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and are marked as followed according to the level of danger:
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Warning
This device and its components may only be used for the applications described in this manual and only in
connection with devices or components that comply with Industrial Ethernet interfaces.
This product can only function correctly and safely if it is transported, stored, set up, installed, operated and
maintained as recommended. Atlas is a CE class A product. In a domestic environment it may cause radio
interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.
Warranty
Warranty is void if you open Atlas.
Qualified Technicians
Only qualified technicians should be allowed to install and work with this equipment. Qualified technicians are
defined as persons who are authorized to commission, to ground, to tag circuits and systems in accordance
with established safety practices and standards. It is recommended that the technicians carry a Certified
PROFINET Installer or Certified PROFINET Engineer certificate.
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1.2 Your benefits .....................................................................................................................................7
1.3 Product features ................................................................................................................................7
1.4 System requirements ........................................................................................................................7
3.2 Position ..............................................................................................................................................9
3.3 Power supply .....................................................................................................................................9
3.5 Client IP settings ..............................................................................................................................10
4. Web interface .............................................................................................. 11
4.1 Terminology and definitions ............................................................................................................11
5.1 Making the Atlas accessible using one of its official names ............................................................13
5.2 Installing the PROCENTEC root certificate .......................................................................................14
5.2.1 For Chrome ......................................................................................................................................14
5.2.2 For Internet Explorer .......................................................................................................................14
9.1.2 Tree view .........................................................................................................................................23
17.1 General tab ......................................................................................................................................39
17.2 User tab ...........................................................................................................................................39
17.3 Date & time .....................................................................................................................................40
17.7 System .............................................................................................................................................42
PROCENTEC’s Atlas is the solution for monitoring and diagnosing Ethernet networks, where innovative
simplicity and predictive capabilities are desired. The tool is perfect for preventing unexpected and expensive
downtime within industrial Ethernet networks.
PROCENTEC’s Atlas provides unique insight in your networks health and topology. With PROCENTEC Atlas
operators and engineers can easily detect problems and find their causes within your network. This prevents
costly down times.
The ease of use and clear overview makes this an ideal solution for the complete understanding of networks,
always and anywhere. Atlas is a compact device, that can be installed on a DIN rail and plugged in to the
network. Atlas does not require additional and time-consuming software installations on the PC. You can get all
the information using a custom designed web application. All the information Atlas gives, can be viewed on the
central, customizable dashboard page.
1.2 Your benefits
• Ease of use
• Use of Industrial Ethernet
• Topology
• Standalone device, 24/7 available
• Safe use
• Customizable dashboard
• Resistant to all environmental factors
• Easy to install via DIN rail
• No software required
1.3 Product features
• Network Topology
• Customizable dashboard
• Network Quality Factor
• Alarms
• Not vendor or protocol specific
1.4 System requirements
Atlas runs on any browser-enabled computer; the interface is fully web based.
HTML5 and JavaScript must be supported by the browser.
The minimum version requirements for web browsers are:
This checklist lists all the steps to a quick usage of Atlas.
Step: Instructions: See paragraph:
STEP 1 Install the device on a DIN rail. (3.1 and 3.2)
STEP 2 Connect the Office port to your laptop and the Factory port to the factory (3.4)
network. The factory side should NOT be connected to a mirror port of a
switch.
STEP 3 Connect the Atlas to a power supply. Wait until the green RDY LED is on. (3.3)
STEP 4 Set your laptops IP address to 192.168.1.1 and the netmask to (3.5)
255.255.255.0.
STEP 5 Open a web browser and go to https://192.168.1.10/. You will receive a (5.2)
warning about the certificate:
• Chrome users should click ‘ADVANCED followed by ‘Proceed ..’
• Internet Explorer/Edge users should click ‘Continue to this website ..’
STEP 6 Use user ‘admin’ and password ‘admin’ for the first login. (7)
STEP 7 Now complete the Setup Wizard but don´t change the settings of Office port (8)
yet.
STEP 8 Now setup the Office port in the Settings, unplug your laptop and connect
the Office port to the office network.
The Atlas is now operational. From here you can change settings, layout and behavior of the Atlas. If
connected to a factory network, it will start scanning and gathering information.
Atlas can be installed anywhere in a non-hazardous / non-Ex area that complies with IP 20 (DIN 40 050) and the
specified temperature range of -20
o
To comply with UL certification regulations, in ambient temperatures higher than 55
to install the Atlas in an industrial installation cabinet with the “HOT HOUSING” warning label visible during
operation.
