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'pool'. (Select the desired item under
"Devices in Pool", and then click [Remove].
- [Delete Device]: This allows deleting a
connection/device from the list of selections.
Note: Deleting an item here is similar to deleting it
through the communications software. To add a
replacement connection to the list of choices, refer to
"Adding a Modem or Direct-Cable-Connection to the
Selection List" (previous).
Also See (Related Topics):
"New Installation? Try the Wizard!"
"Panel Connection Overview"
"Setting Up a New System (Commissioning)"
"Panel Communications and Updates
Setting Up a New System
(Commissioning)
Note (v4.10): If you wish to use SQL Server to
manage your database, refer to "Advanced Database
Features"
Welcome
There are a number of ways to set up a new
system:
Enter the information yourself
 Using the Wizard (Try It!)
Menu: Tools, Configuration Wizard
Related Topic
: "New Installation? Try the Wizard"
 Form by form on your own (described in this
section--to follow);
Upload the Data from a Panel that Has
Already been Set up (Get from Panel)
 For details, see "Importing Settings from
an Existing Guardall Director System
Panel" (in a following section/below);
Transfer the Data from Elsewhere
 Manually import data from a text file (Caution:
Your file must be structured properly.)
;
Menu: File, Import Users
Related Topic
: "Manually Importing User-Data
From a Text File"
 Automated card import (interfacing with an
ERM system);
Menu: [Management], Database
Maintenance, User Import
Related Topic
: "Automated User-Import (Used for:
ERM Integration)"
Additional Things you Need to Do
 Activate any optional features, and extend
your software expiry date;
Menu
: [Start], Programs, Guardall
Director-License Manager.exe
Related Topic
: "Software Activation and
Licensing"
 (For client-server systems): Identify the
client PCs to the Director-Server PC;
Menu: [Management], PC Access,
Client Access
Related Topic: "Client/Server
Access and Permissions"
Before You Begin (Form-by-Form
Data Entry)
Do I Need an LCD Keypad?: Setting up a new
system/panel does not
require an LCD keypad to be
installed. (You only need to know the serial number of
each main panel and expansion module--look for a
small hand-written label on the back of each circuit
board.) Transferring settings from an Existing Panel
: In
this case, you will
need an LCD keypad to view (or set)
the "Panel Code" (S001:5) and "Third-Party Password"
(S005:1). Note: The "Panel Code" must be set to a
non-zero value.
1) This section assumes that your system
devices (panels, expansion modules,
doors, and sensors) have already been
installed, or that someone else is installing
them.
Note: If you do require details on physical
installation of a system components, refer to the