Summary of the content on the page No. 1
®
NetBotz Appliance
User’s Guide
NBRK0570
NBRK0550
NBRK0450
NBWL0455
NBWL0456
NBWL0355
NBWL0356
Summary of the content on the page No. 2
This manual is available in English on the enclosed CD.
Summary of the content on the page No. 3
Contents Preface ............................................................................. 1 U.S. Government Restricted Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Misuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Improper Use of Audio/Video Recording Capabilities. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Availability of Open Source Technologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Introduction ................................
Summary of the content on the page No. 4
Software Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Installing software on a Windows system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Installing software on a Linux system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Adding Appliances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Removing Appliances. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Accessing an Appliance Using Advanced
Summary of the content on the page No. 5
Viewing Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Resolving alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Saving picture sequences to your system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Viewing Maps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Creating and editing maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Viewing Graphs .
Summary of the content on the page No. 6
IPMI Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Adding, editing, and removing IPMI devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Sensor settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Modbus Slave System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Assigning a slave ID to a pod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Removing a slave ID from
Summary of the content on the page No. 7
Advanced View: Configuring Appliances....................74 Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74 Clock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74 Custom Audio Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 Adding custom audio clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Deleting custom audio clips . . .
Summary of the content on the page No. 8
Pod, Pelco Camera, and Rack Access PX-HID Sharing . . . . . . . . . 93 Setting up a Pelco shared IP camera pod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Setting up shared IP camera pods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Proxy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Rack Access Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Summary of the content on the page No. 9
Advanced View: Creating Alert Actions ....................112 Creating an activate button output alert action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Creating a call web services alert receiver alert action . . . . . . . . 113 Creating a play audio alert action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Creating a play custom audio alert action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Creating a send custom HTTP GET alert action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Creating a send custom text f
Summary of the content on the page No. 10
viii NetBotz Appliance User’s Guide
Summary of the content on the page No. 11
Preface U.S. Government Restricted Rights Restricted rights legend. Use, duplication, or disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph (c) (1) (ii) of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DFARS 252.227-7013 or subparagraphs (c) (1) and (2) of the Commercial Computer Software- Restricted Rights clause at CFR 52.227-19, as applicable. Misuse Use your appliance ONLY in the manner specified. If the equipment is used in a manner not spe
Summary of the content on the page No. 12
Introduction ® The Schneider Electric NetBotz Web Client and Advanced View each provide a software interface for monitoring and controlling your NetBotz security and environmental monitoring system with the following NetBotz appliances: NetBotz Rack Monitor 450, NetBotz Rack Monitor 550, NetBotz Rack Monitor 570, NetBotz Room Monitor 455, and NetBotz Room Monitor 355. You use the Web Client interface primarily to monitor the environment. You use the full-featured Advanced View to monitor t
Summary of the content on the page No. 13
SSL Support By default, Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is enabled on your NetBotz appliance. All browser/appliance interaction can be carried out using SSL by connecting to the appliance using a URL beginning with https (for example, https://IP_address). Your appliance can also use SSL when posting alert notification and sensor data to Web servers, and Advanced View can be configured to use SSL when communicating with your appliance. The SSL certificate needed for SSL communications is generated
Summary of the content on the page No. 14
Web Client: Getting Started The NetBotz Web Client provides a real-time overview of alerts and device details for a NetBotz appliance running at least version 4.2. It does not require the Advanced View application and Java Runtime Environment. You can use the Web Client to view a list of active and resolved alert conditions: images captured by camera pods connected to the appliance, and sensor readings reported by camera pods; sensor pods; external sensors connected to sensor pods; devices
Summary of the content on the page No. 15
Choosing a Language Configure your browser or operating system to view the Web Client in any of the following supported languages. Note: The appliance you are accessing will have a subset of the following languages loaded. If the Web Client is not displayed in the chosen language, it may need to be loaded. See “Region” on page 98 for instructions on loading language files onto the appliance. Supported languages • English • Spanish • French • Chinese (Simplified) • Italian • Japanese • Korean
Summary of the content on the page No. 16
Interface Navigation The Web Client interface is divided into five tabs: Status, Alerts, Cameras, Pods, and Sensor History: Status: Provides information at a glance about alerting sensors, security sensors, and cameras. Alerts: Displays alerts from the device types and severities you select, All by default. Cameras: Displays live video captured by the appliance, the cameras connected to the appliance, or IP cameras on your network that are shared through the appliance. Pods: Allows you to
Summary of the content on the page No. 17
Web Client: Monitoring Your Environment The Web Client provides a real-time overview of alerts and device details, including sensor readings and images captured by camera pods, for a NetBotz appliance running at least version 4.2. It does not require the Advanced View application and Java Runtime Environment. By default, Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is enabled on the NetBotz appliance. The SSL certificate is generated by the appliance (self-signed) and requires no user interaction. To access
Summary of the content on the page No. 18
Alerts tab The Alerts tab allows you to view the alerts reported by the sensor or camera pod you select, and the severity you select, All by default. • Pod: Allows you to select the alerts you want to view by pod type and severity, and choose whether to include resolved alerts. The severity values, from most severe to least severe, are Failure, Critical, Error, Warning, and Information. Resolved alerts are stored on the appliance for up to 24 hours. The period of time for which resolved aler
Summary of the content on the page No. 19
Depending on the pod type selected, one or more of the following options are available: • Settings: Allows you to change the pod label. • External Sensor Ports: Allows you to select the sensor type, and change the port label. • Pod Details: Displays details for the selected pod, including the name, model, manufacturer, revision, bootstrap verison, and application version. You can select a sensor to change its label or sensor value history, or choose whether to report unplugged errors, when app
Summary of the content on the page No. 20
Advanced View: Getting Started Advanced View is a stand-alone Java application you can use to monitor and configure your appliance and any camera pods, sensor pods, CCTV adapter pods, output relay pods, 4-20 mA sensor pods, external sensors, or supported serial-based sensors connected to the appliance. Note: Your monitor must be set to at least 1024x768 for Advanced View to display properly. System Requirements To run the Advanced View software application, your personal computer must meet the
