How to Setup Analog Sensors on a NetGuardian.
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1. IMPORTANT If you are using a 4 20mA sensor you need to configure the corresponding hardware shunt in the NetGuardian See your NetGuardian user manual for details 4 2 2007 Page 5 of 7 LS DPS Telecom Techno Knowledge Paper Your Partners in Network Alarm Management LJ Setup Analog Alarm Thresholds and Notifications o Click the Analogs link in the left pane once more to return to the Analogs screen Pagers ID Description Unit Major Under Minor Under Minor Over Major Over Trap primary secondary I lt x OPO OOO IE lt K JOO 33 0000 45 0000 25 0000 45 0000 o On the Analogs screen enter a description for the channel and 4 alarm threshold values o Major Under A lower boundary that when crossed triggers a major alarm o Minor Under A lower boundary that when crossed triggers a minor alarm o Minor Over An upper boundary that when crossed triggers a minor alarm o Major Over An upper boundary that when crossed triggers a major alarm o You may check or uncheck the Trap box for a channel to select whether SNMP traps will be sent for related alarms o You may also setup automatic alarm notification to a primary and secondary pager by entering the ID number of the pager s in the appropriate box Sensor setup should now be complete but DPS recommends that you verify the setup with the final step on the following page 4 2 2007 P2. LS DPS Telecom Techno Knowledge Paper Your Partners in Network Alarm Management Subject How to Setup Analog Sensors on a NetGuardian Platforms Netguardian 832A 16S 216 216T and NetDog G2 How are your remote sites doing Too hot Too cold Too humid Low battery voltage Low generator fuel levels a Use the following techno knowledge paper to We er eee ie setup analog sensors on a NetGuardian This will allow you to effectively monitor the temperature humidity voltage generator fuel levels and other analog values at your remote sites This techno knowledge paper can help you if e You want to monitor the temperature and or humidity at a remote site e You want to monitor liquid levels battery voltages etc e You want to use any analog sensor that outputs 4 20mA or 97 to 97 VDC Quick Reference Chart for more details review the troubleshooting checklist starting on page 2 of this guide START HERE Connect to the NetGuardiaan Web Interface Navigate to the setup Analog m Analogs Screen Scaling Setup Analog Alarm Thresholds gt and Notifications Verify the Analog Sensor Setup 4 2 2007 Page of 7 DPS Telecom Your Partners in Network Alarm Management Troubleshooting Checklist LJ Connect to the NetGuardian Web Interface o Connect to the NetGuardian with your web browser
3. Minor Over Major Over Trap primary secondary a voc Freon sono asan00 eo mia 2 _ voc Fea een mt s C fw fs eo a ao ES s C voc eon fs fe e a e 6 C u w e e mia ff 7 ewe E ss0om feso esoo foso a fo Zz m 20000 sw sooo room e ey o Ifyou wish to use units other than VDC for this sensor e g degrees Fahrenheit or Celsius relative humidity etc you must input a unit label VDC value and custom unit value for Reference values 1 and 2 You should find the information you need in the calibration section of your sensor documentation or on the sensor itself This information relates voltage current to native units e g degrees percentage You will need this information to configure unit scaling on the NetGuardian 4 2 2007 Page 4 of 7 DPS Telecom Your Partners in Network Alarm Management Analog Scaling Setup Example Analog Chan f si Reference 1 Reference Group ee Oe ee Submit Data Here a sensor has been configured to display degrees Fahrenheit unit label F A sensor reading of 1 0000VDC translates to 23 degrees Fahrenheit and this information has been entered as Reference 1 A sensor reading of 5 0000 VDC translates to 131 degrees Fahrenheit and this information has been entered as Reference 2 o After you have input the appropriate scaling values click Submit Data to write them to the NetGuardian
4. by typing the Netguardian s IP address into the address bar o Log on with the NetGuardian password to reach the alarm summary screen NetGuardian G4 Logon Password DPS Telecom Alternative Sensor Provisioning Option NGEdit provisioning software for Windows may also be used to provision analog sensors in much the same way as the web interface If you choose this option start NGEdit and navigate to the Analogs tab Please refer to your NGEdit user manual for details 4 2 2007 Page 2 of 7 J DPS Telecom Your Partners in Network Alarm Management L Navigate to the Analog screen o Click the Edit Link in the left pane Monitor Alarm Summary Monitor Type Active Alarms Base Alarms 0 Shatin Ping Targets 0 Analogs 4 System Alarms 1 Name Active Alarms Port Receive sep Group 3 Group 4 0 NetGuardian 4 w4 1J 0164 Group 5 o Group 7 0 Group 8 0 o Click the Analogs link in the left pane Logon P il Logon Ethernet em O amer errr Ping Targets Analogs l Controls Selert S 4 2 2007 Page 3 of 7 DPS Telecom Your Partners in Network Alarm Management LJ Setup Analog Scaling o Click on the Unit link that matches the channel your sensor is wired to Analogs Pagers ID Description Major Under Minor Under
5. age 6 of 7 DPS Telecom Your Partners in Network Alarm Management O Verify the Analog Sensor Setup o Click the Monitor link in the left pane Fort Transmit o Then click the Analogs link in the left pane o Check the values displayed for the sensor you just set up Chn Description Reading Units mju mnu Mno mjo 4 Pe 25 0000 Oo o Oo m e an o o E HUMIDITY 23 6000 H Oo If you can see appropriate readings similar to those on channels 7 and 8 above your sensor has been set up appropriately If you have a problems setting up analog sensor on a Netguardian please contact DPS Telecom Tech Support 4 2 2007 Page 7 of 7
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