Cortexa Technology 7202 Bedienungshandbuch

Cortexa owner’s Manualwww.CortexateChnology.CoMCopyright Cortexa Technology Inc., @ 2006

Continued10n ConneCting the Cortexa to the networkThis step establishes the Cortexa to your network and the accessibility to the Internet. In most c

Continued11n writing eventsNow that everything is congured in the Cortexa, you are ready to start writing events. This is the fun part, where the sy

Continued12n setuP your loCal area network (lan)Your computer should be connected to a port on a network switch, and the network switch connected to t

Continued13n Configuring the routerThis section details how to congure the Router within the Cortexa to manage your network and gain access to the In

Continued14dhCPIf you are connecting through DHCP or a dynamic IP address from your ISP, perform these steps:Select DHCP as the TYPE. Click the Save b

Continued15PPtPPPTP is a service used mainly in Europe. If you are using a PPTP connection, check with your ISP for the necessary conguration informa

Continued16n main menusystem informationThe home page provides detailed system information. Here you see the resources that are being used, the status

Continued17Cortexa 7202 ConfIguratIon utIlItyChange PasswordThe password section allows the current user to change passwords. If logged in as admin, t

Continued18Cortexa 7202 ConfIguratIon utIlItyreboot systemSelect reboot system and click YES. A reboot will take approximately one minute.faCtory def

Continued19Cortexa 7202 ConfIguratIon utIlItyNames, Triggers, Cases aNd aCTioNsThese are the four things to consider in event writing. Here’s what th

2table of ContentsIntroduCtIon n CongratulatIons 6n organIzatIon of thIs owners guIde 6n systeM Contents 6n systeM requIreMents 6get

Continued20Cortexa 7202 ConfIguratIon utIlItyexamples of eveNTsHere we will look at four actual events to help you see how the above parameters work t

Continued21Cortexa 7202 ConfIguratIon utIlItyThe event is now complete and looks simply like this. This is not a very complicated event, however we ho

Continued22Cortexa 7202 ConfIguratIon utIlItyWe now click Edit Case. In this situation, our case is a Weather Condition. That condition is based on

Continued23Cortexa 7202 ConfIguratIon utIlItyThe command “Sleep For” is used to let the sprinkler zone run. So for zone 1, we open it, then the event

Continued24Cortexa 7202 ConfIguratIon utIlItyOur ag is called “Vacation”. Flags are setup up in the Flag Manager, again within Home Management. Our

Continued25Cortexa 7202 ConfIguratIon utIlItygoodnIghtThis event runs last thing at night. We will use it to highlight another nice feature; the abil

Continued26Cortexa 7202 ConfIguratIon utIlItydeviCe manager• Control: Enables selection of the module you would like to delete or edit• Description:

Continued27Each device added is associated with an area (room). In the user interface under Areas, you will then see and have control of, each device

Continued28deviCe address iNformaTioNThis section changes depending on the device type. Each type has a unique way of being addressed. Please refer to

Continued29upBTo setup UPB, you will need to download the UPB UPStart utility from PCS at http://www.pcslighting.com/.Once you have setup your lights

Continued3table of Contentsn adMInIstratIon 17 user MaIntenanCe 17 baCKuP / restore 17 software uPdates 17 reboot systeM 18 fa

Continued30Cortexa 7202 ConfIguratIon utIlItyluTroN HomeWorksInstall devices as per manufacturers instructions. Having congured the devices and scen

Continued31Cortexa 7202 ConfIguratIon utIlItydeviCe manager (ir)This section allows you to create a list of IR Commands to control your IR devices. I

Continued32• Control: Enables selection of module you would like to delete or edit• Device Name: The name of the device to be controlled• Button Na

Continued33ediT Camera• Hardware Type: This tells the Cortexa how to get this image.• Description: A description for the video source.• Show This D

Continued34The security system zone information from your security system is entered here:• Type: The type of zone information• Description: The nam

Continued35video arChiveThis section allows you to view and manage the archived video stored on the built in ash memory.The bar graph (top right) sho

Continued36n rePortingdeviCe logsThe device logs display all device status changes. The day selector may be used to go back to a specic date to revie

Continued37system logsThe system log is a list of warnings, and errors from the internal operating system. If a problem arises, this is the

Continued38storage statusShows the status of memory storage within the Cortexa. Memory is split into several partitions to keep write c

Continued39n setuP oPtionssub-system setuPThis section allows conguration of all sub-systems to the Cortexa controller. Any sub-system

Continued4table of Contents dhCP logs 37 storage status 38 rePortIng settIngs 38n setuP oPtIons 39 sub-systeM setuP 39 eMaIl

Continued40email & weathersmTp server seTupTo utilize the Send Mail function within an event, email details must be entered here. Consult your IS

Continued41time & loCationSet the current time, date and time zone for the Cortexa. Also, the location of an atomic clock to keep the time synchr

Continued42n network managementgeneral settings The general settings allow setup of the miscellaneous network information.• Hostname: The name of the

Continued43wide area networkMedia Access Control address: this is a hardware address that uniquely identies each node of a networkWith the MAC addres

Continued44TypeThe Cortexa 7202 supports three connection types: DHCP (obtain an IP automatically), PPPoE, Static IP Address, and PPPRP. Th

Continued45ppTpPPTP is a service used in Europe only. If you are using a PPTP connection, check with your ISP for the necessary setup information.loCa

Continued46Bridge with: Select the interface that you would like to bridge with. If an interface is selected, then the IP address and S

