Site Monitor v5 User Manual
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1. ulti DEV Cassini ASP Net Server Bridging Web and Local Networks ST SC TST COT Registered Applications Application Status Port Number Physical Path edit unregister yWebMonitor Running 80 c Program Files Cooper Fire Site Mon 5 You can click the link in the Application column to go to your site 6 Itis important that you you stop the web server service during upgrades of Site Monitor 122. Providing the same functionality as the desktop user interface this ASP Net web application allows access via a web browser such as Internet Explorer Mozilla Opera etc This gives the advantage of quick access from any location or computer without the need to install the desktop user interface client To use this component a suitable ASP Net enabled web server must be installed It is also important to note that no web server is provided by the Site Monitor package However you can use any ASP Net 2 enabled web server such as Microsoft IIS or UltiDev Cassini 2 2 Requirements All components require that Microsoft Net v2 0 or compatible be installed The monitoring service also requires Microsoft SQL Server Compact v3 5 SP1 or above and a Windows based PC capable of running services Microsoft Windows 2000 and above For the connection to the network your PC will also require at least one available Serial or USB port To use the web user interface component you must ensure a suitable ASP Net enabled web server is installed This web interface is designed for all standard compliant browsers such Internet Explorer 6 and above Mozilla Opera Safari etc 3 Configuration 3 1 Monitoring Service By default the service listens on port 60000 for incoming connections from clients If however you do wish to change this it can be configured by loading the Server Configuration application located within the Start Menu If you wou
3. DF6000 Panel Enabled States 15 09 2010 09 28 DF6000 Request Enabled States 2 15 09 2010 09 26 ae aae a DF6000 Panel Enabled States i 15709 2010 03 25 DFEOOO Request Enabled States i FSF SS A Welcome Admin your access level is System Admini a 5 2 Devices When you select a panel loop or zone the device view on the right will show a list of all available devices within the section you have chosen Each device will be shown along with an image that represents what that particular device generally looks like Additionally each device contains some text detailing its name location on the network and recent status information if available The small white box overlaying the image represents the device s address on the loop If the device is not in a normal state it will be highlighted with a non white colour The following describes the meaning of these colours e None White Device is normal e Flashing Red Device is in Alarm mode e Pink Device is in Pre Alarm mode e Yellow There is a fault with the device e Grey The device is disabled 5 3 Scanning Analogue Values If you want to update the status of the devices you can perform an Analogue Value Scan This can be performed on a per panel per loop per zone or per device basis To activate a scan simple select the required network element and click on on the appropriate icon along the top of the window Analogue Value Scan icons
4. an COOPER Site Monitor Version 5 3 Table of contents MA O a do A E SES 8 A T 8 ERES AECE PAD is Sasa tating ce aaa aaa 8 DIE RAP E A TA eh ames lead ck dae taeda 9 Es ple a ee ee ee eee ee re eee eee A ere ere Ree a re ae 9 MA agg edhe A aged peel ged ee te eee 10 SA raed A A AT A O RARA 10 2 Installation 2 1 Components Site Monitor version 5 is split into three distinct components With suitable configuration there is no requirement to install all components on the same PC but you may do so if you wish 2 1 1 Monitoring Service This component runs as a pair of Windows services in the background while ever the PC is turned on assuming the services are set to automatic start up To change this behaviour please refer to the documentation for your version of Windows for more details on service administration This component is responsible for providing the link from the PC to the panel network event monitoring and the XML interface to clients 2 1 2Desktop User Interface This is a dialog based Windows client suitable for connecting to the monitoring service via TCP for viewing and configuring the network status and events This client provides full access to all logged and real time monitoring events as well as the ability to perform simple commands such as enable disable and analogue value retrieval Depending on your edition this software may require a license key 2 1 3 Web User Interface
5. If you are using a Site Installer database then we recommend you add an Eco232 device to that database prior to performing a Sync Having a Eco232 panel added to the panel list gives the advantage of the device being able to monitor panels itself and for other panels to monitor it Please note that from within Site Installer it is not necessary to upload any commission data to the Eco232 device directly it is simply added as an indicator to the real physical network design 4 4 Events Site Monitor is designed to run Hi automatically and continuously ensuring Evens Event Details network activity is logged and users have a Event Networks Event Name notification notification 1 portal in which to quickly and remotely Apply to Networks view the status of the network As it is local almost certain that incidents will occur while the a user is not observing you can setup automated actions to run when specific conditions are met A typical example is an email sent to a technician whenever a panel detects a fault Conditions i Globals and Fire Delete Please Note Only System Administrators Actions Can setup events Mail Supervisor dd 4 4 1 Conditions m v bate Any packet received from the network can x be used has a condition This means that actions can be triggered if any panel is manually reset goes into alarm detects a fault and much more 4 4 2 Actions When a condition is met its
