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ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING LTD

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Runner Link 

Gateway

 

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DD

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ON 

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NTERNET 

A

LARM 

C

OMMUNICATION 

B

OARD 

(TCP/IP) 

 

 

 

Installation and Programming Guide 

 

P/N 7111751 

March 2007

 

Summary of Contents for Runner Link

Page 1: ...ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING LTD Runner Link Gateway ADD ON INTERNET ALARM COMMUNICATION BOARD TCP IP Installation and Programming Guide P N 7111751 March 2007 ...

Page 2: ...t that this product can not be compromised or circumvented that this product will prevent any person injury or property loss or damage by burglary robbery fire or otherwise or that this product will in all cases provide adequate warning or protection Purchaser understands that a properly installed and maintained product can only reduce the risk of burglary robbery or other events occurring without...

Page 3: ...Cables 6 CONFIGURING THE RUNNER LINK 8 CHANGING THE PC IP ADDRESS TO THE INITIAL SETTING 8 CHANGING TO THE AUTHORIZED PC IP ADDRESS 10 SETTING THE BOARD TO THE FACTORY DEFAULT IP ADDRESS 12 UPLOAD DOWNLOAD PROGRAM VIRTUAL KEYPAD 13 USING THE VIRTUAL KEYPAD 13 Initiating Communication with the Unit 15 Example 1 Taking Control of the Unit Alarm Disarm 17 Example 2 Changing the Password Installer Mod...

Page 4: ... cost communication link with any Monitoring Service of their choice When connected to a central monitoring station over the Internet the alarm system has the ability to ensure professional protection 24 7 This is because a watchdog timer ensures that the communication link from the control panel to the central monitoring station is always intact and if there is a break in communication an alarm i...

Page 5: ...hen an alarm is triggered on your premises the signal is immediately received on one of the many monitoring stations Depending on how you have configured the system the alarm can propagate the alarm via SMS messaging and voice messages to multiple recipients At the same time the operator can intervene and escalate the alarm if required The RUNNER LINK Gateway is a true Plug Play device and only ha...

Page 6: ... servers take over from one another if one fails When the repaired server is put back online it automatically updates itself with any new information from the working servers until it is synchronized Monitoring Software Tools It is recommended that you choose a service provider that uses modern sophisticated software tools and able to monitor your alarm system events An example of one of the basic...

Page 7: ...xe This file contains two programs and when installed places two icons on your Desktop IP Configuration Runner Link This program is used by the installer to setup the unit in the field Upload Download Virtual Keypad enables someone to use it as a remote Internet keypad to access your Alarm System ReveiverServer exe This is a service that must be installed on the Receiver Servers at the premises of...

Page 8: ...in your CD reader 2 Copy the IP Link exe file onto your PC and then double click it 3 Ensure that you now have both the Pconfig exe and the Upload Download exe icons displayed on your Desktop Installing the Hardware The Runner Link unit is shipped inside a protective plastic box and is connected with two cables The Bus cable connects unit to the Runner alarm system The RJ 45 cable connects the uni...

Page 9: ...se the bus terminal block to connect the bus using discrete wires see Figure 4 on page 7 Install the cable in any free Bus socket Bus Terminal Block Top Terminal is Not Used LIN Figure 2 Main Board Bus Connection 2 Connect the RJ 45 LAN cable to the Runner Link board as shown in Figure 2 and Figure 3 Figure 3 Runner Link Board Connections and Locations ...

Page 10: ...the network Sys Blinks green when the bus is active 3 Connect the other end of the Bus cable onto the board as shown in Figure 3 Power is supplied to the board via the Bus cable and the red LED is lit Using the Bus Terminal Block You can also connect discrete wires as shown in the figure below See also Figure 2 and Figure 3 The LIN terminal is NOT used Figure 4 Using the Bus Terminal Block ...

Page 11: ...55 255 0 These are the factory defaults Changing the PC IP Address to the Initial Setting To perform the initial communication with the Runner board connect the cables as shown in the diagram below Installer PC Laptop Runner Link Bus Cable RJ 45 Cross Cable Figure 5 Installer Cable Connections 1 Click the button 2 Click Control Panel 3 Click the Network Connections icon ...

