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1. When you re done you ll need to return the computer to the settings needed for it to work on your network Typically all that you ll need to do is to change the IP address configuration to select the Obtain an IP address automatically radio button Then you can close all of the Control Panel related windows and that should be it In some cases you might wish to restart your computer for it to properly rest the network settings 2 8 Update the Software in the net AQUA It is always best to keep the software in your net AQUA updated to the most recent version available Please check the roslen com website for any available software updates The current software version running on your netAQUA is shown at the bottom of the Status tab or on the Software tab The current bootloader version is also shown on the Software tab The bootloader is the base software that loads the main program on start up v1 0 03 O 2014 by Roslen Eco Networking Products All rights reserved Page 33 of 59 netAqua USER MANUAL Roslen Eco Networking Products 1921681 52 firmware htmi S e P A ex mm T netAQUA Application Version 0 9 45 Date 2013 09 06 Bootloader Version 0 9 03 Date 2012 11 28 The currently installed versions of the Control Application and Bootloader software are shown Panel Software Upload The latest released Upload versions of the application software and bootloader are always available for download File No file
2. B Figure 11 Network Settings in Browser Interface To enable the WiFi interface check the Enabled box Next type in the name of your WiFi network in the SSID space select the type of security used on your WiFi network most often it will be WPA WPA2 and type in the password in the Security key space You should probably leave the default selection of DHCP for IP Address Assignment This will make your router assign the network address to the netAQUA You can change it to Static but then you must update the IP Address Parameters to match your network You also need to take care that you select a Static address that will be unique on your network If your selected address is the same as that for some other device your network will not work properly and access to the netAQUA Browser Interface may be compromised Also it is important that if you use a Static address you also provide your local network address of the router which you can type in the Gateway space The MAC address shown in this section is the MAC address of the WiFi module The MAC address is the physical address for the WiFi interface of your netAQUA and is not changeable v1 0 03 2014 by Roslen Eco Networking Products All rights reserved Page 17 of 59 netAqua USER MANUAL Roslen Eco Networking Products E System Settings Mozilla Fi File Edit View History Bookmarks Tools Help System Settings k lt 192168 1 207 config html e
3. Security SSID MABANETn 255 255 255 0 and the gateway field needs to contain the IP address of your router Security mode WPA Apply Master Valve Other The MAC address of your netAQUA Security key db1038000hp Ethernet interface is shown here it is not System IP Address Assignment changeable Sica lant WiFi Interface You must enable the WiFi interface here if you wish to use it Settings E B Static DHCP Apply J IP Address Parameters Address 192 168 148 name SSID the security mode and the Netmask 255 255 255 0 Apply security key are all configured here Gateway 192 168 1 254 IP Address Assignment A choice between a Radio Link Parameters Your WiFi network hatte IN addeace ar a DUON addrace Figure 23 Static IP Address Configuration One thing that you have to ensure is that the static address that you select for the netAQUA must be unique on your network There are as many ways to do that as there are router designs so you might have to consult your router manufacturer for a detailed explanation In our example case the Netgear WNR3500L is set up to assign network addresses in the range of 192 168 1 200 to 192 168 1 253 This can be seen in the User Router as DHCP Server group of settings in Figure 24 Router DHCP Range below For clarity DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol which is a fancy way of saying that the router is assigning network
4. Status LED top WiFi LED bottom Control Pusbbuttons nnne 13 LED and Control Pushbutton L abellimg ann L n 13 System Status Page Lausanne I ee ie i eed 14 Browser Interface Status Page a ukun a SN iu yaaa aa Eia aaia 14 Browser Interface Access Through NetBIOS cceccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeseaeeseeeesaeeeeaaeeseeeesaas 15 Browser Interface Access Through NetBIOS with Chrome Browser 15 Network Settings in Browser Interface U I I l a 17 WIFiInterace Settings uu uuu uu L diesen an I E EAA EN A AAEE 18 Webbed Grommet for Cable Ent 19 Irrigation Zones Wired at the NEtAQUA 0 00 cece ccccceccseeeesseceeseecseeeecsaeeecsseceeeecaeesesaeesesaeesseeess 20 Master Valve Enable ed Ise ami t deeg et eske ieee Lelie ieee eet 20 Main Watering Plan Settings nanan 21 Cycle Progra ue EE tien Gis ath nie ten ai ae a ee 22 Status of Upcoming Watering ccccceceececeeeeeeneeceeeeeceaeeeeaaeeeeaeesaeeecaaeeseaeeseeeeeseaeeesaeeeeneetsaees 22 Manual Watering Options renn nrnnnnnnnnrnrnnnr renn nnnnennennnrnennnnnnennnerenrensnnneennnnnennenenn 23 Netgear WNR3500L Port Forwarding Set up Example marnrnnonvvnrnrrnnnnrnnnnnnnrnrrennnrrnnnnnnnenrenenn 25 Sec rity Setting EE 26 Security Credentials Entry Frinta aa aa a aa E E aa aa AE aea tante ys 26 Static IP Address Confouraiion I I n un 27 Router DHEP Rang u UL t unu
5. The netAQUA supports the NetBIOS protocol which is build into most Microsoft Windows based computers To connect to the netAQUA simply type it s name into the address bar of your favorite browser and press Enter In the examples below the device is called netAQUAgarden but the default name in all new units shipped to customers is netAQUA This is what you would type in the address bar the name netAQUA is not case sensitive so typing in NETaqua or netAQUA or netaqua will yield the same result E amp Status Mozilla Firefox File Edit View History Bookmarks Tools Help Status E netaquagarden 5 Bing PIS A e netAQUA netAqua alias netAQUAgarden General status information as well as alarms are sto on page Panel Currently watering Yes Active phase Watering Status Information about the last Current cycle 2 evening and the next watering cycle is shown here If manual watering was launched and has Current zone 2 bottom completed it will be shown as the Last impact Watering Cycle Figure 9 Browser Interface Access Through NetBIOS A few caveats related to NetBIOS First this is a Windows only feature not available on MAC computers Next you may have to precede the name of the device with the text http as in the following example using the Chrome browser Ca D http netaquagarden i Status Watering Settings System Settings netAQUA netAqua alias netAQUAgarden General status information
6. The user interface consisting of LCD pages and the pushbutton controls allow the user to switch between the pages following a hierarchical structure 3 9 1 Basic Pushbutton Operation The four pushbuttons are PROG SCROLL DOWN SCROLL UP and ENTER They allow you to go between pages and to program most of the watering related items in the Browser Interface For each button you can either press it or hold it Press means a momentary button push Hold means pushing the button for 2 seconds or a bit more The function of each is e Press SCROLL DOWN or SCROLL UP 1 moves you between pages on same level or 2 moves highlighting cursor between items on a programming page or 3 changes the values of the highlighted items when selected to program e Hold SCROLL DOWN or SCROLL UP moves you vertically up and down between subpages e Hold PROG puts page into programming mode e Press PROG puts highlighted item into programming mode v1 0 03 2014 by Roslen Eco Networking Products All rights reserved Page 44 of 59 netAqua USER MANUAL Roslen Eco Networking Products e Press ENTER is like select or accept e Hold ENTER is like apply change e Hold SCROLL DOWN and SCROLL UP will open Help pages if there is a flashing 3 9 1 1 LCD Wakeup The LCD can be set in the Browser Interface under System Settings gt LCD Display for continuous operation or intermittent operation for power saving If continuous operation
7. in upper right corner ED CONTROLBUTTONS STATUS PROG Sal SCROLL ENTER WiFi UP Figure 6 LED and Control Pushbutton Labelling At this point there are three ways to proceed with identifying the network address IP address of the netAQUA and connecting to the Browser Interface e Check the device IP address on the LCD display e Type the name of the device in your browser address bar e Use the netFINDER application to find the netAQUA on your network 2 2 1 Device IP Address on the LCD Push either the Scroll Up or the Scroll Down button to change the LCD to the System Status page The IP address of your netAQUA will be identified on the line starting with IP Eth and will look something like the example shown in the image below v1 0 03 2014 by Roslen Eco Networking Products All rights reserved Page 13 of 59 netAqua USER MANUAL Roslen Eco Networking Products Figure 7 System Status Page Note that in some circumstances you might see the IP address 192 168 1 46 This means that the net AQUA did not receive its network address from the router controlling your computer network The device is set up to request its IP address from the router by default so if it does not then most likely there is a problem with the way you connected the netAQUA to the router or the switch Please verify that the Ethernet cable is securely connected into the netAQUA and the back of the router or switch The two LEDs on the Ethernet
8. let s discuss Port Forwarding through your browser 2 6 1 Setting up Port Forwarding Home and small business routers do not allow access to your home network from a device on the internet unless a device within your home network requests the connection This is so the computers on your home network and the data that they contain are not compromised You can allow access from the internet through your home router and to the net AQUA by setting up a Port Forwarding path This will enable you to access the device from any Internet connected device with a web browser such as a computer at work a tablet or a smartphone Port Forwarding has been around since the advent of home networks and is a well established way to provide remote access to a device on your network Each router manufacturer uses different terminology and provides differing settings to set up a Port Forwarding path so you need to request information about your specific router from its manufacturer We will provide an example of Port Forwarding set up in a Netgear WNR3500L router All Netgear routers follow a similar pattern for setting up Port Forwarding and again other manufacturers routers approaches differ to one degree or another Port Forwarding settings on the Netgear WNR3500L are located in the Advanced section under Port Forwarding Port Triggering To begin you ll need to click the Add Custom Service button making sure that the Port Forwarding radio button is select
9. 0 03 O 2014 by Roslen Eco Networking Products All rights reserved Page 16 of 59 netAqua USER MANUAL Roslen Eco Networking Products p System Settings Mozilla Firefox File Edit View History Bookmarks Tools Help System Settings gt e 1921681 207 c0nfig html GIE Bing P AL A el Network Settings GKGKV Hep TT netAQUA Ethernet Port Configuration Settings available to modify Control some configuration parameters are shown on Panel IP Address Assignment this tab Static DHCP Apply Network Settings Network settings for both the Ethernet interface and the WiFi interface IP Address Parameters are grouped here 192 168 1 Network gegen ENE Ethernet Port A choice between a static IP Settings Netmask 255 255 255 0 Apply address or a DHCP address provided g Gateway 192 168 1254 automatically by the router is made here In y most cases you should use the DHCP Anes address sting to minimize P aqaress SES 900425000 conflicts with other devices on your network Monitoring MAG address SE A static address however should be used if Inputs you wish to access the netAQUA from outside Time and Date Settings IP Address Parameters 1 you chose to Enabled Apply assign a static address to the netAQUA LCD Display Ethernet interface you do this here The netmask field is almost always Security SSID MABANETn 255 255 255 0 and the gateway field needs ta oantain the IN addrace af unur routar
10. 3 3 System Status Page 46 3 9 3 4 Automatic Watering Settings Page 47 3 9 3 5 Manual Watering Operation Page 47 3 9 4 Watering Cycles LCD Pages 48 3 9 4 1 Watering Cycles Programming 48 3 9 4 2 Watering Cycles Help in Status Mode 49 3 9 4 3 Watering Cycles Help in Programming Mode 49 3 9 5 Manual Operation Control Level LCD Page 50 3 9 5 1 Manual Watering Programming 51 3 9 5 2 Manual Watering Help in Status Mode 51 3 9 5 3 Manual Watering Help in Programming Mode 51 3 9 6 User Programming Details 52 3 9 6 1 Special Case Global Watering Enable Disable 52 3 10 Programmable Field Details for Watering 52 3 10 1 Programmable Fields for Automatic Watering Cycles 52 3 10 1 1 Watering Cycle Enable 53 3 10 1 2 Watering Cycle Start Time 53 3 10 1 3 Watering Frequency 53 3 10 1 3 1 SetDays of Week weno tect Ae ees dee det 53 3 10 1 4 Zone Duration 53 3 10 2 Programmable Fields for Manual Watering Operation Control 53 3 10 3 Programming Conflicts 54 3 11 Factory Default Configuration 54 3 11 1 Reset to Factory Default 54 3 12 System Restart 55 3 13 Operation Recovery without Current Time Data 55 3 14 Freezing Temperature Protection 55 3 15 No Internet Access 55 3 16 Browser Interface LCD Differences 55 4 PHYSICAL INTERFACES J J l U U U U l Q 56 4 1 AC Input 56 4 2 Valve Solenoid Control Outlets 56 4 3 Ethernet 56 4 4 WiFi 56 4 5 Expansion Mo
11. Bing D A A Lej WiFi Port your home network using Port Forwarding P Time and Date Settings WiFi Interface IP Address Parameters If you chose to E Enabled assign a static address to the netAQUA LCD Display es Ethernet interface you do this here The Radio Link Parameters netmask field is almost always x 255 255 255 0 and the gateway field needs Security SSID testnetwork to contain the IP address of your router Security mode WPA Master Valve Other The MAC address of your netAQUA Security key hanseat Ethernet interface is shown here it is not System IP Address Assignment changeable RestartRestore Apply WiEiInterface You must enable the WiFi Static DHCP interface here if you wish to use it IP Address Parameters as _ Radio Link Parameters Your WiFi network Address 192168 146 name SSID the security mode and the Netmask 255 255 255 0 security key are all configured here Gateway 192 168 1 254 IP Address Assignment A choice between a static IP address or a DHCP address Other provided automatically by the router is MAC address 0023A71D5E6 made here In most cases you should use Figure 12 WiFi Interface Settings When all of these settings changes are made you ll be prompted to restart the device You many do so by one of three methods e Goto the System Restart Restore section of the System Settings tab check the Confirmation box in the Restart System grou