6. Server Configuration application located within the Start Menu For further information on the actual setup of UltiDev Cassini then please refer to section 6 in this document 3 4 If you have installed either the Monitoring Service or the Web User Interface you will find a short cut item within the Start Menu which loads the Server Configuration tool This tool will enable you to quickly change the vital settings that affect those two services The primary purpose of this tool is to change the standard port value Any changes to the service settings will automatically result in a Server Configuration Tool prompt to restart the service for the changes to take effect Listen on Port This is the port value which the Monitoring Service will accept connections Database Path The physical location of the Monitoring Service database Enable Anti Hammering This option enables the built in password protection system This means any user who fails to provide a valid username and password five times in row will be locked out for up to 10 minutes Server Host IP Address This should be the host or IP address of the computer running the Monitoring Service If both the web and service are running on the same computer then localhost will generally work fine Port This should be the port value of the computer running the Monitoring Service If both the web and service are running on the same computer then this value s
7. covers configuration of UltiDev Cassini as it is expected that anyone running Microsoft IIS knows the registration process 1 Install UltiDev Cassini freely available from http www ultidev com products Cassini and start the Cassini Web Server Explorer 2 Once your browser has opened and the configuration page is loaded click register application 3 Fill out the form as shown noting the following 1 Port The default for all websites is 80 but this may conflict with another service If you can t or don t want to use 80 your clients must be aware of this Name and description These can be filled out as you wish they re just for your reference ID Use the generate button Physical location Must be the web sub directory within the main installation folder of Site Monitor 5 Target ASP Net version Must be 2 0 ulti DEV Cassini ASP Net Server Bridging Web and Local Networks register application E IC A LEIA Application Details Pick Default Document O system assigned Specify Port Port Name VvebMonitor Description Site Monitor web interface Physical Location c Program Files Cooper Fire Site Monitoryweb Default Document lt lt o o Target ASP NET Version Y Always keep application in memory to improve first page response time SAVE CANCEL 4 Click save and if all is well you will have a remotely available website for Site Monitor
8. ackets received off the network This is essentially a log of everything that has occurred and includes information such as resets faults alarms enabled disabled commands and much more This report is very similar to the history log that appears in Desktop and Web User Interfaces 5 Normal Operation 5 1 Main window Site Monitor s desktop and web user interfaces are designed to offer IO JIEII quick navigation amongst the s T eee o various networks panels zones iS gn Sus Sun Bem and devices that have been added doc H5 ee The interface also provides you with e a up to date information on the live T y a O status of everything on the network De o i Oe Oe highlighting any potential problems B V and logging all network activity 5 1 1 Navigation After you successfully log in the main window will be shown This is split into 3 distinct parts the navigation tree on the left the device view on the top right and the history log on the bottom right Generally you will move around the elements of the network by selecting an item in the navigation tree The device view and the history log will then update and display the appropriate information for your selection The navigation tree is organised by networks of which each contains a list of panels and a sub list of the available zones Time Ad oop abel Event 15 09 2010 09 28
9. an only view network status The setting RSS Auth Code is used only by the web user interface and should be pre filled with a cryptic value This enables RSS and Atom feeds to be supported by compatible readers We recommend that only unique and in guessable values be entered here Additionally if you want to disable support for RSS and Atom feeds for this particular user you can simply delete the value and leave it blank All users can change their own language and password We recommend that most systems have at least two System Administrators to protect against password loss 4 3 Networks A network represents a single connection to a ESSESI panel network If the service PC has more than emo details one serial USB port then it is possible to connect Network Name local and manage multiple networks from a single PC Network Type Eco232 However in almost all cases only a single f Network Frotocot DF60OONetworkY 1 network is required Communication Port Details Serial Port COMI y Poll Interval Milliseconds 200 7 Time Out Milliseconds 1000 4 3 1 Connection types Max Connection Failures 10 Site Monitor 5 supports pluggable connection Babolat l types that is it can be extended to connect are using a variety of methods Currently only one Level2PinCade type is provided the Eco232 Users of previous versions of Site Monitor will be familiar with this Yk HE caca 4 3 1 1 Eco232 Mos
