Westell Noran Tel SITE VU MINI N04005-SVU/L0806 User manual

Firmware Manual 0806-40A
Version 1.0.x
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Noran Tel
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SITE VU MINI
N04005-SVU/L0806
Firmware: Local Port / Telnet Configuration
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GeneralInformation
This document describes how to configure
SiteVu remote units using the local port
(service port) via USB and/or using the Telnet
option over Ethernet.
Any VT100 compatible Telnet client software
and serial communication software may be
used to communicate to the SiteVu remote unit.
Both configuration options provide a full text-
based user interface for configuring the
SiteVu remote unit. This manual describes
how to configure the SiteVu remote unit using
the Service Port. There are minor differences
between the Service Port and Telnet
configuration options. These differences will be
discussed as required throughout the manual.
The numbers displayed in parentheses (#) after
a title is what a user would type on the SiteVu
remote unit screens to access the submenu.

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Connections
The Service Port connection requires a
standard USB cable connection from the
SiteVu remote unit to PC or laptop that
contains the serial communication software.
If the SiteVu remote unit is powered when the
USB is connected and the communication
software is running, the user can press the
<Enter> key to display the “Noran Tel SiteVu
Telnet Service Login:” screen.
The user can then type their username and
password. Even though the user is on a
Service Port connection the remote unit creates
a communication block to emulate a partial
Telnet connection to the remote unit.
Similarly, when using the Telnet option to
access the SiteVu remote unit, “Noran Tel
SiteVu Telnet Service Login:” is displayed.
At the login prompt the user can type in the
Username, press <Enter> and then the
Password, press <enter>. After 3 failed login
attempts the connection is dropped. The user
must wait a set amount of time (Security Lock
Out time) before trying to reconnect via Telnet.
After a successful login the Site Vu Main Menu
is displayed.
If 3 failed logins occur for the same username,
the username becomes locked and the failed
login attempt is logged in the security menu. A
user-definable lock message and user-
definable lockout time can be set in the
Security Menu. A user that has access to the
Security menu can unlock all locked users.
More information about this can be found in the
security menu.
Note: The factory default username and password is Norantel. Both
the password and username are case sensitive.
Note: T his assumes a user has already configured the Ethernet
settings, enabled the Telnet option, setup a username and password on
the selected SiteVu remote unit for this connection to be allowed.
Note: Only four Telnet connections are allowed to connect to the
SiteVu remote unit at one given time.
Note: The SiteVu remote unit will disconnect an idle connection
(Telnet or Service Port) once the Inactivity Timeout setting in the
Telnet menu is achieved.

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Contents
A. SITEVU MAIN MENU.............................................................................................................................4
1. COMMUNICATION SETTINGS MENU (1)..........................................................................................5
1.1ETHERNET SETTINGS MENU (1) ..............................................................................................5
1.2SNMP SETTINGS MENU (2) ....................................................................................................5
1.3NTP SETTINGS MENU (3)........................................................................................................6
1.4TELNET SETTINGS (4)..............................................................................................................6
2.LOG VIEWER (2)..................................................................................................................................6
3.DIGITAL INPUTS (3)............................................................................................................................7
3.1DIGITAL INPUT CONFIGURATION MENU..................................................................................7
4.ANALOG INPUTS (4)...........................................................................................................................8
4.1ANALOG INPUT CONFIGURATION MENU .................................................................................8
5.DIGITAL OUTPUTS (5)........................................................................................................................9
6.CURRENT ALARMS (6)......................................................................................................................9
7.SECURITY (7) .....................................................................................................................................10
7.1USER PROPERTIES MENU (1-5) .............................................................................................10
7.2SECURITY LOG MENU (6)......................................................................................................10
7.3ACCESS CONTROL LIST MENU (7).........................................................................................11
7.4SECURITY LOCKOUT MENU ITEMS (8-10).............................................................................11
8.FILE TRANSFER MENU (TFTP) (8)................................................................................................11
8.1CONFIGURATION FILE SETTINGS (3-5) ..................................................................................11
8.2FIRMWARE FILE SETTINGS (6)...............................................................................................12
8.3LOG FILE SETTINGS (7-8)......................................................................................................12
9.SYSTEM INFORMATION (9)............................................................................................................13
10.SYSTEM PROPERTIES (10) ............................................................................................................13
10.1LCD SCREEN SAVER (1) .......................................................................................................14
11.BATTERY RUNDOWN CONTROL (11) .........................................................................................14
11.1BATTERY RUNDOWN SETTINGS (1-3)....................................................................................14
11.2BATTERY RUNDOWN FILES (4-7) ..........................................................................................14
DOWNLOADING WITH TFTP .................................................................................................................15
DOWNLOADING WITH XMODEM .........................................................................................................15

