American Fibertek SS1 User Manual

Scout SS1 Operations Manual

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Before You Start: FCC Caution and Warnings

Caution:

Before attempting to connect or operate this product, please read the label on the top and bottom.

Note:
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This
equipment

generates, uses,
in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful
interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

FCC Caution:
To assure continued compliance of this product, do not modify any interface cables when
connecting to computer or peripheral devices. Any changes or modifications not expressly
approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate this
equipment.

Warning:
To prevent fire or electric shock hazard, do not expose this device to rain or moisture. This
apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and no objects filled with liquids, such as
vases, shall be placed on the apparatus. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an
equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of un-insulated "dangerous
voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of
electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert
the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the
literature accompanying the appliance. This unit has power supplied to it whenever the power
cord is inserted into the power source. The power cord is the main power disconnect for all units.

and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used

Maximum altitude = 5000 meters
Maximum operating temperature =58 degrees C

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Before You Start: Limitations of Liability/ Disclaimer of Warranty/ Safety
Instructions

Limitations of Liability:

The Scout operations manual you are reading is provided “as is” without warranty of any kind,
either expressed or implied. This includes but is not limited to: implied warranties of
merchantability, or fitness for any reason or purpose. This limitation also includes non­infringement of any third party’s rights.
The reader acknowledges this publication could include technical inaccuracies or typographic
errors. American Fibertek reserves the rights to add or make changes to the product represented in
this manual and to add or change the information presented in this manual as required.
Disclaimer of Warranty:
In no event or under any condition will American Fibertek be liable to any party or persons
except for replacement or repair of Scout under the terms and conditions of its stated warranty.
American Fibertek will not be liable for the following conditions:

1. Any damages or losses including, without limitation, direct, indirect or otherwise, any
consequential or exemplary damages that arise out of or related to the Scout.

2. Personal injury or any damage resulting from inappropriate use or negligent on the part of the
user in proper operation as stated by American Fibertek.

3. Unauthorized disassembly, repair, or modification of the product by the user.

4. Any problem, inability to perform to stated specifications, inconvenience, loss or damage
arising from the combination of Scout with third party devices, software, browsers or interfaces.

5. Any claim or action for damage that is brought about by an individual, or group of individuals,
or organization, due to violations or privacy that result from information, including saved data
that for any reason becomes public.

6. Any claim, problem or consequential inconvenience, loss or damage arising from improper
detection of sensor or alarm functions.

7. Any claim resulting from the loss of data created or stored by Scout caused by the need to
reboot due to improper operation.

8. Any claim resulting from inability to communicate with Scout due to changes made to third
party browsers.
Safety Instructions:

1. Please read these instructions completely prior to operating Scout for the first time.

2. Keep these instructions in a place where they can be referred to as required.

3. Follow all warnings as indicated.

4. Follow all instructions as indicated.

5. Do not use Scout near water or areas of dampness.

6. Clean Scout only using a dry lint free cloth.

7. Do not block any of the ventilation openings.

8. Do not use next to high heat or cold sources that exceed the manufacturer’s environmental

ratings.

9. Do not misuse polarized or grounding type plugs.

10. Do not rem ove the grounding plug.

11. Protect the power cord from being step on or pinched.

12. Only plug the cord into a proper receptacle.

13. Only use accessories and attachments designed for Scout or approved by American Fibertek.

14. Operate, mount, and transport Scout only in horizontal position.

15. It is recommended that Scout be operated with power sources that include proper EMI, RFI or
power surge protection, or if required the customer take proper steps to assure problems from
these conditions will be minimized

.

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Before You Start: Precautions/ Trademarks and Registered Trademarks/ Warnings

Precautions:

1. Logs are held in Scout’s volatile memory. Any loss of power will erase all log data. See page
74 & 75 for recommended procedures to minimize potentials for data losses.

2. As Scout is a co mputer device, it is strongly suggested that it be powered from devices which

EMI

offer

3. Do not operate Scout beyond its specified temperature, humidity, or power source ratings.
When installing Scout makes certain the following environmental conditions are maintained:
Temperature (-40C to + 75C)
Humidity (0% to 95% RH)
Power (100 to 240 VAC @ 50 to 60 Hz)

4. Battery Back up:
The back up battery maintains the clock and programming features. The built in battery life is
approximately 2 years and can vary due to operations under external environmental conditions.

5. Cooling Fan
Scout uses a cooling fan in order to protect itself against damage from high temperature
conditions. The fan should be checked and clean periodically. Make certain the power is off to the
unit when cleaning the fan and that the Event Log has been transferred out of Scout to prevent
information loss.

6. To properly operate Scout, place it on a horizontally surface. When stacking units or rack
mounting multiple units leave at least a space of 1RU (1 7/8 inches) between each unit.

7. Scout allows operators with Admin (Administrator) level permission to download its
programming and upload programming in the event Scout programming is lost. It is
recommended that after programming is complete, it be downloaded and kept in a safe place.

Trademarks and Registered Trademarks:
Microsoft, Windows and Windows XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the
United States and/or foreign countries Other names of corporations and products that are found
in
companies.

American Fibertek reserves the right to make changes to this manual and the Scout product it
represents without prior notification to existing users. Those purchasing Scout are advised to
check American Fibertek’s web site and/or call Ameri can Fibertek to check on updates.

The distribution and copying of Scout firmware and related software; the disassembly of Scout
and its related components for the purpose of reverse engineering and exporting in violation of
existing export laws is expressly prohibited.

Warnings:
Scout’s USB connections will only interface with Scout probes and cannot be used with any
other equipment using USB connections. Plugging in a USB device that requires bus power
can result in disabling or damaging of Scout and violating the w arranty.
Logs are held in volatile memory. Any loss of power can result in a loss of all recorded data.
To prevent this it is strongly suggested that Scout be operated with a back power supply.
Scout also has several modes that allow operators to save complete logs and sort search
results. Scout also provides an Event Log Email mode which will Email out complete logs
on a regular basis.

and RFI protection and power back up,

this operations

manual may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective

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Overview

Operation...............................................................................................................7

Front Panel ............................................................................................................9

Rear Panel ...........................................................................................................11

Installation...........................................................................................................13

Probe Placement..................................................................................................14

Watch Dog Timer ...............................................................................................15

Web Browsers .....................................................................................................16

Event Pop Ups.....................................................................................................19

Reset to Factory Default .....................................................................................20

IP Address in DHCP ...........................................................................................22

LED Startup Sequence ........................................................................................23

UTC Time ...........................................................................................................24

Sending Email Notices and Files ........................................................................24

Operating modes

Master Admin Mode ...........................................................................................25

IT Admin Mode ..................................................................................................26

Security Admin Mode.........................................................................................27

System Access Levels.........................................................................................28

Logging In and Out .............................................................................................29

Programming

Operator Setup ....................................................................................................30

Global Settings....................................................................................................33

Firmware Setup (Upgrade) .................................................................................36

Save / Restore Configuration ..............................................................................36

IP Settings ...........................................................................................................40

Time & Date .......................................................................................................41

NTP .....................................................................................................................42

Firewall ...............................................................................................................43

Status View .........................................................................................................44

Tree View............................................................................................................49

Log Database ......................................................................................................51

Event & Polling Logs..........................................................................................52

Log Filtering .......................................................................................................57

Access Log..........................................................................................................61

Email Event Log .................................................................................................63

Probe Setup .........................................................................................................64

Alarm (Sensor) Setup..........................................................................................71

Aux (Relay) Setup...............................................................................................73

Communications Ports ........................................................................................74

Table of

Contents

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Reboot .............................................................................................................................76

Q&A .............................................................................................................................77

Default Settings...............................................................................................................79

Email Message Formats ..................................................................................................83

Log File Formats.............................................................................................................85

Event & Polling Log Capacities .....................................................................................86

Warranty & Contact Information....................................................................................87

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Overview

Operation

Scout is a monitoring and communications system designed for any application where
components need protection from the failure due to temperature, humidity or the loss of air flow.
Scout’s unique design also provides interfaces for hard contacts and control of external auxiliary
triggers. Scout senses external environmental conditions via the Scout Probe which monitors
temperature, airflow, humidity and mains power line.

Probes are intelligent. They contain a pre-assigned identification
number and are pre-programmed to activate LED # 1 until reassigned
by an operator. Once programmed for LED and operations, the
programming is maintained within the probe and will not be lost if
the probe is unplug or transferred to another Scout

Records of warning and alarm sensor events are recorded in logs. In addition Scout can be
programmed to poll itself at regular intervals and record its results in a Poll log. Reviewing this
log can help in tracking trends that, while not triggering warning or alarm events might lead to
conditions that significantly affect the life span of mission critical component such as hard drives.
In addition, warnings and alarms triggers as well as logs themselves can be programmed as
emails for alerts and for maintaining logs at remote locations.

Scout also provides two serial communication ports, one for RS 232 and one for RS 485. These

can

ports
source.

be used for data exchange between Scout and any data storage or data generating

Master and Security Admin security levels can set and save time out settings. All security levels
with “Security View” access can manually restart communication ports by point and click on the
selected port

Scout conditions and operations can be viewed
via an easy to operate User Interface. As Scout
is its own server no external client software is
required.

As interfacing to Scout doesn’t require an Active
X component, Scout can be viewed and operated
with most common web browsers.

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Scout monitors its own internal temperature and voltage values. Operating at too high or
too low of these values can result in decreasing Scout’s performance or turning Scout off.
Extreme operating conditions could further result in damaging Scout.
The best precaution against environmental damage to Scout is to properly install and
operate the unit. When mounted in a rack at least 1RU spacing should be provided on
both Scout’s top and bottom. Installations with unstable or questionable power sources
should use back up generators. In all cases the use of filtered power supplies is strongly
recommended.
Scout contains one internal fan which is designed to activate at temperatures higher than
those that can result in damage to Scout. The use of temperature controlled activation
also contributes to extending fan life as it doesn’t have to operator under proper
temperature conditions.
When these warning levels are reached, Scout will issue email alerts to the address
programmed in Global Settings.

Scout will trigger an internal alarm when any of the following conditions exist:
CPU I/O voltage is less than 2.250 volts or greater than 2.750 volts.
CPU core voltage is less than 1.170 volts or greater than 1.430 volts.
CPU voltage supply is less than 2.970 volts or greater than 3.630 volts.
Main Voltage Supply is less than 4.5 volts or greater than 5.5 volts.
Power Supply temperature is less than -25C or greater than +59C.
Airflow temperature is less than -27C or greater than +54C.
CPU temp erature is less than -16C or greater than +60C.

Scout contains an internal fan which turns on when any of the three internal temperature
exceeds its upper limits. These temperatures are:
Power Supply Temperature >+59C
Airflow Temperature >+54C
CPU Temperature >+60C

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Front Panel

Power: There are two power indicators, one for power supply and one for power status. The

power LED illuminates green when power is applied. The status LED is green for normal
operation and will turn red for alarm conditions on any of the internal temperature monitors or
power supply voltage monitors.

10/100 base T Ethernet Ports:

Link Off – No connection

Amber - 10 Mb/s
Green - 100 Mb/s

Act Off – No data activity

Amber Flashing – Data activit

y

Alarm In: Alarm contact LED’s are per “current status”.

Normal condition - LED is off
Alarm condition - LED will be Red

Auxiliary out: Auxiliary contact LED’s are per “current status”.

