Online Help StruxureWare Central Version 6.3.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 About Help Help is available at any time, and can be viewed and invoked in a variety of ways. Relevant topics can be printed from the Help browser window. You can choose to open help in a separate Help browser window by selecting Help Contents in the Help menu, or you can choose to open the Help view for the currently selected view by selecting Dynamic Help in the Help menu, or by pressing F1.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Console features The StruxureWare Central server creates a consolidated view of your network's physical infrastructure layer. Real-time device monitoring, custom reporting capabilities, private networking, advanced security and immediate event notification all enable quick assessment and resolution of critical situations. The StruxureWare console provides your StruxureWare Central client access to the server functions and features.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 • Device View: lists the devices assigned to the group selected in the Device Groups view, provides information about those devices, and launch to management applications at some of those devices. • Map View: displays icons for the devices in the group selected in the Device Groups view, each icon providing quick access to information about its sensor values; the icons, which are displayed against a user-definable background, can be repositioned and resized.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 • Notification Policies view: allows you to create and edit the policies used by the StruxureWare Central server to generate alarm notifications, and view the thresholds you have added to those policies. Reports This perspective opens with the Available Reports displayed by default, including Sensor History Reports, Snapshot Reports , and Saved Sensor Reports. When an available report is generated, that report appears in its own view.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Menu Options SNMP Device Communication Settings: accesses options used to configure various functions for how the StruxureWare Central server communicates with, and monitors, SNMP devices. Modbus Device Communication Settings: accesses options used to configure various functions for how the StruxureWare Central server communicates with, and monitors, Modbus devices. Note: Modbus support is a separately-licensed feature.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Menu Updates Options Provides options used to update the StruxureWare Central server and its monitored NetBotz Appliances and SNMP devices. Apply Firmware Updates: accesses the "Select Device Update" display used to download firmware updates to monitored NetBotz Appliances or SNMP devices. Apply Server Updates: accesses the "Apply Server Update" display used to update the StruxureWare Central server.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Status bar Reports information about the StruxureWare Central server. Each type of information can be clicked to access a related view or display. Information Description How many devices have a warning or critical condition. Device status Clicking this area accesses the Active Alarms view. The username you used to log on, and the hostname or IP address of your StruxureWare Central client.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Note: The sides of the view which can actually be used to resize that view will be the only enabled options. "Configure Columns" display Use this display, accessed by the ( views and displays.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Initial setup requirements The following actions should have been performed during the StruxureWare Central server installation. • The server was physically installed. • The server was connected to a power source. • The public and private local area network (LAN) settings were defined at the server.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 7. 8. 9. 10. a. Select Server Administration Settings > Server Access in the System menu. b. Enable the SOCKS Server option in the SOCKS Proxy tab. Add a remote NFS or Windows share repository the StruxureWare Central server can use instead of the local repository. a. Select Server Administration Settings > Storage Settings in the System menu. b. Use the Repositories tab to add a remote repository. c.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 b. Click Add to configure the alarm actions to add to the notification policy. Click Manage Actions to create alarm actions, or modify or remove existing alarm actions on the StruxureWare Central server. Note: You click Choose Thresholds to add user-created thresholds, for the device groups or devices selected, to the Default notification policy .
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Other support and feature setup requirements Once the minimum setup requirements are defined, you can begin to configure the StruxureWare Central server to use all of its features and functions. • Create the device groups and subgroups, in the Device Groups view, that you can use to group monitored devices that are physically or logically associated with each other, for easier access to information about associated devices.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 • Generate and manage graph or table-formatted reports for device sensors, using the Saved Reports view, or the right-click Generate Sensor History Report option in the Device Groups view, Device View, and Map View.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Server Administration Settings (System menu) This menu option accesses "Server Administration Settings" display options used to access settings that directly affect the operation of your StruxureWare Central server. E-mail Settings option Use this option's elements to enable your StruxureWare Central server to send e-mail notifications.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 You access this display from the Server SSL Certificates option in Server Administration Settings, a System menu option. When you select NetBotz Appliance in the device discovery process, and select the security mode Require SSL, validate certificates option, use this display to add the certificate from the NetBotz Appliance you want to discover to the StruxureWare Central server first. Otherwise, device discovery will not complete successfully.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 of those devices are being monitored ( Used Node Count). Add License Key Click to add a license key to the list. License Key Details Click to view information about the selected license key, and copy it into a document. "License Key Details" display Use this display to view information about the selected license key, and copy it into a document. Type Description License Type Identifies the selected license by type.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Hostname Identify the StruxureWare Central server's hostname. IP Address Identify the public network address of the server. Subnet Identify the TCP/IP subnet address for the server's local network segment. Gateway Identify the IP address of the gateway. Domain Identify the name of the network domain on which the server resides. Primary DNS Identify the IP address of the primary Domain Name Service (DNS) server used to map IP addresses to domain names.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 The first two parts of the four-part IP addresses are defined by the IP Address value, while the last two parts are initially defined by the Subnet Mask selection. Note: You can edit the last 2 IP address values, except you cannot increase the Ending IP Address value: Total available addresses changes to Invalid IP range if you do. Subnet Mask A list of subnet mask addresses, each providing a different Starting and Ending IP Address range.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Use this tab to define settings the StruxureWare Central server will use when discovering SNMPv1 devices, or devices that use the APC DCal1 protocol, on its private Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) LAN, Network A. Note: Changes are applied without a StruxureWare Central server reboot.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Use the top section of this tab to enable or disable HTTP and HTTPS web communication and identify the IP port the StruxureWare Central server uses for each type of communication. Use the SSL Certificate section to manage (add, edit, or delete) the current Secure Socket Layer (SSL) certificate used for HTTPS communication.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 4. In the "Update Certificate" display, click Finish to overwrite the default SSL certificate with a new, self-signed SSL certificate created by the StruxureWare Central server. Note: You can log on to the server again after it finishes rebooting. Creating a certificate signing request (CSR): Use this procedure to create a certificate signing request to send to a certificate signing authority. 1.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 • Add Certificate: replace the current SSL certificate with the SSL certificate acquired using the Create Certificate Signing Request (CSR) option.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 SNMP Server tab Use this tab to enable or disable the use of an SNMP agent at your StruxureWare Central server, to define the community names and port setting used for SNMP access to monitored devices, and to identify the contact and location information for the server. Element Description Enable SNMP Agent Select to enable the SNMP agent settings. Read-only Community Name Define the community name used for read-only SNMP requests.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 • Full: all server data (configuration and repository) will be saved in every backup file. • Synchronized: only changes to server data (configuration and repository) will be saved after the initial backup file. • Configuration: only server configuration data will be saved in every backup file. Schedule Enabled: whether or not backup scheduling is enabled. Scheduled Days/Time: when automatic backups will occur. Current Status: Whether or not a backup is in progress.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 4. In the appropriate settings display, do the following: a. Configure the Windows Share ("Windows Backup Share Settings" display) or NFS Share ("NFS Backup Share Settings" display) settings. b. Select whether you want to backup all server configuration and repository data for each backup ( Full), just the changes to the server configuration and repository data for each backup ( Synchronized), or just the configuration data ( Configuration). c. Click Test Mount.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Configuration: each backup file will contain all server configuration data, but no repository data. Click to test the Windows share settings. Test Mount "NFS Backup Share Settings" display Use this display to add or edit the settings for a NFS share used to backup the StruxureWare Central server's configuration data, or its configuration and repository data. Element Description Server Hostname or IP Identity the hostname or IP address of the NFS share server.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Using the "Restore from Backup" wizard Use this wizard to select the backup file, whether at an existing or new location, you want to use to restore the StruxureWare Central server configuration, or configuration and repository, data. 1. Select Server Administration Settings in the System menu. 2. In the "Server Administration Settings" display, select Server Backup/Restore. 3.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Option Description Existing Backup Location Select to locate a backup file at a location that has been used to save your StruxureWare Central server data. New Backup Location Select to locate a backup file from an archived location, a location where the current backup files are not being saved. "Existing Backup Location" display Use this display to select the location of the backup file from the list.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Element Description Server Hostname or IP Identity the hostname or IP address of the NFS share server. Share Identify the name of the NFS share. Subdirectory Identify the subdirectory in the NFS share that will be used to store data. Note: If no subdirectory is specified, data will be stored in the share's root directory.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Use this option's elements to identify the Repositories the StruxureWare Central server can use, to define the Purge Settings for the data stored in the repositories, and when the server connects to an Enterprise Server, to review the Disk Array Status for that server.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Managing the remote repositories At least one remote repository should be defined and used by the StruxureWare Central server, rather than the local repository. Note: If your organization uses multiple StruxureWare Central servers, and Windows or NFS repository servers for remote storage, each StruxureWare Central server should use its repository server: multiple StruxureWare Central servers should not store data on the same remote repository.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Repository Name Identify a name for the repository. Server Hostname or IP Identity the hostname or IP address of the Windows share server. Username Identify the username required to access the Windows share. Password Identify the password required to access the Windows share. Verify Password Retype the password. Domain Identify the domain to which the Windows share is connected. Share Identify the name of the Windows share.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 NFS Share section: Configure the settings that identify where the NFS repository will reside. Element Description Repository Name Identify a name for the repository. Server Hostname or IP Identity the hostname or IP address of the NFS share server. Share Identify the name of the NFS share. Subdirectory Identify the subdirectory in the NFS share that will be used to store data. Note: If no subdirectory is specified, data will be stored in the root directory of the share.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Note: If an error condition occurs at a repository, an e-mail is sent to the StruxureWare Central Administrators that include an e-mail address as part of their user credentials. Automatic Purge Settings Use this section to define the settings for the conditions that will cause an automatic purge of the repositories. Type Description Begin Purge Identify the percentage of total capacity that will initiate a purge.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Note: If a disk array status changes to degraded, an e-mail is sent to the StruxureWare Central Administrators that include an e-mail address as part of their user credentials. Time Settings option Use this option's elements to define the date and time for the StruxureWare Central server, or identify any NTP servers that will provide those date and time values, and specify regional settings.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Server and Set NTP Time Manually are selected. Regional Settings elements Element Description Server Locale Select the language the StruxureWare Central server will use for messages, such as e-mails. By default, the server uses the language associated with the Server Time Zone setting, or English (U.S.), if the associated language is not supported.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Client Preferences (File menu) Use this option's display to define settings that apply to your StruxureWare Central client only. Advanced View Settings Use this option to enable Launch Advanced View, a right-click option for NetBotz Appliances in the Device View and Map View. Note: You must browse to a local copy of Advanced View 3.1.1 or higher (an attempt to use an earlier version will fail). You can download a copy from the NetBotz Support web page ( http://www.netbotz.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Browser Settings Use this option to select the web browser your StruxureWare Central client will use to connect to the web interface at a monitored device. Element Description Use the Default OS Web Browser Select to use the operating system default web browser to open a browser window external to the StruxureWare Central client (the default).
