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Ambient Weather WeatherBridge Universal Weather
Station Server Quick Start Guide
Table of Contents
1. Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 2
2. Packing List .................................................................................................................................... 3
3. Connections ..................................................................................................................................... 3
3.1 USB Connection ..................................................................................................................... 3
3.2 IP Connection ......................................................................................................................... 6
3.2.1 Davis Vantage Pro and VantageVue IP Data Logger .......................................................... 6
3.2.2 Acurite Internet-Bridge ...................................................................................................... 6
3.2.3 Ambient Weather ObserverIP ............................................................................................ 7
4. IP Addressing (finding the WeatherBridge) .................................................................................... 8
4.1 Magic IP Finder (preferred) .................................................................................................... 8
4.2 Software Scan Tool (alternate IP finder) ................................................................................ 8
5. Browser Access ............................................................................................................................... 9
6. License ............................................................................................................................................ 9
7. System ........................................................................................................................................... 10
7.1 Security (password) .............................................................................................................. 10
7.1.1 Remote Login ................................................................................................................... 11
7.2 Localization .......................................................................................................................... 11
8. Network ......................................................................................................................................... 12
8.1 Type of Connection and Configuring WiFi .......................................................................... 13
8.2 Lan Bridge ............................................................................................................................ 13
8.3 IP Address ............................................................................................................................. 13
8.4 Restoring the default IP Address .......................................................................................... 13
8.5 Restoring to Factory Default ................................................................................................ 13
8.6 Advanced Network Settings ................................................................................................. 13
9. Select Station ................................................................................................................................. 14
9.1 Weather Station Type ............................................................................................................ 14
9.2 WeatherLinkIP (WLIP) ........................................................................................................ 14
9.3 Altitude ................................................................................................................................. 15
10. Live Data .................................................................................................................................. 16
11. Weather Network ...................................................................................................................... 17
11.1 Wunderground.com (Weather Underground) ....................................................................... 18
11.2 Other Web Hosting Services................................................................................................. 18
12. Services (Email, Twitter, http, ftp and mysql) .......................................................................... 19
13. Communication with PC and Mac software (Davis Instruments only) .................................... 20
13.1 WeatherLink Software............................................................................................................... 20
13.2 Virtual Weather Station ........................................................................................................ 21
13.3 WeatherSnoop for Mac ......................................................................................................... 22
14. More Information ..................................................................................................................... 23
15. Liability Disclaimer .................................................................................................................. 23
16. Warranty Information ............................................................................................................... 24
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