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A. SiteVu Main Menu
All the menus have a similar look and feel as
well as try to operate in a consistent manner.
•Numbers between “<” and “>” signs are
action numbers.
•Typing a number and pressing <Enter> will
either bring up a new menu or select a
setting that may be changed.
•When a menu items contain a right arrow
(→) a submenu will open to display more
menu options.
•Text after a colon (:) is the setting for that
item and may be changed by the user.
•Press ESC to back out of submenus
•Press Y or y and <enter> to change settings
•Press N or n and <enter> to discard
changes
•Press Ctrl+B to go to Main Menu
•Press Ctrl+Q to close current connection
When entering a submenu, the previous menus
are displayed on the top row of the serial
communication software screen along with the
current menu the user is viewing. For example,
if the user is viewing the SNMP Settings Menu,
“(Main/Comm_settings)-> SNMP Settings
Menu” is displayed. The text underlined after
the arrow is the current menu. Text inside the
brackets refers to previous menus. The user
can back out of the current menu to return to
these previous menus.
When the user types in a number that is
associated with changing a setting (a menu
item that contains a colon) and presses the
<Enter> key, the menu item selected is
displayed along with its previous setting. Also,
a prompt is displayed for the user to enter a
new value for the setting. This prompt will
contain an example of how to enter a new
value. After the user types or selects the new
setting for the menu item and presses the
<Enter> key, a conformation prompt is
displayed to accept the or discard the change.
The SiteVu Main menu is shown in Figure A-1
and contains the following options:
Figure A-1 Site Vu Mini Main Menu
¾Communication Settings Menu (1)
•Configure the communication options
¾Log Viewer (2)
•View the 1000 most recent alarm events
¾Digital Inputs (3)
•View the status of the digital inputs
•Configure the digital input sensors
¾Analog Inputs (4)
•View the status of the analog inputs
•Configure the analog input sensors
¾Digital Outputs (5)
•View the status of the digital output relay
•Configure the digital output relay
¾Current Alarms (6)
•View all the current active alarms
¾Security (7)
•Configure users and set access levels
•View the security log
•Configure Access Control List (ACL)
¾File Transfer Menu (TFTP) (8)
•Setup files for remote firmware upgrade
•Upload and download configuration files
•Download event/security logs
¾System Information (9)
•View extra information
¾System Properties (10)
•Set the time and the remote units name
¾Battery Run-down Files (11)
•Rename and delete files
•Modify Battery Run-down settings

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1. Communication Settings Menu (1)
When a user types 1 and presses the <enter>
key Figure 1-1 “Communication Settings
Menu” is displayed.
This menu provides submenus for configuring
communication options for the Site Vu.
Figure 1-1 Communications Settings Menu
1.1 Ethernet Settings Menu (1)
This submenu allows a user to configure the
SiteVu remote unit for operation on a network.
Figure 1-2 displays the options that may be
changed on this submenu. These menu items
must be configured to communicate to the
remote unit over Telnet, to have the remote unit
send SNMP traps, and to have the remote unit
communicate to a time server.
Figure 1-2 Ethernet Settings Menu
The Ethernet Remote IP address is a statically
assigned IP address for the Site Vu connected
on the local area network.
The Ethernet Gateway IP address is the IP
address for the gateway on the local area
network that the Site Vu is connected to.
The Ethernet Subnet Mask is the network mask
for the Site Vu connected to the local area
network.
1.2 SNMP Settings Menu (2)
This menu allows the user to configure the
SiteVu remote unit to send SNMP v1 traps to
Network Management Station(s). Figure 1-3
displays the menu item settings for this menu.
Figure 1-3 SNMP Settings Menu
The Allow SNMP Read menu item can be
enabled to allow a user to view the SiteVu’s
information via a SNMP Network Management
Station (NMS).
The SNMP Read Community menu item is the
keyword required at the NMS to view the Site
Vu through the NMS software.
The Site Vu can send events to two SNMP
Trap recipients. A recipient must be enabled in
order for the Site Vu to send traps. An IP
address must be setup for each recipient. The
community string is the keyword that the
associated trap monitor uses. “Send Current
Alarms” allows the user to force any current
alarms out to the SNMP trap manager.
The SNMP Keepalive Trap menu item can be
enabled so the remote unit will send out a trap
to the configured recipients. This trap contains
the remote unit’s name (syslocation) and the
current alarm counts for each severity Level.
The user can define the time interval between 5
minutes and 32,727 minutes (22 days 18 hours
7 minutes). The user can enter a time directly
in minutes (e.g. “300”) or qualify it in days (d),
hours (h) and minutes (m) (e.g. “1d 10h 50 m”)
Note: These menu items can NOT be
changed when using a Telnet session. They
can only be configured when using the
Service Port on the Site Vu remote unit.

