Panasonic Admin Console Wj Mpu955 Users Guide

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96  Replicating a Group Sequence Definition 
 
1.  Highlight a configured Group Sequence ID and click the 
Replicate Tour button 
 
A confirmation message will appear asking “Are you sure you want to REPLICATE this 
Group within this Area?” and explaining the replication rules: 
 
[1] Records will be generated according to ID. 
 
[2] ID numbers will incremented through a specified target range value you provide. 
 
[3] Local # will be incremented from a specified base value you assign. 
 
[4] If a record already exists with a matching value for any of these unique fields, that 
Target assignment will be skipped. 
 
[5] All other record values will be identical to the Source record. 
 
2.  Click Yes to continue or No to cancel 
 
 
 
The copy source is the highlighted Group Sequence ID from where the subsequent group 
sequences will be copied. 
 
3.  Enter the number of groups to create in the Target Size box 
 
4.  Enter the beginning base value for the local ID number that you wish to start 
incrementing from in the Base Values box 
 
5.  Click the green check mark to add the series of Group Sequences, or click 
the red X to cancel 
 
Group Sequences existing within the specified range will not
 be overwritten. 
 
After clicking the green check mark, a message will appear letting you know how many 
records were actually generated, indicating if any records were skipped.  See Note section 
of page 55. 
  
						

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97  Use the Edit Group Sequence button to modify replicated records. 
 
 
Permissions   
 
Modify or copy controller permissions in the same manner described in the Camera 
Permissions section, beginning on page 56.  
 
The Controller permission tab allows an administrator to permit or deny a specific 
controller the ability to access a group sequence.  The Modes section of this tab is 
described on page 13 
 
 
 
The Other tab is used to display what alarm IDs are associated with each group.   
						

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98 
Event Scheduler 
 
The Event Scheduler allows an administrator to schedule, in advance, when an action will 
automatically be initiated. 
 
Actions can be scheduled as one-time occurrences, or can be scheduled to occur on an 
hourly, daily, weekly, or monthly basis. 
 
The actions that may be scheduled include: cam spots, tour sequences, group presets (not 
currently supported), group sequences (not currently supported), alarms, and modes. 
 
 
Definition 
 
1.  Select the Event Scheduler command from the Automate menu 
 
 
 
 
 
Each field preceded by purple text on your computer’s display must be given 
a unique number - different from other configured event records. 
 
2.  Click the Add Record button. 
  
						

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99  3.  Enter all information required for each event you wish to schedule 
 
