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2.0 Working with the Fire Alarm Control
Panel and the Configurator
This chapter covers the most important things you need to know about the Fire Alarm Control
Panel and the Configurator.
The Fire Alarm Control Panel network (also called the Fire Alarm Control Panel, the FACP, or
the panel) is the system of networked panels that controls the fire detection and prevention
system.
The MGC Fire Detection and Mass Notification Configurator (the Configurator) is the software
application that lets you configure and manage the jobs that control the Fire Alarm Control
Panel network. A job is a set of configuration data that uniquely describes and controls a set of
Fire Alarm Control Panel hardware. The application icon is called MGC Configurator V12.
This chapter includes:
• Connecting the Configurator to the Fire Alarm Control Panel
• Sending a Job to the Fire Alarm Control Panel
• Getting the Active Job from the Fire Alarm Control Panel
• Exporting a Job
• Managing Jobs
• Changing the Active Job
• Deleting a Job
• Getting Configuration Information
• Getting Information about the CodeMeter Key
• Restarting the Fire Alarm Control Panel
• Watchdog Jumpers
2.1 Connecting the Configurator to the Fire Alarm Control Panel
You need the following items in order to connect the Configurator to the Fire Alarm Control
Panel:
• Windows computer with a serial or USB port
• Serial cable or USB to serial cable
• UIMA cable
• Registered CodeMeter key
• MGC Fire Detection and Mass Notification Configurator (the Configurator) version 11 or
higher
To connect the Configurator to the Fire Alarm Control Panel you must:
• Insert the CodeMeter key.
• Connect the computer and start the Configurator.
Follow the instructions below to complete these steps.
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