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1. 4 w0 r Conexant s BIPCI Capture Hue _ _ pe UF Saturation j 100 M Sharpness _ 50 M Select a Video Source White Balance H 0 5 Pa eh a Default cre ew The Camera Controls tab M z is enabled for PTZ Capture Source Device Settings Camera Controls cameras only Value Auto Zom J Focus H ot J1 his H Tt H Pan D Fol n SAO TAN ZRA EEA te fa Cancel Apply Using Import To import an image 1 In the User Maintenance window click the Import button to select and prepare an existing image file Forcefield External Interfaces Manual 29 Chapter 3 Integrating photo ID Image size Look in e photoid z em eE 323244 My Recent Documents Desktop 2 My Documents 35 jpg File name prilipo z Files of type ures Image File jpa 7 Cancel 2 Select a jpeg or jpg file and click Open The selected image displays in the Import User Image window import usertmage E i Crop Undo Image Size wx h is Ox 0 3 Click OK to accept the captured image as is 4 Alternatively click and drag inside the image to crop it The dragged area image size in pixels displays at the bottom of the window 30 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Chapter 3 Integrating photo ID ij import User Image cm __ 5 Click Crop to crop the image to the defined size 3 lolx
2. Image Size w x h is 166 x 209 4 6 Click OK to save the file The new image is saved with the user number e g 22 jpg for user number 22 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual 31 Chapter 3 Integrating photo ID Using Card Layout Editor Use this command on a Forcefield client to create or modify user card layouts Forcefield enables you to create a number of different user card layouts each of which must be assigned to a department Departments are created and applied to users in Users gt Maintenance For example you might want to use a different coloured background on the card to identify contractors To do so you would need to create an appropriate department named e g contractor and then create a card layout with a coloured background for the contractor department The Forcefield client Card Layout Editor allows you to e Automatically add user details to each card from the users database Add text labels e Add shapes database images backgrounds and graphics and format these e Save the card layout e Print photo ID cards on a card printer Forcefield client Card Layout Editor Window Use the command Users gt Design Card Layout to open the User Card Layout window Select the required department and then click Design to launch the Forcefield client Card Layout Editor If you need to create a department you can open the User Profiles window or the User Maintenance window and then double
3. 72 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Chapter 7 Integrating CCTV Figure 28 Recorded Video window TY Recorded Video DOR nvr20 cam 1 ptz 19 06 2012 13 51 56 19 06 2012 1 01 17 CCUA J Speed Forward 1x 10s 30s Im 5m Export To File Fom 19 06 201201 0013 7 To 19 06 201201 1013 Y Estimated Size 157 MB Location C Documents and Settingsidavic f The DVR Recorded Video window displays the recorded footage associated with the selected event on the right hand side above the VCR style buttons The live image from the same camera is displayed on the left Refer to Table 7 on page 70 for details of the PTZ controls if applicable Use the VCR buttons to rewind play backward play forward and pause stop as described in Table 8 below Table 8 Recorded Video window VCR buttons Button Function Jump back by 10 s 30 s 1 m or 5 m as set by the jump interval slider Rewind applicable to SymDVRs only Rewind to the beginning of the event Pause when paused the Play forward button displays Play forward when playing the Pause button displays Play fast forward by the multiplier displayed below the button for example 2x Mark the start of footage segment to export the operator must have edit permissions on the Show DVR Footage functions osv z2s Forcefield External Interfaces Manual 73 Chapter 7 Integrating CCTV Button Function F Mark the sto
4. Password Forcefield External Interfaces Manual 137 Appendix D Integrating TruVision Configuring camera options Click the Configuration button to view or change the camera s configuration values for e Connection Figure 47 below e Camera Figure 48 on page 139 e Recording Figure 49 on page 140 Figure 47 Camera configuration Connection tab Camera Configuration Connection Camera Recording Manufacturer Type Model LVS VS ULE er Camera Title Ultraview Cam IP Address 192 168 220 892 Subnet Mask 255 255 0 0 Gateway Device Port User Name Password 138 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Figure 48 Camera configuration Camera tab Camera Configuration Connection Camera Recording Activity Detection PTZ Control Enabled PTZ Address L PTZ Protocol Hipswesuric Baud Rate yan NOTE Control R 485 Data 8 Parity N StopBit 1 and Flow 0 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Appendix D Integrating TruVision 139 Appendix D Integrating TruVision Figure 49 Camera configuration Recording tab Camera Configuration Recording Primary Stream Alternate Stream Input Format PAL IBIEE PAL_BGHI Codec MPEG4ASP MPEG4ASP Resolution 704x576 v 352x288 w Frame Rate 25 X 25 Bandwidth j Estimated Bitrate Kbps 1750 140 Forcefield External Interfaces Manu
