User Manual

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Fire & Security Products
Siemens Building Technologies
03.2003
Field Values Meaning Notes
DB Update Options
§ DB Server Station
§ Station n. for distribu-
tion
§ Auto DB update
§ SW options distribution
§ ET Support
§ Database source drive
§ Description of the sta-
tion
§ Check-box,
§ Number 2 – 8
§ Check-box
§ Check-box
§ Check-box
§ Drive letter A-Z
§ Text string
On a single station and on a LAN
Server station:
§ Check DB server station
§ Station n. is automatically set=0
§ If checked, Auto DB update en-
ables the automatic DB distribu-
tion after any change; else the
user is asked to confirm it
§ If checked, SW options distribu-
tion enables the options to be
copied over the network; if not
checked, the options will be local
only
§ If checked, ET support enables
the Engineering Tools in the LMS
tool menu. Else, E.T. will only be
available off-line from Windows
§ Description of the station contains
the textual description used in the
logging printouts
§ Database source: on the server,
this field is fixed to the local C:
drive
ON LAN client stations:
§ Uncheck DB server station
§ Set Station number for distribu-
tion from 2 to 8, if TCPDL is used,
the number must match in the two
settings
§ If checked, Auto DB update
causes the client to switch off
automatically to load the new
configuration; if unchecked, the
client must be switched off and
then on manually in order to get
the new database from the server
§ If checked, SW options distribu-
tion enables the options to be
copied over the network; if not
checked, the options will be local
only
§ ET support is always disabled on
client stations
§ Description of the station contains
the textual description used in the
logging printouts
§ Database source drive is the net-
work drive mapped to address the
server shared disk C:
Setting this parameter will result
in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file being
modified after a reboot
Use default unless
different values are
recommended from
technical support