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1. Clicking on the Click here to download CSV log data link will cause your browser to download the _Update Graph accumulated log history Be patient depending on the Click here to download CSV log data amount of data in memory this could take afew minutes Be Ere sau mat Foot Trek ete rers brip As mentioned before this file is in a plain text ASCH 8 Sa Ta format known as comma separated values which pmm es ity INR E ig Lay m EEE a lew PETTE ourd Laval Zaps 3 EN nearly any spreadsheet or data analysis program likely to be found on the Windows Mac or Linux platforms should be able to import easily When opened the result will look much like the screen shot to the right This particular shot was taken using the OPENOFFICE CALC spreadsheet but other spreadsheet programs should look similar WA A te dee Wee eee tee od tas A A AOI HOM DORMrnoormaan s tas Depending on the spreadsheet program you may be asked to provide some details about the data format so that it can be properly imported If any of the following lt parameters are asked for be sure to set them as follows 2232 ve iu Cae RACHA RA Ra Rae Ae Ace Re AA Ae A l 1 1 l 1 1 l 1 l 1 1 l 1 1 4E 1 H 1 1 l 1 1 l 1 l 1 C l 1 1 l 1 1 l 1 1 l 1 CWA A rea Aa a EDOM DORMDO s wM Fa e Character set Western Europe Windows 1252 WinLatin 1 or Western Europe ASC
2. MicroGoose v3 3 0 I elk alarms monitored Sensors ID 014453731000000C licroGoose iE mperature Fi BB ERE Hurnictity IT Watchdogs has taken care in the preparation of this manual and the information is considered current as of the date and time it was written but IT Watchdogs makes no expressed or implied warranty of any kind and assume no responsibilities for errors or omissions No liability is assumed for incidental or consequential damages in connection with or arising out of the use of or inability to use the information contained herein This manual is for use with IT Watchdogs MicroGoose monitoring devices running firmware revisions 3 3 x or higher For other IT Watchdogs products or previous firmware revisions please consult our webpage at http www itwatchdogs com to find the appropriate manual s for your application MicroGoose setup guide amp user manual rev 1 05 Copyright 2009 IT Watchdogs Austin TX All rights reserved IT Watchdogs the Digger logo WeatherGoose and SuperGoose are trademarks of IT Watchdogs All other company names logos or trademarks referenced herein remain the property of their respective owners and are for instructive or example purposes only No endorsement of the referenced companies or products by or of IT Watchdogs should be assumed or implied MicroGoose USER MANUAL Introduction Thank you for your purchase of this MicroGoose remot
3. as legacy support for v1 and v2c The v3 standard offers eee _ a number of important security and remote configuration seas sith ston AET enhancements including message authentication privacy ae 5 OSA and access control this section will allow you to view and eatis r configure the MicroGoose s initial SNMP v3 Manager and Trap accounts As with SNMP v1 and v2c a complete Trap Friory Soscwred I Save Changes andf ur Reset SNMP 3 Nun vulalile RAM explanation of how to use SNMP v3 is well beyond the scope of this manual the following is merely a brief overview of the available settings on the Config page Unauthenticated User some SNMP v3 manager implementations allow for a newly installed piece of equipment to be accessed by a designated unauthenticated user account name for initial configuration The MicroGoose s unauthenticated username defaults to initial and can be changed here if necessary The unauthenticated user account uses a null key for both the authentication and privacy keys and uses the noAuthNoPriv method to provide read only access to the MIB Note that not all SNMP v3 implementations permit the use of unauthenticated requests Authenticated Manager the name of the SNMP v3 manager account Manager Authentication Password this is the password used to sign messages sent by this account Also known as the user s authKey Manager Privacy Password this is the password used to encry
4. EERTE iF 9 Wi lumiaty T2 BB ii tricity yJ e EAN A rs PRM Se ne PHa Plorm XML MIB er oe as Classic Goose Austere Contemporary is the default appearance for a new unit and is the interface which has been used and will continue to be used for all of the sample screenshots in this manual However if you prefer one of the others simply change the Interface Type control and click the by now familiar Save Changes button and from that point on the web pages will show in your preferred style Austere may be of particular interest to those users who may need to frequently access their MicroGoose units from devices such as PDAs mobile phones or over slower dial up connections as it is almost entirely text based aside from the history graphs Classic Goose provides users of our previous WeatherGoose I series with a more familiar looking interface although it won t be entirely identical of course since the MicroGoose has many new features and options which the Goose I series lacks MicroGoose P Address 92 168 123 123 Lecal Trre Le 2 U Devices section This section allows you to modify the friendly l names of the MicroGoose Notice that any title placed Sensors here changes not only the name of its associated graph i and measurement block but also the unit name in the ia miee banner at the top of the page 3 Devices Unique Address 0144537
5. To protect against unauthorized use the Telnet service will not accept a blank username and password Once you have successfully logged in the following commands are available U account issued by itself this command lists the current account ID settings It can also be used to change those settings as follows U an account s username can be changed by adding admin control or view to the command followed by the account name you wish that account to be set to U an account s password can be changed by adding passwd to the command followed by the account whose password you wish to change admin control or view followed by the new password U admin issued by itself this command lists the current Admin Info settings It can also be used to set or change those settings by adding name email phone or location to the command followed by the information you wish the specified field to be set to Equivalent to the Admin Info section on the Admin tab of the Configuration section U bye exit quit close the Telnet session and exit U deletelog deletes the logged sensor data help by itself gives a list of available commands help lt command gt will give further information about the specified command U http80 resets HTTP Port to the standard default of 80 U https443 resets HTTPS Port to the standard default of 443 U mail by itself this command lists the current e mail settings It can a
6. 0 9 F Most inexpensive 1 e non laboratory grade thermometers and temperature measurement devices will generally have similar levels of accuracy at best This means that even if you place the MicroGoose within an inch or two of another thermometer for comparison the measurements can be as far as 1 C 1 8 F apart and still be within each respective device s range of accuracy The Interface Type control allows you to switch Er yp 7 Interface Type Contemporary between any of four different web page appearances M icraGoose MicroGoose MicraGoose v3 3 0 IP Address 192 138 123 1 MkroGoose 73 3 0 IP dzrzss 192 168 12 Sige fUs 132Yi55 Local lire ue L2 8 09 1s usgy Loca Ime 1 0 Lyi Allls well 2 alarms monitored Sensors TEE Sensors MicroGoose ID 01A452711000000C MicriiGiaixe M N1A453739 1 0NANANC Bi ecu F 90 34 gt F O AIG F AN AR F BB atic Auimiity FP Va Besa sumiaty 32 Vo pny I a a ns ele o a pa s aa pro Ny dl Arepa ei in a Ny r PuaA rhone xe MIR PDA Phone we viu Contemporary Lite Modern default 7 MicroGoose MicroGoose 3 3 0 MicioGoose MicioGoose v3 3 0 IP dzrzss 192 108 122 123 I AUIrees 192 162 123 123 Lora lime 1 6 12JU8fUS 1srsuUi4d Local Time ue 12 03 09 13 3C 17 Als welt 2 dorms monitored Allis v l 2 alarms monitored Sensors Alarms MicroGoose 1D 01A45373LD00000C MicroLoosc JID Ula 3731 Loyyirg Bb Ea 80 27 gt F
7. and key rather than trying to use the cached certificate s it previously accepted from the unit If you wish to remove any installed SSL certificate key combinations and revert to the unit s default self signed certificate just click the Erase SSL Data button and reboot the unit Again it may also be necessary to clear your browser s cache to get back into the unit after removing the user installed certificates and reverting to the unit s own self signed default certificate U Upload System Firmware From time to time firmware updates may be provided KEER TEE to add new features or improve the MicroGoose s Pima package fb O capabilities Firmware update capabilities have been Tl significantly improved in the MicroGoose unlike the old WeatherGoose I series which required you to run a separate updater program from a Windows command prompt in order to update the firmware MicroGoose has this function built right in to the web page interface It is also no longer necessary to directly connect the unit to a host PC via a crossover cable to ensure a reliable update as the MicroGoose s ability to recover from an interrupted or failed file transfer is greatly improved over the previous design To upload new firmware 1 First download the new firmware from our site Updates will typically be packaged as a ZIP file containing several supplementary files such as updated MIBs simply unZIP the entire package to a temporar
8. 123 5678 area is filled in by the Admin Info fields on the Support TETA 1462 All Rights Reserved Config Admin tab which we touched on briefly in the QuickStart Setup Guide and will go into more detail upon in the section devoted to the Config pages Along the left hand side of the page you ll see a column of labeled buttons These allow you to switch between the various system pages to set alarms change the logging and display settings or configure the unit Just below the last button you ll see some smaller links labeled PDA Phone XML and MIB These special function links let you jump to a smaller simpler page more suitable for PDA and cell phone browsers download an XML document containing the unit s current state useful if you want to write your own scripts or programs to accumulate and process the sensor readings or take action on them and download a ZIP file containing the correct SNMP MIB file for your unit You may have noticed that in the sample images above both of the sensor graphs have visible gaps in them Normally the graphs should be continuous visible gaps in the graphs generally indicate that the unit has lost power Relative Humidity Which is in fact the case in the screenshots shown here the test unit these screenshots were a taken from was deliberately powered down a few Hi times to demonstrate this effect Due to the way i the MicroGoose writes data to the internal me
9. HTTPS Port 443 The RESET button can also be used to perform a total factory reset if necessary Normally there is no need to use this procedure simply to regain access to the unit but it might be useful if you were for example moving the unit from one facility to another and wanted to start over with a blank slate as it were To perform a total reset disconnect power from the unit then press and hold the RESET button as above while powering the unit back up again Continue to hold the button for 5 seconds then release it and let the unit reboot as normal CA IN This will completely erase every setting on icroGoose back to its U Temperature Humidity Sensor Tab The MicroGoose has a single permanently mounted temperature and humidity sensor located on a small tab which extends from the unit next to the DC power jack This is the same chip as the one found on our standard WeatherGoose II and SuperGoose II units so it has a similar level of accuracy although as noted above it can be subject Sensors to picking up the heat of the unit s own electronics under some conditions due to the TETY compact size of the unit placing the sensor so close to the power supply and CPU The Ema best solution to this problem is to make sure the device is located in an area with sufficient ventilation and airflow around the unit however if this 1s not possible there is a way to apply a compensating offset to the reading
10. a chance to configure the alarm thresholds The first drop down box will give you a list of ioe l Alarms all of the conditions you can monitor via the a mai raps MicroGoose s internal sensor Notice that Temperature F there s also an option to remove alarms we ll High Tip 50 So tae get to this in a minute For now we ll pick Temperature F to set an alarm threshold on REMOVE ALARM moreeer oer S Temperature C the MicroGoose s internal temperature sensor Temperature F PDA Phone Relative Humidi in Fahrenheit XML MIB ave Changes Add New Alarm Next we choose whether we want this alarm T ture F to be a Low Trip or a High Trip The a ras ancon oc distinction is just like it sounds a Low Trip aere A one ow Trip k alarm will send alerts if the monitored _ _ aaa Eee condition falls below the threshold value that we Set while a High Trip alarm goes off if the monitored condition rises above the threshold So to get our alert if the temperature exceeds 9OF we select High Trip from the second drop down box Next we type 90 as our alarm trip threshold and put checkmarks in the desired alarm and e 7 ERR T PECET BC SNMP boxes in this case we select emaill gpa Phone sci tas Raa email2 email4 and trapl which correspond to foo bar com our system administrator neg pos net our building supervis