Normal condition - LED is off
Alarm condition (Relay Activated) - LED will be Red

Port LEDs RS232 & RS485: There is one Bicolor LED per port. (Port A = RS232, Port B

= RS485.) When Tx is active the LED will turn Red for 0.25 seconds. When the Rx is
active the LED will turn Green for 0.25 seconds.

Rx: = Data from TCP to Serial

In the event the network has a duplicate IP address on the same LAN, Port A will flash amber as
long as the condition exists. Scout will check this network condition each minute.

When the condition is no longer present the LED will turn off. When multiple Scouts or Scouts
are operating on the same network, all units will show this condition.

Tx: = Data from Serial to TCP

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Front Panel Sensor LED’s:

Scout operates by sensing the number and location of probes upon power up. Those ports with
sensor probes connected will be indicated on the front panel.

If Scout is powered on and a new probe is plugged in, Scout will sense the new probe and
acknowledge its existence. Probes can be installed or removed without having to power down
Scout. When installing or removing probes, perform a browser refresh.

Front panel Sensor Probe S tatus LED States:

No connection, probe is not present - LED is off
Probe is connected and communicating - LED is Green

Front Panel Sensor Probe Alarm LED States:

No connection, probe is not present - LED is Off
Probe is connected, no alarm has occurred - LED is Green
Probe is connected, warning state activated - LED will be Amber
Probe is connected, alarm state activated - LED will be Red

The Probe Alarm LED will indicate the active condition for the duration the alarm or warning. In
the event multiple warning and/or alarm conditions are received by the same probe the LED will
alternate between Orange and Red. At the time when the multiple warning and/or alarm
conditions end, the LED will reflect the color of the warning or alarm mode, if any, that is still
active.

Sensor Probe LED:

Front panel Sensor Probe S tatus LED States:

No connection - LED is Off
Probe is connected and ready - LED is Green
Probe is connected and communicating with Scout - LED is Amber
Probe is connected but not communicating with Scout - LED will be blinking Red

Upon connecting a probe for the first time the Probe LED will flash Green-Amber 4 tim es

If only one probe is blinking, it indicates that probe could have a problem. If all probes are
blinking it indicates a problem with Scout’s operating system.

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Rear Panel

Power Connection:

This is a universal power input 100 to 240 VAC 50 to 60 Hz.

Ethernet Connection:
This an RJ45 jack used for connection to 10/100BaseT Ethernet network.

RS 232 Data Port Connection:
This is a standard DB9 DTE RS232 connector. Typically a null modem cable would be used for
connection.

RS 485 Data Port Connection:
This port can be used for data inputs and
from

devices such as access control panels and
cash register printers and control of external
PTZ devices.

1

Common

2

IN -

3

IN +

4

OUT +

5

OUT -

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Common

Both ports A & B are compliant to RFC 2217. In other for a Windows program to recognize these
ports, a driver must built into the program or the system can use freeware programs. For an
update listing of such program s go to www.vnes.net
232 and RS 485 p ort communications as standard features

Probe Ports
USB ports used to connect Temperature and Airflow (P-TA),r Temperature, Airflow and
Humidity (P-TAH), or P-VFP Power probes. These ports are not compatible with standard USB
devices.

outputs

Pins 1 - 6

RS 485 RJ12 Connector

. AFI Pilot software programs contained RS

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Auxiliary Output Connections:
Output signals used to trigger external devices based on inputs for hard contacts, sensor devices

internal

and
are Form C and may be wired as norm ally opened (N/O) or normally closed (N/C).

sources. Trigger sources are determined by operator programming. Auxiliary outputs

Hard Contact Input Connections:
These are used to connect external contact closures that are used to trigger alarms. The operator
can also program each of these inputs to create an auxiliary output.

Auxiliary Input can be wired operation either as Normally
Closed (N/C) or Normally Opened (N\O).

Alarm in is a Potential Free Contact ground and Hot contact
can be inserted into any opening.

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Installation

To install the Scout it is first necessary to mount the rack
flanges to the unit. Two mounting flanges are supplied
with each scout. For flush mounting, install the ears with
the #10 flathead screws provided

For rack mounting the ears are installed on the sides of
the unit with the surfaces that have oval holes flush
with the front of the unit as in Figure 1. Mount the ears
with the #10 flathead screws provided. To mount in
the rack cabinet, use mounting screws that are
appropriate for the rack cabinet being used.

Power Source
The internal power supply accepts universal line voltage. Any mains supply from (85 to 264
VAC), (47 to 63 Hz) may be used without modification or adjustment. A universal
connector

is provided on the rear of the unit to facilitate connection to the power mains.

Power Connection
The unit is supplied (in the US and UK only) with a three conductor power cord. The “ground”
conductor is directly connected to the chassis.

power

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Probe Placement

For Temperature and Humidity Reading:

Place the probe between 1-3 inches from the device so that heat will flow directly towards the
sensor.

Scout Probe can be directly mounted
to a chassis using double sided tape
or Velcro

For Airflow Reading:
Place the probe between 1-3 inches from the device so airflow will flow perpendicular to each
sensor tip

For Rack Mounting:
AFI provides an optional rack mount kit P-RM. Sensor probes plug directly into a goose head
mount providing actual positioning. The P-RM mounts directly to most racks taking up a 1RU
space

Connecting Scout Probes:
Scout probes are connected to Scout usin g a standard USB to mini USB cable. When using the R­RM the Scout probe is directly connected to the mount. The cable is connected to the rear of the
mounting arm. In both cases the maximum distance is 25 feet or 7.6 meters.

In order to comply with FCC radiation requirements, the ferrite
clamp provided with the USB cable must be positioned
approximately 2 inches from the side connected directly to Scout.

Probes can be inserted and removed while Scout is powered on. If an email address has been
programmed in the Global settings and email alert will be sent.

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Probe Warnings, Alarms & Polling

Scout Probe: The Scout probe can be order as P-TA for temperature and airflow sensing or as P-

TAH for temperature, airflow, and humidity sensing. When connected and operational the probe’s
LED will indicate

one of three

Green indicates the probe is properly connected to Scout and powered
Flashing Amber indicates data is being transferred between Scout Probe and Scout. This
data transfer takes place once every 10 seconds
Flashing Red indicates that Scout Probe is powered by has lost communication with
Scout. Immediate action should be taken to correct this.

Alarm Alerts: To sense an alarm or warning condition a probe is polled three times to avoid any
potential for false alarms. As each poll is 10 seconds the total time to confirm if a condition is
valid is

30 seconds.

To further avoid false alarms the Master Admin can program an Warning­Alarm delay which will require the condition be valid for the total programmed time prior to
taking any action.

Scout’s status can be viewed via LED’s located on Scout’s front panel, or via a Graphic User
Interface provided as part of Scout’s web services. As some operators may also want to view
current Scout probe status and not just exceptions, a Sensor Status mode is provided. Using this
mode the front panel probe LED’s will indicate status in the same method as the probe itself.
Actual response will be dependent on your network speed.

states:

P-TA and P-TAH are intelligent probes. The parameters applied to a probe via operator
programming will remain even if the probe is unplugged. If connected to another input on the
same Scout or another input on a different Scout, upon power up the probe’s programming will
automatically be read from Scout.

Scout will automatically sense which type of probe is connected. If a P-TA probe is connected
Scout will not display any programming f or Humidity functions.

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Watch Dog Timer

Scout contains a watch dog timer that will monitor internal system. In the event Scout cannot
properly operate for more than two minutes, the system will wait until the condition no longer
exists and reboot itself to its previous operating condition.
When Scout reboots, all data will be lost. Many reboot conditions occur due to poor main power
supplies or fluctuations in main line voltage. As with any other computer device, AFI strongly
recommends the use of back up power supply.

Watch Dog Timer Responses:
If the action is due to poor power or power fl uctuations, the Port “B” LED will turn Red

An Email alert “Watch Dog” activated will sent to the address programmed in the Global Settings
when power is returned to Scout. The time will indicate when power was returned

.

The first entry in the event log will show as Watchdog with time and date when normal
conditions were restored

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Web Browsers

Scout does not require an Active X component be loaded on the client computer. As such Scout is
compatible with most web browsers. However, since programming within Web browsers is not
under

the

control of American Fibertek, the company cannot be held responsible for the

performance of Scout under any given browser.

In addition Graphic User Interface screens and their operation may change from browser to
browser. Their appearance or specific operation may not match the appearance included in this
operation manual.

Scout has been tested with several web browsers; however American Fibertek cannot account for
or

be held
Explorer and Firefox are the two primary browsers used in the development of Scout. In some
cases even their performance will differ.

responsible for changes to web browsers that might affect Scout’s operation. Internet

In Firefox operation when Scout’s Web page is minimized, the toolbar will change color on an
alert. MS Internet Explorer will not perform this function.

Warning: In order to view a color change to the tool bar (Firefox 2.0 only) and pop up, Scout
must be minimized in the Status View condition, refresh mode and Event Warning enabled. If
any of these conditions are not met, no warning will be possible

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.

There are two ways to monitor Scout activity:

Method one is to view a complete .html web page. This allows an operator with the appropriate
permission levels to view different pages and set ups.

Current status can be monitored by viewing
Scout’s “Status View” page. Up to 10

clients can individually monitor an
individual Scout. Clients can have an
individual View and perform individual
operations.

Method two allows the operator to minimize the .html page. In this position Scout will be

represented in the tool bar. When warnings or alarms are present the tool bar will turn orange if
the browser is Firefox.

Method two provides a
pop up box which
indicates an event has
occurred
number of events over a
recent period. The
operator
the screen to a full page
to view the alarm in

more specific details

and the

can expand

.

Warning and alert pop ups
can be enabled or disabled
from the Status View Screen

Warning: In order to view a color change to the tool bar (Firefox 2.0 only) and pop up Scout
operation
either of these conditions are not met, warnings will not be possible.

must be minimized in the Status View condition and must be in the refresh mode. If

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Event Pop Ups

Many of the functions in Scout operate by means of pop ups. Activating a function in Scout only
requires a single mouse click. If more than one mouse click is used or additional browser
functions are opened the potential exists for the pop ups not to appear the in screen foreground.

Under normal operations the
pop up will appear in the
screen foreground over the
main view.

In all cases the pop up will appear in
the tool bar

If this occurs click the toolbar to
expose the pop up.

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Reset to factory Defaults

If the Master Admin password and user name is changed and lost for any reason, the only
recovery method is to reset Scout back to its defaults. For this reason the following precautions
should be taken:

1. Keep a record of all user names and passwords. IT and Secu rity user na mes and passwords
are maintained by and can be accessed by the Master Admin. However the Master
Admin user and password is not.

2. Follow the procedures on page 62-63 to download and save programmed settings. If a
Scout reset is required all programming will be returned to its default settings. By saving
programming a Master Admin can perform a Restore, returning Scout to its programmed
functions.

3. Save all existing logs by performing either a Save As to a client computer or by emailing
logs. Please note: once a unit is reset to defau lts or powered down all log information is

To Reset Scout: Locate the recessed button on the rear panel
(As a precaution the procedure must be performed during power u p)

erased.

Apply power to Scout. Wait approximately one minute.

The Port A LED will change to Amber, meaning program is waiting for instruction.

Press

the

reset button for 10 seconds, the Port B LED will turn amber.

Hold the reset button for 2 full seconds longer.

