SetMon Windows Utility
This document describes the installation and operation of the
Windows "SetMon" utility.
The SetMon utility program provides the following features:
- Setup Wizard, with the ability to read a Windows INF for your modem,
simplifying modem setup.
- Ability to save the configuration data from an Internet Gateway
to a file on your PC, and restore a configuration file to an
Internet Gateway.
- Administrator can record, view, and analyse Internet usage data by using
the Accounting feature and associated Log files.
Program requirements:
- Windows 95 or Windows 98
- Windows NT 4.0
- SetMon
can be installed using the main SETUP program on the CD-ROM. If Autorun is
enabled, SETUP will run automatically. Otherwise, start the SETUP program in
the root directory.
- SETUP provides the option of installing the on-line manual as well as
installing SetMon. The on-line manual is used to provide on-line help
for the Internet Gateway's Web-based interface.
- To install SetMon, click the SetMon button.
- Default values for the installation folder and program group are:
- File Folder: C:\Internet\SetMon
- Program Group Folder: Internet Gateway
- After installation, 2 icons will be visible - SetMon and
TrapRecv. The TrapRecv program is used to capture the
log file data (Accounting function) from an Internet Gateway.
Start the program by using the SetMon icon created by the setup
program. By default, this icon is installed in the
Internet Gateway program group.
- When run, the program searches the network for all
Internet Gateways, listing them on the top section of the screen.
- The bottom section of the screen shows status information for the
selected Internet Gateway.
Figure 1: SetMon Main Screen
Icons
Browse
Browse LAN to locate Internet Gateways.
Use this to update the display.
Quickset Wizard
Wizard-based configuration of the selected Internet Gateway.
Administration
Use your Web browser to connect to the selected
Internet Gateway. After the welcome screen, you will see the
Main Menu of the Web-based interface.
Log
View the Log file (connection messages) or Accounting data
(Internet access by individual workstations) for the selected Internet Gateway.
This is only operational if the TrapRecv program has
been used to capture data sent by the Internet Gateway.
See Accounting for details.
Exit
Exit the SetMon program.
Menu Options
- File Menu
- Open - Open an Internet Gateway configuration file. You will then be
prompted to send this file to the selected Internet Gateway, overwriting
the existing configuration.
- Save - Save the configuration data for the selected Internet Gateway
to your PC.
- Device Menu
- QuickSet Wizard - same effect as Quickset Wizard icon. See the following
section for details.
- Administration - connect to the selected Internet Gateway using
your Web Browser (Same effect as Administration icon.)
- History log - view Accounting data for selected Internet Gateway.
(Same effect as Log icon.) See Accounting for details.
- Browse - browse LAN for Internet Gateways (Same effect as Browse icon.)
- Program
- Configuration - set program options. There are 2 tabs, TCP/IP
and History Log, as shown below.
Fig 2: SetMon Configuration - TCP/IP Tab
Use this to set the LAN segments searched by the Browse function.
If your LAN does not contain a router, you can ignore this option.
Fig 3: SetMon Configuration - History Log Tab
Use this to enable the History Log function, and to set how often the log
data is saved to disk. See Accounting for details.
- View Menu - Set screen display options (Toolbar, Status bar).
- Help Menu - Show SetMon version information.
To use the Setup Wizard to configure an Internet Gateway, perform the
following steps.
- Select an Internet Gateway.
- Click the Setup Wizard icon (or select from the menu).
- The first data screen will show TCP/IP information for both the
Internet Gateway and your PC, and ask if you wish to use the
DHCP server built into the Internet Gateway.
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) simplifies IP Address
configuration, so we recommend its use. However, your PCs must be configured
to act as DHCP clients. (In Windows, this setting is called
"Obtain an IP Address automatically". It is reached by
selecting Control Panel - Network - TCP/IP ->Network Card - Properties -
IP Address.)
- The next screen allows you to select the IP Address and network mask
for the Internet Gateway. The proposed address will be compatible with
PCs on your LAN, and should not be changed without good reason.
- You can then select a port, and provide details of the modem connected
to that port.
If you have a Windows .INF file for your modem, select that option, and
browse for the location of the file.
Otherwise, select your modem from the list. If your modem is not on the
list, select "Other" (If this does not work, you can set the "
Initial String" to configure your modem correctly.)
- Next, enter Internet access information
for that port. This information is available from your ISP (Internet Service
Provider)
- When finished, you can select the "Test" button.
The Internet Gateway will then attempt to dial the ISP and log-in to your account.
- If necessary, return to the Port Selection screen to select and
configure the second port.
Overview
The Accounting function allows you to record and track Internet
access by individual workstations. It also captures and stores
log (operation) data generated by the Internet Gateway.
A file USER.TBL is created (in the same directory as SetMon)
to store user data.
Other data is stored in .LOG and .ACT files in the same folder in which
SetMon is installed. The filenames have the following format:
- First 6 characters - default server name
- Next 2 characters - year
- Extension - .LOG for connection data, and .ACT for Internet access.
You can delete these files when they are no longer required, or you wish
to start a new file.
To Capture Log and Accounting Data
- Configure the Internet Gateway to send data to your PC:
- Connect to the Internet Gateway. From within SetMon, this
can be done with the "Administration" icon.
- Navigate to the Advanced menu, and select Accounting.
- Enable the Accounting function, and enter the IP Address of your PC in
one of the "Receiver IP Address" fields.
Note: If using the DHCP Server function in the
Internet Gateway, you can reserve an IP
Address for your PC using the Workstations screen. This will ensure
that the IP Address of your PC does not change.
- Save and exit.
- Enable the TrapRecv program on your PC, to capture the data. There
are 2 ways to do this:
- To capture data for this session only, start the TrapRecv program
using the icon installed in the Internet Gateway group.
TrapRecv will minimize to the system tray. No configuration is required,
but if you wish, you can click on its icon to open a display window
and view the data as it is received.
- To maintain a continuous record, select the Configuration menu,
TCP/IP tab (See Fig 2), and enable the Accounting feature.
The TrapRecv program will then load every time your PC is started.
To view Log and Accounting Data
- Click the Log Icon, or select History Log from the
Device menu.
- From the resulting screen, shown below, select the type of data you
wish to view.

Fig 4: Log Screen
- Operation - connection status messages.
- Internet - Internet Gateway usage.
- Workstations - usage by individual workstations.
- Choose the date range to be used, then click View to
see the data.
Operation Data
This shows the connection status messages generated by the Internet Gateway.
An example screen is shown below.

Fig 5: Operation Log
Internet Data
This option shows when the Internet Gateway was used. An example
screen is shown below.

Fig 6: Internet Data
Workstation Data
If an individual workstation is selected, only data for that workstation
will be displayed. Note that workstations are shown by their hardware (Network
Adapter) address, unless they have been given a name in the Workstation
database in the Internet Gateway.
An example screen is shown below.

Fig 7: Workstation Data
On each of these screens, the "Save to File" button will save
the current data to a text file.