DAVIS Weather Talker Specifications download pdf (Page 23)

Connecting to Internet

All Setups

1. €For future debugging, select Produce a log file. If you want to view the last log file

produced, on the main Weather Display window, click View, and then under Logs, click

FTP Log. All of the current day's FTP Internet connections will be displayed. Tthe most

recent entries are at the end of the log.

2. €Select the Hit Cancel on reestablish connection is suggested.

3. €Minimize connection box when connected (Win 95) applies only if you are using

Microsoft Windows 95.

4. €You should not change the FTP Port from the default of 21, unless specified by your

ISP.

5. €If your FTP connection is very slow, the specified number in Time out in minutes for

when a slow connection denotes the number of minutes before Weather Display will

stop the FTP attempt. 5 minutes should be adequate.

6. €Do not select the Use other ISP's on list if line is busy check box unless you have

configured more than one ISP/FTP server.

7. €For some configurations, the normal FTP mode will work, but if you are using a

hardware or software firewall you might encounter problems. If a connection appears to

hang and you have a firewall, try selecting the Use Passive Mode check box. You might

also have to make changes to the firewall to let Weather Display access the Internet. You

should consult the documentation for your firewall for instructions on how to allow a

program to access the Internet.

8. €Rename the file on the server after uploading is not supported by some FTP

servers, including many Windows-based servers. Do not select this check box unless you

know your FTP server supports this functionality.

9. €Click the Main Internet Switch to toggle between MAIN OFF and MAIN ON. You

must use MAIN ON to enable the FTP functionality of Weather Display.

10. €Click OK.

Weather Display is now configured to use the Internet, but does not generate any Internet

activity by itself.

Notes

• €If you don’t want Weather Display to run its own FTP program, for example, because you

are using a Weather display on a local server, then clear the Use Weather Display's

own FTP check box, and you can enter in the File to execute instead text box a .bat

file for Weather Display to execute to copy the files to the detination location. You can

select the location of where to produce the files under the Tab Files, and then click Set

Web files location.

• €If you want Weather Display to perform other functions, such as send data to

Wunderground or download METARs, etc., then select the Still use ftpupd.exe for

everything but normal uploads check box. This check box is enabled only when you

clear the Use Weather Display's own FTP check box.

• €If you want Weather Display to update a Web page on the Internet, for example, your

Web home page, then you must set up the FTP Host/Server, FTP Username, and FTP

Password, using the server information and credentials provided by your Internet

service provider (ISP). If you leave the Remote Directory text box blank, then the files

are uploaded to your account's default folder on the FTP server. The Remote Directory

can be the most tricky part to get correct, as you need to get the placement of any

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