To Add a new Operator
To add an operator to the end of the list, select “Next” to
advance to a blank record (a record with no Name or
Password).
To define an operator, first enter the operator’s name, a
maximum of 25 characters, in the “Name” entry box. Next,
enter a password with a maximum of eight letters, numbers, or
punctuation marks, in the “Password” entry box. Each time
this operator logs in to the system, the password must be
entered exactly as entered in this box, including capitalization.
Note: As a security measure, Excalibur stores the passwords
in an encrypted form.
After entering the operator name and password, set the
Acknowledge (Ack) Level, Control Level, and Shunt Level for
this operator. These may be any number from 0 to 15, with 15
the highest operator level. These levels determine what actions
the operator can take.
Ack Level specifies the level that this operator has for
acknowledging an alarm (each alarm is assigned an Ack
Level, in the Icon Setup program).
Control Level specifies the level that this operator has for
controlling an auxiliary (light, door, etc.) from Excalibur
(each auxiliary may be assigned a Control Level, in the
Icon Setup program).
Shunt Level specifies the level that this operator has for
shunting (temporarily bypassing) an alarm (each alarm
may be assigned a Shunt Level, in the Icon Setup
program).
The operator levels allow access to specific surveillance areas
or functions to specified operators only, and require that an
operator with a higher level, such as a supervisor, acknowledge
critical alarms.
For example: A door to the presidents office may be assigned
a Control level of 15, a Shunt level of 12, and an Ack level
of 10. To open that door, the operator must have a Control
level of 15. To shunt the alarm on that door, he must have a
Shunt level of 12 or greater, and to acknowledge an alarm,
he must have an Ack level of 10 or greater.
To set each level, click the left mouse button on the up or
down arrow to the right of each numeric window. Each mouse
button click increases or decreases the value by one.
After entering the operator action levels, select the privilege
codes for this operator: Operator Setup, System Setup, Logs
View/Backup, or Supervisor. These privilege codes allow or
restrict access to certain Excalibur functions. Any
combination of privileges can be allowed for an operator.
Operator Setup privilege allows the operator to access the
Excalibur Operators setup program. If an operator can
access Excalibur Operators, he can give himself, or
anyone else any setup privileges and any action levels.
This privilege should be restricted.
System Setup privilege allows the operator to enter the
icon setup programs and edit Excalibur setup data such
as icon information.
This privilege should also be restricted.
Logs View/Backup privilege allows the operator to view
and backup system/alarm logs via the Excalibur Log
Reports program.
Supervisor privileges allows the operator to exit/close
Excalibur, minimize Excalibur to run other programs
while Excalibur is still running, or control certain other
features depending on which alarm interface module is
available.
To set the privileges, click the left mouse button on each
appropriate privilege check box. Each mouse button click sets
or clears the associated privilege.
After the desired data has been entered for each operator,
select “Save” at the bottom of the dialog box to store that data
before moving to another operator record. The operator data is
saved in a file named “OPERATOR.SDB” in the Data
directory.
After saving the data, other operator definitions may be added,
changed, or deleted.
Note: The “Save” button must be used to save the entered data
before moving to another operator record or before using
the “Exit” to exit from this dialog box.
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