Panasonic Admin Console Wj Mpu955 Users Guide

Installation 
 
 
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Installing MPU955 Admin Console 
 
1.  Insert the MPU955 CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive on your computer – an  
installation menu will appear 
 
2.  Select Admin Console and click the Next button – MPU955 Admin Console will 
begin installing automatically 
 
3.  Respond to the dialog boxes by following the directions given 
 
 
What Happens Next 
 
The next section will guide you through the phases involved with the setup and 
configuration of MPU955 Admin Console. 
  

Configuration 
 
 
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Configuration 
 
 
 
MPU955 Admin Console configuration is a three-step process: 
 
1.  Mark copies of drawings of the facility under surveillance. 
 
2.  Fill in the appropriate worksheets provided at the end of this manual.  (This will 
result in a survey of all the components in your system, and how they interact 
with one another.)  
 
3.  Enter the values collected on the worksheets into MPU955 Admin Console.  (The 
values entered determine the operation of the Network Security...

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8  As with any system configuration, it is wise to keep initial and updated worksheets on file, 
just in case there is ever a need to re-enter the data, or troubleshoot the system. 
 
 
Instructions 
 
The title of each worksheet is the same as the title of the MPU955 Admin Console 
window it supports.  For example, the “Operators” worksheet supports the “Operators” 
window.  The fields that need to be filled in on the various MPU955 Admin Console 
windows correspond to the sequence...

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Starting the Program 
 
To start MPU955 Admin Console: 
 
1.  On the taskbar, click the Start button, click on Programs, click on Panasonic, 
and then click MPU955 Admin Console 
 
 
Logging In 
 
Each time MPU955 Admin Console is run, this login screen will appear. 
 
 
 
1.  Enter the user login name (default = admin) and click the green check mark 
(or press 
ENTER on your computer’s keyboard)  
 
By default, there is no password defined. 
 
Both the user login name and password...

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First Time Operation  
 
CPU Setup 
 
When MPU955 Admin Console is run the first time, the following window will appear 
after you enter the default login name. 
 
 
 
On this window you must match the CPU configuration in the software with the actual 
CPU running the NSS.  
  
Unit ID is always “1” when using MPU955 Admin Console, as only a single system unit 
is supported. 
 
1.  Enter the IP address for the Main A CPU 
  

Configuration 
 
 
11  Ask your installer or network administrator for the IP address for the Main A CPU.  This 
will let the MPU955 Admin Console software know where to send the configuration 
database later.   
 
2.  If your system is equipped with a redundant CPU, then select the Redundant 
check box and enter the IP address for the Main B CPU 
 
 
 
Ask your installer or network administrator for the IP address for the Main B CPU.  If the 
system has just a single CPU, leave the redundant check box...

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Standard 
 
If any of the components in your system exceed the maximum capacity listed, you must 
choose the next highest system type.  For example, if the number of each of your 
system’s components are less than the maximums listed for “Standard”, but you have 65 
monitors, you would need to select “Enhanced” as your system type. 
 
 
 
Enhanced 
 
This is the next NSS CPU type available.  Using the Enhanced CPU type will increase 
the capacity of the system.  This can be...

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High-Speed 
 
This is the largest CPU type available, providing the capacity for handling the largest 
number of components. 
 
 
 
5.  After making your selection, click the green check mark to save.  
 
6.  You can then click on the EXIT button to leave this window 
 
 
Scheduled Modes 
 
If the Scheduled Modes check box is selected on the CPU System Configuration 
window’s Unit tab, an administrator can configure up to four different modes of 
operation that can then be...

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14  Viewing and Programming 
 
In each of the components’ permissions tabs that contain a section like the 
one shown to the left, modes can be viewed and programmed. 
 
Clicking the View option button allows you to view permissions for the 
mode chosen, and defaults to programming for the same mode.  In the 
case of the graphic to the left, mode 1 is set for viewing, and thereby 
programming. 
 
The permissions grid reflects the contents of the mode whose view is 
selected with the...

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Main Window 
 
After entering the CPU IP address, selecting your system’s size, and exiting, the 
following window will appear, which is the MPU955 Admin Console main window.  
This window will be the first one you see from now on whenever you enter MPU955 
Admin Console. 
 
The main window is the heart of the MPU955 Admin Console configuration software.  
Each component, sequence, setup, and management task will be accessed from the menus 
on this window. 
 
Each section will be...