12. Transformer As soon as you connect the power leads to the power and ground terminals of your existing installation the netAQUA will power up v1 0 03 2014 by Roslen Eco Networking Products All rights reserved Page 10 of 59 netAqua USER MANUAL Roslen Eco Networking Products 2 2 Connect the netAQUA to Your Computer Network The netAQUA is a network enabled device so although the fundamental watering plan programming steps can be accomplished using the local LCD pushbutton interface you will access a host of additional features and configuration options by opening the netAQUA Browser Interface in your favorite web browser To do this you ll need to connect the netAQUA to your computer network Also if you wish to use the netAQUA with your WiFi network netAQUA 9D WIFI only you ll need to first connect to the network using the cable interface in order to configure the device to work on your WiFi network The best way to do that is to locate the netAQUA near your router or near a network switch This will allow you to easily connect the device to your wired network for further configuration If you re going to do this step only to configure the WiFi interface or some other part of the wired network interface it s simplest just to take the cover off the netAQUA and place one end of the included Ethernet cable directly into the connector marked Ethernet For a permanent installation you may wish to pass the Ethernet cable throu
13. Watering Frequency are a Daily the Watering Cycle operates every day b Every Second Day the Watering Cycle operates every second day When this selection is made the Watering Cycle will first operate not later than 24 hours from the moment that the selection was made c Every Third Day the Watering Cycle operates every third day When this selection is made the Watering Cycle will first operate not later than 24 hours from the moment that the selection was made d Odd Days the Watering Cycle will operate on every odd day of the month e Even Days the Watering Cycle will operate on every even day of the month f Press ENTER to Set Days of Week this value is selected to choose individual days of operation 3 10 1 3 1 Set Days of Week For each day of the week the possible values are a Enabled the Watering Cycle will operate on the selected day b Disabled the Watering Cycle will not operate on the selected day 3 10 1 4 Zone Duration Possible values for Zone Duration are OFF 1 through 120 minutes 3 10 2 Programmable Fields for Manual Watering Operation Control The programmable fields for the Manual Watering Operation Control page are Cycle 1 2 3 or 4 Zone 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 or 9 unless Zone 9 is configured for Master Valve control Time OFF or minutes 1 through 120 Abort YES or NO v1 0 03 2014 by Roslen Eco Networking Products All rights reserved Page 53 of 59 netAqua USER MANUAL R
14. aaa eege ebe ka eanet 28 System Status LCD Screen with Default IP Address 30 Control Panelni unun a Le eed Mero dn de eee on 30 Network and Internet Settings Group 31 Network Connectons U nn nanaaasssssss 31 Network Connections Listing U nanan 31 Select Properties for IPV4 xtreme endene rs kaun e 32 Manual IP Address Settings A 33 Sortware Tabu snokene 34 Update File Selectiony cic ihe ee Acai ein endene er ee eee ed 34 Main Control e EE E 46 Watering Status Haeren EE 46 System Status Page use 47 2014 by Roslen Eco Networking Products All rights reserved Page 6 of 59 netAqua USER MANUAL Roslen Eco Networking Products Figure 37 Figure 38 Figure 39 Figure 40 Figure 41 Figure 42 Figure 43 Figure 44 Figure 45 v1 0 03 Automatic Watering Settings Page 47 Manual Watering Operation Page ua 48 Watering Gydleaxauuruasdgin sigd SESCH 48 Watering Cycle Days of the Week Programming a 49 Watering Cycle Status Mode Help Page a a 49 Watering Cycle Programming Mode Help Page 50 Manual Operation Control Page L L n nn a 50 Manual Watering Operation Control Status Help Page 51 Manual Watering Operation Control Programming Mode Help Page 52 2014 by Roslen Eco Networking Products All rights reserved Page 7 of 59 netAqua USER MANUAL Roslen Eco Networking
15. addresses to devices on the network v1 0 03 2014 by Roslen Eco Networking Products All rights reserved Page 27 of 59 netAqua USER MANUAL Roslen Eco Networking Products File Edit Vi History Bookmarks Tools Help Select Language English v router manager Apply N300 Wireless Giaabit Router model WNR3500L Logs LAN Setup Block Sites Block Services Device Name WNR3500L Schedule E mail LAN TCP IP Setup IP Address Router Status IP Subnet Mask Attached Devices RIP Direction Backup Settings RIP Version Set Password Router Upgrade V Use Router as DHCP Server Starting IP Address Wireless Settings Ending IP Address Wireless Repeating Figure 24 Router DHCP Range 2 6 4 Setting up a DDNS Service As mentioned earlier DDNS is a very useful service to avoid the pitfall of your ISP changing the Internet IP address of your router Remember if you know your router Internet IP address and it has been dynamically assigned by your ISP chances are that it will change if you turn off and restart your router or some timeout occurs in the IPS system So DDNS was devised to take care of this issue Typically a DDNS server on the Internet works together with a small program running on a computer or tablet that normally stays on all or most of the time and is connected to your home computer network and has been configured to work with the selected DDNS server Two of the most popular DDNS services are DynDNS org a
16. and the netAQUA will prompt you to restart the device to make the settings take effect Similar settings changes can be made for either the wired Ethernet port on your netAQUA or the WiFi port v1 0 03 2014 by Roslen Eco Networking Products All rights reserved Page 26 of 59 netAqua USER MANUAL Roslen Eco Networking Products LG 1921681 211 config html E dhcp Network Settings EE netAQUA I I I Ethernet Port Configuration Settings available to modify Control some configuration parameters are shown on IP Address Assignment this tab Static DHCP Apply Network Settings Network settings for both the Ethernet interface and the WiFi interface IP Address Parameters are grouped here Aes LA Ethernet Port A choice between a static IP Netmask 255 255 255 0 address or a DHCP address provided amp automatically by the router is made here_ In Gateway 192 168 1254 most cases you should use the DHCP es address setting to mnimze IP adress rn conflicts with other devices on your network Monitoring MAC address did A static address however should be used if Inputs you wish to access the netAQUA from outside WiFi Port your home network using Port Forwarding Time and Date Settings WiFi Interface IP Address Parameters If you chose to assign a static address to the netAQUA 7 Enabled Apply Ethernet interface you do this here The LCD Display Radio Link Parameters netmask field is almost always
17. anything for a basic DDNS service And typically the DDNS clients are free as well 2 6 5 A Summary of Accessing Your netAQUA from the Internet Even though setting up Port Forwarding might sound daunting at first it ends up being relatively straight forward if you follow these steps described in detail above 1 Section 2 6 1 where we discuss setting up Port Forwarding through your router 2 Section 2 6 2 where we describe how to set up Access Security on the netAQUA 3 Section 2 6 3 to see how to set up a Static IP Address on the netAQUA 4 Section 2 6 4 to set up a DDNS Service to maintain reliable access to the netAQUA from the Internet Access to a device on your home network through Port Forwarding techniques has been an established method for many years since home networking became widespread in the 1990 s It works very reliably and although the many router manufacturers propose different ways to set this up through their routers in all cases the results are stable and secure 2 7 Access the netAQUA Directly There may be cases when you need to access the netAQUA directly from your computer without connecting it first to your home computer network For example if you change your router and set up a new WiFi network but it s too far to run an Ethernet cable to the net AQUA and you need to change the device WiFi settings to make it work on the new network To connect without a router first turn off the net AQUA Next
18. connector in the netAQUA should light blink green left LED and light yellow right LED Once you note the IP address of your netAQUA simply type that number into the Address bar of your favorite browser and press Enter to display the Browser Interface Status page gt 192168152 Wy v e B Bing P Yn el Status st messene netAQUA netAqua alias netAQUAgarden General status information as well as alarms per are homo ee Panel Currently watering No Watering Status Information about the last Current cycle n a and the next watering cycle is shown here If manual watering was launched and has Current zone n a completed it will be shown as the Last Watering time left n a Watering Cycle Figure 8 Browser Interface Status Page Now you are ready to navigate the Browser Interface and configure your netAQUA Note that we have tested the Browser Interface with more recent versions of the following browsers Internet Explorer Firefox Chrome Safari v1 0 03 O 2014 by Roslen Eco Networking Products All rights reserved Page 14 of 59 netAqua USER MANUAL Roslen Eco Networking Products e Opera In some cases you may need to select the Compatibility View option in Internet Explorer to properly show Browser Interface pages You select this option by clicking on the little broken page marker to the left of the address bar in Internet Explorer 2 2 2 Type the Name of Your netAQUA into the Browser Address Bar
19. found 3 9 5 2 Manual Watering Help in Status Mode The character blinks in the upper right corner of the Manual Watering Operation page while it is in Status mode that is programming mode has not been entered If you hold both the SCROLL DOWN and SCROLL UP buttons together for two seconds the help page shown in Figure 44 is displayed for next page Hold SCROLL UP to exit Hold PROG to edit page Figure 44 Manual Watering Operation Control Status Help Page Holding SCROLL UP returns the interface to the Manual Watering Operation Control page in Status mode 3 9 5 3 Manual Watering Help in Programming Mode The character blinks in the upper right corner of the Manual Watering Operation Control page while it is in the Programming mode If you hold both the SCROLL UP and SCROLL DOWN buttons together for two seconds the help pages shown in Figure 45 are displayed v1 0 03 2014 by Roslen Eco Networking Products All rights reserved Page 51 of 59 netAqua USER MANUAL Roslen Eco Networking Products Program Help p2 of 2 Press ENTER to accept Hold ENTER to exit programming mode highlight item to set Press PROG to edit item SCROLL UP DN to change Figure 45 Manual Watering Operation Control Programming Mode Help Page Successive presses of the SCROLL DOWN or SCROLL UP pushbutton switches cycle through these two help pages Holding SCROLL UP returns the user to the Manua
20. includes functions to check local temperature local rainfall Internet temperature and humidity and water flow 3 6 1 Local Temperature A hardware interface is provided on the netAQUA to attach a temperature sensor The user can enable extended watering times via the Browser Interface when a temperature threshold is crossed Detection of temperature sensor failure or unintended removal is provided When the temperature sensor is detected failed or removed any extra watering settings are disabled and watering follows the timer control settings 3 6 2 Local Rainfall A hardware interface is provided on the netAQUA to attach a standard off the shelf rainfall sensor The user can disable watering via the Browser Interface when a rainfall threshold is crossed The rainfall sensor supported by the netAQUA is of the Normally Open type meaning that detected rainfall creates a contact closure that is then checked by the netAQUA 3 6 3 Internet Temperature and Humidity A software interface is provided on the netAQUA to enable localized temperature and humidity verification from the Weather Underground Internet weather service The user can extend watering times via the Browser Interface when a temperature threshold is crossed or shorten watering when a humidity threshold is crossed Location can be input via a city state combination zip code latitude longitude data or weather station ID 3 6 4 Water Flow A hardware interface is pr
21. of the netAQUA only Ethernet interface A is provided 3 8 netAQUA Browser Interface The netAQUA Browser Interface is provided that can be viewed and driven via a standard web browser such a Microsoft Internet Explorer or Firefox v1 0 03 2014 by Roslen Eco Networking Products All rights reserved Page 39 of 59 netAqua USER MANUAL Roslen Eco Networking Products 3 8 1 Tabbed Navigation The Browser Interface has four pages The top level home page includes the status interface the second page includes the watering settings interface the third page includes the system settings interface and the fourth page provides the software download interface Each page includes a help column that contains a description of the status functions and settings that can be seen controlled on that page The pages are arranged in tabbed format The Browser Interface can be user ID password protected with a default user ID password combination available before first use or after reset to factory defaults The user ID password protection is provided for all pages The default user ID password Admin Password The user ID password protected access enable control is provided on the Configuration page The user ID password combination is case sensitive so Admin is different from admin 3 8 1 1 Status Page Status information is provided on the home page of the Browser Interface The Status information includes 1 Watering Status o Currently wat
