Onset HOBO MX User manual

HOBO®MXGateway(MXGTW1)QuickStart 
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1 
Downloadtheapp.
IfyouareusinganiPhone®oriPad®:
DownloadHOBOmobile®fromtheApp
Store®.
IfyouareusinganAndroid™phoneor
tablet:DownloadHOBOconnect®from
GooglePlay™.
OpentheappandenableBluetooth®inthedevicesettingsif
prompted.
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2
Powerupthegateway.
a. InserttheappropriateplugforyourregionintotheAC
adapter.ConnecttheACadaptertothegatewayandplug
itin.
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b. Waitforthegatewaytobootupandappearintheapp.
Whilethegatewaybootsup,theLEDonthegatewaywill
startassolidyellowandthenswitchtoblinkingyellow.It
willtake4to5minutesbeforethegatewayappearsin
theapp.
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3
CreateaHOBOlink®account.
Gotowww.hobolink.comandcreateanaccountifyoudon’t
alreadyhaveone.Youwillreceiveanemailtoactivatethe
newaccount.
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4
Setupthegatewaywiththeapp.
HOBOconnectinstructions
a. TaptheSettingsicon.
b. IfyourHOBOlinkaccountisnotalreadyconnectedto
HOBOconnect,tapConnectAccount.EnteryourHOBOlink
usernameandpasswordandtapConnect.
c. MakesuretheUploadDatatoggleisenabled.
d. PlugintheEthernetcableifyoudeviceisusingEthernet.
e. InHOBOconnect,tapDevicesandfindthegatewayby
searchingorscrollingthroughthetiles.Ifthegateway
doesnotappear,makesureitiscompletelypoweredup
asdescribedinstep2andwithinrangeofyourphoneor
tablet.
f. Tapthegatewayintheapptoconnecttoit.
g. Onceconnected,tapatthebottomofthescreen
toconfigurethegateway.
h. Enteranameforthegateway.Thegatewayserialnumber
willbeusedifnonameisentered.
i. IftheEthernetconnectionisusingDHCP(dynamicIP
addresses),thenskiptostepg.
j. TosetupEthernetwithstaticIPaddresses,tapEthernet
Configuration,tapDHCPtoggletodisableDHCP.Fillinthe
networkingfieldsandtapSave.ConsultyourNetwork
Administratorasneeded.
k. TosetupWi‐Fi,tapWi‐FiConfiguration,tapCurrent
Networkortypeanetworkname.Enterthepasswordfor
thenetworkandtapSave.
l. Taptosavethenewconfigurationsettingstothe
gateway.
HOBOmobileinstructions
a. TaptheDevicesiconandthentapGatewaysatthetopof
thescreen.
b. TapUseMXGateways(orgotoSettingsandthentap
HOBOlink).
c. EnteryourHOBOlinkusernameandpasswordandtap
Done.(EnableUploadDataifyouarenotpromptedfor
theusernameandpassword.)
d. Select“fromaGateway”forthedefaultHOBOlinkupload
setting.
e. TapDevicesandthentapGatewaysatthetopofthe
screen.Tapthegatewaytoconnecttoit.Ifthegateway
doesnotappear,makesureitiscompletelypoweredup
asdescribedinstep2andwithinrangeofyourphoneor
tablet.
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f. TosetupWiFi:
i. TapNetworkSettings.
ii. TapWiFiandthenthearrowtoopenWiFiSettings.
iii. SelectUseCurrentWiFiNetworktouseyourphoneor
tablet’sexistingWiFISSIDandthentypeyour
password.TapSave.
iv. Thegatewaywillautomaticallytestthenetwork
connectionaftersavingthesettings.Thecloudiconin
HOBOmobilewilldisplayagreencheckmark
oncethenetworksettingshavebeensuccessfully
configured.Ifamessageappearsintheappprompting
youtocyclethepoweronthegateway,followthe
instructionsandremovethepowercordandthen
plugitbackinafteracoupleofseconds.Ifthetestis
notsuccessfulandthisiconstillappears,make
sureallyoursettingsareenteredcorrectlyandsaved.
g. TosetupEthernet:
PluginanEthernetcable.Thenetworksettingsare
automaticallyconfiguredifyourEthernetconnectionis
usingDHCP(dynamicIPaddresses).Thecloudiconin
HOBOmobilewilldisplayagreencheckmark.
IfyourEthernetusesstaticIPaddressesandthisicon
appears:
i. TapNetworkSettings.TapEthernetandthenthe
arrowtoopenEthernetSettings.
ii. DisableDHCP.
PluginAC
adapter
here
Tapanywherein
therowtoconnect
tothegateway

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1‐800‐LOGGERS(564‐4377)•508‐759‐9500
www.onsetcomp.com/support/contact
©2019–2020OnsetComputerCorporation.Allrightsreserved.Onset,HOBO,HOBOmobile,HOBOconnect,andHOBOlinkare
registeredtrademarksofOnsetComputerCorporation.AppStore,iPhone,andiPadareservicemarksorregisteredtrademarksofApple
Inc.AndroidandGooglePlayaretrademarksofGoogleLLC.BluetoothisaregisteredtrademarkofBluetoothSIG,Inc.Allother
trademarksarethepropertyoftheirrespectivecompanies.
