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Digital Emergency Alert System Encoder/Decoder Users Manual

1. Fa IVC V Third Netw Disable 3rd terface Enabled Uncheck to 3rd Network is led Manual Config Options 10 1 0 200 IP Address 255 255 255 0 IP Netmask NIC 3 etc hosts Hostname single name no spaces dasdecnic3 net V Fourth Network Interface Enabled Uncheck to Disable 4th NIC 4th Network is Disabled Manual Config Options 10 2 0 200 IP Address 255 255 255 0 IP Netmask NIC 4 etc hosts Hostname single name no spaces dasdecnic4 net Accept Changes Restart Network Cancel Changes Setup gt Network gt Configuration 3 and 4 NIC option Current Network Routing Table To add and test specific routes login as root on console and use the linux route or ip route command Command syntax help is available by running man route or man ip and ip route help Permanent routes can be added as a static route see below Kernel IP routing table Destination Gateway Germask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface 152 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 255 255 255 0 U o o 0 etho 169 254 0 0 0 0 0 0 255 255 0 0 v 1002 0 0 etho 0 0 0 0 192 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Ue o o 0 etho Current Network Static Routes from file etc sysconfig static routes any net 152 168 0 0 netmask 255 255 0 0 eth0 Static Route Configuration Ths memea can be com Siguced wath hin iniciar te build reme mts io apo seredes Make changes dcm rra and mran sewed with dec Accept Stade Reet Chapo Roar Network bussa Static Route 1 Enable 192 1
2. Choose the IPAWS Open Pascal gt Zastaletifo at Tus dug 21 0151409 2012 2 0 Get Poll Protocol IPAWSOPEN provides access to national and localized CAP fommatted EAS alerts Enter the web host Jupe or http eg apps fama eo IPAWS URL path and intemal marmbicturer specific PIN ie provided Admin users can view end edi https apps ferna gov CAP IPAWS server host address DNS must be enabled EG apps fena gov URL path Do NOT begin with Petp s fwebsife te toe a leading character Ea dynamic date and time is required in the URL see notes below gt View Advanced Options uncheck tage view jem Last When this says in Type Preassigned S Pin C User configurable Pin CO No Pin ni decus uel A Connected you are ready to Ignore SSL certificate checking ates must verify i to ignore certificate decode CAP Alerts You may Optional Text to append to URL Require XML digital gi Reject alerts missing signatures or that fail signature verificatioNWigabled Check to e need to refresh the page in seconds 60 Assigned Station ID IPAVWSCAP Adhere to Strict IPAWS CAP to EAS translation Enabled Uncheck to disable est Mode Process Test CAP Messages as Actual Disabled Check to enable Test ise CAP Messages as Actual Disabled Check fo enable CAP alerts with any codem werted to EAS Disabled Filter to specific FIPS Codes National alerts EAN EAT override Ch
3. 4 6 3 Decoder Audio There are three features provided to configure decoder audio Alert Decoding Decoder Audio Monitoring and Alert Forwarding Each One Net EAS decoder channel can be independently tuned for input sensitivity and also can be enabled and disabled with the provided interfaces The audio devices used during alert forwarding are also configured from this screen Alert Decoding Audio Configuration Alert decoding occurs from active analysis of the audio input source on the Main and Auxiliary audio devices Each stereo input to an audio device allows for two EAS decoder channels Therefore the One Net provides four decoders Under the Alert Decoding Audio Configuration section each audio device available for the One Net is shown with a table that displays E Decoder Name Audio Input Level 1 100 Audio Level Status Decoder Enable 7 Under each of these columns is displayed information controls per decoder The Decoder labels shown for the Main Audio as LP1 and LP2 can be changed by the user if desired The interface allows the audio input level and the decoder enable disable to be changed per decoder Changes become effective immediately The Audio Level Status is a very useful tool to test for correct audio input levels It will display if an audio signal is too low or high or OK It can also detect if an audio input is silent The level status is updated each time this page is redisplayed or when audio change
4. 12 0 xd Accept Time Changes Cancel Time Changes Hrs Mins 0 Hrs Mins On days Checked days are candidates for RWT unchecked days are omitted effective immediately Sun Mon Tue 7 Wed MTh MF Sat Configure One Button and Automatic Weekly Test Set FIPS locations for Optional Pre Alert Audio Announcement Played before the EAS header audio One Button Weekly Test No Audio For each Location Select a FIPS then Add Selected FIPS Optional Post Alert Audio Announcement Played after the EAS EOM audio EIPS list can be configured No Audio Goto to gt Setup Audio Output Levels Orleans NY 036073 Genesee NY 036037 Set One Button Weekly Test Duration Monroe NY 036055 E Niagara NY 036063 Heus Mins 15 v New York 036000 Current FIPS locations for One Button Weekly Test 1 Al Orleans NY 036073 Add Selected FIPS LTInclude qualified forwarded alerts for blocking creation of Random Weekly Tests instead of just qualified originated alerts Disabled Random Weekly Tests RWT will be scheduled without regard to Weekly Monthly or Emergency alert forwarding Check to enable Ll Automatically Manage random Weekly Test removal upon airing of qualified alerts Disabled Random Weekly Tests RWT remain scheduled regardless of other alerts that air Check to enable Front Panel Button Weekly Test Enabled Uncheck to Disable Setup Encoder Required Tests The Required Tests sub pag
5. 51 Configure Available EAS Types for Encoder Alert Origination Interfaces Choose from All EAS Codes Configured Available Encoder EAS Codes NIC NATIONAL INFORMATION CENTER A These are the EAS Codes available in the encoder NPT NATIONAL PERIODIC TEST interface DMO PRACTICE DEMO WARNING CEM CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE l RMT REQUIRED MONTHLY TEST CAE CHILD ABDUCTION EMERGENCY RWT REQUIRED WEEKLY TEST EVI IMMEDIATE EVACUATION NOTICE ADR ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE LAE LOCAL AREA EMERGENCY AVW AVALANCHE WARNING TOE 911 TELEPHONE OUTAGE EMERGENCY AVA AVALANCHE WATCH _ Y AVW AVALANCHE WARNING OR BZW BLIZZARD WARNING i CDW CIVIL DANGER WARNING Add Emergencies Add Warnings CFW COASTAL FLOOD WARNING 3 Add Watches Add Tests Add Advisories Remove Selected Configure Available FIPS for Encoder Alert Origination Interfaces Configured Available Encoder FIPS Locations Choose FIPS Subdivision These are the FIPS available in the encoder am v interface Choose FIPS State Orleans NY 036073 United States US 00 v Genesee NY 036037 c Monroe NY 036055 Choose FIPS Counties Add gt Niagara NY 036063 All 000 3 0 New York 036000 Setup gt Encoder gt General EAS Types and FIPS Codes e To build or edit the list choose an EAS code type from the pop down menu and click Add Codes selected for encoding will appear in the Configured Available Encoder EAS Codes box
6. Server Outgoing EMail Transfer Agent Configuration Exim Sendmail MTA Make changes to SMTP server name then press Set amp Test Mail Server Name button Outgoing EMail Server Name mail monroe electronics com Use authentication Enabled Uncheck if outgoing EMail server is an open relay User Name usually this is the full email address username monroe electronics com Password eeececccc From Name optionally include domain name after user name EG user or user xyz com Admin Y Have Email MTA use From name as sender Enabled Uncheck to use root user as sender Set amp Test Mail Server amp From Names Restart Sendmail To email monroe electronics com Send Test EMail Goto EMail Log 4 5 2 Setup Email Email Server Using authentication Event Email This page allows the user to the ability to have Event logs emailed either weekly or monthly and to be emailed when a successfully or failed login to the One N et has occurred Emailing EAS Event Reports Check either of the boxes to disable or enable Emailing of Event Reports either on a monthly or weekly basis If enabled enter the Email address in the Email To field Server Access Reports Check either of the boxes to disable or enable Emailing of Server Access Reports If enabled enter the Email address in the Email To field EE Event EMail Server Event EMail Configuration EMail can
7. Table of Contents 1 Getting Started with the One Net Lu acncccocaconucionoconocinncionccnsrascrscncns 1 a 16 RR A A 1 12 FPN rr A A n 1 A TR 3 2 One Net Hardware and Setup ccccccscssssssssssssssesssesssscsssessssssssssssssssssssssssssssesssssssssssseees 4 2E DIOC osese penne tet DIR mnie sre mtr ney Rn eerie or M UEM DM DE 4 22 oiu MEET m 4 2 2 1 LCD 4 2 2 2 SlalusJEE D S ich ise eee eret ite eei Rebel etre tte EE 4 2 3 Back Panel Come asco DUDEN ERA ODE RR DIDI EN ee mU DF DN T SUUS 5 2 MEE Ue ehe ERU MT 5 20 Video WING cseteris eri Ra PUER I RU IRR RR Sn tuno tr DUC UIS ERU seras ep PM Sn bii esL 6 ASEEC LUPIS 6 2 7 MPEG Encoder Card WIHnQ u iere retro perenniter en baee hc ru ida le exei ns 6 3 One Net Operation ucsuvcssvscsnscsnsssnsesssesssssssnsesecenscenscssvocsnecensssnsssnvsssonsesnseonsenvcenecsnee 7 3 1 Power Up User Interface and Initial Setup sss 7 3 1 1 Directly connecting a networked host computer ssssssssseeeeeennn 7 3 1 2 LAN connection with a networked host compulter sse 8 3 2 Web Serer LIM A te i Papi nM dedu 8 n SETUP P M S 9 4 1 Setup gt Server Server Configuration essere 9 4 1 1 Maim INT 10 1 PRETERITO TTL CITED 11 4 1 2 Configuration Mgmt nennen nennen nnne nennen nennen nennen 14 4 1 3 Upgrade viii ENER rs I A GS 16 O ie err EH TERT E E AAE EAE
8. JeN euoO KeyWest Crawl System with Starmu JoN 9UOQ M WAJS S MDID ISOM Oy E TA 101 R194 Crawl System v6 LY KON OL iNO 8 H Pa Y a A AE o UNE D d EIL Ni NI 4 1 oN euoO JON SOUO M UJeJsAS IMDIO t6 Lel soci C 102 Appendix The One Net encodes the EAS messages per FCC rules for the EAS protocol The EAS protocol from the FCC is described as follows printed directly from the FCC ruling The EAS uses a four part message for an emergency activation of the EAS The four parts are Preamble and EAS Header Codes audio Attention Signal message and Preamble and EAS End Of Message Codes The Preamble and EAS Codes must use Audio Frequency Shift Keying at a rate of 520 83 bits per second to transmit the codes Mark frequency is 2083 3 Hz and space frequency is 1562 5 Hz Mark and space time must be 1 92 milliseconds Characters are ASCII seven bit characters as defined in ANSI X3 4 1977 ending with an eighth null bit either 1 or 0 to constitute a full eight bit byte The Attention Signal must be made up of the fundamental frequencies of 853 and 960 Hz The two tones must be transmitted simultaneously The Attention Signal must be transmitted after the EAS header codes The message may be audio video or text The ASCII dash and plus symbols are required and may not be used for any other purpose Unused characters must be ASCII space characters FM or TV call signs must use a sla
9. The One Net provides two General Purpose Output relays and two General Purpose inputs During an alert origination or forwarding the GPO relay 1 is closed for the duration of the alert audio portion of the alert and GPO relay 2 can be programmed to close during the audio or video portion of the alert MPEG Encoder Card Wiring For One Nets equipped with the optional MPEG2 Encoder card see the illustration below for wiring the MPEG2 The video output needs to be loop cabled back into the video input of the Encoder card Likewise one audio output needs to be cabled to the MPEG audio input port E EEB MONROE ELECTRONICS R1 89 585 765 2254 www monroe ele Optional MPEG2 PCI Encoder Card Audio Video connections 3 One Net Operation 3 1 Power Up User Interface and Initial Setup The One Net uses a standard AC power cord It uses a single power toggle switch to power on NOTE Power is supplied to the unit electronics while the external cord is plugged and supplied with power even if the unit is powered off There are two ways to get a user interface are via a network connection using a Web browser on a remote host The One Net is given a default static network address of 192 168 0 200 The One Net can be connected directly to another computer s Ethernet port using a network crossover cable or can be connected to a hub or router using a standard network cable Network cabling may be done at any time NOTE th
10. IP target is a multicasting router make sure to enter a number for the Multicast TTL field that describes the maximum number of routing jumps that will be made before the target clients are reached 73 a 69 69 ab 3 5 e0 af 119696 Setup gt Net Alerts gt DVS644 Generic Private Descriptor Alerts for specific FIPS areas and specific EAS Codes can also be filtered before DVS644 is triggered See the screenshot below Set the checkbox to enable disable FIPS filtered trigger control If enabled select FIPS codes from the provided lists and add to the client FIPS list If any of these FIPS are included in the incoming active forwarded originated alert the alert will be sent to this DVS 644 client With careful use of this feature and with multiple clients one One Net can serve many different cable regions at the same time EAS Code filtering can be programmed using the same method as the FIPS code filtering 7 All EAS codes trigger Enabled Alerts with any EAS code will trigger DVS644 SCTE18 send Uncheck to choose specific triggering EAS Codes Accept Changes Cancel Changes Setup gt Net Alerts gt DVS644 FIPS code filtering When done click on the Accept Changes button to save the configuration 74 4 10 5 Stream MPEG If Streaming MPEG hardware software is available on the One NetSE a tabbed page will display under Setup Net Alerts that allows configuration of up to two client targets As in the o
11. LED indicates the One Net is operational e Ifthe green LED starts blinking the One Net server has become non operational This can happen during software upgrades Alert status Red LED e When the One Net is first powered on the red LED is dark e After the One Net becomes operational in a ready state with the green LED solid the red LED indicates decoding and alert sending status e If the red LED is blinking quickly with pauses the One Net server is decoding an incoming alert If the red LED is solid the One Net is sending an EAS alert 2 3 Back Panel Connectors The back of the One Net provides all of the connection ports In addition to the standard PS 2 mouse and keyboard and VGA monitor ports the One Net provides an RS 232 serial port COMI two RJ45 LAN ports four USB ports main audio line in out and microphone jacks auxiliary audio line in out and microphone jacks and a TV out connector EAS Audio Analog Audio Antennas Contact BNC Networks Expansion bi Program in out L2 amp 3 GPI Closure Video Out Without 3 nic expansion Slot A H El B p PA N E AUDIO 4 IN yy 4 ANT IN ANT IN AC INPUT 115 230V 5 m Ear pda E LN 4 Bn 3A G a rm m x r EC AS MONROE ELECTRONICS R1895 585 65 2254 www monroe electronics com Keyboard Serial VGA USB Main HDMI EAS Audio EAS Audio EAS Audio Mouse Port Ports Network In Out In Port 2 4 Audio Wiring Audio w
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13. Server section will offer the encoding feature Without a valid license key the One Net will not show the main Encoder menu tab nor will it display the Setup gt Encoder option button under the Setup main tab There are some configuration tasks that need to be done on the Setup Encoder pages before you can use the One Net encoder Make sure your One Net has been configured with Setup Encoder prior to attempting EAS encoding There are four choices on the Encoder page Send EAS and Originated Alerts Originated amp Forwarded Alerts and All Alerts a Name ONE NET vv TA Encoder MEZ ctRonics EM Bele AOS Send Alert Originated Alerts O Originated amp Forwarded Alerts O Al Alerts oneNe t WARNING Change Default Password for user Admin ne Je Back Refresh Oplog lt 192 0 0 199 gt User Admin_ FriMar7 09 06 16 2014 EST sso R189 Analog Digital Encode Send Any Alert CAP EAS Encoder Decoder Software Version 2 5 0 General Alerts Encoder gt Send Alert gt General Alerts 6 1 Send Alert When you select Send Alert the Encode and Send an EAS Alert page is displayed This page has two sub page options General Alerts and One Button EAS Using the One button EAS screen is a simple way to encode and issue weekly test alerts using a single mouse click To encode general specific alerts the General Alerts page is used 83 General Alerts One Eoo let Cu
14. any range of dates The following screen shows an example of the expired alerts list for a selected date range The next screen shows the other choices that you can select from to filter the desired range A text version is also available and you can select to view it in date order or in a categorized view To select a date range use the provided pull down menu and choose a Year Month and Day for the From and To dates The list will display all available data for each expired alert decoded within the selected time period The actual decoded headers are stored on the One N et so this information is an accurate reflection of what the One Net received Because of its digital disk medium a One Net can archive an enormous number of expired events The One Net will automatically remove the oldest event descriptions as needed to reserve enough space for new alerts The number of stored events is at a minimum in the thousands so you do not need to worry about losing track of important archived information Expired Decoded Alerts 16 Records from Tue Jan 10 14 56 14 2012 EST through Mon Jun 25 11 05 26 2012 EDT EEC s Expired Alerts Display Control Todays Alerts am e po fear Jun Month 19 Day TO 2012 e Year Jun Month 19 x Day Past 14 Days Alerts t Yl Text version Categorize alerts Enabled Past 28 Days Alerts Past 60 Days Alerts Past 120 Days Alerts Current Week Alerts Last Week Alerts Current amp Last
15. back when you view your alerts So if the FCC says We want the alerts from the past month then select the option that shows them the alerts from the past month 3 The big red arrow in the screenshot points to a hyperlink that says Click for text version This is the key to retrieving downloading and printing your alerts a To view your alerts simply click on the hyperlink This will take your web browser to a new page that shows you all of the alerts that apply to the selected time you chose If you want to go back just use the back button in your web browser You can print this by pressing Ctrl P on your keyboard and then proceeding with the printing options b To download your alerts right click on the hyperlink In the right click options you will be given the choice to pick Save link as From there you can save the txt text file file anywhere on your computer This file can be opened by a simple text file viewer This can also be printed from the text file c Lastly you can just print the logs by clicking on the button next to the hyperlink If you have a default printer configured to your One Net then clicking on this button will automatically begin printing all of the alerts in the selected amount of time that you chose 93 That s basically it There is an advanced option next to the print button that organizes your printout in groups of forwarded decoded and encoded alerts instead of it all being in order by
16. be sent upon specific events Check selected toggles and add email addresses to the EMail To field Separate each address using a comma eg fred myemail com john myemail com WARNING Email Server is unconfigured follow link to configure EAS Event Reports by EMail EMailed EAS Reports can be sent weekly and monthly and when a decode error occurs or when Weekly and Monthly Tests are not decoded EMail To Weekly EMail EAS Event Report Disabled Check to enable Monthly EMail EAS Event Report Disabled Check to enable Weekly and Monthly EAS Event Report is Categorized Disabled Check to enable EMail Report of EAS Event Decode Error Disabled Check to enabie Email Report for Missed Weekly Test Decode Disabled Check to enabie Email Report for Missed Monthly Test Decode Disabled Check to enabie Server Access reports by EMail EMailed reports can be sent upon login EMail To Email reporting of successful Login Disabled Check to enable Email reporting of failed Logins Disabled Check to enable Email reporting of changed Radio tuning Disabled Check to enable Accept Changes Cancel Changes Setup gt Email gt Event Email 4 5 3 Decoder Email To set up the outgoing email for the One Net decoder events select Setup Email gt Decoder Email Email can be sent upon alert decoding and or forwarding The Email Server is identifie
17. choosing the FIPS codes that you would like to filter be sure to choose the entire state FIPS code This will not send you alerts for every county but rather it will filter in alerts that apply to the whole state For example New York 036000 in the previous screenshot To remove a location from the auto forward FIPS list select a line in the Current Decoder Auto Forwarded FIPS field and click Remove Selected All operations are immediate Local Access Forwarding This feature when enabled allows a custom translation of a Civil Emergency Message when it is received The main use for this feature is in conjunction with the Monroe Electronics model 988 telephone device When an alert is active a cancel button is displayed on this page so the message can be terminated Custom CEM Text Translation This box is where the actual text that the customer will see is typed After the message is typed the Accept Text Translation Changes button must be pressed Select Decoder Channel This selection box is where the user programs which of the audio inputs is listened to for the CEM to be used with the custom translation All other audio sources will display the standard translation of the CEM message Message Display Control This selection determines how the message is repeated 47 e SS ee Forwarding Decoder Local Access Forwarding Options NOTE Changes made on this page effective IMMEDIATELY except or changes to text trans
18. code CAP alerts with any FIPS codes will be converted to EAS Disabled Filter to specific FIPS Codes National alerts EAN EAT override Check to enable all FIPS codes Select from the Encoder FIPS pool to add to the list of allowed FIPS for this CAP source Use Add Selected to CAP Filter List to add selections CAP input client FIPS List an Alerts to these locations will be sent to this CAP 1 input client Monroe NY 036055 Niagara reet Orleans NY 036073 Select from the Forwarding FIPS pool to add to the New York 036000 list of allowed FIPS for this CAP source Use Add Selected to CAP Filter List to add selections E Orleans NY 036073 Remove Selected Genesee NY 036037 Monroe NY 036055 Niagara NY 036063 Add Selected to CAP Filter List Setup Net Alerts CAP Decode FIPS Codes Ei 4 10 4 DVS644 SCTE18 If DVS 644 SCTE 18 is available on the One Net use the Alert Forwarding and or the Encoder Alert Send to DVS644 device toggles to enable this protocol for forwarded alerts and or originated alerts At least one of these toggles must be enabled to allow editing Accept Changes must be pressed before changes to these toggles are saved Accept Cancel Setup Network Alert Protocol Options O Software Version 2 0 0 W C 1 Cancel Changes Setup gt Net Alerts gt DVS644 SCTE18 Alert Forwarding to DVS644 SCTE 18 CEAM devices Placing a check in this box will
