Pod Connect GUI Setup Manual-4.6.x

POD Connect™
GUI Setup Manual

Release 4.6.x
March 2019
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POD Connect™
GUI Setup Manual
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 5
2. Configuring POD system on your PC or server ........................................................................ 6
3. Adding and Configuring the Base Station ................................................................................ 9
4. Adding and Configuring the Access Point.............................................................................. 16
5. Adding and Configuring the PODS ......................................................................................... 25
6. Adding and Creating POD Zones............................................................................................ 34
7. Resetting the Pod Connect System Passwords ..................................................................... 44

1. Introduction
The Graphical User Interface (GUI) for the POD system is displayed in a window which is
broken up into 4 panes as shown below.
Figure 1 – Pod Connect Panes
 GUI Menu: This is the main menu for the Pod Connect GUI (Graphical User Interface).
 Map Pane: The center pane is the Map pane which contains the intersection layout and
icons of the PODS as well as the Base station and Access points.
 Tree Pane: The left pane, displays the Map approaches, PODs and zone information in a
simple tree view.
 Property Grid Pane: The right pane shows specific properties and data for each Base
Station, Access Point, POD, Zones, and server that the Pod system uses.
 Spreadsheet Pane: The bottom pane displays properties of each POD, Base station
details, Pod RSSI information or zone volume occupancy information.

2. Configuring POD system on your PC or server
1) Install Internet cable on Base station into “LAPTOP ENET” connector
2) Change Default Fixed IP address on Laptop to the following
a. Go to Network connections
b. Choose Properties
Figure 2 – Network Properties Selection
c. Choose (Highlight) Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties

Figure 3 – Network Properties
3) In order to begin using the Pod web interface first load the interactive site by using the
HTTPS protocol and the IP address of the base station, https://10.20.70.51/. When using the
GUI for the first time it will be necessary to confirm security exceptions as they arise in the
browser. In Chrome, select “Show Advanced” and then “Proceed”. In Firefox click
“Advanced”, “Add Exception”, and “Confirm Exception”. In Internet Explorer select “Continue
to this Website.”
Figure 4 – Base Station IP Address
4) After confirming any necessary security exceptions, the login screen appears. Select the
username “Admin” and enter the password for this account. The default password is
“password” and should be changed after login by following the instructions in section entitled
“Resetting the Pod Connect GUI Passwords.”
The browser should automatically load the Pod Connect Interface, which is located at this
address.

Figure 5 – Pod Connect Login Screen
5) Then you should see the main Pod Connect interface.

6) The Base station is now ready to be setup.

3. Adding and Configuring the Base Station
Select the Configure Base Station Button from the Map pane.
Figure 6 – Configure Base Station Select
The Base station setup screen will come up. Notice that the serial number is invalid
because a RED X is displayed. NOTE: for all screens discussed in this manual, a RED X
will indicate invalid data.
Figure 7 – Base Station Invalid Serial Number Example

Enter the valid 14 digit serial number as found on the Label on the side of the base
station. A green check mark will appear. NOTE: for all screens discussed in this manual, a
GREEN Check Mark will indicate valid data.
Figure 8 – Base Station Valid Serial Number Example
Select the Next button and a screen will come up to enter the Alpha Numeric Name (25
characters Max) of the Base station. Enter a Name for the base station, or click Next to use the
serial number as the Base Station name.

Figure 9 – Base Station Name Entry
Click the Next button.

Enter a Unique Network ID for the Base station (valid ID’s are 1-15) via the Slider Bar.
Figure 10 – Network ID Setup

Click the Next button. Enter the a description which will indicate the Location of the Base station
Figure 11 – Base Station Description Entry
Figure 12 – Base Station Interface Type Select

Select the type of interface that the Base Station will use. Valid interface types are either a TS1
controller (no BIU’s) or a TS2 controller with BIU’s.
Not selecting any of the BIU checkboxes, enables the TS-1 interface, the Base Station
will use EX cards connected in the Rack Mount base station. This connector will be wired to
your cabinet’s detector inputs. For you to get 32 outputs you would need to use two 16 output
expansion cards.
Figure 13 – TS1 Output Select
Selecting BIU checkboxes enables the TS-2 interface and the Base Station will use the SDLC
connector on the Base station Front Panel. This connector will communicate to the controller
using BIU’s built into the Base Station. There are up to 8 Detector Facility BIU’s that the user
can connect to. As shown below.

CH1CH2PWR
ANTENNA
CH3CH4ERR
EXP
USB
TX RX
TX RX ACT ERR
C L
N A
T P
R T
L O
R P
TX1 TX2
SDLC
A
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P 2
1
RX1 RX2
Figure 14 – SDLC BIU Output Select
Choose the Interface Type and the BIU’s that the POD detectors will communicate with.
Figure 15 – Base Station Interface Type Select

Click the Next button, to get to the commit screen and then enter Finish to save these settings
to the Base Station.
Figure 16 – Base Station Setup Review
Once saved, Select YES to Proceed to adding the Access Point
Figure 17 – Configure Access Point Select

4. Adding and Configuring the Access Point
Select the Add Access Point Button on the Map Pane.
Figure 18 – Add Access Point to Map Pane
Figure 19 – Access Point Invalid Serial Number Example

Notice that the serial number is invalid because a RED X is displayed. Enter the 14 digit Access
Point serial number which can be found on the unit. Once valid, a green check mark will appear.
Figure 20 – Access Point Valid Serial Number Example
Click the Next button.

