Monnit Gateway Settings Guide
Using our wireless sensor network can provide near real-time visibility on the status of your assets and gives you the ability to make proactive decisions based on the data your network will provide you with.
This resource will guide you on how to set up your Gateway network and provide you with various resources on how to manage features and any issues that may arise.
Before you begin
Make sure you have the iMonnit app downloaded. If you need help with this, please see our resource: How to download and log into the iMonnit mobile app
Make sure you have added the Gateway to your network. If you need help with this, please see our resource: Monnit Sensor Self-Installation Guide
1. Overview
1. Launch the iMonnit mobile app.
2. Click the drop-down menu in the upper right and select Gateways
3. Select one of the gateways that you wish to edit the settings for
4. Across the top of the screen you have four buttons
a. History: Includes a list of past heartbeats and messages
b. Actions: Includes a list of all Actions you have assigned to this particular gateway
c. Settings: To make changes to your gateway network connection
d. Sensor List: Includes a list of sensors registered to this particular gateway.
5. For the purpose of this guide we will focus on the Settings tab for Ethernet Gateways for Cellular Gateways, please click here.
6. The first tab is the General tab
a. Gateway Name: You can assign your gateway a unique name
b. Heartbeat Minutes: You can configure the interval the gateway checks in with the server. The default is set to 5 min.
c. Poll Rate: This will only apply if you are using Monnit Control or Monnit Local Alert. For more on these features, click here.
d. On Aware Messages: If your sensors are set to heartbeats less than 5min apart, this setting will relay this heartbeat data to the server instead of waiting at the regular 5 min interval.
7. The second tab is the Network tab:
a. DHCP: You can toggle between Static and Dynamic. A static Internet Protocol (IP) address is a numerical sequence assigned to a computer.
b. Network Mask: Also known as a ‘subnet mask’, this number hides the network half of an IP address.
c. Default Gateway: This is a forwarding host a computer utilizes to relay data to the internet.
d. Default DNS Server: DNS servers take alphanumeric data (ie, URL addresses) and dial the number for the server continuing the information you are looking for.
8. The third tab is the Command tab:
a. Reform Network: Click this button if you would like to refresh all the sensors connected to this gateway. Use this option when you are moving sensors from one gateway to another to ensure that you have the right sensors on the right gateway.
b. Update Gateway Firmware: If there are available firmware updates, they will appear here and you can click to download the latest.
c. Reset Gateway to Factory Defaults: This will erase all your unique settings and return the gateway to factory default settings.
9. The fourth tab is the Interface tab:
a. Activate SNMP Interface: Click this button and a new tab will appear named SNMP above, click on that tab:
I. SNMP Address: This is the IP address for the SNMP Client you wish to communicate with the device
II. Port: The number for where the server data from the gateways is received.
III. Trap Active: A ‘Trap’ is an alert state sent from a sensor to the gateway which is then relayed to the server.
IV. Trap Port: The server port where the trap alert state is sent when active.
b. Activate Modbus Interface: Click this button and a new tab will appear named Modbus above, click on that tab:
I. TCP Timeout Seconds: The amount of time the gateway waits for a request to be received by the server before the session times out and the connection is refused.
II. Port: The number for where the server data from the gateway is received.
c. Activate Real Time Interface: Click this button and a new tab will appear named Modbus above, click on that tab:
I. TCP Timeout Seconds: The amount of time the gateway waits for a request to be received by the server before the session times out and the connection is refused.
II. Port: The number for where the server data from the gateway is received.