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SMART Controller Configuration
Before you deploy the SMART System, you should configure basic system and network settings. These include login credentials, date, location, and network configuration settings.
Configure Basic System Settings
Before you deploy the SMART System, you should configure basic system settings, including time, location, and credentials.
Configure Time, Date, and Location Settings
In order to run schedules correctly and save accurate recording metadata, you must ensure the time, date, and location settings are accurate.

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Introduction
Song Meter® with Analysis and Remote Transfer, or SMART™, is a multi-channel, ultrasonic audio recording and analysis platform from Wildlife Acoustics®.
Getting Started
The first time you use a SMART System, we recommend setting it up in an accessible location, such as an office. This will make it easier to configure the SMART and perform any necessary troubleshooting.
Microphone Settings and Schedules
Each microphone connected to a SMART Controller can have its own Setting Profile and Schedule Profile. These profiles determine when the microphone is active; the settings it uses to detect, record, and analyze bat echolocations; and set the scheduling of microphone sensitivity testing and moisture clearing.
SMART Controller Configuration
Before you deploy the SMART System, you should configure basic system and network settings. These include login credentials, date, location, and network configuration settings.
- Default System and Network Settings
  These default settings are required information when configuring the SMART System for the first time. You should change all passwords before you deploy the SMART System.
- Configure Basic System Settings
  Before you deploy the SMART System, you should configure basic system settings, including time, location, and credentials.
  - Configure Time, Date, and Location Settings
    In order to run schedules correctly and save accurate recording metadata, you must ensure the time, date, and location settings are accurate.
    - Connect SMART to a Local Network Time Server
      In some SMART deployments, access to the default time server (ntp.ubuntu.com) is not possible due to firewall and/or cyber-security policies. You can instead synchronize your SMART Systems to a network time server on your local network.
    - Time Zones and Daylight Saving Time
      The SMART System will automatically follow the Daylight Saving Time (DST) convention for the selected time zone in the Time and Location tab. For SMART Systems without network connectivity, any future changes to local DST conventions will require system updates.
  - Change Password
    From within the SMART Control Panel, you can change the password for the user smart.
  - Change System Name
    Each SMART Controller can be given a name to distinguish it from other SMART Controllers.
- Network Configuration
  Depending on your goals and network security requirements, you might choose to network your SMART System in several different ways. This can range from a completely disconnected system to Internet-connected and globally configurable.
- Update the SMART System Software, Microphone Firmware, and Operating System
  The SMART System software and microphone firmware can be updated remotely using the SMART Control Panel. Operating system updates are required less frequently and are best done with physical access to the SMART Controller.
- Configure Email Alerts
  A SMART System that is connected to the IoT Gateway can be configured to send immediate email alerts in response to several different conditions.
Data Management
The SMART System stores recordings and logs on its internal drive initially, and it can periodically transfer new data to a USB or networked storage drive.
Installing SMART
Installing the SMART System on a wind turbine, meteorological tower, or similar structure requires careful planning. Proper connectivity, grounding, and microphone placement will help ensure a successful deployment.
Bat Activity Alarms and Control System Integration
The SMART System can integrate with a windfarm SCADA network or similar control system to perform acoustically triggered curtailment (ATC). You can define custom alarms that detect bat activity based on custom-defined parameters. When these alarms trigger, you can send control signals to other devices on a control system to trigger turbine shutdowns.
Troubleshooting
Specifications
SMART Enclosure
The SMART Enclosure is a preconfigured, weatherproof enclosure that can be purchased with the SMART System.
SMART API and Command Reference
The SMART System software includes utilities, command-line scripts, and APIs that can be used for additional customized programming of the SMART System.
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Configure Time, Date, and Location Settings

In order to run schedules correctly and save accurate recording metadata, you must ensure the time, date, and location settings are accurate.

About this task

The SMART System has three options for setting its internal clock, depending on whether your SMART System is connected to the global Internet, a private network, or neither.

If the SMART Controller is connected to the global internet, then it can synchronize its internal clock to the default time server, ntp.ubuntu.com.
If the SMART Controller is not connected to the global internet due to lack of connectivity or due to network security restrictions, you or an IT professional can connect the SMART to a Network Time Protocol server on your private network. Then, you can set the SMART Controller to synchronize its internal clock with that server.
If the SMART Controller lacks a connection to the internet or a local NTP server, you must set its date and time manually.

Procedure

Open the SMART Control Panel and go to Time and Location.
Set the date and time.
- If the SMART Controller is connected to the global internet or a local NTP server, select Enable automatic time synchronization service.
- If the SMART Controller is not connected to the global internet or a local NTP server, adjust the date and time settings using the menus and select Change Date and Change Time to confirm the settings changes.
Select a time zone.
Enter latitude and longitude coordinates and select Change Location to confirm the change.
In order to follow schedules timed to sunset or sunrise, the location must be accurate to within approximately 0.25° latitude and longitude.

Results

The location data entered here will be saved to the SMART System's bat analysis results tables and to the metadata of saved recordings.