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Use this option to select whether to show a popup option when a custom property is added, or to automatically add a column to the Device View for a newly created custom property. Note: The default settings allow a popup option to appear, and columns to be added to the Device View and "View Device Sensors" display, for each new custom property key created.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Monitored devices The StruxureWare Central server can monitor and manage APC, MGE, Modbus TCP, NetBotz, and third-party devices. Once these devices have been discovered, you can do the following: • Review sensor and devices status information about the devices in the Device View and Map View. • Review information about existing device alarm conditions in the Active Alarms view. • Review information about historical device alarm conditions in the Alarm History view.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 • You can use Device Definition Files, an SNMP Device Communication Settings and Modbus Device Communications Settings option in the Device menu, to check the APC website for new or updated DDFs, and download those files to the StruxureWare Central server. • APC SNMP devices that use a Network Management Card (NMC) version of 3xx or higher have a DDF file that the StruxureWare Central must download at discovery time.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Use this display to define how the StruxureWare Central server will use an Internet browser to communicate with the device or devices selected by Device Launch Settings, a rightclick option in the Device and Map Views.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Device and Map Views Two views provide access to information about the monitored devices, one in a table format ( Device View), and one as icons on a graphic background ( Map View), with a unique Map View available for each group in the Device Groups view, except for Unassigned, which uses the default Map View only. Note: Both views are included in the Monitoring perspective, by default, and can be accessed from the Window menu, if needed.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Delete Sensors Allows you to remove a sensor with a sensor value of unplugged. This option is available for SNMP devices only. Note: When you delete a sensor, all historical data for that sensor is also deleted. Change State To: Allows you to change the state of sensors that report state values. When a user has Device Group Monitoring View Access or higher, and accesses the " View Device Sensors" display from a camera, the display has a Camera tab.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 the web interface of devices that use basic authentication without being prompted for credentials. Note: You cannot automatically login to the web interfaces of APC SNMP devices monitored by NetBotz Appliance versions 320, 420, and 500. Element Description HTTP Click to select the HTTP protocol for browser communication. HTTPS Click to select the security-enhanced HTTPS protocol for browser communication.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 "Rack Access Control" display Use this option's configuration display to control locks on rack doors monitored by the selected NetBotz Rack Access PX-HID, or Rack Access Pod 170 devices associated with the selected NetBotz Appliance. Note: You must select one NetBotz Rack Access Device or NetBotz Appliance at a time to configure Rack Access Control.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 • You can select a device, or devices, to filter the Active Alarms view to show only the alarms for selected devices. Note: When a NetBotz Appliance is selected, the Active Alarms view will display its alarms, including all alarms associated with the devices it monitors. • You can double-click a device to log on to its web interface, if it has one, or use the right-click Launch to Device option for a device.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 • Access an option to lock or unlock rack doors using the Rack Access Control option for a main NetBotz Appliance, or any of its associated Rack Access Pod 170 devices. Note: The Rack Access Control option is available only when a Rack Access Pod 170 is connected to the selected NetBotz Appliance. • Access a specific configuration option for a selected NetBotz Appliance or camera pod ( NetBotz Appliance Configuration options).
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Information columns The Device View columns provide information and status for listed devices. Note: A Configure Columns icon at the top of the view allows you to define which columns are displayed. Column Description Type The type of device, with SNMP Device used as a generic identification. Status The severity of the most serious alarm condition at a device. Note: You can select a device in the Device View to access information about its alarms in the Active Alarms view.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Model The device model, if known. For example, Windows NT 4.0/2000, for a workstation, or Silcon DP310E, for an APC/MGE UPS. Hostname The hostname, or IP address, if no hostname is defined, for a monitored SNMP device or NetBotz Appliance. Note: A Hostname is provided for SNMP devices monitored by NetBotz Appliances, but not for non-SNMP devices such as sensor and camera pods.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Icon Description Use this Export Device List icon to save a copy of the device list as a *.csv (the default selection) or *.txt file. Use this Add Devices icon to initiate a device discovery process used to add SNMP devices, Modbus devices, or NetBotz Appliances to be monitored by the StruxureWare Central server. Use this Delete Devices icon to delete devices that you no longer want the StruxureWare Central server to monitor.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 • Right-click options, and icons at the top of the view, allow you to perform functions related to managing the Map View background and icons. • Reposition icons within the map ( Edit Map option or icon), and save the new positions ( Save Map option or icon). • Reset the device icons back to their default positions ( Auto-Arrange option or icon). • Select ( Select All option) or deselect ( Deselect All option) all devices in the Map View.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 • Create thresholds for a selected SNMP or Modbus device, or set of devices ( Create Thresholds options). Note: For information about these options, see Create Thresholds , under Alarm Configuration menu. • Disable or re-enable notifications for any SNMP or Modbus device, or device group ( Enter/Exit Maintenance Mode options).
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Icon Description Use this Custom Label Settings icon to select the identifier and sensor values to be displayed for the Map View devices. Creating a customized background Use the " Map Settings" display to create a custom background for a selected device group's Map View. 1. Access the " Map Settings" display by selecting the right-click Map Settings option, or clicking the Map Settings icon, in the Map View: 2.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Selecting Map Label Settings for all devices in a map You can select an identifier and a sensor value for all devices to display in a Map View, however, only devices that report that sensor will show its value. 1. Select the Map Settings right-click option, or the Map Settings icon at the top of the Map View. Select the Map Label Settings option. 2. Check-mark the Show Identifier option, and select an identifier from the list. 3. Make sure the Show Value option is check-marked.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Note: Sensors are not added to a map by default. They must be added manually from this display. Devices tab Displays the devices, in every device group, not already on the map. Note: When the device group you select contains only devices, the list in the Devices tab is at first empty. Devices are added to the map by default. Device Groups tab Displays no device groups until one or more device groups are removed from the map.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Icon Preview Shows the affect of applied Sizing and Identifier definition on how icons will appear in a Map View. Note: Sensor values are always shown below the icon, horizontally, and are not shown in the Icon Preview. Map Label Settings option Use this option to define the identifier and sensor value labels to display for all devices and sensors on a map.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Element Description Show Identifier Check-mark to select the identifier to show for the selected device or set of devices. Display the value set in Map Settings Select to make sure no changes are made to the sensor value label settings you set in the Map Settings option for the selected device. Choose a specific sensor value Select to choose a specific sensor value to show for the selected device.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Alarm views Two views provide information about the alarms that occur at monitored devices, both of which can be accessed from Alarms in the Windows menu: Active Alarms view is part of the default layout of the Monitoring perspective; Alarm History view also can be accessed by selecting Show Alarm History, a right-click menu option in the Device View, Map View, or Device Groups view.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Element Description View Pane Shows the content of the clip. Play ( Click the Play icon to start the clip; click the Pause icon to pause the playback on the current image. )/Pause ( ) icons You may begin playing the clip during the load sequence, if you desire. Clip slider bar Drag the control left or right to find a specific frame within the clip. The number to the right of the bar shows the currently displayed frame.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Device Administrator users can add comments for alarms at devices in the device groups to which they have access, and can remove only their own comments. Device Viewer users can view comments for alarms at devices in the device groups to which they have access.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Graph option Use this option to view a graph for an alarm associated with a sensor. Note: This is available only for some of the alarms that list a sensor in the Sensor column of an alarms list; it is unavailable for alarms that have no sensor identified in the Sensors column. Each graph has its value measurements labeled up the left side of the graph, and date and time values labeled across the bottom.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 The view includes a search element that allows you to list only the alarms that match your typed text, and a table that provides information about those alarms. Column Description Clip Uses a camera icon ( ) to identify alarms that include a surveillance clip. Description Describes details for the alarm. Severity Describes the severity level associated with the alarm. Device Hostname Identifies the hostname or IP address of the device.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 • Show the selected threshold or device alarm in the Threshold Alarm Configurations view or the Device Alarm Configurations view in the Alarm Configuration perspective ( Find Alarm Configuration option). Note: This option is not available for active alarms on NetBotz Appliances. • Modify the settings for only the selected instance of a threshold or device alarm, or all instances of that threshold or device alarm on every device that reports it ( Edit Alarm Configuration option).
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Set as Hidden Suppress Future Notifications Checkmark to hide the alarm in the Active Alarms view of any StruxureWare Central client logged in to the StruxureWare Central server. Note: You can click the Show Hidden Alarms icon to view acknowledged alarms set as hidden. The information for affected alarms is italicized. You can then select any italicized alarms and uncheck the Set as Hidden option to display them in the view.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Column Description Time Occurred Identifies when an alarm occurred. Time Resolved Identifies when an alarm was resolved, unless it is still active. Status Identifies whether an alarm is Active or Resolved. Description Describes details for the alarm. Clip Uses a camera icon to identify alarms that include a surveillance clip. Severity Identifies the severity level associated with the alarm.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 • Export a copy of the list as a *.csv (the default selection) or *.txt file ( Export Alarm History ( ) icon). • Scroll between multiple pages using standard scrolling elements (arrows and page number box). Note: A maximum of 500 alarm entries can be reported by a page, with additional pages provided for every additional 500 entries.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Device discovery processes APC, MGE, NetBotz Appliances, and third-party devices are added to the list of devices the StruxureWare Central server monitors by creating and running device discovery processes. As devices are discovered, they are added to the All Devices and Unassigned device groups in the Device Groups view, and displayed in the Device View and Map View if one of those device groups is selected, and added to the navigation tree in the Thresholds view.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 3. Write Community Name: the community name used to control an APC SNMP v1 device or register as a trap receiver at an APC SNMPv1 device. 4. Port: the port number that the SNMPv1 devices use for communication. 5. Timeout: how long the StruxureWare Central server will wait for a response, in seconds, when it polls an IP address before it considers the poll failed. 6.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 2. Select Device Type: lists the Modbus device types the StruxureWare Central server supports. 3. Slave Address: identifies the slave address of the Modbus device. 4. Port: the port number the Modbus device uses for communication. 5. Timeout (seconds): how long the StruxureWare Central server will wait for a response, in seconds, when it polls an IP address before it considers the poll failed. 4.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 1. IP Range: the IP addresses the discovery process will search. 2. Username: the username used for with discovered SNMPv3 devices. 3. Authentication Type/ Password: the authentication protocol and password. 4. Encryption Type/ Password: the encryption method and password. 5. Port: the port number that the SNMPv3 devices use for communication. 6.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 How you use this wizard will depend, in part, on the type of devices you want to discover: SNMPv1, SNMPv3, NetBotz Appliances, or Modbus TCP. "Choose Discovery Type" display Use this display to select the type of device to be discovered. Option Description SNMPv1 Select to discover devices that use standard SNMP communication. SNMPv3 Select to discover devices that use secure SNMP communication.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Retries: define how many times the StruxureWare Central server will attempt to communicate with a device at an IP address, after the initial failure, before it stops trying to access a device at that address ( 3, by default). Trap Registration Register for Priority Scanning: select to have the StruxureWare Central server registered as a trap receiver at discovered APC SNMPv1 devices.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Port: define the port number that the SNMP devices use for communication ( 161, by default). Timeout: define how long the StruxureWare Central server will wait for a response, in seconds, when it polls an IP address before it considers the poll failed ( 2, by default).
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Element Description Lists the access settings the StruxureWare Central server can use for FTP or SCP access to its monitored devices. List Username: The username used for access to a device. Note: By default, the StruxureWare Central server can download firmware only to devices that use apc (lowercase) for the username and password (the actual password used for device access is identified in the "Edit Device File Transfer Settings" display).
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Element Description Username Identify the name used for access to a device. Password Identify the password used for access to a device. Verify Password Retype the password. IP or IP Range Identify The IP address, or range of addresses, at which the access settings support FTP or SCP communication ( *.*.*.*, by default).