Page 12: ...RUNNER LINK Gateway Configuring the Runner Link 9 4 Right click the active Local Area Connection icon 5 Click Properties 6 Double click Internet Protocol TCP IP ...

Page 13: ...ation software See Installing the Installer Configuration Software on page 5 The Authorized Address is the name given to the IP address of your computer that you use for configuring the alarm systems It is a static address of your choosing and makes maintaining the equipment you have installed much easier 1 Ensure that the PC you are using to change the IP address has been set to 192 168 0 5 and a...

Page 14: ...adio button required for the network the Runner Link is connected to If a static address is needed all the required information must be entered manually 6 In the Receiver pane change the IP addresses of the Receiver servers to those of the Monitor Service Provider 7 Enter the correct account number given by the Service Provider so that the unit can be found rapidly when the operator needs to conta...

Page 15: ...short the Reset jumper pins using the jumper installed on one of the pins 2 Press the CONFIG button The board is now reset to the factory defaults NOTE You can also reset the Runner Link by turning on power to the board when the pins are shorted using the jumper You can then remove the jumper and plug it onto one of the pins for safe keeping ...

Page 16: ...d The program enables the Monitoring Service Provider to control your Alarm System in real time over the Internet Using the Virtual Keypad NOTE This program can only be used after configuring the Runner Link 1 From the desktop click the icon ...

Page 17: ...RUNNER LINK Gateway Upload Download Program Virtual Keypad 14 2 Click the Communication menu 3 Click Request There are two ways to communicate with the unit See Below ...

Page 18: ...nitiating Communication with the Unit Using the Unit IP Address 1 In the Direct to unit pane enter the unit IP 2 Click the button 3 ONLY if the connection to the Alarm System is successful is the following screen displayed You are now connected to the Alarm System ...

Page 19: ...ber and Receiver Server IP Address 1 In the Search for Receivers pane enter the account number and at least one receiver IP address 2 Click the button 3 ONLY if the connection to the Alarm System is successful is the following screen displayed You are now connected to the Alarm System ...

Page 20: ...he keypad local connected to the Alarm System Below you will find examples on how this is achieved 1 Click the Mode menu Command mode and then click Arm Disarm The User password window opens 2 Enter the password The default User password is 1234 This password allows limited access only If you need complete access see installer password Example 2 Changing the Password Installer Mode on page 19 ...

Page 21: ...RUNNER LINK Gateway Upload Download Program Virtual Keypad 18 For information on how to configure the unit see the Upload Download manual via PSTN ...

Page 22: ...ow to change the password 1 Click the Mode menu Program mode and then click Install code The Installer password window opens 2 Enter the installer password The default installer password is 000000 six zeros and gives full access The User screen is shown above with the Main menu open 3 Click the Main Menu and click Exit from Install ...

Page 23: ...RUNNER LINK Gateway Upload Download Program Virtual Keypad 20 4 Click Users 5 In the Code field password enter a new password 6 Click the button ...

Page 24: ...RUNNER LINK Gateway Upload Download Program Virtual Keypad 21 Example 3 Changing the Phone Number This section explains how to change the phone number 1 Click the Main menu 2 Click Phone Number ...

Page 25: ...e Monitor Service Provider This program must be installed once on each of the servers in order to maintain communication with the units in the field This is the actual service and must run continuously whenever the server is powered on 1 On the installation CD double click the ReceiverServer exe file 2 Click the button ...

Page 26: ... Program 23 3 Select the I accept the terms of the license agreement radio button 4 Click the button 5 Enter a user name and the name of the company 6 Click the button 7 If you want to change the default installation folder click the button and select another folder ...

Page 27: ...RUNNER LINK Gateway Installing the Receiver Server Configuration Program 24 8 Click the button 9 Click the to install the program ...

Page 28: ...3 Enter the Receiver Server IP address and the ID number Give the ID numbers in the same sequence as the IP addresses so that it is easier to remember them 14 In the Start Service pane select either Manual Automatic or Disable Manual requires that you start the service manually Automatic the service is started automatically when the program opens Disable puts the server offline so that it cannot b...

Page 29: ...Receiver Server Configuration Program 26 15 Click the button 16 Click the button to start the service 17 Click the button to stop the service 18 If you have stopped the server you can click the button to close the window and the program ...

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