When both Port A and B turn off at the same time the system has reset to its defaults.

This procedure must be followed exactly. If the procedure is not followed as stated, the Port A
LED will turn off after 10 seconds and will not allow any more attempts to reset until power is
cycled.

Factory Default Settings:

Global Admin Login (Case Sensitive):
User: Admin
Password: Password
IP Address: 192.168.0.246 (Before firmware 20110504: 192.168.10.11)
Net Mask: 255.255.255.0
Gateway: 192.168.0.143 (Before firmware 20110504: 192.168.10.1)

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Resetting Scout using the RS 232 Port

In some cases it maybe necess ary to reset Scout using the RS 232 Port in order to recover from
incorrect IP settings.

To reset via the RS232 Port:

Connect to the RS232 port with a Null Modem cable.
Set the computer’s terminal program to 115200/8/N/1.
Push the reset button for 4 seconds.
The Port B Led will go Orange when the button is pressed and then Red after the 4 seconds.
The following login will appear:

> AFI Scout Linux
>
> scout login: root
> Password: (not required)
> Enter the recovery user name

The unit will list the current system time and IP Address with a menu:
>

Wed Nov 15 15:34:02 EST 2006

192.168.0.246

The settings are as follows:

>

0) Dump current setting

1) Disable Firewall, allow all IPs

2) Set IP to 192.168.0.246

9) Exit

Select:

Selecting 0 will dump the current status of the Scout device for advanced troubleshooting.
Selecting 1 will disable the firewall until it is set via the web interface.
Selecting 2 will set the IP Address back to the default settings without resetting any other
parameters.
Selecting 9 will exit and set the serial port back to normal operation.

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IP Address in DHCP

Scout has the ability to be programmed with a fixed IP address or operate in systems using
DHCP. In the latter case Scout’s IP address will change according to the IP address assigned to it
by the n e t wo r k DHCP server. In order to inform the operator of any such change in its IP
address, Scout will send the new IP to the email address programmed in the Goble Settings.

Please note: The programming of Goble Settings is restricted to the Master Admin.

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LED Startup Sequence

On power up, Scout will go through a boot up process. The front panel LED’s will display
different colors and states as Scout goes through this process. The following is the normal
sequencing of these LED’s after power is applied:

1) Power LED green: power is applied.

2) Sensor Status 1 amber: kernel is loaded and initializing, green: initializing done.

3) Sensor Status 2 amber: reading real-time clock time, green: set system time done.

4) Sensor Status 3 amber: initializing ramdisk and mounting flash file systems, green: done.

5) Sensor Status 4 amber: loading CPU, lm85 drivers, and Mac address, green: done.

6) Serial Port A amber: ready for reset to factor default. LED will remain on for 30 seconds to
permit reset function.

7) Serial port B amber: if reset button pressed, off: if reset button released.

If reset button is pressed longer than two seconds, both Serial Port A and Serial Port B LED’s
will turn off and the system will reset to factor default values.

8) Sensor Status 5 amber: set up variables including untar WebPages, zonefiles, green: done.

9) Sensor Status 6 amber: setup IP network: green: done.

10) Sensor Status 7, 8, 9, and 10 green: ready to start server programs.

At this point in the boot up process the LED’s will begin to turn off in the following order:

11) Sensor Status 10 amber: starting send mail, SSHD, and read probe data, off: done.

12) Sensor Status 9 amber: mounting NFS if applicable, off: done.

13) Sensor Status 8 amber: creating new database files and starting database server, off: done.

14) Sensor Status 7 amber: starting web, ftp, and snmp servers, off: done.

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UTC Time

Time zones, "UT" and "GMT" are indications of "Universal Time" and "Greenwich Mean Time"
respectively and are both semantically identical to "+0000". As Scout can exist on a network
anywhere in the world, it is important to know its time zone location. Please note that logged
dates and times reflect the date and time at the actual location of the Scout and not at the viewing
client.

EDT is semantically equivalent to -0400 EST is semantically equivalent to -0500
CDT is semantically equivalent to -0500 CST is semantically equivalent to -0600
MDT is semantically equivalent to -0600 MST is semantically equivalent to -0700
PDT is semantically equivalent to -0700 PST is semantically equivalent to -0800

Sending Email Notices and Files

At various places in the Scout set up you will be able to input emails for sending out warnings,
alarms, log files, and notices of changes in IP addresses when DHCP is applied. The success in

out

sending

emails is dependent upon your internal network email settings.

If an email is being sent from Scout to an address on the ISP (Internet Service Provider) there are
two important considerations. First your internal network must allow traffic from your network to
the ISP. Second the ISP you are sending email to must be able to receive it. In some cases an ISP
may block emails fro m Scout as either spam or as not recognized. In either case the result will be
that the email will not reach its destination.

It is suggested that during the installation of Scout you run a test of all required email addresses to
determine if any problems exist. Ultimately, the solution to these problems will rely on the
programming

of your

internal network, your local ISP, or both.

Scout has been tested for sending emails to many internet mail hosts, however these providers can
change their set ups at any time leading to changes in performance. American Fibertek does not
take

responsibility

for these changes.

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Operating

Modes

Master Admin Login Mode

Scout has several modes for operation and set up. All of these can be
found in the operating mode bar which appears on all screens. The
modes available are defined by the security level assigned to an
individual
assigned security level access.

user.

In all modes, Operator Setup is restricted to the

Each sign in screen contains a “Welcome” message which details the
permissions grated to that security level.

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IT Login Modes

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Security Login Modes

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System Access Levels

Scout has three main access levels and seven total security levels. They are Mas ter Ad ministrator,
IT Administrator, and Security Administrator. The Master Admin can create user names and
passwords for all levels. The IT Admin can create user names and passwords for all IT levels and
the Security Admin can create user names and passwords for all Security levels.

In addition, menus that affect overall Scout operation can only be accessed and set up by the
Master Admin. The separation of IT and Security Administrators allows operations for each to
be isolated

from each other so that an IT director can make changes affecting network
communications without changing or having access to functions affecting security operations and
security directors

can make

changes to settings affecting security operations without affecting

network communications and operations.

Additional user names and password assignments can be made by the IT Admin which will allow
security users to view, but not change, IT settings. The Security Ad min can likewise assign user
names and passwords to IT personnel that will allow them to view, but not change, security
settings.

Master Admin

IT Admin

IT Admin with
Security View

Security Admin

Security Admin with

IT View

IT View Security View

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Logging In & Out

After entering Scout’s IP address (default
IP address in the case of start up) the log
in screen will appear. If the location has
been previously titled, that name will
appear.

Entering the User Name and
define your access level to Scout. After
entering your user name and
password press Submit.

Password

will

Log In Exceeded:
Scout allows three attempts to enter the correct User Name and Password. If on the fourth attempt
the correct name and password are not entered the following message will appear. Retries can be
attempted after a time out period.

When the number of allowable retires is exceeded, the invalid log attempts will be recorded in the
acce

ss log

showing the date, time and IP address source

Logging Out:
The icon in the upper right hand corner of the screen is used to log out of Scout. Point and click
on the icon to log off. The icon will appear in all operation and programming screens allowing the
log out function at any time.

Auto Logging Out:
If no activity has occurred in twenty (20) minutes, Scout will automatically log out as a security
precaution. To avoid this after programming is complete, leave Scout operating in Status View
mode with a programmed refresh rate. .

As a result of pressing the Log Out icon a pop
up will appear asking if you are sure.

Press OK to log out. Press Cancel to return to
the previous screen.

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Programming

Operator Setup

When first accessing Scout by entering the
correct IP Address, Scout will display opening
screen for entering User Name and Password.
This screen also display the general permissions
for

Master

IT

Users.
display the Master Admin Welcome screen
outlining the general permission levels.

The Master Admin can assign operator user
names and password for all security levels.

Access to operations is determined by the sign in
security level. Only those levels available to the
specific security level will appear in the mode
select.

If a user name and password has previously been
assigned a pop will indicate the “User already
exists”. Click OK and start the process over.

Users (Admin), Security Users and

Signing in as Master Admin will

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Adding an Operator

Scout allows each of the three Administrators, and seven total security levels. The main security
levels are: Master, IT and Security to assign up to 10 User Names and Passwords for each
category. Assignments can only be made at the authorized level and below. An IT Admin cannot
make assignments in the Master and Security categories. A Master Admin can assign User and
Passwords for any access level.

When entering the Operator Setup mode a
complete list of all User Names and Passwords
allowable at that level will be displayed.

To add a user, point and click on the “Add User” icon

The add user screen will appear. Enter a User
Name, Password, reconfirm the Password

User Name is limited to 10 Characters.

Password is limited to 8 Characters.

User and Password assignments will be determined by the Login User Name and Password.

Master Admin IT Admin Security Admin

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Next Check the FTP and/or SMTP providing
that user permission to FTP and/or Email. Fill in
the

Em

ail address. This will be the specific email
address for that operator. All functions with
email capacity will send their emails to that
address. FTP user name and Password is the
same as the user name and password.

Click the Add User icon and a pop up box will appear asking to confirm your decision. Clicking
OK will complete the process of adding the operator. Clicking Cancel will return to the previous
screen

Modifying an Operator

Click on the Modify icon to display the “Update
User” screen. Make any changes as required and
click on the “Submit” button. If the modification
is accepted, the screen will go to the operator set
up.

Deleting an Operator

In the Operator Setup click on the “Delete” icon associated with the operator you wish to delete.

A pop box will appear asking you to confirm
your decision. Click OK to delete the operator.
Click on the Cancel button to return to the
previous screen.

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Global Settings

Internal Values and Warnings

Scout monitors its own internal temperature and voltage values. Operating at too high or too low
of these values can result in decreasing Scout’s performance or turning Scout off. Extreme
operating conditions

could further result in damaging Scout.

The best precaution against environmental damage to Scout is to properly install and operate the
unit. When mounted in a rack at least 1RU spacing should be provided on both Scout’s top and
bottom. Installations with unstable or questionable power sources should use back up generators.
In all cases the use of filtered power supplies is strongly recommended.

Scout contains one internal fan which is designed to activate at temperatures higher than those
that can result in damage to Scout. The use of temperature controlled activation also contributes
to extending fan life as it doesn’t have to operator under proper temperature conditions.

When these warning levels are reached, Scout will issue email al erts to the address programmed
in Global Settings.

Scout will trigger an internal alarm when any of the following conditions exist:

CPU I/O voltage is less than 2.25 volts or greater than 2.75 volts.
CPU core voltage is less than 1.17 volts or greater than 1.43 volts.
CPU

voltage supply
Main Voltage Supply is less than 4.5 volts or greater than 5.5 volts.
Power Supply tem perature (temp1) is less than -25C or greater than +59C.
Airflow temperature (temp2) is less than -27C or greater than +54C.
CPU temperature (temp3) is less than -16C or greater than +60C.

The internal fan will be turn on when any of the internal temperatures exceed preset limits:
temp1 > 55C or temp2 > 55C or temp3 > 65C

An internal alarm will be issued when any of the internal temperatures exceed preset limits:
temp1 > 60C or temp2 > 60C or temp3 > 70C

These settings are not user adjustable.

Name and Location

is less than 2.97 volts or greater than 3.63 volts.

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Fill in the name and location of your Scout. These names will appear in all logs, emails
and records.

Global Settings:
Temperature

Use the drop down menu to select the
Fahrenheit or Celsius temperature scale.

