TN-0043-A0 - Using FileZilla FTP Server with a DT80
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1. with time This is important because the dataTaker will attempt to send data to a single address so it must be consistent If you are connecting the dataTaker and PC to a LAN then you may need to consult your network administrator in order to obtain a static IP address so as to avoid conflicts with the dynamic ranges If you do not have a network administrator then you will need to determine your own static IP address and check your router settings to ensure that your dynamic IP range does not include this IP address Once a static IP address for the host PC can be established you will need to complete the steps shown in section 3 1 2 below If you are connecting the logger directly to the PC via a crossover cable then you can use the IP address 169 254 254 233 subnet mask 255 255 0 0 and gateway 0 0 0 0 and follow the steps in section 3 1 2 below NOTE The following steps may affect the ability of the host PC connecting to other networks Ensure that you use an IP address which does not conflict with any other network device connected to the PC such as wireless Page 1 of 8 TN 0043 A0 la fa f Fel ta TN 0043 3 1 1 Determine the Default Gateway and Subnet Mask These steps can be skipped if the host PC and dataTaker are connected via an Ethernet Crossover cable or if you already know your Default Gateway and Subnet Mask 1 Click Start Click Run 2 Type CMD into the text box and click OK 3 You will see2. a black DOS window appear in this window type IPCONFIG and press ENTER 4 A response will be given including the IP address of the Local Area Connection note down the IP Address Subnet Mask and Default Gateway E Command Prompt ajaj x Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection JF Media State z Media disconnected Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection Connection specific DHS Suffix IP Addwess a2 eo ww we LBS Subnet Mask gt 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway 186 780 6 1 Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection Media State Media disconnected Ethernet adapter SonicWALL UVirtual Adapter Connection specific DNS Suffix IP Address 2 2 ow we ew we ee ee ee ee ee ee A Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway GC WINDOWS gt 3 1 2 Changing the Network IP address settings 1 Click Start click Control Panel click Network and Internet Connections and then click Network Connections 2 Right click the network connection to which the dataTaker is also connected and then click Properties 3 On the General tab click Internet Protocol TCP IP in the This connection uses the following items list and then click Properties 4 Onthe General tab click Use the following IP address Configure the entries as follows o IP Address The static IP address you chose for this server PC for example a direct connection to the dataTaker should use 169 254 254 233 o Subnet Mask Use the subnet mask id
3. ared folders e Click the Add button under the Shared folders list Directories Aliases e When the Browse for Folder dialog appears Browse for Folder 2 X Please select a folder that should be added to the Folders list of the selected user account select a folder on the aye host PC where you See Local Disk C A o E G 7087b55e1d8fc72514 want to store the data B amp datataker being sent from the DELL 8G Documents and Settings logger s Expansion modules maaan gt Be sont Om e Click OK H Intel H Msocache Ll Page 6 of 8 TN 0043 A0 datalaker Technical Note TN 0043 e The shared folder will now appear in the list Shared folders Directories Aliases Iw write e With the shared folder M Delete selected tick the boxes A d as shown on the left to Ea set read write Directores permissions for the j Coe dataTaker r l j vee e Click Set as home dir oe you should see an H lt gt Subdirs next to the folder SSS name Add Remove Rename Set as home cir e Click OK 3 4 1 Testing the FileZilla FTP server on the PC Your FileZilla server set up is now complete To test this we will firstly use the same PC to ensure that the server software is working e Open an explorer window Start E e Type the address ftp 127 0 0 1 into the address bar as shown below e When prompted for a username and password type in those you created earlier
4. datalaker Technical Note TN 0043 Using FileZilla FTP Server with a DT80 Series Logger File Transfer Protocol FTP is used by the dataTaker DT80 range data loggers when pushing data to a file server This server could be located remotely over a Wide Area Network WAN such as the internet or locally over a Local Area Network LAN WAN FTP services are abundant and can be purchased for a low yearly rate depending on the amount of data you wish to send to the server On the other hand if you want to host your data on a local computer then you need to install FTP server software FileZilla is an FTP server program intended to be installed on a PC running Windows It will allow this PC to become a host to which any number of dataTaker data loggers can store their data This document briefly describes the installation process and basic configuration of FileZilla and shows how to send data to that PC from any dataTaker DT80 range data logger 1 Prerequisites e TNO0O035 Connecting a DT80 Range Logger to an Ethernet Modem OR e TNO036 Connecting a DT80 Range Logger to a Local Area Network 2 Required Equipment e datalaker DT80 series data logger e Host PC Running Windows 2000 XP or Vista with a network internet connection 3 Process 3 1 Obtain and set the static IP address for the server The host computer server requires a static IP address one which will not change instead of a dynamic DHCP assigned IP address one that changes