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 None Try SSL, fall back to none Require SSL, no certificate validation Require SSL, validate certificates Note: When you select this option, you must first add the certificate from the NetBotz Appliance you want to discover to the StruxureWare Central server. You use the "Server SSL Certificate" display, a Server Administration Settings option in the System menu.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Option Description Enable discovery scheduling Select to schedule when a discovery process will run automatically, by the day, or days, of the week, and time of day. Run discovery now Select to run the discovery process when you exit the wizard. Saved Discoveries view When you create a device discovery process, information about that process is listed in this view.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Use this display to export information about the selected saved device discovery processes to a local file. Element Description Choose File Select the location to save a copy of the device discovery properties as a *.txt file. List Lists the saved discovery processes, and provides the following information about each: IP or IP Range: The IP addresses the discovery process searched for devices. Type: The devices the process discovered: SNMPv1or NetBotz Appliance.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Discovery Entries file format Use this file format to import SNMPv1 and NetBotz Appliance device discovery entries to the Saved Discoveries view from a local *.txt file. Note: You cannot import device discovery entries for SNMPv3 or Modbus devices. Format for SNMPv1: SNMPv1::::::: Example: SNMPv1:10.218.10-15.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Device firmware and server updates The Updates menu provides options you can use to update the StruxureWare Central server, or to download firmware updates from APC, and then use FTP, to upload them to the network management cards (NMCs) at monitored APC SNMP devices, or HTTP/ HTTPS, to upload them to monitored NetBotz Appliances.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Message Description Recommended Action: Select to enable scheduling. Unable to schedule the specified update An unexpected server error occurred. check. Recommended Action: Try again. If the problem persists, contact APC Support ( http://www.apc.com/support ). You attempted to use an invalid date or time Cannot schedule the updates check. Based on the server's time settings, the to schedule a check for updates. selected time is in the past.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Importing the APC updates catalog You can download a copy of the APC updates catalog (for SNMP devices and NetBotz Appliances) to your client, and then import that catalog to the StruxureWare Central server, when that server does not have internet access to the APC updates server. Note: This procedure assumes your client has internet access to the APC updates server.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 StruxureWare Central server's monitored devices, when the server has internet access. Import Click to import the APC updates catalog to the server from your client, when the server that has no internet access. Note: A copy of the APC updates catalog zip file must already be downloaded to your client from APC.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Element Description identified in the "Edit Device File Transfer Settings" display). IP or IP Range: The IP address, or range of addresses, at which the access settings support FTP or SCP communication. FTP Port: The port used for FTP access to a device. SCP Port: The port used for SCP access to a device. Timeout: How long the server will wait before it considers that an attempt to access a device has failed.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Protocol Identify whether the transfer settings will use FTP ( FTP only), SCP ( SCP only), or attempt to use SCP, but fall back to using FTP if SCP fails ( Try SCP, fall back to FTP). FTP Port Select the port the server will use for FTP access to devices ( 21, by default). SCP Port Select the port the server will use for SCP access to devices ( 22, by default).
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 devices at a time. This button appears in the Firmware Update Status view only, and only when more than 20 devices were selected to be updated. For example, if 77 devices are selected, Cancel Pending Updates appears when the first set of 20 devices begins to be processed. You can click Cancel Pending Updates at this point to cancel the remaining 57 updates.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Message Description Correct any network connection problem. If the problem persists, contact APC Support ( http://www.apc.com/support ). Note: Once the problem is corrected, select Apply Firmware Updates in the Updates menu to update the device. Failed to update device firmware. An unknown error occurred.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Message Description Note: Once the problem is corrected, select Apply Firmware Updates in the Updates menu to update the device. Failed to update device: unable to transfer . A problem occurred, after the server logged on to the device successfully, that prevented the server from transferring the update.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Message Description Recommended Action: None The update was cancelled. Update cancelled. Recommended Action: None Update completed successfully. The update was successful. Recommended Action: None An update is pending, but not started. Update pending... Recommended Action: None An update has started. Update started... Recommended Action: None Verifying transfer of to the device...
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Message Description includes the correct IP Address, Port, Username, and Password settings. Correct any network connection problem. If the problem persists, contact APC Support ( http://www.apc.com/support ). Failed to update the device: unable to connect. A network or HTTP/HTTPS communication problem exists.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Message Description Recommended Action: None The update has started. Update started... Recommended Action: None Waiting for NetBotz Appliance to load update... The update still needs to be loaded at the NetBotz Appliance. Recommended Action: None Apply Server Update (Updates menu) Use this option to update your StruxureWare Central server when a new version becomes available.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Device groups feature StruxureWare Central allows you to logically organize monitored devices into smaller device groups. For example, into all devices within a specific building, or on the same IP segment. • Device groups can have subgroups. For example, to organize the devices within a building on a floor-by-floor, or datacenter-by-datacenter basis. • Device groups and subgroups use icons to indicate the following about the status of their devices.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 • Delete a selected group, other than All Devices and Unassigned ( Delete Device Group option). • Access the Alarm History view for any selected group ( Show Alarm History option). • Access a 24-hour Graph View for up to 50 of a specific sensor type for a selected device group ( Graphing and Reporting sensor options). Note: For more information about this view, see Graph View under Graphing and Reporting feature.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 2. Click Rename Device Group. 3. Enter a name for the group or subgroup, and click Finish. Deleting a device group 1. In the Device Groups view, right-click the group you want to delete. 2. Click Delete Device Group. 3. Click Yes in the "Confirmation" display.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 1. In the Device Groups view, select a device group to which the devices are currently assigned. 2. In the Device View, highlight the devices you want to remove. 3. Drag the devices to Unassigned in the Device Groups view. Note: If you want to assign those devices to another group, you can drag them to that group instead of to Unassigned.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Users and Device Group Access (System menu) Use the "Users and Device Group Access" option in this display to manage local and remote user access to the StruxureWare Central server and its features and functions, and to manage the access those users have to the monitoring and surveillance data available for each device group in the Device Groups view.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Column Description access to all server features and functions ( Yes or No). You use buttons or right-click options to add new local users or local user groups, and to edit or delete users or user groups, whether local or remote. Note: Remote users and user groups are added using the "Users and Device Group Access" display Authentication Servers tab. • Add a local user using the "User Configuration" display ( Add User button or rightclick option).
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 3. In the User Group Memberships tab, select the local user groups to which you want the user to belong, if any. Note: If you select a user group with StruxureWare Central Administrator identified in its Roles column, selecting any other user group will have no affect on user privileges: this user group provides full access to all server, monitoring, and surveillance functions.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 1. In the Users and User Group Details section of the Users tab, select a listed remote group and click Edit, to access the "User Group Configuration" display. Note: For a remote user group, only the User Roles selections in the User Group Information tab are available. 2. In the User Group Roles section, select the role or roles for the group, if any, and click Apply.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Role Description StruxureWare Central Administrator Full access to all server, monitoring, and surveillance functions for all device groups. Note: The StruxureWare Central Proxy is included automatically when the StruxureWare Central Administrator role is selected. StruxureWare Central Proxy Telnet access from the StruxureWare Central server's public network to devices on its private network.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 This tab lists all local user groups, allowing you to select the groups to which a local user is assigned. Three of those user groups are provided, by default. Note: The user will be listed under any user group in the "Users and Device Group Access display's Users tab to which it is assigned in its User Group Memberships tab. • Device Administrators: by default, this user group provides Administration Access for monitoring, and No Access for surveillance, at all device groups.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Note: This users group is listed only when at least one authentication server has been added using the Authentication Servers tab. • The primary StruxureWare Central Administrator user ( apc, by default). • Any user or user group that has StruxureWare Central Administrator selected for its role. Note: You can change this role for any user or user group except the primary StruxureWare Central Administrator user ( apc, by default).
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Monitoring Access No Access Description No monitoring access is provided. View Access - No Camera A user with this access setting for a device group can perform the following functions for the devices in that group: Images View information about active and historical alarms. View information about device sensors. Create a Graph view for a selected sensor type that is associated with the devices. View and export copies of saved reports in a table (as .csv or .
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Monitoring Access Description Configure NetBotz Appliance Alert Thresholds and SNMP and Modbus Thresholds for device sensors in that group. Configure NetBotz Appliance Configuration options at monitored NetBotz Appliances in that group. Configure the Device Configuration settings for SNMP and Modbus devices in that group. Configure the Device File Transfer Settings.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Surveillance Access Description configure the Surveillance Settings for all camera devices, and delete surveillance clips. "Modify Device Group Access" display Use this display to define the Monitoring Access and Surveillance Access you want a user or user group to have for the device group selected in the Device Group Access settings section of the Users tab. The access settings defined for one device group can affect the settings available to other device groups.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Authentication Server" wizard, will be listed in the Groups and Users folders for the appropriate server or servers in the Authentication Servers tab, and in the Users tab. Note: When a remote user, or a user that belongs to a remote user group, attempts to log on to the StruxureWare Central server, the logon values (username and password) are sent to the authentication server associated with that user.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Element Description Server Port Identify the number of the port used for authentication server communication ( 389 is the default). Use SSL Select to use the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol for communication between the StruxureWare Central and the authentication server. "OpenLDAP/Active Directory Bind Settings" display Use this display to configure the settings the StruxureWare Central server uses to access the authentication server.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Reports menu Provides options used to generate Sensor History reports and Snapshot reports, and manage the export configurations that are used to export reports on a scheduled basis. Note: A Manage Export Scheduling right-click option in the Saved Sensor Reports section also accesses the "Manage Export Scheduling" display. For more information about the Manage Export Scheduling option, see Reports feature.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Reports perspective This perspective provides access to predefined snapshot reports, and sensor history reports you create, about the devices monitored by the StruxureWare Central server. The Reports perspective allows you to generate, view, and export reports in HTML, CSV (comma-delimited), or PDF format, for the device groups selected.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 data or summary data reports as .csv or .txt files, and graph reports as .bmp,.jpg, or.png files. Note: You cannot save Snapshot Reports in the Saved Reports view. You can save these reports locally as *.HTML,*.CSV (comma-delimited), or *.PDF files. For more information, see Snapshot Reports .
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 • • • • • Sensor Type: sensor type Alarm State: current sensor status Location: device location, if known Device Status: current device status Hostname: device hostname or IP address Select/Deselect All: use to select to include all sensors in the report, or to deselect the currently selected sensors.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Graph-format reports This report format provides data, in the form of a graph and device sensor list, for up to 1026 device sensors. Note: You can access a graph-format report view by clicking Generate Report in the Reports perspective, and choosing Graph as the report format (the default), or by selecting a report in the Saved Reports view.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Graph section Provides a graphic representation of the values reported by the device sensors included in a Sensor History Report or Custom Sensor History Report , over the period of time selected. • Every device sensor is represented by its own color, as identified in the device sensor list. • The time frame is identified below the title, and labeled along the bottom of the graph.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 You can use any auto-refresh setting when you create a graph with less than 50,000 data points. When you create a graph with 50,000 - 199,999 data points, the graph will refresh only when you select a refresh interval of five minutes or greater. When you create a graph with 200,000 data points or more, the graph will not refresh. Note: These settings are client-specific, and have no affect on the refresh settings used by other StruxureWare Central clients.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Time The date and time of the most recent sensor value change. Value The value measured at the identified date and time. Unit The unit of measurement for numeric sensors, only. Status The sensor status: Alarm (when a Warning, Error, Critical, or Failure condition exists), or no text (when no alarm condition exists).
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 • Only a summary report includes the following information: Column Description Minimum Value The lowest value recorded during the time-frame of the report. Maximum Value The highest value recorded during the time-frame of the report. Average Value The average of the values recorded during the time-frame of the report. Last Known Value The most recent value recorded before the end of the time-frame of the report.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 hostname of a NetBotz Appliance for devices monitored by that appliance. Sensor The sensor name. Location The location of the sensor, if known. Time The date and time of the most recent sensor value change. Value The value measured at the identified date and time. Unit The unit of measurement for numeric sensors, only. Status The sensor status: Alarm (when a Warning, Error, Critical, or Failure condition exists), or no text (when no alarm condition exists).
