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152 The Workstation Installation/Operation Manual Version 2 Document 51540 Rev. B1 4/8/02
4.11.5 Operation
The NFN Explorer is a browser application that allows the user to view and edit properties of panels and devices that
exist on the Noti•Fire•Net™ or a standalone NFS-640 panel from the UniNet Workstation. When the application
loads, it displays a list of all panels identified on the Noti•Fire•Net™ on the left side of a two-pane window. For
each object found, a node number and name are listed. Using the familiar explorer style interface, the user may
expand objects on the left side of the screen to reveal the individual devices inherent to that object. When the user
clicks on an individual device (such as a detector), the properties attributed to that device are displayed on the right
half of the screen.
4.11.4 The NFN Explorer
Once opened, the NFN Explorer plug-in looks very much like the Windows Explorer. The style of the Explorer is a
two pane window, displaying all known panels monitored by that NFN NION on the left side, and properties and
values of each device on the panels on the right. The Object line operates much like the address bar of an internet
browser, telling you which panel you are currently looking at, right down to the device.
Figure 4-22: The NFN Explorer
4.11.6 Compatible Panels
The NFN NION and the NFN Explorer are compatible with Noti•Fire•Net™ version 4.0 or higher of the following 8
panels.
AFP 200 (Version 4 or higher NAM-232W/F required)
AFP 300 (Version 4 or higher NAM-232W/F required)
AFP 400 (Version 4 or higher NAM-232W/F required)
AFP 1010 (Version 4 or higher SIB-NET required)
AM 2020
NCA (Network Control Annunciator)
NCS (Network Control Station)
ONYX NFS-640
*NFN Explorer will show that a device exists on the network, but will not display any properties for AFP 200, NCA, or
NCS.
There are three functional buttons on the NFN Explorer:
•
Update - This button sends out edits made to the appropriate panel.
• Cancel - This button will cancel all pending updates. All edits (noted in the green font) will be lost.
• Exit - This button closes the NFN Explorer.
The bottom bar of the Explorer displays the Site ID and the Panel Type of whichever panel is currently being
viewed.