Transport PC v4.00 8.5x11
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1. 01 is only available through the Sentrol BBS service and was never officially released 4 Software revisions 3 01 and 3 03 are for the same control Z880 1 63 The only difference was to correct 2 minor bugs They are as follows 3 03 corrects these bugs A To correct a bug found on the activity file Person s name who logged onto Transport PC would not show when viewing the log B To correct modem timing problems on Hayes 1200B Smartmodem 1031706A2. incorrect the control will hang up and an error message will displayed on the screen Refer to the individual control instructions for the option to dis able the callback reguirement At the time of this addendum call back could be disabled by programming the first digit of the call back telephone number as F Just like the ANSWER command feature this command reguires the Dial up Security and or Agency Codes to be supplied for addi tional security EDITOR COMMAND This command provides a search window for getting files from the disk For more information see page 3 17 of the User Manual MODEM COMMAND The Modem Command contains two options Hang up Modem and Initialize Modem The Hang up option will attempt to put the modem back on hook by toggling DTR and sending the ATHO command to the modem This feature might be used if for some reason the modem gets out of seguence and does not hang up at the end of the call The Initialize Modem option allows you to reinitialize the modem at anytime by sending the modem initialization strings to the mo dem that it had sent at the start of the program This feature might be used if the modem had been turned off accidentally while still in program UTILITY COMMAND No changes have been made to this command LOG OFF COMMAND No changes have been made to this command APPENDIX A ADDITIONAL TRANSPORT PC ERROR MESSAGES The following is an additional list of Transport PC error messag
3. IMPORTANT READ ME FIRST TRANSPORT PC4 Ver 4 00 Manual Addendum SENTROL CORPORATION June 16 1999 LSULI AN AVAN UINVIYOdIWII TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION AND INSTALLATION 2 TRANSPORT FEATURES 3 COMMANDS FROM THE MAIN SCREEN 4 COMPUTER COMPATIBILITY APPENDIX A Additional Transport PC Error Messages 1 INTRODUCTION AND INSTALLATION Transport PC4 Program Version 4 0 has been updated to display the current corporate name and to bring it into compli ance with Y2K requirements Software menus and operations that were used in version 3 03 are identical in this version as well SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE LIMITATIONS New users of TRANSPORT PC may be unaware that the software was designed using MS DOS and Ouickbasic utilities The user should be aware of the following limitations 1 The program has not been designed to operate on some newer Operating Systems such as OS 2 and Windows NT However it is operational under Windows 3 11 Win95 and Win98 using Sentrol recommended installation 2 TRANSPORT PC ONLY SUPPORTS THE COM1 OR COM2 SERIAL PORTS Any other ports will not support communication between the computer and the modem 3 Hayes AT Commands and protocols were selected as the platform for host to remote communication 4 Low speed transmission 110 bps is used to communicate from modem to control Hayes Smartmodems 1200 2400 external and Smartmodem Optima 2400 external are the recommended modems to use with thi
4. ead of the to call out through a PBX or whenever an accounting code or credit card number must be entered to get an outside line A W placed within a telephone number string causes the modem to wait for a second dial tone before continuing to dial In many ways this is superior to which only caused the modem to pause for 3 seconds In some cases many commas were required due to delays in the telephone switching equipment Example of usage W command 9W704 328 8904 3 COMMANDS FROM THE MAIN SCREEN There are eight commands HELP ANSWER DIAL NO CALL BACK EDITOR MODEM AND LOG OFF HELP COMMAND This command includes information about each of the commands After selecting HELP and pressing the lt ENTER gt key you may select from a list of commands for that particular menu ANSWER COMMAND This command prompts you to enter the Control s Dial up Secu rity Code and Agency Code before the modem goes off hook This is due to the increased security of our anti takeover feature Our new controls now require this code s each time a connection is made regardless of the type of connection There are some excep tions to the usage of this feature 1 You may leave the entries blank and simply press lt EN TER gt when manually connecting to an older model con trol not reguiring this feature such as the Z1100e Z700 Z900 and early model Z800 s 2 You do not have to type in an Agency Code for a newer m
