Measurement Computing WiFi-500 Sensor Series - Manual (Page 3)

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Table of Contents
Preface
About this User's Guide ....................................................................................................................... 5
What you will learn from this user's guide ......................................................................................................... 5
Conventions in this user's guide ......................................................................................................................... 5
Where to find more information ......................................................................................................................... 5
Chapter 1
Introducing the WiFi-500 Sensor Series Wireless Data Loggers ..................................................... 6
System requirements and recommendations ....................................................................................................... 6
Requirements for Cloud storage........................................................................................................................................ 6
WiFi Sensor Software/Cloud features ................................................................................................................ 6
Chapter 2
Setting Up a Device ............................................................................................................................... 8
Connecting the device to a network .................................................................................................................... 8
Logging sessions explained .............................................................................................................................................. 9
Chapter 3
Storing Device Data on the PC .......................................................................................................... 10
Changing device logging settings ..................................................................................................................... 10
Configuring alarms ..........................................................................................................................................................11
Positioning the device ....................................................................................................................................... 13
Viewing data on the PC .................................................................................................................................... 13
Graph viewing options ...................................................................................................................................... 15
Creating and viewing data files ........................................................................................................................ 15
Saving all data to a .csv file .............................................................................................................................................15
Saving a portion of data to a .csv file ...............................................................................................................................15
Viewing a text file of logged data ....................................................................................................................................16
Exporting data to a file .....................................................................................................................................................16
Printing a graph ................................................................................................................................................ 16
Configuring a device wirelessly from the PC ................................................................................................... 16
Changing the device arrangement ....................................................................................................................................16
Deleting device readings ..................................................................................................................................................17
Resetting a device out of an alarm state ........................................................................................................... 17
Muting the audible alarm .................................................................................................................................. 17
Displaying device properties ............................................................................................................................ 17
Deleting a device .............................................................................................................................................. 18
Changing device logging settings ..................................................................................................................... 18
Chapter 4
Storing Device Data on the Cloud ..................................................................................................... 19
Completing the Cloud setup ............................................................................................................................. 19
Positioning the device ....................................................................................................................................... 19
An overview of the Cloud environment ........................................................................................................... 20
Viewing device information ............................................................................................................................. 21
Archiving, clearing, and deleting device readings ............................................................................................ 22
Archiving data .................................................................................................................................................................22
Clearing data ....................................................................................................................................................................22
Deleting a device and data ...............................................................................................................................................23
Displaying device properties ............................................................................................................................ 23
Changing device logging settings ..................................................................................................................... 24
Setting up email alerts ...................................................................................................................................... 26