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HOBOmobileinstructionscontinued
iii. TapIPAddress,SubnetMask,andRoutertoeditthe
addresses(consultyourNetworkAdministrator).Tap
AddDNSServerandenteranaddress.Repeatif
necessary(theappcanstoreuptothreeDNSserver
addresses).
iv. TapSave.
h. TapConfigure(connecttothegatewayagainifneeded).
i. Enteranameforthegateway.Thegatewayserialnumber
willbeusedifnonameisentered).
j. TapStart.
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6
Setupandstartloggers.
MXseriesloggersmustbeconfiguredtousethemwiththe
gateway.Ifanyofyourloggersarealreadylogging,youwill
needtoreconfigurethemasdescribedinthefollowingsteps.
Note:MX100seriesloggersarenotsupportedbythe
gateway.ContactOnsetTechnicalSupportforquestionson
MX100loggercompatibilitywiththegateway.MX2001and
MX2501loggersareonlysupportedbyHOBOmobile.
Toconfigurealoggerforusewiththegateway:
a. TaptheDevicesiconintheapp.(InHOBOmobile,tap
Loggersatthetopofthescreen.)
b. Taptheloggerintheapptoconnecttoit.
c. TapConfigureinHOBOmobileortapin
HOBOconnect.
d. Makesure“fromaGateway”ischeckedunderUpload
DatatoHOBOlinkInHOBOmobileorselectGatewayfor
the“UploadDatavia”configurationsettingin
HOBOconnect.
e. Chooseotherloggersettingskeepinginmindthe
following:
Aloggingintervalof5minutesorslowerisoptimalfor
thegateway,althoughitcansupportalogginginterval
downto1minute.
Ifyouselectaloggingintervalfasterthan1minute,the
dataloggedatthefasterratewillnotbeavailablefor
thegatewaytoupload.Usetheapptoreadoutthe
loggerandretrievethisdata.
Burstloggingandstatisticsarenotsupportedbythe
gateway.Usetheapptoreadouttheloggerand
retrievethisdata.
ForMX1104,MX1105,MX2200,andMX2300,and
MX2501loggers,Bluetoothisautomaticallyenabledto
ensureregulargatewayuploadscanoccur.
ThegatewayusesBluetoothLowEnergyto
communicateovertheairwithloggerswithinrange.If
MX2200orMX2501loggersorthetopendofan
MX2001loggerisdeployedinwater,thegatewaywill
notbeabletocommunicatewiththem.
f. TapStart.Foradditionalhelpwiththeapp,refertothe
user’sguideavailablefromAboutorat
www.onsetcomp.com/support/manuals.
7
Deploythegateway.
SelectalocationforthegatewaythatisnearanACoutlet
andanEthernetport(ifusingEthernet)orwithinrangeof
yourWiFirouter(ifusingWiFi).
Thegatewaycansupportupto100loggerswithin
transmissionrange,whichisapproximately30.5m(100
ft)withfullline‐of‐sight.Ifthereareobstaclesbetween
thegatewayandtheloggers,suchaswallsormetal
objects,theconnectionmaybeintermittentandthe
rangebetweenloggersandthegatewaywillbe
decreased.Testtherangebypositioningyourphoneor
tabletwhereyouwanttodeploythegateway.Ifthe
phoneortabletcanconnecttoaloggerwithHOBOmobile
fromthatlocation,thenthegatewayshouldbeableto
connecttotheloggeraswell.
Usetheenclosedmountingkittomountthegatewaytoa
flatsurface.Seethefullproductmanualfordetailson
installingthemountinghardwareaswellasadditional
deploymentguidelines.
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8
ExportandviewdatainHOBOlink.
Afteryousetupyourgatewayandloggers,thegatewaywill
regularlycheckloggerswithinrangeanduploaddatato
HOBOlink.Logintoyouraccountatwww.hobolink.comto
exportandviewdata.
ToexportdatacollectedwiththeMXGateway:
a. InHOBOlink,selectDataandthenExports.
b. SelectCreateNewExport.
c. SelecttotherightofDevicesandSensorstoseeany
availabledata.
d. Choosethedatayouwanttoexport(andchooseany
othersettings)andselectExportData.
ToviewdatacollectedwiththeMXGateway:
a. InHOBOlink,selectDashboards.
b. SelectCreatenewdashboard.
c. SelectunderDevicestoseeanyavailabledata
channels.
d. Selectthedatachannelyouwanttoviewforasample
LineChartdashboard.
e. SelectSaveatthetoptosavethenewdashboard.
Tocreateotherdashboardtypesonthesamepage:
a. Selectadashboardtypeiconatthetopofthepage.
b. Selectonthenewblankdashboardwidget.
c. Typeoneormoredatachannelnames.
d. SelectSavetopopulatethenewdashboardwidgetwith
data.
e. SelectSaveagainatthetoptosavethedashboard.
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FormoredetailsontheMXGateway,refertothe
productmanual.Scanthecodeatleftorgoto
www.onsetcomp.com/support/manuals/23470‐
mxgtw1‐gateway‐manual.
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