10 February Event Monitoring and Event File Maintenance
10 February Event Monitoring and Maintenance Provides real-time viewing of activity on the access control network Provides functions for managing event collection and storage
10 February Setup Monitors and Events Click on the Setup > Monitor and Events pull-down menu option The setup window appears
10 February Monitor View Names Provides for three separate monitors – each monitoring different types of events You can provide a descriptive name for each monitor –Click in a name field and enter an appropriate name for each monitor to be used
10 February Event File Type Defines the time period by which event files will be sorted and stored Click on the radio button corresponding to the desired event file time period
10 February Event Auto Collection Allows controllers to automatically upload event information when the controllers’ memory reaches a defined limit Click in the check box to enable auto collection
10 February Enable Auto Collection per Controller To enable auto collection for individual controllers you must turn dialout enable ON and set a threshold percentage via the Setup > System > Controllers pull- down menu option –This process is described in the System Controllers presentation
10 February Access Messages Allows you to define how Doors should handle each possible event message a controller can generate
10 February Message Text The message text strings are the messages displayed on screen and in reports for each event – they can be edited –Caution! Changing a message string may obscure the true meaning of an event message –Click in a message text field and enter the new message
10 February Save to File Allows you to designate which events should be saved in the event file –Reduce event file size by removing unnecessary events –Click the button to save an event –Click it to not save an event
10 February Print in View Allows you to define which events will be displayed in Monitor windows 1, 2, or 3 –Click the button to display a message –Click the button to not display that message
10 February Sound Alert Allows events to generate an audible tone on the host computer when that event occurs –Click the button to generate a sound alert –Click the button to not generate a sound alert
10 February Acknowledge a Sound Alert Click the button on the tool bar to acknowledge a sound alert Do not enable the “Operator Acknowledged Sound Alert” message or you will create an endless loop of alert > acknowledged alert events
10 February Controller Reports Event Allows you to designate which events the controller should report –It may not be necessary to report certain events, saving controller memory space Click the button to report that event Click the button to not report that event
10 February Event File Maintenance Allows you to archive event file data in year, month, or week increments –The archive time value is set in the Monitoring Options window
10 February Select Archive to Perform Click on the row with the type of archive to perform and the row is highlighted Click the button
10 February Select Archive Folder Click in the Select the folder field and enter the path to the folder, or click the button and browse to the archive folder Option to enter a description of the archive in the Comment field Then click the button
10 February Saved Archive The archive is now saved
10 February Restoring an Archive Select the archive and click the button
10 February Browse to Archive Folder Browse to the folder in which the archive is stored Once the folder is found, click the button
10 February Archive Restored The archive is restored to Doors
10 February Operate Monitors Click on the Operate > Start Monitor pull-down menu option The monitor window appears
10 February Operate Monitor Window Begins real-time monitoring Opens up to three monitor windows Collects event data from the controllers
10 February Collect Controller Events Click the button to immediately download all events from all controllers Event collection status is displayed as each controller is polled
10 February Opening a Monitor Window Click one of the three window icons to open that window Click the button to begin real-time monitoring
10 February Monitor Window Events that meet the monitor’s configuration are displayed as they happen Use the scroll bar to scan through the events
10 February Monitor Communication Status Displays the following information –Number of events collected –Connection type –Communication port –Online/offline status
10 February Stop Monitoring Click the button to stop real-time monitoring
10 February Close Monitor Window Click the box to close the monitor window