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TS-3000
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TimeSync Web Clock
Installation and Operation Guide
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please contact your Amano dealer, or ACI.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction ....................................................................... 1-1
How This Manual is Organi zed .......................................................... 1-1
TS-3000i Web Clock General Information ......................................... 1-1
What is OATS Compliance? .......................................................... 1-3
TS-3000i Web Clock Features ...................................................... 1-3
TS-3000i Web Clock Benefits ........................................................ 1-4
TS-3000i Web Clock Typical User/Ma rk et .................................... 1-5
TS-3000i Web Clock Hardwa re Features ...................................... 1-5
TS-3000i Web Clock Requirements .................................. ............ 1-6
TS-3000i Web Clock Registration ..................................................... 1-6
Basic Customer Support .................................................................... 1-6
On-Line Help .................................................................................. 1-6
E-Mail Support ............................................................................... 1-6
FAQs, Tr
Technical Support Options ................................................................. 1-6
TS-3000i Web Clock Installation & Operation Guide ........................ 1-7
Warranty ............................................................................................. 1-7
Time Servers General Information ..................................................... 1-8
oubleshooting, Additional Support................................... 1-6
Chapter 2: Installation ......................................................................... 2-1
TS-3000i Web Clock External View ................................................... 2-1
Components ....................................................................................... 2-1
Removing the Cover........................................................................... 2-2
Unpacking the Clock .......................................................................... 2-2
Installing the Optional FPR ................................................................ 2-3
Installing the Optional PoE with FPR ................................................. 2-8
Normal Startup Sequence ................................................................2-13
Wall Mounting ...................................................................................2-14
The First P
Acceptable Print Media ....................................................................2-16
Adjusting the Print Margin ................................................................2-16
Available Print Methods ...................................................................2-17
Front Panel Reset Button .................................................................2-18
Specifications ...................................................................................2-19
Power over Ethernet Overview ........................................................2-20
Chapter 3: Quick-Start ......................................................................... 3-1
Getting Started ................................................................................... 3-1
Connecting to the TS-3000i Web Clock using Zeroconf ............... 3-1
First Time Set up of the TS-3000i Web Clock ............................... 3-5
rintout ..............................................................................2-15
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Chapter 4: TS-3000i Operation ........................................................... 4-1
General Information ............................................................................ 4-1
About Bonjour and Zero-Configuration .......................................... 4-1
TS-3000i Web Interface ..................................................................... 4-3
TS-3000i Web Page ...................................................................... 4-3
Login ................................................................................................... 4-4
How to Create Users ...................................................................... 4-4
Normal Login ...................................................................................... 4-6
How to Custom Configure the TS-3000i Web Clock ......................... 4-6
How to Set the Print Options .............................................................. 4-9
How to Set Time Synchronization ....................................................4-14
Time Sync Settings ......................................................................4-14
Time Server Setup .......................................................................4-16
DNS Server Setup ........................................................................4-18
w to Setup E-Mail and SNMP Trap Notification ...........................4-19
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E-mail Setup: ................................................................................4-20
SNMP Trap Setup ........................................................................4-23
How to Setup Time Synchronization Schedules ..............................4-25
How to Setup Report Schedules ......................................................4-28
How to Setup Backup Schedules .....................................................4-29
TS-3000i Web Clock Utilities ...........................................................4-29
Utility Settings for FTP Server ......................................................4-30
Performing Backup and Restore ..................................................4-31
Reports Utility ...............................................................................4-35
Chapter 5: TS-3000i Utility .................................................................. 5-1
Getting Started ................................................................................... 5-1
Installing the TS-3000i Utility ......................................................... 5-1
Using the TS-3000i Utility .................................................................. 5-3
H
ow to Discover & Connect to a TS-3000i Clock .......................... 5-3
How to Create a Centralized Transaction Report .......................... 5-6
Advanced Function of Downloading to TS-3000i Clocks .............. 5-9
TS-3000i Menu Selections ..........................................................5-13
Chapter 6: TS-3000i and ATVS Software ........................................... 6-1
Introduction – What is ATVS? ............................................................ 6-1
Using ATVS with the TS-3000i .......................................................... 6-2
Discovering & Importing TS-3000i Clocks into ATVS ........................ 6-4
Alternate Method to Discover & Import TS-3000i Clock ................ 6-9
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Chapter 7: Maintenance ....................................................................... 7-1
TS-3000i Web Clock Diagnostics ...................................................... 7-1
How to Display Clock Configuration ............................................... 7-1
How to Manually Time Sync the Clock .......................................... 7-2
How to Perform LCD Display Clock Diagnostics ........................... 7-3
How to Reset the Clock .................................................................. 7-4
How to Perform Remote Connection Test ..................................... 7-6
Display Messages .............................................................................. 7-7
Normal Startup ............................................................................... 7-7
Colon Status ................................................................................... 7-7
Time Synchronization Validation .................................................... 7-8
Error Messages .............................................................................. 7-9
Extending the Ribbon Life ................................................................7-12
How to Replace the Ribbon Cartridge ..............................................7-13
Ribbon Cartridge Removal ...........................................................7-13
R
ibbon Cartridge Installation ........................................................7-13
Chapter 8: WAN Service Discovery .................................................... 8-1
Wide Area Service Discovery ............................................................. 8-1
Wide Area Service Discovery Setup .............................................. 8-2
Wide Area Clock Discovery ........................................................... 8-3
Chapter 9: TS-3000i FAQs ................................................................... 9-1
Appendix A .......................................................................................... A-1
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Chapter 1: Introduction
How This Manual is Organized
The installation, setup and operation procedures in this manual are
provided for user assistance.
Chapter 1 provides general information with a brief overview of features,
and benefits.
Chapter 2: provides an overview of system components with step-bystep procedures for installing your TS-3000i Web Clock.
Chapter 3 provides step-by-step procedures for quick startup us ing a
Web browser.
Chapter 4 provides detailed step-by-step procedures for operation of the
TS-3000i Clock using a Web browser.
Chapter 5 provides installation information and how to use the TS-3000i
Utility for discovering and connecting to your TS-3000i clock.
Chapter 6 provides information of how to use the Amano Time
Validation System software with the TS-3000i clock.
Chapter 7 provides a description of how to use the clock diagnostics,
basic maintenance procedures and error code analysis.
Chapter 8 provides a description of Wide Area Network service
discovery information.
Chapter 9 provides Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for the
TS-3000i Web clock. See www.amano.com/time for the latest FAQs.
Appendix provides a character table for guidance in selecting print
characters, default NIST information and a glossary of used terms.
TS-3000i Web Clock General Information
The TS-3000i Web Time clock is a system with a web interface which
provides users an accurate time stamp. This clock will run on its own
using elaborate scheduling time synchronization with a backup system
that can send alerts (SNMP traps & e-mail notification) plus reports to
designated recipients on time sync events for potential audit.
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The TS-3000i Web Clock utilizes Zero Configuration Networking
(Zeroconf), a set of techniques that will automatically create a usable
network IP address without configuration or special services. This allows
users to connect TS-3000i’s together and expect them to work
automatically. Without Zeroconf, a user must either set up special
services, like Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and Domain
Name System (DNS), or set up each device’s network settings manually.
This may be challenging for non-technical or novice users.
The TS-3000i Web clock can be synchronized from a National Institute
of Standards and Technology (NIST) NTP (Network Time Protocol) time
server, or internal time server vi a Ethernet
The Amano Time Validation System (ATVS) time synchronization
software works in conjunction with one or many Amano TS-3000i Web
clocks, Amano PIX-3000xN and PIX-3000xNT time clocks (see Chapter
6: TS-3000i and ATVS Software). All communication with the TS-3000i
clock is via a network TCP/IP connection. The TS-3000i Web clock auto
discovery and configuration can be accomplished via simple instructions
(see Chapter 3: Quick Start).
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connection (see Figure 1-1).
End-users may never need to change the configuration settings after the
initial configuration setup. However, it is recommended that all
configuration settings should be recorded in the event that the setup
needs to be repeated in the future.
Figure 1-1: TS-3000i Web Clock Time Synchronization
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During the configuration process, both the event logger and scheduler
use the same supporting configuration files located in the clock. The
event logger runs in the clock with a scheduler that runs in the
background as a service.
The TS-3000i Web Clock can optionally obtain power from a Full Power
Reserve (FPR) or Powe r o ver Ethernet (PoE) (see Figure 1-1). Power
over Ethernet or PoE technology describes a system to transfer electrical
power, along with data, to remote devices over standard twisted-pair
cable in an Ethernet network.
What is OATS Compliance?
The TS-3000i Web Clock has been specially designed by Amano in
compliance with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)
Order Audit Trail System (OATS) rule 7430 (formerly NASD OATS Rule
6953 & NYSE Rule 132A), Synchronization of Member Business Clocks
described as follows:
Rule 7430 requires any FINRA member firm that records order,
transaction or related data required under the By-Laws and Rules of
the Association to synchronize all business clocks used to record the
date and time of any market event. Clocks, including computer
system clocks and manual time stamp machines, must record time in
hours, minutes and seconds with to-the-second granularity and must
be synchronized to a source that is synchronized to within three
seconds of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST) atomic clock. Clocks must be synchronized once a day prior
to the opening of the market, and remain in synch throughout the
day. In addition, firms are to maintain a copy of their clock
synchronization procedures on-s ite. Clocks not used to record the
date and time of market events need not be synchronized.
TS-3000i Web Clock Features
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) compatibility for IP
address management and other parameters (Subnet Mask and
Gateway) from the DHCP server, which ensures each IP address, is
unique.
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Optional PoE (Power over Ethernet) accessory, which includes Full
Power Reserve (FPR option).
Automatic time synchronization to an official time source.
Event notification through Simple Network Management Protocol
(SNMP) traps. This feature enables network administrators to
centrally manage time clock performance, find problems and solve
them in a timely manner.
NTP (Network Time Protocol) syncs clocks to a time reference over
a data network.
Direct synchronization to the time source rather than to a computer.
Log-in security for two (2) separate users.
Synchronization transaction data maintained per FINRA Rule 74 30
requirements.
Full OATS compliance with stand-alone units not linked to a PC.
Complete solution without the need for individual trader computers.
Report for transaction log (time sync).
Maximum Sync of once every 2 hours for improved accuracy with up
to 12 time validations a day per schedule. The clock can store 5
years of data utilizing one normal sync schedule of 2 syncs per day
for OATS compliance.
Compatible with IE, Safari, and Firefox Web browsers.
Employs Windows Services to perform synchronization.
E-mail notification of clock failure to synchronize the time,
configurable to send e-mail notification to chosen reci pients.
TS-3000i Web Clock Benefits
Assures financial institutions’ compliance with OATS Rule 7430 as
per FINRA/SEC.
The TS-3000i Web Clock will continue to function and maintain time
as a stand-alone unit, even if it does not receive synchronization
from an NTP time server.
The TS-3000i Web Clock is the highest quality OATS-compliant time
stamp available.
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Time sync transaction files are automatically maintained in the
TS-3000i Web Clock and can be saved to file, viewed, or printed as
desired.
Visible alarms on time stamp imprint and LCD display provide
notification of time synchronization failure (see Figure 7-8).
Provides a solution for industry sectors that require strict adherence
to good time keeping practices.
No server software required, which means minimal IT staff
involvement and lower support costs due to streamlined setup.
TS-3000i Web Clock Typical User/Market
The following list is comprised of typical users/markets for the Amano
TS-3000i Web Clock:
Banks/Insurance Manufacturing
Investment Brokers
Wealth Management Firms
Pharmaceutical/Healthcare
(FDA 21 CFR Part 1 1)
Broker/Dealer Trader Centers Hospital/911 Emergency Call
Centers
Casinos
TS-3000i Web Clock Hardware Features
Maintains time less than four tenths of a second over a 24-hour
period once synchronized.
Time imprint format includes seconds as per FINRA OATS 7430
requirements.
Prints through up to 6 multiple-part carbonless copies.
Capable of printing alphanumeric characters in two separate lines.
Optional Full Power Reserve permits clock operation and/or
stamping in the event of power outage.
Quick and easy ribbon cartridge replacement.
Time validation via Ethernet connection to internal or external time
servers.
Optional PoE accessory, which includes the FPR option.
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TS-3000i Web Clock Requirements
A Web browser and Ethernet connection is required to setup and time
synchronize the TS-3000i Web Clock.
TS-3000i Web Clock Registration
Please return the enclosed warranty registration card or register the
product online at:
http://www.amano.com/time
Basic Customer Support
On-Line Help
On-line help can be accessed from the TS-3000i Web page Help link.
E-Mail Support
Support is provided via e-mail at atvs@amano.com from Amano Time
support to resolve any standard setup and/or troubleshooting problems.
FAQs, Troubleshooting, Additional Support
Please visit Amano at www.amano.com/time for setup guidance
and/or additional support to resolve problems.
Technical Support Options
Toll Free support number is: 1(800) 896-7035.
The first 30 days of support is provided free of charge. This only
applies to installation and set up questions and requires the user
complete the warranty registration card.
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After 30 days, users requiring phone support will be charged a fee
per incident or the user can purchase a support contract.
A Support Contract (contact support for fee) for hardware support for
one year, which also includes free firmware updates.