Warning-Alarm D elay
Scout probes sample environmental
conditions once
conditions after 3 samples or 30 seconds.

every 10 seconds and verify

This
delay is programmable and determines the
duration a condition must be valid prior to
taking any action.

Alarm Alerts: To sense an alarm or warning condition a probe is polled three times to avoid
any potential for false alarms. As each poll is 10 seconds the total time to confirm if a
condition is valid is
a Warning- Alarm delay which will require the condition be valid for the total programmed
time prior to taking any action.

30 seconds.

To further avoid false alarms the Master Admin can program

Global Settings: Sensor Status
This setting is used to display sensor status
when communication occurs between the
sensors and Scout. It is a notification only
and its operation will not affect warning or
alarm reporting. Use the drop menu to select
On or OFF.

Email Address
This email address will receive the following
information:

1. IP address that occur when Scout is operated in the DHCP mode. When the client receives a
notification IP Address has changed, this new IP Address must be entered in the client web
browser.

2. When an existing Sensor has been unplugged or a new Sensor inserted when Scout is ON.

3. When Scout senses an internal voltage or temperature warning or alarm condition. You can
enter more than one Email address. Multiple email addresses are separated by a space.

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Modify

When the Global Settings changes are
completed, click the Modify button. A pop
up will appear asking you to confirm your
choice.

OK will enter the settings. Cancel will return
the screen to the previous mode

Global Settings: Modify Complete
When Scout has completed the modification it
will issue a Pop Up. Click OK to complete the
process

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Firmware Upgrade

Master Admin Firmware Setup

Clicking on the Mode for Firmware Setup will
display the Firmware Setup screen which allows
new firmware to be loaded updating Scout. The
screen will also show a history of the most recent
updates

Firmware Update Browser Button
Clicking on the Browser button will open up the
Browser located on the client computer. The file
to be

uploaded must be located on the client

computer.

Select the file using the same methods as any
Windows ™ program. The valid file will have a
xxxx.tar.gz. Processing of the file is done by
Scout.

After the file is selected press the Upload button
to start the process.

Wrong File Section

If the file selected is not a .tar file the upload
process will not proceed and the following
display will appear.

Major firmware updates require an ISO CD-ROM image be downloaded from our website

www.amercianfibertek.com

instructions on how to upgrade will be displayed on the laptop after it boots.

. A CD is burned from this image file and used to boot a laptop. The

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File Doesn’t Match
If the upgrade file is not accepted, the following
alert will appear. Clicking OK will return to the
previous screen and allow the selection process

be repeated.

to

Completing the Upload Process
If the correct file is selected a time bar will
appear at the upper end of the screen indicating
the upload is in process.

Successful completion of the Upload will be
indicated by the following alert box.

Master Admin Save Configuration

Clicking on the Save Configuration Mode button
will display the Save/Restore Configuration
screen. This function allows existing
programming on Scout to be saved to a client
computer.

Restore allows programming from a client
to be restored to Scout.

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Save / Restore Configuration

Clicking the Save button will open up the
Windows™ Save As screen on the client
computer.

The operator only needs to select the destination
folder

Save

If the save button is selected the system will
automatically create the file and downloaded to
the previously selected destination folder.
The .tar extension will automatically be added
after which the operator can elect to change the
file name.

Caution only file names with .tar extensions can
be uploaded.

Restore
The Restore process from the previous screen by
selecting Open.

This will open up the Windows™ dialog box.
Select the folder and file name to be restored.

The file will open with the particular file as indicated by its extension. Make certain if the file is a
valid .tar file, the extension is changed prior to uploading

Confirmation
After selecting the file, the Restore button will appear along with an alert
box. Responding Ok will active the Restore function and overwrite
Scout’s existing programming. Clicking Cancel, returns to the previous
screen.

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Save/Restore Feature: Restore:
File Restored

When the Restore function is completed the
“File Restored” alert box will appear.

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IP Settings

Default IP Settings

Scout’s default settings are displayed to the right.
DHCP is set to off in the default settings and
the default HTTP port is 80.

IP Address: 192.168.0.246
Subnet mask: 255.25.2 55.0
Gateway: 192.168.0.143

DHCP

When DHCP is enabled Scout will report any
changes in its IP Address to the email address
entered in the Global Settings. (Master Admin
function)

Port Communications
Use the drop down box to select the speed of
your Ethernet communications port. Auto will
select the speed based on the input.

Port Communications
Use the drop down box to select duplex
communication as Half or Full. If you are
uncertain, select None.

Alert Console IP Address:Port

The Alert Console allows you to program an IP address and port to receive alerts responses to
alarms and warnings. The receiving client computer must allow these alerts to be received. Up to
four addresses and ports may be entered separated by a space.

Network Settings: Saving your settings

Clicking the Save button will result in a pop up
asking you to confirm your settings. Click OK to
confirm. Click Cancel to return to the previous
screen. Remember to make a note of your new
IP Address.

Network Settings: Settings Accepted

When Scout has successfully accepted your
changes it will issue a pop up. Click OK to
continue set up.

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Time & Date

The Time/Date function defines the formats for
date and time, the time zone Scout is functioning
within, and the current data and time. Start by
setting the Date and Time Display

Time/Date Setup: NTP Active
Scout’s time reference can be set by NTP
(Network Time Protocol). If NTP is active the
time date setup will have the appearance to the

You

right.

will not be able to set a new time or

date. The screen will indicate “Using NTP

Time and Date Time Zone Function
Time/Date Setup: Selecting Time Zone

Select the time zone using the drop down menu.

Time/Date Setup: Time Zone Map Function

Click on the clock icon to display a world map.
Each dot on the map represents a time zone.
Moving your mouse over the dot will display the
time zone’s name
Click Change to select and accept the time zone

Time/Date: New setting
Press up “Update” to accept the new time
settings. A pop up will appear informing it
will take 30 seconds to process the change.

OK

Click
screen

to accept. Cancel will return the

to the

previous setting.

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NTP

Scout provides three different NTP settings:

None: NTP is not active. Scout’s internal real
time clock is used as the reference. When using
the internal clock as reference, please make
certain the time is correct.

Accept NTP Broadcasts: Scout will accept NTP broadcasts. Use this setting if you are using a
system clock.

Poll NTP Server: Scout will Poll a NTP Server at a specific IP address. This setting can be used
to poll at external NTP source located on the Internet.

Accept NTP Broadcast
If you want Scout to accept NTP Broadcasts, clock the button and Save. A pop up will ask you to
confirm your selection. Click OK to accept and Cancel to return to the previous screen.

If Scout accepts the update, it will issu e a pop
up. Click OK to return to the previous screen

Poll NTP Server
If you want Scout to Poll an NTP Server, begin
by confirming the location and access to the
server. Enter the NTP IP Server Address. Next
program the duration you want Scout to poll the
time server.

Finish by clicking “Save”.

Poll NTP Server Setting Saved
If you want Scout to Poll an NTP Server, begin
by confirming the location and access to the
server. Enter the NTP IP Server Address. Next
program the duration you want Scout to Poll the
server. Finish by clicking Save.

Poll NTP Server Setting Saved

When Scout has accepted the changes it will
issue

a pop up. Click OK to accept.

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Firewall

Firewall Setup: A-Opening Screen

Firewalls protect Scout from access from outside
sources that could data access without
authorization.

Firewall Setup: Adding an Address
To add an address, type the address in the “Mask
IP Address” box. Mask subnet addresses are
based on series of numbers 0-32 with 0
representing the full range. Type in the number
that corresponds to your network.
Click “Add” a pop up box will appear asking
you to confirm your settings. Click OK to accept
or Cancel

to return to the previous screen.

Firewall Setup: Adding an Address-Accepted

When Scout accepts your changes, it will issue a
pop up. Click OK to accept.

Firewall Setup: Adding an Address­Rejected

If you input an invalid addr ess a pop will
Click OK to return to the previous screen.

appear.

Firewall Setup: Deleting an Address
To delete an existing Firewall Address, select
the address from address box. Clicking on the
address will highlight it. Click the Delete button.
A pop up will appear asking you to confirm your
selection. Click OK to accept or Cancel to return
to the previous screen.

Firewall Setup: Deleting an Address –Accepted

When Scout has accepted the delete, it will be
acknowledge by pop up box. Click OK

to accept.

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Status View

This view allows all users the ability to see both the Scout’s internal and external status.

1. Header:

2. Log Out:

Clicking the Log Out icon will ask you to confirm your decision and log out. Logging out is
required to properly record the log out time in the access log.

3. Operator Modes:
The menu items that appear are determined by the User Name and Access Level provided at log
in. The active menu will be highlighted

4. Serial number and Firmware version number.

5. Internal Settings:

In addition to monitoring external conditions, Scout monitors itself by reporting internal voltage
and temperature conditions. An internal fan will activate as determined by high temperature
conditions avoiding continues operation and extending its usage life span

A. Access Level as defined by the operator user name and password.
B. Day, month, time, and year with reference time zone. In the header time is always

displayed in 24 hour format regardless of the actual time display setting.
C. Product name and model number.
D. Device name and location as provided b y the operator if previously programmed.

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Alarm LEDS: (Hard Contact Inputs)
Gray or no color for the inactive state.
Red

in the active state.

Auxiliary LEDS:
Gray or no color for the inactive state
Red in the active state.

Probe Status LED:
Gray no probe present
Green probe present/normal operation

Probe Alarm LED:
Gray no probe present
Green probe present/normal operation
Amber = Warning
Red = Alarm

Power/Alarm LEDs

Power: Green for normal conditions
Alarm: Red for any internal alarm condition

Communication Port LEDs
Port A (RS 232) Green: Tx is active, Red: Rx is Active
Port B (RS 485) Green: Tx is active, Red: Rx is Active

IP Address conflict notification

In the event the network has a duplicate IP address on the same LAN, Port A will flash
amber as long as the condition exists. Scout will check this network condition each
minute.

When the condition is no longer present the LED will return to the Off state. When
multiple Scouts or Scouts are operating on the same network, all units will show this
condition.

Probe Status

The Probe status view shows (moving from Left to Right)
LED = represents number assigned to that probe from 1 to 4. LED assignments can change due to
operator programming.
Probe ID = is the permanent number assigned to a probe during manufacturing and cannot be
changed.
Probe Name = the name assigned to the probe by the operator

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Temp Airflow Humidity = display the current values and status. Warnings will be displayed in
amber and alarms in red. Warning and alarm values are determined by user set up.

Voltage Frequency and Power = display the current values and status. Warnings will be displayed
in amber and alarms in red. Warning and alarm values are determined by user set up.

Refresh Rate
Scout’s status is viewed over the network on a client computer. Changes can only be viewed
when the client’s web page is refreshed. This section allows the operator to select the refresh rate
duration or no refresh at all. The Refresh status is reflected in the Status View’s header.

Refresh Rate Enabled/Disabled
This selection enables or disables the client’s status view refresh. Refresh must be enabled to

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avoid a

minute auto log and to see event warnings. If Scout is in the no refresh rate, the title

will be red.

Event Warning Enabled/Disabled
This selection enables or disables the Event Warning feature. It must be enabled in order to pop
ups when the Scout’s Status View is minimized. It is only available in Refresh mode.

