Security Information Management System (SIMS)

Security System
Information (SIMS)
Management
User manual
V4.0 2003 by Sauter Communication AG, Vaduz
4/12/2013
SAEL SIMS user manual
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Table of contents
Preface..................................................................................... 4
Standard Setup....................................................................................................... 4 System requirements............................................................................................. 5
First system start......................................................................6 The main screen........................................................................7 View.......................................................................................11 Settings Areas......................................................................... 13 Protocols................................................................................. 16
System login........................................................................................................... 6
Setting Error......................................................................................................... 15 User protocol........................................................................................................ 16 Alarm protocol...................................................................................................... 17 Movement protocol............................................................................................... 18
Logs.......................................................................................20 Change PW.............................................................................. 21 Codes.....................................................................................22 Alarms....................................................................................25 Print....................................................................................... 26 Last Alarms.............................................................................26 Edit......................................................................................... 27

Users.................................................................................................................... 28 Add/Change User............................................................................................... 29 User levels......................................................................................................... 30 User profiles...................................................................................................... 34 Change maps....................................................................................................... 35 Detectors.............................................................................................................. 36 Change detector................................................................................................... 37 Area definition...................................................................................................... 38 Input types........................................................................................................... 39 Change Input type............................................................................................. 40 Database Settings................................................................................................ 41 New/change code................................................................................................. 23
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Preface
This manual explains all functions of the SAEL SIMS security information management software. With the SAEL SIMS you can control and protocol all your security related systems (burglar, fire, access control, building management) in your entire company Please note that all pictures in this manual will use user level 9 (highest user level). With a lower user level some options will not be visible.
Standard Setup
Small system with up to 4 centrals: PC-System with Max. 4 SIMS NOX / SAEL S9 Sever/Client Software The SAEL S9 centrals are connected over RS232 (or RS485 if you use long cables). The NOX system is connected directly by Ethernet (over TCP/IP). You can connect up to 4 systems to one workstation. Large system with up to 64 Centrals (Burglar, fire, etc.) Windows Connection over 2000 server RS232/RS485, with SIMS modem or server TCPIP (NOX) software PC System with SIMS client software over Ethernet If you have a large system, all centrals are connected to the SIMS server. These centrals can be connected over RS232, RS485, telephone leased lines or existing Ethernet or Token ring networks. You can connect up to 64 systems from different manufacturers. It is also possible to connect up to 32 workstations to this server. Each workstation with individual rights. Also, already existing workstations with Windows 2000 can be used. Centrals SAEL S8, S9, NOX fire, building, etc
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System requirements
Workstation: Minimum Intel Pentium-III system, 500 MHz with 256 MB Ram and Windows 2000 Workstation, 17 Monitor or LCD (1024*768 or 1280*1024). Suggested Intel Pentium-4 system with 2 GHz, 256 MB Ram and Windows 2000, 17 Monitor or LCD, color printer and backup system with Streamer/DAT tape. Server: If you want to keep track of all log messages, the server must run 24h/day. Hardware requirements: same as for the workstation
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First system start

When you start the system by double-clicking the icon on your desktop you will see the startup window. While showing the startup window, the connection to the server is established and all data is loaded.
After loading all required data, the login screen is shown.
System login
Please enter the username and password you received from your system administrator
Note: The password is case sensitive!
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The main screen

