Setting Port Configurations; Megapower Cpu; Configuring Switching - American Dynamics MegaPower 3200 Administrator's Manual

• CPU Date and Time – This section contains the
following choices:
– Use this PC's current date and time – Select
the radio button if you want EASY CPU to use
the date and time from the PC where it is
installed.
– Use the following date and time – Select the
radio button if you want to customize the date
and time. When selected, use the box below
this field to input a date and time.
• Network Time / Mode – The Mode field allows
you to choose whether the network time is Off or
Polling. Poll mode allows you to poll the network
time server for date and time.
• Time Zone – The Time Zone field allows you to
specify the global time zone in which you are
operating.

Setting Port Configurations

Each MegaPower CPU provides the following port
types:
• Keyboard
• Recorder
• Satellite
• Alarms (1–1024)
• Alarms (1025–2048)
• Alarms (2049–3072)
• Alarms (3073–4096)
• Terminal
• Auxiliary
• Video Loss Detection (1–1024)
• Video Loss Detection (1025–2048)
• Video Loss Detection (2049–3072)
• Video Loss Detection (3073–3200)
The Port Configuration setup allows you to identify
the device type (keyboard, port expansion module,
and others), baud rate, and other communications
parameters of each device connected to a port on
the CPU.
Important: The MegaPower CPU can support up to
128 keyboards using port expansion modules. Port
expansion modules convert a single port into four
ports. When a port expansion module is connected to
a port, port numbering adds an alpha character (a, b,
c, d) to each port number; for example, port one
becomes ports 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d; port two becomes
ports 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, and so on.

MEGAPOWER CPU

ADMINISTRATOR'S GUIDE
Click on the System – Port Configurations link in the
Explore menu to begin. The following screen
appears.
Figure 55. System – port configuration screen
To configure ports, complete the following fields:
• Port No. – Identifies the number of the port on the
CPU to which the device is connected. Each
available port number expands by four when a
port expansion module is connected (see
Important explanation above).
• Type – Identifies the device connected to the
port. A predefined dropdown list offers the
following options: Keyboard, Recorder, Satellite,
Alarms, Terminal, Auxiliary, and Video Loss
Detection.
• Baud Rate – Identifies the data transmission rate
(in bps) of the connected device. Choose from the
following: 300, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200,
and 38400.
• Parity – Detects transmission errors. Choose
from the following list: None, Odd, or Even.
• Data Bits – Identifies the number of bits in each
packet of data being transferred. Choose either 7
or 8.
• Stop Bits – Signals the end of each character
being transmitted. Choose either 1 or 2.
• Location – Identifies the physical location of the
device. You can type up to 16 characters.
However, this field is for informational purposes
only, and any device location entered in this field
is not transferred to the MegaPower CPU.

Configuring Switching

Switching provides many of the automated functions
designed to enhance your video surveillance
practices. It allows you to create Salvos and set up
Tours that will run automatically. You can also use
switching to schedule different alarm monitor/contact
tables to become active at different times and days.
Click on the Switching links in the Explore menu to
begin (Figure 56 on page 25).
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