Fire Alarm System Limitations While a fire alarm system may lower insurance rates, it is not a substitute for fire insurance! An automatic fire alarm system—typically made up of smoke materials, etc.). detectors, heat detectors, manual pull stations, audible warning Heat detectors do not sense particles of combustion and alarm devices, and a fire alarm control panel with remote notification only when heat on their sensors increases at a predetermined...
Installation Precautions Adherence to the following will aid in problem-free installation with long-term reliability: WARNING - Several different sources of power can be operate erratically or can be damaged when subjected to connected to the fire alarm control panel. Disconnect all lightning-induced transients.
Foreword The contents of this manual are important and must be kept in close proximity of the hardware. If building ownership is changed, this manual and all other testing and maintenance information must also be passed to the current owner of the facility.
Section One: NFN Gateway Overview 1.1 Product Description The NFN Gateway is a component of the UniNet™ 2000 system that connects directly to a NOTI•FIRE•NET™ (version 5 or later). The NFN Gateway bridges the UniNet™ 2000 network with the NOTI•FIRE•NET™ network; it accomplishes this by acting as a server on the NFN network.
1.2 NFN Gateway System Architecture The NFN Gateway assembly connects to NOTI•FIRE•NET™ through NUP via the NCM-W/F; the NFN Gateway connects to UniNet® 2000 via Ethernet. The NFN Gateway bridges a UniNet™ 2000 and NOTI•FIRE•NET™ system together, and it can use a UniNet™ 2000 Workstation as the primary reporting station of NOTI•FIRE•NET™.
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Ethernet Network Installation Overview UniNet® is a Proprietary Supervising Station that has a supervised client server architecture that communicates over IP networks. This device network communicates over wire or fiber Echelon networks, in addition to supervised IP net- works when using the NCB-EL/FL. The clients, servers, gateways, event managers and NCB-EL/FL routers natively connect to Ethernet networks.
Section Two: NFN Gateway Installation 2.1 Required Equipment The following equipment is required for the NFN Gateway product: NFN Gateway Required Equipment The NFN Gateway Assembly includes the following: • PC board, P/N 46173 • Power supply, P/N 46175 - 24VDC to 5VDC for the NFN Gateway PC board •...
2.4 NFN Gateway PC Board Layout The PC board layout (P/N 46173) is shown in Figure 2-4 below. Descriptions of pertinent connections are described in subsequent sections. NOTE: The replacement of the lithium battery of the PC Board is to be performed by a trained technician.
2.6 NFN Gateway Connection To Ethernet The RJ45-to-RJ45 Ethernet network cable (P/N 75585) connects the NFN Gateway to the PNET-1 surge suppressor; another customer-supplied cable goes from the PNET-1 out to the Ethernet network. This is the connection that facili- tates communication between the NOTI•FIRE•NET™...
2.9 The NFN Gateway Configuration Tool The NFN Gateway Configuration Tool configures network parameters of the NFN Gateway. The tool is provided on CD-ROM. To install it, run the setup.exe program on the CD. Once the tool is installed, launch it by clicking Start, Programs, VerFire Tools, NFN Gateway Configuration Tool.
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IP Configuration These three settings configure various IP parameters for use in connecting a browser. IP FOR CONNECTION TO NFN Gateway sets the actual IP address where the NFN Gateway will be located. The user will type this address into a browser in order to establish a connection with the NFN Gateway. Note that if the Gateway is to be used on the internet, you may need to independently set up a router and/or firewall so the internet- based applications can locate and access the NFN Gateway.
Section Three: NFN Gateway Initial Setup This describes the steps for configuring the NFN Gateway for communication with the network system. If installing UniNet™ 2000 for the first time, refer to the UniNet™ 2000 product installation document for detailed instructions on software installation.
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4. In the resulting dialog, enter the Server Number, the computer name or IP address (note that a backup server is not available for the NFN Gateway). Then, click OK. Figure 3-3: Event Manager New Alarm Server Connection Screen 5. Once these settings have been made, from the Network Configuration screen, select Alarm Servers, Update All.