22. pertain to the WiFi interface are not applicable to the netAQUA 9D 1 1 Terminology A few words about terminology used in this document The netAQUA Browser Interface refers to the netAQUA point and click user interface that appears in a browser Internet Explorer Firefox Chrome Safari etc on your computer notepad or smartphone The term tab refers to the top level Browser Interface organization the tabs located along the top of the Browser Interface page shown in the browser select among the four main topics Status where the current conditions of the netAQUA are shown Watering Settings where all watering plan programming takes place System Settings where all system configuration options are located Software where a new software file can be selected for update The term section as used in this manual refers to the menu sections listed along the left side of each Browser Interface page Clicking one of these links will move the page down to the appropriate area or will bring up different but related content The term group as used in this manual refers to content outlined in rectangles along the middle column of information on each Browser Interface page Each group includes a topical heading at the top of the rectangle v1 0 03 2014 by Roslen Eco Networking Products All rights reserved Page 9 of 59 netAqua USER MANUAL Roslen Eco Networking Products 2 HOW TO S The How To s section of the manual describes the
23. place your laptop near the net AQUA and insert one end of the Ethernet cable into your computer and the other end into the device Ethernet port When your computer is fully powered up turn on the netAQUA and wait for it to completely start up Once it is ready use the Scroll Up or Scroll Down buttons to navigate to the System Settings screen Initially the IP Eth field will show 0 0 0 0 but after about 30 seconds you should see the device set up to operate on its fixed Ethernet address whatever has been programmed into the Static IP field of the Network Setting section of the System Settings tab In our example the static address is 192 168 1 46 Once that static address is indicated on the LCD System Settings screen the netAQUA is ready to connect directly to your computer v1 0 03 O 2014 by Roslen Eco Networking Products All rights reserved Page 29 of 59 netAqua USER MANUAL Roslen Eco Networking Products da HOSIEN G LVV KH J l A Figure 25 System Status LCD Screen with Default IP Address At this point you ll need to configure your computer to connect to the netAQUA Each operating system has a little bit different procedure to accomplish that and we will show you the steps for a Windows 7 Home Premium PC First click the Start button and select the Control Panel to open up the selection of options to adjust your computer s settings JEg Control Panel Adjust your computer s settings View by Category Review
24. repeat the sequence you used for the zone Press PROG Press SCROLL UP until you reach the number of minutes that you want press ENTER To activate the zone v1 0 03 2014 by Roslen Eco Networking Products All rights reserved Page 35 of 59 netAqua USER MANUAL Roslen Eco Networking Products hold ENTER to accept the page settings that you have set That s it You can stay in manual mode to set other zones or exit by holding SCROLL UP So to repeat just the button pushes from the Manual Operations Settings page Hold PROG to set page in program mode Press SCROLL DOWN to highlight zone number Press PROG to put zone number into program mode Press SCROLL DOWN to change zone number Press ENTER to accept zone number Press SCROLL DOWN to highlight time Press PROG to put time into program mode Press SCROLL UP to change time Press ENTER to accept time Hold ENTER to apply page settings v1 0 03 O 2014 by Roslen Eco Networking Products All rights reserved Page 36 of 59 netAqua USER MANUAL Roslen Eco Networking Products 3 FUNCTIONS AND FEATURES The netAQUA is a full featured network enabled irrigation controller The various functions and features of the netAQUA are described in this section of the manual 3 1 Valve Solenoid Outputs Control The irrigation valve solenoid outputs are controlled in the same basic way as the standard consumer or commercial grade timer based sprinkler controllers available from numerous manufactur
25. selected at the Roslen website http roslen com Once you download the latest application or hnntinader file tn vour computer select it with Figure 32 Software Tab To start the update process click the Browse button This will open a dialog box where you ll navigate to the folder where the update file is located and select that file Te Fie Upload Organize v New folder s FH Documents Name Date modified Type Ji Freecorder Music l Pictures EI Videos BS uc3a_NetAqua_Octo_App enc 9 6 2013 11 30 PM Wireshark m a Homegroup 18 Computer amp Local Disk C aa Recovery D SP SDXC F E m File name uc3a_NetAqua_Octo_App enc DI Files gt Figure 33 Update File Selection Once the update file is selected click the Upload button to begin the update process The update process is divided into three steps e Upload which is the process of transferring the update file from your computer to the netAQUA e Validate which is the process of checking the update file for errors e Upgrade which is the process of programming the new version of the software into the netAQUA memory At each step a status banner will be displayed above the Software Versions group on the Software tab showing you the progress of the update All three steps must complete for the update to be successful At the end of a successful update you will be p
26. system Slope Clay Settings I G System Master Watering Control This is the Enable Watering Break master control for all watering done by the Watering Breaks Duration netAQUA You must enable this function to allow any programmed automatic watering Global Options Number Alias to take place Manual watering launched Wateri under Manual Operations can occur Gm sg 1 top impact LB 1 irrespective of the master watering setting ycle ES 2 bottom impact Cl Lied Mii Slope Clay Settings Any of the eight zones Watering TE can be enabled as a slope or clay soil type Cycle 2 SE LB Ro zone You can insert up to five watering Kg 1 1 Apply breaks of up to 15 minutes duration each to Watering ones e spread out the selected zone watering cycle Cycle 3 BEFATTER P ge uppe over time thus preventing quick run off x Z u Local Temperature If a local temperature Watering 5 l i probe is installed it must be enabled here Cycle 4 S Fi ly Ve The temperature at which extra watering will Ss take place is also selected here as well as Manual 8 Zone 8 r 1 e 1 e the percentage increase in all programmed Operations cycle watering that will take place 9 Zone_9 T lv 1 gt Local Rainfall If a local rainfall detector is installed it must he enabled here When rain Figure 16 Main Watering Plan Settings To get started globally enable watering by selecting the E
27. that you configured for Port Forwarding in any internet connected device outside of your home and you ll connect to the Browser Interface An example of that address is using our example above 107 144 172 56 4567 Or for some browsers you might need to type http 107 144 172 56 4567 v1 0 03 O 2014 by Roslen Eco Networking Products All rights reserved Page 25 of 59 netAqua USER MANUAL Roslen Eco Networking Products This will open the Browser Interface to the Status tab Of course in this case anybody who happens to come upon this address combination will access your netAQUA so we strongly recommend that you set up access control to your netAQUA Browser Interface as described in the Section 2 6 2 below 2 6 2 Setting up Access Security on the netAQUA When enabled access security will allow use of the Browser Interface only after you provide the User ID and Password combination To enable it go to the Security section of the System Settings tab There check the Enabled box and type in your preferred credentials Clicking Apply saves the settings a System Settings 1921681 211 config htmistopmenu sectio c S gt si netAQUA Access Protection Configuration Settings available to modify Control some configuration parameters are shown on User ID Betti this tab Panel 7 Enabled Password von Amim Access Protection If enabled access to any netAQUA BCMI page will be protected by a User ID and Pass
28. update is possible for both net AQUA software elements the bootloader and application Software update is done by the user selecting a single download image stored on the host PC A host PC is defined as the computer which initiates the web browser session An update status countdown is shown indicated the expected wait until completion of the update in percentage complete There are three distinct stages to the software update process e Upload which is the process of transferring the update file from your computer to the net AQUA e Validate which is the process of checking the update file for errors e Upgrade which is the process of programming the new version of the software into the netAQUA memory All three stages must complete successfully for the update Finally once the update is complete it is necessary to restart the netAQUA for the new software version to take effect 3 8 2 Accessibility The Browser Interface is accessible from a standard web browser on the LAN Local Area Network and anywhere on the Internet the tested browsers include Microsoft Internet Explorer Mozilla Firefox Apple Safari Opera Google Chrome 3 9 LCD Pushbutton Interface The Deluxe versions of the netAQUA include an LCD display and 4 pushbuttons on the bottom of the enclosure The display is used to show various configuration settings of the device as well as to allow programming of the watering control timer system operation locally
29. your computer s status Add or remove user accounts System and Securit User Accounts and Family Safet L y Set up parental controls for any user Back up your computer Find and fix problems Appearance and Personalization Network and Internet Ae Change the theme Connect to the Internet Change desktop background Sag View network status and tasks Adjust screen resolution Choose homegroup and sharing options Hardware and Sound D Clock Language and Region Vien devices and printers Change keyboards or other input methods Add a device RT Ease of Access Connect to a projector Let Windows suggest settings Adjust commonly used mobility settings Optimize visual display Programs Uninstall a program Figure 26 Control Panel Click Network and Internet to open up this settings group v1 0 03 O 2014 by Roslen Eco Networking Products All rights reserved Page 30 of 59 netAqua USER MANUAL Control Panel Home System and Security Network and Internet Hardware and Sound Programs User Accounts and Family Safety Appearance and Personalization Clock Language and Region Ease of Access Roslen Eco Networking Products Network and Sharing Center View network status and tasks Connect to a network Add a wireless device to the network View network computers and devices HomeGroup Choose homegroup and sharing options Internet Options Connect to the Internet Change your homepage Delete browsing hist
30. 45 of 59 netAqua USER MANUAL Roslen Eco Networking Products e Hold ENTER to change The general arrangement of the Main Control page data follows the concept shown in Figure 34 Global Watering Enabled Hold ENTER to change Figure 34 Main Control Page The Hold ENTER to change function is a special case of programming When the user holds the ENTER pushbutton switch for two seconds the Global Watering enable status toggles between Enabled and Disabled When there is no user pushbutton switch activity for 2 minutes after the user has navigated to a page different from the Main Control page the LCD reverts to the Main Control page 3 9 3 2 Watering Status Page The Watering Status page contains the following information e Currently Watering status Yes or No e Currently watering cycle and zone plus active or break phase for slope control e Last Cycle days hours minutes e Next Cycle days hours minutes The time is displayed in either AM PM or 24 hour designations depending on the time format setting in the Browser Interface The general arrangement of the Watering Status page data follows the concept shown in Figure 35 Watering Status Currently Watering NO Last Cycle 00d 01h 02m Next Cycle 01d 22h 58m Figure 35 Watering Status Page 3 9 3 3 System Status Page The System Status page contains select system level configuration information Date Day Month Year Tim
31. F Zone 8 watering time minutes or OFF Zone 9 watering time minutes or OFF unless Zone 9 has been configured for Master Valve control The time is displayed in either AM PM or 24 hour designations depending on the time format setting in the Browser Interface The character in the upper right corner of the display indicates that a help page is available for the Watering Cycle page Hold the SCROLL UP and SCROLL DOWN buttons together for two seconds to descend to the help page The general arrangement of a Watering Cycle page data follows the concept shown in Figure 39 EC Daily Z1 OFF Z2 OFF Z3 0FF Z4 OFF Z5 OFF Z6 OFF Z7 OFF Z8 OFF Figure 39 Watering Cycle The Watering Cycle pages for all four watering cycles follows the same format 3 9 4 1 Watering Cycles Programming When the PROG pushbutton switch is held for two seconds the interface descends to the automatic watering programming level of hierarchy v1 0 03 2014 by Roslen Eco Networking Products All rights reserved Page 48 of 59 netAqua USER MANUAL Roslen Eco Networking Products When the programming level for a watering cycle is reached the first programmable field is highlighted Press the SCROLL UP or SCROLL DOWN buttons to select the field to edit Press the PROG button to edit the selected variable The current selected programmable field is highlighted and blinking Press the SCROLL UP or SCROLL DOWN buttons to change the selec
32. Products TABLE OF TABLES Table 1 Valve Output Current Carrying Requirements asss 37 Table 2 Browser Interface LCD Differences n n sns 55 Table gz SpeCifiGAallOnss u uu m EE Sau A A a E A A ibe TASA 58 v1 0 03 2014 by Roslen Eco Networking Products All rights reserved Page 8 of 59 netAqua USER MANUAL Roslen Eco Networking Products 1 netAQUA 9D NETWORK ENABLED IRRIGATION CONTROLLER Thank you for your purchase of the netAQUA network enabled irrigation controller We are confident that the netAQUA will fulfill your automated watering needs and we welcome your comments and feedback at any time This document is divided into the following sections e How To s In this section the main processes that you may encounter while using the netAQUA are described in step by step instructions e Functions and Features In this section functions and features of the netAQUA are described in specific detail e Troubleshooting In this section most common troubleshooting tasks are described e Specifications The Specifications section outlines the key characteristics of the netAQUA Please check the our website roslen com for any updates to this manual The netAQUA 9D is available in two versions with and without the WiFi networking interface Other than the provision of the additional networking interface the netAQUA 9D WIFI is functionally identical to the netAQUA 9D Sections of this document that
