CHECK-IT SOLUTIONS INC. Check-It Controller CG-300 Series Setup Guide and User Manual Document Revision A Copyright 2013 Check-It Solutions Inc. All Rights Reserved. Liability Check-It Solutions Inc. (hereby referred to as The Company) is not responsible for errors in installation, malfunctions in the hardware that the customer is using, or malfunctions or problems with the internet service which the customer is utilizing or any injuries, personal damages or pain and suffering arising out of the same. Nor is the Company responsible for damage to the unit arising out of its installation or which occurs during shipping the units, nor for any other third parties malfeasance or nonfeasance, actual or perceived. The Company shall bear no responsibility to the Customers if their data is lost due to a hardware malfunction. However in those instances where it has rented the unit to the Customer, the Company shall replace the unit as long as the hardware malfunction is not due to the Customers malfeasance and or nonfeasance, and no further cost shall be paid by the Customer. The Company cannot guarantee continuous or secure access to its services. Operation of the site may be interfered with by numerous factors outside of our control. The Company is not liable for the reliability of any wireless or broadband services. Furthermore, it is the Customers responsibility to report such failures of the network to the Company. Accordingly, to the extent legally permitted, the Company excludes all implied warranties, terms and conditions. Furthermore, the Company is not liable for any loss of money, goodwill, or reputation, or any special, indirect, or consequential damages arising out of your use of its sites. Regardless of the previous paragraph, if the company is found to be liable, its liability to the customer or to any third party is limited to the greater of (a) the total fees you paid to the Company in the 12 months prior to the action giving rise to the liability, and (b) Cdn$100.00. GPL and LGPL Notice This contains copyrighted software that is licenced under the General Public Licence (GPL) and under the Lesser General Public Licence (LGPL). The GPL and LGPL licenced code in this product is distributed without any warranty. Copies of these licences are included in this product. You main obtain the corresponding GPL and LGPL source code by writing Check-It Solutions Inc. Check-It Solutions Inc. 1601A 4th Avenue Regina, SK S4S 1M9 Canada Please include your contact details in case Check-It needs to contact you to negotiate shipping costs associated with providing the source code. This offer is extended to any person who has purchased a Check-It Controller CG-300. This source code will be distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. i Contents Copyright 2013 Check-It Solutions Inc. All Rights Reserved. .............................................................................. i Liability................................................................................................................................................................. i GPL and LGPL Notice ............................................................................................................................................... i Notices ....................................................................................................................................................................... iii Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement ....................................................................................... iii Industry Canada Statement ................................................................................................................................... iv Trademarks ............................................................................................................................................................ iv Safety Information ..................................................................................................................................................... iv Where to Find More Information .............................................................................................................................. iv Specifications .............................................................................................................................................................. v Your Check-It Controller CG-300 ................................................................................................................................1 About the Hardware ...............................................................................................................................................1 Included in the Box .............................................................................................................................................1 Indicator LEDs .....................................................................................................................................................1 Initial Setup .............................................................................................................................................................2 Connecting the Controller ..................................................................................................................................2 Configuring Controller Settings Using the Web Interface ..................................................................................2 Troubleshooting .....................................................................................................................................................5 Contacting Check-It ....................................................................................................................................................6 ii Notices Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subjected to the following two conditions: 1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and 2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Plug the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for help CAUTION: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the users authority to operate this equipment. This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment must be installed and operated with a minimum distance of 20cm between the device and your body. iii Industry Canada Statement CAN ICES-3 (B)/NMB-3(B) This device complies with Industry Canada licence-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device. This equipment complies with Health Canada Safety Code 6 electromagnetic exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment must be installed and operated with a minimum distance of 20cm between the device and your body. Cet appareil est conforme la norme dIndustrie Canada exempts de license RSS (s). Son fonctionnement est soumis aux deux conditions suivantes: (1) cet appareil ne peut pas provoquer