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ProRAE Guardian User's Guide

1. Device Nane AreaRAE Gama The Summary tab provides a summarized view of a specifie device s data These summaries are organized by pages You can navigate them by using the navigation buttons along the bottom of the page Total number of pages Goto last page Go back to first pago Goto the page you ick Wa J macar Me Gobackonepage Page currently viewed Golorward one page Sr type a page number tnd enek o 9 4 43 Data Grid aa Data Grid shows all data in a datalog as a multi page table showing individual sensor readings at each interval Use the same navigation deseribed on the Summary tab to go from page to page 9 4 13 8Graph The Graph tab provides an interactive graph display of data and uses colors to show individual sensor readings with concentrations or other values plotted against ime Use the same navigation described on the Summary tab 10 go from page to page 74 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 9 1 13 9Filtered Grid Fitered Grid Filtered Grid allows you to crente and use and or relationships and level detection fiters to customize which data appears in the grid It also allows you to select only entries in which an alarm was triggered Here is an example of how you can use this tool to tailor what you seein your data grid 1 Click on one ofthe sensors in your list E omel E oo oa Emcee a a a aay O ncn setans man
2. sm Ce snares sees Eo en m ieor m iste ony Cer eee Serna Remember An AND relationship dictates that the requirement set by both Below and Above must be satisfied for the data to be shown in the table An Or relationship requires a minimum of only one must be satisfied for data to be shown Once you have set the parameters click Apply to apply them The grid will be tepopulated according to your values Nate The filter applies to the current page of Data Grid 9 4 14 Proxy Server fe Prog Many organizations use web proxy servers to route their Internet traf through them for security reasons and also for controlling Intemet access So if your organization uses a web proxy server then ProRAE Guardian needs to know the server information Otherwise ProRAE Guardian will not be able to access Google Maps via the Internet There are a few quick ways to check whether your ProRAE Guardian requires web proxy server settings 1 ProRAE Guardian cannot access Google maps even when the PC is connected to the Internet 2 In your Internet Explorer go to Tools gt Internet Options gt Connections gt LAN Settings and look for Proxy server settings These are shared settings that ProRAE Guardian automatically uses if they are set here H you typically have a problem viewing external sources such as Google Maps then consult with your IT department so
3. 2014 RAE Systems by Honeywell Contents General Information La Key Features Requirements 1 Hardware Requirements Software Requirements Run Time Requirements User Privilege Requirements Remote Web Viewing Requirements ProRAE Guardian Installation ProRAE Guardian License Registration 41 Activating A License Using A Computer With Internet Access 42 Activating A License Using A Computer Without Internet Access Starting ProRAE Guardian Security Features 6 1 Important Security Feature Logon And Password ProRAE Guardian User Interface Overview 7 1 Resizing The Window Global Settings S A Accessing Global Settings SLL To Add A User 8 12 To Edit A User Profile 2 Event Viewer 83 About ProRAE Guardian 84 Quick Access Toolbar 85 System Status Bar Tabs 9 1 Command Center 9 1 System 1 Data Sources 2 PIM 3 Settings Serial Port 4 Settings Baud Rate 5 Settings Unit IDs 6 T 8 3 4 5 Settings Poll Master Intervals Settings Timeout ms Settings Max Retries 9 Settings Broadcast On Alarm 10 Auto Start 11 Remote Unit Sleep Wakeup 12 Start 5 1 Listen Port TCP Setting Enable Backup Port TCP Max Clients TCP Settings A Timeow s TCP Settings Enable COM Serial Port Settings Baud Rate Serial Port Settings Auto Start Start Remote Data In Viewer Mode View data from a remote PRG PC 1 2 Remote PRG PC Address Parameters Remote PRG 3 Remote PRG PC
4. 9 2 4 Small leon A Small Icon uses just a dot instend of a graphic representation oe Important The Small Icon acts as a status indicator and is therefore color coded It can be one of three colors Green Monitoring and communicating normally Gray The device is offline not communicating Red The device is in an alarm state On the map small icons look like this 7 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide Note Whether you have selected Large Icons ar Small Icons you ean see the name of the monitor by mousing over it 9 3 RAE Center This takes you to the RAE Center website which contains information about RAE Systems software and gas detection equipment 10 Panes The ProRAE Guardian window is divided into panes which ean be rearranged resized minimized or hidden from view These in addition to the Device List provide the primary user interface for ProRAE Guardian Map Device Pane Information Pane Group Area System Device Information List Pane 10 1 Map Pane The Map Pane provides a visual reference that can be either a Google Map or a Site Map In addition ESRI MXD and Tiger maps can optionally be used 73 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide Note As you mouse over the latitude and lo as selected by the cursor ide coordinates track the map location 10 1 1 Google Map Google Map is the default Map View of ProRAE Guardian Refer to section 7 2 Google Map page 77
5. the local ProRAE Guardian machine can view instrument data from instruments that are attached to a remote machine running ProRAE Guardian software This is the most common way Remote Data In is used Viewer mode is available in all ProRAE Guardian Versions 2 Data Aggregator In Cascade Mode many other ProRAE Guardian machines an forward their data to a master ProRAE Guardian machine for aggregation In this way all data from all machines can be aggregated into one master View regardless of source Note Cascade Mode is only available on ProRAE Guardian Full Version installations emote Dats F ower mode ew tata fom a remete sG PE tamore AG Rente GPC Adon 01 01 20227 emote aGPCPat 75 JP cacade 1n Node Recare data fom anote Pce Paranstes Tis sen tors 377 ee 5 ax zofrenoterce a Enable Ler utntcaton E pits sat 9 1 3 1 Viewer Mode View data from a remote PRG PC To set up this machine to view data from a remote computer with ProRAE Guardian check the checkbox labeled Viewer Mode View data from a Remote PRG PC 3s ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 9 1 3 2 Remote PRG PC Address Parameters Remote PRG Input the IP address of the remote ProRAE Guardian computer into this field Note The IP address of the remote ProRAE Guardian computer must be known and accessible in order for Viewer mode to function properly Itis also recommended to u
6. ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 9 4 2 4 Listen Port TCP Settings Set the appropriate port to match your reader device the default is 9723 Note If you change the port on ProRAF Guardian you should change the TCP port with the same value for all the FMC2000 controllers and RAEMEesh Readers indoor version that connect to the ProRAE Guardian 9 1 2 2 Enable Backup Port TCP Settings In some installations port 9723 is blocked and therefore communication between the reader and the computer is also blocked In these situations the problem may be resolved if you enable the backup communication port option If you do not wish to enable a backup port leave the box unchecked the default is Of Most installations will not require this 9 1 2 3 Max Clients TCP Settings ProRAE Guardian can support large numbers of mesh instruments However when these instruments are connected to a mesh reader configured via Ethernet in this fashion serious negative network performance issues may result if large numbers of instruments are involved Consider this when configuring large mesh networks The default for this setting is 10 and the range is 110 64 9 1 2 4 Timeout s TCP Settings ProRAE Guardian closes the TCP connection if there is no data communication on the TCP connection after the Timeout interval elapses The default is 120 seconds 9 4 2 5 Enable COM Serial Port Settings Once your mesh modem is connected and operating s
7. ios Google Chrome e Sairi You must also have WAN LAN or Internet access depending on the system In some cases firewall issues may prevent you from connecting so it may be necessary to consult with your company s LT department ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 3 ProRAE Guardian Installation Load the ProRAF Guardian software from the CD ar from the Internet and when this window appears follow the installation instructions During installation screens prompt you to select the language for ProRAE Guardian as well as your locale The locale selection automatically sets appropriate units of measurement such as kilometers per hour vs miles per hour or degrees Fahrenheit vs Celsius etc The Service Port settings screen allows you to set a Viewer Port and Server Port For more on port settings refer to page 123 Note that you can change all of these settings once the program is installed so you do not need to do anything at this time if You do not want 10 When the installation is complete click Finish to exit the installer program Click Exit on the initial screen to dismiss it Important You can run the program without local administrator privileges On same windows operating systems such as Windows 8 Windows 7 or Vista the OS prevents you from writing to the file in some protected folders such as C Windows and C Program Files During installation do not change the dat
8. Clicking the Export Multiple Instruments Datalog button saves saves the data from all the instruments in the list as CSV comma separated value text files The data inthe files an then can be viewed in a spreadsheet or edited by using software such as Microsoft Excel ete By default all logs are selected but you can use the buttons to deselect all and or individually select log files You can also set the destination where you would like all the Once you have made the selections click Export n ProRAE Guardian User s Guide The progress bars show that the files are being saved When all the files have been saved you see a dialog box that says Export datalog completed You may now exit from the Export windows Clicking the Export Current Display button saves the currently displayed data as a CSV comma separated value text file The data n the file can then can be viewed in a spreadsheet or edited by using software such as Microsoft Exeel etc 72 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide After you click the button input the file name and then click the Save button to export the data file Note that one page of the datalog is not equal to one screen on your display Datalog page size is set in the Data Options Datalog dialog box The default is 2 000 records page 73 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 9 4 43 6Summary FEB ote crt S soph fF teres cra
9. Cascade Out mode as shown here Input the IP address of domain name of the Destination ProRAE Guardian in the Remote PC IP Address field Make sure the Remote PC port is the same as the Listen Port of the Destination ProRAF Guardian or the Backup Port if enabled Check Enable Data Forwarding and click Set Checking Auto Start is recommended ne ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 15 Communications Port Configuration Ht is unlikely that you will need to configure your computer s communication COM port but if it is necessary follow the instructions below 15 1 Determining The Port Number In onder forthe computer and a host modem to communicate via the serial port or virtual Serial port in the ease ofa USB connection you must supply the port number to the terminal emulation program The port number is not obvious so you must find it in the computer Follow this procedure 1 With the mouse right click the ly Computer icon pore Hap Hebron Disconrart aaron vet ProRAE Guardian User s Guide E Dener EDT Servce and Aptis 4 Click Device Manager A list appears in the right pane including Ports COM ELD E Computer Managem Z Fie Action view Window Help e ame Jael E computer Nanegemant Loca iB Sytem Tools Gl Evert Viewer E Sharad Folders M Local users ard Groups gedz gt E
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11. O omme h nan 1 aso O omme h noe 1 soso omme gama 1 sess ome 12830 1 somo omme nma ie aso omme 38 2 sana o om uss 3 osas Aler you click the header the order changes In addition an arrow appears to the right of the pull down triangle to indicate sort direction mi ai You can also click on the triangle in a header to open a menu of options that includes setting whether the sort order is ascending or decending If you have already set the sort order to ascending or descending a check box indicates the direction In addition filters can be set for excluding or including instruments and their data Pull down the menu and select Set Filter En osams m pi asaur mme f iiac esamas Check boxes in the dialog box indicates which instruments are showing Click on the ones you don t want to see so that they are no longer selected Then click OK ProRAE Guardian User s Guide In this case only MeshGuard has been selected so only data pertaining to MeshGuards are shown CEEE C boms m n IF you want to show all instrument data again simply pull down the menu and click Clear Filter When the filter is cleared all columns are again visible 34 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 10 1 2 11 Using Groups To Filter Information Another way to filter your information is to produce hierarchies built fom the labels Ihe headings above the Device List Drag a l
12. ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 9 1 10 2Device Templates Devices in the network that need different alarm points for diferent applications times of day etc can be grouped into Templates that are stored and later used with ProRAE Guardian Note Initial support for Device Template is limited to the BioHarness product Note Access requires administrator privileges and a password Siia ee ane pau ee Creating a Template 1 Crente a Template by clicking Save As 2 Name the template do not use any of the invalid characters which include lt gt Priim HSM P 3 liek OK The new template name shows up in the Templates list Ad struments to the Template 1 Select one or more instruments to bind into a template by clicking om i inthe Instruments list Select multiple instruments by using Contro Click on each one in the list you want to bind to a template Click a Template name in the list this directs which Template to bind to Click Bind To Template ar 60 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide jave Save As Rename oF Delete In each instance except Save a pop up dialog will come up when you click the button When you select a template you ean choose Note Ifyou delete a Template it is permanently erased Note The default template cannot be edited or deleted However you template and then save your edits toa new template using the Sa
13. for operation buttons on Google Map 140 1 1 1 Latitude And Longitude When you move the mouse from one locaton 1o another the latitude and longitude change is reflected TAE 37 43834 Lng 121 93536 E aE 374005 Una 12194315 140 1 1 2 Set instrument GPS location manually After clicking the instrument in the Device List you can locate the instrument on the map by manually setting its GPS coordinates It is a useful feature for instruments without GPS modules Note You can only set GPS coordinates and place instruments on a map if the instruments are locally connected Move the mouse on the map to the location of the instrument Right click on the map and a message box pops up Click Yes to set the instrument on the map SQ me m amanen sae an elt H you manually set the GPS coordinates by right click map forthe instrament the button Reset GPS Setting is enabled Clicking the bution clears the manual GPS setting and the instrument is then shown on the map with the GPS coordinates from the instrument if itis equipped with a GPS sensor Otherwise if it does not have a GPS sensor it will not show on the map 80 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 10 1 2 Site Maps To access Site Maps click the Site Maps Site Maps enables the use ofa map or layout of a facility or specifie region within ProRAE Guardian This gives you the flexibility to show locations of devices inside a facility
