User`s guide

98 Guardall Director V4.74 User's Guide 21-0381E v4.7.4
Cancelling / Dropping a
Connection
Click [Communications] in the 'tree',
and select Pending/Online. Then,
use the Grid / Form toolbar-button to
select your preferred view-mode.
Select the desired communications
session in the list. Tip: In 'forms'
view, you can select a session at the
bottom of the form, or use the
'browse' buttons to move through the
list.
Check to ensure that associated
panels are not presently being
updated: Find / select the 'panel
group' near the centre of the screen,
and check the "Results" on the right.
Note: Disconnecting is NOT recommended while
panel(s) are being updated.
Now, right-click the session/form, and select
Disconnect. If prompted to confirm, select
Yes.
Viewing or Changing Settings for a
Communications Session that is Not
Presently On-Line
If Presently Connected (Transaction Locked): You
cannot edit a communications session while connected
with the associated panel(s). (Clicking [Edit] will
produce a "Transaction Locked" message.)
For a session that is either scheduled for some
time in the future, or that is off-line due to a
disconnection, you can check and/or change
the present date/time and other settings as
desired:
Click [Communications] in the 'tree', and
select Pending/Online. Then, use the Grid /
Form toolbar-button to select your preferred
view-mode.
Select the desired communications session in
the list. Tip: In 'forms' view, you can select a
session at the bottom of the form, or use the
'browse' buttons to move through the list.
Details for the selected session will be shown
at the top of the screen.
If the desired communications session is not listed, this
means that it has either completed successfully, or
failed (and/or was not set to "Stay Connected").
Tip: To view the status of a completed
communications session (or attempt), see "Viewing the
Status of Previous Communications Sessions", to
follow.
To change a scheduled time, or other settings
for a communications session, click [Edit], and
refer to the details for the "Edit
Communications" screen while viewing and/or
changing settings as desired. (Click OK when
finished.)
Tip: To select or deselect a panel, locate and double-
click the specific panel (under the applicable account).
To select or deselect all panels for an account, right-
click the account, and select "Add Account" or "Remove
Account" as desired.
-Transaction Time (bottom of the form): This
area allows selecting a communications
session that is either presently in effect, or
scheduled to occur sometime in the future.
Tip: Completed sessions (and failed attempts) can be
viewed under "Completed" in the tree (see "Viewing
the Status of Previous Communications Sessions", to
follow.).
-Transaction Information: The top of this
screen shows the type of connection, and
scheduling information for your selected /
current communications session.
Communications Pending/Online