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Managing System Configuration

 
 

  

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The Management tab includes the following: 

 

PowerLink2 ID –

 Allows you to connect to the PowerLink2 with the ID instead 

of serial number.  

 

Ports

 - Allows changing the network ports in which PowerLink2 operates. 

HTTP is the port used for accessing your PowerLink2 from the internal 
network. HTTPS is used for access from the internet. If PowerLink2 is 
connected to a router that supports UPNP, checking the Open using UPNP will 
open the ports on the router automatically. 

 

Session Timeout

 – The amount of minutes until the user will be auto logged out 

from the web interface. Setting this to 0 (zero) will disable auto logout.  

 

Factory Settings 

– Press the RESET button to restore the PowerLink2 to it's 

factory defaults 

Network 

 

The Network tab includes the following: 

 

Hostname

 – The hostname that PowerLink2 will report to the network 

 

IP Address

 – The network parameters of the PowerLink2: 

 

IP Address – 

The IP address of the Visonic PowerLink2 

 

Subnet Mask 

– The subnet mask used with the IP Address

 

 

Default Gateway 

– The default gateway of the network 

 

DNS Server 

– The IP address of the DNS server 

Summary of Contents for PowerLink2

Page 1: ...anced ernet d Home Solution anced ernet d Home Solution anced ernet d Home Solution anced et based PowerLink2 User Guide Advanced Internet based Home Control Solution...

Page 2: ...13 Step 2 Logging In to the Router 14 Step 3 Port Forwarding Configuration 14 Step 4 Wi Fi Wireless Network Configuration 15 Step 5 Wi Fi Encryption Configuration 15 Visonic PowerLink2 Configuration 1...

Page 3: ...Security System 40 Security Information 41 Detectors 41 Accessories 41 Chapter 9 Managing Users 42 Adding Master User 43 Adding Removing Users 44 Editing User Profiles 44 Editing User Notifications 4...

Page 4: ...ding 60 Home Router 61 Wi Fi Wireless LAN 61 Product Limitations 61 Appendix A 63 Appendix B 64 IMPORTANT NOTICE Visonic is a manufacturer and supplier of equipment Visonic DOES NOT provide PowerManag...

Page 5: ...play of the current status of the home automation devices controlled by the PowerMax Security system In House video viewing via Wired or Wireless cameras around the house Recorded alarm time video of...

Page 6: ...Burglar Fire Flood Gas Emergency Panic Tamper o Trouble Indication Inactivity Low Battery Tamper Open Line Failure AC Failure RF Jamming o PowerMax Log Home Devices X10 Control o Lamp On Off Dim Brigh...

Page 7: ...o Pan Tilt o Save Image to Local HD o Current View Alarm View Users 1 Master User 7 Standard Users Management IP Address Auto configuration or Manual Configuration Reset to Factory Defaults Option Re...

Page 8: ...om PowerMax via RS 232 connection Size Internal PowerLink2 73X61 5X16mm 2 7 8 x 2 7 16 x 5 8 in Weight Internal PowerLink2 50g 1 8 oz Color Internal PowerLink2 Silver Operating Temperature 0 C to 49 C...

Page 9: ...Getting Started 8 Installation Package Contents 1 x Visonic PowerLink2 Internal PowerLink2 1 x 2m 6 5 feet Cat 5 Cable 1 x RS 232 Cable 1 x Resources CD...

Page 10: ...be freed if camera is WiFi One free Ethernet port on the home router for every added Ethernet camera One of the supported browsers o Internet Explorer version 6 0 or up o Firefox version 1 0 or up o...

Page 11: ...tallation Note PowerLink2 operation is not backed up by the control panel s battery and it is shut down during AC failure Hardware Installation Step 1 Open the control panel PowerMaxPro 1 2 Release sc...

Page 12: ...o the PowerLink2 2 Connect the Cat 5 cable from the PowerLink2 to the home router Flat cable Cat 5 cable to home router PowerMaxComplete 1 Connect the flat cable from the front panel to the PowerLink2...

Page 13: ...For detailed programming instructions of the menus the installer should refer to the PowerMax Installer Guide section 4 5 Defining Communication Parameters Setting the Communication Channel Follow th...

Page 14: ...broadband option for PowerLink2 IP RCVR 1 2 Enter the Central Station IP address the PowerLink2 will report to not mandatory field Router Configuration After installing the hardware you need to config...