11. adapter s entry in the Network Connections list to open its status dialog box then click the Properties button to open the Properties dialog fig 1 4 Find the entry titled Internet Protocol TCP IP in the list then click the Properties button fig 2 5 NOTE Before changing any of the properties on this page be sure to write down any existing settings so that you can restore them afterwards 6 Set the properties as shown fig 3 Note that it is not necessary to specify a default gateway or DNS server addresses and these fields should be left blank Click Ok OK and Close to back out of the network settings boxes 7 The MicroGoose should now be accessible Note that depending on your PC s configuration and OS version it may require you to reboot for the changes to take effect 8 After you have finished configuring the MicroGoose simply repeat the above instructions and put back the settings you wrote down in step 5 to restore your PC s network card to the proper settings for your network 21x General Support zix Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties General Authentication Advanced 2 x General M Connection Connect using agan perae a Sore bet roe fou can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports Pason a l l ip this capability Otherwise pou need to ask your network administrator for Speed 100 0 Mbps Thi
12. addresses or SNMP managers which have been configured in the above sections Oo a T lest SAMF Irap and E mail The Configuration Diagnostics and Configuration Event Log pages These pages allow the user to configure various system diagnostics options to capture error messages and debug information from the MicroGoose s internals and either send them ee on to a configured Syslog daemon in real time or capture them to a log which can later be e mailed i z z z NFSITENMEENT EIGEN TEIN NL NEUN zI The Config Diagnostics page along witha properly configured Syslog daemon running on a host computer elsewhere within the user s network replaces the old udpdb diagnostic tool which some of our WeatherGoose I customers may have used in the past when working with IT Watchdogs technical support to resolve an issue Its advantages are that Syslog is a more widely used de facto standard which more IT system administrators are likely to be familiar with and already have access to and that it minimizes network traffic by having the MicroGoose push its diagnostic messages at the Syslog daemon as each system event occurs rather than the unit having to be constantly polled as in udpdb Also the matrix of event type and severity checkboxes allows us to narrow down the diagnostic messages to only those events which are of interest to the issue at hand further
13. also supports JIEEE802 3af Power over Ethernet operation if available Please note that the unit is not compatible with the various proprietary non EEE methods of delivering DC power via Ethernet which some manufacturers implemented prior to the finalization of IEEE802 3af and still support for legacy purposes any switch or router which the MicroGoose is connected to must support the standardized ITEEE802 3af Power over Ethernet method e IP RESET Button Used to restore various settings on the MicroGoose back to their factory defaults This can be useful if for example you accidentally lock yourself out of the unit by making a typo while changing a critical setting To perform a simple reset use a paperclip or jeweler s screwdriver using pens or pencils is not recommended since ink or graphite particles could rub off and get into the unit to press and hold the switch for about 15 20 seconds Release the switch and wait about 5 seconds for the unit to reboot After a simple reset the following settings will be reset to factory default U Name and Password Settings all three accounts Administrator Control and View Only will be cleared U Network Settings will be reset to the factory default of U DHCP Disabled box unchecked e IP Address 192 168 123 123 e Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 U Gateway 192 168 123 1 U Web Server will be reset to the factory default of e Protocols HTTP and HTTPS e HTTP Port 80 U
14. correct temperature of 29 4 C if Temperature Unit is later changed to Celsius even though the alarms page will still show the original setting of 85 F The next control Internal Temperature Offset Internal Temperature deserves a bit of explanation Under normal conditions di we mar wri tnd ee a en you should not need to change this control from its default i setting of 0 however there may be times when it appears as though the MicroGoose s internal temperature sensor is reading a little higher than would be expected Generally when two temperature measuring devices in the same room disagree on their temperature readings it is simply due to localized differences in air temperature due to convection currents heat generated by nearby equipment their relative proximities to air conditioning vents and even the relative accuracy and tolerances of the two devices ery lo internal temper ture to read slightly warner than the outside However it can sometimes be the case especially in tightly enclosed environments with little or no airflow that the heat generated by the MicroGoose s own electronics can register on its internal sensor If you have reason to believe this is the case you can use this control to compensate for this self heating effect by adjusting this control setting you can cause the D i na Sees cae gee a to une SOC to Also note the accuracy of the MicroGoose sensors is 0 5 C approx
15. following parameters back to their factory defaults UAIl configured Alarms events will be deleted UOn the Logging page Uthe Time Range control will reset to 1 month Uall checkboxes which determine which sensors appear on the graph will be cleared UOn the Display page UDate Format resets to USA MM DD YY e Temperature Unit resets to Fahrenheit UInternal Temperature Offset resets to 0 UInterface Type resets to Contemporary UAIl friendly names reset to the default factory names for those sensors Uthe DNS Servers are reset to 208 67 222 222 and 208 67 222 220 Uall E mail addresses username password and server information is erased SMTP Port and POP3 Port reset to the defaults of 25 and 110 respectively Uall System Status E mail Reports events are deleted Uall SNMP parameters are reset URead Community public UListen port for GET 161 UTrap Community private UWrite Community private USNMP System Name Location and Contact fields are reset to generic John Doe placeholders euse v2c notify instead of trap unchecked disabled eTrap IP Address port both are blanked Uall Cameras IP Address and Model settings are reset to 0 0 0 0 and No camera respectively USet Clock method is reset to Manual Uthe NTP servers are reset to 192 43 244 18 and 129 6 15 28 USync to NTP server period is reset to 1800 seconds Uall Name and Password Configuration settings are blanked Uall Admin Info fields are reset to gener
16. reducing network traffic and the amount of data needing to be logged and reviewed These improvements will be especially apparent if it should be necessary to gather diagnostic information over an extended period ROR ODLEFOLBOM IRE IEE OPO OLSOLSOLRO 3 EME 2 Igo sooo Ao Aog kcd ba n o E lt lt S lt E a O o O E O 4 O o s o E a O 4 B S E lt a lt E a aA NFSTIFEMEENT EIGEN ILENE J qaaaaaaaaanaaaanaanaaaana n NENT Ise ISR IEE IGEN ene ene en NENT NEEN ITE Ieee uN en a OLBOLP ORR IORI EEO EP OR OLS OLS OLLOS APEC EOE IFRS IES IFS IE NL ene en C r r r r r C C r r r r r Ii nn AoA ss Boo Hnf o LAOLE CL 7 x The Config Event Log page on the other hand will be at least partly familiar to WeatherGoose I users the Memory Syslog window at the top of the page is equivalent to the Event Log window which used to be at the bottom of the Alarms page on the WeatherGoose I and serves a similar purpose Again though its functionality has been significantly enhanced with a matrix of event type and severity checkboxes to choose which events are of interest There is also a control at the bottom of the page which allows you to enter an e mail address and send the logs directly from the unit assuming that e mail functions are not the problem at issue of course rather than needing to cut and paste text int
17. remperature F particular unit along with the unit s name and IP amp Bie Huricity address local time firmware version and as we will see later in the Advanced Operation section dealing with Configuring and Using IP Cameras the still image snapshots of any IP cameras the unit has been configured to include in the display MicroGoose ID 01A453731000000C PDA Phone XML MIB The screenshot shown at right is an example of a fairly typical application consisting of a MicroGoose plus four IP cameras The current readings are displayed at the top along with the name and type of reading and a color key to let unt Location Somewhere you match each sensor reading to the history Ae or Cal 000 123 5678 en 4462 graph displayed underneath Note that this graph en en is not configurable or customizable it will always display both the temperature and humidity graph traces across however long the unit has been in operation up to the limits of the unit s memory Below the graph are the thumbnail images for up to four IP cameras if configured If no cameras are configured no thumbnails will be displayed The thumbnails display the IP address of each camera plus a still image snapshot Note that these thumbnails do not display live motion images to see the camera live click on the camera s thumbnail image and your browser will open a new tab or window and connect directly to the camera Also note that the MicroGoose doe
18. taken it had only been running for slightly over 8 days So as you can see in the image to the right the horizontal scale has adjusted accordingly to show all of the data currently available Now let s see what happens when we change the scale to a shorter time scale say the last two hours ogging Update Graph re Range 2 Hours 7 We use the Time Range drop down box to select the Mis uGuu niaasay3t nnna 2 hours range then click Update Graph The AA MicroGoose obligingly redraws the graph showing us the previous two hours worth of data The rest of the data rsen still exists in the system s memory of course it s simply off screen Currently the example unit is graphing the unit s internal temperature sensor But let s say we want to see Logging EEE e the humidity aS well We simply move the mouse pointer efile ahaa x d tA 7 Tampercture F M to the measurement selection checkboxes check the Relative Humidity Relative Humidity box then click Update Graph PDA Phone XML MIB The graph is redrawn again with the selected measurements shown in the graph And just like that our new measurements are added to the graph and color key Notice how the new measurement extends all the way across the graph even though we oy just now asked wus it to be graphed That s because tt l continuously regardless of the checkbox settings
19. the MicroGoose offers a compressed view of the Sensors page suitable for the small screens of a PDA or internet capable cell phone This compressed view can be accessed by clicking on the PDA Phone link as shown here Initially the compressed view will display text only with no graphs in order to fit the PDA Phone widest variety of available PDA phone displays If your particular cell phone or PDA XML MIB has a higher resolution display which is able to accommodate the graphs clicking on the Show Graphics button at the bottom of the page will switch to a different version of the page which displays the graph histories and color keys To switch back to the text only mode click the Hide Graphics button Both of these pages are individually bookmark able separate from each other and from the main Sensors page so you can bookmark either or both of these in your PDA cell phone browser to go directly to them rather than having to go through the PDA Phone link on the main page Note the Sensors page is the only page for which a compressed PDA Phone view is provided PDA Phone view PDA Phone view no graphs with sensor graphs IP Address 192 168 123 123 IP Address 192 168 123 123 ocal Time Mon 11 30 09 16 00 03 ocal Time Mon 11 30 09 15 59 29 All is well O alarms monitored Sensors Sensors MicroGoose ID 01A453731000000C MicroGoose ID 01A453731000000C Temperature F 79 16 F Bi temperature F 79 34 F Relative Hum
20. the models listed in the drop down box are supported Additional models may be supported in future firmware upgrades Itis possible PDA Phone ML MIB that other models from the same manufacturer s might also work if they are sufficiently similar to one of the listed models but the use of non supported cameras cannot be guaranteed or supported For this function to work correctly the IP cameras must be reachable by the computer you are browsing from not by the MicroGoose itself This is an important distinction for those users who intend to administer their systems over the public internet from remote locations Since the images do not pass through the MicroGoose and are not served from it but are instead served directly from the cameras by embedded lt IMG gt tags in the web page it is not sufficient merely for the MicroGoose to be accessible from a public static IP address from outside your facility s local network and firewall the IP cameras must also be exposed and browsable from outside as well Otherwise these thumbnails will appear as blank spaces or broken link icons in your browser and clicking on them will not take you to the live camera image U Test SNMP Trap and E Mail buttons These at least should be fairly self explanatory Once you have your E mail and SNMP settings configured you can test them by clicking either of these a buttons and a test event will be broadcast to all of the Send Testa e mail
21. v2c or notify trap determines whether the unit will use SNMP v2c style notify events or vl style trap events Equivalent to checking or unchecking the Use v2c notify instead of trap checkbox on the Config Monitoring page U the trap1 and trap2 destinations can be set by adding those commands followed by the SNMP host lt destination gt lt port gt settings lt port gt is optional U additionally snmp test will cause the unit to attempt to send a test SNMP trap equivalent to the Send Test SNMP Trap button at the bottom of the Config Monitoring page MicroGoose USER MANUAL Appendix C Configuring the MicroGoose for use with some popular tree e mail services It used to be that environmental monitoring systems were primarily found only in large IT installations such as server farms and corporate data centers which could be expected to have their own internal e mail servers which the monitoring units could make use of to send alerts to the IT administration staff However as our low cost monitoring systems have increasingly found their way into a wider variety of smaller scale applications and office environments many of these customers who often do not possess their own dedicated in house e mail servers have expressed a need to be able to configure the units to send e mail alerts via a free publicly accessible e mail service such as AOL or Gmail The following services have been found to be compatible with the MicroGoose s e mail
