IP Extended mode
IP Extended mode allows software to communicate with the NAC directly via IP
rather than through a ChallengerPlus panel (like IP Direct mode), while retaining
the alarm control and reporting functionality of a NAC in Classic mode.
Figure 2: IP Extended mode
In this mode, management software downloads users, door groups, etc. directly
to the NAC, allowing the NAC to utilise its maximum capacities, as shown in
Table 1 on page 7. The NAC retains its own database of users, door groups etc.
from the ChallengerPlus panel.
The number of users that can exercise alarm control from the NAC is limited by
the user capacity of the ChallengerPlus panel (2,000 users or 65,535 users if the
ChallengerPlus panel has a TS1084 Memory Expansion Module). See the “Alarm
control” section on page 15 for more information.
History events are sent directly via IP to management software, while alarms and
NAC status are sent to the ChallengerPlus panel. [what goes where] [eg. Dgp
tamper reports to c10 to be dialled out to monitoring station, but can also report
to management software via IP.]
Note: The NAC will still be fully functional if it is disconnected from management
software.
Note: Inputs will only register alarms in the ChallengerPlus panel if they are
mapped to ChallengerPlus inputs. See the “Input and relay mapping” section on
page 21 for information on ChallengerPlus input mapping.