14. operations except GPS module registration 1 Registering the GPS module in ProRAE Guardian requires administrator privileges A Right click the ProRAE Guardian icon on the Desktop and select Run as administrator Windows 7 Windows 8 or Vista or select Run as B Select Administrator Windows XP to run ProRAE Guardian with administrator privileges C Go to ESRI Map to register the GPS module After the GPS module is registered you can restart ProRAE Guardian with a normal ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 3 The tool GISDataRegistration is for registering the GIS map fom RAE Systems It requires administrator privileges Start the tool by clicking the menu Start gt gt Programs gt gt RAE Systems Ine gt gt ProRAE Guardian gt gt ProRAEGuardian gt gt GISDataRegistration 4 Datalog TransferToo is for transferring the datalog in ProRAE Remote and or ProRAE Net to ProRAE Guardian if you are upgrading from ProRAE Remote or ProRAE Net on the PC It requires administrator privileges Start the tool by clicking the menu Start gt gt Programs gt gt RAE Systems Ine gt gt ProRAE Guardian gt gt ProRAFGuardian gt gt Datalog TransferTool 2 5 Remote Web Viewing Requirements Remote viewing is supported on the following operating systems and web browsers Windows Vista Windows 7 Windows 8 e Intemet Explorer 9 Intemet Explorer 10 Google Chrome e Safari
15. or on an annotated map delineating specific hazard zones ete When you click on the Site Maps tab the Site Maps toolbar replaces the Google Maps toolbar along the top of the sereen Jeon zoom Eman moor anes ome Oi faut Bot The Image View toolbar acts as a control panel for configuring and monitoring everything in the Map pane when in Site Maps a ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 10 1 2 4 Site Mode There are two different modes under Site Mode Tab Mode and Splitter Mode 10 1 2 2Tab Mode Selecting Tab Mode sets the view of one site map at a time but arranges the visible and hidden site maps so that you can click a tab to view one and hide the others 82 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide Click the another tab and that Site Map is shown while others are hidden 10 1 2 3 Splitter Mode Splitter Mode is another way to view Site Maps Instead of tabs that allow quick show hide functionality Splitter Mode allows you to show 2 4 6 9 or 16 Site Maps simultaneously in panes that are subdivisions of the main pane Site Maps are shown in rows and columns this example shows 1x2 arrangement one ow with two maps ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 10 1 2 4Add A Site te You can always add new sites for monitoring via ProRAE Guardian Click Add a Site and a template for creating a new site is shown Name the ste 2 Set the image size Ifyou do not know the dimensions orif you a
16. the first event is removed from the tab and the latest event is added to the last line of the tab This rule applies separately to each of the three tabs 2 Right click in the tab to show a pop up menu Copy Clear All Log To File to copy the information in the tab or clear the information or log to a text file This operation applies to the selected tab not all three tabs Gey asle ke al Latene ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 11 Managing Panes The Device Information Pane and System Information panes on ProRAE Guardian are detachable from the main user interface making it possible to park them anywhere on your computer desktop In addition ProR AE Guardian supports multiple displays so you can for example have the main window on one display and locate one or both of the detachable panes on another display 11 1 Resizing Panes To resize the panes move your mouse over the seam between two panes This sizing icon appears Press and hold the left button on your mouse and move the seam to resize the panes When you re done release the button 100 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 11 2 System Information Tabs Attributes When you right click over Notice Warnings or Alarms menu of options is shown Whether the pane is floating or docking is indicated You can change the pane from Floating to Docking by clicking one or the other In addition you can tell the pane to Au
17. you should consider whether they should be used It is possible to have instruments placed on a map or other graphie without inputting coordinates Any coordinates you provide act as reference points for instruments placed on the grid and their locations will only be as correct as the coordinates you use a5 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 10 1 2 5 Remove Site When you click on this button a dialog box pops up It asks if you would like to delete the current location eaen manene Ea I you click Yes then the location and its contents background image and device locations are deleted H you click No then the location and its content remain and the dialog box closes Important If you remove the current location the action cannot be undone 10 1 2 6Edit Site When you click on this button a dialog box pops up with fields already populated with the information you input when you created the site You can change the image or background color as well as GPS locations When you are done editing click OK to save the changes 10 1 2 7 Add Device ade eve Once you have created a new site and have imported a graphic for a background or have selected a background color you can place the devices on the image 1 Click the Add Device button ProRAE Guardian User s Guide Move your mouse and locate the circle with the crosshairs in the middle exactly where you want a device lo
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19. Access Toolbar options EEA sia nt gin ame open Fe Here you can change whether Logon Logoff and Reset Panes are visible but you can also move the Quick Access Toolbar by clicking Show Below the Ribbon or minimize Ribbon eee 24 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide Note You can right click on the Ribbon to acess Customize Quick Access Toolbar Show Quick Access Toolbar Below The Ribbon and Minimize the Ribbon Click allows you to customize the Quick Access More Commands to access a panel th Toolbar E The Customize window appears stow cack Aenm Tentor buan tre Ro ets ProRAE Guardian User s Guide Click an item in the left pane and then click Add gt gt to ad it to the list in the right pane Uf something is already in the list in the right pane ProRAE Guardian does add it again To change the order in which any of the items n the right pane appear in the Quick Access Toolbar click on the item and then click ether the up arrow or down arrow to move it up or down in the list The top item appears farthest to the left in the row of icons whereas the bottom item appears at the far right You can select to Show Quick Access Toolbar below the Ribbon by clicking the checkbox When you close this window the change is made You can return it to its original location above the Ribbon by clicking the checkbox so that it is
20. Panel shows status and the name of the zone providing easy at a glance indication of where zones are located which devices are in the zone and their status ProRAE Guardian User s Guide If you want to add another zone follow the same procedure Add a device or gateway using the same menu box Right click on a zone or anywhere else on the Site Map and then select Add gt Zone or Add gt Gateway s0 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide Once the device or gateway is shown you can drag it anywhere on the Site Map If you place it inside a zone the Zone Panel for that zone reflects that it is part of the zone and whether it is online or offline and whether it s in alarm If you click on an instrument on the Site Map a small flag above it indicates that it is selected and the corresponding row in the Device List is highlighted Also if you click on a line in the Device List the corresponding instrument in the Site Map is flagged to Show it is selected When a zone is clicked points along its perimeter are highlighted in blue IF the zone has not been locked it can be resized by dragging these highlights In addition the zone can be moved by clicking in the zone and dragging it around To lock a zone right click on the zone and then select Lock Zone The zone is now locked and cannot be resized or moved unless you unlock it You can remove a zone by right clicking on the zone and selecting Remove Zo
21. Port Parameters Remote PRG 4 Cascade In Mode Receive data from remote PCs 5 Listen Port Parameters This PC 6 Enable Backup Port Parameters This PC 7 Max of remote PCs Parameters This PC Enable User Authentication 9 Auto Stan 10 Start Options 9 141 Data Options 2 Formats 9143 Alarm 9 144 Datalog 9 145 Data Forwarding 9 146 Remote Viewer mode 9147 Cascade Out mode 9 148 Enable Data Forwarding 919 9 110 Services Web Viewer Location Max Session Set The Session Timeout Server Port Platform 9110 1 Add Ons 9 1102 Device Templates oaii 91 13 9 1 13 Status 1 Module 2 Pon 3 Active 4 Number 5 List Display 1 Reset Panes 2 View Hide Panes 3 View Hide Panes 24 Map Pane 125 License Log View jewing An Instruments Information 9113 2 Compacting Expanding Uipdating The Device List BESEEREES 1133 1134 Bs 1136 iB Liss 189 Using The Query Button Export Multiple Instruments Datalog Export Current Selected Instruments Datalog Summary Data Grid Graph Filtered Grid 9 1 14 Proxy Server 9 2 Google Map Auto Pan Reload Large Icon 924 Small eon 93 RAE Center 10 Panes 10 1 Map Pane 10 1 1 Google Map WL 10 112 Latitude And Longitude Set instrament GPS location manually 10 1 2 Site Maps 10 121 10 122 10 123 10 124 10 125 10 126 10 127 10 128 10 129 10 1210 waar 10 1212 10
22. Ramble Storage F osterper Lte BB disk Management ss Services and Applications Para 1E 1 Baneris Bomer B Bluetoothi Dovices comune Bs Disk dives Display adapters DVD CD ROM drives 15 a Human tcerfaca Devens De ATAJATAFI controllers E 3 Imaging evens te tiered devices E S keyboards 1a TS Mice and other polrting daices modems Montare ator adapters 120 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 5 In the right pane select Ports COM amp LPT IB Fle Acton view windon nputer Management Hele cnt paaga Computer Management ca rea Be Sater Tele Soteres 2 vet viewer eda Biometric Sore Fliers E O suroom nences G Local vers and Groups 1 Computer fe Dak ces E Dispay adapters 4 DVD CD ROM drivas a uman nterface Devices TE SDE ATAATAP controlers 1e maging devices a Infrarad devices i S keyboarde T5 mee and ather patna devices E e Modems 1e S Monts BB Netvork adapters Tons coma PT 2 Proltic USE te Senel Comm Port COMAY 15 Sound video and game controllers 1k 3 System devicas 6 Daversa senal pus controllers PE 2 Removable storage Diskeeper Lte Diek Management 9 Sences and Applications I the computer has built in serial ports they are listed as Communications Port COM1 or are similarly named Ha Serial To USB controller is used its entry looks similar to this Proltic Serial To USB Comm Po
23. T no ProRAE Guardian User s Guide In some cases such as with a BioHamess you can select a template or make other changes In addition if your ProRAE Guardian isn a network with another ProRAE Guardian it shows the device is connected to a remote system as well as identification information about the device its name and serial number In such eases all the settings on the device property dialog are greyed out You need to the ProRAE Guardian that the device is attached locally to change the settings for that device 14 Configuring ProRAE Guardian Data Communication Before starting ProRAE Guardian to monitor your network make sure that the network s controller and monitors are communicating properly and that each is uniquely identified Check the controller s display to ensure that all monitors are reporting data It is necessary to configure the software before operation on the host PC Before the first operation have the following information available The serial port number COMI COM2 COM3 ete for the modem cable connected between your computer and the wireless modem RAELink3 or RAEMesh Reader For Email alarm notification make sure the host PC is connected to the Internet via a LAN Also make sure the IP address of the mail server SMTP is correct If your SMTP server requires authentication check that your usemame and password are valid before inputting them into ProRAE Guardian For exampl
24. Then it goes to the beginning and starts over Here is another way to express this sequence On every selected channel of Max Channels ProRAE Guardian sends out a request for the channel It waits for every Max Timeout to get a response to that request and if it gets no response after Max Retries it moves on t the next selected channel to Channel Therefore if you only have two instruments one set to Channel and one s 64 you would get completely different update times depending upon 1 IF you had all 64 instruments selected under Max Channels or just Channel 1 and Channel 64 and I you had a long or short Poll Master Interval and H you had a long or short Timeout and 1 you had a large or small number of Max Retries 34 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 9 4 4 6 Settings Poll Master Interval s The Poll Master Interval decides the minimum updating interval for every active remote monitor When ProRAE Guardian is in operation it pols all active remote detectors in sequence The Poll Master Interval is the channel reading update interval ProRAE Guardian asks for data according to the Poll Master Interval For example if the Poll Master Interval is set to 2 see the default setting ProRAF Guardian sends out a request for information every two seconds for each active channel If there are many detectors in the system if you selected large number inthe Max Channels section orf Max Timeout and or Max Retries
25. alarm notification Bring Window to Top on Alarm When this is checked the ProRAE Guardian window comes to the top if you have other applications open on your computer ensuring that you are informed of any alarm state changes Enable PC Voice When this is checked a voice reads any information that is shown in the System Information pane This lets you know when ports are opened or closed when a monitor goes into or out oF alarm et Note Ifyou enable this option make sure your computer has a sound card and that the volume is not set too low or muted Send Email Notifications on Alarm Ithe host computer is connected to the Internet via a LAN checking this option enables email alarm notification The alarm time monitor number and the reason pump blocked concentration of some gas is too high ec is included in the email 48 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide Attach ProRAE Guardian Screen Snapshot in Email Enable this by checking the box This captures ProRAE Guardian s image and sends it as an attachment with the email to whoever is notified SMTP Server Adding proper settings under SMTP Server may require that you get this information from your LT department they may also have to supply a User Name and Password for you Once all settings are done use the Send a Test Email button to send a test email SMTP Port This controls the port for which outgoing mail connections will be accepted
26. empty To remove an item from the Quick Access Toolbar highlight the item and then click Remove Shorteuts using keybos Customize button commands can be created and edited by clicking the Keyboard shortcuts Categories and commands can be selected by clicking them If there are current keyboard shortcuts they are shown in the pane labeled Current Keys To create a new shortcut click a command and then press a key or combination of keys such as Control Shift E and it is then shown in the Current Keys box ProRAE Guardian User s Guide You can reset the list to the originally installed set Logon Logoff Reset Panes by clicking Reset An alert pops up to make sure you really want to do this Click OK to reset the toolbar Click Cancel to not reset the toolbar and to dismiss the alert 27 8 5 Syst ProRAE Guardian User s Guide tem Status Bar The System Status Bar which runs along the bottom af the window indicates whether the system during the is online green dot as well as the numberof notices warnings and alarms You can customize what is on the System Status bar Right click on any item in the bar You will see this pop up menu Asshown zl ce ot 2 areas sonia I Ae rt E noite me lime 2 na einen nine B rere sumens won en soe ami eet E reenen ier nenm aoao none all options are selected and theref