“WARNING, HOT HOUSING. When in use at an ambient temperature higher than
o
C or 131oF, the housing of the Atlas will be hot. Do not touch the housing!”
55
To comply with UL certification regulations the Atlas is to be used at altitudes not exceeding 2000m and in nontropical climate regions only.
3.2 Position
Atlas can only be installed on a horizontal 35mm DIN rail
with the front plates facing forward (see Figure 1 for an
example). In this position the generated heat of the
module can escape through the grid in the top of the
housing. It is also easier to read the status LEDs. Do not
install the Atlas in any other position, this could lead to
overheating of the device. Power supply
The Atlas contains a 3-pin screw type power connector on
the front.
The layout is as follows:
1 = - (upper pin)
to +60
o
Celsius. Do not install the Atlas in a humid or dusty environment.
o
C or 131oF it is mandatory
2 = + (middle pin)
3 = SH (lower pin)
The power supply must comply with the following
specifications described in chapter:
• Voltage: 12 .. 24 VDC
2
• Wire diameter: < 2.5 mm
For more information about the power supply see chapter
22 Technical specifications.
After the power has been connected, the Atlas will boot up. This process can take up to 90 seconds. When it is
booted, the green RDY LED will go on. You will see the Network Status LED blink yellow as long as the Setup
Wizard has not been completed and a measurement has
not been started.
Example IP range: 10.0.16.x
Subnetmask: 255.255.254.0
Figure 2 - Atlas connected to office and factory network
Figure 3
The Atlas has two physical network interfaces named Office and Factory. The networks are not connected with
each other one-on-one. The scanning, measuring and reporting of the network does not occur on the Office
side, only on the Factory side.
The Atlas may be connected anywhere in the Factory network. A mirror port is not required. In fact, a mirror
port is not recommended for the Atlas, as the Topology will not be accurate with a mirror port.
Please note: the web interface can be reached on the Office and the Factory network IP range. So it does not
matter where you are connected, as long as you have set the correct IP range and netmask settings of your
laptop/client network card. You will only be able to scan and see the devices connected to the Factory
network, not the Office network.
Pointers about the IP-address configuration:
In case your office and factory share the same (sub)network you should NOT connect and configure the Office
port. Just make sure that the default Office IP-address doesn’t exists on your network and uses a non-existing
subnet. In case your company network does use the 192.168.1.0/24 subnet, please change the IP-address to be
part of a non-existing network, for example 192.168.100.10/24.
3.4 Client IP settings
Your laptop or desktop computer must be
set to the same IP address range as the
Atlas to be able to reach the web
interface. If you are using Windows and
want to use the default IP address of the
office side of Atlas, go to the ‘Network
Adapter Settings’ and enter the details as
shown in . For more advanced settings
contact your system administrator.
Atlas displays all information by means of the internal web server. To access this information, simply open a
web browser and type in the address of the Atlas (the default address is 192.168.1.10 for the office side and
192.168.0.10 for the factory side).
4.1 Terminology and definitions
In this manual the following terms and definitions are used to refer to items in the web interface.
Depending on the browser you use, you will receive a message like this when you open the web interface of
the Atlas:
This error can be ignored if you use Atlas in a trusted network
To continue, do the following:
• In case of Chrome, click Advanced followed by Proceed to …
• In case of Internet Explorer, click Continue to this website (not recommended).
In case you really want to prevent this error from showing up, then please read the following explanation and
instruction.
The reason you receive this error is because Atlas uses HTTPS (SSL) which is an industry standard used to
encrypt connections between devices. A part of SSL is a server identity check. This check is performed by your
browser to make sure the Atlas is truly the Atlas it claims to be. Therefor every Atlas has a unique SSL
certificate containing four valid ways to contact your Atlas:
• https://192.168.0.10 (the default factory IP-address)
• https://192.168.1.10 (the default office IP-address)
• https://<serialnumber>.atlas (the first official name)
• https://atlas (the first second name)
Either make sure your Atlas is using one or both of the default IP-addresses or make sure that it’s accessible
using their hostname (atlas or <serialnumber>.atlas) by making these names known on your network or PC.
5.1 Making the Atlas accessible using one of its official names
There are three ways to do this:
• add it to your local DNS server
• add it to your WINS server (for Windows networks)
• add it to your hosts file
Your network administrator can help you with this.
