Inovonics TapWatch 3 - Manual (Page 12)

TapWatch Overview
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status, and the third displaying a brief update on what the software is currently
doing.
Figure 1-2 The Status Bar
1.3 TapWatch.com Web Portal
Designed to conveniently collect and manage utility reads in conjunction with
TapWatch 3, Inovonics’ read collection web portal offers a new standard in
usability and accessibility for utility submetering and billing companies. Using a
secure Ethernet connection, TapWatch.com provides access to property,
reads, and scheduler information from any computer with internet access,
eliminating the need for expensive or outdated analog phone lines.
TapWatch.com includes extensive online help screens, providing detailed
information about the web portal.
Note: TapWatch 3 communicates with data loggers using TapWatch.com. You must
have a TapWatch.com account to access data loggers over the internet. Contact
your RBC’s TapWatch administrator to establish a TapWatch.com account.
1.3.1 What TapWatch.com Will Do for Your Property
TapWatch.com is not designed to replace TapWatch 3, but to work in
conjunction with it. TapWatch 3 will still be used to configure, troubleshoot, and
manage most site functions; TapWatch.com will be used primarily to securely
and remotely collect reads:
• Eliminating the need to rely on outdated, unsecure, unstable, and
expensive analog phone lines
• Providing ease of use with plug-and-play capability
• Ensuring a secure RDL connection to a managed internet server
• Protecting your data via stable service hosting
Last sync or count of
buildings, units,
repeaters, or
transmitters shown on
the screen
What the
software is
currently doing Connections
status