Refresh Rate/Event Warning Status Confirmation
This section will confirm the sections made for items 8,9 and 10. If this confirmation does not
reflect

the

desired operation, please change these settings. If the Event warning is off, it will not

appear in this area.

Scout must be in the refresh mode with events warning enabled in order to see pop ups and
display tool bar warnings.

Front Panel Manual Auxiliary Operation

Scout’s Auxiliary functions can be
controlled from Status View by clicking
on any of the auxiliary buttons.

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When an auxiliary button is selected, a pop up will appear asking the operator to confirm the
selection. If OK is selected the auxiliary will become active. If Cancel is selected Scout will
return to

the previous

screen.

When OK is selected the auxiliary will become active and the auxiliary LED will change from
grey to RED.

If the auxiliary LED is active, clicking on the
auxiliary will cause a pop up to appear asking to
confirm the decision. If OK is selected the
auxiliary will change from On to Off. If Cancel
is selected Scout will return to the previous
screen.

Warning: Activating or de-activating an

auxiliary manually will stop the previously
selected refresh rate, and pop up and tool bar
warning. The screen status will change to reflect
this. When manually operating the auxiliary
function, Refresh must be re-selected.

Rules Governing Manual Auxiliary Operation:
(This function is restricted to Master Admin, IT Admin and Security Admin only)

Sensor Operation:

When an auxiliary is activated by a sensor, the auxiliary can be manually turned off as
However;

if this action is taken when the sensor is still in the alarm or warning condition, it will

described.

continue to be logged as active. The “turn off” time of the auxiliary will be logged as the actual
time when the environmental condition is no longer present and not when the operator terminated
the auxiliary. As environmental conditions may last for long durations this features allows
operations to turn off visual or auditable alerts which maybe annoying if left on for long period.

Hard Contact Alarm Operation: Manually terminating the auxiliary will also terminate the
alarm duration. The time of the term ination will be recorded in the Auxiliary log.

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Activating an Auxiliary

Scout allows an operator to manually activate an
auxiliary.

Move the mouse over an auxiliary in the off
position. Left click will bring up an alert box
asking to confirm your decision to active the
auxiliary. OK will result in activation. Cancel
will return the screen to the previous mode.

Once an auxiliary is active it can be de­activated.

Acknowledgement:
In order for acknowledgement to respond to an
alarm, it must be programmed as part of the
security set up.

AUX operation: If an AUX is active it will
show as red. The user can extinguish the AUX
by point and right click. A pop up box will
appear

Operation of Alarm Acknowledgements and the effect on Aux duration operations:

“Turn Aux

(number) off? Yes/No

In the case of a sensor warning or alarm the following will occur:
The logical device name will turn Amber in the case of a warning
The logical device name will turn Red in the case of an alarm
This action will continue a s long as the conditi on is valid

If an Auxiliary has been programmed to turn on for a pre-determined period of time, its
logical name representation in the tree will become Red, indication it is active.

An operator with permission will have the ability to terminate the auxiliary output prior
to its programmed time, by the action of moving the mouse over the individual Auxiliary
LED and point and click.

A display block will appear with “Turn aux (number) off? YES/NO.

A YES will De-activate the Auxiliary and return that part of the screen to the tree
display. A NO will return that part of the screen of the tree display.

If YES is selected the following actions will take place:

The auxiliary function will be de-activated and will not become activate again until the
current alarm condition is ended and a new alarm input (programmed to correspond with
that individual auxiliary) is received . The Red indication on that Auxiliary’s logical
name will be terminated and return to its normal non-color state.

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Tree View

Tree View shows the status of sensors, alarm i nputs and auxiliary outputs. These are referred to
as “Logical Devices”.

Tree View Operations

When first clicking on the Tree View, the Device
ID will appear. In the Tree, Scout is referred to
as the ‘Physical Device” while the connections
to Scout are referred to as “Logical Devices”
If an operator has previously named Scout, that
nam

e will appear.

Expanding the Tree will show the show the three
logical devices, Probes, Alarms and Aux
(auxiliary)

Expanding each logical device will display its
name, status as indicated by the color,
assignment to an LED and the number of alarms
or warnings that have occurred.

Views: Tree View- Logical Device Status

Sensor Probes: In the example to the right, the

green circle to the left of probe test 03 indicates
it is currently in the normal mode. The (4)
indicates that probe is assigned to front panel
LED number 4. (Although the LED may be
assigned to 1 through 10, Scout only displays
LED #1 in the front panel.) The number 30
indicates that a combination of 30 alarms and
warnings has occurred.
When a name has previously been assigned to a
logical device, the tree will show that name.
When a name has not been assigned it will
automatically be given the probe ID number.
Port Probes: Are displayed under Probes. The
number in ( ) is the port number displayed after
the Port Name. The number following this is the
number of events that will appear in the
when

active.

log

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Aux (Auxiliary): The indicator to the left indicates the alarm status, Gray for OFF and Red when
in the active alarm mode. The alarm mod e will be display for its programmed duration or until the
operator terminates by using the front panel status. The operator may provide a name for each.
OFF indicates the alarm is not currently active. The first number indicates the number of times an
OFF to ON state transition has occurred while the second indicates the number of times an ON to
OFF has occurred.

Logs

To display the history of a logical device, point
and click on a device in the tree display. Its
history will be displayed. Sensors will also
display their programmed alarm and warning
levels.
the tree. To
logical device,

The + sign indicates when an event started and
the

Clicking on

–

signs shows when it ended.

a logical device will collapse

view the

repeat the

tree or to select another

previous process.

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Log Database

Scout maintains a database of events. Poll and Event Logs can hold as many as 30,000 entries in
the following maximum storage configurations:

Sensor Probes: 1,000 entries per sensor probe (4 probes = 4,000 entries)
Ethernet Ports: 1,000 entries per port (10 ports = 10,000 entries)
Alarms: 1,000 entries
Auxiliary: 1,000 entries

Event Log: 16,00 0
Poll Log: 14,000
Access: 1,000

Event Log

The Event Log Displays events in the form of
Sensor Alarms, Warnings, hard contact alarms
and auxiliary activity as programmed by the
operator. The log displays the Date, Time, Type,
Logical Device ID and Name, the trigger value
that was assigned (in the case of sensors) and the
action that caused the trigger to occur.
+ indicates time event started

- indicates time event ended

Poll Log

Poll log entries occur based on the operator programming. Only Sensors are polled. When the
poll

occurs

the time, date Sensor ID, Name, and current temperature, airflow and humidity are

along

recorded

with there operator programmed trigger values.

Access Log

Access log entries occur based upon users logging in and out of the Scout web browser. In order
to properly register the time an operator has logged off in the Access Log, the operator must log
out and not end the browser session. Failure to log out first will cause an error in the Access Log
mode which can interfere with data filter functions.

For Event, Poll and Access Views:
Use the drop down menu to select an
page

For Event, Poll and Access Views:
You can view up to 100 entries at a time by
using the increase or decrease arrows

individual

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Event & Polling Logs

The Event log will display the time the Auxiliary was activated and the time the Auxiliary was
de-activated which will be the time the operator selected this function.

With regard to Sensor Alarm functions: (applies only to sensor events)
The termination of t he Auxiliary function will not affect the Alarm duration of a sensor event
The alarm will remain active for the duration of that the alarm condition.
The alarm logical name in the tree will remain Red as along as the Alarm condition is valid.

The Event Log will show the time the Alarm condition started and the time the time the Alarm
condition ended.

It will NOT correspond to any user action taken with regard to de-activating the auxiliary
function.

With regard to Warning Functions: (applies only to sensor events)
The termination of the Auxiliary function will not affect the Warning duration. The Warning will
remain activate for the duration of that Warning condition. The Warning logical name in the
tree will remain Yellow as along as the Warning condition is valid. The Event Log will show the
time the Warning condition started and the time the time the Warning condition ended.

It will NOT correspond to any user action taken with regard to de-activating the auxiliary
function. In the case of a Hard Contact Alarm:

The logical device name will turn Red in the case of an alarm.
This action will continue as long as the condition is valid

As the programmed Alarm action may be a short duration pulse, the duration of the alarm action
will be determined by the duration of the programmed auxiliary.

If the operator has not programmed an auxiliary duration, the logical device name will flash red
once.

The

operation manual will caution the operator that an auxiliary duration should be

programmed for this function.

If an Auxiliary associated with the hard contact alarm has been programmed to turn on for a pre­determined period of time, its logical name representation in the tree will become Red (indicating
it is active).

Both the alarm input and associated auxiliary logical device names will be Red, indicating they
are activate.

An operator with permission will have the ability to terminate the auxiliary output prior to its
programmed time, by the action of moving the mouse over the individual Auxiliary and point and
right click. When the point and click action occurs the following will take place. Both the Alar m
and Auxiliary logical device names will change from Red to no color indicating they are no
longer active The Event log will reflect the point and click as the termination time for both the
Alarm and Auxiliary action.

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Deleting Event and Poll Logs

Tree View provides three operations. They are:

Save

as: This will save the complete log.
Email: This will email the complete log.
Delete: This will delete any individual entry or

the complete log.

When the number of entries exceeds the screen view use the slider to view additional
entries.

Event and Polling Logs View

The Event, Poll and Access Logs use two
different methods for viewing all entries when
they exceed a single page. The total number of
records
number column. The total number of records
displayed is shown under the values column.

is

displayed at the bottom of the item

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Saving Event and Polling Logs

Clicking on the “Save As” button will open up a
pop up asking to confirm your choice. Click OK
to

save or

the previous function.

Requesting a Save As function will result either
a request to save or open file depending on the
type of browser used.

Clicking the Email button will open up the
Email address box. Fill in a primary email
address and if required a CC or secondary
address. Indicate the subject, the sender address
(your email address). A custom message can
also be included.

Press the Send button to

Cancel which will return the screen to

email

the Log

For a successful email delivery, DNS, gateway and email server setting are crucial. Scout can
deliver email over Intranet or Internet connections, to any reachable SMTP server. However some
SMTP servers may reject the email. It is the responsibility of the operator to make certain Scout
emails are not rejected

by

the SMTP server.

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Email and Save As File Format

When saved the format will display the log it was created from, the date and time. The last four
digital represent the time expressed in military time. In the example below the Access Log was
saved at 15:15 or 3:15 PM.

AccessLog_28Nov06_1515.csv
EventLog_28Nov06_1426.csv
PollLog_28Nov06_1701.csv

Scout provides individual email messages for all warning, alarm and log transmission functions.
Emails are sent according to user based programming for times, alarms and warning settings.

Environmental Sensor Emails

Sat, 2 Jun 2007 00:26:20 -0400
Scout Scout-server-room
ProbeID=9010608
ProbeName=Probe One
Temp Warning ­Temp Current=100F, Warning=100F, Alarm=120F
AirFlow Current=180%, Warning=20%, Alarm=40%
Humidity Current=$N/A, Warning=100%, Alarm=100%

Ethernet Port Emails

Tue, 5 Jun 2007 10:04:30 -0400 Scout Jeff-Jeff-desk Network=PORT-00
PortName= PortFlow Warning –
PortFlow Current=6808, Warning=3000, Alarm=1000

Port Connect Emails

Mon, 4 Jun 2007 14:20:51 -0400 Scout Jeff
PORT-05 Connected

Port Disconnect Emails

Mon, 4 Jun 2007 12:45:01 -0400 Scout Jeff
PORT-05 Disconnected

Port Disconnect Emails

Mon, 4 Jun 2007 12:45:01 -0400 Scout Jeff
PORT-05 Disconnected

Alarm De-activation Email

Tue, 5 Jun 2007 12:26:21 -0400 Scout Jeff 192.168.0.247
alarm2_name IN[2]ON->OFF.
alarm1 IN[1]ON->OFF.

