Panasonic Admin Console Wjmpu955a Operating Instructions

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Group Sequences 
  
Programmed in MPU955A Admin Console, a Group Sequence combines several group 
presets, separated by specific periods called dwells. 
 
Although an operator will call tour sequences or presets by local number within a specific 
area, an administrator can view these sequences by ID or area\local numbers within 
MPU955A Admin Console. 
 
 
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118  Add, edit, delete, or replicate group sequences, as necessary, using the four buttons at the 
bottom of this window. 
 
 
 GROUP SEQUENCES – Definition 
Field Data 
ID Unique record ID assigned by MPU955A Admin Console as a group sequence is added, in 
order to identify one programmed group of several group presets to the system. 
MPU955A Admin Console automatically generates this number in consecutive order.  Upon 
adding group sequences, the system will automatically assign the next available number. 
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, MPU955A Admin Console generates these ID 
numbers.  1 to 256. 
Area Unique number identifying a Monitor Surveillance Area (MSA) comprised of an array of 
monitors and one or more system controllers.  1 to 64 
Click the Area button on the main window to view all components defined in a specific area.
Inserting a “0” indicates area 0.  This will disable the Area field in the OSD on the monitor.
The use of areas is restricted to values of 1 to 64.  Only use area “0” when no areas are 
needed within the entire system. 
Local Unique numeric identifier for a single group sequence within one area.  1 to 9,999. 
Name Practical name to help an operator identify a group sequence. 
Examples: FireX all flrs, CashRs, all flrs.  Alphanumeric, 16 characters. 
Sequence of Steps Specify a single group sequence by entering a list of Group Presets (GrpPre) with Dwell 
values.  1 to 128 steps 
GrpPre Table of group preset numbers (which are made up of a series of camera-monitor ID 
connections and camera preset positions).  1 to 256. 
Dwell Table of dwell time intervals in seconds, to be applied each of the group presets.  Up to 
86,399 seconds (23 hours, 59 minutes, 59 seconds). 
Monitors Displays a list of the monitor IDs associated with the selected group preset. 
 
  
						

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1. To add a Group Sequence, click the green Add Tour button 
 
The following panel will appear. 
 
 
 
2. Fill in the area and local number 
 
3. Give the sequence a descriptive name 
 
4. Add group preset numbers and dwell times in the Sequence of Steps section 
 
Double-click on a group preset from the list on the right.  It will automatically insert that 
group preset ID in step one.  Double-clicking on another group preset will automatically 
insert that group preset ID into step 2, and so on. 
 
Make sure that the same sets of monitors are used for each Group Preset in 
order to ensure that the Group Sequence will run smoothly. 
 
5. Type a dwell time in seconds for a specific group preset 
  
						

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120  To enter the same value in several steps, highlight desired cells using the click 
and drag method.  Type in a value and press the enter key.  All highlighted cells 
will be filled with the typed value. 
 
 
6. To add a step in the middle of a sequence, highlight a step and 
click the Insert Step button 
 
A blank row will appear before the highlighted step. 
 
7. To delete a step, highlight a step and click the Delete Step 
button 
 
The entire row will be deleted. 
 
8. After adding all desired steps, click the green check mark to continue, or the 
red X to cancel 
 
Add, edit, or delete group sequences as needed. 
  
						

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121  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 will be incremented to the next available value. 
 
[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 66. 
  
						

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122  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 67.  
 
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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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 occurren ces, or can be scheduled to occur on an 
hourly, daily, weekly, or monthl y basis.  The actions that may be scheduled include: cam 
spots, tour sequences, group presets,  group sequences, alarms, and modes. 
Each event is essentially a separate user to  the system, and as such is subject to the 
system’s “first-come, first-served” rule.  Ther efore the system administrator must be sure 
to pay close attention to prior ities.  If a scheduled event is to override an operation by 
either a controller, an operator or anot her event, its priority must be higher. 
This is especially important regardin g the event action Lock feature.  A 
Locked action can only be overridde n by a higher priority.  An action not 
Locked can be overridden by any priority. 
 
Definition 
 
1. Select the Event Scheduler comm and from the Automate menu 
 
 
 
  
						

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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. 
 
3.  Enter all information required for  each event you wish to schedule 
 
 EVENT SCHEDULER – Definition 
Field Data 
ID Unique record ID assigned by MPU955A Admin Cons ole a scheduled event is added, in order to 
identify the scheduled event to the system. 
MPU955A 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 co lumn style.  Since logical and local numbers 
are not necessarily unique or consecutive, and  the permission grids must be displayed as 
consecutive, unique numbers, MPU955A Admin Console genera tes 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 setti ngs 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 select ed 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 first-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 MPU955A 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 Actio n section.  Click on the Mon field and a list of  
						

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Field Data 
monitors will appear.  Click on the monitor desired an d 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 fi eld.  Tour sequences can be sele cted 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 will  appear.  Click on the desired preset, and it 
will appear in the ID field.  Presets can be selected by preset number or area\local number. 
When Group Seq  is chosen, a list of group sequences  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 wh ich of the two this action will perform. 
When Mode is chosen, a drop-down menu w ill 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 yo u to enter information to schedule another 
event. 
 
5. To exit the Add mo de, click the red X 
 
You will exit the Add mode. 
 
6. To edit a scheduled event record, highlig ht 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 Ed it mode, or click the red X 
to cancel 
 
9.  To delete a scheduled event, highligh t 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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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 vView the MPU955A Admin Console log that 
captures each action performed within MPU955A 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 MPU955A Admin Console.