10. associated actions will be processed Presently you can only define a Send Email action which allows you to send a brief description of the incident to a specific email address To send the email to multiple addresses separate the addresses in the To field with characters e g address1 domain com address2 domain com 4 5 Reports To simplify monitoring of past events you can quickly generate HTML reports When generating a report you will prompted for the report type and the start and end times of the information included in the report By default the start and end times will be Er Mea set to the last 24 hours You will then be asked to provide a location in which to save the report Please be patient once the report generation as begun as some Plesse enter the report details systems which have been running for a long time will contain a lot of data and it may take a short period of time to generate and transfer the report to your system Once a report has been made it will automatically be opened and displayed Generate Report Report Details Report Type Network History b Start Time 12 26 48 15 Sep 2010 Y w 4 5 1 Interface History This represents all the messages stored by the service This will reflect information such as completed device zone scans any detected problems such as connection issues bugs or setup errors and more 4 5 2 Network History This is a record of all p
11. evices and zones 4 3 2 2 Sync with Site Installer This can be done by selecting this option and providing the original Site Installer database with which the network panels were commissioned If the site is changed at any time in the future it is recommended that you upload the modified Site Installer database into Site Monitor 4 3 3 Snoozing It may be desirable to stop monitoring and disconnect from a network for a short period of time such as to use the serial port on the PC for some other purpose Snoozing a network will allow you to do this After the given time period has elapsed the monitoring service will automatically reconnect to the network and continue normal operations Alternatively you can unload the service by clicking on the Stop Services short cut from within the Start Menu To restart the service simply click on Restart Services short cut also located within the Start Menu Some devices such as the Eco232 will buffer network messages for a period of time until the monitoring service collects them In this case the timestamps of these messages will reflect the time they were collected by the service not the time they were originally transmitted by the panel 4 3 4 Adding an Eco232 Panel If your PC is connecting to the network via a Eco232 device then it is recommended that you add a Eco232 device to the Panel list and assign it an appropriate address this can be done via the normal Add Panel option
12. hould match the Listen on Port setting amp Site Monitor Server Configuration P COOPER Site Monitor Server Configuration Language English United Kingdom v This application allows you to quickly edit the Monitoring Service and Web Service settings Please note Any changes to the service settings will require that the service be restarted Service Settings Listen on Port 60000 q Database Path Databases Lon onitor sdf Enable Anti Hammering Web Settings HostylP Part 4 Administration 4 1 Initial Setup and Login Once the desired components are installed running and connected you re ready to setup your new monitoring system When using the Site Monitor v9 3 3 0 software for the first time and you are prompted with a user name and password window use the following credentials Username admin Password admin Please note that passwords are case sensitive Every time you load the User Name desktop user interface or access the web user interface you will be required to re login IMPORTANT We strongly recommend you change the password for the default admin user X Suvari E Setup and Help 4 2 Users Site Monitor is designed to enable local and remote access and so to ensure security is maintained access is restricted to specific username and passwords There are also four available access levels which users can be assigned to These ensure only the right individuals can acce
13. include a small magnifying glass A single device scan will only take a few seconds but all others may take a few minutes depending on the number of devices involved 10 5 4 Enable Disable Cooper panels allow you to disable and enable various systems and devices and so these options can also be accessed within Site Monitor If you wish to enable or disable a device simply select the device and click on the appropriate icon along the top of the window enable icons have a green tick and disable icons have a red cross 5 5 Desktop Interface Only Features Because the desktop interface software is an installed product it provides additional monitoring features which can provide easier access and more obvious alerts to problems By default closing the main window will not exit the application but will instead minimise it to the tray icon area the icons immediately adjacent to the system clock You can quickly re open Site Monitor by double clicking on the appropriate icon Additionally if an alarm condition is triggered in a selected network a notification bubble will automatically appear in the tray icon area There is A Alarm also the option to play a warning sound Combined An alarm has been triggered these features provide you with an option to run a client ET A a permanently and so ensure any nearby or operating users should be quickly informed of a problem 11 6 Cassini Web Server Configuration This document only