5. ems Most modem manufacturers base their compatibility on the ability of supporting the Hayes AT command set This does not mean that the modem is electronically hardware compatible This is one of the factors that usually prevents most of the clone modems from operating with Transport PC Please do not interpret this statement as inferring that most clone modems are inferior Most clone modems operate satisfactorily in traditional modem to modem communications such as encountered with bulletin boards and computer data transfer The purpose of this addendum is to inform you the customer of the possible incompatibility problems that may be encountered on attempting to install and operate Transport PC with a clone or Hayes compatible modem A large number of the clone 1200 and 2400 baud modems presently sold have already been tested and discovered to be NOT compatible with Transport PC COMPUTERS Transport PC has been satisfactorily tested on the following computers IBM PC IBM PC XT IBM PC AT IBM PS 2 30 Compaq Portable Portable II and Portable III Compag Deskpro Deskpro 286 and Deskpro 386 Transport PC has also been tested on several Clone computers with various brands of the DOS Disk Operating System and BIOS Basic Input Output System Some combinations work fine while others may experience varying degrees of problems This is usu ally a result of hardware or BIOS conflicts in dealing with the computers s
6. erial interface to the modem On page 2 under TRANSPORT PC REOUIREMENTS please disregard or strike through the following text or other fully com patible computer and or other fully compatible modem Sentrol makes no specific warranties of any modem or computer If you have any guestions prior to installing or ordering the Transport PC soft ware or would like to inguire about your modem or computer s compat ibility please contact our technical or Customer Services Departments at 1 800 800 2626 Please attach or store this addendum with the TRANSPORT PC booklet titled INSTALLATION GUIDE FOR THE SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR OPTIMA 2400 EXTERNAL MODEM STRINGS Factory 1 string AT amp F Factory 2 string ATQOV1X1E0 User string Factory 3 string ATS7 255S9 6S 10 30S37 2 Factory 4 string AT amp C1 amp Q0 amp D2 amp KONO ATS10 255S9 2 ATS10 30S9 6 Preanswer string Post cnct string Hangup string Dial type string R New Factory 1 AT amp F_ All 0 s zero TRANSPORT PC COMPATIBILITY Transport Software Revisions Z1100e Control Z900 Control Control Z920 700 Z880 D1080 Control 1 56 Z880 D1080 Control 1 63 Z880 D1080 Control 1 83 poe x x RE AE SS ES X X NOTES 1 2 20 rev and 2 33 rel were also sent as updates if customers already had 2 10 and below 2 Rev 2 33 can be updated to 3 03 directly without loading rev 3 01 3 Software revision 3
7. es their possible causes and methods of corrections AGENCY CODE MUST BE A NUMBER BETWEEN 0 and 225 When entering an Agency Code the number must be between 0 and 255 to perform a No Callback dialup INVALID DIAL UP SECURITY AGENCY CODE CONTROL HUNG UP If the control hangs up after a No Callback call is started and this message appears check your dial up security code and you agency code to see if they are correct CHANGE NOT ALLOWED UNTIL A FULL SYSTEM DOWN LOAD IS PERFORMED This error message appears if you attempt to change using the CHANGE command an item of a retrieved file without first do ing a complete download to the control panel ADDENDUM Sentrol Transport PC Software Please read the following important information This informa tion supersedes Appendix A on page 27 of the Transport PC Booklet titled INSTALLATION GUIDE FOR THE SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR TRANSPORT PC COMPATIBILITY LIST MODEMS The only recommended modems for use with Transport PC is the Hayes Smartmodem 1200 or 2400 internal or external Hayes Optima 2400 or the Optima 2400 96 Fax external only manu factured by Hayes Microcomputer Products Proper operation of Transport PC cannot be guaranteed with the use of any other so called 100 compatible or clone modems The reason for this is that the communications mode of Sentrol controls involve spe cialized settings and operations that are not supported by most clone mod