33. Slope Local temperature Local rainfall and Internet temperature and humidity controls are only provided in the Browser Interface The Enable watering cycle and Watering timer controls are v1 0 03 2014 by Roslen Eco Networking Products All rights reserved Page 41 of 59 netAqua USER MANUAL Roslen Eco Networking Products synchronized between the Browser Interface settings and at device settings configured via the LCD pushbutton switches The order of precedence for temperature rainfall and humidity controls is 1 Local rain 2 Internet rain 3 Local temperature 4 Internet temperature 5 Internet humidity Either local or internet thresholds can trigger watering modifications For example if the local rain sensor is not active but internet weather indicates rain watering will not occur Humidity threshold if enabled decreases automated watering if no temperature thresholds are crossed If either temperature threshold is crossed the humidity threshold is disregarded 3 8 1 2 2 Watering Cycles The controls provided for each watering cycle include 7 Enable watering cycle Yes No 8 Watering timer a Frequency Daily Select Days Even Days Odd Days Every Two Days Every Three Days b Start time hour minute c Duration for each of the nine zones minutes OFF 1 to 120 minutes 3 8 1 2 3 Manual Operation The controls provided for manual starts include 1 Cycle number 1 through 4 2 Zone number 1 thro
34. WiFi appliance like a smartphone or laptop will connect so will the netAQUA If the signal strength is weak there are 3 options Wifi signal power is reduced by intervening objects and walls Metal walls are obviously worse than wood construction and stucco exterior walls are built with a metal mesh that also impedes radio waves substantially The options like for any WiFi appliance are Improve the path between the WiFi router access point and the netAQUA by moving them closer or with fewer impediments Increase the power with a more powerful or advance design router access point Add a Wifi repeater or range extender to your network 5 2 Technical Support For technical support please contact us via e mail at support roslen com or call us at 530 885 0262 v1 0 03 2014 by Roslen Eco Networking Products All rights reserved Page 57 of 59 netAqua USER MANUAL Roslen Eco Networking Products 6 SPECIFICATIONS 6 1 Specifications table Table 3 Specifications Input power 24 VAC with earth ground 1 67A Number of irrigation zones 9 zones or 8 with master valve pump zone expandable in 9 18 zone increments Sensor inputs Temperature Rain Flow Network connections 10 100 Ethernet RJ45 WiFi 802 11 bgn optional Operating environment 0 to 122 F 18 to 50 C v1 0 03 2014 by Roslen Eco Networking Products All rights reserved Page 58 of 59 netAqua USER MANUAL Roslen Eco Networkin
35. as well as alarms Control Watering Status are shown on this page Panel Currently watering Yes Active phase Watering Status Information about the last Current cycle 2 evening and the next watering cycle is shown here If 4 manual watering was launched and has Current zone 2 bottom impact camnleted it will ha chown ac the I act Figure 10 Browser Interface Access Through NetBIOS with Chrome Browser And finally the NetBIOS functionality may be disabled on your Windows computer If you type the name of the device as shown above and you do not see the Status page NetBIOS may simply be turned off In this case search the internet for information on how to enable this feature in Windows Each version of Windows is a little different in this respect and so this topic is outside the scope of the net AQUA manual v1 0 03 O 2014 by Roslen Eco Networking Products All rights reserved Page 15 of 59 netAqua USER MANUAL Roslen Eco Networking Products 2 2 3 Use the netFINDER Application The Resource CD that came with your net AQUA contains a folder named netFINDER This is a Windows application that locates all net AQUA devices on your computer network This program can be a very convenient way to access one or more netAQUA controllers on your network Simply copy the folder or its contents to any location on your hard disc There is no installation required but you must copy all three files contained in that folder to the sam
36. atically aborted when the new one is programmed Only one manual watering cycle can be ON at any one time If a zone is currently watering it s corresponding indication indicates number of minutes left In this case when only a zone is running that is not part of a cycle it must have been launched manually A selection v1 0 03 2014 by Roslen Eco Networking Products All rights reserved Page 50 of 59 netAqua USER MANUAL Roslen Eco Networking Products of another manual start zone then is possible without first aborting the currently watering zone However only one manual watering zone can be ON at any one time so the currently watering zone will automatically abort 3 9 5 1 Manual Watering Programming When the programming level for a manual watering control is reached the first programmable field is highlighted Press the SCROLL UP or SCROLL DOWN buttons to select the field to edit Press the PROG button to edit the selected variable The current selected programmable field is highlighted and blinking Press the SCROLL UP or SCROLL DOWN buttons to change the selected programmable field Press the ENTER button to finish editing the selected value At any point while in the programming mode when a programming field is not selected hold the ENTER button for two seconds to accept the changed value and execute manual watering The possible values for each programmable field are specified later in Section Error Reference source not
37. crossing indication is provided on the Status page of the Browser Interface in the Notifications section for all enabled and functioning not in alarm monitoring inputs Information that is displayed depends on the Monitoring input threshold that has been crossed and all crossed thresholds are displayed The possible messages are Local high temperature threshold crossed Local low temperature threshold crossed Internet high temperature threshold crossed Internet low temperature threshold crossed Internet high humidity threshold crossed Rain detected In addition a summary message is provided about the status of the upcoming next watering cycle which can be modified as a result of a monitoring input threshold crossing The possible status messages are Scheduled to run as programmed May be extended due to high temperature Maybe shortened due to high humidity May be cancelled due to low temperature May be cancelled due to rain delay Only the overriding status message is shown For example if both the Internet high humidity threshold is crossed and rain detected conditions exist the only status message that is shown is May be cancelled due to rain delay 3 7 Ethernet Interfaces There are two Ethernet interfaces provided in the netAQUA 1 Ethernet interface A a 10 100 BaseT via an RJ 45 connector 2 Ethernet interface B an 802 11b g n WiFi via an on board circuit On the non WiFi version
38. dule 56 4 6 Power LED 56 4 7 WiFi LED 56 4 8 Pushbutton Switches 56 4 9 Local Rainfall Sensor 56 4 10 Local Temperature Sensor 56 4 11 Water Flow Sensor 56 4 12 EM Power 56 v1 0 03 2014 by Roslen Eco Networking Products All rights reserved Page 4 of 59 netAqua USER MANUAL Roslen Eco Networking Products 5 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE 57 5 1 WiFi connection problem 57 5 2 Technical Support 57 Bb SPECIFICATIONS u ere ee dere ee ee Ee EE EEN EEN 58 6 1 Specifications table 58 T FCO NOTICE vaccinia 59 v1 0 03 2014 by Roslen Eco Networking Products All rights reserved Page 5 of 59 netAqua USER MANUAL Roslen Eco Networking Products Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6 Figure 7 Figure 8 Figure 9 Figure 10 Figure 11 Figure 12 Figure 13 Figure 14 Figure 15 Figure 16 Figure 17 Figure 18 Figure 19 Figure 20 Figure 21 Figure 22 Figure 23 Figure 24 Figure 25 Figure 26 Figure 27 Figure 28 Figure 29 Figure 30 Figure 31 Figure 32 Figure 33 Figure 34 Figure 35 Figure 36 v1 0 03 TABLE OF FIGURES Power Cable Connection to Transformer aaa 10 Ethernet Cable Connection to the netAQUA n n nanas 11 Webbed Grommet for Cable Entry uU u L u u uu nariga ATAA EAE RAE ERARE AERA 12 Ethernet LAN Ports on Back of ROWO sisene tania E EEA REAN 12
39. e HH MM IP Address of the Ethernet interface IP Address of the WiFi interface e Software version The time is displayed in either AM PM or 24 hour designations depending on the time format setting in the Browser Interface The general arrangement of the System Status page data follows the concept shown in Figure 36 v1 0 03 2014 by Roslen Eco Networking Products All rights reserved Page 46 of 59 netAqua USER MANUAL Roslen Eco Networking Products System Status 16 Jul 2012 04 32 42PM IP Eth 0 0 0 0 IP WiFi 192 168 1 199 Software v1 00 Figure 36 System Status Page 3 9 3 4 Automatic Watering Settings Page The Automatic Watering Settings page is the top level of the Automatic Watering Settings hierarchy in the LCD interface The Automatic Watering Settings page contains the following information e Hold SCROLL DOWN to view edit When the SCROLL DOWN pushbutton switch is held for two seconds the interface descends to the watering cycles level of hierarchy The general arrangement of the Automatic Watering Settings page data follows the concept shown in Figure 37 Automatic Watering Settings Hold SCROLL DOWN to view edit Figure 37 Automatic Watering Settings Page 3 9 3 5 Manual Watering Operation Page The Manual Watering Operation page is the top level of the Manual Watering Operation hierarchy in the LCD interface The Manual Watering Settings page contai
40. e folder directory on a computer that has access to your network Once the application and the two related files are copied simply launch netFINDER by double clicking it netFINDER will locate all netAQUAs on your network and will show them in a table You can refresh the search results by selecting View Refresh or pressing the F5 key on your computer keyboard When the netFINDER finds your device s all you need to do is double click the name of the device which will open the Browser Interface in your default browser The netFINDER is a Windows application which has been tested on Windows XP Vista 7 and 8 E teste ne DE Gp KK u uum Eile View Help Name IP Address Type Model Ethernet Address Serial No netAQUAtest 192 168 1 202 netAQUA 9D WiFi 00 04 25 00 01 13 21120101000001010100 netAQUAVCltoo 192 168 1 210 netAQUA 9D WiFi 00 04 25 00 01 11 21120101000001010100 2 netDevice s Fi a 2 2 4 Connect the net AQUA to your WiFi Network If you purchased the WiFi version of the netAQUA you may want to connect it to your WiFi network In order to do this you first need to have an established connection over Ethernet to the net AQUA Browser Interface which is covered in the earlier sections Once you have access to the Browser Interface select the System Settings tab which will open to the Network Settings section The group of settings that define the netAQUA s WiFi operation are labeled WiFi Port v1
41. e presses of the SCROLL DOWN or SCROLL UP pushbutton switches cycle through these two help pages Holding SCROLL UP returns the interface to the Watering Cycle page in Programming mode 3 9 5 Manual Operation Control Level LCD Page The Manual Operation Control level contains one LCD page where you can manually launch a complete watering cycle or an individual zone From the Manual Watering Operation page the user can enter the programming mode by holding the PROG pushbutton switch See Figure 43 Manual Watering Operation Page While in the manual watering programming mode you can set a cycle or zone and the desired time The Manual Operation page contains the following data settings Cycle 1 through 4 Zone 1 through 9 or 8 if Zone 9 is configured for Master Valve control Time minutes Abort YES or NO The character in the upper right corner of the display indicates that a help page is available for the Manual Operation page Hold the SCROLL DOWN and SCROLL UP buttons together for two seconds to descend to the help page The general arrangement of a Manual Operation page data follows the concept shown in Figure 43 Manual Operation Cycle Zone Time 00 Abort NO Figure 43 Manual Operation Control Page If a cycle is currently watering it s corresponding indication indicates the current zone and number of minutes left If a different cycle is desired for manual launch the current cycle is autom
42. e the computer s IP address manually Next you ll need to select and provide an IP address for your computer that is in the same subnet as the netAQUA In our example the netAQUA is 192 168 1 46 and the computer address can be anything from 192 168 1 0 to 192 168 1 255 except for 192 168 1 46 Let s choose 192 168 1 1 with the mask left at the default value of 255 255 255 0 v1 0 03 2014 by Roslen Eco Networking Products All rights reserved Page 32 of 59 netAqua USER MANUAL Roslen Eco Networking Products E Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 Properties 2 General You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings 5 Obtain an IP address automatically Use the following IP address IP address 192 168 1 1 Subnet mask 255 255 255 Db Default gateway Obtain DNS server address automatically Use the following DNS server addresses Preferred DNS server Alternate DNS server Validate settings upon exit Figure 31 Manual IP Address Settings Once these settings are made you re ready Simply open a browser on your computer and in the address bar type in the netAQUA IP address 192 168 1 46 and the Status page of the Browser Interface will open From then on you can make any changes that you need to any of the settings available on the Browser Interface
43. ed in the Please select the service type Settings group Once the Ports Custom Services settings group opens up you begin by typing in the Service Name This can be anything you wish so we can type netAQUA as the Service Name The netAQUA only responds to TCP network data when access from the internet you can leave the Service Type set to TCP UDP or change it to TCP For the External Starting Port you can select a number in the 50 thousands range as these are allocated to custom unregistered ports Or for something more manageable you can select a port in the thousands if it s not already set up for your network It doesn t really matter what port number you select as long as e It is not used for some other device service function on your network or e It is not port 80 Port 80 is used for HTTP traffic which is the backbone of browser data While the netAQUA transfers HTTP data between it and the browser we need to specifically allow external access only for the netAQUA Browser Interface and nothing else Selecting port 80 would direct all HTTP browser traffic to the netAQUA making your browser sessions on other home computers not work at all The External Starting Port and the External Ending Port should be the same number as you only need to set up one port to access the netAQUA So the External port is what you ll have to type in to a browser on a device connected to the internet that you wish to use to access the ne
