Simple Paging User Guide
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1. 7 1 Advanced menu Network Interface selection Many PCs have multiple network interfaces To select which one the Configuration Tool uses click Advanced Network Interface then select the network interface you want to use 7 2 Discover Zones view The Configuration Tool starts up in the Discover Zones view showing all discovered Simple Paging components The online offline status indicates whether the device is responding at a low level to discovery requests note it does not guarantee that the device is ready for Paging The basic use of the Simple Paging Configuration Tool to set device Zone IDs and Names and to set up Paging Groups was described in Chapter 4 There are other useful features 7 2 1 Text Colour coding Text in the tool is displayed in Black normally Blue text shows that a device parameter has been changed but the change has not yet been pushed sent to the device Red text indicates when there has been a problem communicating updates to a device 7 2 2 Refresh This button will cause the tool to get and display the current active configuration details for the devices it can be used to abandon any changes made but not sent 7 2 3 Push Config The Push Config button is used to send updated Zone ID Names to the affected devices A progress bar is shown during the push operation and user interaction with the tool is blocked until the operation is finished The tool sends the updates t2. User Manual eos Orange CH 16 23 100 eos Orange CH 16 24 100 G Paging Details lt Paging Classrooms IN Juniors 192 168 1 131 00081020974 Hallway End Point zone id 21 idle Seniors 192 168 1 118 0008E1022255 End Point zone id 22 unavailable Clear 8 Select Groups 4 Groups Illustration 4 App showing warning for a Illustration 5 details of Paging Zones Group Tap on the warning icon within Group showing the problem 6 3 Paging to Group s in Warning state AN It is possible to select and make a paging announcement to a Group that is showing the warning icon The message will be sent to all Paging Zones in the Group that are NOT affected It is the responsibility of the user to make sure they understand which Zones will not receive the message When users see the warning triangle they should advise their IT Support so that the problem can be investigated and fixed 6 4 Changing the default IP address and Port used for the audio messages The Paging Gateway interfaces the audio from iDevices into the Simple Paging System refer to the Web UI configuration section 8 1 4 Advanced Settings Paging of this document for more information 6 5 Limitation The current release of the Simple Paging App supports a maximum of 32 Paging Zones BARIX AG 1 Apr 2015 Simple Paging App options Page 19 35 Simple Paging Solution User Manual 7 Simple Paging Configuration Tool features
3. mergency io u p ar 5 Ar during device startup Gateway IP Address 0 0 0 0 Apply Cancel IP Address Netmask Gateway IP Address Syslog Address 0 0 0 0 Use the default 0 0 0 0 in all fields to enable automatic network configuration DHCP BOOTP IPzator AutolP DHCP Host Name Otherwise enter the IP address netmask and gateway address in their own fields Web Server Port 80 Default 0 0 0 0 Syslog Address Destination address for syslog debug messages If set to 0 0 0 0 syslog messages are broadcast Default 0 0 0 0 DHCP Host Name The DHCP Host Name is taken from My Zone Name to change it use the Basic Settings If left empty a name based on the device s MAC address is generated automatically and sent to the DHCP server Web Server Port Defines the port where the webserver of the Barix device can be reached If set to 0 the default HTTP port 80 is used e Use SoniclP If set to yes the device will announce its IP address during device startup Default yes IP Address Enter the desired device IP address e g 192 168 0 12 for an internal LAN 0 0 0 0 sets the device for automatic discovery using DHCP Default 0 0 0 0 e Netmask lf DHCP is being used then this can be left at the default 0 0 0 0 otherwise enter the 4 values of the desired IP e g 255 255 255 0 for a C class network e Gateway IP Address Enter the 4 values of the desired Gateway IP address e g 0 0 0 0 for no Gateway 192
4. 168 0 1 for a Gateway in a LAN Note The Gateway has to be set only when connecting to other devices over the WAN through a router Default 0 0 0 0 e Syslog Address Destination address for syslog messages Set this to your syslog logging machine address if your syslog messages are recorded centrally If set to 0 0 0 0 syslog messages are sent over local network as a broadcast Default 0 0 0 0 BARIX AG 1 Apr 2015 Device Configuration via Web Interface Page 25 35 Simple Paging Solution User Manual e DHCP Host Name Name of the device sent in DHCP requests If left empty a name based on the device s MAC address is generated automatically Enter up to 15 Characters e Web Server Port Defines the port where the web server of the device can be reached If set to 0 the default HTTP port 80 is used It is recommended to leave this alone if using the Configuration Tool 8 1 4 Advanced Settings Paging Click on the Paging menu option This option is not needed on Paging Endpoints as the Simple Paging control protocol ensures that the Endpoints listen out for announcements correctly HOME CONFIGURATION DISCOVERY STATUS DEFAULTS UPDATE REBOOT Annuncicom PS16 MAC 00 08 E1 03 EE E0 FW VB2 11 Simple Paging Master BARIX Basic Settings PAGING Help Advanced Settings PAGING EC Chime Enabled Disabled ae Paging Chime Audio Destination IP 224 9 9 99 Configures if a ding dong chime should be streame
5. After Groups have been configured you can now page to these groups by selecting them on the Master or the iDevice On a PS16 Master or an iDevice any combination of groups can be dynamically selected By default Barix Paging Heads will make a pre gong chime both locally at the Master and remotely at the selected paging targets Live audio will only be sent from the Master once this pre gong has sounded If the pre gong chime is not required it can be configured off see section 8 1 4 Advanced Settings Paging BARIX AG 1 Apr 2015 Getting Started Page 15 35 Simple Paging Solution User Manual 4 9 Integration with Background Music and Emergency Notification systems Many Public Address systems also incorporate zoned background music playback and the requirement for an Emergency Notification override Barix Simple Paging supports both of these features per device enabling the creation of a multiple zoned background music environment Audio Volume Typically Emergency messages are required to be at a higher volume than BGM or standard Paging announcements with Simple Paging each audio source has its own associated volume Audio Format The incoming audio for BGM and Emergency Audio must be contained in an RTP stream in a Barix supported audio format mp3 PCM uLaw aLaw Audio Source Priority Emergency audio has the highest priority and will override any other audio source A Paging message has middle priority will inte
