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Welch Allyn Connex CS Central Station Install Guide 

 

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Summary of Contents for Connex CS

Page 1: ...Welch Allyn Connex CS Central Station Install Guide Platform CPU...

Page 2: ...ldwide Under such laws the licensee is entitled to use the copy of the software incorporated with this instrument as intended in the operation of the product in which it is embedded The software may n...

Page 3: ...10 3 Setup 14 General Setup 14 Setup a Video Display 15 Setup a Welch Allyn Printer 15 Setup a Customer Supplied Printer 15 Warm Spare installation 15 4 Central Station Startup 18 Different startup 18...

Page 4: ...ually assign per covered area licenses 50 Assign Per Care Unit Licenses 52 When Complete 52 Assign a Warm Spare 53 Create a View 55 View Customizations for Mapped by patient location 60 Managing Devic...

Page 5: ...repeater via standard copper HDMI cable 100 Plug Play instructions 100 Type 2 single repeater via HDMI cable with signal boosters 101 Plug Play instructions 101 Type 3 single repeater via fiber optic...

Page 6: ...vi Welch Allyn Connex CS Central Station Install Guide Configure for use with Active Directory 122 Order the security providers 126 Delete a security provider 126...

Page 7: ...nections if applicable c Establish Teamviewer remote access to Connex server to minimize time in the data center 3 Install Central Station s 4 Install Warm Spare station if applicable 5 Confirm basic...

Page 8: ...to computer and display Turn on both units Confirm boot and startup sequence Confirm basic system operation including device connectivity Spot and Continuous profiles Confirm Teamviewer access Setup...

Page 9: ...ciated peripheral equipment including Keyboard Mouse Video Display Laser Printer Repeater Displays For installing other items not mentioned above refer to Related Documents Responsibilities The proces...

Page 10: ...additional important information The content of the note may not be contained elsewhere in the document Required Equipment The person performing this installation should have the following tools and s...

Page 11: ...S Hospital Information System the network in use by the facility that supports network communication with various systems and devices including Connex CS central station Connex server and devices Inst...

Page 12: ...on Virtual Connex Server A server instance which has been virtualized to an appliance form includes Operating System Connex Applications and Database and installed within the customer s Virtual Server...

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Page 14: ...stem consists of a central station that receives and displays information from connected devices In this configuration continuous and episodic devices communicate over the network to the central stati...

Page 15: ...stallation of all electrical service data cabling and fixture installations e g desk top space shelving equipment rack etc These should have all been prepared prior to your arrival at the facility CAU...

Page 16: ...ach component visually inspect for damage which may have been sustained during shipment 4 Contact the field Project Coordinator via Welch Allyn technical support as necessary to report damaged or miss...

Page 17: ...el controls and connectors A Power LED B Power Switch Press and release to turn on the CPU Push and hold to turn off C Hard disk LED Turns on when the computer read or writes data to the hard disk D F...

Page 18: ...ng Figure 2 3 CPU Rear Panel connectors A AC Power inlet 100 240 VAC E Network RJ45 B USB 2 0 ports Qty 3 F Audio out Green C On board VGA video HD15 G DisplayPort Video connector for repeater display...

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Page 20: ...ng 2 or more USB extension cables in series may result in intermittent problems with input type devices 4 Attach an RJ45 type network cable from the CPU to the nearest wall mounted network jack identi...

Page 21: ...all mounted network jack identified for use with the central station 4 Power on the laser printer 5 Refer to the network information table from the Connex CS Customer Project Req Form Appendix B1 to c...

Page 22: ...uctions in Setup for these general steps Note A Warm Spare station is not required to be installed in the local area near a Central Station A Warm Spare station may be installed anywhere within the fa...

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Page 24: ...tartup process if the Connex server is unreachable The central station may also be running in a degraded mode until the Connex server is brought online e g ADT services may not be available Warm Spare...

Page 25: ...Power on the displays and any other peripherals which require power 3 Turn the power ON for the main CPU using the power control switch on the front bezel The Power On Self Test POST runs and displays...

Page 26: ...tional configuration may be required on site Refer to Configuration Details for additional information on that subject 3 Refer to Appendix A Troubleshooting if problems are encountered with starting u...

