Uploading And Downloading Of Panel Data; Glossary - Honeywell GSMX4G Installation And Setup Manual

GSMX4G / GSMXCN4G Installation and Setup Guide

Uploading and Downloading of Panel Data

Downloading may only be performed if a technician is at the
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site.
The communicator can be used to provide high-speed up/downloading to
control panels (that support this feature) over the GPRS network via ECP
communication. This allows site maintenance independent of central station
monitoring, and modification to sites globally. Refer to the control panel's
Installation and Setup Guide for detailed information.
The GSMX4G cannot be used for Direct-Wire downloading.

Glossary

4G Refers to the fourth generation of cellular wireless standards.
It is a successor to 3G and 2G families of standards. 4G
provides up to 10 times the data transfer speeds of 3G.
AES Advanced Encryption Standard
CRC Cyclic Redundancy Check used to confirm validity of MAC ID.
ECP Enhanced Console Protocol, is a proprietary bus used in
Honeywell control panels to communicate with keypads and
peripheral devices. It uses four wires; power, ground, data in,
data out.
GPRS General Packet Radio Service.
GSM Global System for Mobile communications, which is an
international standard for digital mobile phone systems used
for cellular communication.
IMEI International Mobile Equipment Identity number.
LRR Long Range Radio, an older term now referred to as
communicator. A broader term communications module or
communications device may also be used.
MAC ID Media Access Code, this is a unique address assigned to every
network communications device. Typically it is located on
the communicator label, and on the box.
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