TS-3000i Web Clock Installation & Operation Guide
The TS-3000i Web Clock Installation & Operation Guide was designed
to assist you in the daily operation of your clock and to provide you with
a comprehensive understanding of the TS-3000i Web Clock. The Guide
can be found on the TS-3000i Utility CD that came with your clock.
Warranty
Please refer to the information provided in the original packaging for
hardware warranty information. Each TS-3000i Web Clock comes with a
one year limited warranty from the date of purchase. For additional
information, please e-mail atvs@amano.com or visit us on the web at:
www.amano.com/time
For your future reference
We recommend keeping a record of the following information to assist
with any repair under warranty.
Serial No.: _______________________ Date of purchase__________
(found on the bottom of the unit)
Name and address of Re-seller
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Time Servers General Information
A time server is a server computer that reads the actual time from a
reference clock and distributes this information to its clients using a
computer network. The time server may be a local network time server or
an Internet time server.
The most important and widely-used protocol for distributing and
synchronizing time is the Network Time Protocol (NTP), though other
less-popular or outdated time protocols continue in use.
The time reference used by a time server could be another time server
on the network or the Internet, a connected radio clock or an atomic
clock. The most common true time source is a GPS or GPS master
clock. Time servers are sometimes multi-purpose network servers,
dedicated network servers, or dedicated devices. All a dedicated time
server does is provide accurate time.
An existing network server (e.g. a file server) can become a time server
with additional software. The NTP homepage provides a free and widelyused reference implementation of the NTP server and client for many
popular operating systems. The other choice is a dedicated time server
device.
The term "stratum" is used to label the closeness to a central or high
quality time server. The stratum indicates the place of a particular time
server in a hierarchy of servers. The scale is 0 to 16 where 0 is the most
accurate and likely a highly specialized physical hardware device. Some
time clients will reject a time update from a server whose stratum is too
high, and most will prefer lower strata time sources to higher ones. This
can be a pitfall for administrators setting up an in-house time server with
no true time source.
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Chapter 2: Installation
TS-3000i Web Clock External View
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Components
• 2 Keys (Important!! - Please store these keys in a safe place as you
will need them to remove the cover). One unit with attached AC
power adapter and Ethernet cable (10ft) with RJ-45 connector.
• A Utility CD for the clock (copy configuration to clocks, auto
discovery, reports, etc.), which also contains the Installation and
Operation Guide in PDF format. Also, Quick Start Guide (printed).
TS-3000i Web Clock (1 unit)
Power Adapter (not used with PoE - 1 unit)
and 10 foot Ethernet cable w/RJ-45.
Utility CD
(1 copy)
Keys (one
pair, 2 keys)
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Removing the Cover
Insert and turn the key clockwise to remove the upper cover. Note – the
upper cover must be removed to change the ribbon and access the reset
button (see Chapter 7, How to Replace the Ribbon).
Figure 2-2: TS-3000i Web Clock Cover Removal
Unpacking the Clock
After removing the upper cover, lift up the Printer Block (A) and remove
the Packaging Spacer (B).
Figure 2-3: TS-3000i Web Clock Packaging
Note the serial number which can be found on the bottom of your clock
and write this number in the space provided in the Warranty paragraph of
this manual on page 1-7 for future reference.
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Installing the Optional FPR
Step 1. Disconnect the clock AC adapter from the power outlet.
Warning! – Failure to do so could result in a hazardous shock.
Step 2. Insert the key, turn the key clockwise, and remove the upper
cover of the TS-3000i (see Figure 2-2).
Step 3. Remove one small P hillips head retaining screw from the right
and left front sides of the top plate (see Figure 2-4).
Figure 2-4: Top Plate Removal
Step 4. Disconnect the Ethernet cable at the RJ-45 network connector
(see Figure 2-7). You DO NOT have to remove the cable from
under the wall mounting plate on the back – just disconnect it
at the RJ-45 connector
.
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Step 5. Lift up the top plate by
pulling upwards and
towards the back of the
clock to remove it.
Temporarily set aside. Note
the alignment of the top
plate during removal –
especially the front and rear
tabs (see figure to the right).
Step 6. Carefully lift the front PCB
up and out of its retaining
slot (see Figure 2-11). This
is the PCB with the coin
battery on it. Just lift the
PCB up enough to provide
adequate clearance for the
FPR mounting bracket to be
inserted into its side retaining slots on the right and left sides of
the main clock frame (see Figure 2-6).
Step 7. Carefully insert the FPR mounting bracket with the FPR
battery pack (see Figure 2-5). It will fit only one way as it must
slip over the rectangular shaped network connector (see
Figure 2-7).
Figure 2-5: FPR & Mounting Bracket
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Step 8. After the FPR mounting bracket is in its proper position, return
the front PCB to its original position seated in its retaining slot.
In this position the top rear of the PCB will fit close alongside
the FPR mounting bracket (see Figure 2-6).
Figure 2-6: Front PCB & FPR Mounting Bracket in Position
Step 9. Install the two plastic rivets (1 per each side) as illustrated in
Figure 2-7 through the side of the clock frame into the proper
locating hole in the FPR mounting bracket (see Figure 2-5).
Insert
Plastic
Rivet
Insert
Plastic
Rivet
Figure 2-7: TS-3000i Clock Rear View
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Step 10. With the FPR battery pack in the holder alongside the network
RJ-45 connector, plug in the FPR battery cable (the connector
with the black and red wires) into the open brown connector
(see Figure 2-8) located just under the battery pack on the
PCB at CN4.
Figure 2-8: Rear View Showing Cable/Connector Location
Note – For units with the FPR option, disconnect the FPR
battery pack cable connector if the TS-3000i clock will not be
plugged into AC power for an extended amount of time. Leaving
the battery pack connected without charging for a long time
could promote battery harm and damage to the clock.
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Step 11. Carefully reinstall the top
plate by first inserting the
rear tabs into the
appropriate rear notches,
making sure the rear
centering tab is in its
notch. Then push the
plate forward (see righthand figure) while
properly aligning the top
plate sides and front.
Finally push the top plate
downward to lock it firmly
into position with the front tabs
(see Figure 2-9).
Figure 2-9: Top Plate Installed
Step 12. Insert the Ethernet connector through the hole in the rear of
the top plate into the RJ-45 network connector (previously
disconnected in Step 4).
Step 13. Insert and tighten the two (2) side retaining screws (one on
right and left front sides) for the top plate (see Figure 2-9).
Step 14. Replace the upper cover of the TS-3000i (see Figure 2-2).
Step 15. Connect the clock Ethernet cable to a network connection and
plug the AC power transformer into a wall socket.
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Note – After installing the FPR and connecting the unit to AC
power for the first time, allow it to charge the battery pack for 24
hours before printing. Failure to do so may result in reduced
battery life. When using the optional FPR - keep the clock
plugged into an AC power source during normal operation to
maintain an adequate charge. The power reserve battery is
designed to be used only during limited power out ages, not as a
power source during normal operation. The FPR can maintain
normal operation for up to 6 hours or 400 print stamps.
Installing the Optional PoE with FPR
If your TS-3000i came equipped with the PoE option skip to Step 17.
Step 1. Disconnect the clock AC adapter from power outlet.
Warning! – Failure to do so could result in a hazardous shock.
Step 2. Insert the key, turn the key clockwise, and remove the upper
cover of the TS-3000i (see Figure 2-2).
Step 3. Remove one small P hillips head retaining screw from the right
and left front sides of the top plate (see Figure 2-9).
Step 4. Disconnect the Ethernet cable at the RJ-45 network connector
(see Figure 2-4).
Step 5. Lift up the top plate by pulling upwards and towards the back
of the clock to remove it (see Figure 2- 4) and temporarily set
aside. Note the alignment of the top plate during removal –
especially the front and rear tabs.
Step 6. Carefully lift the front PCB up and out of its retaining slot. This
is the PCB with the coin battery on it. Just lift the PCB up
enough to provide adequate clearance for the PoE/FPR
mounting bracket (see Figure 2-11) to be inserted into its
retaining slot.
Step 7. Carefully insert the PoE/FPR mounting bracket (see
Figure 2-10). It will fit only one way as it must slide over the
rectangular shaped RJ-45 network connector (see Figure 2-7).
Also, ensure that the mounting frame fits properly in the side
slots (see Figure 2-11).
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Figure 2-10: PoE/FPR & Mounting Bracket
Step 8. Install the two plastic rivets (1 per each side) through the main
clock frame into the locating holes as illustrated in Figure 2-10
to help align and secure the mounting bracket.
Figure 2-11: Front PCB & Mounting Bracket
Step 9. Remove the rear wall mounti ng plat e (see Wall Mounting).
Disconnect the AC power connector from the PCB (red & white
wires – see Figure 2-12).
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Figure 2-12: Rear View Showing AC Power Line For Removal
Step 10. Unscrew the Phillips head screw and remove the black ground
wire for the AC line (see Figure 2-12). Remove the AC power
line from the back of the clock with the transformer at the end.
You may have to cut a couple of plastic wire ties to do this.
Step 11. Reinstall the wall mounting plate (see figure below) on the
back of the clock using caution to verify that the Ethernet cable
is properly routed.
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Step 12. Plug in the FPR battery pack cable (the connector with the
black and red wires) into the small open connector (see
Figure 2-13) located just under the battery pack on the PCB.
Next, plug in the PoE connector to the left of the FPR
connector for the PoE cable (yellow wires). It is keyed and can
only fit into the connector one way. The connection for the PoE
cable has a 5-pin connector on the main PCB and a 5-pin
connector at the PoE PCB. Both connector ends are keyed
(can only fit in one way). You may have to temporarily remove
the connector on the PoE PCB to install the top plate.
Figure 2-13: Rear View Showing PoE & FPR Cables/Connections
Step 13. Carefully reinstall the top plate by first inserting the rear tabs
into the appropriate rear notches, making sure the rear
centering tab is located in its notch. Then push the plate
forward making sure to align the sides and front of the plate in
the proper position. Finally push the plate downward to lock
into position.
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Step 14. Insert the Ethernet connector through the hole in the rear of
the top plate into the RJ-45 network connector (previously
disconnected in Step 4).
Figure 2-14: PoE & FPR Connectors
Step 15. Insert and tighten the two (2) top plate side retaining screws
(one on each side).
Step 16. Replace the upper cover of the TS-3000i (see Figure 2-2).
Step 17. Connect the clock Ethernet cable to a network connection (AC
power no longer required when equipped with the PoE option).
Note – After installing the PoE with FPR and connecting the unit
to a network connection for the first time, the PoE may require
up to 24 hours to fully charge the battery pack, but the unit can
be immediately used. You must keep the clock plugged into the
network during normal operation to maintain a continuous
charge. The power reserve battery is designed to provide
additional power for printing during normal operation.
Note – For units with the PoE/FPR option, disconnect the FPR
battery pack cable connector if the TS-3000i clock will not be
plugged into a PoE terminal for an extended amount of time.
Leaving the battery pack connect without charging for a long
time could promote battery harm and damage to the clock.
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Note – For units with the PoE/FPR option, leaving the
TS-3000i clock unplugged from a PoE terminal or without
power for more than 24 hours may create a problem with
the clock starting up (you will see “low bat” briefly appear in
the display). In this instance, the clock should be started with
the battery pack cable disconnected and the clock plugged into
a PoE terminal. Wait until the clock starts up, or displays the
time, then the battery pack cable can be reconnected and it will
charge. During this time, Amano recommends to wait for 24
hours before printing.
Normal Startup Sequence
During power up, the clock will flash “boot”, then sequentially display the
IP address twice, and complete the startup sequence with a display of
the time (Hours:Minutes:Seconds) with a flashing colon. IMPORTANT - if
the clock cannot make a network connection it will flash 0.0.0.0 for the IP
Address. If this happens please verify that the clock is connected to the
network!
Normally, within a minute or two after the clock has been connected to a
network and plugged in, the clock will connect to a time server and
perform a Startup Time Sync. The correct time will appear in the display
after a successful time sync. If the clock CANNOT perform a successful
STARTUP SYNC, six day indicators (cursors) will flash, while the day
indicator associated with the current day of the week will not flash.
Figure 2-15: Start Display Sequence
Note
– Plugging the AC power cord into a wall socket will
cause the printer carriage to move up. When AC power is not
connected properly or the PoE is not functioning, the colon will
not flash (see Error Messages in Chapter 7).
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Wall Mounting
Amano recommends the following
procedure for wall mounting:
Step 1. With the cover removed, the wall
mount plate can be removed by
using your index finger as sh own to
pry open the bottom portion (see
arrow 1). Slide the wall mount plate
down in the direction of arrow 2. Use
caution not to disrupt the power
and Ethernet cables on the back
when removing the wall mount
plate.
Step 2. Knock out the three holes in the
mounting plate.
Step 3. Mount the plate on the wall
using three #10 screws or
equivalent.
Step 4. Align the TS-3000i Web Clock
with the hooks on the mounting
plate. Press down and toward
the wall until a "CLICK" is heard. Replace the c ov e r, lock it and
remove the key. Your TS-3000i Web Clock is now wall
mounted.
Note
6ft of an 110V power source and an Ethernet connection
(AC power is not requi re d if equipped with PoE option).
– Be sure to wall mount your TS-3000i Web Clock within
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r
The First Printout
Please verify the following before attempting to print:
Step 1. Is all the packaging material removed from inside the clock?
