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							Monitoring NetAXS™ Status
Monitoring Events
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Click Status > Events > Web to display the Web events tab:
Figure 4-4:   Status > Events > Web Tab
Note:  The number of active users is indicated in the upper left corner of the tab.  
						

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4.4  Monitoring Inputs
A NetAXS™ panel supports door, panel, and auxiliary inputs. The door inputs provide egress and 
tamper status, the panel inputs provide power fail and tamper status, and the auxiliary inputs support 
any downstream status.
Click 
Status > Inputs to display the Input Status screen:
Figure 4-5:   Status > Inputs
The Input Status screen enables you to: 
• View the current status of each input (Normal, Alarm, Cut, Short, Shunted).
• Shunt or un-shunt any input. When an input is shunted, the alarm is de-activated. This is a way 
you can allow the input to grant access without falsely signalling an alarm. The default state of 
an input point is “un-shunted.”
• Restore the input to its configured time zone. A time zone is a specified time period during 
which the input will be shunted and the alarm de-activated. (see “Configuring Time 
Management“ on page 24). 
						

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: 
1. To shunt or un-shunt an input, click the input name to display a prompt. Click 
OK to complete 
the shunt or un-shunt. 
						

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2. To restore the input to its shunt state based on its configured time zone, click the input’s Restore 
to Time Zone
 button to display a prompt. Click OK to complete the restoration to the configured 
time zone.
Note:  The Input Status screen dynamically refreshes when input status changes. 
						

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Monitoring Outputs
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4.5  Monitoring Outputs
An output is an output device that changes its normal state when it is energized, pulsed, or time-zone 
controlled. For example, a successful card read at a reader pulses a door lock. The lock changes its 
normally locked state to an unlocked state and the cardholder opens the door. 
A NetAXS™ panel supports one output for each of its four doors. The panel also supports four 
additional outputs for auxiliary devices and 64 downstream outputs. Outputs can be configured singly 
as discrete outputs (see “Outputs Tab“ on page 38 and “Outputs Tab“ on page 55) or collectively as a 
group of outputs (“Groups Tab“ on page 57). 
Note:  The Pulse and Restore to Time Zone buttons will only function when an output or group has a 
valid pulse time or a time zone assigned.
Click 
Status > Outputs to display the Doors/Aux/Other/DnStr tab of the Output Status screen:
Figure 4-6:   Status > Outputs > Doors/Aux/Other/DnStr Tab 
						

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Click Status > Outputs > Groups to display the Groups tab of the Output Status screen:
Figure 4-7:   Status > Outputs > Groups Tab
The Output Status tab enables you to: 
• View the current status of each output in the Discrete tab (Energized or De-energized).
• View the current status of each output group in the Groups tab.
• Energize or de-energize any output or group indefinitely.
• Pulse any output. This energizes the output or group for a configured period of time (see 
“Outputs Tab“ on page 38).
• Restore the output to its configured time zone. A time zone is a specified time period during 
which the output will be energized. (see “Configuring Time Management“ on page 24).
Steps: 
1. To energize an output or group of outputs for an indefinite period of time, click the 
De-energized button to display a prompt. Click OK to complete the change to “Energized.”
To de-energize an output or group of outputs for an indefinite period of time, click the 
Energized 
button to display a prompt. Click 
OK to complete the change to “De-energized.”
2. To Pulse an output or group of outputs for the configured period of time, click the 
Pulse button 
to display a prompt. Click 
OK to start the pulse. Note that the Pulse button will be greyed out if 
no output is attached.
3. To reset the output behavior according to its configured time zone, click the 
Restore to Time 
Zone
 button to display a prompt. Click OK to restore the time zone. Note that the Restore to 
Time Zone button will be greyed out if no output is attached.
Note:  The Output Status screen dynamically refreshes when the output status changes. 
						

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Monitoring System Status
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4.6  Monitoring System Status
This feature provides basic monitoring of objects in the NetAXS™ system other than alarms, events, 
inputs, and outputs.
Click 
Status > System to display the System Status screen:
Figure 4-8:   Status > System
The System Status screen enables you to: 
View the following status of system objects other than alarms, events, inputs, and outputs:
• Number of currently configured instances of the object.
• Maximum number of object instances that can be configured. 
						