After a successful login the main screen will be displayed.
On the main screen you will see the following information: 1 System status:
Black Yellow Red Details Servicemode
normal information not critical information critical error show more detailed information on centrals starts the function service mode
Shows the name of the currently logged user. It is possible to show a photo of the user. This will be shown here. Slave ID: shows the id (end of IP address of this workstation) Database: shows the database which is used by this workstation (normally NOX) On the right side, you will see a selection of functions the user can select. Which options are shown depends on the users rights. Alarm Currently activated alarms (will only be displayed, if there are active alarms)
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Set Areas
With this function, you can arm and disarm areas. Also any active detectors, lists of detectors per area, etc. can be displayed. If this button is blue, there are deactivated detectors in the system. Protocols shows alarm-, user- and movement protocols. Logs show logs from the centrals Edit here you can edit all settings of your system Change PW change your own password Codes code management of the connected centrals (NOX, SAEL S8, SAEL S9) Pager (optional) manually send paging messages to individual users or groups About information about software version and support Print user definable printouts of maps with detectors Last Alarms shows the most recent alarms of the system Unedited Alarms shows all alarms which have not yet been edited by a user End Ends the software and returns to the login window
Here you can select the map to be shown on the main window
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If you click a detector on the map, the detector information window will be shown and you can see detailed information of the selected detector:
Central on which central is this detector installed Detector detector number with ID Name name of the detector Area area in which the detector is installed Type type of detector Last Movement time of last movement (Alarm while area was unset) of this detector Last Alarm time of last alarm of this detector SAEL SIMS user manual page 9 Sauter Communication AG, Vaduz
Current State current state of this detector (changes in real time)
Detectors are shown on the map. Each detector shows its current state (normally by different colors): - green: detector is in ok state (no movement / closed) - yellow: detector is in alarm state while area is disarmed - red: detector is in alarm state while area was armed and the alarm is active - blue: unknown state You can also show area states on the map. - green: area is disarmed - red: area is armed - yellow: area is disarmed, but will be armed automatically
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View
With this function you can specify what kind of information is shown on the main map. These settings are individual for each user.
Show Inputs (open) select which detectors in open state (alarm while disarmed) you would like to display Show Inputs (closed) select which detectors in state closed (no movement) you would like to display Show Outputs (inactive) shows outputs in off state on the main map SAEL SIMS user manual page 11 Sauter Communication AG, Vaduz
Show Output (active) shows outputs in on state on the main map Show Inps./Outs. From Central lets you select the centrals from which you would like to display the information Show Areas select, if you want to show area states on the main map Show Addresses if you select this option, addresses of detectors are displayed Select Screen settings opens a new window, where you can make above selections in one screen
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Settings Areas
This window allows you to arm/disarm areas, check areas for open inputs, show detectors per area, etc.
3 Shows the area of the central which is selected at [2]. On the right side of the area you can see the current state of this area Colors Line Green Line Red the last setting was successful. the last setting of this area caused a setting error. You can check the problem by pressing the button Setting Error
The sequence of the area in the menu edit can be defined -> areas Contains a list of all centrals of your system.
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All detectors of this area: show all detectors in this area with the current detector state. All active detectors if this area: show currently activated detectors in this area (if there are). Note: all information is shown in real time Setting Error: This button is only shown if there was a setting error. With this function you can view the setting error and react appropriately. Show the possible settings for the selected area. If the area is partly set, you can arm or disarm this area. All active detectors of this system: shows all active detectors of your entire system. All detectors of this system: shows all detectors of your entire system. Disabled detectors of whole system: shows all disabled (deactivated) detectors of the system. Note: This button is only enabled if there are disabled detectors.
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Setting Error
If an area setting cannot be executed, the cause for the setting problem can be viewed by pressing the button Setting Error:
The Setting Error window gives you the following possibilities: Deactivate detector deactivate the selected detector. Now you can arm the area. Any deactivated detector will not trigger any alarm until the detector is reactivated (manually or by disarming the area) All active detectors of this area shows all currently active detectors of the area in which the setting error occurred All active detectors of central shows all currently active detectors of the central on which the setting error occurred Retry Setting the system retries executing the last setting. If no detector is preventing the setting, it will be executed Show map show this detector on the map
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Protocols
All actions on the system are logged. You can show these logs using the function protocols. The following protocols are available: User Alarms all functions executed by all users alarms and alarm-edit information
Movements all movements on the system (detector open/closed) Pager all pager messages (optional).
User protocol
In this window you can specify the timeframe from which you would like to see the history information.
If you want, you can select specific users from whom you want to show the information. By entering a key word or text in the following field, only log messages containing this information are searched from the database.
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Alarm protocol
