appear to the right of the Run Script checkbox.
E. Networking Tab: defaults are ok.
F. Advanced Tab: defaults are ok.
G. Click Ok to save the changes.
Step 4: Dial the connection.
A. Double click the “My AcquiSuite” connection icon.
B. Complete the password field if it is blank. The password is the Admin password of the AcquiSuite.
C. Click the dial button. The modem usually takes between 40 and 60 seconds to establish a connection.
Once the connection is established, use your web browser to connect to the AcquiSuite by entering
http://192.168.238.1/setup/
Where 192.168.238.1 is the Static IP address listed in the Dialin Address Worksheet.
Your browser will now be able to access the AcquiSuite the same way as you did in the LAN/Direct Connection setup in
previous sections of this manual.
System Options
Status
The system status page shows the current memory and flash disk utilization values, system up-time, and load average. Also
included on this page are two buttons for Reboot and Shutdown. It is important to use the shutdown option prior to
removing power from the AcquiSuite. The LCD console will report the reboot or shutdown status.
Processes
The system process table is shown in both tree and tabular formats. The process list is useful when contacting Obvius
technical support.
Date and Time
The AcquiSuite keeps time using UTC or Universal time. All log files are recorded in UTC time as well. Timestamps shown
on the AcquiSuite local configuration pages are converted to local time for the convenience of the installer. The date/time
configuration page provides the following options
Date/time in UTC and Local time.
Date/time dropdown menus to select the current (Local) time manually.
Timezone: a drop down list of the supported timezones.
Time sync protocol: Select NTP or Rdate. Most Linux/Unix systems provide rdate, however many provide NTP as well.
Windows domain servers can also provide NTP. If possible use NTP as it is a more robust protocol.
Time Server: Specify the dns name or ip address of your time server. The default “time.obvius.com” can be used if the
AcquiSuite has a connection to the Internet. The AcquiSuite will attempt to synchronize time with the time server every time
an upload session. This will ensure that the clock is checked and adjusted at a minimum of once per day. Typically, the
synchronization will align the clock to within +-1 second of the internet time source or atomic clock. You may need to
verify if your firewall will allow NTP or Rdate packets to pass through. Generally, it is better to use a local time server if
possible. The time server time.obvius.com supports both NTP and Rdate time protocols. If you use a GSM connected
system, you will probably need to use Rdate. NTP is blocked by many cellular service carriers.
Universal Time Is Your Friend
Log data is stored in UTC time. This allows data collection services such as BMO to collect data from multiple sites in
different time zones. If you are operating your own database system to store log data from the AcquiSuite, it is best to store
the data in UTC time in the database as well, and only convert it to local time when generating the final report or graph for
the user.
If you store data in Local time, you will have the following issues.
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