Page 27: ...he exception of print drivers installation typically no additional configuration is required beyond this point a Print drivers may be required to work with customer supplied printers Refer to Network...

Page 28: ...onfigure Network Rendezvous services Configure the License Pool Assign a Warm Spare Create a View Add Devices Localize stations for the clinical setting Configure continuous vital signs outbound Confi...

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Page 30: ...any central station or the Connex server and only needs to be done once for the entire network of central stations and Connex server To backup Connex CS users and configuration information 1 Insert a...

Page 31: ...e By default the file will be called WAConfigurationSettings xml but should be changed to the following format for consistency System S N config Country or State Facility Name Date An example CN01087...

Page 32: ...amData Welchallyn Config Backup Note ProgramData is typically a hidden file You may need to type location by hand into the folder location bar using the keyboard The folder Config Backup may not exist...

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Page 34: ...ay Press the Input or Source control button on the display Ensure that the correct input is being viewed Make sure the display s AC power cord is firmly attached to the display and to the outlet Check...

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Page 36: ...he Table of Contents at the beginning of this document General Configuration Warm Spare This section provides information about how to manually configure a system from a default Warm Spare state all t...

Page 37: ...bove and make changes as needed CAUTION If you are manually configuring a central station from the Warm Spare state performing steps in sequence is key to the overall success of the installation Failu...

Page 38: ...To add a new station click in the Add station field and type a name for the station Refer to the Connex CS Customer Project Req Form Appendix B1 and B2 as needed to determine the proper entry for the...

Page 39: ...33 Figure B 4 Newly added station example 9 Click Save when finished 10 Click on the Back button in the window header...

Page 40: ...are two sub windows within the Master bed list main window 3 Click on Edit near the bottom of the window 4 Create a new Master bed list if there are no units present CAUTION Fields in the Master bed l...

Page 41: ...r and Unit fields An example is shown below in Figure B 6 Facility Building Floor and Unit entry field examples 3 When finished click Add A new entry for the Unit appears in the Units window Figure B...

Page 42: ...Room field and enter a room name or number 3 Click in the Bed field and enter a bed name or number See Figure B 8 Single Room and Bed entry fields example Figure B 8 Single Room and Bed entry fields...

Page 43: ...37 Figure B 9 Newly added Room and Bed examples...

Page 44: ...field to enter the last room number of a range 5 Click in the Bed Start field to enter the first bed name of the range 6 Click in the Bed End field to enter the last bed name of the range An example i...

Page 45: ...3 A pop up window appears asking to confirm the removal Click Yes to confirm the removal or No to cancel 4 Re enter the room and bed information as needed Note Removal of a room with more than one bed...

Page 46: ...ure B 12 CSV entry fields available in advanced options Figure B 12 CSV entry fields available in advanced options 4 Click on the gray text within the CSV file window 5 Copy and paste room and bed inf...

Page 47: ...B2 2 Click Save when finished 3 Click on the Back button in the window header The Location management menu appears 4 Navigate to Covered Area to make additional configuration changes CAUTION All beds...

Page 48: ...gn a station to the covered area CAUTION Anytime changes are made to the Central Station Covered area the system must be rebooted for changes to take complete effect To get started 1 From the Settings...

Page 49: ...k on the new covered area 3 South in this example and click on Mark as default if this is the default system for the network See Figure B 16 Covered areas window example for an example Note The defaul...

Page 50: ...ltiple stations will be present select only the unit and or rooms and beds to be assigned only to covered area chosen Note Refer to the Connex CS Customer Project Req Form Appendix B2 as needed for ad...

Page 51: ...on the Back button in the window header The Location management menu appears CAUTION Anytime changes are made to the Central Station Covered area the system must be rebooted for changes to take compl...

Page 52: ...of the screen 3 In the Services to be resolved by DCP window click on the entry with the Connex server s old IP Address info and then select Delete a Create an entry with the following attributes Serv...

Page 53: ...Create an entry for episodic data with the following attributes Ordinal 8 Patient spot upload connection request WACP over TCP Host If stand alone Central Station IP address of central station Host If...

Page 54: ...ick on the Service Tools tab 6 Click anywhere in the Command Line window to display the cursor 7 Type shutdown r Enter to reboot the CPU with a 30 second delay 8 Repeat all steps for each additional c...

