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Building Technologies
048_DMS_NK8237_ICC_MP4.40_A6V10316241_a_en.doc
Fire Safety & Security Products
06.2011
Linking the fire panels to the NK8237
All fire panels must be linked to the NK8237. Proceed as follows:
1.
Select and expand the
NK8237 Ethernet
to display the
BACnet Client Protocol
.
2.
Select the node of the first FC20xx/FC72x panel.
3.
Drag and drop the selection to
BACnet Client Protocol
.
A new node appears in the tree under the protocol representing the link.
4.
Repeat the last two steps for all the panels of the fire system.
Tip:
If several stations have to be linked to the network driver, you can profit of
the Composer grid mode and link all stations in one shot. Just proceed as follows:
–
Expand the
NK8237 Ethernet
to display the
BACnet Client Protocol
.
–
Select the FS20/FS720 system node.
–
Select the
Children
tab: the list of stations appears.
–
Select all stations: click the first FC20xx/FC72x icon (in the first column, see
image below), then press the SHIFT key and click the last icon in the list. Alter-
natively, you can also select one icon after the other keeping the CTRL key
pressed.
–
Keeping the SHIFT or CTRL key pressed, drag and drop the selected list to the
Network Driver. Note that you may wait a little while before the link icon
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shows up on the desti-
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