6. PA Paging system The document also details the configuration options available for installation in more complex environments 1 2 About the Barix Simple Paging Solution The Barix Simple Paging Solution enables users to make public address announcements to up to 14 individual target groups each of which can have one or more paging zones Target selection can be made dynamically combining individual Groups or Paging to all zones Announcements can be made from Barix Annuncicom Paging Stations PS1 PS16 or from iPhones and iPads using the freely available Barix Simple Paging app 1 3 Features The Barix Simple Paging solution works out of the box key features are Make announcements from a fixed Paging head or using an iPhone when on the move Superior audio quality Mobile paging restricted to authorized users Multiple Paging Heads Paging Heads indicate when Zones are busy with announcements from other devices Supports simultaneous paging to independent targets Dynamic status indication to make maintenance easy Modular and easily expandable Supports zoned Background Music playback via multicast for low network traffic Emergency Notification priority interrupt highest priority page interrupts normal announcements and Background Music Optional pre gong chime before paging announcements Supports multiple mobile paging configurations one set of Groups for the Principal another for Security Uses existing network in
7. Solid yellow LED on Group key s Sending Page Paging Flashing Red on A Paging Incoming page Receiving From Flashing white on B and __ green on A Device s in Group Flashing yellow LED on Group Flashing Red on A v Busy key s Buzz when Group is Buzz when Group is selected Group will selected indicates the Group indicates the Group is not select is blocked blocked Device s in Group Flashing yellow LED on Group Flashing Red on A A Offline key s BARIX AG 1 Apr 2015 Using Simple Paging Page 17 35 6 Simple Paging App options Simple Paging Solution User Manual The App has a number of helpful features not needed in normal operation 6 1 Multiple Paging Group profiles By setting up several Paging Gateways on the system it is possible to support Profiles for different User Groups For example the Principal and the Security Department may need one set of privileges 1 Grade teachers a different one Each iDevice can be tethered to a specific Paging Gateway by configuring the Gateway s MAC and IP addresses in the Simple Paging Settings option via the iPhone Settings Assigning different passwords for each Gateway ensures that Users stay in their assigned Profile This mechanism also allows the Simple Paging system to be on a different subnet to the wifi the Paging Gateway bridges all of the necessary control and audio signals between the app and the devices Orange
8. mal mal fms erred femal mal esd tema mall eel lone nal ied lee eal lle To remove all zones from this Group click the Clear All button So LJ LUJ LJ D gt m nu Apply 37 96 33 100 101 1S HOS 104 105 1 106 107 108 10S 110 311 192 To store the Group setup click the Apply at the bottom of the page The device will restart with the new settings 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 je Cancel To exit the Group setup page without applying changes click on the Cancel button or the Back button of your browser Select All Clear All Apply Cancel After selecting the Zones IDs to belong to the Group click Apply to save the details The device will reboot saving the new Group definition This process must be repeated for every Group to be set up For this reason it is recommended to use the Configuration Tool as all Groups can be easily set in one operation 8 1 3 Advanced settings Network configuration From the Configuration page click on Advanced further options will be displayed starting at the Network Settings page HOME CONFIGURATION DISCOVERY STATUS DEFAULTS UPDATE REBOOT Annuncicom PS16 MAC 00 08 E1 03 EE E0 FW VB2 11 Simple Paging Master BARIX NETWORK SETTINGS Help NETWORK SETTINGS Use SoniciP yYes No gt Q p If set to yes the device will announce its IP address over the audio output
9. on this device ila Default setting is 50 N Group Name Selected zones zur Input gain in dB increase if your microphone is too faint decrease if it s too a Haliway ETE loud or overdriven Default setting is 21 dB or 3 dB for Annuncicom PS16 aria 2 Classrooms Setup Paging Targets Shows the currently configured paging groups Paging groups consist of one 3 empty Setup or more devices identified by their Zone IDs To set the paging targets for a group click on the corresponding Setup button then select the Zone IDs in the matrix displayed 4 Setup A Group Name can be set for reference By default Group 1 contains Zone ID 1 which is the default for all devices Illustration 7 Simple Paging Master basic configuration Ul page The Basic Settings tab allows you to set the Zone ID Zone Name Output Volume the volume used for Paging Announcements Not Paging Gateway Input Gain not Paging Endpoint Not Paging Gateway To save changes click on Apply the device will reboot For Master and Gateway devices this page also shows the current Paging Group definitions and allows you to set names for Paging Groups and gives access to configure the Groups to allocate Paging Zones to the Groups By default just Group 1 is defined including Zone ID 1 All other groups are empty 8 1 2 Basic configuration Group Setup Click on the Setup button for the Group you want to configure the Ul display
10. set up to play Background Music 8 1 6 2 Device behaviour with Background Music The Simple Paging system has 3 levels of audio priority with Background Music having the lowest When the device receives an RTP stream in a supported format on the configured Background Music socket it will immediately play it at the configured Background Music volume The device status is shown as Playing BGM whilst this audio stream is played on this socket Any Paging announcement or Emergency Audio will cause immediate interruption of the BGM playback the Simple Paging Endpoint will play out the higher priority audio before returning to Background Music playback BARIX AG 1 Apr 2015 Device Configuration via Web Interface Page 28 35 Simple Paging Solution User Manual 8 1 7 Advanced Settings Security CONFIGURATION simple Paging Gateway Basic Settings Advanced Settings SECURITY SETTINGS Set Password Paging Apply Cancel e Set Password Paging Gateway device The password set on the Paging Gateway device is used to control paging announcements made from iDevices If no password is set on the Paging Gateway any iDevice with the free Paging App will be able to make announcements For this reason a password must be set at least on the Paging Gateway e Set Password Other devices It is recommended that all the system devices are password protected Using a shared password makes working with the con
11. the changes before changing the view 7 3 4 Import File Using the configuration tool it is possible to load a saved configuration into a device enabling quick an easy setup of multiple Paging Heads This button opens a file browser control to find and load a previously saved group configuration ini file Note that all tabs will become shaded after this operation to indicate that configuration is obtained by means of the import functionality The User can further modify the groups before updating the device using the Save amp Send button 7 3 5 Defining Paging Groups To change the Group Name double click on the tab and then change the text as required Enter finalises the change To change the Group members select the Group by clicking on its tab and then within the matrix click with the mouse in the box corresponding to the ID s you wish to select remove A tick indicates that the ID is selected and the details of the device will appear in the members list if the device is online IDs shown grey in the matrix are offline green highlighting means that at least one device with that ID is online BARIX AG 1 Apr 2015 Simple Paging Configuration Tool features Page 22 35 Simple Paging Solution User Manual 8 Device Configuration via Web Interface In some cases it may be necessary to perform extra configuration to ensure perfect operation of the Paging solution The web Ul for the Paging Master Endpoint