Step 2. Is the FPR battery connected? (optional)
Step 3. Is the cover securely on t he clock?
Step 4. Is the TS-3000i Web Clock connected to a network connection
(Ethernet RJ-45)? This step is not required to perform a test
printout when first installing the TS-3000i Web Clock.
Step 5. Is the TS-3000i Web Clock plugged into an AC wall outlet?
(skip this step if equipped with optional PoE).
Once you have verified these items, insert a sheet of paper to make a
test print. As shipped from the factory, the TS-3000
with the following FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) format
on line 1:
YYYY/MM/DD hh:mm ss
i Web Clock will print
s
Four digit Year
Two di
Two digit Date
it Month
24 Hour:Minutes
Seconds
Seconds
Indicato
Sample = 2008/07/08 18:30 15s
Figure 2-16: Sample of Default FINRA Print Style for Line 1
The default for line 2 is the last 9 digits of the clock’s IP address followed
by the last 6 digits of the MAC address. If the default print format for Line
1 & 2 is acceptable, the print style does not have to be changed! If the
print style has to be changed, please refer to How to Set the Print
Options in Chapter 4.
Note
and time in it. However, until the clock performs it’s Start Up
Time Sync with a Time Server on initial power up, the date and
time may not be accurate.
If the clock fails to sync during the Startup Sync it will print a block (█)
instead of an “s” at the end of a print line to indicate that this failed time
sync condition has occurred (see the following example).
– As shipped from the factory the clock will have the date
Print Example = 2008/07/08 18:30 15█
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Seconds must be selected to be printed for this error message to be
seen. Seconds = default setting.
Acceptable Print Media
Print Media is defined as the type of material you will be using in the
machine to time stamp (time cards, documents, etc.). To avoid damaging
the print head, it is recommended that you do not exceed a media
thickness of 0.3 mm (0.01"). The following are general specifications for
the different media dimensions.
Time Card: Time card thickness less than or equal to 0.3 mm
(0.01").
Small Ticket: Tickets, slips, receipts or other validation media
should be no smaller than 100 mm (4”) long x 60 mm (2.25") wide.
Larger Paper: When using standard paper sizes, such as 8.5" x 11",
make sure the paper is heavy enough to push the Paper Sensor. If
the weight of the paper (thickness) is too light, the paper will curl up
and tear off inside the TS-3000
or damage to the clock.
i Web Clock. This may result in jams
Carbon Paper: The TS-3000i Web Clock will print on both carbon
and carbonless paper. The imprint will print through up to six copies,
depending on the quality of the document used. Carbon and
carbonless paper deteriorates over time. Humidity, high
temperatures and sunlight accelerate this process. For maximum
print performance, use only high grade, uncontaminated carbon or
carbonless paper.
Adjusting the Print Margin
If you wish to change the default margin adjustment, locate the Margin
Selector on the bottom of the machine and slide in the direction of the
arrows to adjust the print margin (see Figure 2-17).
This selector will move the Paper Sensor forward or backward on the
Printer Platen and determine how much of a margin there is between
the imprint and the edge of the print media. The margin can be adjusted
to a maximum of 30 mm (1.2").
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Figure 2-17: TS-3000i Printer Adjustment
Available Print Methods
There are three different Print Methods available. The default Print
Method is for Paper Detect Only (P.). If you wish to change the default
Print Method, locate the Print Method Selector on the bottom of the
machine (see Figure 2-17) and move it to the desired position.
The settings are:
P. - Paper Detect Only: This setting will disable the Print Bar and
automatically print when media is inserted into the TS-3000i Web
Clock and contacts the print margin (Paper Sensor). For this
method, you must set a desired print margin using the Margin
Selector.
S.P. - Paper Detect & Print Switch: This Print Method is for manual
printing when the alignment of the imprint on your document is
critical. For this method, you must set a desired print margin using
the Margin Selector. To print, insert media into the TS-3000i Web
Clock until it contacts the print margin, and press the Print Bar.
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S. - Print Switch Only: This setting will allow you to print manually
regardless of print margin setting by inserting media into the
TS-3000i Web Clock and pressing the Print Bar.
Warning! –
damage to the print head.
Printing when no media is present may cause
Front Panel Reset Button
The front panel (see Figure 2-18) reset button can be accessed by
removing the upper cover (see Figure 2-2).
Figure 2-18: TS-3000i Web Clock Front Panel
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Specifications
Power Requirements: 120 VAC ±10%, 60 Hz
100 and 230 VAC ±10%, 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption: Normal 4.5W, Maximum 25W.
Power Failure Memory
Protection: Built-in lithium coin battery (up to 12 months).
Communication: 10/100 BaseT (auto-sensing), RJ45
connection.
Ambient Conditions: Temperature: -10°C to 45°C (14°F to 113°F)
FPR Option: 0°C to 45°C (32°F to 113°F)
Humidity: 10% to 90% (non condensing).
Dimensions: 176 mm (6.9”) High X 150 mm (5.9”) Wide X
153 mm (6.0”) Deep.
Weight: 2.3 kg (5 lbs.).
Environment: Indoor use only, which is dust free, and not in
direct sunlight.
Standards Compliance: UL
Clock Configuration: Access through a built-in Web interface.
Print format: Print format selection through built-in Web
interface.
Factory Default Print
Style: Default print format = year/month/day
hour:minute:seconds, with the year printed as
a 4-digit number. Can be changed via the
Web interface.
Dual Auto Print
Feature: This feature provides the automatic printing of
a second programmed print style, without
having to push the auxiliary Symbol Print Bar.
Browser Requirements: Windows Internet Explorer 6 or 7, Safari® 3,
Firefox® 2 (not compatible with Bonjour).
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Options
Full Power Reserve (FPR): Optional, 9.6V, 700mAh NiCad
rechargeable battery. When fully charged,
it will maintain normal operations for 6
hours or 400 prints.
Power over Ethernet (PoE ) : Optional, and includes 9.6V, 700mAh
NiCad rechargeable battery.
48V in, 13.5V out
Power over Ethernet Overview
With the PoE Option for TS-3000i:
Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) is a network standard based on IEEE
802.3af that provides a means of delivering power to devices connected
to a LAN. This technology eliminates AC electrical wiring, wall
transformers, allows centralized UPS backup, and is compatible with
both powered and non-powered Ethernet devices.
In addition to providing time synchronization and control over Ethernet, a
PoE enabled Ethernet cable can provide power to the TS-3000i clock.
This allows greater flexibility for placing clocks and, in most cases,
significantly decreases installation costs. The Amano TS-3000i clocks
utilize the spare wires from the Cat 5 Ethernet cable to provide power
over Ethernet. The TS-3000i clocks will work with older non-standard
and passive power sources, and newer auto-sensing PoE switches and
mid-span power injectors. Power-over-Ethernet begins with an Ethernet
power source such as a PoE compatible switch or a mid-span power
"injector". These devices insert power onto the Ethernet cable. The
power source is typically installed in the "wiring closet" near the Ethernet
switch or hub.
The TS-3000i clocks may be ordered as PoE compatible, or converted at
a later time by adding the PoE option kit. PoE is able to supply a
maximum of about 15 watts of power over the Ethernet cable.
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Chapter 3: Quick-Start
Getting Started
Amano recommends the following prerequisites:
Ethernet connection (TS-3000i comes with 10 foot Cat5 cable) to
connect the clock to for time sync and configuration.
AC power (TS-3000i comes with 6 foot long cable attached to power
adapter if not equipped with the PoE option).
A web browser for configuring the TS-3000i.
Amano recommends using the TS-3000i Utility CD which came
packaged with the clock. Install the CD and use this utility to discover
the clock and connect to the web login.
Bonjour (formerly Rendezvous) plug-in installed in Internet Explorer
browser for discovering the clock. If not installed you can go to
http://www.apple.com/bonjour/
browser for Windows.
to download and install, or Safari
Connecting to the TS-3000i Web Clock using Zeroconf
Step 1. Start your Web browser and from:
Internet Explorer (IE) with Bonjour plug-in:
Start IE browser and select from the View menu Explorer
Bar Bonjour. Double-click on the desired TS-3000i Web
clock from the list of discovered Bonjour devices on the lefthand side to connect for login (see Figure 3-1).
Located
clocks
Figure 3-1: Using IE with Bonjour to Find TS-3000i Web Clock
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Note – Bonjour may have to be downloaded and installed into
IE as a plug-in.
Safari® with Bonjour:
Start Safari browser and select the Bookmarks menu
Show All Bookmarks. Double-click on the desired TS-3000i
Web clock from the list of discovered Bonjour devices
(see Figure 3-2).
Figure 3-2: Using Safari with Bonjour to Find TS-3000i Web Clock
Firefox without Bonjour:
Use the TS-3000i Utility which is discussed in detail in Chapter
5 to discover and connect to the clock. If Firefox is your default
browser it can be used with the utility t o configure the clock.
(see next paragraph).
Or Amano recommends to:
Install and start the TS-3000i Utility on the CD that came with
your clock. When the Utility opens it will automatically perform
a network search (Discovery) for TS-3000i clocks.
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All of the discovered TS-3000i clocks will be displayed in a list
with their Domain, Device Name, IP Address, MAC Address,
and Status (see Figure 3-3). Go to View Clock Firmware
version Show Version to see the clock firmware v ersion.
Figure 3-3: TS-3000i Utility Auto Discovery
Step 2. Double-click on a clock from the list and your browser will open
to the web login screen for that clock. See the following
TS-3000i clock Login example.
Figure 3-4: TS-3000i Web Clock Login
Note – The TS-3000i default Clock Name will be ts-3000i_ and
the clocks MAC address (i.e., ts-3000i_00:00:00:00:00:00).
In computer networking, a Media Access Control address (MAC
address), Ethernet Hardware Address (EHA), hardware
address, adapter address or physical address is a quasi-unique
identifier assigned to most network adapters or network
interface cards (NICs) by the manufacturer for identification.
The MAC address usually encodes the manufacturer's
registered identification number.
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Step 3. If this is your first time logging into the clock enter
Username =
Password =
Admin
6569
If this is not your first time logging into the clock, enter your
case-sensitive Username (maximum = 20 characters) and
your Password (maximum = 15 characters), then click on the
Login button and the TS-3000i Web Clock Information page
will appear (see Figure 3-5). ONLY 1 user can be logged into a
clock.
Note – If you do not perform any activity with the clock via your
browser for more than 5 minutes, your web connection will
timeout with the clock. You will have to login again.
Link Selections
Navigation
Menu Selections
Figure 3-5: TS-3000i Web Clock Homepage
Note – If this is not your first time connecting to this TS-3000i
Web Clock and a “Favorites” bookmark was created in your
Web browser, select it from the Favorites/Bookmarks menu,
and the TS-3000i Web Clock Login page will be displayed. In
this instance you will NOT have to Bonjour the clock as its
location has already been discovered and saved!
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First Time Set up of the TS-3000i Web Clock
Note – The TS-3000i Web Clock configuration parameters can
be customized at any time and do not have to be done in the
following order. Amano recommends setting up these
parameters to obtain the full potential from you clock.
Step 1. Log into the TS-3000i Web clock (see Figure 3-4) and Click on
the Settings link under Users
appear (see Figure 4-2). Create a new user with a unique
Username and Password and store this information in a
, and the Users List screen will
secure place. Click on the
username and/or password in the clock’s flash memory.
Look – Skip Step 1 if a new User is not desired.
Step 2. Click on the Information link under Clock
Information will appear (see Figure 3-5). It is recommended to
change the name to suit your nomenclature (default name =
ts-3000i_MAC). See Figure 3-4 for an example of a default
clock name.
button to save the new
Important – The acceptable characters for clock name are ‘a-
z’ upper & lowercase, ‘0-9’, (-) dash, (_) underscore, and (*)
asterisk. Uppercase letters will automatically be changed to
lowercase.
Enter a unique clock description that might, for example,
describe where the clock is located. All other fields on this
screen are read only. Click on the
custom clock name and description.
, and the Clock
button to save your
Look – Skip Step 2 if the default clock name and no description
are acceptable.
Step 3. Click on the Settings link under Clock
Settings screen for general settings will appear (see
Figure 4-4). Select the appropriate Time Zone from the
dropdown menu, select 12 hour (AM/PM) or 24 hour (Military =
default setting) for the display and transaction format. Select if
seconds or date will be displayed. Check whether or not
daylight savings should be applied. Enter the Start and End
DST dates/times if DST applied. Click on the
save custom general clock settings.
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, and the Clock
button to
g
Look – Skip Step 3 if the default clock settings are acceptable.
Step 4. Click on the General Settings link under Print
, and the Print
General Settings screen will appear (see Figure 4-6) to setup:
minute format, Dual Print (On/Off), Dual Print Timeout (0-60
seconds), Print leading Zero (On/Off), Print Direction (L/R),
and Auto Numbering. Click on the
button to save
general print options settings.
Look – Skip Step 4 if the default general print options are
acceptable.
Step 5. To define custom print out, click on the Print Lines 1 & 2 link
under Print
Figure 4-10). Click on the
and the Print Lines 1 & 2 screen will appear (see
button to save custom Print
Lines 1 and/or 2 in the clock flash memory.
