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N-TAH User`s Manual

1. N TAH Rear SS 21519585 Connecting the Hardware See photo on the next page Connecting power The N TAH has a two position screw terminal which accepts input from an external 12VDC power supply To connect an external power supply use two wires 16 28 AWG in size Strip about 7 of the insulation from the end of the wires before inserting them into the terminal block Tighten the terminal screws to secure the wires in the terminal block Be sure that the polarity of the applied power is as indicated Connecting power with incorrect polarity may damage the N TAH The N TAH is also capable of being powered over the network connection through 802 3af Power over Ethernet PoE To power N TAH over POE connect one end of an Ethernet cable to the N TAH s Ethernet port and the other end to a PSE network switch midspan injector or similar device capable of providing power over an Ethernet connection in accordance with the 802 3af POE standard When used in this configuration the DC power input terminal block should not be connected to a power supply Connecting to the network Connect one end of an Ethernet cable to the N TAH s Ethernet port and the other end of a cable to the Ethernet network Connecting contacts The N TAH has two ports for contact
2. lt 1 Aux 2 0 0 0 0 Fmail TM Mora t Open zi Sucarvisio Nurr ra Filtering Slale lara m f ser 21 hurria Repeal every 15 serur S Aux 1 nn f ser OM nrr on C sec z ON The Alarm Setup screen is used to configure the N TAH s alarm inputs and the actions to be taken when each input is triggered The hardware alarm contact inputs can have their trigger conditions and actions independently configured Alarm settings Setting Default Value Range Name alarm N 15 characters Input Type Normally Open Normally Open Normally Closed Supervision Normal Normal Supervised Duration 1 second Static 1 5 15 30 0 45 seconds 1 or 5 minutes Each alarm input has an associated user settable text label The alarm name label is supplied along with the number when reporting the status of an alarm input to a Pilot server This label may be up to 15 characters long The Input Type setting selects if the normal non alarm state is contact input closed or contact input open In Normally Open mode an alarm will be registered when the two contact input terminals are shorted to each other In Normally Closed mode an alarm will be registered when the two contact inputs are not shorted to each other The default mode is Normally Open T
3. 120 Belmont Drive Somerset NJ 08873 1204 american fibertek Phone 732 302 0660 Fax 732 302 0667 N TAH User s Manual Revision 11 22 2013 WARRANTY INFORMATION American Fibertek Inc warrants that at the time of delivery the products delivered will be free of defects in materials and workmanship Defective products will be repaired or replaced at the exclusive option of American Fibertek A Return Material Authorization RMA number is required to send the products back in case of return All returns must be shipped prepaid This warranty is void if the products have been tampered with This warranty shall be construed in accordance with New Jersey law and the courts of New Jersey shall have exclusive jurisdiction over this contract EXCEPT FOR THE FOREGOING WARRANTY THERE 18 WARRANTY MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR OTHERWISE EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED WHICH EXTENDS BEYOND THE WARRANTY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT In any event American Fibertek will not be responsible or liable for contingent consequential or incidental damages No agreement or understanding expressed or implied except as set forth in this warranty will be binding upon American Fibertek unless in writing signed by a duly authorized officer of American Fibertek CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BAC
4. 32 Watchdog Wercadce 1 Enable IP address 2140 Jesar 15b second 2 for 2alv Trigger reszart ater 3 fa lures EST FESTART Rezzat Delay 5 vinutes Trigger Aug jl or secarcs TCP Massaj2 3 tz IP PCETJO OU 0 23 E ail Messzce The N TAH has a watchdog function which can be used to monitor up to two network connected devices for failure and perform user configurable actions when that device fails to respond Setting Default Value Range Enabled Not Enabled Enabled Not Enabled Ping IP Address 0 0 0 0 15 characters Interval 15 seconds 1 9999 seconds Timeout 3 seconds 1 9999 seconds Failures 3 1 9999 Restart Delay 5 minutes 1 9999 minutes When the Watchdog feature is enabled the N TAH will send ping requests to the target IP address at a frequency determined by the Interval setting The N TAH will wait for a period of time determined by the Timeout setting for a response to each ping message If it does not receive a ping response for a ping it will increment a counter which records the number of consecutive failed pings A single successfully received ping response will set this counter to zero When a number of failed ping responses equal to the Failures setting has occurred the unit will take some action as determined by user settings It will then wait for a number of minutes determined by the Restart Delay setting before send
5. Indefinitely The warning and alarm levels are preset according to the type of values being measured by the probe The threshold settings may be upper or lower bounds according to the measurement type For example Temperature and Humidity are upper bounds while Airflow is a lower bound The N TAH will measure all environmental data every ten seconds and will compare the readings to the warning and alarm thresholds If any of the readings exceed the warning or alarm levels it will take an action as determined by the settings on this screen The Email checkbox when set will tell the N TAH to send an email to the email address set on the IP Ethernet Settings screen This email will indicate which reading on which probe exceeded the alarm or warning level along with a timestamp and the name and location of the N TAH unit The SNMP checkbox when set will tell the N TAH to send a trap message to the SNMP server s configured on the SNMP setup page This message will be sent when any of the probe readings goes into or out of the alarm or warning levels and will contain the current value of the measured reading The Aux Action 1 and Aux Action 2 settings are used to signal the N TAH to trigger up to two local aux outputs in response to a measurement exceeding alarm or warning values The N TAH will trigger the set aux contact outputs for the indicated time when a value exceeds the alarm or warning levels 36 Normal 31
