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Sentry LANServer
USERS MANUAL
This manual will help the user set up the Sentry LANServer; browse to the various pages and
provides basic troubleshooting guidelines. If the user is going beyond the standard web pages
provided with the LANServer and needs to design and construct specific pages then please use
the manual “Sentry LANServer – Developer’s Manual”.
APPLICABILITY & EFFECTIVITY
This manual provides instructions for the following Si
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T12017-Sentry_LANServer_Users_Manual Table of Contents Table of Contents 1. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION......................................................................................... 4 1.1. General .................................................................................................................. 4 1.2. Features................................................................................................................. 4 1.3. Operation ...............................
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T12017-Sentry_LANServer_Users_Manual Table of Contents Appendix 1.3. Page login.htm not found ...................................................................... 38 Appendix 1.4. User ids and passwords are not available for validation. Try again. ...... 38 Appendix 1.5. Alarm Page doesn’t auto refresh when there is a new alarm................. 38 Appendix 1.6. Buttons Display in White ....................................................................... 39 Appendix 1.7. Cookie Lengt
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T12017-Sentry_LANServer_Users_Manual Page 4 of 59 1. Product Description 1.1. General Sierra Monitor Corporation offers a wide range of choices for data output from Sentry Gas Monitoring systems. In some cases a simple printer output of gas conditions, calibration confirmations and alarms is satisfactory to meet due diligence requirements. In large plant- wide monitoring situations the Modbus serial communications output is used to interface to existing or new GUI programs that might
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T12017-Sentry_LANServer_Users_Manual Page 5 of 59 The standard LANServer package includes a “home” screen, a graphical “zone” screen, a tabular “zone” screen, an alarms screen, an event log screen and the Sentry display screen. The Alarms page contains all active alarms and notes whether or not they have been acknowledged. The Event Log page notes all events (alarms and change of states) that have occurred over a recent period of time. 1.4. Sentry Firmware Version The LANServer is d
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T12017-Sentry_LANServer_Users_Manual Page 6 of 59 Fig 1.2: Model 5391-01 LANServer with single Sentry Controller For applications requiring the use of 2 to 4 Sentry controllers it is necessary to utilize RS- 485 communication from the controllers to the LANServer. Each Sentry will have a 4301-10 RS-232/RS-485 converter to provide the necessary RS-485 communication from the Sentry. This RS-485 link will interface to the RS-485 port on the LANServer. The Ethernet output from the L
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T12017-Sentry_LANServer_Users_Manual Page 7 of 59 In applications calling for greater than 4 Sentry controllers it will be necessary to use the Model 5391-02 LANServer which consist of the larger multiport LANServer from FieldServer Technologies. In such applications multiple Sentry controllers can interface to the LANServer via either RS-232 or RS-485 interface and the LANServer will interface to the PC, LAN, WAN or Internet via the Ethernet port. (Figure 1.4) Fig 1.4: Model 5391
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T12017-Sentry_LANServer_Users_Manual Page 8 of 59 2. Quick Start 2.1. LANServer Terminology Browsing PC The PC being used to view the web pages. LANServer A LANServer is a program that, using the World Wide Web's Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), serves the files that form Web pages to browsing PC. As an example, every computer on the Internet that contains a Web site must have a Web server program. Web Browser The software application used to connect to and view pages on the In
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T12017-Sentry_LANServer_Users_Manual Page 9 of 59 3. Browser Security Settings Security Settings must be set to enable the use of ActiveX controls and Cookies. Unless specifically informed which settings to adjust assume that both groups of settings must be configured correctly. 3.1. ActiveX Controls and Security ActiveX controls can have access to the resources of the computer on which they are running. For this reason they may be considered a security risk. The ActiveX controls pr
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T12017-Sentry_LANServer_Users_Manual Page 10 of 59 Step 2 – Customize the settings. Click on the Custom Level button Step 3 - Change the following settings • Download signed ActiveX Controls: Enable or Prompt • Download unsigned ActiveX Controls: Enable or Prompt • Initialize and Script ActiveX Controls not marked as safe: Enable or Prompt • Run Active X Controls and plug-ins: Enable or Prompt • Initialize and Script ActiveX Controls marked as safe: Enable or Prompt Step 4
