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Amp Detectors

NetBotz Amp Detectors add electrical current monitoring capability to the WallBotz 310, 400 and RackBotz 310 and 400, giving managers of corporate IT sites and hosting facilities an accurate way to determine how much current is being drawn on their circuits.

Current consumed by each attached Amp Detector is conveyed to the NetBotz appliance via a small plug-in cable, which is supplied. The data is displayed as amps. Amperage readings are displayed with other environment readings in the NetBotz Web interface. Limits can be set and the user notified by e-mail if the power exceeds or falls below preset limits. Each Amp Detector connects to one of the external sensor ports. In the case of a cabinet with two circuits supplying power, two Amp Detector modules will monitor the circuits. The Amp Detector will not interfere with power because current sensing is passive - load circuits are measured by magnetic coupling.
 

Features

• Models for 15, 20 and 30 amp circuits. Choices of NEMA 5-15, 5-20, L5-20, L5-30, L6-20 and L6-30 plug (input) and receptacle (output)
• Use with existing power strips
• True RMS Current reading
• Amperage reading displayed with other environment readings in the NetBotz Web interface
• Simple installation

Benefits

• Effectively plan for increased power demands
• Reliably detect overloaded circuits before a power failure occurs
• Accurately distribute the costs of the increased power usage

External Temperature Sensor

The External Temperature Sensor works with the WallBotz 310, 400 and RackBotz 310, 400. This allows temperature monitoring for a different area of the rack and/or server room, for example if the NetBotz appliance is high in the cabinet the external sensor can be positioned in the lower portion of the cabinet. Or, the external sensor can be placed outside the cabinet or in an adjacent cabinet and/ or server room. A 15-foot cord (included) provides flexibility for all of these alternatives.

Additional temperature readings appear in the Sensor Reading pane on the NetBotz Web interface for each NetBotz External Temperature Sensor that is connected to one of the external sensor ports
 

Dry Contact Sensor Support

The Dry Contact Sensor support for the WallBotz 310, 400 and RackBotz 310, 400 enables use of devices such as water sensors, vibration sensors, motion sensors, glass break sensors, UPS and HVAC dry contact alert ports, and more. Dry contact sensor devices detect and report on a predefined state change. The condition is either "off" (no electrical contact) or "on" (electrical contact). On the Dry Contact sensor settings screen, the user can choose whether to alarm on "detected", "none", or not to alarm at all.

NetBotz provides a Dry Contact Cable for connecting dry contact devices to the NetBotz appliances.
 

Fluid Detector

The FD100 Fluid Detector enables the NetBotz appliance to monitor a location for the presence of water and other fluids. Whether it's water from a leaking pipe or coolant from an HVAC, NetBotz' new FD100 Fluid Detector provides early warning of fluid on the floor. The FD100 is a dry contact sensor with two matched pairs of contacts, one pair at the front and the other at the rear. If water or other liquid touches both contacts for either of the matched contact pairs, an alert is triggered. The FD100 has a 15-foot cable to connect it to the NetBotz appliance external sensor ports.

External Humidity Sensor

The HS100 External Humidity sensor enables the NetBotz monitoring appliance to monitor the humidity of an area other than the area where the NetBotz appliance itself is located. The HS100 has a 15-foot cable to connect it to the NetBotz appliance external sensor ports. For longer distances, there are 50ft and 100ft extension cables available from NetBotz.

Last Call Paging Module for 400 Series

The NetBotz Last Call paging module adds two new capabilities for WallBotz 400 and RackBotz 400 appliances. First, if the NetBotz 400 appliance loses power or network connectivity, Last Call will send a page to notify IT management of the situation. With a 2-hour battery reserve, Last Call will continue retrying the page until it is successful. Second, Last Call provides a direct paging alert mechanism for all alerts from NetBotz 400 appliances. Paging is set up in a similar manner to the other NetBotz appliance alert mechanisms, such as e-mail, SNMP, HTTP, and FTP.

Alphanumeric pages can be sent over several supported national paging networks, and up to 5 custom service providers (TAP v1.8-compliant) can be configured. Last Call can share an existing phone line - if the line is in use or paging number is busy, Last Call will retry as long as battery power remains.

Upon restoration of power or network to the NetBotz 400 appliance, Last Call sends a notification page. Also, there is a help pushbutton on the module which causes a page to be sent immediately. Last Call connects to the SensorBus port on 400 Series NetBotz appliances, and is powered by the Sensor Bus supply voltage.

Benefits

• Immediate pager notification in the event of power loss at network equipment location.
• Immediate pager notification if network connectivity lost at remote locations.
• Paging notification for any or all NetBotz environment and access alerts
   

Replacement Lenses and Enclosures

The standard 8mm, fixed objective lens on the Camera Pod 120 can be replaced with standard C- or CS-mount 1/2" format lenses. NetBotz offers two replacement lenses, a wide-angle lens with a 75° horizontal field of view and a varifocal lens with 2X-4X zoom.

Camera Pod Enclosures protect your NetBotz Camera Pods from tampering and hostile elements. The enclosures can be used indoors or outdoors. A hinged lid provides easy access, and the latch has a hole for a lock. The HB model includes an internal heater and blower to moderate temperature inside the enclosure, and has additional space to accommodate the Remote Extender module (REX) for a NetBotz CAT5 or Fiber Pod Extender. A 24 VAC power supply is required to power the heater & blower on the HB enclosure.

NetBotz also offers a Protective Enclosure for WallBotz 310/400 model appliances.

CAT5 and Fiber Pod Extenders

For situations where Camera Pods or Sensor Pods need to be further than 80 feet from the WallBotz 500 base station, NetBotz CAT5 Pod Extenders can extend the distance using existing CAT5 network cabling. The USB cable from the WallBotz 500 base station connects into the local extender box, which is connected by up to 100 meters (330 ft) of CAT5 cable to the remote extender box. A standard USB cable connects the remote extender box to the pod, or to a hub which then connects to the pods. The CAT5 Pod Extenders can be connected into a network patch panel to use existing CAT5 cabling. Either the remote or local extender can be plugged into an electrical outlet

For longer distances, the Fiber 500-Meter Pod Extender allows the Camera Pod 120 and Sensor Pod 120 to be placed up to 510 meters (1,673 feet) from the WallBotz 500 base station. The USB cable from the base station connects into the local extender which converts signal to run over fiber optic cable for up to 500m into the remote extender, which converts the signal back to USB cable. The Fiber Pod Extender has 4 ports on the remote extender to allow connection of 1 Camera Pod and multiple Sensor Pods.

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