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Plus SETuP instaLLing the CoMMs MoDULe The main board must be powered down when connecting or disconnecting plug-in modules. Insert two A-Type standoffs in the DPlus main board in the positions shown below. Fit the comms module onto the standoffs and the multi-pin socket.
oPeration BY sMs SuMMARY OF SMS COMMANDS The following examples use the default Master Code of 123 as an example. Substitute your own valid user code/s in operation. OPERATION SMS TO THE PANEL SMS REPLY A123E A123E ACK arming status: AREA 1 ARMED IN EXIT DELAY zones unsealed: NONE zones in alarm: NONE...
p r o g r a m m i n g PrograMMing BY sMs DPlus control panels with the optional 4G Comms module can be operated and programmed by SMS (TXT) messaging from any mobile phone. This section covers programming by direct SMS messaging from a mobile phone. sMs PrograMMing CoMManDs SMS commands are extremely flexible in their PROGRAMMING BY SMS FROM A SMARTPHONE...
CentraL station Monitoring REPORTS TABLE Message format: rePort naMe ssss sUffix ssss Account Number Zone 1– Zone 32 Alarm ssss 18 1-32 Event qualifier Duress ssss 18 1=New Event or Open Keyswitch Panic ssss 18 Keypad Panic ssss 18 3=Restore or Close Radio Key Panic ssss 18 Alarm type...
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SMS MESSAGE EXPLAINER possible that sMs monitoring reports may be delayed or fail NESS security report Identifies the message as a Ness alarm panel report. to be delivered. such failures are a function of the cellular MYPANEL identifies the premises.
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sMs - reQUest statUs REQuEST PANEL STATuS BY SMS D8XCEL and D16XCEL panel status can be interrogated by SMS. Check the sealed/ unsealed status of zones, check miscellaneous alarm status and check if the system is armed, all by SMS messaging and reply. Request Status Commands Example.
SMS messaging, and also give the user the ability to customise the text output to suit individual needs. For example, the default text sent for a zone alarm is: NESS security report from LOCATION ALARM ZONE 3 AREA 1 Tue 7 Aug 2018 4:07:22pm 1/1 XCEL allows most words in this message to be modified.
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DOOR 1 (D1) ZONE 3 (Z3) DOOR 2 (D2) DOOR 3 (D3) ZONE 4 (Z4) Additional text names available for customisation Default NAME AuTO INCLuDE FIRE NESS SECuRITY SYSTEM BATTERY FIRE SIREN NO AREA SHORT ARM 1st NAME BATTERY FAILuRE from...
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P86E 1E Disable Communicator. DOMAIN NAME VIA SMS* T[MasterCode]E,P[InstallerCode]E,DN1,[Domain Name]:[Port No] P86E 2E Enable Contact ID reporting Example: T123E,P000000E,DN1,www.ness.com.au:9467 P86E 3E Enable ARMOR IP reporting NOTES 1) The SMS reply includes the Domain Name, Port No. and the current IP address (if found) for the domain name.
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p r o g r a m m i n g Option No. Description Default P72E ACCOuNT NuMBER 1 0000 P73E ACCOuNT NuMBER 2 0000 P72e~P73e aCCoUnt nUMBer 1 & 2 COMMS Account numbers for identifying the panel to the Central Station. Area 1 Open/Close PrograM MoDe LeveL Installer reports will report on Account No.1 and Area 2 Open/Close reports will report on Account...
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p r o g r a m m i n g Option No. Description Default P180E Phone Number 1 for SMS Alarms, Status Reports P181E Phone Number 2 for SMS Alarms, Status Reports P182E Phone Number 3 for SMS Alarms, Status Reports P183E Phone Number 4 for SMS Area 1 Open/Close reports P184E...
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p r o g r a m m i n g ZONES 1–8 ZONES 9-32 if fitteD 9 10 11 ..31 31 32 Option No. Description P74E REPORT ZONE ALARMS by ArmorIP/CSV ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON P76E REPORT ZONE RESTORALS by ArmorIP/CSV ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON...
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p r o g r a m m i n g Reporting by IP Reporting by SMS MisCeLLaneoUs aLarMs ALARM Default RESTORAL Default ALARM Default RESTORAL Default Report Duress alarms P75E 1E P77E 1E P191E P193E Report Medical alarms P75E 2E P77E 2E P191E P193E...
p r o g r a m m i n g Option No. Description Default Note P83E TEST CALL INTERVAL x2 = 168hrs P84E TIME BEFORE NEXT TEST CALL none x2 = 12hrs P85E POLLING INTERVAL 8 (OFF) P83e test CaLL intervaL COMMS PrograM MoDe LeveL Test calls to the Central Station can be sent at intervals between 2 and 198 hours in 2 hour...
