GETTING STARTED| CONFIGURATION | OPERATION

Configuration Functions

Configuration from Internet Explorer

As long as you have already completed the initial configuration of the Web Interface using a connection via HyperTerminal, TCP/IP settings, email setup, user setup and access to advanced tools are available by clicking the Configuration link in the top right corner of the screen after logging into the Web Interface. System-level privileges are required.

Note: When you are editing the Web Interface settings via the Web browser, you can click the Reset button to discard your edits and redisplay the previously saved settings. However, once you save the settings to the Web Interface, the Reset button will not revert your changes; you will have to manually restore the settings.

TCP/IP Settings

After the initial configuration is complete, the TCP/IP settings can be viewed and updated from the Configuration page on the Web Interface.

  1. Click on the TCP/IP Settings link on the Configuration page to modify your network settings.

  2. Enter the desired changes and click the Submit button to upload TCP/IP setting changes to the Web Interface.  The browser will automatically refresh, and when the Web Interface comes back online, and you will be prompted to login again.

Security and User Names

Clicking the Security link allows you to update the Site Password stored on the Web Interface, and to set up new passwords and privileges for new or existing users.

Remember that you are not changing the site password on the GSC3000 or VRC2500 unit, but rather updating the password used by the Web Interface to log in to the unit. You should only have to modify the site password if the site password itself has been changed using the Lynx software.

For user names, passwords and privileges, you can assign up to ten users. The available access levels are:

System. Views readings and alarms, issues commands and runs macros, clears alarms, changes configuration.

Operator.  Views readings and alarms, issues commands and runs macros, clears alarms

Observer.   Views readings and alarms

Note: The Admin user cannot be deleted, but you may edit the password as desired.

To modify the site password or user setup:

  1. Click on the Security link on the Configuration page to access the site password and user information.

  2. Enter user names and passwords, and choose an access level for each user. Passwords can have up to 50 characters, and all printable characters are allowed. Complex passwords are strongly recommended, especially if the Web Interface is assigned a public IP address. It is also a good idea to change passwords as frequently as necessary to reduce the possibility of unauthorized access.

    Note: Each user must have a password. While it is possible to save a blank password for a user, login attempts will fail unless the user enters a password.

  3. Click the Submit button to upload new security settings to the Web Interface.  The browser will automatically refresh, and when the Web Interface comes back online you will be prompted to login again.

IMPORTANT! For the Web Interface to send SMS text messages to cell phones, an email-based SMS service, normally supported by the wireless service provider, is required. Contact your provider to verify service availability, cost and instructions for use.

Email Setup

The GSC/VRC Web Interface will report alarm notifications to cell phones, pagers, computers or any other device that receives email or SMS text messages.  The Web Interface will send email notifications to the email addresses you specify, and you can choose between detailed or abbreviated alarm reports, depending on the type of device receiving the email.

To set up your email notification settings:

  1. Click the Email link on the Web Interface Configuration page.

  2. Enter a reply-to email address where prompted. The reply-to address will appear in the From: field of each email notification, and messages to any undeliverable email addresses will be directed to this address.

    Note: Even if you have no need to receive undeliverable messages, the reply-to field must be filled in for email notifications to work.

  3. Enter up to ten email addresses to receive alarm notifications. All emails will be sent to the entire list at once.

    Tip: For notification to more than ten users, talk to your network administrator about setting up a distribution list and enter the address for the distribution list in the email settings for the Web Interface.

  4. If the device receiving the email is a pager, cell phone or other text messaging device, check the PAGER box next to the email address so that outgoing emails contain only the alarm message. SMS devices are limited to a certain character length, and smaller messages are easier to read on most SMS device displays. If the email is directed to a PC or other non-SMS device, leave the PAGER box unchecked, and the email will include the type of alarm (warning or critical); timestamp; site name, unit number and channel; and the alarm message.

  5. Click SUBMIT to change the email notification settings to the Web Interface.

IMPORTANT! Email alarm notifications require that an SMTP server is identified on the TCP/IP settings page.

Note: Email alarm notifications are only sent for new alarms that occur when the Web Interface is powered up and connected to a GSC3000 or VRC2500. Alarms that are pending at the time the connection is made will not be reported via email, but are displayable by logging in and clicking the alarms link.

Advanced Tools

Restart the Web Interface

During normal operation, you will not need to restart the Web Interface. However the restart link is available as a troubleshooting tool. It takes about fifteen seconds for the Web Interface to restart. You will be prompted to log in again after the Web Interface comes back online.

View the System Log

Use this link to display the Web Interface System Log, which includes events such as logins, connections and restarts, as well as system warnings and errors.   

Note: Upon connection, the Web Interface synchronizes time with the GSC3000 and VRC2500 site. Events occurring before synchronization is complete are time-stamped January 1, 1980. Once the times are matched, subsequent events in the system log are logged based on the time stored on the GSC3000 or VRC2500. You can adjust the time using the Lynx software.

The System Log is capable of storing up to fifty events at once, in circular fashion. After fifty events are logged, new events will overwrite the oldest events.

The System Log header includes the following system information:

The System Log header includes the following GSC/VRC information

Reload GSC/VRC Configuration

The Web Interface stores site information in memory so that it may be displayed onscreen without downloading the data again. The Reload GSC/VRC Configuration link is available as a troubleshooting tool. Click the link to delete the stored site information. The Web Interface will re-download the information from the GSC/VRC. The reload process may take a few moments.

Upgrading Firmware

When Web Interface firmware updates are provided, they may be downloaded from the Burk Technology web site at www.burk.com and saved to your computer. Follow the instructions on the web site for uploading the file to the Web Interface.

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