Table of Contents
Advertisement
EXCALIBUR SYSTEM SETUP
Operators Menu
System Setup allows the user to define system operators by
name and password, to define individual action levels, and to
assign system function access privileges to each operator. A
maximum of 32,767 operators may be defined.
To define the operators, select "Operators" from the Excalibur
System Setup menu bar. The Setup Operators dialog box is
then displayed, as illustrated below.
The top section of the dialog box shows the Operator record
number, Name, and Password. The record number is the
relative location of this operator in the list of operators, in the
order in which they were defined. The middle section shows
the operator action levels and access privileges.
The operators that are currently defined are displayed in the
order in which the data was entered, starting with the first
operator defined, Operator 1. Select "Next" or "Prev" to step
through the operator definitions until the desired operator
record appears.
To Add a new Operator
To add an operator to the end of the list, select "Next" to
advance to a blank record (a record with no Name or
Password).
To define an operator, first enter the operator's name, a
maximum of 25 characters, in the "Name" entry box. Next,
enter a password with a maximum of eight letters, numbers, or
punctuation marks, in the "Password" entry box. Each time
this operator logs in to the system, the password must be
entered exactly as entered in this box, including capitalization.
Note: As a security measure, System Setup stores the
passwords in an encrypted form.
After entering the operator name and password, set the
Acknowledge (Ack) Level, Control Level, and Shunt Level for
this operator. These may be any number from 0 to 15, with 15
the highest operator level. These levels determine what actions
the operator can take.
Ack Level specifies the level that this operator has for
acknowledging an alarm (each alarm is assigned an Ack
Level, in the Icon Setup program).
Control Level specifies the level that this operator has for
controlling an auxiliary (light, door, etc.) from Excalibur
(each auxiliary may be assigned a Control Level, in the
Icon Setup program).
Shunt Level specifies the level that this operator has for
shunting (temporarily bypassing) an alarm (each alarm
may be assigned a Shunt Level, in the Icon Setup
program).
The operator levels allow access to specific surveillance areas
or functions to specified operators only, and require that an
operator with a higher level, such as a supervisor, acknowledge
critical alarms.
For example: A door to the presidents office may be assigned
a Control level of 15, a Shunt level of 12, and an Ack level
of 10. To open that door, the operator must have a Control
level of 15. To shunt the alarm on that door, he must have a
Shunt level of 12 or greater, and to acknowledge an alarm,
he must have an Ack level of 10 or greater.
To set each level, click the left mouse button on the up or
down arrow to the right of each numeric window. Each mouse
button click increases or decreases the value by one.
2-6
AD5500
Advertisement
Table of Contents
