Application for the IP Watcher
Switching the digital output of a Web-IO in alarm situations
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Once the IP-Watcher has been configured for your network and connected, the following steps are necessary: -
Enter the IP address of the device in the address line of your browser.
Show the configuration menu.
Select menu point Config and log in.
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Go to the page
Config >> Device >> Basic Settings >> Network
and enter any missing network parameters.
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On the page
Config >> Device >> IP Watch List
add the IP address you want to monitor to the list.
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Go to page
Config >> Device >> Alarm >> Alarm X
and configure the points: Alarm Enable, IP Watch List, Trigger Count, Polling Rate and Interval to specify the alarm condition.
Optionally you can assign a name to the alarm, which is displayed on the watch pages.
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Activate TCP Client enable and apply the changes by clicking on Apply.
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On the bottom activate TCP under Enable Text these options: Alarm ON message and Trigger OFF message.
For IP Addr enter the IP address of the Web-IO on which you want to swtich an output.
For Port enter the HTTP port of the remote Web-IO.
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To activate the first output (Outpu 0) under Alarm Text enter the command string shown at right.
The example assumes that the digital Web-IO is not password protected.
GET /outputaccess0?PW=&State=ON& -
If the watched device can be reached again, the message appearing under Trigger OFF Text is sent.
The command shown at right deactivates the previously activated digital output.
Apply the changes by clicking on Apply the changes by clicking on, use Logout to log out and save all your changes.
That’s it!
GET /outputaccess0?PW=&State=OFF&