AES 7170 User Manual

40-7705I-UM Document Rev 4 March 16, 2007 AES 7705i MultiNet Receiver System User Manual AES Corporation 285 Newbury Street. Peabody

40-7705I-UM Page 10 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 Figure 3-2 3.1 Front Panel: The front panel has the user display and controls. Figure 3-1 shows a vie

40-7705I-UM Page 100 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 9. Confirm the existence of the needed files with the ls command: ls<Enter> There should be a fil

40-7705I-UM Page 101 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 Appendix E Alarm Output Codes Produced by the MultiNet receiver Alarm Output Overview: For many events t

40-7705I-UM Page 102 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 Event Code Usage for Ademco 685 Output Emulation Event Code Universal Description / AES specific Usage

40-7705I-UM Page 103 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 Example Message Strings Description of Event Produced by an AES Subscribers R1 ACCT 18 E602 00 C000

40-7705I-UM Page 104 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 Example Message Strings Description of Event Produced by a MultiNet Receiver or IP-Link Transceiver R

40-7705I-UM Page 105 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 Fault and Status Codes (Zone information): AES Subscribers and MultiNet Receiver (not all are used by ea

40-7705I-UM Page 106 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 Radionics 6500 compatible output format: This mode will provide the output of 3 line cards; line card 1

40-7705I-UM Page 107 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 Event plus Zone, Status and Fault Codes, Produced for Events Created by Subscribers: A 000 Automatic S

40-7705I-UM Page 108 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 Event plus Status and Fault codes, AES MultiNet Receiver: Y 802 Diagnostic Fault - “RAM Data error or

40-7705I-UM Page 109 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 # 2 Line Card SIC used in Optex Morse Genesys 824 Alpha Signal format: 1RRLssssssACCTEEsNNNs<0x14>

40-7705I-UM Page 11 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 Figure 3-3 • Automation: Red Led - Indicates that the Alarm Automation process is unable to get Acknowl

40-7705I-UM Page 110 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 All other Contact ID Event Codes will be reported as: Y XXX where XXX is a copy of the event code. OR

40-7705I-UM Page 111 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 Appendix F Printer Messages Produced by the MultiNet receiver For many events that occur in the MultiNet

40-7705I-UM Page 12 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 3.2 Rear Panel: The rear panel contains the connectors used to attach external connections, peripherals s

40-7705I-UM Page 13 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 3.2.3 Single Board Computer Connector Section: Contains connectors for computer peripherals. • Serial

40-7705I-UM Page 14 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 4.0 Installation and Setup : A separate “Initial Installation and Setup Guide” is provided to guide you

40-7705I-UM Page 15 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 Notes: • Power Line, router/ switch, and telephone connections shall not leave the room where the AES eq

40-7705I-UM Page 16 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 Single MultiNet Receiver Connections to a 7170 for Initial Setup Y Cable Figure 4-1 Customer Prov

40-7705I-UM Page 17 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 2nd 7705i Receiver as shown below. For redundancy. Dual MultiNet Receiver Connections to Local 7170 IP

40-7705I-UM Page 18 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 2nd 7705i Receiver as shown below. For redundancy. Dual MultiNet Receiver Connections to Remote 7170 IP

40-7705I-UM Page 19 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 5.0 System Startup and Access: AES ships the 7705i MultiNet Receiver with the Linux operating system an

40-7705I-UM Page 2 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 NOTICE TO USERS, INSTALLERS, AUTHORITIES HAVING JURISDICTION, AND OTHER INVOLVED PARTIES This product inc

40-7705I-UM Page 20 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 5.3 Power Down - Information: The power to the 7705i should not just be removed without going through th

40-7705I-UM Page 21 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 Figure 5-1 Command Line Screen If your system’s configuration is a dual UL or a non-UL system that is c

40-7705I-UM Page 22 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 5.7 The GUI Desktop and the AES Menu: Note: Access to this menu must be password protected for supervis

40-7705I-UM Page 23 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 5.8 Start the Terminal Program: Some of the utilities needed to configure the MultiNet receiver are acce

40-7705I-UM Page 24 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 5.9 Setting Time: Time is very important and somewhat complex in a MultiNet System. Use the Linux date c

40-7705I-UM Page 25 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 5.12 Review your TCP/IP Configuration: The TCP/IP parameters of all TCP/IP devices must be properly conf

40-7705I-UM Page 26 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 5.14 Suggested TCP/IP Settings for Second MultiNet Receiver The table below shows some suggested setting

40-7705I-UM Page 27 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 In a Linux environment there are usually several ways to accomplish the editing of parameters and similar

40-7705I-UM Page 28 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 In the xterm terminal window, enter the following command to initiate the script to modify the configurat

40-7705I-UM Page 29 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 5.17 Testing TCP/IP Configuration: Before you can test the TCP/IP configuration you need to make the con

40-7705I-UM Page 3 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 AES 7705i MultiNet Receiver Table of Contents 1.0 Product Description:...