Enter a name for the Access Point device that you are installing, or Next to use the device serial
number as the name.
Figure 21 – Access Point Name Entry

Enter Next
Figure 22 – Access Point Communication ID Entry
The Communication ID is the 16 digit alpha-numeric number of the Zigbee module inside the
access point and can be found on the Access Point near the box label.
Figure 23 – Communication ID Location on the Access Point

Figure 24 – Access Point Valid Communication ID Entry
Enter Next
Figure 25 – Access Point Number of Radios Selection
Keep the default Value. Now enter Next to program the Communications Type.

Figure 26 – Access Point Communication Type Select
This screen allows you to choose the type of communications back to the Base station.
The selections are listed. Choose Wireless if you are wirelessly communicating back to the base
station or choose wired if you are directly connecting back to the Base Station using a RS-485
cable. We will choose Wireless and connect wirelessly to the Base Station.
Figure 27 – Access Point Wireless Communication Select

Figure 28 – Access Point Description Entry
Enter a description which will indicate the Location of the Access Point
Figure 29 – Access Point Valid Description Entry
Enter Next to get to the commit screen and then enter Finish to save these setting to the Base
Station.

Figure 30 – Access Point Settings Review and Save
Click Finish to confirm the update and you should go back to the Home Screen.
Figure 31 – Access Point Added to Map Pane

Notice that that the Access Point Graphic has been added to the Map Pane as circled in RED.
In addition, on the home screen, there are Tabs on the Property Grid pane that give particular
information about the Base Station and the Access Point devices that you have set up.
Figure 32 – Base Station Property Grid Pane
Figure 33 – Access Point Property Grid Pane

Access
Point Info
Figure 34 – Access Point Populated Properties
There is a drop-down selector for each Access Point. By selecting this, you can view and edit
the specific information for each Access point.
When the Access Point and the Base station are successfully communicating, they will be
display as “blue”.
Figure 35 – Access Point and Base Station in Map View

5. Adding and Configuring the PODS
Figure 36 – Add Pod to Map View
Click Add POD and the following screen is displayed:
Figure 37 – Pod Serial Number Entry

Enter the 14 digit (Alphanumeric) serial number found on the POD and the Red X should turn
into a Check Mark.
Figure 38 – Pod Serial Number Location
Figure 39 – Pod Valid Serial Number Entry

Enter the Name/description of the POD
Figure 40 – Pod Name Entry
Figure 41 – Pod Failsafe Mode Select

The Failsafe Mode for each POD is used when combining 2 or more PODS in a zone.
Failsafe Mode = Always On will insure the Output of this POD is always turned on for logical
operations of that zone.
Failsafe Mode = Ignore State will insure the Output of this POD is always turned off for logical
operations of that zone. Leave the default setting Failsafe Mode On.
Each POD has to communicate to a Radio in the Access Point device. There are three radios in
the access point that can be used. Select the desired radio.
Figure 42 – Pod Access Point Radio Select
Enter Next to get to the commit screen and then enter Finish to save these setting to the Base
Station

Figure 43 – Pod Settings Review and Save
Once Finished the Pod will be added to the Map Pane, Tree Pane and Spreadsheet pane as
shown below.
Figure 44 – Pod Added to Map View

Figure 45 – Pod Added to Tree View
Figure 46 – Pod Details Spreadsheet View
Notice that on the Map pane the pod is golden in color. That indicates that the pod is setup but it
is not yet committed to the system or communicating to the Access Point or Base Station. You
can now go to the Property Grid Pane and View the Pod detailed information
Figure 47 – Pod Property Grid

Repeat all the steps in this section to add other PODs to the system.
In this example, we have a 3 POD system as shown below.
Figure 48 – Map View Populated With Three Pods
Figure 49 – Tree View Populated with Zones and Pods
Notice that both PODS are not communicating. The Gold color on the Map Pane will indicate
this. The Access Point must reload the Communications and Hardware configuration so that it
can begin communicating to the field units. Select the CONFIG drop down menu and select
Reload Config to begin communications.

