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Acu-Rite 9150 manual

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    Int erne t Bridge W eb P or t al & APP for AcuRit e W eat her Sensors model #09 1 50 Instruction Manual ACU-LINK INST 0 1 04 1 2 www .AcuRite.com ® COMP A TIBLE[...]

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    Introduction What do I need? (not included) 1 . Network rout er with an available Ether net por t 2. “ Always On “Int ernet connection 3. PC or Smar t phone for registration 4. AcuRite weather sensor(s) How does it work? AcuRite weather sensors collect and broadcast current conditions suc h as temperature and wind speed. The Bridge receives w e[...]

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    Getting to Know t he Acu-Link Inter net Bridge Choosing a location The Acu-Link Interne t Bridge receives data from sensors via 433mhz wireless radio fr eq uency . Reception range of t he signal from sensors can be limited b y ver y t hick concret e or metallic walls or mater ials. Other “noisy” electronic devices suc h as T Vʼs and micro wave[...]

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    St ep 1 . Connect t he Et hernet cable St ep 2. Connect the AC power adaptor Connect t he Ether net cable to t he Ether net por t on t he Acu-Link Interne t Bridge flip-up t he RF Antennae for best reception Connect 5 4 Acu-Link will work with standard routers, wireless routers, and Ether net hubs the same, as long as t here is an available Etherne[...]

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    St ep 3. Wait for t he bridge to s tar t up Connect 7 6 Press the “REGIS TER” button only once during initial inst allation. DO NO T PRESS THE REGISTER BUTTON A G AIN AFTER YOUR BRIDGE HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULL Y REGISTERED, or you will lose previously stored w eat her data and have to register again! Acu-Link Tip Af ter connecting t he pow er and E[...]

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    9 8 1 . On y our PC, bro wse t o www .AcuRit e.com and click on t he “R egister Acu-Link Int ernet Br idge” link in the suppor t menu. 3. Enter in your information t o create y our account. Clic k “SA VE” to continue. The main web site page, or D ASHBO ARD will now sho w but will be empty . Y our bridge inf ormation still needs t o be enter[...]

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    1 1 1 0 My Web Bridges DEVICE ID (MA C Address) The “Name” t hat y ou type will appear on t he dashboard as the bridge name. It will also appear on the title bar of eac h widget. This helps to identify multiple bridges and locations, as well as allowing y ou to personalize your w eat her . Acu-Link Tip The Acu-Link system allows y ou to add mul[...]

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    1 3 1 2 My Dashboard Acu-Link.com The dashboard displays all of y our widge ts for your sensor(s), t hink of it as y our weather home page. From t he dashboar d you can access and use all of the f eatures of t he Acu-Link system. My Sources The sources list will display the a v ailable weather widge ts for your bridge. If you ar e subscr ibing to a[...]

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    My Bridge - Wind 1 5 1 4 The 5-in-1sensor wind widget is shown here, there will be little dif ferences between the widgets, suc h as tem peratur e widgets ha ving a recor ded “low” instead of an “aver age”. Also not e that t he widgets do not automatically refresh, so refresh y our browser to see the latest readings. Acu-Link Tip Getting to[...]

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    My Bridge - Wind Wind - Backyard 5N1 Clic k on the GREEN arrow sour ce icon t o show the widget on the dashboard Clic k on the RED arrow icon to hide the weat her widget HIDE SHO W 1 7 1 6 Showing & Hiding Widgets Using the Web sit e When you “sho w” widgets on t he dashboard, they automatically tile in the order that you expand them. Y ou [...]

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    My Bridge - Wind My Bridge - Wind 1 9 1 8 Char ting Histor y Using the Web sit e Eac h Sensor-based w eat her widget has a “Char t” butt on whic h allo ws you to c har t the hist orical data of t hat widget. Y ou can c har t multiple widge ts histor y toge ther f or compar ison. Only similar types of sensors are allo wed to be c har ted toget h[...]

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    W eather Select W eather Select 2 1 20 Weat her Select Widgets Using the Web sit e W eather Select W idgets can be customized to show additional weather infor mation, like a w eat her forecast based on y our actual weather sensors connect ed to y our bridge. Y ou may add multiple W eat her Select widgets to your dashboar d. Multiple weather select [...]

