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Installation Guide
NetBotz
®
USB Coordinator
& Router
NBWC100U
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Contents
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Product description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Document overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Additional documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Supported appliances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Supported devices on the NetBotz wireless network . . . . 2
Physical Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Components of the Wireless Sensor Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Installing the Wireless Sensor Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Scanning with a USB QR code scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Positioning the USB Coordinator & Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Powering the Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Disconnecting a Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Powering the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Sensor listing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
LED activity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Boot process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Coordinator LED activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Router LED activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Using the Reset Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Monitoring the USB Coordinator & Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Sensor listing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Receiving and sending data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Updating the USB Coordinator & Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Cleaning the USB Coordinator & Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
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Two Year Limited Factory Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Obtaining service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
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NetBotz USB Coordinator & Router Installation Guide
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Introduction
Product description
The NetBotz
®
USB Coordinator & Router connects to a NetBotz appliance and
allows you to monitor the temperature and humidity in your data center using
the NetBotz Wireless Temperature Sensor (NBWS100T and NBWS100H).
Additionally, you can use a Wireless Sensor Pod 180 (NBPD0180) to monitor
multiple temperature readings and rack door access.
The USB Coordinator & Router can be configured as the Coordinator or as a
Router in your wireless sensor network. The USB Coordinator & Routers, and
any End Devices in the network, are monitored by a single NetBotz appliance.
Warning: The USB Coordinator & Router requires a minimum of
BotzWare v4.4 and NetBotz Advanced View v4.4. To upgrade, use
the Upgrade icon in your NetBotz appliance Advanced View, or
visit the APC web site.
ZigBee
®
Certified. The USB Coordinator & Router is ZigBee Certified.
ZigBee is a wireless mesh networking standard for low-power applications.
Schneider Electric is a member of the ZigBee Alliance.
Full information on the ZigBee standard can be found at the ZigBee Alliance
website: http://www.zigbee.org.
Document overview
The NetBotz USB Coordinator & Router Installation Guide describes how to
install the USB Coordinator & Router, and configure its settings. Specific
instructions on installing other devices on the wireless sensor network are in the
installation instructions for each device.
Additional documentation
Unless otherwise noted, the following documentation is available on the CD
provided with the NetBotz appliance, or on the applicable product page on the
APC Web site, www.apc.com. To quickly find a product page, enter the product
name or part number in the Search field.
NetBotz Appliance User’s Guide – Includes all details for using, managing, and
configuring a NetBotz system with one of the following appliances: NetBotz
Room Monitor 455 (NBWL0455, NBWL0456), NetBotz Rack Monitor 450
(NBRK0450), NetBotz Rack Monitor 550 (NBRK0550), or NetBotz Rack
Monitor 570 (NBRK0570).
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Supported appliances
You can connect the USB Coordinator & Router to a wireless sensor network
on any of the following appliances:
• NetBotz Rack Monitor 450 (NBRK0450)
• NetBotz Room Monitor 455 (NBWL0455, NBWL0456)
• NetBotz Rack Monitor 550 (NBRK0550)
• NetBotz Rack Monitor 570 (NBRK0570)
The NetBotz Rack Monitor 450 appliance supports a total of 26 wireless
devices on the wireless sensor network.
The NetBotz Room Monitor 455, NetBotz Rack Monitor 550, and NetBotz
Rack Monitor 570 appliances support a total of 48 wireless devices on the
wireless sensor network.
Supported devices on the NetBotz wireless network
The following wireless devices can be configured as a Coordinator or a Router:
The following wireless devices can be configured as an End Device:
Warning: Only the devices listed above are compatible with the
USB Coordinator & Router. Other devices will not function and
may damage the device.
Sensor Name Range Part Number
NetBotz USB Coordinator & Router 100 ft -
line of
sight
NBWC100U
NetBotz Wireless Sensor Pod 180 100 ft -
line of
sight
NBPD0180
Sensor Name Range Part Number
NetBotz Temperature Sensor 100 ft -
line of
sight
NBWS100T
NBWS100H
NetBotz Wireless Sensor Pod 180 100 ft -
line of
sight
NBPD0180
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Physical Description
Inventory
Inspect the contents of the package to ensure that the parts included match those
shown below. Report missing or damaged contents to Schneider Electric or
your reseller. However, if damage was due to shipping, immediately report the
damage to the shipping agent.
The shipping and packaging materials are recyclable. Please save
them for later use or dispose of them appropriately.
Item Description
Status LED Signifies the mode and the current state of the USB Coordinator
& Router
Reset button Used to reboot the USB Coordinator & Router or reset it to
factory defaults
Item
Description
NetBotz USB Coordinator & Router
AC-USB adapter (not shown)
Literature kit (not shown)
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Components of the Wireless Sensor Network
The USB Coordinator & Router can be configured to act in two different modes
on a wireless sensor network: Coordinator or Router. The mode of a USB
Coordinator & Router is determined by the manner in which power is supplied
to the device. The factory default is Router mode.
Host Appliance. A wireless sensor network is monitored by a single NetBotz
appliance, listed in “Supported appliances” on page 2. The appliance collects
data from the wireless sensor network, and generates alerts based on sensor
thresholds.
The host appliance supports a total of 26 or 48 wireless devices on the wireless
sensor network. For more information, see “Supported devices on the NetBotz
wireless network” on page 2.