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 This report format provides sensor data, in the form of a table, that identifies all device sensors that were included in the report, and summarizes the values measured by those sensors during the time-frame specified for the report. You create a summary-format Sensor History Report by selecting the Summary report format in the "Report Criteria" display.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 • Save sensor table data as a *.csv (the default selection) or *.txt file ( Save Report Data and chevron icons). Note: You must use the chevron icon to select the *.txt format. • Browse through a multiple-page report ( Go to arrow icons, and a box that identifies the page number). "Edit Report Options" display (summary-format) Use this display to highlight active Critical, Error, Failure, and Warning alarms in the summary-format report.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 This view displays Snapshot Reports and allows you to export it. You can use the Go To arrow icons to browse through a multiple-page report, along with the box that identifies the page being viewed. Icon Description Use the chevron icon included with this Export icon to save the selected report as *.HTML, *.CSV, or *.PDF. "Choose Device Groups" display Use this display to choose the device groups you want to include in a Snapshot Report.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Icon Description Use this Zoom Out icon to view the graph in less detail. Use this Summary Data icon to view a summary-format version of a selected report. Use this Table Data icon to view a tableformat version of a selected report. Use this Trend Line icon to view a linear trend line for the same time period as the data, on numeric sensors only, when all numeric sensors included in the graph use the same unit of measure.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Icon Description table-format and summary-format reports to select *.txt. Use this Edit Report Criteria icon to edit the time frame or sensors you want a selected report to cover. Snapshot report icons The snapshot report views have one icon and Go to arrow icons you can use to browse through a multiple-page report, with a box that identifies the page being viewed. Icon Description Use this Export icon to export a copy of the snapshot report as an *.html file.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Element Description Lists the export configurations for saved reports, and provides the following information about each: List Saved Sensor Report: the name of the report scheduled for export. Scheduled Days: the day or days of the week for the exports. Scheduled Time: the time of day for the exports. Scheduled: whether or not the report export is enabled. Summarized Export: whether the export is summary-report data only. Export Name: the name of the export configuration.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Username: the username used to access the server, if any. Add Export Click to use the "Add Export" wizard to add an export configuration action. Edit Export Click to use the "Edit Export" display to edit the settings of a selected export action configuration. Remove Export Click to delete a selected export action configuration.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Note: You need to verify the test was successful. For example, for e-mail settings, verify the e-mail was received. "Add Export" wizard Use this wizard to select the type of export action configuration you want to add, and to define the settings for that configuration. Note: When you click Edit Export in the "Export Action Configuration" display, you access the 'Edit Export" display, the same display, except in name, that was used to add the export action configuration.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Note: Verify an e-mail message actually was received. "FTP Export Settings" display Use this display to add or edit an export action configuration that exports a report's data to a specified FTP server. Element Description Export Name Define the name for the FTP export settings. Server Hostname or IP Identify the hostname or IP address of the FTP server at which reports can be saved. Port The port the server uses for FTP communication ( 21, by default).
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Server Requires Authentication Activate the Username, Password, and Verify Password settings used for authenticated HTTP server access. Username Identify the name needed to post data to the HTTP server at the specified Target URL. Password Identify the password needed to post data to the HTTP server at the specified Target URL. Verify Password Retype the password. SSL Options Select No verification, Verify certificate, or Verify certificate and hostname.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Export Name Define the name for the Windows export settings. Server Hostname or IP Identify the hostname or IP address of the Windows share server. Username Identify the name needed to connect to the share at the Windows server. Password Identify the password needed to connect to the share at the Windows server. Verify password Retype the password. Domain Identify the domain to which the Windows share is connected.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Alarm Configuration Overview The Alarm Configuration perspective provides options used to configure how the StruxureWare Central server reports alarms and threshold violations, and manages alarm actions, for monitored SNMP and Modbus devices. By default, four views appear in the Alarm Configuration perspective.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 • Find the device associated with the selected alarm in the Navigation view. • Expand the list when there is more than one device alarm in the selection. Creating alarm notifications Use the Alarm Configuration perspective to define the alarm notifications you want available to the StruxureWare Central server for monitored SNMP and Modbus devices.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Navigation View This view in the Alarm Configuration perspective shows the device groups and devices for which thresholds and device alarms can be configured on SNMP and Modbus devices. You can select a device group or device in the Navigation view to display the thresholds or device alarms that can be configured or added to a notification policy for that selection.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Icon Description Use this Configure Navigation Tree Labels icon to identify up to three labels that appear in the navigation tree. The device type and hostname are displayed by default. "Configure Navigation Tree Labels" display Use this display to select up to three labels to specify how monitored devices appear in the navigation tree. This affects the navigation tree in the Navigation view and the Choose Thresholds display in the Notification Policies view.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 • Current (Amps) • Dew Point • Energy (kWh) • Humidity • Other Numeric Sensors • Power (VA) • Power (kVA) • Power (Watts) • Power (Kilowatts) • Temperature • Voltage • State thresholds: • Door • Dry Contact • Motion Sensor • Other State Sensors Both types of thresholds allow you to do the following: • Create thresholds at one time for multiple sensors of the same type (for example, all are Humidity sensors, or all are Door sensors).
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 selected are available when you use the right-click menu in the Navigation view, Device Groups, Device View, or Map View. 1. Select the sensor type on which you want to add a threshold from the Create Thresholds option in the Alarm Configuration menu. Alternatively, select a device group or device in the Alarm Configuration or Monitoring perspective views, and right-click to select the Create Thresholds option. 2.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 option in the Device menu. Once the supplemental OIDs are defined, you can create thresholds on the sensors. Numeric alarm thresholds Numeric alarm thresholds are thresholds defined for sensors that report numeric values. There are nine specific types of numeric thresholds that can be set on numeric sensors.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Power (Watts) W and kW Settings for sensors that measure power as total watts (W) or kilowatts (kW). Temperature °F (-40.0 - 122.0)/ °C (-40.0 50.0) Settings for sensors that measure temperature as degrees Fahrenheit (°F) or Celsius (°C). Voltage V Settings for sensors that measure either AC or DC voltage as total volts (V). Numerical threshold types: Setting Description Minimum Value Threshold An alarm occurs when the sensor's value is below the Minimum setting.
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StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Note: This threshold setting is useful for sensors that can report more than two states. Other state thresholds The Other State Sensors option allows you to set thresholds for state sensors that monitor operational states not covered by the three threshold-specific, state options. The following lists identify some common examples of state sensors you can configure using the Other State Sensors option.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 "Select Sensors" display Use this display to select the sensors on which you want to create an alarm threshold. When you access this display from the Alarm Configuration menu Create Thresholds option, all the sensors monitored by the StruxureWare Central server for the selected threshold type are listed.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Note: Thresholds are enabled by default. Severity Select the severity you want associated with the threshold: Information, Warning, Error, Critical, or Failure. Return-to-Normal Requires User Input Select to clear a threshold violation only when a user with Administrator privileges marks the alarm condition as resolved. Return-to-Normal Delay Define a delay, in seconds, that will occur after a threshold is no longer violated before the alarm condition clears.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 • Communication threshold • Communication status All types of thresholds allow you to do the following: • Edit thresholds at one time for multiple sensors of the same type (for example, all are Humidity sensors, or all are Door sensors) at the devices monitored by the StruxureWare Central server. • Specify the severity and return-to-normal parameters for any defined threshold. • Provide a custom description for any defined threshold.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Return-to-Normal Requires User Input Select Yes to clear a threshold violation only when a user with Administrator privileges marks the alarm condition as resolved. Custom Description Provide a description you want included in a threshold's alarm notifications. Custom URL Identify an Internet address you want included in an alarm notification for the threshold.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 The following information is provided for the listed threshold. Threshold: the sensors that can be configured for the threshold selected. Current Value: the most recent value reported by the sensor. Parameters: the settings defined for the threshold. Alarmed State: whether the threshold is in an alarm state. Hostname: the hostname, or IP address when no hostname is defined. Unit of Measure: the unit of measure. Name: the name of the threshold.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 • Right-click menu View Device Sensors in the navigation tree in the Navigation view of the Alarm Configuration perspective. • Right-click menu View Device Sensors in the Alarm History view, accessed from the Window menu. Enter/Exit Maintenance Mode option Use these options to disable or re-enable notifications for any device or device group.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 • Right-click menu Remove Thresholds from Notification Policy in the Threshold Alarm Configuration view. Show Notification Policy option This option allows you to view the names of the notification policies to which the selected threshold is added. In the Threshold Alarms Configuration view in the Alarm Configuration perspective, you can select a threshold and view the notification policies to which it is added.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 • Remove one or more thresholds from a notification policy for the selected device group or device ( Remove Thresholds from Notification Policy option). • Show the notification policy to which a threshold is assigned ( Show Notification Policy option). • Locate a device in the navigation tree from the thresholds list ( Find Device in Navigation Tree option). • Access the "Configure Columns" display to select the attribute columns that appear )).
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Note: You can filter the list to view only certain thresholds ( Filter Thresholds icon). You access the Delete Thresholds option from the right-click menu in the Threshold Alarms Configuration view. When one threshold is selected, only that threshold is deleted. When multiple thresholds are selected, they are deleted simultaneously. Note: Only user-created alarm thresholds can be deleted.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Device Type: The type of device Name: The name of the threshold. IP Address: The IP address of the device. Notification Policy: The name of the notification policy or policies to which the alarm is added. Sensor: Identifies the sensor associated with the alarm. Sensor Type: The type of sensor. Parameters: The settings defined on the sensor. "Filter Thresholds" display Use this display to select the types of thresholds to exclude from the Thresholds view.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 • Enable or disable, modify the severity and recommended action, and add a custom description on one or more alarms for the device group or device selected ( Edit Device Alarm Configuration option). • Locate a device in the Navigation view from the device alarm list ( Find Device in Navigation Tree option). • Show all the device alarms for the alarm type selected ( Expand Selection option). • Access the "Configure Columns" display to select the attribute columns that appear )).
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 You access the display from the right-click menu in the Device Alarm Configuration view or the Navigation view in the Alarm Configuration perspective. When you access the display from the Navigation view, all the device alarms associated with the device groups or devices selected are configured simultaneously.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 "Filter Device Alarms" display Use this display to select the types of device alarms to exclude from the Device Alarm Configuration view. "Configure Device Alarm Attribute Columns" display Use this display to identify the columns that appear in the Device Alarm Configuration view. Section Description Lists all possible device alarm attribute columns that can appear in the view. Device Alarm Attribute Columns Device Alarm: Identifies the device alarm.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Note: A notification policy must include at least one threshold or device and one alarm action before it can be used to generate alarm notifications. You can use the button icons and the right-click options at the top of the view to perform the following functions: • Create a new notification policy, and add one or more alarm actions, and one or more thresholds and devices, for the selected device group or device ( Create option and ).
