APC NBRK0570 User Manual
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NetBotz Appliance User’s Guide
Introduction
The Schneider Electric NetBotz
®
Web Client and Advanced View each provide a software interface for
monitoring and controlling your NetBotz security and environmental monitoring system with the
following NetBotz appliances:
following NetBotz appliances:
NetBotz Rack Monitor 450, NetBotz Rack Monitor 550, NetBotz Rack Monitor 570, NetBotz Room
Monitor 455, and NetBotz Room Monitor 355.
Monitor 455, and NetBotz Room Monitor 355.
You use the Web Client interface primarily to monitor the environment. You use the full-featured
Advanced View to monitor the environment and for system administration. This NetBotz Appliance
User’s Guide explains how to use both the Web Client and Advanced View.
Advanced View to monitor the environment and for system administration. This NetBotz Appliance
User’s Guide explains how to use both the Web Client and Advanced View.
System Definition
Your NetBotz security and environmental monitoring system may consist of one or more appliances.
When using the Web Client or Advanced View, you select one appliance on which to view sensor
readings, live video, and associated devices. Devices associated with the appliance are typically NetBotz
camera or sensor pods connected to the appliance, or supported third-party cameras or other supported
devices that have security and environmental monitoring capabilities.
When using the Web Client or Advanced View, you select one appliance on which to view sensor
readings, live video, and associated devices. Devices associated with the appliance are typically NetBotz
camera or sensor pods connected to the appliance, or supported third-party cameras or other supported
devices that have security and environmental monitoring capabilities.
Basic Concepts and Terminology
Sensor pod and camera pod.
The terms Sensor Pod and Camera Pod are commonly used in both the
Web Client and Advanced View. These terms refer to the two categories of devices that make up your
NetBotz security and environmental monitoring system. Sensor pods typically have multiple internal
sensors or sensor ports for connecting APC or third-party sensors. The NetBotz product line consists of
various sensor pods and camera pods, but in the Web Client and the Advanced View software interface,
references to pods goes beyond the NetBotz products to include other devices, such as Pelco IP cameras
and the Rack Access PX-HID. In addition, the functionality of NetBotz appliances is divided into sensor
pod functionality and camera pod functionality and is initially labeled in the Web Client and Advanced
View as Sensor Pod (Integrated) and Camera Pod (Integrated).
NetBotz security and environmental monitoring system. Sensor pods typically have multiple internal
sensors or sensor ports for connecting APC or third-party sensors. The NetBotz product line consists of
various sensor pods and camera pods, but in the Web Client and the Advanced View software interface,
references to pods goes beyond the NetBotz products to include other devices, such as Pelco IP cameras
and the Rack Access PX-HID. In addition, the functionality of NetBotz appliances is divided into sensor
pod functionality and camera pod functionality and is initially labeled in the Web Client and Advanced
View as Sensor Pod (Integrated) and Camera Pod (Integrated).
Shared devices.
Depending on the hardware and software that you purchased for use with your
NetBotz security and environmental monitoring system, you may be able to monitor remote devices on
your network (for example, Pelco IP cameras, the Rack Access PX-HID, and NetBotz appliances) from
one screen in Advanced View or the Web Client. This feature is called Pod Sharing. If you use Pod
Sharing, remote devices are initially labeled as Shared.
your network (for example, Pelco IP cameras, the Rack Access PX-HID, and NetBotz appliances) from
one screen in Advanced View or the Web Client. This feature is called Pod Sharing. If you use Pod
Sharing, remote devices are initially labeled as Shared.
For additional details on shared devices, see “Pod, Pelco Camera, and Rack Access PX-HID
Sharing” on page 93.
Sharing” on page 93.