1. SafeLINC™ Fire Panel Internet Interface
Online Access to Fire System Information
The intention of this presentation is to highlight the advances in technology and the availability of communication mediums that have developed by SimplexGrinnell to not only to meet our customers requirements, but to also enhance and improve on previous traditional methods by utilizing site wired LAN/WAN reticulation networks and the internet.

2. Introducing… SafeLINC Fire Panel Internet Interface
An Internet-based communications link that enables facility managers and building owners to use a web browser to monitor the status of their fire alarm systems
Target markets
School districts
Hospitals with remote facilities
Universities and colleges
Non-contiguous manufacturing facilities
The term SafeLINC is best described as an internet-based communication tool for remote access to a fire panel. Now this may be required by either a facilities manager or a building owner/occupier in a Hospital or a University, as an example, or quite simply by a fire alarm maintenance company.

3. What is SafeLINC?
A Web Interface internet connectivity for Fire Alarm Control Panels
Enables investigation of fire alarm control panel status using an Internet browser
Uses customers’ Internet/Intranet back bone
Provides:
Browser review of system status
Automatic of event status changes
So what is SafeLINC? It is a Web based internet interface to a fire alarm panel that can provide investigation and/or interrogation of one’s system using the customers Internet/Intranet backbone in addition to being able to provide fire alarm event changes automatically via .
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4. System Overview
The fire panel is assigned an IP address on the customers LAN/WAN and then via any P.C. and a local internet connection, one can dial in to the fire panel and either remotely request status summaries or interrogate the system.

5. Features Provides single user access for up to 20 different users
Compatible with Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher
UL-listed to Standard 864
On-board service port for setup and diagnostics
Generic login screen
SafeLINC provides single user access for up to 20 different users and it is compatible with most versions of Internet Explorer. The Internet Module itself also has a service port for on-board setup and diagnostics and comes complete with a generic login screen.

6. Login Screen Anonymous login screen for protection
An example of the generic login screen.

7. Access Security Selectable login parameters
Programmable login attempts before lockout
Selectable from 1 to 20 with 3 as default
Lockout time after unsuccessful login attempts
Lockout time programmable from 0 to 24 hours
1 hour is default lockout time
Record of unsuccessful logins ed to administrators
Individual IP addresses or address series can be blocked
There are a number of programmable built-in security features:
For example – selecting the number of login attempts prior to lockout, the lockout time after an unsuccessful login attempt and the recording of unsuccessful logins which, incidentally, can be ed to administrators.
There is also the ability to block an individual IP address or an address series.

8. Features
Automatic feature provides selectable notification to user accounts
Will automatically notify user accounts of selected status changes
Information can be Alarm, Supervisory, Trouble or TrueAlarm, Dirty or Excessively Dirty status
The automatic feature provides for the ability to vector either the information as well as the user account in terms of notification.

9. Message Distribution
Automatic distribution can be routed to the programmable user account list, forwarded to selected individual workstations, to distribution receivers, to PDA’s (Personal Digital Assistant e.g. Palm Pilot) or to a compatible wireless messaging device like a pager.

10. Email Event Notification – How it works
Internet
Typical
Network
Configuration
Firewall
(Secured)
RAS
(Dial-In)
Mail Server
Sent
Sent via
Distribution
List
Corporate Backbone
This diagram illustrates a typical network configuration and how an event notification is routed to the programmable distribution list via the customers internet/intranet.
Security PC
Plant
Manager PC
FPII
4100 or
4020
FACP
ACK
System Event !
New
Mail
New Mail

11. Features Panel Status Shown on Internet Browser
Display of Alarm, Priority 2, Supervisory, and Trouble messages & counts
Detailed point information similar to that available on panel user interface
TrueAlarm sensor status and service report viewing
Alarm and Trouble log viewing
The information available via the web browser is similar to that available on the fire panel user interface as well as having the ability to view detector status and service reports, and alarm and trouble logs.

12. Sample Event Screen
This slide shows a standard active fire events list which details the device address within the system, the type of device e.g smoke detector and any operator notes associated with a change of status for that device. Like the name and contact details of the person one should contact in the event of an emergency.

13. Internet Connectivity Benefits
Get fire system alerts automatically through
Get reports automatically through for archiving and printing on your systems printers
So in closing, I guess some of the benefits of the SafeLINC internet interface device could be automatic fire alarm alerts via as well as automatically routing system reports via to your workstation for printing.

14. Internet Connectivity Uses
Access your buildings fire systems from one location, any location
And the ability to access a buildings fire alarm system from one or many locations through the local internet/intranet.