Need a step by step instruction on getting the ACIII PRO Online
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Did you run through the set up procedure in the manual? Specifically, the net setup on page 20 of the manual. Once you assign a fixed ip address to the ACIII Pro, just type that ip address into your browser running on a computer attached to your network and you should be logged into the ACIIIPro.
Admin and password have be changed on the ACIIIPro unit itself. You can't change this on the web iterface for security reasons. See page 14 of your manual for the menu tree inside the ACIIIPro and you will see the login and password accessible under net setup. There is also a brief description of setting this up on page 20 of the manual.
You have to do extra work to access the AC from the internet. This is network admin work you will have to do to configure your home network so that access will be allowed from the internet to your ACIII. Most people have a home DSL/Cable router that their computers are attached to. In addition, most people have dynamix ip addresses instead of fixed ip addresses (mine are fixed so it was a little esier for me).
Your home router implements a protocol called Network Address Translation (NAT for short). This means that your public ip address that your isp asssigns you (and that is accessible from the internet) is 'translated" to your private ip addresses that exist on your home network behind your router and firewall. This is done to keep hackers out of your computers that exist behind your router/firewall.
Specifically, when a you browse a web page and request info, the info is sent back from the internet to your public ip address. Your router then receives this information and "routes" it to the specific computer on your home lan that requested the info. In doing this, it routes the info to the private ip address that exists for that computer behind the router/firewall. Usually something like 192.1.0.*
So, you need to create an exception on your home router to allow web page requests (to your ACIIIPro) from the internet to be routed directly to the ACIIIPro. You are effectively creating a tunnel through your firewall and home lan for these requests to go specifically to your ACIIIPro. To do this, most routers have a setup feature. On my linksys it is under applications and gaming. From there you go to port forwarding. You want to forward all requests from the internet for web access to your fixed ip address on the ACIIIPro. The specific port you need is port 80. Port 80 is the port for web requests. So, you would forward all requests from the internet beginning and ending on port 80 to the fixed ip address for your ACIIIPro.
Now, the next step is how to get to your home router from the internet so that these web requests have a chance to get to your ACIIIPro. In order to describe this, it depends on whether you have fixed IP addresses or dynamic ip addresses. If dynamic, I will have to describe more details. Let me know on this. Have to run some errands for a bit, but will be back.
You have to do extra work to access the AC from the internet. This is network admin work you will have to do to configure your home network so that access will be allowed from the internet to your ACIII. Most people have a home DSL/Cable router that their computers are attached to. In addition, most people have dynamix ip addresses instead of fixed ip addresses (mine are fixed so it was a little esier for me).
Your home router implements a protocol called Network Address Translation (NAT for short). This means that your public ip address that your isp asssigns you (and that is accessible from the internet) is 'translated" to your private ip addresses that exist on your home network behind your router and firewall. This is done to keep hackers out of your computers that exist behind your router/firewall.
Specifically, when a you browse a web page and request info, the info is sent back from the internet to your public ip address. Your router then receives this information and "routes" it to the specific computer on your home lan that requested the info. In doing this, it routes the info to the private ip address that exists for that computer behind the router/firewall. Usually something like 192.1.0.*
So, you need to create an exception on your home router to allow web page requests (to your ACIIIPro) from the internet to be routed directly to the ACIIIPro. You are effectively creating a tunnel through your firewall and home lan for these requests to go specifically to your ACIIIPro. To do this, most routers have a setup feature. On my linksys it is under applications and gaming. From there you go to port forwarding. You want to forward all requests from the internet for web access to your fixed ip address on the ACIIIPro. The specific port you need is port 80. Port 80 is the port for web requests. So, you would forward all requests from the internet beginning and ending on port 80 to the fixed ip address for your ACIIIPro.
Now, the next step is how to get to your home router from the internet so that these web requests have a chance to get to your ACIIIPro. In order to describe this, it depends on whether you have fixed IP addresses or dynamic ip addresses. If dynamic, I will have to describe more details. Let me know on this. Have to run some errands for a bit, but will be back.
Ok, to get the Dynamic Ip address to work, read through this thread:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=573192&highlight=ACIIIPro+AND+IP
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=573192&highlight=ACIIIPro+AND+IP
I am just setting up my AqIII Pro as well. I've got all the wires connected but I have no idea how to get my computer to communicate with the AqIII Pro. Do I have to change the IP address, netmask etc from the defaults? If so what do I change them too? I have installed Aquanotes but when I open the program the window is blank. I guess the manual just isn't basic enough for someone like myself who doesn't have any knowledge of network set ups.
