Aranet Pro - Base station & sensors setup (Dealers)

Aranet Pro - Base station & sensors setup (Dealers)

Manual to connect an Aranet Base Station with Aranet4 pro sensors to Aircheqonline.
Requirements:
-Aranet4 Pro Base station INCLUDING MQTT LICENSE. 
-Aranet4 Pro sensors
Recommended:
Router

Setting up the base station

Step 1. Open the box of the Aranet Pro Base Station.


Step 2. Take all the products out of the box:

 

Contents:

1. Ethernet cable

2. Aranet footrest

3. Aranet Pro Base Station

4. Adapter

5. 2 Screws


Step 3. Remove the Aranet Pro base station, footrest, and screws from the package. If desired, secure the Aranet base station to the footrest. Select one of the 3 options and attach the Aranet base station to the footrest by tightening the screws.




Step 4. Connect the adapter to the Aranet Base Station and connect it to the power outlet. Then slide the button designated with the red arrow to the right. This is how you turn on the base station.

 



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Connecting the Base Station to the Internet

Step 1. Connect the Ethernet cable to the Aranet Base Station. Then connect it to your router.


For the following steps you will need a laptop/phone/tablet:

Step 2. Connect to the Aranet Base station in the wifi.


When you are connected to the Aranet Base Station open your browser and go to: http://192.168.206.100

Login with the default credentials:

username: root

Password: changeme

Step 3. When you are logged into the Aranet Base Station. Then click on the 3 dashes at the top left of the screen. Click on System.



Step 4. Go to 'Users' using the selection at the top of the screen. you can use the arrow to load more options. 


Then click on add user. There is now a new user in the list.

Select it and change the data to the desired login name and password. Delete the default login if necessary. 

Step 5. Go to the Network page (at the top of the screen) and click on Ethernet.


Select the DHCP client option. then click the save symbol.

The Aranet Pro Base Station is now connected to the Internet.

To check this you can look at the symbol under the word Ethernet. (This can take up to 1 minute to change).

= Connected to the Internet.

= Not connected to the Internet.

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Activating an MQTT license. 

Step 1. Make sure that your Aranet Pro Base Station is connected to the internet. If this has not been done yet, see the chapter: Connecting the Base Station to the Internet.

Next, connect your computer/tablet to the Aranet Pro in the network settings. Go to http://192.168.206.100 and log in with your credentials.


Step 2. Select System.
Then click on Licenses. Then click on upload.




Step 3. Upload the license. You can either purchase the license yourself at Aranet, or you can request it from Airteq. This does incur additional costs. The license is required for the MQTT function to work. The license is saved as a .lic file so you can easily find it. 



Step 4. When the license is successfully uploaded you will see this screen. With the message "License file uploaded successfully". This license is needed to set up an MQTT service.


Step 5. Again click on the 3 dashes at the top left of the screen. Then click on MQTT.



Step 6. Click on Enable.

Step 7. Fill in the following information:

Pay attention to capital letters, periods etc! It often happens that the root topic is automatically changed to a capital letter by your computer. Make sure that everything is exactly the same!

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Host address: aircheqonline.nl

Port: 8883

Protocol version: MQTT V3.1.1


Authentication:

Username: aranetuser

Password: afjBb2gorOG5T5vsZ46z


Encryption TLSv1.2

Host CA: see CA Certificate

QoS level: 1

Root topic: aranet

Sensor meas. format: JSON

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Step 8. When all data has been entered click on the blue save button. When everything is entered correctly and everything is working you will see the following screen:



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Linking sensors to Aircheqonline
note: sensors can only be linked to aircheqonline when they are connected to a base station with an active network & mqtt connection. 

Step 1. Collect the product codes of the sensors. These consist of 5 characters. The product code can be found on the sensor itself, on the sensor packaging and in the base station overview.

 


Step 2. Create a new location on Aircheqonline or use a current location.



Step 3. Fill in the name space + name module + serial no. main unit

Note: Serial number of main unit consists of 4 + product code aranet.
Suppose the product code is 00D41, then the serial number of the main unit is 4+00D41 = 400D41.



Click on save. 
Step 4. Change sensor type to Aranet and click save again. 


The sensors will display data online within 30 minutes at the latest.
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