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1.3 NTP Settings Menu (3)
This menu allows the user to configure the
SiteVu to communicate with a network time
server to setup the current Coordinated
Universal Time (UTC) time. Figure 1-4 shows
the menu items available for this submenu.
Figure 1-4 Network Time Settings Menu
When the NTP time server is enabled the
SiteVu will contact any NTP server using
protocol version 4 or 5. The SiteVu will only act
as a client and never a server for the network.
The Time Server IP Address is the IP address
of the time server.
The NTP polling time menu item allows the
user to set the time interval for retrieving a new
time. The user can define any time interval
between 5 minutes and 32,727 minutes (22
days 18 hours 7 minutes). The user can enter
a time directly in minutes (e.g. “300”) or qualify
it in days (d), hours (h) and minutes (m) (e.g.
“1d 10h 50 m”)
1.4 Telnet Settings (4)
This menu allows the user to configure the
SiteVu remote unit to use the Telnet option.
Figure 1-5 displays the menu items for this
submenu.
Figure 1-5 Telnet Settings Menu
The Telnet (terminal over TCP/IP) menu item
may be enabled to allow access to the SiteVu
using a Telnet client from a remote location.
The Telnet Server Port menu item allows the
user to change the default port for the Telnet
server. A user may want to change this port for
access through firewalls and/or to obfuscate
the location of the Telnet server on the SiteVu
remote unit.
The Telnet Inactivity Timeout menu item allows
the user to change how long an idle Telnet
connection stays connected before the SiteVu
drops the connection. The user can define any
time interval between 5 seconds and 32,767
seconds (9 hours, 5minutes, 27 seconds). The
user can enter a time directly in seconds (e.g.
“300”) or qualify it in hours (h), minutes (m),
and seconds (s) (e.g. “1h 30m 35s”).
2. Log Viewer (2)
This submenu allows a user to view the most
recent 1000 event log entries that occurred on
the SiteVu. Figure 2-1 displays an example
screen shot of this menu.
Figure 2-1 Log Viewer Menu
Digital input, analog input and digital output
change state events are displayed using the
Log Viewer. Most recent events are recorded
first. A user can scroll through the log by
pressing <enter>, jump to a log entry by
entering a number and delete all entries by
typing “purge” and then <enter>. The user
must have access (from the Security Menu) to
be able to purge. The log is saved to the
onboard non-volatile memory on the SiteVu.
Note: The Inactivity Timeout controls how
long the Service Port stays connected even if
the Telnet option is disabled.
Note: A user can change these options even
if they are connected through Telnet.
However, any changes will not take effect
until ALL Telnet users are logged out.

