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Chapter 20: e-mail server option, Requirements, How does it work – Sensaphone SCADA 3000 Users manual User Manual

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Chapter 20: E-mail Server Option

Chapter 20: e-mAIL SeRVeR OPTION

The SCADA 3000 software can be used as an e-mail server to receive and forward e-mail mes-

sages from one or more SCADA 3000s. This means that if you have a computer with internet

access, you can use it to receive e-mail calls from your 3000 and forward them over the inter-

net yourself, instead of using the Sensaphone pay service for e-mail. You can choose to use the

same modem for both incoming and outgoing calls or you can add a separate modem specifi-

cally to handle additional calling activity. The choice to use one or two modems depends on

how much dialing activity you have on your computer (SCADA 3000 polling, incoming alarms,

e-mail reception, internet dial-up, etc.).

ReqUIRemeNTS

The E-mail Server feature requires that you have a computer which is already setup to access

the internet. It can be either an always-on connection (via DSL, cable modem, T1) or a dial-

up connection. Dial-up connections must use Microsoft Dial-up Networking to get online.

Providers that use proprietary software, such as America OnLine, cannot be used. You must

also have a telephone line and modem to receive the e-mail calls from your SCADA 3000(s).

HOW DOeS IT WORK?

Each SCADA 3000 has a telephone number it calls when it delivers e-mail. Typically this is

the telephone number of the modem connected to Phonetic's e-mail server; however, you can

change this number. By changing the e-mail telephone number to your own modem, your

computer becomes the e-mail server. When your SCADA 3000 needs to send a report or alarm

message to an e-mail address, the unit will dial your computer and send the message. Your

computer will then log on to the internet and forward the e-mail message to the designated

party.

PROGRAmmING

To set up your computer as an e-mail server, click File, then Options from the SCADA 3000

Control Center Menu. The following screen will appear:

Figure 1: Control Center Options Main Tab