Configuring The System; Setting System Options - American Dynamics MegaPower 3200 Administrator's Manual

The Error Log Status screen provides the following
information:
• Fault – An abnormal condition detected by the
CPU. The system provides status on up to 12
faults.
• Count – Indicates the number of times the fault
has occurred.
• Error Code – Identifies the fault by number
(1,000–-9,999).
• Message – Provides a textual description of the
fault.
• Clear – Clears the error message from the error
log status screen and the CPU LCD screen. Click
to clear the error message.

Configuring the System

The System function allows you to select sites,
enable logon, determine the system date, and
configure ports for keyboards, video loss detection,
and other devices.
Click on the System links in the Explore menu to
begin.
Figure 52. System links

Setting System Options

The System Options function allows you to create
site numbers (1-30) and determine their date formats
and start dates. This function also allows you to
enable or disable the user logon.
Click on the System – Options link in the Explore
menu to begin. The following dialog box appears
(Figure 53).
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Figure 53. System – options dialog
The System – Options screen provides the following
options:
• Site Number – Allows you to create a numeric
identifier for the local site (1–30).
• Site Name – Allows you to create a name for the
local site. Site names can be any length.
• Users Enable Logon – Checkbox implements
password protection on system resources, such
as cameras and monitors, through keyboards.
− Unchecked: The Definitions – Keyboard/User
Priorities screen appears where you can set
keyboard priorities.
− Checked: The Definitions – Keyboard/User
Priorities screen appears where you can
create individual passcodes.
• Snapshot – Section that enables you to take
snapshots of the currently selected monitor. To
take a snapshot, first press 4, and then press F1
on a keyboard. The system automatically assigns
a file name to the snapshot and saves it in .JPG
format to the location defined in the TFTP server.
The file name is in the form:
KBx–CAMz–cameratitle–yy-mm-dd(hhmmss),
where x is a number designating the keyboard,
and z is a number designating the camera. The
date can be alternately configured as dd-mm-yy
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