Panasonic Administration Console Wj Asc8501p Users Guide

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VIEWING AND PROGRAMMING
In each of the components’ permissions tabs that contain a section like the
one shown to the left, modes can be viewed and programmed.
Clicking the View option button allows you to view permissions for the
mode chosen, and defaults to programming for the same mode.  In the
case of the graphic to the left, mode 1 is set for viewing, and thereby
programming.
The permissions grid reflects the contents of the mode whose view is
selected with the View option button.  In the image below, the permission
grid is displaying the contents of mode 2.
More than one mode can be programmed at the same time by clicking on
the Prog check boxes of the other mode numbers that you wish to
program simultaneously.  This will append, or add any permissions that
are then changed on the permissions grid, but will not duplicate entire
modes or overwrite existing permissions in the other modes.
The image to the left indicates that the permissions grid would now be
displaying the contents of mode 3 (which is also by default being
programmed), and would simultaneously be programming any subsequent
changes into modes 1 and 4 as well.
It is not necessary to perform a Save for each mode viewed or
programmed.  Saving permissions, when completed, automatically saves
all four modes, regardless of the current View or Prog selection.
Permissions are described on page 47. 
						

							20 MAIN MENU
After entering the CPU IP address, selecting your system’s size, and
exiting, the following window will appear, which is the Admin Console
main menu.  This window will be the first one you see from now on
whenever you enter the Admin Console.
The main menu is the heart of the Admin Console configuration software.
Each component, sequence, setup, and management task will be accessed
from this main window.
Each section will be utilized in order to configure and maintain the SCS.
 
To view information about this application, such as the version of the
software, click on the Panasonic logo.  An “About” window will appear. 
						

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DATABASE M ANAGEM ENT
The active database for this system is the one residing within the
Surveillance Control System (SCS).  Admin Console is used to create that
database initially, and from that point forward works with copies of it in
order to establish and maintain useful variations.
AT INSTALLATION
When Admin Console is first installed, an administrator must create and
name a new database.  The database is stored on the Admin Console
computer’s hard drive.
The administrator then enters all the information available about frames,
components, users, and sequences, and saves these details into the
database using the Database Manager.
See Create a Database on page 22 for initial and subsequent database
creations. 
						

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Database Archive
The Database Archive section of the Database Manager window is where
each configuration file (database) is manipulated.  Several functions that
can be performed with the configuration files are selecting, creating,
copying, renaming, or deleting.
This section also includes options to backup or restore a configuration file
to or from removable media or an alternate location, such as a floppy
diskette or network drive.
Create a Database
Database Manager is entered into by clicking the first icon on the
“Management” row of the main menu – the picture of the open folder.
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.
11 1 1
.. . .
 Click on the D atabase M anager button on th e  main
menu.
22 2 2
.. . .
 Click on the “N e w ” b u tto n  – th e  2nd button under the
D atabase A rchive  section.
Select
New
Copy
Rename
Delete
Backup
Restore 
						

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33 3 3
.. . .
 T ype in a new  nam e fo r  th e  new  database in  t h is fie ld
44 4 4
.. . .
 Click th e  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 the Admin Console.  Adding and saving
information about the components and desired operation of the system
will configure it.
Select 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 open.  If you have just
entered 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. Highlight th e  nam e of a database.
2. Click th e  Select button - th e  1st button under the
D atabase A rchive  section, or double clic k  on th e
desire d  database. 
						

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When changing the database you are working with, 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.
Copy 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 nam e of the database yo u w ish to  copy
in th e  D atabase M anager window .
2. Click th e  Copy button - the 3rd button under the
D atabase A rchive  section.
3. N am e the copy in the space provided
4. Click th e  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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Rename 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. T o renam e a database, highlight a database nam e.
2. Click th e  Renam e button - th e  4th button under the
D atabase A rchive  section.
3. In  the “R enam e to :” box, ty p e  th e  n e w  nam e desired.
4. Click th e  green check mark
Delete 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 SCS 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 26), so they
can be deleted from the Admin Console, and restored later if necessary. 
						

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1. To delete a database, highlight the database nam e.
2. Click th e  Delete button - th e  5th button under the
D atabase A rchive  section.
The following confirmation message will appear:
3. Click Yes to delete, or No to  cancel.
Backup or Restore a Database
It may be necessary at times to save a copy of a particular database for
backup, e-mail, troubleshooting, or other purposes.  The Admin Console
allows an administrator to perform both backup and restore functions in
order to maintain copies of the configuration files outside of the Admin
Console system. 
						

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BACKUP A DATABASE
1. Within D atabase M anager, highlight a database nam e
and clic k  the B ackup button - th e  6th button under the
D atabase A rchive  section.
2. The fo llow ing w indow  will appear.
3. C hoose the drive and fo lder yo u w ish to  backup to,
just as you  w ould in W indow s E xplorer.
4. Click OK.
This procedure will only copy the highlighted configuration file to the
specified location.  It will not remove it from the Admin Console. 
						

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RESTORE 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.  The Admin Console allows an
administrator to perform a database restore from a source outside of the
Admin Console.
1. Within D atabase M anager, click the R estore button -
the last button under the Database Archive  section.
2. The fo llow ing w indow  will appear.
3. C hoose the drive and fo lder th a t contains th e
desire d  .a d m  file, just as you w ould in Window s
Explorer.