Coordinator. Each NetBotz host appliance and wireless sensor network must
have one and only one Coordinator. The Coordinator is connected directly to
the host appliance via USB. It reports data from the sensors on the network, and
provides firmware updates to the wireless network, when available. Once it is
connected to the USB Type A port on the NetBotz appliance, the USB
Coordinator & Router is automatically configured as the Coordinator on your
wireless sensor network.
Note: If a Wireless Sensor Pod 180 is used as the Coordinator, it must be
configured as a serial device on the host appliance through the Wireless Sensor
Setup task in the Advanced View interface.
Router. The factory default for the USB Coordinator & Router is Router
mode. A USB Coordinator & Router configured as a Router extends the range
of the wireless sensor network and passes information back and forth from the
Coordinator to the End Devices, and from itself to the Coordinator. A wireless
sensor network can contain multiple Routers; one Router for every three racks
is recommended.
A USB Coordinator & Router, or a Wireless Sensor Pod 180, powered by an
AC-USB adapter, not attached to the NetBotz appliance, is automatically
configured as a Router.
If a USB Coordinator & Router has previously been configured as a
Coordinator, you must first reset it to factory defaults before powering it as a
Router. See “Using the Reset Button” on page 13.
End Device. An End Device monitors attached and internal sensors and sends
data back to the monitoring appliance through the network. A Wireless
Temperature Sensor, or a Wireless Sensor Pod 180 powered by batteries, is
automatically configured as an End Device.
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Note: For information about using the Wireless Temperature
Sensor or the Wireless Sensor Pod 180 on your wireless network,
see the installation manual that came with the product.
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Installing the Wireless Sensor Network
Overview
The order in which you power and configure your wireless network is
important. For best results, power and configure your wireless network as
follows:
Scan the extended address (MAC) of each USB Coordinator &
Router. You can use a hand-held USB scanner with document capture
capabilities to scan the MAC address
bar code on the label packaged with each
USB Coordinator & Router, or the QR code on each Wireless Temperature
Sensor or Wireless Sensor Pod 180, directly into the “Add Addresses” dialog,
accessed from the Wireless Sensor Setup task in the Advanced View.
Alternatively, you can use any bar code or QR code scanner to save a list of
MAC addresses to a text file, one address per line, and copy and paste it into the
dialog, or enter the MAC addresses manually.
Some QR code scanners return the part number, serial number, and MAC
address on one line:
XN:NBWC100U%SN:XXXXXX123456%MAC:00C0B70000XXXXXX.
To add a device to your wireless network, enter only the alphanumeric MAC
address of each device in the “Add Addresses” dialog in the Advanced View.
Once the MAC addresses have been added to the list, you must click Apply
Commission List to save the list to the NetBotz appliance.
Select the Coordinator and Routers. Choose the USB Coordinator &
Router that will become the Coordinator. Note the extended address of the
Coordinator. Choose one or more USB Coordinator & Routers to become
Routers.
Mount the sensors. Choose the locations for the Routers (USB Coordinator
& Router or Wireless Sensor Pod 180) and End Devices (Wireless Temperature
Sensor or Wireless Sensor Pod 180). Do not power the Routers or End
Devices at this time.
Note: For information about mounting the Wireless Temperature
Sensor or Wireless Sensor Pod 180, see the manual that came with
the device.
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Power the Coordinator. Power the Coordinator FIRST. Connect one and
only one USB Coordinator & Router to a USB Type A port on the NetBotz
appliance.
Power the Routers. Power each Router using the included AC-USB
adapter, not directly connected to the NetBotz appliance.
Power the End Devices. To power the Wireless Temperature Sensor, turn it
on using the rocker switch on its side. To power the Wireless Sensor Pod 180,
insert the included batteries. To preserve battery life, do not power the End
Devices until after the Coordinator and the Routers are powered.
Note: For information about powering the Wireless Temperature
Sensor or Wireless Sensor 180, see the manual that came with the
device.
Scanning with a USB scanner
When you use a USB scanner, the extended address (MAC) of each USB
Coordinator & Router will appear in the list in Advanced View in the correct
format.
1. Attach a hand-held USB scanner to a computer running the NetBotz
Advanced View.
2. With the Advanced View open to the “Add Addresses” dialog in the
Wireless Sensor Setup task, scan the MAC address
bar code on the label
packaged with each USB Coordinator & Router.
3. Click Apply Commission List to save the list to the NetBotz appliance.
Note: Depending on the appliance model, you can add up to 26 or
up to 48 wireless devices on the wireless sensor network, including
the Coordinator and Routers. For more information, see
“Supported devices on the NetBotz wireless network” on page 2.
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Positioning the USB Coordinator & Router
When planning your installation locations, be sure to place each USB
Coordinator & Router within range of the Coordinator or another Router. The
maximum wireless range of the USB Coordinator & Router is 100 ft (line of
sight). This range is a best-case scenario and the signal will be strongly affected
by environmental interference. Use the RSSI sensor reading (available in the
device’s sensor listing in Advanced View) to tune device placement.
To improve connection strength, it is recommended to use a Router in every
third rack to boost reception.
The recommended minimum distance between wireless devices is 2 ft.
Additional information on device placement may be found on the APC
Knowledge Base, http://www.apc.com/support/answers.cfm.
Note: Install the USB Coordinator & Router in an environment
compatible with the environmental specifications on page 16.
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