6. allows contact closure signals to be made accessible on and linked over a network with N TAH devices acting as transparent bridges to link together customer equipment This permits contact closure signals such as door opening sensors alarm buttons or motion detectors to be linked to remote alarm annunciation The N TAH provides aux output relays which may be activated by alarm input events or direct network commands N TAH devices can be linked together over a standard Ethernet connection making it possible to use a pre existing LAN or the Internet for device communication The N TAH has a watchdog feature which allows it to monitor the function of up to two network connected devices The N TAH can monitor a network device by periodically sending ping requests to the device over the network After a number of pings without responses from the target device the N TAH takes an action which can be configured by the user This action can consist of either setting an aux contact output on the N TAH for a set period of time sending a TCP message over the network to a user defined destination or sending an alarm email to a user supplied address This feature permits the N TAH to monitor an external piece of network connected equipment and on detection of a failure trigger an alarm notify a technician or power cycle an external device through a relay The N TAH also acts as an environmental sensor which is capable of monitoring the temperatu
7. be sent to this address when a watchdog failure occurs The Test Restart button is used to manually trigger a Watchdog reset This will trigger the aux output to occur and if specified will trigger a TCP message to be sent and an Email notification to be sent 34 Probe Setup Sctup TCP Messaze TP ANNANN Temperature 22 01C tetAntiow Erral fun 1 Duraticn Sux 2 Durstion Warning E n amilia 7 0 sec T AUST 7 r o paliory 1 v sez zi eus 1 x v sec 1 TCP Mzszaze N rmal Wamins am zepeat eve 15 seco ds Alrflow 27 5590 suv 4caor 1 bDeraticn Suz Scor 1 Oration Werning uve 1 v zl auxi ary 1 z v sec 21 Alzrm 0 J ERE r 1 7 0 382 auxi 1 7 0 TCP 55 M rmal Waminz am zepeat exe y 15 sern de Humidity 13 6095 l HE _ En al fux 1 Sus 2 Darelian werning 102 iam l 0 Alzrm 1T a 1 fl e x auai iany l z fl ser S Mzssaze Nzrmal waminz I 1 seco dc Save Detal The Probe Setup screen will display all current environmental readings for the and configuration data for actions to be taken when a reading is outsid
8. characters Warning 31 characters Alarm 31 characters Repeat Off Repeat Interval 15 3000 seconds 0 9999seconds Each measured environmental data value can have a text message associated with each of its normal warning and alarm states If a valid TCP address and port number are provided in the TCP Message IP field at the top of the screen the message associated with each of the normal warning and alarm states will be sent to that address and port whenever the environmental data value changes state between normal warning and alarm If the Repeat checkbox is selected the N TAH will send the message associated with the current state of the environmental data value to the entered IP address periodically The Repeat Interval setting is used to set how frequently this message will be sent 37 Upload Firmware Upload Firmware The Upload Firmware page is used to update the firmware in the N TAH in the field without having to open the unit or return it to American Fibertek This feature is only to be used to upload firmware binaries supplied by AFI To use the feature click on the Browse button A dialog box will open requesting the file to upload Navigate to the binary file provided by AFI and open it The dialog box will close and the name of the selected binary file will appear in the text box Press the Upload button to start uploading the new binary file The file upload may
9. input alarms and contact output aux These ports are five pin headers with supplied plugs with screw terminals Customer connections to the contact ports are made by securing stripped wire ends into the screw terminals Note All connections to the screw terminals should be made with the terminal plug removed from the unit and with power disconnected from any customer equipment being connected to the terminals Connecting an alarm input The contact blocks have two terminals which are used as an alarm contact input Viewing the left side of the N TAH these two terminals are the two on the left side of each contact block These terminals are intended to be connected to customer equipment which will make or break a connection between the two terminals such as a door open switch or motion detector contact output It can be designated through the configuration web page if an alarm condition will correspond to the connection being made or the connection being broken To connect an alarm source such as a door switch or motion detector to the N TAH use two wires 16 28 AWG in size Strip about 14 of the insulation from the end of the wires before inserting them into the terminal block Tighten the terminal screws to secure the wires in the terminal block Note the electrical connection to the alarm inputs are to be connected only to dry relay contact closure devices and must not be directly connected to any external power or ground sourc
10. take up to a minute to complete Once it has competed you should see either a screen indicating that the firmware file was uploaded properly or that some error occurred and the N TAH was unable to use the uploaded firmware file To complete the firmware upload process and begin using the new firmware you must power cycle the N TAH Rebooting the unit with the Reboot Net I O function will not be sufficient to finish updating the firmware The unit must be turned off let to sit for at least 5 seconds with no power and then turned back on 38 SNMP NII 6 Enable D cskle zommun ty pi blic 5nmmun ty snet szervei 0000 sner ENP Servers Sarad Save Dele Tmahl d The SNMP screen allows the user to configure the N TAH s SNMP function This function allows the N TAH to automatically share information regarding the state of alarm inputs aux contacts and monitored environmental conditions with the user s SNMP management software over the network Setting Default Value Range SNMP Enable Enabled Enable Disable Get Community public 39 characters Set Community private 39 characters Set Enable Enabled Enable Disable SNMP Server 1 0 0 0 0 15 characters SNMP Server2 0 0 0 0 15 characters SNMP Server 3 0 0 0 0 15 characters SNMP Server 4 0 0 0 0 15 characters The entire SNMP function can be enabled or disabled by selecting either of the Ena