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3. Digital Inputs (3)
This menu allows a user to view the current
digital input states and access to the digital
input configuration menu on the SiteVu remote
unit. Figure 3-1 shows an example of the
digital inputs menu display.
Figure 3-1 Digital Inputs Menu
The sensor number, sensor name and the
current state of the sensor are displayed for all
the digital input sensors on the screen. This
allows a user to see the current input sensor
state levels with out generating an alarm
condition for the input. Any state values other
than “ON” or “OFF” indicate the digital input
sensor is recording alarm events for the input
sensor.
The user can configure a sensor by typing the
number of the sensor and pressing <Enter>.
The following sections discuss the available
configuration options for each digital input.
3.1 Digital Input Configuration Menu
Each digital input can be configured with the
following options as seen in Figure 3-2.
Figure 3-2 Digital Input Configuration Menu
The Sensor Name field can be up to 16
characters. This name will be used when
referring to the sensor in the Log Viewer menu,
for SNMP Traps, etc.
When the Enable Alarm field is enabled the
remote unit will log any changes of state that
occur on the sensor.
The Hysteresis menu item allows the user to
add a de-bounce time to eliminate jitter on the
sensor. This value can be anywhere between
1/10th of a second to 6553.1 seconds (109
minutes). Refer to the Digital Input sensor
section in the hardware manual for more
detailed information.
The Alarm when input is menu item can be set
to ON or OFF. An ON state indicates an alarm
will occur when there is a closed circuit
connection between the sensor and the digital
reference (REF). An OFF state indicates an
alarm will occur when there is an open circuit
connection.
The Severity menu item allows the user to
select a severity states for the sensor. The
severity level options are Critical, Major, Minor,
or Other.
The Send SNMP Trap menu item may be
enabled to allow the Site Vu to send out SNMP
Traps to configured SNMP Trap recipients
each time the sensor changes state.
The ON and OFF Condition Name menu items
allow a user to enter any 12 character condition
name.
The Digital Output Number and Output State
on Alarm menu items allow the user to set up
an automatic control with the SiteVu’s on board
relay (digital output). Only one alarm may
control the digital output relay. When the input
sensor enters an alarm state the selected relay
in the Digital Output Number menu item will
change to the state indicated by the Output
State on Alarm menu item.
The Sensor Description menu item allows the
user to enter any 149 character description of
the sensor.
Note: The digital output relay must be set to
AUTO in the Digital Output menu for
automatic relay control to work.

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4. Analog Inputs (4)
This menu allows a user to view the current
physical analog input value and event state and
to access the analog input configuration menu.
Analog Input 7 is dedicated to an internal
temperature sensor in the SiteVu. Figure 4-1
shows an example of the analog input menu
screen.
Figure 4-1 Analog Inputs Menu
The user can configure a sensor by typing the
number of sensor and pressing the <Enter>
key. The following sections discuss configuring
the analog inputs.
4.1 Analog Input Configuration Menu
Each analog input can be configured with the
following options as seen in Figure 4-2.
Figure 4-2 Analog Input Configuration Menu
The Sensor Name field can be up to 16
characters. This name will be used when
referring to the sensor in the Log Viewer menu,
SNMP Traps, etc.
The Range, Multiplier, Offset and Unit menu
items allow the user to convert the analog input
voltage to a friendly readable value such as
temperature, current, percentage, etc. The
voltage ranges available include:
•0-125mV
•0-5V
•0-60V
Example 1:
•A user has a 0-400A shunt sensor that
outputs a voltage between 0-50mV.
Rather than displaying a voltage, and
using alarm points in the mV range the
value can be converted to Amperes
instead.
oMultiplier = 400A/50mV = 8000
oRange = 0-125mV
oOffset = 0
oUnits = A (for Amperes)
Example 2:
•A user has a temperature sensor that
outputs 0-5V. The voltage is converted
to Kelvin when it is multiplied by 100.
•F = ((K-273.15)*1.8)+32
•F = ((100*Value-273.15)*1.8+32
•F = 180*value-491.67+32
•F = 180*value + (-459.67)
Therefore the settings would be:
oMultiplier 180
oRange = 0-5V
oOffset = -459.67
oUnits = Fah (for Fahrenheit
The Low Alarm and High Alarm menu items are
used to enable an alarm when the analog
voltage drops below a certain levels or rises
above a certain level.
The Send SNMP Trap menu item can be
enabled to allow the SiteVu to send out SNMP
Traps to configured SNMP Trap recipients
when a low or high alarm event occurs.
The Low Alarm Point and High Alarm Point
menu items allow the user to define the levels
at which an alarm state is occurring.
The Return Point menu items are used to
define when the alarm state returns to a normal
state. The Low alarm return point must be
higher than the low alarm point and the high
return point must be lower than the high alarm
point. Refer to the Analog Input sensor section
in the hardware manual for more detailed
information.