5. Cleaners This determines the Challenger access the user has The user s member card type trace flag dates department and position will be determined by the profile unless the corresponding data fields are contained in the fields in this file Note The user s profile must already exist in Forcefield or the user record will not be imported The report lists User Profile Invalid for the user 105 Appendix A User data file formats Field Sequence amp description Sample value Description 6 Profile Expiry Date 7 Alternate Profile 8 Status 9 Type 10 Privileged 11 Long Access 12 Card Only 13 Trace User 14 Begin Date 15 End Date 16 PIN 17 Member 106 11 23 19 Mar 2007 Engineering Staff No Labs Void Normal Long Access 4 11 23 19 Mar 2007 11 23 19 Mar 2007 1111 Administration A date after which the profile no longer applies Blank means the profile never expires The profile that the user is assigned to when the primary profile expires If blank then the user would have no Challenger access after the expiry date Values include Void Lost The user s status will be determined by Forcefield unless the value here is Lost or Void Values include Normal e Visitor e Guard Dual Blank means does not apply Blank means does not apply Blank means does not app
6. The Edit DVR window displays the DVR s connection settings Enter the correct values click OK and then click the Test Connection button to log on to the DVR DVR configuration When connected click the Configuration button to view or change the DVR s configuration values for e Cameras Figure 38 on page 130 e Recording Figure 39 on page 131 Alarms Figure 40 on page 132 e Network Figure 41 on page 133 e Notifications Figure 42 on page 134 e System Figure 43 on page 135 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual 129 Appendix D Integrating TruVision Figure 38 DVR Configuration window Cameras tab Device Configuration Cameras Recording Alarm Network Notifications System A Camera HIF Camera 1 v Title Ultraview t Cam Show Camera in Navigator Settings Adjust Video Events Bith 1 E Motion Detection Jed le Video Loss Schedule C Camera Tampering wail E Privacy Masking Audio Outputs Display Date and Time Audio Qutput 1 MMeDeTeery Audio Output 2 Rules AEE Event Type ection E Full Screen Notify me via TCP E Buzzer Trigger Alarm Out PTZ Enabled Email 1020304 Event Grids and Text Overlay will not be copied Note If you delete a DVR s camera record for an analogue camera in Forcefield you also need to clear the Camera Enabled check box not shown in Figure 38 above because the example depicts an IP camera 130 Forcefield E
7. and click Check Names If Windows finds the user the name appears underlined Click OK Select Users Computers or Groups Select this object type Users Groups ot Built in security principals From this location gesmap gesm ge com Enter the object names to select examples 304001943 304001943 qesmap gesm ge com Check Names Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Object Types i Locations 87 Chapter 9 Integrating external user data Alternatively in the case of a local user type the computer name a backslash and the Windows user name e g D2T5BG1S secure and click Check Names If Windows finds the user the name appears underlined Click OK Select Users Computers or Groups Select this object type iT Users Groups or Butin security principals Object Types From this location gesmap gesm ge com Locations Enter the object names to select examples D2T5BG1S secure Check Names 8 Inthe Permissions for window select the user and check Allow for each of the permissions selection Permissions for data Share Permissions Group or user names Crisma David J GE Indust Securty 3040013 Ef Everyone Permissions for Chisma David J GE Indust Security Allow Deny Full Control M Change v Read v 9 Click Apply and then OK to close the Permissions for window
8. e Forcefield communicates with intercom consoles or control units via a single intercom master level 2 connected to one of the Forcefield node s serial ports via a Jacques HLI e A Forcefield serial port record is used to store the connection details of the Jacques intercom system e Upto 14 intercom masters level 1 are located near Forcefield clients workstations and are connected to the intercom master level 2 e Anintercom master level 1 can make intercom calls only to its intercom slaves or to the intercom master level 2 e When a Forcefield operator at an intercom master level 1 is logged off all intercom calls to the intercom master level 1 are automatically diverted to the intercom master level 2 e Slave intercoms are located near doors or in rooms and communicate with the intercom masters The first step is to set up the intercom records for masters and slaves Then build a map in Forcefield showing the position of the intercoms For more information about setting up maps see the Forcefield Operators Manual Integration steps Integrate a Jacques intercom system so that operators can respond to and make calls on Jacques intercom systems Unless already done so create an intercom port with the appropriate values from the intercom system The required values are e Port type Intercom e Node The node number that the Intercom is connected to e Handshake None e Baud 9600 e Parity None e Data Bits 8
