As a cost effective alternative to data transfers via telephone lines TRAK Engineering has designed a way to communicate to our Sentries over Ethernet cable instead of telephone line – a great savings on phone charges because no phone call is necessary to communicate to the Sentry at the Fuel Island. Also, the time between the Sentries being polled from the Central Controller will take a far shorter time.

 The IP Device is programmed at Trak with special licensing information that allows the device to communicate with the Sentry and the Central Controller and to only pick up this information and not other data on the network line.  Tank monitor data is communicated as well if a tank monitor interface is in place between the Sentry and the Tank Monitor.

In order for this IP Device to work, standard computer network ‘drops’ must be placed near the data converter at each site. An IP address number must be assigned (usually obtained from your Help Desk or Networking Section) during installation of the IP Device.  LAN is preferable, but a VPN or even a standard Internet connection will work.

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