22. which comes with the unit is capable of worldwide voltage 100 240VAC and line frequency 50 60Hz operation all that is required is an appropriate adapter to go from a U S style plug to the appropriate non U S socket The power supply unit is also suitable for use with power strips which provide 208VAC from IEC C 13 sockets connected across two phases of a 3 phase power system which are becoming increasingly common in larger IT installations again all that is required is the correct socket adapter Of course if you are using the MicroGoose s Power over Ethernet feature no DC power supply is required Should you accidentally connect both PoE and the 6V DC power supply to the unit at the same time don t worry the unit contains internal protection circuitry to prevent both power sources from being cross connected and causing short circuits or damage to the unit Other power supply options for specific applications such as 48 VDC positive ground telecom systems may be available check the IT PAo sheds site c or KRA our a nen for assistance with these e Ethernet Jack This is the MicroGoose s network connection using a standard RJ 45 8p8c modular a plug The MicroGoose is compatible with 10Base T and 10 100 networks as well as with Ethernet 10 100 1000 type i networks d e networks which Uaa fallback to ee T m should Beas of this when attempting to connect a MicroGoose into their Gigabit networks This jack
23. 0 0 0 0 Model No camera x Carn 3 IP Add ess Uuuu Model No camara 7 Cam 4 IP ddress 0 0 0 0 image into its web page and makes it a clickable link which you can use as a convenient way to quickly access voder as the camera itself Any actual camera monitoring _Save Changes functions such as image sequence or video recording motion detection etc must be performed by the camera itself and its associated application software if any or by Al is wel O alarms monitored appropriate 3rd party software oa Sensors MicruGuuse 1D 01A453731000000C Any cameras configured here will be displayed on the n 7 r Tenperztur2 F 79 65 F Sensors page beneath the unit s history graph in order l Beve urii os from left to right a All four pairs of IP Address and Model controls work identically IP Address of course specifies the IP address of the camera you wish to display Model specifies the make and model of camera which is at that address Note that it is necessary for you the user to specify the model of camera because different cameras even ones from the same brand or manufacturer often have distinctly different methods of retrieving a still image as an web page embeddable JPEG and often do not provide any easy way for an outside device such as the MicroGoose to determine the make and model of camera on its own Note also that due to these behavioral differences between camera models only
24. 310003007 Friendly Name MicroGoose Device Type climat gt S845458 3 88 T Remove all unplugged devices Save Changes These friendly names will also appear in any alert e mails sent by the unit when a sensor alarm occurs Friendly names are limited to 31 characters in length 7 Cal OCO 12907 Ca e13 357 1462 Al Riutils Reserve Beneath the list of devices is a checkbox control titled Remove all unplugged devices This control actually serves no purpose on the MicroGoose since this model does not support external add on sensors Note that under normal operation the internal sensors should never show as UNPLUGGED in the device list MicroGoose USER MANUAL Part 3 Advanced Operation In this section we will show you how to get the most out of your MicroGoose unit by covering the all of the advanced features and options available on the Config pages including SNMP traps IP cameras HTTPS SSL access e mails access passwords and firmware upgrades Clicking on the Config tab brings up the first of a series of pages which control all of the MicroGoose s networking functions along with some other global configuration options not found on the previous pages Configuration Curren Neil work Gocwliiperaliome slsshals aly You will also find some system diagnostic functions here under normal circumstances you shouldn t need to use these but we ll touch on them b
25. ESE h Provides a basic description of the MicroGoose s functions ts 3b beorhye the unk Srem het vou tan dowa DHE or set 3 tapec F ochre MI a AA ardas se oe botma orah krai toal Earn To ea sbor ran h x vaan IF a vor Tre chek acti I ord te oct Okan z apne p a eT Pe MicroGoose USER MANUAL Part 2 Basic Operation In this section we will cover the basic operation and functions of the MicroGoose climate monitoring system Specifically we will go through the Sensors Alarms Logging and Display pages in somewhat more detail give a basic overview and description of what each control and dialog box on the various web pages are used for explain the functions of the built in sensor devices and provide a few examples of how to configure alarm thresholds retrieve or delete the logged data change the friendly device names and receive alerts via e mail The Config page along with advanced functions such as SNMP traps IP cameras enabling or disabling HTTPS SSL access firmware upgrades etc will be covered in the next section Advanced Operation Ge Th S P y MicroGoose u e ens or S a o e IP Address 192 168 123 123 Mi AA Local Time Tue 12 08 09 11 59 19 icroGoose x330 This is the first page you will see whenever All is well 0 alarms monitored you access a MicroGoose by its assigned IP Ganeors address or URL Here you can get an at a glance view of every sensor being monitored by your f i BE
26. ESET button is used to revert the unit to its factory settings Unlike our rack mount units however the sensors and connection jacks are located on the ends of the unit rather than on the front MicroGoose IT WatchDogs BBS ETHERNET iP Address 192 168 123 123 Net Mask 255 255 255 0 JACK cower 192 168 123 1 1 EtheYnet TT IP RESET ne BUTTON POWER Sensors JACK i ETHERNET TEMPERATURE LINK DATA HUMIDITY INDICATORS SENSOR The four mounting holes in the plastic case are large enough to accommodate 8 or 10 screws Note the ventilation slots running along both sides of the case due to the unit s small size which places the temperature sensor much closer to the power supply and CPU it can be more susceptible to self heating than its larger cousins causing the temperature sensor to read several degrees higher due to the heat generated by the unit s own electronics if the unit is mounted in areas with little or no ventilation or airflow so keep this in mind when choosing a place to mount the MicroGoose U DC Power Jack The MicroGoose runs on low voltage DC power supplied here via a standard DC barrel plug connector The unit s DC power requirements are as follows 6Vdc e INPUT VOLTAGE 6 12 VDC e CURRENT approx 350mA 6VDC average e CONNECTOR TYPE DC barrel plug 2 1mm center positive The MicroGoose comes with a suitable wall transformer style power supply Note that the power supply
27. I text PEM formatted certificate key files At the top of this section you ll see a message stating whether the SSL Certificate and Private Key are valid or invalid Note that this only applies to the certificate data which you can upload from this section so don t panic if you see an invalid status when you haven t uploaded a certificate yet and the unit is still operating on its internal self signed credentials this message does not indicate that the unit s own default certificate is invalid To upload a prepared set of SSL Certificate and SSL Private Key files use the Browse buttons to locate and select the appropriate DER files then click the Upload SSL Files button No Note once the upload is complete you will need to reboot the unit for the new SSL certificate to take effect If all goes well after you reboot the unit you should be able to access the unit via HTTPS with its newly installed credentials If you are unable to access the unit via HTTPS or your browser insists that the credentials are invalid come back to this configuration page via plain HTTP and check the status message to see whether the unit thinks the current SSL certificate key combination is valid or invalid Note also that it may be necessary to clear your browser s cache or close and reopen the browser to make it pick up the new certificate
28. II US U Separator options Separated by Comma u The Display Page This page allows you to change the way in which the Te e e e ry P Address 92 168 123 123 z Mo MicroGoose displays various readings Itis divided into Local Tire Le 2 08 00 132345 Mirotoose v3 3 0 Allis well alarms monitored two sections General and Devices Display The General section allows you to change some aspects of the user interface such as the way dates are General Dae Furriicl USA MM DD YY m displayed the unit of temperature measurement and even Temperature Lnt FahrenhoS switch between one of four different web page styles me men M This last feature can be particularly useful to those users ma O R na wena e who intend to primarily access their MicroGoose units _ ag ar remotely via devices with lesser graphics and memory capability than a full PC such as a web capable cell phone A or a netbook computer and would therefore prefer a o1a53731000200 cmt IMicroGooce simpler layout than the default ve E The Devices section allows you to assign more meaningful friendly names to the MicroGoose unit to me make them easier to identify if you have multiple units to o a E be monitored Let s go through each section in turn General section There are four controls underneath the General section The first one labeled Date Format gives you control over how the curr
29. Port FADO familiar if you ve had occasion to set up an e mail client e eee before re i save Changes The first field SMTP Server allows you to specify the outgoing mail server the MicroGoose should use either by direct IP address or by URL Underneath SMTP Server the SMTP Port field allows you to set the IP port used by the server to accept connections Normally this should be left at its default setting of 25 unless the administrator of your e mail server tells you otherwise From E mail Address lets you specify an e mail address from which the MicroGoose s e mails will appear to come from This field can generally be set to anything you like although depending on how your SMTP server is configured you may need to make sure that the e mail address 1s one that the SMTP server will consider valid It is not uncommon for SMTP servers to be configured to refuse to send e mails with from addresses that don t correspond to their list of known users to help prevent those servers from being hijacked to send spam with invalid from and reply to addresses The next five fields labeled To E mail Address 1 through 5 let you specify up to five potential recipients for e mail alerts These too can be any valid e mail address as long as they are in the standard format of lt username gt lt domain or IP address gt Users of our previous WeatherGoose I line should keep in mind t
30. Subnet Mask and Gateway settings manually or configure the unit to acquire these settings via DHCP from your network router U Here you can choose how the unit gets its network address assignment MicroGoose and DNS server settings The unit ip Adress 192 168 123 123 aq MicroGoose v3 3 0 can either attempt to acquire them Allis well O alarms monitored via DHCP or use static addresses you specify in the fields below Configuration Network Current Network Configuration set statically Use DHCP for Network Contiguration and DNS Server Addresses Use DHCP for Network Configuration and Static ONS server addresses no Los mi U Static IP network address settings ar are entered into these boxes _ IP address 192 168 123 123 Subnet Mas 255 255 2550 Gateway 192 168 123 1 Static DNS server settings are entered here If you want to specify any other settings such as NTP time servers e mail servers etc via URL instead of by IP address you will need to provide the address of at least one DNS server here Primary DNS Server 8 67 222 222 Secondary DNS Server 9099 67 222 220 Save Changes Click Save Changes and the unit will immediately switch to its newly assigned IP address or attempt to procure one via DHCP Note that depending on your current network card settings you may not be able to access the device at its new IP address until
31. age of each available setting will be covered later in the chapter on Configuration The Config page is subdivided into sections with similar functions and settings grouped together to make them easier to find When you click on the Config tab the Configuration Network page will appear by default to move to one of the other pages simply click on one of the other tabs underneath Config The Network tab is where you can either assign the MicroGoose MicroGoose to a specific IP address on your network or pl Tre Nd 1 2590 1 configure it to request its network configuration from your router via DHCP You can also configure the Web Server to allow or deny encrypted HTTPS or non encrypted HTTP connections change the HTTP and HTTPS ports Add e Mia oGoose 3 3 0 Allis wel 0 alarms monitored Configuration Current Network Contiguration set statically Usa DHCP tr Network Corfigurstion and CKE Server Addresses and configure the MicroGoose to use a desired set of DNS C Lee DIIGP r Network Corfigurstion and Statie DNG server adcresses servers tsa Static Network Corfiguretion end DNE server adcresses Config IP Adcress fi9z 168 123 123 Network 192 168 123 123 Cubret Mask 1255 255 255 0 Gateway 132160 1 23 1 Pr ittict y ONS Ser yer 2us bs 2zz 222 Secondary DNS Server ane AZ 77 27N fom our previous Weailie N I product where the Seve changes backup 192 168 123 123 address was always av