27. from it Max Retries displays the number of times the host computer retries communication with the instrument before it is considered to be one failure of communication When 10 consecutive failures of communication occur the status indicator for that instrument changes from green to gray And this monitor is then set to inactive The number range s 0 to 5 9 1 1 9 Settings Broadcast On Alarm Checking this box enables ProRAE Guardian to send a signal that places all PTM devices in alarm when one PTM device goes into alarm Input the number of seconds between alarms 35 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 9 4 4 40 Auto Start This setting automatically commences communication with the indicated instruments whenever ProRAF Guardian is started If this checkbox is checked you only need to hit the Start button once and thereafter ProRAE Guardian will always attempt communication every time it staris 9 1 1 11 Remote Unit Sleep Wakeup Clicking the Remote Unit Sleep Wakeup button opens this window You can select specific units on the network to wake or put to sleep as well as send a message that you type in the Message field You can also click Broadcast Message to send the message to the entire network Just type any message in the Message text box and click Broadcast message to send to the displays of all active PTM devices attached to this machine Alternatively click Send Message to send the message to only th
28. if you do not select Log all records then any data occurring between the log interval points isnot saved and cannot be reconstructed oF retrieved later as ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 9 1 4 5 Data Forwarding After Data Forwarding is properly set and started the remote ProRAE Guardian Full version andior ProRAE Guardian Viewer can connect to this ProRAE Guardian to retrieve real time instrument data from the ProRAE Guardian Data forwarding must also be properly enabled to allow Add ons to communicate with ProRAE Guardian There are two modes for forwarding real time data Remote Viewer mode Cascade Out mode In Remote Viewer mode ProRAE Guardian acts as server fora emote ProRAE Guardian to connect to This is a common configuration In Cascade Out mode ProRAE Guardian connects to the remote ProRAE Guardian Full version Use this mode in eases in which the remote ProRAE Guardian cannot connect to the local ProRAF Guardian for instance if the local PC is using a dynamic IP address Notes ProRAE Guardian Viewer does not support the Data Forwarding function 2 When the local ProRAE Guardian Full version is set to Cascade Out mode the remote ProRAE Guardian must be a Full version 50 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide To configure the settings you must stop the Data Forwarding function by unchecking the Enable Data Forwarding 9 1 4 8 Remote Viewer mode
29. license does not have an expiration date then the Expiration Date column is not shown ProRAE Guardian User s Guide When you click the Options button the ProRAE Guardian License Wizard appears and it provides two options L want to refresh my license L want to deactivate and release my license for use on another computer Except when you need to renew or move a license you will not need to use this feature I you do need to renew or deactivatefrelease a license follow each of the steps outlined by the ProRAE Guardian License Wizard For information on which instruments are included in each tier click What are the instrument tiers A chart shows the instruments supported in each licensed tier When you are dane viewing the chart click Close Important If you deactivate your license on this computer then ProRAE Guardian will not run again until you reactivate it or activate it with another license umber 9 4 13 Log View e Looten Log View provides a very detailed view of all of the sensors n the network and data from each one When you click the Log View button a window with two panes appears Left Pane Navigation of the monitorsnodes Right Pane Query Export actions Summary Data Grid Graph Filtered Grid with contrals 87 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide When you select Log View this is the main window that opens ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 9 4 13 Viewin
30. made changes to the Details properties click OK and exit or Cancel to exit without changing them to save the changes za ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 8 2 Event Viewer The Event Viewer gives you insight into what events were recorded since ProRAE Guardian was first started after installation The Level of importance severity is listed first in each row along with date and time the system s use the category of the information and a description of what occurred In addition the total number of events is shown at the lower let comer of the window r E Ty Alarms and warnings are color coded with different icons making it easy to seroll through the list to find events of interest coneem For more details click on the row containing any event The bottom pane then shows whatever details are available SS E inaa Ty The event log stores 10 000 unique events whic of normal use Further the event log incorporates a FIFO or which means it will always store the most recent 10 000 events For security reasons thee is no way to directly edit the Event log You may export the event log to an Excel readable file by using the export function ProRAE Guardian V1 6 ships with a separate Event Viewer exe located in the ProRAE Guardian installation ProRAE Guar n User s Guide directory that can be used to view the Event Lo
31. parameter unless you are certain that the port number is being used by another program on this h st computer 9 4 40 Platform This contains settings for managing the platform s local and remote access as well as settings for identifying the computer running ProRAE Guardian camer aaaeeeaeo hog sae antl regi any rane teratura data he ace 1 ska SSUES Goes dll RG ety ne Sic Pe ane Ana erat aca nel ze be Ferre m atem berain hefematontile Caren dng vab recat renate rahe ee uraa o sens Tera rodenn a ES oa toc term FF sunmoneay gue oats rus Local Access Automatically log user off after 30 minutes Selecting this checkbox provides a type of automate security by automatically logging off users if you should leave the computer running ProRAE Guardian unattended You will be automatically logged off 30 minutes after you log on The default setting for automatic logoff is on To disable automatic logoff uncheck the checkbox and click 55 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide When this is enabled the countdown starts as soon as you successfully log in A countdown timer is displayed in the lower right comer of the sereen along with the mame of the user A progress bar is overlaid in green to indicate that it is live As the countdown elapses the green becomes shorter When only 4 minutes remain the bar turns red to indicate that ProRAE Guardian will automatically log you off If you click t
32. that they can configure your Proxy Server settings Otherwise you likely do not need to use Proxy Server settings 76 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 9 2 Google Map The tab labeled Google Map has buttons for settings that control appearance of the Google Map and devices overlaid on it The Maps are served on line fram Google thus to the map the computer on which ProRAE Guardian is running must be connected to 9 24 Auto Pan H devices on your network are located in different places activating Auto Pan by clicking the Auto Pan button can save time when you want to view it on the map When Auto Pan is activated it tells ProRAE Guardian to move the map and center any device selected in the Device List Auto Pan Auto of on 9 22 Reload Clicking this button reloads the map and refreshes the image locations of everything on the network that is represented on the map 9 23 Large icon There are two types of representation for each physical device in the network Large Icon and Small Icon The large icon is a graphic representation of the instrument such as an AreaRAE which accompanies a small icon a dot that indicates its status 7 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide On the map the large icons look like this Note The red flag with the black dot inside indicates the monitor selected in the Device List when you mouse over the red flag a tool tip appears saying Current Selected Device
33. the application For further information refer to section 8 1 which explains Admin access and functions 4 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 7 ProRAE Guardian User Interface Overview The ProRAE Guardian user interface consists of a single main window organized into sections by function The Map Pane and Device List are organized as a group and can be colletively resized The Device Information Pane and System Information Pane can he resized reorganized or selectively hidden The System Status Bar along the bottom can also be selectively hidden Global Settings Title Bar ee Quick Access Toolbar Device Information Pane System Information Pane 7 1 Resizing The Window es The window can be changed and standard Windows style controls are used The buttons are located in the upper right comer of the window and include left to right Minimize Restre Maximize e Close At the bottom right comer ofthe window is a place where you can grab to resizlreshape the main window if it is not maximized Click on this comer and while holding down the left mouse button drag it to change the width and height of the window 15 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 8 Global Settings All settings that pertain to the entire application are available under the Global Settings control located in the upper left comer of the sereen Clicking on the RAE Systems logo ilobal Settings menu reveals the 8 1 Ac
34. the left mouse button to select a tab and then drag it right or left to reposition it 105 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 11 4 Minimizing Panes You can hide a pane by licking the symbol to the left of the in the upper right When you mouse over the tab the pane is shown Ifyou click on the tab the pane is shown and hides only when you click the icon again 108 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 12 Alarms 142 4 Main Alarm When any sensor on the network exceeds its alarm trigger point or fa device goes offline or a port or connection closes ProRAE Guardian alerts you with a loud alarm and a dialog box with a lashing beacon ProRAE Guardian gives you the option of suppressing the alarm sound If it is set to Alarm sounds ON then anytime an alarm state is triggered the alarm sounds immediately You can select to disable the audible alarm for minute 15 minutes or 30 minutes This can be useful if you are performing maintenance and testing and do not want to set off the audible alarm each time you make a change I you choose t silence an alarm for a perio indicates the sound s tumed off jt image that Cees In addition while the alarm sound is off the System Status har has a message that tells you it sof plus it has a countdown that tells how long the sound will be off 107 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide To silence the alarm during the current alarm event click the X inthe upper r
35. to fill in Registration Information Click Next 1 steps in the Installation Wizard 6 Follow the steps in the next sereens for registration information including naming your computer something memorable or a name assigned by your IT department for example 7 Click Finish to upload to RAE Systems and receive confirmation of registration Note Ifyou receive an error message make sure your computer is connected to the Interet If it is not but should be establish an Internet connection and try again Also make sure that you are using a Product Key that is not already in use fon another computer 8 Ifthe Product Key is accepted upon retrying then ProRAE Guardian starts Note After running ProRAE Guardian for the first time and performing license registration you will not need to go through these steps again unless you uninstall the program or release the license from the computer 10 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 4 2 Activating A License Using A Computer Without Internet Access 1 Purchase a ProRAE Guardian license from RAE Systems sales Note If you want to add more instrument tiers later you can Contact RAE Systems 2 Install ProRAE Guardian Software from the CD 3 Once installation is complete start ProRAE Guardian Because your license has not been registered and bound to your machine you see the ProR AE Guardian License Wizard sereen Click Next 4 Enter the 20 character
36. 1213 10 1214 10 1215 10 1216 10 1217 Site Mode Tab Mode Splitter Mode Add A Site Remove Site Edit Site Add Device Creating Zones Remove Device Filtering And Arranging Data Using Groups To Filter Information Large eon Small Icon Zoom In Zoom Out Export Layout Import Layout 10 2 Device Information Pane wa s em Information Pane 11 Managing Panes 111 Resizing Panes 11 2 System Information Tabs Attributes 113 Reatranging Panes 113 1 Resetting Panes 113 2 Consolidating System Information and Device Information Panes 11 4 Minimizing Panes 12 Alarms 121 Main Alam 122 Fault Alarm 123 OMine Alarm Feature 13 Device Properties 14 Configuring ProRAE Guardian Data Communication 141 Configure ProRAE Guardian to retrieve instrument data 141 1 PTM 14 12 RCS 14 13 Remote Data In 14 2 Configuring ProRAE Guardians To Share Real Time Data 14 2 1 Viewer Scheme 1421 1 Source ProRAE Guardian 142 12 Destination ProRAE Guardian 142 2 Cascade Scheme 1422 1 Destination ProRAE Guardian 14222 Source ProRAE Guardian 15 Communications Port Configuration 15 1 Determining The Port Number 16 Viewing ProRAE Guardian Remotely Via Web Browser 16 1 ProRAE Guardian Configuration Host 16 1 1 Check The Web Viewer Port 16 12 Max Session 16 13 Set The Session Timeout 16 14 Server Port 16 15 Exit Services 16 1 6 Allow Remote Access Via The Internet 162 Using The Remote Viewer Browser 16
37. 2 1 Session Timeout And Resetting The Countdown 16 22 Command Center 162 3 Data Options 16 24 Reordering Column Headings 1625 Minimizing Maximizing Panes 16 26 Logging Out 17 Technical Support IS RAE Systems Contacts ProRAE Guardian User s Guide WARNINGS Read Before Operating This manual must be carefully read by all individuals who have or will have the responsibility of using maintaining or servicing this product The product will perform as designed only if it is used maintained and serviced in accordance with the manufacturer s instructions Important Security Feature Read Before Operating ProRAE Guardian requires user logon to change critical settings The default usemame is administrator and the default password for this account is raesystems For security change the password as soon as possible Please write dawn your new password and store itin a secure place for reference should you forget it The password will not reset upon installation since this V1 1 and you will be asked to change the default password on startup with the following dialog To changeladd accounts click Administration Admin Panel under the global menu in the upper left comer ofthe application Automatic Updates via ProRAE Update When you stat ProRAE Guardian and login ProRAE Update automatically checks with RAE Systems for updates to ProRAE Guardian and other RAE Systems software this requires an active connecti
38. 4 Datalog ProRAE Guardian generates a datalog of activity for all devices on the network The size of the fle is limited only by the amount of available local hard disk storage and operating system constraints maximum file size et Ro x Mimas aam Dieu Baa Fomaring Sees Patten Deicbs Otora 6 top sreande C omena gt ftv ampere Ee Gee There are two options for datalogging logging all records or logging records only at a preset interval Log all records Selecting this option directs ProRAE Guardian to save every record of each polling cycle If this option is selected more detailed information is saved but note thatthe data file requires extra disk space 48 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide Log Interval Selecting this option directs ProRAE Guardian to save records at an interval you set from 10 to 300 seconds regardless of the polling interval SE ix O Foma am P 55 pata Fenwaraina Semees Pata tatieg pore C Legatrecods Fomei gt Eon a mente Note ProRAE Guardian saves all alarm records regardless of the Log Interval After you make your selection and set the interval if you choose the Log interval option click Set to save your intended datalogging interval Ifyou do not want to save Anew interval setting click Cancel Note Setting a specifie logging interval results in fewer entries and therefore smaller file sizes However remember that