19. differences depending upon the chosen EAS NET protocol SSH STDIN Only does not offer sending of digital audio WAV files or text translations DVS168 being a legacy protocol does not send the same type of event notification data as the other protocols For everything but DVS168 the remote host server device is sent an event text file or ASCII data sequence that contains a set of key value style data lines describing the EAS alert For every protocol but SSH STDIN Only and DVS168 the text event file by default is copied into the remote host file EAS NET ALERT under the remote user home directory This filename and path can be overridden when configuring the client schema file A standard set of information fields is sent in the text file but the actual names of the keys can be custom edited per client according to a programmable schema Each client can be set to use the Default schema or can use a custom edited schema The One Net EAS NET client interface provides a schema editor to create specialized schemas DVS168 EARS devices DVS168 EARS can be selected as an option on the EAS NET Event Transfer Protocol selector See the screen shot below Like the other EAS NET protocols the EAS NET remote host IP address and port must be entered This would be the address and port of the DVS168 EARS server Standard DVS168 uses FTP to send data files so an EAS NET FTP user and password value must also be entered for a standard client configuration However
20. established refresh this page a few times to insure a consistent level quality of OK Decoder EAS Auto scale adds automatic boost of input signal when an EAS header is detected This is only useful when incoming EAS audio is at unacceptably lower levels than program audio This page also allows selection of the sound card speaker output ports used during alert forwarding Changes are updated immediately On some browsers hitting enter after setting the level will not result in the change being submitted However clicking any other button or the background will submit the changed level Main Audio ev ixer0 Audio Input Source Internal Radio O Line In Jack Decoder Name Label Audio Input Level udio Level pce 1 100 Status Decoder Enable Left Level Left Channel EAS Decoder ENABLED Uncheck to 60 disable None Autoscale Options Right Level Y Right Channel EAS Decoder ENABLED Uncheck to 60 disable None Autoscale Options LI snapshot Wed May 20 18 21 40 2009 LI snapshot waw Auxiliary Audio 1 dev miz 2 Audio Input Source 9 Internal A Internal B Line In Jack Decoder Name Label Audio Input Level is Lana nc 1 100 m Decoder Enable Left Level V Left Channel EAS Decoder ENABLED Uncheck to 60 y disable None Autoscale Options R2 Right Level V Right Channel EAS Decoder ENABLED Uncheck to A
21. example shows an EAS NET client interface configured to use Secure Copy to send the alert information and audio files to a remote One Net host This One Net would need EAS NET Decode enabled to receive the alert During alert processing the Operation Log will log the success or failure of the EAS NET forwarding origination action per client NOTE Every client configuration is used for whichever action of alert forwarding and alert origination is currently enabled by the toggles described above EAS NET uses a flexible set of LAN communication protocols to send EAS data to a remote device Generally the remote device needs to have running software that understands EAS NET files and data formats in order for anything useful to be triggered by an EAS NET event All EAS NET protocols will send an alert event data notification file or ASCII data string from the One Net to the EAS NET remote server host Most protocols also allow for sending separate data files like audio WAV files Various information fields must be configured to identify and correctly communicate to the EAS NET remote client Common to all are the following Client Interface Name This text box allows the client interface to be given a descriptive name These names appear in the selection list Client Enable Disable This toggle provides a quick method for enabling and disabling the EAS NET client Remote EAS NET Host IP Address The field displays the IP address o
22. for this server can be stored on and offline using this interface Configuration package files can be copied to other units and installed Any time a configuration file is installed the current configuration is stored as a previous configuration which may be restored with one button A configuration backup file stores all of the Web interface GUI settings except for license keys network settings email server name user seffings and printer seffings Also event information is NOT stored in a configuration backup file Last configuration load remstalled a previous config load date Mon Feb 10 14 56 01 2014 A previous configuration exists date Mon Feb 10 14 56 01 2014 and can be installed This action will restart the server software Go Back to Previous Configuration List of Configuration Backup Files Selected configuration 2013 07 25 IPAWSDEMO config zip M dated Tue Aug 20 Currently found 74 backup configuration file s 13 37 27 2013 Installation will restart Download selected configuration file the server software 72013 07 25 IPAWSDEMO config zip Selected configuration contains audio levels Make Backup Selected Config File Rename Interface O install Audio Levels Baap ie Current To rename type new name no spaces and select po i die the roca Rename Selected Configuration File button 8 o n m 2013 07 25 IPAWSDEMO configzip Echecs Rename Selected Configuration File embedded Email recipie
23. message when the encoder originates an EAS alert This same code is used for both manually forwarded alerts and automatically forwarded alerts If these descriptions do not match your application 1 e Telephone Company you should select EAS and place a check in the box for custom text for translation for Origination Code When this is enabled you will be able to customize how the text is displayed An example of this is shown below When a Weekly test is activated by the One Net the displayed the text will be NEW YORK TELEPHONE HAS ISSUED A REQUIRED WEEKLY TEST FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES AREAS Orleans NY AT 10 36 AM ON MAR 23 2012 EFFECTIVE UNTIL 10 51 AM MESSAGE FROM NY12345 EAS Broadcast Station Cable System Ea CIV Civil Authority NEWYORK TELEPHONE YORK TELEPHONE WXR National Weather Service Setup gt Encoder gt General EAS Station ID Type up to 8 characters in this text field to identify the Station ID for this One Net This code will be included in all originated alerts both manually forwarded and automatically forwarded alerts NOTE Encoder Station ID is different from Forwarding Station ID Attention Signal Duration This control allows setting the duration of the two tone attention signal from 8 25 seconds Configure Available EAS Codes for Encoder The One Net must be configured for the types of EAS alerts that will be used during alert encoding This is done by constructing a list of alert types
24. no header and EOM sequences and only needs to stream for National Alerts The preferred settings on the remote server are no auto delay 0 sec delay 1 seconds start silence 1 second ending silence Also the sample rate for the stream MUST match the output sample rate of this server As a sensible alternative to EAN EAT via EAS NET consider using the local radio broadcast for receiving EAN EAT Setup Net Alerts EAS NET Configure EAS Decoding 2 EAS NET Web audio streaming Discussion EAS Net Client Web audio Streaming is included with the EAS NET send license This provides a convenient way to stream live alert audio over a network This is used primarily to provide live EAN EAT audio from EAS NET send to an EAS NET client device including another One Net The stream is not an 56 MPEG transport stream It is an http audio stream Remote clients must actively load the URL for the stream in order to play it This can be done via most modern media players A One Net with EAS NET decode will automatically use this audio stream as a live input for EAS audio as needed Refer to the screen shot EAS NET Web HTTP Alert Audio streaming during alerts Enable this toggle to generate live web streamed audio during alerts The default values of the options are designed to work for EAN EAT Audio Streaming on all alert types This checkbox controls audio streaming for National Alerts EAN EAT or all alert types For testin
25. receiving alerts from other stations You might panic but the truth is it is really simple and it s a good thing you have these next couple of steps to prove to them how you have been following all of the rules Steps to Viewing Downloading Printing your One Net s logged alerts 1 Goto Decoder All alerts in the One Net Online interface It should look something like this Schedated Alerts id ChnvOrig Code ID StariTime End Time locaton SS elect Expired Alert View Expired Alerts 92 2 E 1n 14 56 14 2012 EST through Wed Jun 27 11 32 49 2012 EDT pre ers Di Con Click for text version Text version Categorize alerts Disabled 92 alert records displayed E EDT X Forwarded Wed Jun 27 11 32 49 2012 EDT sre A CIVIL AUTHORITY HAS ISSUED A REQUIRED WEEKLY TEST FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES AREAS IPAWSCAP Connecticut District Of Columbia Washington DC Delaware Florida Georgia Indiana Kentucky Massachusetts Maryland CIV Maine Michigan North Carolina New Hampshire New Jersey New York Ohio Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina Virginia Vermont West Virginia AT 11 05 AM ON JUN 27 2012 EFFECTIVE UNTIL 12 05 PM MESSAGE FROM By the way your One Net saves all of your Encoded Decoded and Forwarded alert information automatically 2 In the yellow box on the screen shot you want to select the amount of time you want to look
26. the date but you don t need to enable that in order to print out your reports Retrieving your One Net OpLog To retrieve a One Net Op Log 1 Log in to the One Net 2 Goto Server gt Logs gt Operation Log For the current days log 3 Make sure View Today s Log is checked 4 Click or right click to save the hyperlink Click for Text version of log file to show the current day s file For archived logs 3 Uncheck the View Today s Log box 4 Using the pull down selection boxes select the Year Month and Day to retrieve the log Note The selection boxes show only dates with stored data therefore not all days may appear 5 Click or right click to save the hyperlink Click for Text version of log file to show the current day s file Log files will either show on the screen or be saved as a text txt file Installing a license key To install a license key CAP Plus for example 1 Log in to the One Net 2 Goto Setup Server Main License page 3 Locate the CAP Plus field then insert the license key that should have been given to you in an email The CAP LICENSE KEY below is between the quotes and it is important to verify the serial number matches the serial number of the unit Note it is much easier to cut and paste instead of typing as these keys are case space and all character sensitive S N xxxxx CAP PLUS xxxxxXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX 4 Once the key is copied into the appropriate field scro
27. there is an option to disable the FTP send This is for servers that do not support handling digital file data but can be alerted by the DVS168 event protocol If this option is checked the FTP user and password values are not displayed or needed since the audio and video files will not be sent 63 EAS NET only at Frwrd or Orig omit Decode send RS 098 Test connection Forced EAT EOM mode Send internal DVS168 EAT EOM at EAN end allows Cisco DNCS to stop EAN on downstream SCTE18 STBs v 16 Bits Sample v 16000 Sample sec v Minutes Do not use GPI triggers Accept Changes Cancel Setup Net Alerts EAS NET Client Configuration DVS168 EARS Two other options unique to the DVS168 protocol are also provided 1 To send just the EAS alert audio message instead of the EAS FSK header and EOM audio and attention audio use the provided checkbox Before using this 64 option it is important to make sure your local EAS plan allows the FSK audio to be discarded 2 Alert duration data format Typically this is in minutes but some DVS 168 interpreters have coded this differently The selector provides two other interpretations The DVS168 protocol does not provide a programmable schema For DVS168 the data schema is predefined and the schema selection is not displayed As with the other EAS NET protocols the Video Start Delay time the Duration Extension time and FIPS based net alert triggering ar
28. to the right Be sure and add all common EAS types that will be used when encoding alerts from this One Net If you find you are missing a code during encoding you can edit the pool list at any time To add a group of messages of a certain type you can click one of the buttons i e Add Watches e Toremove a code from the Configured Available Encoder EAS Codes list select and click Remove Selected All operations are immediate Configured Available Encoder FIPS Locations The One Net must also be configured for the commonly used FIPS locations that will be used during alert encoding Just as for the EAS Codes list a commonly used list of FIPS locations need to be constructed from the list of all possible FIPS The list is referred to on the One Net as the Configured Available Encoder FIPS Locations There are thousands of FIPS location codes so building this list of commonly used FIPS codes saves time during typical alert encoding In the rare event that other FIPS locations are needed the list can be edited at any time e Choose each FIPS location code for the Subdivision State or territory and the County or County Equivalent Then click Add FIPS locations selected for automatic forwarding will appear in the Configured Available Encoder FIPS Locations field to the right Make sure and add all the common FIPS codes that will be used when encoding alerts from this One Net Otherwise while constructing an alert you may ha
29. user accounts change the Web Interface passwords and set user permission levels The Admin account cannot be deleted and only Admin can change the Admin password Edit One Net User Account Profile Select account pull down Select the user account to edit from this list Under this menu is information about the selected user s current and last login information Permission Level A permission level can be granted for non Admin users as View Only Basic Operation Operation Operation Control and Administration with this pull down menu Pages in the One Net are granted a permission level for entry access For instance only a user with Administration permission may access the Setup Users page Trying to access a One Net page without the proper permission level will result in a clear notification message Account Comment A simple text comment can be attached to non Admin user accounts Change Password Enter the current password then enter the new password twice in the fields provided Only Admin can change the Admin password For these changes click Submit Changes The changes are effective immediately Delete User Non Admin users can be deleted with this button NOTE This is effective immediately Add New One Net User Account Type Enter information as directed on the screen and click Create User 28 View Only Level Ml nissi Create User E ft sE gae mg 0 Minutes Submit Changes Se
30. way to manage EAS for multiple regions If no client configurations exist or if you want a new one click the Add DVS644 Client Interface button to create a new interface configuration Careful client configuration addition and deletion is immediate and cannot be canceled To edit an existing client interface select from the provided pull down menu and edit the provided fields To delete a client configuration select the client and click on Delete this DVS644 Client Interface To duplicate a client interface select the client and click on Duplicate this DVS644 Client Interface During alert processing the Operation Log will log the success or failure of the DVS644 forwarding origination action per client Note Every client configuration is used for whichever action of alert forwarding and alert origination currently enabled Various information fields must be configured to identify and correctly communicate to the DVS 644 client The most basic fields are the IP address and port Enter these according to the specific DVS 644 client Often this is an MPEG 2 multiplexor such as a Stream Encryptor Modulator serving a defined set of digital cable channels Then decide if In Band or Out of Band OOB communication will be used and select the checkbox appropriately Based upon whether In Band or Out of Band is chosen for the client set the Details Major Minor number or the Details OOB channel This details channel is where the highest priori
31. 60 New York NY 36 A Monroe NY 03605 Choose FIPS Counties Niagara NY 03606 New York 036000 All 000 Albany NY 001 Allegany NY 003 Bronx NY 005 Broome NY 007 OR Select from Encoder Pool FIPS then Add Selected gt Orleans NY 03607 Genesee NY 0360 Monroe NY 03605 Niagara NY 03606 New York 036000 Remove Selected Setup Decoder Forwarding EAS Codes and FIPS Codes Configure EAS Types for Decoder Auto Forwarding Click the box to select or de select auto forwarding for specific EAS Codes or ALL EAS codes Configure Specific EAS Codes Choose each EAS code to auto forward Then click Add Codes selected for auto forwarding will appear in the Current Decoder Auto Forwarded EAS Codes field to the right 46 4 8 2 To remove a code from the auto forward list select a line in the Current Decoder Auto Forwarded EAS Codes field and click Remove Selected All operations are immediate Configure FIPS for Decoder Auto Forwarding Click the box to select or de select auto forwarding for specific FIPS Codes or ALL FIPS codes Specific FIPS Codes Choose each FIPS location code for the Subdivision State or territory and the County or County Equivalent which should be auto forwarded Then click Add FIPS locations selected for automatic forwarding will appear in the Current Decoder Auto Forwarded FIPS field to the right NOTE When
32. 68 0 0 IP Address 255 255 0 0 Netmask Gateway Main Network Interface Y Device Delete Add Static Route Accept Static Route Changes Restart Network Cancel Changes To manually add specific routes at network restart from the console login as root on console and manually edit eic sysconfig static routes Route entries can be conveniently disabled by placing the amp as the first character on a line this turns the line into a comment Then either run etc init d network restart or reboot Setup Network Configuration Current Network Routing Table Network Status Information 22 Current Network Configuration eth Link encap Ethernet HWaddr 00 30 18 AD 46 BB inet addr 192 0 0 23 Bcast 192 0 0 255 Mask 255 255 255 0 inet6 addr feB0 230 18ff fead 46bb 64 Scope Link UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU 1500 Metric 1 RX packets 2822865 errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0 TX packets 628616 errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0 txqueuelen 1000 RX bytes 673464105 642 2 MiB TX bytes 101086050 96 4 MiB Interrupt 23 Base address 0xB000 lo Link encap Local Loopback inet addr 127 0 0 1 Mask 255 0 0 0 inet6 addr 1 128 Scope Host UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MIU 16436 Metric l RX packets 4 errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0 TX packets 4 errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0 txqueuelen 0 BX bytes 348 348 0 b TX bytes 248 348 0 b Current DNS config etc resolv conf file 3 Gener
33. 8 3 3 Operating System Log Presents the last 500 lines of the Linux system System Log 8 3 4 Security Log Presents the last 500 lines of the Linux system Security Log 8 3 5 Boot Log Presents the last 500 lines of the Linux system Boot Log 8 3 6 Email Log Presents the last 1000 lines of the Email Log 90 9 Typical Tasks This section of the manual is intended for users that have already set up and configured their One Net s and would like to know what to do to complete certain tasks and also how to manage when alerts are present When your One Net is up and running there are still things that need to be done in order to be in compliance with the rules placed on all EAS regulations Things like receiving and forwarding alerts as well as keeping accurate and accessible logs of that data This part of the manual will step you through the process on many different tasks and it will be able to show you what may happen or what should happen in the most common situations Originating Encoding an Alert Originating and Encoding mean the same thing it is the creation of an alert that can be forwarded over your own broadcast When this alert is forwarded over your broadcast any station that is tuning into your station will receive and decode that alert in that station s own EAS device Simply any station that is listening to your station on their EAS device will receive and decode the alert that you sent out just like if you we
34. E EE AAE RRRE AT PRESE absnens Ones 17 4 2 SOU NetWork ies sav adrian 18 4 2 1 A E E E E E 18 4 2 2 ied T ee E O EAA T 24 4 2 3 Proxy 26 4 8 Setup gt Time One Net Clock and NTP senees 26 LI HE UU S 28 4 5 Setup s Emal c 30 4 5 1 Email Server cocoa aid EH ERE E gti depot E 30 4 5 2 EvernbErmall 5e E A A AA E AAE E A A S 31 4 5 3 Decoder Email esera i titi tenete teet R ER RTE 32 4 5 4 Encoder EmMa eaaa T fe Suc ET R A e el dd 33 4 6 Setup gt Audio Audio Levels and Tone Testing sess 33 4 6 1 Output Levels Tests anid nope tere a 34 4 6 2 ar MIFca 36 4 6 3 Decoder Aud 2 E UHR TENE eres 37 4 6 4 Encoder Aidio 5 museums A alui NI eres 40 4 7 Setup gt Video CG Video Character Generator Configuration 42 4 7 1 Serial Port Configuration sss entente nnne nennen 42 4 7 2 Video Output Configuration essere entrent ennt teens 42 4 8 Setup gt DECO nt 43 4 8 1 Setup Decoder gt Forwarding tenente tenens 43 4 8 2 Local Access Forwarding iei tira dc eere 47 4 8 8 Custom Message Forwarding sese 48 4 9 o teen ete o ceu resi er e 49 4 9 1 Setup Encoder General enun ica 49 4 9 2 Setup Encoder gt Required Tests eene rennen 53 4 10 Setup Net Alerts 3o et erar tdi eie nicae oi bte oue abe dep
35. EMO WARNING RMT REQUIRED MONTHLY TEST RWT REQUIRED WEEKLY TEST ADR ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE ANAN AVALANCHE WARNING AVA AVALANCHE WATCH Configured Available Encoder EAS Codes These are the EAS Codes available in the encoder interface CEM CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE CAE CHILD ABDUCTION EMERGENCY EVI IMMEDIATE EVACUATION NOTICE LAE LOCAL AREA EMERGENC Y TOE 911 TELEPHONE OUTAGE EMERGENCY AMN gt AVALANCHE WARNING BZW BLIZZARD WARNING CDW CIVIL DANGER WARNING OR Add Warnings Add Emergencies CFW COASTAL FLOOD WARNING Add Watches Add Tests Add Advisories Remove Selected onfigure Available FIPS for Encoder Alert Origination Interfaces Configured Available Encoder FIPS Locations an Choose FIPS Subdivision These are the FIPS available in the encoder All v interface Choose FIPS State Orleans NY 036073 noe ssec z onroe Choose FIPS Counties Niagara NY 036063 All 000 New York 036000 Remove Selected Setup gt Encoder gt General EAS Origination Code Select the EAS Originator code for your system from the selection menu This code categorizes the type of organization sending the EAS Select the code that best describes your organization Broadcast station or cable system Choose EAS Civil authorities Choose CIV National Weather Service Choose WXR Primary Entry Point System Choose PEP 50 This code is placed in the EAS alert
36. EST Software Version 2 5 0 Platform ID Q3AXINOZIHIYMVTH7RGIC Nofe For correct operation cookies amp javascript must be enabled on your browser 2013 One Net Log in screen The One Net Web Interface is organized as a rather standard hierarchical set of related interfaces Every page presents a standard header area with basic user session information and a set of four 4 major tabbed page groups The page groups are Encoder Decoder Setup and Server For a decoder only One Net the Encoder page group is omitted Each major group has a set of sub options that appear as radio button selections under the group tab such as the Server sub option page under Setup Only one of these sub options may be selected at a time Under a sub option either a single page or another set of related tabbed pages will be presented To navigate the One Net first select the major group tab and then select the sub option under the tab When moving from major group to major group such as from Setup to Server and back to Setup the last selected sub option is remembered To refresh the current page click on the Refresh button on either the top or bottom of the web page IMPORTANT NOTE In general DO NOT use the back button or the Refresh Reload buttons on your browser to go back to pages visited earlier Although this often works it can provide misleading out of date server state information and in some cases can result in u
