Encom Gateway Basic, User Manual

Page 1: ...1 Gateway Basic Network Monitoring Control User Manual H A R M O N Y ...

Page 2: ...Harmony Gateway Basic User Manual 2 Harmony Gateway Basic User Manual V2 0 0 July 2020 Email support encomwireless com Toll Free 1 855 730 1122 Worldwide 403 230 1122 Web www encomwireless com ...

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Page 4: ...ONFIGURING YOUR HARMONY GATEWAY BASIC 12 LAN CONNECTION AND STARTUP 13 LAN SEARCH 14 REAL TIME LAN SEARCH 14 LAN SEARCH TABS 15 CONNECT LIST 16 CONFIGURING THE UNIT 19 BASIC SETTINGS TAB 20 SYSTEM TAB 21 ALERT TAB 23 SNMP TAB 24 PROTOCOL TAB 25 CALENDAR TAB 26 SETTING UP THE REAL TIME CLOCK THROUGH PC TIME OR NTS SERVER 26 I O MAPPING TAB 27 EVENT LOGS TAB 28 SECURITY TAB 29 Appendix A Upgrading D...

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Page 6: ...warnings and precautions throughout this manual WARNING indicates that serious bodily harm or death may result from failure to adhere to the precautions CAUTION indicates that damage to equipment may result if the instructions are not followed NOTE indicates certain conditions that the user should be aware of ...

Page 7: ...ight monitoring SCADA applications Any other application where remote equipment needs to be monitored and controlled HARMONY GATEWAY BASIC The Harmony Gateway Basic is a compact master radio with functional expandability through connection to any Encom remote radio The device allows you to monitor Harmony devices from a user friendly front panel A simple web based interface lets you configure cont...

Page 8: ...NITS Integrated 900MHz wireless communication is an option for Harmony Gateway Basic devices designed with a reverse polarity TNC female antenna connector NOTE An antenna is not supplied with the unit To order an antenna please contact your local Encom Wireless dealer or email at sales encomwireless com ANTENNAS COMPATIBLE WITH HARMONY GATEWAY BASIC UNITS There are 2 types of antennas typically us...

Page 9: ...GY The primary topology that the Harmony Gateway Basic supports is Networked Mode Networked Mode is used to set up for communication with STRATOS This allows connected devices to be monitored and controlled anywhere an internet connection is available ...

Page 10: ...inked and communicating There are two modes of behavior that the RF LED will have based on the connection between two HARMONY devices Gateway E Lite 450 Gateway Advanced Harmony IP I O8 SBX Remote I O Ø LED stays ON If the RF LED stays on then the Gateway Basic can communicate reliably with another Harmony device Ø LED is blinking If the LED is blinking then there is an issue blocking device commu...

Page 11: ...e space Microsoft NET framework 2 0 After downloading the latest version of the ControlPAK software 1 Click Setup The ControlPAK Install screen appears 2 Click Next The ControlPAK Software License Agreement screen appears 3 Click I agree and then click Next The Upgrade Uninstall screen appears 4 Click Next The Select Directory screen appears 5 Enter the directory in which you would like the Contro...

Page 12: ...IGURING YOUR HARMONY GATEWAY BASIC The first step in using ControlPAK to configure your radio is to enter the correct configuration mode There are three configuration mode options available from the main screen ETHERNET SERIAL CONTACT CLOSURE ...

Page 13: ...ugh Ethernet cable is required to connect the Harmony Gateway Basic to a switch a hub or the computer on which ControlPAK is installed On your desktop double click the ControlPAK icon to start the software Click on Ethernet then click All Ethernet to start the system discovery process ...

Page 14: ...here you can continue selecting and configuring each of your radios and repeating the configuration steps REAL TIME LAN SEARCH If you do not see your radio listed click the Refresh button to update the list When you program a radio as outlined in the following pages the radio will be reset and the software will return to this page At that point the radio will still be completing its reboot process...

Page 15: ...efined as follows Ø My IP If your computer has multiple network interface cards NIC select the desired network interface on this menu The IP NetMask and Gateway addresses will be shown for the selected NIC card Ø New IP This menu is used to change the radio s IP Subnet Mask and Gateway addresses Ø Settings Enter the LAN Search Time interval Enter a longer search time if you are having trouble find...

Page 16: ...d to be accessed This list could include all or only specific radios in a network Each Connect List is saved as a specific file LOAD LIST The Load List button loads a Connect List file First select the desired Connect List ecl then click the Load List button The list of radios found will be displayed on the right yellow background under the Real Time Network Scan List 1 2 ...

