User`s guide

180 Guardall Director V4.74 User's Guide 21-0381E v4.7.4
Related Settings: YourAccount, Account
Information, Event Priority.
 Customizing How Events are Displayed
(Event Priority)
Communication Requirement
: As this is a
feature of this software, only messages that
have been received by the software will be
available to be transmitted. This can be via
settings for "Panel Communications to
Director":
Related
: Configuration, System,
Communication, Configuration
 Monitoring, Numeric Paging, & Remote
Mgt. Settings
...or while the software is actively
communicating with the panel
(communications session):
Related
: [Communications], Pending/Online, [Edit]
 Activating Communications and Transferring Panel
Settings
Tip: With proper wiring and set-up you can also
typically use this feature to send messages to a serial
printer or a computer running a terminal program such
as HyperTerminal (both presently untested).
Setting up Serial Reporting
How to Get Here:
MyTools Bar: Serial Reporting
In the Tree
: [Management],
Serial Reporting
Now, refer to the selection-descriptions for this
screen while viewing or entering your desired
settings.
Also see (similar feature):
Panel-Based Numeric Paging: Locator:
Configuration, System, Communication,
Paging.
See: Paging , under "Monitoring, Paging & Remote
Mgt. Settings".
On This Screen
- Enable Serial Reporting: This activates the
serial reporting feature;
- Serial Port: This sets the serial communications
port to be used for serial reporting (typically
COM1);
- Baud Rate: This sets the transmission speed
for alarm messages transmitted via serial
reporting (e.g., 9600).
- Field Delimiter: This sets the character to be
inserted between the segments of each
message (e.g., user name, door name, etc.).
Space: Fields will be separated with spaces. This
typically allows more text to fit on each pager screen.
Tab
: Fields will be separated with tabs. This typically
makes the pager screens easier to read.
Note: You must also set the individual alarms
and events to be transmitted.
Related Settings: YourAccount, Account Information,
Event Priority.
 Customizing How Events are Displayed (Event
Priority)
Panels, Panel Groups, and
Connection Settings
Beginning with V4.0 Guardall Director, you can use the
Configuration Wizard to set up a new system. For
details, refer to "New Installation? Try the Wizard!"
Panel Groups and Connection
Settings
Panel Groups
 Pertain to individual panels, or groups of
panels sharing a connection (up to 30 panels
per group/connection). Tip: Each connection
pertains to a physical cable, or a dial-up modem
and phone number.
[Management] Serial Reporting