12. 1 35 Simple Paging Solution User Manual 4 5 2 Assigning Zone Names and IDs with the configuration tool On startup the tool automatically finds and reports all Simple Paging devices on the network e090 Simple Paging Configuration Tool Advanced Simple Paging Configuration Tool v2 2 2 THE VOICE OF SIMPLICITY Group Setup Print Save Refresh Push Config Set Groups Set Groups Set Gro HW type Station IP MAC FW Version Exstreamer P5 Endpoint 192 168 1 105 00 08 E1 02 09 7A B2 10 20131008 OFF LINE Exstreamer P5 Endpoint 192 168 1 131 00 08 E1 02 09 74 B2 10 20131008 OFF LINE Exstreamer PS Endpoint 192 168 1 118 00 08 E1 02 22 55 B2 10 20131008 OFF LINE Annuncicom PS16 Master 192 168 1 132 00 08 E1 03 2B DD B2 10 20131008 eID Zone Name Status Zon 128 1 OFF LINE 1 en 1 1 set Lroups Set Groups The fields in the columns Zone ID and Zone Name are editable Click on the cell and enter the desired ID or Name One or more devices can be edited Modified fields not yet sent to devices are shown in blue Once all changes are made click Push Config The new settings will then be sent to the devices which will automatically reboot to activate them To abandon changes before sending them to the devices clicking Refresh will reload the current settings from all devices During the update the tool will report the devices going off line and then being available again with their new I
13. 9 10 1 12 13 Select Select Select Select Select Group9 Group 10 Group 11 Group12 Group 13 Illustration 6 Sample device Ul Home page Output Level Shows the current audio input level in dB full scale max value is 0 dB 6 7 8 Keyboard Layout Displays the map of keys available on the device and their function Select Select Select Group6 Group7 Groups 14 15 16 Select All Select Group 14 Page BARIX AG 1 Apr 2015 Device Configuration via Web Interface Page 23 35 8 1 8 1 1 Simple Paging Solution User Manual Simple Paging web UI Configuration Basic Configuration parameters Click on the Web UI Configuration tab the browser will display the Basic configuration view e0 e Simple Paging Master ian fa Simple Paging Endpoint x Simple Paging Endpoint an ee Simple Paging Endpoint Simple Paging Master x CONFIGURATION DISCOVERY STATUS DEFAULTS UPDATE REBOOT Annuncico mPS16 MAC 00 08 E1 03 2B DD FW VB2 10 Simple Paging Master B THE VOICE OF SIMPLICITY a a ge Basic Settings BASIC SETTINGS Help Advanced Settings a2 y Zone EN a Enter the zone ID used for addressing a page to this device Apply Cancel ar My Zone Name Administration Default setting is 1 Output Volume 50 My Zone Name Input Gai dB A short text identifier for this device a Default setting is empty Output Volume Paging Targets Sets the volume for announcements made
14. CH gt 16 20 100 lt Settings Simple Paging GATEWAY MAC Address IP Address QJIWIEIRITIYIUF I JOIP AISIDIFIGIHTIJ IKIL mee zu xICIVIBININM pE 13 space return Illustration 2 Unset the app will search and attempt to connect to any Gateway 6 2 Detailed status drilldown o Orange CH gt 16 21 100 lt Settings Simple Paging GATEWAY MAC Address 0008e100512d IP Address 192 168 1 106 192737415161 718191 0 T E I I CH 1E1812 Q9 ABC space return Illustration 3 By defining a particular Gateway the App locks to it on startup lf a Group shows busy or a device in error it is possible to identify which device is affected From the Paging screen tap the Details button in the top right corner a list of groups will appear In the list of groups those marked with red are either busy or off line those marked with green are ready to be paged to Tapping on a Group will produce a list of Zones in the Group The Zones listed are also marked in green or red for easy identification of any issues Each Zone is clearly identified in the first line by its Zone Name followed in line two by the IP address and unique MAC address The Third line shows the type of device it s Zone ID and its status It is here the source of the problem can be identified BARIX AG 1 Apr 2015 Simple Paging App options Page 18 35 Simple Paging Solution
15. D and Name Setting the Zones IDs for our example above the tool will now display THE VOICE OF SIMPLICITY Group Setup Refresh Push Config Print Save Zone ID Zone Name Status HWtype Station IP MAC FW Version Web UI Set Groups 11 Hall ON LINE Exstreamer P5 Endpoint 192 168 1 100 00 08 E1 02 22 55 B2 09 20130920 Web UI Set Gro 21 Juniors ON LINE Exstreamer P5 Endpoint 192 168 1 131 00 08 E1 02 09 74 B2 09 20130920 Web Ui 22 Seniors ON LINE Exstreamer P5 Endpoint 192 168 1 101 00 08 E1 02 09 7A B2 09 20130920 Web UI Set Groups 128 Gateway ON LINE Exstreamer 100 Gateway 192 168 1 136 00 08 E1 00 51 2D B2 09 20130920 Web UI Set Groups Web UI Set Groups 10 JAdministration 4 6 Setting up Paging Groups Once the Zone IDs have been allocated Paging Groups can be set up This is done by adding one or more IDs to a Group The process is the same for both Paging Heads and Paging Gateways Groups defined on the Gateway automatically appear on connected iDevices running the App Any Zone can be used in one or more Groups There is no practical limit to the maximum number of devices in a Group BARIX AG 1 Apr 2015 Getting Started Page 12 35 Simple Paging Solution User Manual Defining Paging Groups using the configuration tool With the tool running in the Discover Zones view either click on the Set Groups button on the right hand side of the relevant device s entry or change to the Group
16. Groups can be set up for both fixed and mobile announcements allowing 5 targeted public address announcements to be made Optionally there are a few advanced configuration features that may be required in more complex network environments 5 steps to installation 1 Unpack the W 3 Page to all 5 Page selectively ee _ a A T A ah d T ah P TA Mb i gt 2 Connect up 4 Assign IDs to devices and organise IDs into Groups BARIX AG 1 Apr 2015 Steps to setting up a customised PA system Page 7 35 Simple Paging Solution User Manual 4 Getting Started 4 1 Connecting the devices Every Barix device comes packed with a Quick Installation Guide which shows how to physically connect them up Once all components are in place the system is ready to use All Simple Paging devices must be either on the same subnet or the same VLAN as broadcast messages are used by the system to exchange status and control messages Depending upon the devices to be used physical set up will typically involve connection of the device to network power loudspeakers and in some cases a microphone Depending upon the model Exstreamer Paging Zones can be connected directly to loudspeakers or in to some form of amplification system for example an existing PA system Out of the box the Simple Paging Solution is pre configured with all devices set in Group 1 This means tha