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The Severity menu item allows the user to set
the alarm state of the sensor to Critical, Major,
Minor or Other. The high and low alarms can
have different severities.
The Digital Output Number and Output State
on Alarm menu items allow the user to set up
an automatic control with the SiteVu’s on board
relay (digital output). Only one alarm may
control the digital output relay. When the input
sensor enters an alarm state the selected relay
in the Digital Output Number menu item will
change to the state indicated by the Output
State on Alarm menu item.
The Sensor Description menu item allows the
user to enter any 149 character description of
the sensor.
5. Digital Outputs (5)
This menu allows the user to configure the
digital output relay on the SiteVu. Figure 5-1
displays the menu options that are available for
configuring the Digital Output Relay.
Figure 5-1 Digital Output Menu
The Sensor Name field can be up to 16
characters. This name will be used when
referring to the sensor in the Log Viewer menu,
for SNMP Traps, etc.
The Current Control State menu item can be
set to SET, CLEAR, and AUTO. The state can
be controlled either manually or automatically
from an analog or digital input. When the state
is SET or CLEAR, the sensor is controlled
manually. When the state is set to AUTO, the
sensor is controlled by an alarm event. When
AUTO is set the state of the relay (SET or
CLEAR) is displayed after the AUTO setting.
When the digital output changes state a SNMP
trap is automatically sent as well as the change
state event is logged.
The Controlling Input menu item can not be
configured from this menu. The Controlling
Input field displays the input sensor that can
control the digital output automatically. By
default the digital output relay is in a manual
control state. Only one alarm event can control
the digital output relay.
The Sensor Description menu item allows the
user to enter any 149 character description of
the Digital Output sensor.
6. Current Alarms (6)
This menu displays the current alarms that are
being reported by the SiteVu. Figure 6-1
shows an example of how the information is
displayed in the menu.
Figure 6-1 Current Alarms Menu
The Current Alarms menu can display up to 18
entries per page. Press the <Enter> key to
view the next page. Pressing the <Enter> key
also refreshes the menu adding any new
Note: Alarm and Return Points are based
upon the range, multiplier, offset, and units
field settings.
Note: The digital output relay must be set to
AUTO in the Digital Output menu for
automatic relay control to work. Note: In order for a digital output to be used
automatically an input sensor alarm must be
configured to control the digital output relay.
Note: The SET state indicates a relay
connection between Normally Open and
Common. The CLEAR state indicates a
relay connection between Normally Closed
and Common.

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alarms that occurred or removing any alarms
that returned to their normal state.
There are no options on this screen that can be
configured. It is meant to be used as an
informational view-only screen.
7. Security (7)
This menu shows a list of submenus that
allows a user to configure other users for
access to the remote unit, view a security log
for the current remote unit and configure an
access control list for the remote unit. Figure
7-1 displays the submenus available from the
Security menu.
Figure 7-1 Security Menu
7.1 User Properties Menu (1-5)
Up to 5 users can be configured each with
different access privileges. Figure 7-2 shows a
list of all the access privileges that can be set
for each user.
Figure 7-2 User Properties Menu
The Login Name menu item allows new
usernames to be created. A user can be
disabled by entering a blank username. When
a username is entered a prompt for a password
will appear. All keyboard characters are
allowed in the login name and the password.
The remaining menu items allow a user to
configure the privileges for another user. Each
item can be assigned NO ACCESS, READ
ACCESS or READ/WRITE ACCESS. The read
privilege allows that user to view all the menus
in that section. The read and write access
privilege allows a user to read the menus and
change the configuration of the menu items.
The Log Purge Access menu item can be set to
either ACCESS or NO ACCESS. Users with
access will be able to remove all log entries out
of the Security and Alarm Logs.
When access is given to a main menu item, all
submenus associated with that menu will be
accessible as well.
7.2 Security Log Menu (6)
The Security Log menu allows a user to view
any currently logged in users as well as the
past 100 users that logged in. The UTC time,
type of connection, and length of connection is
displayed. A sample Security Log Menu is
shown in Figure 7-3.
Figure 7-3 Security Log Menu
The following abbreviations are used to
describe the connections:
•LOC (Local Port, Service Port)
•TEL (Telnet Connection
•ACT (Active, Current Connection)
The user can press the <Enter> key to scroll
through the log one page at a time.
Alternatively, a user can type a number and
press the <Enter> key to jump to that log entry.
Note: At least one user must have
READ/WRITE access to the Security Access
menu item. The SiteVu will not allow a user
to remove access to the Security menu or
disable that user if it is the only login name
with access to the Security menu.