Page 17: ...tton To create a new Connect List click on the Modify List button and you will be taken to the Connect List creation screen shown below Ø Creating a New List Click on the New button to create a new Connect List file A screen will display asking you to type in a name for your new Connect List Once you ve entered a name and clicked OK you will then see the Connect List file name you created appear i...

Page 18: ...e OK button to add it to the Radios in List section Delete Entry To remove a radio from the Radios in List section click on the radio to select it and then click on the Delete Entry button Edit Entry You can also edit any of the radios shown in the Radios in List section by selecting it and then clicking on the Edit Entry button This will allow you to edit the radio s IP Address Description MAC Ad...

Page 19: ...g configurations to an encrypted file Import encrypted configuration data from an Exported file into ControlPAK NOTE The radio is not programmed until the Save button is clicked Reload current configuration data from the radio into ControlPAK Save configuration data to a radio s internal memory Sets radio with factory default parameters NOTE The radio is not programmed until the Save button is cli...

Page 20: ...other Encom equipment The primary hop pattern needs to match in each radio in the particular network for proper communication Repeater Use in System Click this checkbox to enable a HARMONY device to function as a Repeater in your system This option is greyed out for Gateway devices Output Power Enable RF Noise Filter Output Power is adjustable from a minimum of 1mW up to a maximum of 1W Click this...

Page 21: ...added in During the system setup the schedule number that is to be used per device is to be added in during the creation of the system From the Beacon Flasher section click the Add button This will enable the section to be active allowing you to enter the details for a HARMONY device Type a user defined name for the HARMONY device in the Name field Select the Schedule Number that is to be associat...

Page 22: ...on for the HARMONY device this may be the location where the device is installed Press the Apply button to add this entry to the list Repeat these steps for each HARMONY device that is to be linked to your Gateway Basic The list will show the entire system ...

Page 23: ...ding descriptions Note that some of these events are self explanatory Override Changed The addition or removal of an override Input Changed not available in Harmony Gateway Basic Output Changed not available in Harmony Gateway Basic Low Battery not available in Harmony Gateway Basic Lamp Failed not available in Harmony Gateway Basic A C Lost not available in Harmony Gateway Basic Solar Panel Disco...

Page 24: ...access to device information o Trap Version Select the SNMP version s of the trap messages generated from your Gateway Basic o Trap Manager Host IP IP address of your Trap Manager software o Trap Community Name string included when Gateway Basic sends Traps to your Trap Manger software SNMP V3 Setup Allows you to set up settings specific to SNMP V3 o User Name Login name to access your Gateway Bas...

Page 25: ...a cell modem based network With this option selected Gateway Basic will initiate communication with STRATOS I O when any one of the enabled events occurs These sections are required if your Protocol Mode is set to Report by Exception Report Settings o Server IP Address The IP address of the STRATOS I O network you want your device to connect to o Server IP Port The IP port of the STRATOS I O netwo...

Page 26: ... Basic With different PC s different times can occur and result in an inaccurately scheduled time operation for your system The Gateway Basic clock is to be synchronized for the scheduled times to turn on or off as desired If the Time Zone is not correct or the PC time has changed it will affect the turn on time 1 Click the Use PC Time to update clock box if you want to use PC clock for automatic ...

Page 27: ...he I O mapping message from one system will transfer to other systems over the IP based LAN network This allows one or more OUTPUT from one system to mirror the status of any INPUT from the same or different systems o Multicast IP Address IP Address used to transfer I O message over the LAN network o Multicast IP Port IP Port used to transfer I O message over the LAN network For successful communi...

Page 28: ... The Event Logs tab allows you to record data concerning the conditions and performance of your overall system You can setup the Event Log to record general information warnings and errors in the log entries as well as what specific events get recorded ...

Page 29: ...y Gateway Basic User Manual 29 SECURITY TAB The Security Tab is where the user name and password for a radio can be configured This ensures only authorized personnel are able to make changes to radio settings ...

Page 30: ...check the box that says you have read and understand the warning and then click the Next button 5 Select the firmware version to upgrade or downgrade to click the Next button A progress bar will show the status of the upgrade or downgrade 6 After the upgrade or downgrade completes the software will automatically disconnect the radio Re connect the radio and navigate to the About screen and confirm...

Page 31: ... and the cable and connector losses are 2 dB the antenna gain cannot exceed 36 2 30 8 dBi If an antenna with a gain higher than 8 dBi were to be used the power setting must be adjusted accordingly HEALTH CANADA The installer of this radio equipment must ensure that the antenna is located or pointed such that it does not emit an RF field in excess of Health Canada limits for the general population ...

Page 32: ...ice may not cause harmful interference 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation WARNING PART 15 21 Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the users authority to operate the equipment INDUSTRY CANADA This device complies with Industry Canada s RSS 210 specifications ...

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