17. IDs e Above the matrix is a series of tabs one for each of the Paging Groups supported by the device Zone IDs assigned to the current Group are indicated by a tick in the matrix e On the right is a box displaying details of the members of the currently selected Group e Underneath the matrix the keyboard layout for the current Master is shown BARIX AG 1 Apr 2015 Simple Paging Configuration Tool features Page 21 35 Simple Paging Solution User Manual 7 3 1 Text Colour coding 7 3 2 Refresh Text in the tool is displayed in Black normally Yellow text shows that a device parameter has been changed but the change has not yet been pushed sent to the device Red text indicates when there has been a problem communicating updates to a device This button will cause the tool to get and display the current active configuration details for the devices it can be used to abandon any changes made but not sent 7 3 3 Save and Send Click to push changes to the Master device The configuration data is first saved in a ini file in the application folder using a predefined name pattern DevType_DevName_IPini which the tool reports Next the updated configuration is sent to the device which will apply it and reboot If the user selects a different master from the drop down list without first saving any changes that have been made a warning pop up will appear This gives the user the opportunity to save or abandon
18. Setup view by clicking on the tab above the device information and then select the desired Master from the drop down list box This example uses the group setup for the Gateway eoo Simple Paging Configuration Tool Advanced Simple Paging Configuration Tool v2 2 2 THE VOICE OF SIMPLICITY Discover Zones Annuncicom PS16__C032BDD__192 168 1 132 Refresh Save amp Send Import File Target Zone IDs GROUP MEMBERS en Zone ID Zone Name Status IP MAC ON LINE 192 168 1 105 00 08 E1 02 09 7A 1 1 ON LINE 192 168 1 131 00 08 E1 02 09 74 1 ON LINE 192 168 1 118 00 08 E1 02 22 55 1 ON LINE 192 168 1 132 00 08 E1 03 2B DD 113 Select All Clear All KEYBOARD 1 2 Page Page The tool switches to the Group Setup view showing a matrix with 128 IDs on the left and current Group members on the right IDs highlighted in green are active on the network Above the matrix is a series of Group tabs by default only Group 1 is set First select the Group to define by double clicking on its tab and giving it aname then simply click on the IDs in the matrix to add them to the Group As IDs are added all devices with that ID appear in the Members box to the right BARIX AG 1 Apr 2015 Getting Started Page 13 35 Simple Paging Solution User Manual To setup the system in the worked example first select the Gateway then double click on Group 1 and set the name to Hallways then
19. Simple Paging Solution User Manual BARIX THE VOICE OF SIMPLICITY User Manual Simple Paging Solution Document Name User Manual Document ID 20131206DG Document Date 26th March 2015 Document Version 1 1 Product Name Version Simple Paging Solution 1 1 BARIX AG 1 Apr 2015 Page 1 35 Simple Paging Solution User Manual Table of Contents Introduction A l l About this document ES 1 2 About the Barix Simple Paging Solution 3 Features gt 2 System Overview 2 1 System diagram 2 2 System components 2 3 Supported hardware Oo jun 3 Steps to setting up a customised PA system 7 4 Getting Started 8 4 Connecting the devices 8 4 2 Making your first announcement from a fixed Paging Head 8 4 2 Paging from PSI 8 4 2 2 Paging from PSI6 8 4 3 Make your first announcement from an iPhone or iPad 9 4 3 Prerequisites 9 4 3 2 Connecting to the system 9 4 3 3 Paging from iDevice 9 4 4 Paging Groups SSS 4 5 Zone Names and IDs 4 5 1 Explaining Paging Zone Names and IDs l 4 5 2 Assigning Zone Names and IDs with the configuration tool 4 6 Setting up Paging Groups 4 7 Secure mobile paging set a password on the Gateway device 4 8 Paging to a Group 4 9 Integration with Background Music and Emergency Notification systems lin la ib TI ON 5 Using Simple Pagin 5 1 Making Announcements 5 2 System Feedback N 6 Simple Paging A option
20. ally on every device that you wish to relay the emergency notifications on HOME CONFIGURATION DISCOVERY STATUS DEFAULTS UPDATE REBOOT Annuncicom PS16 MAC 00 08 E1 03 EE E0 FW VB2 11 Simple Paging Master BARIX THE VOICE OF SIMI Basic Settings EMERGENCY AUDIO Help Anvenced Behlinge EMERGENCY AUDIO Audio Source IP 224 9 9 99 ES EN This section allows to configure teh dev high priority emergency Audio Port 11911 as This me si e has the sins tate are Sioa be played o Sede dio eee elit Ban Audio Volume 50 istenin ing IP for the emergency message amp nfig Apply Cancel Defau at p tyson n to all pseu onfigun en due a ort for the emergency message Defa GF Dien audio disabled Audio Volume Configures the volume in 5 steps to be used for the emergency message Default 50 e Enter the IP Address and port number of the Emergency Audio source Multicast addresses are supported e Set the desired volume for Emergency Notifications typically this will be louder than either BGM or Paging Announcements e Click on Apply the device will save the changes and restart The device is now set up with an Emergency Notification channel that will override all other audio playback 8 1 5 2 Device behaviour with Emergency Audio The Simple Paging system has 3 levels of audio priority Emergency Audio is the highest When the device receives an RIP stream in a supported format on the configured Emergenc
21. and Gateway are broadly the same A home page with some basic information plus tabs for e Configuration of the device e Discovery shows all Simple Paging components not Paging Endpoint e Status of the device e Defaults reset configuration to default values e Update perform firmware update on the device e Reboot restart the device 000 Simple Paging Endpoint oe pe Simple Paging Endpoint Simple Paging Master DEVICE DETAILS My Zone ID 10 My Zone Name Administration x Li Home CONFIGURATION Discovery STATUS DEFAULTS UPDATE REBOOT x est 3 x cicom PS16 MAC 00 08 E1 03 2B DD FW VB2 10 BARIX THE VOICE OF SIMPLICITY Simple Paging Endpoint Simple Paging Master Simple Paging Gateway Annun Help My Zone ID Shows the device ID used for page addressing My Zone Name DEVICE STATUS Current Status IDLE Shows the device name used for page addressing Current Status Shows the current device status AUDIO LEVELS Input Level 127 dB Output Level 127 dB IDLE the device is idle and ready to receive or send master only a page e SENDING STREAM the device is actively paging e PLAYING STREAM the device is receiving a page Input Level Shows the current audio input level in dB full scale max value is 0 dB KEYBOARD LAYOUT 1 2 3 4 5 Select Select Select Select Select Group 1 Group2 Group3 Group4 Group5
22. ctory defaults the Reset button has to be pressed for about 10 seconds while the device is powered Restoring the factory defaults using the Reset button is not possible if the Factory Default option in the Security web page is disabled BARIX AG 1 Apr 2015 Device Configuration via Web Interface Page 31 35 Simple Paging Solution User Manual 8 1 7 4 Update Clicking on the Update button displays functionality to update the device firmware Visit the BarixAG youtube channel to see a video demonstrating this process DEFAULTS UPDATE REBOOT Simple Paging Gateway UPDATE Piease read the instructions before applying the update Please click here to start the update Currently Loaded Version Firmware WB2 08 09 16 2013 Web Ul 01 11 Bootloader V99 26 Setup VO01 01 Song w10 00 e Click on Please click here to continue to start the update process Before you click the link note that once started the update process can only be cancelled by power cycling the device e The device will restart in a special mode called Bootloader and a screen appears showing a number counting down In Bootloader mode the standard http port 80 is always used e To upload a resource click on Browse to locate the firmware or application file you want to update Once selected click on Upload This process can take a few minutes After a successful upload the following text appears Resource s
