Current Perception Template
Follow these instructions to create a Current Perception weather web page.
•	The Current Perception template is designed for use with the Perception weather station.
•	This template is a good example of an HTML template that uses one data profile, includes weather data images, and includes the Ticker Tape with the message text embedded in the main template file.
Transfer Files to your weather station's "Templates" Sub-directory
1.	Using Windows Explorer or My Computer, open the WeatherLink program directory.  
•	The program directory is the directory that you specified during the installation of WeatherLink.
2.	Open the "Sample Templates" sub-directory. 
3.	Open the "Current Perception" directory, which contains all the files necessary to create a Current Perception web site. 
4.	Open your weather station’s "Templates" sub-directory. 
•	This is the destination directory for the template files we will copy in Step 5.
5.	Copy the files listed below from the "Current Perception" directory into the "Templates" sub-directory of your weather station directory 
•	The files required for this template are: 
Current_Perception.htx
davisticker.class
Davis Logo.jpg
•	The Current_Perception.htx file is a template file that creates the Current_Perception.htm HTML file. 
•	The davisticker.class file is the Ticker Tape Java applet file. It displays a "ticker tape" message that scrolls horizontally across the screen.
•	The Davis Logo.jpg file contains the Davis Instruments logo displayed in the upper left-hand corner of the page.
Check your Internet configuration settings
6.	Open WeatherLink. 
7.	If WeatherLink has more one than one weather station installed, select the weather station you want to provide data for your web page.  
•	This should match the station selected above.
8.   Choose “Set Latitude/Longitude” from the Setup Menu.
Enter your latitude and longitude settings.  This will ensure your sunrise and sunset calculations are correct.
9.	Choose "Internet Settings" from the Setup Menu. 
10.	Choose "Internet Connection Settings".
•	Be sure your Internet Connection and FTP Settings are properly configured as directed in the Help Files. 
Configure a local path test sub-directory
11.	In the Local Path ("Path" in the "Internet Connection Settings" dialog box) create a "test" sub-directory to your weather station's "Templates" directory. 
•	We will use the "Local Path" file transfer function to test your web page before uploading it to the internet.
12.	Click on the "Browse" button of the dialog box and then select your weather station's “Templates” sub-directory. 
13.	Create a sub-directory called "test" by typing in "test\" at the end of your weather station directory. 
•	When you are finished, the local path should look something like "C:\WeatherLink5\weather\Templates\test\"
14.	Set "Local Transfer Enabled" to "Yes" (required) . 
15.	Make sure "Internet Transfer Enabled" is set to "No" (recommended for testing) . 
Note:	Once you have finished testing the template works, you will set "Local Transfer Enabled" to OFF and set "Internet Transfer Enabled" to ON.
Configure Data Upload Profile 1
16.	On the "Internet Settings" dialog box, click the "Configure" button for Data Upload Profile 1
17.	Set the Upload Frequency to "1 min." for testing purposes. (recommended) 
Note:	After you have tested your template, we recommend using a 5-15 minute interval if you desire frequent updates on your web site. Use a 30 minute or longer interval if you don't require frequent updating of your web site weather information. 
18.	Use the default Offset Time of 12:03a (optional). 
19.	Select Download First (optional). 
20.	Select "Select Template Files" and select the following files to be uploaded from the Templates/test/ sub-directory of your weather station directory. 
•	Current_Perception.htx
•	davisticker.class
•	Davis Logo.jpg
Note:	The files "davisticker.class" and "Davis Logo.jpg" only need to be uploaded once. After the first upload they can be removed from the upload list.
21.	Click on the "Select Images" button located under "Current Data Images to be Uploaded" in the Data Upload Profile dialog box. 
22.	Click on the boxes to select the following Current Data Images: 
•	Inside Temp
•	Inside Heat Index
•	Inside Humidity
•	Inside Dewpoint
•	Barometer
•	EMC
•	Air Density
23.	Click OK to return to the Data Upload Profile dialog box. 
24.	Click on the "Select Images" button located under "Historical Data Images to be Uploaded" in the Data Upload Profile dialog box. 
25.	Click on the boxes to select the following Historical Data Images: 
•	Barometer
26.	You can use the default plot span setting of "1 day", or set it to a different time span. 
27.	Click "OK" to return to the Data Upload Profile dialog box. 
28.	Click "OK" to return to the Internet Settings dialog box. 
29.	Click "OK" to finish the configuration for this template. 
Note:	This HTML template does not use Data Upload Profile 2 or Data Upload Profile 3.
Test Your Web Page
30.	Watch the WeatherLink window on your computer for the "Upload Progress" dialog box to briefly appear. 
•	The "Upload Progress" dialog box indicates when your Current Perception template file has been converted to an HTML file and transferred to the test directory.
31.	When the upload is finished, use Windows Explorer or My Computer to locate and open "Current_Perception.htm".
•	The HTML file should open as a web page in your web browser.
•	If the page isn't displayed, make sure you have the correct settings in your Internet Configurations Settings dialog box and in your Data Upload Profile dialog box.
•	If the page displays correctly, go on to the next step to finish putting your weather web page up on the Internet.
To put your Current Perception weather web page on the Internet:
32.	Open the Internet Settings dialog box. 
33.	Set "Local Copy Enabled" to "Off".
34.	Make sure you have the correct settings for your Internet connection and the correct FTP settings for your web server. 
35.	Set "Internet Transfer Enabled" to "On".
36.	Change the Upload Interval for Data Upload Profile 1 to your desired setting. 
•	While we used "1 min." for testing purposes, this is usually more often than necessary for a web page. 
•	We recommend using a 5-10 minute upload if you desire frequent updates on your web site. Use a 30 minute or longer upload interval if you don't require frequent updating of your web site weather information.