Comander Perimeter Security System
Engineering and Installation Manual
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2.5.7.1 When To Use The SMS Collator
The Collator system must be operating on a Comander Rack if you want to use the
Rack's Auto-SMS feature. Setting up a network of Comanders with one acting as
Collator and Auto-SMS allows flexible programming and automatic system
management without using a computer-based SMS.
It is also appropriate to use a Comander as the SMS Collator in systems where a
computer-based SMS is operating on a serial link rather than via Ethernet. This
maximises the use of Ethernet for inter-device communications, and reduces the
amount of traffic passing over the (much slower) serial connection.
2.5.7.2 Using Multiple Collators
Normally a Comander system will have only one unit acting as the Collator, but it is
possible to enable the Collator functionality on more than one Rack, so that circuit
information from different segments of the network are collated by different Racks.
When using multiple Collators on a single network, it is essential
that each IP device is accessed by only one Collator. You should
never enter the same IP address into the Collator list on two
different Collating Racks.
2.5.7.3 SMS Collator Settings
The Global Ordering setting simply controls in what order the circuits are annunciated.
Tick the box to have Contacts appear before Interceptors, or leave it blank to see
Interceptors first. In either case, if Fixed Circuits are enabled on any of the racks, they
always appear at the end of the list.
The 32 Device options allow you to configure the addresses of up to 32 IP devices
which annunciate alarms to the Collator. The order in which you enter the addresses in
this list also determines the order in which the circuits from the various devices appear
in the Collator's Circuit List.
Devices can be of two types, as selected in the Interface option for each device:
The Geoquip IP Device option is used to reference the local Contact, Interceptor and
(if enabled) the Fixed Diagnostic circuits on a Comander Rack unit.
The COMx Device option is used to reference circuits which are connected to a COM
port on a Comander Rack.
Note: the Comander Rack which is configured as the Collator
must be included explicitly in the list of Collator Devices,
otherwise its own local circuits will not be visible to the Collator.
This applies to both local Contact, Interceptor and Fixed
Diagnostic circuits, and also to circuits connected via COM
ports.
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