.
When you do not use this option, all program les are created in a parallel folder.
So with the option “Run as Administrator” the program folder used has the following path:
C:\Program Files (x86)\(folder program)
Without this option the folder used is:
C:\Users\(nome utente)\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\(folder program)
In addition, on some computer, the folder AppData is not visible, it is hidden.
Without the correct installation and use the program could not nd some important le and have some
problems during the normal utilization

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Connection to the computer
The rst connection with the area monitor must be done via cable (RS232 or USB).
We can have 3 different possibilities:
- the computer has a RS232 port
- the computer does not have a RS232 port and you have to use the USB/RS232 adaptor
- use the USB connection
The computer has a RS232 port
This is easiest situation. Normally the RS232 port is recognized as COM1.
The computer does not have a RS232 port and you have to use the USB/RS232 adaptor
This is the converter normally given with area monitor.
It should be automatically installed on your computer.
In case you can install necessary driver manually that
are in the CD.
Use the USB connection
When the AMB-8059 is connected via USB, it is recognized by the computer as a new COM port
called TI MSP430 USB (COMx), where x is the number associated to this specic port.
With the rst connection it would be necessary to install its specic driver. Consult the user’s manual,
chapter 7.4.1.1 for additional information.
The driver is called MSP430_CDC.inf and it is located in the same program folder, normally its path is
C:\Program Files (x86)\8059NSTS

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Now, it is time to decide in which way your AMB-8059 has to work.
With this area monitor you can work in Point-to Point mode or FTP mode, using the 3G modem or the
Wi-Fi connection or also via optical ber
Point to Point is a direct connection between the area monitor and the computer using the modem,
the Wi-Fi or the optical ber. The Point to Point with the Wi-Fi can be done directly, only in case the area
monitor and the computer are under the same Wi-Fi network, or through a router.
In case of modem connection, you need a PC modem, a SIM card in the area monitor modem
and another SIM car for the PC modem but only if it is GSM. Beware, the SIM card for this way of
communication need to be specically enabled for CSD communication mode. This kind of specic
SIM card is normally called M2M Machine to Machine. Make sure the PIN code of the SIM card in use
has been removed.

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FTP means File Transfer Protocol, in this mode there is no direct connection between the area monitor
and the computer. The area monitor will send all data on a FTP server where they lies up to the user
will use the software to download them.
To work in this mode you need a FTP server and then choose between a modem connection or Wi-Fi
connection.
In case of modem connection you need a SIM card in the area monitor modem with an internet data
subscription. Make sure the PIN code of the SIM card in use has been removed.
In case of Wi-Fi connection, especially with free networks, be sure that the access has always the
same password. The area monitor is able to support up WPA2-PSK protocol.
As default every monitor station is set on Wi-Fi communication FTP.

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The software 8059-SW02
Connect the area monitor to the computer and launch the software.
In the rst window you can see the button change with the indication of port you are using to communicate
with he area monitor.
As default it is set on the rst available COM port of your computer.
Press it in case you need to change the port.
Leave the check on the COMM and from the drop down menu choose the connection you are using
with the area monitor. Remember that in case you are using an USB/RS232 adaptor it is normally
indicated as “Prolic USB-to-Serial COMM Port (COMx)”.
In this example we are using USB connection that is normally indicated as “TI MSP430 USB (COMx)”.
Sections below this menu are eplained in the user manual

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If the answer is YES, a window will be opened where it is possible to enter the Terminal PASSWORD
for the management of the Field Monitors. If the answer is NO, the program will allow to enter the
password later. The User can enter any sequence of alphanumerical characters. We recommend to
take a note of the Terminal PASSWORD entered.
It will be necessary to install the control software again in case the password is missing. After entering
the Password with OK, the software will request conrmation of the password before registering it into
the system.
For additional information or problems, consult the User’s manual chapter 7
Now the software will ask you to enter a Terminal Password.
The Terminal PASSWORD is used to prevent the improper use of the software by non admitted
personnel.

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Exactly for the previous passage, if the answer is YES, a window will be opened where it is possible
to enter the Setting PASSWORD for the management of the Field Monitors. If the answer is NO, the
program will allow to enter the password later. The User can enter any sequence of alphanumerical
characters. We recommend to take a note of the setting PASSWORD entered.
For additional information or problems, consult the User’s manual chapter 7
Every time you have to modify a eld, the Terminal Password or the Setting Password
will be requested by the software.
At the beginning, for the rst setting operations, it would be helpful to leave these
password blank, simply pressing enter on the keyboard.
Set a password only after all your area monitors will be correctly set, and just in case
you need to have an higher security level
After entering the Terminal Password needed to ensure the secure management of the Field Monitors
(Station identier, telephone number, automatic downloads, automatic text le creation…), the soft-
ware asks to enter a Setting PASSWORD which is needed to edit the parameter settings on the Field
Monitors to be queried (alarm settings, storing rate, frequency bands, rmware upgrading…).