37. LED Setup gt Audio gt Audio Output Levels Tests 35 4 6 2 NOTE The interface pages for Decoder and Encoder Audio display and reference audio output levels for certain features These references always provide an active hyperlink into this page to allow for changes to audio output levels To test the Main and or Auxiliary Audio outputs attach speakers to the One Net audio device output ports and run the various tone test buttons The Front Panel Speaker can be tested as is These tests allow the One Net to play each of the two single tones that comprise the dual tone EAS Attention Signal The EAS Attention signal and WAV files can also be played The duration of the test is set per Audio device by the Test Tone Duration fields Audio tests audio levels and duration changes occur immediately Alert Audio Toggles The Main and Auxiliary Audio displays also display with an active hyperlink if alert audio from originated and forwarded alerts is enabled Clicking these links will jump to the correct Decoder and Encoder Audio setup page for changes to be made Upload Audio WAV file to One Net Server This interface allows Wav files to be uploaded into the One Net Uploaded audio files are available for tests as well as for encoding and manual forwarding Radio Tuners The One Net can be equipped with up to three internal radio tuners Each tuner can be configured by t
38. Net originated alert The details of this alert will be viewable on the screen Encoder Originated Alert Status Encoder gt Originated Alerts 6 1 3 One Button EAS 6 2 The One Net allows required weekly tests to be preconfigured on the Setup gt Encoder gt Required Tests page Once these have been configured the Encoder gt Send EAS gt One Button EAS page will present a button to issue the alert This makes it simple to send these test alerts without having to select details The alert start time is set to be effective immediately The serial interface status and bypass are also present as in the General EAS screen See section 7 1 1 Originated Alerts The Encoder Originated Alert Status page is organized just like the Decoder Decoded Alert Status page You can look at the details of every alert originated from the One Net The following types of alerts are displayed e Scheduled Originated Alerts Scheduled alerts occur when random Weekly tests are automatically scheduled and when specific alerts are sent starting at a future time e Currently Active Originated Alerts e Expired Originated Alerts You can select specific dates for expired alerts using the FROM and TO date selection pull down menus or the other choices shown under the Decoded Alerts Section 6 1 88 7 Testing One Net Encoding and Decoding A good way to test the One Net is to have a second sound card installed and run an audio cable between the ou
39. Operational status LED Alert decoding output LED Cool running low power CPU Two ethernet ports for network access Base unit has 3 F connector antenna inputs for up to 3 internal AM FM NOAA radios SSD drive 3 5mm mini jack stereo audio output port 3 5mm mini jack microphone input RS 232 Serial port supports numerous existing EAS character generator protocols USB ports will support extra serial ports printers modems wireless Ethernet flash drives etc VGA out for console or desktop GUI interface e One NTSC PAL video output e BNC Video output Continued on next page Standard PS 2 keyboard mouse ports Supports PCI expansion card use with audio card for scanning two more audio inputs Internal speaker for monitoring Can be safely powered off on without disk damage Optional GPI input output and balanced audio output module One Net general software features specs Linux 2 6 27 operating system Built in multi user password protected Web interface for control status monitoring of all activity Web interface supports SSL KDE desktop available via directly connected keyboard mouse VGA monitor Supports sending email for decoded forwarded originated alerts Support SMS pager output using USB modem Socket based network interface for monitoring control Supports WiFi wireless networking via USB Supports a variety of printers via USB Parallel Supports operational status indication via LED and LCD Web interface for software upd
40. S event codes that are presently authorized both national and state Server gt Status One Net Server Status The One Net Server Status Main page displays a summary of status information about the One Net on a single page The Platform ID System Uptime Decoder and Other Server Status Disk Usage and SSH DSA Public Encryption Key are displayed This page is a convenient way to see at a glance the state of the decoder channels and the basic encoder and decoder configuration Server gt Logs Server Logs The Server Logs screen has six sub pages Web Session Log Operation Log Operating System Log Security Log Boot Log and Email Log 8 3 1 Web Session Log One Net EAS Encoder Decoder Platform Presents dated information about user access to the One Net Two settings are available If the Today s log checkbox is checked then this page will always show the Web session log for the current day To view archived web session log files uncheck the box Then select a log for a specific date You can then show the log for the previous or the next day Log files a day old or more past can be deleted using the provided delete button This page can be refreshed by clicking on the Refresh button at the bottom of the page to reveal new information 8 3 2 Operation Log Presents dated information about the One Net Operation This interface works the same as the one for the Web session log All important EAS events will be shown here
41. Set the checkbox to enable disable FIPS code filtered trigger control If disabled then the alert FIPS codes are filtered for at least one specific match as a way to control whether or not EAS NET is triggered Alerts for specific FIPS areas can be filtered as a way to control whether or not EAS NET is triggered If All FIPS is disabled select FIPS codes from the provided Encoder FIPS pool or the Forwarding FIPS pool lists and add to the client FIPS list If any of these FIPS are included in the incoming active forwarded originated alert the alert will be sent using the EAS NET client With careful use of this feature and with multiple clients one One Net can serve many different cable regions at the same time All FIPS codes trigger Disabled Specific FIPS Codes control EAS NET device triggering National alerts EAN EAT override Check to enable all FIPS codes triggering of EAS NET device Select from the Encoder FIPS pool to add the the list of allowed FIPS that trigger this EAS NET Network send Use Add Selected to EAS NET List to add selections EAS NET client FIPS List Orleans NY 036072 Alerts to these locations will be sent via EAS NET to remote Orleans NY 0360 Select from the Forwarding FIPS pool to add the the New York 036000 list of allowed FIPS that trigger this EAS NET Network Forward Use Add Selected to EAS NET List to add selections Genesee NY 03603 Monroe NY 036055 Niagara NY 036063 New Y
42. Standard TFT OVDS O Sage Genene CG O Sage News Room OChyron CODI BETABRITE LED Sign Monroe Envoy BetaBrite LED Sign Attribute Settings C Check to display immediately upon matching decoded alert Matching originated and forwarded alerts always display Display Duration Contrel a options apply to originated and forwarded alerts only Custom applies to decoded alerts Duratiom Full Alert Duration Durstion Alert Audio Duration O Duration Custom Duration Test Display will crawl the date and time for 30 secs on the BetaBnite Stop Display wil stop any craw on the BetaBnte Test Display Stop Display View Advanced Options hidden check to display Setup gt Video CG gt Setup Main Serial CG amp Video Out Options Betabrite example 4 7 2 Select the CG to be used There are 9 supported character generator protocols Choose the appropriate one for the connected serial device Many of the character generator protocols also present further configuration options These are easy to understand from the presentations The CODI protocol also presents options for generating test patterns Video Output Configuration The One Net can be set to run a variety of character generators over its external serial port The One Net can also provide native analog NTSC composite video output Video Output Configuration This One Nets internal CG can generate NTSC video output for originated and forwarded alerts Y In
43. Switches Cl Forwarded Alerts can be sent to EAS NET devices Disabled Check to enable Encoder Originated Alerts can be sent to FAS NET devices Disabled Check to enable Setup Net Alerts EAS NET Configure EAS NET Clients 2 Configure EAS NET Client Connection Once enabled you can create configurations for up to 8 EAS NET clients Each client can be independently enabled and disabled allowing an easy way to stop or restart a client for a specific region If no client configurations exist or if you want a new one and less than 8 clients exist click the Add EAS NET Client Interface button to create a new interface configuration 58 To edit an existing client interface select the named client from the pull down menu Select EAS NET client and edit the fields provided in the table underneath To delete a client configuration select the client and click on Delete this EAS NET Client Interface To duplicate an existing client interface a different name will be automatically generated less than 8 clients must exist select the Duplicate EAS NET Client Interface button This is the best way to create new client interfaces that are mostly the same as an existing one except for the IP address Careful EAS NET client configuration addition duplication and deletion is immediate and cannot be canceled Discussion The screen shot below demonstrates an example client configuration The controls are described below The
44. Universal Coordinated Time UTC LLLLLLLL This is the identification of the broadcast station cable system MDS MMDS ITFS station NWS office etc transmitting or retransmitting the message These codes will be automatically affixed to all outgoing messages by the EAS encoder NNNN This is the End of Message EOM code sent as a string of four ASCII N characters 104 The only originator codes are Originator ORG Codes Code Broadcast station or cable system EAS Civil authorities CIV National Weather Service WXR Primary Entry Point System PEP The following Event EEE codes are presently authorized Nature of Activation Event Codes National Codes Required Emergency Action Notification EAN National only National Information Center NIC National Periodic Test NPT Required Monthly Test RMT Required Weekly Test RWT State and Local Codes Optional Administrative Message ADR Avalanche Warning AVW Avalanche Watch AVA Blizzard Warning BZW Child Abduction Emergency CAE Civil Danger Warning CDW Civil Emergency Message CEM Coastal Flood Warning CFW Coastal Flood Watch CFA Dust Storm Warning DSW Earthquake Warning EQW Evacuation Immediate EVI Fire Warning FRW Flash Flood Warning FFW Flash Flood Watch FFA Flash Flood Statement FFS Flood Warning FLW Flood Watch FLA Flood Statement FLS Hazardous Materials Warning HMW High Wind Warning HWW High Wind Watch HWA Hurricane Warning HUW Hurricane Watch HUA Hurricane Sta
45. Weeks Alerts ded Tue Jun 19 13 59 00 2012 EDT Current Month Alerts A Last Months Alerts 2 ME gt Cort ti Lost belio Alda rarded to Station Station Tue Jun 19 Current Year Alerts User defined range of alerts Forwarded to Station Station 2 Tue Jun 19 13 59 47 2012 EDT Forwarded Tue Jun 19 14 01 25 2012 EDT Decoded as THE BROADCAST STATION OR CABLE SYSTEM HAS ISSUED A PRACTICE DEMO WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES AREAS Orleans Genesee Monroe Niagara NY New York AT 1 59 PM ON JUN 19 2012 EFFECTIVE UNTIL 2 14 PM MESSAGE FROM WKDQ FM Audio Portion Listen on Browser Duration 11 699 seconds Event Log Practice Demo Alert started Tue Jun 19 13 59 00 2012 EDT Tue Jun 19 13 42 00 2012 EDT Tue Jun 19 13 57 00 2012 Decoded Tue Jun 19 13 42 15 2012 EDT EDT Forwarded to Station Station 1 Tue Jun 19 13 45 47 2012 EDT Orleans NY 036073 DMO 9 Forwarded to Station Station 2 Tue Jun 19 13 44 49 2012 EDT Demo Forwarded to Station Station 3 Tue Jun 19 Decoder gt Incoming Decoded Alerts Expired Alerts 81 5 2 5 3 5 4 Forwarded Event Status This page is organized exactly like the Decoded Alerts Status page It is divided into the same two regions the top displays active forwarded alerts while the bottom displays a selected range of expired forwarded alerts This page present
46. allow Alerts that are received from a Broadcaster to be forwarded through the One Net and sent out using the DVS644 protocol Encoder Alert Send to DVS644 SCTE 18 CEAM devices Placing a check in this box will allow Alerts that are originated by the One Net to be sent out using the DVS644 protocol 71 Configure DVS644 SCTE 18 Clients Except for Add Delete Clients changed Settings are not effective until Accept Changes is pushed Alert Forwarding to DVS644 SCTE 18 CEAM devices Enabled Uncheck to disable Encoder Originated Alerts Sent to DVS644 SCTE 18 CEAM devices Enabled Uncheck to disable use Audio Delay Disabled Alert audio playout delay is not used to delay DVS644 SCTE 18 message send Check to enable use of alert audio playout delay Applies to both origination and forwarding Configure DVS644 SCTE 18 CEAM Client Connection client IP amp program values apply to both Origination and Forwarding Client 0 w Select DVS644 client There is 1 defined client interface max is 64 p Delete this DVS644 SCTE18 interface urea manas Send Alert Text at all proriy levels y Lows v Medium v Never repeat alert send y Accept Changes C es Setup gt Net Alerts gt DVS644 SCTE18 72 Once enabled you can create configurations for up to 64 DVS644 SCTE 18 CEAM Cable Emergency Alert Message clients Each client can be independently enabled and disabled allowing an easy
47. ansfer Agent Configuration Exim Sendmail MTA Make changes to SMTP server name then press Set amp Test Mail Server Name button Outgoing EMail Server Name mail monroe electronics com Use authentication Disabled Check if outgoing EMail server requires user account password From Name optionally include domain name after user name EG user or user xyz com Admin Y Have Email MTA use From name as sender Enabled Uncheck to use root user as sender Set amp Test Mail Server amp From Names Restart Sendmail To email monroe electronics com Send Test EMail Goto EMail Log Setup gt Email gt Email Server Not using authentication To set the outgoing email server name using authentication port 587 e Select Setup Email gt Email Server From this page you can set the name of the SMTP server for outgoing Emails from the One Net e Enable the Use Authentication Option e Provide a username and password for authentication 30 e Enter a name in the text field after Outgoing Email Server and click Set amp Test Mail Server Name e The One Net will attempt to contact this Email server e fit succeeds the message OK Contacted Email Server will display under the name To test if Email can actually be sent via the chosen Email server type a valid Email address in the To text field and click Send Test Email If this works the chosen recipient should receive an Email
48. anual Alert Forwarding When Manual forwarding is set a user of the One Net must use the Web Interface to actively forward the alert from the Decoder Active Decoded list display During Auto Forward mode the One Net will forward alerts without review or intervention NOTE Emergency Action Notification EAN and Termination EAT alerts always forward automatically Duplicate Alert Handling for Decoder Auto Forwarding If an incoming EAS alert is determined to be an exact duplicate of a previously decoded alert it is completely discarded and a message is logged in the operation log Alerts that are duplicates except for Station ID or ORG code are stored as a decoded alert and can be optionally auto forwarded or held The three selections allow the user to either forward or discard the duplicate alert An example of this would be receiving a Required Monthly Test from both LP1 and LP2 displaying the first alert and discarding the second one Configure Update Policy for Active EAS Alerts This option allows you to expire an active alert when a new alert is decoded and updates the previous alert When enabled you can choose what requirements the new alert must have to expire the previous active alert lerts to be placed on active list v Do not auto forward duplicate alerts Y iplicate Ale Insert a duplicate alert on the top of the active 1 ard exact duplicate alerts upon decode exact du Setup Decoder Forwarding Duplica
49. aracter generators A 107 The Emergency Alert Sy Stein utor ea 108 Purpose 108 Operation 108 Management 108 Your responsibility as a cable PrOVIGEL 0 eee ccceceeeesenseseeececeseceenesescensesecseneeseeecneeseceeneesececneeaeenentens 109 1 Getting Started with the One Net 1 1 1 2 Introduction The One Net is an Emergency Alert System EAS Digital Encoder Decoder platform The One Net is built with the latest digital PC computer technology The One Net encoding decoding technology is software based and is built upon the Linux OS The One Net core hardware is a standard PC motherboard and digital audio sound cards The One Net is easy to upgrade not requiring custom ROMS The One Net also exploits the benefits of modern network technology It is fully operable over a LAN using secure network protocols In addition it supports existing methods of device control using a serial port The One Net is representative of the continuing advance of PC hardware into technological areas that only a few years ago required custom hardware Features The One Net provides a number of features for easier management of FCC EAS requirements The One Net has been designed to improve the EAS system for Radio and TV broadcasters Cable TV Headend facilities LP1 and LP2 designated stations and Public Safety and Emergency Service personnel One Net hardware specs e 2x20 backlit LCD display for monitoring unit and decoder status
50. ate Support for optional GPI input to trigger actions and optional GPI output during alerts Supports DVS 168 for DNCS SA Optional Supports DVS 644 Standard SCTE 18 Optional One Net decoder features Decodes FCC EAS codes and NOAA SAME codes Automatic audio level correction for reliable operation Supports fully unattended operation Supports manual and selectable automatic alert auto forwarding Easy to use web interface for configuration of auto forwarding locations and codes Web interface for easy review and print logs of active and expired decoded forwarded alerts Stores user configurable number of previous alerts Supports multiple simultaneous active decoded alerts Configurable audio output port selection for alert forwarding Decoding status displayed on unit LCD and LED Stores each audio section of EAS alerts into digital files Supports several protocols for alert audio playback and alert translation data transfer Will support scanning up to six input channels depends on hardware expansion One Net Encoder features Easy to use Web interface for creating and sending FCC EAS alerts Web interface makes it easy to configure commonly used locations and alert types Web interface makes it easy to review and print logs of active and expired originated alerts All audio sections of encoded alerts are stored into separate digital audio files Stores user configurable number of previous originated alerts Supp
51. ate and the result of toggling The audio output levels are also displayed and provide an active hyperlink to the Audio Output Levels Tests page to change the output levels Changes are effective immediately Select audio device for alert audio encoding microphone The One Net encoder provides an interface to record audio into WAV files These can then be used for the audio portion of an alert This page provides for selecting which audio device is used for the microphone input source The Main audio device or any Auxiliary Audio device with a microphone input can be selected for use during alert audio recording Use the provided radio button to select the microphone Use the Mic Input Level control to set the level for the microphone Changes do not take place until Accept Changes is clicked 41 4 7 Setup Video CG Video Character Generator Configuration 4 7 1 Serial Port Configuration Serial Port Character Generator Use this screen to configure the serial controlled CG Serial Port Configuration Character Generators and Other Devices Check one option to select the protocol used when an alert 13 ongmated or forwarded to thes senal port The device should be connected to the server serial port using the comect serial cable TFT VDS NULL modem cable Monroe XDOD CODI OOs DDI Switcher straight through cable SAGE Generic depends on specific CO Use SAGE Generic for Evertz CO Oor O Monroe 819400 O Monroe CEMS 0300 1000 O
52. ated by NetworkManager 3 No nameservers found try putting DNS servers into your ifcfg files in etc sysconfig network scripts like so DNSi xxx XXxx Xxx xxx DNSZ xxx XXx XXX Xxx 3 DOMAIN lab foo com bar foo com nameserver 24 92 226 11 nameserver 24 92 226 12 Current Network Hosts etc hosts file Binary file bin grep matches 127 0 0 1 localhost localdomain localhost 192 0 0 23 dasdec net dasdec 192 168 0 200 dasdecnic2 net dasdecnic2 10 1 0 200 dasdecnic3 net dasdecnic3 10 2 0 200 dasdecnic4 net dasdecnic4 Setup gt Network gt Configuration Current Network Configuration Tables at the bottom of the Setup Network page show the current network routes and network address information Static Route Configuration The Main NIC gu cud and 4 NIC s can be configured to use static routes The IP address subnet mask and gateway setting can be programmed for each route Current Network Static Routes from file etc sysconfig static routes any net 192 168 0 0 netmask 255 255 0 0 ethO Static Route Configuration The server can be configured with this interface to build static routes to specified networks Make changes then submit and restart network with the Accept Static Route Changes Restart Network button Static Route 1 Enable 192 168 0 0 IP Address 255 255 0 0 Netmask Gateway Main Network Interface Device Delete Add Static Route Accept Static Route Changes Restart Network Cancel Changes To manuall
53. attention inclusion at start of audio stream Disabled Check to enable Auto stream startup delay by duration of Alert header sequence Disabled Check to enable Alert message audio if available is always included in the stream O Alert EOM audio streaming Disabled Check to enable 5 Delay time before stream start 0 90 seconds Auto stream startup delay adds to this duration Set long enough to compensate for remote encoder latency 3 Starting silence duration before audible audio 0 90 seconds This can also be used for some latency compensation 1 Ending silence duration after audible audio finishes until stream is ended 0 120 seconds Setup gt Net Alerts gt EAS NET Configure EAS Web audio streaming 1 Configure EAS NET Clients Two toggles are displayed for enabling EAS NET during alert forwarding and origination Alert Forwarding to EAS_NET devices This toggle enables EAS NET send processing during alert forwarding It can be enabled disabled at any time Encoder Originated Alerts Sent to EAS_NET devices This toggle enables EAS NET send processing during alert origination It can be enabled disabled at any time NOTE At least one of these toggles must be enabled to allow editing of EAS NET clients In the screen shot below both toggles are enabled Configure EAS NET Clients Except for A dd Delete Clients changed Settings are not effective until Accept Changes is pushed Master