32. ailable BA Phone Therefore we will skip over these setting for the moment rroncols HTTP and HTTPS z and come back to them as the final step in configuring the unit Instead click on the Admin tab to switch to the Config Admin Options page where we will set the clock and password options To set the clock e For this first time setup Set Clock method to Manual U Set the GMT to the correct offset for your local time zone Make sure to type it in as shown 1 e U S Central Time should be entered as 06 00 not merely 6 6 00 or 06 U Enter the date and time in the fields provided U For now the NTP settings can be left alone U Click the Save Changes button and the cloc will be set HTT Ful gy HTT S Fort jaa Telret Service Enabled Save Changes Urit Locaticn Somaaheie Lie Destin re C allt 12 5h eH or Call 512 257 1462 AIR ae Ree arved MicroGoose IP 4 ures 192 Locel Tme Yfed ies 100 fae 44 MicroGoose 3 3 0 Allis well O alarrris rionilored Configuration All Parameters Reset ALL to Default Values Refresh DNS Cache Set Clock method Manual GMT 7 GYT to local ihh mm 05 00 192 3 244 1 NTP secondary server 129 6 15 28 129 6 15 28 nc to NTP server period Tagg PDA Phone XML MIB Save Changes Name and Password Configuration Now scroll down the Con
33. ase set the system clock in config page Unit Location Somewhere Unit Description Admin or Call 000 123 5678 Support or Call 512 257 1462 Copyright 2003 2009 All Rights Reserved If this is the first time the unit has been powered up and configured it will most likely show no data to graph and indicate that the unit s internal real time clock is not set It may also indicate that the clock is not set if the unit has been left unpowered long enough for the clock s internal backup power to run out typically about 10 days While the unit will continue to monitor its sensors and trip alarms if any are configured for values which exceed the alarm thresholds it will not log or graph data until the clock is set In this QuickStart guide we will set the system clock and briefly point out some other settings which you might want to configure at this time to get your MicroGoose unit up and running Note that you do not have to set any of these other than the clock right now so if you would prefer to read the more detailed user manual before configuring your unit feel free to skip over the QuickStart guide When you are ready to proceed click the Config button highlighted above to bring up the system configuration pages There are a great many settings and configuration options available on the Config page At the moment we will only deal with the basics of a first time setup of the unit a more detailed in depth cover
34. by clicking on the MIB link directly below the column of tabbed buttons on the left hand side of the web page Clicking this link will serve up a ZIP file which contains both the MIB and a CSV style spreadsheet describing the OIDs which are available to be read The actual setup and use of SNMP agents and management systems is well beyond the scope of this manual but here is a brief description of the available network settings relating to SNMP SNMP Service determines whether SNMP is active or not If you set this field to Disabled the unit will not send traps or accept GET or PUT requests from SNMP managers The default is Enabled Read Community this field specifies the community to which the MicroGoose belongs for GET operations Any SNMP manager attempting to retrieve information via GET must belong to the same community Listen port for GET is the UDP port which the MicroGoose will listen for incoming requests from your SNMP management system s The default setting is 161 which is the typical default out of the box destination port for SNMP agents but you may assign any valid UDP port your particular SNMP installation requires Make sure that this port is not set to the same port as TRAP NOTIFY Trap Community this field specifies the community to which TRAP or NOTIFY events will be sent Write Community this field specifies the community to which the MicroGoose belongs for SET operations Any SNMP manager attempting to
35. dorsement is intended or implied nor does IT Watchdogs make any claims or guarantee of these services reliability quality of service or fitness for any given application
36. dress entry from the ARP table In Windows click START Programs Accessories then Command Prompt to open a command prompt Mac OS X and Linux users refer to the help files for your particular systems on how to get to a command prompt or console window The syntax of the arp command should be the same Cis e EET 1a 5 x TIP if you are unable to reach the MicroGoose from s s s v 1 1 1 i i x Z f p Szach Sy F wmas amp _J rel your web browser when the unit is directly connected to merre Fees mer your computer via a crossover cable try opening a Oey coon mnn conor cover an anaes command prompt as above and issuing the command ping Say cireniereememmes see SRE 192 168 123 123 to see if the unit responds If the unit pO a e manani responds to pings make sure your browser isn t set to use a oe a EE e proxy server if it is you may need to temporarily disable E EE eee proxies in order to reach the unit over a direct connection ova Area Yeloork AN selli gs WY Sattinzs do nzt azp da u gt con ecticns hoarse engs ce Hin ter ngs U in Internet Explorer the proxy settings can be found under Tools gt Connections gt LAN Settings U in Firefox the proxy settings are in Tools Options Advanced gt Network gt Settings in Opera the proxy settings are in Tools Preferences Advanced g
37. e If blank all access is granted without a password Old Password New Password New Password Again again to confirm Warning Recors vour password Loss of password may regulie lt 3 hours to recower Control Account Name IF blank Conga and View Only access iz granted without a parrword Gid Password New Password New Password Agaln Lagain to confirm Warning Recond your password Loss of password may require 48 hours to recover View Only Account Name IF blank View access Is granted without a password Old Password New Password New Password Again again to confirm Warning Recond your password Loss of password may require lt 3 hours to recover Save Changes Contact Name aha Maa Warning Record your password Loss of password may require 48 hours to recover Save Changes ContactName Jahn Doa Comact Emaii lighn doe foo com sysContact Contact Phone 990 123 5678 Device Location Somewhere sysLocatior Devine Deser ptior isysName Save Ch Jnit Location Somewhere Unit Description Admin or C3 000 123 5678 Support or Call 512 257 1462 Conwriqht A Moma All Right Pecarsed For the moment the rest of the settings on the various Config pages can be left alone Go ahead and click on the Network tab to go back to the Config Network Settings page and we ll configure the unit s IP and DNS settings for your network U Network You can either assign your IP
38. e Unit Description Admin Support Copyright 2003 2009 or Call 000 123 5678 or Call 512 257 1462 All Rights Reserved at the alarm entries are not sorted in any particular order They simply appear in the order in which they were added Keep this in mind if you intend to add a large number of escalating alerts to any particular sensor as long lists of alarms added in random order can quickly become unwieldy and difficult to manage Alarms can be changed at any time Let s say we d rather have our initial alert go out at 80 F instead of 85 F Nothing could be easier just click the cursor on the numerical box for that alarm then type in the new threshold and click Save Changes Likewise if we decide we d like to bring the building maintenance person into the loop on that first alarm rather than waiting for it to escalate just check the appropriate e mail box and Save Changes You can even change multiple alarm thresholds and settings all at once again just remember that each Save Changes button only acts on the alarm settings within its particular sensor group not globally If a particular alarm is no longer wanted or needed there is an option at the top of the sensor measurement drop down list which says REMOVE ALARM Select this option and PDA Phone XML MIB REMOVE ALARM gt High Trip gt MMOD MP 90 0 Add New Alarm click Save Changes and the unwanted alarm will be deleted f
39. e entire MicroGoose running 1 e the unit will not continue to log sensor data generate alarms or be web accessible if main power is lost U Name and Password Configuration settings Name and Password Qurifiyuraliun NOTE 1 If Acc nily Fas ord n hee Password D j resuts ir ro changes to tast account i iz uuu Here you can set up to three levels of password protection for the MicroGoose allowing you to restrict Jor eerie ml Aer Nine he NOTE oe JESN ete net blank 4ccount Nan which user s in your organization are able to view or EE I Narie IF blank all access is granted wihou a passo change the unit s settings Although these settings are Duras New Fassword a New Passweru Aycir Alarringi Reco optional IT Watchdogs highly recommends that you at least set up the Administrator account to prevent again oc n rd your password Loss cF passwerd rray require 18 hours 0 rezover i o czoLn Name unauthorized changes to the network and administrative ean eo anc view Orly zcoess is cranted without a password Od Fasewor d settings hew Fassword SSS New Passwerd ie n again e 414 JF i E flarrina Record your password Loss cF passwerd may i OUTS 10 rezov If a given account s username and password fields are ew Or con Name left blank then the level s of access controlled by that ven ory acon ne S Jd raseword SSS account are available to anyone who connec
40. e monitoring system To get the most out of your MicroGoose please take the time to look through this manual to familiarize yourself with the product and its features before attempting to install and operate it MicroGoose USER MANUAL QuickStart Setup Guide As shipped from the factory the MicroGoose is configured with the following default network settings e IP ADDRESS 192 168 123 123 e SUBNET MASK 255 255 255 0 e DEFAULT GATEWAY 192 168 123 1 To initially configure the unit you will generally need to connect it directly to a laptop or desktop PC via a crossover Ethernet cable and configure the PC s network card to match the 192 168 xxx xxx subnet If your network card is not already configured this way simply follow these directions Windows 95 98 2000 XP only Macintosh and Linux users or users of Windows Vista or Windows 7 should refer to the appropriate help files for their particular systems 1 Click START Settings then Network Connections 2 Locate the entry under LAN or High Speed Internet which corresponds to the network card you re using to connect to the MicroGoose Most PCs only have a single network card installed but if you have more than one you can determine which connection is which simply by disconnecting the cable from the MicroGoose and seeing which network adapter s status changes from Connected to Network Cable Unplugged 3 Double click on the appropriate network
41. ent date is displayed at the top of each page You have a choice of three settings IP Address 192 168 123 123 IP Address 192 168 123 123 IP Address 192 168 123 123 Local Time Sun 04 05 09 09 47 35 Local Time Sun 05 04 09 08 48 46 is Allis we Display Display Display Date Format USA MM DD YY Date Format Non USA DD MM YY Date Format 11 0 8601 YY YY MM DD standard USA format Non USA world format ISO 8601 format MM DD YY DD MM YY YYYY MM DD 2 digit month day and year 2 digit day month and year 4 digit year 2 digit month amp day separated by slashes separated by periods separated by dashes The next control Temperature Unit is straightforward enough it simply allows you to change the unit of temperature measurement between Fahrenheit and Celsius Sensors Sensors MicraRanse IN N1AdS3a731nnANNAAT MicraRanse IN NAA 731 NNN BR 2 pera re S 25 46 C OEN 7 77 OF Terrperaure Valt Celsius 7 Terrperaure Valt FAAA Celsius Fahrenheit Note that this setting as we mentioned earlier in the Alarms section does not affect your alarm settings All it does is change the unit in which the sensor readings are displayed the MicroGoose automatically keeps track of and converts alarm thresholds and temperature measurements to the appropriate units internally An alarm threshold set at 85 F while the Temperature Unit is set to display in Fahrenheit will still trip at the
42. ese fields allow you to change the unit s administrative contact information and specify its physical location if desired This information will be oe a displayed at the bottom of each page as shown here e Note that these fields are for your users convenience naasna inamana nego only the MicroGoose does not use the information entered here for anything other than to fill out the display at the bottom of each page and to provide a clickable link to send the system administrator an e mail This e mail address does not necessarily need to be any of the alarm recipients specified in the Config Monitoring page and ay eee the unit will not attempt to send alarm or status e mails to Si amara this address orewhera Since the MicroGoose does not use this information for any actual monitoring functions these fields may be filled out with any information you like or even be left blank if you prefer Saved Configuration XML File One of the MicroGoose series many new features is ee xMLFib Brus the ability to export and import a configuration file A containing all of the settings on a particular unit This can be especially useful if you intend to set up multiple identical Goose and sensor combinations in several facilities since it allows you to simply configure one unit and then rapidly clone its settings including network configurations alarm settings display options e mail and SNMP configura
43. ess that corresponds to email1 on the Config Monitoring page We ll deal with setting up e mail addresses and SNMP trap destinations later but since this is a major new feature in the MicroGoose we ll go ahead and take a brief look at Config Monitoring to see how the checkboxes relate to the settings on that page Here to the right we see a single sensor alarm entry below we see the relevant sections of the Config Monitoring page The colored lines show how each checkbox connects to the e mail and SNMP trap settings Obviously none of these addresses are real Temperature z Ae AS High Trip 85 0 5 From E mail Address goose goldenegg com To E mail Address 1 foo bar comn To E mail Address 2 heg pos net To E mail Address 3 lalpha betaorg To E mail Address 4 279 pluralzalpha com To E mail Address 5 deimos phobos gov Trap Type vi Trap Trap IP Address port 1 Trap IP Address port 2 As you can see the checkbox assignments are fairly straightforward emai11 through email5 then trap1 and trap2 numbered left to right But don t worry you won t have to try to remember the configured e mail addresses in your head as seen in the picture at right if you roll your mouse pointer over a checkbox a pop up tip will appear to remind you which e mail address or SNMP trap destination that checkbox controls So now that we ve gotten that out of the way let s go through the pr