Page 55: ...e to a system that is in use it may also be required to reboot all attached devices to obtain updates NRS settings information Configure the License pool Licenses for Connex CS are distributed from We...

Page 56: ...Configuration window example for an example 2 The UNASSIGNED license pool automatically decreases as license are assigned to the covered area Note The Allocate All function limits the quantity of lice...

Page 57: ...51 Figure B 21 Per Covered Area Licenses assignment example 4 Licenses are automatically removed from the UNASSIGNED column 5 Repeat steps 1 through 4 for each Covered Area on the network...

Page 58: ...associated with the Unit name for the central station 2 Click in the box for the Unit to enable a license for each feature Refer to the Connex CS Customer Project Req Form Appendix B2 as needed 3 If t...

Page 59: ...signed to a station it will no longer function as a Warm Spare The CPU will also be rebooted at the end of the process to complete the station assignment 1 From Settings click on the Warm Spare tab Th...

Page 60: ...gure B 23 Confirm warm spare assignment example 6 Click Yes to continue Click No to cancel 7 The system must be rebooted to apply changes from Warm Spare mapping An example is shown in Figure B 24 War...

Page 61: ...iews yet created example 3 Observe that the Covered Area name for the station is displayed in the upper left corner of the screen No rooms and beds are yet viewable at this point 4 On the navigation a...

Page 62: ...ure B 26 Views window with no views created yet example 7 Click Add to create a new view The window changes to display the View Configuration fields An example is shown below in Figure B 27 View creat...

Page 63: ...cation An example view configuration is shown below in Figure B 28 View configuration example a For an Automatically sorted view choose the customization order from the samples provided b For a Manual...

Page 64: ...s is shown below in Figure B 29 View configuration with multiple views created example a Change the view display order with the Move Up and Move Down buttons on the right side b Modify a view with the...

Page 65: ...59 Figure B 29 View configuration with multiple views created example...

Page 66: ...n example Figure B 30 Mapped by patient location view configuration example 2 Observe that there are two sub areas One area contains a bed list with rooms and beds in ascending order as previously con...

Page 67: ...tile location CAUTION While it is not required that all beds assigned to the covered area be displayed in all views remember that unmapped beds will not be available Use care to ensure that all desir...

Page 68: ...ea for additional information on configuring the default covered area 1 Power on a device with continuous mode support 2 Connect the device to the network 3 Enter some manual data on the device such a...

Page 69: ...left side b Devices which are idle do not appear with a wave symbol on the left side Note Assignment of devices can only be taken when a device is not currently in use 10 Use the Location drop down m...

Page 70: ...ve when finished to store all device assignments Changing device assignments During the course of using the system it may become necessary to move a device from one location to another such as another...

Page 71: ...ally assignments for devices are made on an Unit basis This allows clinical user flexibility to move the device from any room bed location throughout the covered area 6 Upon selecting a new location t...

Page 72: ...on for a Bolted room and bed example 7 Repeat steps 1 through 6 to change locations for additional continuous mode devices 8 Select Save when finished to store all updated device assignments 9 Click B...

Page 73: ...ital Signs General to display a list of support episodic parameters made available to all clinicians An example is show below in Figure B 37 Vital Signs General Parameters configuration window example...

Page 74: ...al setting to control how hone a discharged patient is retained in the patient list The default value is 24 hours and can be changed using the drop down menu choices An example is shown in Figure B 38...

Page 75: ...ymbols All three tags are enabled by default 8 To make changed first select Edit and then Enabled to allow override of the default Patient tag values 9 To hide a tag from view un check it 10 Additiona...

Page 76: ...y default the controls are all disabled 3 Select the Edit and Enabled button to make changes for manual volume override and hourly volume control settings if desired 4 Changes can also be made for Lan...

Page 77: ...ration window example below 4 Select the desired Alarm audio threshold by clicking on the corresponding radio button as circled in Figure B 41 Alarm audio configuration window example 5 Click Save whe...

Page 78: ...e radio buttons determine whether this feature is controlled by the On Off button alone Manual or if the scheduling capability is enabled Automatic Note The manual On Off control capability is enabled...

Page 79: ...rest state right illustrates the change in appearance of a patient tile at the Central station Figure B 44 Central station patient tiles in normal state left and rest state right Additionally all ena...