This window displays the alarm protocol. You can limit the alarms shown by selecting a specific time period, certain centrals, input types, alarm types and alarm causes. If you select Overview, the alarms are shown in a list. By selecting Time, Time per Day or Month, the alarms will be shown graphically.
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Movement protocol
With the movement protocol you can see all movements in the system.
On the left side, you see the list of centrals. If you select a central, the detectors of this central are shown on the right side. Now select the detectors you want to look at.
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On the right side in the field Open the duration of the detectors active status is shown. If you want a print out, simply press the button Print list. You can print only a part of the list by marking those entries in the list with the mouse.
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Logs
Shows you the logs from all the centrals. Select the Time frame and the type of log you want to see.
The information shown can be limited by entering a text into the field only show entries with the following text. Example: If you want to show all settings of area Floor 0 enter this text into the text field and press Show. Note: You can limit the information to print by selecting the lines in the list you want to print with the mouse.
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Change PW
Here you can change your personal password:
To change your password enter the following information: Old password your current password New password the new password Reenter new password please reenter your new password When you login the next time, you will have to use your new password. note: the password is case sensitive!
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Codes
In the codes window you can create new codes on the central or change and delete existing codes.
Note: All changes are executed immediately on the centrals CPU.
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New/change code
To create a new user code, enter the information in the fields:
Username name of the user Usercode the code for this user. Random code generates a random code Userprofile select the user profile for this user If there is no problem adding this user, it will be shown on the user list. If there is any problem (e.g. already used code) then the problem will be displayed. By pressing the window is expanded an advanced options are shown:
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Limit validity It is possible to limit the validity of a code from date to date Use duresscode if you do not want a duress for this user, please deselect this option. Normally all user codes will have a duress code. Language If you have a multi language system, the language for this user is selected here
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Alarms
If you have an alarm on a central, this alarm will be shown in the alarm window.
You can see immediately where in your building the alarm was triggered. If you have more than one alarm, all alarms are shown. In the bottom of the screen you can see the list of active alarms. At the beginning of each line of this list, you can see if the detector is still activated. If the symbol is shown, the detector is closed again. On the right side of the window you have the following options: Edit Alarm lets you edit this alarm and save all information about this alarm Print Alarm prints this alarm (including map) Acknowledge Alarm acknowledges this alarm on the system. Acknowledge all acknowledges all current alarms Print List prints a list of all current alarms Disarm Alarmarea disarms the area of this detector If a new alarm is triggered, the new alarm will be shown immediately.
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Print
In the Window Print you can make a print out of selected maps. On each map the selected additional information (room numbers, symbols, etc) will be printed as well.
In the upper part of the screen, printing preset are made. Every time you select this preset, the saved information will be selected automatically. In the middle part, you can specify how the printout will be made. In the bottom part, you can select which maps are printed and what kind of symbols will be added to the map.
Last Alarms
By pressing Last Alarms on the main screen, you will the most recent alarms of your system. The difference to the alarm protocol: Last Alarms will always show all alarms, no time selection can be made. It will give you a quick and simple overview over the past few days.
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Edit
In the menu Edit you can make all necessary system settings.
User user configuration for SIMS Maps floors and maps of the system Detectors definition of detectors Outputs definition of outputs Area defines areas (texts and position on map) Inputtypes types of inputs (detectors) S9 Data sets information for the central Central Configuration configuration of the central (e.g. key) Database Settings settings for the database Automatic Settings definitions for automatic settings (arm/disarm) Piquet User piquet management (option) Piquet Groups piquet management (option) Specialdays piquet management (option) Pagertexts piquet management (option) Alarmtypes Alarmcauses Alarm Interventions Alarmtexts Phonenumbers information information information information information for for for for for extended extended extended extended extended alarm alarm alarm alarm alarm editing editing editing editing editing
Note: you will only see the options to which you do have access
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Users
User management for SIMS to define all people who will have access to the system.
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Add/Change User
Username Password Realname Userlevel Userprofile NOX - Code MAP at Alarm
short name to login password for this user (min. length: 4 character) real name for this user user level (0-9) user profile for this user code for this user. This code will be used for all interaction with the NOX system. It also defines the rights to arm/disarm areas. normally 1 (can be used to make different alarm views for different users
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User levels
With Userlevels you define, what options your users will see. The system supports up to 10 individual user levels.
Functions Main menu Set areas
Protocols Logs Edit Change PW Codes Views
allows the user to arm and disarm areas. He can also see the detectors in the area. Which of these areas hes allowed to set, is defined by the user code. show the options protocols get log information from the system show the edit menu if this option is set, the user is allowed to change his own password shows the user code editor window for the centrals allows the user to modify his own viewing options