54. ault gateway route a e R189SE TEST Auto recommended o 182 0 0 81 255 255 255 0 Accept Changes Restart Network Cancel Changes Setup Network Configuration Set up Static IP manually Enter the corresponding values The example shows a new IP address of 192 0 0 81 and a Netmask of 255 255 255 0 as well as a DNS and gateway configuration To set the new values select Accept Changes Once the new settings are accepted the One Net will log you off After a few seconds wait you can log back in on the redirected address on the Login page as before IMPORTANT You must be CAREFUL when configuring a static network address if you are configuring from a remote host If an address which is inaccessible to your network is accepted for the One Net you will be unable to log back in from the remote host If this happens to you accidentally or on purpose you will have to directly login to the One Net from a directly connected VGA monitor keyboard and mouse You can always configure the One Net from this direct connection 20 2 Network There is a 2 network interface that comes standard with the One Net Programming the 2 NIC is done by first enabling the 2 NIC by clicking on the box to the left of the Second Network Interface If an external NIC is seen by the One Net the setup box will turn green The setup boxes are exactly the same as the first NIC A static address DHCP and a gate
55. can set the effective starting time for the alert Set Alert Duration The default duration is 15 minutes You can change the alert duration Set FIPS locations An EAS alert must be issued for specific locations Until FIPS location codes are entered the One Net will not present a Send Alert display Instead a message Need to Add FIPS Codes will display in place of selected FIPS codes Also a message Alert NOT Ready to Send Specify FIPS is displayed at the lower right on the page e To set the FIPS location s for the alert code select from the list presented in the box under Available FIPS Locations The codes shown are the ones that were added on the Setup Encoder General screen e If the list needs to be corrected use the link Available FIPS Locations to return to the Setup Encoder General screen Configure Available Encoder FIPS Locations for Encoder as needed See section 5 9 1 Then return to the Encoder gt Send EAS gt General page to continue constructing the alert e For each location Select one or more FIPS and click Add Selected FIPS Up to 31 FIPS location codes may be selected using the provided FIPS selection table e As you build the list of current FIPS locations for the alert these locations display on the right The sub region of the FIPS location can be edited for every chosen location If a different sub region is desired select one of the choices presented in the pull down menu displayed to th
56. cking on this button will start the process of creating a configuration backup This backup will save all of your configuration settings except for the Setup Network page to a file that will be stored in your One Net This file can be stored in another location by clicking on Download selected configuration file This configuration file can be store in a safe place and can be used to restore your settings in the One Net 14 Software Version 2 5 0 Configuration Server Configuration File Management The configuration for this server can be stored on and offline using this interface Configuration package files can be copied to other units and installed Any time a configuration file is installed the current configuration is stored as a previous configuration which may be restored with one button A configuration backup file stores all of the Web interface GUI settings except for license keys network seffings email server name user seffings and printer seffings Also event information is NOT stored in a configuration backup file Last configuration load reinstalled a previous config load date Mon Feb 10 14 56 01 2014 A previous configuration exists date Mon Feb 10 14 56 01 2014 and can be installed This action will restart the server software Go Back to Previous Configuration Setup gt Server gt Configuration Mgmt Before clicking Make Backup Server Configuration File Management The configuration
57. coded EAS alerts At the top of the page active EAS alert events are displayed Below that is the list of Expired EAS alerts Also at the top of the page the current Forwarding Mode is displayed as either Auto Forward Mode or Manual Forward Mode The event status page can be printed out from the local host s printers by using the Web browser s print button This makes it easy to compile FCC paper documents for EAS test accounting Play audio alarm on browser when page has unacknowledged active vndorwarded alert Requires Flash plugin on host computer browser View Direct Event Storage Access 16 Records from Tue Jan 10 14 56 14 2012 EST through Mon Jun 25 11 05 26 2012 EDT Past 2 Days Alerts Expired Alerts Display Control Jun 25 2012 to Jun 26 2012 Click for text version EDT Decoder gt Incoming Decoded Alerts 79 As can be seen from the example screenshot every standard detail about the alert is presented in an easy to read table In addition the time the alert was decoded is displayed as well as the time the alert was forwarded if it was forwarded Forwarded alerts are displayed on the Forwarded Event Status screen See section 6 2 Audio portion If the alert has an audio message it can be played on the One Net internal speaker by clicking Play gt Front Panel that appears inside the alert entry Or you can play the aud
58. configured to identify the DVS 168 EARS host See the provided screenshot Enter the IP address the IP port the FTP user and password select Audio File Sample Size and the Audio File Sample Rate Default is 16000 Sample sec Alerts with all FIPS codes can 54 be forwarded by placing a check mark in the box to enable all FIPS to trigger DVS168 EARS device Alerts for specific FIPS areas can also be filtered passed through the protocol Remove the check mark from the box that says All FIPS codes trigger the DVS168 EARS device to enable FIPS forwarding control When configured select a list of FIPS codes that will be used to check against the incoming forwarded alert If any of these FIPS are included in the incoming forwarded alert the alert will be sent to the DVS 168 client Remove the check mark from the box that says All EAS codes trigger the DVS168 EARS device to enable EAS forwarding control When configured select a list of EAS codes that will be used to check against the incoming forwarded alert If any of these EAS are included in the incoming forwarded alert the alert will be sent to the DVS 168 client setup gt Net Alerts gt DVS168 Setup gt Net Alerts gt DVS168 FIPS and EAS Options 55 4 10 2 T EAS NET When an alert is forwarded to a DVS 168 client a WAV file of the EAS audio is constructed and a text file of the alert details 1s constructed These are FTPed to the DVS 168 client Then a soc
59. cted click the Add FIPS selected above to the list and they will be added to the FIPS list to the right When finished click on the FIPS Editing Finished button Repeat this step for all of the required relays The same process is used for editing the activating EAS codes Relay 1 Select from the Balay is dened to add the the list of A OS m m tn es UN Alerts to these locations client E Use Add FIPS selected above trigger Hub Controller to add selections output Orleans NY 036073 Orleans NY 036073 New York 036000 Monroe NY 036055 Niagara NY 036063 4 4 Select from the Remove Selected to add the the list of allowed FIPS that trigger this client Use Add FIPS selected above to add selections Orleans NY 036073 Genesee NY 036037 Monroe NY 036055 Niagara NY 036063 v Add FIPS selected above to list mi When FIPS editing is finished select this button 77 278s 5 Decoder The four choices on the Decoder page both bring up viewers of current and expired alerts You can choose between Incoming Decoded Alerts Forwarded Alerts Originated amp Forwarded Alerts and All Alerts These One Net interfaces let you see exactly which alerts have been decoded and which have also been forwarded helping you precisely audit EAS activity 5 1 Decoded Alerts The Incoming Active amp Expired Alert Status page displays two kinds of information about de
60. d If changes to the outgoing email server are needed return to the Setup Email gt Email Server screen Check the appropriate toggle and add email addresses to the Email To field Check either 32 Decoder EMail Decoder EMail Configuration EMail can be sent upon alert decoding and or forwarding Check the appropriate toggle and add email addresses to the EMail To field Separate each address using a comma eg fred myemail com john myemail com WARNING Email Server is unconfigured follow link to configure EMail upon Alert Decoding Disabled Check to enabie EMail upon Alert Forwarding Disabled Check to enable Accept Changes Cancel Changes Setup gt Email gt Decoder Email Email upon Alert Decoding Check the box to disable or enable Email on Alert Decoding If enabled enter the Email address in the Email To field Email upon Alert Forwarding Check the box to disable or enable Email upon Alert Forwarding If enabled enter the Email address in the Email To field Click Accept Changes 4 5 4 Encoder Email To setup the outgoing email for the One Net encoder events select Setup Email gt Encoder Email Email can be sent upon alert origination Follow screen instructions or the same method described above for Decoder Email Click Accept Changes for any changes to be effective Encoder EMail Encoder EMail Configuration EMail can be sent upon alert ori
61. di 90 8 3 1 Web Session Log One Net EAS Encoder Decoder Platform e 90 9 3 2 Operation Lo vii IRR OD RO REESE 90 8 89 8 Operating System Log sss nennen rennen etre nnns 90 8 3 4 Security Log emt ette es io e P RU ten pre iU E Saeed 90 8 3 5 NN 90 8 3 6 EMMA A yc stesevtostdedpcusauedhsotenstveustecevsetedsdecoveesepeeye 90 9 Typical Tasks iia cases E 91 Onginating En oding an Alert cus ou 91 Retrieving the Logged Alerts in your One Net ooooocococcoccoccocononoconononncononncn nono conoci nononnnos 93 Retrieving your One Net OpLO 5 cin teet uite t e ese fecu ect 94 Installing a license Key oi genie i eoadule qns van peg reset alae eA redundet 94 Backing up the One Net configuration file sse 95 Uploading an audio file in a One Net esses eene 95 10 Connection DIAGTAINS soo deor eene ouhuoio eve iore sicura con va ve saco eene rue coa eaa eua enean iaasa iE 97 Baseband System i ses e tu utes dece f sedet ct lode eit teet ott 97 A A E 98 Key West Crawl SY ste Ms il di 99 KeyWest Crawl System with Starmu essent 100 KeyWest Crawl System with Starmu sessssssssseseeseeereee eene 101 R194 Grawl System ste ocascteticatodest testate netta iaculis e danse steps el fe tata 102 Appendbi iacob A men oiii 10d A estet ae ossced e lo Er EIE og eal 107 Vela NDU 107 Other ch
62. e Net s IP Address location it is not going to push an alert to you this way For the HTTP Get Client default option you can choose between a few CAP Polling Protocols Choose between HTTP HTTPS SSH and the IPAWS Open 2 0 option Add Duplicate and Delete this CAP Interface These buttons add a new CAP Client Interface Duplicate the one that is currently being edited or deletes the one that is currently being edited 68 Client Interface Name Choose a name for the specific Client Interface that you will be configuring ENABLE Client Interface Check this box in order to enable the configured or new client to become active to EAS NET CAP Alerts CAP Poll Protocol Choose between HTTP HTTPS SSH and the IPAWS Open 2 0 option Poll CAP from e WWW HTTP Get Web URL Use this option to poll from a WWW Server CAP XML EDXL DE NOAA Atom RSS pages e WWW Secure HTTPS Get Use this option to poll a WWW HTTPS Secured Server CAP XML EDXL DE Atom RSS e Secure Shell Get Use this option to poll a SSH Server CAP XML EDXL DE Atom RSS e PAWS Open 2 0 Get IPAWSOPEN provides access to national and localized CAP formatted EAS alerts Enter the web host address without https or http e g apps fema gov and you must have DNS enabled A default IPAWS URL path and internal manufacturer specific PIN is provided Admin users can view and edit the URL path and other options under advanced option setup Under each o
63. e One Net must be fully booted before it can provide a network connection Once the One Net is correctly cabled power up by pressing the power switch or rocker on the upper right corner of the rear panel The LCD screen will light up if power is applied Allow the One Net time to boot The LCD screen and the green system status LED will indicate when the One Net is ready 3 1 1 Directly connecting a networked host computer Connect a CAT 5 network crossover cable included with your One Net to the RJ45 port at the back of the One Net and to the RJ45 port of the network interface card NIC of a standalone PC or notebook computer Configure the standalone PC to use the static IP address 192 168 0 201 with a net mask of 255 255 0 0 After One Net power up and booting it can be accessed via a Web browser on the host computer Now launch a Web browser application and direct the URL to http 192 168 0 200 The One Net will provide a gateway page and quickly redirect to the One Net login page Follow the instructions for Section 3 2 below for logging into the One Net using the Web login page After login the One Net is ready to use although typically it will be desirable to reconfigure the network address 3 1 2 LAN connection with a networked host computer 3 2 Connect a standard CAT 5 network cable from the RJ45 port at the back of the One Net into a routing hub or other network switching device You will lik
64. e all configurable When you finish making changes click Accept Changes to save the configuration DVS168 EARS operation When a forwarded originated EAS alert is to be sent using a DVS 168 EAS NET client a TCP socket is temporarily opened from the One Net to the DVS 168 remote host If this succeeds and the alert is a non national alert and FTP is enabled a WAV file of the EAS audio and a text file of the alert details are FTP ed to the DVS 168 remote server host Then a control message is sent over the TCP socket that describes the alert and provides names for the data files For non national alerts this is the only notification by TCP needed For EAN and EAT national alerts the audio and text files are not generated or sent since EAN EAT alert audio is live and of undetermined duration When the alert ends a second control message is sent over the TCP socket to signal the end of the national alert After this the socket connection is torn down The Operation Log will log each of these actions and their success or failure 4 10 3 CAP Decode There are two sections to configure in the CAP Decode sub page They are Configure Common Alerting Protocol CAP Decoding and Remote CAP Server Setup Quick connect to FEMA CAP Server on next page There is also an App Note to help you configure your OneNet with CAP go to http www monroe electronics com EAS pages eas applicationnotes html and find the app note that applies to int
65. e is used to issue pre configured Weekly Test alerts The One Net can be configured to send a Required Weekly test with a single button push Required Weekly Tests e The tests can be automatically generated within a daily time frame You can configure the test for specific FIPS codes and the duration of the test e You can select the box to enable or disable Automatic Random Required Weekly Test Generation When enabled you can edit the times and days that you want the 53 Automatic Required Weekly Test to occur by changing the between times and the On Days followed by clicking the Accept Time Changes button Configure One Button and Automatic Weekly Test e Set FIPS locations for and Duration of the weekly test e Select a FIPS location s and then click Add Selected FIPS e The FIPS location s added will appear in the list of Current FIPS locations for One Button Weekly Test to the right e You can edit the subdivision in the first field for each location e You can remove a FIPS location from the list using Remove e You can Enable Disable the front panel button activation of a Weekly Test 4 10 Setup gt Net Alerts One of the benefits of the One Net s inherent network nature is that it can support a variety of methods for network forwarding broadcast of EAS alerts Presently the One Net supports DVS 168 network protocol DVS 644 SCTE 18 alert messaging Streaming Mpeg and Remote activation of relays using the Hub Control
66. e left of the FIPS code e Ifa FIPS location needs to be removed from the list for the alert click the Remove option that is presented with every chosen FIPS entry e After you select the FIPS location s the Alert NOT Ready message changes to a Send Alert Button The alert can be sent immediately if no audio message is needed However often the alert should have Pre Alert Audio Announcement or an Audio File e Pushing the Reset button will restart the entire process 86 6 1 2 Select Alert Audio Optional Use this pull down menu to select a prerecorded audio file to play during the alert This option is not presented for Required Weekly Test RWT Audio files can be added to this list in two ways WAV files can be uploaded using the Upload interface described below Or audio files can be directly recorded into the One Net by using button described below When an audio file is selected its duration will appear along with a link to play the file on the host browser as well as two buttons The Preview Selected button will play the file over the One Net internal speaker The Delete Selected button will allow file deletion from the audio list Record Audio File Optional When the Record Audio File button is pushed a new temporary page is displayed This page provides controls for recording audio with a microphone e The microphone must be connected to the main microphone input jack at the back of the One Net To
67. e page The browse button will use your browser s file system navigator to find an audio file Once the file is selected click Upload WAV file The file will now appear in the Audio file lists Send Alert Once the alert has been constructed correctly click on the Send Alert Button The One Net will present a confirmation page with a review of the encoding details 87 Review of Prepared Alert Examine the confirmation page prior to sending the alert If the alert is correct it can be sent by clicking the Yes Send Alert button Or you can cancel the send alert with the Cancel Alert button If the alert send is canceled the One Net will go back to the Encode and Send an EAS Alert page Change the alert information before attempting to send the alert If the EAS alert data is accurate and you are ready to issue the alert click on the Yes Send Alert button The alert will be originated that is played out of the selected One Net audio output ports The originated alert audio ports are selected from either the Setup Encoder Audio or the Setup Audio Encoder screens See section 5 6 3 During the origination time the front panel red LED will be lit and the audio of the alert will play from the built in One Net internal speaker For the duration of the issued alert the One Net will periodically craw the alert text across the front panel LCD The LCD text for the letter O will precede the alert indicating a One
68. e programmed to schedule switching between Auto Manual mode Auto Forward Mode Enabled Uncheck to disable Auto Forward and enable Manual Alert Forwarding Configure EAS de FIPS code filters below LIForward Mode Timer 1 Disabled Auto Forward Mode is Enabled Setup gt Decoder gt Forwarding L Forward Mode Timer 2 Disabled Forwarding EAS Station ID Type up to 8 characters in this text field to identify the Station ID for this One Net This code will be included in all forwarded alerts both manually forwarded and automatically forwarded alerts NOTE Forwarding Station ID is different from Encoder Station ID Forwarding Attention Signal Duration Set the duration in seconds from 8 to 25 of the attention signal tone played during alert forwarding Forward audio message in decoded Weekly Tests Click the box to select or de select the Forwarding of the Weekly Test audio When set to forward if audio is sent along with the Weekly Test it will play out along with the text portion of the message dida Block Auto Forward of radio Decoded Weekly Tests This feature is only used in conjunction with the EAS NET communications between One Nets Click the box to select or de select Blocking of Weekly tests received from the radio receivers of an EAS NET decode device The Weekly tests that are received via EAS NET will forward Auto Forward or Manual Mode Click the box to select or de select Alert Auto Forwarding or M
69. e remote host 6 Get Public Key query via SSH This will attempt to retrieve the public key from the remote host o RO Select a test and click the Test Host button to see the test results Be patient it can take several seconds to Test Host run some of these tests Results are printed just below the button When you have all of the remote host descriptors entered properly and you have confirmed SSH connectivity to each remote host you may safely update the public private keys for the entire group by clicking on the button Update SSH Keys for Group yoy may also return to the prior set of keys by clicking the button Restore previous SSH Keys for Group 25 The status of the last group management operation is printed just below the UPdate SSH Keys for Group button This gives a date and useful information about the last SSH management operation performed from this DASDEC II The page display areas below the SSH Management interface provide two more useful pieces of information about SSH The first display shows the current SSH DSA Public Encryption Key and its installation date Below this is a printout of the authorized keys file This shows remote hosts authorized for SSH connections to this DASDEC II 4 2 3 Proxy Current Optional HTTP HTTPS Proxy server assignments for getting CAP data The server can be optionally configured to access remote http and or https data for CAP data via a defined prox
70. eader Alert Attention signal 2 EAS alert FSK EOM Delay time before stream start Starting silence duration Ending silence duration This option allows streaming to be delayed by the duration of the alert header Three numeric text fields allow entry of three additional audio delay components Each delay is in seconds and applies to a specific location during the audio stream Use as needed for the specific application 57 Configure EAS NET Web audio streaming Changed Settings are not effective until Accept Changes is pushed EAS NET Web HTTP Alert Audio streaming during alerts Enabled Uncheck to disable Stream address jittp 192 0 0 80 8000 liveeas ogg For streaming live National alert EAN EAT audio to a remote DASDEC OneNet EAS Net decode channel the required settings in this interface are OGG format no EAS header and EOM sequences and National Alerts only the preferred settings are no auto delay 0 sec delay 1 seconds start silence 1 second ending silence Also make sure EAS NET interfaces are configured to send audio files if only National Alerts stream audio C Audio streaming on all alert types Disabled Streaming is only enabled for National Alerts EAN EAT Check to enable streaming for all alerts 9 0GG Vorbis OMP3 Audio Stream Format remote EAS NET Decoder requires OGG Vorbis 16000 Sample sec Streamed Audio Output Sample Rate This setting should equal the target server L Pre alert audio alert header
