Panasonic Administration Console Wj Asc8501p Users Guide

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Model No.WJ-ASC8501
Administration Console
Users Guide
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							Admin Console 1.5
Admin Console
Software Version 1.5
for use with an SX850 Surveillance Control System
Installation & Configuration
Document Version 1.5 for System Administrators
installing and configuring the Admin Console 
						

							Admin Console    CONTENTS
3Admin Console    CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 5
DOCUMENT CONVENTION 6
WHAT IT DOES 7
By Clock, Calendar, and Event 7
In Response to Emergencies 7
HOW IT WORKS 8
Configuration Management 8
User Control 8
Installation 8
PLATFORM 9
Hardware Requirements 9
Operating System Requirements 9
Video Display Setting Requirements 9
FROM DISKETTES 10
FROM CD-ROM 10
WHAT TO DO NEXT 10
WORKSHEET TASKS 11
INSTRUCTIONS 12
CHECKLIST 12
LOGIN 14
FIRST-TIME OPERATION 15
CPU Setup 15
Scheduled Modes 18
MAIN MENU 20
DATABASE MANAGEMENT 21
Database Archive 22
Create a Database 22
Select a Database 23
Copy a Database 24
Rename a Database 25
Delete a Database 25
Backup or Restore a Database 26
Get Current Database 30
Load a Database 30
System Configuration 32
INPUT TO SCREEN 38
SCS CPU Configuration 38 
						

							Matrix Frames 39
COMPONENTS 42
Cameras 43
System Controllers 53
Monitors 58
Alarm Input/Output 62
Alarms 66
Operators 79
SEQUENCES 84
Tour Sequences 85
Group Presets 91
Group Sequences 97
AREAS 103
Monitor Surveillance Area 103
EVENT SCHEDULER 104
MANAGEMENT 107
Log Manager 108
AC Log 112
Account Manager 114
Help 117
ACRONYMS 118
TERMS 119
INSTRUCTIONS 128
TEAMWORK 129
CHECKLIST 129 
						

							Admin Console    WELCOME
5Admin Console    WELCOME
IN TR O D U C TIO N
Welcome to the SX850 Admin Console.  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 the Admin Console is and
how it works in a Security Surveillance System (SCS) is presented in
general terms.  Next, you will be guided through installing the software,
creating a configuration database, and loading the database into the
Security Control System 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 Security Control 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. 
						

							6 DO CU M EN T C O N V EN TIO N
This guide uses the following conventions when describing the use and
operation of this product.
C om ponent or S equence D efinition
Field D ata
This box will describe each field in a definition screen.
¤ Note:   Text with this appearance is a special instruction, rule,
or side comment related to the topic.
 Tip:  Text with this appearance offers suggestions or hints to
make using the Admin Console easier.
› Warning:   Text with this appearance suggests potential
problems or situations that you may encounter when
attempting to do something in the Admin Console. 
						

							Admin Console    WHAT AND HOW
7Admin Console    WHAT AND HOW
Admin Console enables an administrator and other users to closely
control the operation of a Surveillance Control System (SCS).  Such a
system can include as many as 8,192 cameras and 1,024 monitors.  You
will be guided through the process of installing the Admin Console to
manage an SCS, creating the databases that dictate the operation of the
SCS, and allowing an administrator to easily change the system’s
configuration when necessary.
WHAT IT  DOES
Admin Console enables an administrator to utilize an SCS’s performance
capabilities to meet the surveillance needs of a facility during initial
installation, as well as when conditions change.
By Clock, Calendar, and Event
The SCS can be configured to help security personnel respond in different
ways using the Admin Console utility.  For example, based on:
¤ Time of day - such as 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, with or
without entourage - protective or otherwise.
In Response to Emergencies
The SCS can be configured using the Admin Console utility to allow for
quick responses to unexpected disruptions of normal activity that could be
caused by power, fire, police, health, or other emergencies. 
						

							8 HOW  IT  WORKS
The Admin Console maintains tracking, reporting, and functional
relationships between the various components in a surveillance control
system.
Configuration Management
It is possible for the Admin Console to maintain several separate
configurations for a given system.  They could be very similar or differ
greatly.
One configuration, for example, could be very different than the typical
configuration used, because its purpose may be to watch over a particular
activity, such as the taking of an equipment and supplies inventory when
the facility is closed to the public.
User Control
In addition to controlling individual cameras, the Admin Console
provides the user with selections from lists of presets and sequences.
¤ If the user chooses a preset, a group of monitors will
display a set of video outputs from a group of cameras at
preset positions.
¤ A sequence, on the other hand, is a self-generated series of
views - one of several cameras on one monitor (a Tour
Sequence) or of group presets (a Group Sequence).
Installation
Installing the Admin Console software only takes a few minutes and is
very simple to complete.  Whether installing from a CD-ROM or floppy
diskettes, a series of Windows’ dialogue boxes guide the installation onto
the PC.
The subsequent task of configuring the software, once installed, can range
from modest, for a small system, to complex, for a very large,
complicated system, such as in an airport.
When it comes to security surveillance, all potential contingencies should
be considered when planning a system’s functionality.  The Admin
Console is the tool that simplifies this process.