History Vantage Pro Template
Follow these instructions to create a History Vantage Pro weather web page.
•	The History Vantage Pro template is designed for use with the Vantage Pro weather station.
•	This template will create a web page that displays month-to-date and year-to-date historical weather data using both text and graphics.
•	This template is a good example of an HTML template that uses two data upload profiles, includes weather data images, and includes the Ticker Tape with the message text contained in a second template file.
•	This template uses two Data Upload Profiles. One profile is used to upload the current weather information displayed in the Ticker Tape message every 5 minutes. The second profile uploads all the weather data images and the main page text once every 1 hour. It could be set to a longer interval as well.
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. 
•	You will see the "History Vantage Pro" Template folder, which contains all the files necessary to create a History Vantage Pro web site. 
3.	Open the "History Vantage Pro" directory. This directory contains all the files needed to create a History Vantage Pro weather 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 "History Vantage Pro" directory into the "Templates" sub-directory of your weather station directory 
•	The files required for this template are:
History_Vantage_Pro.htx
data.htx
davisticker.class
Davis Logo.jpg
•	The History_Vantage_Pro.htx file is a template file that creates the History_Vantage_Pro.htm HTML file. 
•	The data.htx file is the template file that contains the text used by the Ticker Tape Java applet.
•	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 at the bottom 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 “NOAA Setup” from the Reports Menu.
In the City and State fields enter your city and state.
9.  Choose “Set Latitude/Longitude” from the Setup Menu.
Enter your latitude and longitude settings.  This will ensure your sunrise and sunset calculations are correct.
10.	Choose "Internet Settings" from the Setup Menu. 
11.	Choose "Configure Internet 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
12.	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.
13.	Click on the "Browse" button of the dialog box and then select your weather station's “Templates” sub-directory. 
14.	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\"
15.	Set "Local Transfer Enabled" to "Yes". (required) 
16.	Make sure "Internet Transfer Enabled" is set to "No". (recommended for testing) 
Note:	Once you have finished testing the template, you will set "Local Transfer Enabled" to "OFF" and set "Internet Transfer Enabled" to "ON".
Configure Data Upload Profile 1
This profile is used to upload information that does not change very frequently.
17.	On the "Internet Settings" dialog box, click the "Configure" button for Data Upload Profile 1. 
18.	Set the Upload Interval to "1 min." for testing purposes. 
Note:	After you have tested your template, we recommend using a 1 hour to 1 day upload interval for Data Upload Profile 1. 
19.	Use the default Offset Time of 12:03a. (optional) 
20.	Click on the Download First check box. (required) 
21.	Click on "Select Template Files" and select the following files to be uploaded from the Templates/test/ sub-directory of your weather station directory. 
•	History_Vantage_Pro.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 files to be uploaded list.
22.	Click on the "Select Images" button located under "Historical Data Images to be Uploaded" in the Data Upload Profile dialog box. 
23.	Click on the boxes to select the following Historical Data Images: 
•	Outside Temp
•	Heat Index
•	Outside Humidity
•	Dew Point
•	Wind Speed
•	Wind Direction
•	Wind Chill
•	Hi Wind Speed
•	High Wind Direction
•	Barometer
•	Rain
•	Rain Rate
24.	You can use the default plot span setting of "1 day", or set it to a different time span. 
25.	Click "OK" to return to the Data Upload Profile dialog box. 
Note:	No Current Data Images are used by this profile.
26.	Click "OK" to return to the Internet Settings dialog box. 
Configure Data Upload Profile 2
This profile is used to frequently update the current weather information displayed by the Ticker Tape Java applet.
27.	On the "Internet Settings" dialog box, click the "Configure" button for Data Upload Profile 2. 
28.	Set the Upload Interval to "1 min." for testing purposes. 
Note:	After you have tested your template, we recommend using a 5-10 minute upload for this profile. 
29.	Use the default Offset Time of 12:03a. (optional) 
30.	Do not select "Download First." Download first is not required for this profile. 
31.	Click on "Select Template Files" and select the following files to be uploaded from the Templates/test/ sub-directory of your weather station directory. 
•	data.htx
32.	Click "OK" to return to the Internet Settings dialog box. 
Note:	No Current Data Images or Historical Data Images are used by Data Upload Profile 2.
33.	Click "OK" to finish the configuration for this template. 
Note:	This HTML template does not use Data Upload Profile 3.
Test Your Web Page
34.	Watch the WeatherLink window on your computer for the "Upload Progress" dialog box to briefly appear. 
•	The "Upload Progress" dialog box indicates when your History Vantage Pro web page template file has been converted to a .htm file and transferred to the test directory.
35.	When the upload is finished, use Windows Explorer or My Computer to locate and open "History_Vantage_Pro.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 Connection 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.
Put Your History Vantage Pro Weather Web Page on the Internet:
36.	Open the Internet Settings dialog box. 
37.	Set "Local Copy Enabled" to "Off".
38.	Make sure you have the correct settings for your Internet connection and the correct FTP settings for your web server. 
39.	Set "Internet Transfer Enabled" to "On".
40.	Change the Upload Interval for Data Upload Profile 1 and Data Upload Profile 2 to your desired settings. 
•	While we used "1 min." for testing purposes, this is usually more often than necessary for a web page. 
•	We recommend an upload frequency of 1 hour up to 1 day for Data Upload Profile 1, and an upload frequency of 5 to 15 minutes for Data Upload Profile 2.

41.	Click OK to return to the Internet Settings dialog box. 
42.	Click OK to finish the configuration for this template.