Page 80: ...74 Configuration Details and an alarm condition occurs...

Page 81: ...ls data to the HIS application An example is shown if Figure B 45 Continuous vital signs outbound configuration window example below Note Only change the port number if directed by Welch Allyn Applica...

Page 82: ...w in Figure B 46 Stations Settings menu tree and hierarchy Figure B 46 Stations Settings menu tree and hierarchy 3 Click on STATIONS to make change that affect all Central Stations on the network The...

Page 83: ...Station Thus devices inherit the same units of measure as the Central Station If changes are made to the Units of Measure at the Central Station while devices are connected those devices received the...

Page 84: ...re not currently being monitored on the Central Station 1 From a Central Station navigate to Settings Admin tools Settings menu click on Sever 2 From Connex Server launch the Admin Tools launcher Admi...

Page 85: ...scribes the function of each setting Table B 4 ADTAUTODISCHARGE setting functions and default values Setting Label Function Default value ENABLED Turns Auto Discharge functions on off for patients whi...

Page 86: ...Discharger and ADT Auto Discharger processes 2 second UNLINKED STALEPERIOD MINU TES Determines a period of time in MINUTES until automatic discharge of a patient for which no activity has taken place...

Page 87: ...ten the process runs in MINUTES 2 EXECUTIONSEQUENCE Controls the run order between Late ADT Matching Confirmed Auto Discharger and ADT Auto Discharger processes 1 first INCLUDENULLADMITDATES Turns the...

Page 88: ...indows Explorer window 4 Navigate to the following location C Program Files x86 Welch Allyn Connex CS CS Version Components PatientReview Images 5 Rename the file FacilityLogo png to WA logo png to ma...

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Page 90: ...on of the AGS takes place on both the local central station client and the Connex server Each central station configured for communication with the AGS interface must be configured locally Configure a...

Page 91: ...d alone central station versus client server Identify which type of central station is being configured and follow the respective sections below Input output configuration for AGS client server topolo...

Page 92: ...T USE UNCHECKED AGS Inputs Covered areas grayed out 2 Review Output configuration settings next Confirm that the configuration settings are as follows Output Type AGS Port 400 3 If any changes are mad...

Page 93: ...87 Figure C 2 Stand alone central station alarm gateway input output configuration window example...

Page 94: ...27 0 0 1 Port 51500 DO NOT USE UNCHECKED AGS Inputs Covered areas grayed out 2 Review Output configuration settings next Confirm that the configuration settings are as follows Output Type IHE ACM IP A...

Page 95: ...C 3 Alarm gateway priority filter window example 2 Confirm settings for All covered areas match those desired by the facility Refer to the Connex CS Customer Project Req Form as needed 3 For All cove...

Page 96: ...uire different settings from the default value Refer to the Connex CS Customer Project Req Form as needed for additional input data 5 Click Save if changes were made to the configuration After all cha...

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Page 98: ...e 1 On the navigation area click on Settings The login screen appears 2 Login using the service account User ID and Password information Upon success the Settings window appears 3 Click on the Service...

Page 99: ...93 Figure D 1 Shell Mode configuration screen example...

Page 100: ...dentify the network printer and obtain a driver compatible with Windows 7 64 bit Refer to the Connex CS Customer Project Req Form Appendix B1 for additional information To install a printer on the cen...

Page 101: ...cturer and model from the menus 7 If the printer is not listed select Have Disk and browse to the location of the INF driver file Select OK when ready 8 Click on the printer and then select Next 9 Cha...

Page 102: ...by default 8 If the system is not installed on a domain the Internet Time tab will be available a Click on Internet time Change settings b Click on Synchronize with an Internet time server c Use the...

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Page 104: ...as at least one available HDMI input 3 Has speakers 4 Has a USB port to provide power for the fiber optic HDMI cable Note USB port is only required for solutions that use a fiber optic HDMI adapter Re...

Page 105: ...h screens simultaneously Install HDMI converter By default the Central Station only uses the computer s one VGA output The DisplayPort video is used for the repeater display but requires the installat...

Page 106: ...ble to the HDMI input on the repeater display Refer to the display manufacturer s user guide to locate HDMI inputs if needed 4 On the repeater display press the source input button to select the HDMI...