 EVENT SCHEDULER – Definition 
Field Data 
ID Unique record ID assigned by MPU955 Admin Console a scheduled event is added, in order to 
identify the scheduled event to the system. 
MPU955 Admin Console automatically generates this number in consecutive order.   
Component ID and sequence ID numbers are used primarily in the permission tabs to identify one 
component or sequence from another in row and column style.  Since logical and local numbers 
are not necessarily unique or consecutive, and the permission grids must be displayed as 
consecutive, unique numbers, MPU955 Admin Console generates these ID numbers.  1 to 1,024.
Logical Assigned by an NSS administrator.  1 to 99,999 
Repeat Choose Once, Hourly, Daily, Weekly, or Monthly from the drop-down menu.  Select a start and 
stop date and time for the event to occur.   
The dates’ drop-down menus will display a calendar where a date can be selected by clicking on 
it, and months can be changed using the left and right arrow buttons in the corresponding upper 
corners of the calendar. 
Click on the section of the time field you wish to change (either hours, minutes, or am/pm) and 
type in the desired value, or use the up and down arrows after each of the time fields to increment 
or decrement the value in that section. 
When Once is chosen, the Stop settings will be grayed out. 
When Hourly is chosen, “Every __ hours” can be set for 1 - 24 hours. 
When Daily is chosen, “Every __ days” can be set for 1 – 31 days.  The stop time is grayed out. 
When Weekly is chosen, “Every __ weeks” can be set for 1 – 52 weeks, and the day(s) of the 
week that this action will occur can be chosen.  By default, all seven days are selected.  Click to 
uncheck any of the days this action is not desired on.  The stop time is grayed out. 
When Monthly is chosen, “Every __ “ the 1st – 31st day of the month can be selected, or “Every 
__” 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, or Last (day of the week chosen from a drop-down menu) can be selected.  
Up to 12 months can be selected based on the defined start and stop dates.  The stop time is 
grayed out. 
Priority This number assigns this event an order of precedence, provided the event is locked.  If unlocked, 
the event has minimum priority regardless of the value in this field.  
The locked event with the lower number priority takes over the part of the system it is addressing.  
If an operator and locked event have the same priority, the event takes precedence.    
If more than one event with the same priority is scheduled to operate at the same time, access is 
given and held for the latest call to a function, on a last-come first-served basis.  0 to 65,534 
Lock Monitor lock.  Used to prevent other operations from changing the action defined. 
For example, if an event’s action is a camera spot, and it is important that no user change the 
camera, then the Lock box should be checked, and the event should have a high priority. 
The Lock can only be removed by the originating administrator or an administrator with less 
restrictive MPU955 Admin Console access level privileges. 
Action Choose the action that is desired to occur when scheduled.  
When Cam Spot is chosen, a list of cameras will appear.  Click on the camera number desired, 
and it will appear in the ID field of the Action section.  Click on the Mon field and a list of 
monitors will appear.  Click on the monitor desired and it will appear in the Mon field.  Monitors 
can be selected by ID, logical number, control port, or video port.  Enter a value for CPreset. 
When Tour Seq is chosen, a list of tour sequences will appear.  Click on the desired sequence, 
and it will appear in the ID field.  Tour sequences can be selected by tour number or area\local 
number.  Chose Start or Stop from the drop-down menu to start or stop the sequence with this 
action. 
When Group Pre is chosen, a list of group presets (not currently supported) will appear.  Click 
on the desired preset, and it will appear in the ID field.  Presets can be selected by preset number  
						

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100 
 EVENT SCHEDULER – Definition 
Field Data 
or area\local number. 
When Group Seq is chosen, a list of group sequences (not currently supported) will appear.  
Click on the desired sequence, and it will appear in the ID field.  Sequences can be selected by 
group number or area\local number.  Chose Start or Stop from the drop-down menu to start or 
stop the sequence with this action. 
When Alarm is chosen, a list of alarms will appear.  Click on the desired alarm, and it will 
appear in the Alarm field.  Alarms can be selected by ID or logical number.  Chose Arm or 
Disarm from the drop-down menu to indicate which of the two this action will perform. 
When Mode is chosen, a drop-down menu will be available to choose mode 1, 2, 3, or 4.  (See 
page 13 for information on modes.) 
 
 
4.  Click the green check mark to save 
 
You will remain in the Add mode, allowing you to enter information to schedule another 
event. 
 
5.  To exit the Add mode, click the red X 
 
You will exit the Add mode. 
 
6.  To edit a scheduled event record, highlight the record ID and click the Edit 
Record button, or double-click on the event ID number 
 
7.  Edit the desired fields 
 
8.  Click the green check mark to save and exit the Edit mode, or click the red X 
to cancel 
 
9.  To delete a scheduled event, highlight the event ID, and click the Delete 
Record button. 
 
A confirmation message will appear.  Click No to cancel or click Yes to delete, and enter 
a range of records to delete.  If the end box is left blank, only the highlighted record will 
be deleted.  
						

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101   
Tools 
 
Tools consist of items that are related, but peripheral, to the configuration of the network 
security system. They include logs, area view, and account manager. 
 
 
 
Logs: 
 
System (Log Manager): Used to view system logs that capture data concerning 
operators and user actions that reside on the Main CPU(s). 
 
Admin Console (AC Log): Used to view the MPU955 Admin Console log that 
captures each action performed within MPU955 Admin Console. 
 
Area View: Used to view the composition of monitor surveillance areas. 
 