dinterfrences, et (2) cet appareil doit accepter toute interfrence, y compris les interfrences qui peuvent causer un mauvais fonctionnement de la appareil. Cet quipement est conforme avec Sant Canada Code de scurit 6: Limites d'exposition lectromagntiques fixes pour un environnement non contrl. Cet quipement doit tre install et utilis une distance minimale de 20 cm entre l'appareil et votre corps. Trademarks Z-Wave is a registered trademark of Sigma Designs Inc. and/or its subsidiaries. ZigBee is a registered trademark of the ZigBee Alliance. Safety Information Before setting up the Controller, carefully read all the manuals that came with the package. Before using the product, ensure that all cables are correctly connected and the power cable is not damaged. Avoid dust, humidity, and temperatures extremes. Do not place the product in any area where it may become wet. Where to Find More Information For additional information, please visit http://www.check-it.ca. iv Specifications 1.2GHz ARMv5TE Processor 512MB of DDR3 RAM 1GB of NAND Flash Two (2) USB Ports 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet Port Z-Wave radio with external RP-SMA antenna (900MHz) ZigBee radio with external RP-SMA antenna (2.4GHz) Dimensions (WxHxD): 175mm x 35mm x 119mm (6.9 x 1.4 x 4.7) v Your Check-It Controller CG-300 About the Hardware Thank you for buying a Check-It Controller CG-300! Before you start installing your new Check-It Controller, please verify the contents of your box with the list below. Included in the Box Check-It Controller CG-300 168mm (6.6) 900MHz RP-SMA Antenna (for Z-Wave) 76mm (3) 2.4GHz RP-SMA Antenna (for ZigBee) 12V 2A Power Adapter 1.5m Cat 5e Ethernet Cable Getting Started paper Indicator LEDs Table 1: LED Status Indicators On Power Heartbeat Blinking Once per second Internet LAN Portal Green Orange Green Orange On Blinking n/a WLAN WWAN n/a Z-Wave On Device is powered. Device is booted and running properly. The device detects a working Internet connection. The device cannot connect to the Internet. The device is connected to the Check-It Portal. The device is not connected to the Check-It Portal. Ethernet Link. Ethernet Activity. Reserved for future use. Reserved for future use. Z-Wave radio is initialized and active. Z-Wave radio is transferring data. ZigBee radio is initialized and active. ZigBee radio is transferring data. ZigBee Blinking On Blinking 1 Initial Setup Connecting the Controller Figure 1: From left to right: Z-Wave antenna connector (dark blue), power connector (red), reset button (green), Ethernet jack
(orange), USB ports (blue), and ZigBee antenna connector (pink). 1) Install the long (168mm, 900MHz) antenna on the Z-Wave RP-SMA antenna connector (dark blue) on the back of the device. 2) Install the short (76mm, 2.4GHz) antenna on the ZigBee RP-SMA antenna connector (pink) on the back of the device. 3) Plug one end of the included Ethernet cable in to the Ethernet port (orange) on the back of the Controller, and plug the other end in to your Internet-connected network (for example: a gateway/router). 4) Connect the power adapter to the Controller, and plug it in to a power outlet. The Power LED will glow to indicate that the unit has power. When the device is fully booted (this can take up to 2.5 minutes), the Hearbeat LED will blink. Please wait for the device to boot before attempting to continue to configuration. If there is an internet connection available to the device (required for typical installations), the Internet and Portal LEDs will also glow green. Configuring Controller Settings Using the Web Interface 1) Find the device on your network. a. Windows In Windows, go to Start > Computer to open Windows Explorer. Click Network on the left (as pictured below). 2 In the Network folder, double-click Check-It Controller (pictured below). The web configuration page will open in your default browser. 3 b. Mac Currently, automatic discovery of the Check-It Controller is not supported in Mac OS X. Check-It recommends checking your networks DHCP server (usually a wireless router/gateway) to find the controllers IP address. Alternatively, a third-party uPnP discovery app can be used to automatically discover the CG-300 in Mac OS X. 2) You will be required to log in to proceed. Default user name:
Default password:
admin internet 3) Once you log in for the first time, you will be greeted by the Initial Configuration screen. Fill in the fields presented on screen. Admin password Controller Name Time Zone Location (Latitude and Longitude) This is the password you will use to log on to this configuration interface in the future. Choose a strong password that you will remember. The display name for this Check-It Controller. This name will be displayed in various locations to help you identify your Controller. This includes: on the Check-It Portal, in the Microsoft Windows Network listing, etc. The time zone that the Controller is installed in. The physical location of the Controller. This is used for features such as Dusk and Dawn triggered programs. These fields will be automatically filled in if you are using location-aware web browser. 4) Click the Save button to complete the setup. 5) The Controller web interface will display the Controllers serial number and activation key. Record these, as they will be required when configuring your Controller on the Check-It Portal. (You can view these values again at any time by going to the Admin>Status page). 4 Troubleshooting Most problems can be diagnosed quickly and easily by using the LEDs on the front of the device. Follow the following steps to resolve connectivity issues with the controller. 1) Is the Power LED illuminated?
Yes Proceed to 2). 2) Is the Heartbeat LED flashing Proceed to 3). once a second?
3) Is the Internet LED illuminated Green?
Proceed to 4) 4) Is the Portal LED illuminated green?
Your controller is operating correctly. No Check the power connection at the wall and at the back of the Controller. Check the power cable for any visible signs of damage. Allow the Controller up to 2.5 minutes to start up. If the heartbeat does not start flashing, contact Check-It Solutions (see page 6) If the Internet LED is lit orange, the Controller is unable to connect to the internet. Verify the Ethernet cable is connected to the back of the Controller, and verify that the LAN LED is either on or blinking. If the LAN LED is off. Double-check the physical network connections. If the LAN LED is lit/blinking but the Internet light is orange, verify that there is a DHCP server on your network that provides valid configuration data. Verify that there is not a firewall on your network which is preventing the Controller from communicating with the Check-It Portal. For further assistance, contact Check-It Solutions. See page 6. 5 Contacting Check-It For additional support, you can contact Check-It Solutions directly. Email support@check-it.ca Toll Free
(877) 524-3255 Mail Check-It Solutions Inc. 1601A 4th Avenue Regina, SK S4S 1M9 Canada 6