40-7705I-UM Page 30 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 5.18 User Logout from directly attached keyboard & monitor: You should log out the user that is logg

40-7705I-UM Page 31 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 6.0 Admin GUI for Configuration and Administration: The Admin GUI is a set of files located in a directo

40-7705I-UM Page 32 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 Once you get to the Admin GUI Homepage, there is a brief overview of the functions available through the

40-7705I-UM Page 33 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 6.1 Server Configuration Among the first parameters that must be configured are on the Server Configurati

40-7705I-UM Page 34 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 • Verbose: Controls the amount of information written to limited size log files. A pull down menu allo

40-7705I-UM Page 35 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 Some systems will only have one type of application data and one access point, and thus will need to crea

40-7705I-UM Page 36 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 • Alarm Automation System: If you have an Alarm Automation or monitoring system, check the “Alarm Autom

40-7705I-UM Page 37 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 6.3 Add a Business Unit – Alarm Automation Settings. Figure 6-5 Automation Settings o Alarm Automatio

40-7705I-UM Page 38 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 WARNING! AVOID ERROR MESSAGES Be sure there is a functioning Alarm Automation system properly attached a

40-7705I-UM Page 39 Rev 4 March 16, 2007  Heartbeat: Enter the number of seconds between heartbeat signals on the IP port from Alarm Automation.

40-7705I-UM Page 4 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 6.0 Admin GUI for Configuration and Administration:... 31 6.1 Serve

40-7705I-UM Page 40 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 Some Alarm automation systems may not be configured to properly report these types of messages. You may

40-7705I-UM Page 41 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 Figure 6-7 Add a Business Unit - continued A partial view of the final screen indicating a successful

40-7705I-UM Page 42 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 6.4 Business Unit Overview Once you have created at least one Business Unit you can select Overview to

40-7705I-UM Page 43 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 6.5 Modify a Business Unit Select in Business Unit Details screen to make any changes. The following

40-7705I-UM Page 44 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 6.6 Subscriber Database Setup Each subscriber unit needs to be configured and assigned to a Business Uni

40-7705I-UM Page 45 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 • After selecting the Business unit, click on The following fields will be presented. Figure 6-13 Ad

40-7705I-UM Page 46 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 • Enter optional address information in fields Line 1, Line 2, City, State, Zip and Country if desired.

40-7705I-UM Page 47 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 6.7 Alarm Data There are several modifiable parameters that control data sent to the alarm monitoring sys

40-7705I-UM Page 48 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 When you have modified the fields click to accept any changes. The Add Alarm Data screen will ask you

40-7705I-UM Page 49 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 7.0 Workstation Access and Login: Once properly configured, the 7705i can be accessed by using programs

40-7705I-UM Page 5 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 11.2 Common data entry/selection menus and pop-ups:... 67 11.3

40-7705I-UM Page 50 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 7.2 Installing VNC Viewer: ● From a Windows workstation PC, start a Web browser and enter the URL of the

40-7705I-UM Page 51 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 7.3 Using VNC Viewer: From a Windows workstation PC, start the VNC Viewer by using the shortcut created

40-7705I-UM Page 52 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 7.4 After login: • You should be presented with the Linux MWM GUI Desktop. You will now be able to star

40-7705I-UM Page 53 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 8.0 MultiNet Receiver Programs and Utilities: There are a number of programs, scripts and special purpose

40-7705I-UM Page 54 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 8.2 MultiNet Utility Programs and Scripts: Listed below are some of the more commonly used programs, uti

40-7705I-UM Page 55 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 3- chpass is script is used to change the password of a user created by the new Business Unit function in

40-7705I-UM Page 56 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 8.3 Special Purpose Circuits: Listed below are some of the notable special purpose circuits whose purpos

40-7705I-UM Page 57 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 8.4 AES Menu in the GUI Desktop: There are no desktop shortcuts on the MultiNet Receiver’s GUI Desktop.

40-7705I-UM Page 58 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 9.0 Managing Users: Generally, users are created and managed within the MultiNet system through the crea

40-7705I-UM Page 59 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 9.3 Changing a user’s Password: AES has provided a script for use in changing the password of a user tha

40-7705I-UM Page 6 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 1.0 Product Description: This document discusses the installation, configuration and use of the various pr

40-7705I-UM Page 60 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 9.4 Change Admin GUI Access - Username and Password: The username and password used to gain access to th

40-7705I-UM Page 61 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 9.6 Test new user login: New user access should be tested after creating a Business Unit or changing a

40-7705I-UM Page 62 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 10.0 Admin GUI Database Functions: Once your AES MultiNet system is up and running, and has received sig

40-7705I-UM Page 63 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 10.2 Routing Table Screen: Once you have configured your Business Unit(s) and added Subscribers you can

40-7705I-UM Page 64 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 10.3 IP-Link Status Screen: You can also view the status of IP-Link transceivers as shown in this partia

40-7705I-UM Page 65 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 Shown in the following Figure is an example of a Signal History Screen for a Subscriber with an ID of 101

40-7705I-UM Page 66 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 11.0 IPLinkCtrl (ipctrl) Network Management Software: Once your AES MultiNet system is up and running, y