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Auxiliary Activation Emails

Tue, 5 Jun 2007 12:26:27 -0400 Scout Jeff 192.168.0.247
aux2_name OUT[2]OFF->ON.
aux1_name OUT[1]OFF->ON.

Internal Status Emails

temp1=<1.00 -1.00 42.50> Current=42.500000 Threshold=>40.000 000 Alarm temp3=<1.00 -

1.00 -127.50> Current=-127.500000 Threshold=<-16.000000 Alarm
# in0: CPU I/O voltage (not scaled)
# in1: CPU core voltage (not scaled)
# in2: 3.3V nominal (not scaled) # in3: 5.0V nominal (scaled)
# temp1: power supply temperature # temp2: airflow tem perature
# temp3: CPU temperature
# fan: side fan

Notification of Log Transmission

ss1_event_log_Scout.csv, ss1_poll_log_Scout.csv, ss1_access_log_Scout.csv

Log files from IP:192.168.10.11

EventLog Fri Jun 1 13:00:36 EDT 2007 device_name=Scout

Log Filter Functions: How it Works. Time and Date

The Event, Poll and Access logs have filter
functions which allows an operator to search for
results based on specific conditions. To enter
Filter mode, point and click on the Sort

the

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Log Filtering

The filter function is divided into four major
They

are:

1. Start Time and Date/End Time and Date

2. Probe

3. Contact

4. Auxiliary

Port Filter functions are found under probes

areas.

Time and Date:
Click the Calendar next to the start date and
select the starting date from the calendar. Enter
the time and repeat the process for the End Time
and Date. The time is entered as Hours: Minutes:
Seconds. For time settings use the drop
menu

to select AM or PM

down

If an incorrect date is selected a Pop Up will
appear. Click “OK” to return to the previous
screen. Re-enter the correct date.

Selecting Probes and Ports
Scouts Filter function allows the operator to
select up to three probes by point and click to
activate a drop down menu. The probes are
displayed with their name, or if not named as
their probe ID.

If more than one probe is select the sort function
will “OR” the probes providing results for all of
the selected probes. Click to make a selection.

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Selecting Warning and Alarm Types
Scout offers a choice of two different Warning
and Alarm types. Each provides a drop down
menu for selecting Temperature, Airflow or
Humidity.
If more than one Warning or Alarm Type is
selected, the Filter function will “or” the
selections.
The conditions will define the probe. If two
probes are selected along with Temperature
Warning, Airflow Warning, Humidity Alarm and
Temperature Alarm, the Filter will show results
if anyone of the selected conditions is true
anyone

of the selected probes.

for

Click to make a selection

Selecting Alarm Contacts
Scout provides searching for one external alarm
contact. Click the drop down menu to display
the alarms, which are shown with there assigned
name

s or

default name is none has been
assigned. Click to select the alarm contact.
The selected search result will AND the Alarm
Contact with the probes you have previously
defined. A positive search result requires that
BOTH the defined or conditions for the
AND

the defined alarm contact must be true.

probes

Selecting Auxiliary Outputs
Scout provides selecting one auxiliary output.
Click the drop down menu to display the
auxiliary, which are shown with there assigned
names or default name if none has been
assigned. Click to select the alarm auxiliary
output.
The selected search result will PLUS the
Auxiliary Output with the probes you have
previously defined. A positive search result
requires that BOTH the defined or conditions for
the probes PLUS the defined auxiliary output
must be true.
No Search Results

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If the search yields no results and “No Records
Found” pop will appear. Click OK to return to
the previous screen and recheck the data you
entered.

Closing Filter: Close sorts by activating any other function.

Important: Filter results will not be saved unless a “Save As” or “Email” action has taken place.

Exiting to another function or starting another sort will automatically delete the sort results.

Deleting Logs

The ability to delete logs or any individual items is only available if the operator is signed in as
the Master Admin. The delete function can only be performed in a tree view and will apply to any
tree view. This delete function is not to be confused with the action that takes place when an
operator other than the master admin has performed a sort and search function..

To delete the complete log select the top delete
check box. All items in the log will be
highlighted. Next click the delete button.

To delete and individual item, select th at item’s
check box. Next, click the delete button. Repeat
this action selecting all individual items to be
deleted prior to pressing the Delete button.

Confirming Delete:
After all individual log items have been selected
press

the Delete button. An alert box will
appear. Selecting OK will permanently delete
the selected items.
Selecting OK will permanently delete the
selected items.
Selecting Cancel will cancel the action and
return to the previous screen. The select items
will still remain as selected.

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De-Selecting an item to be deleted
To deselect an individual log entry, the entry
must first have to have been selected and
highlighted. Move the curser over the check box
and left click. The highlight will return to a
normal state.

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Access Log

Access Log is only accessible to Master Admin
and IT Admin users.

The access log displays the date/time, the name
and access level of the person that signed on in
addition to the Client IP address. The log also
indicates if that person is current sign on or off.

If the number of entries exceeds a single scr een view, y ou either use the drop down box to move
from page

to page or the record advance arrows which will move the 100 records at a time.

Filtering Access Logs

Filtering allows the Master Admin to search for a specific operator’s activity during time period
from a specific date and time to a specific date and time.

The following function is only available to the Master Admin.

Selecting Operator Name

Select the operator name by using the drop down menu.

Selecting Access Level
Select the Access Level by using the drop down menu.

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If only a Start Date is provided: The search will display all results from that Start Date ending
with the last record. If only an End Date is provided: The search will display all results ending
with End Date.

If both a Start Date and End Date are selected: The results will display all records between those
dates.
If only a Start Time is provided: The search will display all results from that Start Time ending
with last record.
If only an End Time if provided: The search will display all results from that End Time ending
with the last record.
If Both a Start Time and End Time is provided: the search will display all results between those
two times ending with last record.
If a Start Time, Start Date and End Time, End Date are provided: The results will display all
activity between those times and dates ending with the last record.

Operator Name and Access Level work as an OR function and will display all records with
results of the selected operator’s name OR the selected Access Level.
To select an individual user, just select the name and “None” as the access level.
To select all records of an individual Access Level , just select the Access Level and “None” as
the name.

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Email Event Log

Email Log: Method of Operation

Everyday is keyed off a 24 hour clock starting at midnight. Logs are sent on the hour
depending on the duration program med by the operator

1-hr: 00:00, 01:00, 02:00, 03:00 ...... 23:00

4-hr: 00:00, 04:00, 08:00, 12:00, 16:00, 2 0:00
6-hr: 00:00, 06:00, 12:00, 18:00
8-hr: 00:00, 08:00, 16:00
12-hr: 00:00, 12:00 24-hr: 00:00

Every month is keyed off a 24 hour clock starting at midnight on the first day of the month.
If the program is set on the 2nd day of the month, the first log will be transmitted on the 3rd
day of the month and continue every 72 hours

72-hr: 1st 00:00, 3rd, 00:00 6th 00:00, 9th 00:00, ...... 30th 00:00

Weekly is keyed off a 24 hour clock starting at midnight Sunday. The Log is emailed every
Sunday at that time.

Sunday 00:00

Monthly is triggered off a 24 hour clock starting at midnight on the first day of the month.
The log is emailed at midnight on the first day of the month.

1st of the month 00:00

Logs are emailed out in complete form
containing all entries up to the time the email
occurred.

Emailing logs is one of the best protections
against data loss

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Probe Setup: P-TA/ P-TAH

P-TA and P-TAH are intelligent probes. The parameters applied to a probe via operator
programming will remain even if the probe is unplugged. If connected to another input on the
same Scout or another input on a different Scout, upon power up the probe’s programming will
automatically

be

read from Scout.

Scout will automatically sense which type of probe is connected. If a P-TA probe is connected
Scout will not display any programming f or Humidity functions.

Scout can use either of two different types of probes. P-TA is used for sensing Temperature and
Airflow, P-TAH is used for sensing Temperature, Airflow and Humidity. Both are intelligent and
provide communication on their status with Scout.

Note: If you physically add or remove a probe while in the probe set up mode you must perform a
browser refresh to apply the change.

P-TAH: Temperature/Airflow /Humidity Probe setup

P-TA: Temperature/Airflow Probe setup

When a Temperature/Airflow only probe is selected Humidity setups will not appear. The probe
type is automatically read from the probe. When the probe is selected, its type, either P-TA, P­TAH or P-VFP will automatically appear.

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Probe Set up-Header

Selected Probe: This is fixed and automatically downloaded from the probe when it is connected

to Scout. A drop down box will list all the connected probes. The operator can select the probe to
set up from

the drop

down listing.

Updated by indicates who and when the last update to the probe was performed

Polling every: This drop down box indicates if this probe will be included in the Polling Log and

allows

the

operator to assign the duration between polling events. The drop down menu provides

selections from a poll once every minute to once every 24 hours.

Front Panel: This drop down menu lists LEDs. The operator can assign the probe to a specific
front panel LED. Only LED #1 is displayed on the Scout front panel.

Probe Name: This is the space used by the operator to assign a name to the sensor. Once
assigned, the name will be included in the Name drop down menu. The probe name is held
directly by

the probe

and will be maintained even if the probe is disconnected from Scout. The

probe name is limited to 16 characters.

E-mail: Warnings and alarms from an individual sensor can be assigned to a specific email
address. This enables different sensors to be directed to different personal in the event different
responses are required. More than one Email address can be entered. Make certain email
addresses are separated by a space.

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Temperature Probe Alarm/ Warning Level

Setup for Temperature, Airflow and Humidity
Caution: Prior to setting any sensor levels it is important that sensors be placed in fixed operating

physical positions. Changing the physical position of a sensor may require resetting the setup
values.

Scout provides individual warning and alarm levels for each sensor. Each of the three sensors can
be

custom

Temperature, Airflow and Humidity.

screen.

programmed to meet any environmental condition. The following setups apply to

Current probe conditions are shown below the status

Temperature: This indicates the current temperature. If you consider this value to be normal it
should be
temperature reading in Celsius. If Fahrenheit was selected in Global Settings, Scout will perform
automatic conversion. As Fahrenheit values do not directly match Celsius, differences c an occur.
Attempting to enter 85 F can result in displaying 84F.

used as the reference for setting alarm and warning levels Scout references all

Warning Level: Enter the value in degrees that will trigger a warning alert. Make certain to set
the temperature value to match the Global Temperature setting of either C or F.

Log: Check this box if you want the warning to be recorded in the Event Log

Alert: Check this box if you want to send the alert to the IP address that was programmed as the

Alert IP Console (this is an IT Adm inistrator Setup Page 69)

Email: Checking this box will send an Email to the addressed entered in the header.

Aux Action 1: Select an auxiliary output from the drop down box listing auxiliary outputs 1or 2.

This will assign the warning alert to that auxiliary output.

Duration: This defines the duration of time the auxiliary will be active as a result of the warning
trigger. The choices range from 0 sec (no output) to Indefinitely. If the auxiliary output is set to a
fixed duration of time and the condition continues longer than that duration, the warning will still
remain active and its actual end time will be recorded in the event log.