11. to restart the system The N TAH takes approximately 10 seconds to reboot and return to full function after this function is used When the N TAH is being reset the aux contact outputs turn OFF until the reset cycle is completed at which time it will behave as configured on the Aux Setup page Any messages to change aux outputs from other devices on the network will be ignored while the device is rebooting Alarm conditions on the alarm input terminals will also be ignored while the device is rebooting 40 A Pinouts and connectors Ethernet Pins TX RX N C N C N C N C Aux Alarm Pins Alarm Contact In Alarm Contact In Aux Contact Normally Open Aux Contact Normally Closed Aux Contact Common 41 B Outline Dimensions Er 12 VDC GND 500mA MAX Class 2 POWER STATUS Wiring only CONTACT IN 2 at i tees CONTACT IN 2 a ALARM AUX 1 NORM OPEN 2 NORM CLOSED 2 COMMON 2 N E T CONTACT IN 1 TA CONTACT IN 1 NETWORK 1 20 eru ENVIRONMENTAL NORM CLOSED 1 SENSOR COMMON 1 N TAH ETHERNET PoE EN Ad EN IS Y NG P 50 42 C Service Information Technical Assistance If any questions arise concerning the installation of American Fibertek products please allow
12. us to assist you by calling faxing or by E mail Phone 732 302 0660 FAX 732 302 0667 techinfo americanfibertek com m 120 Belmont Drive Somerset NJ 08873 1204 american fibertek Phone 732 302 0660 Fax 732 302 0667 43
13. K NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL Copyright 2012 American Fibertek Inc Table of contents TIRE 4 Overview Package Checklist Product Features Product Specifications Getting Started eoe IE cto n etin Rec te cue cet eM ie ec eae 7 Panel Layout Connecting the Hardware LED indicators Real time clock Initial IP conflguratlon icri ire reete teen tan nen adc teen 13 Factory default IP Reset sequence NTP timeserver configuration Operating 17 Overview Alarm input forwarding Aux outputs Pilot interface 22 Connecting to the N TAH Interface layout Operator setup Global settings IP Ethernet Setup NTP Setup Alarm Setup Aux Setup Watchdog Probe Setup Upload Firmware SNMP Reboot Net I O Pinouts and conrnectors cccedecescdetecddicededecdagecavcdaveccacdetecdddaededecdagecavcdaveccaden 36 Power Ethernet Aux Alarm 1 Introduction Overview Package Checklist Product Features Product Specifications Overview Thank you purchasing your American Fibertek N TAH Please take a few minutes to read these installation instructions in order to obtain maximum performance from this product The AFI N TAH device
14. P Broadcast Enter NTP Server Address 0 0 0 0 Upcate Time Every 12 Hours 0 Mins Save Default The NTP Setup screen is used to control how the real time clock calendar of the is updated The user can select one of three update modes No updates NTP broadcast updates or polling a NTP server If None is selected for the NTP update mode the N TAH will never update its real time clock calendar If the time was set accurately before updating was disabled and a working battery is installed it should retain a fairly accurate time and date for some time There will be some drift from true time and date over time so this mode is not recommended If Accept NTP Broadcast is selected the N TAH will update its time and date settings every time it received a NTP broadcast packet on the network This is the default setting If Poll NTP Server is selected the N TAH will periodically connect to a NTP server to update its RTC setting No server is specified by default so if the user wishes to use this function they will have to specify a server address The time between updates can be set The default setting for update rate is to update once every 12 hours Setting Default Value Range Mode Accept NTP Broadcast None Accept NTP Broadcast Poll NTP Server Server Address 0 0 0 0 15 characters Hours 12 0 32767 Minutes 0 0 59 25 Alarm Setup Alarm Setup Alarm In 1 Na ne
15. ail Each event line in the email contains a time stamp indicating when that event occurred and the entire email will also include information on the name and location of the N TAH which sent the email If the unit is configured to send trap messages to a SNMP server then a change of state on each alarm will trigger the sending of an appropriate trap message This feature can be individually enabled or disabled for each alarm input Remote Aux Actions Setting Default Value Range Action address 0 0 0 0 15 characters Action aux 1 6 1 99 Action state On On Off Action duration 5 seconds Follow 1 5 15 30 0r 45 seconds 1 or 5 minutes Indefinitely Address indicated the network IP address of the target device This may be up to 15 characters long and must be in dotted quad format The default setting of 0 0 0 0 indicates no action to be taken Set this to the IP address of this N TAH to indication an action to be taken on the local unit Setting it to another valid IP address will cause the N TAH to attempt to connect to that target on the network and set an output on it when the alarm is triggered Aux is the number of the aux contact out on the target device to trigger The valid range of this number depends on the device being contacted The N TAH does not know what the target unit is so it is the responsibility of the user to select a valid output number for the target device 21 Action se
16. al actions where a local alarm condition is set to activate an aux contact output on the same local unit will be taken immediately Remote actions where a local alarm condition is set to trigger an aux contact on another unit are stored in a queue and acted on sequentially The N TAH will for each queued action attempt to open a connection to the target device and send it a command to take the set aux output action If it fails to connect or fails to get a confirmation response from the target device it will retry the action after a 5 second delay The N TAH will attempt to take an action 15 times before abandoning it The user may also set up to two messages to be sent to specified IP addresses for each alarm input Separate messages can be specified for alarm detection and alarm clearing The N TAH will also send messages to up to four Pilot servers on alarm input change as well as periodic updates of all alarm and aux status These messages can trigger events in the CMS Pilot Software Aux outputs The N TAH makes two aux contact outputs available to devices on the network Any device on the network with a properly formatted and authenticated message signal can connect to a port on the N TAH and trigger one of those output ports to change state The N TAH will verify that the indicated aux output did in fact change state and will respond to the device which sent the message to confirm The N TAH s aux outputs can accept s