Look – Skip Step 5 if the default NASDAQ print for Line 1 and
the clock IP/MAC address for Line 2 is acceptable. The following
is an example of default print set up for line 1:
YYYY/MM/DD hh:mm ss
s
Four digit Year
Two di
Two digit Date
it Month
24 Hour:Minutes
Seconds
Seconds
Indicator
Line 1 Print Sample = 2008/07/08 18:30 15s
Step 6. To define custom Time Synchronization, click on the Settings
link under Time Sync
appear (see Figure 4-11). Click on the
, and the Time Sync Settings screen will
button to save
custom Time Sync settings.
Look – Skip Step 6 if the default time sync settings are
acceptable.
Step 7. To define custom Time Servers and/or order of use, click on
the Time Servers link under Time Sync
List screen will appear (see Figure 4-12). The TS-3000i Web
Clock provides 18 default Stratum 1 NTP servers for the user.
Click on the
or buttons to add or customize Time
Server Settings. Any added time server will appear at the top
of the list.
, and the Time Server
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Look – Skip Step 7 if the default time servers are acceptable.
Step 8. From the Time Server List, highlight the desired time server in
the list, and click on the
to change the time server order for use. Any new custom time
server will appear at the top of the list ahead of the defaults.
or buttons
Note – Click the “Test Time Sync” button to check the
connection with a Time Server. A good procedure to verify
settings, etc
Look – Skip Step 8 if the default time server order is
acceptable.
Step 9. To define custom DNS Servers, click on the DNS Servers link
under Time Sync
to display the four (4) default public DNS servers (see Figure
4-14). If necessary, enter new DNS Server information. Click
on the
settings.
; the DNS Server Settings screen will appear
button to save custom DNS Time Server
Look – Skip Step 9 if the default DNS server settings are
acceptable.
Step 10. To define e-mail notification for Backup, Report, and/or Time
Sync transactions, (i.e., a clock failure to synchronize with a
specific time server), click on the E-mail link under Notification
and the E-Mail Settings screen will appear with the SMTP tab
,
(see Figure 4-15). Click on the
settings.
button to save e-mail
Look – Skip Step 10 if notification of clock transactions is not
required.
Step 11. To define Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
Traps which notify a network administrator of significant events
via SNMP messages, click on the SNMP Trap link under
Notification
(see Figure 4-19). Click on the
settings.
, and the SNMP Trap Settings screen will appear
button to save SNMP
Look – Skip Step 11 if SNMP Traps are not required. The
method of SNMP trap notification, i.e., instant messaging, is
completely user controlled and has nothing to do with the clock.
See your network administration for assistance.
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Step 12. To setup Time Sync, Report, and Backup schedules, click on
the Schedules link under Scheduling
screen will appear (see Figure 4-20).
, and the Schedule List
From the Schedule List screen, click on the
buttons to add or edit a schedule and the Schedule
Settings setup screen will appear. Define the Schedule, and
click on the
memory.
Look –
sufficient and no backup and report schedules are required.
Skip Step 12 if the 2 default time sync schedules are
Important –
schedules which can be customized and/or deleted. However,
the clock must have at least one defined schedule to maintain
time validation.
button to retain the schedule in the clock
Your clock comes with two (2) default Time Sync
Note – At a pre-determined time of the day and day of the
week, the TS-3000i Web Clock can be set to confirm or
validate that a time/date synchronization signal has been
received. This is called time synchronization or “Signal
Validation". This time validation is controlled by setting up
schedules as described in How to Setup Time Synchronization
Schedules in Chapter 4.
, or
Congratulations – You have finished customizing the configuration of
your TS-3000i clock!! All of your settings have been saved in the clocks
flash memory. It is recommended to make a backup of your settings
(see Figure 4-23: Backup Utility) with the Backup Utility. A backup file
could be used, if required, to reload all these settings with the Restore
Utility.
Note – The Backup/Restore Utility can also be used to create
a shared “ATVSConfig.bin” file to replicate a copy of the setup
of one clock to another TS-3000i Web Clock (for additional
information, see Performing Backup and Restore). Also, see
the TS-3000i Utility CD that is included with your clock, which
can be used to “get selected clock configuration.”
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Chapter 4: TS-3000i Operation
General Information
After the TS-3000i Web clock has been unpacked, wall mounted
(optional), connected to a network, and plugged into AC power, the
Zeroconf capability should allow the clock to be automatically detected
with a Web browser. Amano recommends to install and use the TS3000i Utility that came on the CD included with your TS-3000i clock if:
Your browser does not support the Bonjour plug-in, or you do not
want to install Bonjour.
You want to use the features of the Utility to; find clocks, obtain clock
setup, obtain clock transactions (timesync info), monitor clocks
status on the network, and perform diagnostic functions.
Amano recommends obtaining the maximum functionality from the
TS-3000i Web Clock (all set up done via browser) by:
Configure the system settings including: clock name, unique clock
description, time zone, and Daylight Saving Time (DST), etc., that
are applicable to your installation (using the browser).
Assign the NTP servers that will be used to synchronize the
TS-3000i Web clock (either internal or external).
Enter information to generate e-mail notification.
Enter information to generate SNMP Trap alerts for network.
Enter FTP Server information for Backup of configuration and
transaction report files.
Prepare schedules for: time synchronization, reports, and backup.
Note – The TS-3000i Web Clock configuration parameters,
which are retained in the clock, usually remain unchanged after
installation and setup.
About Bonjour and Zero-Configuration
Bonjour, also known as Zero-Configuration networking, enables
automatic discovery of the TS-3000i Web Clock on IP networks. Bonjour
uses industry standard IP protocols to allow devices to automatically be
discovered without the need to enter IP addresses or configure DNS
servers.
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Bonjour, formerly Rendezvous, is Apple Inc.'s trade name for its
implementation of Zeroconf, a service discovery protocol. Bonjour
locates devices such as the TS-3000i Web Clock, printers, copiers, and
other computers, with the services that those devices offer on a local
network using multicast Domain Name System service records. The
software is built into Apple's Mac OS X operating system from version
10.2 onwards, and can be installed onto computers using Microsoft
Windows operating systems.
Bonjour is a networking protocol that sends and receives network
packets on User Datagram Protocol (UDP) port 5353. If you have a
"personal firewall" enabled, you will need to ensure that UDP port 5353 is
open for Bonjour to work correctly. Certain firewa lls will only partially
block Bonjour packets, so if you experience intermittent behavior, check
the firewall settings and verify that Bonjour is listed as an exception and
is allowed to receive incoming packets. Bonjour will configure the
Windows firewall appropriately during installation on Windows XP
Service Pack 2 and above.
If your version of Bonjour does not include the IE plug-in mentioned
above, and you would like this feature, you can download the complete
Bonjour for Windows package from Apple's web site by visiting
http://www.apple.com/bonjour/ . The current implementation of Bonjour
for Windows requires Windows 2000/2003, Windows XP or Windows
Vista. Make sure you have the latest Windows Service Pack installed on
your computer using Windows Update.
Bonjour is normally placed in a folder called "Bonjour" within the
"Program Files" folder. Bonjour modifies registry entries related to
Bonjour's internal configuration and operation. In the list of MS Windows
startup services, Bonjour runs as the name mDNSResponder.exe,
consuming almost a full megabyte of memory. Communications across
the network take place over UDP port 5353; this may require
reconfiguring some personal or corporate firewalls that can block Bonjour
packets. A full installation of Bonjour for Windows will include a plug-in
for Internet Explorer, a printer wizard and the network communication
services.
Some Virtual Private Network (VPN) clients are configured so that local
network services are unavailable to a computer when VPN software is
active and connected. In such a case, no local Zeroconf services are
available to Bonjour or any other Zeroconf implementation. If you find
that you can no longer discover network services or print to Bonjour
shared printers, try logging out of VPN.
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Note – If Bonjour is not desired or available for your network
use, Amano recommends using the TS-3000i Utility that came
with your clock to perform the Zeroconf function for discovery.
TS-3000i Web Interface
TS-3000i Web Page
After logging onto the TS-3000i TimeSync Web Clock, the clock name
and assigned IP will appear in the Web page title (see Figure 4-1).
Name & Assigned IP
Enter Name
Enter Description
Figure 4-1: TS-3000i We b P age
The following links appear on every TS-3000i web page:
Home
The “Home” link will always return you to the TS-3000i Clock Information
page (see Figure 4-1).
Contact
The “Contact” link displays Amano support contact information for the
TS-3000i Web Clock.
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Help
The "Help" link selection provides online help.
Logout
Selecting the “Logout” link allows you to log off the TS-3000i Web Clock
and return to the login screen (see Figure 3-4). You will automatically be
logged off the clock after 5 minutes of no activity.
Login
If this is your first time logging in to this TS-3000i Web Clock, you will be
required to enter the Username of
Password of
and/or edit a password.
6569. Use the following procedure to create a new user
Admin (see Figure 3-4) and
Note – The TS-3000i Web Clock setup parameters can be
customized at any time and do not have to be changed in the
following order. However, it is recommended to create a user.
Note – After logging in, the Clock Information screen will
appear. It is recommended to customize the clock name
description
screen are read-only.
to your facility nomenclature. All other fields on this
and
Important – The only acceptable characte rs for a clock name
are ‘a-z’ upper and lowercase, ‘0-9’, (-) dash, (_) underscore,
and (*) asterisk. If uppercase letters are used they will
automatically be changed to lowercase.
How to Create Users
Step 1. Click on the Settings link under Users, and the User List
screen will appear (see Figure 4-2).
To Add, Edit or
Delete a User
Figure 4-2: User List
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Step 2. Click on the button to create a new user, and the
User Settings screen will appear (see Figure 4-3).
Figure 4-3: User Settings
Note – One (1) additional user can be created, but only one
user can be logged in at a time
Step 3. Enter the required user field information for Name (min. = 4
characters with max. = 20) and Password (min. = 4 characters
with a max. = 30). The Username and Password are case
per clock.
sensitive. Press the button to save, or to
return to main screen with no change.
Important – The only acceptable characte rs for a Username
and Password are ‘a-z’ upper and lowercase, ‘0-9’, (-) dash, (_)
underscore, and (*) asterisk. Please make a note of your
Username and Password and keep in a safe place.
Step 4. Click on the Edit button to change the name and/or password
of a user. Press the
return to main screen with no change.
Step 5. Click on the Delete button and press Yes at the prompt – “Are
you sure you want to delete this user?” to delete the user.
Press the No button to return to the User Settings screen with
no change.
Note
– The Admin user CANNOT be deleted or have the
Username changed, but the Password can be changed! The
following red error messages may appear when entering too
many users, or trying to delete Admin user:
“Exceeded the maximum number of user(s) al lowed.”
“You cannot delete the Admin user.”
button to save, or to
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Normal Login
Once a user login has been established, enter your case sensitive
Username and Password, then press the
button (see Figure 3-4).
If there is any mismatch, an error message will be displayed.
Press the
button to clear the current Login information and enter
a different user. The following error message will appear when entering
an invalid username/password; “Invalid username or password.
Please try again.”
How to Custom Configure the TS-3000i Web Clock
The Settings function under Clock is used to configure each TS-3000i
Web Clock to your preference for: Time Zone, time format for display and
transaction reports, daylight savings, and network access.
Network access can be configured by selecting DHCP, a fixed IP
address, domain name, and/or enable Zero Configuration.
Step 1. After you have logged in, click on the Settings link under
Clock
appear (see Figure 4-4).
, and the Clock Settings screen for general settings will
Step 2. Select the appropriate Time Zone from the dropdown menu
(see Figure 4-4). The default = EST. The Time Zone selected
controls the Time Zone adjustment sent to the clock. If OATS
compliance is necessary, the Time Zone must be set to the
default of (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada).
Step 3. Click on 12 hour (AM/PM) or 24 hour (Military) (default =
military) to set the display format. This format will also be used
on transaction reports.
Step 4. Select to show either the day of the month or seconds on the
clock display (default = seconds).
Step 5. Check whether or not daylight savings should be applied. This
option should only be un-checked in areas where DST is not
used and OATS compliance is not required. Select the week,
day, and month of the Start and End dates from the dropdown
Start and End times (hour/minute). Default = DST enabled.
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Default = Military
(i.e., 17:00 =
5:00pm)
Figure 4-4: General Clock Settings
Step 6. Click on the button to save the general clock settings.
Note
– If “Apply Daylight Savings” is checked, the standard
Start and End dates/times currently observed will be
automatically entered. Modification is only necessary for
special circumstances (see next paragraph).
Important –
Daylight Saving Time is NOT observed in Hawaii,
American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands
and in most of Arizona, with the exception of the Navajo Indian
Reservation in Arizona.
Beginning in 2007, the TS-3000i Web Clock will automatically
advance by one hour at the beginning of Daylight Saving Time
on the second Sunday in March. It will automatically return to
Standard Time on the first Sunday in November. If you live in
an area that does not observe Daylight Saving Time, uncheck
the box “Apply Daylight Saving.”
Step 7. Click on the Network tab and the Cl oc k Settings screen for
network will appear (see Figure 4-5).
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Figure 4-5: Network Clock Settings
Step 8. Select to Us e DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
which is a protocol used by networked devices (clients) to
obtain the parameters necessary for operation in an Internet
Protocol network. This is the default.
Or
Select Use Fixed IP Address when desiring to use a static IP
address, and enter the following:
Fixed IP address for the Web Clock
. Obtained from
network administrator.