39. AE Guardian User s Guide 9 4 11 4Number Number of connections connected to ProRAE Guardian The connection is logical or physical connection from the modem to ProRAE Guardian For example a serial port cable from a RAELink3 modem to ProRAE Guardian is one connection a TCP link from an FMC2000 controller to ProRAE Guardian is one connection 9 4 11 5List The IP addresses and ports for connected clients are shown here 9 1 12 Display This group of parameters governs the number of displayed records date and time format and measurement units When you are done making changes click Set to implement them and to close the dialog box If you wish 1o exit without implementing the changes click Cancel No changes are made and the dialog box closes 9 1 1214 Reset Panes When you click Reset Panes the panes are reconfigured to their default sizes and locations 9 1 12 2View Hide Panes When you click View Hide Panes you can show or hide the Device Information andar System Information panes Panes A Device information wa ane Sten toon eatv 9 4 12 3 ViewlHide Panos When Network Topology is checked the Network Topology pane is shown along the left side of ProRAE Guardian 63 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide The antenna icon shows the wireless router with each device connected to it in a ist below it The wireless router s IP address and port number are shown and each connected device s se
40. E Guardian automaticaly detects any instrument broadcast of the 64 available channels By default channels 1 through 8 are selected Alternatively you can manually select a channel and ProRAE Guardian scans it regarlest of whether there is a device present You can select the remote units if polling is not started Click the ones you want and then click OK to dismiss this dialog bos 32 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide In Diagnostic mode ProRAE Guardian measures the efficiency ofeach channel and shows the percentage of successful transmission attempts In this mode ProRAE Guardian ignores the Max Retres setting on the PTM tab Instead it retries the channel link transfer according to the retry radio button selections in the Diagnostics section of the Channel Details dialog You can start diagnostic mode alter starting PTM polling begins Click Start RF Link Test to start diagnostic mode Unit Details f toe eene c Ge Es Es De Ey By oe Ek Be GS Ee Bs Ge gs Es pa oo Fe He Ea Ea Ea oe ET Ez ES Be BS Be Es ge Ce Es ie Es ES fe ES EZ Ee ee Ee He be ES He pz Es He p Re be Es Fe He Fz ES a a m Ce Onee it starts it checks the channels one by one and provides results in the table Gamis Ooranany Omaras Oren ater 33 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide You can save the results for reference or troubleshooting Click Export to save the test r
41. My server requires secure connections SSL TLS You may need to set this security option depending on security options required by your systems administrator User Name This odit ox shows the usemame used for authentication on the SMTP server Extended SMTP Ifthe SMTP server does not require authentication lave it blank Password This edit box shows the password companion with the User Name used for authentication on the SMTP server Extended SMTP If the SMTP server does not require authentication leave it blank Nate There are various authentication methods LOGIN CRAM MDS PLAIN etc for Extended SMTP ProRAE Guardian only supports the most common Login method that ises BASE64 coding Contact your IT support for more information about your SMTP Sender This edit box shows the originator source of alarm of the alarm email Receivers In this edit bons input the destination email address of the manager who isin charge of alarm notification circulation If you want to send emails to multiple adresses Separate them with a semicolon but do not place spaces between them or in the addresses Send a Test Email Clicking this button sends a test email to the destination email address This is to be used for testing the Intemet Email configuration Note Itis recommended that you test the email function to make sure it works when configuring the email parameters a7 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 9 4 4
42. Product Key and follow the steps in the Installation Wizard to fill in Registration Information Click Next 5 Follow the steps in the next sereens for registration information including naming your computer something memorable or a name assigned by your IT department for example 6 Click Finish to upload to RAE Systems and receive confirmation of You will receive an error message Before proceeding make sure that you are using a Product Key that is not already n use on another computer 7 Plaga flash drive into your computer s USB port Select I want to use another computer with an Intemet connection Note If you typically have a problem viewing external sources such as Google Maps then consult with your LT department so that they can configure your Proxy Server settings Otherwise you likely do not need to use Proxy Server settings Click Next 10 The License Wizard now shows a sereen with instructions for manually providing the registration file 11 Select the path to the file named request key on your computer by clicking the link and then selecting the file 12 Copy request key to your flash drive 13 Unplug the flash drive and then plug it into a computer with Internet access 14 Open a browser window and go to www proraeguardian com register You now see the screen that says Welcome to ProRAE Guardian Product Product Key Management elect Register and activate a new Prod
43. The RCS instruments should show on the ProRAE Guardian 14 1 3 Remote Data In This tab i for communication with remote ProRAE Guardian Full Version and other software with the same interface For most of applications what you must 1 Check Viewer Mode 2 Input the Remote PRG PC Address Note You must start Data Forwarding in the remote ProRAE Guardian Full Version Data Sources rom gem amissae se Remesar E Cees Bessat Click Start to start the Remote Ds recommended In function Checking Auto Stat is Click X to close the Data Sources dialog box The instruments from remote ProRAE Guardian should show in the ProRAE Guardian dialog box ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 14 2 Configuring ProRAE Guardians To Share Real Time Data ProRAE Guardians can share real time device data via the network interface However you must configure both ProRAE Guardians to allow them to work together There are two schemes to share real time data between ProRAE Guardians To simply the explanation we will call the ProRAE Guardian Full version with instrument data as the Source ProRAE Guardian and eall the other end of ProRAE Guardian the Destination ProRAE Guardian The Viewer scheme sets the Source ProRAE Guardian as a TCP server and sets the Destination ProRAF Guardian as TCP client In this scheme the Source ProRAE Guardian must be the Ful
44. To configure the settings for Remote Viewer mode you must check the box labeled Enable Remote Viewers Serna Tale L apaialog Oe Torrine asemien Do Patten 7 erableRenats venae Aow ents Venere ta vew dala fom tie PC paramers mero Aeenpois E T ebie nado rert ET a IT cade ut ade Seat remain PC Parameters ome FO merra Fes ese Listen Port The TCP port on which ProRAE Guardian listens for other ProRAE Guardian that are connected The default is 9726 Use the default setting on both the local ProRAE Guardian and the remote ProRAE Guardian Enable Backup Port Sometimes ports may be blocked duc to the network configuration If this occurs checking the box beside Enable Backup Port may resolve the problem Note This is typically not necessary Max Viewers ProRAE Guardian can accept connections from many computers but the more computers that are connected the more network bandwidth that is required The default for the setting is 32 51 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 9 4 4 7 Cascade Out mode To configure the settings for Cascade Out mode you must check the box labeled Cascade Out Mode Miems iam Daag Pate Fooeatung sentes L atom erate Rate Venes Alon remote Vers toten data Fam Wi PE D nea 5 T rabie tacea Port E Maxvesere EE FE cascade Out pode erd dts toa remote Pc omento amaaa fenerciadies a Renoir Prt E77 F maeta autennaton
45. a email Datalogging in text and graphical formats including boolean filters Open platform for third party devices and systems Image overlay option Remote viewing with a web browser ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 2 Requirements 2 4 Hardware Requirements Pentium or compatible CPU 1 0 GHz or better Color monitor at least 1024x768 resolution 16 bit color 3GB or more of RAM to support up to 500 instruments and 30 remote viewer sessions 300 MB of free hard disk space CD ROM drive Serial port RS 232 USB COM port for instrument modem connection Sound card to enable local sound notifications LAN connection for network connected devices Live Internet connection required to view Google Maps Software installation only ProRAE Guardian may require significantly larger amounts of disk space to stare device datalog information 2 2 Software Requirements Operating system Microsoft Windows XP SP3 Vista Windows 7 ar Windows A Adobe Acrobat Reader V5 0 or higher to view documentation 2 3 Run Time Requirements The PC s Energy Saving feature should be set at Always On Never tum off the hard disk when ProRAE Guardian software is running Hibernate if available must be disabled 2 4 User Privilege Requirements During installation you must have administrator privileges on the local PC Notes Administrator privileges are not required inorder to run the program th s applies for all
46. abel into the Group Area to begin building a hierarchy m Sn nee E a a a p oa a aa aaa niece G on a ihn u oos u es When you drag a label into the Group Area red arrows above and below point to where it can be located SS Ss Note Some labels cannot be grouped Ifa column label cannot be dragged to the Group Area or to the location you want it will not stick to the Group Area and while you move it a no symbol is displayed over the label Tannen oi Open Tae TN zj When labels are grouped in a hierarchy the levels are clearly shown in a parenthild arrangement ProRAE Guardian User s Guide in zift vleo lwa l gt 1S leet e a e mom vewe mmea e aoa fe maama wR cam en CA When you build hierarchies the device list is ordered accordingly In addition you can expand or collapse each subgroup by clicking the to the left of each label You can remove any of the levels of your hierarchy by dragging a label from the Group Arca back to the labels bar 10 1 2 412 Large leon There are two types of representation foreach physical device in the network Large Icon and Small Icon The large icon is a graphic representation of the instrument such as an AreaRAE which accompanies a small icon a dot that indicates is status 10 1 2 413 Small Icon oe A Small Icon uses just a dot instead of a graphic representation Note If you choose
47. added Like the standard alarm it pops up a small window with a Mashing icon The icon looks like this M indicates a fault such as a pump stall dead battery ete Is sound is different than the main alarm providing secondary audio cueing Like the main alarm the window can be dismissed and the sound silenced or set to intervals When the fault alarm s present the icon in the Device List and the Alarms text in the System Status Bar blink as well 12 3 Offline Alarm Feature There is also an Ofline Alarm feature It can be configured to he enableddisabled plus its threshold set If ProRAE Guardian detects an Offline Alarm status it shows the Fault Alarm icon and makes the corresponding alarm sound 109 ProRAE Guar 13 Device Properti H you double click on any instrument s row in the Device List a Device Properties window opens with details of readings if any This can be dane at anytime not just when there is an alarm state Ifyou are logged in as an administrator the fields backgrounds are white and depending on the type of device there are settings you can edit Ifyou are not logged in then the fields and their text are grey indicating that you cannot edit them m H the device is a locally attached PTM instrument you see a second tab called Actions Like the Settings your options are determined by the device s capabilities and editable functions a e
48. alogging folder to a folder that requires administrator privileges if you do not want to run the ProRAE Guardian with administrator privileges Choosing the default folder provided by the installer is recommended The default folder is typically C RAE Systems Ine ProRAE Guardian Datalog ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 4 ProRAE Guardian License Registration ProRAE Guardian requires a license that must be purchased from RAE Systems The license is based on the number and types tiers of instruments to be monitored via ProRAE Guardian The license can be registered and activated two ways With a computer connected to the Internet or on a computer that is not connected to the Intemet The two methods are included in the next section 4 1 Activating A License Using A Computer With Internet Access 1 Purchase a ProRAE Guardian license from RAE Systems sales You will receive a license certificate that includes your Product Key and the number of Tier 1 Tier and Tier 3 licenses Note If you want to add more instrument tiers later to accommodate more instruments you can contact RAE Systems Download ProRAE Guardian software from www raesystems com or install it fom a CD Install ProRAE Guardian software Once installation is complete start ProRAE Guardian Because your license has not been registered and hound to your machine you see the ProRAE Guardian License Wizard sereen 5 Enter the 20 character Product Key and follow
49. ands for point to multipoint This Data Sources tab allows configuration with AreaRAEs and other monitors via a RAFLink3 or RAELink2 in Host mode a ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 9 4 4 3 Settings Serial Port The serial port being used by a compatible modem device is typically sensed by the program and preselected If you want to change the selection make sure the Start button is not on and you should be able to select any of the COM ports available on your system If no port shows up it could be because ProRAE Guardian did not detect any Available local COM ports Select which serial port is connected to the RAELink RAELink2 or RAELink3 host modem Select a COM port from the drop down menu This selection should typically be left at its default setting 9 1 1 4 Settings Baud Rate The baud rate is the transmission rate at which data flows between computers The baud at is roughly equivalent to the numberof bits per second bps For proper data transfer the baud rate must be the same at the transmitting and receiving ends of a connection Currently the baud rate is fixed at 19200 bps This setting should not be changed 9 4 4 5 Settings Unit IDs Clicking the View button under Unit IDs opens up the Unit IDs dialog box This box has two modes Normal and Diagnostic The default is Normal mode In Normal mode ProRAE Guardian shows a check next to each PTM channel on which it has detected an instrument ProRA
50. ardian User s Guide 14 2 1 2Destination ProRAE Guardian Configure the Remote Data In on the Destination ProRAE Guardian to enable the Viewer mode Data Sourci Evene Hode pen dois ton orerar armeer Pener PF nator 57a acne tte dtm gt arcs her Pansat Input the IP address of the domain name ofthe Source ProRAE Guardian Make sure the Remote PRG PC port is the same as the Listen Port of Source ProRAE Guardian or the Backup Port if enabled Click Start to start connection Checking Auto Start is recommended 14 2 2 Cascade Scheme You must configure the Source ProRAE Guardian and Destination ProRAE Guardian properly so that they ean work together ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 14 2 24 De ination ProRAE Guardian Configure the Remote Data In on the Destination ProRAE Guardian to enable the Cascade In mode aeea emaema Elementair oda tei data fam untae D meester Duwit Click Start to start the connection Checking Auto Start is recommended Check the PC with the Detstination ProRAE Guardian for its IP address IF there are several IP addresses choose the one that can communicate with the Source ProRAE Guardian Or you can get the computer s domain name if it is available ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 14 2 22Source ProRAE Guardian Configure the Data Forwarding on the Source ProRAE Guardian to enable
