The Lifeguard is Digital Aquatics’ first venture into hardware exclusively for salt water aquarium monitoring. Designed solely for monitoring pH, temperature and water level the Digital Aquatics Lifeguard is not a controller thus lacking any controlling ability. Features we’ve come to expect from aquarium controllers such as an outlet box and many expansion units cannot be found with the Lifeguard, but that includes the hassle of setting it up. Each Digital Aquatics Lifeguard includes the Lifeguard monitor, a temperature probe, a pH probe with associated calibration solutions, a plug for top off integration, and (nearly) all required accessories to set it up. Keep reading for the our initial impressions.
First impressions:
关于数字水上运动救生员的第一件事是其美丽的设计。数字水上运动救生员牢固地使用阳极氧化的黑铝制身体和圆形曲线，这确实是您可能真的不想藏在机柜下的东西。仅基于救生员的外观和感觉，我们发现这种监视设备是市场上最具吸引力的设备之一。将救生员握在手中确实可以帮助您觉得自己拥有坚实的东西，相比之下，大多数其他监视器和控制器。
Setting up the Digital Aquatics Lifeguard:
总体而言，救生员的设置非常简单且用户友好。解开救生员并插入电源后，只需用提供的以太网绳将设备插入路由器中即可。一旦将监视器连接到路由器，就可以使用主装置上的单个底部接口找到唯一的救生员IP地址。将救生员IP地址键入您的浏览器，可将您引向主仪表板。首次访问救生员的仪表板后，您将被要求填写一些基本信息，例如时间和单位偏好以及总水量和加热器的瓦数。还将提示您创建用户名和密码，以使仪表板私有。通过仪表板可以校准探针，然后您的设备准备滚动，这确实很简单。
It does need to be mentioned that some more advanced features such as email notifications can be tricky to setup since SMTP is used and any clear directions seem to be completely lacking. Another small complaint is the need to wire up and use a third party float switch, something which completely misses the plug and play feature being promoted along with the Digital Aquatics Lifeguard. We also found it a little strange and slightly annoying that there was a need to calibrate the temperature probe.
Web访问：
救生员的重要优势是它的虚拟仪表板。仪表板是在实际设备上的一个底部旁边缺少任何真实界面，是配置和监视救生员的媒介。经过深思熟虑的界面和直观的控制，仪表板是一种荣幸，我们倾向于全天回到仪表板，只是为了好玩。与仪表板一起玩，我们特别喜欢绿色，红色和黄色的相关颜色的快速浏览状态。我们还发现能够将Float Switch的方向从正常访问到正常且受欢迎的功能。
HTML 5based the Lifeguard dash board is accessible from both computers, iOS, android and other smartphones. We did find that the refresh rate on smart phones is slightly slower (a couple seconds vs a second) but that might be just our internet connection, and shouldn’t really be a concern anyways.
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Overall impressions:
尽管该设备有一大堆令人讨厌的怪癖，例如需要校准温度探针以及需要连接您自己的浮子开关的需要，但数字水上运动救生员的所有其他功能都迅速弥补了它。凭借其出色的构建质量，一般的插件设置以及易用性，救生员绝对可以成为我们书中的赢家。我们仍然必须进行一些彻底的测试，因此还没有最终的判决，但是到目前为止，使用救生员主要是积极的。
