Digital Alert Systems DASDEC-1EN Quick Start Manual

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Page 1 Digital Alert Systems A division of Monroe Electronics Copyright © 2015 Digital Alert Systems, a division of Monroe Electronics Inc. Information 585-765-1155 | fax 585-765-9330 herein is considered accurate at the time of publication. We constantly strive to improve our 100 Housel Ave.
Page 2: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Step 1 – Setting the IP Address ......................4 Step 2 – Connecting the Audio Wiring ....................8 MPEG Encoder ..................................13 Step 3 – Assigning Radio Tuners ....................... 13 Step 4 – Setting the Time ........................18 ...
Page 3 Please Register Your DASDEC II To verify that you have the latest version of software in your DASDEC II it’s important to register your device with Digital Alert Systems. To register go to www.digitalalertsystems.com and on the left side menu click Product Registration and Software Updates. Click on the DASDEC Registration link and submit your information.
Page 4: Step 1 – Setting The Ip Address
Quick Start Guide for Your DASDEC-II The official Digital Alert Systems manual for your EAS system can be found here: http://www.digitalalertsystems.com/pdf/DASDEC_II_manual.pdf Step 1 – Setting the IP Address When the DASDEC-II is shipped from the factory its IP Address is set to 192.168.0.200 by default, in most cases this IP address will need to be changed.
Page 5 Your DASDEC-II shipped with a CAT-5 network Crossover cable; this cable allows you to connect directly between the network card setup in the previous steps and the network port on the DASDEC-II. Before directly connecting the computer and your DASDEC-II verify you are using a crossover cable by referencing the picture to the right.
Page 6 to the DASDEC-II’s login page. Enter the default user name “Admin” and default password “dasdec”, and then click “Login”. The first time you log into the DASDEC-II it will bring you to the “Setup > Server” page. On this page you can change the display name (circled in green) of your DASDEC-II; this unit is named “DASDEC”.
Page 7 Gateway in the field provided (Circled in green). Finally click “Accept Changes/Restart Network” (note – after clicking this button your computer won’t be able to reload the page, this is normal). Verify that the display on the front of the DASDEC-II now shows the IP Address you entered; you can now connect the DASDEC-II to an open port on one of your buildings Ethernet switches using a regular network cable.
Page 8: Step 2 – Connecting The Audio Wiring
12) The IP Address is now set. All further programming will be accessed through the DASDEC- II’s embedded website by typing its assigned IP Address into an Internet browser on a computer on the same network. Step 2 – Connecting the Audio Wiring DASDEC™...
Page 9 Using 2 Internal radios and 2 External inputs Use the following connections: Aux. 1 Input 3 (L2) Aux. 1 Input 4 (R2) Radio 1 Radio 2 Then from the Setup > Audio > Decoder Audio tab select the following: Internal/radio Line-In Jack Quick Start Guide for Your DASDEC II Page 9 of 40...
Page 10 Using 4 External Inputs Use the following connections: Main Aux. 1 Input 1 Main Input 3 Aux. 1 (L1) Input 2 (R1) (L2) Input 4 (R2) Then from the Setup > Audio > Decoder Audio tab select the following: Line-In Jack Line-In Jack Quick Start Guide for Your DASDEC II Page 10 of 40...
Page 11 Using 3 Internal radios and a 4 External input Use the following connections: Input 4 is the last Radio 1 Radio 2 Radio 3 two pins on the terminal strip. (The L+/- & R+/- are for program Here you can see the rear connection. It is on the green terminal audio) strip pins labeled “AUDIO IN.
Page 12 Using EAS Monitoring Expansion (Auxiliary 2) Inputs Aux. 2 Use the following connections: Input 5 (L3) Aux. 2 Input 6 (R3) Main Aux. 1 Main Input 1 Aux. 1 Input 3 Input 2 (R1) (L1) Input 4 (R2) (L2) Then from the Setup > Audio > Decoder Audio tab select the following: Line-In Jack Line-In Jack Line-In Jack...