51. ates the two into a single pane with multiple tabs see page 105 for details Local navigators General which serve as navigators pointers 10 docking points Consolidator 103 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide As you move a pane by pointing to one ofthe navigators the area where it will dock is highlighted with a blue overlay Again when you are satisfied with the placement release the mouse button Note Once you relocate a pane it will remain there even when you close the program and open it again The exception is if you removed the pane from the main window When you reopen the program the pane flats over the main window 11 3 1 Resetting Panes IF you have relocated the panes and want to set them back in the same locations and sizes as they appeared when the program was installed click the Reset Panes icon in the Quick Access Toolbar 104 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 11 3 2 Consolidating System Information and Device Information Panes Ifthe Device Information pane or System Information pane is detached or shown as a Separate pane you can drag it on top of the other pane and consolidate the two into a single pane with multiple tabs Eaa am The pane you dragged disappears and tabs appear along the bottom representing the System Information and Device Information panes which can be toggled for viewing Notet The order of all tabs left to right can be changed Simply click and hold
52. authentication by any remote source UserID and Password Without proper authentication ProRAE Guardian will not accept data from remote PCs 9 4 3 9 Auto Start This setting automatically commences communication with the indicated instruments Whenever ProRAE Guardian is started If this checkbox is checked you only need to hit the Start button once and thereafter ProRAE Guardian will always attempt communication every time it start 9 4 3 40Start Clicking the Start button tells ProRAE Guardian to start communicating with the indicated instruments If Auto Start is not checked you must perform this operation every time ProRAE Guardian is started if you want communication to take place with these instruments IF it is already communicating the Start button says Stop 40 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 9 4 4 Options This toolbar icon opens the Options dialog box which allows setting various display alarm and other functions The Options Dialog Control window has four tbs Data Options Add ons Device Templates Status 9 4 4 1 Data Options Data Options has five tabs and many features that set parameters and provide insight and control for ProRAE Guardian and its data 9 4 42 Formats As its name implies Formats is where you set the way in which data is presented There are four sections Data Display Date time Format GPS Format and Measurement Unit a ProRAE Guardian User s Guide Data D
53. cated on the image 3 Click the mouse once to set the location When the dialog box comes up you can choose the device you want by its serial number Then click OK to save your choice s ae cod m o g mom me mmu mat Sip u pe pa e gimn on pereme mmeo onn mro sjah jem jnn T ment aaf Stes e 10 1 28 Creating Zones A Site Map can have instruments shown anywhere on it but it is sometimes useful to assign zones that delineate a relationship among different devices For example one zone might be an area that processes volatile compounds whereas another might be where materials are stored and each may have its own network or protocols Zones can be created on a Site Map before or after instruments are located on the map To creste a zone right click in the image and select Add gt Zone ETE Sow gt Deva v Lodkpan Gateway Reroveste 7 Ste Properties a7 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide Name the zone and then select a rectangle or ellipse for delineating the zone ProRAE Guardian User s Guide Set the Opacity using the slide control Sliding it to the let makes the zane more transparent while sliding to the right makes it more opaque ow opaci igh opacity You can add a Zone Panel to each zone which tells you the total number of devices in that zone how many are online and how many are in alarm Right click on the zone and select Show Zone Panel A Zone
54. cessing Global Settings Click on the RAE there is a yellow glow around the logo and three main options hes stems logo in the upper left comer of the window when highlighted gs are shown Administration Event Viewer About ProRAE W eer raean When you move the mouse over Administration it is highlighted and a submenu appears E onre ie 16 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide f you have provided an administrator s password the submenu looks like this co Per Access to the Admin Panel requires that you provide a password ene E EEEE se vone tanet T Type in the password and click OK The Admin Panel is naw on your sereen i fae Eo tenet eer 1t shows local users and groups If users have already been added names are shown in the panek w ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 8 1 1 To Add A User 1 Right click Users 2 Right click or lef click the tooltip that says New User A dialog box appears with fields for setting up a new user s account m Type in a User Name Nate If the name is already in use a message pops up to tell you that the name is in use You must then choose a different User Name Type n a Full Name such as Joe Smith Include a description if any such as Electrical Deparment Manager Provide an email address for notifications ete Type in a password and then type it again They must be
55. ddress field type htp and then input the IP address you got from ProRAE Guardian Then fill out the rest of the necessary information port number and ProRAEGuardian For example bttpi 172 16 60 227 8080 prgviewer Click retum IF successfully connects you should see the Account login screen et Dream cmp RAE wien tse mie mene ProRAE Guardian Viewer Note Ifa connection is not established check that the computer running ProRAE Guardian is connected to the Internet and try again Also check that the Server Port number default value is 8080 is not being used by another program on the computer running ProRAE Guardian 4 Input your user name and password and then click the Submit button 130 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide When a successful login is established and data reaches the browser the sereen is populated by the same map and data shown in ProRAE Guardian The screen is almost identical to what you see on the ProRAE Guardian host screen including the arrangement of the panes the ability to tab from Google Maps to Site Maps ete Refer to the pages in this user s guide that cover the screen s functions 16 2 1 Session Timeout And Resetting The Countdown The User Administrator Auto logoff shown via a countdown in the lower right comer of the sereen matches the Session Timeout s value that is set in ProRAE Guardian If you want to reset the countdown click anywhere
56. does not use the exact code then communication is not established Show Access Code Once you have clicked Show Access Code the dots in the Access Code field change to letters or numbers and the button says Hide Access Code 56 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide Platform Information Two columns of information are transmitted along with other data to remote machines Each can have its own label which you type into the fields User Label 1 and User Label 2 A third field is called Installation Name which by default takes the name of your computer but ean be any name you choose Platform information refers to information from your ProRAE Guardian installation that is transmitted along with instrument readings to all remote machines that ProRAE Guardian connects to This helps identify the connecting machine as well as help the remote user understand the context of the information they are receiving UserLabell and UserLabel2 are column headings for two user defined columns in the ProRAEGuardian Device list The default column headings are UserL abell and although you may change these headings to whatever you wish by typing in the textboxes and clicking Set As soon as you do the corresponding column headings in the Device List change a remote machine connected to this machine is running ProRAE Guardian Viewer its corresponding column headings also change This way you can name each of
57. e install e mail client software such as Outlook Express Foxmail etc on your PC and test the username and password for the SMTP server 14 1 Configure ProRAE Guardian to retrieve instrument data Al communication settings for ProRAE Guardian to get instrument data are inthe Data Sources dialog options Display License LogView Proy oe Serer ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 14 1 1 PTM This tab is for communication with AreaR AE instruments For most of the applications you must configure the COM port and select the channels er TEP PEOPLE Ee lt ee seco re Pe re be be Ei Ecsta cacar T Fe Cepa EaEa Ea ree bsparaee p gt ES babe bere oe rerererare rs re rsrsrsrars Bansot cersrersrs sa TOE e Then click Start to start the PTM function Checking Auto Start is recommended I you do not have RCS instruments or retrieve data from remote systems click X to close the Data Sources dialog box The PTM instruments should show on the ProRAE Guardian 144 2RCS This tab is for communication with MeshGuard instruments For most of the applications you must 1 Select whether to enable the COM part 2 Select the COM port if enabled ProRAE Guardian User s Guide Click Start to start the RCS function Check Auto Start is recommended I you do not retrieve data from a remote ProRAE Guardian click X to close the Data Sources dialog box
58. e display of the selected Units Remote Unit SI 9 4 4 42Start Clicking the Start button tells ProRAE Guardian to start communicating with the indicated instruments If Auto Start is not checked you must perform this operation every time ProRAE Guardian is started if you want communication to take place with these 38 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 9 4 2 RCS RCS stands for RAE Communication Standard This is the communication protocol used by all RAE Systems mesh radios RAE Systems mesh radios utilize a peer to peer selF configuring self healing radio signaling system based upon the Zighce standard lt provides robust communications in noisy environments even in the presence of obstacles that may disrupt more fragile point to point radio systems This tab has two distinct sections One is labeled TCP Settings and the other is labeled Serial Port Settings These sections are for configuring RAEMesh Readers in two different ways depending upon their specific connectivity to the host PC The TCP Settings section of the RCS tab allows for configuration of RAE Systems devices that are connected on a local area network via Interet protocol These include the FMC2000 controller and the RAEMesh Reader indoor version The Serial Port Settings section ofthe RCS tab allows you to set up a mesh type reader that is connected directly to the computer s serial port via DB 9 or USB connection a7
59. e instrument data to a text file named data wp This fle is used for sharing data with other software such as PlumeRAE ProRAE Guardian User s Guide Check the box if you want to load the module automatically when ProRAE Guardian In the module configuration window select the folder forthe output file named data swp and change the Data Forwarding Port The default value of 9726 is also the default Data Forwarding port in ProRAE Guardian Important Beginning with ProRAE Guardian V1 6 you can run the program without local administrator privileges On some windows operating systems such as Windows 8 Windows 7 or Vista the OS prevents you from writing to the file in some protected folders such as C Windows and C Program Files During installation do nor change the datalogging folder to a folder that requires administrator privileges if you do not want to run the ProRAE Guardian with administrator privileges Choosing the default folder provided by the installer is recommended The default folder is typically CARAE Systems Ine ProRAF Guardian Datalog Make sure you enable the Data forwarding funetion on the ProRAE Guardian Refer to the section labeled Data Forwarding page S0 on how to configure Data Forwarding on ProRAE Guardian Click Start to start the module processing Check Auto Start to start the module process automatically after the module is loaded
60. ee SSS SS aa T emaii Duta Fornarina P seset TE ma Remote PC IP Address The remote ProRAE Guardian Full version IP address such as 215 125 12 1 or domain name such as remoteprg company com Remote PC port The TCP port on which the remote ProRAE Guardian Full version listens The default is 9727 Use the default setting on both the local ProRAF Guardian and the remote ProRAE Guardian Enable User Authentication Check the box ifthe remote PC is configured to require authentication for connection Make sure that the username and password that you enter fare correct for a user account that exists on the remote PC 52 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 914 Enable Data Forwarding To enahle the Data Forwarding function you must check the Enable Data Forwarding box Mims ian L Daop DFe sentes aom IE erate Rate Venes Alon remote Venes to wew data Fam Wi PC Paranee he 70 imeat FE m mxveren T F comadecutede Sena ea vente Parmeter ema 1 enter adress eral ae eta w peste FP Get Onta Farting T taste Ses Eee After you make your selections click Set to save your intended settings Ifyou do not want io save the new settings click Caneel 53 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 9 4 5 Services This contains settings for managing web services including setup for remote viewers For more information on setting up a system s communication fo
61. er Name of the person you want to grant access to Note Ifthe name is already in use a message pops up to tell you that the name is in use You must then choose a diferent User Name Type in a Full Name such as John Smith Include a description ifany such as Third Shift Inspector Provide an email address for notifications ete mee 127 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 1 Type in a password and then type it again They must be identical oran error message will pop up when you click Create h Click Create to create the profile It can be edited later if necessary The name is now in the list i Exit the ProRAE Guardian Admin Panel by clicking the upper right corner j Click on the RAE Systems logo in the upper left comer of the window Three main options headings are shown box in the 128 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide K Move the mouse over About ProRAE Guardian and click it The About ProRAE Guardian window includes the PRG IP Address Copy this address You will need it when you access ProRAE Guardian remotely via a browser The IP address also shows up on the Data Options Services tab as Web Viewer Location You can click it to test it locally or copy it and send it via email 129 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 16 2 Using The Remote Viewer Browser 1 Make sure your remote machine is connected to the Internet In the a
62. era aem a a Dsctor Oe Cez Cen 2 Choose AND relationship between sensors or OR relationship between Gino eetacionoip between seracra Dom setactonenty terveen seneora 3 Now select Below Above by clicking in the checkbox If you select Below or Above you must supply a value by typing i into the box to the right of the appropriate checkbox Note that the unis are the same as those shown 1m parentheses after the mame of the sensor A choice of Alarm Only tells the filter that you only want data that occurs during an alarm Important When using both Above and Below values check your values carefully I you are looking for values between two specific points make sure the AND button is selected and that the Below value and Above value reflects a range For instance if you want to look for all entries with an H S sensor reading between 0 3 and 0 6 select SAND and set the value for Above to 0 3 and Below to 0 6 If you are looking for values outside a range such as anything below 0 3 and higher than 06 select AND and set Above to 0 6 and Below to 0 3 This excludes any values 75 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide between 0 3 and 0 6 If you only want to see entries in the datalog from when alarms were tripped click the checkbox labeled Alarm Only EES owes iz om Boe