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Sensor Probe Setup: Programming the Auxiliary Duration Setting

The Auxiliary Duration settings will only appear once a probe has been selected.

The Duration provides a setting ranging from 0 Sec- Indefinitely

0 Sec = no auxiliary response occurs.

10 Seconds to 4 Hours = Auxiliary will remain active for the programmed
duration.

Follow = the auxiliary duration will follow the same duration of the active
warning

or alarm. The auxiliary start point will be 30 Seconds after the start of

the event and end 30 seconds after the event has ended.

Indefinitely = the Auxiliary will remain active until the operator extinguishes it
via the Status View mode.

Duration Theory of Operation:
Programming the auxiliary duration acts independent of entries made to the Event Log.
Regardless of programmed auxiliary the event log will record the actual start time and actual end
time of the event.

An operator can terminate any auxiliary output but clicking on the active auxiliary in the Status
View mode. Regardless of manually terminating an auxiliary event the event log will record the
actual start time and actual end time of the event.

Aux Action 2: See Aux Action 1

Duration: See Duration 1

Alarm Level: Log, Alert, Email, Aux Action 1, Duration, Aux Action 2, and Duration all operate

in the same manner as Warning.

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Setting Airflow Reference

Setting the Airflow Reference: The primary function

of airflow measurement is to determine if the fan is
operational. The setting is relative and large changes in

temperature could result in large changes to airflow values. To reduce the potential for false
triggers the following settings are suggested: Reference=100%, Warning = 50%, Alarm = 25%.

Unlike the current values that are applied to Humidity and Temperature, the Airflow setting is a
relative value. After the sensor is installed in a fixed position, click the “Set Airflow Reference”
button to set the air flow reference level. The current airflow value will be recorded as Relative
Airflow = 100%.

After the value is registered, an alert box will appear asking to confirm the setting. Click OK to
accept
another attempt

the

value. Click Cancel to Cancel the value and return to the previous screen allowing

to

set the airflow value. Clicking OK will display the following screen

Click OK to register the value. Enter the Warning and Alarm levels. The remaining portions of
the Airflow set using the same methods as Temperature and Humidity

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Humidity
The probe’s internal humidity sensor reports values of relative humidity from 0 to 100%. The

valu

reported
for temperature.

Save Probe Settings/ Probe Restore

e is displayed on the Probe setup screen. Warning and alarm settings are the same as

Probe Set Up: Save
To save the set up click the save button and the
following screen will appear. Click OK to save
settings.

Verification of settings:
Follow the steps in the Verification Box after
clicking OK, wait 30 seconds and click your
web browser refresh button

Probe Restore
This setting restores probes to their default
settings. Clicking on Restore Probe will display
an alert box asking the operator to confirm. Click
OK to restore the probe to defaults. Click
Cancel to return to the previous screen

Probe Restore Verification:
Once the probe has reported to Scout that its
settings have returned to default, it will issue an
alert “Probe set to Default Successful” message
box.

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Probe Setup P-VFP

The power probe (model P-VFP) measures: Voltage, Frequency and Power.

Setting Warning and Alarm Levels:
Levels within the Lower and Upper range are
normal. Levels outside this range will result in
an alarm as programmed by the operator.

Default Settings:
Default settings are set at the factory and

to be changed depending on the equipment

have

may

operation and location.

Settings for Log, Alert, Email, Aux Action and Durations are the same as for the P-TA and P­TAH probes.

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Alarm Setup

This screen allows for hard contact Alarm inputs to be named and to set responses and durations.

Email Address
This will be the destination em ail address for a ll email messages regarding Alarm inputs 1 to 10.

Name
This Name will appear in all logs and emails regarding the Alarm inputs 1 t o 10.

NC:
The default condition is set for Normally Open (NO). A closed Alarm contact input will trigger
Alarms. Check this box to change to a Normally Closed condition.

Log:
Click the Log check box to have the Alarms recorded in the Event L og.

Alert Select
Click the Alert check box to have an XML message send to an Event server. The destination
address and port number are determined by the Master Admin in IP Setup.

Email Select
Click this box to send an email when an Alarm occurs to the address programmed at the top of
the page.

Email Event Log Select
When this box is checked the entire Event Log will be sent to the Address provided in the Email
Event Log screen. Caution: Due to the size of the log, this can up to 1 minute to send. During this
period new events will not be recorded in the log until the transfer is complete. In situations
where hardware contact alarms occur frequentl y checking t his box must be done with caution.

Auxiliary Assignment and Duration
For each alarm input, the operator can assign
two auxiliary outputs and corresponding
durations. In the case where one contact output
has been assigned to two different alarm inputs
and the auxiliary output will respond to the first
alarm occurrence.

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When that duration has ended, if the second alarm input is active, the auxiliary output will
continue to be active. Unlike the auxiliary duration response for sensor warnings and alarms

whose duration can differ from the sensor warning and alarm duration, setting the Alarm
duration will determine the duration of the actual alarm.

The duration selections range from 0 to 4 hours, follow and indefinitely. If duration of 0 is
selected, the alarm event will be recorded in the log, but no auxiliary output will be present. If a
timed duration is selected, the alarm condition and auxiliary output will remain active for that
selected period. If “Follow” is selected, the auxiliary output will remain active for the as long as
the alarm is active. If “Indefinite” is selected, the Aux will need to be manually reset through
software or the Status View screen control.

Manually terminating the auxiliary duration for a hard contact alarm event will also terminate the
alarm. The Event Log will record the alarm start time and the time the event was terminated by
either the programmed auxiliary duration or manually.

IP:PORT:
IP:PORT 1 and 2 will send a TCP text message to an IP Address and TCP port number entered.
IP Address and Port number are separated by a colon. The text message is user configurable in
the message text box provided. When an Alarm occurs a TCP session is opened, messages are
sent and automatically ended with a <CR> and <LF>. The session is then closed. Messages can
be sent by pressing the test button to confirm operation.

Virtual Aux Setup
Scout alarm inputs may be tunneled to other Scout, Scout or Net I/O devices on the network. The
IP Address of the corresponding unit is entered in the text box. Up to two virtual Aux connections
may be entered for each Alarm. Aux selection and time durations may be programmed similarly
to local Aux contacts as described above. An ON and OFF button is provided to confirm
operation.

Alarm Set Up Save
After all the settings have been completed click
the Save button and a dialog box will appear
asking the operator to confirm the Save action.

OK to

Click
cancel the action and return to the previous
screen.

confirm the Save. Click Cancel to

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Auxiliary Set Up

This set up defines the action to be taken for each of the 10 auxiliary outputs when they are
triggered per the previous alarm or sensor set ups.

Email Address

Enter an email address where an email alert will be sent. More than one email address can be
entered. Make sure email addresses are separated by a space

Auxiliary Name
Enter a name for the auxiliary output. This is the name that will appear in the tree view and logs.
Names can be up to 40 characters.

Auxiliary Action
Select Log, Alert and Email by clicking at the
corresponding check box.

Log: will enter the on and off auxiliary date and
time in the log.
Alert: will send an alert to the location
programmed by the Master Admin.

Email: will send an email alert to the address
entered above.

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Communications Ports

Scout provides two communication ports, one RS 232 and one RS 485. These can be operated as
edge communication ports. The driver conforms to RFC2217 and can be operated by any
communication program that is RFC 2217 complaint. AFI Pilot Software contains drivers for
these ports and will automatically recognize them. RS co mmunication ports can be used for data
bi-directional

communications

for devices such as ATMS, PTZ and Cash Registers. Only one

client can be connected to the data port at one time.

For each of the ports, use the drop down menus to set the Port: Speed, Bits, Parity, Stop Bits and
Flow Control. Each of these can be set individually for the RS 232 and RS 485 ports.

Remote IP:Port

The RS ports may communicate to other AFI serial ports on Scout, Commander or Net I/O. Use
the Remote IP:Port text box to enter the IP Address a nd Port number, separated by a colon, of the
remote port for communications. This allows RS ports to be “tunneled” across the network as if
the were hard wired. RS232 to RS485 conversion is possible by tunneling between different
ports. Baud rate conversion

is

also possible.

IP Ports for Scout (and Scout) are fixed at:
RS232 – Port 8081
RS485 – Port 8082

TimeOut defines the duration the port can have without sensing traffic prior to shutting down. As
ports can only be accessed by one client, if a port is not being used but still open it would block
others from accessing that port. The duration can be programmed in hours: minutes: seconds.
If all three are set to zero, no time out will occur and the port will remain open. After the
programming is complete, point and click on “Save”.

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Confirm Setting changes

Click Ok and a confirmation pop up box will appear.

Click Ok and a confirmation that your settings
have been saved

Reset Communications
In the event port communication is disrupted in any manner, the operator can restart
communications by pressing the Reset button (RS 232 or RS 485).

will

appear.

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Rebooting System

Reboot Selection: It the event that Scout should

stop operating or a new firmware update
applied, it can be remotely rebooted.
This potential can be minimized if proper steps
are taken in installing Scout.

If a reboot become necessary, click on the
“Reboot Scout” button in the mode
area.

selection

Warning: Rebooting will cause all data to be

lost. Make certain you Back Up your data on
a regular basis

Reboot Confirmation: A pop up

will appear asking you to confirm
you decision. Click OK to confirm.
Click Cancel to return to the
previous menu.

Notes on Reboot:
Under certain conditions you may not be able to reboot using the client and a hard reset maybe
come necessary.
Only the Master Admin has access to this reboot funct ion.

Warning: Reboot will result in a loss of all data. Make certain that you back up your data on a

regular basis using the Save As functions and or Email. Rebooting will not affect your
programming and after reboot Scout will return to its previously programmed operation.

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Q & A

Scout is designed for trouble free and reliable operation. However if problems do develop please
refer to this operations manual. If solutions are not provided using this method contact American
Fibertek for assistance.

Important Note: Scout maintains its memory by battery back up. However data files are not
backed up. It is important that on regular bases you protect your data by either performing a Save
As or Email Log function. Scout provides an auto Email Log function (reference page 74) that
will automatically
methods to protect your
data.

Problem: Inputting the correct default IP address 192.168.10.11 will not allow me to connect to
Scout. If the unit has firmware 20110504 or higher, the default IP Address will be 192.168.0.246.

Solution: Make certain your client is set to the proper network settings. Subnet settings and
Gateways must match those of Scout.

Problem: I can connect to Scout, but will not accept either my user name or passwords.

Solution: Issuing user names and passwords are the responsibility of Admin (Administrators). If

you

are

a viewer level, check with either your security or IT administrator check with the master
administrator. If for any reasons user or passwords are corrupted and total reset is required,
remember to save your settings and database for later restore after setup is complete.

Problem: My Scout is powered up, but nothing else seems to work.

Solution: Start by powering down Scout and setting power again. As power is returned, check the

LED Operation During Boot Up (reference page 27). If this is operating normally, check your
communications to Scout.
If after boot up all the sensor probes are blinking Red, it indicates a potential operating system
(OS) problem. If you are a Master Administrator please refer to the sections in the manual to
perform a hard reset. If this doesn’t work, please contact American Fibertek.

Problem: I cannot get any information from one of my probes:

Solution: Look at all of your probes, if the probe experiencing problems is blinking red, that

probe may be defective. Unplug the probe and re-insert it. If the problem continues, try to
power down Scout and re-apply power. If the problem continues try plugging the probe in another
input, known working port. If the problem continues, it probe may need replacement.