Page 15: ...ternet Browser and in the Address line type HTTP Home Router IP Address Replace Home Router IP Address with the value of Home Router IP Address from the Installation form see Appendix B 2 Once the Log...

Page 16: ...k any channel The default channel is usually 6 5 Mark the selected channel in the Visonic PowerLink2 Installation Form Appendix B Step 5 Wi Fi Encryption Configuration PowerLink2 supports three encryp...

Page 17: ...oose your wireless encryption method 5 In the Encryption Key field type the Key String according to the Visonic PowerLink2 Installation Form Appendix B 6 Click button to apply the changes you ve made...

Page 18: ...ddress given to you by the installer If you have installed the Visonic PowerLink2 yourself use the following address From within the house http PowerLink2 IP Address Replace PowerLink2 IP Address with...

Page 19: ...assword Default Username and Password values if not changed by owner or installer Username Admin Password Admin123 Note that Username and Password are case sensitive 6 Click Login If you are unable to...

Page 20: ...ectors and accessories Cameras View Used to view images from the connected cameras Home Devices View Enables quick and efficient management of the home devices controlled by the PowerMax Security Syst...

Page 21: ...status of the house subsystems controlled by the PowerMax Security System in three Information panes 1 Home Devices Pane 2 Cameras Pane 3 Security Pane In the following sections each Information pane...

Page 22: ...lamp can be dimmed and brightened A heater can be set to a warmer or cooler temperature The text on and above the action buttons describes the functionality for the specific device To deactivate an a...

Page 23: ...of the pane Security System Pane This pane displays the system status as seen on the LCD screen of the PowerMax Security System and enables changing the arming mode To set an arming mode 1 Click the...

Page 24: ...is declared as an alarm situation All trouble events or events that do not put the security system into Alarm mode are considered Alerts and should be treated as soon as possible Alerts do not usually...

Page 25: ...splays Alert indications as long as alerts exist in the security system Once an alert is treated the Alert details are removed from the Alert Indicator and alert popup automatically If there aren t an...

Page 26: ...During an alarm you can view video recorded by the cameras from the pre alarm time if pre alarm time is configured onward You can also choose to view live video from the cameras To view video cameras...

Page 27: ...ion of Cameras view see Managing Video Cameras on page 34 Closing the Alarm Mode Screen You can close the Alarm mode screen Once the alarm mode screen is closed an alarm indication is displayed on all...

Page 28: ...Managing Alerts and Alarms 27 Note Click the Alarm Indicator to re display the Alarm mode screen ALARM INDICATOR...

Page 29: ...h The tabs display relevant information for each home automation device as well as functionality actions Functionality actions for a home automation device vary according to the device type For exampl...

Page 30: ...evices currently turned ON This list appears on the left side of the Work Area Inactive Devices List Includes all home automation devices currently turned OFF The lists display the following informati...

Page 31: ...es according to device type 1 Switch to Home Devices view and click the By Device Type tab 2 Click the Device Type icon of the type you require All devices of this type are listed with the following i...

Page 32: ...icons All devices of this location are listed with the following information Device type icon Device name or description Functionality actions according to device type Device status ON OFF Editing Dev...

Page 33: ...ome device by the device name To search for a specific device in the Devices View screen 1 Switch to Home Devices view and click the Search tab 2 Type a device name location type or status in the Find...

Page 34: ...system 1 In the left frame of the Visonic PowerLink2 window click SETUP 2 Click the HOME DEVICES tab 3 In the Set Device Name And Type screen you can Type a new name in the DEVICE NAME field or Click...

Page 35: ...upports a variety of cameras For an updated list of cameras go to the www visonic com web site and from the PowerLink2 page click on the Supported Camera Range link Adding Cameras Notes Wired and Wire...

Page 36: ...will be turned off Clicking an arming mode icon will apply a small X to it meaning that at this arming mode the camera will be off 8 Click to start the camera enrollment A message will indicate that...

Page 37: ...To remove a camera 1 In the Edit Cameras area locate the camera you want to remove and click the Remove icon The camera is removed from the list Important When removing more than one camera you need...

Page 38: ...r User disabled viewing of this camera from the web interface at this arming mode For each camera you can now do any of the following Click the and icons to switch camera preview ON or OFF In camera p...