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T12017-Sentry_LANServer_Users_Manual Page 11 of 59 3.3. Cookies and Browser Security Cookies are a technology used by browsers to transfer information between a server and a browser. The transfer is bidirectional. The cookies used by Sentry LANServer do not transfer any data about the user, the user’s computer or preferences. Consider the use of Sierra Monitor cookies as safe. It is necessary set the browser privacy settings to enable cookies. This can be applied as a blanket po
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T12017-Sentry_LANServer_Users_Manual Page 12 of 59 st You need to accept 1 party cookies. You can choose whatever setting you like here. It does not affect the transfer of Sentry Cookie Data. If you are unsure then consult with your system administrator. Allowing cookies from a particular server is done by adding the server’s name or IP Address. Specify the WebServer IP address and then click Allow. FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 9503
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T12017-Sentry_LANServer_Users_Manual Page 13 of 59 4. Other Browsing Computer Settings 4.1. Synchronizing/Setting LANServer Time This is done with a utility called RUINET. This is fully described in the LANServer Troubleshooting guide. The main points of the procedure are repeated below. • Set the PC to the date and time required. • Connect to the LANServer using RUINET (installed with the Utility’s CD shipped with the LANServer). • Navigate to the Bridge Screen (B Key) • Synchro
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T12017-Sentry_LANServer_Users_Manual Page 14 of 59 5. Browsing and Interpreting Sentry Information 5.1. General Browsing - Navigating Return to the previously viewed page. (Key=BACKSPACE) Refresh the current page. (Key=F5) Navigate to a specific page by typing in the address bar and Click to Navigate to the pushing Enter. indicated page. Click to Navigate to the indicated zone. 5.2. Interpreting Zone Buttons Zone buttons report the status of a logical collection of Sentr
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T12017-Sentry_LANServer_Users_Manual Page 15 of 59 If any sensor is reporting a warning AND no sensor in the zone is in alarm then the zone If a sensor in the zone is will be displayed in orange. reporting a problem and there are no sensors in the same zone reporting a warning or an alarm then the zone displays grey If all sensors in the If any sensor in the zone is in zone are in a normal alarm then the zone displays red condition then the zone displays green.
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T12017-Sentry_LANServer_Users_Manual Page 16 of 59 5.3. Interpreting Sentry-Sensor Controls A Sentry-Sensor control presents data for one single sensor one single Sentry. The color changes to report the status, and the control displays the gas concentration, tag name and units. Red: Sensor concentration is above the alarm set point. Orange: Sensor concentration is above warning set point. A warning is active and there An alarm is is no alarm. Status is normal. active. There i
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T12017-Sentry_LANServer_Users_Manual Page 17 of 59 5.4. Interpreting Sentry -Combo Controls Sentry-Combo controls are very similar to Sentry-Sensor controls. Color Read the notes in the previous section. The same considerations apply. Sensor Tag If the sensor tag name found in the Sentry is blank then the sensor tag name Name allocated during construction of the web page is displayed. May not be displayed –depends on the configuration of the control when the page was constructed.
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T12017-Sentry_LANServer_Users_Manual Page 18 of 59 5.5. Interpreting Sentry Alarms The Sentry alarm table reports Sentry-Sensor’s that are in an alarm condition. If the alarm conditions change while viewing the page, then the page will refresh itself. There is no alarm history. However, alarms are considered to be events and can be viewed in the event history. If there are no alarms, the table is not presented. A single line reports that there are no alarms. The number of entri
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T12017-Sentry_LANServer_Users_Manual Page 19 of 59 5.6. Understanding the Alarm Table Colors A line in red reports an alarm. A line in orange reports a warning. A line in grey reports a bad channel or a loss of communication with the Sentry. Sentry:Sensor Gas concentration value Engineering Reports the cause of The gas concentration value Units. the alarm. N/A=Null -> Engineering units The Sensor’s Tag Name. If no name has been allocated in the could no
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T12017-Sentry_LANServer_Users_Manual Page 20 of 59 If pushing the alarm button and then Refresh, the following dialog may be presented Click Retry to clear the dialog. FieldServer Technologies 1991 Tarob Court Milpitas, California 95035 USA Web:www.fieldserver.com Tel: (408) 262-2299 Fax: (408) 262-2269 Toll_Free: 888-509-1970 email: support@fieldserver.com