71. eck to enable all FIPS cai Select from the Encoder FIPS pool to add to the list of allowed FIPS for this CAP source Type apps fema gov for the CAP Use Add Selected to CAP Filter List to add selections Orleans NY 036073 CAP input client FIPS List server host address and New York 036000 Alerts to these locations will be s New York 036000 IPAWSOPEN_EAS_SERVICE Orleans NY 036073 Select from the Forwardin ig FIPS pool to add to the list of a alowed FIPS fortis CAP source Chautauqua NY 036013 rest update for the URL path Use Add Selected to CAP Filter List to add selections Erie NY 036029 New York 036000 Orleans NY 036073 Remove Selected Chautauqua NY 036013 Genesee NY 036037 v Add Selected to CAP Filter List gt J ra Aem ga be converted to EAS Enabled CAP alerts with any Enter your county and your state Allow CAP SAME EAS code extensions to be converted to EAS Disabled Only FOE reca in your FIPS list And maybe Check to add extended EAS Codes some surrounding counties Accept Changes Cancel Changes Setup gt Net Alerts gt CAP Decode Quick cdhnect Configure Common Alerting Protocol CAP Decoding CAP Decode This toggle enables or disables CAP decoding for the One Net Set it to enable to see all of the available options for CAP Decoding Global CAP Options The two advanced text to speech options David and A
72. ely need assistance from a network administrator to insure the One Net s default network address of 192 168 0 200 will be visible on the network or will not clash with an existing node Once the One Net is powered up booted and operational it can be accessed via a Web browser from any remote computer on the LAN routed to see the address 192 168 0 200 Follow the instructions for Section 4 2 below for logging into the One Net using the Web login page After login the One Net is ready to use although typically it will be desirable to reconfigure the network address Web Server Login When the One Net successfully connects for a Web session it will present the following page in the Web browser Type Admin no quotes as the default user name and dasdec again without quotes as the password Press the left mouse button over the Login button With the correct user name and password the One Net will login If the user or password is incorrect the One Net will display a message indicating the problem If the One Net is left unattended for 10 minutes it will automatically logout A message indicating session timeout will be displayed on the login screen At your first login One Net will show the Setup gt Server page in your web browser Subsequent logins will start at the last page displayed prior to logout a wr MEZ 12eFRonics df One Net R189 Analog Digital CAP EAS Encoder Decoder Thu Feb 27 10 47 14 2014
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74. erfacing with CAP 65 Quick Connect to IPAWS CAP Server To quick connect to the FEMA CAP Server create a new client and follow the options in the next screenshot 66 Configure Common Alerting Protocol CAP Deco ding Effective when Accept Changes is pushed CAP decode Enabled Uncheck to disable See ul CAP messages See LEAS fom CAP messages Ste ecrured CAP messages View Global CAP options uncheck fo remove view Note Advanced Text to Speech available with 2 voices CAP Text Message to Speech when CAP alert audio not available Disabled Check fo enable Logging options Vote These options can dramatically increase log size None are required Log storage location of CAP alerts Enabled Uncheck to disable Log duplicate CAP alerts Enabled Uncheck to disable Log Non Public Restricted amp Private message reception Disabled Check fo enable Log Non EAS messages for EAS inputs Disabled Check to enable Ensure that DNS is enabled Setup pi gt Network gt Configuration IPAWS Open 20 Select CAP input client Add CAP Clig There are 5 defined client interfaces max is 10 o NOAA Delete ty CAP interface afective inmediate IPAWS Open 2 0 ENABLE Client Interface Enabled Uncheck to disable ent IPAWS Open 2 0 Get vj CAP Poll Protocol
75. etup Server page Without a valid license key the One Net will not show a Setup Encoder page nor the main Encoder menu tab See section 5 1 Setup Server There are some configuration tasks that need to be done on the Setup Encoder pages before you use the One Net encoder 4 9 1 Setup Encoder General The General sub page is used to set the EAS Origination code the EAS station ID and commonly used alert types and FIPS locations This page allows configuration of some basic items needed to use the EAS encoder NOTE Unlike most configuration pages changes made to this page are effective immediately and do not require clicking an Accept Changes button 49 General Main Encoder Configuration NOTE All changes made on this page effective IMMEDIATELY EAS Ongination ORG Code CIV Civil Authority WXR National Weather Service One Net EAS Station ID 8 Attention Signal Duration 8 25 Seconds V Use custom text for origination ORG code string Enabled uncheck to disable Custom NEW YORK TELEPHONE Origination ORG Code Translation The phrase HAS ISSUED follows this string in the translation L TDX controls on Send General Alerts page Check to enable TDX controls Configure Available EAS Types for Encoder Alert Origination Interfaces Choose from All EAS Codes NIC NATIONAL INFORMATION CENTER NPT NATIONAL PERIODIC TEST DMO PRACTICE D
76. f the remote EAS NET host where the EAS NET event info is sent 59 EAS NET Event Transfer Protocol Displays the Event Transfer protocol This is simply the LAN communication method used to send the alert event data Depending upon the Event transfer protocol other configuration fields are necessary or optional Some protocols require passwords others use encryption keys Most also provide for optional data file connections The event transfer protocol options are L Secure Copy SCP Uses the Secure Shell SSH network protocol for both the data file transfers and event file transfer No passwords are needed For all of the Secure Shell protocols 1 3 passwords are not used Instead the One Net public ssh key id under root ssh id_dsa pub and also displayed at the bottom of the Server gt Status gt Network page must be added into the remote host s authorized ssh keys list The keys provide for encrypted data transfer and for secure authentication without a password Secure Shell STDIN Only SSH Uses the Secure Shell SSH network protocol for the event file transfer No data files can be sent This protocol requires that the receiving device read the EAS NET event file from Standard input from within the shell script In such a configuration SCP and SSH login to the EAS NET user will not present to the remote platform shell Secure Shell STDIN amp Copy SSH with SCP This is a variation on protocol 2 abo
77. f those polling options are very similar credentials that need to be filled out in order to connect to the servers The following list will show most of those options they may or may not pertain to all of the polling options CAP Server Host Address This is the address of the server that you want to receive CAP Alerts from In order to use a URL a DNS connection must be enabled Go to Setup gt Network gt Configuration to change your DNS options URL path portion and or remote path and file name Put the URL path of the server that you want to receive CAP Alerts from Poll Interval in Seconds This is the number of seconds that your One Net will take before it checks for another CAP Alert 69 Assigned Station ID Use this value to give the server that you are receiving CAP Alerts from an ID that will appear on the log of Decoded alerts CAP alerts with any FIPS codes will be converted to EAS This option when enabled will convert CAP Alerts that are sent to any FIPS location to EAS on your One Net It is recommended that this option is DISABLED because most often you don t need to know all of the cap alerts that are going on around the country There are a lot When this option disabled enter in the FIPS locations that you want to receive CAP alerts for The FCC requires you to receive CAP Alerts for your county and your entire state Not every specific county in the state but the option that gives you the entire state FIPS
78. g purposes the toggle Audio streaming on all alert types can be enabled to allow all alert types to have audio streaming Make sure to use this button to test live audio for any remote One Net EAS NET decoder Audio Stream Format You can select either OGG Vorbis or MPEG Layer 3 MP3 audio For audio to a remote One Net EAS NET decoder use OGG Audio Output Sample Rate Pull down menu The correct value for this depends upon the destination For audio to a remote One Net EAS NET decoder use the output sample rate selected on the remote One Net Choices are 16000 32000 44100 and 48000 samples sec Pre Alert audio alert header attention inclusion at start of audio stream Pre Alert EOM Audio Streaming These two toggle options are included for control of the total content of the alert audio that is streamed For purposes of this interface alert audio consists of three parts 1 Pre Alert audio EAS Alert FSK header Alert Attention signal 2 Alert audio voice message and 3 Alert FSK EOM audio No matter the choices the second part alert audio voice message if it exists is always streamed Any combination of these options will work when streaming to a remote One Net EAS NET decoder The default is to not stream the header or EOM sequence just the audio voice message Use the options as required by the specific application on a remote server To review the options allow the inclusion exclusion of 1 Pre Alert audio EAS Alert FSK h
79. gination Check the toggle and add email addresses to the EMail To field Separate each address using a comma eg fred myemail com john myemail com WARNING Email Server is unconfigured follow link to configure EMail upon Alert Origination Disabled Check to enabie Accept Changes Cancel Changes Setup Email Encoder Email 4 6 Setup Audio Audio Levels and Tone Testing There are four audio screens to configure Decoder Audio Encoder Audio Audio Output Levels Tests and Radio Tuners Start with Audio Output Levels Tests 33 4 6 1 Output Levels Tests The audio output levels for the One Net are always configured from this page Also audio tones can be played through each available audio output in order to test the output and calibrate levels using audio test equipment Every One Net will show the configuration interface for the Front Panel Speaker Main Audio and for the Auxiliary Audio 1 Configure the levels by entering numbers from 0 to 100 for any specific port Values near 70 are a good starting point for the One Net F 34 Test 960 Hz Tone Test 853 Hz Tone Test Attention Signal Test Audio File EASpreMsg wav 7 B poem Maza Test 853 Hz Tone Test Attention Sig Test Audio File EASpreMsg wav y Derasen 11 499 seca Ras48000 ampi Mase Alert Origination on Main Audio Play Listen on Browser AB
80. gineered for the network age It is built with connectivity in mind out of the latest digital PC computer technology The One Net encoding decoding technology is DASDEC 1EN software based and is built upon the Linux OS The One Net core hardware is a standard PC motherboard and digital audio sound cards One Net is easy to upgrade not requiring custom ROMS One Net exploits the benefits of modem network technology It is fully operable over a LAN using secure network protocols It supports existing methods of device control using a serial port as well as digital network methods of EAS notification The platform is representative of the continuing advance of digital device technology into technological areas that only a few years ago required custom hardware One Net provides a number of features for easier management of FCC EAS requirements It has been designed to implement and improve management of the EAS system for Cable TV headend facilities IPTV and TelcoTV facilities as well as Public Safety and Emergency Service personnel for universities Server Help 8 1 2 About EAS The Emergency Alert System Presents information about the Emergency Alert System purpose operation management your responsibility as a broadcaster and the future of EAS and One Net 89 8 1 3 EAS Message Protocol Presents information about the EAS protocol from the FCC 8 1 4 EAS Codes EAS Code Table 8 2 8 3 Presents a list of the EA
81. he front panel A front panel speaker allows the user to verify the quality of audio signals 2 2 1 LCD The backlit green LCD provides real time status of the One Net The LCD is used for numerous purposes all indicating system and or encoding decoding and active alert status Here is a list of information available from the LCD e When the One Net is powered on the LCD will light up indicating power on state e While the One Net is booting the LCD will move through a few display states eventually arriving at the ready state where the first line will display One Net ON followed by a crawling display showing the programmed unit name the software version number and the IP address e During decoding of an incoming alert the LCD will display information about the source and the stage of the decoding While decoded forwarded or originated alerts are active on the One N et the top line will repeat displaying pertinent identification for each active alert 2 2 2 Status LED s The One Net s two LED s are used for a variety of status indications making it easy to see at a glance certain important system states System Status Green LED e When the One Net is first powered on the green LED is dark e When the booting process advances far enough the green LED begins to blink e When the One Net nears a ready state the green LED blinks more rapidly When the One Net is ready the green LED light is on solid A solid green
82. he screen will refresh and the selected file will be queued in the blue hyperlink area Download selected configuration file yyyy mm dd hh mm One Net config zip Right click on the file name will present a list of options Select Download Linked File or Save link as Navigate to the location you wish to store the configuration file on the external computer or storage device ie USB stick network drive etc Click Save to store the backup copy of the configuration file NOTE the network interface IP addresses are purposely not retained in the configuration file It may be useful to record this numbers in a separate file or take a screen shot of the Setup Network page for your records Uploading an audio file in a One Net Step One Generate an acceptable audio message The EAS handbook recommended a very simple message This is a test of the Emergency Alert System There is no requirement regarding the message contents however brief is good l 2 Have one of your announcers create an RMT audio message and store this as a wav file gt Itis recommended that you name the file xxxx RMT wav where xxxx is your station ID Place the file on a computer with access to the One Net Step Two Load the wav file into the One Net There are several ways to upload an audio file into the One Net this is just one l 2 3 QUIM 8 Log into the One Net Go to Encoder Send EAS General EAS Go to the bottom
83. he user through the browser page to receive AM FM or NOAA stations Setting the Radio Types and Frequencies Use this screen to program the installed radios For each radio select the radio type by clicking on the button to the left of each type Next click on the frequency box and type in the desired frequency for an approved radio station and click on the Accept Typed Frequency Change button to accept the change This frequency MUST correspond to an approved LP1 or LP2 for your area You can obtain a list of approved stations from the EAS Chairman of your state Repeat this process for all of the installed radios After setting all of the radios verify that level is OK This is displayed to the right of the frequency box To listen to the radio signal you can select where to route the signal to clicking on the appropriate button In most cases the audio is routed to the front panel speaker Make sure to turn off the feature when done testing 36 Cancel Typed Frequency Front Panel Speaker Main Audio Aux 1 Audio MP3 Stream http 192 0 0 23 8000 dasdec mon mp3 OGG Vorbis Stream http 192 0 0 23 8000 dasdec mon ogg L 1 Front Panel Speaker Main Audio Aux 1 Audio MP3 Stream http 192 0 0 23 8000 dasdec_mon mp3 OGG Vorbis Stream http 192 0 0 23 8000 dasdec mon ogg Aux 1 Audio MP3 Stream http 192 0 0 23 8000 dasdec_mon mp3 OGG Vorbis Stream http 192 0 0 23 8000 dasdec_mon ogg Setup gt Audio gt Radio Tuner
84. ible with the codes used by the NWS Weather Radio Specific Area Message Encoder WRSAME PSSCCC This is the Location code and indicates the geographic area affected by the EAS alert There may be 31 Location codes in an EAS alert The Location code uses the Federal Information Processing Standard FIPS numbers as described by the U S Department of Commerce in National Institute of Standards and Technology publication FIPS PUB 6 4 Each state is assigned an SS number as specified in paragraph f of this section Each county and some cities are assigned a CCC number A CCC number of 000 refers to an entire State or Territory P defines county subdivisions as follows 0 all or an unspecified portion of a county 1 Northwest 2 North 3 Northeast 4 West 5 Central 6 East 7 Southwest 8 South 9 Southeast Other numbers may be designated later for special applications The use of county subdivisions will probably be rare and generally for oddly shaped or unusually large counties Any subdivisions must be defined and agreed to by the local officials prior to use TTTT This indicates the valid time period of a message in 15 minute segments up to one hour and then in 30 minute segments beyond one hour i e 0015 0030 0045 0100 0430 and 0600 JJJHHMM This is the day in Julian Calendar days JJJ of the year and the time in hours and minutes HHMM when the message was initially released by the originator using 24 hour
85. io file on your host computer through your web browser by clicking the provided Listen on Browser link The host computer must be configured with a WAV file player Alerts that did not have an audio message will not display the two audio interfaces Active Decoded Alerts The Active event list displays all decoded EAS alerts that are currently in progress that is between the start and end time for the alert An active event remains on the active list until it reaches its expiration time as determined by the event end time or until it is canceled by another event of the same type and for the same area that redefines the event duration Active events are moved to the expired event list as each one finishes Active events that are not automatically forwarded present a button to allow manual forwarding The example screen above shows the Manual Forward button for the active Severe Weather Warning Click on this button to forward the alert To review and edit the alert audio before forwarding click on the Edit Review button This will bring up a page that allows you to play the original audio select a new audio message from the local audio file list and optionally add an announcement to be played prior to the alert play out Forward Alert Edit Review Forwarding Text Audio Play gt Front Panel Decoder gt Incoming Decoded Alerts 80 Expired Decoded Alerts The Expired event list lets you examine past decoded alerts for
86. iring on the One Net has some flexibility due to the option of adding a second sound card and because of built in software control Here are a few rules e EAS decoder input always uses the audio line inputs e Every line input can be used for decoding audio provided from an external receiver or EAS decoder 2 5 2 6 2 7 e Every line input supports two 2 EAS decoders The left side of the input is decoded separately from the right side So two line inputs provide four 4 EAS decoders e EAS alerts are selectively played out of the analog line output ports Software is used to select which ports are used for alert origination and forwarding e The main microphone input is used to record EAS audio messages For decoding each side of the stereo input of any audio input can be selectively used as a single decoder source In other words one stereo input supports two EAS decoders A dual RCA to 3 5 mm jack input adapter can be used to connect two separate mono input signals to a One Net line input jack For alert encoding an audio cable is run from a software selected 3 5 mm line output jack into your systems alert audio wiring Only analog audio output is supported NOTE The SPDIF digital audio output port is not used Video Wiring The video output provides an NTSC analog composite video signal through the yellow RCA jack This will provide a details page during alert forwarding and or alert origination GPIO Output relays
87. is allows you to use the National Alert Aggregation amp Dissemination System NAAD System to decode National Alerts in Canada EAS Net CAP Send This option is used in the IPTV market or if a One Net is sending alert information to another One Net This software addition allows you to be able to originate and encode CAP alert messages EAS NET CAP Mediaroom This software option adds support for Microsoft Mediaroom 12 EAS Net Minerva This option is used when the One Net is communicating to Minerva middleware EAS NET CAP Automation EAS NET support for Wide Orbit broadcast automation software for television stations radio stations cable television stations cable operators web television digital television and out of home advertising and RCS Nexgen provider of scheduling and broadcast software for radio Internet and television stations DVS168 This option unlocks EAS alert network forwarding via the SCTE DVS168 standard DVS644 SCTE 18 This option unlocks EAS alert network forwarding via the DVS644 SCTE 18 standard Stream MPEG 1 2 This option unlocks EAS alert encoding into an MPEG stream This option can only be enabled in units equipped with the MPEG 2 card hardware option Stream MPEG 1 2 4 This option unlocks EAS alert encoding into an MPEG stream This option can only be enabled in units equipped with the MPEG 4 card hardware option Custom Messaging This option unlocks the Custom Messaging featu
88. is displayed on the bottom half of the page See the following sections for more information Network Type Static Default IP Address When Network Type Static is selected the One Net by default is given a static IP address of 192 168 0 200 Manual Config Options The default IP Netmask is 255 255 0 0 No default DNS or gateway is configured The Network Speed above the Network Type is recommended to be set to Automatic Auto recommended Y o 192 168 0 200 255 255 0 0 Setup Network Configuration Static IP 18 Network Type Automatic Set the IP address using DHCP DHCP is a very convenient way to network a computer It requires that your LAN be running an accessible DHCP server When DHCP is used the IP address the Netmask and a DNS server are automatically granted To use DHCP on the One Net select Network Type Automatic via DHCP Then click Accept Changes See the example below Once the DHCP setting is accepted the One Net will log you off After a few seconds wait you can then log back in gi R189SE TEST s lon oman Accept Changes Restart Network Cancel Changes Setup etwork Configuration DHCP IP 19 Network Type Static Setting the IP address manually To set a new static IP address select Network Type Static Then fill in the values for the desired IP address and Netmask If needed also select Use DNS and or check for addition of a def
89. izerronics O Server O Encoder ODecoder O Audio O Video CG O Net Alerts One Net OtMai OcPIO OPrinter O Alert Storage O Network O Time O Users WARNING Change Default Password for user Admin m J R189 Analog Digital Back Refresh Optog 19200199 bree Encoder Decoder Software Version 2 5 0 Upgrade Server Show Auxiliary Package Info onLog Audio Out In Radios Set Net GPIO EASNET CAP Aleris bv Decd Al RWT Setup gt Server gt Upgrade 4 1 4 Options Server Debug Log Interface When enabled this feature allows detailed debugging output to be generated during One Net operation and viewed from the Server gt Debuglogs pages Check the toggle box to enable or uncheck to disable This option should only be enabled during difficult troubleshooting or under the direction of DAS customer support The change is effective after use of the Restart Server button Select USB Port Speed Option If your USB serial ports require a different speed use this option to change that Setup gt Server gt Options 17 4 2 Setup gt Network 4 2 1 Configuration Use this page to configure the One Net to operate on a network s such as e One Net network address information e A static IP address or e DHCP to automatically acquire an IP assignment e Set the Netmask optional DNS domain name services and an optional gateway value e Add static routes Information on current network configuration