Account Manager: Used to add, edit, delete, and assign access levels of the 
administrators that will access MPU955 Admin Console. 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
   
						

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102 
Log Manager 
 
Three types of system logs are stored on the Main CPU, they are the Operator, Alarm, 
and Video Loss logs.  In the case of a redundant CPU, it may be necessary to view logs 
from each CPU, since these logs are not
 synchronized.  The logs must be downloaded 
from each CPU in order to view their content.   
 
The logs, which are stored on each CPU separately, may be using the same filenames.  It 
may be necessary to rename the files to reflect the appropriate CPU within Windows 
Explorer.  Currently these files cannot be renamed within MPU955 Admin Console. 
 
These logs are useful for troubleshooting and security purposes. 
 
1.  Select the Logs command from the Tools menu, and then select System 
 
 
 
 
  
						

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103  
2.  From the drop-down box, select the log type you wish to view:  
Operator, Alarm, or Video Loss 
 
 
 
Information given in each log type is as follows. 
  
OPERATOR LOG 
 
 
DATE:  YYYY MMM DD format 
 
DAY:  Day of the week 
 
TIME:  AM or PM (12 hour format) 
 
S-CTL:  System controller ID on which the specified operator established an event 
 
OPER: ID of the operator that performed an event 
 
EVENT:  Operator’s action performed toward a system controller: logon or logoff 
performed by an operator; timeout; logoffnop - automatic logoff due to lack of operation; 
logoffsys - automatic logoff due to an error, system reboot, etc. 
 
ALARM LOG
 
 
DATE:  YYYY MMM DD format 
 
DAY:  Day of the week 
 
TIME:  AM or PM (12 hour format) 
 
ALMID:   The ID of the alarm that established the event. 
 
TRIGGER:  The alarm source that generated the alarm.  The source ID is presented 
proceeded by a letter indicating the source.  “C” for camera motion, “D” for (digital) I/O 
port, or “S” for serial (RS232) port. 
 
OPER:  The operator ID of the individual who acknowledged the alarm (if the alarm was 
manually acknowledged) 
 
  
						

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104  VIDEO LOSS LOG
 
 
DATE:  YYYY MMM DD format 
 
DAY:  Day of the week 
 
TIME:  AM or PM (12 hour format) 
 
LCAM:  Logical camera number that is connected to the video input port 
 
STATE:  Video loss state: 
    OK:  above threshold and in sync 
    LS:  video signal below its threshold and in sync 
    VL:  video signal below its threshold and no sync 
HL:  above threshold and no sync 
 
TYPE:  Indicates where a camera connects: 
  S: MXSW input 
  C: MXCONT input 
 
SWITCHING LOG 
 (not currently supported) 
 
DATE:  YYYY MMM DD format 
 
DAY:  Day of the week 
 
TIME:  HH:MM:SS AM or PM (12 hour format) 
 
DEVID:  Specifies the device or operator type and ID.  The ID number is prefixed with 
four letters, each representing a device or operator type.  K = user / operator; S = super 
user; SEQ = sequence; and ALM = alarm. 
 
MON:  Indicates logical monitor number comprised of area (max 3 digits) and local 
(right-most 4 digits) 
 
SOURCE:  Indicates logical camera number. 
 
ACTION:  Task performed by the specified operator using the displayed components 
and devices (seize, release, or suspend). 
 
 
3.  Select from the drop-down box 01A or 01B in the CPU section 
 
4.  Click the Explore CPU button 
  
						

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105  The right side of the window will display all logs that pertain to the selected type that 
exist on the selected CPU.  
  
Remember, for a redundant CPU system, since these logs are not
 
synchronized, it may be necessary to view and retrieve logs from each of the 
two CPUs. 
 
5.  Highlight the desired log file from the list and click the “GET from CPU” 
button 
 
This acts in the same manner as the database manager, as it will copy the log from the 
specified CPU onto the MPU955 Admin Console computer’s hard drive, displaying the 
selected file on the left side of the window. 
 
Double-click on a highlighted log in the CPU directory section of the window to 
retrieve the selected log from the specified CPU. 
 
6.  Click the Select button to open a text window to view the selected log 
 
 
Double-click on a highlighted log file to open and view the log file contents. 
 
 
 
7.  Use the drop-down boxes in the filter section to customize the view