Hobo MX - User Manual

HOBO®MXGateway(MXGTW1)Manual
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TheHOBOMXGatewayprovidesnearreal‐timedatamonitoringformostMXseriesloggersby
automaticallytransmittingloggeddatatotheHOBOlink®website.Youcaneasilysetupthe
gatewaywiththeHOBOmobile®orHOBOconnect®apponyourphoneortablet.Once
configured,thegatewayusesBluetooth®LowEnergy(BLE)toregularlycheckfor
measurementsfromupto100loggerswithinrange.Loggermeasurementsarethenuploaded
fromthegatewayviaEthernetorWiFitoHOBOlink,whereyoucansetupautomaticemailor
textalarmnotifications,displayyourdatainadashboard,andexportdataforfurtheranalysis.
Note:AllMXloggersexcepttheMX100seriesaresupportedbythegateway.ContactOnset
TechnicalSupportforquestionsonMX100loggercompatibilitywiththegateway.
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Specifications
TransmissionRange Approximately30.5m(100ft)line‐of‐sight
WirelessDataStandard Bluetooth5.0(BLE)
Connectivity WiFi802.11a/b/g/n2.4/5GHzor10/100Ethernet
PowerSource ACadapterorPoE
Dimensions 12.4x12.4x2.87cm(4.88x4.88x1.13inches)
Weight 137g(4.83oz)
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TheCEMarkingidentifiesthisproductascomplyingwithallrelevant
directivesintheEuropeanUnion(EU).
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SettinguptheGateway
Followthesestepstosetupthegatewayforthefirsttime.
1. Downloadtheapp.
IfyouareusinganiPhone®oriPad®:Download
HOBOmobilefromtheAppStore®.
IfyouareusinganAndroidphoneortablet:Download
HOBOconnectfromGooglePlay™.
2. Powerupthegateway.
a. Insert
theappropriateplugforyourregionintotheAC
adapter.ConnecttheACadaptertothegatewayand
plugitin.
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b. Waitforthegatewaytobootupandappearintheapp.
Whilethegatewaybootsup,theLEDonthegateway
willstartassolidyellowand
thenswitchtoblinking
yellow.Itwilltake4to5minutesbeforethegateway
appearsintheapp.
3. CreateaHOBOlinkaccount.Gotowww.hobolink.comand
createanaccountifyoudon’talreadyhaveone.Youwill
receiveanemailtoactivatethenewaccount.
4. Setup
thegatewaywiththeapp.
HOBOconnectinstructions
a. TaptheSettingsicon.
b. IfyourHOBOlinkaccountisnotalreadyconnectedto
HOBOconnect,tapConnectAccount.Enteryour
HOBOlinkusernameandpasswordandtapConnect.
c. MakesuretheUploadDatatoggleisenabled.
d. PlugintheEthernetcableifyoudeviceisusing
Ethernet.
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e. InHOBOconnect,tapDevicesandfindthegatewayby
searchingorscrollingthroughthetiles.Ifthegateway
doesnotappear,makesureitiscompletelypoweredup
asdescribedinstep2andwithinrangeofyourphoneor
tablet.
f. Tap thegatewayintheappto
connecttoit.
g. Onceconnected,tapatthebottomofthescreen
toconfigurethegateway.
h. Enteranameforthegateway.Thegatewayserial
numberwillbeusedifnonameisentered.
i. IftheEthernetconnectionisusingDHCP(dynamicIP
addresses),thenskiptostep
g.
j. TosetupEthernetwithstaticIPaddresses,tapEthernet
Configuration,tapDHCPtoggletodisableDHCP.Fillin
HOBOMXGateway
MXGTW1
IncludedItems:
 Mountingkit
 ACadapter
RequiredItems:
 HOBOlinkaccount
 MobiledevicewithBluetooth
 HOBOmobileappfordevices
withiOS
 HOBOconnectappfor
deviceswithAndroid™
 MX1101,MX1102,MX1104,
MX1105,MX2001,MX2200,
MX2300,orMX2501loggers
PluginAC
adapterhere

Hobo MX Specifications

General

Brand	Hobo
Model	MX
Category	Gateway
Language	English