23. d before the paging message Emergenay Audio is sent Audio Destination Port 9999 Au dio Destinatio a Apply Cancel s This is the addre sed by this device si sis sera gs ve a E the system wor orks wilh bo adea eer nging fo om hi maste as ast attic Defa uit 0 0 0 0 gt stinatio u Con fg era destin audio where the paging stream is sent A value of andom po tke an 65535 Dela ult 0 e Chime The fixed head Simple Paging masters can play a two tone chime before taking the audio from the microphone when an announcement is made This pre gong is to attract listeners attention before the announcement starts Default enabled e Audio Destination IP By default the Paging Head and Gateway devices send audio using the local network s broadcast address The broadcast address depends on the IP address and Netmask of the device For example if the IP address of device is 192 168 0 12 and the Netmask is 255 255 255 0 then the broadcast address will be 192 168 0 255 Configure this parameter to change this default behaviour for example to use a multicast address The IP address set here will be used by this device to forward audio to the zones Default 0 0 0 0 e Audio Destination Port Controls the UDP port number to be used for sending the audio This may be required in the case that the local network has some restriction to use only certain port numbers Otherwise leave this parameter untouched Default O 8 1 5 Advanced S
24. e Since the Barix Simple Paging App is freely available on iTunes it is important to protect the paging system from misuse by setting an access password This is done on the Paging Gateway web UI In the tool s Discover Zones tab click on the Web UI button next to the Gateway device Your PC will open a browser tab with the Gateway s web UI being displayed Click on Configuration then Advanced Settings then Security Enter a sensible password into the box and click apply The Gateway will reboot This password controls e access to the Gateway UI e access to the Gateway from the Barix Simple Paging app needed to make announcements Home CONFIGURATION DISCOVERY STATUS DEFAULTS UPDATE REBOOT Simple Paging Gateway Basic Settings SECURITY SETTINGS Advanced Settings Apply Cancel The Gateway will prompt for a UserID Password whenever you try to access the web UI The UserlD should be left blank only the password needs to be entered After a Gateway password is set all iDevices will be forced to enter the same password before being allowed to connect to the Paging Gateway The password is stored in the App and only needs to be entered once Enter password Enter the password to synchronize with gateway Paging Gateway Cancel CON IRIT AU OF a te BJ IE Gt Wie el AL I I IE 123 space return 4 8 Paging to a Group
25. e amp Send Import File Target Zone IDs GROUP MEMBERS TIEFER Zone ID Zone Name Status IP MAC 21 Juniors ON LINE 192 168 1 131 00 08 E1 02 09 74 22 Seniors ONLINE 192 168 1 118 00 08 E1 02 22 55 4 5 6 7 57 58 E a lt 73 74 75 79 89 90 91 95 jie J J I 97 100 101 105 106 107 110 111 J 113 114 115 116 117 118 12171227123 126 127 Select All ClearAll KEYBOARD 1 2 3 4 5 6 2 8 Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 Group7 Group 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Page Page Page Page Page Page Group 9 Group 10 Group 11 Group 12 Group 13 Group 14 Ir Select All Page Click on Save amp Send The configuration file will be saved locally then sent to the device which will reboot to save and activate the changes To set the same configuration on the PS16 select it from the Master pulldown list on the Group Setup tab then click Import file and select the file just saved After it loads click Save amp Send The device will reboot and have the same Group configuration Each Master can also have completely independent groups if required BARIX AG 1 Apr 2015 Getting Started Page 14 35 Simple Paging Solution User Manual 4 7 Secure mobile paging set a password on the Gateway devic
26. e configured Select Group 1 by pushing the button Select Group 1 once two yellow LEDs will indicate the Group is selected Press and hold down the Page button the PS16 will play a pre gong chime when the Page button is pressed wait until this has finished before speaking keeping the button pressed until finished PTT Releasing the Page button will end the announcement To clear the Group selection press the Group button again BARIX AG 1 Apr 2015 Getting Started Page 8 35 Simple Paging Solution User Manual 4 3 Make your first announcement from an iPhone or iPad 4 3 1 Prerequisites The Barix Simple Paging app is free to download from the Apple app store and requires OS 6 0 or later Download the App onto your iDevice To make announcements from an iDevice you must have a Paging Gateway device installed and configured with the Paging Groups that you want to use see section 4 6 Setting up Paging Groups 4 3 2 Connecting to the system Select the correct wifi network on the iDevice and then start the Simple Paging App On startup the App will automatically search the network for the Gateway device The Paging Gateway is the interface between the iDevice and the Simple Paging Solution it must be present on the network to enable paging from iDevices When the Gateway is found by the Simple Paging App it will automatically show the Groups available for paging Before any configuration is done a
27. ettings Emergency Audio Click on the Emergency Audio menu option to configure this option Many institutions have an emergency notification system which is typically a single source distinct from the PA system with its multiple paging Heads and users Barix Simple Paging supports an Emergency Notification socket which will receive an RTP audio stream on a configurable IP address Port Audio received on this socket has the highest priority and is relayed immediately by all Barix Simple Paging hardware irrespective of whether they are playing background music or if an announcement is in progress BARIX AG 1 Apr 2015 Device Configuration via Web Interface Page 26 35 Simple Paging Solution User Manual Note 1 each audio source has an associated volume typically Emergency messages will be at a higher volume than BGM or standard Paging announcements 2 The incoming audio for BGM and Emergency Audio must be an RTP stream in a Barix supported audio format mp3 PCM uLaw aLaw 3 Emergency audio has the highest priority and will override any other audio source A Paging message has middle priority will interrupt BGM playback but in turn be dropped if an Emergency Announcement is made Background Music has the lowest priority and only plays if no other source is active 8 1 5 1 Setting up a Simple Paging device to receive Emergency Notification audio The Emergency Notification socket needs to be defined individu
