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Installation and Operation Manual
System - Pager Profile
The
Pager Profile
screen enables the programming of phone numbers and personal identification numbers for up to 64
paging profiles. To display this screen, expand the
System
node on the left-hand side of the display area and then click
the
Pager Profile
node.
For each pager profile, complete the following fields by double-clicking in the field and entering the required text:
•
The
Phone Number
field accepts up to 32 characters for automatic dialing of the computerized system of a paging
communications service.
•
The
Pager ID #
field accepts up to 16 characters to provide an identifier for the communications services company.
The MegaPower 48+ system can be used to transmit text messages to these paging devices when alarms are triggered.
Paging messages can contain up to 48 characters, with 24 characters each for two lines of text. Paging messages are
entered through the
Alarm Messages
screen (see page 32).
Prerequisites for Paging
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An analog telephone line. MegaPower 48+ paging will not work with a digital telephone line.
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An external (AT Command Set) modem.
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Subscription to a telecommunications service provider. The provider must support the Telocator Alphanumeric Protocol
(TAP). The modem connected to the system must communicate directly with the service provider’s computer.
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Personal Identification Numbers (PINs) assigned by the service provider to the remote paging devices that will
receive transmissions from the MegaPower 48+ system.
Modem Connection
The external modem must be connected to the DB9 connector for port 8 on the patch panel of the primary matrix (port
reference X8). Typically a standard DB9 to DB25 modem cable is used for this connection.
Once connected, go to the
Ports
menu and set the
Port Use
for port X8 to
Modem
. Set the baud rate to
2400
, parity to
Even
, data bits to
7
and stop bits to
2
. See page 13 for more details on the
Ports
menu.
Notes
•
Only one modem can be connected in a MegaPower 48+ system—connections cannot be made to port 8 on more
than one matrix in a multi matrix system.
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Port 8 on a MegaPower 48+ unit is also equipped with an RJ45 jack for connection to a variety of RS232 devices.
However, if the DB9 connector is used for modem connection, the RJ45 jack must not be connected to any device.
Associating an Alarm Contact with a Pager Message
For a paging message to be sent when an specific alarm is triggered, it is necessary to specify which message will be
sent to which pager when the alarm contact is triggered.
To do this, expand the
Alarm Triggers
node (inside the
Alarm Configuration
node) on the left-hand side of the display
area and then click the node for the desired type of alarm contact (i.e., Patch Panel, Serial, Dome, Video Loss). In the
subsequently displayed screen, go to the table line for the desired alarm and complete the following fields:
•
Pager ID #
- Use this field to enter the pager profile number (1-64) that the message is to be sent to when the alarm
contact is triggered.
•
Pager Msg # -
Use this field to enter the number of the message (1-250) that is to be sent to the selected pager
whenever the alarm contact is triggered.
See pages 33-35 for more details on setting up alarm responses.
Paging Response to Alarms
Approximately 30 seconds elapse between the time a alarm contact is triggered, and the time that the associated text
message appears on a remote pager.
Multiple alarms are queued in the sequence in which they occur. Therefore, for each alarm in queue, a 30 second
interval is required for transmission to the pager to take place. For example, five alarms would require approximately
150 seconds for transmission.
In the event of a busy signal for a given paging alarm, the alarm moves to the back of the queue, and calls again after
advancing to the front of the queue. A maximum of three calls is scheduled for a single paging alarm event.