9. s current details The Smart Card Programmer emits two beeps to indicate a successful operation Erase Deletes the data from the card but leaves the site security code intact The Smart Card Programmer emits two beeps to indicate a successful operation Default Writes a default configuration card that will program readers to factory settings The Smart Card Programmer emits two beeps to indicate a successful operation Cancel Cancels the current operation Blank Deletes the data and the site security code from the card available only if the card password lock was switched off when the card was written The Smart Card Programmer emits two beeps to indicate a successful operation Reader configuration card options user access This section describes the options on the Write Reader Configuration Card window Figure 5 on page 12 for access use instead of for credit use You will need to create a Reader Configuration Card for each reader to be polled on the Challenger LAN or an Intelligent Door Lift Controller LAN where the programmable options differ from the factory default values i e if you have 16 readers with addresses 1 through 16 you will need to program 16 different reader configuration cards Forcefield External Interfaces Manual 11 Chapter 2 Integrating a Smart Card Programmer Figure 5 Reader Configuration Card window Write Reader Configuration Card Omak Reader Address jasi 7 Valid Card Beep Reader
10. 6 Add a user image to be loaded from user records when issued cards are previewed or printed Adjust the size and location of the image as required See Adding a user image on page 36 for details 7 Optionally add a background image or other images Use the right click command Send to Back to place the image behind all others Adjust the size and location of the image as required See Adding a background image on page 37 for details 8 Optionally add a shape Adjust the shape colour size and location of the shape as required See Adding a shape on page 37 for details 9 Add any required text labels to the card and format the text as needed These labels will print on every card for the particular department See Adding text labels on page 37 for details 10 Add any required database fields to the card and format the text as needed These fields will load text from the user records for issued cards See Adding database fields on page 38 for details Forcefield External Interfaces Manual 35 Chapter 3 Integrating photo ID 11 Click the Print Preview button to preview a card layout based on default data 12 When finished editing the card layout save the layout and exit Note The first time you save a file from Card Layout Editor you may need to navigate to the location of the cards folder Setting up the card layout Ensure that the card layout settings are correct for the cards you need to use Cl
11. Click OK again to close the Properties window 10 In Forcefield select Databases gt Computer Equipment gt Storage gt Samba CIFS to open the CIFS Storage window Samba CIFS Oud cisio Have da Node i v Timeout 10 seconds REMOTE COMPUTER INFORMATION Machine ES CCTHX1S 192 168 11 123 Share User Passwd laresares 11 Create a new record containing the following details Type a name for the record in the CIFS ID field 88 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Chapter 9 Integrating external user data e Type the node number of the Forcefield node 1 to 8 for standard edition 1 to 20 for Enterprise edition in the Node field e Type a timeout value such as 30 seconds in the Timeout field e Type the Windows computer name followed by a colon and the IP address in the Machine field e Type the share folder name in the Share field e Type the Windows user name in the User field e Type the Windows password in the Passwd field this password is visible not cloaked 12 Click Save Forcefield displays a test connection window Should Forcefield Test CIFS connection now 13 Click Yes to check the connection If successful Forcefield opens a connection and displays a Continue button 14 Click Continue to close the test window when successful If not successful recheck your steps in this procedure or see Troubleshooting CIFS connections below Troubleshooting CIFS
12. Member 18 Def Field 19 Department 20 Position 21 Phone 22 Ph Ext 23 Phone AH 24 Lockout Type 25 Lockout Time 26 User Data 1 27 User Data 2 28 User Data 3 29 User Data 4 30 User Data 5 31 User Data 6 32 User Data 7 33 User Data 8 34 User Data 9 35 User Data 10 36 IUM User Card Category 1 94 37 IUM User Raw Card Data 1 38 IUM User Raw Bits Used 1 39 IUM User Card Category 2 40 IUM User Raw Card Data 2 41 IUM User Raw Bits Used 2 42 I UM User Card Category 3 43 IUM User Raw Card Data 3 44 UM User Raw Bits Used 3 45 IUM User Card Category 4 46 IUM User Raw Card Data 4 47 I UM User Raw Bits Used 4 48 IUM User Card Category 5 49 IUM User Raw Card Data 5 50 IUM User Raw Bits Used 5 51 IUM User Card Category 6 52 IUM User Raw Card Data 6 53 IUM User Raw Bits Used 6 54 IUM User Card Category 7 55 IUM User Raw Card Data 7 56 IUM User Raw Bits Used 7 57 IUM User Card Category 8 58 IUM User Raw Card Data 8 59 IUM User Raw Bits Used 8 60 IUM User Card Category 9 61 IUM User Raw Card Data 9 62 IUM User Raw Bits Used 9 63 IUM User Card Category 10 64 IUM User Raw Card Data 10 65 IUM User Raw Bits Used 10 66 IUM User Card Category 11 67 IUM User Raw Card Data 11 68 IUM User Raw Bits Used 11 69 IUM User Card Category 12 70 IUM User Raw Card Data 12 71 IUM U