To verify that your Atlas is reachable using its name you can simply ping it by opening a command prompt and
run the command: ping atlas or ping <serialnumber>.atlas in a command prompt.
The dashboard is a one-stop-shop and overview with access to all available functions through Tiles.
Tiles can be a static picture, but some are also dynamic. These dynamic tiles show an online summary of its
information. This way you have a quick and intuitive way to access information. Some tiles also have a general
status indication in the upper left corner of the tile (green checkmark, orange exclamation or red cross). This is
a uniform way, so you can see quickly if there are problems
which need attention.
6.1 System buttons
The right upper corner of the Application Bar shows five
buttons. These are the system buttons. They are all clickable
and will give extra information or functionality.
Measurement Button
When clicking the spinning measurement button, a dropdown
menu will show. This dropdown shows how long the
measurement is running. The Change measurement button
allows you to quickly change your settings by sending you to
the setup wizard. Thirdly there is a button to clear
(measurement) data. When the Clear data button is pressed, a
popup will ask the user to confirming clearing the
measurement data. When pressing “Yes” all errors,
notifications, and trending data related to the current
measurement will be deleted. This will not affect your settings
configuration, custom topology views, or the notifications log file
which may be exported.
Current User
Clicking the current user button shows the current user and
the logout button.
The notification bell indicates how many notifications are
reported. In properly working networks the bell is green. In
case there are warning it turns orange. Error conditions on
your network lead to a red bell. Clicking the icon will bring up
the list of notifications. There are three types of notifications:
Non-critical user information, such as: ‘Your factory
network is now connected’
Warning notification, such as: ‘Ping response time
exceeded’
Critical errors and warnings, such as: ‘Error level for
Discards exceeded’
By clicking ´Clear´ all the notifications from this list are cleared. Internally the notifications aren’t removed and
are therefore still available for CSV export.
By clicking ´Export All (CSV)´ you can download a full history of all the notifications regardless of any previous
clearings of the list. This downloadable file is in CSV format which can be directly opened in spreadsheet
software like Microsoft Excel. Errors generated by ignored devices will also be in this list.
Online Help
The online help function provides specific help on the page
you are currently viewing. This means that on, for example the
dashboard, it will show help information for the dashboard.
This is done for the Dashboard, Topology, Q-factor, Traffic
light, Device list, Trending and OPC UA page.
Application Menu
Within the Application menu there is the function to generate
a Report. See the chapter Report about what the generation
of the report includes.
The dashboard is a matrix of tiles and can be organized in 3 different ways:
• Show all: All available tiles are shown in a fixed arrangement
• Show recommended: Only tiles are shown which PROCENTEC deems most important
• Show customized (see chapter 6.3 Customize Dashboard)
6.3 Customize Dashboard
To customize the Dashboard, follow the next steps:
• In the Dashboard, go to the upper left corner and click on ‘Display type’. Then choose ‘Show
customized’.
• On the upper right part, select ‘Edit dashboard’.
• An empty tile placeholder(s) will appear, marked with a ‘+’ sign.
• By clicking on the ‘+’ sign a popup window will appear.
• Select the tile you would like to place by clicking on it.
• The popup will close and the tile will be placed.
• During edit mode you can drag and drop to a desired grid location.
• By pressing the ‘trashcan’ icon in the lower right part of the tile you can delete the tile.
• When all changes have been made, select ‘Save changes’ in the upper right corner
This saved personalized dashboard will remain available after a logout or restart. These settings are stored in a
browser session and not in the Atlas, so this is a personalized setting for a specific user, computer and browser.
Opening a customized Dashboard of an Atlas on a different computer or browser will result in a default view.
Atlas can be protected against unauthorized access or changing of settings. With means of user rights
administration you can control the level of authentication a certain user (or group of users) has.
The default password for an account is the same as the username. So the password for the admin account is
admin. All letters are lowercase, also for the username.
The default passwords can be changed in the Settings menu. Click on the Quick Drawer Access button and ,
click ‘Settings’ or double-click on the System Bar (admin only) and click on the icon. Then choose the ‘User’
tab.
The Setup Wizard helps you setting up the Atlas for use in your networks and is
automatically started at first use. It can also be accessed after initial setup by clicking
the Setup Wizard tile on the Dashboard.
Step 1
Select the language. Over time, more interface languages will be released and available
for download in the ‘Download Software’ section on www.procentec.com. Setting a language will take effect
after the Setup Wizard has been completed.
