Apex warn you when disconnected from wifi

[ourcoralreef]

I have a apex classic and would like my apex to constantly ping itself and if it did not receive a ping within a half hour i should receive a alert

 

[Reef Trends]

Problem with that is that if it is not connected to the internet how would it alert you? You might be able to set something like that up on your computer. However even if not connected to the internet your Apex will continue to function as programmed you only wont be able to control it remotely or receive alerts until reconnected.

 

[ourcoralreef]

Problem with that is that if it is not connected to the internet how would it alert you? You might be able to set something like that up on your computer. However even if not connected to the internet your Apex will continue to function as programmed you only wont be able to control it remotely or receive alerts until reconnected.

Hey dave
So i want to set something up to constantly ping it and if it fails then it would alert me
that tells me either the wifi is down or the power is down

 

[ming]

Set your apex to port forward through your router so its like a website
Then sign up for an uptime monitor (they use these to track if a website goes down to alert the admins of a business)
It'll ping your apex once every 1 / 5 / 30 minutes depending on the service
There are free uptime sites with limits, or you can pay for a more reliable one

 

[ourcoralreef]

I heard reeftronics does something like that
But im waiting for this

What you are describing is called our "Heartbeat" feature and is currently in the hands of our NSI members for testing -- the last stage of development before general release.

Stay tuned. It should t be that far off now.

 

[Widdy]

Reeftronics works well. Been using them for about 2 years. When it timesout from reaching my Apex, it'll email me. Usually in 10 minutes of it timing out.

Or like Ming mentioned, you can try http://uptimerobot.com/ I use it for my servers.

 

[ourcoralreef]

Reeftronics works well. Been using them for about 2 years. When it timesout from reaching my Apex, it'll email me. Usually in 10 minutes of it timing out.

Or like Ming mentioned, you can try http://uptimerobot.com/ I use it for my servers.

Ill just wait for the official apex release its in testing they call it heartbeat