
D-PC-295-10A-0V
May 5, 2000
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OG113939.001
5. Edit the Alarm Point Settings
Note: An alarm point is an input that causes a fault
alarm to be transmitted when the appropriate voltage is
applied.
a. Select A)larms from the System submenu. The cur-
rent alarm field values will be displayed. The
prompt line at the bottom of the screen lists the hot
keys for each field. (Fig. 13) The field meanings are
given in Table E.
b. Type in the number of the alarm point you want to
change. Select the field you want to change and
make the desired changes. Fig. 13 shows an example
of changing the entries for the Trap field for point 3.
c. Press
<Enter>.
d. When you have changed all the fields that need
changing, press the escape key <Esc> to return to
the System submenu.
Note: The pager device can be an ASCII terminal,
T/MonXM element manager or IAM element manager,
as well as a pager.
6. Edit the Control Point Settings
Note: A control point is an output that changes state
when a command (SET) is sent to it.
a.
Select C)ontrols from the System menu. The current
control field values will be displayed. The prompt
line at the bottom of the screen lists the hot keys for
each field. (Fig. 14, Table F.)
b. Type in the number of the control point you want to
change. Select the field you want to change and
make the desired changes. Fig. 14 shows an example
of changing the entries for the Description field for
point 1.
c.
Press <Enter>.
d. When you have changed all the fields that need
changing, press the escape key <Esc> twice to
return to the System menu.
Fig. 12 - To edit the pager parameters,
select Pa(G)er from the E)dit submenu.
Fig. 13 - To edit the Alarm Point Settings,
select E)dit, then the A)larms submenu.
Field
Description
ID
This shows eight discrete input points where you
set alarm activation conditions. (non-editable field)
Description
Your individual designation for each of eight alarms.
Polarity
Polarity: Normal=Contact closure is an alarm.
If Polarity is reversed the contact closure is not an
alarm.
Trap
Trap toggles the SNMP information.
Y=Send N=Don’t Send
Allows you to designate if an SNMP trap is to be
sent when an alarm condition exists.
Pager: Pri
& Sec
Primary Pager and Secondary pager: Allows you to
designate pagers. The Net Dog will issue one call
to the primary (pager) device, followed by one call
to the secondary (pager) device.
Enter IDs (1-4) from pager list.
Table E - Net Dog Alarm Point Submenu fields
Fig. 14 - To edit the Control Point Settings, select
C)ontrols from the E)dit submenu.
Field
Description
ID
Identification Number of Relay
Description
User may leave RLY 1, 2 etc.
or designate custom name
Trap
Trap toggles the SNMP information. Y=Send
N=Don’t Send
Allows you to designate if an SNMP trap is to be
sent when a control point operates.
Table F - Net Dog Control Point Submenu Fields