Page 13: Step 3 – Assigning Radio Tuners
MPEG Encoder If you have purchased the DVS-168 or DVS-644 options see section 4.10.1 and 4.10.4 of the Manual for details. If you’ve purchased the MPEG2 option you can also refer to section 2.6 and 4.10.4 of the Manual for details. The supplied cables must also be installed as shown below. Optional MPEG2 PCI Encoder Card Audio/Video connections Step 3 –...
Page 14 After logging in Click on the “Setup” tab (circled in red), then click on the “Audio” radio button (circled in green) and then click on the tab “Radio Tuners” (circled in blue). Quick Start Guide for Your DASDEC II Page 14 of 40...
Page 15 With the antenna lines connected to the DASDEC-II adjust the internal tuners for your assigned monitors. Use the radio buttons (circled in red) to set the band to FM, AM or NOAA. When FM or AM band is selected enter the desired frequency in the field circled in green, then click “Accept Typed Frequency Change”.
Page 16 On the Alert Decoding Audio Configuration page, scroll down to the Main Audio heading. Select the “Internal/Radio” radio button (circled in blue). Enter the call letters of the station programmed on Radio 1 into field “L1” (circled in red). Then enter the call letters of the station programmed on Radio 2 into field “R1”...
Page 17 The DASDEC-II will now monitor your assigned and enabled decoders for encoded EAS messages. Quick Start Guide for Your DASDEC II Page 17 of 40...
Page 18: Step 4 – Setting The Time
Step 4 – Setting the Time **NOTE**: The following steps are written for a DASDEC that has the Plus Package Option license key configuration, not the Multistation option. If you have the Multistation option, please refer to the website, http://www.digitalalertsystems.com/resources_application_notes.htm and find the Multistation 2 and 5 app-note that aids in setting up the Multistation encoding and decoding of alerts.
Page 19 On the “Setup > Time” page set your time zone (circled in red) and then click the “Submit Date/Time/Time zone Changes” button (circled in blue). Under the heading Network Time Protocol on this page is where you can set an internal or public NTP Server address. NIST.gov keeps a list of public NTP servers which you can find by following this link: http://tf.nist.gov/tf-cgi/servers.cgi (note: you will need to enter the IP Address of the server...
Page 20: Step 5 – Changing The Default Admin Password
Step 5 – Changing the Default Admin Password After setting the IP Address of the DASDEC-II it is strongly encouraged that you change the default password. Log into your DASDEC-II by launching an Internet browser and typing the IP Address of your DASDEC-II into the browsers address bar.
Page 21 Towards the bottom of the left hand column are the fields used to change the password. I suggest changing the “Session Idle Timeout” (circled in red) from the default of 15 mins to 2 hours to prevent the DASDEC-II from logging you out while setting up and testing your stations.
Page 22: Step 6 – Alert Decoding, Filtering & Forwarding
Step 6 – Alert Decoding, Filtering & Forwarding By default the DASDEC-II monitors for all alerts sent to all areas and will make all of those alerts available for forwarding. Changing the alert filters for will affect the alerts that are available for forwarding to your individual station interfaces, which will be setup later.
Page 23 The drop-down box is used to set how long non-national alerts, such as Required Monthly Tests and weather alerts, will be held before being forwarded. “As soon as possible” is the default meaning as soon as an alert has finished being decoded it will be sent. Below that, there are several check boxes that will affect how the DASDEC-II handles decoded alerts.
Page 24 With “Auto-Forward Mode” your station can be operated in auto or manual mode. The selection made from the drop-down list will control alert filtering when a station interface is in “Manual Mode”. If “Off” is selected any alert received will be made available to be manually forwarded.
Page 25 The settings under the heading Configure Duplicate Alert Handling for Decoder Auto- Forwarding controls how alerts with matching event and FIPS codes are handled. For example: the DASDEC-II decodes an SVR for County A on Input1 and forwards the alert. The DASDEC-II decodes an SVR for County A from Input2.
Page 26 12) The final part of configuring alert forwarding is to set your areas FIPS codes. By default the DASDEC-II is set to “Allow All FIPS Codes”, this is not recommended. When you clear the check box in this section the FIPS code listing will appear. Use the drop-down lists on the left to find the counties in your broadcast area, click on them to highlight them and then click “Add”...