Set the correct time zone. The time zone will be will be used to show the time in the top of the web interface
(system bar) and in the reports. Automatic time (NTP) can only be used when the Atlas has internet
connectivity or when you manually set local time servers in the settings after the Setup Wizard has completed.
See chapter 17.3 Date & time for more information.
Step 2
Next, fill in the name and the location of the network that the Atlas will be connected to. This name will be
used in the web interface and reports.
You can also enter optional contact details for colleagues in need of assistance.
Step 3
Then choose an Office and a Factory network IP address. The Office IP address and the Factory IP address must
be set to the correct IP ranges with correct Netmasks. If you do not know these, use the DHCP setting or
contact your system administrator and / or the machine programmer for correct settings. Note that these two
settings are independent of each other and the networks do not ‘see’ each other. There is no direct connection
between the two ports. See also chapter 3.4 Ethernet connections.
Important: it is required that the office subnet and factory subnet are different from each other.
Step 4
The last step asks you to enter an IP address scan range. It is important to set the full range of possible IP
addresses in the network here, otherwise the measurement results can be different than expected. On the
other hand, making the scan range unnecessarily large can negatively influence the Topology scan result and
scan time.
The topology is a graphical and hierarchical display of a complete network. This view
makes connections between devices become clear very quickly and intuitively. This view
also clearly shows dependencies to easily identify/mitigate critical paths in the network,
or to identify line-depths.
The underlying mechanism to be able to determine a topology is based on SNMP and, if
possible, specific industrial protocol functions (e.g. LLPD for PROFINET) will also be used. Unfortunately, some
devices do not (properly) supply topology information. These are connected either to a question mark icon or
are placed as stand-alone devices. The devices linked to a question mark icon and then in turn to other devices
means the connection information is only partly known. In many of those cases it can also be that nonmanaged switches are used.
9.1 Visual views
There are two default visual views to choose from: Galaxy and Tree. Next to the default views it is possible to
create custom views.
9.1.1 Galaxy view
The Galaxy view shows a self-organizing network diagram where switches are shown as central devices. In the
Galaxy view user devices can be dragged to other positions. When dragging a device to a new place, the
topology will automatically be re-arranged.
The tree view shows a self-organizing layered overview using a top-down organization. In the tree view it is
possible to click on a device which will show the device details panel. Within this panel there is an extra button
to assign a top node. When setting a device as top node, the tree view will be re-organized with the selected
device at the top.
9.1.3 Custom view
From within the galaxy view it is possible to create custom views. After a custom view is given a name there
will appear a grid on the background. Now all devices have a fixed position which can be changed by dragging
them around. The positions will be saved automatically, can be viewed and edited in multiple browsers and are
persistent over a restart. Also it is possible to rename or delete a custom view the Delete and Rename buttons.
In all views, devices are connected to each other with lines. These connections between devices show how
Icon
Meaning
these are connected to each other and how they are co-dependent. In this overview it is much easier to
understand that if a device is lost, it will affect the connection to other devices behind it. Lost devices are
indicated with a red cross over the device icon. Link problems between devices are indicated with a red cross
on that particular link. The two numbers shown on both ends of the link lines, specify the port number used for
this link.
9.2 Graph search
In the left top corner of the topology you’ll find the ‘Graph Search’ functionality. First click on the magnifier
icon. This will trigger an input field to be shown. Here you can enter the name, IP address or MAC address of
the desired device. Autocomplete will help you to quickly find the device you’re looking for. When clicked on,
the topology zooms in on the requested device and opens the device details.
9.3 Device types in the Topology view
The following icons are used for devices in the Topology view.
This is your current Atlas, the one you’re currently connected to via your browser.
The yellow halo indicates the selected node.
This is another Atlas on the network..
This is an I/O controller. The label next to the device indicates the supported industrial
protocol.
This is an I/O device. The label next to the device indicates the supported industrial
protocol.
This is a Wi-Fi group access point, with two or more devices connected to its copper
port(s).
This is a ComBricks Head Station.
This is a generic Ethernet node, such as a PC or laptop that does not support SNMP.
The devices in (and connected to) this group cannot be accurately placed in the
Topology. This is because the necessary data to do so cannot be obtained. There are
multiple explanations for this problem:
1 It is an unmanaged switch. This is a standard switch that does not supply data to
determine the topology of the network.
