Panasonic Admin Console Wjmpu955a Operating Instructions

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17 
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 fits in the space provided.  It is best if the name is practical, and easy 
to understand by anyone using the system.  You will be returned to the main menu after 
naming the database. 
 
This database will reside in MPU955A Admin Console.  Adding and saving information 
about the components and desired operation of the system will configure it.  
						

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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 
chosen.  The database you select becomes the default database for all settings until you 
go back to Database Manager to choose or create a different one.   
 
1. Select the name of a database by clicking on it 
 
 
 
2. Click the Select button - the button with the green check mark - or double-
click on the desired database 
 
You will notice that the system unit ID number and the name of the database currently in 
use are displayed on the title bar of this window.  In the example above, the system unit 
number is 01, and the database currently being used is “standard”. 
 
When changing the database you are working with, MPU955A Admin Console will open 
the selected database, making it the default, and will close the Database Manager window.  
You will be returned to the main menu, ready for the configuration or review of the 
database you just selected.  
						

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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 button with the yellow and white sheets displayed 
 
3. Name the new copy in the space provided 
 
 
 
4. Click the green check mark 
 
Enter any name that fits the space provided.  It is best if the name is practical and easy to 
understand by anyone using the system. 
  
						

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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 and cursor 
displayed 
 
3. In the “Rename to:” box, type the new name desired 
 
 
 
4. Click the green check mark 
  
						

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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 delete a database, highlight the database name 
 
 
 
2. Click the Delete button - the button with the red “X” displayed 
 
The following confirmation message will appear: 
 
 
 
3. Click Yes to delete, or No to cancel. 
  
						

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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 the left in the Database Archive section  
 
 
 
The following window will appear. 
 
 
 
  
						

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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 Console allows an administrator to perform a database 
restore from a source outside of MPU955A Admin Console. 
 
1. Within Database Manager, click the Restore button - the last button from the 
left under the Database Archive section 
 
 
 
The following window will appear. 
  
						

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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 window represents the 
files stored in the folder that you have just specified. 
  
						

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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 view, modify, copy, or create new versions of the current configuration 
once it is imported into MPU955A Admin Console. 
 
 
 
1. From the drop-down menu in the Database Transfer section select either 01A 
or 01B CPU 
 
2. Click the “GET from CPU” button - the left button under the Database 
Transfer section 
 
 
 
3. Enter the new name for this particular database in the “Save to:” box 
 
4. Click the green check mark 
 
A copy of the database that is currently running on the selected NSS CPU is now saved 
on the MPU955A Admin Console computer’s hard drive.  It will not
 be removed from 
the Main CPU.  At this time, you may select the file to view or modify the configuration.  
						

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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 configuration database onto the NSS CPU will overwrite
 its 
entire existing database.  It is recommended that you GET and save the 
database currently running on the Main CPU under a distinctive name 
before loading a new database. 
 
The following instruction will guide you through loading a database from MPU955A 
Admin Console to the CPU.  See the Getting the Current Database section on page 25 to 
save the database that is currently loaded in the CPUs. 
 
1. Select the name of the database to load by clicking on the .adm file name 
 
 
 
2. From the drop-down menu, select the proper CPU, by number and IP 
Address 
 
For a redundant CPU system, you must load the database onto both CPUs to ensure they 
are each using the same configuration. 
 
For single CPU systems, choose 01A.