5. entified in 3 1 1 or 255 255 0 0 if you have a direct connection to the dataTaker o Default Gateway Use the default gateway identified in 3 1 1 or leave blank if you have a direct connection to the dataTaker 5 Click OK 3 2 Download FileZilla e In your web browser go to hitp filezilla project org download php type server e Download Save the recommended Server version at the time that this document was written the file and version was FileZilla _Server 0_9_37 exe Page 2 of 8 TN 0043 A0 datalaker Technical Note TN 0043 3 3 Install FileZilla e Run the executable file e Install using the options shown in the following screenshots FileZilla Server beta 0 9 Setup Startup settings Select startup behaviour For Filezilla Server Please choose how FileZilla Server should be started Please choose the port the admin interface of Filezilla Server should listen on 1 655355 Start Server after setup completes Mullsoart Install system v2 46 Unicode FileZilla Server beta 0 9 37 Setup Startup settings Select startup behaviour For Filezilla Server Please choose how the server interface should be started Start if user logs on apply to all users default Start Interface after setup completes Mullsart Install system v2 46 Unicode Page 3 of 8 TN 0043 A0 datalaker Technical Note TN 0043 H FileZilla Server beta 0 9 37 Setup m lok P Installation Complete Setup was completed s
6. ers Password Speed Limits TF Filter Group membership Bypass userlimit of server Maximum connection count Connection limit per IP Force SSL for user login Description You can enter some comments about the user Cancel e Click the Add button in the Users group box to the right e When the Add user account dialog appears enter any username that wish In this exampl Please enter the name of the user account that should YOU WISG aes i is ope be added the user name is user1 user e Ignore the group option User should be member of the following group e Click OK e The username will now be shown in the list within the Users group box to the right e Click the user name in the list then click the Password tick box e Enter in a password for the user this may be different to the administration password into the password field Page 5 of 8 TN 0043 A0 datalaker Technical Note TN 0043 e You should now have a screen that looks like this Account settings General MW Enable account Shared folders j essere iid Speed Limits IP Filter Group membership lt none gt Bypass userlimit of server Maximum connection count Connection limit per IP Add Remove Force SSL For user login Rename Copy Description You can enter some comments about the user Cancel e Click Shared folders in the Pages list to the left of the window Sh
7. in this case we have the username user and password password LH ftp 127 0 0 47 File Edit View Favorites Tools Help DO search Folders iy Ea x ie mi Size Type Modified yest Folder File Folder 27 10 2010 12 00 AM User user a Local intranet e You should now be shown a blank window right click in the blank space and click New gt Folder and give the folder any name This ensures that you have read write permissions Page 7 of 8 TN 0043 A0 datalaker Technical Note TN 0043 3 5 Configure the dataTaker 3 5 1 Configure the network on the dataTaker Use the default Ethernet profile settings in the logger To restore these settings you can use the FACTORYDEFAULTS command through a command window 3 5 2 Manual data transfer To copy data to your FileZilla server you will need to execute the following COPYD command COPYD dest ftp userl password server_ip_address Where user is the username created earlier for the FileZilla server password is the password defined for the above user server _ip address is the IP address of the FileZilla server You can also specify a folder and or filename to the end of the dest option which will place the file in a different location which is useful for organising your data if you have more than one logger e g dest ftp userl password 169 254 254 233 loggerl1 or dest ftp userl password 169 254 254 233 logger2 datafile csv There are many
8. options that can be used with the COPYD command including data format CSV or DBD start and end times and many more To see a list of these options and their functionality please see the datal aker user manual 3 5 3 Automatic data transfer Automatic data transfer is useful when the logger needs to operate over a long period of time or when data needs to be transferred regularly to ensure adequate storage space on the logger To implement automatic data transfer on the logger you will need to use the same COPYD code as described in section 3 5 1 above however it must be enclosed within a DO statement and placed into your dataTaker program For example BEGIN F TP TEST LOGON RAIM VEXT External Voltage RB12H DO COPYD start new dest ftp userl password 169 254 254 233 END This program will log the external supply voltage and unload this data to an FTP server every 12 hours Each file will consist of only the new data and will have a dynamic filename generated by the logger 7 For customer service call 1300 735 292 Thermo Fisher To fax an order use 1800 067 639 SCIENTIFIC Visit us online www thermofisher com au 2010 Thermo Fisher Scientific Australia Pty Ltd All rights reserved A B N 52 058 390 917 TN 0043 A0
9. uccessfully Create Folder C Documents and Settings Kaden Start Menu Proagrans FileZilla Server Al Create shortcut C Documents and Settingsikadem Start Menu Programs Filezilla 5e Create shortcut C Cocuments and Settings kadern Start Menu Programs Filezilla 5e Create shortcut C Documents and Settingsikadem Start Menu Programs Filezilla 5e Create shortcut C Documents and Settings kadern Start Menu Programs Filezilla 5e Create shortcut C Documents and Settings kaden Desktop Filezilla Server Interfac Execute C Program Files Filezilla Seryver Filezilla Server exe fadminport 14147 Execute C Program Files Filezilla Server Filezilla Server Interface exe fadminport 1 Installing Service Execute C Program Files Filezilla Server Filezilla Server exe finstall Put Filezilla Server Interface into registry Completed Nullsoft Install System v2 46 Unicode Cancel e When the installation is complete click Close the server will now start automatically 3 4 Configure FileZilla gt e On the Connect to Server dialog use Connect to Server EW the address 127 0 0 1 and port 14147 enter the password admin Server Address Port 127 0 0 1 14147 e Click OK Administration password ma e Click Edit gt Users the Users window will now appear Page 4 of 8 TN 0043 A0 datalaker Technical Note TN 0043 Account settings General F Enable account Shared Fold
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