44. ety of spreadsheet and data analysis applications lt I e Display page t gt OC X a i nayza This page allows you to control the way various items are displayed including the date format USA non USA or ISO 8601 unit of temperature measurement Farenheit or Celsius and to assign friendly names to each sensor and to the MicroGoose unit itself to more easily differentiate them on the various pages You also have the option to choose from several different user interface styles or skins depending on your preferences All of the screenshots in this manual are from the default Contemporary skin but other options are available including Austere and Goose Classic e Config page This page provides access to all of the MicroGoose s system and network configuration options including the real time clock SNMP and e mail settings account password settings and camera options ec hhc ic chp ca You can also send test e mails and SNMP traps from here reset the entire Pedros aR 160 129129 unit to factory defaults upload firmware upgrades and access some self a diagnostic syslog functions if you suspect your unit is not operating correctly Since there are a lot of settings available on this page it is further divided down into sub pages for ease of access dupree U Hdp Dyal EE WS e l y Rebate fe j j a TAR 3 on Sei acim Emprega p7 e p page amp SE
45. fig Admin Options page until you find the Name and Password Configuration options block Here you can set up to three levels of password protection for the MicroGoose allowing you to restrict which user s in your organization are able to view or change the unit s settings Although these settings are optional IT Watchdogs highly recommends that you at least set up the Administrator account to prevent unauthorized changes to the network and administrative settings If a given account s username and password fields are left blank then the level s of access controlled by that account are available to anyone who connects to the unit Accounts are listed in order of privilege from highest to lowest and lower privilege accounts cannot be set unless the higher privilege accounts above them are set as well i e you cannot have a Control account without an Administrator account and you cannot have a View Only account without both a Control and Administrator account U Administrator this account has complete access to the MicroGoose all pages are viewable and any setting can be changed including the ability to change any other account s passwords Note that this account is the only account which can access the Config page and that you must configure this account before you can configure the Control or View Only accounts U Control this account is able to view all of the web pages except for the Config page and is able to c
46. hange alarm settings on the Alarms page U View Only this account is able to view all of the web pages except for the Config page but is not able to change any settings Once you have configured these accounts the way you want them click the Save Changes button If you have configured an Administrator account the unit will now ask you to log in with that username and password before you can continue Next scroll down to the Admin Info options block These fields allow you to change the unit s admuinistrative contact information and specify its physical location if desired This information will be displayed at the bottom of each page as shown Note that these fields are for your users convenience only the MicroGoose does not use the information entered here for anything other than to fill out the display at the bottom of each page and to provide a clickable link to send the system administrator an e mail They may be filled out with any information you like or even be left blank if you wish seconas save Changes Name and Password Configuration NOTE 1 If Account currently has a password leaving Old Password blank results in no changes to that account NOTE 2 Admiristrator password may be used in the Old Password field of any account NOTE 3 If setting New Password to blank Account Name must also be blank NOTE 4 If New Password is not blank Account Name must not be blank Administrator Account Nam
47. hat alert e mails will not be automatically sent to all five of these addresses instead they can be be selectively assigned so that different alarm events will send e mails only to the selected recipients This function 1s covered in more detail in the Alarms Page section POP3 Server and POP3 Port serve the same function as the SMTP settings except that they apply to your incoming POP3 mail server While you cannot actually send e mails to the MicroGoose some mail systems require any computer or device attempting to send e mails through them to validate themselves as a known user by performing an operation known as POP3 before SMTP where the device first has to log in to a known POP3 mailbox account before it s allowed to use the SMTP service to send mail Here again the POP3 Server can be specified either by URL or IP address and the POP3 Port should be left at its default of 110 unless your e mail administrator specifically requires you to change it Username and Password are the login credentials used to connect to your mail servers The MicroGoose s e mail system also supports secure encrypted e mail server connections via ESMTP SSL or ESMTP TLS These features can be enabled by selectively filling in certain fields on the E mail section and leaving others blank The possible SMTP methods are U leave POP3 Server Username and Password for a standard i e non encrypted SMTP connection which blank does not require POP before SMTP
48. ic John Doe placeholders In other words Reset ALL to Default Values returns your MicroGoose to a condition that is about as close to fresh out of the box as it can get short of erasing the network IP address settings as well Those settings are spared so that you can continue to access the unit since obviously it would be undesirable for the unit to revert to the local address setting of 192 168 123 123 if you are trying to administer the unit remotely The Refresh DNS Cache button on the other hand simply causes the unit to erase any cached IP addresses it has already looked up via DNS and perform new DNS requests on URL specified addresses in the configuration fields This may be useful if you have reconfigured your network or moved your e mail servers to a different IP address and the MicroGoose hasn t yet refreshed the DNS entries on its own and is still trying to access those services at the old IP address U System Clock settings The MicroGoose includes a hardware real time clock which keeps time even when the system loses power and System Llock set to Lvl Ce Clock metrod Manual GMT 7 which can be set to periodically resynchronize itself with CUT to bea hh on an external NTP time server This clock is used to record Menh Cay er tur Mite m 19 bs ft ao time stamps for each entry in the data log and to trigger Adi wo 0 omw NTP crirrary s2rver fi9243 24418 ss time based events such as
49. idity 34 BB Relative Humidity 34 90 Show Graphics 80 ee Unit Location Somewhere Unit Description Admin or Call 000 123 5678 Support or Call 512 257 1462 Copyright 2003 2009 All Rights teserved or Call 000 123 5678 or Call 512 257 1462 Copyright 2003 2009 All Rights teserved MicroGoose USER MANUAL Appendix B Using the Telnet service menu The MicroGoose provides a simple Telnet menu from which the user can view and modify various system settings clear the system s memory or reboot the unit As a general rule it s likely that very few users will actually need to make use of this feature but there are some specialized circumstances where it may oe ish ymmand pri Ap shell ich gt i grams or perfor y file sy tions it is merely a system configuration menu Iou uses the Telnet protocol rather than HTTP Nevertheless if having a device with an open listener on Telnet port 23 for any reason is a security concern for your particular environment the Telnet service can be disabled and the port closed in the Web Server settings section of the Configuration Network page To connect to the MicroGoose Telnet service simply open a command or shell prompt and issue the command telnet xxx xxx xxx xxx Where xxx represents the IP address of the unit you wish to connect to then enter the login name and password when prompted Note that you must have the Administrator account configured on
50. ip at the correct temperature of 29 4 C even though the alarms page will still show the original setting of 85 F mn tk ne i ia e E W AR The final set of controls to be covered on the Alarms page is the Alarm Behavior section Alarm Behavior Unplugged Alerts Enabled gt Currently 5 this section has a single control Disables alarm notifications For unplugged devices Unplugged Alerts which has two options Save Changes Enabled or Disabled This control normally determines whether or not a series II Goose unit sends out alarm messages when it loses contact with an external sensor device however on a MicroGoose unit this control will not do anything since the MicroGoose does not support external sensors so this control can and should be left alone u The Logging Page The next stop on our tour of the MicroGoose system is the Logging page Here you can examine your logged data in greater detail by selectively changing the graph s time scale or removing traces from the graph so that only the measurements of interest are displayed You can also download the logged data or erase it from the unit s memory as desired Let s take a brief overview of the various items on this page and then we ll demonstrate a couple of examples on how to use them l This group of checkboxes controls which measurements are displayed on the graph The Time Range drop down box lets you change the horiz
51. it P address TaZT0 T2312 acquire both its IP address and DNS Server settings via ramas DHCP use DHCP for the IP address while using static i ie eee ana DNS addresses or use static addresses for both IP and coon 6 Server DNS The default is Use Static Network m _Save Changes Configuration and DNS server addresses if you set this control to either of the eae woe options click Save MUS the unit al ae to aes its Warning if you enable one of the DHCP options and a DHCP service is not available or cannot be reached the unit will no longer respond on the static address and you will not be able to get back into the unit If this occurs use the hardware RESET procedure described in section 1 to reset the unit to the factory default addresses and disable DHCP The next settings are IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway When your MicroGoose first arrives from the factory or if you use the RESET button on the front of the unit these settings will default to the following local subnet settings IP ADDRESS 192 168 123 123 SUBNET MASK 255 255 255 0 DEFAULT GATEWAY 192 168 123 1 Below the IP address settings you will find a pair of fields named Primary DNS Server and Secondary DNS Server This is where you can specify the DNS servers for the MicroGoose to use to look up any servers or addresses which you specify by URL rather than by direct IP address Any standard DNS server can be used as long as the MicroGoose i
52. lso be used to set or change those settings as follows U the SMTP and POP3 server settings may be changed by adding smtp lt server gt lt port gt or pop lt server gt lt port gt respectively Note that lt port gt is optional and lt server gt may be specified either by IP address or URL U the mail server login credentials may be changed by adding user lt id gt lt password gt to this command Note that both parameters must be specified U the e mail recipients may be set by adding to lt n gt lt address gt i e the command mail tol foo bar com would set the To E mail Address 1 field on the Config Monitoring page to foo bar com U additionally mail test will cause the unit to attempt to send a test e mail equivalent to the Send Test E Mail button at the bottom of the Config Monitoring page U net if given with no additional parameters this command displays the current network settings Typing net dhcp will enable DHCP on the unit while net lt ip gt lt mask gt lt gateway gt will set the unit s IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway Note that in the latter usage all three settings must be provided 1 e it is not allowed to specify only an IP Address with no Mask or Gateway U netreset resets the Network settings to their factory defaults Equivalent to using the RESET button on the front of the unit U reboot initiate a full reboot of the system firmware equivalent to a power cycled cold start U re
53. mails to the specified recipient s at the specified intervals As with the Alarms you can have multiple events up to a total of eight and selectively assign them to be sent to one or more of your configured e mail addresses The Report Time hour and min fields determine at what time s the reports will be sent out For Report Period intervals of 24 hours or longer the report will be sent out once at the specified time for intervals of 12 hours or less the reports will begin at the specified time and then be sent out every specified Report Period interval thereafter Obviously for this function to work the system s clock must be set either manually or via an NTP server if the clock is not set no reports will be sent at any interval This provides you with a lot of flexibility but can be potentially confusing from a brief description so let s see if we can clarify it with a few examples Let us say that the current time just to simplify our examples 1s 10 00 00 10 00AM on Monday January Ist That being the case U if you set a Report Time of 08 00 8 00AM and a Report Period of 24 hours the unit will begin sending status e mails at 08 00 8 00AM on Tuesday January 2nd and will continue sending one status e mail every day at 08 00 8 00AM thereafter The reason the reports won t begin until the Tuesday is because the unit has to wait for the indicated time on the clock to come back around U if however you were t