63. esus to a text file To stop diagnostic mode Click Stop RF Link Test To exit click OK Why You Shouldn t Automatically Opt For The Maximum Number Of Channels You might wonder why not simply click on select all in the Unit Details dialog box so that you don t have to think about how many channels you will use and let the system size itself We strongly advise against automatically choosing the maximum number ProRAE Guardian can run when all 64 channels are selected but you will most likely experience poor updating performance with this setting expecially if you do not actually have 64 instruments connected This is because of how ProRAE Guardian polls PTM instruments In order to completely understand the next section you need to understand just how ProRAE Guardian collects data from PTM instruments ProRAE Guardian sends out a request for data on a particular channel It waits to see ifan instrument responds with data If after a certain period of time Max Timeout it gets no response on that channel itresends the request If afier a certain number of retries Max Retries it still gets no response it then moves on to the next channel It repeats this sequence until all selected channels Max Channels selected channels only have been covered Then ProRAE Guardian waits until the total polling cycle time Poll Master Interval is reached since the polling on first checked channel
64. ew an error message saying Please input the unit category name will pop up to remind you to give ita name a3 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide You should now see another dialog box like the following oware men O maneca namecem Descriere p e ea Cored In the text field labeled Display Unit type mph for miles per hour This is our new unit of measurement for velocity For Base Unit you must enter a unit of measurement that ProRAE Guardian currently has defined The best way to figure out what unit ProRAE Guardian already has defined is to use the Device Information pane for an instrament that you want to work with If you have for example WeatherPak with a wind velocity monitor then in the Device Information pane you should be able t0 lick on the Device Details tab and seroll down to see the Spd sensor detail In this detail you will se the Unit of Measurement of the Spd sensor for the WeatherPak is m sec meters per second This i what you need to type into the Base Unit field of the Create Unit Conversion dialog box in our example After you have entered the new Display Unit name and determined the Base Unit name that it will be derived from then you must enter a linear equation relating the two values that conforms to the general form Output Value Input Value Additive Constant Additive Constant H y
65. g An instrument s Information To view information about a specific instrument double click on the instrument serial number that appears below the name of the type of device A sacom B 095 123486 After a few second the right pane is filled with datalog information from that instrument which is shown in summary form under the Summary tab Simaoed Note IF there is more than one of any device included in the left pane s list they are organized by device type MeshGuard AreaRAE et with each individual device of that type below it In this example there are many MeshGuards so they are organized under the MeshGuard heading 6s ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 9 4 13 2CompactinglExpanding Updating The Device List The list of instruments can be compacted by clicking on the sign to the left of each instrument s name When they are compacted only the device name is shown each of the devices ofthat type are hidden and a GB mame T Boscom Bois SQ mete GB Damen SQ rena comes s SQ rome 7 omoara 27 L naaa aan ronan ooann To refresh the Instrument List click this icon Edl 70 sign appears to the left ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 9 4 13 3Using The Query Button Click this button instead of double clicking the instrument in the stack on the left side Either way grabs the duta 9 4 13 4Export Multiple Instruments Datalog
66. g in the event that ProRAE Guardian is not installed or will not stant 8 3 About ProRAE Guardian When you click About ProRAF Guardian a window appears and it includes general and support information as well as tab organized information about the End User License Agreement EULA Legal Notices and Components The PRG About box also shows you the current IP Address that PRG is using as well as the Windows Machine name of your system Note Click the button labeled Check for Updates if you want to find out if there is an update available to ProRAE Guardian ProRAE Update provides a message box that tells you if your software is up to date or if a newer version is available Notet Intemet connectivity is required in order to check for software updates and to download them ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 8 4 Quick Access Toolbar The Quick Access Toolbar provides a customizable way for you to have fast access to the functions that you use most You can move the Quick Access Toolbar below the Ribbon that includes the Command Center and RAE Center When you mouse over any of the Quick Access Toolbar icons a tooltip shows you what itis The default set is Logon Logoff and Reset Panes However you can customize the toolbar to include other functions ae aP ld ao ba Silos lay are Loew Fo Click on the dowaward facing arrow icon to the right of the Quick Access Toolbar to access the Customize Quick
67. gt gt RAE Systems Ine gt gt ProRAE Guardian gt gt ProRAEGuardian Note When you start ProRAE Guardian it checks whether any updates are available A Software Update message box tells you if your software is up to date or if a newer version is available RAE rona pe mter inet ProRAE Update Note Intemet connectivity is required in order to chock for software updates and to download them 13 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 6 Security Features ProRAE Guardian has password protection for changing eritieal settings pls it has an automatic countdown that locks everyone out requiring a password for re entry after 30 minutes This does not stop or pause ProRAE Guardian operation but it does prevent tampering The administrator can provide access privileges for others plus manage them from within ProRAE Guardian 6 1 Important Security Feature Logon And Password ProRAE Guardian requires user logon to change critical settings The default username is administrator and the default password for this account is raesystems For security reasons we recommend that you change the password as soon as possible Please write down your new password and store it in a secure place for reference in case you forget it The pasword for this account is ALWAYS reset to raesystems upon installation To change add accounts click Administration Admin Panel under global menu in the upper left corner of
68. he bar it will reset to a 30 minute countdown Note On a PC running Windows XP this progress bar does not appear Note When no user is logged into ProRAE Guardian the program remains running and this image is shown Hoflogged on You can monitor all instruments as usual You simply cannot make any changes to critical settings Remote Access Enable Access control This setting provides an additional level of security when ProRAE Guardian is sending information to another ProRAE Guardian machine If disabled ProRAE Guardian connects to other machines as before using only the settings in Data Forward Remote Data In dialog boxes When enabled however any machine that ProRAE Guardian connects to must also have Access Control enabled and also have the identical Access Code entered into its settings This way both machines must be configured with the same secret code in order to establish a connection and transfer data Machines attempting to connect without the proper code will be rejected All connections successful and failed are logged in the Event Viewer The default setting for this feature is disabled To enable Access Control check the checkbox enter your desired Access Code into the text box and click Set Note The default Access Code is raesystems Access Code This sets the code that any machines receiving data from this machine must have If the operator of the remote machine
69. identical or an error message will pp up when you click Create 4 Click Create to create the profile It can be edited later i necessary ewe 18 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide B42 To Edit A User Profile Right click on a User Name A panel of options is shown Tawa Ties E eos Options include Set Password Delete Rename and Properties Mouse aver any of them and click on one that is highlighted to edit it Set Password Like setting up a password the first time you must type a password and then retype it in the second field They must match exactly Then click OK to save the change or Caneel to abandon it Delete This deletes a User and all profile information and access settings associated with the user from the system Note You must have administrator group privileges to delete a Important Ifyou delete a user the record is completely deleted meaning that you will have to create a new user profile if you want to reinsitute the user and his her acess Rename You can rename the User Name by selecting Rename The name is highlighted so you can type over it or edit any characters init When you are done simply type a Return Properties All information previously provided in setting up the user s account are included here They can also be edited and the changes saved when you exit this dialog window Data is organized under three tabs General Full Name and Descriptio
70. ight comer of the image The image is dismissed and the sound stops However the red triangle in the left column of the Device List and a flashing red triangle in the System Status Bar remain indicating the alarm There are four states indicated by a coloishape combination Lost contacVno contact with device Device is functioning and ProRAE Guardian i receiving data Fault indication pump stall ete Device is in alarm License exceeded bpnee When a device produces an alarm or fiul that device moves to the top ofthe Device List Sometimes the monitor but not the sensor will be indicated in an alarm situation such as if a battery fails Note Lf the number of instruments covered by the license is exceeded any instrument over the licensed number is accompanied by a lock icon in the device list and no readings from that instrument are shown If an instrument that is within the range of the license goes offline another instrument that exceeded the license s number is now within the licensed number and the icon changes from the lock to an active status icon accompanied by readings if data is received Details can be viewed in several ways To view details click Log View 108 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide In the Summary tab you can see the maximum for one ofthe sensors which tells you the Ee Exel rl eed 142 2 Fault Alarm A second alarm type a fault alarm has been
71. imply select the Enable COM checkbox and use the drop down menu to select the appropriate COM port 9 4 2 6 Baud Rate Serial Port Settings The baud rate is the transmission rate at which data flows between computers The baud rate is roughly equivalent to the number of bits per second bps For proper data transfer the baud rate must be the same at the transmitting and receiving ends ofa connection Currently the baud rate is fixed to 38400 bps This setting should not be changed 9 4 2 7 Auto Start This setting automatically commences communication with the indicated instruments whenever ProRAF Guardian i started If this checkbox is checked you only need to hit the Start button once and thereafter ProRAE Guardian will always attempt communication every time it staris 9 4 2 8 Start Clicking the Start button tells ProRAE Guardian to start communicating with the indicated instruments If Auto Start is not checked you must perform this operation every time ProRAE Guardian is started if you want communication to take place with these 38 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 9 4 3 Remote Data In The Remote Data In has settings that control how ProRAE Guardian uses instrument and other data sent to it from other ProRAE Guardian Full Version machines So called Remote ProRAE Guardian computers can send data to another ProRAE Guardian Full Version machine to be used in two possible ways Remote Viewer In Viewer Mode
72. isplay Records In Device Information View This sets the maximum number of records shown in the Device Information Pane the range can be set from 100 to 500 The larger the setting the more system RAM the program will use but the more data that will be available via this pane Records Per Page in Loy View This sets the maximum number of records shown in the Log View the range can be set from 300 to 2 000 This setting allows you to configure how much data can be viewed on any one page of the datalog for viewing convenience Date time Format Date and time can be expressed in many different ways The date can be indicated in one of the following formats via the pull down menu mmddyy 1231 2010 yyyy mm dd 2010 12 31 yy mm dd 10 12 31 yyyyimmida 2010 12 31 yyimmide 1012 31 ddimmyyyy 31 12 2010 The time can be indicated in one of the following formats via the pulldown menu HEMM as HMMs 12 15 27 HIEMMss AMPM 12 15 27 AM HHMMAMPM 12 15 AM GMT Local Time Click either of the radio buttons to select GMT Greenwich Mean Time or local time which is shown inthe time format you select via the pull down menu GPS Format Click ether of the radio buttons to select decimal or degree GPS coordinate data farmat a2 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide Measurement Unit This section allows configuration ofa custom measurement unit for some instrument readings An example of such a custom unit setting is pre loaded into the pr
73. l version the Destination ProRAE Guardian can be Full version or Viewer The Cascade scheme sets the Destination ProRAE Guardian as a TCP server and sets the Source ProRAE Guardian as TCP client This scheme is for special cases that the Destination ProRAF Guardian cannot connect to the Source ProRAE Guardian but they can do it inthe reverse For example the Source ProRAE Guardian has a GPRS modem to which the IP address is dynamically assigned and the Destination ProRAE Guardian is with a fixed IP address In this scheme both ProRAE Guardians must be Full Version installations The following are two schemes for configuring both ProRAE Guardians 14 2 1 Viewer Scheme You must configure bath on the Source ProRAE Guardian and Destination ProRAE Guardian properly to let them work together sstination ProRAE Guardian must have Remote Access Control enabled and be set to use the same access code ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 14 2 1 1 Source ProRAE Guardian Configure Data Forwarding on the Source ProRAE Guardian to enable Remote Viewer mode Check Enable Data Forwarding and click Set Checking Auto Start is recommended Check the computer with the Source ProRAF Guardian for its IP address If there are several IP addresses choose the one that can communicate with the Destination ProRAE Guardian Alternatively you can get the computer s domain name if itis available ns ProRAE Gu
74. n Member Of Group Details Company Department Phone Mobile Phone To save changes to Properties you must click OK 13 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide The General properties consist of the person s Full Name and Description there is ample space for including a lot of information After you have made changes to the General properties click OK to save the changes and exit or Cancel to exit without changing them The Member Of properties set access to groups In addition the user can be given administrator access Click Select to see the available groups IF you want to add access toa group click on the group s name or admin Note The default action when you add a user is to give them Advanced User permission that is they are added to the Advanced User group 20 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide You must explicitly change this and add them to the Admin group if you want them to bea member of the Admin group The only difference between Advanced User and Admin is that Admin can add modifyfdelete other user accounts p Sass ites After you have made changes to the Member Of properties click OK to save the changes and exit or Cancel to exit without changing them Details are aboot the individual including contact information These include Company Department Phone Mobile Phone and Ema After you have
