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Document 51996 AFP-300/400 NION Installation Rev. A1 03/04/03
The Option Pulldown Menu
Use Configurable Event Status
- When this option is checked, the user can
configure the Custom Alarm Device Status property for modules set to be
Supervisory (Latching) or Tamper Alert (Tracking); all other properties for all
other module types are view only. Status assignments are on a point-by-point
basis. User defined status is supported for Off-Normal Alarm conditions only
and is limited to those found in the UniNet mststat.mdb.
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This option (user-configurable event status) will be disabled by default.
Unless the NION is specifically programmed through the plug-in to
alter the event status for specific devices, it will report all events as they are received from the panel.
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The option to alter event statuses can be enabled/disabled from within the AFP 300/400 Explorer by a
user with an administrator (WKS configuration) security profile.
Figure 2-3: AFP-300/400 NION Explorer Startup Screen
Figure 2-4: Option
Pulldown Menu
A Note on User Configurable Event Status
When the user changes the default event status for a Supervisory or Tamper device type, it is important to take the
following into consideration:
1. Some events are double-ended, or paired, in that they have both normal and off-normal conditions. For
example, “Input On” and “Input Off” are paired events.
2. Some events are single-ended in that they only have one way of reporting. For example, “Card Accepted”
is a single-ended event because it has no associated paired event, hence no “off-normal” to “normal”
condition.
3. Some events are defined within the network monitoring system to “return to normal on panel reset.” Fore
these events, when a reset occurs at the fire panel, a reset event is received at the Workstation from the
NION. When the Workstation sees this reset event, it will automatically clear all events from that NION
that are off-normal.
If a non-optimal event status choice is made for a NION via the User Configurable Event Status feature, the user
could see abnormal activity on that NION in the form of single ended events that do not have a return to normal,
or events that do not clear on a panel reset.
For details on any particular event that might be selected, the user should call technical support for assistance in
selecting the proper event status to use with the NION.
IMPORTANT: Altering event status is not allowed on a UL listed system. If the
user chooses to do this, they no longer have a UL-compliant system.
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