54. mory chip even a short power outage can cause a visible gap in order to extend the life of the Flash memory the unit holds the most recent readings in temporary RAM and does not write them to the Flash chip until it has accumulated enough to fill an entire page So if power goes out between page writes any data held in RAM but not yet written to Flash may be lost Typically a MicroGoose will take about 30 minutes to fill a page 60 50 40 30 aU The Alarms Page This is where you can set up alarm thresholds for each sensor attached to your MicroGoose To p Aata 102160 120123 our customers who are familiar with our previous E REA WeatherGoose I system you will find that there have been a lot of changes Unlike the older system the MicroGoose allows you to set multiple alarm points for each sensor and selectively determine where the alerts are sent lt ll Prrrr rr making it easy to set up an escalating series of alerts for a single condition or send different es E kinds of alerts to the personnel or departments best suited to deal with them As before you can also selectively set off SNMP traps MicroGoose 3 3 0 Allis well 1 alarms monitored Alarms Alarms MicroGoose ID 01A453731000000C E mail Traps As you can see in the screenshot above this MicroGoose currently has a single alarm configured if the internal temperature sensor exceeds 85 0 F an e mail will be sent to the addr
55. move causes the unit to forget any Digital Sensor Bus devices which are unplugged Equivalent to the Remove all unplugged devices checkbox on the Display page U report provides a complete report of the unit s current configuration settings resetall equivalent to the Reset ALL to Default Values button on the Configuration Admin page this command causes a total reset of all of the unit s configuration settings returning the unit to a nearly fresh out of the box state U restore reset all of the friendly name fields back to their factory defaults U server by itself this command shows which web server services HTTP or HTTPS are enabled and what port s they are set to This command can also be used to change those port settings or disable a service by issuing the command server http or server https followed by either the port number you wish to assign them to or off to disable that service U snmp by itself this command lists the current SNMP settings It can also be used to set or change those settings as follows U adding port lt port gt sets the listening port for incoming GET requests U the read write or trap communities can be set by adding readcom writecom or trapcom respectively followed by the name of the community U the SNMP system name location and contact e mail can be set by adding those commands followed by the parameters you wish them to be set to U adding notify
56. n the oldest sample s in the buffer will be discarded to make room the new one The Reset Logs checkbox will cause the MicroGoose to erase all of the currently logged data from memory If this checkbox is set when the Update Graph button is clicked the data is erased the graphs are cleared and the unit will begin accumulating new data Clicking on this link will cause your browser to download all of the accumulated data in a file called datalog csv This type of file known as a comma separated values format hence the csv extension contains the logged data in a simple ASCII text format which can be opened by nearly any spreadsheet program such as Excel Quattro Pro or OpenOffice Calc or data analysis software Note that depending on how long the unit has been in operation downloading the log may take several minutes however the MicroGoose will continue to monitor sensors and alarm conditions during the download process None of the above controls or checkboxes will take effect until one of the Update Graph buttons 1s clicked Two buttons one at the top of the page and one at the bottom are provided simply for the user s convenience so that you don t have to scroll all the way up or down the page to find them there is no difference between the two Currently our example unit is set to display a month s worth of data However this particular unit hasn t been running for a month in fact at the time these screenshots were
57. o a separate e mail program Currently neither of these pages are likely to be of significant interest under normal circumstances They are provided mainly to assist IT Watchdogs in remote diagnostics and technical support in the unlikely event that you encounter problems setting up or using your equipment While altering these settings will not harm or disable your unit they may cause some functions on the other web pages to be less responsive and or cause the logging memory to fill up with unnecessary status and debug data while leaving less room for actual sensor readings Unless you are asked by IT Watchdogs technical support to enable or change any of the settings on these pages these settings should not be disturbed The Configuration Admin page The last page of configuration options are primarily concerned with administrative functions such as the real time clock and account settings It is also possible to upload firmware upgrades from here and do a global reset ee a P Address 92 168 123 123 er oO Lecal Time Wed 11 25 39 11 44 24 a MicroGoose v3 3 0 of the unit back to factory defaults if needed Allis well 0 alarms monitored The first controls you will find at the top of the Configuration Config Admin page are a pair of buttons Reset ALL to All Parameters Default Values and Refresh DNS Cache Both of these eee EETA controls do exactly as their names suggest El Reset ALL to Default Values will reset the
58. o set the Report Time to 13 30 1 30PM instead the reports would begin at 13 30 1 30PM that same day Monday January Ist instead U if you set a Report Time of 08 00 8 00AM and a Report Period of every Friday the first status report would be sent on Friday January 5th and continue every Friday thereafter U if on the other hand you set a Report Time of 08 00 8 00AM and a Report Period of every Monday the reports would not begin until the following Monday January 8th since 08 00 of the current Monday the Ist has already passed U if you set a Report Time of 08 00 8 00AM and a Report Period of 2 hours the unit would begin sending status e mails at 08 00 8 00AM on Tuesday January 2nd and then every two hours thereafter U if however you set a Report Time of 14 00 2 00PM and a Report Period of 2 hours the unit will begin sending e mails at 14 00 2 00PM on Monday the Ist and every 2 hours thereafter The E mail Destinations checkboxes work the same way as the ones on the Alarms page recipient s can be selected by setting the appropriate checkboxes starting with email1 on the left through email5 on the right If you wish to remove a particular status report from the list check E the Delete This Report checkbox for the unwanted report event and pe click Save Changes Ba Shaves ESM PSST Erom E mail Address To E mail Address 1 a To E mail Address 2 SSS To E mail Address 3 es
59. ocess of adding new alarms settings and see how it all works Currently in the examples shown so far we have a single alarm set this one will send an e mail alert to the emaill address foo bar com whenever the internal temperature sensor exceeds 85 F But what if the temperature continues to rise Let s say we want to be alerted again if we exceed 90 F and this time we not only want foo bar com to know about it we want our building maintenence supervisor at neg pos net and the HVAC technician at zz9 pluralzalpha com to know about it as well and send an SNMP trap to our SNMP monitor at lobsterpot com First we click the Add New Alarm button highlighted her e E mail Traps ees Temperature F z High Trip 50 vj m m m m E E Save Changes Add New Alarm SSS aes Notice how a new entry has been added to the SuperGoose Il alarm table New entries are Alarms MicroGoose we generally filled in with defaults that are well a es outside the range of normal sensor operations manane E in this case our new alarm is set to trip 1f the High Trip z e50 jesse oe temperature goes below 999 C which is an SS impossible condition Literally so since CowTrip asso ceeoe of absolute zero the point at which all ppa hone E LAA molecular activity theoretically halts occurs at only 273 15 C This is by design as it keeps the MicroGoose from erroneously trying to send alarm messages or traps before you ve had
60. odify via the XML data anyway since it s much easier to change them from the unit s web page However one set of parameters which you might want to modify before cloning across multiple units are the network IP settings if you have multiple units to configure each with its own statically assigned IP address you can open the XML file and look for the following lines at the top of the file lt network status 0 ip address 192 168 123 123 netmask 255 255 255 0 gateway 192 168 123 1 http port 80 https port 443 web protocols both telnet enable 1 gt lt dns num0 ip address 208 67 222 222 gt lt dns num0 gt lt dns numl ip address 208 67 222 220 gt lt dns num1 gt lt network gt Here you could save multiple copies of the XML file one for each unit to be configured changing the ip address netmask gateway and the DNS settings as appropriate for each unit We do not recommend changing the other settings from here in particular status web protocols and telnet enable should be left alone To import a saved configuration into the unit from a previously saved XML file on your PC 1 Click the Browse button browse to the directory you saved the XML file to then double click to select the appropriate file 2 Click the Upload Local XML File button and wait The upload process may take a few minutes depending on the size of the update file and network traffic As the XML configuration data is u
61. onfigured these accounts the way you want them click the Save Changes button If you have configured an Administrator account the unit will now ask you to log in with that username and password before you can continue When changing passwords the unit will require you to provide either the current password for that account or the current Administrator account password in the Old Password field and then type the new password into the New Password and New Password Again fields Both New fields must match exactly for the change to be accepted If you no longer wish to have a username and password associated with a given account simply leave the Account Name New Password and New Password Again fields blank while providing the Administrator account s password in the Old Password field If you have forgotten your Administrator password and cannot get into the configuration pages you will need to use the hardware RESET button as described in Part 1 The Grand Tour of this manual to reset the passwords and regain access to the unit Note that you will need physical access to the unit to perform the RESET and that the unit will also revert to its factory default IP address of 192 168 123 123 as part of the RESET so you will also need to reconnect the unit directly to a PC as described in the QuickStart Setup portion of the manual to re program the unit back to the correct IP address settings for your network U Admin Info settings Th
62. ontal time scale of the graph letting you view the past history anywhere from the past 15 minutes up to the past 30 days assuming the unit has that much data accumulated in its memory This graph displays the selected measurements across the selected time scale The vertical scale MicroGoose IP address 1S2 15 sles ocal Trre Tue 12 0E 0S 12 07 15 All is well alarms monitored Logging D 4 a Logging Micro e 0144537310000007 Temperature F Reativa Humidity a PDA Phune XML MIR MicroGoose Tempersture F Relative Humidity MicroGoose A Maxim ioggatle tme span 113 78 days I Resat Logs gt Update Graph Sh Click here to download CSY log data Unit Location Somewrere Unit Descristicn al UUU 123 9648 or Cal 512 257 1462 Al Riyhil Reserve always automatically adjusts to fit the upper and lower bounds of the data being displayed while the horizontal scale will either be the time range selected in the drop down box above or the length of time for which the unit actually has data in its memory whichever is less This provides a color key to the graph above it showing which colored lines correspond to which sensor device s and measurement s This message located directly underneath the color key tells you the maximum amount of data that can be logged before the memory is full Once the MicroGoose s memory capacity has been reached each time a new data sample is take
63. or zz9 pluralzalpha com our HVAC technician and our SNMP monitor at lobsterpot com 6 Now we click Save Changes and just like that now we have a new alarm setting in the MicroGoose table Now whenever our temperature exceeds 85 F our sysadmin will get a message if the temperature climbs about 90 F not only does the sysadmin get another message but our building maintenence supervisor and the HVAC technician or service company get e mails as well and we also set off an SNMP trap to our network monitor More alarm thresholds up to a maximum of 200 can be added simply by clicking the appropriate Add New Alarm button for the sensor or sensor group you wish to add a new alarm condition to If you attempt to add another alarm past the 200th an error message will appear stating that you re trying to set more alarms than the MicroGoose can support and no new alarm entry will appear on the page Note tk Alarms PDA Phone XML MIB MicroGoose IP Address 192 168 123 123 Local Time Tue 12 08 09 12 51 58 a e HEELE All is well 2 alarms monitored Alarms MicroGoose ID 01A453731000000C E mail Traps Temperature F High Trip 85 0 ME S D S E ae Temperature C gt High Trip VMECME MP 30 0 Save Changes Add New Alarm Alarm Behavior Unplugged Alerts Enabled Disables alarm notifications for unplugged devices Save Changes Unit Location Somewher