44. eration is intended to make it easy for a local user to quickly override automatic programming and shut off watering The system can be re enabled with this control as well 3 10 Programmable Field Details for Watering 3 10 1 Programmable Fields for Automatic Watering Cycles The programmable fields for each of the Watering Cycles are Enable Start time Frequency Zone 1 duration v1 0 03 2014 by Roslen Eco Networking Products All rights reserved Page 52 of 59 netAqua USER MANUAL Roslen Eco Networking Products Zone 2 duration Zone 3 duration Zone 4 duration Zone 5 duration Zone 6 duration Zone 7 duration Zone 8 duration Zone 9 duration unless Zone 9 has been configured for Master Valve control 3 10 1 1 Watering Cycle Enable Possible values for the Watering Cycle enable are a Enabled the cycle starts watering at the programmed Start Time b Disabled the cycle will not water 3 10 1 2 Watering Cycle Start Time Possible values for the Watering Cycle Start Time are a Hour Possible values for the Hour field are 1 through 24 or 1 AM through 12 AM and 1 PM through 12 PM depending on the time format setting in the Browser Interface b Minute Possible values for the Minute field are 0 through 59 c Half of day Possible values are AM or PM if enabled in the Browser Interface If Browser Interface is set for 24 hour time then neither AM nor PM is displayed 3 10 1 3 Watering Frequency Possible values for
45. erface or using the netFINDER application Unfortunately unless you have a few devices connected to your home network and don t turn them or the router off the IP Address assigned by the router to the net AQUA is likely to change So whatever you type in for the Internal IP Address will most likely expire within a few hours or days and you will have to update the address For this reason it s best to select a static address for your netAQUA so that it is the same all the time Details of how to set up a static address for the net AQUA are provided in Section 2 6 3 below eben Sa Bookmarks 500L GE amp 192 168 1 254 start htm 5 TCP port numbers Select Language N E T G E A R English v S M R T w I Zz A R D router manager Apply N300 Wireless Giaabit Router model WNR3500L Ports Custom Services Router Status Attached Devices B Service Name netAQUA Backup Settings Service Type TCP UDP v Set Password External Starting Port 4567 165535 aa External Ending Port 4567 1 65535 E Use the same port range for Internal port Wireless Settings Internal Starting Port 80 1 65535 Wireless Repeating Internal Ending Port 80 Function Port Forwarding f Internal IP Address 192 168 1 123 Port Triggering Or select from currently attached devices sl lt IPAddress Device Name el Figure 20 Netgear WNR3500L Port Forwarding Set up Example Once you click the Apply bu
46. ering Yes No o Current cycle n a cycle number o Current zone n a zone number o Watering time left n a time left to water for cycle and zone o Last watering cycle days hours minutes o Next watering cycle days hours minutes 2 Monitoring o System temperature degrees F or C o Local temperature not enabled degrees F or C o Local rainfall not enabled rain delay no rain delay o Internet weather not enabled enabled o Water flow sensor cumulative gallons used instantaneous gallons per minute 3 Notifications and Network Information o Temperature sensor failure o LCD display failure o Internet temperature and humidity not available if enabled o Monitoring threshold s crossing s for all enabled monitoring inputs 4 Internet Weather Forecast o Weather forecast for the programmed location if enabled as read from the weather underground server 5 Network Information o Ethernet interface IP address o WiFi interface IP address o WiFi security signal strength or not connected o WiFi access point name v1 0 03 O 2014 by Roslen Eco Networking Products All rights reserved Page 40 of 59 netAqua USER MANUAL Roslen Eco Networking Products 6 Time and Date o Time hour minute second in AM PM or 24 hour format o Date month day year 7 Uptime days hours minutes seconds since last device power up 8 netAQUA model serial number software application version software bootloader version inf
47. ers Current carrying requirements for the valve outputs for typical valve products are Table 1 Valve Output Current Carrying Requirements IND ELI AI RAIN INRUSH A HOLDING A Hunter pump relay 2 33 29 Rainbird ASVF valve 3 19 Rainbird GB valve 41 28 Rainbird HV SS valve 25 14 3 2 Timer Control A programmable timer control function is provided in all versions of the netAQUA and includes four programmable timer watering control cycles Details of the timer control programming and implementation are provided in a later section 3 3 Manual Override of Timer Control Under most circumstances the net AQUA operates under timer control However an option is provided to manually turn on either a specific valve or one of the four cycles Details of the manual override are provided in a later section 3 4 Manual Watering Disable A manual watering disable function is provided using pushbutton switches available to the user Details of the manual watering disable function are provided in a later section 3 5 LEDs Two LEDs are provided the Status LED and the WiFi LED In units without WiFi the WiFi LED is installed but not used 3 5 1 Status LED A dual color Status LED is provided to the outside of the netAQUA enclosure at the bottom to the left of the four control pushbuttons 3 5 1 1 Status Indication The Status LED is illuminated steady green when the netAQUA is plugged in t
48. ess 192 168 1 1 e WiFi interface if provided disabled e WiFi interface settings cleared e Zone solenoid valve control outlets relays Off e Global watering disabled e Watering timer control disabled e Watering timer programming cleared e Network Time Protocol enabled e LCD and backlight disabled for continuous operation 120s timeout e Monitoring disabled 3 11 1 Reset to Factory Default A return to default configuration settings will occur when the ENTER button is held for more than 30 and less than 60 seconds The reset with return to the default configuration will initiate after the ENTER button is released in the qualifying window An alternative method to restore the default configuration is provided in the Browser Interface in the System Settings tab v1 0 03 2014 by Roslen Eco Networking Products All rights reserved Page 54 of 59 netAqua USER MANUAL Roslen Eco Networking Products 3 12 System Restart A system restart will occur when the ENTER button is held for more than 10 seconds and less than 20 seconds An alternative method to perform a system restart is provided in the Browser Interface under the System Settings tab 3 13 Operation Recovery without Current Time Data A special condition arises when the netAQUA starts up and determines that date and time information is not available This can occur when there is no Internet access or when the NTP feature is not enabled and when the ne
49. for an extended vacation it is necessary to leave your router turned on as well as the computer that has the DDNS client installed Many modern routers have a DDNS client built in as one of their features Unfortunately our example Netgear WNR3500L only works with DynDNS but there are other routers such as those made by Buffalo which support numerous DDNS services The advantage of using a router for your DDNS v1 0 03 2014 by Roslen Eco Networking Products All rights reserved Page 28 of 59 netAqua USER MANUAL Roslen Eco Networking Products updates is that you don t have to install anything on any other computer Also the router in any home computer network tends to stay turned on all the time even if all other computers are turned off Once you set up the account with a DDNS service provider and install the DDNS client on a computer or tablet connected to your network you re finally done You will access your net AQUA from the internet using your unique DDNS address followed by PortAddress that you set up as part of Port Forwarding Section 2 6 1 For our example that would be BettinaVonArnim no ip org 4567 So what are the costs involved in setting up and using a DDNS service Fortunately there are many options that are free and those that carry a subscription fee are not costly The key is that there are many adequate solutions that don t cost anything so you should first start there with a provider that does not charge
50. g Products 7 FCC Notice This controller generates radio frequency energy and may cause interference to radio and television reception It has been type tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B computing device in accordance with Part 15 of FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference in a residential installation However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Move the controller away from the receiver e Plug the controller into a different outlet so that controller and receiver are on different branch circuits If necessary the user should consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for additional suggestions The user may find the following booklet prepared by the Federal Communications Commission helpful How to Identify and Resolve Radio TV Interference Problems This booklet is available from the U S Government Printing Office Washington D C Stock No 004 000 00345 4 v1 0 03 2014 by Roslen Eco Networking Products All rights reserved Page 59 of 59
51. gh the webbed grommet at the bottom of the netAQUA Figure 2 Ethernet Cable Connection to the netAQUA v1 0 03 2014 by Roslen Eco Networking Products All rights reserved Page 11 of 59 netAqua USER MANUAL Roslen Eco Networking Products Figure 3 Webbed Grommet for Cable Entry The other end of the Ethernet cable should be inserted into one of the ports marked LAN or Ethernet on your router or network switch Next power up the netAQUA You can watch the start up progress on the LCD Alternatively the Status LED which is the one closer to the front of the device will flash progressively faster as the start up proceeds Once the device is fully up and running the net AQUA Main Control page will be displayed on the LCD and the Status LED will be on green Note that the LEDs and the four control pushbuttons at the bottom of the net AQUA are labeled on the shield that is inside the device in the location above the buttons Figure 4 Ethernet LAN Ports on Back of Router v1 0 03 O 2014 by Roslen Eco Networking Products All rights reserved Page 12 of 59 netAqua USER MANUAL Roslen Eco Networking Products Figure 5 Status LED top WiFi LED bottom Control Pushbuttons one menu level 24VAC Hold Scroll Up button to move up one menu level 24VAC HELP 24VAC Hold Scroll Down and Scroll Up 24VAC amp buttons on bottom of enclosure together to get help information on any page with a flashing
52. i Zone 2 Zone 3 Zone 4 Zone 5 Zone 6 Zone 7 Zone 8 Master Zone 9 Common Common Common SS System Settings E amp 192 168 1 208 config html topmenu section e 5 Bir D Le es Master Valve Www netAQUA I I I Master Valve Enable Configuration Settings available to modify Control some configuration parameters are shown on P anel 7 Enabled Apply this tab Master Valve If enabled the netAQUA will Figure 15 Master Valve Enable 2 4 Program a Basic Watering Plan Now that your netAQUA is connected to your home computer network and to your irrigation valves you can program the device to control your watering You will find all of the main control settings for programming your watering plan on the Watering Settings tab The Watering Global Options section will be the first one that you ll see when you open the Watering Settings tab v1 0 03 O 2014 by Roslen Eco Networking Products All rights reserved Page 20 of 59 netAqua USER MANUAL Roslen Eco Networking Products E Watering Settings Mozilla Firefox File Edit View History Bookmarks Tools Help Watering Settings 1921681 52 control html e B Bing P A ex Global Watering Settings Hip netAQUA Control Panel amp Enable Disable Apply m Watering Settings available to create and modify a watering plan are shown on this tab Global Watering Settings These apply to the whole netAQUA
53. ias for each watering cycle c Zone alias for each zone valve 3 Monitoring inputs a Local temperature sensor installed check b Local rainfall sensor installed check c Internet temperature and humidity enabled check d Internet temperature and humidity location i State city ii Zip code iii Latitude longitude iv Weather Underground Station ID e Degrees F or degrees C selection 4 Time and Date settings a Localization for time zone b Month day and year drop down menus 5 Clock settings a AM PM or 24 hour type clock selection b Hour and minute drop down menus Enable Network Time Protocol to obtain date and time from an Internet server check LCD display a Continuous operation enable check 8 Security Browser Interface access protection a User ID case sensitive b Password case sensitive v1 0 03 2014 by Roslen Eco Networking Products All rights reserved Page 43 of 59 netAqua USER MANUAL Roslen Eco Networking Products 9 Selection to use a Master Valve or to control a ninth watering Zone 10 Selection to restart the net AQUA with default configuration settings 11 Selection to restart the net AQUA 3 8 1 4 Software Page The creation date and version of the current software operating on the netAQUA is shown on the Software page for both the Application and the Bootloader The application is the main software and the bootloader is the base software that loads the application Software
54. idity information only if this feature is enabled The start of the next programmed cycle will reset this alarm 3 16 Browser Interface LCD Differences Functionality provided through the LCD interface is a subset of that provided in the Browser Interface Table 2 provides a summary of which features are included in the Browser Interface only or in both interfaces Table 2 Browser Interface LCD Differences Watering status Yes Alarm status Yes Cycle programming Yes Manual operation Yes Configuration Yes programming Firmware update Yes Failure condition Yes LCD only v1 0 03 2014 by Roslen Eco Networking Products All rights reserved Page 55 of 59 netAqua USER MANUAL Roslen Eco Networking Products 4 Physical Interfaces The following physical interfaces are provided on the netAQUA All cables that connect to the net AQUA are routed through a cable grommet at the bottom of the enclosure 4 1 AC Input The 24 VAC power input interface is via a standard top entry terminal block 4 2 Valve Solenoid Control Outlets A top entry terminal block outlet is provided for each of the nine valve solenoid controls The ninth terminal block outlet is configurable for either Zone 9 control or for Master Valve control Thee terminal block outlets are provided for the common wiring back from the solenoids 4 3 Ethernet One RJ 45 Ethernet port is provided The RJ 45 port includes standard E
