About This Software Release
This manual has been written as a guide to the RF500 Web-View software only.
There is a companion manual entitled “RF500-SystemManual” which covers installation,
operation and maintenance of the individual pieces of equipment which comprise
an RF500 wireless logging system. The RF500 System Manual is provided in printed
form and also as a Adobe PDF downloadable from the Gateway.
This manual
is associated with: RF500A Software Release G1.
This guide has been written
for the following devices:
- RF500A
- This is the regular version of the Gateway
- RF500AP
- This is a version of the Gateway which includes a Power over Ethernet
adapter.
Browser Compatibility
RF500A has been designed to be cross-browser compatible, so that you can
get the full user experience with your favourite Browser. All major Browsers
released since 2013 are supported, see below...
- Internet Explorer version 10 Upwards
- Firefox
- Chrome
- Safari
Navigating through this Guide
Each chapter in this guide has been written so that it can be read as a standalone
guide albeit with references to other chapters. It is formatted to be read on
the screen in a similar manner to the conventional help found in an installed
application program. Bookmarks are also used throughout, which, when clicked
will jump to the appropriate place in the guide making navigating this large
document very easy.
Each Page of the manual includes three clickable images at the top left of
the screen for navigating through the HTML Pages.
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- The left arrow will take you back to the previous page

- The home icon will always take you back to the Index Page no matter
what page you are viewing
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- The right arrow will take you forward to the next section of the manual.
It is also possible to use the navigation buttons on the Web Browser to navigate
through the manual. The back button will simply take you back to the previous
page, and the forward button (if available) will take you forward to the page
you have previously viewed.
Conventions Used in this Guide
To aid understanding and help the user quickly find the information he/she
requires, extensive use of coloured text and different fonts has been used to
denote various items. These are shown below.
- Button
- Denotes a Web Page button
- Link
- Denotes a Web Page link
- Field
- Denotes a field name. A piece of information is shown to the right of
a field name
- Example
- Denotes an example of a piece of information the Gateway provides
- User Entry
- Denotes an example of a piece of information a user is expected to enter
- Glossay Item
- Denotes terminology used by the RF500 Gateway. Clicking this item will
jump to the definition of the term
- Bookmark
- Denotes a link in the document. Click to jump to further information
on the topic