Installing WUHU

WUHU requires that you have a printer installed before you install the software. WUHU is using a version of Teechart that contains a bug that will cause the program to crash if a default printer is not found.

You don't have to have a physical printer, you just need the printer drivers for WUHU to function correctly. You can install an HP Laserjet 4; it ships with most operating systems. If this is the case, just install an HP Laserjet 4 printer first before you attempt to install WUHU.

If you already have a printer installed, you are good to go…

When you run the install.exe application it may conflict with other running applications like Outlook or other applications. If you experience a lock-up when running the installer, perform a fresh reboot and terminate other applications (including those in the tray) that might be causing the conflict.

If you are using a USB to Serial adapter to interface with the console, beware that there are many manufacturers and in turn software drivers associated with these devices, some are quality products, others are complete junk. If you are using a La Crosse console, these require that the USB to serial adapter support hardware handshaking (RTS and DTR lines used to create a virtual ground).

If you purchase a $5 adapter off e-Bay, it may or may not support hardware handshaking. The recommended adapter is the the IOGEAR GUC232A USB1.1 to Serial/ PDA Converter Cable adapter available at http://www.newegg.com for about $30.

If you wish to upload data, you will need to have your logins for one or more of the following data weather collectors before you begin:

• Weather Underground http://www.wunderground.com/
• Citizen Weather Observers Program (CWOP) http://www.wxqa.com/
• Automatic Weather Map System (AWEKAS) http://www.awekas.at/en/index.php
• Weather For You http://www.weatherforyou.com/
• Grecian website
• Wetter-board.de http://wetter-board.de/

WUHU will also run as a stand-alone without uploading data to any data weather collectors. example: Home Automation Systems You simply need not to fill out any of the data collector screens.

To run WUHU, you need a computer that will run one of the following operating systems:

• Windows 7*
• Windows Vista*
• Windows XP
• Windows 2003/2000
• Windows NT 4.0 (Service Pack 3)
• Windows 98 in Direct Serial Mode only

*Although Windows 7 and Vista has not been tested by the author, it has been reported that users have successfully installed and are running WUHU on Vista. Make sure that the user account that WUHU is running under has full permissions to the c:\program files\wuhu directory. You will also have to give the user account full control to other directories that WUHU needs to write to like c:\heavyweather\ if you are outputting a currdat.lst or template files to a wwwroot directory.

You must allow ActiveX controls to run under Windows 7 and Vista, that is not the default. Google 'Vista ActiveX Controls' for instructions on how to allow ActiveX under Vista.

128 MB of RAM 6 MB of Hard drive space to install WUHU and enough space to hold logging data. Usually 10 MB total works fine.

• La Crosse WS-2300, WS-2305, WS-2310, WS-2315, WS-2317, WS-3600, and WS-3610 http://www.lacrossetechnology.com/
• Oregon Scientific WMR-968/918 http://www.oregonscientific.com/
• Peet Bros 2100, 800, 100 http://www.peetbros.com/
• Campbell CR1000 http://www.campbellsci.com/
• Davis Vantage Pro2 http://www.davisnet.com/

La Crosse WS-23xxs and WS-36xxs via Heavyweather Beta 2.0 or Heavyweather Pro. You must download Beta 2.0 from the Heavyweather site. Beta 2.0 is actually newer than the 2.1 version shipped on CD. Honeywell TE923 Virtual Weather Station Software (including Non-Internet versions, all station types, using CSV output) Weather View 32 Software limited support (see author's newer version for CWOP support) Other additional hardware

Inspeed Vortex support for all station types

Please send an e-mail if you are able to interface with other weather stations or if your hardware is missing from the list so we can update the list.

If your machine is connected to the Internet and will be uploading weather data overnight, a minimum of a free software firewall is highly recommended.

Free ware firewall from Zone Alarm. It can be downloaded at: http://www.zonelabs.com/.

Free Version Windows 2003, XP, Vista firewall.

Whether you are using a software or hardware based firewall, you will need to configure it to allow WUHU to communicate over the common ports:

• Weather underground servers use port 80 TCP
• CWOP servers uses port 23 TCP (old school), or 14580 TCP
• AWEKAS uses port 80 TCP
• HamWeather uses port 80 TCP
• If you use the FTP feature, it uses port 21 TCP

Many software firewalls will prompt you to allow or deny access. When you are prompted to allow WUHU.exe access, you must hit allow always (or check the remember this setting, then click allow).

Failure to properly configure your firewall will prevent WUHU from uploading to the weather servers. If you are using the Internet links offered on the main WUHU screen, you must set your firewall to allow WUHU to launch other applications.

Please refer to your firewall documentation for further information.

For the latest version of our program, please check our web site at http://home.comcast.net/~wuhu_software/

Once you have a default printer installed, visit the download site and get the latest version. Unzip the WUHUxxx_xxx.zip to a temporary directory (example c:\temp) Run the install.exe from the temporary directory (example c:\temp\install.exe)

Follow the installer prompts

Note: Versions 1.0.4 and later automatically put WUHU in the startup folder so that when you login to windows, it will start WUHU automatically.