28. figuration tool simpler BARIX AG 1 Apr 2015 Device Configuration via Web Interface Page 29 35 Simple Paging Solution User Manual 8 1 7 1 Discovery function HOME CONFIGURATION Simple Paging Master STATUS DEFAULTS UPDATE REBOOT Annuncicom PS16 MAC 00 08 E1 03 EE E0 FW VB2 11 THE VOICE OF SIMPLICITY Zone ID Zone Name Status Station IP MAC Help 16 Administration idle Master 192 168 11 180 00 08 e1 03 ee e0 j 15 Seowity idle Master 192 168 141 202 00 08 e1 02 5a ba TEE shows the components of the Simple Paging system that have responded to this 22 Seniors idle Endpoint 192 168 11 220 00 08 e1 00 b4 ba 128 Gateway idle Gateway 192 168 11 160 00 08 e1 03 4e e1 I Idle devices are displayed in black text 1 Hallway idle Endpoint 192 168 11 187 00 08 e1 00 b1 f3 Sinai 27 21 Juniors idle Endpoint 192 168 11 163 00 08 e1 00 50 fa Devices are remembered and only forgotten on reboot A device that is no longer in the system will be displayed here as unavailable until reboot This tab shows the list of simple paging devices online on the local network reporting the following parameters for each device e Zone Id e Zone Name e Status idle busy or Unavailable this status refers to Paging messages only e Station This is the type of device Gateway End Point or Master IP The IP address of the device MAC the mac address of the device 8 1 7 2 Status Page Clic
29. frastructure no need for expensive dedicated wire runs A variety of hardware end points to suit each area in a facility Independent volume setting for each Paging Zone System secured using passwords BARIX AG 1 Apr 2015 Introduction Page 4 35 Simple Paging Solution User Manual 2 System Overview 2 1 System diagram Desktop Paging Head iPhone Paging Head Paging Gateway Paging Endpoint Paging Endpoint Paging Endpoint Group 2 Illustration 1 Simple Paging solution components 2 2 System components The Barix Simple Paging solution is based on a number of Barix devices that come ready to use enabling to you set up a paging system in minutes Paging Heads also referred to as Paging Masters are devices where a public address announcement page can be made from They can be Barix desktop units or an iDevice for paging when you are on the move Announcements are relayed to Paging Endpoints also known as Paging Zones Simple Paging supports up to 14 distinct target Groups consisting of 1 or more Zones Paging Groups can be addressed individually or dynamically combined to belong to a custom Paging Group relevant to the announcement being made at the time In case an iDevice is used the system also need a Paging Gateway device which acts to interface the iDevice into the Simple Paging solution The Gateway is a standard Barix Exstreamer with the Gateway fir
30. igned to each Zone This name is used in the Web UI Config Tool and iPhone App to refer to the Zone to make it easier to remember e Creating different Paging Groups is simply a case of telling each Paging Head this Paging Group consists of the following IDs and assigning the IDs to the relevant devices e Many devices can share the same Zone ID if required the result is that these devices will always make announcements at the same time useful if you have 3 Paging Endpoints in a long corridor for instance e A Zone ID can be included in multiple Paging Groups e If a device must be individually addressable it needs a unique Zone ID assigning to tt e All of the Barix Simple Paging devices share information which allows them to understand what other components are present and display status information about the system as a whole The example uses the following IDs and names for the devices Zone ID Zone Name Device Group 10 Administration Annuncicom PS16 128 Paging Gateway Exstreamer 100 11 Assembly Hall Exstreamer P5 Group 1 Hallway 21 Juniors Exstreamer P5 Group 2 Classrooms 22 Seniors Exstreamer P5 Group 2 Classrooms The Zone ID can be any integer from 1 to 127 The ID 128 is reserved for the Gateway and should not be used by any other device The Zone Name is a 15 character string allowing use of characters numbers and blanks BARIX AG 1 Apr 2015 Getting Started Page 1
31. in the user s own installation documentation Web UI button On each Device entry in the Discover Zones view there is a Web Ul button which will launch a browser session directly on the device s web interface giving access to more advanced configuration options for that specific device see chapter 8 Device Configuration via Web Interface Set Groups button Switches to the Set Groups view Set Groups view eoo Simple Paging Configuration Tool Advanced BARIX Simple Paging Configuration Tool v2 2 2 THE VOICE OF SIMPLICITY Discover Zones Annuncicom PS16__Administration__192 168 1 132 Refresh Save amp Send Import File Target Zone IDs GROUP MEMBERS Hallway Classrooms Zone ID Zone Name Status IP 11 Assembly Hall ON LINE 192 168 1 105 00 08 E1 02 09 7A 25 26 27 28 41 42 43 57 58 59 73 74 75 84 85 89 90 91 97 98 100 101 105 106 107 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 Select All Clear All KEYBOARD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Page Pag Page Page Pag Page Page Page Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 Group 7 Group 8 9 10 1l 12 13 14 Page Page Page Page Page Page zejerz l Page Group 9 Group 10 Group 11 Group 12 Group 13 Group 14 This view shows the Group configuration for a specific Paging Master device The Master can be selected from the drop down list in the top left of the view e On the left there is a matrix representing 128 Zone IDs under the heading Target Zone
32. k on this tab to see a Summary of the system status and working configuration The page shows information in three main groupings e Device information uptime hardware information base firmware information e Application status e Application configuration BARIX AG 1 Apr 2015 Device Configuration via Web Interface Page 30 35 Simple Paging Solution User Manual 8 1 7 3 Defaults Clicking on Defaults displays a page that allows the user to reset the firmware to the factory default settings which can be useful when errors in configuration are giving problems Note this software controlled action does NOT affect the network settings so that there is no danger of losing access to the device Simple Paging Gateway FACTORY DEFAULTS Revert to defaults Reverts all settings except Network configuration to factory defaults Factory Defaults Click on Revert to defaults to revert all settings except Network configuration to factory defaults While restarting the device a screen appears showing a number counting down On startup a screen appears confirming the successful application of factory defaults This function is important when changing firmware types since they use the device memory differently If factory default settings are not applied when a new application is loaded the new application might not work correctly Hard default settings To revert all settings including the Network configuration to fa
33. ll devices are automatically created in a default Group 1 4 3 3 Paging from iDevice To make an announcement from the iDevice tap the Group 1 icon confirms that the group is selected Tap the microphone icon then start talking By default all Zones are in Group1 and the announcement will go to all Zones To end the announcement tap Stop Paging Note You cannot page to an iDevice Stop Paging BARIX AG 1 Apr 2015 Getting Started Page 9 35 Simple Paging Solution User Manual 4 4 Paging Groups If the paging needs are as simple as Page to All no further configuration is required but if more flexible paging is needed Paging Groups need to be defined Bespoke Groups can be setup on all Paging Masters and on the Gateway for iDevices When paging from a PS16 or iDevice one or more Paging Groups can be selected as the target for the announcement On the PS1 two individual Groups can be defined on the PS16 and the Gateway 14 Groups can be defined Paging Groups can be defined using either the Simple Paging configuration tool or directly on the device using the web UIl The configuration tool allows you to set up your Simple Paging solution from a single place simplifying the work to be done and requiring much less time Group configuration using the web UI is explained later in this document e Download the Simple Paging Configuration Tool from the Barix website e Unzip the package a