75. nd Center contains the most often used functions for setting up and using the program Clicking on any of the icons opens windows with menus and other functional controls The Command Center is divided into two sections System and Google Map Note On a computer acting as a ProRAE Guardian host there are areas for the device type and GPS 9 44 System Dots Oplaas Dpey Waar Lesion om seus aA Sener The System area of the Command Center provides access to the tools you need for setting up ProRAE Guardian setting options and other features all outlined in the following 30 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 944 4 Data Sources a When you click the Data Sources button a window appears with three tabs that include the places where you input and choose settings that help you to configure the software for your computer running ProRAE Guardian Three types of data sources can be configured to match the source Pm Point To Multipoint for use with RAELink3 or RAELink2 modem RCS Remote Communication Standard for use with RAE Systems mesh radio equipped devices such as MeshGuards Remote Data In Data from extemal sources via ProRAE Guardian s XML interface The general settings are described in the following section Configuration ofa system using each of these Data Sources types is covered in the following sections Close the Data Sources window by clicking the X at the upper right corner 9 11 2 PTM PTM st
76. nd it moves there Note State is not retained for subsequent sessions naa mo or ae i sas es manse i a rs oo oe ao moe ue x oz ae i eoms ues e i mn en ome 4 You can minimize or maximize panes hy clicking the icon in the upper right comer of cach pane this toggles it from maximum to minimum and vice versa ra 16 2 6 Logging Out When you no longer want to monitor ProRAE Guardian from a remote location click Logout at the upper right comer of the sereen This logs out the ProRAE Guardian Remote Viewer By logging out instead of simply closing the browser window this remote viewer is no longer counted toward the Mas Session limit on the ProRAE Guardian Host 133 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 17 Tech l Support To contact RAE Systems Technical Support Monday through Friday 7 00AM to 5 00PM Pacific US Time Phone toll free 1 888 723 4800 Phone 1 408 952 8461 Email tech raesystems com 18 RAE Systems Contacts RAE Systems World Headquarters 3775 N First St San Jose CA 95134 1708 USA Phone 1 408 952 8200 Fax 1 408 952 8480 customerserv racsystems com Web Site www raesystems com RAE Systems Technical Support Monday through Friday 7 00AM to 5 00PM Pacific Time Phone 1 408 952 8461 Email tech raesystems com 134 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide RAE Systems Europe ApS Kirstinehoj 23 A DK 2770 Kastrup Denmark Phone 45 865251
77. ne If you select this a confirmation alert asks if you want to do this If you remove a zone it cannot be un removed Finally if you want to view information about the zone or alter its properties rightclick on the zone and select Zone Properties You can change the zone s name position color and opacity If you want to lock the zone so that it cannot be altered click Lock When you are done click OK to close Zone Properties a ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 10 1 29 Remove Device I you want to remove one or more devices click Remove Device Then click the check box es in the list that you want to remove Click OK You will be asked to confirm this action Click Ves to delete the device s and No to exit the action without deleting ae See es Tg o m urami uunc puasa tet T san PE SES Gs Note You can select all devices for deleting by clicking the Select All box instead of ach individual bo 10 1 2 10 Filtering And Arranging Data If you are monitoring many instruments devices but want to concentrate on some specific ones or exclude all but a specific type you can easily do this You can also reverse the order of the lists Reversing the list order is easy Click the heading Status Fault ee and it automatically reverses the order For example here is the standard order s2 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide e Booman e g me oe on
78. ogram by default to illustrate a conversion from Fahrenheit to Celsius To see how the conversion is programmed select the Temperature line in the Measurement Unit box Then click it You will then see the followir ig dialog Tumin aeu amane rae eae Comoe cy lu 1 a ma we tere Ca This dialog shows that an equation has been programmed into the system relating Degrees F to Degrees C The equation is Readings F 18 Readings C 32 To add a new Unit of Measurement go back to the previous dialog and click the Add button Then in the Unit Category text box type in a new Measurement Category name of your choice This should typically be the general category that both Units the original Source and your new Unit of Measurement have in common Referring to the example Temperature isthe category that both F and C are members of To illustrate this further let s enter a useful new Unit of Measurement for Velocity ProRAE Guardian has by default only one unit of measurement for velocity m sec meters per second So let s add a new unit of Velocity equal to mi hr miles per hou Toda this perform the following actions 1 Go to the original dialog and click on Ada 2 Enter Velocity in the Unit Categor 3 Click the button labeled New Note If you do not enter a name such as Velocity ino the text field and click N
79. on the sereen and it resets the counter coumdown Countdown starts E cick during countdown eaa Note The number of alarms shown at the bottom of the sereen is the number of alarm notices since the browser connected with the ProR AE Studio host and not all alarms since ProRAE Studio host was started 131 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 16 2 2 Command Center Along the top of the screen isa horizontal bar and on the right side is an icon for the Command Center Welcome Administrator When you click the icon with your mouse the Options window opens 16 2 3 Data Options The Formats tab is the only tab shown in the Data Options window Unlike ProRAE Guardian host the parameters governed inthe browser based viewer consist only of those which affect viewing the instrument and its data One significant difference is that you can select the language for the display Pull down the Select language tab and you can see your language choices Use the pull down menu to select a language and then click Set to register the change The other formats Date Time GPS and Measurement Unit operate identically to the ProRAE Guardian host s formatting rT Lea J seins Ege a seers BI Con 132 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 16 2 4 Reordering Column Headings Column headings can be reordered Just drag the heading ofa column that you want to move to another location a
80. on with the Internet If any updates are available it shows them along with new features version number and release date You can then download any updates or dismiss them and perform updates at a later time ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 1 General Information The ProRAE Guardian software program collects stores and displays real time sensor data from a variety of sensing devices to enable eritcal decision support for safety applications One ProRAE Guardian installation can capture real time readings from up to 64 PTM AreaRAE ete monitors and up to 450 RCS Mesh radio such as MeshGuard monitors I supports not only RAE Systems wireless products but selected third party devices as well ProRAE Guardian collects stores and displays real time data from remote monitors Google Maps are integrated into the interface plus MXD and other maps and graphics an be imported and applied Sensor locations are overlaid on the maps or graphies providing direct context The integrated datalog stores cach sensor s data that can he Viewed as text summarized or expressed graphically 1 14 Key Features Real time display of device status sensor readings and alarms Access security prevents tampering User interface displays multiple simultaneous instrument readings Reconfigurable pane sizes and locations for customized viewing Integrated Google Maps show precise instrument locations with alarm status Remote alarming vi
81. ore these items are visible on the System Status Bar To tu any ofthe items on or of mouse over the items which highlights them rnat toriaren nene ait I meet enne name rineunet Fz tumon cttnmenstnsesralm ernie amnor warvesnaton arsine Alpen ProRAE Guardian User s Guide Then click on the item Ifit is checked it is live and appears in the System Status Ba Wits not checked then it s not included on the System Status Bar Soin te rien To close this dialog box click on the System Status Bar For information on resizing and relocating the panes sce page 100 9 Tabs Major functional groups within ProRAE Guardian are organized as Centers which are accessed by clicking each area s tab along the top of the application In ProRAE Guardian there are two such Centers the Command Center and the RAE Center The Command Center encapsulates all the real time functionality of ProRAE Guardian It includes real time instrument readings maps and datalogs The RAE Center is your personal portal to RAE Systems It includes up to the minute information direct from RAE Systems about your ProRAF Guardian system updates and new options alor with valuable offers for both hardware and software from RAE Systems Check the RAE Center periodically for updates Data Options Display License Logviaw Proy ProRAE Guar 9 1 Command Center The main tab for ProRAE Guardian Comma
82. ou can express the relationship between the two values with the above equation you can use this function to ereate whatever new Units of Measurement you want In our example above the equation relating miles per hour to meters per second is 1 see 2 24 mph That means Display Value in mph 2 24 Input Value in msec 44 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide For example the instrument s wind speed sensor has a reading of 10 m sec which equals t0224 mph So in order to program our new conversion type 2 24 into the Additive Percent field Leave the Additive Constant text field set to zero Now the Description field should read Readings mph 2 24 Readings misec After this click the OK button to close the dialog You should now see your new Measurement Unit in the Measurement Unit box To choose between m sec simply select the desired Unit from the drop down menu and click the Sef After you do this all m sec readings in ProRAE Guardian will now he displayed as mph readings Note This unit conversion is only for the local computer and does not affect the datalog leis for display only 9 1 43 Alarm The Alarm tab provides options for local and remote notification when ProRAE Guardian receives alarm data from its network Enable Off Line Alarm Notifications I this is checked the OR line Alarm feature is activated ensuring that you are informed in eases when remote instrumen
83. r remote viewers see page exsesion lie semen trent 500 Severo al i a set T ee asa 9 1 6 Web Viewer Location This is the port number that is used by the web server to deliver information to the remote browser viewer The port number is used as part of the URL used by remote viewers The default value is 8080 However if there is a conflict when you try to connect remotely using this port change the Server Port number try 8081 or 082 et cick Set and then close the window H you still have difficulty there may be a firewall issue or other problem that should be resolved by your LT manager 9 4 7 Max Session This parameter allows you to limit the maximum number af remote viewer sessions that can be active at the same time IF the total number of active viewers has reached this limit any attempt to open a new remote viewer will show Maximum session limit has exceeded The default value for Maximum Sessions is 50 54 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 9 4 8 Set The Session Timeout This setting parameter allows you specify the time out period in seconds to automatically terminate a user session which remains inactive for this period Viewing time is set in seconds The default value is 900 seconds 15 minutes 9 1 9 Server Port This port number is used internally to communicate between the ProRAE Guardian Host and web server The default value i 9090 Note Do not change this
84. re not going to insert an image eave the settings unchanged Select a background color This is optional You might not have a map or diagram for a site but want to show instruments in a pattern such as a cirele of instruments surrounding a spill or by relative proximity Select a background image Image refers to a graphic instead of a Google map This means that you can import a JPEG BMP or PNG image such as a photograph a blueprint ora scanned image of a map that suits your needs When you click on BG Image the dialog box appears You must select an image type PNG Files JPEG files ete and then find the image you want to use 84 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 5 Set GPS locations for your map this is optional A Click Start GPS Calibration and then click on a position on your map for which you know the GPS location latitude and longitude The Input GPS Information dialog box appears with fields for latitude and longitude Fill the dats and then cick OK B Click another location on the map again at a known location The Input GPS Information dialog box appears with fields for latitude and longitude Fill in the data and then click OK Note Ifyou want to remove or change the GPS settings click Reset GPS Calibration This clears both locations 6 Save your site by clicking OK w M i a M i M eo Important H you do not have accurate latitude and longitude coordinates
85. rial number is also indicted If there is more than one wireless router and instruments are wirelessly connected to it then the other wireless routers and their instruments are similarly displayed Online and offline status of instruments is shown by a colored dot green for connected gray for offline red for in alarm status If you click on any of the instruments in the list information in the Device Information pane changes to reflect information specifie to il At the same time the device is highlighted in the Device List pane If you click another device in the Device Lis same device is highlighted in the Network Topology pane the Each wireless network can be minimized or maximized by clicking the or to the left of ts antenna icon There are other options forthe Network Topology pane Right click in the pane and a menu is shown with options for Floating Docking Auto Hide and Hide stas is shown with a check box When the Network Topology pane is included inthe main window the default appearance Docking is checked If you click Floating the pane detaches and ean be moved anywhere on your sereen Included in the Network Topology heading is a small symbol that indicates Auto Hide 64 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide I works the same way as choosing Auto Hide in the menu When you click it the Network Topology pane is hidden and a tab along the let side of the main window is sho
86. rt COM10 Note Ifyou want more details about the Serial To USB converter double click on its name This pops up a dialog box with details The General tab gives an overview and the Port Settings tab tells you the details of the port configuration You will need the port number later so write it down Also if you unplug the Serial To USB converter and plug it in again it is possible that the computer will assign a different port number to it Therefore each time you plug it in check the port number 121 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 16 Viewing ProRAE Guardian Remotely Via Web Browser ProRAE Guardian 1 7 allows remote viewing via a web browser Once the host ProRAE Guardian is configured it is easy to connect to it and view its data from a computer ranning a web browser Viewing via a remote computer s browser require a username and login default values are administrator and raesystems respectively The host computer runs ProRAE Guardian and its own web server This diagram shows a typical network configuration for local and remote viewing of data via ProRAE Guardian and remote computers 1 aaa AE 2 vn amare Pas 3 ae temeoe arene htt att You must also have WAN LAN or Internet access depending on the system In some cases firewall issues may prevent you from connecting so it may be necessary to consult with Jour company s LT department There are two steps to the proces
