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Defining Communication with the Monitoring Station
You enable and define communication settings for monitoring station account(s),
along with the backup communication channel and other associated parameters
that define the nature of communication, event reporting and confirmation
between the system and the monitoring station. Monitoring station link-up options
are via TCP/IP, PSTN and GSM/GPRS.
Enabling Monitoring Station Communication
To enable monitoring station communication:
1. From installer Programming menu go to: 1)System > 2)Controls >
3)Communication > 1)MS Enable.
2. Press to scroll to Y, and then press OK ().
Defining Monitoring Station Account Parameters
To define parameters for a monitoring station account:
1. From installer Programming menu go to: 5)Communication >2) MS > 1)Report
Type; MS1 (MS account 1) displays.
2. Scroll to the MS account number you want to define, and then press OK ().
3. Scroll to select the reporting type (Voice, IP, SMS, SIA IP), and then press ;
the available primary/backup communication channel options appear
(according to the primary communication channel already selected).
4. Scroll to select from the primary/backup communication channel options, and
then press . Note that if “GSM Only,” “PSTN Only” or “IP Only” is selected, it
will not have a backup communication channel.
5. Enter parameters as needed, and then press .
6. Go to: 5)Communication > 2)MS > 2)Accounts, scroll to select an account
number to define, enter its account number, and then press .
7. Go to: 5)Communication > 2)MS > 3)Comm Format, and then press . Scroll
to select a transmission format (Contact ID or SIA), and then press .
8. Go to: 5)Communication > 2)MS > scroll to and define other options as needed:
4)Controls, 5)Parameters, 6)MS Times, 7)Report Split, 8)Report Codes.
9. Repeat the procedure for all other monitoring station accounts used.