ENVIROMUX® Series E-MNG-LC Environment Monitoring System Management Software MAN260 Rev Date 2/2/21
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NTI E-MNG-LC Environment Monitoring System Management Software Table of Contents Introduction.................................................................................................................................................................... 1 Materials ......................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Limitations .........................................................
NTI E-MNG-LC Environment Monitoring System Management Software Figure 16- Select Project Settings ................................................................................................................................................... 14 Figure 17- Define a new project....................................................................................................................................................... 15 Figure 18- Change names of project and groups................................
NTI E-MNG-LC Environment Monitoring System Management Software INTRODUCTION The E-MNG-LC is intuitive graphical software that provides an easy-to-use, unified interface for both monitoring and configuring up to 3,000 E-MICRO-T(RHP) Micro Environment Monitoring Systems and E-1W(P) Environment Monitoring Systems with 1-Wire Sensor Interface (UNITS) and all connected sensors.
NTI E-MNG-LC Environment Monitoring System Management Software 100 - 600 UNITS, 10 - 25 clients: Minimum requirements: 8 core CPU with 8GB RAM 100 Mbps network Recommended Configuration: 12 core CPU with 16 GB RAM 1 Gbps network 600 - 1400 UNITS, 15 - 35 clients: Minimum requirements: 12 core CPU with 16 GB RAM 1 Gbps network Recommended Configuration: 20 core CPU with 24 GB RAM 1 Gbps network Client Configuration: 1 - 40 UNITS: Minimum requirements: Dual core CPU with 2 GB RAM 100 Mbps network Recommended
NTI E-MNG-LC Environment Monitoring System Management Software MATERIALS Materials supplied with this package: NTI E-MNG-LC ENVIROMUX Management Software including: mng-lc-srvr-vx-x.zip file (for the management server) (vx-x = the version number) mng-lc-clnt-vx-x.
NTI E-MNG-LC Environment Monitoring System Management Software INSTALLATION The E-MNG-LC enables an administrator to manage multiple UNITS (up to 3,000) either from a central CPU acting as a server or from client CPUs. In order for a client CPU to manage UNITS, the client must have access to this server. To install the Server software on a computer, unzip the mng-lc-srvr-vx-x.zip file received via email to a directory where the software will run. (vx-x will be the version number of the software.
NTI E-MNG-LC Environment Monitoring System Management Software Figure 2- License Installation screen If you have not yet purchased the E-MNG-LC and are evaluating it, a temporary license to use it in conjunction with up to 10 ENVIROMUX units for 30 days can be automatically generated. After 30 days, the software will not work unless a valid permanent license is installed, or another temporary license can be generated, but all configuration settings will be lost.
NTI E-MNG-LC Environment Monitoring System Management Software Figure 5- Registration and License Request Form Install Permanent License Within 3 business days, you will receive an email that includes a License Activation Key. Enter the key with the characters exactly as they are in the body of the email in the block provided in the “Activate License” screen (Figure 4). With a proper entry of the License Activation Key, click on Activate. The E-MNG-LC software should now be ready to use.
NTI E-MNG-LC Environment Monitoring System Management Software From the Command Line If the Server software is unzipped to a CPU that operates strictly from the command line, then the following commands will provide access to the Server in that environment : From the directory the Server software has been extracted to type: C:\E-MNG-LC>java -jar EmicroManagerSrvr.
NTI E-MNG-LC Environment Monitoring System Management Software SERVER MANAGEMENT Manage From the GUI (Graphical User Interface) Immediately after installing the license, and any time hereafter that you double-click on the emicromanagersrvr.jar file, the server management software will open to the login screen. The administrator is named “root”, and the root user will be prompted for a password. The default password is “nti”. Only the “root” user can access the “Server” side of the management software.
NTI E-MNG-LC Environment Monitoring System Management Software Device Discovery Tool In order to easily locate the UNIT on a network, the NTI Device Discovery Tool may be used. . The Discovery Tool is available on many of our webpages, including http://www.networktechinc.com/download/d-environment-monitor-micro.html. Download the discovery.zip, extract the contents to your PC and click on the file NTIdiscover.jar . This will open your browser and display the Device Discovery Tool page.
NTI E-MNG-LC Environment Monitoring System Management Software Add E-MNG-LC Users The administrator can add Users (as many as desired) that can access the MS and manage monitored UNITs. The list of users is saved in the server but can be configured from any client location. The “root” user can add users, define passwords, and assign administrator rights to a user if so desired. Only listed users will have access to the E-MNG-LC.
