Inner Range Inception Security Controller Installation Manual. Rev. 6.0
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Alarm Reporting.
Depending on your region and available services, alarm reporting may be provided by one or more of the methods
listed below. Contact your Inception dealer for details.
Alarm reporting typically requires a monthly monitoring plan to be in place with your monitoring station or installer.
Reporting Methods
1. SkyTunnel
Alarm monitoring can be provided via Inception’s SkyTunnel connection. This uses Inception’s network connection
with internet access to communicate with the SkyTunnel server. SkyTunnel reporting requires no other specialized
hardware, allowing reporting directly from the controller in Contact ID or IR-fast formats. When an event is received
by the SkyTunnel server it is delivered to a Multipath-IP equipped monitoring station.
SkyTunnel is a cloud-based service provided by Inner Range to deliver hassle free connections of security system
hardware and software over the internet. Once the connection is established, set up of the alarm monitoring is
quick and easy using the SkyTunnel connection service. *
NOTE: It is not recommended that SkyTunnel reporting be used in conjunction with a T4000 communicator, as
doing so will require two account codes with the Central Monitoring Station.
2. T4000 Communicator
A T4000 Security Communicator can be connected to the USB port on the Inception controller to send IP alarms to
a Monitoring Station in Contact ID or IR-fast reporting formats. *
T4000 can provide multiple redundant polled reporting paths using multiple 3G networks in addition to ethernet
internet reporting to ensure reliable alarm monitoring. Both reporting paths can be configured for Periodic Test
Reports to ensure that communication to the monitoring station occurs successfully in the absence of alarm events.
Inception supports both of these reporting paths at the same time to provide redundancy. You will need to select a
plan based on your preferred method of primary and backup communication paths. The T4000 and the Inception-
T4000 interface cable are purchased separately. Refer to the ‘Accessories List’ for part numbers.
NOTES: 1) The power supply source used to power the T4000 (e.g. An Inception Controller ‘VOUT’ port)
should not be used to power any device outside the same enclosure.
2) The T4000 must be configured to ‘Concept/Integriti GSM protocol’ by the central monitoring station
using the Multipath-IP Client software.
3. 3
rd
Party Alarm Communicator
Depending on your region, a 3
rd
Party Alarm Communicator may be connected to the Controller USB port to send
alarms to a Monitoring Station. Contact your Inception dealer for details.
* A valid SkyTunnel or T4000 monitoring plan also allows internet access to Inception’s web page.
Report Mapping
The Inception browser allows you to download a Contact ID Commissioning Report containing all input, user and
area reporting IDs, as well as all input and module states that can be sent.
Use the “Contact ID Report” button in the Alarm Reporting section of the General options in the Configuration
menu. Two types of reports are available:
• A ‘Full Report’ contains a list of everything that can be reported.
• A ‘Changes + Full Report’ will show a list of all updates and deletions since a previous report was run, then
the full report afterwards.
The report is provided as a CSV file and can be useful for a monitoring station to create/update the mapping for the
site and as a useful record for the installer.
NOTE: For Contact ID format, only 512 inputs can be individually reported. Inputs above this number will report on
point ID 999. Point ID 513 to 998 are reserved for Module Health reporting. IRFast format is recommended for
individual reporting on all Inputs.
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