8. odel control if the agency code is still programmed to the default value of 000 Simply press the lt ENTER gt key twice after typing the Dial up Security Code and Transport PC will supply the 000 automatically IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT THE DIAL UP SECURITY AND AGENCY CODES The Dial up Security Code is the same as the account code pro grammed in the control panel that you are calling You must enter this code exactly like it is programmed in the control If the ac count code is three digits then enter the three digit number If the account number is four digits then enter the four digit account number For digits with a value between 10 and 15 you must use the hexadecimal numbering convention A 10 B 11 C 12 D 13 E 14 and F 15 Note If a control s account code includes a zero such as 803 programmed in the control as a value 10 A Hex then 8A3 for the Dial up Security Code in Transport PC The optional Agency Code is a separate three digit number rang ing from 0 to 255 which may be programmed into the new con trols to further enhance the anti takeover feature Anti takeover prevents the altering of any of the telephone numbers in the con trol Once the Agency Code number has been programmed and the Anti takeover option set only your Transport PC will be able to connect with the control and modify or delete these settings The Anti takeover feature and the Agency Code are not accessible from
9. or floppy disk NOTE the following directions assume that the Transport PC Program resides on Drive C in Subdirectory TRANS Install a blank formatted floppy in the A drive Begin at the Dos prompt CA Set to the C drive by typing C and pressing enter Change the directory to the TRANS subdirectory by typing CD TRANS and pressing enter Copy the customer files to the A drive by typing COPY rec A and press enter type command Including spaces Depending upon the number of customers more than 1 floppy may be needed 6 Remove the Read Only Attribute of the protected files in the TRANS subdirectory by typing ATTRIB R and press enter 7 Delete the existing files in the TRANS Subdirectory by typing DEL and press enter The computer will prompt to be sure you wish to delete the files 8 Remove the customer file disk from the A drive and insert the Transport 4 0 version disk 9 Type A and press enter the prompt will move to A gt 10 Type COPY C TRANS and press enter to copy the program files to the Trans subdirectory BoD pa 11 Remove the Transport 4 0 disk from the floppy drive 12 Insert the disk containing the customer files created in step 5 13 Type A and press enter 14 Type COPY C TRANS and press enter to copy the customer files to the Trans subdirectory 15 Type C and press enter the prompt should return to the C TRANS subdirectory 16 Type CONFIG set up the prog
10. ram options as desired See installation guide for system administrator INSTALLING TRANSPORT PC VERSION 4 0 AS A NEW PROGRAM l Begin at the Dos prompt C 2 Type CA The screen should display the C prompt 3 Type MD TRANS and press enter include spacing as shown Type CD Trans and press enter The prompt should display C TRANS Insert the Transport PC 4 0 disk in the floppy drive A Type A and press enter Type COPY CATRANS and press enter Type C and press enter Type CONFIG and press enter Setup program as desired See installation guide for system administrator gt SR Ann gt 2 TRANSPORT FEATURES DIAL UP CODES REOUIRED ON A MANUAL ANSWER NEW CONTROLS ONLY To increase the security of anti takeover the new controls now reguire the Dial Up Security and or Agency codes s to be sup plied upon a manual connect attempt utilizing the Answer com mand For more information see page 2 3 of User Manual DOWNLOADING WITHOUT AN UPLOAD Z880 Z950 This feature provides a tremendous time savings particularly dur ing initial installation programming The Z880 Z950 controls do not have to be uploaded before a saved file can be downloaded LINE ITEM EDITING LEDIT COMMAND Z880 Z950 This command is useful in situations where a control requires 8 or more changes to be completed in the fastest time Even though Transport PC has long been known for its unique ability to allow indi
11. s program 5 Databus devices connected to the active serial port which are used with the Upload programs for other security product manufacturers may interfere with the operation of the program UPDATING VERSION 3 03 TO NEW VERSION 4 00 If you are upgrading your software from version 3 03 to the new 4 0 version it is necessary to replace the executable files only Files with a exe suffix To accomplish this follow these steps NOTE The following directions assume that the Transport PC Program resides on Drive C in Subdirectory TRANS Substitute your drive letter and subdirectory if they are different Begin at the DOS prompt CA Type C and press enter Change the directory to the Trans directory type CD TRANS and then press enter Insert the Transport 4 0 disk into floppy drive A Type A and press enter the prompt will go to the AA or A gt mn AR 6 Type COPY A EXE C TRANS and press enter when typing include spacing as shown 7 The computer should prompt you to OVERWRITE ALREADY EXISTING FILES select yes for each 8 Upon completion of copying the files return to the C drive by typing C and pressing enter 9 Begin the Transport Program by typing TP and pressing enter 10 Test the program UPDATING FROM VERSIONS PRIOR TO 3 03 SOFT WARE Versions of the Software prior to 3 03 should install the program completely after having saved the customer files to a Temporary Location