90. ket is temporarily opened from the One NetSE to the DVS 168 client and a control message is sent that describes the alert The Operation Log will log each of these actions and their success or failure EAS NET There are three sections on the EAS NET sub page to configure EAS NET Decoding Web audio streaming EAS NET Clients Configure EAS NET Decoding Discussion EAS Net Decoding is included with the EAS NET license key There is only one toggle button to enable EAS NET decode Check the toggle labeled EAS NET decode from remote EAS NET sending devices The One Net will then be able to receive alerts sent via EAS NET send from a properly configured remote One Net EAS NET decoded alerts are clearly labeled in the Decoder gt Decoded Alerts status page as being received from input channel EASNET The alert event files are stored in a separate disk storage area from audio decoded alerts Other than those differences EAS NET decoded alerts are handled the same as alerts decoded from the audio inputs Click the Accept Changes button to save changes Configure EAS NET Decoding Changed Settings effective when Accept Changes is pushed VIFAS_ NET decode from remote EAS NET sending devices Enabled Uncheck to disable Use Source Station ID in incoming alerts Disabled Check to enable Retranslate incoming required alert text to local time Disabled Check to enable Block local EAS NET processing of all decode event aler
91. l Forward Mode Dixfiltered EB AA No NET access decoded custom messages at this time Goto Forwarded Alert events page DJ Allow message stop from master NET message originator Disabled Check to enable Note Advanced Text to Speech available with 4 voices Text Message to Speech Options Never use message text to speech Mj C Auto Forward NET decoded Custom Messages Disabled Check to enable See Manual forwarding message display options below Message Display Control e Play custom message once Repeat custom message playout for the defined max duration or until stopped O Repeat custom message playout until stopped O Repeat custom message playout for a specific duration or until stopped O Repeat custom message playout for a fixed number of times or until stopped Setup gt Decoder gt Custom Msg Forwarding 48 4 9 Setup Encoder EAS alert encoding called origination is when the digital codes and alert audio tones and message defined by the EAS protocol are assembled and played over a broadcast medium for which EAS decoders might be listening The One Net makes this task very easy Every action needed to encode and send EAS is available on a single page of the One Net Web Interface There are two sub pages on the Setup Encoder screen General Required Tests To run EAS encoding a One Net must be configured with a valid Encoder license key This is entered on the S
92. lation which requires clicking the Accept Text Translation Changes button No Active local access messages at this time Custom Text Translation for CEM Civil Emergency Message Enabled Uncheck to Disable CEM Custom Text Custom CEM Text Translation This is an Emergency alert from the village of Lyndonville NY Please listen to me audio portion of the message for more details Accept Text Translation Changes Select Decoder Channels for Local Access CEM Custom Message a R1 Main Radio 2 L2 Aux 1 Radio 3 R2 Aux 1 Rear Connector Submit Decoder Channels Message Display Control O Repeat CEM alert playout for the defined EAS duration O Repeat CEM alert playout until stopped O Repeat CEM alert playout for a specific duration Repeat CEM alert playout for a fixed number of times Number of repetitions 1 1 0 Time in min secs between end of playout and replay fins Secs Setup gt Decoder gt Local Access Forwarding 4 8 3 Custom Message Forwarding This tab configures the options that your One Net uses to control custom messages that are decoded The instructions on the page are self explanatory Decoder NET Access Custom Message Forwarding Options NOTE Changes made om this page effective IMMEDIATELY VINET Decode Custom Message Forwarding Enabled Uncheck to Disable Forwarding of Custom Messages received from NET decode Station ID EOS Global Manua
93. le Composite Audio File Send When enabled checked a composite WAV file of the entire EAS audio track will be sent as a separate file to the EAS NET client s remote host The file name and path on the remote host are determined by the schema EAS Audio File send When enabled checked the individual audio sections of the EAS alert will be sent as separate files to the EAS NET client s remote host The file names and path on the remote host are determined by the schema 61 Translation File Send When enabled checked the EAS text Translation will be sent as a separate file to the EAS NET client s remote host The file name and path on the remote host are determined by the schema Translation File Newline Control When enabled checked the EAS text Translation has all newline characters removed When disabled the EAS text Translation includes newline characters Video Start Delay Factor 0 10 seconds When set to a non zero value this adds delay time to the video start time reported in the EAS NET event file This can be useful to handle latency between the One Net and the EAS NET remote host Duration Extension Time seconds This allows extra time to be added to the internally calculated duration time in the EAS NET event file Alert Duration Audio Duration Extension Time All FIPS codes trigger If enabled all alert FIPS codes will trigger the EAS NET client interface In the next screen shot this option is disabled
94. ler Model R190A If interfaces are not available follow the link to License Key Manager to Setup gt Server see section 5 1 Select one of the protocols for editing by using the provided tabs at the top of the Net Alerts Configuration page A separate interface is provided per Network protocol interface type There are four tabbed sub pages on the Setup Net Alerts screen They are EAS NET CAP Decode DVS664 SCTE 18 Net CG Hub Controller 4 10 1 DVS168 If DVS 168 is available on the One NetSE use this tab to enable this protocol for forwarding and or sending alerts pvsi6s CAPDecode Dvs6W Configure DVS168 EARS Clients Changed Settings are not effective until Accept Changes is pushed Alert Forwarding to DVS168 EARS device Disabled Check to enable Encoder Originated Alert Sent to DVS168 EARS device Disabled Check to enable Accept Changes Cancel Changes Setup Net Alerts DVS168 Alert Forwarding to DVS168 EARS device Placing a check in this box will allow Alerts that are received from a Broadcaster to be forwarded through the One Net and sent out using the DVS168 protocol Encoder Alert Send to DVS168 EARS device Placing a check in this box will allow Alerts that are originated by the One Net to be sent out using the DVS168 protocol Alert Forwarding and sending to DVS168 EARS Client Once forwarding and or sending have been enabled four information fields must be
95. ll to the bottom of the page and click Restart Server 5 After the software restarts log back in and verify the field is and shows the word VALID NOTE Specifically for the CAP Plus Key The One Net must be at Version 2 0 0 a03 or above to provide the FEMA IPAWS interface The version number shown in the upper right hand box is only the first portion of the entire version number Clicking on the version number will take you to the About page where you will see the whole version number You can download the latest version at http www digitalalertsystems com registration_updates html 94 Backing up the One Net configuration file You have been using your One Net for a while now and you want to save the settings that you have carefully adjusted and configured your One Net to Here is how to save that configuration 1 2 3 X o p 10 Log into the One Net Go to Setup gt Sever gt Configuration Mgmt To ensure the latest configuration is stored click on the Make Backup button This will create a backup file with the current date and time as the initial part of the file name An example backup file may be 2012 04 12 19 26 One Net config zip where the file was created on April 12 2012 at 5 26 PM Look for the title List of Configuration Backup Files and the pull down selector directly below Select the file created in step 3 above The list is sorted numerically from earliest date at the top then alphabetically T
96. llison are available after a purchase of the License Key See the bottom of Setup Server Main License The download for the voice is available online but still requires activation If the 67 advanced text to speech options are not purchased a basic text to speech engine will be used CAP Text Message to Speech when CAP alert audio not available Check this toggle to enable the text to speech option when there is no audio file sent with the CAP Alert Logging Options These options are available to keep control over what CAP Alerts make it into the log of Decoded alerts Quick Connect to IPAWS CAP Server To quick connect to the FEMA CAP Server create a new client and follow the options in the screen shot below or folder Disabled Recommended only for troubleshooting Check fo enable Setup gt Net Alerts gt CAP Decode Quick connect to FEMA CAP Server Setup gt Net Alerts gt CAP Decoding Configure Common Alerting Protocol CAP Decoding Remote CAP Server Setup Select CAP Input Client This Drop down menu allows you to choose which CAP client you are configuring The default clients are CAP PUSH INPUT and HTTP Get Clientl The CAP PUSH INPUT is available if you want to Receive CAP Alerts from a remote push server Though this option is available it is not used often If it were used FEMA would have to know all of the specific IP addresses that it was pushing CAP Alerts to Because FEMA does not know your On
97. mally without further configuration For details on the Vela NDU 701 refer to the literature at www vela com Other character generators Any character generator that can operate the standard TFT 911 EAS serial control protocol can use a One Net A Null modem cable from the CG serial port must be connected to the One Net serial port The One Net can replace systems that operate Chyron CODI character generators The One Net supports both the analog CODI as well as the Digibox CODI 107 The Emergency Alert System Purpose According to the FCC The EAS is designed to provide the President with a means to address the American people in the event of a national emergency Through the EAS the President would have access to thousands of broadcast stations cable systems and participating satellite programmers to transmit a message to the public The EAS and its predecessors CONELRAD and the Emergency Broadcast System EBS have never been activated for this purpose But beginning in 1963 the President permitted state and local level emergency information to be transmitted using the EBS However the EAS system is used for much more than to support a method of communication that has never been and hopefully never will be used The EAS system provides state and local officials with a method to quickly send out important local emergency information targeted to a specific area This includes weather alerts as well as local emerge
98. ments This is part of the FCC specification but some downstream hardware software may not support preemption correctly Disabled Check to enable L Use EAS NET originating unit station ID when forwarding an EAS NET received alert Disabled check to enable 8 Forwarding Attention Signal Duration 8 25 Seconds v Forward Weekly Test Audio Enabled if a Weekly Test RWT has an audio message the audio will be forwarded Uncheck to Disable Weekly Test Audio Forwarding L Block Auto Forward of radio decoded Weekly Tests Disabled check to enable Block Auto Forward of non originated EASNET decoded Weekly Tests RWT Disabled all RWTs from EAS NET senders are subjected to Auto Forward filters check to enable L Block Auto Forward of CAP decoded Weekly Tests RWT Disabled all RWTs from CAP servers are subjected o Auto Forward filters check to enable GPI Alert Hold Optionally designate GPI inputs to hold alerts until closure or during Forwarding Serial Protocols are BETABRITE Follow link to co e Configure Auto or Manual Forwarding Operation Use the 3 checkboxes in this section to control Auto and Manual Forwarding With Auto Forwarding mode enabled decoded alerts which are allowed to auto forward will immediately play see EAS e FIPS auto forward config below With Manual mode enabled all decoded alerts are held until manually forwarded from the Decoder gt Incoming Decoded Alerts page Also two different timers can b
99. n the IP Address and change the remote host User name the SSH configuration path directory the SSH authorized keys file name DSA public key and private key file names and management status file name if needed k Accept SSH Host Text Changes Voalkean Changes to these Host text field values are not saved until you clic Cancel SSH Host Text Changes button cancel changes by clicking the A very useful feature of this interface is that it provides network connection tests to remote hosts Set the selector SSH Connection Test to the desired test and click the button Test Host You can try a variety of tests to prove SSH connectivity as well as network connectivity via ping Six tests are supported 1 Ping Use a simple network ping to test if the base network route to a remote host exists To test basic network connectivity the ping test can be used without regard to the SSH field configuration Set the IP address numeric dot decimal format unless DNS is enabled and run the Ping test using the Test Host button 2 Uname query via SSH see example above This will attempt to get the operating system name from the remote host Date query via SSH This will attempt to get the date and time from the remote host SCP test via SSH This will attempt to copy a test file to the remote host Key Management Status query via SSH This will attempt to retrieve the current state of the DASDEC Il key management status from th
100. ncy alerts such as child abductions and disasters The EAS system also runs test alerts on a weekly and monthly basis in order to insure operability Operation The EAS system digitally encodes data into audible audio in order to distribute messages This information can be sent out through a broadcast station and cable system The EAS digital signal uses the same encoding employed by the National Weather Service NWS for weather alerts broadcast over NOAA Weather Radio NWR Broadcasters and cable operators can decode NWR alerts and then retransmit NWS weather warning messages almost immediately to their audiences With the proper equipment and setup EAS alerts can be handled automatically making EAS information useful for unattended stations Other specially equipped consumer products built into some televisions radios pagers and other devices can decode user selectable EAS messages The One Net is designed to facilitate the management side of encoding and decoding EAS alerts within cable and broadcast facilities It is especially easy to use since it is IP addressable and accessible over a LAN Management The FCC designed the EAS system working in cooperation with the broadcast cable emergency management alerting equipment industry the National Weather Service NWS and the Federal Emergency Management Administration FEMA The FCC provides information to broadcasters cable system operators and other participants in the EAS
101. ne Net It cannot be edited Server Name The One Net server name can be edited If changes are made to this value save them by clicking Accept Changes 11 License Key Configuration Master The Master license key is preconfigured To enable any of the following options in the future not originally purchased with this unit follow these steps e Enter the key obtained from Monroe Electronics into the box to the left of the option e Click on the Restart Server button to enable the option e After the Server restarts Log back into the unit and the option you just entered the key for should have changed from red to green indicating it has been enabled Encoder A second product key protects the Encoder functionality Once a valid Encoder key has been enabled you can configure and use the One Net encoder CAP Standard Common Alerting Protocol CAP Software Option for One Net directly handles CAP v1 2 messages to ensure compliance with FEMA IPAWS profile 1 0 requirement for text and audio processing CAP Plus Common Alerting Protocol CAP Plus Software Option for One Net directly handles all currently specified CAP v1 2 messages text audio images etc as well as 2 full years of in version upgrades to ensure compliance with FEMA IPAWS profile 1 0 requirements includes support for automatic Text To Speech translation of alert text and basic single voice Text to Speech license CAP Canada NAAD Decode Th
102. nintended actions being performed Instead always use the provided One Net navigation buttons This manual will present descriptions and screen shots from each of these groups and sub options 4 SETUP The SETUP pages present the One Net server configuration sub options These are in left to right order Server O Encoder O Decoder O Audio OVideo CG O Net Alerts OEMai OGPIO O Printer O Alert Storage O Network O Time O Users At the first login before the One Net can be used the server must be configured The recommended order is to first set up the Server then Network Time Users Email Audio Video CG Decoder Encoder The subsequent chapters review information on the screens and provide additional information 4 1 Setup Server Server Configuration If the web page displayed is not Setup Server select this page using the tab at the top of the web page There are three tabbed sections Main License Configuration Mgmt Upgrade and Options Server Name amp License Key Configuration Use this interface to set the Web Interface name enable licensed features and restart the server One Net R189 Platform ID O3AXTNOZIHIYMVTH7RGIC Serial ID N A Server Name ONE NET Accept Changes Cancel Changes Both unencrypted HTTP access and SSL encrypted HTTPS access is allowed for the Web interface Follow this link to change License Key Configuration xw6z 72BXIInxl
103. nts Install Install Selected Configuration Delete File Click to view Delete Selected Configuration File Warning no confirmation Configuration Installation Log file Setup gt Server gt Configuration Mgmt After clicking Make Backup 45 Upload Offline Configuration Backup file Clicking on this button will allow you to start an upload of a previously stored configuration file This is useful if you want to configure multiple units with the same configuration and for restoring a configuration that has been changed COO OUO O Upload Offline Configuration Backup File Setup gt Server gt Configuration Mgmt Upload Configuration Backup File 4 1 3 Upgrade Upgrade One Net Software One Net software can be conveniently upgraded through the Web interface with this feature One Net upgrades are done using RPM files The RPM file must be available from or on your local host computers file system to use this feature Type the path name of the file into the text box or browse your local computer s file system until you locate the RPM file Then click Upgrade Server A confirmation page will allow you to continue with or cancel the upgrade After accepting the upgrade status will be returned about the file if it is not a correct upgrade file Otherwise you will be logged off the One Net Web interface and will be directed to log back in after a short waiting period 16 a wr Setup ME gt tE
104. of the page and select the box Display audio record and upload interface hidden check to display When he box expands click Choose File Browse the file options and locate the xxxx RMT wav file Select the file and select Choose or OK The file name should now appear in the blue box Select Upload WAV file This will place the file in the One Net and make it selectable when executing an EAS event Process is complete you can exit now Step Three Using the wav file in an EAS message Once the file has been uploaded it is available for selection as part of the EAS play out To use this for an RMT 95 Wo UM qr Log into the One Net Go to Encoder Send EAS General EAS Set all the standard EAS parameters for RMT duration and effective time Set all the FIPS codes Go to the audio selection pull down menus There are three pull down selection menus Optional Pre Alert Audio Announcement Select Alert Audio Message Optional Post Alert Audio Announcement Using the Select Alert Audio Message pull down select the xxxx RMT wav file gt Youcan select any of the pre loaded audio files in any of the three locations The optional Pre Alert and Post Alert selections will bracket the EAS event with audio messages HOWEVER if you want it to be part of the EAS message you must select the audio file using the Select Alert Audio Message pull down Send the EAS message The audio will be quack tones xxxx RMT wav quack
105. originated alert Audio delay status and a link to the configuration field for audio delay is provided Streaming MPEG requires very few configuration fields A unicast or multicast IP address must be set along with a port The Multicast TTL value must be set high enough to insure the multicast data is sent past all the LAN routers between the One Net and the destinations Also as with the EAS NET and DVS644 interfaces FIPS and EAS code based triggering is supported per client 75 4 10 6 Hub Controller R190 and R190A The One Net can be used in conjunction with our Hub Controller the model R190 and the newer R190A for remote hub switching if local access channels are to be overridden during EAS alerts This is accomplished through this LAN controlled device that has four independently controlled relays Each relay can be programmed to activate by a choice of three triggers In addition to the three triggers it can be setup to filter its activation by FIPS code s and EAS code s The One Net can control up to 8 of these hub controllers MR 900 v Sel nt Add Hub Controller Client Interface ive Duplicate Hub Controller Client Interface Delete this Hub Controller interface gea R1904 R1904 R197 R198 v Setup gt Net Alerts gt Hub Controller Note Before enabling the Hub Controller THE R190A MUST BE SET TO AN ADDRESS THAT IS WITHIN YOUR INTERNAL LAN Follow the procedure included with the Hub Cont
106. ork 036000 Add Selected to EAS NET List gt Remove Selected Setup Net Alerts EAS NET Client Configuration FIPS trigger interface All EAS codes trigger 62 If enabled all EAS codes will trigger the EAS NET client interface In the next screen shot this option is enabled Set the checkbox to enable disable EAS code filtered trigger control If disabled then the alert EAS code is filtered for a specific match as a way to control whether or not EAS NET is triggered If All EAS is disabled select EAS codes from the provided lists and add to the client EAS list If the EAS FIPS codes of an active forwarded originated alert match any of these EAS FIPS codes the alert will be sent using the EAS NET client With careful use of this feature and with multiple clients one One Net can serve many different cable regions at the same time When you finish making changes click Accept Changes to save the configuration Discussion Since EAS NET is used in conjunction with third party management software on the remote host typically configuration details will depend upon the exact third party solution Often instructions will be provided by this party Configure the EAS NET client interface as required Discussion EAS NET Basic Operation EAS NET operates by sending optional audio optional text translations and an EAS event notification file from a One Net to a remote device over a LAN or WAN There are some