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Save Views
if this option is enabled, the viewing options of the user are saved and he will have the same view when he logs in next time. Servicemode shows the button Service Mode on the main screen About shows the button about on the main screen Print if enabled the user can print the maps with the selected information. Last Alarms shows the button Last Alarms on the main screen Unedited shows the button to view the unedited alarms in the main Alarms screen Pager shows the option to manually send pagers messages (option pager needed) Place symbols show the possibility to place symbols if symbols are selected Servicemode Deactivate and Activate Set Areas Set Unset Alarm Only turn off allows to only turn off the service mode allows the user to turn on and off the service mode this option is only valid for SAEL S8 / S9. For NOX this option is ignored because the rights are defined in the central. see Set
Edit allows to edit the alarm Print allows to print the alarm Acknowledge allows to acknowledge the selected alarm Ackn. all allows to acknowledge all alarms Reread allows to reread the alarms from the central Print List enables to print the alarm list Unload window if this option is selected, the Alarm window is unloaded if if no alarms no more alarms are on the system Reread already if this option is selected the user can edit alarms which edited alarms had already been edited Disarm if this option is selected, the user can disarm the area of Alarmarea the detector With Codes if the user is edited, show the code specifies if the user is allowed to define new codes specifies if the user is allowed to change existing codes gives the possibility to delete codes allows to print the user list (without codes) allows the user to print the user list with user codes only for S8/S9 only for S8/S9 page 31 Sauter Communication AG, Vaduz
Codes New Change Delete Print List Print List with codes Reread Save in SAEL SIMS user manual
database Request password Userprofiles
to get into the windows Codes, a password is requested only for S8/S9
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Deactivate Detector
At set-error Always
the user can deactivate a detector when there is a set error the user can always deactivate a detector
Edit
User user management for SIMS Maps define/edit maps and floors for SIMS Inputs define detectors Outputs define outputs S9 Data define information for centrals Inputtypes define input types Database define the information for databases Settings Autom. Settings with this option the user can change automatic settings Area define area information
All other options needed for paging option!
Protocols
User Alarms Movements Pager
show show show show
user protocols alarm protocols movement protocols pager protocol (option Pager needed)
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User profiles
The user profiles window lets you define, what information from the different centrals is shown to the user:
Name Maps Alarmtypes Centrals Areas
name of this user profile which maps are shown to the user alarms of which types are shown to the user list of centrals visible to the user which areas are shown
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Change maps
Normal Map Select the map which is stored ins the MAPS directory on the hard drive. Special Map If you select Special Map, the selected information will always be shown on the map.
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Detectors
In this window you can select the detectors to place on the map.
With the option Copy Symbols/Insert Symbols you can copy/insert symbols from one detector to another detector. note: Detector address 9000 is system defined and will be alarmed if communication to the central fails.
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Change detector
If you change a detector, this window is shown:
Name Type PSA Alarms
Name of this detector Type of the input PSA Texts (only for option paging)
Note: If you change the Name, this change will be saved to the NOX system as soon as you press Save Symbols It is possible to define one or more symbols for this detector. If you want to show more than one symbol, simply press New then a new symbol will be created. On the right side, select the symbol group. You will see all symbols of this group. Simply select the symbol and place it on the map. If you want to rotate a symbol, press the arrows on the right side. Option Transparent: If selected, the symbol will be drawn on the map transparently.
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Area definition
Here you can change the name of the area and define how the area is shown on the map.
You can change the sequences of the areas on the screen by pressing
Note: If you change the Name, this change will be saved to the NOX system as soon as you press Save
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Input types
In this window you can see a list of different input types. The input type defines how an alarm is shown on the screen an whether a sound is played when the alarm is shown.
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Change Input type
Here you can define the name of the input type. If you want to play a sound, select the option Sound at Alarm: Play Sound and select the sound. This wave files are stored in the SOUNDS Directory on the server. Threshold It is possible to suppress an alarm for a certain period of time. E.g. to show it only if it has been present on the system for more than 5 minutes. To activate this function, select Activate and enter the Threshold time. Now you can specify, if the alarm is automatically acknowledged when the detector is ok, and is the alarm is shown before and/or after the threshold time.
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Database Settings
In the database settings you can specify, how long the different protocol information is stored in the database. After this time they will be deleted automatically.
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First system start

After loading all required data, the login screen is shown.

Note: The password is case sensitive!

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The main screen

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Current State current state of this detector (changes in real time)

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Note: All changes are executed immediately on the centrals CPU.

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Username Password Realname Userlevel Userprofile NOX - Code MAP at Alarm

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Functions Main menu Set areas

Protocols Logs Edit Change PW Codes Views

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