2 It is a device that does not supply correct data. PROFINET devices certified after v2.3
must have all the required data for Topology as defined in the PROFINET standard.
This is not mandatory for other Industrial Ethernet devices.
3 It is a device outside of the scan range. The device can be found based on its MAC
•The port load is still acceptable but nearing unacceptable levels of 50% (20% <
The link speed is not 100 Mbps full duplex (for PROFINET devices)
•The port load is over 50% (port load > 50%)
connected to.
This indicates that the device is lost. It has been online on the network in the past, but
cannot be reached now.
• Firmware difference are found: different software versions are being used for
devices of the same model on this network.
• This device does not provide correct topology information (via SNMP).
The IP address of this device is 0.0.0.0. This indicates it needs to be configured.
There is another device on the network with the same IP address. This could make both
devices unusable. You are advised to resolve this issue immediately by changing the IP
address of one of the devices. This issue may also prevent the correct visualization of the
topology within Atlas.
9.5 Link indicators in the Topology view
port load < 50%)
•
• The devices report different links speeds
• The existence of InDiscards, OutDiscards, InErrors or OutErrors
1..28
The number on the link is the physical switch port of the device that this cable is
This is shown for devices that support Modbus TCP.
This is shown for devices that support Ethernet/IP.
9.7 Device details
By clicking on a device this item will become emphasized and an info panel will appear on the right-hand side.
Depending on the type of device, information is shown in groups:
In the Tree view you will find the button in the top to assign a device as
‘Top Node’. With this functionality you can set the highest (top) device in
the tree. If the selected device is already marked as Top Node, the button
will state ‘Top Node’ and will be inactive. Otherwise it will state ‘Assign
Top Node’ and can be used to move the selected device to the top.
General
General information is shown for the device. For more information on the
various items please check the description of the ‘overview’ section.
ComBricks
In case the device is a ComBricks Head Station it will show a table with
Address, Syncs, Lost and Repeats of the connected devices.
Customize
In some cases devices generate errors which you, for different reasons, would like to ignore. Such errors can be
suppressed by ignoring a device in the device panel. (see Figure 7). Enable this setting to ignore errors
generated by this device based on its MAC address. Ignoring a device will be done at a variety of places within
the Atlas.
Errors are still visible in the device details except for firmware differences.
Device List
• When a device is ignored they receive a check in the Ignore column
• All errors and warnings of the device are hidden
Notifications
• New errors will not be shown
• Old errors will be removed from the dropdown under the bell. This
Notifications
Q-Factor
•Devices will be marked as ignored
overall Q-Factor of the network
Report
The device will appear in the Ignored Device list in the report.
Topology
•Lost devices are still visible but the usual the red cross which indicates
icon. When ignoring the errors of such a device, this icon will disappear
Traffic Light
Errors will no longer influence the traffic light (both on the Dashboard as on the
physical Atlas itself).
potentially means that the bell can go back to green
• Errors of ignored devices will still show up in CSV export of the
• Errors will no longer influence the Q-Factor of the device. The device
will always have Q-Factor 5000 and therefor have no influence on the
that the device is lost, will be faded
• Double IP-addresses are ignored
• Firmware difference are ignored
• Link errors and warnings will not be shown if you ignore device errors
of the device causing the link errors
•A device with IP-address 0.0.0.0 will generate a warning. When ignoring
the errors of such a device, it will not generate errors anymore
•Devices which don’t supply correct SNMP data will show a blue NAMUR
Device errors will still be visible in this device details view but will be hidden from the Device List and Topology,
and errors related to this device will not influence the Traffic Light or Q-Factor, or be displayed in the
notifications log. Ignored devices are labelled in the Q-Factor. Notifications which are generated by the device
are stored and downloadable as CSV but now shown.
Information about the device itself: the Product ID, vendor name, software
Figure 8 - Firmware deviation warning
and hardware version, order code and serial number. If two devices of the
same ID have been found, using different firmware versions, a warning is
displayed (see Figure 8).
Response time
The last, min and max ping response times are shown here.
Port load
• In: for each incoming/ingress port the last, min and max port load
is shown.
• Out: for each outgoing/egress port the last, min and max port
load is shown.
• Warning: some devices report an incorrect link speed (e.g. 10
Mbps instead of 100 Mbps). Since the link speed is used to
calculate the load, the reported load can be incorrect. If the
reported load is very high, check the link speed.
