Setup consideration – Vaisala HMT140 User Manual

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Connecting to your Network

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Middle panel:

Displays progress messages of the dif-

ferent actions: Update, Retrieve, Status, and Info.
Right panel:

Displays a message when the parameters

on the Setup page have been modified and require sav-

ing.

If the IP address is static, uncheck the IP Address

Dynamically Assigned

option and enter the network

parameters. Otherwise leave this checkbox checked.

Note:

For additional IP address settings information

Enter the parameters for the WLAN (wireless LAN

router settings).

Enter the Destination IP address/name and port

number of the host (these are the Vaisala viewLinc server

settings) to which the HMT140 will send information.

Note:

If you do not know what information to enter for

steps 6-9, please request these parameters from

your network administrator.

Click the Sensor tab and select a Transmit Period

Time

and number of Tries, or accept the default

settings.

Click Update.

Click the Status tab to check that the settings appear as

configured. Click Get if the settings do not appear

automatically.

Disconnect the HMT140 Configuration Cable from the

HMT140 and wait for eight seconds.

Press the SERVICE button inside the HMT140.

Optional:

Enter a name for the saved settings on the

Setup

tab in the Saved Settings field, then click the

disk icon to save. To configure custom settings for the

HMT140, refer to page 28. To configure additional

HMT140 devices, refer to the Vaisala viewLinc Adminis-

trator Guide.

Setup Consideration

If DHCP or DNS is being used, it is best to use local DHCP

and DNS servers rather than a DNS server on the internet.

The local servers will give better response times compared to