Continued47Ping hostPing is a trouble-shooting tool to see if you can ping other systems connected to the Cortexa.n serviCesdhCP server

Continued48Enabling the DHCP ServerTo enable the DHCP server on a particular interface, click on the appropriate tab for the interface and check the “

Continued49sTaTiC dHCp mappiNgStatic DHCP mappings can be used to assign the same IP address every time to a particular host. This can be helpful if y

Continued5table of Contents server forwards 58 1:1 forward 58 addIng 1:1 forwards 59 alIases 59 statIC route 59 traffIC s

Continued50dns overrideDNS – The Domain Name System (DNS) is the method by which Internet domain names are located and translated into Internet Protoc

Continued51addiNg dNs overridesThe Edit Screen allows the ability to add and change your current rules.• Host: The host name on the domain without th

Continued52CoNfiguriNg THe dyNamiC dNs ClieNTTo start, rst check the “Enable Dynamic DNS client” box at the top of the page. In the “Service type” dr

Continued53If you wanted to rewall these hosts from the Internet without using Proxy ARP, you would need to subnet your addresses and therefore lose

Continued54After setting the values as you desire, click Save and your changes will be applied.n firewallrulesRules allow the ability to control the d

Continued55The Edit screen allows the ability to add and change your current rules:• Action: Determines if the rule is a Passing or a Blocking rule.•

Continued56forwardsiNBouNd forWardsForwards Rules allow you to set up public services on your network, such as web servers, ftp servers, or e-mail ser

Continued57InterfaceInterface is generally set to WAN in order to permit trafc coming from the Internet. You can also select any optional interfaces

Continued58Auto-add a rewall rule to permit trafc through this Forward ruleWe recommend you check this box in all circumstances. If you need to tigh

Continued59addiNg 1:1 forWardsInterfaceInterface will be WAN in most cases.External IPThe external IP will be set to the IP address you wish to map.In

6n CongratulationsCongratulations on your purchase of a Cortexa Technology Home Automation system. The controller or “brain” of the system

Continued60traffiC shaPerTrafc shaping gives you the ability to allow a specic amount of bandwidth for each device on the LAN.Current Rules:• If: T

Continued61The Edit screen allows the ability to add and change current Rules:• Interface: The interface packets must match• Protocol: The IP protoc

Continued62• Mask: If ‘source’ or ‘destination’ is chosen, a dynamic rule with the bandwidth given above will be created for each source/destination

Continued63This is the rst set of elds that we need to concentrate on. Later, when testing your tunnel, you can actually fail to establish level 2 c

Continued64Remote Subnet. This is more than just labeling which host(s) you want to access on the other network. As mentioned in item 4 it is paramou

Continued65Encryption Algorithm: 3DES is the de facto standard if you are connecting to another Cortexa, or a system that will support it, change this

Continued66Protocol: ESP is the de facto VPN transport protocol. We suggest leaving this as is. Note: The system should auto-generate a rewall rule f

Continued67• Max Connections: The maximum allowed tunnels at any time• Server Address: The IP address that the PPTP server should use for all client

68Cortexa audIo Playern getting startedTo use Cortexa Audio Player you will need to:Make sure you have iTunes installed on a PC.Make sure your Cortexa

Continued69Cortexa audIo Playern Personal firewall setuPIf you have trouble connecting and your computer has a rewall installed, make sure your rewa

7n rear Panel The rear panel of the Cortexa 7202 is shown below. 12VDC Power 12V DC power connection 12Volt 5 Amp (included)K PS2 keyboard c

70aPPendIx an Network troubleshootiNgThis appendix consists of frequently asked questions, and may provide possible solutions to problems regarding th

Continued71For Windows XP:The following instructions assume you are running Windows XP with the default interface. If you are using the Classic interf

Continued72F. Enter the Default Gateway, 192.168.1.1 (Router’s default IP address).G. Click the DNS tab, and enter the Host and Domain names (e.g., J

Continued73• Restart the computer if asked.For Windows XP:The following instructions assume you are running Windows XP with the default interface. If

Continued74type cmd. Press the Enter key or click the OK button.C. In the command prompt, type ping 192.168.10.1 and press the Enter key.• If you get

Continued75details.C. Make sure you are using the right WAN settings. Contact your ISP to see if your WAN connection type is DHCP, Static IP Address,

Continued76A. Open the Router’s Web-based Utility, as shown in “Section 6:” and go to the Advanced section.B. Now select forwards under the Firewall

Continued77C. Close all the windows to nish.I can’t access my email, web, or VPN, or I am getting corrupted data from the InternetThe Maximum Transm

Continued78up is disabled. For Internet Explorer, click Tools, Internet Options, and then the Connection tab. Make sure that Internet Explorer is set

Continued79the address of a PC connected to the private LAN is never transmitted on the Internet. Furthermore, NAT allows the Router to be used with I

Continued8n front PanelThe front panel of the Cortexa 7202 is shown below. FRW Indicates ash memory read/write activityPWR Power on/off indicator

80n installing the tCP/iP ProtoColFollow these instructions to install the TCP/IP Protocol on one of your PCs only after a network card has been succe

Continued817. After a few seconds you will be brought back to the main Network window. The TCP/IP Protocol should now be listed.8. Click OK. Windows

82n warranty informationThis product is covered by a limited warranty for a period of 12 months from date of purchase.aPPendIx C

83aPPendIx dn ContaCt informationFor help with the installation or operation of this product, contact Cortexa Technology Inc. Technical Support at sup

9A basic understanding of networking and the connected sub-systems is highly recommended to ensure a smooth installation of this product. All systems