9.8 Link details
By clicking on a link or line between devices an info panel will appear on the right-hand side. Depending on the
type of device, information is shown in groups:
Linked devices
Device name, MAC address and port number are shown for both sides of the connection.
Load
For each direction the last and max port load is shown in %.
Warning: some devices report an incorrect link speed (e.g. 10 Mbps instead of 100 Mbps). Since the link speed
is used to calculate the load, the reported load can be incorrect. If the reported load is very high, check the link
speed.
Link status
• General: the link speed is indicated (10Mbps/100Mbps/1Gbps) together with its operational state
(up/down);
• For each direction, in and out, the ‘discards’, and ‘errors’ are shown. Discards are the number of
telegrams which did not fit in the internal buffer (memory overload) and ‘errors’ are transmission or
CRC errors.
Warning: some devices can report an incorrect link speed (e.g. 10 Mbps instead of 100 Mbps). An indication
that this occurs is when two devices in a link report different link speeds. This is not possible in Ethernet
connections.
The Q-Factor is a number that represents the quality of the network. You can
choose if you want to use the 0 to 5000 range, commonly used in the Automotive
industry, or a percentage .
A value of 5000 or a percentage of 100 is excellent and 0 is critical or unmeasurable.
Additionally, a color coding is used to emphasize the severity. Normally the color
should be green, meaning excellent or good. Yellow is subpar but not critical, e.g.
attention recommended. Red means a bad, critical or urgent issue.
10.1 Multiple Q-Factors
There are multiple Q-Factors in use in the tool:
• A Q-Factor for each network device, which indicates the quality for a single network device.
Calculation of this Q-Factor is based on a weight of:
o Network link load: the bandwidth usage on a certain port of a device, is used to determine the
value. In general, the lower the load, the higher the Q-Factor.
o In/Out errors: the number of errors per port of a device.
o Ping packet loss: the number of unanswered ping requests.
• A single overall Q-Factor, indicating the quality of a complete network. Currently the overall Q-Factor
equals to the lowest Q-Factor of an individual network device.
Figure 9 - Multiple Q-Factors: Overall Q-Factor on the left, individual Q-Factors in the middle and on the right
The Traffic Light is an overall color coded status to indicate the degree of network status. As it
so purposefully describes, the state is in the form of a traffic light. The Network indicator on
the front of the Atlas unit (LEDs) corresponds with the traffic light state in the web browser.
The traffic light can also be read in the live tile in the Dashboard.
11.1 Traffic light state explained
• Red light: a serious problem is present in the network, user attention required.
• Yellow light: a situation is present which is important but not serious, user attention recommended.
• Green light: all seems to be working correctly, no important or critical situation.
11.2 Traffic light triggers
The following situations cause the traffic light to turn orange:
• A ping response time between 25 and 50 milliseconds
The following situations cause the traffic light to turn red:
• A ping response time higher than 50 milliseconds
• A device previously seen (e.g. by ping) is not responding anymore
• In or Out discards (the number of telegrams which did not fit in the internal buffer of a switch)
• In or Out Errors (transmission errors or CRC errors)
The device list shows a list of all detected network devices. Also, unavailable devices
(detected in the past) are listed here. It provides a full overview of all important
properties of devices in the network.
The entire list is downloadable as a CSV file which can be directly opened in
spreadsheet software like Microsoft Excel.
12.1 Table customization
Generally, the table columns can be customized with the following features:
• The left column is pinned, meaning if the scrollbar is horizontally scrolled the leftmost column does
not move.
• The list can be sorted by clicking on the column header (ascending, descending or none).
• Columns can be resized by placing the mouse between columns and then selecting/dragging the
splitter.
• Columns can be hidden by selecting the icon on the far right of the table. A list will drop down in
which you can select which columns are to be shown/hidden.
• Certain columns can be filtered (mainly text fields) by clicking on the ‘sorting options’ button on the
right of the column, and then choosing ‘Show filter’. Note: these columns can also be optionally
pinned left.
• It is also possible to combine two or more filters. Simply enable a filter for each column that you want
to filter, for example an IP address filter and a MAC address filter:
This name is retrieved from the device if it supports a protocol name
identification function (e.g. DCP for PROFINET IO).
IP address
The IP address of the device. It consists of 4 numbers separated by ‘.’ dots. If no
IP protocol is supported, it is left blank. Currently only IPV4 is supported.
MAC address
The unique Media Access Control address for the device. It consists of 6
numbers in hexadecimal format separated by colons.