55. l Watering Operation Control page in Programming mode 3 9 6 User Programming Details The start of programming is possible on any of the Watering Cycle or Manual Watering Operation pages Programming mode is entered when the PROG pushbutton switch is pressed for at least two seconds hold At all times when the programming mode is in effect the letter P flashes in the lower right corner of the screen When the programming mode is entered the first programmable field is highlighted When the SCROLL DOWN or SCROLL UP button is pressed the highlight advances to the next programmable field When the last or first programmable field is reached in the given direction down or up on the current screen the first or last programmable field is highlighted When the PROG pushbutton is pressed while a programmable field is highlighted that programmable field begins to flash While the field is flashing successive presses of the SCROLL DOWN or SCROLL UP buttons cycles through the possible values When the ENTER pushbutton is held the currently selected value becomes stored for that programmable field and that programmable field stops flashing and becomes only highlighted 3 9 6 1 Special Case Global Watering Enable Disable A special case for user programming exists on the Main Control page When the LCD interface is at this page you can hold the ENTER pushbutton to toggle the Global Watering Enabled condition This single button op
56. most frequent tasks that you might do while interacting with the netAQUA It is designed to get you started easily and quickly in using the device So let s begin 2 1 Connect the netAQUA to Power Depending on your purchase option your net AQUA may include a transformer and if not you will need to connect it to an existing 24 VAC source 2 1 1 Connecting the net AQUA Using the Supplied Transformer The netAQUA power cable has three leads e White 24 VAC input e Black 24 VAC input e Green Ground The green lead must be connected to the center terminal on the transformer The white and black leads need to be connected to the outer terminals it does not matter which color AC lead is connected to which one of the outer terminals INSERT PICTURE OF THE CONNECTED TRANSFORMER To power up the netAQUA insert the transformer to a 110 VAC wall outlet 2 1 2 Connecting the netAQUA to an Existing 24 VAC Source If you are replacing an older irrigation controller with the netAQUA you may already have a source of 24 VAC power available In this case you can connect the netAQUA directly to that source without the need for the transformer The white 24 VAC lead should connect to a terminal marked as 24 VAC on your existing source and the black 24 VAC lead should connect to a second terminal marked as 24 VAC The green lead GND needs to connect to a ground terminal in your existing installation Figure 1 Power Cable Connection to
57. nable radio button in the System Master Watering Control setting group and clicking the Apply button The remaining global watering options such as Slope Clay Settings are described in other sections of this manual Next proceed to program a Watering Cycle by selecting one of the Watering Cycle sections Our example shows Watering Cycle 1 morning The names of the watering cycles zones and the device itself can be configured in the Aliases section of the System Settings tab Each cycle has to be independently enabled by selecting the Yes radio button and clicking Apply The Timer Settings configuration group is where you select the frequency start times and zone watering durations for each connected zone Once the selections are made using the drop down menus you ll need to click the Apply button to make the changes permanent You can repeat this procedure for all other cycles that you plan to program for your watering plan Once the programming is complete you can check when the next watering will begin on the Status tab v1 0 03 2014 by Roslen Eco Networking Products All rights reserved Page 21 of 59 netAqua USER MANUAL Roslen Eco Networking Products File Edit View History Bookmarks Tools Help Watering Settings 3 E amp 192 168 1 52 control html topmenu section e 5 Bing P e Watering Cycle 1 morning kw a m i netAQUA Watering Settings available to create and Control E set Panel Yes No Apply m
58. nd No IP com The first step in setting up a DDNS service is to open an account with your selected DDNS provider Ways to do this vary between the various providers out there but the end result is typically the same you get a customized DDNS address When your account is opened and activated you ll receive an address that is unique to you and hopefully at least somewhat easy to remember For example if you chose No IP com as your DDNS service provider your unique address could include your name BettinaVonArnim no ip org Of course other DDNS providers also allow you to use your name or a host of other terminology which sets up infinite possibilities for how you could configure your DDNS address The next step is to install the DDNS client program on a computer that is most often turned on and on line in your home There are DDNS client programs for virtually any computing platform out there Typically the DDNS service that you choose will have a recommended client program so you should probably use that one The key here is the choice of computer the DDNS client needs to have be able to access the DDNS server freely or as freely as possible For example if you install the DDNS client on a computer that is only turned on a few times per month then the DDNS service most likely will not receive updates of all changes to your router internet IP Address This of course will compromise access to your netAQUA from the internet If you leave
59. netAQUA 33 2 9 Manually Start a Zone Using the LCD Pushbutton Interface 35 3 PUNCTIONS AND FEATURES Fic uu uuu uu eege EEN 37 3 1 Valve Solenoid Outputs Control 37 3 2 Timer Control 37 3 3 Manual Override of Timer Control 37 3 4 Manual Watering Disable 37 3 5 LEDs 37 3 5 1 Status LED 37 3 5 1 1 Status Indication 37 3 5 2 WiFi LED 38 3 6 Monitoring 38 3 6 1 Local Temperature 38 3 6 2 Local Rainfall 38 3 6 3 Internet Temperature and Humidity 38 3 6 4 Water Flow 38 3 6 5 Threshold Response 39 3 6 6 Monitoring Input Threshold Crossing Notification 39 3 7 Ethernet Interfaces 39 3 8 netAQUA Browser Interface 39 3 8 1 Tabbed Navigation 40 3 8 1 1 Status Page 40 3 8 1 2 Watering Settings Page 41 3 8 1 2 1 Global Watering Gettings scenes saeeeeaaeseeaeeeeeeeess 41 38 1 2 2 Watering Cycles 2 15 L I Naa a aaaea aaa EE 42 3 8 1 23 Manual Operations iis eck L eege Ee TEEN egenen 42 3 8 1 2 3 12 2 6 9 9 EEN 42 v1 0 03 2014 by Roslen Eco Networking Products All rights reserved Page 3 of 59 netAqua USER MANUAL Roslen Eco Networking Products 3 8 1 3 System Settings Page 42 3 8 1 4 Software Page 44 3 8 2 Accessibility 44 3 9 LCD Pushbutton Interface 44 3 9 1 Basic Pushbutton Operation 44 3 9 1 1 LCD Wakeup 45 3 9 2 Basic Programming Operation 45 3 9 2 1 Special Case Global Watering Enable Disable 45 3 9 3 Top Level LCD Pages 45 3 9 3 1 Main Control Page 45 3 9 3 2 Watering Status Page 46 3 9
60. netAqua USER MANUAL Roslen Eco Networking Products Roslen eco networking products netAQUA Roslen net AQUA 9D USER MANUAL v1 0 03 2014 by Roslen Eco Networking Products All rights reserved Page 1 of 59 netAqua USER MANUAL Roslen Eco Networking Products User Notes v1 0 03 2014 by Roslen Eco Networking Products All rights reserved Page 2 of 59 netAqua USER MANUAL Roslen Eco Networking Products TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 NETAQUA 9D NETWORK ENABLED IRRIGATION CONTROLLER 9 1 1 Terminology 9 2 Le dente KE 10 2 1 Connect the net AQUA to Power 10 2 1 1 Connecting the netAQUA Using the Supplied Transformer 10 2 1 2 Connecting the netAQUA to an Existing 24 VAC Source 10 2 2 Connect the netAQUA to Your Computer Network 11 2 2 1 Device IP Address on the LCD 13 2 2 2 Type the Name of Your netAQUA into the Browser Address Bar 15 2 2 3 Use the netFINDER Application 16 2 2 4 Connect the netAQUA to your WiFi Network 16 2 3 Connect the netAQUA to the Irrigation Valves 19 2 4 Program a Basic Watering Plan 20 2 5 Manually Launch Watering 23 2 6 Access the netAQUA from Outside 24 2 6 1 Setting up Port Forwarding 24 2 6 2 Setting up Access Security on the netAQUA 26 2 6 3 Setting up a Static IP Address on the netAQUA 26 2 6 4 Setting up a DDNS Service 28 2 6 5 A Summary of Accessing Your netAQUA from the Internet 29 2 7 Access the netAQUA Directly 29 2 8 Update the Software in the
61. nge Hold SCROLL DOWN and SCROLL UP will open Help pages if there is a flashing To help you along the way many pages have simple instructions on them and there are contextual Help Pages as well Anyway to turn on a zone this is what you do If the LCD is off touch any button to turn it on You can enable continuous operation but that is another story You probably have noticed that after a couple of minutes of inaction on the buttons the page will revert to the Main Control Page Starting on that page press SCROLL UP That will take you directly to the Manual Watering Operation page Follow the direction on the page that is hold PROG to run That will take you to the Manual Operation page You will see a flashing P in the lower right which shows that you are in a programming mode and a flashing 2 in the upper right which says that there is a Help page You can get to the Help page by holding both SCROLL DOWN and SCROLL UP together You also see a highlight square by Cycle Number Since we want to turn on a zone you want to move the highlight to Zone so you press SCROLL DOWN once Now you want to set the zone number that you want to turn on so you press PROG The highlight starts to flash so it s ready to be set Press SCROLL UP or DOWN until you get the zone you want and press ENTER to accept The duration is at one minute so if you want to change that press SCROLL DOWN to move the highlight to Time and
62. ns the following information e Hold PROGRAM to run When the PROG pushbutton switch is held for two seconds the interface descends to the manual watering programming level of hierarchy The general arrangement of the Manual Watering Operation page data follows the concept shown in Figure 38 v1 0 03 2014 by Roslen Eco Networking Products All rights reserved Page 47 of 59 netAqua USER MANUAL Roslen Eco Networking Products Operation Hold PROGRAM to run Figure 38 Manual Watering Operation Page 3 9 4 Watering Cycles LCD Pages As mentioned the user can descend to Watering Cycles level from the top level Automatic Watering Settings page by holding SCROLL DOWN The Watering Cycles level contains four LCD pages where the user can view the four watering cycle settings and can enter the programming mode to change these by holding the PROG pushbutton switch There are four Watering Cycle pages one for each of the four available cycles Each Watering Cycle page contains the following data e Cycle Enabled or Disabled Start time HH MM e Frequency Daily or M Tu W Th F Sa Su or Every Odd Day or Every Even Day or Every Second Day or Every Third Day Zone 1 watering time minutes or OFF Zone 2 watering time minutes or OFF Zone 3 watering time minutes or OFF Zone 4 watering time minutes or OFF Zone 5 watering time minutes or OFF Zone 6 watering time minutes or OFF Zone 7 watering time minutes or OF
63. o AC power and is operating normally and watering is globally enabled The Status LED blinks green red when the netAQUA is operating normally and watering is globally disabled The Status LED fast blinks green when the netAQUA is executing any watering process v1 0 03 2014 by Roslen Eco Networking Products All rights reserved Page 37 of 59 netAqua USER MANUAL Roslen Eco Networking Products The Status LED is illuminated steady red when an alarm condition is detected further details are provided later in the document The Status LED blinks green when the processor is booting The LED is controlled to blink green by the software as early as possible during the boot sequence The green blink rate during booting increases as the booting process proceeds towards completion until the Status LED is lit steady green when the netAQUA transitions from the boot sequence to operation 3 5 2 WiFi LED A dual color WiFi LED is provided to the outside of the netAQUA enclosure at the bottom to the left of the four control pushbuttons The WiFi LED is Off when the WiFi interface is not enabled in the Browser Interface The WiFi LED blinks red when the WiFi interface is enabled but there is no WiFi connection The WiFi LED is steady green when the WiFi interface is connected The WiFi LED is steady red when there is a WiFi failure On the non WiFi versions of the netAQUA the WiFi LED is not operational 3 6 Monitoring The netAQUA
64. od of time This is done in the Manual Operations section of the Watering Settings tab In the Start Trigger Settings group you can select the Cycle that you wish to run at any time Just choose it from the drop down menu and click Apply The cycle will start immediately Similarly you can select the Zone that you wish to run at any time as well as the duration of watering Clicking the Apply button will start watering the selected zone and duration i Watering Settings Mozilla Firefox File Edit View History Bookmarks Tools Help Watering Settings 192 168 1 52 control html topmenu_section D tf ex Manual Operations Kw ue netAQUA Start Trigger Settings Watering Settings available to create and Oe aen neger como Setings avaiable to croate and Panel Ge LI O Manual Operations All manual operations Nu will override any currently executing lv programmed watering Start Trigger Settings Any of the four keep SE EE i pi 3 Global Options E ee launched manually for the selected duration at any time_ If programmed watering is Watering running at the time of a manual launch the Cycle 1 Abort Confirmation programmed watering will abort Watering El Yes Confirmation Yes nen Cycle 2 abort any currently executing program or manual watering m o Figure 19 Manual Watering Options A few things to consider First manual controls will override any currently running automated cycles So if you choose
65. odify a watering plan are shown on this tab Watering Cycle 1 Through 4 The enable and timer settings for each of the four Timer Settings available watering cycles are configured here Watering Global Options Type Hour Minute Daily v 06 30 e rE v Watering EE Number Alias Cycle 2 1 top impact 12 Watering 2 bottom impact 12 Cycle 3 3 dip 7 Watering 4 Zone 4 OFF Cycle 4 5 Zone 5 OFF Manual Operations 6 Zone 6 OFF T Zone 7 OFF 8 Zone 8 OFF 9 Zone 9 OFF Figure 17 Cycle Programming E 1921681 52 inder html GIE Bing P f el n T netAQUA netAqua alias netAQUAgarden General status information as well as alarms ae sto on page Panel Currently watering No Watering Status Information about the last Current cycle n a and the next watering cycle is shown here If C t in manual watering was launched and has sn Ea completed it will be shown as the Last Watering time left n a Watering Cycle Device ID Last watering cycle n a Next watering cycle 0 day s 00 26 48 a TEAS nE monitoring inputs status is shown here Also Waterina Figure 18 Status of Upcoming Watering v1 0 03 2014 by Roslen Eco Networking Products All rights reserved Page 22 of 59 netAqua USER MANUAL Roslen Eco Networking Products 2 5 Manually Launch Watering There may be occasions when you ll wish to manually run a programmed cycle or run a single zone for a defined peri