Page 107: ...PUT and OUTPUT a Plug the end of the HDMI cable labeled INPUT into the HDMI converter at the back of the central station PC b Plug the end of the HDMI cable labeled OUTPUT into the HDMI input on the r...

Page 108: ...nnector to drive its power needs An example is illustrated below in Figure E 4 Fiber optic cable overview Figure E 4 Fiber optic cable overview Plug Play instructions 1 Ensure that all displays and th...

Page 109: ...the HDMI cable previously attached 9 Physical installation is complete The repeater display should now be showing a duplicate of the central station display 10 Proceed to Central Station configuratio...

Page 110: ...resolution and audio differently for all of them Port 1 will be the primary output so EDID information will be taken from there The capabilities of the display on Port 1 will be applied to all other p...

Page 111: ...click on Settings The login screen appears 2 Login using the service account User ID and Password information Upon success the Settings window appears 3 Click on the Service Tools tab 4 Click on Shell...

Page 112: ...106 Repeater Display Install Figure E 6 Shell Mode configuration screen example...

Page 113: ...d display by default To ensure the same open the Intel HD Graphics Control Panel then select Display Figure E 7 Intel HD Graphics control panel example Set the resolution to 1680x1050 Then drop down t...

Page 114: ...resulting in unusual screen visibility Calibrating the display helps to ensure that colors are represented accurately on the given monitor To calibrate the display 1 Open Display Color Calibration by...

Page 115: ...nel Under the Playback tab right click Speakers and set them to the default device Figure E 10 Sound control panel Playback example Under the Recording tab right click in available white space and ena...

Page 116: ...s Under the Listen Tab Select Listen to this device then select the repeater display in the Playback through this device dropdown Figure E 12 Sound control panel Stereo Mix example Under the Levels ta...

Page 117: ...tion c Select Settings Display Color and Audio d Select Power Usage On Battery and Plugged in e Enable Automatic Adjustment f Select Application ConnexCS Note if ConnexCS is not in the list of Applica...

Page 118: ...tting Windows volume levels Note It is recommended to make sure that volume is set to highest for both the Central Station and repeater display If there are sound adjustments to be made for the repeat...

Page 119: ...Edit to make changes An example is shown below in Figure E 18 Shell Mode configuration screen example 5 Select the corresponding radio button for Connex CS version number 6 Additionally select the ch...

Page 120: ...114 Repeater Display Install Figure E 18 Shell Mode configuration screen example...

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Page 122: ...orkflow to configure Device Clinician Authentication contains a basic workflow to configure an use this feature Further details are the provided in the content below Note Once authentication provider...

Page 123: ...supports creation of multiple security providers of type ConnexDatabase and Microsoft Active Directory service View Device Clinician Authentication settings 1 From the central station navigate to the...

Page 124: ...f providers 3 A Provider Name listed with a check in the status column indicates it is currently in use Configure for use with Connex Database 1 Select ConnexDatabase to authenticate against the Conne...

Page 125: ...ticating against the Connex CS Database are shown below in the table below Table F 1 Connex CS Database Clinician ID fields Identifier Meaning UserNam e User Account Name in the Connex Database Id Cli...

Page 126: ...ls Connex CS Database example below To configure group membership settings 1 Check each group that applies 2 Key in additional group names as needed and press the Add button 3 Each new group must alre...

Page 127: ...pisodic test records from the device to ECS Example a clinician authenticates at the device with a valid clinician number and password EMR ID is mapped to clinician middle name But not all clinicians...

Page 128: ...for use with Active Directory Add a provider for Active Directory 1 On the main window in the Add provider area select ActiveDirectory from the drop down list An example is shown highlighted below Fi...

Page 129: ...Connex CS Customer Project Req Form Appendix B1 as needed for this information 6 Press the Add button This verifies that the domain IP address is valid as well as the user credential exist in the act...

Page 130: ...details Active Directory example 1 Check each group that applies Refer to the Connex CS Customer Project Req Form Appendix B1 as needed for input data in these fields 2 Key in additional group names...

Page 131: ...is not valid Add a Custom active directory identifier There are many user attributes available in active directory in addition to the defaults above Further active directory supports creation of cust...

Page 132: ...of security providers example Note The order is important when multiple security providers are configured and selected The first successful authentication or lookup is used The remaining providers in...

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