Section Four: NFN Gateway Configuration 4.1 Accessing NFN Gateway Configuration Web Browser Compatibility Before launching the NFN Gateway application, open Microsoft® Internet Explorer. If you do not have the most recent version of Internet Explorer, select Help, About. This will bring up the version information. Then, click on the Update Information link to go to the Microsoft®...
4.3 The NFN Gateway Browser Interface The NFN Gateway Interface displays configuration information about NOTI•FIRE•NET™, the NFN Gateway, its password settings, node mapping on the network, along with version and network statistics. It also allows the user to change some of these configuration settings. The display screen is divided into two sections: on the left-hand side is an Explorer-style collapsable/expandable tree to choose specific view or configuration options and browser configuration menu items.
4.5 NUP Port Statistics The NUP Port Statistics page will display a status overview of all nodes and NCMs on the NFN network. NOTE: Only ONYX series products (NFS-3030, NFS- 640, NCA) will have ver- sion information displayed. Figure 4-5: NUP Port Statistics 4.6 NFN Network Settings The NFN Settings page contains various values that can be configured through the Gateway.
4.7 Gateway Settings Gateway Settings Server Address - The location of the UniNet® Local Area Server, between 1 and 99. Server Timeout - This entry sets time (in seconds) the server will wait before retry attempts. Valid settings are 1 - 60. The default value is five seconds.
4.8 Node Mapping Node Mapping allows the user to map nodes that are active on the NOTI•FIRE•NET™ network to the NFN Gate- way. Node mapping is similar to filtering in that if a node is mapped in the NFN Gateway, then the UniNet™ 2000 Workstation will communicate with that node.
Section Five: UniNet® 2000 Workstation Operation with NFN Gateway The NFN Gateway acts as a Local Area Server to the UniNet™ 2000 environment. When an event occurs on the NOTI•FIRE•NET™ being monitored by NFN Gateway, it appears in the New Events Box and the graphics display of the UniNet™...
5.3 Device Specific Commands As previously mentioned, some device types have different commands available than others. Commands are easily sent to a device through the UniNet™ Workstation by simply right-clicking on its icon in the graphics display. This opens a pop-up menu listing the different commands for that specific device. Panel Commands The following device commands are available for Panel devices:...
5.4 NFN Gateway Network Explorer The NFN Gateway Explorer is available to all mapped NOTI•FIRE•NET™ devices communicating through the NFN Gateway. The right-click pop-up menus from the previous section display Network Explorer at the bottom of the list of commands. Select this to open the Network Explorer window. The Network Explorer displays information of all the nodes on the NOTI•FIRE•NET™...
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NFN Gateway Network Explorer Properties Display The NFN Gateway Network Explorer displays information through its expandable Panels tree down to the point level. Click on a node in the Panels tree to view its general properties in the data display. Items under the Property column in the data display that show the * are editable.
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Server Retries 24 Server Timeout 24 Style 7 23 Subnet Mask 23 Version Information 22 Workstation 20 Event Handling 27 Workstation Operation 27 Workstation Right Click Options Acknowledge 27 Network Explorer 27 Reset 27 Silence 27 Zone Commands 28 UniNet® NFN Gateway Embedded Installation/Operation Manual Document (52171 Rev. B 05/01/06)
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Limited Warranty NOTIFIER® warrants its products to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for eighteen (18) months from the date of manufacture, under normal use and service. Products are date stamped at time of manufacture. The sole and exclusive obligation of NOTIFIER® is to repair or replace, at its option, free of charge for parts and labor, any part which is defec- tive in materials or workmanship under normal use and service.
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World Headquarters 12 Clintonville Road Northford, CT 06472-1653 USA 203-484-7161 fax 203-484-7118 www.notifier.com UniNet® NFN Gateway Embedded Installation/Operation Manual Document (52171 Rev. B 05/01/06)
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