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Siemens Building Technologies
Fire Safety & Security Products
10.2008
Screen Parameter
Value
Function
Network control input
Communication Settings,
Channel 1
Protocol VisiWire
Name N3
Node Settings
Remote Prefix
2
Neighbour Node End,
Node
1
Neighbour Node End,
Trunk
2
Local Node End,
Direction
Output
Node Trunk Settings,
Node trunk 1
Local Node End,
Monitor
8
Tab. 24
Example changes to default configuration for Remote Node 2 (5) unit
9.6.4 Configuring
network
alarms
The steps required to configure a remote node to broadcast its alarms over the
network are listed in Tab. 26.
Screen Parameter
Value
Global System Settings
Nodes
Total nodes on network (no node must have
its address switch set to higher than this
value)
Exists Ticked
Type Camera
Camera 0
Alarm Settings, to enable each
alarm to be broadcast to other
nodes
Netcast Ticked
Alarm Keyboard Access
Settings, to enable each alarm
to be broadcast to other nodes
Any keyboard (does
not require a
corresponding
keyboard to be
connected)
Ticked
Keyboard Settings, for the local
node keyboard with this
number to be given access to
the alarm(s)
Alarm Monitors
At least one alarm monitor must be non-blank
(does not require a corresponding monitor to
be connected)
Tab. 25
Configuring network alarms on a remote VIS3I-328 node
The steps required to configure a local node's keyboard(s) to accept alarms from
other nodes over the network are listed in Tab. 26.
Screen Parameter
Value
Global System Settings
Nodes
Total nodes on network (no node must have
its address switch set to higher than this
value)
Keyboard Settings, for the
keyboard(s) that responds to
the remote alarms
Alarm Monitors
At least one alarm monitor must be non-blank
(does not require a corresponding monitor to
be connected)
Keyboard Alarm Access
Settings, for the keyboard(s)
that responds to the remote
alarms
Alarm number(s) to
be handled
Ticked
Keyboard Alarm Node Access
Settings, for the keyboard(s)
that responds to the remote
alarms
Node(s) that originate
the remote alarms
Ticked
Tab. 26
Configuring network alarms on a local VIS3I-328 node