66. of the LCD and backlight is disabled in the Browser Interface the LCD is enabled for 2 minutes when any of the pushbuttons is momentarily pressed If at any time prior to the end of the 2 minute period any of the buttons is pressed the LCD and backlight continues to operate for 2 minutes If the LCD is off and you press a button the first press simply activates the LCD and the second press will cause the button to provide its programmed function 3 9 2 Basic Programming Operation The start of programming is possible on any of the Watering Cycle or Manual Watering Operation pages Programming mode is entered when the PROG pushbutton switch is pressed for at least two seconds hold At all times when the programming mode is in effect the letter P flashes in the lower right corner of the screen When the programming mode is entered the first programmable field is highlighted When the SCROLL DOWN or SCROLL UP button is pressed the highlight advances to the next programmable field When the last or first programmable field is reached in the given direction down or up on the current screen the first or last programmable field is highlighted When the PROG pushbutton is pressed while a programmable field is highlighted that programmable field begins to flash While the field is flashing successive presses of the SCROLL DOWN or SCROLL UP buttons cycles through the possible values When the ENTER pushbutton is held the currently selec
67. ogram page data follows the concept shown in Figure 40 Wed enable Thu enable Fri enable Sat enable Sun enable Hold ENTER when done Figure 40 Watering Cycle Days of the Week Programming 3 9 4 2 Watering Cycles Help in Status Mode The character blinks in the upper right corner of each Watering Cycle page while these are in Status mode that is programming mode has not been entered When you hold both the SCROLL UP and SCROLL DOWN buttons together for two seconds the help page shown in Figure 41 is displayed for next page Hold SCROLL UP to exit Hold PROG to edit page Figure 41 Watering Cycle Status Mode Help Page Holding SCROLL UP returns the interface to the Watering Cycle page in Status mode 3 9 4 3 Watering Cycles Help in Programming Mode The character blinks in the upper right corner of each Watering Cycle page while these are in Programming mode When you hold both the SCROLL UP and SCROLL DOWN buttons together for two seconds the help pages shown in Figure 42 are displayed v1 0 03 2014 by Roslen Eco Networking Products All rights reserved Page 49 of 59 netAqua USER MANUAL Roslen Eco Networking Products Program Help p2 of 2 Press ENTER to accept Hold ENTER to exit programming mode highlight item to set Press PROG to edit item SCROLL UP DN to change Figure 42 Watering Cycle Programming Mode Help Page Successiv
68. on Wireless Network Connection 2 A Disabled Al Microsoft Virtual WiFi Miniport A i Wireless Network Connection Not connected X dl Broadcom 4313GN 802 11b g n 1 Figure 29 Network Connections Listing v1 0 03 2014 by Roslen Eco Networking Products All rights reserved Page 31 of 59 netAqua USER MANUAL Roslen Eco Networking Products Right click on the network interface that you would like to change and select properties on the pop up menu On the new menu that opens select Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 and click the Properties button Fa U Local Area Connection 2 Properties Z Networking Sharing Connect using S Realtek PCle GBE Family Controller This connection uses the following items v E Client for Microsoft Networks sal QoS Packet Scheduler sal File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks Intemet Protocol Version 6 TCP IPv6 pe Intemet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 Link Layer Topology Discovery Mapper 1 0 Driver Link Layer Topology Discovery Responder Install Uninstall Properties Transmission Control Protocol Intemet Protocol The default wide area network protocol that provides communication across diverse interconnected networks Figure 30 Select Properties for IPv4 Select the Use the following IP address radio button to configur
69. ootloader 2 9 Manually Start a Zone Using the LCD Pushbutton Interface There is no doubt that the Browser Interface Control Panel is the easiest way to control the net AQUA but there are times when it is not practical or convenient to get on a networked device like a computer or smartphone The LCD interface is made for those times when you or a caretaker are near the net AQUA and want to just turn a zone on and off or maybe run a full cycle The interface may seem a bit confusing at the beginning but once you see the logic it will become straight forward For the most part the button rules are consistent throughout the interface The four pushbuttons are PROG SCROLL DOWN SCROLL UP and ENTER They allow you to go between pages and to program most of the watering related items in the Browser Interface For each button you can either press it or hold it Press means a momentary button push Hold means pushing the button for 2 seconds or a bit more The function of each is e Press SCROLL DOWN or SCROLL UP 1 moves you between pages on same level or 2 moves highlighting cursor between items on a programming page or 3 changes the values of the highlighted items when selected to program Hold SCROLL DOWN or SCROLL UP moves you vertically up and down between subpages Hold PROG puts page into programming mode Press PROG puts highlighted item into programming mode Press ENTER is like select or accept Hold ENTER is like apply cha
70. ormation The Last Watering indication and the Next Watering indication are not shown while a cycle is active These update when the current watering cycle ends 3 8 1 2 Watering Settings Page The Watering Settings page includes all watering control settings for the netAQUA 3 8 1 2 1 Global Watering Settings The global controls provided for watering control include 1 System Master Watering Control Enable Disable 2 Slope a Enable check b Watering breaks number 1 to 5 c Break duration minutes 1 to 120 3 Local temperature a Enable check b Threshold degrees F 60 to 120 in one degree increments or degrees C 15 to 50 in one degree increments c Extra watering for each zone percentage 5 to 70 in 5 percent increments 4 Local rainfall a Enable check 5 Internet temperature and humidity a Enable internet temperature check b Temperature threshold degrees F 60 to 120 in one degree increments or degrees C 15 to 50 in one degree increments c Extra watering for each zone percentage 5 to 70 in 5 percent increments d Enable internet humidity check e Humidity threshold percentage 60 to 100 in one percentage increment f Reduced watering for each zone percentage 5 to 70 in 5 percent increments 6 Freezing temperature protection a Enable check b Threshold temperature below which watering is automatically disabled degrees F from 14 to 50 or degrees C from 10 to 10 The
71. ory and cookies Manage browser add ons Figure 27 Network and Internet Settings Group Click the Network and Sharing Center to Je ii gt Control Panel Network and Internet Network and Sharing Center v Control Panel Home Manage wireless networks Change adapter settings Change advanced sharing settings View your active networks Change your networking settings K Set up a new connection or network IS Troubleshoot problems Diagnose and repair network problems or get troubleshooting information See also HomeGroup Internet Options Windows Firewall View your basic network information and set up connections open up this settings group a al x EN A See full map BARTLEWALSKI HP This computer Internet Connect to a network You are currently not connected to any networks Setup a wireless broadband dial up ad hoc or VPN connection or set up a router or access point Connect to a network Connect or reconnect to a wireless wired dial up or VPN network connection Choose homegroup and sharing options Access files and printers located on other network computers or change sharing settings Figure 28 Network Connections Click Change adapter settings in the upper left corner GO Organize Disable this network device Diagnose this connection gt MABANETn Realtek PCle GBE Family Controller Local Area Connection 2 Rename this connecti
72. oslen Eco Networking Products When the value ON is programmed for the Abort field the previously entered Watering Cycle or Zone will stop watering The Time value will be accepted and changeable only if a Zone number is programmed 3 10 3 Programming Conflicts If programmed watering cycles interfere in any way the watering cycle with the lower number will have precedence For example if watering cycle 1 is scheduled to start before the completion of watering cycle 3 then watering cycle 3 will abort at the moment when watering cycle 1 starts If watering cycle 4 is scheduled to start before the completion of watering cycle 2 then watering cycle 2 will complete and watering cycle 4 will begin at the point in its sequence when watering cycle 2 ends Manual cycle starts have precedence over any programmed watering cycles For example if watering cycle 3 is currently executing and a manual start is programmed for watering cycle 1 then watering cycle 3 will be automatically aborted and the manually started cycle 1 will start Likewise manual zone starts have precedence over any programmed watering cycles For example if a manual start is programmed for a single zone then any ongoing watering cycle will be aborted automatically 3 11 Factory Default Configuration The default settings are e User ID Admin e Password Password e DHCP enabled e IP Address 192 168 1 44 cable 192 168 1 45 WiFi e Net Mask 255 255 255 0 e Gateway Addr
73. ovided on the netAQUA to attach an accurate high quality water flow sensor The flow sensor averages the flow rate over a number of cycles once a cycle has been programmed If enabled an alarm will be issued if the flow rate exceeds the average by an amount specified by the user Conversely an alarm will also be issued if the flow rate settles below the average by an amount specified v1 0 03 2014 by Roslen Eco Networking Products All rights reserved Page 38 of 59 netAqua USER MANUAL Roslen Eco Networking Products by the user Water flow rate processing applies only to programmed and enabled cycles Once a cycle has been reprogrammed water flow rate processing begins anew with the averaging of the flow rate 3 6 5 Threshold Response Monitoring inputs threshold check is made immediately before the beginning of each programmed cycle When the temperature threshold is crossed and extended watering is enabled the netAQUA extends the cycle duration by the programmed amount When the humidity threshold is crossed and shortened watering is enabled the net AQUA shortens the cycle duration by the programmed amount When rainfall is detected and rainfall sensor processing is enabled all automatic watering is cancelled for the duration of rainfall sensor active output When rainfall is detected while a programmed cycle is running the cycle is aborted 3 6 6 Monitoring Input Threshold Crossing Notification Monitoring input threshold
74. p of settings and click Apply After clicking OK on the pop up window the netAQUA will restart e Press the Enter button at the bottom of the device for more than 10 seconds but less than 30 seconds When you reach the 10 second mark the Status LED will start to flash quickly indicating that you can release the Enter button the netAQUA will then restart e Simply power down the netAQUA and power it back up Note that it is not necessary to press Apply after each step You can make all changes to your selected settings parameters and then press Apply Pressing Apply multiple times does not have any adverse effects Also if you press Apply after each of the WiFi configuration settings changes the netAQUA will prompt you to restart the device You should click OK each time but you do not have to restart the netAQUA until you re done with all settings changes You should check if the netAQUA connects to your WiFi network before you install the device in its permanent location During this test disconnect the Ethernet cable from the netAQUA before restarting to make sure that the connection is via the WiFi interface And place the device near the router to ensure a strong signal Once the netAQUA restarts and completes the start up process you should see the WiFi LED flash red while the device attempts to connect to your WiFi network After a time less than approximately 15 seconds the netAQUA will connect and the LED will turn solid green At
75. rompted to restart the netAQUA which you can do by one of these three methods e Navigate to the System Restart Restore section of the System Settings tab and check the Confirmation box in the Restart System group followed by clicking Apply v1 0 03 2014 by Roslen Eco Networking Products All rights reserved Page 34 of 59 netAqua USER MANUAL Roslen Eco Networking Products e Press the Enter button at the bottom of the netAQUA for more than 10 seconds and less than 30 seconds When the 10 second timeout is reached the Status LED will start flashing to indicate that the system is ready to restart which will happen once your release the button e Power cycle the net AQUA Once the system restarts it will be running the latest version of software Note that the bootloader will rarely be updated The bootloader is the base software that loads the main program If there is a bootloader software update however please take special care when performing that update to make sure that the update process is not interrupted by turning off the device If this happens you may render the device unusable and it might have to be sent to us for repair This is also important while updating the netAQUA software While there are protections built into the system to prevent system failure during software update these do not cover all possible scenarios so please ensure that the device is powered up during the update process for software as well as the b
76. tAQUA Browser Interface Once you choose the External port you ll need to choose the Internal Starting and Ending ports Again then can be the same port With the Netgear WNR3500L router you have two choices e Check the Use the same port range for Internal port in which case the external and internal port numbers will be the same or e Select a different Internal port same number for Internal Starting Port and Internal Ending Port The Internal port identifies the port on a device connected to your home network to which all data coming from the internet to the router addressed to the External port will be send to that device You ll notice on the netAQUA System Settings tab Network Settings section Network Services group that port 80 is shown there as default This means that the netAQUA expects its HTTP traffic coming to port 80 which is the standard port for HTTP traffic So for our example let s type in 80 for the Internal Starting Port number Since we only specified a single port through a unique definition of external ports the Netgear router only allows us to set up a single internal port v1 0 03 O 2014 by Roslen Eco Networking Products All rights reserved Page 24 of 59 netAqua USER MANUAL Roslen Eco Networking Products The last thing to do is to type in the Internal IP Address information This is the IP address of the net AQUA on your home network It can be read from the LCD on the Status tab of the Browser Int