64. periodic system status e mails 190 42 244 19 e PNO secancar saver 12961528 Note that the graphing logging and periodic status e mail e 0 eee functions will not operate if the clock is not set The unit will however continue to monitor the sensors and Sava Changes generate alarms since those functions are concerned only with current sensor readings and are not dependent on knowing what particular time it is or how much time has elapsed between events Set Clock method allows you to determine whether the clock syncs itself with the NTP server or only from the time and date fields in this section If Manual mode is selected the clock will only be set once when the Save Changes button is clicked to the time and date entered in the appropriate fields and then will continue to keep time from there NTP Server mode will cause the MicroGoose to query the time server s specified in the NTP primary server and NTP secondary server fields and then periodically re sync itself at the intervals specified in the Sync to NTP server period setting NTP time servers regardless of their physical location always provide the current time in GMT The GMT to local field lets you specify the offset to be applied to GMT for your local time zone Please note that the WeatherGoose currently has no provision to automatically compensate for Daylight Saving Time so make sure you take this into account when entering the offset The next ro
65. ploaded and parsed you will see a series of progress messages once you see the message XML file upload succeeded the process is complete 3 Return to the unit s web page keeping in mind that depending on the XML settings its IP address may have changed and it should now have the newly imported configurations in place U SSL Certificate and Private Key As we saw earlier in the Config Network settings a SSL Certificate and Private Key MicroGoose can be accessed either via unsecured HTTP SEL Corficio and Privato Koy aro VALID 5 SEL Certiticate Fie Browse or over an SSL secured HTTPS connection A ae j Ee E E Tasi SSL Pr vats Key File Drowse MicroGoose unit comes with a self signed SSL certificate Dasa already built in which it will use by default This is aE usually sufficient for the average user but for those users who prefer to use their own self generated SSL certificates and private keys or whose corporate IT security policies require the use of a properly signed certificate key combination provided by a trusted 3rd party such as Verisign or Thawte the MicroGoose provides those users with the ability to install their certificate key combination here You can either generate your own self signed Certificate and Key files using tools such as OpenSSL or purchase an authenticated certificate set In either case the uploaded certificate and key files must be in binary DER format the unit cannot accept ASCI
66. pt the data portion of messages sent by this account Also known as the user s privKey Trap User the name of the SNMP v3 account which will send traps from this device to the Manager when an alarm threshold is exceeded i e the Manager expects to receive traps from this username Trap Authentication Password the authKey password used to sign trap messages sent by the device to the SNMP Manager Trap Privacy Password the privKey password used to encrypt the data portion of messages sent by the device to the SNMP Manager Save Changes and or Reset SNMPV3 Non volatile RAM this button requires a bit of explanation As with the Save Changes buttons on the other configuration sections this button will cause changes to the od SLAE cul section to Aea A in the MicroGoose s flash EUS Bel it will N1 x mM h 1 gt be an remote oly J clo ned or c nf 12 Al Ure df fri DM t the Bisel of TERS is TE TECEN to STE used for first time eTA of SNMP P v3 once you have accessed the unit from the Manager all further configuration including the modification or removal of existing SNMP v3 user accounts should be done remotely via the Manager rather than from the unit s Config page Cameras settings The MicroGoose like its predecessor is able to display still image thumbnails for up to four IP cameras Cem 1 1P Ankas MED Model No camera M as o of the euei siea on oa MESES ee m Cam 2 IP Adcress
67. r l Saree toe alarm thresholds the top banner summary reports Alarms 2 monitored 2 TRIPPED 0 UNPLUGGED The internal temperature sensor s numeric reading is still red and the unit has now tried to send another e mail this time to our building maintence supervisor and HVAC technician as well as to our sysadmin and has sent an SNMP trap to our SNMP monitor MicroGoose v3 3 0 eee Sensors MicroGoose ID 01A453731000000C O mpersture F 90 16 F Note that the alarm settings in the Alarms page all function independently of each other i e any sensor exceeding any of its associated alarm threshold s will trip that alarm and cause the action s selected by the checkboxes regardless of whether any other sensors are currently in alarm or not A final note on alarm thresholds before we move on you may have noticed that the drop down box included both a Temperature F and a Temperature C option These allow you to specify an alarm state in either unit zei aa measuremen and d to keep in mind that these operate ind yendently Temperature Uni L A The MicroGoose automatically keeps track of and converts alarm thresholds nd TEPE measurements to the appropriate units internally so 1f for example you were to set an alarm at 85 F while the Temperature Unit was set to display in Fahrenheit and then later changed the Temperature Unit to display in Celsius instead the alarm will still tr
68. riefly so that you can be aware of their existence in the unlikely n event that you have a problem with your system requiring in depth technical support and are asked to supply some information from these diagnostic pages C le DHEM he H ware Orci gralie ae WS 3 r amp abe Lee DIICP for Hexors cog ata sre De atk INI server a avin Lees ae srk Iwer ad CNS cee crear I cd zs ESTEE Cucne Mesh jess 255 255 Gsswsvi 192 160 1291 ving DNES var Pe Pee ee Naa LAS Sere J200 57 222 220 Kavi Chamges eb Server troto IMTP and INTTPS Pp zmt feo P ik fana Telet Zere Enabled Kavi Claman The Configuration Network page The first Config page which always comes up by default when the Config tab is clicked from any other page is Configuration Network We saw this page earlier during the QuickStart Setup Guide portion of this manual and briefly touched on its functions It is divided into three sections Network Web Server and DNS Servers U Network settings These settings should be familiar to anyone who has set up a network or an internet capable device before Current Network Configuration set statically The first set of controls is a trio of buttons which Use DHCP for Netvors Configuration and DNS Server Addresses allows you to determine how the unit will get its network oo a a configuration settings You can either have the un
69. rom the list Now lets see what happens when an alarm exceeds its threshold Currently our ambient temperature according to the MicroGoose s internal temperature sensor is 76 55 F The Sensors page reports All is well 2 alarms monitored and all the values are black indicating that all of the sensors are within the threshold s we ve set Let s see what happens when we warm things up a bit The temperature has climbed to 87 96 F Now the top banner summary reports Alarms 2 monitored 1 TRIPPED 0 UNPLUGGED and the internal temperature sensor s numeric reading has turned red to indicate that it is currently in an alarm condition The unit has also sent an e mail to our sysadmin Sensors Sensors MicroGoose IP Address 192 168 123 1 23 23 Local Time Mon 12 07 09 11 56 38 MicroGoose 3 3 0 Allis well 2 alarms monitored Sensors MicroGoose ID 01A4537310000000 BR temperature T 86 85 MicroGoose IP Address 192 168 Lecal Time Mon 12 07 09 11 56 38 paetaan EEL Alarms 2 monitored Sensors MicroGoose ID 01A45373 LOOO000C Bh temperature F 87 96 F 86 85 84 Note that on the MicroGoose the unplugged status is meaningless since this model does not support external add on sensors The temperature continues to rise now at 90 46 F it exceeds our second alarm threshold p aes 1 2168123123 Since the temperature is now higher than both of ou
70. s To E mail Address 4 SSS To E mail Address 5 et Monitoring U SNMP settings If your facility includes SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol monitoring you can configure the ves EE MicroGoose to be aware of your SNMP system so that it Read Sonmnty iT can send traps when alarm conditions occur Lister prL fer GET TRI Trap Community privas The MicroGoose s SNMP _ capabilities are write community private significantly enhanced over the previous WeatherGoose I Pa meme T copiIP aA wssypurk by system As we hinted at earlier in the Alarms section you 1 ap Pes pot 2 can now specify up to two different servers to receive Save Changes alarm traps and selectively direct different alarms to either or both of the specified SNMP managers whereas previously all traps were globally broadcast to all specified managers The MicroGoose also supports SNMP v2c and permits the sending of v2c type NOTIFY events rather than v1 TRAPs and supports SNMP SET operations to set certain parameters remotely as well as read them As of firmware rev 3 3 x SNMP v3 is also supported additional settings for v3 support have their own parameter block and will be covered in the next section One feature which has been retained from the WeatherGoose I to the MicroGoose is that the appropriate MIB file for the unit is contained within the unit s memory and can be downloaded directly from it at any time simply
71. s which we will cover in the next section e Sensors page This is the page that the unit will default to when accessed by its IP address There are no user or administrator adjustable settings on this page it merely displays the current readings and historical graphs of the MicroGoose s internal sensors The tabs along the left hand side of the page provide access to the rest of the MicroGoose s functions You can also download the unit s SNMP MIB file from this page via a link underneath the page tabs e Alarms page From here you can add or remove alarm thresholds which will cause the unit to send e mails SNMP traps and or activate the audible alert buzzer SuperGoose II only if any of those thresholds are exceeded The MicroGoose alarm system has several significant enhancements over the original WeatherGoose I including the ability to set multiple thresholds for any given sensor and selectively determine which of up to five e mail address es and or up to two SNMP listeners should receive alerts for a particular condition U Logging page On this page you will find a larger graph which can be customized to display only the sensor s of interest to you and to display their history for periods ranging from 15 minutes up to month You can also download and or erase the log history from this page if desired logs are downloadable in a standard CSV comma separated values format which can be imported into a vari
72. s able to access it from your network U Web Server settings These settings control the behavior of the MicroGoose s built in web server fons yee The first setting the Protocols drop down box has weet M lenet se vice Enabled three possible settings HTTP and HTTPS the default HTTP or HTTPS This controls whether or not the unit will require or deny an SSL secured connection vs an unsecured connection If you are using the MicroGoose solely inside your own private network and not exposing it to a public IP address these settings probably aren t important to you on the other hand users who need to remotely administer their installations over the public internet may prefer to have the unit refuse HTTP non SSL connections and permit only HTTPS SSL encrypted connections Save Changes The next two settings HTTP Port and HTTPS Port should be left at their defaults of 80 and 443 respectively unless you have some particular need to change them as these are the ports which a web browser will attempt to connect with by default whenever you type http lt unit s ip address gt or https lt unit s ip address gt into the browser s address bar If you change these port numbers then you will need to add the new port numbers to the end of the URL 1 e if you change HTTP Port to 95 then you will have to type http lt unit s ip address gt 95 into the browser s address bar The last
73. s connection uses the following items the appropri ate IP settings Wv IS Client for Microsoft Networks M A File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks ot oS Packet Sched Obtain an IP address automatically Internet Protocol TCP IP Activity sent gd Received o ma _ Properties IP address 192 168 123 100 Co Description Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol The default Subnet mask 255 2565 2560 Bytes 1 509 824 4 086 679 wide area network protocol that provides communication E across diverse interconnected networks Z Default gateway V Show icon in notification area when connected V Notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity Disable Obtain DHS server address automatically f Use the following ONS server addresses Prefered DMS server Alternate DMS server Advanced Cancel Once you have configured your network card to access the MicroGoose open your web browser and type http 192 168 123 123 into the address bar You should get a page which looks similar to this MicroGoose TP Address 199 148 129 1993 Local Time Clock not set Balun aatbstacaey Allis well O alarms monitored Saas Sensois ID 014453731000000 B temperature F 79 97 F I st time power up a elative Humidi Se clock is not set he memory has no logged data No data to graph PDA Phone XML_ MIB To show the graph correctly ple
74. s not perform any monitoring processing or logging of the camera images any motion detection alarms or video recording must be handled directly by the camera and or by its provided application software if any At the top of this and every other page you ____ ___________ will see a banner similar to this one The unit s MiniGoose II friendly name is prominently displayed in large Local Tine Mon 12107109 17 25 20 type this name can be changed on the Display page to help you determine which unit you re looking at if you have more than one Goose in your facility Below the unit s name you ll see its current IP address and the current time and date to the right the unit s model and current firmware revision Below these there s an at a glance summary of the current alarm state when all the sensors are within their normal range it will display Allis well and the number of alarm conditions being watched in green type In this case 0 alarms monitored indicates that we haven t configured any alarm thresholds yet If a sensor exceeds its alarm threshold the text will turn red and display the number of alarm conditions also its displayed value will turn from black to red More about this in a moment MiniGoose II 3 3 0 Allis well 3 alarms monitored Each unit also displays its administrative information at the bottom of each web page This O BELEE Admin or Call 000