107. orts multiple simultaneous active originated alerts a 1 3 Configurable audio output port selection for originated alerts Automatic randomized weekly test generation User programmable length for FCC EAS 853 Hz and 960 Hz Two tone Attention Signal Web interface upload feature for digital audio files facilitates encoding the EAS audio portions Supports direct recording of EAS alert audio into digital files Audio output level control via web interface User Manual Generally One Net screens are self explanatory The manual has a section for each screen which reviews information on the screens and provides additional information The index at the back will help you locate which screen has information you are looking for 2 One Net Hardware and Setup 2 1 Introduction The One Net is a 2U rack mounted unit built with the latest digital PC computer technology It is an embedded PC platform The front of the One Net pictured below provides a very simple face for a very sophisticated platform The One Net exposes the PC motherboard connectors and single PCI slot in the rear of the unit Analog Digital EAS MONROE ELECTRONICS 2 2 Front Panel The front panel features a 2x20 character backlit LCD that indicates power on and real time device status There are also two LED s one red one green for indicating specific types of status The select switch provides the ability to activate a Required Weekly Test from t
108. ot ssh to hold the authorized public keys from remote platforms Authorization allows secure access only from the holder of the public key s corresponding private key Even though this method of encryption and secure access is very safe it is still as a good idea to update the public private keys from time to time This can be tedious to do manually between a set of servers that already intercommunicate The DASDEC II SSH Key Management interface greatly simplifies this process It allows a group of remote hosts offering SSH connections to have all of the encryption keys updated from the current DASDEC ll location This updates and maintains secure SSH based network interoperability for EAS NET across each platform with a single operation To use this interface correctly you must add client interface descriptors for each remote platform in the managed group The Add Interface button is used to create each descriptor When a descriptor is added using this button there is no need to confirm the addition The screen shot below shows a single remote client descriptor that was added using _Add Interface Add as many as descriptors as needed EAS NET allows up to 8 connections 24 SSH Key Management Interface This server and a defined group of remote hosts offering SSH connections can have all of the encryption keys and connection authorizations updated from this server This action should be performed initially and then periodically It upda
109. re When enabled a license must also be provided for the voice for the text to voice feature Network Expansion Triple Port Gigabit Ethernet Expansion option This FACTORY INSTALLED option adds three 3 10 100 1000bT Ethernet ports for a total of four 4 unique Ethernet network links The standard One Net Ethernet port remains 10 100bT Please contact the factory regarding upgrading in field units TDX This option unlocks the EAS Textual Data eXchange option TDX allows extra details to be encoded into alert messages Licensing info for text to speech voice David Allison William and Jean Pierre This package provides a free simple text to speech engine and a commercial licensed advanced text to speech engine This package is currently only used for the OneNet Custom Messaging package Later versions of OneNet software will support further uses of Text to Speech This package will be pre installed on systems purchased after Aug 15 2008 David voice This package provides a realistic male voice for the Advanced Text to Speech option This voice must be separately licensed within the 13 OneNet before it can be used The current license key for the 6 2 1 speech synthesis package is NOT compatible with the 2 0 0 packages Licensing for one voice is given with the Custom Messaging license This package will be pre installed on systems purchased after Aug 15 2008 Allison voice This package provides a very realistic female voice for
110. re to receive an alert from another station over your radio tuners This is a useful tool for making custom alerts and putting them on your own broadcast Originating an Emergency Alert In the beginning of the section you configured your settings for setting up a general Encoded Emergency Alert So this will be pretty simple To create an originated alert to forward over your broadcast go to Encoder gt Send Alert gt General Alerts and configure the options to how you want your alert to look The options are put into six steps for you An example of setting up an alert is shown next in a screenshot 9 Allegany NY 036003 Bronx NY 036005 Broome NY 036007 a Cattaraugus NY 036009 Cayuga NY 036011 Chautauqua NY 036013 4 Add Selected FIPS gt EASpreMsg waw i Resample File Resample File Peysrront Panel Record Audio File Upload Audio File Delete Selected EASpstMsg wav xi Resample File To forward the alert over your broadcast click on Send Alert and then you will be sent to a confirmation page Confirm the alert and it will be sent out over your broadcast 92 Retrieving the Logged Alerts in your One Net So you have been decoding alerts encoding your RWTs and forwarding alerts for a while now and you have done a great job But all of a sudden the FCC comes to your station s doorstep and demands that you prove to them that you have been sending out all of your RWTs and have been
111. record provide a unique file name for the audio file by entering the name in the New Audio Filename text field A unique file name is one not already used in the provided Select Audio File selection box If you use an existing name the original file by that name will be overwritten e Push the Record Audio button and speak e Click on the Stop Audio Recording button when complete e The file will appear in the Audio File selection box It may be previewed on the One Net using the Preview Selected button The duration of this file must be under two 2 minutes The One Net will automatically cut off recording at 2 minutes in order to insure this limit e Once the file is correct select it from the Audio File selection box In the example above the file floodevac wav has been selected Select Pre Alert Audio Announcement Optional Use the pull down menu to select a prerecorded audio announcement to precede the actual alert announcement The selected file has the duration displayed Select Post Alert Audio Announcement Optional Use the pull down menu to select a prerecorded audio announcement to play after the actual alert announcement The selected file has the duration displayed Upload Audio WAV file to One Net Server You can upload a pre recorded digital audio file in the wav format from your local host computer file system using the provided Upload Audio WAV file to One Net server interface at the bottom of th
112. regarding the requirements of this emergency system Additionally the FCC ensures that EAS state and local plans developed by industry conform to the FCC EAS rules and regulations and enhance the national level EAS structure NWS provides emergency weather information used to alert the public of dangerous conditions Over seventy percent of all EAS and EBS activations were a result of natural 108 disasters and were weather related Linking NOAA Weather Radio digital signaling with the EAS digital signaling will help NWS save lives by reaching more people with timely site specific weather warnings FEMA provides direction for state and local emergency planning officials to plan and implement their roles in the EAS Your responsibility as a cable provider Your One Net Encoder Decoder allows your facility to decode EAS alerts originated from alert sources in your area The sources are local radio stations These stations can be forwarding alerts received from a web of broadcasters or originating alerts if designated as a primary source To meet minimum requirements of the FCC you must send randomized weekly tests forward monthly tests and forward National alerts Your state and local EAS plan may also impose other requirements A good source of information is the EAS website at http www fcc gov eb eas The FCC provides handbooks in Adobe PDF format for AM and FM radio for TV and for Cable TV 109
113. roller R190A for details Enter the new address for the R190A as shown in the following screen and enable the client by placing a check mark in the box The One Net will attempt to ping the R190A and display the status Verify that the status is OK You can also program the password if desired 76 Select the condition to close each relay that is required Once that is selected the Activating FIPS and Activating EAS Codes boxes will be displayed The default setting is Any FIPS and Any EAS Codes which triggers the relay when an alert is detected amp ENABLE Client Interface Enabled Uncheck to disable client 192 0 0 11 IP Address R1904 Name R1904 R197 R198 Model Effective immediately amp saves al changes EMI Password 4 Utilized Ports max 4 unutilized 0 Relay 1 Activating FIPS Activating EAS Codes Rday is dosed Any EAS Codes During EAS Audio Payout v Any FIPS Any EAS Codes Current Status Open OFF Edit FIPS Edit EAS Codes Relay 2 e g FIPS Activating EAS Codes Rday is dosed During EAS Audio Payout v Any FIPS Any EAS Codes Current Status Open OFF Edit FIPS Edit EAS Codes Setup gt Net Alerts gt Hub Controller FIPS and EAS Codes Relay activation can be programmed so that they only close when Alerts for specific FIPS areas or EAS codes are present Click on the Edit FIPS button to select FIPS codes from the FIPS pools When the desired FIPS codes are sele
114. s achieved using the provided checkbox toggles The text next to the toggles clearly indicates the current state and the result of toggling The audio output levels are also displayed and provide an active hyperlink to the Audio Output Levels Tests page to change the output levels Changes do not take place until Accept Changes is clicked MP3 Stream http 192 0 0 23 8000 dasdec mon mp3 E OGG Vorbis Stream http 192 0 0 23 8000 dasdec mon ogg None ad Setup Audio Decoder Audio Decoder Audio Monitoring Configuration 4 6 4 Encoder Audio There are two main configuration options for encoder audio Alert Encoding and Microphone selection 40 Mono Audio Output vel 1 100 Click link to edis Main Audio passthrough Enabled Internal balanced audio output is switched on by EAS alert Encoder Alert Origination on Main Audio Output Enabled Uncheck to disable Alert Encoding Audio Configuration When the One Net encoder is used to originate an EAS alert the audio associated with the alert must be played out of an output port in order for the alert to be transmitted or decoded by another decoder The audio for the alert must be configured to play over a selected audio output This interface allows for enabling disabling Originating audio on each of the audio output devices Enabling disabling is achieved using the provided checkbox toggles The text next to the toggles clearly indicates the current st
115. s are submitted Set audio input levels until the Green OK level is achieved Snapshot Clicking on any of the four Snapshot buttons will create an audio wav file for that specific decoder This file contains the last three minutes of audio detected by the decoder You can click on the link below the decoder to play the file Snapshot is mainly used for troubleshooting purposes Placing a check mark in the Decoded Alert Auto Snapshot box will create a wav file every time an alert is decoded This feature is also used mainly for troubleshooting purposes EAS Auto scale Placing a check mark in the EAS Auto scale box will allow the One Net to automatically adjust the audio level to a decoder if the level is too high or too low This feature is used if signal levels from a source are not stable 38 Decoder Audio Alert Decoding Audio Configuration The Onc Nat peovides twe EAS doccdon po sace bmc input channel Each scundeasd thus pec vides two decedens cac ca the Ick channcl and cac om the night damad This page allows decoders to be selectively enabled and disabled allows decoder input levels to be set allows decoder audio bur snapshots to be saved to disk and allows audio monitoring ofa single decoder input Decoding is sensitive to input levels The quality of the input level is rated in real time per decoder With every page refresh the quality is displayed to allow correct level setting When an input source is
116. s licensed This is in accordance with the Mediaroom 2 0 software 9 MINERVA This is a special protocol bundled under EAS NET when the Minerva option is licensed A TCP socket is used to communicate an EAS event notification as per the Minerva protocol Remote EAS NET Host Port The field displays the port on the remote EAS NET host where the EAS NET event info is sent EAS NET User Displays the user account name on the remote device Files sent to the remote host will by default be copied relative to this account home directory Current Schema The schema determines key names of the information fields sent to the EAS NET client s remote host It also determines file names and paths for any files sent to the remote host The schema can be edited by clicking on the Edit Review Schema button NOTE The schema does NOT set the values of the client interface fields Other possible EAS NET Client Configuration Options Not all of these options will appear for every EAS NET transfer protocol Client sends EAS NET alert info during alert play out When this option is enabled checked the EAS NET alert info is sent out prior to alert play out EAS NET prior send is only needed with EAS NET compatible equipment that depends upon GPI controlled delayed alert play out SSH Public Encryption Key link The SSH based protocols provide this link to the display of the One Net public key This must be copied to remote host s authorization fi
117. s the same detailed alert information about Forwarded Alerts as the Decoded Alert Status page Active forwarded events cannot be forwarded again Originated and Forwarded Alerts This page is organized exactly like the Decoded Alerts Status page It is divided into the same two regions the top displays active forwarded alerts while the bottom displays a selected range of expired forwarded alerts This page presents the same detailed alert information about Originated and Forwarded Alerts as the Decoded Alert Status page Active forwarded events cannot be forwarded again All Alerts This page is organized exactly like the Decoded Alerts Status page It is divided into the same two regions the top displays active forwarded alerts while the bottom displays a selected range of expired forwarded alerts This page presents the same detailed alert information about All Alerts as the Decoded Alert Status page Active forwarded events cannot be forwarded again 82 6 Encoder EAS alert encoding called origination is when the digital codes and alert audio tones and message defined by the EAS protocol are assembled and played over a broadcast medium for which EAS decoders might be listening The One Net makes EAS encoding and alert origination easy accurate and quick From a single uncomplicated web page EAS alerts can be constructed and issued Only a One Net that has been configured with a valid Encoder license key see Setup gt
118. sh ASCII character number 47 in lieu of a dash The EAS protocol including any codes must not be amended extended or abridged without FCC authorization The EAS protocol and message format are specified in the following representation Examples are provided in FCC Public Notices PREAMBLE ZCZC ORG EEE PSSCCC TTTT JJJHHMM LLLLLLLL one second pause PREAMBLE ZCZC ORG EEE PSSCCC TTTT JJJHHMM LLLLLLLL one second pause PREAMBLE ZCZC ORG EEE PSSCCC TTTT JJJHHMM LLLLLLLL At least a one second pause Transmission of 8 to 25 seconds of Attention Signal Transmission of audio video or text messages at least a one second pause PREAMBLE NNNN One second pause PREAMBLE NNNN One second pause PREAMBLE NNNN At least one second pause PREAMBLE This is a consecutive string of bits sixteen bytes of AB hexadecimal 8 bit byte 10101011 sent to clear the system set AGC and set asynchronous decoder clocking cycles The preamble must be transmitted before each header and End Of Message code 103 ZCZC This is the identifier sent as ASCII characters ZCZC to indicate the start of ASCII code ORG This is the Originator code and indicates who originally initiated the activation of the EAS These codes are specified in paragraph d of this section EEE This is the Event code and indicates the nature of the EAS activation The codes are specified in paragraph e of this section The Event codes must be compat
119. ssage out of the serial port controlled character generator and One Net video output Forwarding can be automatic or manual Forwarding can be set so that all alerts to any FIPS area are forwarded or it can be highly constrained so that only a select few EAS codes to specific FIPS areas are forwarded Use this screen to configure station identity settings and to select EAS alerts that are forwarded To select the actual audio output port s for forwarded alerts a different Web Interface page is used see Setup Audio gt Decoder Audio Forwarded alerts are logged on the Decoder gt Forwarded Alerts display page 43 Forwarding Decoder Forwarding Configuration When an EAS alert is decoded it can be held silently on the server or can be forwarded over any of the audio amp network outputs and display a video message out of the serial port controlled character generator and One Net video output Make sure the character generator is properly configured connected to the One Net serial port and enabled from the One Net The current serial port configuration setting is displayed below This setup page has controls for setting manual and auto forwarding and for selective auto forwarding based on EAS code type and FIPS locations NOTE All changes made on this page effective IMMEDIATELY Forwarding EAS Station ID One Net lt Do not use GPI Alert Hold closure L EAN EFAT alerts preempt in progress alert announce
120. stom Message RR RN Station ID OneNetlF Origination e code EAS Set Event gt Event_Time Duration gt Locations gt Message gt Audio gt SEND Ri QUIRED WEEKLY TEST v Orleans NY 036073 Add Selected FIPS gt Y View EAS alert header and alert text translation uncheck fo remove view EAS Encode String ZCZC EAS RWT 036073 0015 0771426 OneNet1F EAS Standard Alert Text Translation Lengm 196 THE BROADCAST STATION OR CABLE SYSTEM HAS ISSUED A REQUIRED WEEKLY TEST FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES AREAS Orleme NY AT 10 26 AM ON MAR 18 2014 EFFECTIVE UNTIL 10 41 AM MESSAGE FROM OneNa F Optional Pre Alert Audio Announcement No Audio Record Audio File Total EAS FSK Audio Duration 10 84 seconds O View alert action table Encoder gt General Alerts 84 View alert action table uncheck to remove view Alert Origination Action Table follow links to configure U Unlicensed N A Unsupported cc st EEN Moo Encoder gt General Alerts Alert Action Table 6 1 1 General EAS To construct and send an EAS alert you need to set six items on the General EAS page The EAS alert code The starting time effective time of the alert The alert duration The FIPS locations codes for the alert The audio message if any for the alert The audio announcement message if any that will precede and follow the alert The values for these i
121. tart NTP Uncheck to stop NTP Changes are immediately effective Setup Time One Net Date and Time Configuration Make changes to date and or time and or time zone and then click Submit changes If Time zone is changed the One Net will restart and you will be forced to log back into the Web interface If the time is set forward far enough you will also be forced to log back into the One Net Web interface Network Time Protocol NTP Configuration The One Net supports Network Time Protocol NTP to synchronize its clock to another clock over a network This will synchronize the One Net to an atomic clock over the Internet or to another computer running NTP on your LAN or to another One Net running as an NTP server on your LAN NTP Server name or IP Address You must enter a name of a remote NTP server that is accessible from the One Net LAN Public NTP servers can be viewed by following the link provided NOTE The computer hosting the Web browser must have Internet access to follow this link and the One NetSE must be able to contact the chosen NTP server 27 4 4 The checkbox for NTP must be checked to start NTP If no NTP server name is entered and NTP is enabled then the One Net will become an NTP server that can be pointed at from other One Nets over the LAN Setup Users The Setup Users page can be used to manage user accounts on the One Net From this page you can add and delete
122. te Alert Handling amp Update Policy for Active Alerts 45 Configure EAS code filters for Decoder Auto Forwarding Allow All EAS Codes Disabled Only alerts with specific EAS Codes configure here will auto forward during Auto Forward mode or will not be blocked if Manual Forward blocking is enabled configure above Check to disregard alert EAS Codes during Auto Forward enabled mode Choose from All EAS Codes Current Decoder Auto Forwarded EAS Codes ADR ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE EAN NATIONAL EMERGENCY ACTION NOTIFIC AVW AVALANCHE WARNING E EAT NATIONAL EMERGENCY ACTION TERMINA AVA AVALANCHE WATCH BZW BLIZZARD WARNING CEM CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE CAE CHILD ABDUCTION EMERGENCY CDW CIVIL DANGER WARNING CFW COASTAL FLOOD WARNING OR Add Emergencies Add Warnings Add Watches Add Tests Add Advisories Remove Selected Configure FIPS code filters for Decoder Auto Forwarding Allow All FIPS Codes Disabled Only alerts with specific FIPS Codes configure here will auto forward during Auto Forward mode or will not be blocked if Manual Forward blocking is enabled configure above Check to disregard alert FIPS Codes during Auto Forward enabled mode Select One FIPS State amp Subdivision and one or more Counties then select Add ah Current Decoder Auto Forwarded Choose FIPS Subdivision FIPS Orleans NY 03607 Choose FIPS State Genesee NY 03
123. tement HLS 105 Law Enforcement Warning Local Area Emergency Network Message Notification 911 Telephone Outage Emergency Nuclear Power Plant Warning Practice Demo Warning Radiological Hazard Warning Severe Thunderstorm Warning Severe Thunderstorm Watch Severe Weather Statement Shelter in Place Warning Special Marine Warning Special Weather Statement Tornado Warning Tornado Watch Tropical Storm Warning Tropical Storm Watch Tsunami Warning Tsunami Watch Volcano Warning Winter Storm Warning Winter Storm Watch LEW LAE NMN TOE NUW DMO RHW SVR SVA SVS SPW SMW SPS TOR TOA TRW TRA TSW TSA VOW WSW WSA 106 One Net Peripherals The One Net will in time support many peripheral devices from character generators to printers In the first release the One Net can replace several other EAS encoder decoder units depending upon the peripheral hardware to which they have been connected Vela NDU The Vela NDU 710 is a sophisticated character generator controller and general messaging system from Vela Broadcast It comes with a complete EAS management system that controls a TFT 911 EAS encoder decoder The One Net can replace a TFT 911 in this system It can be connected via a Null modem cable from the NDU serial port to the One Net serial port The One Net alert audio output must be wired to the selected NDU audio input port The One Net CG setting must be set to TFT After that the NDU will run nor