17. and forwarded to any connected Pilot servers If any of the readings are outside the set warning or alarm levels the N TAH can take several programmed actions 1 Setting an aux contact output on the N TAH for a set period of time 2 Sending an alarm email to a user supplied address 3 Notify any connected Pilot servers of the alarm condition 17 Connecting to the N TAH Interface layout Operator setup Global settings IP Ethernet Setup NTP Setup Alarm Setup Aux Setup Watchdog Probe Setup Upload Firmware SNMP Reboot Net I O 18 5 Web Interface Connecting to the N TAH Use a Windows PC or similar computer connected to an Ethernet network Connect the N TAH to the same network Ensure that the network is one where the IP address of the N TAH Default address is 192 168 0 246 is legal and not already in use You will need to use a browser program such as Internet Explorer with cookie functionality enabled to connect to the N TAH Type 192 168 0 246 in to the Address bar of your browser window and then press Enter If you have changed the IP address of the N TAH you will need to type that address in instead You should see a prompt for a User Name and Password to access the unit o A username and password are being requested by http 192 168 1 138 The site says flash User Name mm 7 Password ETT EE Lc ce The default User Name and Password are Admin and Password respectively It is stro
18. be made or broken before an alarm is registered can also be set by the user so that the user can set an alarm to trigger only if an alarm condition has been present for a certain amount of time Each aux input may also be configured to operate in supervised mode where the contact will only be triggered when a 1K resistance is detected across the input Either an open circuit or a short circuit will be detected as no contact made This can be set by the user through the configuration screen When an alarm is triggered the N TAH can be set to activate aux output contacts either on that same N TAH or on other N TAH or AFI devices on the network The user can set which output to set and whether to turn it on or off in response to the triggered alarm The user can also set the target aux contact out to be set on or off for a specific duration in response to a local alarm condition Alternately the user can set the target aux contact out to be set on or off indefinitely in response to a local contact so that a local contact will cause an aux out to be set or cleared until some other trigger clears or sets that aux output The permitted targets of aux contact actions to be taken in response to local alarms are any devices or any other compatible AFI devices such as the N 111 or C10 15 Commander devices on the same network as the N TAH Up to two independent actions can be taken by an N TAH in response to a local alarm condition Loc
19. ble or Disable radio buttons This causes the entire SNMP function to be enabled or disabled The names of the Get and Set communities can be changed from their default settings to any text string of up to 39 characters The Get community is used when retrieving the current values from the N TAH The Set community is used when changing values on the N TAH for example turning an aux contact on or off or changing an environmental measurement warning or alarm value The names of the communities must mach the community names set in the user s management software This enables a degree of security for controlling contacts or changing warning levels The Set function can also be independently disabled so that it will only be possible to read data from the N TAH Up to four SNMP servers can be programmed into the N TAH When an alarm input or aux contact output changes state or when an environmental probe reading goes in or out of alarm or warning state the N TAH will send SNMP trap messages to every configured SNMP server on the list This function can be independently enabled or disabled for every alarm aux or environmental reading 39 Reboot lizk here to 3zboot The Reboot screen allows the user to perform a hardware reset of the N TAH This will not affect the state of the stored configuration files but will cause all N TAH systems to reset as if a power interruption had occurred A single button Click here to reboot is provided
20. e Directly connecting either terminal of the alarm input to any voltage source or external ground may damage the N TAH Connecting a supervised contact In supervised contact mode a 1K resistor is connected in series with the contact closure This resistor should be located at or close to the contact device so that short circuits and open circuits across the contact lines will be detected A valid contact closure will be registered only when the resistance across the contact input lines is measured to be 1K ohm Connecting an aux output The contact blocks have three terminals which are used for the aux contact out function The contact outputs are form C contact closures To connect an external device to an aux contact out on the N TAH use two wires 16 28 AWG in size Strip about 1 4 of the insulation from the end of the wires before inserting them into the terminal blocks Tighten the terminal screws to secure the wires in the terminal block fi NTACT gt NTACT Aux Contact Out When an output is not active the Common terminal will be electrically connected inside the N TAH to the Normally Closed terminal When the output becomes active the connection between the Common terminal and the Normally Closed terminal will be broken and a connection will then be made inside the N TAH between the Common terminal and the Normally Open terminal The Aux Output terminals are electrically isola
21. e warning or alarm levels A button is provided to set a reference airflow point When this button is pressed the attached probe will take the current airflow reading as 100 reference level All following airflow readings will be a percentage of the reference airflow level The TCP Message IP field is used to set a target network address and port which TCP messages indicating the status of each monitored environmental data value will be sent to on change and optionally at periodic intervals 35 Each measured environmental parameter has a set of alarm and warning thresholds programmed The user may set the alarm and warning values along with the actions to be taken when a value exceeds them through this page Setting Default Value Range Warning Varies Email Not Enabled Enabled Not Enabled Aux Action 1 Local Auxiliary 1 1 2 Duration 0 seconds Follow 10 30 07 60 seconds 15 or 30 minutes 1 or 4 hours Indefinitely Aux Action 2 Local Auxiliary 2 1 2 Duration 0 seconds Follow 10 30 07 60 seconds 15 or 30 minutes 1 or 4 hours Indefinitely Alarm Varies Email Off On Off Checkbox SNMP On On Off Checkbox Aux Action 1 Local Auxiliary 1 1 2 Duration 0 seconds Follow 10 30 07 60 seconds 15 or 30 minutes 1 or 4 hours Indefinitely Aux Action 2 Local Auxiliary 2 1 2 Duration 0 seconds Follow 10 30 07 60 seconds 15 or 30 minutes 1 or 4 hours