Subnet Mask for the Web Clock
. Obtained from network
administrator. In computer networks based on the Internet
Protocol Suite, a subnetwork, or subnet, is a portion of
the network's computers and network devices that have a
common, designated IP address routing prefix.
Default Gateway for the Web Clock
. May have to obtain
from network administrator. A default gateway is a node
(a router) on a computer network that serves as an access
point to another network.
Step 9. Select Service Port (default = 7) for the TS-3000i’s built-in
TCP service that allows a user to initiate an operation from an
external application (i.e., the TS-3000i Utility functions). Any
unreserved port 1 thru 65535 can be used.
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Step 10. Select Enable Zero Configuration (default) for Zero
Configuration to obtain the parameters necessary for operation
in an Internet Protocol
network at a local level. This is where
you would turn Zero Configuration off if you did not want the
clock to broadcast its location. The most direct way to get to
the clock when this function is disabled is to know the IP
address.
Step 11. When finished entering the network settings, click on the
button to save network settings for the clock.
How to Set the Print Options
Step 1. Click on the General Settings link under Print, and the Print
General Settings screen will appear (see Figure 4-6).
Step 2. Select the Minute Format from the dropdown menu (default =
th
60
). An example of this would be: if the actual time is 16:30
(4:30PM), 10
th
100
= 16.50.
th
= 16.5, 20th = 16.50, 60th = 16:30, and
Figure 4-6: Print General Settings
Step 3. Select the Dual Print, On or Off. This determines whether you
print one line (Line 1) or both lines (Line 1 & Line 2). When
Dual Print is turned On (default = Off), and the print method is
set to Paper Detect Only (P) (see Figure 2-17) two different
print styles (lines) can be printed sequentially, without having
to push the auxiliary Symbol Print Bar.
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r
The following is an example for a custom print style with the
Dual Print feature turned On to show the sequence for Line 1
& Line 2 imprints:
First imprint (Line 1) 2008/09/22 00:51 13s
Second imprint (Line 2) DESK 1234
Step 4. Enter a value, in seconds, for the dual print to timeout (default
= 10 seconds). For example, when set to 10, the 2
nd
print line
will not be active if more than 10 seconds have passed since
st
the 1
zero (0) is used there is NO timeout; the 2
line was printed. The range is 0 to 60 seconds. When
nd
line is always
active.
Note
– When Dual Print On is selected, the clock will display
“L2” where the seconds/date is normally displayed. L2 will be
displayed after Line 1 is printed (see the figure) to prompt you
that Line 2 (L2) will be printed with the next print stamp. This
prompt will remain displayed for the timeout value or until Line
2 is printed. For example, a timeout of 0 seconds would allow
L2 to display until the print cycle was completed with Line 2.
Print Line 2
Indicato
Step 5. Select to Print Leading Zero, On or Off (default = On). An
example of this feature would be: if the actual date is
07/08/2008, with leading zero ON, the display = 07/08/2008,
and with OFF, the display = 7/8/2008.
Step 6. Select to Print Direction, Left or Right (default = Left). This
defines if you want to Left or Right justify the printout. The
following figures illustrate the appearance of left and right
justified printing on a typical time card. The right print
(depending on how the card is placed in the clock) may appear
to be printed upside down. The following figures illustrate the
appearance of left and right-side printing on a typical card.
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Figure 4-7: Example of Left-Side Printing
Figure 4-8: Example of Right-Side Printing
Figure 4-9: Example of Both Left & Right Printing
Step 7. For auto numbering select: Print the same number all the
time
OR….select
Print number Nth times & increment by 1. You must enter
the Nth number if using this selection (default value = 1).
The TS-3000i Web Clock will automatically add a sequential
number to the printout.
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The Nth #: field selection will make the automatic number
increment or remain constant. For example, if a value of “1” is
entered, the number will increment by one after each print. If a
value greater than “1” is entered, the TS-3000i Web Clock will
print the same number that many times before incrementing to
the next number. For example, if a value of “3” is entered the
same number will be printed three (3) times consecutively,
then the number will increment by one for the next three (3)
printouts, and so on.
Note
used on line 1.
Step 8. Click on the Print Lines 1 & 2 link under Print, and the Print
Note
should not be used on line 1. However, depending on the
specific application, it may be necessary to identify each
location where a TS-3000i Web Clock resides. For example, a
location code may be required to precede the date and time
stamp. Other applications may require a floor number,
department number, job number, workstation code, bank teller
number, trader code, branch name or any other unique
identifier. You can create up to two custom print lines using a
similar procedure. There is a maximum number of characters
which can be printed on each line (total allowable length = 150
dots or approximately 21 characters). Also, a maximum of 10
rows can be added. See Appendix A for a character table
which shows character size as a % of dots for regular and bold
characters.
– For OATS compliance this numbering should not be
Lines 1 & 2 screen will appear (see Figure 4-10).
– For OATS compliance, custom print styles and symbols
Note –
Step 9. Enter the des ired text in the text field, select Regular or Bold
from the dropdown menu, and click the
new message will appear in the “Message:” display field and
the row box on the right (see Figure 4-10). If you need to
correct an error, click the
Message display field.
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Lines cannot be edited. If a mistake is made, press the
button and start over.
button. The
button to clear the
Step 10. To enter symbols, select the desired symbol from the
dropdown menu, select Regular or Bold from the dropdown
menu, and click the
will appear in the “Message:” display field and the row box on
the right (see Figure 4-10). If you need to correct an error, click
the
Note
Step 11. Click the
Step 12. If a print style is desired for line 2
– If you have added a symbol and press the
button the Symbol field will NOT be cleared
filed will be cleared.
clock for line 1
(see Figure 2-16).
a similar screen will appear to define print for line 2. Follow the
same procedure to define Line 2, and click on the
The default for Line 2 is the clock IP/MAC address.
button to clear the Message display field.
button to retain your print style in the
. The default for line 1 = FINRA settings
button to retain print style for line 2 in the clock.
button. The new message
. Just the Message
, click on the “Line 2” tab and
Enter Text
Rows –
each line
= 1 row.
Select Symbol
Press
Clear All
Message
Field
to start
over.
Figure 4-10: Print Lines 1 & 2
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Important –
Only uppercase characters will be printed.
Every time you enter text or a symbol, and press the Add Text
or Add Symbol buttons that is considered a “row” which
appears in the row box. A maximum of 10 rows will be
accepted. Trying to save a print line with greater than 150 dots
will generate the error message; “Symbol is invalid,
exceeded the maximum length”.
If you make a mistake entering text and/or symbols you must
press the
button to clear the Message and row
display and re-enter your desired print.
How to Set Time Synchronization
The following procedures for Time Sync Settings, Time Servers, and
DNS Servers can be used to setup custom parameters for time validation
to ensure your TS-3000i is accurate and meets your requirements. For
example, an internal Time Server could be configur ed instead of one of
the default time servers which require Internet access.
Time Sync Settings
Step 1. Click on the Settings link under Time Sync and the Time
Sync Settings screen will appear (see Figure 4-11).
Step 2. Select the Sync Type: Auto Sync (def ault) or ATVS Software
Sync from the drop down menu. ATVS Software Sync should
only be checked if you are using the TS-3000i with ATVS
Software. When ATVS syncs with the clock, it will
automatically reset the Sync Type to ATVS Software Sync. If
you wanted to disable the ATVS sync, you would have to
change this setting back to Auto Sync.
Note
details on ATVS software use with the TS-3000i.
Step 3. Enter the Max Deviation that is acceptable to synchronize the
– See Chapter 6 on TS-3000i and ATVS Software for
clock. The maximum deviation is the difference in time
between the clock and the time server. The range is 0 to
90000 milliseconds with a default = 3000 milliseconds (3
seconds). However, Amano recommends not setting below
400 milliseconds due to normal inherent network latency.
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Figure 4-11: Time Sync Sett ings
Step 4. Enter the Sync Retry Attempts: (the default & maximum = 3).
This is the # of times that any time server would be tried if time
synchronization fails.
Step 5. Select “Ignore Deviation Error” option for the maximum
deviation (absolut e difference between clock ti me and NTP
time) to be ignored and the clock time set to the NTP Time
Server during time synchronization. If not checked (default),
and the previous condition occurs, the clock will not be set to
that Time Server.
And
Select “Send e-mail and/or SNMP trap notification if it
completely fails to set the time” If checked, and time
synchronization fails, a message would not be sent until all
enabled time servers have been tried. If not checked, a
message will be sent every time a time synchronization failure
occurs, which is the default.
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Time Server Setup
Step 1. Click on the Time Servers link under Time Sync , and the
Time Server List screen will appear (see Figure 4-12). The
TS-3000i Web Clock provides 18 default Stratum 1 NTP
servers for the user. Additionally, the user can add up to 14
additional time servers for a total of 32 time servers. The user
can not delete any of the 18 predefined time servers, but any
user created time server can be deleted. The time serv er order
signifies the order that they will be tried for time
synchronization, i.e., number 1, then number 2, etc.
Step 2. To change the time server priority order, highlight the desired
time server in the list, and click the
or
buttons to change the time server order. The
time server order controls the order that the enabled time
servers will be used to validate the time at the clock. The first
time server with a successful time sync is the one used. The
next time server in the list will only be used upon failure to time
sync within the 1-3 programmed sync attempts with the
previous time server.
To change position
for order of use.
To Add, Edit and
Delete Time Servers.
Figure 4-12: Time Server List
Step 3. Highlight the desired time server in the list, and click on the
, or buttons to modify or delete an existing time
server.
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Note
– The only editable field for a predefined time server is
Enabled, but if the time server was user created
Name, Host Name/IP Address, and Enabled fields can be
changed.
The Last Successful Sync and Last Successful Attempt
fields are read only. The last successful sync represents the
date/time that the clock time was actually synced (met
parameters), while the last successful attempt represents when
the actual connection attempt was successful.
Step 4. Click on the
and the Time Server Settings screen will appear (see Figure
4-13). Enter the Name of the time server (maximum length is
20 characters).
Important – The acceptable characters for a Time Server
name are ‘a-z’ upper and lowercase, ‘0-9’, (-) dash, (_)
underscore, and (*) asterisk.
Look
internal Time Server. Also, when you create a new Time Server
it will automatically be placed at the top of the list in position 1.
This order is important because the first Time Server
successfully used sets the time.
– This is where you can setup the parameters to use an
, then the
button to create a user defined time server,
Figure 4-13: Time Server Settings
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Step 5. Enter the Host Name/IP Address for the time server
(maximum length is 50 characters).
Step 6. You MUST
click the Enabled box for a time server to be used.
Step 7. Press the “Test Time Sync” button to connect to the Time
Server using the settings. This tests whether the connection is
good or bad (i.e., wrong host name/IP address).
Step 8. Click the
button to save the new time server
information.
DNS Server Setup
Step 1. Click on the DNS Servers link under Time Sync, and the DNS
Servers Settings screen will appear displaying the four (4)
default public DNS servers (see Figure 4-14).
Step 2. Enter Domain Name (defau lt = local as Zero Configu ra tion
uses dot local).
Step 3. To define your own DNS Server, highlight the desired IP
Address and enter your IP address (max. = 46 characters).
Amano recommends using DNS Server 1 for your first DNS
Server IP Address, using DNS Server 2 for your 2
Server IP Address, and so forth. This is because the clock will
use the DNS Servers in appearance order. Therefore, it is
recommended to leave the servers you are not using blank.
nd
DNS
Note
– The Domain Name Syst em (DNS) is a hierarchical
naming system for computers, services, or any resource
participating on the Internet. It associates information with
domain names assigned to such participants. Most importantly,
it translates humanly meaningful domain names to the
numerical (binary) identifiers associated with networking
equipment for the purpose of locating and addressing these
devices world-wide.
An often used analogy to explain the Domain Name System is
that it serves as the "phone book" for the Internet by translating
human-friendly computer hostnames into IP addresses. For
example, www.amano.com translates to 38.227.249.10.
Step 4. Click the button to save your DNS Server information.
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Only define the
DNS Servers
you are using.
Figure 4-14: DNS Server Settings
How to Setup E-Mail and SNMP Trap Notification
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) is an Internet standard for
electronic mail (e-mail) transmission across Internet Protocol (IP)
networks. While electronic mail server software uses SMTP to send and
receive mail messages, user-level client mail applications typically only
use SMTP for sending messages to a mail server for relaying. For
receiving messages, client applications usually use either the Post Office
Protocol (POP) or the Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) to
access their mail box accounts on a mail server.
The E-mail settings allow you to setup SMTP, ”To” and “From” e-mail
accounts, and select Time Sync plus Report and Backup events for email notification. The parameters for E-mail and SNMP Trap notification
need to be defined if you desire e-mail notification for significant
TS-3000i time validation events. However, if you do not setup these
parameters you can still obtain a record of the TS-3000i clock
transactions by viewing the Reports (see Reports Utility for additional
details). These clock transactions represent a history, while e-mail and/or
SNMP Trap notification represents an alert for a current event.
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E-mail Setup:
Step 1. Click on the E-mail link under Notification, and the E-Mail
Settings screen will appear with the SMTP tab
(see Figure 4-15). Enter the “Host Name: IP Address” for the
SMTP server.