40-7705I-UM Page 67 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 11.1 IPCtrl Function Groups: There are five function groups including “ Message”, “Control”, “Program”, “

40-7705I-UM Page 68 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 11.3 Using the pick list pop up to Select a Subscriber ID When a function is chosen from a function grou

40-7705I-UM Page 69 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 To manually enter a route to the subscriber unit, select the Manual Path Entry and fill out the manual ro

40-7705I-UM Page 7 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 Other programs in the MultiNet receiver evaluate and distribute the data to an appropriate application on

40-7705I-UM Page 70 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 Explanation of the Message Group Functions: Function Explanation SEND TEXT MESSAGE • Press <ALT>+&

40-7705I-UM Page 71 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 (GET) SUBSCRIBER MODEL & REV • Press <ALT>+<M>, then <8> or Press <ALT>+<E

40-7705I-UM Page 72 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 Explanation of the Control Group Functions: Function Explanation TURN ON TX • Press <ALT> + <C&

40-7705I-UM Page 73 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 SUBSCRIBER REPEATER FUNCTION • Press <ALT> + <C> • Press <5> • Select Target Unit • Se

40-7705I-UM Page 74 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 11.7 Programming Function Group: Figure 11-12 Program Pull Down Menu To access the Programming functio

40-7705I-UM Page 75 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 will be retrieved from there. If no database entry exists, the factory defaults will be used. To be su

40-7705I-UM Page 76 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 • Contact Debounce Time (Loop Response) 7050 & 7750/UL only: Programs a debounce delay for the zone

40-7705I-UM Page 77 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 Function Explanation RADIO PACKET LIFE • Press <ALT> + <P> • Press <R> • Select Target

40-7705I-UM Page 78 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 • The timeout function works when a packet is stored for forwarding in any subscriber with TTL capability

40-7705I-UM Page 79 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 Function Explanation CONTROL RELAY OUTPUT • Press <ALT> + <P> • Press <C> • Select Tar

40-7705I-UM Page 8 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 Typical MultiNet System It is highly recommended and required for UL systems that a redundant MultiNet R

40-7705I-UM Page 80 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 Function Explanation ZONE CONFIGURATION • Press <ALT> + <P> • Press <Z> • Select Targe

40-7705I-UM Page 81 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 previous programming or retrieval. Next you are asked if any zones are to be programmed to respond simila

40-7705I-UM Page 82 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 Zone Configuration window for the 7050 DLR/7750 UL Bank 1 - 8 Figure 11-18 The zone configuration contro

40-7705I-UM Page 83 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 Zone Configuration window for the 7050E, 7750/F8 and 7788 Figure 11-20 In this Subscriber type, the user

40-7705I-UM Page 84 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 Zone programming window for the 7750-F4x4 and 7744 Refer to the appropriate Subscriber Manual for details

40-7705I-UM Page 85 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 Function Explanation AUTOMATIC TEST SUPERVISION • Press <ALT> + <P> • Press <A> • Sele

40-7705I-UM Page 86 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 11.8 Data Radio Function Group: Figure 11-24 To access the DataRadio function group, hold down the <

40-7705I-UM Page 87 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 Function Explanation PRINT ALL DATABASE ID’s • Press <ALT> + <P> • Press <P> • Click f

40-7705I-UM Page 88 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 Function Explanation EDIT RADIO FORWARD TABLE • Press <ALT> + <P> • Press <E> Select /

40-7705I-UM Page 89 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 • Select ALARM and/or ZREST plus desired Zones if Forwarding Alarm data is the objective. • Select as d

40-7705I-UM Page 9 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 2.0 Safety Considerations: All equipment must be installed in accordance with National Electric Code, appl

40-7705I-UM Page 90 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 11.9 System Function Group Figure 11-28 The Systems Function group menu is accessed by holding <Alt&

40-7705I-UM Page 91 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 11.10 Interpreting Screen Messages SAMPLE Check-In Message: The following information can be extracted f

40-7705I-UM Page 92 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 12.0 Operation This section describes two of the modes of operation your MultiNet Receiver may be in and

40-7705I-UM Page 93 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 13.0 Warranty and Service Procedure: AES CORPORATION LIMITED PRODUCT WARRANTY AND TECHNOLOGY LICENSE LIM

40-7705I-UM Page 94 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 APPENDICES

40-7705I-UM Page 95 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 Appendix A Common Linux Commands Below are some of the more common commands you will be using on the Linu

40-7705I-UM Page 96 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 #.## (C)2005-06 AES LCD #.## 07/07/06 12:19 Default Example: Appendix B Server-generated LCD Display

40-7705I-UM Page 97 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 #.## (C)2005-06 AES LN1 7070 18 E140 GRP00 ZONE 0008 07/07/06 12:19 Example of an Alarm #.## (C)20

40-7705I-UM Page 98 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 COMM FAILED VERSION #.## Hard Disk Drive Failure / Watchdog Timer / Hung process detection: The fol

40-7705I-UM Page 99 Rev 4 March 16, 2007 Appendix D Sharing the Serial Port with additional Business Units An additional Business Unit that create