13. The export method may be manual or automatic Forcefield Configuration determines which one is used Note In order to use automatic user export you must purchase and install the TS9119 Auto User Import Export license module Manual export e Initiated by an operator from the Forcefield menu e Export data is copied to the storage media selected by the operator e The file may not contain all Forcefield users Only those users who meet the export criteria selected by the operator will be in the file regardless of file format The export data file is regenerated on every manual export Automatic export e Can only be directed to NFS CIFS mounted storage e Every time a user is added modified or deleted Forcefield will amend or create the export data file e For CSV format a new record will be appended to the end of the file thus a record that is first created then modified and then deleted will appear in the file three times e tis the responsibility of the remote computer system to remove the file periodically Note The only valid user data on a delete is the user number Export file data format When performing manual exports user data is exported from Forcefield in either CSV or TSV formats These formats are described in the following sections CSV comma separated value format The file created is userexp csv In this format there is 1 text line per user with data in double quotes separated by commas For exa
14. This section describes the options on the Card Programmer Properties screen From the main menu select Users gt Smart Card Programmer gt Setup Programmer and then click Properties Figure 3 Programmer Properties window Smart Card Programmer Connection Password EE j _ Card Password Lock Programmer Password 4 eset ee Min Max 100 2048 1 2048 Site Code Limits Default Upload a my 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 D i Click Save F5 to save and change the properties when finished and to return to the Smart Card Programmer Setup screen Default and upload buttons If the programmer is online click Default to display the factory default settings Alternatively click Upload to display the Smart Card Programmer s current settings 8 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Chapter 2 Integrating a Smart Card Programmer Connection password The optional connection password helps to ensure that only the authorised operator can use this Smart Card Programmer The connection password can be up to 10 digits and can be modified at any time Card password lock Select the Card Password Lock button if you wish to prevent the security password from ever being deleted from the cards This prevents a card being blanked completely Programmer password Type a password also known as the security password or 4 byte code in the range of 0 to 127 in each field Note For higher security we can i
15. Video gt Matrix Video gt Switchers command to open the Teleste video switcher record Clear the Enabled check box and then save the record Check the Enabled check box and then save the record again Forcefield External Interfaces Manual 77 Chapter 7 Integrating CCTV 78 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Chapter 8 Integrating third party systems Summary This chapter describes the basics of integrating third party systems into Forcefield Forcefield version 5 1 0 and later can be integrated with third party devices so that Forcefield can send event data to and receive messages from external systems Third party integration enables Forcefield to perform actions via the event triggering system Refer to Event Trigger in the Forcefield Operators Manual for details Note In order to use these features you must purchase and install the TS9116 Third Party license module Refer to the Forcefield Operators Manual for details of Forcefield menu options and refer to the Third Party System Protocol Document for details about technical requirements The Third Party System Protocol Document is provided after licensing of third party integration Content Overview 80 System security 80 Communications 80 Message formats 81 Forcefield to third party system 81 Third party system to Forcefield 81 Third party system example 82 System definition 82 Device definition 83 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual 79 Chapter 8
16. e Print Card Opens the print preview window for printing the user s card The use of this command is described in the Forcefield Operators Manual Figure 9 User Maintenance window Od 7 OORS Ee Eee S User B en Status active v Name Matt James Type Normal T Profile Manager Access Group v Profleend 19 20 12 y 12 z 2010 Alt Profle lv Member Building v Reference lv Position Engineer lv Dept Engineering Phone 613 1234 5679 Eet Phone AHh Active from 23 0 30 y 12 7 2000 u omo 314 fos y 2009 D 0 B 11 May 1954 Lockout Not Timed y _ Trace Card Only _j Long Access Privileged LAST ACCESS FOR THIS USER Event Entry Granted At 12 14 28 Tue 2 Jan 2009 Map Reader Hi O Test Door 3 Region Inside Door Card Data Ch List Notes Capture Print Card Import Using Capture The use of Capture on a Forcefield client requires the workstation is set up with e A video camera A video capture card driver and associated software In other words the client must be receiving a video signal in order for an image to be captured 24 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Chapter 3 Integrating photo ID To capture an image from a video input 1 In the User Maintenance window click the Capture button to select and prepare an image file ipl x 2 Right click the image to change the capture device options see Capture de
