Chapter 1: Introduction > Welcome to the Challenger system
2 Challenger10 Administrators Manual
Welcome to the Challenger system
The Challenger integrated intrusion detection and access control panel is widely
accepted as a versatile, high-quality, Australian-designed product. Challenger’s
customisable design makes it the benchmark for intrusion detection (alarm) and
access control systems.
The Challenger panel is the heart and soul of the Challenger intrusion detection
and access control system. The Challenger system is essentially a collection of
databases that are stored in the panel’s onboard memory and can be
programmed by the installer (or administrator, as applicable) using the following
tools:
• LCD RAS: Initially the Challenger system must be programmed using a
remote arming station (RAS) fitted with a liquid crystal display (LCD) screen
and keypad. The RAS’s text-based user interface provides a menu that is
numbered for rapid access. This manual describes how to program and
operate a Challenger system by means of a RAS.
• Management software: A Challenger system that is configured and
programmed to be accessed via management software (such as Security
Commander) may be programmed and operated via the management
software on a graphical interface. Any changes to the Challenger system
made via management software must be downloaded to the Challenger panel
before they take effect.
This manual is a reference for the Challenger operations and programming that
can be done via RAS. Use management software for advanced operations and
programming, and refer to the documentation provided with the management
software for assistance.
Note: If management software is used to program a Challenger panel, to change
user data or access control data, or used to upload a panel’s programming, the
management software becomes the primary location for the panel’s data, and the
panel becomes the secondary location. In other words, keep track of where the
‘correct’ version of Challenger data is stored. As administrator you are
responsible to avoid loss of data, errors in data, or uncertainty about the validity
of data.
A Challenger system might be managed locally from an LCD RAS or via a
locally-connected management software computer (Windows computer).
Alternatively, the system might be managed remotely via management software
computers.
In an Enterprise-wide intrusion detection and access control system, thousands
of Challenger systems can be programmed, controlled, and monitored by
hundreds of operators working on management software computers in remote
locations. Refer to the documentation provided with the management software
for details.
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