Measurement WiFi-500 S Quick Start

WiFi-500 Sensor Series

Getting Started

Contents

System r equirements and recommendations ................................................................. 2

Installing the software .................................................................................................. 2

Setting up the device o n the PC ................................................................................... 5

Viewing data on the PC ............................................................................................... 6

Setting up the device for the Cloud .............................................................................. 8

Viewing data on the Cloud ........................................................................................... 9

Viewing data on the WiFi-500 Sensor Series display ................................................. 10

Positioning the device ................................................................................................ 12

Recharging the sensor ................................................................................................ 12

System requirements and recommendations

System requirements and recommendations

 PC or laptop with WiFi capability running Windows® 8/7/ Vista®/XP,

32- and 64-bit

 802.11b-compliant router or access point running one of the following

supported security protocols:

o WEP 64 bit (Passkey only)
o WEP 128 bit (Passkey only)
o WPA-PSK
o WPA2-PSK

 Micro-USB cable (shipped with sensor)
 Microsoft mouse or compatible pointing device
 Adobe Reader 5.0 or later required to read help file
 Microsoft Excel® 2000 or greater (optional)

Requirements for Cloud storage

A FilesThruTheAir™ Cloud account (link available in WiFi-500 Sensor
Series software to create an account).

Cloud accounts are web-based and can be accessed at

https://www.wifisensorcloud.com/ using a browser on a phone, tablet, PC,

or Mac®.

Note: Your WiFi-500 Sensor Series device may also require a

firmware update in order to access the Cloud. Refer to
Updating firmware in the WiFi-500 Sensor Series User's Guide
for instructions about updating the device firmware.
Click on the main window to open the user's guide.

Installing the software

Visit www.mccdaq.com/software.aspx to download and install the free
WiFi Sensor Software. Allow any security access highlighted by your
firewall or antivirus program if you are prompted.

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