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Note: A notification policy must include at least one threshold or device and one alarm action before it can be used to generate alarm notifications. The right-click menu Create in the Notification Policy Name list, and the Create Notification Policy icon ( ) in the Notification Policies view, provide access to the "Create New Notification Policy" display.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Three menus and one button icon in the Alarm Configuration perspective provide access to the Create New Notification Policy display: • Right-click menu Create in the Notification Policy Name pane of the Notification Policies view. • in the Notification Policies view. Button icon Create Notification Policy • Right-click menu Add Thresholds to Notification Policy in the Navigation view.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Element Description List The alarm actions on the StruxureWare Central server. Manage Actions Accesses the "Manage Alarm Actions" display to create, modify, or delete alarms from the StruxureWare Central server. Options Delay (minutes): Define how long the StruxureWare Central server will wait to generate a notification after it becomes aware of an alarm. Repeat (number of times): Specify how often the notification policy will repeat the alarm action.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 • Access the "Configure Navigation Tree Labels" display to select up to three labels to specify how monitored devices appear in the navigation tree ( Configure Navigation Tree Labels icon ). Note: Changes to the navigation tree labels in this display affect the navigation tree in the Navigation view. • Access the Configure Columns display to select the attribute columns that appear in ). the list.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 In the Notification Policies view of the Alarm Configuration perspective, you can select a notification policy, and change the policy name, choose the thresholds and devices to include in the notification policy; and add, edit, and remove alarm actions. Note: A notification policy must include at least one threshold or device and one alarm action before it can be used to generate alarm notifications.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Manage Alarm Actions option (Alarm Configuration menu) This option allows you to create, modify, delete, and test the alarm actions that can be included in the notification policies the StruxureWare Central server uses to generate alarm notifications. Alarm notifications can alert you, or other members of your organization, when the following events occur: • A threshold violation at a sensor the StruxureWare Central server monitors.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 You must create at least one alarm action, and add it to a notification policy, before your StruxureWare Central server can generate alarm notifications. All alarm actions are created using the same basic procedure. 1. Select Manage Alarm Actions in the Alarm Configuration menu. 2. Click Create to access the Alarm Action wizard. 3. In the "Choose Alarm Action Type" display, select the type of alarm action you want to create, and click Next. 4.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Note: You will need to verify the test was successful. For example, for a Send SNMPv1 Trap, verify the trap was received at the trap receiver; for a Send E-mail, verify the e-mail was received. "Choose Alarm Action Type" display Use this display to select the type of action you want to create. Alert Action Description Send E-mail Sends a message that uses the standard e-mail format. Send Short Message E-mail Sends a message that uses the short-message e-mail format.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Information Typically used to set up an alarm action to respond to events considered to be unimportant, but important enough to require alert notifications when they occur. Warning Typically used by SNMP devices to indicate a condition exists that may require attention to make sure it does not deteriorate into a critical state.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 E-mail tab Element Description Add Click to add an e-mail address to the address list. Remove Click to remove a selected e-mail address from the address list. Server E-mail Settings Select to define the SMTP settings on the StruxureWare Central server. Locale Select to specify the locale to be used when sending email messages or Use Server Locale (the default).
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Advanced tab Provides elements that further define what an e-mail can include, as well as an Alarm Action Scheduling button that allows you to select when an alarm action is enabled (all time periods are enabled, by default). Element Description Do Not Send Return-to-Normal Messages Select if you do not want to receive an e-mail when the threshold violation or alarm condition returns to normal. Minimize Header Usage Select to minimize the size of the e-mail headers.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Identify the base filename to be used for storing the data at the FTP server. Base Filename Alarm data will be stored in a file with this name, followed by the *.nbalert.xml file extension. Note: This Base Filename field accepts macros. "Send HTTP POST" display Use this display to define the settings for a Send HTTP POST alarm action on the StruxureWare Central server.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 A name field, severity selections, and the "Alarm Action Scheduling" display that all alarm action types share, are also available. Element Description Target Host Address Identify the hostname or IP address of the Network Management System (NMS) to which traps will be sent. Community String Identify the community string that will be used when sending traps to the target NMS. Trap Port Number Select the number of the port the target NMS uses to receive SNMP traps.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Three basic types of macros can be used for Send Short Message E-mail and Send Data to FTP Server alarm action settings. Location macros One location macro is available for use when defining alarm action settings for SNMP and Modbus devices monitored by the StruxureWare Central server. Macro ${LOCATION} Definition Example The location for a Test Lab StruxureWare Central SNMP or Modbus device.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Alarm macros Alarm macros are available for use when defining alarm action settings on the StruxureWare Central server. Macro Definition Example ${ALERTTYPE} The type of alarm. HIGHERR ${ALERTTYPENAME} The ${ALERTTYPE} value, displayed in the language appropriate for the StruxureWare Central server locale. Value Too High ${SENSORTYPE} The type of sensor generating the alarm. TEMP ${SENSORVAL} The value reported by the sensor that is generating the alarm.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 the “yes” and “no” values and the macro is translated, if the alert is still active the word "active" would appear and when it has returned to normal, the word "cleared" would appear. ${USERURL} The user-specified URL that can be defined within the threshold configuration. http://www.mysite.com ${USERDESC} The user-specified description value which can be defined within the threshold configuration.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 ${CURRENT_ALERT_NUM} The number of times the alarm 0, 1, 2 action has been repeated, from 0 up to the Repeats value for the alarm action. ${RESOLVEUSERID} The user ID that is responsible joeuser for manually resolving an alarm (when this option applies).
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Alert Settings option Provides options used to configure how NetBotz Appliances report alarm conditions. NetBotz Appliance Alert Notifications overview The NetBotz Appliances monitored by the StruxureWare Central server each generate their own alert notifications in response to alert threshold violations that occur at the devices they monitor. The NetBotz appliance stores its threshold settings and sends alert notifications to the StruxureWare Central server.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 All alert actions are created using the same basic procedure. 1. Select Alert Actions in the Alert Settings option in the NetBotz Appliance Configuration option in the Device menu. 2. In the "Select Alert Action Type" display, highlight the type of alert you want to create, and click Next. 3. In the "Select Next Action" display, select to create a new action, and click Next. 4.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 3. In the "Select Next Action" display, select to modify an action, and click Next. 4. In the "Select Devices" display, select the parent device or devices associated with the action you want to delete, and click Next. 5. In the "Select Alert Actions" display, select the action or actions you want to delete, and click Delete. 6. Click Cancel, to exit the "Alert Actions" wizard.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 "Select Alert Action" display Use this display to select the alert action or actions you want to modify or delete, then click Next, to modify your selections, or Delete, to delete them. Note: If you select to modify multiple actions, those actions will all use the same settings and name. "Alert Action" displays Each type of alert action has its own configuration display.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 "Alert Action Scheduling" display: Use this display to define the specific periods of time, for each day of the week, during which an associated activity will be disabled (by default, scheduling is enabled 24 hours a day, seven days a week). Note: This display is used to schedule when an alert action will be enabled and disabled, using the action's settings display, or to schedule when a camera is enabled or disabled, using the "Surveillance Settings" display.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 • Include Threshold-specific Addresses is selected for this "generic_send_email" action. • The “generic_send_email” alert action is added to an alert profile called “alert_profile1.” • The “alert_profile1” profile is specified for two thresholds, “temp_too_high” and “humidity_too_high.” • The “temp_too_high” threshold has Threshold-Specific Addresses for User1 and User2, and the “humidity_too_high” threshold has Threshold-Specific Addresses for User3 and User4.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 "Send SNMPv1 Trap" display: Use this display to define the settings for a Send SNMPv1 Trap alert action on a NetBotz Appliance. A name field, severity selections, and the "Alert Action Scheduling" display that all alert action types share, are also available. Element Description Target Host Address Identify the hostname or IP address of the Network Management System (NMS) to which traps will be sent.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Inform Port Number Identify the number of the port that the target NMS identified in the Primary tab uses to receive SNMPv3 informs. Encryption Protocol Select whether encryption will be used with the SNMPv3, and if used, which protocol: None, DES, or AES-128. Encryption Password Identify the encryption password to be used to send SNMPv3 informs. Verify Password Type in the password, again.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Advanced tab: Provides elements that further define what an e-mail can include, as well as an Alert Action Scheduling button that allows you to select when an alert action is enabled (all time periods are enabled, by default). Element Description Do Not Send Return-to-Normal Messages Select if you do not want to receive an e-mail when the threshold violation returns to normal. Minimize Header Usage Select to minimize the size of the e-mail headers.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Include Related Maps with the Alert Select to include a related maps with the HTTP POST. Include a Sound Clip with the Alert Select to include related sound clips in the HTTP POST. Note: Disabled for NetBotz Appliances that have no audio support. SSL Verify Options Select No verification, Verify certificate, or Verify certificate and hostname for HTTP POSTs.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Pictures include in the data will be stored in files with this name, followed by the *.n.jpg file extension, where n is the picture number (1, 2, 3, etc.). Note: This Base Filename field accepts macros. Advanced tab: Provides elements that further define what an e-mail can include, as well as an Alert Action Scheduling button that allows you to select when an alert action is enabled (all time periods are enabled, by default).
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 associated with the SMS-enabled device. For example: sms:5123334444 or sms:user@mycorp.com Click to remove a selected destination from the list. Remove Include Threshold-specific SMS Destinations Select to send wireless SMS messages to the destination addresses added to the E-mail tab for NetBotz Appliance alert thresholds.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Select how long a period of time the messages will be valid, from 5 Minutes through 3 Days. Message Validity Period "Set Switch Output State" display: Use this display to define the settings for a Set Switch Output State alert action on a NetBotz Appliance. A name field, severity selections, and the "Alert Action Scheduling" display that all alert action types share, are also available.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 ${YEAR} The current year. 2009 ${MONTH} The current month (2-digit number, January=01). 03 ${DAY} The current day of the month (2- 27 digit number). ${TIME} The current time (24-hour, hour- 23-30-01 minute-second). ${HOUR} The current hour of the day (2digit, 24-hour time). ${MIN} The current minute of the hour. 30 ${SEC} The current second of the minute. ${VER} The current firmware version of 2_6_2-20071031_1658 the NetBotz Appliance.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 ${GPSLOC} The current longitude and latitude data when the alert occurred (for units to which a GPS pod is connected) 30° 18’ N / 97° 42’ W Alert macros: Alert macros are available for use when defining alert action settings on the NetBotz Appliances. Macro Definition Example ${ALERTTYPE} The type of alert. HIGHERR ${SENSORTYPE} The type of sensor generating the alert. TEMP ${SENSORVAL} The value reported by the sensor that is generating the alert.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 within the threshold configuration. ${START_TIME} The time at which the alert 13:01:45 condition was initially detected. ${RESOLVE_TIME} The time at which the alert condition returned to normal. 13:07:13 ${SENSORLUID} The locally unique ID of the sensor generating the alert. TEMP1 ${SENSORGUID} The globally unique ID of the sensor generating the alert.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 "Test Action" display Use this display to test an alert action after it is created or modified. Note: You need to verify the test was successful: the display does not report test failures. For example, for Send SNMPv1 Trap, verity the trap was received at the trap receiver, or for Send E-mail, verify the e-mail was received.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 • Select to have e-mails continuously sent to user 1 while the alarm remains active, or limit the e-mails to a specific number, as well as how much time will elapse between e-mails. • Select capture settings for Graphs, Pictures, and Maps that may be included in an e-mail sent by a NetBotz Appliance. • Select the alert action that has been defined to send an e-mail to user 1.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Parent Description Associates the alert profile with the selected NetBotz Appliance for use with its alert thresholds. NetBotz Appliance "Select Alert Profile" display Use this display to select the profile you want to manage. Element Description List Lists the existing alert profiles on the selected parent device. Add profile Click to add a new profile. Remove profile Click to delete a profile. The default profile, indicated by an asterisk, can never be deleted.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Element Description Label Identify a name for the sequence. Delay (minutes) Define how long the NetBotzAppliance will wait after it becomes aware of a threshold violation, or other alarm, associated with the alert profile, before it generates an alert notification. Interval (minutes) Define how long the sequence will wait before it repeats the alert notification. Repeat (number of times) Identify how many times the sequence will repeat itself.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 • Dry Contact • Motion Sensor • Other State Sensors Both types of thresholds allow you to do the following: • Create alert thresholds at one time for multiple sensors that monitor the same value (for example, all are Humidity sensors, or all are Door sensors) at the NetBotz Appliances monitored by the StruxureWare Central server.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Air Flow ft/min Settings for sensors that measure air movement as feet per minute. Note: Sensors that use a different measurement, such as cubic feet per minute (CFM) will be displayed under the Other Numeric Sensors option. Audio Relative number (0 - 100) Settings for sensors that measure the volume of sound. Current (Amps) Amps (0.0 - 100.0) Settings for sensors that measure current as total amperage (amps). Dew Point °F (-40.0 - 122.0)/ °C (4.5 - 50.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Below Value for Time Threshold An alarm occurs if the sensor's value is below the Minimum setting for longer than the Time Allowed Below Minimum setting's delay. Above Value for Time Threshold An alarm occurs if the sensor's value is above the Maximum setting for longer than the Time Allowed Above Maximum setting's delay.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 State threshold options Threshold Value Description Door Open or Closed Settings for sensors that determine whether a door is open or closed. Door (Handle) Up or Down Settings for sensors that determine whether a door handle is up or down. Door (Lock) Locked or Unlocked Settings for sensors that determine whether a door lock is locked or unlocked. Dry Contact Unknown, No Fault, or Fault Settings for sensors that determine the fault status of dry contacts.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Handle Forced Entry Threshold An alert occurs when the handle is up while the lock is locked, enabled by default. Unscheduled Access Threshold An alert occurs when unscheduled rack access is attempted using a card, key, or remote command, enabled by default. Note: If any of the other “Unscheduled” access thresholds are used (Card, Key, or Remote), this threshold should be removed from the lock sensor.
