Whenever a new ‘resource’ is created in SNIP, it is given a name. The name must follow certain rules and within a given ‘type’ of resource (such as User Accounts or Base Stations) the name must be unique. This article describes the Web API process when a new User or […]
Web API, Delete a Base
This article describes the step-by-step process to remotely delete a Base Station Push-In Reservation. When the Web API Plug-In is present, SNIP allows deleting Base Stations remotely with a browser. An active Web API Plug-in is required for this feature. First Login from an authorized account with read-write privileges, not […]
Web API, Delete a User
This article describes the step-by-step process to remotely delete a User Account. When the Web API Plug-In is present, SNIP allows deleting User Accounts remotely with a browser. An active Web API Plug-in is required for this feature. First Login from an authorized account with read-write privileges, not with read-only […]
Common IPs Tasks
The below list provides quick links to FAQs regarding managing IP connections See this article for a similar set of links for User tasks See this article for a similar set of links for Base Station tasks See this article for a summary of these links. Common IP Related Tasks […]
Common Base Station Tasks
The below list provides quick links to FAQs regarding managing Base Stations See this article for a similar set of links for User tasks See this article for a similar set of link for IP related tasks See this article for a summary of these links. Base Station Tasks See […]
Common User Tasks
The below list provides quick links to FAQs regarding managing Users See this article for a similar set of links for Base Station tasks See this article for a similar set of links for IP related tasks See this article for a summary of these links. User Tasks See […]
Common Caster Management Tasks
The below list provides quick links to FAQs regarding many common daily Caster management tasks. In general terms, managing your NTRIP Caster consists of checking on Users (NTRIP Clients) and Base Stations (NTRIP Servers) and the IPs they have used to connect to the Caster. These three items can be […]
Managing Unwanted User Connections
In this article we consider the general approach to detecting and blocking (banning) repeated connections coming from unwanted users. When such bad connections repeat constantly for hours on end, they become a problem and must be dealt with. In a broad sense these connections fall into two categories: Your legitimate […]
The Major Events Windows
Alongside the right side of the SNIP display are two resizable windows called the “Major Event Windows” – this article discusses the information they present. This is a feature available only in the Pro models of SNIP. The purpose of these two displays is to provide a summary of connection […]
Which Model?
This article seeks to answer the FAQ “which model of SNIP® is right for my needs” Background The SNIP NTRIP Caster comes in three basic configurations, the Lite, Basic, and Pro models. An Evaluation model is also provided to allow new users to test out more of the advanced features […]
Counting Push-Out Slots
From SNIP Release 3_04_50 onward a revised process is now used to count up the available slots which any copy of SNIP is allowed to use for Push-Out connections. This is described further below. The net upshot is that SNIP now allows twice as many Push-Out connections to occur without […]
Setting IPs for AWS deployments
This article covers how to set IP values for an AWS virtual machine (VM) deployments as well as what firewall rules are needed for your SNIP NTRIP Caster to get and send data. While these instructions are for Amazon Web Services (AWS) machines, the process is very similar for other […]
Release 3_04_00 Changes
What is new in the SNIP 3_04_00 release – released December 30th, 2021 (updating the prior release of 3_03 issued on November 16th, 2021) This is the next production release of SNIP following the Rev 3_03 release. This release contains several minor corrections and minor improvements in response to user […]
Release 3_03_00 Changes
What is new in the SNIP 3_03_00 release – released November 16th, 2021 (updating the prior release of 3_02_15 issued on October 22nd, 2021) This is the next production release of SNIP following the Rev 3_02 release. This release contains one primary new feature (support for making secure TLS/SSL connections […]
Release 3_02_00 Changes
What is new in the SNIP 3_02_00 release – released October 4th 2021 (updating the prior release of 3_01_00 of April 27th 2021) Update: now shipping SNIP 3_02_15 release – released October 22nd 2021 The _15 release corrects a problem in the Edit Users Dialog where a few users could […]
eMail for NTRIP Clients
This article describes how to use a valid eMail address as the NTRIP Client user account for rover devices connecting to your SNIP NTRIP Caster. The primary benefit in doing this is that such a user can be automatically informed, without the intervention of the Caster operator, when they have […]
NTRIP Server Warnings
This article covers the NTRIP Server sections of the automatic error reporting in greater detail. Instructions regarding how to set the trigger thresholds for the needs for your own Caster are provided below. The SNIP NTRIP Caster provides a range of automatic error reporting mechanisms to alert the Caster Owner/Operator […]
NTRIP Client Warnings
This article covers the NTRIP Client sections of the automatic error reporting in greater detail. Instructions regarding how to set the trigger thresholds for the needs for your Caster are provided below. The SNIP NTRIP Caster provides a range of automatic error reporting mechanisms to alert both the Caster Owner/Operator […]
SNIP and Host Machine Warnings
This article covers the SNIP and Host machine sections of the automatic error reporting in greater detail. Instructions regarding how to set the trigger thresholds for the needs for your Caster are provided below. The SNIP NTRIP Caster provides a range of automatic error reporting mechanisms to alert both the […]
Automatic Error Reports
The SNIP NTRIP Caster provides a wide range of error reporting mechanisms to alert both the Caster Owner/Operator and the NTRIP Clients when various detrimental operating conditions occur including: Conditions on the Host machine, such as low memory or disk space or high MIPS use Persistent NTRIP Client user account […]