Didactum Installation | Quick Guide Monitoring System

Quick Guide

This quick start guide will help you quickly set up your Didactum IT monitoring system.

Please read the user manual very carefully before putting your Didactum monitoring system into operation.

Please also observe the safety instructions contained therein.

If everything is entered correctly, please click on "Test" and then check if email sending from the Didactum IT monitoring device is working. Then click on "OK". In the main menu, you will see a floppy disk icon in the upper right corner. Save your settings permanently by clicking on this icon.

Set up email settings

Under SYSTEM TREE, please click the "+" icon.

Select "Email". Enter the required information for your email server here.

If necessary, select TLS or STARTTLS for email encryption.

Once everything is entered, simply click "OK". In the system tree, you will then see the "Main Device Temperature" sensor. This should be green at normal operating temperature. Now let's move on to the important temperature sensor. You can find all sensors under "Autodetect". The temperature should already be displayed there.

Please click on the first sensor named "Analog Sensor" with the temperature next to it. You can also give this sensor a custom name. For example, name it "Server Room Temperature". Warning and threshold values must also be set here.

Low alarm = 5 degrees
Low warning level = 8 degrees
High warning level = 26 degrees
High alarm level = 30 degrees

Once everything has been entered, click "OK" or "Apply".

his is how the settings should look.

For Humidity, the following should be set:

Alarm Low = 10%
Warning Level Low = 30%
Warning Level High = 55%
Alarm Level High = 60%

Water sensors/door contacts/smoke detectors only have two states: Dry/Wet or Open/Closed, etc.

Name and configure sensors

In the system tree, you'll see all the components of the Didactum monitoring device. You've already set up email. A little below, you'll see the "Onboard Temperature Sensor." Click on it. Rename this sensor, for example, "Main Unit Temperature Sensor."

Then simply enter the required temperature thresholds.

Low = 0.0 degrees
Low warning level = 5 degrees
High warning level = 30 degrees
High alarm level = 50 degrees

You can also set the individual thresholds using your mouse.

After saving, you will find the "Temperature Alarm Server Room" entry under "Logical Scheme."

Then please proceed.

Under "Water Sensor," you will find the analog sensor with a "faucet" icon. Open this icon and rename it to "Water Detector." The "normally open" mode is correct and preset. Then click "OK" or "Apply."

Here you also need to set up an alarm scheme. So, go back to "Logical Scheme" and click "+".

Select "IF ELEMENT WATER DETECTOR" under "Alarm" THEN "E-MAIL".

Then simply specify the name of the scheme, e.g., "Water Leakage Server Room", and click "OK".

You should then have two alarms set up, which you can also find under "Logical Scheme". IMPORTANT: Always click the floppy disk icon in the upper right corner after making any actions or changes to permanently save your settings.

Setting up alarms

All alarms and notifications are configured under "Logical Scheme."

Note: If no alarm has yet been configured in the IT alarm system, please click the "+" icon in the upper left corner.

A window will appear. Configure, for example, the temperature alarm.

Everything here works according to "IF" and "THEN" statements.

So: Under Element, select the "Server Room Temperature" sensor.

IF "Server Room Temperature" is set to "Alarm (High)," THEN "Email Server" is set to "Send Message."

=> AN EMAIL ALERT IS SENT HERE when the alarm level is high. You can also configure lower temperature levels (warning "High") to trigger an email alarm. Afterward, simply enter a name for the scheme, such as "Server Room Temperature Alarm," and click OK.

Of course, you can add further elements to the alarm. If your Didactum IT monitoring device is equipped with a GSM modem, you can also send alarm messages via SMS.