Status
If a network device has been seen previously and is still being seen it remains
to ‘Lost (red).
Last response time
The most recent reaction time measured by a ‘ping’ to a device and its response.
Min. response time
The fastest ‘ping’ reaction time.
Max. response time
The slowest ‘ping’ reaction time.
Last incoming load
The most recent measured network load (in %) for the incoming/ingress port. If
See warning below
Min. incoming load
The lowest measured network load (in %) for the incoming/ingress port. If a
See warning below
Max. incoming load
The highest measured network load (in %) for the incoming/ingress port. If a
See warning below
Last outgoing load
The most recent measured network load (in %) for the outgoing/egress port. If a
See warning below
Min. outgoing load
The lowest measured network load (in %) for the outgoing/egress port. If a
See warning below
Max. outgoing load
The highest measured network load (in %) for the outgoing/egress port. If a
See warning below
Online (green). If it has been seen previously but not anymore lately it changes
a network device has more than one port the highest load is shown.
network device has more than one port the highest load of all the lowest port
values is shown.
network device has more than one port the highest load of all the highest port
values is shown.
network device has more than one port the highest load is shown.
network device has more than one port the highest load of all the lowest port
values is shown.
network device has more than one port the highest load of all the highest port
values is shown.
Warning: Some devices report an incorrect link speed (e.g. 10 Mbps instead of 100 Mbps). Since the link
speed is used to calculate the load, the reported load can be incorrect. If the reported load is very high,
check the link speed in the topology overview.
The Trending feature visualizes the historical data of the Q-Factor. Every 5 minutes the
Q-Factor is recorded. The minimum and maximum values of the Q-Factor during these 5
minutes are also recorded.
When you see a decline in the trend, it is safe to say the quality of the network is going
down. The steepness of the trend determines if you could schedule maintenance or if you need to act as soon
as possible. The steeper the trend becomes, the quicker you are required to act.
The trend also provides insight into what has happened
in the past. This could provide clues on where to look at
and what to do next to prevent it from happening again.
The legend of Trending shows the following items:
• Max: The maximum value of Q-Factor of the
network found during the chosen period
• Average: The average value of Q-Factor during a
period
• Min: The minimum value of Q-Factor of the
network found during the chosen period
It is possible to select which of these values you want to
have displayed in Trending by clicking on the respective
legend items.
The generation of the report can be found in the application menu. The report feature
allows you to generate a report with all relevant collected data of the network and
general information about the Atlas:
• General information
• Atlas information
• Q-Factor
• Device List
• Ignored Devices
• Traffic Light
• Firmware Differences
Before generating the Report you need to fill in some mandatory details (marked in red). These details will be
shown in the Report.
Please note that the Report window is opened in a separate browser tab. Make sure your doesn’t block
opening new tabs. If you use a pop-up blocker, white-list the IP address of your Atlas.
OPC UA has been selected as the foundation of Industry 4.0 and it
allows for integration with SCADA systems.
The OPC UA server functionality is switched off by default.
On the OPC UA page you will see the address you can use to connect from a client to Atlas and the ability to
start the server. Once the OPC UA server is started the button will change into ‘Stop server’. This means the
OPC UA server is active.
When a connection has been established, the following information can be discovered:
• Device information
• Traffic Light – entire network
• Q-Factor – entire network
• Measurement Status
16. E-mail Notifications
The E-mail Notifications tile is a shortcut to the Email settings.
See chapter 17.6 for more information.
Some of the Atlas settings can be changed manually instead of using the Setup Wizard. Click the Settings tile on
the Dashboard. A window pops up with the following settings (each in their specific tab):
17.1 General tab
In the General settings features the following:
• The Device name: this is the hostname of device.
• Select your language: the user interface
language of the Atlas.
• The Network name, Network location, Technical
contact name and Technical contact phone all
show up in the Report. The Network name also
shows up on the dashboard of Atlas.
17.2 User tab
The User tab allows Administrators to assign new
passwords to the three standard users
(administrator, engineer, operator). Before assigning
a new password the administrator first needs to
enter his own password again and subsequently the
new password and a confirmation of the new
password. More information can be found in the
chapter 7 User administration.
The Time zone selection field allows the user to
select the time zone of the physical location of the
Atlas.
When choosing automatic time, the Atlas will try to
connect to one of the given NTP servers (see the
image) which require internet connectivity. In case
you have a local NTP server(s) then you can remove
and replace these defaults servers.