87. s of remotely viewing ProRAE Guardian Vou must first configure the computer with ProRAE Guardian to allow remote viewing Then you must connect remotely via a web Browser to view this requires a Username and a Password 122 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 16 1 ProRAE Guardian Configuration Host 1 Install the latest version of ProRAE Guardian 2 Start ProRAE Guardian 16 1 1 Check The Web Viewer Port This parameter setting specifies the port number that is used by the web server to deliver information to the remote browser viewer The port number is used as part of the URL used by remote viewers See Remote Viewer URL The default value is BOSD 1 tick Options x Cote The Options Dinlog Control window has four abs Daa Options Addons Device Teles Status 3 Click Data Options 4 Select Services om ct The default value is 8080 However if there is a conflict when you try to connect remotely using this port change the Server Port number try 8081 or 8082 ee click Set and then close the window M you still have difficulty there may be a Firewall issue or other problem that should be resolved by your LT manager 123 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 16 1 2 Max Session This parameter allows you to limit the maximum number of remote viewer sessions that can be active at the same time If the total numberof active viewers has reached this imit any a
88. se a fixed IP address 9 1 3 3 Remote PRG PC Port Parameters Remote PRG Type in the port number ofthe remote ProRAE Guardian computer on which the viewer data can be accessed Note Lf both machines Viewer and host are set to their default values this should work without changes unless the specifie port is blocked possibly by a firewall I this curs change port numbers on both systems or consult your IT department 9 4 3 4 Cascade In Mode Receive data from remote PCs To allow this computer to accept data from other ProRAE Guardian Full Version computers 1o be aggregated into a single view check the checkbox beside Cascade In Mode Receive data from remote PCs 9 4 3 5 Listen Port Parameters This PC In onder for Cascade Mode to operate properly both computers sender and receiver must have the same port number specified The default is 9727 9 1 3 6 Enable Backup Port Parameters This PC Sometimes ports may be blocked due to network configuration I this occurs checking the checkbox beside Enable Backup Port may resolve the problem Note This is typically not necessary 9 1 3 7 Max of remote PCs Parameters This PC ProRAE Guardian can accept Cascaded data from many computers but the more computers that send data the more network bandwidth that is required The defile for the setting is 10 and the range is 1 to 64 9 4 3 8 Enable User Authentication Check this box to require
89. small icons instead of large ones be careful to use a background image that provides enough contrast 10 1 2 14 Zoomin ProRAE Guardian User s Guide B I you need a closer view or if multiple devices appear in a clutter click Zoom In to make the graphie larger 10 12 45 Zoom Out on I you want a wider view click Zoom Out to expand the graph 10 12 16 Export Layout tj oot fot Once you have created a new layout and then placed devices on it you should save it if you want to use it again Click the Export Layout button When the dialog box appears name the file and click Save The layout is saved as a unique file withthe suffix iv which stands for image view layout 10 4 2 417 Import Layout tt You can import a stored layout by clicking the Import Layout button and then selecting a layout file which has an iv suffix Then click Open a7 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 10 2 Device Information Pane Device Information has tabs along the bottom for showing Data Records Data Graph and Device Details Below that set of tubs is another that is generated when you click on the devices listed in the Device List pane These tabs are identified by the SN serial number of each device inthe Device List Any of these tabs and its data can be removed from this display area by clicking the X on the upper right corner of the tab To include data and prod
90. these columns with easily identifiable names that are meaningful to you such as Location and User Installation Name is used to identify the computer when it is connecting to a remote system This name is stored in the Event Log of the remote system for later reference By default the Installation Name is set to the Windows Machine Name of the computer that ProRAE Guardian is installed on You can change this to any convenient name by typing in the text box and clicking Set This way you can name each of your ProRAE Guardian machines with easily identifiable names that are meaningful to you such as PRG Installation 1 57 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 9 4 40 Add Ons The Add on module s are to extend the ProRAE Guardian functions Each add on module is a stand alone process for customized functions that are not provided by ProRAE Guardian as a standard function Click the Add Ons button to show the Add Ons Dialog Control box to load or unload the module or to start or stop the module Yh reenen oeae Click the Started button to stop the module and configure the setting of the module under the DataSwap tab Uncheck the DataSwap box to unload the module ProRAE Guardian V1 6 will nar load the module when restarted The DataSwap module is shipped with ProRAE Guardian The DataSwap module is for backward compatibility with ProRAF Remote and saves real tim
91. to Hide or to Hide disappear Ifyou want a hidden pane to be shown go to the top of the window and click Reset Panes This brings back any hidden panes 11 3 Rearranging Panes You can change the arrangement ofthe panes by using a drag and drop Paint to the top of a pane and then click the left mouse bution While holding down the button drag the pane away from the main window or to another part of the window Note You can also break out a pane by double clicking on the top gray bar of that pane Hit is docked then it breaks away when you double click If it is undocked it redocks itself when you double click the gray bar maas Grab the top of the ee pane and pull it away moe from its dock As you move the pane small navigators appear Drag the pane to the blue block atthe outer edge of any of these navigators to dock the pane on that portion ofthe main window Otherwise just drag it off the main window to your desktop Then release the button 101 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide As you move the Pane navigators appear 102 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide In the case ofa full sereen the navigators can be spread across the entire screen s view z In addition to the directional navigators there is a consolidator which if you drag a detached or separate System Information or Device Information pane on top of the other ProRAE Guardian consolid
92. ts lose connection with ProRAE Guardian How the Off Line Alarm Works ProRAE Guardian starts to check the online instrament number once the number is equal to or greater than the value of Minimum Online Devices refer to the next screen image When some instruments go offline as a result of their power being tured off oF because of lost communication with ProRAE Guardian and if the online instrument number drops below the value of Minimum Online Devices ProRAE Guardian activates the Off line Alarm Once the online instrument number equals or exceeds the value set in Minimum Online Devices ProRAE Guardian no longer activates the alarm Notes 1 The Off Hine Alarm has a lower priority than the Main Alarm IF there is a Main Alarm ProRAE Guardian shows the Main Alarm 2 Ifthe TCP connection is not stable do not enable this the Of Line Alarm feature on a cascaded ProRAE Guardian a5 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide LE aims oam aioe isa awarding Sarees L matam TP En ne Aa Neco iran CieDosce 5 I empvindon o Tapon lam Terabe ce IF sera nontcatonson am T atadi reat Guardan soen staoshotin Bral Sum sene mi ar arin ie a5 I my server eases sets cms 585 a 1 use semeion Pamoa p SC Serter nasara orem csv bahia ae Sena Tet Eval SS es Minimum Online Devices The minimum number of devices that should remain online to prevent the system from sending an offline
93. ttempt to open a new remote viewer will show Maximum session limit has i The default value for Maximum Sessions is 0 16 1 3 Set The Session Timeout This setting parameter allows you specify the time out period in seconds to automatically terminate a user session which remains inactive for this period Viewing time is set in seconds The default value is 900 seconds 15 minutes 124 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 16 1 4 Server Port This port number is used internally to communicate between the ProRAE Guardian Host and web server The default value is 9090 Note Do not change this parameter unless you are certain that the port number is being used by another program on this host compute 16 1 5 Exit Services Close the window to exit 16 1 6 Allow Remote Access Via The Internet 1 Click on the RAE Systems logo in the upper left comer ofthe window when highlighted thee is a yellow glow around the logo Three main options headings are shown Administration Event Viewer About ProRAE Guardian 125 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide When you move the mouse over Administration it is highlighted and a submenu appears 128 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide Type in the password and click OK The Admin Panel is now on your sereen Add a remote user a Right click Users b Right click or left click the tooltip that says New User c Type in a Us
94. uce a tab again click the device in the Device List pane Note The order of all tibs left to right can be changed Simply click and hold the left mouse button to select a tab and then drag it right or left to reposition it Data Records consists of time and sensor readings in a chart Data Graph shows the sensor readings on a graph with colors indicating the different Device Details can be compacted by clicking on the 1o the left of each major item Device GPS or Sensor or sub item each sensor has information and can be compacted too Note The order of all tabs left to right can be changed Simply click and hold the left mouse button to select a tab and then drag it right or left to reposition it s8 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 10 3 System Information Pane System Information as its name implies monitors activities at the system level such as the opening and closing of ports establishment of connections and so forth There are 3 tabs in the System Information Pane Notice Wamings Alarms The Notice tab logs the event of normal system operations such as open or closed ports The Warnings tab logs the event of system operation errors such as failures to open a port The Alarms tab logs the instrument alarm history for example a sensor low alarm Notes 1 Each tab is limited to 00 events If the event number in the tab exceeds the limit
95. uct Key and click Next 16 You will sce a screen that says Register a new Product Key Select your 18 When the sereen changes to Register a new Product Key follow the instructions to downlond a file called activation key to your flash drive 19 Remove the flash drive and plug it into the computer where you have installed ProRAE Guardian n ProRAE Guardian User s Guide tion key is stored on your flash drive and 20 Browse to the location where s upload the file by clicking Next 21 I he Product Key is accepted then you see a Congratulations sereen that informs you that ProRAE Guardian is now registered and activated for use 22 Click Finish to exit the License Wizard ProRAE Guardian automatically starts Note After running ProRAE Guardian for the first time and performing license registration you will not need to go through these steps again unless you uninstall the program or release the license from the computer 2 ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 5 Starting ProRAE Guardian Once ProRAE Guardian has heen installed on your computer there should bean icon for it on the desktop To start ProRAE Guardian double click the icon The main screen appears and ProRAE Guardian is ready to use Note If there is no ProRAE Guardian icon on your computer s desktop you can start it bby launching it directly by following this path Start gt gt Programs
96. values are set too high the actual time for one cycle might be longer than this number The number range is 1 to 60 seconds and the default is 2 seconds These examples illustrate how this works Condition The Poll Master Interval is set to 2 seconds and ProRAE Guardian gets a response from the instrument in 600ms 1 There is only one instrument in the system ProRAE Guardian waits 2 seconds to poll the instrument again Therefore the instrument data updating interval is 2 seconds There are 64 instruments in the system After polling all 64 instruments ProRAE Guardian takes about 38 seconds which is larger than the Poll Master Interval to poll all the instruments Therefore the instrument data upgrading interval is about 38 seconds 9 4 4 7 Settings Timeout ms Every time ProRAE Guardian sends out a request for data it waits for a response If there is valid response within the Timeout time ProRAE Guardian switches to pol other active monitors If there s no valid response in the Timeout interval ProR AE Guardian resends the request The range is 200 to BOO ms and the default is 600 ms No sing the default value of 600ms is highly recommended 9 4 4 8 Settings Max Retries Due to the nature of wireless communication some errors may occur when an instrument communicates with the bost computer When errors oceur or when an instrument is Switched off the host computer cannot receive valid data
97. ve As edit the default You can edit parameters in the Template Details Click the name ofa template In any of the boxes showing parameters such as Low Limit you can click and highlight a number and then type a new number 3 Save the changes to the Template by clicking Save Note You cannot edit the Default Template or any ofits settings Removing an instrument from a Template You can unbind an instrament from a template very simply Click on the name of the Template so that it is highlighted Click on the instrument s name Select multiple instruments by using Control Click The entire row containing the instrument and the Current Template name is highlighted 3 Click Remove Binding G ProRAE Guardian User s Guide 9 4 11 Status The System Status dialog box acts as a control panel to show details of your system This information is useful when setting up and diagnosing problems with ProRAE Guardian systems co ms Me o ic cow ne Temwen o7 Mo 0 femseOetain e O a renner Daarowagine oms Wo o The upper portion includes columns for each of the following Module Port Active Number List 9 4 11 1 Module Each module of the system is listed in this column The data in the other columns is referenced t this column 9 4 11 2Port This lists the data port assigned to each module 9 1 11 3Active This tells whether the port is active 62 ProR
98. wn labeled Network Topology To make the Network Topology pane visible click You can hide the Network Topology pane by clicking the small X in the upper right comer of the heading or by selecting Hide in the menu You can hide the Device Information or System Information panes by clicking the small in the upper right comer of the heading or by selecting Hide inthe menu that is shown when you rightclick either pane s heading When you place your mouse over the tab while the pane is hidden the pane appears In addition in these headings is a small symbol that indicates Auto Hide I works the same way as choosing Auto Hide in the menu for each pane When you click it the pane is hidden and a tab along the right side of the main window is shown instead of the pane 65 ProRAE Guar n User s Guide 9 4424 Map Pane You can turn tooltips on and off for the Map Pane 9 442 5License amp fon License management in ProRAE Guardian provides a way to download the latest license information for your Produet Key from the ProRAE Guardian license management service or to deactivate your licenses and release Product Key for use on another computer Registration activation is covered on page 10 Click the License icon The license information box appears This is where you ean view your Product Key and manage it a J ace pa a Note If your

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