Geist Watchdog 15 Quick Start

NOTE: This guide is only meant to assist in identifying the unit and its included accessories, if any, and to

assist you with initial setup of the unit. It does not describe all of the unit’s features and capabilities in detail.

Please refer to the full user manual, available for download from our web site at www.geistglobal.com, for

Ÿ Watchdog 15 or 15P environmental monitor (NOTE: the “P” means the unit has the Power-over-Ethernet

option installed. The two models are otherwise identical in function and capabilities.)

Ÿ +6Vdc power supply (unless the “no power supply” option was chosen when the unit was ordered)

complete information about how to use all of the unit’s capabilities.

Watchdog 15 /15P kit includes:

Watchdog 15

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Ÿ Watchdog 100 or 100P environmental monitor (NOTE: the “P” means the unit has the Power-over-

Ethernet option installed. The two models are otherwise identical in function and capabilities.)

Ÿ Two (2) detachable mounting brackets to mount the unit in a 19” 1U rackmount space (the unit is shipped

with these brackets already attached; they can be removed if desired.)

Ÿ +6Vdc power supply (unless the “no power supply” option was chosen when the unit was ordered)

Watchdog 100

Watchdog 100 / 100P kit includes:

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(sample illustrations only; actual appearance of unit may vary)

Digital Sensor jacks: Up to four Digital Bus-type external sensors can be connected to the unit. (may

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require an external port-splitter, sold separately)

Temperature/Humidity sensor: Make sure that this is not blocked or covered up when the unit is mounted.

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DC power jack: +6VDC power supply connects here.

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Ethernet jack: Right LED indicates network state: “link” (solidly lit) and “activity” (blinking). Left LED

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indicates the link speed. (100Mbit connection when lit; 10Mbit-only if unlit.)

RESET button: To reset the IP address to the factory default of 192.168.123.123 and clear any User

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Account username/password settings, hold in this button for approximately 20 seconds, until both of the red

Active and Idle LEDs light up solidly (no blinking pattern). On a Watchdog 15 or 15P, use a pushpin or bent
paperclip to press the button behind the pinhole opening under the Ethernet jack.

To completely erase all settings and reset the unit to factory defaults, disconnect power from the unit, push in the
reset button, reapply power, keep the reset button pushed in for at least 5 seconds, then release.

Active / Idle LEDs: Indicates that the unit is operating, and communicating with the sensor-bus controller

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and external sensors (if any).

Analog Inputs: Used to monitor dry-contact switches or relay contacts, or for analog sensors with 0 ~

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+5Vdc output voltages. (WatchDog 100 or 100P only)

Relay Output: Dry-contact relay for controlling external low-voltage devices. The LED under the terminal

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block shows the relay’s state: de-energized (red) or energized (green). (WatchDog 100 or 100P only)

1Watchdog 15/100 quick-setup pack-in sheet, rev150213A http://www.geistglobal.com/support

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“QUICK-START” NETWORK SETUP:

By default, the Watchdog unit’s IP address is set to 192.168.123.123 from the factory. To access the unit for
the first time, you will probably need to temporarily change your computer’s network settings to match the

192.168.123.xxx subnet.

To set up the Watchdog unit, connect it to your PC’s Ethernet port (note that some PC’s may require a special
“crossover” Ethernet cable to make this type of direct connection), connect the 6V power supply, then follow the
appropriate instructions for your PC’s operating system:

● FOR WINDOWS 2000 / XP / SERVER2003: Click the Start button,
choose Settings, then Network Connections.

● FOR WINDOWS 7 / SERVER2008: Click the Start button, then choose

Control Panel → Adjust Your Computer’s Settings → Network & Sharing
Center → Change Adapter Settings.

Locate the entry under LAN or High-Speed Internet which corresponds to the
network card (or “NIC”) which the Watchdog unit is connected to. (Most PCs
only have a single NIC installed, but a WiFi connection will also show as a
NIC, so be sure to choose the correct entry.) Double-click on the network
adapter’s entry in the Network Connections list to open its status dialog box,
then click the Properties button to open the Local Properties window (fig.1).

Find the entry titled “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” in the list, then click the

Properties button to open the Internet Protocol Properties window (fig.2).

(fig.1)

If you see more than one TCP/IP entry, the PC may be configured for IPv6
support as well as IPv4; make sure to select the entry for the IPv4 protocol.

Make sure you write down any settings shown here before changing them!

Choose the Use the following IP address option, then set IP address to

192.168.123.100 and Subnet Mask to 255.255.255.0. For this initial

setup, Default Gateway and the DNS Server entries can be left blank. Select

OK, then OK again to close both the Internet Protocol Properties and Local

Properties windows.

● FOR MAC OS X: Click the System Preferences icon on the Dock, and
choose Network. Select Built-in Ethernet from the Show drop-down list to
display the Mac’s Ethernet card (“NIC”) settings, then choose the TCP/IP

(fig.2)

settings, as shown in (fig.3). Make sure you write down any settings shown

here before changing them!

Select Manually from the Configure IPv4 drop-down list, then set IP address
to 192.168.123.100 and Subnet Mask to 255.255.255.0. (The Router
and DNS Servers can be left blank for this initial setup.) Click Apply Now to
make the settings take effect.

Once the NIC settings are configured properly, you should be able to access
the Watchdog unit by typing http://192.168.123.123 into the address bar
of your web browser. The unit’s Overview page will come up by default; click

(fig.3)

the Config button on the left-hand side of the web page to bring up the
configuration-settings page, then set the Network parameters (fig.4) as
needed. The unit’s IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway, and DNS settings
can either be assigned manually, or acquired via DHCP. (For more
information, refer to “Assigning an IP Address” in the User’s Manual for your
particular Watchdog model, available for download from our web site at

http://www.geistglobal.com/support)

(fig.4)

Note that the new settings will take effect instantly when Save Changes is clicked, so the browser will no longer
be able to reload the web page from the 192.168.123.123 address and will probably display a “page not found”
or “host unavailable” message. This behavior is normal. Once you have finished configuring the Watchdog

unit’s IP address, simply repeat the steps above, and change the PC’s NIC card settings back to the ones you wrote
down prior to changing them, to restore the PC’s normal network and internet settings.

2Watchdog 15/100 quick-setup pack-in sheet, rev150213A http://www.geistglobal.com/support