Page 27: Step 7 – Alert Encoding And Originating
Step 7 – Alert Encoding and Originating Before the DASDEC-II can be used to originate alerts such as weekly and monthly tests the Encoder must first be configured. Log into your DASDEC-II by launching an Internet browser and typing the IP Address of your DASDEC-II into the browsers address bar.
Page 28 Use the drop-down menu under the heading Non-national alert play scheduling to control when originated and forwarded alerts will be sent. The default is “As Soon as Possible”. This setting controls how long the Attention Tone will be played during forwarded alerts. You can also control whether or not audio other than the header and EOM tones will be included in your generated weekly test.
Page 29 Finally, the section Configure Available FIPS for Encoder Alert Origination is where you assign which counties your DASDEC-II will originate alerts for; refer to your state’s EAS plan to determine which counties you may need to add to this list. Note – Any county for any individual station which will use this DASDEC-II needs to be added to the Available Encoder FIPS Locations on the right, counties can be removed from individual station interfaces later.
Page 30: Step 8 – Set-Up Station Interface And Required Tests
Step 8 – Set-up Station Interface and Required Tests After the DASDEC-II’s Base Station configuration has been completed you can begin to configure a “Station Interface” for each station. Station Interface Configuration allows you to set which audio output and GPIO your station will use as well as controlling which EAS events will be forwarded.
Page 31 Next the “Forwarding Station ID” must be changed, click on the link in the red box that appeared on this page. Clicking the link will take you to Setup (circled in red) > Decoder (circled in blue) > Forwarding tab (circled in green). Edit the Forwarding Station ID to match the Encoder Station ID.
Page 32 By default, new Station Configurations will have the station operate in Manual Forward mode. You have the option to have the individual station operate in Auto mode. If you want the system to operate manually except during certain hours (such as during unattended overnights) use one of the “Forward Mode Timers”...
Page 33 Next, program the FIPS codes the DASDEC-II will send on that stations interface for weekly tests. To set that click on the “Setup” tab (circled in red), then click on the “Encoder” radio button (circled in blue) and finally the “Required Tests” tab (circled in green). 10) From the Encoder pool FIPS codes click on to select which counties this station interface will issue its weekly tests for (refer to your State EAS plan) and then click “Add Selected FIPS”.
Page 34 12) On the Alert Encoding Audio Configuration page you must click on the check box (circled in red) for each audio output you’ll be using. “Main Audio Output” is on the terminal block on the back of the DASDEC-II, depending upon your hardware configuration “Aux 1 Audio” and “Aux 2 Audio”...
Page 35: Step 9 – Gpio Configuration
Step 9 – GPIO Configuration The DASDEC-II ships with two General Purpose Inputs and two general purpose outputs, depending upon your hardware configuration your DASDEC-II may have additional GPIO inputs and outputs. The GPIO inputs are used to trigger the DASDEC-II to perform certain tasks, such as sending a weekly test or forwarding a received EAS message.
Page 36 The GPIO Setup screen has a table at the top which will show what the current programming for each GPIO and its current state. Pictured to the right is programming I have for the station using the Aux1 audio output for EAS messages.
Page 37 For further information on how the other GPIO in and out setting operate refer to the DASDEC-II manual. Quick Start Guide for Your DASDEC II Page 37 of 40...
Page 38: Step 10 – E-Mail Setup
Step 10 – E-Mail Setup The DASDEC-II has the ability to send e-mails when Alerts are sent or received or on a weekly or monthly basis for logging. Before e-mail can be used you will need to know the Outgoing E-Mail SMTP server and have an e-mail address you want the DASDEC-II to use as its sent from address.
Page 39 3) In the field next to Outgoing Email Server Name (circled in red) enter the IP address of the SMTP server (note – you can not use the server name, such as “outgoing.mailserver.com” unless you have enabled DNS in the DASDEC-II network setup). In the field by From Name (circled in blue) enter the e-mail address you want messages from the DASDEC-II to be from.
Page 40 The DASDEC-II will send EAS Event Reports to whatever e-mail address you enter into the “To” field, you can enter more than one e-mail address by separating them with a comma. Click the check boxes for whichever report you want, I suggest the “Weekly” reports. These are the basics for getting a DASDEC-II on-air and passing EAS Alerts.

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