Problem: I was receiving email alerts from Scout and they suddenly stopped:

em

ail out Event and Poll Logs. It is strongly suggested y ou use one of these

data. Any

power down operation or firmware upgrade will erase your

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Solution: If you are receiving email alerts using an internal network, check with your IT
administrator to see if there were any network or firewall changes that could have affected your
Scout settings. If changes were made to internal firewalls, speak with your IT Administrator to
provide Scout with permission
If you are using an Internet Service Provider (ISP) to receive alert s, check with them to see if any
changes

to

their system may prevent you from receiving Scout.

Problem: I am connecting to Scout over an ISP and al l of a sudden I cannot connect.

Solution: ISP connections using cable modems or DSL randomly change IP addresses. If you are

using Scout over this type of network, you must set it for DHCP (Dynamic Host Communication
Protocol). As long as power is applied to your router (cable or DSL modem) and your Scout,
there should be no problem communicating. However, if power is lost, and the address issued by
your service as changed, this will result in Scout changing its IP address.
Scout is designed to inform you of these changes by issuing an email alert with the new IP
address. This is done by providing and email address in the Global settings (see page 58). Check
your email for the new IP address.

Problem: According to the Manual, when I operate Scout in the background of my DVR, I am
supposed to see a tool bar color change in the minimized tool bar, but I don’t.

Solution: A color change in the only operates when using Firefox Version 2.0. Internet Explorer
will not change color.

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Default

Settings

Scout is programmed with several default settings. The default settings are designed to help you

your

limit
note: Scout cannot be operated with only its Default settings in place. Scout is designed to
operate in the specific environment that you assign.

It is strongly suggested that once you have completed your programming, you save you
configuration. If programming is lost for any reason you can easily restore it.
Scout is designed to maintain its programming memory in the event power is lost.

programming to only functions and features that are specific to your operation. Please

Start Up:

Upon entering the user name and password Scout will default to the Status View screen.
The program modes displayed on the viewer screen left side will be determined by the
security level assigned to the user name.

The default password in for the default user name for Admin, ITAdmin, and SecAdmin,
is "Password”. User names and Passwords are case sensitive. The user name is limited to
10 characters. The password is limited to 8 characters.

Temperature F
Warning alarm delay 4 hours
Sensor status Off

Network Settings:

IP Address: 192.168.0.246 (Before firmware 20110504: 192.168.10.11)
Net Mask: 255.255.255.0
Gateway: 192.168.0.143 (Before firmware 20110504: 192.168.10.1)

DHCP Disable
DNS Disable

Port Communications:

Probe Names:

If a probe has not been provided a name, it will not appear in any viewing functions.

Auto
None

The system will only display the number of probes that are actually connected to Scout.

If a probe is not connected to Scout it will not be displayed in the tree or show up in any
programming function. When a probe is connected to scout the probe ID number will
automatically be registered. The probe ID will serve as the probe name until a new name
is provided by the operator. The probe ID will appear in all programming and tree
locations where the probe name is required until such time when the operator provides a
name.

Probe names are stored in the Scout Probe limiting their names to 16 characters.

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Alarm Names:

The default alarm name shall be labeled as alarm(#)-name. The alarm number sequence of 1
through 10 will reflect the order of the alarms as they are physically positioned on Scouts rear
panel. All ten alarms will appear in the Tree View.

Auxiliary Names:

The default auxiliary name shall be labeled as the aux(#)_name. The auxiliary number sequence
of 1 through 10 will reflect the physical order of the auxiliary outputs as positioned on Scout’s
rear panel. All ten auxiliary names will appear in the Tree View.

Sensor Warning and Alarm Settings When Probes Not Present:

If a probe is not connected to a port it will not be displayed in any programming mode or
Tree View as a logical device.

Sensor Warning and Alarm Values When Probes Are Present:

For default, no values can be applied to a sensor. The probe ID will appear in the
provided

for the probe ID and for the probe name.

Sensor Warning and Alarm Values in Views:

Prior to the operator programming a trigger value, no value will appear “Value That” or
in “Trigger Action”. The system will not take any reading other than that of the “Current
Reading”.

Log View:

The default for an alarm contact not contented will be “off” and will show as name only
(alarm 1 – 10).

Search function for all logs:

Date will be
Time Blank
Probe Select
Alarm contact Select
Auxiliary Select
Warning Type Select
Alarm Type

Blank

Select

NOTE: Do not use spaces when setting up probe, auxiliary, or alarm field names.

space

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Time and Date Setup:

Date Format mm/dd/yy
Enter date
Time zone US Eastern
Time format 12 hours
Enter time 12:01:00AM

NTP Setup:

Reference none
NTP Server Address blank

Update:

Firewall Setup:

Email Event Log:

Time 1 hour
Email address
Add email address

Probe Set Up:

Select probe:
User name
Every 0 Sec
Probe Type Automatic Selected
Front Panel Equal to the position for the probe, prob e 1 = LED 1, for

Probe Name Probe ID, for none=blank
Email Blank
Warning and alarm levels Blank
Log, Alert, Email Blank
Aux Action 1 Auxiliary 1
Duration 0 Sec
Aux Action 2 Auxiliary 1
Duration 0 Sec

(date will match date format)

Hours 0
Minutes 0

All settings will be blank

blank
blank

None
Blank

None probe selection LED =blank

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Alarm Set Up:

Email Blank
Alarm name Blank
NC Off
Log
Alert Off
Email Off
Email Event log Off
Aux Action 1 Auxiliary 1
Duration 0 Sec
Aux Action 2 Auxiliary 1
Duration 0 Sec

Off

Auxiliary Setup:

Email Address
Name
Log
Alert Off
Email Off

Blank
Blank
Off

RS 232 and RS 485 Communication:

Speed: 115200
Bits 8
Parity None
Stop bits 1
Flow On

Master Admin Operator Set Up:

User Name Admin
Password Password

IT Admin Operator Set Up:

User name ITAdm in
Password Password

Security Admin Operator Set Up:

User name SecAdmin
Password Password

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Email Messages

Scout Email Messages:

Scout provides several Email alerts which can be programmed by operators at various levels to
send to Email accounts. The following is a listing of email messages:

Hard Contact Alarm in

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 21:30:23 +0700

(Date) (Time) (UTC offset)

Auxiliary Status

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 10:35:12 -0400 Scout 192.168.10.11 aux2_name OUT[2]ON->OFF.

(Date) (Time) (UTC offset)

Probe Status-Notification

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 10:35:42 -0400 Scout 192.168.10.11 Probe ID 9010611

(Date) (Time) (Device name) (Probe ID)

Airflow Warning - notification # usb[5], led=2

(Condition) (-=transition from condition to normal) (usb port) (Assigned LED)

Email Alerts
Dec 2006 16:51:07 -0500
Scout-Scout One-ServerRoom
ProbeID=9010608
ProbeName=9010608
Temp Warning –
Temp Current=84F, Warning=86F, Alarm=104F
AirFlow Current=46%, Warning=50%, Alarm=30% Humidity Current=$N/A, Warning=100%,
Alarm=100%

Internal Alarm Posting
Mon, 18 Sep 2006 10:19:01

(date) (time) (UTC offset (location)

temp3=<1.00 -1.00 52.75> Current=52.750000 Threshold=>52.400000 Alarm

(Internal Name) (actual value) (current value) (Alarm value)

Email Messages/ File Format s

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 10:19:01 -0400 Rack Closet

(date) (time) (UTC offset (device name)

temp3= <1.00 -1.00 52.75> Current=52.750000 Threshold=>52.400000 Alarm

(Internal Name) (actual value) (current value) (Alarm value)

Scout-3 alarm3_name

(Name) (Probe Name)

(name)

(aux name) (Status Change)

(+=transition from normal to condition)

-0400 192.168.10.11

IN[3]OFF->ON.

(Status Change)

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DHCP: New Address Email

Scout can be operated in DHCP applications that require changing email addresses. This includes
Scouts connected to the Internet via a cable modem or DSL which require client access via these
services.
inform operators of new IP Address using programming contained in its Global Settings.
When the DHCP assigns a new IP address, Scout will send out a notification similar to the
example to the left to the programmed IP Address.
Global Settings can only be programmed by the Master Admin.

Fri Nov 10 14:02:15 EST 2006
Model : SS1
Location: xxxxxxxx
Serial #: 123456

IPADDR=192.168.10.14
NETMASK=255.255.255.0
NETWORK=192.168.10.0
BROADCAST=192.168.10.255
GATEWAY=192.168.10.1

DOMAIN='mydomain.com'
DNS=192.168.10.126, 192.16 8.10. 122
DHCPSID=192.168.10.122
DHCPGIADDR=0.0.0.0
DHCPSIADDR=0.0.0.0
DHCPCHADDR=00:16:E2: FF: FF: F7
DHCPSHADDR=00:0C:41:F0: CC: FF
DHCPSNAME=''
LEASETIME=259200
RENEWALTIME=129600
REBINDTIME=226800

For these

applications, Scout’s IP address can change. Scout provides a method to

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Log File Formats

Scout has many programming features that allow for sending alerts via FTP or Email and saving
files.

For automatic save, ftp server, and email log:
ss1_access_log_Scout_One.csv
ss1_event_log_Scout_One.csv
ss1_poll_log_Scout_One.csv

Note: *Scout One* is the device name.

For manual save from within the web browser interface:

AccessLog_28Nov06_1515.csv
EventLog_28Nov06_1426.csv
PollLog_28Nov06_1701.csv

Note: last 4 digits are hour and minute.

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Event log/ Polling Log Capacity

Events are defined as senor warnings,
alarm occurrences, hard contact
alarms, and/or auxiliary triggers.
logs
occur based on an operator including
a logical device (sensor, etc) in a poll
and assigning a polling duration.

The total capacity of all logs is 20,000 events.

Event Log=10.000 Events
Poll Log = 10,000 Events
Each Sensor probe=1,000 Events
Alarm Contacts= 1,000 Events
Auxiliary Contacts= 1,000 Events

Sensor, Alarm, and Auxiliary Events are contained in their own logs. Each log has a
capacity of 1,000 entries and will operate on the basis of first in / first out.

are programmed actions that

Poll

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Warranty and Contact Information

American Fibertek provides several methods to help you with any technical problems. Our web
site: www.americanfibertek.com

provides help desk service. You can also call American Fibertek

toll free 877-234-7200.

Warranty

American Fibertek, Inc warrants that at the time of delivery the products delivered will be free of
defects in materials and workmanship for a period of 5 years. Defective products will be repaired
or replaced at the exclusive option of American Fibertek. A Return Material Authorization
(RMA) number is
shipped prepaid. This warranty is void if the products have been tampered with. This warranty
shall be construed in accordance with
exclusive jurisdiction over this contract. EXCEPT FOR THE FOREGOING WARRANTY,
THERE IS NO WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE OR OTHERWISE, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, WHICH EXTENDS BEYOND
THE WARRANTY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT. In any event, American Fibertek will
not be responsible or liable for contingent, consequential, or incidental damages. No agreement or
understanding expressed or implied, except as set forth in this warranty, will be binding upon
American Fibertek unless in writing, signed by a duly authorized officer of American Fibertek.

required to

send the products back in case of return. All returns must be

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USA Phone

FAX:

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732-302-0667
Toll Free 877-234-7200

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