Panasonic Admin Console Wjmpu955a Operating Instructions

Configuration 
 
 
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Creating a Database 
 
When entering Database Manager for the first time, there will not
 be any .adm files listed, 
as none have yet been created.  An administrator must create and name a new database 
for configuration. 
 
1. Select Database Manager from the File menu 
 
 
 
   
 
 
2. Click on the “New” button – the 2
nd button in the Database Archive section 
 
 
 
3. Type in a new name for the new database in this field 
 
4. Click the green check mark 
 
Enter any name that...

Configuration 
 
 
18 
Selecting a Database 
 
Viewing and Reconfiguring 
 
Whenever you wish to view or edit settings from the components, sequences, or setup 
choices on the main menu, you must have the database, whose contents you wish to work 
with, selected.  If you have just entered MPU955A Admin Console, and click on one of 
those options, you will automatically be prompted to select a database.  The database you 
choose will open, and will immediately be followed by the option window you have...

Configuration 
 
 
19 
Copying a Database 
 
Making Similar or Alternative Databases 
 
An administrator can make copies of a database, as desired, and name them to reflect 
their purpose.  This would normally be done to enable the system to respond to changing 
conditions and surveillance needs without having to completely recreate a database to 
accommodate these changes. 
 
1. Highlight the name of the database you wish to copy in the Database 
Manager window 
 
 
 
2. Click the Copy button - the...

Configuration 
 
 
20 
Renaming a Database 
 
Renaming a database is useful when creating several configurations to fit the needs of 
specific occasions, and changing the name to ensure each file has been updated.  For 
example, if date codes or initials are used in the name or description of a database, an 
administrator may want to revise the date code or user initials as necessary. 
 
1. To rename a database, highlight a database name 
 
 
 
2. Click the Rename button - the button with the blue sheet...

Configuration 
 
 
21 
Deleting a Database 
 
In order to reduce the number of configuration files listed in Database Manager, and 
thereby decrease the potential for confusion as to which file is loaded on the NSS CPU, 
outdated or unused configuration files can be deleted.  If the files may be needed again in 
the future, it is recommended that you backup the files to an alternate location (see page 
22) so they can be deleted from MPU955A Admin Console, and restored later if 
necessary. 
 
1. To...

Configuration 
 
 
22 
Backing up or Restoring a Database 
 
It may be necessary at times to save a copy of a particular database for backup, 
troubleshooting, or other purposes.  MPU955A Admin Console allows an administrator 
to perform both backup and restore functions in order to maintain copies of the 
configuration files outside of the MPU955A Admin Console system. 
 
Backing up a Database 
 
1. Within Database Manager, highlight a database name and click the Backup 
button – the button 6
th from...

Configuration 
 
 
23  2. Choose the drive and folder you wish to backup to, just as you would in 
Windows Explorer 
 
3. Click OK 
 
This procedure will only copy the highlighted configuration file to the specified location.  
It will not
 remove it from the Database Manager. 
 
 
Restoring a Database 
 
In addition to backing up a configuration file, it may also be necessary at times to restore 
a copy of a particular database from a backup, an e-mail, or from troubleshooting 
personnel.  MPU955A Admin...

Configuration 
 
 
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2. Choose the drive and folder that contains the desired .adm file, just as you 
would in Windows Explorer 
 
3. Click OK 
 
Because you may have multiple files saved in the same location, the restore feature 
allows you to choose which file to restore. 
 
4. Select the desired file to restore, and click the green check mark 
 
 
 
The left side of the Database Manager window represents the configuration files already 
stored within MPU955A Admin Console.  The right side of the...

Configuration 
 
 
25  This procedure will copy the selected configuration file into MPU955A Admin Console 
from removable media or an alternate location, but will not
 remove it from its current 
location. 
 
Getting the Current Database 
 
In order to retrieve a copy of the configuration currently running on the system, and to 
bring it into MPU955A Admin Console, an administrator must retrieve it using the 
Database Transfer section’s “GET from CPU” option.  This option allows the 
administrator to...

Configuration 
 
 
26  Loading a Database 
 
In order to copy a configured database from MPU955A Admin Console onto the NSS 
Main CPU, an administrator would need to use the Database Transfer section’s “PUT to 
CPU” option.  
 
Although not mandatory, first saving the current database residing on the CPU would 
allow for a manual comparison of any differences prior to loading the new database. 
MPU955A Admin Console itself cannot detect differences. (Unless this is a first time 
operation.)  
 
PUTting a...