NTI E-MNG-LC Environment Monitoring System Management Software UNIT Loses Connection If a UNIT loses connection to the network, whether via power failure or Ethernet, the E-MNG-LC will indicate it. UNIT has been disconnected Figure 11- UNIT has lost connection to network With the power or Ethernet connection restored, the software can be prompted to quickly reload the UNIT and restore sensing and management.
NTI E-MNG-LC Environment Monitoring System Management Software Manage From the Command Line To control the E-MNG-LC Server from the command line, enter the following command from the directory the server files have been unzipped to: C:\E-MNG-LC>java -jar EmicroManagerSrvr.jar root nti –config Nb of allowed Enviromux units: 10 Expires on: Sat Dec 29 16:57:10 EST 2012 Type 'help' to view available commands Type to view the available commands.
NTI E-MNG-LC Environment Monitoring System Management Software USING A CLIENT With users and passwords assigned, a user can access the E-MNG-LC Management Software from any computer with the Client software loaded, provided the user has access to the computer the Server software is on. There is no limit to the number of Clients that can access the Server at a time and there is no limit to the number of users that can be configured to use the Client to access the Server.
NTI E-MNG-LC Environment Monitoring System Management Software Project Management Each user can monitor any or all connected UNITs. A project is made up of UNITs placed into a single group or can be broken up into category-specific groups for more organized monitoring. Any or all UNITs can be placed into each group. Once they are defined, the list of groups and their included UNITs can be saved as named projects for easy recall later. Multiple projects can be defined for each user.
NTI E-MNG-LC Environment Monitoring System Management Software From the project window, click on the “New Group” button to add a group number under “New Project”. Then click on the group name to select it. Select each UNIT from the list of “Available ENVIROMUX units” list that should be included in this group.
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NTI E-MNG-LC Environment Monitoring System Management Software 1. Select a UNIT to view the sensor category list. 2. Select a category to see the sensors in that category. 3. Select a sensor to see the status of that sensor. 1. sensor categories 2. sensors in category 3.
NTI E-MNG-LC Environment Monitoring System Management Software 2. A list of existing projects previously defined will appear. Select the one desired and click “Open”. Click “Open” to open the predefined “Test Project” Project Figure 22- List of existing projects 3. The selected project is now open and ready to review.
NTI E-MNG-LC Environment Monitoring System Management Software Delete a Project To delete a project, select “Manage Projects” (Figure 21) from the “File” menu. Select the project name to remove and click the “Delete”: button. That project and any groups defined within it will be removed from the projects list. FYI: The user can also open an existing project from the Manage Projects window, if desired.
NTI E-MNG-LC Environment Monitoring System Management Software Remote UNIT Management From the E-MNG-LC manager, the user can perform many UNIT management functions that otherwise can only be performed when connected to the individual UNIT through the web interface. To open a menu for making configuration changes to a UNIT, right click the UNIT name in the list.
NTI E-MNG-LC Environment Monitoring System Management Software If desired, the Summary view for each unit can be opened for easy monitoring. They can be arranged in a “Cascade” view, like in Figure 27, or in “Tile “ view, like in Figure 28. Simply select the summary view for each UNIT to be displayed, then select the view method. The view methods of “Cascade” or “Tile” are found under the “Window” menu.
NTI E-MNG-LC Environment Monitoring System Management Software View Scrolling Summary The scrolling summary provides a more controlled way to limit the amount of screen space used for summary view and to view only those sensors that you want to keep on.
NTI E-MNG-LC Environment Monitoring System Management Software Configuration Options Click on “Configure Enterprise”, “Configure Email Server”, “Configure Network” , “Configure SNMP Agent” or “Configure Date and Time” to access the configuration options of the ENVIROMUX you are managing.
NTI E-MNG-LC Environment Monitoring System Management Software User Configuration Click on “Users” to access individual user configurations within each ENVIROMUX. From there you can Add, Remove, and Edit user configurations.
NTI E-MNG-LC Environment Monitoring System Management Software Sensor Monitoring and Configuration Sensor readings can be monitored, settings can be quickly configured to change the criteria for reporting alerts, or they can be removed altogether. Right-click on a sensor to bring up a menu enabling you to Monitor, Configure, Remove a sensor, Start Recording sensor readings taken and View a History Graph of those readings.
