Avtech Room Alert User Manual page 10

Installation
The 'Settings' button opens the default web browser and displays the 'Settings' screen of the Room
Alert Signal Tower web interface. The 'Settings' screen allows for further configuration of the Room
Alert Signal Tower unit and is where alerts, email, SNMP and other settings are configured.
The 'Web' button displays the main 'Status' screen of the Room Alert Signal Tower web interface
which shows current sensor data and alarm status in the default web browser for the system you
are using. Be sure to bookmark the link that loads for quick and easy reference in the future.
The 'Update' button initiates the firmware upgrade process of the AVTECH Device
Discovery Utility. If a Room Alert Signal Tower unit is not selected before left clicking
this button, a dialog will display asking for the IP address of the unit to upload firmware
to. Please see the 'Upgrading Firmware' section of the 'Advanced Topics' chapter for important
instructions on the 'Update' feature.
The AVTECH Device Discovery Utility offers additional features accessible via a right click context
menu. This menu is accessible only when a located Room Alert Signal Tower unit has been selected and
the right mouse button has been clicked. These menu options are described below.
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The 'Synchronize Time' option instructs the Room Alert Signal Tower unit to synchronize
with the time server specified in the 'Time Server IP' field on the 'Advanced' tab of the
'Settings' screen. The time displayed on the Room Alert Signal Tower 'Status' screen and
included in email alert notifications can only be updated by linking with a network time server
(NTP) on UDP port 123. If a time server is not available on your network and access to a time
server on the internet is not possible, Microsoft has various help files available that explain how
to configure a computer on the local network to act as a time server for other devices. Visit
Microsoft.com to learn more or see AVTECH's Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).
The 'Save Settings' feature can be used to download the current configuration
settings on a Room Alert Signal Tower unit for backup purposes. This feature can
also be used to quickly configure multiple Room Alert Signal Tower units by
configuring one unit, selecting it, clicking the 'Save Settings' option, then selecting
multiple units and clicking the 'Restore Settings' option.
The 'Restore Settings' feature is used to restore a saved configuration created
using the 'Save Settings' feature to one or multiple Room Alert Signal Tower units.
When selected, the user will need to select from a previously saved '.bak' file
located in the 'log' folder of the 'AVTECH Device Discovery Utility' directory in
order to restore or update the settings on the Room Alert Signal Tower unit(s).
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