Step 2. Enter the Port number. You may need to get this information
from the network administrator. Port # represents an endpoint
or “channel” for network co mmunication. Port #’s allow
different applications on the same computer to utilize network
resources without interfering with each other. Default port
number = 25.
Step 3. Click the Require Authentication box if authentication for e-
mail is required. When Require Authentication is checked, the
Username and Password are required.
Figure 4-15: E-Mail Settings for SMTP
Step 4. Click the Require SSL box if SSL for e-mail is required.
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), is a cryptographic protocol that
provides a secure communications on the Internet for such
things as web browsing, e-mail, Internet faxing, instant
messaging and other data transfers.
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Step 5. Click the
button to save the SMTP e-mail settings.
Step 6. Click on the Account(s) tab and the E-Mail screen to define
e-mail destinations will appear (see Figure 4-16).
Step 7. Enter E-mail From Address (maximum length is 155
characters). This is the originator for the e-mail notification.
Step 8. Enter E-mail To Address 1 and E-mail To Address 2
(maximum length is 155 characters each). This is the
recipient(s) for e-mail no tification.
Step 9. Click on Enabled for each address to make the e-mail address
active. If unchecked, no e-mail notification will be sent to that
recipient.
Step 10. Click the
button to save the e-mail account settings.
Figure 4-16: E-Mail Settings for Accounts
Step 11. Click on the Time Sync Event(s) tab and the E-Mail Settings
screen to select event(s) for email notification will appear
(see Figure 4-17).
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Step 12. Select the events to trigger e-mail notification from any or all of
the 3 event choices by clicking in each event box.
Step 13. Enter the desired Message(s) to be sent to the e-mail recipient
for the event (maximum length is 100 characters). This can be
any message you want sent for that event.
Step 14. Click the
settings.
button to save the e-mail Time Sync Events
Figure 4-17: E-Mail Settings for Time Sync Events
Step 15. Click on the Report & Backup Event(s) tab and the E-Mail
Settings screen to select these events for email notification will
appear (see Figure 4-18).
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Figure 4-18 E-Mail Settings for Report & Backup Events
Step 16. Select to receive e-mail notification for the status of running a
scheduled backup and/or transaction report by clicking in the
box alongside the selection.
Step 17. Enter the desired Message(s) (maximum length is 100
characters for each message) to be sent to the e-mail
recipient(s). This can be any message you want sent for that
event.
Step 18. Click the
button to save the e-mail Report & Backup
events settings.
SNMP Trap Setup
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is used in network
management systems to monitor network-attached devices for conditions
that warrant administrative attention either on-site or remotely. A network
administrator can use SNMP to monitor the availability-performanceerror rates either on-site or remotely over a network, which facilitates
central clock management.
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Step 1. Click on the SNMP Trap link under Notification
Trap Settings screen will appear (see Figure 4-19).
, and the SNMP
Figure 4-19: SNMP Trap Settings for E-mail Notification
Step 2. Enter the Host Name/IP Address for the SNMP trap server
(maximum length is 50 characters). You may need to get this
information from the network administrator.
Step 3. Enter the Port number (default port = 162). You may need to
get this information from the network administrator.
Step 4. Enter the Community Name (maximum length is 10
characters). The Community Name (“Identifier”, i.e., Amano
Time Clocks”) is used to group the SNMP managed Web
clocks under that name.
Step 5. Click on Enabled to make the SNMP trap server active for
alerts. If unchecked, no SNMP trap alerts will be used.
Step 6. Click the
button to save the SMTP trap settings.
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How to Setup Time Synchronization Schedules
At a pre-determined time of the day and day of the week, the TS-3000i
Web Clock can be set to confirm or validate that a time/date
synchronization signal has been received. This is called time
synchronization or “Signal Validation". The clock has two default Time
Sync schedules called “Before Trading” and “After Trading” to ensure
that time validation automatically occurs using default settings with no
user intervention. The Before Trading schedule is predefined to sync at
06:13 (6:13am) each day, while the After Trading Schedule is set to sync
at 18:13 (6:13pm). Time Sync schedules as described in the following
procedure can be created, edited and deleted:
Step 1. Click on the Schedules link under Scheduling, and the
Schedule List screen will appear (see Figure 4-20).
Figure 4-20: Schedule List
Step 2. Highlight the desired time sync schedule to modify and click on
the
the
Schedule Settings setup screen will appear
(see Figure 4-21).
Note
– Select a schedule and click on the
delete. When deleting a schedule, the prompt, “Are you sure
you want to delete this Schedule?” will appear. Click Yes to
confirm and delete.
TS-3000i Web Clock Installation & Operation Guide 4-25
button to edit an existing schedule, or click on
button to create a new schedule and the
Delete
button to
Important –
Sync schedules because a maximum of 8 separate Time Sync
schedules can be set up. Each of these 8 schedules could be
enabled and have up to a maximum of 12 scheduled time
syncs per day. The flash memory in the clock is capable of
retaining up to 5 years worth of data created as per OATS Rule
7430 which requires 2 Time Syncs per day. Therefore, if
multiple schedules are created and enabled, the length of time
that data could be retained might be severely reduced. This
should not discourage setting up multiple schedules. Perhaps
all of them do not have to be active. At any time, you ca n
simply activate or deactivate a schedule by clicking on the
enable box. However, you should be aware that the more time
syncs per day that the clock is scheduled to perform, the more
data that is going to be stored in the clock, thus filling up flash
memory faster.
Step 3. Enter the schedule Name (maximum length is 20 characters).
Care must be exercised when setting up Time
Important – The acceptable characters for a Schedule name
are ‘a-z’ upper and lowercase, ‘0-9’, (-) dash, (_) underscore,
(*) asterisk, and a space. For example, “Before Trading” is a
valid format.
Step 4. Select Time Sync for the Type of schedule template from the
drop down menu. The choices for type are; Time Sync, Report,
and Backup.
Note
Report schedules, and two (2) Backup schedules for a total of
12 separate schedules that can be user created. Report and
Backup schedules do not consume any of the on-board clock
flash memory.
Step 5. Select the schedule start date from the drop down menus.
Step 6. Select the schedule start time from the drop down menus.
Step 7. Select the schedule recurrence. The choices are: Daily, or
– A maximum of eight (8) time sync schedules, two (2)
Weekly.
If Daily is selected, then define Run Every “X” day(s), and
check Run Every: “X” min(s) to enter the number of minutes.
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If Weekly is selected, then define Run Every: “X” week(s) and
check the days to sync (check box for each day or check box
for All).
The default for days = 1, Minimum = 1, and Maximum = 365.
The default for minutes = 120, Minimum = 120, and
Maximum = 1439
The default for weeks = 1, Minimum = 1, and Maximum =
52.
Frequency Settings
used to define contents
of a scheduled Report
file and the scheduled
Backu
Transaction file.
Figure 4-21: Schedule Settings
Step 8. Click on the button to save the schedule information, or
click on the
saving.
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button to return to the Home page without
How to Setup Report Schedules
At a pre-determined time of the day and day of the week, the TS-3000i
Web Clock can be set to send a transaction report file to a designated
FTP site (path). These transaction report files are controlled by setting up
schedules as previously described in the Schedules procedure.
Note
Restore Utility to properly function.
Important! –
report text file with the date it was run will be created from the
– You must define an FTP server for the Backup and
When a Report schedule occurs, a transaction
clock database. The contents of a scheduled Report will depend
upon the schedule frequency settings. The Report text file
created will have a name starting with the last 6 digits of the
“MAC address_ATVSrpt_date.txt”. This file never gets
appended because every time a new Report schedule is run, a
new file is created with the date that it was run. If more than one
report schedule from the same clock is run per day, each
subsequent file will have the same name, but with a _01 (for the
nd
2
one), _02 (for the 3rd one), _03 (for the 4th one) at the end of
the file name, and so on.
The following would be created for Daily when:
Run every 1 day(s) = a Report file just for the previous
day,
Run every 2 day(s) = a Report file with the previous 2
days of transactions,
Run every 3 day(s) = a Report file with previous 3 days
of transactions,
And so on with a maximum of 365 days.
The following would be created for Weekly when:
Run every 1 week(s) = a Report file with 1 previous
week of transactions,
Run every 2 week(s) = a Report file with 2 previous
weeks of transactions,
Run every 3 week(s) = a Report file with 3 previous
weeks of transactions,
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And so on with a maximum of 52 weeks.
Both the binary and text files created during a scheduled Backup
will have the last 6 digits of the clocks unique MAC Address in
the filename.
How to Setup Backup Schedules
At a pre-determined time of the day and day of the week, the TS-3000i
Web Clock can be set to send a Backup file of the entire transaction
database to a designated FTP site (path). This Backup of the entire
transaction database up until the date that the schedule is run is
controlled by setting up schedules as previously described in the
Schedules procedure.
When a Backup schedule occurs, 3 files are created. A scheduled clock
Backup always includes the clock’s unique MAC address. Each clock’s 3
Backup files always get appended with new data when the latest Backup
schedule is run. The 1
MAC address_ATVSConfig.bin for a configuration file. This ensures
you always have a backup copy of this clock’s configuration. Note – this
file cannot be shared with other c l ocks. The 2
the file name MAC address_ATVSTrans.bin because it is a backup of
the clock’s transaction database. This ensures that you always have the
most complete copy of the entire clock database. Thus, it is important to
schedule backups to maintain an up to date copy of the transaction
database and configuration setup. The 3
the database based upon what was defined for either “Daily” or “Weekly”
and this file is named MAC address_ATVSTrans.txt
st
Backup file created is a binary file with the name
nd
file, also a binary, has
rd
file is a text file generated from
TS-3000i Web Clock Utilities
The TS-3000i Web Clock utilizes an FTP server for the Backup/Restore
utility functions. The File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a network protocol
used to transfer data from one computer to another through a network
such as the Internet. FTP is a file transfer protocol for exchanging and
manipulating files over a TCP computer network. An FTP client may
connect to an FTP server to manipulate files on that server.
Also, use the TS-3000i Utility CD to get clock configuration and/or
transaction files with the built-in FTP capability provided by the utility
(see Chapter 5).
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Utility Settings for FTP Server
The TS-3000i Web Clock can backup and/or restore the co nfiguration
and time sync transaction database. The clock utilities can also be used
to view transaction report files for a user defined period of time. It is
important to set up an FTP server as described in the following
procedure so these files can be saved.
Step 1. Click on the Settings link under Utilities and the Utility
Settings screen for FTP will appear (see Figure 4-22).
Step 2. Enter FTP Server address (URL).
Step 3. Enter your Username for the FTP Server.
Step 4. Enter your Password for the FTP Server.
Step 5. Enter the actual Directory Path where you want the transaction
and/or configuration files stored on the FTP Server.
Step 6. Press the
that the FTP Server address and directory path you have
entered is correct and that the clock is communicating with the
FTP Server. If everything is Ok y o u will see “Successful” in
the Status field. However, if the connection fails you will see
“Failed: Check Server Name/Username/Password” or
Failed: Check Directory Path.
button to verify
Figure 4-22: Utility Settings (FTP Server)
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Step 7. If the FTP connection is OK, press the button to store
the FTP settings.
Performing Backup and Restore
The TS-3000i Web Clock has a built in utility that can be used to Backup
and/or Restore the clock configuration and transaction files. Please
consult Chapter 5 for details on how to use the TS-3000i Utility to
simultaneously update the configuration of multiple clocks using a shared
configuration config.bin file which was created from a shared backup
procedure.
To backup the Configuration & Transaction files stored in the clock:
Step 1. Click on the Backup/Restore link under Utilities
, and the
Backup tab screen will appear (see Figure 4-23).
Step 2. Click on the drop down menu to select the type of Backup. The
choices are; Configuration, Transaction, or Both.
Step 3. Click on the radio button Specific or Shared to define this
backup file. Click Shared if you want to make a shared file
for this clock’s configuration to be possibly used by other
clocks.
Note – A transaction file CANNOT actually be shared by
multiple clocks even though you might have selected Shared.
You CANNOT restore a shared transaction file. This is
prevented to maintain each clocks transaction record for OATS
compliance.
Figure 4-23: Backup Utility
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Step 4. Click on the button to perform the Backup and
the status will appear once the operation has been completed.
The transaction file will be stored at the same location (path)
previously entered for the FTP Server (see Figure 4-22). The
configuration file will also be stored in the same location but in
a binary format with a filename which correlates to the clock
and ending in “_ATVSConfig.bin”.
Note – It is recommended to open the text version of the
transaction file using MS Word® or Excel rather than Notepad.
