Instruction manual
XWEB 500 – rel.1.0 –
INDEX
INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................ 6
PACKAGING..................................................................................................................... 7
MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PC-CLIENT........................................ 8
1 GENERAL INFORMATION.............................................................................................. 9
2 INSTALLATION............................................................................................................... 9
2.1 HARDWARE............................................................................................................................. 9
2.1.1 RS485.............................................................................................................................................. 10
2.1.2 SERIAL ADDRESS................................................................................................................................. 11
2.1.3 THE TTL OUTPUT................................................................................................................................ 12
2.1.4 SERIAL ADDRESS OF THE INSTRUMENTS...................................................................................................... 12
2.1.5 TERMINATION RESISTOR.......................................................................................................................... 12
2.1.6 COMPATIBLE INSTRUMENTS .................................................................................................................... 12
2.1.6.1 PARTICULAR DEVICE SETUP....................................................................................................................................... 12
2.1.7 REMOTE CONNECTION FROM A CLIENT PC.................................................................................................. 13
2.1.7.1 MODEM CONNECTION (“OR POINT TO POINT CONNECTION”)................................................................................ 13
2.1.7.2 INTRANET / ETHERNET CONNECTION........................................................................................................................ 13
2.1.7.3 INTERNET CONNECTION.............................................................................................................................................. 14
2.1.8 LOCAL CONNECTIVITY VIA A USB CABLE.................................................................................................. 14
2.2 CONFIGURATION AND ACCESS......................................................................................... 16
2.2.1 MICROSOFT WINDOWS: POP-UP BLOCKER AND COOKIES................................................................................. 16
2.2.2 MICROSOFT WINDOWS: CACHE FILES......................................................................................................... 19
2.2.3 THIRD PART SOFTWARE AND XWEB 500.................................................................................. 20
2.2.4 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION........................................................................................................................ 21
2.2.5 XWEB 500 SETUP............................................................................................................................. 21
2.2.6 SYSTEM SETUP................................................................................................................................... 23
2.2.7 NETWORK SETUP................................................................................................................................. 23
2.2.8 MODEM SETUP.................................................................................................................................... 24
2.2.9 DIALUP SETUP...................................................................................................................................... 25
2.2.10 E-MAIL SETUP................................................................................................................................... 25
2.2.11 PRINTER SETUP................................................................................................................................. 26
3 USING XWEB 500........................................................................................................ 27
3.1 SYSTEM LOG-IN.................................................................................................................... 27
3.2 HOME PAGE.......................................................................................................................... 27
3.2.1 SYSTEM ACCESS.................................................................................................................................. 27
3.2.2 IDENTIFICATION / TIME
................................................................................................................................................................ 27
3.2.3 SERVER PROPERTY............................................................................................................................... 27
3.2.4 ALARMS............................................................................................................................................. 28
3.3 CONTROLLERS SETUP........................................................................................................ 28
3.3.1 DEVICE FIND OF THE INSTRUMENTS CONNECTED TO THE “RS485” SERIAL LINE.................................................... 28
3.3.2 CATEGORIES....................................................................................................................................... 28
3.3.2.1 DEVICE TIPOLOGY........................................................................................................................................................ 29
3.3.2.2 RECORDING INTERVAL................................................................................................................................................ 29
3.3.2.3 RTC SYNCRONIZATION................................................................................................................................................ 30
3.3.3 SCHEDULER........................................................................................................................................ 31
3.3.3.1 PRINTING EVENTS........................................................................................................................................................ 36
3.3.3.2 USING THE SCHEDULER.............................................................................................................................................. 38
3.3.4 ALARMS............................................................................................................................................. 40
3.3.4.1 ALARM TYPOLOGY AND ALARM LEVELS.................................................................................................................... 40
3.3.4.2 DESTINATION OF THE ALARM MESSAGES................................................................................................................ 41