User`s guide
304  Guardall Director V4.74 User's Guide  21-0381E v4.7.4 
Communications ...........................................95 
Auto-connect to panel (see note under 2nd 
screen)...................................................96 
Auto-login to Control & Status.................110 
Host connection settings .........................188 
Panel communications log report..............26 
Panel groups and connection settings ....180 
PC and Panels—Modem Connections....269 
Serial Port / Modem Setup (Communications 
Manager) .............................................270 
Set up panel communication pools .........274 
Communications client................................270 
Communications failure...............................141 
Users who can enter during ....................141 
Communications log (purging) ....................153 
Communications Manager ..........................270 
Communications software...........................270 
Communications via the Internet.................267 
Communities (under Community Groups)...163 
Community Groups 
1A - Misc. Account Settings ....................161 
1B - Ensure Authorities Have Been Set up 
for Each Account .................................161 
1C - Ensure Authorities Have Been Set up 
for Each Account .................................162 
2A - Set Up Communities........................163 
2B - Reserve User ID#s (Shared User-
Groups)................................................163 
2C - Reserve Holiday ID#s (Shared Holiday 
Groups)................................................165 
3A - Setting up Shared Users..................165 
3B - Defining groups of shared holidays .166 
4A - Assign Groups of Shared Users to 
Accounts (Shared User Management) 167 
4B - Assign Groups of Shared Holidays to 
Accounts (Shared Holiday Management)
.............................................................168 
Computer requirements ..............................242 
Condo..........................................................206 
Suite-Security keypads............................206 
Condominium LED keypads..........................78 
Configuration...............169, 206, 222, 230, 231 
Account-Wide Panel Settings (Feature-Set¸ 
etc.)......................................................169 
Areas and related settings.......................194 
Custom Input Point Circuit-Types............230 
Custom input-point types.........................228 
Doors and readers...................................210 
Elevators (lifts) and Associated readers..217 
Expansion modules .................................203 
Floors.......................................................222 
Monitored conditions (Equipment settings)
.............................................................193 
Monitored sensors (input points) .............223 
Outputs (electronic switches) ..................231 
Panels, Panel Groups, and Connection 
Settings................................................180 
Reporting on Operator Audits or Panel 
Communications Logs ...........................26 
Setting panels and groups to appear in the 
'tree' .........................................................8 
Suite-Security keypads............................206 
System settings for each Panel ...............184 
Configuration updates to panels....................95 
Conflict ..........................................................68 
Cannot log in to Control & Status ..............68 
Conflicts 
Checking for panel vs. software differences
.............................................................144 
Partial updates shown in Yellow/Green in 
user list.................................................132 
Errors;Correcting software vs. panel 
differences;Conflicts 
Correcting database ................................101 
Connecting 
A modem to a system panel ....................269 
Auto-connect to panel (see note under 2nd 
screen)...................................................96 
Transmitting settings to panels..................95 
Connection overview ...................................265 
Connection type ..........................................180 
Monitoring¸ Paging¸ & Remote Mgt. Settings
.............................................................187 
Panels¸ Panel Groups¸ and Connection 
Settings................................................180 
Contact information for a site/account.........172 
Contacting Guardall.....................................300 
Contacts ......................................................300 
Control 
Check status or control an elevator ...........87 
Check status or control floors ....................90 
Control & status 
Login automatically..................................110 
Control & Status ............................................84 
Activity in area ...........................................82 
APB Reset .................................................84 
Area Users.................................................82 
User Count ................................................82 