Can anyone steer me thru this?
Thanks,
Jay
Can anyone steer me thru this?
Thanks,
Jay
Do you have a home router?
If so what is the private lan addressing scheme you are using? Check your router settings and see what the gate way address is, the dns addresses and what range of dhcp addresses you are using. Probably for the gateway, it is something like
192.168.0.1.
select a fixed ip address in the format used by your home network, but outside the range of dhcp assigned addresses. This is so you can have a fixed ip address for the ACIIIPro that won't interfere with dhcp assigned addresses.
Enter this address as your ip address into the ACIII under the net setup section
enter the netmask. The default setting is probably ok.
enter the gataway address for your router
enter dns ip addresses used by your router and isp.
restart the unit
If so what is the private lan addressing scheme you are using? Check your router settings and see what the gate way address is, the dns addresses and what range of dhcp addresses you are using. Probably for the gateway, it is something like
192.168.0.1.
select a fixed ip address in the format used by your home network, but outside the range of dhcp assigned addresses. This is so you can have a fixed ip address for the ACIIIPro that won't interfere with dhcp assigned addresses.
Enter this address as your ip address into the ACIII under the net setup section
enter the netmask. The default setting is probably ok.
enter the gataway address for your router
enter dns ip addresses used by your router and isp.
restart the unit
No, it's actually a good question. All routers are different, but you should be able to log into yours in some way. When you first set it up you likely had to enter some settings. You would log into it by typing its IP address (your gateway address) into the your web browser and the browser shoul take you to the router login page. There should be some type of status page on the router that will show you all your current settings. What kind of router is it?
It's a netgear router. I found the settings. I changed them on the ACIII but I'm still having problems. I have 3 DNS IP addresses listed. Does it matter which ones I input for the DNS and Alternate DNS? Also when I was inputting the numbers for my IP and Gateway I noticed that the third set of numbers in each address had only one or two digits. The ACIII has three digits in each set. So is .10 entered as .100 or .010 ?
When I'm testing the communication do I just enter the IP address in my web browser or is there some other way to find the ACIII?
Thanks again,
Jay
When I'm testing the communication do I just enter the IP address in my web browser or is there some other way to find the ACIII?
Thanks again,
Jay
As for the DNS settings just use the primary and secondary (or the first one and second one listed). That should be good enough.
In setting the IP address for the ACIIIPro: for the third set of digits, use the leading zero so that
192.168.10.10 should be entered as 192.168.010.010
When testing, you just enter the IP address you assigned to the ACIIIPro in your web browser (without leading zeros).
See if that works
In setting the IP address for the ACIIIPro: for the third set of digits, use the leading zero so that
192.168.10.10 should be entered as 192.168.010.010
When testing, you just enter the IP address you assigned to the ACIIIPro in your web browser (without leading zeros).
See if that works
Hey congrats!!
There's nothing like seeing your data over the ethernet.
Aquanotes is pretty easy. When setting it up,
Goto the database tab at the top
Select tank data base from the list
Select the config tab
In the interface box select Aqua3 radio button
In the TCP/IP box (at the bottom of page), enter the ACIIIPro's Ip address, the login and the password. Now is a good time to set up a login and password on the ACIIIPro. You have to do this from the ACIIIPro itself. See page 20 of the manual.
There's nothing like seeing your data over the ethernet.
Aquanotes is pretty easy. When setting it up,
Goto the database tab at the top
Select tank data base from the list
Select the config tab
In the interface box select Aqua3 radio button
In the TCP/IP box (at the bottom of page), enter the ACIIIPro's Ip address, the login and the password. Now is a good time to set up a login and password on the ACIIIPro. You have to do this from the ACIIIPro itself. See page 20 of the manual.
Sounds great!
Yeah, just leave aquanotes running and it will be recording the datalog. Make sure the "record data log" is checked in the config tab. It has a pretty nice manual as a pdf that is installed with the software. Goto the help tab or it should be under the aquanotes tab in your program list.
Yeah, just leave aquanotes running and it will be recording the datalog. Make sure the "record data log" is checked in the config tab. It has a pretty nice manual as a pdf that is installed with the software. Goto the help tab or it should be under the aquanotes tab in your program list.
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