12. the keypad We recommend that the Agency Code be kept in all your control panels or that you keep a confidential record of which code s are used in each control DIAL COMMAND This command provides for answering machine bypass dialing using the two call method employed in the new Sentrol controls To activate this feature place a in front of the telephone num ber you are dialing This instructs Transport PC to turn on the modem s speaker and dial the control panel while displaying a screen prompt instructing you to press an assigned key after you hear two rings Transport PC will then hang up and automatically redial the telephone number after a predefined time delay To dial a control using the L or list command you must first place the at the front of the control s telephone number stored in the customer record file Example 328 8904 NO CALLBACK COMMAND This command can only be used with the very latest Sentrol control panels which have the ability to disable the callback reguirement This allows direct connection to a control once it has auto answered When you call the control panel and it auto answers it listens for a carrier signal from the modem If the callback option has been disabled the control will stay on line with the modem and provide a handshake It will then wait for Transport PC to send the Dial up Security and or Agency Code for security verification Ifthe codes aren t supplied or are
13. the minimum time interval in which zone status may be updated since a 0 value the default setting disables zone status updates MANUAL ANSWER FROM EDITOR This saves time by allowing you to prepare a file then manually connect with a control and download the file without having to first exit from the Editor menu It is particularly useful with new controls that permit a download to occur without first being uploaded ACCOUNT FILENAME DISPLAYED ON THE EDITOR SCREEN Once an account file is saved to disk Transport will now display the DOS filename in the upper left corner of the screen for easy reference SHORT FORM ABBREVIATED PRINTOUT OF AN ACCOUNT This is an abbreviated single page printout which provides the key information about each account such as name number user codes zone definitions etc GETTING FILES FROM DISK BY SORT CRITERIA ALL CONTROLS The editor command has been enhanced with a search window that allows you to get a file from the disk using one or more char acters of the filename including wildcards and strings of charac ters within a filename This virtually eliminates having to scroll through hundreds of files to find a certain one MODEM DIALING COMMANDS ALL CONTROLS Transport PC allows special dial commands to be sent to the mo dem In addition to the and J and the K commands from previous software versions there is a new W option The W command can be used inst
14. vidual programming changes to be made without a full down load there are situations where the ability to edit several lines and then download all of them as a group may actually be faster When the LEDIT command is used the changes occur quickly on screen A fast typist may be able to change 8 lines in 20 seconds or less then download the entire file which takes a little over 1 minute Compare this to the CHANGE command where each change is downloaded immediately to the control taking anywhere from 10 to 15 seconds each Using the CHANGE command it would take about 2 minutes to make 8 changes while the LEDIT command could do the same 8 changes in less than 1 1 2 minutes ZONE STATUS UPDATE Transport PC can automatically obtain a snapshot of the zone sta tus as it refreshes an on line control The zone status is then dis played along the bottom line of the computer screen The System Administrator may enable this feature using the GENERAL PRO GRAM OPERATION command from the CONFIG EXE program The option titled ZONE STATUS UPDATE COUNT may be programmed with a value of 0 to 255 This value assigns the num ber of standard refreshes that should occur before Transport sends a status request refresh message Since the refresh cycles are approximately 15 20 seconds apart a value of 1 for this option would result in a zone status update occurring on the 2nd refresh or approximately every 30 to 40 seconds This is
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