The filename for the clock transaction file will begin with the
last 3 character pairs of the unique clock MAC address (see
Figure 7-1) and end in “_ATVSTrans.txt”. The following is an
example of a typical text transaction file:
Clock Name, Date, Sender, Message Type, Message
ts-3000i_00-40-9d-36-b2-84, 01/01/2008 00:01:21, STARTUP TIME SYNC, Info, Trying to connect to time server < Univ. of
Washington >
ts-3000i_00-40-9d-36-b2-84, 01/01/2008 00:01:21, STARTUP TIME SYNC, Info, Connected to time server < Univ. of
Washington >
ts-3000i_00-40-9d-36-b2-84, 03/24/2009 06:55:26, STARTUP TIME SYNC, Info, Time from time server < Univ. of Washington
> is 03/24/2009 06:55:26
ts-3000i_00-40-9d-36-b2-84, 03/24/2009 06:55:26, STARTUP TIME SYNC, Info, Current time zone is : (GMT-05:00) Eastern
Time (US & Canada) DLS ON
ts-3000i_00-40-9d-36-b2-84, 03/24/2009 06:55:27, STARTUP TIME SYNC, Success, Successfully sync time to the clock : ts3000i_00-40-9d-36-b2-84 00:40:9D:36:B2:84(192.168.0.216) with deviation of 0 ms
ts-3000i_00-40-9d-36-b2-84, 03/24/2009 06:55:27, STARTUP TIME SYNC, Info, Time sent to the clock = 03/24/2009
06:55:27
ts-3000i_00-40-9d-36-b2-84, 01/00/1900 00:00:48, STARTUP TIME SYNC, Info, Connected to time server < Univ. of
Washington >
ts-3000i_00-40-9d-36-b2-84, 03/24/2009 06:57:06, STARTUP TIME SYNC, Info, Time from time server < Univ. of Washington
> is 03/24/2009 06:57:06
ts-3000i_00-40-9d-36-b2-84, 03/24/2009 06:57:06, STARTUP TIME SYNC, Info, Current time zone is : (GMT-05:00) Eastern
Time (US & Canada) DLS ON
ts-3000i_00-40-9d-36-b2-84, 03/24/2009 06:58:38, STARTUP TIME SYNC, Info, Time from time server < Univ. of Washington
> is 03/24/2009 06:58:38
ts-3000i_00-40-9d-36-b2-84, 03/24/2009 06:58:38, STARTUP TIME SYNC, Info, Current time zone is : (GMT-05:00) Eastern
Time (US & Canada) DLS ON
Figure 4-24: Example of a Transaction File
At the same time a Backup transaction text file is created, a Backup
transaction binary file is also created. This binary file can be used by
the Restore utility to restore the transaction database in a clock. This
should only be necessary if the clock’s flash memory was reset. The
following figure shows a Backup configuration and transaction file for
the same clock on an FTP Server. In the illustration, the first file
labeled “36-b0-4d_ATVSConfig.bin” is the configuration file for that
clock. The highlighted file (see Figure 4-25) called “ATVSConfig.bin”
is the shared configuration file for multiple clocks. This file can be
used by the included TS-3000i Utility on the CD to copy this
configuration to multiple clocks.
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Figure 4-25: FTP Server Configuration & Transaction Files
To restore a Configuration & Transaction file in the clock:
Step 1. From the Backup/Restore link under Utilities,
click on the
Restore tab to perform a restore for the TS-3000i
(see Figure 4-26).
Step 2. Click on the drop down menu to select the type of data you
want to restore. The choices are: Configuration, Transaction,
or Both.
Step 3. Select the radio button for “Are you are restoring this clock
based on shared settings or is it specific to this clock
only? The choices are: Specific, or Shared. Select Specific if
you are restoring only the clock you are connected to. Select
Shared if you are using the shared settings file (possibly a
different clock) to transfer to this clock. See Figure 4-25 for an
example of a shared configuration file. The shared file does
NOT have the MAC address. It is important to note, that when
restoring a clock all the information will be changed except for
the clock name. The current name in the clock will remain
unchanged so that clock retains this unique identifier.
Note – The transaction file CANNOT actually be shared by
multiple clocks even though you might have selected Yes to
share. You CANNOT restore a shared transaction file. This is
prevented to maintain each clocks transaction record for OATS
compliant record maintenance.
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Figure 4-26: Restore Utility
Step 4. Click on the button to perform the file
restoration in the clock and the restoration status will be
displayed once the operation has been completed, i.e.,
“Successfully restored configuration from file 36-b0-
4d_ATVSConfig.bin.”
Note – The restore utility is recommended to be used when
the clock has been reset to factory default settings. It can also
be used to copy the configuration settings from one clock to a
single clock. Amano recommends using the TS-3000i Utility for
Updating the configuration of multipl e cloc ks .
The error message “Can’t open FTP connection” will appear
if an FTP Server cannot be detected, i.e., has not been setup
in the Utility Settings.
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Reports Utility
The TS-3000i Web Clock has a built in flash memory, which stores time
synchronization transactions. The transaction report settings can be
used to view and/or save a report file based on the filter criteria defined
on the Settings screen to a text file on an FTP Server. The key function
occurring here is the creation of filter criteria for transaction reports
can be viewed and/or saved to a text formatted file. For example, to
create a transaction report for successful sync attempts between 8:00am
on Nov 17, 2008 and 9:00am on April 29, 2009, select a Transaction
Type = Successful, and Date Selection = Date Range, with a Start Date
= Nov 17, 2008 and Start Time = 08:00, and End Date = Apr 29, 2009
with End Time = 09:00.
that
Step 1. Click on the Reports link under Utilities
, and the Reports
screen will appear to show the Settings tab (see Figure 4-27).
Step 2. Select the Order you want the report data to appear in.
Step 3. Select the Transaction Type you want from the dropdown
menu. The choices are: All, Failure, or Successful (default =
All).
Figure 4-27: Reports Settings
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Step 4. Select the Date Selection for the transaction report data from
the dropdown menu. If Date Range is selected you must enter
the Start & End Date and Time for the range by using the drop
down menus. The date choices are; Today, Current Week,
Current Month, and Date Range (default = Today).
Step 5. Click on the
Step 6. Click on the View Transactions tab to view the transactions
based upon the previously defined and saved settings (see
Figure 4-28). All failed synchronizations will appear in red
when viewed in the browser. See the f ol lowing for a
transaction view examples:
01/08/2009 09:44:14 : - USER TIME SYNC - Trying to connect to time
server < Internal Time >
01/08/2009 09:45:17 : - USER TIME SYNC - Invalid time server or time
server not responding.
01/08/2009 09:45:17 : - USER TIME SYNC - Trying to connect to time
server < Univ. of Washington >
01/08/2009 09:45:17 : - USER TIME SYNC - Connected to time server
< Univ. of Washington >
All manually forced time syncs will appear in orange in the
transaction report when viewed with the browser. See the
following example:
button to save the report settings.
01/12/2009 15:36:27 : - USER - Clock has been reset
01/12/2009 15:37:46 : - STARTUP TIME SYNC - Time from time server
< Univ. of Washington > is 01/12/2009 15:37:46
All sync retries will appear in blue when viewed with the
Reports – “View Transactions”. See the following example
which indicates a failure on the first sync retry and then a
connection.
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01/14/2009 07:49:00 : - USER TIME SYNC - Attempting to sync to time
server : Retry # 1 time(s)
01/14/2009 07:49:00 : - USER TIME SYNC - Connected to time server <
Univ. of Washington >
The following types of time sync descriptions can appear in the
transaction reports:
“STARTUP TIME SYNC” - Used to designate that the clock has just
been powered up. Upon power up, the TS-3000i will automatically
attempt to sync with the first enabled and available time server. The
TS-3000i contains an internal perpetual calendar which includes the
date, time, and DST.
“SCHEDULED TIME SYNC” – Used to designate that a scheduled time
sync has been performed (see How to Setup Time Synchronization
Schedules in Chapter 4).
“USER TIME SYNC” – Used to designate that a manual time sync has
been performed using the Reset function from Diagnostics (see How to
Reset the Clock in Chapter 7).
Figure 4-28: View Transactions Example
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Note – The display will only show 25 transactions. Click the
or buttons to move backward or
forward 25 transactions in the display. When the transaction
file is saved as a file, the filename will end in “_rpt” (see Figure
4-24 for an example of a transaction file). If a transaction file
has to be restored, the only file used will be the Backup
transaction file.
Step 7. Press the
Report as a text file on a FTP Server. These settings will be
used to select the transaction data when viewing and/or saving
a transaction report to a text file. The transaction report
created here will be very similar in structure to the transaction
report created by using the Backup Utility. However, the name
of the file will end with the date that it was saved to a file. See
the following figure for an example of a saved-to-file report
(highlighted) versus the other transaction report where the file
name ends in “36-b0-4d_ATVStrans”.
button to save the Transaction
Figure 4-29: FTP Files For Reports
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Chapter 5: TS-3000i Utility
Getting Started
Amano recommends that you install the TS-3000i Utility for ease-of-use
to discover and connect to your TS-3000i clock(s). This utility eliminates
the need of having to use Bonjour with your browser, which for Internet
Explorer might require that you download and/or install the Bonjour
plug-in. The utility also provides the easy-to-use function of getting clock
configuration and/or transaction files plus the ability to download
firmware, configuration, and IP address from files.
Installing the TS-3000i Utility
Step 1. Close any open Windows application, and insert the
TS-3000i Utility CD that came with your clock into the disk
drive. The installation should start automatically. If the
installation stalls: click on Start, select Run, and type
D:\setup.exe (where D is th e computer CD drive letter).
Step 2. When “Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for TS-3000i
Utility” appears, click on the Next button to continue and follow
the on screen prompts to perform the Utility installation.
Figure 5-1: TS-3000i Utility InstallShield Wizard
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Note – The following Setup Maintenance screen (see Figure
5-2) only appears if you already have the TS-3000i Utility
installed on your PC. The Setup Maintenance program allows
you to Modify, Repair, and Remove the program. In most
instances you probably will not see this screen.
Figure 5-2: Setup Maintenance
Step 3. When the “InstallShield Wizard Complete” screen appears,
click on the Finish button to end installation and launch the
utility, if checked (see Figure 5-3).
Figure 5-3: Finish Install of TS-3000i Utility
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Using the TS-3000i Utility
The following procedures discuss how to use the TS-3000i Utility. The
main function of this utility is simple location (discovery) and connection
to a TS-3000i clock (see Chapter 4 of this Guide for more details on
clock configuration utilizing a browser).
However, this utility can also be used to:
Create a centralized transaction report for multiple TS-3000i clocks
using all the transaction data or a selected data range. For example,
create an HTML formatted report of transactions for March 1, 2009
through March 31, 2009 (see Figure 5-10).
Besides initial discovery, this utility could be used at any time to
connect to a clock for configuration edits (i.e., edit a Time Server).
Use of this function requires knowledge of the clock operation
concepts described in Chapter 4 of this Guide.
Replicate a previously created clock conf iguration to multiple clocks
with the
feature. Using this function
requires knowledge of the operation concepts described in Chapter 4
of this Guide.
Update the clock firmware, download configuration, and load IP file.
Monitor clock status by showing on-line/off-line clocks.
Use Settings feature to:
- Change and/or select Domain names
- Define email server settings and enable/disable
- Define service port (default = 7).
How to Discover & Connect to a TS-3000i Clock
Step 1. Startup the TS-3000i Utility to automatically search for
TS-3000i clocks. When the desired clock appears on the list,
double-click on it to open to the clock login with your browser.
Skip to Step 3 if clock is discovered.
All of the discovered TS-3000i clocks should be displayed in a
list with the Domain, Device Name, IP Address, MAC
Address, and Status (see Figure 5-4).
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If the Utility fails to discover the clock(s), or you need to
change settings, proceed to Step 2.
Note – The TS-3000i default domain = local and the default
Device Name = ts-3000i_ plus the clocks MAC address
(i.e., ts-3000i_00:00:00:00:00:00). In computer networking, a
Media Access Control address (MAC address), is a quasi-
unique identifier assigned to most network adapters or network
interface cards (NICs) by the manufacturer (Amano) for
identification.
Figure 5-4: TS-3000i Utility Auto Discovery
Step 2. From the main menu, click on the View menu and select the
submenu Settings. The Settings and Auto discovery tabs will
appear on top. If necessary, from the Settings screen, click on
the Discovery Settings tab to change the discovery settings.
This step is optional and should usually be skipped. Only
perform this step if you are having discovery problems and
need to change the Domain Name, and timeout value.
Enter a new Domain Nam e if a different one other than the
default of local is desired. You can change the clock discovery
timeout if greater than the 1 minute default is desired.
The default factory setting on the TS-3000i clock is “Local
Area Service Discovery’ so that clocks on network1 can only
be discovered and managed from a PC connected to
network1. See Chapter 8 of this Guide for Wide Area clock
discovery information.
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y
After entering Discovery
Settings, click on red arrow
to include the domain, select
domains, and then click Auto
discover
tab to search.
Figure 5-5: Utility Settings
Once these changes have been made, click on the Auto
Discovery tab to return to that screen, and click the Start
Discovery
button to begin the search again with the new
discovery settings to generate a list of located clocks.
Step 3. When the clock(s) appears in the list, follow the tool tip and
double-click on the desired TS-3000i clock to launch your
browser and open to the clock’s web login (see Figure 5-6).
Default clock name with
MAC address at the end.
Figure 5-6: TS-3000i Web Clock Login
If this is your first time logging into the clock, enter the default
Username = Admin
Password =
6569
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If this is not your first time logging into the clock, enter your
case-sensitive Username (max = 20 characters) and your
Password (max = 15 characters), then click on the Login
button and the TS-3000i Web Clock Information page will
appear (see Figure 5-7). ONLY 1 user can be logged into a
clock.
Link Selections
Navigation
Menu Selections
Figure 5-7: TS-3000i Web Clock Homepage
Note – If no activity between the user and the clock occurs
using the browser within 5 minutes, your web connection with
the clock will timeout. Please log back in.
Note – See Chapter 4 for operational details on how to
configure your TS-3000i clock.