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StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 6. In the "Select Thresholds" display, repeat steps 3 through 5, as needed, to edit or add the settings for another Thresholds drop-down menu selection, or click OK, to exit the wizard. "Select Devices" display Use this display, which appears when you select the Alert Thresholds option in the Alert Settings option in the NetBotz Appliance Configuration option in the Device menu, to select the devices on which you want to create, edit, or remove an alert threshold.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Click to delete a selected alert threshold from the list. Remove Selected "Select Sensors" display Use this display to select the sensor or sensors on which you want to configure the alert threshold. Element Description Filter Filter the list based on text you enter in this box: only sensors that contain the text you type are listed. List Select the sensors at which you want to define the alert threshold. The following information is provided for the listed sensors.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Profile Select the Alert Profile you want to use for notifications generated in response to violations of the alert threshold. View Profile Click to view or edit the selected Alert Profile. Note: Any edits you make to an Alert Profile will take affect everywhere that profile is used.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 sms:sms_device_address where sms_device_address is the telephone number or e-mail address associated with the SMS-enabled device. For example: sms:5123334444 or sms:user@mycorp.com Note: The e-mail and SMS destination addresses can be used only by Send Email, Send Short-message E-mail, and Send Wireless SMS Message alert actions that are enabled to use threshold-specific addresses: the alert action has Include Threshold-specific Addresses selected.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 The Advanced tab of each threshold's "Configure Settings" display, accessed from the Alert Threshold options in NetBotz Appliance Configuration > Alert Settings provides access to the "Threshold Schedule" display. The table provides cells for 15-minute increments, and columns for every day of the week. You can do all of the following to schedule when an alarm threshold is enabled: • Click a column title to enable or disable all of that day's cells.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Network Management System Integration option This option allows you to specify trap receivers (Network Management System consoles) to which the StruxureWare Central server will send SNMPv1 traps and SNMPv3 informs.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Element Description severity level indicates, see Alarm action severity settings. Add Click to access the "Add Trap Receiver" wizard. Remove Click to delete a selected trap receiver from the list. Edit Click to access the "Edit Trap Receiver" wizard for a selected trap receiver. Send Test Trap Click to send a test trap or inform to a selected trap receiver. Note: The StruxureWare Central server cannot determine if a trap or inform was received.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 "SNMPv3 Inform Settings" display Use this display to define the SNMPv3 settings for a new trap receiver, or to edit the SNMPv3 settings for an existing trap receiver. Element Description IP Address Identify the IP address of the Network Management System console. Port Select the port number the Network Management System console uses to receive SNMPv3 informs.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Problem Recommended Actions System console, and that the appropriate SNMP service is enabled at that console. Make sure the device was not turned off or disconnected from the network when the test trap was sent. Network Correct any network connection problem.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Remote Monitoring Service option Use this option's elements to register the StruxureWare Central server for the Remote Monitoring Service (RMS) support available from APC, and to view the list of monitored devices registered with RMS. The Remote Monitoring Service option has two tabs. Note: For a review of the features and benefits that RMS offers, visit the RMS website: http://rms.apc.com .
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Location. A Monitored column identifies which devices are monitored by RMS. Re-register Devices Click to re-register the devices with RMS. Refresh Device List Click to refresh the device list when changes have been made to the devices monitored by RMS. Registering for RMS support You use the Configure RMS tab to create an account with the APC Remote Monitoring Service, and register your StruxureWare Central server with RMS. 1.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 "Registration Settings" wizard This wizard's displays step you through the process of registering an RMS customer for the StruxureWare Central server, or editing the settings for an existing RMS customer. "Choose RMS Settings Type" display Use this display to select whether you want to register a RMS customer for the StruxureWare Central Server for the first time ( New Customer), or to access the settings for any existing RMS customer ( Existing Customer).
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 SNMP Device Communication Settings (Device menu) Provides options used to configure the settings the StruxureWare Central server uses for FTP and SNMP communication with its monitored SNMP devices. Device File Transfer Settings option Use this option to access the "Device File Transfer Settings" display used to manage the settings the StruxureWare Central server uses for File Transfer Protocol (FTP) or Secure Copy (SCP) access to APC SNMPv1 and SNMPv3 devices.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Element Description FTP Port: The port used for FTP access to a device. SCP Port: The port used for SCP access to a device. Timeout: How long the server will wait before it considers that an attempt to access a device has failed. Retry Limit: How many times the server will try to access a device, after the initial attempt failed, before it stops trying to access that device ( 1, by default).
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Timeout Identify how long the server will wait before it considers that an attempt to access a device has failed ( 3000, by default). Retry Limit Select the number of times the server will try to access a device, after the initial attempt failed, before it stops trying to access that device ( 1, by default).
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Note: If both SNMPv1 and SNMPv3 devices are selected, the SNMP Settings section will not appear in this display. Shared Element Description Hostname When only one device is selected, identifies the hostname or IP address of that SNMP device. Note: No Hostname is provided when multiple devices are selected.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Edit the community name that the server uses to define itself as a trap receiver at a selected SNMPv1 device. Write Community SNMPv3-specific SNMP Settings Element Description Select this option to register the StruxureWare Central server as a trap receiver at a selected APC SNMPv3 device. This allows for faster reporting of errors at that device by the server.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Element Description Device Definition Files Lists the DDFs already installed at the StruxureWare Central server. Remove Click to delete a selected DDF from the list. Note: Deleting a DDF will affect what sensors the SNMP devices related to that DDF will report. Add/Update Definitions Click to access the wizard used to add or update DDF files, when available from APC.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Element Description Check APC Website Click to see if any new or updated DDF files are available from APC. Local File Click to download a DDF file stored on a local computer. Browse Click to browse to the DDF file on the local computer. "Select DDF Files" display Use this display to select the DDF files you want to download from APC. Element Description Select the DDF files that you want to download from APC from the list of available DDFs.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Note: Setting the scan interval below the default value of five minutes can adversely affect performance when the StruxureWare Central server is managing a large number of devices. Supplemental OIDs option Use this option to add supplemental OIDs that define sensors for monitored SNMP devices.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Note: To add a supplemental OID, access to the Management Information Base (MIB) that defines the OIDs available to the SNMP device. Element Description Sensor Type Select the sensor type. Unit of Measure Select the unit of measure, when Generic is the Sensor Type. OID Identify the OID. For example: .1.3.6.1.4.1.318.1.1.1.2.2.2 Note: An OID must begin with.1.3.6.1 to be considered valid.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Modbus Device Communication Settings (Device menu) Provides options used to configure settings the StruxureWare Central server uses for communication with its monitored Modbus devices. Modbus Device Definition Files option Use this option to manage the Device Definition Files (DDFs) that the StruxureWare Central server uses to access information about the sensors at supported modbus devices.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Check APC Website Click to see if any new or updated DDF files are available from APC. Local File Click to download a DDF file stored on a local computer. Browse Click to browse to the DDF file on the local computer. "Select DDF Files" display Use this display to select the DDF files you want to download from APC. Element Description Select the DDF files that you want to download from APC from the list of available DDFs.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 You can edit the Notification Policy, Port,and Timeout settings, as well as settings not identified in the list, by selecting one or more of the listed devices and clicking Edit Device Scan Settings. The following editable settings are not identified in the list. • Scan Interval (minutes) "Edit Device Scan Settings" display Use this display to edit notification policy and communication settings the StruxureWare Central server uses with its monitored Modbus devices.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Select how much time will pass between StruxureWare Central server scans for status information at a monitored modbus device, when the "Device Scan Settings" display in the Modbus Device Communication Settings option has Default selected for that device's Scan Interval (minutes) setting. Note: Setting the scan interval below the default value of five minutes can adversely affect performance when the StruxureWare Central server is managing a large number of devices.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 NetBotz Appliance Communication Settings (Device menu) Provides options used to configure settings the StruxureWare Central server uses for communication with its monitored NetBotz Appliances. NetBotz Appliance Credentials option Use this option's elements to manage the list of credentials used for communication with the NetBotz Appliances. Note: The "Apply Firmware Updates" display relies on the elements in this option to update NetBotz Appliances.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 xxx.xxx.12.6: assigns a credential to a single IP address. xxx.xxx.10-13.20-80: assigns a credential to a specific set of IP addresses (20 through 80) at the 10, 11, 12, and 13 subnets. xxx.xxx.14.*: assigns a credential to all IP addresses at subnet 14. Define the range of ports that a credential uses to access NetBotz Appliances. For example: Port Range 80: uses port 80 only (the default value). 60-80: uses ports 60 through 80, inclusive.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 NetBotz Appliance Configuration (Device menu) The configuration settings at the monitored NetBotz Appliances can be defined using the NetBotz Appliance Configuration options, or by using the NetBotz Advanced View at each appliance. NetBotz Appliance Configuration options allow you to modify those configuration settings, as needed. Note: Only model 5xx NetBotz Appliances support all the NetBotz Appliance Configuration options without any additional software modules.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Note: For information about the possible status results, see the "Results" display description. "Select NetBotz Appliance" display Use this display to select the NetBotz Appliance, or appliances, you want to configure for the selected NetBotz Appliance Configuration option. Note: The Camera Settings option uses a "Select Camera" display instead of this "Select NetBotz Appliance" display. This display lists all NetBotz Appliances the StruxureWare Central server is monitoring.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 1. Use the "Select Backup or Restore" display to select whether you want to backup or restore NetBotz Appliances. 2. Use the "Select NetBotz Appliance" display, which is shared with every NetBotz Appliance Configuration option except Camera Settings, to select the appliances you want to backup or restore. 3. Use the "Backup/Restore Password" pop-up display to define a password used to encrypt backup configurations, or to access the backup files used to restore configurations.