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p r o g r a m m i n g Option No. Description Default P86e Disable Communicator Enable reporting by ARMOR IP Enable reporting by CSV IP P86e 1e DisaBLe CoMMUniCator COMMS PrograM MoDe LeveL When this option is on the communicator is disabled even if telephone numbers and other Installer comms options are programmed.
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p r o g r a m m i n g Option No. Description Default P87e Split Reporting on Primary/Secondary numbers [not used] Enable reporting by SMS 4 Reporting attempts P87e 1e sPLit rePorting on PriMarY/seConDarY Phone nUMBers COMMS PrograM MoDe LeveL This option selects the order in which reports are sent via Phone No.
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p r o g r a m m i n g Option No. Description Default P88e Send AREA 1 Open/Close reports to Central Station Send AREA 2 Open/Close reports to Central Station Siren Chirp on Kiss-off Flash Strobe on Kiss-off Forced Opening report Delayed Closing Reports Manual Exclude Reports...
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p r o g r a m m i n g P88e 5e forCeD oPening rePort COMMS PrograM MoDe LeveL If Forced Opening Report is enabled – when an alarm has been reset by a valid user Code Installer (or Radio Key), the communicator will send an Opening report along with a restoral report for the zone or miscellaneous input which caused the alarm.
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p r o g r a m m i n g Option No. Description Default P89e ENABLE TEST CALLS Mains Report Delay (1 hour) Enable SMS Test Report Swinger shutdown Line Fault Monitor Master Code Clears Dial Attempts P89e 1e enaBLe test CaLLs BY iP rePorting COMMS PrograM MoDe LeveL...
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p r o g r a m m i n g P89e 6e Master CoDe CLears DiaL atteMPts COMMS PrograM MoDe LeveL When this option is enabled, any keypad or SMS command using the master Code (user Installer code 1) resets the re-dialling attempts to zero. The effect is to restart the dialling queue and send any queued communicator reports immediately.
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p r o g r a m m i n g Option No. Description Default P92e Report Remote Panel Tamper ALARM by IP 13E Report Remote Panel Low Battery ALARM by IP 14E Report Remote Panel Mains Fail ALARM by IP 15E Report Remote Panel Comms Fail ALARM by IP P93e Report Remote Panel Tamper RESTORAL by IP...
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p r o g r a m m i n g Option No. Description Default P195e reports to be included in the sMs reQUest statUs report: Zones unsealed Zones in alarm Zones excluded Zones Supervision fail Zones doors open Zones detector low battery Zones detector tamper Miscellaneous alarms Arming status...
Summary of all program Plus options for Panel & Comms. PROGRAMMING OPTIONS TABLE Also refer to the separate DPlus installer Manual User CoDe KPX+ EXCLuDE+E toggles Extra Options mode. NAVIGATOR Press Extra Code Options. oPtions taBLe (Installer Program mode only) See the Installation manual oPtion AREA 1...
Summary of all program Plus options for Panel & Comms. PROGRAMMING OPTIONS TABLE Also refer to the separate DPlus installer Manual DefaULt Page DefaULt Page oPtion DESCRIPTION oPtion DESCRIPTION P61e Tamper to RESET output P01e oPtions for oPtionaL r16 reMote exPanDer Tamper to STROBE output Remote Panel Tamper Tamper to Keypad Sonalert...
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Summary of all program Plus options for Panel & Comms. PROGRAMMING OPTIONS TABLE Also refer to the separate DPlus installer Manual DefaULt Page oPtion DESCRIPTION DefaULt Page oPtion DESCRIPTION P69e Flash strobe on medical alarm P88e Send AREA 1 Open/Close to Central Stn [not used] Send AREA 2 Open/Close to Central Stn See P194E for Open/Close by SMS...
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Summary of all program Plus options for Panel & Comms. PROGRAMMING OPTIONS TABLE Also refer to the separate DPlus installer Manual DefaULt Page oPtion DESCRIPTION DefaULt Page oPtion DESCRIPTION P121e 1E Zone alarms to AuX1 (P58E selects zones) P141e 1E Area 1 Armed to AuX1 Zone Supervision alarms to AuX1 Area 2 Armed to AuX1...
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P341e Real Time Clock set HOuRS 00 (00-23) Enable 1E-7E to enable operation P342e Real Time Clock set DAY 01 (01-31) via optional Ness-Bridge interface. P343e Real Time Clock set MONTH 01 (01-12) P344e Real Time Clock set YEAR 2024...
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Summary of all program options for Panel & Comms. Plus PROGRAMMING OPTIONS TABLE Also refer to the separate DPlus installer Manual OPTION DESCRIPTION OPTION DESCRIPTION OPTION DESCRIPTION Default Default Default autotimer 4 autotimer 7 autotimer 1 P365e P380e Minutes 0-59 Minutes 0-59 P350e Minutes 0-59...
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