Application Note
Using the Sniffer AgentThis document guides you through the setup of a Sniffer Agent. If you have adevice (PLC/HMI) that is not in the standard Agent list on a SiteManager, thenyou should use the Sniffer Agent and see if this one is working.
The document consists of standard instructions that may not fit your particularsolution. Please visit our support website for latest revisions of documentationand firmware:
http://www.secomea.com

Version: 1.3, Nov 2016

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1.

The Process22.

Open your SiteManager GUI3

3.

Create a Sniffer Agent34.

Open LinkManager

45.

Go back to the SiteManager

56.

Output of the Sniffer Agent

6Notices

1.

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The Process
First you set up a Sniffer Agent on the SiteManager with the attached device.
Then in case you manage to make your device software work you can monitor
the output from the Sniffer Agent and mail it to support@secomea.com.
We will then contact you for more information and/or contact the third partproduct vendor to get various and necessary information about the device.
The objective is that the information will result in a new Vendor specific agent
becoming standard in the next upcoming SiteManager firmware.

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Open your SiteManager GUI
This describes how to logon your SiteManager and create a new agent.
1. Click on GateManager and then Agents
2. Click on New

3.

Create a Sniffer AgentThis describes how to add a new agent as a Sniffer Agent.
3. Fill out your Sniffer information as shown in the picture.

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Open LinkManager
4. Connect to the new Agent

5. You are now connected.

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Go back to the SiteManager
6. Select the Parameter Details for the Sniffer Agent.

7. Press the [Monitor] Button

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Output of the Sniffer Agent
8. The output of the sniffer agent will show:

9. Start your PLC software and try connecting to the PLC like usual or try
performing the normal process with the PLC software. While doing sopress the F5 key to refresh the sniffer output to make sure that all theactions recorded by the sniffer agent.

10. Please mail the Sniffer Output screen to support@secomea.com
Thanks!

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Notices
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