In case you do not want to use automatic time, you
can turn it off and manually set the time.
17.4 Ethernet (office) & Ethernet (factory)
Both the Factory and Office interface can be
configured manually or automatically using DHCP.
In case you configure the interface manually and you
would like to make use of automatic time (via the
internet) you should enter the Gateway and DNS
servers.
More information can be found in the chapter 3.4
Ethernet connections.
On this tab you can specify the IP address range you
would like to scan.
The Atlas performs network monitoring on the
Factory network interface so it’s important that the
entire specified IP address range is reachable by the
Atlas through its Factory interface.
17.6 Email
Atlas allows you to be alerted by e-mail about
changes in the following properties of your network
and/or devices:
• Traffic light
• Devices which are slow to respond
• Devices which are lost
• Devices with InErrors
• Devices with InDiscards
• Devices which have lost ping packets
The e-mail settings tab allows you to specify an
SMTPS server, server credentials and a list of
recipients which will be used for the delivery of the
alerts. The interval is the minimum number of
minutes between two e-mail alerts.
Before you save your settings, you’re advised to test
them first by clicking the Send test email button. All
the recipients will receive this test e-mail.
Features of the Atlas are license based. There is a license manager to see which features are enabled, or to
upload a new license. The license manager can be reached via the ‘Atlas licenses’ button within the about tab
on the settings page. Another way of opening the license manager is to double click or drag down the dark blue
bar on top. In the right upper corner there is an icon of a key which opens the license manager.
The upload license button will enable to select a new
license file. During the upload of a new license file, the file
is checked. If the file is not valid the old license will be
restored and an error will be shown.
The application running on Atlas will be regularly updated by PROCENTEC. Such an update may include the
addition of new valuable features, fixes for issues encountered in the field or updates to the underlying
operating system.
Whenever an update becomes available it will be downloadable through the website of PROCENTEC.
PROCENTEC will provide details regarding the update and indicate whether the update is regarded as being a
critical update.
Administrators can update the firmware by uploading it using the Updates tab in the Settings. The process of
updating the firmware is detailed in the following steps:
Step: Instructions:
STEP 1 Download the latest firmware for Atlas from the PROCENTEC website.
STEP 2 Login into the Atlas, open Settings and navigate to the Updates tab.
STEP 3 Press the folder icon and select the file you just downloaded from the PROCENTEC website.
Press Upload and wait until the firmware has been uploaded successfully.
STEP 4 Now restart the Atlas and wait until it’s ready again (when ONE of the traffic lights turns on
again). This may take several minutes up to half an hour. Do not unplug the power supply during the update process!
STEP 5 Browse to the Atlas again. On the login page you will see the version at the bottom of the page.
This will reflect the version of the update package. Only when this is the case, you may unplug
If the Atlas becomes unreachable due to any reason, you can reset the device to
factory settings.
Warning: this will reset all settings, clear all measurement data and will restore
both the network interfaces to their initial IP address (Factory: 192.168.0.10;
Office: 192.168.1.10)
20.1 Using the hardware reset button
The Atlas has a reset button at the front, as shown in Figure 12. You can use a
small object, such as an unfolded paperclip, to reach the button behind the small
hole in the front. Press it for 10 seconds during operation and then release it. Do
NOT press too hard; the button requires little pressure. After 10 seconds, the device will start a factory reset
which will take approximately 2 minutes.
After the reset, it will reboot and be reachable on the default IP addresses again. You need to fill out the Setup
Wizard before the Atlas can continue normal operation again. Until that time, the yellow traffic light and the
green RDY LED will blink.
20.2 Using the Settings in the web interface
The other way to factory reset the device is through the web interface. Under the ‘Settings’ tile, go to the last
tab ‘About’. In this tab, you can find a button ‘Factory reset’. Clicking this button will bring up a confirmation
window, where you can confirm the factory reset. The device will start a reload procedure that will take
approximately 2 minutes.
After the reset, it will reboot and be reachable on the default IP addresses again. You need to fill out the Setup
Wizard before the Atlas can continue normal operation again. Until that time, the yellow traffic light and the
green RDY LED will blink.
Nominal power supply voltage
Absolute maximum rated voltage
Nominal power use
Maximum power use
Current consumption (12VDC)
Reverse polarity protection
Redundant power supply
Wire diameter
120 x 65 x 120 (width without side cover: 58 mm)
680 grams
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