22. et back to their factory defaults It will also save the default settings to the nonvolatile configuration memory and return the user to the main configuration screen These changes will take place immediately 20 Operator setup Operator Setup Username Admin Password LIIIIIIII Save Default The Operator Setup screen permits the user to set the Username and Password used to log in to the operator web page A username and password combination are required It is recommended that you change these from the default settings Setting Default Value Range Username Admin 15 characters Password Password 15 characters Changes to this page take place immediately If you change the username or password and save changes you will then have to enter the new username and password to continue using the web interface 21 Global settings Devize N me N T d Devize Location h Cn tar F Tn nnv ation emal Authentication APL 4uthentication suthentication rebot requivec tc tcl cthect LIeer AutFerticetian Celsius T zratu z Farenheit Save Dell The Global Settings screen permit the user to change the Device Name and Device Location strings associated with the N TAH These strings are shown at the header at the top of every configuration web page They are also provided in the configuration data sent to any Pilot server which the N TAH communicates with to iden
23. evice did not acknowledge the command it is pushed back on the queue and re attempted after 5 seconds After 15 failed attempts an action will be abandoned The N TAH is capable of attempting 6 remote actions simultaneously so a long wait for a target to respond will not prevent other actions from being attempted 30 When an action is taken to set a target aux out for a specific time duration the beginning of that duration will be from when the N TAH first succeeded in contacting the target unit not from when the alarm was triggered Thus if a N TAH is set to set a specific aux contact out ON for 5 seconds when an alarm input is triggered and it takes 3 seconds to initially contact the target the N TAH will turn the target OFF 5 seconds after turning it ON and therefore 8 seconds after the alarm 3l Aux Setup ESSENCE Se Aus out 1 0 1 Euail Sup tate on szzrtup or 21 Current staz OFF 24 OF uxout2 an2 fe oup tate on szzrtup Of xj Currant stazz OFF 2N OF Save Dell The Aux Setup screen is used to configure the N TAH s aux contact outputs Setting Default Value Range Name 15 characters Email Off On Off checkbox SNMP On On Off checkbox State on Startup Off Off On Current state N A On Off Each aux out also has a user settable text label which may be up to 15 characters long The aux name label is supplied along with the number when re
24. he Supervision setting selects if the alarm input is a normal contact closure or a supervised contact closure In supervised mode the contact closure will only be registered if a 1K resistance value is measured across the alarm input terminals An open circuit and a short circuit will both be detected as no contact closure The default mode for Supervision is Normal non supervised contact mode The duration setting sets a minimum time for which the alarm condition must be maintained before an alarm is triggered Setting the duration to Static will cause the N TAH to trigger an alarm the instant it detects an alarm condition If a longer duration is selected the N TAH will not trigger an alarm until the input has been maintained continuously for that duration 26 Alarm actions Each alarm input can have set multiple actions to be taken on that alarm s triggering These actions consist of setting the contact outputs on that same N TAH or on other N devices or other devices on the network of sending specific text messages to a target over the network or of sending an email message or SNMP trap Alarm settings Setting Default Value Range Email Off Check box on off SNMP On Check box on off Each alarm input can be configured to send an email message when the associated alarm input changes state Multiple alarm inputs which occur within 5 seconds will be combined and sent as separate lines in a single em
25. hnet Mask Defau l Galewev fice 73811 DNS 3 0 0 0 address nr 9n c92 ec 360 3n Event Sarver NOT CONNECTED Evznt scrvere Dono 2 NOI GONNECIED Eyint servers 2 0 0 0 _ eco NUI GONNECIED evant szrvorfd T 03 NOT CONNECTED Tn azdress Mal server Lozin name Passwo z M Ketries B Jevery l5 rinutes Mal status Savo 2ofzut Network Settings The IP Ethernet Setup page permits the user to set the network address and network access settings of the N TAH It also permits the user to designate up to four Pilot servers for the N TAH to connect and sent configuration data and status updates to Setting Default Value Range IP Address 192 168 0 246 15 characters Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 15 characters Default Gateway 192 168 0 143 15 characters DNS 0 0 0 0 15 characters MAC address Unique for each unit 6 bytes hexadecimal These four IP configuration strings must be provided in dotted quad format and have a maximum length of 15 characters Note that changes to these settings take place immediately so if you change the unit s IP address in this screen and then save the settings you will have to enter the new IP address in the browser address bar to reconnect to the unit Changes to the IP address or subnet mask will also cause any active Pilot or serial port network connections to disco
26. how long to set the target output for If duration is set the N TAH will set the target aux contact out to the selected status ON or OFF for the chosen duration and then will set the target to the opposite setting Thus if an alarm is set to trigger a certain aux ON for 5 seconds the N TAH will when that alarm is triggered contact the target unit set the indicated aux to ON wait five seconds and then set the indicated aux to OFF Selecting Follow for the duration will cause the N TAH to make the targeted aux contact out follow the state of the alarm input If the action selected is ON the target will be turned ON whenever the local alarm goes ON and OFF when the local alarm goes OFF Selecting an action of OFF will invert the behavior causing the targeted aux to go OFF when the local alarm is triggered and ON when it is not Selecting Indefinitely for the duration will simply cause the N TAH to set the target aux contact ON or OFF once and leave it so set Timing of actions on local remote units Actions to set aux contact outputs on the local unit will be acted on immediately Actions to set aux contact outputs on other units on the network or to send text messages to other units on the network may be delayed up to a few seconds according to network conditions The N TAH stores actions to be taken in a queue Each action is attempted in turn and if an action is unable to be completed unable to reach target address or target d