14. ld like to access this service from a remote location such as from other locally networked computers or from across the Internet then you will need to ensure you open port 60000 or the port you have changed this value to on any appropriate router or firewall Note 1 You must restart the service for any changes to take affect Note 2 You need to know this number when connecting a client see below for details Note 3 Remote access will require the configuration of any appropriate router or firewall If you do need to manually Start Stop or Restart the service then this can be done by clicking on the appropriate short cut located within the Start Menu 3 2 Desktop User Interface By default the interface connects on port 60000 to a service on the local PC In most cases this will work just fine However if you have changed the port as above or are running the service on a different computer and are trying to access it over a network LAN VPN the Internet etc you will EMSRESULE be asked to enter the host name of the computer connection settings o running the service and port number it is estate aa configured to listen on If you are having difficulty with any of the above please contact your network administrator for assistance Server Port 60000 Remember Password C Automatic Login Perform connection test These options can be accessed by clicking on the genes Spanner icon on the login window or the Setti
15. ngs Y Automatically Hide Main window drop down menu on the main window From this soundaiers icon you also have access to general application Pis Soundin Alam behaviour settings and also the sound alert salasi settings These enable you to play specific warning sounds when the Desktop User Interface detects state changes 3 3 Web User Interface Initially you will need to ensure you have a ASP Net enabled web server installed which will most likely be either Microsoft IIS or UltiDev Cassini Then you will need to register the web user interface with your web server If you had Cassini installed already during installation of Site Monitor then you will have been given the option to automatically register the web user interface However to manually perform the register you will need the appropriate directory path This should be the web sub directory within the main installation folder of Site Monitor Once the web user interface is registered then you may need to configure the connection settings to the service By default this also connects on port 60000 to a service on the local PC In most cases this will work just fine However if you have changed the port as above or are running the service on a different computer and are trying to access it over a network LAN VPN the Internet etc you will need to update the web user interface settings To modify the standard behaviour this can be configured by loading the
16. ss the appropriate features of Site Monitor The default admin account is configured to enable full access and so via that account you can create as many users as your system requires Edit Users Users User Details User Name Access Level Networks User Name admin admin System Administrator i Password e Confirm Password e Real Name Admin o Access Level System Administrator Langauge English United Kingdom RSS Auth Code 795d2a42 87fb 4947 b372 b52074c5627c Accessible Networks local Access levels and available features Feature System Administrator Network Administrator Technician Viewer Manage Networks Yes Manage Panels Yes Yes Edit Users Yes Edit Events Yes Global Commands Yes Yes Yes Enable Commands Yes Yes Yes Disable Commands Yes Yes Yes View Logs Yes Yes Yes Yes View Status Yes Yes Yes Yes Generate Reports Yes Yes Yes Yes Clear History Log Yes Yes Yes Yes e System Administrator Full access for setup and system management The default account admin is set to this e Network Administrator Reduced access for setup and network management e Technician For the typical user who wishes to view network status and logs and to allow Level 2 equivalent control e g enable disable devices global reset global silence etc e Viewer Highly restricted user who c
17. t settings for this device do not need changing from the defaults Serial Port does however need to be set correctly to match whichever serial port on the PC the device is connected to Note that once a network has been added the serial port assigned to it will be in use while ever the monitoring service is running See Snoozing if you need to use the serial port for something else temporarily 4 3 1 2 Level 2 Pin Code For additional security you can assign a pin code to a network This will ensure that any users with access to features that can alter the state of the network such as Enable Disable and Global Reset they can only do so if they know the right pin code Leaving this option blank will mean no pin code is required We recommend that this code be set to the same as the level 2 code on the panels 4 3 2 Panels To gain access to all features of Site Monitor AAA you need to provide it with details of your network You can either manually add the panels name DF6000 or more simply retrieve this information from a tre DF6000 Site Installer database file EE 1 4 3 2 1 Add Panel V x When adding a panel you will be prompted for the panel name type and network address It is important that these details accurately match the setup of the real physical network and panel Once a panel has been added you can then select Find Devices Zones This will perform a scan of the panel and retrieve a list of all accessible d
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