User Manual

Getting started
User interface
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2 Getting started
Fire protection companies can monitor, maintain, and remotely connect to all their
networked fire protection systems 24/7 with the Cerberus Cloud Apps service.
Cerberus Cloud Apps consists of:
● Cerberus Portal: an online web portal for real-time overview and status of all sites,
which can be accessed independent of device from any web browser
● Cerberus Test: a mobile application for iOS and Android to streamline the testing
of peripheral devices for fire protection systems.
● Cerberus Tunnel (integrated functionality in Cerberus Portal): a temporary VPN
tunnel connection to a specific site for remote troubleshooting, assistance and
diagnosis using the Cerberus-Engineering-Tool.
Cerberus Portal offers its users a real-time status overview of all their Cloud
connected Cerberus PRO Fire Safety systems, providing the needed transparency to
quickly and efficiently manage a fleet of sites. The customizable Email and SMS
notification feature allows to immediately react to any issues without having to actively
monitor the systems.
In addition, the created transparency about system status and incident, as well as the
possibility to remotely connect to a site for remote diagnosis, facilitates planning of
service calls and planned maintenance visits by being able to analyze the situation
before going on site, saving truck rolls and corresponding travel time.
The mobile Application Cerberus Test streamlines the time-consuming device testing
by displaying the device text shown at the panel display, to verify that the fire brigade
is guided to the correct detector location in the event of an alarm. Thanks to the
convenient text-to-speech feature, the mobile App of iOS and Android can be
operated hands-free. A basic test report of all tested detectors can be created right
from Cerberus Test. This way, testing time can be significantly reduced and the quality
of detector testing can be ensured.
The user interface of Cerberus Cloud Apps is simple and intuitive and continuously
expanded with new functionalities. Thanks to state-of-the-art encryption, data
transmission is secured. More information related to IT security can be found in the
Cybersecurity guidelines A6V12160702.
2.1 User interface
Tasks can be easily performed by Cerberus Portal on computers, laptops, tablets, or
smart phones thanks to intuitive user interface. We recommend using the Chrome
browser.