75. set parameters via SET must belong to the same community SNMP System Name SNMP System Location and SNMP System Contact simply allow you to specify some information about the MicroGoose unit which can be used to identify it via SNMP querys later As with the Admin Info fields mentioned briefly in the QuickStart Setup portion of the manual and which will be covered again in the following section on the Configuration Admin page the MicroGoose does not actually attempt to use this information for any of its own operations so these fields can contain whatever information you wish or even be left blank if you prefer Trap Type this control determines whether the MicroGoose sends SNMPvI style TRAP events SNMPv2c style NOTIFY events or SNMPv3 style NOTIFY events when an alarm condition occurs Trap IP Address port you can specify up to two SNMP managers to receive TRAP or NOTIFY events in these fields and then selectively direct alarm events to either or both via the appropriate checkboxes on the Alarms page The destinations can be specified either by IP address or by URL in lt address gt lt port gt form Port 162 is the usual default but may be assigned to any valid UDP port your SNMP installation requires Make sure this port is not the same as the LISTEN port Initial SNMPV3 data settings As of firmware revision v3 3 x the MicroGoose series includes support for the newer SNMP v3 protocol as well Initial SNVPY3 data
76. setting Telnet Service determines whether the MicroGoose will accept incoming Telnet connections on port 23 This service provides access to a configuration menu which can be used to reset some of the MicroGoose s parameters remotely or even initiate a full restart of the firmware if necessary It is Enabled by default but can be Disabled if you prefer For further details on how to use the Telnet service refer to Appendix B The Configuration Monitoring page The next page of configuration settings is Configuration Monitoring which contains all of the network settings that specifically relate to environmental alarms and monitoring E mail SNMP and Cameras You will also find a pair of controls that let you test your e mail and SNMP settings without actually having to drive one of your sensors into an alarm condition U E mail settings This set of controls allows you to configure the unit to send e mail alerts Note that in order to send alerts the sare Sever MicroGoose must be able to reach the outgoing e mail ee Nani ERPS eve ek nearer le nd a Yt server through your network and log into it with the iii credentials you provide and the server must be a standard i re SMTP mail server i e the MicroGoose cannot log into kania To E mail Address 3 and use a Microsoft Exchange server unless that server is ia el oi configured to also permit SMTP as well as Exchange s To proprietary protocol These too should be reasonably pora
77. system Note that to use any of these services you will first need to visit their sites and create an account 1f you do not already have one there To configure your MicroGoose to use one of these services as its outgoing e mail server click on the Config tab then click Monitoring go to the E mail options block and set the parameters as follows depending on the service you intend to use Google Gmail U SMTP Server smtp gmail com U SMTP Port 587 U From E mail Address your Gmail e mail address e g user gmail com POP3 Server leave blank U POP3 Port 110 U Username U Password your Gmail login password AOL com U SMTP Server smtp aol com U SMTP Port 587 From E mail Address your AOL e mail address e g user aol com e POP3 Server leave blank e POP3 Port 110 U Username your AOL e mail address g user aol com e Password your AOL login password GMX com U SMTP Server mail gmx com U SMTP Port 25 From E mail Address your GMX e mail address e g user gmx com POP3 Server leave blank U POP3 Port 110 U Username your GMX e mail address e g user gmx com e Password your GMX login password 1 Please note this information is provided solely as a convenience to those MicroGoose owners and customers who may find it useful for their intended applications IT Watchdogs has no connection with any of the companies or services described no recommendation or en
78. t Network gt Proxy Servers MicroGoose USER MANUAL Part 1 The Grand Tour This section is intended to help familiarize you with the MicroGoose unit itself in particular this section will focus on the hardware feartures including the physical connectors and sensor devices on the side panels and their various functions The MicroGoose unit is a compact module about the size of a large candy bar designed to be mounted in a variety of locations such as utility closets work areas storage areas and other places where a larger rack mountable unit might not fit or where there may not even be a rack to mount it to in the first place Note however that our equipment has not been designed for outdoor use or for use in extreme environments where it could be exposed to excessively high or low temperatures chemical fumes etc In addition the MicroGoose unit supports Power over Ethernet PoE operation making it even more convenient to locate several units at multiple locations within a larger facility without the need to worry about having a nearby power outlet when used with a PoE injector or a PoE capable network switch a MicroGoose can be mounted anywhere you can string an Ethernet cable Like all of our WeatherGoose products the unit s default network IP address information can be found printed on the unit itself These are the settings the unit ships with from the factory and to which it will return if the ZP R
79. tions etc into your other installations Download Current XML File To export the unit s current configuration to an XML file on your PC simply click the Download Current XML File button dis If the latter Occurs Seine use your browser s save as function to s save ie displayed XML data to a disk file In general you it may simply attem p t to aisp ay 1t aS thougn it were a web page or a text Ille 29 66 should choose XML file dialog box Web Page XML Only or similar as the Save As Type in the file saving U Also note some versions of the Opera browser prior to Opera 10 may attempt to parse or display the XML data as an unstyled web page rather than displaying the XML data which may result in a seemingly blank page If you wait until the page finishes Kati you can still Save As even sain ui page ee blank SS make sure that i ile or for the Save vill write an incorrect TEE value into the XML eider if you choose one of the XML File options which could cause the MicroGoose to reject the file when you try to upload it back into the unit Once the file has been saved to your local PC you can use any text or XML editor to view and modify the information in it before uploading it back into other Goose II units A full explanation of all of the XML fields is well beyond the scope of this manual and most of them you probably will not want to directly m
80. ts to the unit rw rescued eee P i y P 5 ea Passvcr zin lagain o con rn Accounts are listed in order of privilege from highest to Mon Pascor ee oT lowest and lower privilege accounts cannot be set unless Save Changes the higher privilege accounts above them are set as well i e you cannot have a Control account without an Administrator account and you cannot have a View Only account without both a Control and Administrator account The three levels of accounts have the following privileges U Administrator this a oit has Siaa access to the MicroGoose all pages are viewable and any setting can be changed including the abili ange any other account s T Note that this account is the only account which can access the Config p page and that you must configure this account before you can configure the Control or View Only accounts U Control this account is able to U view all of the web pages except for the Config page U add or change Alarms entries U change the graph s time scale and which readings are displayed on the graph and the LCD on SuperGoose II units on the Logging page U download and or erase the log history from the Logging page U change the settings on the Display page U View Only this account is able to U view all of the web pages except for the Config page U download but not erase the log history from the Logging page U this account cannot change any setting on any page Once you have c
81. validation U leave SMTP Port set to 25 unless your administrator specifies a different port U fill in the POP3 Server field with the IP or URL of your POP3 server for a standard i e non encrypted SMTP connection which U enter the login credentials for your POP3 server requires POP before SMTP validation into the Username and Password fields U leave SMTP Port set to 25 unless your administrator specifies a different port U leave the POP3 Server field blank U enter the login credentials for your SMTP server into the Username and Password fields set the SMTP Port to 465 U leave the POP3 Server field blank U enter the login credentials for your SMTP for an ESMTP TLS connection server into the Username and Password fields U leave SMTP Port set to 25 unless your administrator specifies a different port for an ESMTP SSL connection U System Status E Mail Reports settings This feature allows you to generate periodic status e mails reporting the unit s current sensor readings Any sensor which is pT currently in one or more alarm states will have the word TRIPPED next to its reading To add a new status e mail event click the Add New Report button Just like we saw with the Alarms settings a new event appears in the list ready to be filled in with your desired settings Once you have filled in the various fields and checkboxes click the Save Changes button and the MicroGoose will begin sending status e
82. w of fields below GMT to local allow you to specify the current date as Month Day and two digit Year the leading two digits are always assumed to be 20 since it seems reasonable to suspect that very few if any of these units will still be in service by the year 2100 and the current Hour Minute and Second Note that if you are only using Manual setting mode and do not intend to sync with NTP servers you could just enter the local time here and set the GMT to local offset to 00 00 however if you have specified a GMT offset and intend to use NTP time servers make sure you enter the correct GMT time here not necessarily your local time On the other hand if Set Clock method is set to NTP Server mode and the NTP server IPs are valid and reachable it doesn t matter what you put in these clock setting fields since the unit will sync to the time supplied by the NTP servers as soon as it finds them NTP primary server and NTP secondary server allow you to specify the desired NTP time servers either by IP address or URL Sync to NTP server period determines how often the unit will sync with an NTP server The default is 1800 seconds or 30 minutes but can be set to as long as 65535 seconds or just over 18 hours The real time clock has its own internal backup power source which will keep the clock running for up to 10 days if the unit s primary power source is disconnected or lost Note that this backup power does not keep th
83. y directory 2 Click the Browse button and browse to the temporary directory you unZIPped the update package into The file you are looking for will have a PKG extension double click to select that file 3 Click the Upload New Firmware button and wait The upload process may take a few minutes depending on the size of the update file and network traffic Note that due to the various differences between browsers you may or may not see an in progress report as each block of data is uploaded During this time both the IDLE and ACTIVITY LEDs should blink in unison and on the SuperGoose II the LCD will read FIRMWARE UPDATING 4 Once the upload is complete you should see a page similar to the r screen shown here with a 60 second countdown while the unit validates and installs the new firmware Once the installation is Oa a ed complete the unit will reboot and return to the default Sensors page pen EE cea reboots If you are not redirected please Under normal circumstances a firmware update will not erase Se Se your log history unit configuration or alarm settings However if you want to take extra caution simply download all of your logged data from the Logging page then use the export import configuration functions described above to save a copy of all of your device configurations before uploading your new firmware MicroGoose USER MANUAL Appendix A PDA Phone View In addition to the standard web page view
84. you install it in your network and change your computer s network card settings back to the correct ones for your network PDA Phone Web Server XML MIB U Web Server Protocols HTTP and HTTPS For the moment these settings cane gt HTTP Port a0 be left alone HTTFS Port 44g Telnet Service Enabled gt Save Changes And that s it Your new MicroGoose is now ready to mount in your server rack and begin logging data In the following sections we will cover each of the unit s functions in more detail and show you how to set up alarm thresholds configure e mail and SNMP alerts sensor options cameras and all the rest MAiM5775 Nn TIP if you are using a single pe mF ci Command Prompt PC to configure several Ree Ener ere ee MicroGoose units in a row one Ss tas uc ugs kt eee after the other you may find that Qi some units appear slow or unresponsive when first connected to the PC This is often caused by the operating system and network stack remembering the MAC ID of the previous unit at the 192 168 123 123 address and continuing to try to send packets to that MAC instead of the current unit s MAC This can be overcome either by waiting a few minutes for the remembered MAC to expire from the ARP table this can take anywhere from 2 20 minutes depending on your O S and version or by opening a command prompt and issuing the command arp d 192 168 123 123 to delete that IP ad

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