Page 39: ...m the web interface To edit the video camera configuration of the system 1 In the side menu of the Visonic PowerLink2 window click 2 Click the Cameras tab For each camera you can edit the following Cl...

Page 40: ...amera from the web interface when the alarm system is in HOME arming mode Alarm images will still be recorded The icon will change to indicating that this camera is blocked when alarm system is in HOM...

Page 41: ...em in different arming modes Arming the PowerMax Security System The Visonic PowerLink2 enables remote arming and disarming of the PowerMax Security System The Security view displays the current statu...

Page 42: ...e is marked Orange Security Information Detectors The Security view displays a list of all the detectors enrolled in the system and their status For each detector the list displays its Zone Name Zone...

Page 43: ...each user of the Visonic PowerLink2 so every user receives only relevant notifications to the desired phone number or email address Users can also set up the type of notification SMS or email per eac...

Page 44: ...to your own user name 3 Change the password to your own password 4 Repeat this step in the Confirm Password area 5 Click APPLY Adding Master User The Visonic PowerLink2 is pre configured with a Maste...

Page 45: ...word to confirm Mobile The mobile phone number to which notifications are sent Note The mobile phone number is optional Email The email address to which notifications are sent PowerMax User Attach the...

Page 46: ...according to your needs 3 Click APPLY The user profile is updated in Users view Editing User Notifications User Notifications enables you to assign alarm alert notifications to specific users To assig...

Page 47: ...Managing Users 46 2 Edit the user notifications according to your needs 3 Click APPLY...

Page 48: ...users management Home Devices Locations and Device names Descriptions of the home devices connected to the PowerMax Cameras Enroll new cameras to the PowerLink2 and Edit existing ones Security PowerM...

Page 49: ...open the ports on the router automatically Session Timeout The amount of minutes until the user will be auto logged out from the web interface Setting this to 0 zero will disable auto logout Factory...

Page 50: ...ption method the length of the key will set the strength of the encryption 64bit or 128bit Users Managing PowerLink2 users is described at Chapter 8 Managing Users Home Devices Managing Home Devices i...

Page 51: ...ined users and defined names and types of Home Devices Upon reset the Master user is reset to the default username and password of the Visonic PowerLink2 To reset the Visonic PowerLink2 to it s factor...

Page 52: ...he appropriate interface and will display the functions associated with the phone Logging into PowerLink2 From your cellular phone browse to your PowerLink2 address in the same way you would browse wh...

Page 53: ...This allows you to arm or disarm the system using your cellular phone To arm or disarm the system 1 You can arm or disarm the system from the main menu XHTML On the WAP cellular interface select Secur...

Page 54: ...e Devices allows you to turn on and off the home appliances connected to the alarm system and to apply to them specific actions To control a home device 1 From the main menu select Home Devices The Ho...

Page 55: ...on on your cellular phone Filtering Searching Home Devices list This provides a quick way to search for the appliance you want to control Note The instructions below are intended for WAP cellular phon...

Page 56: ...Make your selection from the list 5 The list is now filtered according to your selection 6 To return to the main menu click the button on your Visonic PowerLink2 or click the button on your cellular...

Page 57: ...mage size link allows you to change the size of the viewed image Start Show enables you to view the camera Alarm View switches to alarm images viewing mode Click on the Quick View to open the larger c...

Page 58: ...he image to pan and tilt a camera applicable only to cameras that support this feature Use the orange icon to view alarm images of the last recorded alarm Alarm Images Screen Click on the image to ret...

Page 59: ...eview the events one by one The date and time of occurrence are memorized for each event When reading the event log events are shown in chronological order as defined by the PowerMax usually from the...

Page 60: ...security system accessories is open or removed from the wall Inactivity One or more of the security system accessories has lost connection with the control panel Low Battery One of the security syste...

Page 61: ...r or take care of the alarm situation fire gas flood etc Control Panel The control panel is the main unit of a security system It collects information from various detectors and responds in various wa...

Page 62: ...les connecting multiple devices to the Internet at the same time via one DSL Cable modem The WAN Wide Area Network port of the Home Router connects to the DSL Cable modem Devices that need to be conne...

Page 63: ...led and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If t...

Page 64: ...he camera 2 Move the camera closer to the WiFi router until view is regained The user cannot access the web interface of the PowerLink2 from within the home premises 1 The PowerMax control panel is no...

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