Chapter 3. Login at Meteo-40

Once you access the login page of the data logger over the web interface, you may log into one of four accounts, which have different access rights: Guest, Viewer, User or Admin.

Figure 3.1. Login Screen

The original access password for each account is enclosed in the data logger's delivery. The passwords are unique for each Meteo-40. All passwords can be changed (see Change Access Passwords: in Section 4.2, “System Administration”) by the Admin user.

	Warning
	Be careful if you change the password for the Admin account. A forgotten Admin password cannot be recovered. The data logger must be returned to Ammonit to restore the original password.

The Meteo-40 web interface is available in seven languages: Chinese, English, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish, and Turkish.

	Important
	In order to use all functions of the web interface, activate JavaScript and Cookies in our web browser!

After login, two links are shown in the upper right corner:

Under these links the account you are logged into ( Guest, Viewer, User or Admin) is shown, followed by the serial number of the data logger.

	Warning
	Be aware that due to security reasons it is not possible to reset the access passwords. Furthermore, if you change the Admin password and forget it, there is no way to recover it, not even for Ammonit. In this case, you have to send the data logger to Ammonit, so that we can restore the original passwords.

A Status Box is shown in the upper left corner of the Meteo-40 web interface. It always shows the most important information and control options.

Figure 3.2. Meteo-40 Status Box displaying Status of Recording

The Status Box displays whether Meteo-40 is recording data and whether the current configuration is saved. You can switch on or off recording here and save the configuration after having made any changes.

	Note
	If you switch Recording on, the Configuration will be saved automatically, because recording cannot work without a saved configuration.

Important

If you switch Recording off, no measurement data will be saved to memory. The measurement is still going on and you will be able to see live data, but you cannot generate CSV files and you will not be able to access measured data afterwards! If Configuration is not saved, you have changed the configuration and the changed configuration is active. You must save the configuration to use the new configuration permanently. If you do not save the configuration, your settings will be lost after disconnecting the power supply!

Figure 3.3. Meteo-40 Status Box displaying Connection and Power Mode

The Meteo-40 Status Box displays the current established connections ( Connection), e.g., tunnel connection via modem or using Ethernet without tunnel in the office. The available connection modes are USB, Ethernet and Modem. If the data logger is available through the tunnel, it will be shown as Tunnel in the connections list. The current preferred connection for the Internet access is written in capital letters.

Additionally, the web interface informs about the remaining time until shut down or whether CECS is configured to run permanently ( Remaining). In brackets the number of running actions are displayed, e.g., online access or upload of CSV file.

The menu of the Meteo-40 web interface consists of four main menu items: System, Measurement, Evaluation and Communication. Each menu item is explained in the following chapters (See Chapter 4, System Configuration to Chapter 7, Communication).