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Note: When a single camera device is selected, the "Camera Settings" display is accessed directly; when no selected NetBotz Appliance has an associated camera, the Camera Settings option is not available. • NetBotz Appliance Camera Settings, a right-click option in the Thumbnails view: all cameras for the selected thumbnails. Note: When the thumbnail for only one camera is selected, the "Camera Settings" display is accessed directly.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Normal Quality or lower is 10 frames per second. For example, if you configure a Camera Pod 120 to capture images in High Quality, the Maximum Rate for some resolutions changes: • At 640x480 and lower resolution the maximum frame rate drops from 30 frames per second to 20 frames per second. • In 800x600 the maximum frame rate is unchanged (stays at 10 frames per second). • In 1024x768 and 1280x1024 the maximum frame rate drops from 10 frames per second to 8 frames per second.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 If the total number of pictures captured by the camera (including both post-alert captures and pre-alert captures) is larger than the Maximum Camera Pictures setting for an alert action then the most recent images captured are given preference and included in the alert notification. Note: Three alert actions have the Maximum Camera Pictures setting: Send E-mail, Send HTTP POST, and Send Data to FTP Server.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Note: This option is not available for use when configuring Capture Settings for CCTV Adapter Pods. Type of Lighting Use this control to specify the color balance settings that will be used by the camera. The four pre-configured color balance selections are: Fluorescent: best color balance settings for locations with fluorescent lighting. Incandescent: best color balance settings for locations with incandescent lighting.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 camera to movement only in a certain area: for example, monitoring an entryway next to a busy corridor. Using a motion mask, you can block off the corridor, so that only motion through the entryway causes a clip to be generated. Element Description Drawing Mode Select the Drawing Mode. Mask: dragging the mouse across the displayed Camera view draws a green masking rectangle. After you release the mouse button, the masking rectangle turns light blue.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Blockout Mask: Use this tab to configure a selected camera so that specified areas of the image cannot be seen, when that camera is monitored by a NetBotz Appliance that has the Premium Software Module. Element Description Drawing Mode Select the Drawing Mode. Mask: drag the mouse across the displayed Camera view to draw a green masking rectangle. After you release the mouse button, the masking rectangle turns light blue.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Use Server Time Click to use the StruxureWare Central server's time and date settings at a selected appliance, when Enable NTP Server is not selected. Date Define the date a selected appliance will use, when Enable NTP Server is not selected. Time Define the time a selected appliance will use, when Enable NTP Server is not selected.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 • Camera pods, without individual sensors Note: No listing is provided for output relay pods, or Ethernet link status. Location Data Allows you to select the value you want to edit from a wide variety of standard, location-based values. Note: By default, pods, and the Ethernet link status, inherit their NetBotz Appliance settings, and sensors inherit their pod's settings. Edit Click to edit a selected location value.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 A NetBotz 500 or 550 host can share pods with RackBotz and WallBotz 320, 350, 420, 450, 500, and 550 NetBotz Appliances, as well as with legacy NetBotz devices that run BotzWare 1.x (including RackBotz and WallBotz 300, 303, 310, 400, and 410 devices). Once a NetBotz 500 is configured to access these legacy models they are treated exactly like other shared pods or devices, providing alert and sensor data exactly as if they were directly connected to the NetBotz 500.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 considers an attempt to communicate with a remote device has failed. Post Alert Data Settings option Use this option's configuration display to identify the IP or address you want the NetBotz Appliances monitored by your StruxureWare Central server to send their alert data. When a NetBotz Appliance is discovered by StruxureWare Central, the hostname of the StruxureWare Central is added to the NetBotz Appliance.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 The "NetBotz Appliance Rack Access Settings" display appears the first time you access the Rack Access Settings option for a selected NetBotz Appliance. This display allows you to specify the supported card type and auto lock timeout for the selected appliance. You can access the display again, if needed, from the NetBotz Appliance Settings link in the "Rack Access Settings" display. When the card type has already been specified, you can modify the Auto Lock Timeout only.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Use this display to add cards and assign users to those cards, and configure access to rack doors monitored by the Rack Access Pod 170 devices associated with the selected device group, or NetBotz Appliance or Appliances. You use the left pane in this display to add up to 200 rack access cards for the selected device group, or NetBotz Appliance or Appliances, and assign users to those cards.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 or check mark one or more doors to schedule access for the card selected. Scheduled Access: Icons for each door indicate whether access is scheduled 24 hours a day, 7 days a week ( full green icon), some of the time (half green icon), or disabled (white icon). Enable Select to schedule door access 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for the selected device group, NetBotz Appliance, Rack Access Pod 170 device, or door.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 The Auto Lock Timeout determines how long the device will wait (10 - 60 seconds) until it automatically locks the rack door after a card, a key, or a remote command is used to unlock it. If the door is open or the handle is up after the timeout expires, the device will issue the lock command until the door is closed and the handle is down.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Requires Authorization Card Swipe Specify whether a swipe from an additional card is required to authorize rack access. "Edit Rack Access Card" display Use this display to modify the settings, with the exception of the card ID #, for a rack access card. Element Description Card ID # The number assigned to the rack access card cannot be modified. Note: You can use the "Add Rack Access Card" display to add another card and copy settings to it.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 • Click a column title to enable or disable all of that day's cells. • Drag your mouse from one cell to another cell in a column, to enable or disable a set of cells. • Drag your mouse from a cell in one column to a cell in another column, to enable or disable an identical set of cells for each of the selected days. • Enable or disable all cells ( Enable All or Disable All button icons).
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Basic tab Element Description SIM PIN For modems that use a SIM (subscriber identification module), identify the PIN (personal identification number) used to unlock that SIM. Note: For modems that do not have a SIM, this field must be blank. Confirm SIM PIN Identify the SIM PIN, again. Service Center (SMSC) Identify the address of the Short Message Service Center (SMSC) used by your SMS service. The SMSC is essentially an SMS server that is used to send the messages.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Use Default SMS Settings Select to use the default SMS values for your SMS-capable modem. Note: To use custom settings, disable this option and use Use Protocol Descriptor Unit (PDU), Character Set, and Initialization Commands to specify those customs settings. Use Protocol Descriptor Unit (PDU) Select to use the PDU mode when communicating with the modem to send an SMS message.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Element Description Users Select the user accounts an NMS can use to connect to the SNMPV3 Agent on a selected NetBotz Appliance. Authentication Protocol Select SHA-1 or MD5 as the protocol used when sending SNMPv3 informs to the target device. Encryption Algorithm Select whether encryption will be used with the SNMPv3, and if used, which protocol: None, DES, or AES-128.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 information and action views. Also allows viewing the Camera View, Graphs View, Alerts View, and About view. This Privilege Set does not permit access to the Configuration view, or the ability to resolve alert conditions for thresholds configured with the Return-To-Normal Requires User Input setting selected for their Advanced Settings.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 APC SNMP Device Configuration (Device menu) Use this option to select one or more of the monitored APC SNMP devices, including all that are listed, and configure those devices to use settings shared with a selected APC SNMP device, or settings saved as a template. Note: You cannot use this option to configure settings for non-APC SNMP devices, NetBotz Appliances and their monitored devices, and some older APC SNMP devices.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 3. Use the "Configure Device Settings" display to select, and edit, as needed, the settings you want to store in the template, and click Next. 4. Use the "Save Configuration Template" display to name the template, and to save it when you click Finish. Edit a Template action Allows you to rename, delete, or edit the settings for an existing template that can be used to configure the monitored APC SNMP devices. 1. Select Edit a Template, and click Next. 2.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Use this version of the "Select Configuration Source" display to select the APC SNMP device you want to use to configure other APC SNMP devices (Configure Devices action) or to create a template (Create a Template action). Element Description Filter Filter the table to list only entries that include the text you type, exactly as typed.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Element Description Filter Filter the table to list only entries that include the text you type, exactly as typed. List Select the template you want to rename, delete, or edit. Rename Click to rename a selected template. Delete Click to delete a selected template. Next Click to edit a selected template using the "Configure Device Settings" display. Back Click to return to the "Select a Configuration Action" display.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Element Description Filter Filter the table to list only entries that include the text you type, exactly as typed. List Select (check-mark) the devices you want to configure from the list of all APC SNMP devices monitored by the StruxureWare Central server. You can select devices that are all the same model (Smart-UPS 750), all the same type (UPS), or any set of devices (Symmetra 80K, Integrated EMU, and APC Rack Manager, for example).
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 "Configure Device Settings" display Use this "APC SNMP Device Configuration" wizard display to select, edit, and apply the settings for the configuration source selected in the "Select Configuration Source" display, at the APC SNMP devices selected in the "Select Destination Devices" display. Typically, this display lists only the configuration source settings that can be used at all the selected destination devices: the Show Shared Settings Only is selected (check-marked).
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Element Description Configuration Name Edit the template's name ( Edit a Template action), if desired, or type in a new name ( Create a Template action). Filter Filter the table to list only entries that include the text you type, exactly as typed. List Select a listed template to save the edited settings to that template rather than to the template you selected to edit ( Edit a Template action) or to a new template ( Create a Template action).
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Element Description identified in the "Edit Device File Transfer Settings" display). IP or IP Range: The IP address, or range of addresses, at which the access settings support FTP or SCP communication. FTP Port: The port used for FTP access to a device. SCP Port: The port used for SCP access to a device. Timeout: How long the server will wait before it considers that an attempt to access a device has failed.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Protocol Identify whether the transfer settings will use FTP ( FTP only), SCP ( SCP only), or attempt to use SCP, but fall back to using FTP if SCP fails ( Try SCP, fall back to FTP). FTP Port Select the port the server will use for FTP access to devices ( 21, by default). SCP Port Select the port the server will use for SCP access to devices ( 22, by default).
