Access Levels - Siemens Cerberus PACE Operating Manual

5 Access levels

Building Technologies
Fire Safety
The access level describes one of several conditions of voice alarm control and
indicating equipment (VACIE) in which an appropriately authorized user can have
access to or a view of the following functions on the system:
● Activating operating elements
● Performing operations
● Viewing indicators and/or information
Access authorization is implemented on a country-specific basis and can be
enabled using the following protective measures, for example:
● Keyboard shortcut
● Key switch
● Locked cabinet door
● Closed room
● Other
Access levels 1...4 have the following properties:
Access level 1
Access level 1 is accessible to everyone or, depending on the configuration of the
voice alarm system, to authorized persons with a general responsibility for
monitoring safety.
Access level 2
Access level 2 is accessible to trained and authorized persons who are responsible
for safety.
In access level 2, the VACIE can be operated in the following operating conditions:
● Quiescent condition
● Voice alarm condition
● Fault warning condition
● Disablement condition
Access level 3
Access level 3 is accessible to trained and authorized persons for the following
rights and tasks:
● Changing system-specific data which is saved within the VACIE or controlled
by it:
– Designations
– Allocation to voice alarm zones
– Alarm organization
● Saving and changing emergency tones and messages
● Servicing the VACIE in accordance with the instructions and data from the
manufacturer
Access level 4
Access level 4 is accessible to persons who have been trained and authorized by
the VACIE manufacturer for the following rights and tasks:
● Servicing the VACIE
● Changing the firmware
● Changing fundamental functions
Access levels
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