27. ing any more ping messages 33 Watchdog failure actions Setting Default Value Range Aux time 15 seconds 1 9999 seconds TCP Message 40 characters IP PORT 0 0 0 0 23 24 characters Email Message 80 characters When the N TAH fails to receive a number of consecutive pings from the target device it will trigger the local AUX contact output for a time period determined by the Aux Time setting This output is intended to be used to trigger an alarm buzzer or light or to cycle power on a small DC powered device The contact is rated for 42 volts up to 1 Amp current and should not be used to switch line voltage or any device which draws more than 1 Amp The N TAH can also optionally send a TCP message of up to 40 characters to a target address on the network IP PORT indicates the network IP address and port of the target device This may be up to 24 characters long and must consist of an IP address in dotted quad format followed by a colon followed by a port number in the range of 0 to 32767 The default setting of 0 0 0 0 23 indicates no action to be taken The TCP Message field holds a text message of up to 40 characters When a lack of ping response occurs this message will be sent to the specified network address The Email Message field holds a text message up to 80 characters long which will be sent to the email address specified in the IP Ethernet Setup screen If a message is specified here it will
28. input is not active Aux Status LEDs The bottom center and bottom left LEDs indicate the status of the aux contact outputs During initial powering up of the unit these LEDs will briefly flash green then red for a moment They will then be illuminated green if the corresponding aux contact output is active or off when the corresponding aux contact output is not active Real time clock The N TAH s real time clock and calendar RTC uses a lithium battery to retain time and date settings while the unit is not powered It is strongly recommended that you not attempt to replace this battery without technical assistance from AFI 11 Initial IP configuration Factory default IP Reset sequence NTP timeserver configuration Factory default IP The N TAH is factory programmed with the following default network settings IP address 192 168 0 246 Netmask 255 255 255 0 Gateway 192 168 0 143 DNS None programmed If the N TAH has not had its IP address changed by the user it will be possible to connect to it at this network address If you do not know the IP address of the unit you can reset the unit back to factory defaults and then connect at the default address Reset sequence If the IP address or username and password to log in are not know it will be necessary to reset the N TAH to factory defaults in order to access the administration web interface The reset procedure will set all unit settings to their fac
29. l piece of network connected equipment and on detection of a failure trigger an alarm notify a technician or power cycle an external device through a relay Pilot interface The N TAH is intended to communicate over the network with up to four Pilot server devices The user will provide an address and port number for each of the Pilot servers he wishes the N TAH to communicate with The N TAH will automatically attempt to connect to Pilot servers when a valid IP address and port number have been provided Once connected to a Pilot server the N TAH will send updates of the status of all alarm inputs and aux outputs along with the latest readings from all the embedded environmental sensors temperature relative airflow and humidity to each Pilot server every 5 seconds It will also send immediate updates every time an alarm input or aux output changes state or when a probe reading exceeds warning or alarm thresholds These messages can trigger events in the Pilot VMS software Environmental Sensors The N TAH monitors temperature relative airflow and relative humity of the environment where the unit is located The airflow and temperature sensors are located in the black shroud which extends from the right side of the unit and which should be exposed to the airflow being measured The N TAH will measure the environmental conditions and take a new set of readings every ten seconds The latest readings will be displayed on the web page
30. lects if the target aux output is to be set ON or OFF in response to the local alarm condition Duration sets how long to set the target output for If a duration is set the N TAH will set the target aux contact out to the selected status ON or OFF for the chosen duration and them will set the target to the opposite setting Thus if an alarm is set to trigger a certain aux ON for 5 seconds the N TAH will when that alarm is triggered contact the target unit set the indicated aux to ON wait five seconds and then set the indicated aux to OFF Selecting Follow for the duration will cause the N TAH to make the targeted aux contact out follow the state of the alarm input If the action selected is ON the target will be turned ON whenever the local alarm goes ON and OFF when the local alarm goes OFF Selecting an action of OFF will invert the behavior causing the targeted aux to go OFF when the local alarm is triggered and ON when it is not Selecting Indefinitely for the duration will simply cause the N TAH to set the target aux contact ON or OFF once and leave it so set Buttons are provided which force an ON or OFF message to be sent to the indicated remote aux output immediately These are used to test unit configuration and network connectivity 28 IP Message Actions Setting Default Value Range IP PORT 0 0 0 0 23 24 characters Message Alarm 31 characters Message Clear 31 characters Repeat Off On or