34. mware loaded The Simple Paging solution requires that all devices are on the same LAN subnet and when mobile paging is required a wifi connection to this subnet must be provided Use on VLANs is also supported By default the system uses DHCP and broadcast messages keeping bandwidth use toa minimum multicast addresses can also be configured for both Paging announcements and background music if required BARIX AG 1 Apr 2015 System Overview Page 5 35 Simple Paging Solution User Manual 2 3 Supported hardware Annuncicom PS16 NG Annuncicom PS1 NG Annuncicom 60 v Exstreamer 1xx NG NG Exstreamer 2xx vd Exstreamer P5 v Table 1 Device by function Mic In Bias x Electret Electret x x x Built in Mic NG NG x x x x Headphone x lt S x x x x out Speaker Out Built in 2W amp BuiltiniW amp 4 5W x D OBW 1 5W speaker speaker Line Level x x Mono Stereo Stereo x Output Balanced Unbalanced Unbalanced PoE lt S lt S NG x x lt S Display N 4 x x vd x x Table 2 Device hardware features BARIX AG 1 Apr 2015 System Overview Page 6 35 Simple Paging Solution User Manual 3 Steps to setting up a customised PA system 1 Out of the box and 2 connected you will be able to 3 make announcements from any Paging Master station to all Paging Zones With 4 a small amount of configuration specific Paging
35. nd double click on the file Config Tool jar or run the file from a command line java jar Config Tool jar The tool will start and automatically discover all online Barix Simple Paging Solution components on the network If no devices are shown try changing the network interface that the tool is using by clicking on the Advanced Network Interface menu then selecting the appropriate network interface In the example below there are 3 Paging Zones available a lone unit in Group 1 Hallway and two devices in Group 2 Classrooms Desktop Paging Head ay E E m ae a W ae ET et iPhone Paging Head Paging Gateway Paging Endpoint Paging Endpoint Paging Endpoint Group 1 Hallway Group 2 Classrooms BARIX AG 1 Apr 2015 Getting Started Page 10 35 Simple Paging Solution User Manual 4 5 Zone Names and IDs 4 5 1 Explaining Paging Zone Names and IDs Every Simple Paging device has an address called the Zone ID which is used within the system to identify them send audio to them and to exchange status information Out of the box every device has a Zone ID of 1 and all Masters are setup to have a Paging Group 1 that talks to devices with the ID of 1 This means that when devices are connected up for the first time a Paging Announcement made to Group 1 will go to all Paging Zones and all other Masters Optionally a Zone Name can also be ass
36. o each device in turn When a device requires a password for authentication a pop up window appears for the user to supply it Note the User has only one attempt per device When the password is not entered correctly the corresponding device is marked in red and the Zone ID and Name values are restored to previous values discarding the changes The User can inspect devices in error and then redo config changes in a second attempt 7 2 4 Password handling Any or all of the Barix devices can have security passwords set When required the tool will prompt the user to enter the necessary passwords The tool remembers the last used password in every session and will try this first when it is next required to supply a password If the stored password does not work the tool prompts for a new one to be entered If the password is not successfully entered the tool will abandon the current operation The tool tackles multiple device updates sequentially so it is possible that some devices receive an update and others don t In this case the affected devices are highlighted in red text BARIX AG 1 Apr 2015 Simple Paging Configuration Tool features Page 20 35 7 2 5 7 2 6 7 2 7 7 3 Simple Paging Solution User Manual Print Save navigates to a view containing the device information plus a freely editable column for Installers notes This view can then either be printed or saved as a csv format file for inclusion
37. rrupt BGM playback but in turn be dropped if an Emergency Announcement is made Background Music has the lowest priority and only plays if no other source is active Refer to chapter 8 for details of how to configure individual Simple Paging devices to support these services BARIX AG 1 Apr 2015 Getting Started Page 16 35 Simple Paging Solution User Manual 5 Using Simple Paging The Simple Paging solution supports simultaneous announcements from different Masters and at the same time provides a number of features for reporting status and potential issues Below is an overview of the actions and notification features 5 1 Making Announcements Step Action PS16 PS1 iPhone 1 Select Group s Press each of the target Press and Hold A or Tap target Group buttons to select the B button Groups LEDs will light 2 Make Press and hold Page Keep button pressed g Announcement button PTT PTT Tap 3 Mute microphone Not supported Not supported u Tap 4 End Announcement Release Button Release Button Tap Stop Paging 5 Clear Group Either No action necessary No action selection 1 Press each selected Group necessary button again the LEDs will go out Or 2 Press the Select All until all LEDs go out 5 2 System Feedback Meaning PS16 PS1 iPhone System Idle Simple Paging Ready Solid Green on A No Icon Group s selected
38. s 6 1 Multiple Paging Group profiles 18 6 2 Detailed status drilldown 18 6 3 Paging to Group s in Warning state 19 6 4 Changing the default IP address and Port used for the audio messages 19 6 5 Limitation 19 7 Simple Paging Configuration Tool features 20 BARIX AG 1 Apr 2015 Page 2 35 Simple Paging Solution User Manual 7 Advanced menu Network Interface selection 20 7 2 Discover Zones view 20 7 2 Text Colour coding 20 7 2 2 Refresh 20 7 2 3 Push Config 20 7 2 4 Password handling 20 7 2 5 Print Save 21 7 2 6 Web UI button 2l 72 7 Set Groups button DD Ad 7 3 Set Groups view 21 7 3 1 Text Colour coding 22 7 3 2 Refresh 27 7 3 3 Save and Send 22 7 3 4 Import File 22 7 3 5 Defining Paging Groups 22 8 Device Configuration via Web Interface 23 8 1 Simple Paging web UI Configuration 24 8 1 1 Basic Configuration parameters 24 8 1 2 Basic configuration Group Setup 24 8 1 3 Advanced settings Network configuration 25 8 1 4 Advanced Settings Paging 26 8 gt Advanced Settings Emergency Audio _ 26 9 Document Management 34 9 1 Version History 34 10 Legal Information 35 BARIX AG 1 Apr 2015 Page 3 35 Simple Paging Solution User Manual 1 Introduction 1 1 About this document This document explains the Barix Simple Paging Solution explaining the main system concepts and how to set up and use it A simple worked example shows the steps involved to set up and use a Barix Simple Paging