124. tems are presented using pull down and selection menus Select EAS Code To set the EAS code select from the codes presented under the Select Available EAS Code pull down menu The codes shown are the ones that were added to the list on the Setup Encoder screen If the list needs to be corrected use the link Select Available EAS Code to return to the Setup Encoder screen Configure Available EAS Types for Encoder as needed See section 5 9 Then return to the Encoder gt Send EAS gt General page to continue constructing the alert NOTE Only specially configured One Net s will allow origination of the National alerts Emergency Action Notification amp Termination EAN amp EAT 85 Serial Interface Status and Optional Override Directly under the EAS code selection menu is an active hyperlink that displays the current status of the Origination serial interface CG protocol This will inform the user if the serial interface is offline or online and which protocol is selected if online It also displays if the protocol has been bypassed by the checkbox toggle below The active link points to the Setup gt Video CG page The link can be followed to quickly change the CG settings used during alert origination Check to Bypass Use of Serial Interface If you check this box the current serial protocol will not be used during the alert origination Set Effective Time for alert The default effective time is the current time You
125. ternal CG full page video output Enabled Uncheck to disable 5 Alternating Video page duration m seconds Dark Red de Video page color 32 v Video page font size Luxi Serif Mono Bold Italic Video page font name Show Color Bars Show Date Time Show Character Set Release Video Y Linux command prompt on video output Enabled Causes four second delay of alert video Uncheck to disable O Serial controlled video duration Disabled Alert details video is ended based on the Video Duration Control selections below Check to enable serial control for ending alert video Video Duration Control Video Duration Full Alert Duration Video Duration Alert Audio Duration O Video Duration Custom Duration 0 HO Optional Duration Extension Time nins secs Extends Video Alert Duration up to 1 hr Mins Secs Repeat Audio playout during video Disabled Alert audio plays once Check to repeat alert audio during video English v FAS Alert Text Translation Language Options Accept Changes Cancel Changes Setup Video CG Setup Main Serial CG amp Video Out Options Video Output Config Internal CG full page video output Check the box to disable or enable details video output If enabled you can also choose from Full Alert Duration Alert Audio Duration or Custom Alert Video Duration to 42 set the exact video duration in minutes and seconds A set of details pages will be played o
126. tes the passwordless secure SSH based network connections between each platform in the group EASNET CAP interoperability across each platform can also be included using a toggle For a single unit local SSH key and remote authorization can be changed without defining group interfaces Be CAREFUL Local only SSH update will destroy an existing SSH group connection Local only key update will break existing outgoing connections Local re authorization update can also break incoming connections depending on used options Add remote SSH Server to management group Run Remote Host Test 1 letc dasdec netin dasdec netil v Accept changes to group interfaces Cancel changes to group interfaces Generate a different key per SSH server Slower to reset increases security but also complexity Not recommended for gt 5 SSH servers Preserve existing local server incoming authorizations Preserves existing connections from other systems Use with care Make SSH server group authorizations global Creates full 2 way connections between all platforms in group Do not use if one way connections have been purposefully installed Update SSH Keys for Local and Group Restore previous SSH Keys for Local and Group SSH Key Management Interface Once a remote host client descriptor interface is added it must be configured Reasonable default values for SSH connection to the remote host are provided except for IP address Type i
127. the Advanced Text to Speech option This voice must be separately licensed within the OneNet before it can be used The current license key for the 6 2 1 speech synthesis package is NOT compatible with the 2 0 0 packages Licensing for one voice is given with the Custom Messaging license This package will be pre installed on systems purchased after Aug 15 2008 William voice This package provides a realistic male voice for the Advanced Text to Speech option This voice must be separately licensed within the OneNet before it can be used The current license key for the 6 2 1 speech synthesis package is NOT compatible with the 2 0 0 packages Licensing for one voice is given with the Custom Messaging license This package will be pre installed on systems purchased after Aug 15 2008 Jean Pierre This package provides a realistic male French Canadian voice for the Advanced Text to Speech option This voice must be separately licensed within the OneNet before it can be used The current license key for the 6 2 1 speech synthesis package is NOT compatible with the 2 0 0 packages Licensing for one voice is given with the Custom Messaging license This package will be pre installed on systems purchased after Aug 15 2008 4 1 2 Configuration Mgmt This page is used to backup or restore the configuration of your One N et P A copy of the configuration can be stored in another location and can even be uploaded into another One Net Make Backup Cli
128. ther Net Alert pages use the Alert Forwarding and or the Encoder Alert Stream toggles to enable disable the use of streaming MPEG clients when alerts are forwarded and or originated E MPEGI a 192Kbits sec v 1 144 1 K amplis v MPEC Add sanos MPEG Client Interface arei Deet this Streaming MPEG interface 239 1 2 200 Remote Host Unicast or Multicast IP Address 1234 Remote Host Port Multicast TTL 1 200 Media Stream Control Audio Video Audio Only O Video Only O Disable Audio amp Video Decimal default is 1 42 MPEG2 TS PMT PID in Hex default is 42 Video Stream PID in Hex default is 44 um codes trigger Enabled Alerts with any FIPS locations will trigger MPEG streaming Uncheck to choose specific triggering FIPS JAN EAS codes trigger Enabled Alerts with any EAS codes will trigger MPEG streaming Uncheck to choose Addition deletion configuration and enable disable for each client interface is handled just like the other Net Alert interfaces described above Unlike those interfaces there are a few global settings that affect all Streaming clients These control the video audio format and encoding bitrate of the stream from the hardware The user can also program if they want Audio Video Audio only or Video only being encoded To account for the latency of starting up stream encoding and actually streaming a delay of a few seconds is needed before audio is played for a net forwarded
129. tput of the second audio card into the input of the first card Make sure the origination audio out is set to play over the auxiliary audio output and that one decoder is operational on the Main audio input use Setup Audio Decoder Turn off forwarding audio toggles Then run the Encoder and send the alert The One Net will both send and decode the alert 8 Server The Server pages present all kinds of system status and helpful information There are three choices on the Server tab Help Status Logs 8 1 Server gt Help Server Help The Server Help page displays information about the One Net EAS EAS Message Protocol and EAS Codes 8 1 1 About One Net One Net EAS Encoder Decoder Platform Presents information about the installed One Net software and about Monroe Electronics and Digital Alert Systems LLC MEZ eer Ronics y Pr One Ne it Password for user Admin t Back Refresh Optog lt 192 0 0 199 gt User Admin Fri Mar 7 09 17 31 2014 EST R189 Analog Digital Server Help CAP EAS Encoder Decoder Software Version 2 5 0 The MONROE Electronics One Net is an FCC certified Emergency Alert System EAS Analog Digital Encoder Decoder platform targeting Cable TV IPTV and Campus messaging The One Net was co designed with and FCC certified FCC ID DASDEC 1EN by Digital Alert Systems The One Net is manufactured and marketed by Monroe Electronics The One Net is an EAS platform en
130. ts from remote hosts Disabled 4j EAS NET alerts events decoded forwarded and originated will be processed as incoming aleris Note this will make forwarded events duplicates of the associated decoded event Except for the live National Alerts EAN EAT decode events provide all required audio files Check to enable V Block local EAS NET processing of the decode event portion of National alerts EAN EAT received from remote hosts Only forwarded or originated EAN EAT events from EAS NET remote hosts will be processed Enabled Note EAN EAT are mandatory auto forwarded events So the decode event phase is not typically of interest and does not provide access to the live audio Only a forwarded or originated EAN EAT event from remote EAS NET senders can correctly play on this DASDEC So usually this option should be checked Uncheck to disable Allow remote triggering of Preset Weekly Test RWT Disabled Check to enable Allow remote Manual Forward of active alerts Disabled Check to enable 48000 Samples Sec Audio output sample rate Follow this link to Setup gt Audio gt Audio Output Levels Tests to change EAS NET Decode and National Alerts If the remote EAS Send server is a DASDEC OneNet and National Alerts EAN EAT are sent over EAS NET then configure streaming live audio for National alerts on the remote server using the EAS NET Web audio streaming interface The remote server must use OGG format and
131. tup Users Session Idle Timeout The amount of idle time before being logged out of the One Net is programmable The default setting is 10 minutes Show User Permission Levels Help Placing a check mark in this box will show the user the help screen for permission levels This describes what settings feature is available at each permission level 29 4 5 Setup Email The One Net can be configured to optionally send email upon alert decoding origination and forwarding Select the Setup gt Email page to configure an outgoing email server and to configure the send options There are four tabbed sections Email Server Event Email Decoder Email and Encoder Email 4 5 1 Email Server To set the outgoing email server name without using authentication port 25 e Select Setup Email gt Email Server From this page you can set the name of the SMTP server for outgoing Emails from the One Net Enter a name in the text field after Outgoing Email Server and click Set amp Test Mail Server Name e The One Net will attempt to contact this Email server e If it succeeds the message OK Contacted Email Server will display under the name To test if Email can actually be sent via the chosen Email server type a valid Email address in the To text field and click Send Test Email If this works the chosen recipient should receive an Email EMail Server Event EMail DecoderFMail EncoderEMail NN Server Outgoing EMail Tr
132. ty force tune alerts are sent EAN EAT will always cause a force tune to this channel By using the Alert Type Priority Selection interface other EAS alert codes can have the associated priority number configured based upon a severity rating per client DVS644 SCTE 18 provides for 16 priority values however reserved uses for most values mean that in practice priority values are 0 3 7 11 and 15 with 15 being the highest priority alerts The priority of O has a special meaning An alert sent with 0 priority will establish a new set top box or TV sequence number The sequence number is incremented modulo 32 whenever an alert is sent with updated information The One Net supports this reset mode by allowing an alert to be set to O priority This setting should only be used for one alert and then changed to 1 15 There is also a field to extend the alert duration past the default One Net audio duration Keep in mind that the maximum allowed time for a DVS644 SCTE 18 message is 120 seconds The One Net also provides an interface to configure channel exceptions as needed These are channels that will ignore the alert The interface is shown enabled in the illustration above It is enabled disabled using a checkbox toggle Another useful feature the One Net provides is an interface for configuring and sending a private descriptor field Select the Generic Private Descriptor toggle to enable and then configure the three provided fields If the
133. ut of the RCA video output port on the back of the One Net Alternating Video page durations in seconds This value determines how long each video page is displayed if the EAS message is more than one page long Video Page color Font size and Font name Allows you to customize the page color font and font size of the NTSC video settings to your liking Serial controlled video duration Check this box to display the Internal CG video message as long as serial controlled CG is active Optional Duration Extension Time Entering a time in a mins secs format will extend the time that the details video message is displayed The maximum setting is 1 hr EAS Translation Language Options There are three translation options They are English English and Spanish and Spanish Click Accept Changes to make changes apply 4 8 Setup Decoder By default a One Net will run two EAS decoder channels from the Main audio device It will decode EAS out of the box However a variety of useful options can be configured to tune the decoder for operation in a specific system within a specific geographic region AII decoder configuration options can be accessed through the Setup Decoder page 4 8 1 Setup Decoder gt Forwarding The Decoder Forwarding page is used to configure EAS alert forwarding Forwarding is when a decoded EAS is relayed out an audio output of the One N et presumably into a broadcast audio signal and display a video me
134. utoscale Options disable 60 None L2 snapshot Wed May 20 12 10 38 2009 L2 snapshot wav L2 Last Post Decoded Alert Snapshot Wed May 27 01 05 58 2009 L2 post alert snapshot wav R2 Last Post Decoded Alert Snapshot Tue Jan 10 14 56 23 2012 R2 post alert snapshot wav Prev 1 Wed Jan 11 03 53 36 2012 2 Wed May 27 01 05 58 2009 Decoded Alert Auto Snapshot Disabled Check to Enable Decoded Alert Auto Snapshot Setup gt Audio gt Decoder Audio Decoder Audio Monitoring Configuration These two interfaces allow a One Net user to hear the audio from a selected decoder input The Select Decoder Audio to Monitor list presents all of the decoder audio channels available to hear The Decoder Audio Monitor Output list allows a specific output port to be selected to hear the audio chosen in Select Decoder Audio to Monitor Choose a decoder channel and select an output port that has speakers or the Internal Speaker and click Accept Changes To disable audio monitoring select the None decoder and or the None Audio output and again click Accept Changes Alert Forwarding Audio Configuration After the One Net decodes an EAS alert it can be configured to Forward the alert That is it can play the alert as audio over a selected audio output This interface allows 39 for enabling Forwarding audio on each of the audio output devices Enabling disabling i
135. ve The event file is sent as in 2 But the Web interface will display a field to enter a second user account for sending data files to the remote host The Secure Shell SSH network protocol is used for both transfers File Transfer Protocol FTP Uses the File Transfer Protocol FTP network protocol for both the data file transfers and event file transfer A password is required FTP does not encrypt or secure passwords during transmission The password is sent in clear text to the remote host FTP demon If security is an issue do not use or design an FTP based EAS NET scheme Some FTP daemons refuse passive port connections Use the provided checkbox to enable a non passive connection if needed TCP event notification Uses a TCP socket from the One Net to the remote host to send the alert event file For sending the optional data files one of FTP or SSH SCP network protocols can be selected A valid user account on the remote host must be entered The information described above for passwords and keys apply depending upon the chosen data protocol DVS168 EARS This is a special case of EAS NET A TCP socket is used to communicate an event notification while FTP is used to send data files Legacy Mediaroom This is a special protocol bundled under EAS NET when the MicrosoftO Mediaroom option is licensed 60 8 Mediaroom2 This is a special protocol bundled under EAS NET when the MicrosoftO Mediaroom option i
136. ve to return to this screen to add any FIPS codes that are missing from the Configured Available Encoder FIPS Locations list on the Encoder gt Send EAS gt General EAS screen 52 e To remove a location from the Configured Available Encoder FIPS Locations select a line in the Configured Available Encoder FIPS Locations field and click Remove Selected e All operations are immediate e If when encoding an alert on the screen Encoder Send EAS General EAS screen you find that a FIPS location code is missing there is a link on that screen back to the Setup Encoder General screen so you can amend the FIPS pool 4 9 2 Setup Encoder gt Required Tests Encoder Required Test Configuration NOTE Changes made on this page effective IMMEDIATELY except for time value changes for which you must click Accept Time Changes Automatic Random Required Weekly Test Generation Enabled Uncheck to disable effective immediately Required Weekly Tests are automatically generated Notes 1 if ist fime is greater then 2nd fime alert is scheduled from O hrs Midnight fo 2nd fime or Ist fime to 23 59 2 Arandom Automatic Weekly fest is only scheduled if no weekly fests have been originated during the current week Sun Sat 3 changes are made a previously scheduled weekly fest must be manually cancelled before a new test will be scheduled within the new fime frame See Encoder 7 Originated Alerts and Time Between Time a
137. vs rm MET ELECTRONICS MI One Net Digital Emergency Alert System Encoder Decoder Users Manual Model R189 Version 2 6 0 March 27 2015 Monroe Electronics Inc 100 Housel Avenue Lyndonville NY 14098 FCC I nformation FCC ID R8VDASDEC 1EN The One Net is fully compliant with FCC Part 11 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his her own expense Copyright 2015 Monroe Electronics LLC All Rights Reserved One Net is a Trademark of Monroe Electronics LLC Chyron CODI is a Trademark of Chyron Corporation NDU is a Trademark of Vela Inc All other Trademarks are hereby acknowledged CONTACT INFORMATION Monroe Electronics Inc 100 Housel Avenue Lyndonville NY 14098 Sales Technical support Jim Heminway Office 585 765 2254 ext 108 Office 585 765 2254 jfheminway monroe electronics com
138. way route can be used 4 Second Network Interface Enabled Uncheck to Disable 2nd NIC 2nd Network is Disabled 2nd Network Type Static Manually Configure Automatic via DHCP Manual Config Options 192 168 0200 IP Address 255 255 255 0 IP Netmask NIC 2 etc hosts Hostname single name no spaces dasdecnic2 Accept Changes Restart Network Cancel Changes Setup gt Network gt Configuration 2 NIC 3 and 4 Network If the optional NIC daughter board was purchased with your One Net you will have the ability to enable a 3 and 4 network interface The setup is the same as the first two networks except for the fact that DHCP is not supported A static IP address must be used Server Network Hostname no whitespace underscore or punctuation delimiting dots are OK R189SE TEST Select a gateway route option O No Gateway 9 Main Network Interface O 2nd Network Interface if selected remember to enable 2nd network 3rd Network Interface if selected remember to enable 3rd network O 4th Network Interface if selected remember to enable 4th network 192 0 0 1 IP Address of Gateway Auto recommended o 182 0 0 81 255 255 255 0 O Second Network Interface Disabled Check to enable 2nd NIC L Third Network Interface Disabled Check to enable 3rd NIC L Fourth Network Interface Disabled Check to enable 4th NIC Accept Changes Restart Network Cancel Changes 21
139. y add specific routes at network restart from the console login as root on console and manually edit etc sysconfig static routes Route entries can be conveniently disabled by placing the amp as the first character on a line this turns the line into a comment Then either run Vetc init d network restart or reboot Setup Network Configuration Current Network Static Routes 23 4 2 2 Security The One Net can be configured to allow unencrypted HTTP access or only SSL encrypted HTTPS access By placing a check mark in the box only SSL encrypted HTTPS access will be allowed T Update SSH Keys for Local and Gro Restore previous SSH Keys for Local and Group Setup Network Security SSH Key Management Interface WARNING DO NOT MODIFY any SSH Keys without consulting with the factory Secure Shell is used for EAS NET network communication control between a DASDEC II and other EAS NET compatible platforms including other DASDEC II s SSH is a secure communications method that relies on public private key encryption For a DASDEC II to communicate with another platform via SSH the public key from the DASDEC II s public private key pair must be authorized on the remote platform Authorization usually is achieved by copying the public key into a file on the remote host The DASDEC II uses the open source package OpenSSH for SSH features This package has a file called authorized keys2 under ro
140. y server address Enter the hostname port in the appropriate field below Make changes then submit with Accept Proxy Changes button Accept Changes Cancel Changes Setup Network Proxy 4 3 Setup gt Time One Net Clock and NTP The Setup Time page allows the hardware clock on the One Net to be set Date time and time zone may be set 26 Setup Time Software Version 2 5 0 Server Date and Time Configuration Make changes to date and or time and or timezone then press Submit button Date and Time Mar vj 5 v 2014 Server Time Zone Mon Day Year Tf changed server software will restart when changes are submitted 08 28 29 Eastern x Hrs Mins Secs Difference from UTC 5 0 Official time link if your browser has Internet access Submit Date Time Timezone Changes Cancel Changes Network Time Protocol NTP Configuration The DASDEC 1EN clock can be synchronized to a remote clock using NTP Provide a valid remote NTP server name or IP address accessible from your network This can be another DASDEC that has NTP enabled If the NTP Server name is left blank and NTP is enabled this DASDEC 1EN can still be used as an NTP master clock for other systems but will simply run it s own clock IMPORTANT Make sure UDP port 123 is open in any firewalls between this server and fhe NTP server NTP Server name or IP Address restart NTP to submit changes north america pool ntp org Check this to start res
141. ygKom tn GIcRRvO ikjCvRrvFnllOgco YZns9XzeVv 01953 y6MnJIggOoMY In4jUu4V x 4eLQjLpZin6INgYo3Y1nDkRycB OST1VE DmVvnOlOgeoRYxnldnwr1 1 w urPnBOiOenElegjon Y YnHOqf85 oyGGaFKRHqncl39gCoXYIn4PnPlx e IEUNa972BnGlhgtoYY8nhDM KvY 1x p3piYYbOhnKlogO0ouYCnK OX6g 1sRaahWIZxnolCgMohYJn8ObjYp x wv T88odvtinDl6gooqY DnTjQ90uOx avtJgMmgDTnHIPgfol Y FncfoMaO hgmo9YAn5ncgcglx M 8CdkApMQDnwlZgsoXY nlsPZM3 x DyxhUimRxNnwimg oQ Ygnkl60IC1 xzjn32MOETnH SnwlIvRHopnXIZgEo2Y1nhkq57F pmX7ZoBP1knHI1gOowYtnoQbOqNO BfijnK540BnBl8gqodYxnvs3Orw1 10 NOTE The Restart Server Button on this page can be clicked to restart the One Net server software This is used during License Key configuration It can also be used at any time the One Net appears to be functioning incorrectly A confirmation page is displayed before the restart is actually run All logged in users will be forced out of the system and will be required to log back in Decoding will be temporarily paused during the restart This is not a system reboot but nonetheless USE THIS OPTION WITH CARE Reboot Server This option is a full system reboot The unit will power down and go through the entire boot process when it starts back up Power Off Server This option powers down the One Net 4 1 1 Main License One Net ID This is a unique identifier for the actual One Net hardware This is different for every O

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