3.3 Software Setup - Initial
This stage may require some minor editing of a GuardPoint Pro software file. No programming or specialist
knowledge is needed, but you should ensure that you follow each step in this section carefully to avoid
mistakes. This step should only ever need to be done when installing an Alarm Keypad for the first time.
1)
Locate the GuardPoint Pro installation folder – This can be done in two ways. If you
are comfortable with using a PC, you can navigate to the folder yourself (it is
C:\Program Files\GuardPoint Pro by default). As an alternative, you can find the
shortcut to GuardPoint Pro on your desktop (represented by a hand with a wand, as
shown) and right-click your mouse on it. From the new menu, select
Properties
,
then click on the button
Find Target
. The installation folder will now open
2)
Locate the
guardpointpro.ini
file – This file is normally represented by a white
notepad with a yellow cog in the bottom-right, as shown on the right. If you cannot
find this file, try right-clicking in a blank (white) part of the window and selecting
the
Arrange Icons
and
By Name
options from the menu. The file should now appear
just after the main GuardPointPro.exe file which is used to start the program
3)
Once you have located the
guardpointpro.ini
file, either double-left click it, or right-click it and
select
Open
from the menu. The file should now load via the Windows Notepad application.
You will now need to check for two separate lines in the file
*
. These can be found either by press
Ctrl+F on the keyboard, or going to the
Edit
menu and selecting the option
Find
. You can then type
the name into the search box to quickly check through the whole file for it
3.1) ControllerInputGroup. This line should be about a quarter of the
way down the file, under the main heading of [Communications]. It
should be changed to read
ControllerInputGroup = 1
, as shown
3.2) AlarmZones. This line should be about halfway down the file,
under the main heading of [General]. It should be changed to read
AlarmZones = 1
, as shown
Once you have checked/changed these lines, select
File
and
Save
from the menu, overwriting the
original if prompted.
4)
Once your
guardpointpro.ini
file has been updated and saved, you are ready to set up the software
proper. Start the GuardPoint Pro application.
*
If you cannot find one or both of these lines are in your copy of
guardpointpro.ini
, you may need to
rebuild the file. In order to do this, close the notepad and start the GuardPoint Pro software.
Once loaded, go to
Tools
,
Options
then click on the
Ok
button. The file will rebuild itself, during which
time you may notice the menu icons disappear and then reappear. After a few seconds quit out of
GuardPoint Pro, then repeat steps 1 to 4 above.
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