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 The following error messages can be reported as the Status for a device while the configuration process is either ongoing, or completed. Note: No information is provided for the three progress messages ( Retrieving configuration, Transferring configuration, and Waiting for configuration to load), or for the Configuration successful message. Message Description The configuration finished, but not all settings were applied successfully.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Message Description Make sure the device has not been turned off or disconnected from the network. Correct any network connection problem. Note: If the problem persists, contact APC Support ( http://www.apc.com/support ). Failed: Unable to transfer configuration A problem occurred, after the server logged on to the device successfully, that prevented the server from transferring the configuration.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Message Description access settings needed to access the device, and that the Timeout value is appropriate for the network traffic requirements. Correct any network connection problem. Note: If the problem persists, contact APC Support ( http://www.apc.com/support ). "Configuration Results" display This display provides information about the settings that failed to update for a selected device during a configuration process.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Surveillance Settings (Device menu) Use this option's display to configure how the StruxureWare Central server affects, and responds to, its monitored NetBotz Appliance cameras in all device groups. Note: For more information about the Surveillance Settings options available in the Thumbnails and Device Groups view (when viewed in the Surveillance perspective), see Surveillance Settings options under Surveillance feature.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Manage Custom Property Keys (Device menu) This option allows you to create, modify, and delete user-created property keys for devices or sensors. You use this option to access the display used to add, modify, and delete user-created property keys for devices or sensors. Once a custom property key is created, a new column appears, with the custom property key as the column heading, in the Device View, Custom Properties Editor view, and the View Device Sensors display.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 ION Enterprise™ Settings (System menu) This option allows you to configure settings to integrate ION Enterprise with the StruxureWare Central server. "ION Enterprise Settings" Display Configure the settings to integrate an ION Enterprise server with your StruxureWare Central server. You use this display to identify settings to access PowerLogic™ ION Enterprise WebReach and Web Reporter on your ION Enterprise server.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Three icons are specific to the ION Enterprise server; one icon, the ION Enterprise Settings icon, is specific to StruxureWare Central. Icon Description Use this back icon to navigate through tabbed reports, or open displays. Use this ION Enterprise Home icon to navigate to the home page for ION Enterprise integration with the StruxureWare Central server. Use this forward icon to navigate through tabbed reports, or open displays.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Building Management Settings (System menu) Provides access to a separately-licensed feature you can use to configure the StruxureWare Central server's MODBUS TCP Output Module support for your Building Management System (BMS). Note: Port 502 is used to connect a BMS to the MODBUS TCP Output Module support at the StruxureWare Central server.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Element Description Location, Device Type, or Model) to sort the list. Note: All monitored devices are listed, unless filtered, but only a maximum of 247 devices can have slave addresses assigned. Select/Deselect All Select (check-mark) or deselect all devices. Modify Device Settings Click to access the "Modify Device Settings" display for a selected device. Note: Disabled when more than one device is selected.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Element Description Select/Deselect All Select (check-mark) or deselect all sensors. Modify Register Click to edit or delete the Register value for a selected sensor. Note: Disabled when more than one sensor is selected. Remove Registers Click to remove the Register value for a selected sensor or set of sensors. Generate Register Map Click to map a Register value for the selected sensor or set of sensors.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Element Description Output Module support when that file is imported. Click to copy the register map, as configured, to one or more devices using the "Copy Register Map to Device" display. Copy Register Map "Copy Register Map to Devices" display Use this display to copy the register map settings from the source selected in the "Modify Device Settings" display to one or more of the devices monitored by the StruxureWare Central server.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 InfraStruxure Manager Migration Utility Overview The InfraStruxure Manager Migration Utility is used to migrate settings and data from InfraStruxure Manager v4.7 to the StruxureWare Central server. When migration is complete, devices managed by the InfraStruxure Manager will be managed by the StruxureWare Central server. Note: The InfraStruxure Manager Migration Utility supports InfraStruxure Manager v4.7 only.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 • Ensure the connection speed and the system running the StruxureWare Central client meet the minimum requirements necessary to perform the migration: a. Network speed of 100 Mb/s or higher b. 2 GHz CPU or higher c. 2 GB RAM or higher • Ensure the node license on the StruxureWare Central server is adequate for devices to be migrated from InfraStruxure Manager v4.7. • The StruxureWare Central MODBUS TCP Output Module is a separately licensed feature.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Central server. When migration is complete, devices managed by the InfraStruxure Manager will be managed by the StruxureWare Central server. When migration includes devices on the private LAN, the InfraStruxure Manager will be turned off. Performing an InfraStruxure Manager migration 1.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Note: You select this option if you have a recent backup file for your StruxureWare Central server, or if the StruxureWare Central server is new and contains no data or settings to migrate. You can select Do not show me this again to bypass the message in the future, and access the InfraStruxure Manager Migration Utility directly. Note: See Server Backup/Restore option under Server Administration Settings (System menu) for more information.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Server Settings Specify whether to migrate SNMP, FTP, Users, Server Proxy, SOCKS proxy settings, or all, from the InfraStruxure Manager to the StruxureWare Central server. Time Settings Specify whether to migrate NTP, Time Zone settings, or all, from the InfraStruxure Manager to the StruxureWare Central server. Notification Settings Specify whether to migrate Notification settings from the InfraStruxure Manager to the StruxureWare Central server.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 • Devices on the public or private LAN must be migrated in order to migrate the data log. Note: If a device is already monitored by the StruxureWare Central server, the data log for that device will not be migrated. Server Settings • Users must be migrated in order to migrate SOCKS Proxy.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 on the InfraStruxure Manager, NTP and Time Zone settings on InfraStruxure Manager are available for migration. • When NTP is enabled on both the StruxureWare Central server and InfraStruxure Manager, only the Time Zone settings on InfraStruxure Manager are available for migration. • When NTP is enabled on the StruxureWare Central server and disabled on the InfraStruxure Manager, only the Time Zone settings on InfraStruxure Manager are available for migration.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 "Edit SMTP Settings" display Use this display to modify InfraStruxure Manager SMTP email settings to meet StruxureWare Central server requirements. The InfraStruxure Manager Migration Utility validates the SMTP settings you want to migrate to the StruxureWare Central server. The "From" address that appears in email from the InfraStruxure Manager must be in a valid format to migrate to the StruxureWare Central server, for example, server@apc.com.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 InfraStruxure Manager Migration Status view An InfraStruxure Manager migration status view is available using the InfraStruxure Manager Migration Status option accessed from the Window menu. Data in the InfraStruxure Manager Migration Status view pertains to the last performed migration. This data remains in the view, and cannot be exported. Subsequent attempts at migration erase the data displayed in InfraStruxure Manager Migration Status view.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Firmware Update: The StruxureWare Central server provides firmware updates for APC SNMP devices with Network Management Cards and NetBotz Appliances. The StruxureWare Central server does not automatically check for available updates. A schedule is available to check for firmware updates on a regular basis.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 SNMPv1 Agent Configured as an SNMPv1agent by default. Can be configured as an SNMPv1 agent, disabled by default. SNMPv3 Not supported Supported SOCKS 5 Proxy Access One user Any user Server Proxy Enable/disable only Enable, with an option to disable on addresses you specify, and disable. FTP Settings Manage File Transfer Protocol (FTP) or Secure Copy (SCP) access values for APC SNMPv1 and SNMPv3 devices. General Timeout No longer required.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 • Manage data export scheduling. Alarm History: Rather than the alarm history available in the InfraStruxure Manager Event Log, the Alarm History view in the StruxureWare Central client provides a more detailed view of alarms by device, and allows you to do the following: • Specify a date range to broaden or narrow the list, or use the Search feature with the Boolean operators AND, OR and NOT. • Export alarm history as a *.txt or *.CSV file.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Apply timezone offset to private devices via DHCP. Modify read/write community names. Notification Reset APC devices on reboot. Reset APC devices manually. Email or SMS Email, SMS, Data to FTP server, HTTP post, SNMPv1 trap, or SNMPv3 Inform Recipient is scheduled as available or not available to receive notifications. Alarm action is scheduled as enabled or disabled to send notifications.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Surveillance feature Surveillance is a license key-based upgrade designed for use with the StruxureWare Central server. This feature enhances your ability to use the Camera Pods and CCTV Adapter Pods associated with monitored NetBotz Appliances for surveillance purposes. Note: The help for this feature assumes a Surveillance license is registered with the StruxureWare Central server, and the license has been enabled for each camera.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Enabling the license for the cameras The license can be enabled and disabled (the default condition) for each camera. Note: You can use this procedure to configure any of the Surveillance Settings for one or more cameras. 1. Select Surveillance Settings in the Device menu to enable multiple cameras at the same time, or select this same option in the right-click menu for a thumbnail, to enable that camera only. 2.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Note: All surveillance functions can be performed from the Monitoring perspective, by adding the Thumbnails view to that perspective (select Thumbnails, the Surveillance option in the Window menu). By default, two views appear in the Surveillance perspective. These views, along with Surveillance Settings, a Device menu option, allow you to perform all StruxureWare Central server surveillance functions.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Note: Which thumbnails are displayed depends on which group is selected in the Device Groups view. In addition, an unlicensed camera will have a grayed out image showing where the camera is pointing, with a prohibited symbol that indicates the camera will not function until it is licensed, and when the StruxureWare Central server has lost communication with a camera, the thumbnail will be black with a grey x.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Icon Description Click the chevron associated with this icon to select to display small ( 160x120) or large ( 320x240) thumbnails. Click this Toggle Extra Thumbnail Borders icon to select whether the thumbnails include a border. Click this Sort By icon to access the "Sort Surveillance Thumbnails" display, which allows the user to choose the criteria for sorting the displayed thumbnails.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 motion, it moves to the last position, Y moves to the first position, and X moves to the second. Note: This option, which is the default option, is helpful if you want to focus your attention on cameras that are currently showing activity. Licensed Sort by license status. Device Groups Sort by the device groups to which the cameras are assigned. If a camera is assigned to multiple groups, the camera is sorted according to the first device group listed.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Icon Description Note: Disabled when no audio is available. Click this Talk icon to send audio to be played at the device. Note: This feature is only available on certain models and requires a microphone on the user's side, and a set of external speakers on the device side. Click the chevron associated with this Change Resolution icon to select the resolution you want to use to display the real-time feed for the selected camera.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 • To listen to streaming audio from the currently selected Camera Pod (if available) click the button. Note: More than one client can listen to the audio stream simultaneously. • To transmit audio from your system to speakers that are connected to the selected Camera Pod, click the • • • button while speaking into your system's microphone. Audio is transmitted only while the button is depressed.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 • Select Surveillance Settings in the right-click menu for a selected camera's thumbnail, when multiple thumbnails are selected in the Thumbnails view, to configure those cameras. • Select Surveillance Settings in a device group's right-click menu to configure cameras for that device group. • Select Surveillance Settings in the Device menu to configure cameras for all device groups.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Appliance, instead of at the StruxureWare Central server. When selected, the Camera View, which provides a real-time feed, will continue to operate properly, and clip data, which is stored at the external share drive at the NetBotz Appliance, can still be accessed by the StruxureWare Central server; however, the Thumbnail view for the camera cannot update while this option is selected.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Select the method of verification to be used when licensed cameras attempt to connect to the server using the SSL protocol. SSL Options No Verification: requires SSL support on the server (do not send data without it), but accepts any certificate provided by the server (i.e. self signed certificates will be allowed). This is the default setting.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Disabled: no surveillance data will be automatically stored. Note: When using a post mode that requires a camera to be triggered by an alert, that camera must be selected by an alert threshold's Cameras to Trigger option in the Advanced tab of the threshold's "Configure Settings" display. For more information, see Alert Settings option (NetBotz Appliance Configuration option).
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Note: An alert can result in a camera's surveillance data being continuously sent only when that alert is in response to an alert threshold which has that camera selected by that threshold's Camera to Trigger option. Surveillance events created using the Send Continuously During Alerts mode do not rely on detected movement to determine whether an image should be captured and added to the surveillance clip.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 you could create a record of people entering and leaving a facility between the hours of 8:00PM and 6:00AM, for example, while ignoring entries and exits that occur during normal business hours. • You want to create a visual record of a room that has been entered illegally, such as by breaking a window that has a dry contact glass break sensor attached to it or by opening a door that is supposed to be used for emergency exits only.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Note: The settings that control the generation of alarm clips are controlled by the Alarm Capture Data option in the "Capture Settings" display, a display accessed by Camera Settings, a NetBotz Appliance Configuration option in the Device menu and the Device Groups view right-click menu, or by NetBotz Appliance Camera Settings, a right-click menu option in the Thumbnails view.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Use this display to retrieve clips by date or tag/description, and to view, tag, export, and delete existing surveillance clips. This display only retrieves clips for the camera or cameras associated with the Retrieve Clips right-click menu option or icon ( ) used to access it. • The cameras selected in the Thumbnails view when the Retrieve Clips option or icon is used (the display's description identifies the selected cameras).
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 The End Date is the most recent date that will be checked for clips. Note: Both the Start Date and End Date default to the current date. Tag/Description Select to search only for clips that include the typed tag data or clip descriptions, that were recorded during the Choose Date time frame, for the cameras selected when the "Recorded Camera Clips" display was accessed.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Export Click to use the "Export Clip" display to export the clip selected in the list in an MPEG-1, AVI, Signed AVI, Current Image, or Audio format. Delete Click to delete the clip or clips selected in the list. Overview section This area displays provides a thumbnail for the clip selected in the list, and provides any tag or description associated with that clip. Area Description Clip Thumbnail Displays a small version of the first frame of the clip selected in the list.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 Audio icon ( If there is audio associated with the current clip, this icon is displayed in black; if there is no audio, the icon is grayed out. ) Digital Signature icon ( If the clip has a digital signature associated with it, this icon is displayed in color; if the clip is unsigned, the icon is grayed out. ) Status area Displays the loading status of the selected clip: Loading or Loading Complete.
StruxureWare Central 6.3.0 • • • • Note: Disabled when a clip consists of a single frame. AVI Signed AVI (see below) Current Image Audio The Signed AVI format is only available if the clip was captured by a camera with the Generate digital signature option in the "Surveillance Settings" display enabled. Note: The Signed AVI option is only available if the NetBotz Appliance has the optional Premium Software Module installed.