77. tAQUA has been turned off for a long period of time so that the Real Time Clock RTC device has stopped maintaining the date and time Under these circumstances the date and time is programmed to Sunday 00 00 01 12 00 01 AM All programmed watering cycles will execute based on this start time 3 14 Freezing Temperature Protection If the net AQUA determines that the local temperature sensor is installed and enabled by the user and with the Freezing Temperature Protection is enabled any programmed cycles will execute but only if the local temperature sensor indicates a temperature above the configured threshold If local temperature is not enabled or the local temperature sensor is not installed or fails all programmed cycle s will execute regardless of temperature In this case you must ensure that watering does not take place in freezing conditions 3 15 No Internet Access Some of the netAQUA features rely on internet access to function properly This includes processing of internet temperature and humidity If these stimuli for cycle duration calculations are enabled there will be an attempt to obtain them prior to the start of any programmed cycle When this data is not available after three attempts to retrieve it the netAQUA will calculate cycle duration without considering these stimuli An alarm is provided in the Browser Interface indicating that the most recent completed cycle did not include the internet temperature and hum
78. ted programmable field Press the ENTER button to accept the change At any point while in the programming mode when a programming field is not flashing hold the ENTER button for two seconds to accept the programmed values and exit the programming mode The possible values for each programmable field are specified later in Section Error Reference source not found A special case exists when you wish to program the watering cycle frequency One of the possible values is Select Days or after it is programmed it will show the days previously programmed like MoWeFr When you choose this value and it is highlighted and flashing you press the PROG switch again and a page to select the days of the week is presented When the program days of the week page is reached the first programmable field is highlighted Just like on other programming pages press the SCROLL UP or SCROLL DOWN buttons to select the field to edit and press the PROG button to edit the selected variable As before the current selected programmable field is highlighted and blinking Press the SCROLL UP or SCROLL DOWN buttons to change the selected programmable field Press the ENTER button to stop editing the selected value and hold the ENTER button for two seconds to accept the change Hold the SCROLL UP button for at least two seconds to return the LCD interface to the Watering Cycle page that is in the programming mode The general arrangement of a watering frequency pr
79. ted value becomes stored for that programmable field and that programmable field stops flashing and becomes only highlighted 3 9 2 1 Special Case Global Watering Enable Disable A special case for user programming exists on the Main Control page When the LCD interface is at this page you can hold the ENTER pushbutton to toggle the Global Watering Enabled condition This single button operation is intended to make it easy for a local user to quickly override automatic programming and shut off watering The system can be re enabled with this control as well 3 9 3 Top Level LCD Pages There are 5 top level pages that can be seen by pressing the SCROLL DOWN UP buttons on the bottom of the enclosure The pages are in the order of SCROLL DOWN presses Main Control Page Watering Status System Status Automatic Watering Settings Manual Watering Operation Pressing SCROLL UP takes you in the opposite direction between the pages so that you can go directly from the Main Control Page to Manual Watering Operation 3 9 3 1 Main Control Page The first page is the Main Control page and shows the overall watering status of the netAQUA and allows a local user to quickly override automatic watering and shut the watering off or of course enable the system to run normally The Main Control page contains the following information e Global Watering Enabled or Disabled v1 0 03 O 2014 by Roslen Eco Networking Products All rights reserved Page
80. thernet traffic LEDs 4 4 WiFi A standard 802 11b g n WiFi interface is provided on the WiFi version of the net AQUA 4 5 Expansion Module A six pin RJ 11 port is provided to attach an Expansion Module 4 6 Power LED A dual color Power LED is provided that is seen on the outside of the enclosure along the bottom side 47 WiFi LED A dual color WiFi LED is provided that is seen on the outside of the enclosure along the bottom side 4 8 Pushbutton Switches Four tactile pushbutton switches are provided which are accessible from the outside of the enclosure These are the PROG SCROLL DOWN SCROLL UP and ENTER pushbuttons 4 9 Local Rainfall Sensor A top entry terminal block is provided for a contact closure input from a standard off the shelf normally open rainfall sensor 4 10 Local Temperature Sensor A top entry terminal block is provided for a temperature sensor connection 4 11 Water Flow Sensor A top entry terminal block is provided for a water flow sensor pulse input 4 12 EM Power Three top entry terminal blocks are provided for a power and ground leads to the Expansion Module v1 0 03 2014 by Roslen Eco Networking Products All rights reserved Page 56 of 59 netAqua USER MANUAL Roslen Eco Networking Products 5 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE 5 1 WiFi connection problem If the Wifi does not connect or connects intermittently there probably is a signal strength problem In general if another
81. this time you have the three options described in Section 2 2 to access the Browser Interface e Check the netAQUA IP address on the LCD it will be different than that for the Ethernet interface For reference see Section 2 2 1 above e Type the name of the netAQUA in the address bar of your browser However in this case you need to add the letter w at the end of the device name to distinguish access via WiFi from that through the Ethernet cable For reference see Section 2 2 2 above e Use the netFINDER application to locate the netAQUA on your network You ll see the device listed by name with the letter W added at the end to identify that it is connected via WiFi For reference see Section 2 2 3 above Operation of the Browser Interface over WiFi is identical to operation over the Ethernet cable interface v1 0 03 2014 by Roslen Eco Networking Products All rights reserved Page 18 of 59 netAqua USER MANUAL Roslen Eco Networking Products 2 3 Connect the net AQUA to the Irrigation Valves Connecting the irrigation valves to your netAQUA is similar to the way these connections are made to traditional sprinkler controllers First you thread the control wire bundle through the bottom of the net AQUA through the webbed grommet Figure 13 Webbed Grommet for Cable Entry These cable bundles are typically five or seven wire with each wire a different color Once the cable bundle is brought inside the net AQUA the insula
82. tion on each wire needs to be stripped about 1 inch this can also be done before you insert the cable bundle into the netAQUA Atthis point you need to attach each zone wire to the appropriate zone terminal as marked on the shield to the left of the green zone terminals Finally the common wire needs to be attached to one of the terminals labeled Common That s pretty much it Note that there are nine zone terminals available in the netAQUA The ninth zone terminal is marked Master Zone 9 As configured when the netAQUA is shipped from the factory that terminal is set up as Zone 9 which operates the same as all of the other valve outputs If you have a master valve which opens up watering to all of the other valves or if you have a pump that needs to be turned on to provide the flow rate for the irrigation heads you ll need to connect these to the terminal marked Master Zone 9 In addition you will need to configure that terminal as the Master valve terminal To do this select the System Settings tab in the Browser Interface and then the Master Valve section Next check the Enabled box in the Master Valve setting group and click the Apply button You now have the Master Zone 9 valve terminal set up to power the master valve or a pump each time any of the other eight zones are powered v1 0 03 2014 by Roslen Eco Networking Products All rights reserved Page 19 of 59 netAqua USER MANUAL Roslen Eco Networking Products une K
83. to launch cycle 1 manually during the time that cycle 2 is scheduled to run cycle 2 will stop execution and cycle 1 will begin immediately Cycle 2 will not run until its scheduled time will come around again The same holds true for manual starts of a zone If any automated cycle is running and you launch a zone manually that automated cycle will stop and the manually launched zone will run The aborted cycle will run again at its normally programmed time You can also abort any manually started cycle or zone or any automatic cycle during its execution time Simply check the Yes box in the Abort Confirmation group and click Apply Watering will stop immediately Note that you don t have to manually abort a cycle or zone that has been started manually if you wish to move on to another cycle or zone Simply select the new cycle or zone to start manually and click the Apply button Any previously manually started cycle or zone will stop and the newly started cycle or zone will begin watering v1 0 03 2014 by Roslen Eco Networking Products All rights reserved Page 23 of 59 netAqua USER MANUAL Roslen Eco Networking Products 2 6 Access the netAQUA from Outside In order to access the net AQUA and control it from outside your home network you will need to set up Port Forwarding in your router In most cases you will also have to set up a Dynamic Domain Name System DDNS account with one of many DDNS services available on the internet First
84. tton Port Forwarding for the net AQUA will be set up in your router That s all that needs to happen with this function Now you need to know the external address of your router This can be checked in one of two ways e Your router will have a tab or a page or a section of it s configuration interface called Router Status or something similar You can find the external address there labeled as Internet Port IP Address or something similar e You can open your browser and go to a website that will identify your external address One such service is www whatismyip com and there are others When you know the external address of your router you have everything that you ll need to access the netAQUA from the internet with one caveat That is your Internet Service Provider ISP can change the external address assigned to your router at anytime and will likely do that if you power down your router and power it back up again This is why you need a DDNS service which is described in Section 2 6 4 below Or you don t have to worry about your ISP changing the external address of your router if you purchased the option to maintain a fixed external address If you re lucky enough to have a fixed address then that s all you need no DDNS is required If you have a fixed external address for your router or you just wish to try remote access before the ISP changes the external address you can type the external address plus external port
85. ugh 9 or 8 if Master Valve is enabled 3 Duration for specified zone minutes 0 to 120 When a manual start is initiated it executes immediately Only one manual start is possible concurrently Manual start vs timer control conflicts are discussed in Section 3 10 3 3 8 1 2 3 1 Abort A control is provided to abort watering When this is selected during an active watering cycle the cycle aborts When this is selected during an active manual start the manual start aborts 3 8 1 3 System Settings Page The System Settings inputs are divided into sections with each section including 1 Network settings a Ethernet port i Static or DHCP IP address assignment ii IP address used for Static address iii Network mask of the connected network iv Gateway IP address must be provided when Static address is used v MAC address provided for reference and not editable b WiFi port v1 0 03 O 2014 by Roslen Eco Networking Products All rights reserved Page 42 of 59 netAqua USER MANUAL Roslen Eco Networking Products i WiFi interface enabled check ii SSID iii Security 1 Type 2 Key iv Static or DHCP IP address assignment v IP address used for Static address vi Network mask of the connected network vii Gateway IP address must be provided when Static address is used viii MAC address provided for reference and not editable c HTTP port number typically set to 80 2 Aliases a netAQUA alias b Cycle al
86. word combination Note Figure 21 Security Settings You will have to enter your credentials whether you access the Browser Interface from within your home computer network or from an internet connected device username and password are being requested by http 192 168 1 211 The site says Device netAQUAtest S N 21120101000001010100 User Name Bettina Password eeeeeeee cn Figure 22 Security Credentials Entry 2 6 3 Setting up a Static IP Address on the netAQUA In some cases it may be best to operate the netAQUA with a fixed static IP address As mentioned in the Port Forwarding section 2 6 1 you pretty much have to use a static network address for Port Forwarding to work reliably To set up a static IP address for the netAQUA select the System Settings tab The Network Settings section opens up by default on this tab In the Ethernet Port configuration group select the Static radio button and type in the address that you wish to assign to the netAQUA in the Address field You can leave the Netmask field the way it is it is almost always 255 255 255 0 for a typical home computer network You need to also provide the Gateway IP address for the netAQUA to work reliably with a static IP address The Gateway IP address is the LAN IP Address of your router LAN stands for Local Area Network so this is the network address that your router has on your network Click the Apply button

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