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A
Upgrading NetAXS™ Firmware
A.1  Overview
This appendix provides instructions for upgrading NetAXS™ firmware to release 
3.1.8.
This version is a new release; it replaces all builds of releases 1 and 2, and it includes 
all functionality provided in NetAXS™ releases 1 and 2. See “What’s New in Release 
3.1.8“ on page ix for a description of the new features included in release 3.1.8.
This release package includes three components:
• 1-NetAXSupdaterApp.bin—updater file.
• 2-NetAXSOSimage363.bin—operating system file.
• 3-NetAXSimage03.01.08.bin—applications file.
Note that the files are preceded with a number to indicate the order in which you 
install them.
A.2  NetAXS™ Release 3.1.8 Upgrade Procedure
A.2.1  Planning the Upgrade
Because upgrading a loop takes some time, you will want to plan the upgrade to 
minimize its impact on the access control of your building. You should allow for 
approximately 20 minutes to upgrade one gateway panel, and 25 minutes for one 
downstream panel (switched to gateway mode). Depending upon your configuration, 
you may be able save time by starting multiple panel upgrades on your loop 
simultaneously.
A.2.2  Mixed Revision Loops
In a loop configuration, upgrade the gateway panel first. If you are running version 
2.1.11 or older on the downstream panels, you must upgrade your whole loop to 
release 3. Even if you are running version 2.2.21, we recommend that you upgrade 
your entire loop to release 3.
A gateway installed with release 3, however, can still communicate with downstream 
panels while they are running release 2. If you leave your downstream panels installed 
with an older version, all functionality will be available except access-level editing.  
						

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Release 3 has a new access-level database; therefore, any release 3 access-level database changes will 
not take effect until the entire loop is upgraded to release 3.
A.2.3  Uploading Data from the Panel
Note:  Before you upgrade a web-based panel, we recommend that you back up your databases. The 
upgrade scripts bring all your panel data forward into the new version without the need for user 
intervention. Therefore, it is always recommended to have backup copies of your panel’s databases, 
and an upgrade provides an opportunity to keep your backups current. Use following procedure to 
backup each of your panel’s databases. The backup features are per panel, so you need to select the 
panel to backup.
1. In the web server, select Configuration > System > File Management. 
2. Click File Management to display the File Management tab.
3. Under “upload,” select each of the following upload options from the drop-down menu: Cards 
and Common Configuration; Panel Configuration; Card, Common, and Panel Configuration. 
4. Click Upload to upload the data to the host PC or laptop.
5. Follow the instructions to save a backup file on your PC. Give the backup file a useful name for 
easy restoring.
A.2.4  Upgrades to Gateway vs. Multi-drop Panels
You can upgrade multi-drop panels in the same way you upgrade the gateway panels via the web 
screen, but multi-drop panel downloads (via 485) are currently very slow (an average of about two 
hours). 
In order to reduce the time required to install this version on your “downstream” panel, you can 
remove each panel from the loop and configure it as a gateway panel. To do this, refer to the NetAXS™ 
Access Control Unit User’s Guide, section 1-2, “Connecting to the NetAXS™ Web Server,” and 
follow these steps:
1. Set DIP switch 6 to “ON.”
2. Connect directly to each panel via a Local Area Network or a direct-connect Ethernet 
connection.
3. Return their configuration back to a downstream panel once the upgrade has been successfully 
completed. 
Note:  You cannot have more than one gateway on a loop, so it is critical that you disconnect the 485 
cables on the panel you are upgrading. 
To perform the upgrade, follow these steps:
1. Before starting, make sure your panels are not buffered. If you have not logged in to the web 
pages lately, or WIN-PAK has not been connected recently, you should login and make sure 
you have current events coming in. This will ensure that the panels are not buffered, and you 
will not have to wait for the un-buffer to complete before starting. If you try to login and get 
“time-outs,” your panels are probably buffered and you should wait for them to complete their 
un-buffer before starting the upgrade.