Tekmar 483 tN4 Gateway - USB
Tekmar 483 tN4 Gateway - USB
Tekmar 483 tN4 Gateway - USB
Introduction
The tN4 Gateway 483 allows contractors, building managers and home owners the ability to remotely access tekmarNet ®4
compatible controls through a computer web browser such as Internet Explorer ®, Firefox®, or Safari®. Access can be either
direct, through a local area network, or through the Internet.
Temperature adjustment, scheduling, and monitoring of each thermostat is made simple by allowing the installer to name
each thermostat and also group thermostats into areas within the building. Users can select to have scheduled status
reports and system alerts emailed automatically.
Features
• tN4 Compatible • Monitor and Adjust Temperatures
• No Annual Fees • Adjust Schedules
• Apple Mac ® OS X® Computer Required • Adjust and Activate Scenes
• Remotely Accessible Using Windows®, • Activate Setpoint Controls
Mac OS X, or Linux • Low and High Level Alert Contacts
• Web Browsers: Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari • Alert Demand
• Email Status Reports and Alerts
Alert on
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Power USB 1 2
tN4 Bus 0
tN4 Bus 1
Contents
• tN4 Gateway 483 • Wiring Brochure W 483
• Web Hosting Software CD P 036 • Data Brochure D 483
• 6 foot USB cable • Job Record J 483
• Screwdriver • User Brochure U 483
Additional Requirements
An Apple Mac computer with OS X version 10.5 “Leopard” or • Power Manager 345, 346
10.6 “Snow Leopard” is required. This computer will be used • tN2 House Control 400, 401, 402
as a web server to host the tN4 Gateway web pages. • Boiler Reset Module 420
Web Browser • Mixing Reset Module 421
• Universal Reset Module 422, 423
The tN4 Gateway web pages can be viewed from any
computer that has one of the following web browsers: • Mixing Expansion Module 440, 441, 444
• tN4 User Switch 479, 480, 481
• Internet Explorer version 6.0 or higher
• tN2 Thermostat 527, 528, 530
• Firefox version 2.0 or higher
• tN4 Thermostat 537, 538, 540, 541, 542, 543***, 544,
• Safari version 2.0 or higher 545, 546
Compatible tN4 Products * 161 versions J1141A and J1141B are not fully compatible
with the 483
The tN4 Gateway 483 version J1193F is compatible with
** 162 versions J1142A and J1142B are not fully compatible
the following tN4 products:
with the 483
• tN4 Timer 033 *** 543 versions J1126A to J1126I are not fully compatible
• Setpoint Control 161*, 162** with the 483
• Boiler Control 274, 275 Please contact your tekmar sales representative for
• tN2 Wiring Center 313, 314 assistance with affected 161, 162, and 543 products.
• tN4 Wiring Center 315, 316
tN4 products not listed may not be compatible with this
• Zone Expansion Module 324, 325, 326 version of the 483 software. Contact your tekmar sales
• Zone Manager 334, 335, 336, 337 representative for information.
Alert Demand
The Alert Demand terminals (16 and 17) provide a way
for external devices to create a Low Priority Alert and
provide an email notification. The Alert Demand and Low
Priority Alert LEDs turn on when a voltage between 20 to
125 V (ac) is applied or removed depending on the Alert
on break/Alert on make switch setting. This demand also
closes the Low Priority Alert Relay. Through the gateway
web interface, the installer can assign the Alert Demand
to provide a user defined warning message that is sent
through email.
The Alert Demand could be used to detect the low level
switch of a fuel oil tank, or monitor a low water cut off.
Note: The 483 is not a UL approved alarm panel.
Alert Demand
Low Priority Alert A low priority alert is present. No low priority alert.
High Priority Alert A high priority alert is present. No high priority alert.
Dock
By default, the dock is located at the Finder Window
bottom of the screen. It has icons for Desktop
commonly used programs.
Configuring Mac OS X
Disable OS X Automatic Updates
The Mac OS X automatic software updates can interfere System Software
with the normal operation of the tN4 Gateway software. It Preferences Update
is recommended to disable the automatic software update
feature. Please note that Mac computer software updates
can still continue to be performed manually.
Direct Access
To access the tN4 Gateway web pages on the Mac web
host computer, click on the Safari web browser and enter
the following IP address:
http://localhost:3000
Login Page
The gateway login page will appear. Bookmark this address
to the web browser to allow quick and easy access to the
tN4 Gateway.
Login Page
During the initial installation, the Unlock / Lock switch must
be set to Unlock to enable the default login “installer” and
the default password “tekmar”. The login and password
are case sensitive.
After personalized login accounts have been created it is
highly recommended to set the Unlock / Lock switch to
Lock to prevent unauthorized access.
Make sure to record your login and password for future
reference. Home Page
Home Page
The home page shows the basic details of the tN4
Gateway.
Configuration Pages
Click on ‘Configuration’ to enter the Configuration Pages
section.
Job Site
Enter the job site name, street location, building owner
contact information and installing contractor information.
Job Site
A custom image of the building can be uploaded to the
gateway. It is recommended that the image size be 1 mb
or less. The image will be displayed on the home page.
General
Select either Fahrenheit or Celsius as the temperature
units for the tN4 Gateway. The clock time format can be
set to either 12 hour time or 24 hour time.
General
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Areas
Enter up to 12 building areas that thermostats can be
belong to. Examples would be First Floor, Second Floor,
East Wing, West Wing, etc.
Devices
Enter a name for each tN4 thermostat and tN4 setpoint
control based upon its tN4 address. Then select the building
area that the thermostat is located in.