31. ngly recommended that you change these when you first install and set up your unit 19 Interface layout P m us nes N TAH Set IP Z ieri el Seley Tit Dale Setup Selup Alarm Set Aux Setup Wwaterdog Preke Setup iris con enun Eehart The N TAH web interface screens use a common design in which the screen is divided into three sections Across the top of the screen is a title bar which contains the user settable device name and device location strings and the current time and date setting Down the left side of each screen is a menu used to access the configuration sub pages Clicking on one of the selections in that menu will bring up that configuration sub page The name of currently selected sub page will be indicated in bold When an individual sub page has been selected that sub page will display in the main part of the interface screen The name of that sub page will be shown in a header just below the main title bar Controls specific to each sub page will be shown below that and at the bottom of the screen will be buttons labeled Save and Default Save Default The Save button at the bottom of each screen will cause the specific settings on that screen to be saved to the N TAH s nonvolatile configuration files and then will return the user to the main configuration screen The Default button will cause all settings on that screen to be res
32. nnect Those connections will then attempt to reconnect with the new network settings The DNS is an optional field If a valid DNS address is provided it will be used to look up the address of the mail server provided by the user 23 Event Server Settings Setting Default Value Range Pilot Server 1 4 Fixed IP 0 0 0 0 15 characters Port 8800 8000 32767 Settings for four Pilot servers are provided Default settings for each are 0 0 0 0 and port 8800 An N TAH will not attempt to connect to a Pilot server whose address is still 0 0 0 0 but will begin attempting to connect as soon as a valid address is entered and saved For each of the four target servers an indication of CONNECTED or CONNECTED is provided to show if the N TAH has successfully connected to that server Email Settings Setting Default Value Range To address 80 characters SMTP Mail server 64 characters Login name 64 characters Password 16 characters Retries 3 tries every 15 minutes 0 999 0 999 In order to send email notifications the N TAH needs to connect to an SMTP mail server The server may be an IP Address or mail server URL In the case of a URL at least one DNS server must be specified on the IP Ethernet set up page A Mail status indication is provided to indicate the status of any attempt to send an Email message 24 NTP Setup et 00000 AcceptNT
33. off Repeat time 15 seconds 0 9999 seconds Address indicates the network IP address and port of the target device This may be up to 24 characters long and must consist of an IP address in dotted quad format followed by a colon followed by a port number in the range of 0 to 32767 The default setting of 0 0 0 0 23 indicates no action to be taken Message Alarm holds a text message of up to 31 characters When the local alarm is triggered this message will be sent to the entered IP address Message Clear holds a text message of up to 31 characters When the local alarm is cleared this message will be sent to the entered IP address Repeat This checkbox enables a function which will cause the N TAH to send the current status of this alarm to the entered IP address repeatedly Repeat time this holds a numerical value from 0 to 9999 which gives the interval in seconds at which the status of the alarm will be sent to the entered IP address if the Repeat checkbox is enabled 29 Local Aux Actions Setting Default Value Range Local aux 1 2 1 2 Action state On On Off Action duration 5 seconds Follow 1 5 15 30 0r 45 seconds 1 or 5 minutes Indefinitely Aux is the number of the aux contact out on the local device to trigger This number may be from 1 to 6 Action selects if the target aux output is to be set ON or OFF in response to the local alarm condition Duration sets
34. porting the status of an aux contact output to a Pilot server Each aux contact can be configured to send an email message when it changes state Multiple aux changes which occur within 5 seconds will be combined and sent as separate lines in a single email Each event line in the email contains a time stamp indicating when that event occurred and the entire email will also include information on the name and location of the N TAH which sent the email If the unit is configured to send trap messages to a SNMP server then a change of state on each aux will trigger the sending of an appropriate trap message This feature can be individually enabled or disabled for each aux contact As each contact output has terminals for normally closed and normally open there is no setting to change the action of a contact in software The default behavior of the N TAH is set the output contact OFF when power is applied Optionally the user can select for the relay to turn ON when power is first applied The Aux Setup screen indicates the current state of each aux output showing it as ON or OFF These indications are updated every few seconds Buttons are provided for each state so that the user may manually switch the output ON or OFF through the setup screen The aux contacts automatically accept commands from other devices on the network such as other N TAH devices Scout or Commander devices or other Pilot servers This function cannot be disabled
35. re relative airflow and humidity at the location where the unit is installed The N TAH is powered either from a PoE source over the UTP cable or from a 12Vdc power supply which is provided with the unit Product Features Auto detect 10 100 Ethernet connection 2 Contact outputs Normally Open NO and Normally Closed NC 2 Alarm inputs configurable as NO NC Environmental monitoring of ambient temperature humidity and relative airflow Alarm transmission over network with verification and retry Package Checklist N TAH Installation guide Power supply 12Vdc 1 2A Product Specifications LAN Ethernet Protection Contact closures Contact type Number of contact outputs Current rating Voltage rating Battery backup Real time clock User settings Power requirements Connector type Power input voltage Power required POE class POE type Mechanical Dimensions Weight Mounting Environmental Storage temperature Operating temperature Operating humidity range 10 100 Mbps RJ45 1500KV magnetic isolation NO and NC 2 1A 42VDC 29VAC RMS 10 years Indefinite Screw terminal block 12 VDC 5W maximum Class 0 802 3af 4 43 x 4 175 x 1 125 113mm x 106mm x 29mm 8 oz 0 226kg Surface mount 20C to 85C 40C to 75C 10 95 RH 2 Getting Started Panel Layout Connecting the Hardware LED indicators Real time clock Panel Layout N TAH Front 999 9
