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Security Profiles - Operator functionality and activity are controlled by the assignment of security profiles.
Each operator and administrator is assigned a security profile with their system member record. Security profiles
contain a list of all workstation functions to which anyone assigned to that profile is allowed access.
Single Ended Event - An event that, once it is received, leaves the sending device in the same condition that it
was in originally. A good example of a single event is a card access event, which doesn't actually change the
status of the device.
Site - A site is a collection of screens that pertain to one particular device network. This can be a local area
network or a remote BCI site calling into a wide area server. Each UniNet network has at least one site, the first
generally being a local area network.
Site Annunciation Icons - Site Annunciation icons are special device icons that represent the overall condition
of a site monitored on the network. Site Annunciation icons have two states: normal and off-normal. The state of a
Site annunciation icon is dependent on the condition of the devices at the site it represents. If all devices at the
represented site are in normal condition, then the site annunciation icon displays a normal condition. If any device
at the site reports an off-normal condition, then the site annunciation icon is changed to be displayed in an off-
normal condition.
Software Key - The Software Key attaches to the parallel port of a workstation and provides authorization and
feature information to the workstation. A software key is needed for each workstation running the software.
Speech Annunciation - Speech Annunciation provides spoken voice annunciation of off-normal events
received by the workstation. These speech annunciations can provide detailed information in a flexible format and
can increase the operator's understanding of events coming into the workstation.
SubNode - A subnode number is used when a NION is monitoring another network or a wide area server is
connected to a digital receiver with multiple accounts. Each subnode number represents a node on the other
network or a receiver account number. In a standard device ID, the subnode address is the second set of three
digits.
Supervisory Alarm Event - A Supervisory alarm is a special alarm to indicate action that has functionally
disabled a key device (for either fire protection or security). An example of this is the event generated if the water
valve is shut off for a sprinkler system.
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TCP/IP - The protocol used by the workstation level of the UniNet network that provides communication between
workstations, event managers, and servers.
Trouble Event - A Trouble Event indicates a functional problem with a device on the network. Examples of
trouble events include a device or workstation going off-line, a battery low or no power event, a clogged head on a
smoke detector, etc.
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UPS - UPS stands for Uninterruptable Power Supply. A UPS is used between the power source and the worksta-
tion and provides battery backup in case the power fails. A UPS will allow the workstation to continue to operate
as usual for a period of time determined by the UPS's rating.
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Vector Graphics - Vector Graphics are based on lines, boxes, curves, and fills between discrete points in two
dimensional space. Because all objects are described as sets of points, lines, curves, and fills that can be recreated
at any scale, vector drawings are freely scalable over an unlimited range with no loss of resolution. This makes
vector drawings ideal for floor plan layouts and detailed design work.
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Wide Area Server - The Wide Area Server provides communications between the Event Manager and one or
more BCIs (Building Communications Interface). (See UniNet System Architecture).