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Installation and Operation Manual
Alarm Associations - Patch Panel
The
Associate Patch Panel Alarms
screen is displayed by expanding the
Alarm Associations
node (inside the
Alarm
Configuration
node) on the left-hand side of the display area and then clicking on the
Patch Panel
node. Use this
screen to configure ten monitor/alarm contact association tables which are used to define which individual monitors will
display which individual patch panel alarms.
Patch panel alarms are listed on the vertical axis and monitors are listed on the horizontal axis. Alarms are listed by port
reference and monitors are listed by their monitor identification number, with port references shown in brackets. In the
port references, the first character refers to the matrix to which the equipment is connected (X = primary unit, A-F =
secondary unit) and the second and third characters are the port number on that matrix.
Ensure that the required association table number is selected from the
Choose Alarm Association Set
screen and
then follow the steps below to configure the monitor/alarm contact associations:
1. Click the
Patch Panel
tab.
2. Double-click in the appropriate cell. A drop down list is displayed. For example in the figure above, an association
between patch panel alarm X05 and monitor 2 (X02) is currently selected.
3. To specify that the patch panel alarm should be associated with this monitor, use the drop down list to select the tick
symbol. To specify that no association should be made between the alarm and monitor, use the drop down list to
select the cross symbol.
It is also possible to use the drag down method to change multiple fields in a column to the same setting. Select the
required option in the uppermost field and then click and drag the cursor over the fields below that are to be set the
same. Press the
Enter
key to copy the setting to the highlighted fields.
4. Repeat steps 1 and 2 to make additional changes.
Note
By default, there is no association between any patch panel alarm and monitor. However, each connected patch panel
alarm contact should be associated with at least one monitor. Without this association, any video or on-screen message
that is set to be shown when the alarm is triggered will not be displayed.