39. s a matrix the same as that used in the Simple Paging Configuration tool as shown below Click on the check boxes to add Paging Zones to the Group A green background colour indicates that there is at least one device online with this Zone ID A yellow background colour shows the Zone ID of the device being configured BARIX AG 1 Apr 2015 Device Configuration via Web Interface Page 24 35 Simple Paging Solution User Manual HOME CONFIGURATION DISCOVERY STATUS DEFAULTS UPDATE REBOOT Annuncicom PS16 MAC 00 08 E1 03 EE E0 FW VB2 11 Simple Paging Master BARIX Group 4 setup Help Zone unavailable E Zone available The table contains entries for up to 128 zones that can be assigned to this My Zone group j j hed z j j E gt hs TA be Bo Zone unavailable indicates that no device with this Zone ID is active on the network at this time 1101 Ol Ol Ol OW Ol Ol E Zone available indicates that one or more device with this Zone ID are e e M vV 17 18 19 20 gg 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 active on the network My Zone indicates the assigned Zone ID of this device Click in the box to add or remove a Zone from this Group D J 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 Select All IOIOIoIloIoIlolIolololIlololoOoloOlIlOIC To add all zones to this Group click the Select All button l If j AIA Clear All
40. t after the physical installation an announcement can be made that will automatically be heard everywhere when paging to Group 1 Masters also serve as Endpoints playing out announcements addressed to them This means that they will also replay any announcement from another Master in this default configured state The default configuration is designed as a way to easily verify that everything is connected correctly Before doing any further configuration work validate the hardware by paging from the different Masters 4 2 Making your first announcement from a fixed Paging Head 4 2 1 Paging from PS1 The PS1 Master has two buttons on the front A and B By default button A is preconfigured to Group1 Button B is not configured Press and hold button A while talking you will make an announcement to all Zones Releasing button A will end the announcement By default the PS1 will play a pre gong attention chime when the paging button is first pressed wait until this has finished before speaking 4 2 2 Paging from PS16 The PS16 Master has two rows of buttons mapped as shown KEYBOARD LAYOUT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 B Select Select Select Select Select Select Select Select Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 Group 7 Group 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Select Select Select Select Select Select Select Group9 Group 10 Group11 Group1i2 Group13 Group 14 All Page By default all Zones are available in Group1 and no other Groups ar
41. t priority and will override any other audio source A Paging message has middle priority will interrupt BGM playback but in turn be dropped if an Emergency Announcement is made Background Music has the lowest priority and only plays if no other source is active 8 1 6 1 Setting up a device to receive Background Music The Background Music socket needs to be defined individually on every Simple Paging Endpoint that is required to play Background Music HOME CONFIGURATION status DEFAULTS UPDATE REBOOT 100 MAC 00 08 E1 00 50 FA FW VB2 11 Simple Paging Endpoint Basic Settings BACKGROUND MUSIC gg grrr ee ee Help BACKGROUND MUSIC Network Audio Source IP 224 9 9 99 Background Music Audio Source IP Configures the listening IP for the background music service bgm Emergency Audio 2 Audio Volume a5 j Default 0 0 0 0 listen to all Security Audio Port Configures the listening port for the background music service bgm Default 0 bgm service disabled Audio Port 4455 Apply Cancel Audio Volume Configures the volume in 5 steps to be used for the bgm Default 30 Enter the IP Address and port number of the Background Music source Multicast addresses are supported Set the desired volume specifically for music playback Paging and Emergency Notification audio have their own volumes Click on Apply the device will save the changes and restart The device is now
42. tick ID 11 in the Matrix eoo Simple Paging Configuration Tool Advanced Simple Paging Configuration Tool v2 2 2 THE VOICE OF SIMPLICITY Discover Zones ELINE Annuncicom PS16__Administration__192 168 1 132 Refresh Save amp Send Import File Target Zone IDs GROUP MEMBERS Zone ID Zone Name Status IP MAC j Q 11 Assembly Hall ON LINE 192 168 1 105 00 08 E1 02 09 7A 4 12 J 20 27 28 J 33 36 37 43 44 J J J J J 49 52 53 59 60 2 an m m iI ou wy wz un 65 68 69 Ti 76 f 81 84 85 91 92 97 98 100 101 J J J 113 114 115 116 117 118 SelectAll ClearAll KEYBOARD 1 2 3 4 5 6 d 8 Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 Group 7 Group 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 i Page Page Page Page Page Page Select All Page Group 9 Group 10 Group 11 Group 12 Group 13 Group 14 Then select the second group tab name it Classrooms and select ID 21 and ID 22 in the matrix The Group Setup on the configuration tool should now look like this eoo Simple Paging Configuration Tool Advanced Simple Paging Configuration Tool v2 2 2 THE VOICE OF SIMPLICITY Discover Zones HTTP RT Annuncicom PS16__Administration__192 168 1 132 Refresh Sav
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44. uccessfully loaded Click on update before updating the next component or unplug the power supply to reboot the device If you choose update you may upload another resource or click the reboot button If you choose to reboot the following text appears rebooting Click here to reload the main page The device takes a few seconds to reboot If you have a fixed IP address or DHCP resolves to the IP address used before the main page will appear e When changing firmware types it is recommended to restore factory defaults after uploading firmware to avoid any unexpected behaviour BARIX AG 1 Apr 2015 Device Configuration via Web Interface Page 32 35 Simple Paging Solution User Manual 8 1 7 5 Reboot HOME CONFIGURATION DISCOVERY STATUS DEFAULTS UPDATE REBOOT Simple Paging Gateway REBOOT Reboot the device This forces the device to restart Click on the link Reboot the device to reboot the device BARIX AG 1 Apr 2015 Device Configuration via Web Interface Page 33 35 Simple Paging Solution User Manual 9 Document Management 9 1 Version History Version Author Description Date Addition of Pre gong Emergency Notification and Background Music 26 March 2015 features Table 3 Document version history BARIX AG 1 Apr 2015 Document Management Page 34 35 10 Legal Simple Paging Solution User Manual Information 2015 Barix AG Zurich Swi
45. y Audio socket it will immediately relay it at the configured Emergency Audio volume The device Ul status is shown as Playing Notification for as long as an audio stream is received on this socket 8 1 6 Advanced Settings Background music and PA integration Click on the Background Music menu option to configure this function Many institutions use Background Music to create a suitable ambience throughout the facility typically playing different audio in different areas Barix Simple Paging supports this allowing users to personalise Background Music right down to individual device level Each Barix Simple Paging Endpoint supports a Background Music socket to receive an RTP audio stream on a configurable IP address Port The audio playback is made at a configured Background Music volume Audio received on this socket has the lowest priority and is played only if there is no active Paging announcement or Emergency Notification in progress Note BARIX AG 1 Apr 2015 Device Configuration via Web Interface Page 27 35 Simple Paging Solution User Manual 1 Each audio source has an associated volume typically Emergency messages will be at a higher volume than BGM or standard Paging announcements 2 The incoming audio for BGM and Emergency Audio must be an RIP stream in a Barix supported audio format mp3 PCM uLaw aLaw 3 Paging Master stations do not support Background Music playback 4 Emergency audio has the highes
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