User Guide

Model VP6-1460-SNMP
ValuPoint IoT Edge Server
Remote Monitoring
for SNMP

Rev. 1.0 – Sept. 2024

© 2024 Control Solutions, Inc.

VP6-1460-SNMP User Guide Contents

1       Introduction
1.1        How to Use This Guide
1.2        Important Safety Notice
1.3        Warranty

2       Connecting the ValuPoint
2.1        Overview of ValuPoint Operation
2.2        Where to Start
2.3        Connectors and Indicators
2.4        Web User Interface
2.5        External Programming Tool

3      System Configuration and Resources
3.1       Using the File Manager
    3.1.1     Load, Save, Create XML Configuration File
    3.1.2     Select Startup Configuration
    3.1.3     Delete a File
    3.1.4     Import CSV File
    3.1.5     Clear Configuration
3.2       Configuration Files and Restoring Default Settings
3.3       Network Configuration
    3.3.1     IPv4, IPv6 Settings
    3.3.2     NTP Time Server Settings
    3.3.3     Port Settings
3.4       Resource Allocation
3.5       User Login Passwords

4       Configuring Local Registers
4.1         Creating Local Registers
4.2         Configuring Physical I/O
4.3         Special Features of Local Registers
4.4         Local Register Calculate Rules
4.5         Local Register Copy Rules
4.6         Device Status Reporting

5       Configuring ValuPoint as a Modbus RTU Master
5.1         Modbus RTU Device Configuration
5.2         Modbus RTU Master Read Maps
5.3         Modbus RTU Master Write Maps
5.4         Modbus RTU Master Data Displayed by Slave
5.5         Modbus RTU Errors

6      Configuring ValuPoint as a Modbus TCP Client
6.1         Modbus TCP Device Configuration
6.2         Modbus TCP Client Read Maps
6.3         Modbus TCP Client Write Maps
6.4         Modbus TCP Client Data Displayed by Server
6.5         Modbus TCP Errors

7       Configuring ValuPoint as a Modbus RTU Slave
7.1         Modbus RTU Device Configuration
7.2         Modbus RTU Slave Register Map
7.3         Modbus RTU Slave Diagnostic

8       Configuring ValuPoint as a Modbus TCP Server
8.1         Modbus TCP Device Configuration
8.2         Modbus TCP Server Register Map
8.3         Modbus TCP Server Diagnostic

9      Configuring ValuPoint as an SNMP Server
9.1         Creating Local SNMP MIB
9.2         Supported Data Formats, RFC 6340
9.3         SNMPv3 Users, Authentication, Privacy
9.4         Agent ID
9.5         SNMPv3 Engine Info
9.6         SNMPv2 Community
9.7         Testing the SNMP Agent

10      Configuring SNMP Trap Sender
10.1       SNMP Trap Destinations
10.2       SNMP Trap Triggers
10.3       SNMP Trap Summary
10.4       Testing the SNMP Trap Sender

11      Configuring the Scheduler
11.1        Weekly Schedule
11.2        On Demand Scheduled Events
11.3        Holidays
11.4        Astronomical Clock  

12      User HTML
12.1       Static HTML
12.2       Dynamic Data Tags in User HTML
12.3       Live JavaScript Gauges

Appendix A     Hardware Details
A.1        Wiring, Physical I/O Connections
A.2        Front Panel LED Indicators
A.3        RS-485 Line Termination
A.4        Soft Configuration Reset
A.5        Discovering Lost IP Address
A.6        Forced Hard Configuration Reset
A.7        Firmware Update Notes
A.8        Battery Replacement

Appendix B     Modbus CSV Import Files
B.1        Modbus RTU Master Read/Write Maps
B.2        Modbus TCP Client Read/Write Maps
B.3        Register Types
B.4        Register Formats

Appendix C      Trouble Shooting
C.1       Modbus RTU Trouble Shooting
C.2       Modbus TCP Trouble Shooting
C.3       Modbus Reference Information
C.4       SNMP Trouble Shooting
C.5       Wireshark Hardware Requirements
C.6       Example of Using Wireshark

Appendix D     SSL Certificates for Secure Web (HTTPS)
D.1        X.509 Auto-Certificate Generation
D.2        External Certificates
D.3        Certificate Generation Script (Linux)