NTI E-MNG-LC Environment Monitoring System Management Software Select “Data Recording Status” and then click “Start Recording” to have the readings for the sensor stored in memory. Once the start recording, a graph will be created from the readings taken. Readings will be stored for up to 120 days, after which old readings will drop off to make room for new readings. To view the readings stored, select “View History Graph”. Figure 35- View History Graph A graph that shows a sensor’s readings can be viewed.
NTI E-MNG-LC Environment Monitoring System Management Software To copy the graph image to your computer’s clipboard for pasting into another document, click “Copy”. To save the graph image as a .png image file on your computer, select “Save as….” . To send the graph image to a printer, select “Print…”. To see greater detail in the graph, the range and/or domain axis can be zoomed in or out. To quickly return to a normal view of the graph, click on “Auto Range-Both Axes”.
NTI E-MNG-LC Environment Monitoring System Management Software Select “Configure” (from Figure 33) to configure the settings for that sensor.
NTI E-MNG-LC Environment Monitoring System Management Software Respond to Alerts When an alert is present, the first screen in the project will indicate it by displaying the group name in red. group indicating an alert Figure 40- Alert 1- Indication in group Click on the group name to see which UNIT is reporting an alert. E-Micro that has a sensor reporting an alert Click on the E-MICRO to see which group of sensors the individual sensor is in.
NTI E-MNG-LC Environment Monitoring System Management Software Click on the sensor to monitor its status. Click on the alert to respond to the alert condition. This sensor is in alert Figure 43- Alert 4- Status of the sensor in alert With the sensor status returned to normal, the sensor tree returns to an alert-free appearance.
NTI E-MNG-LC Environment Monitoring System Management Software Server Management from the Client If, at the login screen, you enter the username “root” and the password for root (default is “nti”), the program will open to an administrative menu that provides options for server management. The server can be managed from the graphic interface provided by the server software, from the command line interface, or, in this case, through the client software.
NTI E-MNG-LC Environment Monitoring System Management Software E-MNG-LC Log Files Log files can be generated as they pertain to the events monitored by the E-MNG-LC software. By configuring the sems.conf file found in the directory the Server was extracted into, log files can be generated and then viewed for use in troubleshooting, generating reports, or other programs intended to cause actions based on alert status.
NTI E-MNG-LC Environment Monitoring System Management Software Client Logs Datalogs can be configured on Client Software by editing “sems.conf” file as below. Please note license activation is required to enable all logging features. syslogEnabled=true syslogLevel=INFO datalogEnabled=true alertslogEnabled=true 1. “Enabled” values can be set to “true” or “false”. 2. "syslogLevel" can be set to one of 'SEVERE', 'WARNING', 'INFO', 'FINE', 'ALL'.
NTI E-MNG-LC Environment Monitoring System Management Software Figure 47- Directory view of accumulated log archives numSyslogsToKeep= numDatalogsToKeep= numAlertslogsToKeep= 2.These can be set to any integer value between 1 and 5000. This will keep as many archives as configured and purge logs older than this. Note: After installing Server and Client software version 3.1 (or later), the sems.conf file will not automatically update with the new options. To use the new configuration options, either A.
NTI E-MNG-LC Environment Monitoring System Management Software B. Edit Only (saving the values you already have in place without having to re-enter them) 1. Open the sems.conf file (will need to be done for the Server, and again for the Client) 2. Add the options below to the sems.conf file manually. (It would be easiest to copy from this document and paste them in.) datalogRollPeriod= alertslogRollPeriod= syslogRollPeriod= numSyslogsToKeep= numDatalogsToKeep= numAlertslogsToKeep= 3.
NTI E-MNG-LC Environment Monitoring System Management Software SOFTWARE UPDATE When newer versions of the E-MNG-LC become available, you may desire to update your client and/or server software. You will be notified by email that new versions are available, what changes were made to the software, and how to obtain updated software. To perform an update, simply unzip the new client (mng-lc-clnt-vx-x.zip) or server (mng-lc-srvr-vx-x.
NTI E-MNG-LC Environment Monitoring System Management Software RESTORE ROOT PASSWORD TO DEFAULT You can restore the default root password without losing the server configuration by performing the following: Note: You will need the E-MNG-LC License Key to perform this operation. 1. Shut down the E-MNG-LC server program. 2. Browse to the folder containing the E-MNG-LC server program. 3. Delete the file "serverLib.dll" 4. Re-start the E-MNG-LC server program. You should see the "License Terms" window 5.
