Panasonic Admin Console Wjmpu955a Operating Instructions

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Admin Console
Users Guide 
Model No.  WJ-MPU955A 
						

							 
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							Table of Contents 
 
 
i  Welcome ............................................................................................................... 1 
Introduction ........................................................................................................... 3 
Control of the System ........................................................................................ 3 
How It Works ..................................................................................................... 4 
Configuration Management ........................................................................... 4 
User Control................................................................................................... 4 
What Happens Next .......................................................................................... 4 
Installation............................................................................................................. 5 
System Requirements ....................................................................................... 5 
Minimum Hardware Requirements ................................................................ 5 
Minimum Video Display Setting Requirements .............................................. 5 
Operating System Requirements ................................................................... 5 
Installing MPU955A Admin Console.................................................................. 6 
What Happens Next .......................................................................................... 6 
Configuration ........................................................................................................ 7 
Worksheet Tasks............................................................................................... 7 
Instructions ........................................................................................................ 8 
Checklist............................................................................................................ 8 
Starting the Program ......................................................................................... 9 
Logging In ......................................................................................................... 9 
First Time Operation........................................................................................ 10 
CPU Setup ................................................................................................... 10 
Scheduled Modes ........................................................................................ 13 
Main Window ................................................................................................... 15 
Database Management................................................................................... 16 
At Installation............................................................................................... 16 
Database Archive ........................................................................................ 16 
Creating a Database .................................................................................... 17 
Selecting a Database................................................................................... 18 
Renaming a Database ................................................................................. 20 
Deleting a Database .................................................................................... 21
 
Backing up or Restoring a Database ........................................................... 22 
CPU System File ......................................................................................... 28 
Resetting the Main CPU .............................................................................. 35 
Shutting Down the Main CPU ...................................................................... 36 
Redundant CPU Control .............................................................................. 37 
Configuring a System ...................................................................................... 40 
Overview ...................................................................................................... 40 
Switch Nodes ............................................................................................... 41 
GX Digital Nodes......................................................................................... 41 
SX850 – Matrix Frames ............................................................................... 44 
SX650 – Switch Nodes ................................................................................ 47 
Components ................................................................................................ 50 
Alarms......................................................................................................... 51 
Cameras ...................................................................................................... 63 
System Controllers ...................................................................................... 73  
						

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ii  Digital Recorders ......................................................................................... 77 
Viewing and Programming Modes ............................................................... 82 
Controllers Recorder Tab............................................................................. 83 
Adding or Removing Cameras for a Defined Recorder................................ 85 
Alarm Input/Output....................................................................................... 87 
Monitors ....................................................................................................... 90 
Operators..................................................................................................... 96 
Automate ....................................................................................................... 104 
Tour Sequences........................................................................................ 105 
Group Presets............................................................................................ 111 
Group Sequences ...................................................................................... 117 
Event Scheduler........................................................................................ 123 
Tools............................................................................................................. 126 
Log Manager.............................................................................................. 127 
AC Log....................................................................................................... 132 
Areas......................................................................................................... 134 
Account Manager....................................................................................... 136 
Help........................................................................................................... 139 
Uninstalling....................................................................................................... 139 
Appendix A ....................................................................................................... 140 
Appendix B ....................................................................................................... 150 
Glossary............................................................................................................ 151 
Acronyms ...................................................................................................... 151 
Terms ............................................................................................................ 152 
General Index ................................................................................................... 157 
Worksheets ....................................................................................................... 161 
Instructions .................................................................................................... 161 
Teamwork ..................................................................................................... 162 
Checklist........................................................................................................ 162  
						

							Welcome 
 
 
1 
 
Welcome 
 
 
 
Welcome to the MPU955A
* Admin Console Installation and Configuration manual.  This 
guide is organized in a logical step-by-step sequence that will allow for both an easy and 
accurate configuration.   
 
First, an explanation of what MPU955A Admin Console is and how it works in a 
Network Security System (NSS) is presented in general terms.  Next, you will be guided 
through installing the software, creating a configuration database, and loading the 
database into the Network Security System’s CPU. 
 
While creating the configuration database, you will find that many components interact 
with each other, and are dependent on specific values.  It will be important to utilize the 
worksheets provided at the end of this manual to gather the data necessary to create the 
configuration database, and to develop an understanding of your Network Security 
System.  These worksheets, once completed, should also be utilized when making 
updates or changes to the system’s configuration, to ensure accurate results. 
 