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    23 22 An Acu-Link Interne t Bridge is not needed to simpl y follow a friendʼs Bridge. For ex am ple, if y ou want y our neighbor t o be able to follow y our weather , simpl y have them CREA TE AN A CCOUNT of t heir o wn. Then give them your Bridge MAC addr ess and have t hem follow y our bridge. Acu-Link Tip Sharing - An Over view Acu-Link giv es [...]

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    25 24 Share My Bridg e Acu-Link features an option t hat allo ws you to publish y our weather data t o a 3r d par ty weat her community w eb site www .weather undergr ound.com. T o publish your Acu-Link data to weather underground, you will first need to create an account on weather underground. Y ou can do this on www .wunderground.com at this add[...]

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    27 26 1 . Do wnload t he Acu-Link APP from the Apple APP store if you hav e an iPhone/ iP od T ouc h/ iP ad. Download fr om t he Andr oid Mar k e t if y ou have an android de vice. 2. Af ter you have installed the Acu-Link APP , t ap on the icon to open t he application. 3. T ap t he “CREA TE NEW A CCOUNT” button. If you already have an A cu-Li[...]

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    29 28 The APP will not show an y sensor infor mation until y ou register your bridge. Y our bridge inf ormation needs t o be entered t o view y our weather . Configur ation Account View Map Save Activation The “Bridge N ame” that you type will appear on the dashboard as the bridge name. It will also appear on t he title bar of each widget. This[...]

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    3 1 30 The APP is available for iPhone and Android and organizes your w eat her infor mation into “ W eat her P ages.” These pages are organized b y categor y: t emperature, humidity , wind, rainfall, pressure, forecast. This allows y ou to view y our weather de tails in a familiar way - “what is the temperatur e outside?” or “Ho w windy [...]

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    33 32 Using the Mobile APP T ouc h t he “Settings” tab to view and/or edit specific sensor settings. T ouc h t he “Current” tab to retur n to t he current readings vie w . Settings Eac h Sensor-based w eat her page has a “SETTINGS” t ab t hat allo ws you to vie w additional inf ormation about t he sensor . One of t he options sho wn on [...]

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    35 34 Using the Mobile APP The Dashboard The mobile APP features a unique “D ASHBO ARD” view t hat y ou may customize wit h weather pages t hat y ou view most of ten. T o view y our dashboard, simply rotat e y our smar t phone or mobile device 90º so that t he display is in t he landscape, or horizontal f ormat. The dashboard will then automat[...]

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    3 7 36 Using the Mobile APP Forecas t The mobile APP features a forecast f eature that is based of f of your local A cuRite sensor dat a and y our geographic region, giving y ou a more localized weather forecast. The forecast requires some basic settings in put fr om you before it can begin calculating and displaying your forecast. T ap t he wrench[...]

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    39 38 Troubleshooting Problem: I Canʼt Register Bridg e on the APP/Web Use t his T roubleshooting guide to help you through any issues. If y ou are still having problems, c hec k the web site or give us a call and w e will be happy to help you out. Possible Solutions: Make sur e you have pr essed t he “REGISTER” butt on once. It ʼs located on[...]

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    Please DO NO T r eturn product t o the ret ail stor e. F or technical assis tance and pr oduct return inf ormation PLEASE CONT ACT US 4 1 40 Troubleshooting S T A TUS LIGHT 1 S T A TUS LIGHT 2 In iti al B oot STEA D Y STEA D Y STATUS LIGHT 1 duration Star tup Sequence 1 2 3 4 STATUS LIGHT 2 30 seconds Do wnl oadi ng firm wa re fr om Ac u-L ink se r[...]

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    Having Problems? Weʼre Her e to Help! Go to t he web site T alk to a r eal person If you hav e gone t hrough the troubleshooting section and you still hav e questions about se tup or operation there are sev eral suppor t options available to you: AcuRite.com has an active support f orum where you can view bulletins and ask questions. Y ou will als[...]

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    Pl ease DO NOT r eturn pr oduct to the r etail stor e. F or technical as sistanc e and product r eturn information PLEASE CONT AC T US 45 44 Product Infor mation P r od uc t F ac t s A C Po we r: 5 v ad apt or I nc lu de d NO TE : S et up a nd ac ti va ti on c an ta k e pl ac e sol el y o n a sm art p ho ne or m ob il e d ev ic e i f de sir ed , a [...]