Areas
Scenes
The tN4 system can operate in one of up to eight scenes
(building overrides). Each scene can be given a custom
name and each scene can be selected whether or not it is
available to users logging into the tN4 Gateway with User
access account level.
Devices
Users
Click on New User to create a login for each person that
will have access to the tN4 Gateway.
For each login account, select the access level that the
person has to the tN4 Gateway. The installer access level
allows access to all the tN4 Gateway web pages. The user
access level only allows access to the Home, Temperatures,
and Scene web pages. This access is recommended for
the average home owner.
Provide the account with a name, login name, email address
and password. Click ‘Add User’ to create the account.
• The login and password are case sensitive. The login Scenes
must be at least 3 characters and the password must
be at least 4 characters.
Email
In order for the tN4 Gateway to send email to the personal
accounts, the tN4 Gateway must connect to a mail server.
Gmail & AOL accounts require a user name and password.
Some Internet service providers (ISP’s) only require the SMTP
server address, others will require additional settings. Users
Contact your ISP to determine the settings for the
following:
• SMTP Server Address
• SMTP Server Port
• Email account user name
• Email account password
• HELO domain
• Authentication mode Plain, Login or CRAM MD5
• If TLS / SSL is used Email
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Alerts
A short message can be entered to use as the message
whenever an Alert Demand is activated.
Room hot and room cold warning points can be set.
Should the temperature exceed the hot room setting or
the temperature fall below the cold room setting, an email
can be sent.
Select for each user if they should be sent an email
whenever the following occur:
• External Alert Demand - immediately
• Hot room warning - sent each hour on the hour
• Cold room warning - sent each hour on the hour
• Error messages - sent each hour on the hour
• Daily status reports - sent each day at midnight
Alerts
• Weekly status reports - sent each Sunday
Temperatures
All Thermostats / Setpoint Controls Settings
Each thermostat is named after the room in which it is
located in. Likewise, each setpoint control is named after the
function that it operates. For each thermostat and setpoint
control, the current temperature is shown, together with the
current heating and cooling temperature. Click on the up
or down button to adjust the temperature. The heat setting
automatically increases the cooling setting if adjusted within
3°F (1.5°C) of the cooling setting. Likewise, the cooling setting
automatically decreases the heating setting if adjusted within
3°F (1.5°C) of the heating setting. This prevents cycling
between heating to cooling on the thermostat. A red box
indicates that the thermostat is heating. Likewise, a blue
box indicates that the thermostat is cooling.
Individual Thermostat / Setpoint Control Settings Temperatures
Click on the thermostat name to access the individual
thermostat or setpoint controls settings.
• The current temperature, scene and schedule status
are shown.
• The mode can be set to Auto, Heat, Cool, or
Off. The options available are determined by the
thermostat model.
• The Heat setpoints are available when mode is set to
Heat or Auto.
• The Cool setpoints are available when mode is set to
Cool or Auto.
• The Fan settings are available when a fan is available
on the thermostat.
• The Heat, Cool, and Fan may have multiple settings
depending if a setback schedule is used on the
thermostat. If no schedule is used then only the
Occupied setting is available. If a two event schedule Thermostat / Setpoint Control Settings
is used, then the Occupied and Unoccupied settings
are available. If a four event schedule is used, then the
Wake, Unoccupied, Occupied, and Sleep settings are
available.
• A green box around a setting indicates the current
schedule event the device is operating at.
Scene Details
Click on the Details link to view the response of each
thermostat in a particular scene.
The thermostat response for Scenes 1, 4, 5, 7, and 8 are
configurable. Possible responses are as follows:
Schedules
Schedule Overview
The overview page lists the schedules on the tN4 system,
the location of the schedule master thermostat, and the
thermostats that are members of this schedule.
Schedule Overview
Device Inventory
Bus Zone View
The device inventory page lists the tN4 address of each
device on the tN4 system, the area name, the thermostat or
setpoint control name, the product model number, product
name and description, and the software version.
In some cases, a device may have been connected and
then removed to a tN4 bus. Click the Forget button to
remove the device from the database. If the device is still
on the tN4 bus, the gateway will automatically detect and
add the device to the database.
Graphs
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Networking Options
Direct Access (No Network) Internet Network
The tN4 Gateway web pages can be accessed using the The tN4 Gateway can be accessed through the Internet
Safari web browser on the Mac web host computer. This when the Mac web host computer is connected to a cable
is called direct access. In this case there is no computer or DSL high speed modem using either wired Ethernet or
network. wireless Wi-Fi. With the Mac web host computer connected
directly to the Internet, it is important to turn on the Mac OS
X firewall. See Mac OS X Firewall Configuration section
for details on configuring the firewall.
DSL or Cable
Modem
USB
Direct
Access Web Server
Computer USB
ISP
Web Server
Computer
ISP
Internet
Computer
on Internet
Computer
Inside LAN Computer
Inside LAN
USB
USB
ISP
ISP
Computer
on Internet Internet
Port Forwarding
protects the Local Area Network (LAN) from unauthorized
access from the Internet. Gateway
Note: Version ‘J1193H’ and higher has an option to automatically download and install the current software version
remotely without having to go to the job site. To do this, click ‘configuration’ then click ‘software’, and ‘update software’
within the Gateway web pages.
Trademarks
Firefox® is a registered trademark of the Mozilla Foundation in the United States and other countries.
Microsoft® and Windows® are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and / or other countries.
Mac®, iMac®, Apple®, OS X®, MacBook®, Safari®, and iPhone™ are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc. in the
United States and other countries.