This part of the process will be explained in the Configuration section of this manual, 
which is divided into three phases: physical planning, worksheet tasks, and keying in the 
data. 
 
 
                                            
 * Throughout this document, MPU955A refers to WJ-MPU955A.  
						

							 
 
 
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							Introduction 
 
 
3   
 
Introduction 
 
 
 
MPU955A Admin Console enables an administrator and other users to closely control the 
operation of a Network Security System (NSS).  Such a system can include as many as 
1,024 cameras and 256 monitors.  You will be guided through the process of installing 
MPU955A Admin Console to manage an NSS, creating the databases that dictate the 
operation of the NSS, and allowing an administrator to easily change the system’s 
configuration when necessary. 
 
 
Control of the System 
 
MPU955A Admin Console enables an administrator to utilize an NSS’s performance 
capabilities to meet the surveillance needs of a facility during initial installation, as well 
as when conditions change. 
 
The NSS can be configured to help security personnel respond in different ways using 
MPU955A Admin Console.  For example, based on: 
 
• Time of day - such as when open to the public, closed, and after-hours cleaning 
and maintenance. 
• Night quiet time. 
• Quiet day of the week - which would be a 24-hour period of quiet time without 
any activity except security personnel doing rounds. 
• Special business activity - such as taking physical inventory, restocking, and 
doing routine maintenance of special equipment. 
• Visits by celebrities, dignitaries, or officials. 
 
In addition, the NSS can be configured using MPU955A Admin Console to allow for 
quick responses to unexpected disruptions of normal activity that could be caused by 
power, fire, police, health, or other emergencies.  
						

							Introduction 
 
 
4 
 
How It Works 
 
MPU955A Admin Console is a management t ool that maintains tracking, reporting, and 
functional relationships between the various  components in a network security system. 
 
 
Configuration Management 
 
It is possible for MPU955A Admin Console to  maintain several separate configurations 
for a given system.   
 
One configuration, for example, could differ gr eatly from the typical configuration used, 
because its purpose may be to watch over a pa rticular activity, such as the taking of an 
equipment and supplies inventory when th e facility is closed to the public. 
 
 
User Control 
 
In addition to controlling individual cam eras, MPU955A Admin Console provides the 
user with selections from lists of presets and sequences. 
 
•  If the user chooses a group  preset, a group of monitors  will display a set of video 
outputs from a group of came ras at preset positions. 
 
•  A sequence, on the other hand, is a system -controlled series of views - one of 
several cameras on one monitor (a Tour  Sequence) or of group presets (a Group 
Sequence on several monitors). 
 
 
What Happens Next 
 
Installing the MPU955A Admin Console softwa re only takes a few minutes and is very 
simple to complete.  A series of Windows  dialog boxes guide the installation onto the PC. 
 
The subsequent task of configuring the soft ware, once installed, can range from modest, 
for a small system, to complex, for a very large system, such as in an airport. 
 
When it comes to security surveillance, all potential contingencies should be considered 
when planning a system’s functionality.  MP U955A Admin Console is the tool that 
simplifies this process. 
						

							Installation 
 
 
5 
Installation 
 
 
 
Part of installing MPU955A Admin Console means copying program files from a CD-
ROM onto the hard drive of a dedicated PC.  MPU955A Admin Console is a tool that 
allows an administrator to configure the NSS (Network Security System) with 
information compiled about components and users, and to use well-planned presets and 
sequences. 
 
 
System Requirements  
 
As with any PC application that must be reliable, MPU955A Admin Console should be 
the primary program running on the computer it is installed on.  There should be little 
other than MPU955A Admin Console running on the same computer. 
 
 
Minimum Hardware Requirements 
 
• PC with an Intel® Pentium® III processor  
 
• 64 MB memory  
 
• 20 MB free hard drive space   
 
• 10/100 Mbps Ethernet network interface card 
 
 
Minimum Video Display Setting Requirements 
 
• 256 colors  
 
• 800 x 600 resolution 
 
 
Operating System Requirements 
 
• Microsoft® Windows® (English Version)  
2000 Professional SP4, XP Professional SP2  
						

							Installation 
 
 
6   
Installing MPU955A Admin Console 
 
1. Insert the MPU955A CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive on your computer – an  
installation menu will appear 
 
2. Select Admin Console and click the Next button – MPU955A 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 a MPU955A System, using the Admin Console.