36. tate change commands from any number of sources The N TAH outputs are controlled by relays The user can set through the configuration web page the behavior for the contacts to take when power is applied to the unit after a power outage The output can be configured to switch on or switch off Switching off is the default condition The contact will turn off on power loss this cannot be changed The aux output can also be manually controlled by the user through the configuration web page The web page will indicate the current state of the aux output and permit the user to change that state The N TAH will also send messages to up to four Pilot servers on aux contact output change as well as periodic updates of all alarm and aux status These messages can trigger events in the CMS Pilot Software Watchdog function The N TAH has a watchdog feature which allows it to monitor the function of up to two network connected devices The N TAH can monitor a network device by periodically sending ping requests to the device over the network After a number of pings without responses from the target device the N TAH takes an action which can be configured by the user This action can consist of either setting an aux contact output on the N TAH 16 for a set period of time sending a TCP message over the network to a user defined destination or sending an alarm email to a user supplied address This feature permits the N TAH to monitor an externa
37. ted from the N TAH and from each other and can be safely connected to external power sources or grounds 10 LED indicators Within 5 seconds of the power cable being connected the N TAH will perform a self test of its front panel indicator LEDs The LEDS will first light green then red then turn off Once the sequence has finished the LEDs will resume their normal function and the unit will be ready for use The N TAH has six LED indicators on the right side of the unit The action of individual LEDS is as follows Power indicator LED The upper right LED is the Power Indicator This LED indicates that power is applied to the unit During initial powering up of the unit the power LED will briefly flash green then red for a moment It should then light green and remain green while the unit is on Probe LED The lower right LED indicates the status of the environmental probe function During initial powering up of the unit this LED will briefly flash green then red for a moment If any of the measured environmental conditions exceed their warning or alarm thresholds this LED will then illuminate red otherwise it will illuminate green Alarm LEDs The top center and top left LEDs indicate the status of the alarm inputs During initial powering up of the unit these LEDs will briefly flash green then red for a moment They will then be illuminated red if the corresponding alarm input is active or off when the corresponding alarm
38. tify the N TAH The user may optionally enter contact information for this unit This string is used as part of the unit identification information during SNMP reporting It is also included as part of the configuration data set to Pilot servers The Global Settings screen also permits the user to change which authentication will be used for the API The user may select for the fixed internal username and password to be used or for the user supplied username and password to be used The Temperature setting controls whether temperature is displayed to the user in Celsius or Fahrenheit units The default setting is Celsius If Fahrenheit is selected the temperature displayed to the user and available through the SNMP interface will be in Fahrenheit Setting Default Value Range Device Name N TAH 39 characters Device Location Afi 39 characters Contact Information 39 characters API Authentication Internal Internal Authentication Authentication User Authentication Temperature Celsius Celsius Fahrenheit Changes to the Device Name and Device Location settings take effect immediately Changes to the Authentication will take effect at the next unit startup Note that when tunneling contacts between units both units must have the same API Authentication setting and the same Username and Password set 22 IP Ethernet Setup 409255 152 7 381177 Use F Show IP Adcress Su
39. tory defaults To reset the N TAH perform the following steps 2 o L Disconnect power from the N TAH With a paperclip or other small object press and hold the reset button Connect power to the N TAH Wait ten seconds Release the reset button The N TAH will now be reset to factory default configuration This will reset all user configurable settings including network address username and password and all contact and serial interface settings NTP timeserver configuration The N TAH has a real time clock calendar which keeps track of the current Coordinated Universal Time UTC This battery backed time and date setting can be updated by regular Network Time Protocol NTP packets from a server connected to the same network as the N TAH Alternately the N TAH can be set to actively connect to a UTC server for routine clock calendar updates The default setting is to accept NTP packets 13 4 Operating modes Overview Alarm input forwarding Aux outputs Watchdog Function Pilot interface Environmental Probe 14 Overview The N TAH permits devices which use contact closure signals to communicate with each other to be connected over an Ethernet network The N TAH acts as a virtual cable connection permitting signals to be sent between units as if there was a direct connection between them This allows the distance between customer equipment to be greatly increased and reduces the n
40. umber of cables needed to connect multiple pieces of customer equipment The N TAH makes contact inputs and outputs accessible on a network Other devices on the network including other AFI devices such as the 111 or Commander can connect to these ports or accept connections from them allowing contact closure events to be transmitted between devices The N TAH comes with a configuration web interface which can be used to link contact ports on multiple N TAH devices together to provide a transparent connection between customer equipment over the network In addition to providing transparent contact connections between customer equipment the N TAH is also intended to work as part of a system with V NES Pilot software This permits features such as logging of contact events or environmental sensor data Alarm input forwarding The N TAH has two contact inputs which can be connected to customer supplied contact closure devices such as motion detectors or door switches Each alarm input can be linked through the N TAH to trigger an aux contact output on that device or another N device or other devices elsewhere on the network The conditions which will be considered an alarm can be set through the configuration web page Thus the N TAH can be used with alarms where a contact is broken such as a wire break or emergency stop switch or where a contact is made such as a motion detector The minimum duration that the contact must

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