600-SERIES HARDWARE MANUAL
Appendix F - Starting and Stopping Services
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– Appendix : Starting & Stopping GCS Services
The core GCS Services must be running and have their listening ports correctly set to log
events to the SG Software and Database. Ports must be unblocked at firewalls and devices.
Core Service Name
Listening
Ports
Other Ports
GCS Client Gateway Service
4002
5010 for SysID
GCS Communication Service
4000
3001 for 508i controllers (if used)
GCS DBWriter Service
4001
GCS Event Service
4003
3001 for 600 controllers
System Galaxy Communication Server
(and Event Server)
Core GCS Services are installed on the main Communication Server.
They appear on
the System Tray (hover your mouse over the icons to make sure Windows is refreshed)
.They
should run automatically when the pc/server is started.
To start a service
that is not running you must go to the Window’s Start button and choose
Settings>Control Panel>Administrative Tools>Services.
o
Scroll down until you find the GCS Service you need to start then right-click its name
and pick ‘Start’ from the menu.
To Stop a service
you can use the same method above only pick ‘Stop’ on the menu.
To make a Service to run automatic, right click the name of the Service and pick ‘Properties’ on the menu
and set the startup to be automatic.
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