AlertWerks Temperature Sensor with 15-ft. (4.5-m) Cable

Track conditions in your server room from across your network.

Easy to integrate into your network.

Work with AlertWerks Sensor Hubs.

Part of the AlertWerks fully integrated environmental monitoring system, which also includes Sensor Hubs, Serial Device Servers, and an IP Network Camera.

You back up your servers, you install the latest virus protection, you keep your firewall up to date. But do you also guard against physical threats to your data center? Do you have hot spots in those racks? If the air conditioning breaks down, how long before you get the message that temperatures are climbing out of control? If a sprinkler system goes off, will you know? Has someone been in your cabinets?

Temperature, humidity, water, and even vandalism are real threats to any data center and can shut you down faster than the latest virus making the rounds on the Internet.

AlertWerks is an IP-based environmental monitoring system that alerts you when conditions in your data center—or anywhere else you need to protect—exceed pre-defined limits. So when things go wrong, you’re the first to know. Environmental monitoring helps minimize downtime by alerting you to conditions that cause damage to servers and other network devices.

This fully integrated system is based on “smart” managed Sensor Hubs (sold separately) that work with Sensors to track conditions such as temperature, humidity, water, airflow, and more.

But there’s more to this system than just Sensors—a Network Camera (sold separately) provides a real-time view of what’s going on in your data center. Combine it with the Utility Software for incredible versatility in programming photos or video, in storing and managing images, and in controlling pan and zoom features.

Serial ports on the Sensor Hubs and the freestanding Serial Device Controllers (sold separately) function as full-featured serial console servers that enable you to also use the system to access the serial console ports on your network devices. Plus, you can use them to access other serial devices such as printers.

The entire AlertWerks system is fully manageable through any standard Web browser or an SNMP management program such as HP® OpenView®. You can set it to notify you automatically by e-mail, page, or SNMP traps whenever conditions in your data center exceed limits that you determine. Sensor Hubs even include a modem port, so you can dial in remotely to access management features even if your network goes down.

Sensors
AlertWerks supports a wide range of environmental Sensors including temperature, humidity, water, and voltage, as well as dual-purpose Sensors. They come in several cable lengths and do not require a separate power supply. All Sensors poll at one-second intervals and are constructed of Helix high-temperature cable with an RJ-45 connector for connection to a Sensor Hub. A disconnect alarm alerts you when a Sensor is disconnected.

AlertWerks enables you to set minimum and maximum thresholds for environmental conditions such as temperature, humidity, and airflow, and alert you when conditions exceed a range that you set. This enables you to prevent problems that can adversely affect equipment operation.

Use the Temperature Sensor to monitor temperatures in data centers or in individual cabinets to prevent premature breakdown of your servers, switches, and routers. It measures from -67 to +257° F (-55 to +125° C) and is accurate to about 1° F over most temperature ranges.