Figure 50 – Reload Configuration Select
The screen will gray out and show the following message while the Communications and
Hardware configuration takes place (approximately 5 minutes), as shown below:
Figure 51 – Reload Configuration Status
When complete the PODs are added to the Map as well to the Tree on the Left Pane as shown
below:
Figure 52 – Configured and Populated Pod Connect GUI

Pod colors and descriptions are as follows:
Color Description
Gold Not Communicating
Green Communicating but not detecting a vehicle
Blue Communicating and detecting a vehicle

Red High Packet Error Rate

6. Adding and Creating POD Zones
A zone can be created to physically (and/or logically) combine PODs for a detection channel.
Click on Add Zone to create a Zone.
First, select the PODs that you want to combine into a zone
You can select them by clicking on the POD on the Map view or by clicking on the POD in the
Tree View pane.
Figure 53 – Pod Selection Options
Now Select Add Zone to combine the PODS into a detection zone
Figure 54 – Add and Configure Zone Button

The following screen is displayed
Figure 55 – Zone Name Invalid
Enter the Zone Name to get a Check Mark
Figure 56 – Valid Zone Name Entry

Enter Next
Figure 57 – Zone Operation Mode Select
This screen shows you the logical operation of the PODS in each zone. Below is a Boolean
Logic chart to reference:
POD 1 POD 2 Zone Logic Result‐ Zone Logic Result‐ OR

AND
ON ON ON ON
ON OFF OFF ON
OFF ON OFF ON
OFF OFF OFF OFF
The user can select either operation depending on what the result that they desire from the
detection zone. We will default to ‘OR’ so that if either detector is sensing a vehicle the detection
zone will detect a vehicle.

Figure 58 – Zone “OR” Operation Select
Figure 59 – Zone Output Number Select
This screen configures the detector channel output that the zone will drive. In this example we
will choose Detector output 4 by using the slider bar.

Figure 60 – Zone Output Number Valid Selection
Figure 61 – Zone Setup Configuration Review and Save
Enter Finish to commit the changes. The zone is indicated on the Tree View and Map View as
shown below

Figure 62 – Zone Selection Options
It will also be shown on the Right Pane it you select the zone tab
Zone
info
Figure 63 – Zone Property Grid Pane

Now we would like to place the PODs on the map to show proper road placement. Select the
layer icon as shown on the menu bar above the map
Figure 64 – Map Layer Selection Button
Figure 65 – Map Layer Selection Options

The POD Layer is the layer that should be chosen. It allows you to place the PODS on the road.
Figure 66 – Pod Layer Selection
Once the PODs are set on the map you should save the configuration. Select the Menu Item
FILE->SAVE-SAVE AS.
Figure 67 – Configuration Save Selection

The following screen will be displayed
Figure 68 – Configuration Save File Name Entry
Enter the File Name
Figure 69 – Download Configuration File to Computer
Select Download to save.

Selecting the Show All Zones checkbox in the Map Pane turns on all of the zone indicators on
the map at once. A non‐detecting zone is grey, a detecting zone is indicated as red.
Figure 70 – Show All Zones View
Selecting the Clone Pod Checkbox in the Tree Pane allows you to place the same pod in
multiple Zones. Click the checkbox, then select and drag a pod from one zone to another, and
instead of moving the pod, it will be duplicated into the new zone.
Figure 71 – Clone Pods Enable and Disable
This clone pod feature in combination with the Zone And/Or logic allows for a wide variety of
useful scenarios and configuration possibilities.

7. Resetting the Pod Connect System Passwords
In order to protect the pod system from intrusion the default password should be reset on setup.
In order to reset the password after logging in, click on the User menu item in the top menu.
Figure 72 – User Settings Select
This will load the user settings page.
Figure 73 – Change User Password
If logged in as Admin the user settings page allows setting the passwords for both the “User”
account and the “Admin” account. In order to change a password, enter matching passwords in
the two fields for either the “User” account or the “Admin” account and submit.

Figure 74 – Change Admin Password
Enter and confirm new passwords for both accounts and click submit. Retain a record of these
passwords for future reference.

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Figure 1 – Pod Connect Panes

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Figure 2 – Network Properties Selection

c. Choose (Highlight) Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties

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Figure 4 – Base Station IP Address

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5) Then you should see the main Pod Connect interface.

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Figure 6 – Configure Base Station Select

Figure 7 – Base Station Invalid Serial Number Example

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Figure 8 – Base Station Valid Serial Number Example

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Click the Next button.

Figure 10 – Network ID Setup

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Figure 11 – Base Station Description Entry

Figure 12 – Base Station Interface Type Select

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Figure 13 – TS1 Output Select

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Figure 14 – SDLC BIU Output Select

Figure 15 – Base Station Interface Type Select

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Figure 16 – Base Station Setup Review

Once saved, Select YES to Proceed to adding the Access Point

Figure 17 – Configure Access Point Select

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Figure 18 – Add Access Point to Map Pane

Figure 19 – Access Point Invalid Serial Number Example

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Figure 20 – Access Point Valid Serial Number Example

Click the Next button.

Figure 21 – Access Point Name Entry

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Figure 22 – Access Point Communication ID Entry

Figure 23 – Communication ID Location on the Access Point

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Figure 25 – Access Point Number of Radios Selection

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Figure 27 – Access Point Wireless Communication Select

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Figure 29 – Access Point Valid Description Entry

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Figure 31 – Access Point Added to Map Pane

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Figure 32 – Base Station Property Grid Pane

Figure 33 – Access Point Property Grid Pane

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Figure 34 – Access Point Populated Properties

Figure 35 – Access Point and Base Station in Map View

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