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This is the main window of the software:
Place the cursor on the area monitor in the grid and click once, then click on button Data transfer
settings.
The software will verify if the serial number matches or not. In case you can have the following window:

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In this new window it is possible to see 6 different parts: Schedule, Communication, FTP, Mobile op-
erator, Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi connection.
Schedule
Here you have to set if the area monitor has to work in Point to Point or FTP mode.
Communication
Decide to use the internal 3G Modem or the internal Wi-Fi
FTP
These parameters depending on the FTP server you are using. As default, every Narda area monitor
is set to work in FTP mode and the parameters you can nd in this section are of our FTP server that
can be used for preliminary test.
Beware that our FTP server is periodically cleaned do not use it in a denitive way.
Mobile operator
These parameters depending on the service provider of the used SIM.
Provider is the APN (Access Point Name)
User name used for GPRS connection
Password used for GPRS connection
Some examples:
Italy: APN for a Vodafone SIM card is: web.omnitel.it
User name and password are not required.
Greece: APN for a Cosmote SIM card is: internet
User name and password are not required.

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Wi-Fi
Here you have to set the Wi-Fi parameters.
SSID WLan: the name of the wireless network you intend to use
Password WLan: the password of that specic wireless network
Remote IP address: this is the IP address of the area monitor, default 192.168.1.1
Port: the number of the port, used by the area monitor, default 5000
AP Password: this is the access point password, the password used by the area monitor, it is not
mandatory
In this section, last 3 parameters (Remote IP address, Port and AP Password) are used only for the
over ip connection. In case the Wi-Fi communication is just used in FTP mode you can leave these
windows blank.
Wi-Fi Connection
Direct AP: direct to the Access Point. In this case there is a direct communication between the area
monitor and the computer
Remote IP: remote Internet Protocol. with these option you can choose to work in a point to point
connection or also in FTP
Once all elds are lled, push the button Set.
The button Read is used to verify what parameters are recorded in an area monitor.

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Wi-Fi, Direct AP, Point to Point
This modality allows you to directly communicate with area monitor. The AMB-8059 becomes an Hotspot
creating it own Wi-Fi network. The network will have the following name Narda_AMB_140WY60903To
work in this way the area monitor hast to be set in this way:
Schedule: Point to Point
Communication: Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi: Remote Address, it must be 192.168.1.1
Port, the port used by the area monitor for the Wi-Fi communication, default 5000
AP Password, it is not mandatory, it is a protection password to assign to the station
All other eld can be left blank.
Press SET and then Exit

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Close the program 8059-SW02. Using the Wi-Fi connection of your computer , look for the Wi-Fi
network of your Area monitor and connect to it. and launch it again. In the rst window press the button
change:
Now check over IP and then complete the elds with the IP address 192.168.1.1 and the port number
5000

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Now switch the main panel of the software into Point to Point mode and add a new station. It always
better add and remove stations instead of change an existing one.
Now:
- Insert the Station Identier: it is the name you decide to give to your monitor station. As default it is
the serial number of the station.
- Insert the Telephone Number: even if the connection is Wi-Fi, the telephone number is necessary to
add tha station in the grid. In this case ii can also be invented
- Insert the Device Password: this is the AP password you assigned at the monitor station, as default
it is blank
For every eld the computer will request the Terminal Password

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Now your area monitor should be added to the list.
Click once on its row and then press the button Call
Every time, the software will try to have a connection with the modem. Because of the area monitor is
directly connected to the PC you will see the following window.
Press YES (SI)
Now the software will verify if the name you gave to the station is the same registered in the station’s
memory.
In case they are not matching the software will ask you if you want to change the name of the area
monitor, stored in the internal memory, with that one you wrote in the grid, with the following window:

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If you press YES the name inside the station will be changed.
This name it is just a label, the serial number of the area monitor will be always the same and cannot
be changed.
If you press no, the software will ask you if you want to replace the name in the grid with that one stored
in the area monitor.
The main window of the software show you all possible information about the area monitor and the
probe.
Now passages to do are:
- push the button Enable Settings
- push the button Set Clock
- decide how many time and for how long the Wi-Fi has to be switched on in the frame Schedule SMS/
WiFi

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The frame Schedule for SMS/WiFi functions in the following way:
- in the blank part near the written Tel#, you have to add the telephone number of the modem connected
to the PC, this just in case you want the area monitor originates an automatic call to the computer
- in the part Time, you have to decide when the modem has to be switched ON
- in the part Stand By, you have to decide for how many quarters of hours, starting from the hours of
switching ON, the modem has to stay in stand by
- in the part Every, you have to decide the interval, expressed in hours, from every switching ON
Example:
in the picture the modem will be switched ON at 13:45 and it will stay in stand by mode for 2 quarters
of hours.
This means that for 30 minutes starting from the 13:45, the area monitor is ready to be called with the
Wi-Fi
The area monitor will available to be contacted every 24 hours, for 30 minutes and always from the
13:45
These are the basic operations to follow to work with the AMS-8061 in CSD mode
All additional information and explanations can be found in the user’s manual.
BEWARE!
Every time the Area monitor is switched OFF, and the battery pack disconnected
from it, the internal clock has to be set. It is always better prepare the rst installation
on site with the help of a laptop or a tablet to verify that internal clock has the right
hour and date

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Wi-Fi, Remote IP, FTP
In this modality the area monitor will send all data to an FTP server where they lie up. The area monitor
communicates to a router thorught the Wi-Fi network.
To work in this way the area monitor hast to be set in this way: