Multiple Server Room Monitoring
- Camera images on single web page
- Up to 100 units monitored
- Low cost, simple to install
- Consolidated graphs
- Video thumbnails show alarm state
- No SNMP setup required
- Easy firmware updating
- Auto detects sensor additions
- Produces HIPAA logs
- Configure alarms across multiple units
Each IT WatchDogs monitoring device can be used with a variety of popular monitoring packages such as What's Up Gold, Nagios, IP Sentry, OpenView and other SNMP-based monitors. Each IT WatchDogs device internally contains the SNMP data known as the MIB.
However, where specific monitoring of IT WatchDogs equipment and single web page presentation of multiple video cameras is desired, the WatchDog Console is a good alternative. Installation is fast and simple; the user simply types in the IP addresses of the devices to be monitored. No SNMP experience is required. Setup takes minutes.
Monitor, control and upgrade multiple heterogeneous devices from a single web-based application.
The problem of updating firmware for dozens of Goose devices has been solved. Users can selectively upgrade firmware multiple devices by a single mouse click and receive affirmation of the upgrade.
Easily standardize your alarm settings across all your units simultaneously. Browse, sort, and select alarms based on your criteria and update with a push of a button.
The software can be installed on almost any Windows PC and can be accessed using only a Web browser - no client software is required.
Devices are monitored continuously and data is available in various formats including tables, graphs, and on-disk CSV log files.
A security camera view consolidates video from remote server rooms. The video consolidation page gives the user a visual summary of the device (a WeatherGoose, for example) condition in two possible modes: Full and Terse.
View Data from One Web Site
Specific data consolidation features include:
- Continuously log all sensor readings to on-disk Excel&trade and database-compatible CSV files. Packages data by day, week, or month.
- Compare sensor readings across devices with a stacked-bar view.
- Graph sensor readings across devices with overlapped line-graph view.
- Security Cam view displays thumbnail array of all web-cams.
- Color-coded bars indicate when devices are currently in or close to an alarm state.
- Category-based alarm browsing.
Logging Data to Excel&trade Files
Devices are monitored continuously and data is available in various formats including tables, graphs, and on-disk CSV log files. Excel or other database tools can be used with the data.
Variety of ITW Devices Monitored
The web-based Console 2.3 device manager lets you remotely manage multiple, heterogeneous (mixed type) devices. View all device types and current firmware versions.
Most ITWatchDogs devices and sensors are supported:
- WeatherDuck
- WeatherGoose (WxGoos-1)
- SuperGoose (WxGoos-2)
- MiniGoose (WxGoos-3)
- PowerEggs
- Variable Speed Fan Controller
- All remote sensors
- All web-based and USB cameras
- Many ITW-based OEM devices
Sensor Consolidation and Graphing
The WatchDog Console continuously records data from all internal and external sensors from each configured device. Sensor data can be viewed and processed in several ways.
The "Graph" view superimposes sensor values from multiple devices. The user can pick which type of sensor to graph (e.g. temperature, air flow, amperage) and all applicable values are displayed. The user can also select from several time intervals.
Sensor values from multiple devices are superimposed simultaneously. Suspicious values may be called out quickly while devices that cannot be contacted are displayed at the bottom of the screen.
The "Status" view displays a table of sensor values from multiple devices. Colored bars show values visually; the color is red if the value indicates an alarm condition, yellow if the value is close to an alarm condition, or green if the value is well within the alarm threshold. Sort by values or by device. Click any device
Graph views consolidate sensor data from multiple devices, and colors clearly indicate device status.
If any devices are currently off-line they are displayed at the bottom with an appropriate error message to assist the operator in diagnosing unexpected failures.
The console automatically detects all sensor types, valid ranges, and units of measurement. When new devices or sensor types are added, this meta-data is detected automatically.
Security Camera View
A security camera view consolidates video from remote server rooms.
Watch all your remote server rooms at once and in real time with the "Security Camera View." USB and web-enabled cameras connected to monitored devices are automatically detected and arranged on the security camera web page.
Colors clearly call out devices in or near alarm conditions. Click an image to visit the website for that device.
Additional web-enabled cameras can be added to the view even if they are not attached to an ITWatchDogs device. A form at the bottom of the page lets you enter additional devices which are displayed at the end of the list.
The Security Camera View permits real-time visual observation of multiple heterogeneous devices with a single web-based application using standard USB and web-enabled cameras. Camera feeds are arrayed and color-coded, enabling quick system diagnosis.
Data Logging - HIPAA Logs Created
All sensor data can be logged to on-disk files for long-term storage, analysis, and process compliance. Values are stored in the industry-standard CSV format compatible with Excel and most databases.
Each log entry contains a date/time stamp taken from the host Windows server and a reading from every sensor on every attached device. The administrator controls how often log entries are made.
The administrator sets the on-disk directory that should contain the log files. Sensor data is packaged into files by day, week, or month.
Simplified Remote Device Upgrades
Selectively upgrade multiple devices simultaneously for new device firmware releases. See which of your devices are currently down.
The WatchDog Console can remotely and simultaneously upgrade heterogeneous devices.
The "Push Firmware" view displays all devices with their type and currently installed firmware version. The administrator can quickly see which devices are not on the desired version.
Push new firmware upgrades onto multiple heterogeneous devices simultaneously.
New firmware (supplied by ITWatchDogs) is placed in a directory on the local hard drive. The Console automatically associates these firmware versions with each device according to its type.
The administrator indicates which versions should be applied to which devices using a drop-down box. Then, with the push of an "Update" button, firmware is pushed out to the remote devices. While the upgrades are in progress or devices are rebooting after upgrade, the console shows percent complete or "rebooting."
Upgrading devices, even in the field, is easy with WatchDog Console v2.3. Current firmware versions and available upgrades are displayed for each system device.
For even faster upgrades, the Console displays a list of versions at the bottom of the screen which the administrator can use to upgrade all units to the same version. Any units already on that version are left alone.
If the network connection is interrupted during an upgrade, the Console will continue to retry upgrades until they are complete. Do not interrupt power to a device that is only partially upgraded as the unit could be damaged as a result.
Device Configuration
Each device is configured by supplying its IP address or host name and the port on which its web server is running. If a read-only user name and password is in effect, that must also be supplied to the console.
Each device also gets a short description in addition to the friendly names configured inside the device.
Configuration inside each device is picked up automatically and used by the Console. For example, all friendly names for devices and external sensors are used for tables, graphs, and logging.
Devices can be configured even if they are not yet available on the network. Whenever devices become unavailable, they are displayed at the bottom of the web page with a descriptive error message.
Configuration data is stored as an XML file and can be backed up or generated by another system.
Alarm Configuration
Use the alarm configuration feature to set an alarm across multiple sensors and units. This allows for easy standardization of alarm trips.
Simply select the desired sensor location and type and the WatchDog Console will display all sensors matching those specifications. Furthermore, the resulting sensor list is sortable by any of its categories: Name, Current Value, Low Trip, High Trip, and Alarm Setting.
Update any sensor alarm setting by selecting its corresponding check box, keying in the new alarm values, and clicking "Set Alarm". Alarms that are in the process of updating are identified, as are any problems that were encountered during the alarm update process.
Multiple alarms on multiple devices can easily be adjusted, saving hours of configuration time.
Server Requirements
Supported on Windows 2000/XP/2003 Server platforms. Requires 100MB of memory and 10MB bytes of disk excluding log files. Processor loading is minimal.
Summary of Features
- Runs as a Windows service. Can be started and stopped remotely.
- All functions available from web-based interface.
- Supports hundreds of devices.
- Automatically detects changes in remote sensors attached to devices.