How to Create a Centralized Transaction Report
Note – Before using this function of the TS-3000i Utility you
MUST have performed a Backup of each clock to have created
a text transaction report file. Also, all the desired report files
must be in the same folder.
Step 1. Startup the TS-3000i Utility. All of the discovered TS-3000i
clocks will automatically appear in a list with the Domain,
Device Name, IP Address, MAC Address, and Status.
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Step 2. From the main menu, click on View and select Advanced
options Report submenus.
Step 3. From the Utility Report screen, select the desired file format
from the dropdown choices of HTML or text.
Step 4. Enter the desired Start/End dates and time for the transaction
report date range, or click on the box for “All time sync data”
and a report will be generated utilizing all the data from the
appropriate “ATVSTrans.txt” files.
Figure 5-8: TS-3000i Utility Report Tab
Step 5. Click on the Browse button to use the Windows Select
Directory dialog (see Figure 5-8) to navigate to the folder
where the “MAC addr es s_ ATVSTrans.txt” backup
files are to
use for the report.
Note – The “MAC address_ATVSTrans.txt” backup file for each
TS-3000i clock that is being used to create the transaction
report for the TS-3000i clocks can be found at the same FTP
location (directory path) where they were saved. You may want
to copy these files to another location/folder to create the
transaction report.
Step 6. You should see the files you want to use in the “Files *.*” listing
on the Select Directory screen (see Figure 5-9). Click the OK
button to close the Select Directory screen. The default
location path will be: C:\Program Files\TS-3000i
Utility\Transactions\Temp.
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Figure 5-9: Select Report Directory
Step 7. Press the “Generate Re port from File(s)” button and the utility
will create the report and automatically open when complete.
The report will be created and saved in the same folder with
the transaction files that were used to create it.
Date Range Selected.
Clock name.
Transaction Info with
example of successful
sync shown in blue.
Figure 5-10: Example of Transaction Report Created with TS-3000i Utility
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Note – The transaction file will automatically be named
ts-3000i_time_sync_report.html or .txt. The transaction report
file created in either html or text format can be easily edited.
Every time you create a report file the previous report file will
be overwritten. Amano recommends moving the report file to a
different location if you do not want that to happen.
Advanced Function of Downloading to TS-3000i Clocks
The downloading procedures assume you have read and understand the
concepts described in Chapter 4: TS-3000i Operation. These procedures
also assume that you have previously configured a clock and created a
shared “config.bin” for that clock. This must have been done first for you
to have this file to transfer to other clocks. A key feature of the TS-3000i
Utility is that it allows you to perform the Update Configuration function
on multiple clocks.
Note – Using the Restore function, from the clock Utilities (see
Chapter 4) web page will only allow you to download to the one
clock that you are connected to.
Connecting to TS-3000i clock(s) and downloading the configuration
information from a “ATVSConfig.bin” file can be accomplished via two
methods; “Auto Discovery” and “Manual Discovery”. Auto Discovery is
used if you do not
would be used if you did
know the clock(s) IP Address, while Manual Discovery
know the clock(s) IP address. If you should
forget a clocks IP address, simply reboot the clock by pressing the Reset
button and the clock will flash it’s IP address as it starts up.
Auto Discovery Procedure for download:
Step 1. Startup the TS-3000i Utility. All of the discovered TS-3000i
clocks will automatically appear in a list with the Domain,
Device Name, IP Address, MAC Address, and Status.
Select the desired TS-3000i clock(s) from the list by clicking in
the “Select” column (see Figure 5-11). Click “Select All Clocks”
to select/deselect all discovered clocks (this is the default).
Step 2. From the main menu click on View and select the Advanced
options Download submenus.
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Browse to
ATVSConfig
(.bin) file
stored on FTP
server
Click on desired clock(s)
Operation status will be displayed here
Figure 5-11: Auto Discovery Download
Step 3. Browse to sel ect the shared clock file using the Windows Open
dialog (see Figure 5-12). For example, this file could be a
configuration file labeled “ATVSConfig.bin” and in this
example, this file was previously created as a shared
configuration file using the clock Backup Utility (see Chapter 4:
Utility Settings for FTP Server). This “ATVSConfig.bin” file was
created from a TS-3000i clock that was already configured via
the web interface. In effect, what this utility is allowing you to
do is to replicate the configuration of a previous ly configured
clock to multiple clocks through the Update Configuration
function.
Look – This file should be stored on the FTP Server which was
configured in the Utilities Settings for the TS-3000i clock
(see Chapter 4: Utility Settings for FTP Server).
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Figure 5-12: Windows Open Dialog
Step 3. Once you have located the original configuration file, click on
the now active
button to download the
clock configuration file to the selected clock(s).
Note – Amano recommends performing a Backup from the
built-in clock Backup Utility before performing any clock
firmware updates. FAILURE to do this could result in loss of
clock configuration and/or the transaction database!
Note – If updating clock firmware, click on the
button after browsing to and selecting a clock firmware file.
ONLY PERFORM this function if Amano recommended. When
performing a firmware update, the file would have an “image.bin”
name and probably be stored in a different location. Otherwise,
this function is not normally used.
Manual Discovery Procedure for download:
Step 1. With the Advanced options Download open, click on View
Advanced options Manual discovery to enter the IP
Address for the desired clock, and press the
button
to add the clock to the list of TS-3000i clocks (see Figure
5-13). Use this same procedure to manually add other
TS-3000i clocks to the list.
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Operation status displayed here
Figure 5-13: Manual Discovery Download
Step 2. Browse to select the clock “ATVSConfig.bin”” file using the
Windows Open dialog (see Figure 5-12).
Step 3. Click on the
button to download the clock
configuration file to the selected clock(s) in the list that was
manually created. Click “Select All Clocks” (the default) to
select/deselect all discovered clocks, or click on each desired
clock.
Note – Amano recommends performing a Backup from the
built-in clock Backup Utility before performing any clock
firmware updates. FAILURE to do this could result in loss of
clock configuration and/or the transaction database!
Note – If updating clock firmware, click on the
button after browsing to and selecting a clock firmware file.
ONLY PERFORM this function if Amano recommended. When
performing a firmware update, the file would have an “image.bin”
name and probably be stored in a different location. Otherwise,
this function is not normally used.
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TS-3000i Menu Selections
With the TS-3000i Utility open, from the main menu use the buttons,
and/or perform the following functions, if necessary.
Menu Buttons
Start TS-3000i discovery – Use this
button (if active) to restart
(rerun) the auto discovery, and generate a new list.
End TS-3000i discovery – Use this
button (if active) to stop
the auto discovery.
Save Settings – Use this
button to save the settings you have
defined on the Settings tab for Domain Name and Clock Discovery
Timeout. This information will be saved in ts-3000i_config.INI file.
Print clock information – Use this
to print to your default
printer a list of all discovered TS-3000i clocks with the IP address,
MAC address and name.
File Menu Functions
Refresh – Use this function for quick start/stop restart (rerun) the
auto discovery, and generate a new list.
Reset Status – Use this function to reset (refresh) the displayed
status column after performing an update. This command always
resets the status to Ready, Updated (configuration or firmware
updated), and Failed (configuration or firmware update failed).
Exit – Use this function to close the TS-3000i Utility.
View Menu Functions
Settings – Use this function to enter discovery settings for Domain
name to allow discovery in multiple domains. Also, set clock
discovery timeout of TS-3000i Utility function. Domains can be
deleted from the list to browse (see Figure 5-14).
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Note – Each domain will be searched for the amount of time set
in the “Clock discovery timeout” field before searching the next
domain in the “List of domains to browse” list on the right (see
figure 5-14 for an example).
Figure 5-14: View Utility Settings - Discovery
Click on the Monitoring Settings tab to enter Mail Server
Settings (see Figure 5-15) to;
- Enable/disable email notification; enter the monitoring
refresh frequency for email notification (default = 60
mins.);
- Enter SMTP Server host name /IP address,
- Enter port used (def ault = 25),
- Enable/disable authentication and SSL option.
Note – Enter the amount of time in minutes in the “Monitoring
Refresh Frequency” field (see Figure 5-15 for an example with
60 minutes selected) that you want the clock status screen
updated (see Figure 5-19). In this example, if the TS-3000i
Utility is running the clock monitoring screen will be refreshed
every 60 minutes.
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Figure 5-15: View Utility Settings - Monitoring
From the Monitoring Settings tab click on the Mail
Account Settings (see Figure 5-16) to;
- Enter email from and To address used for email
notification;
Figure 5-16: View Utility Settings – Monitoring Account Settings
Click on the Other Settings tab (see Figure 5-17) to;
- Enter the service port number (the default = 7). Enter
any unused port number from 1 thru 65535. The service
port allows the user to initiate an operation from an
external application using the built-in TCP service from
the clock that is running and listening to a specific port to
execute the task.
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Figure 5-17: View Utility Settings - Other
Log – Use this function to view a continuous log of TS-3000i Utility
functions (see Figure 5-18) from the ts-3000i_Util.log file. The log is
arranged in ascending order by date.
Figure 5-18: View Utility Log Information
Advanced options – Use this menu to perform the advanced
TS-3000i Utility functions, which include the previously discussed
Manual discovery, Download and Report functions.
From Advanced options you can elect to monitor the status for all
discovered clocks and the following type of screen will appear:
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Figure 5-19: Utility Clocks Status Monitoring
Note: All on-line clocks will be green while all off-line clocks are red.
From Advanced options you can elect to get Clock
Config/Transaction file from selected or all discovered clocks and
the following type of screen will appear:
Figure 5-20: Utility Clock Config/’Transaction File
Note: Operation status will appear below. Press the clear button to clear
status.
From Advanced options Clock Config/Transaction file to;
Clear Transactions: clear all sync transactions stored in the c lock.
Reset Config: Reset the clock configuration to factory default
settings. This command could be used to reset the configuration if
the Username/password was lost.
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Factory Reset: Clear all transactions and reset clock configuration
to factory default.
Sort By – Use this function to resort the list of discovered TS-3000i
clocks by; Device Name, MAC Address, IP Address, Status, and
Version (firmware). The list will automatically be generated in the
order that the clocks are discovered.
Clock Firmware version – Use this function (see Figure 5-21) to
show the clock firmware version in the list of discovered TS-3000i
clocks. If left on Hide, the list will be generated without listing the
version for the discovered clocks.
Figure 5-21: Show Firmware Version
Help Menu Functions
About – Use this function to display the About screen
(see Figure 5-22). Click on the OK button to close.
Figure 5-22: TS-3000i Utility About
User Guide – Use this function to open the PDF version of the
TS-3000i Installation and Operation Guide from the TS-3000i
Utility CD.
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Chapter 6: TS-3000i and ATVS Software
It may be necessary to utilize the Amano Time Validation System (ATVS)
Enterprise software in conjunction with the TS-3000i TimeSync Web
clocks to provide centralized reporting and connection to the Amano
TS-3000i clock. The following procedures only describe how to discover
and import TS-3000i clocks into ATVS. Please consult the ATVS
Installation and Operation Guide for complete details on ATVS
Enterprise software installation and/or operation.
Note – Please disregard this chapter if you do not have ATVS
software.
Introduction – What is ATVS?
The Amano Time Validation System (ATVS) Enterprise software works in
conjunction with the PIX-3000xN, PIX-3000xNT, and TS-3000i Time
Clocks. This software and time clock combination may communicate by
way of TCP/IP protocol, or in the case of the PIX-3000xN by Serial
RS485 connection.
The ATVS Enterprise software runs on a Windows NT® 4.0 (or later)
platform. This enables the use of standard network management
software and backup procedures to manage, maintain, and monitor the
software host.
The devices connected to the ATVS Host Server are synchronized by
having the ATVS synchronized to a NIST NTP (Network Time Protocol)
server in Boulder, Colorado, another preprogrammed NTP source via the
Internet, or an internal time server. Once the ATVS Host Server has
synchronized itself, the correct time is then transmitted to all the clocks.
Amano recommends using ATVS software if more than 10 – 20
TS-3000i are going to be required as they probably will need to be
centrally controlled. ATVS provides reduced network overhead by
reducing excessive Web interaction with a large TS-3000i population.
Amano has engineered ATVS for this type of situation to be the Master
with the clocks acting as the slaves to provide:
Centralized reporting for all networked clocks with more detail
than the resident TS-3000i transaction database can provide.
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Central Time Synchronization control for TS-3000i, PIX-3000xN
and/or PIX-3000xNT clocks.
Central scheduling of Time Sync for selected group, or selected
clocks connected to ATVS.
Central control of SNMP Trap alerts for enhanced network
monitoring of all ATVS connected clocks.
Run consolidated report for Time Sync transactions, device,
schedule, status, and time server information for all clocks
connected to ATVS.
Using ATVS with the TS-3000i
The ATVS Enterprise software will function the same way with the
TS-3000i as it does with the Amano PIX-3000xN and PIX-3000xNT
clocks. The TS-3000i can be auto discovered using Zeroconf, while the
PIX-3000xNT will still utilize the Lantronix utility for discovery. The
following diagram illustrates the TS-3000i functionality with ATVS.
Figure 6-1: ATVS Software & TS-3000i
When using ATVS with the TS-3000i clocks, ATVS will take over control
of the following functions at the clock so they do not have to be setup in
the clock;
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