17. graphical maps New calls can be displayed as flashing icons on the Speed Bar and the operator can immediately go to the associated map when answering a call Multiple calls are queued for the operator s attention by priority and sequence Figure 17 Comparison of intercom system topologies Master Level 2 Level 1 ms Intercom Server P Forcefield workstation Slave 1 Slave 2 Slave n Topology of a Jacques 550 intercom system Topology of a Commend GE 800 IP intercom system Master RS 232 Master Up to Level 2 255 slaves Forcefield node Master Up to Level 1 255 slaves 46 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Chapter 5 Integrating intercom Forcefield intercom interface The intercom system is used on Forcefield via the following graphical elements e Each intercom is represented by a Live Animation Point LAP image on a Forcefield graphical map Forcefield Speed Bar buttons allow quick access to calls the intercom map and for radio and call volume controls Using the Forcefield graphical maps Intercom masters and slaves can be added to Forcefield maps where each intercom s location is marked by an icon Intercom calls to a Forcefield workstation are made by pressing a call button ona slave unit or by initiating a call from another audio workstation When a call is requested the associated intercom LAP flashes pink and the Go To Intercom Map button on the Forcef
18. s Site Code A they should all be the same Auto populating raw card data fields Forcefield can automatically populate the raw card data for the standard card categories marked with a squiggle such as Tecom 27 bit when the site code and card number are known To use this feature do the following for each of the required sets of three data fields 1 Inthe IUM User Card Category field enter the required standard card category See row 36 in Table 12 on page 105 for example Each card category can only be used once per user record Forcefield External Interfaces Manual 95 Chapter 9 Integrating external user data 2 In the IUM User Raw Card Data field set the first value to the site code e g 136 and the second value to the card number e g 15 Using the example values the IUM User Raw Card Data would be appear in the import file as 136 15 0 0 0 0 See row 37 in Table 12 on page 105 for example 3 In the IUM User Raw Bits Used field set the value to 255 See row 38 in Table 12 on page 105 for example Each set of three data fields must be populated in turn without gaps or any subsequent data will be ignored Importing user records Before you can import user records you need to have set up a storage location such as a CIFS storage on a Windows computer see Setting up an export import folder on a Windows computer on page 86 User records must be in a specific format before they can be used in Forcefi
19. 95 and Auto populating raw card data fields on page 95 See also Generating raw card data on page 95 and Auto populating raw card data fields on page 95 Importing profiles in Unique Profile Per User mode Forcefield may be configured to operate in Unique Profile Per User mode where user profiles and alternative user profiles are locked to user records For example user 1 can have only User 1 Profile and optionally User 1 Alt Profile The effect of Unique Profile Per User mode on user import is e Ifthe import file contains profile and alternative profile names in the format User xx Profile and User xx Alt Profile where xx is the user number the profile will be imported if the name already exists in Forcefield e If the import file contains profile and alternative profile names that do not match the required format the profile and alternative profile are used as templates whose contents are used to either modify an existing profile record or to create a new record with the correct Id as applicable For example the import file contains a profile for user number 495 named Head Office and an alternative profile named Head Office plus Warehouse During the import process Forcefield will create or modify the profile User 495 Profile whose contents will mirror the contents of Head Office and the alternative profile User 495 Alt Profile whose contents
20. Click the Database field button to select a database field see Database field mapping on page 40 for details x Insert database field in expressiorr Select dataset Available fields 38 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Chapter 3 Integrating photo ID 4 Select a database field and click OK The field is added to the Enter expression window The field NAMEA is the first part of the user name up to the first space and the field NAMEB is the second part of the user name even if the second part uses a space Expression Wizard xj Enter expression userTb NAMEA Insert at cursor position Database field Eunction Variable lt gt lt gt lt gt Not And Or Clear Validate Cancel 5 Click Validate to verify the expression x There are no errors The result is Firstname Next we ll add a space to separate the first and second parts of the name Spaces or any other fixed text is not a database field and so must be enclosed between two apostrophes 6 Click the button to add another element to the expression 7 Type for the first apostrophe to enclose the fixed text 8 Press the spacebar for the space between the first and second parts of the name the space is fixed text other characters could be used 9 Type for the second apostrophe ending the fixed text 10 Click the button to add another element to the expression 11 Repeat
21. Integrating third party systems Overview A third party system is an external system which can communicate with Forcefield using the Forcefield third party system protocol The third party system must be assigned a type in Databases gt Third Party gt System Types and is optionally assigned a sub type in Databases gt Third Party gt System Sub Types A third party sends events to Forcefield The third party device must be assigned a type in Databases gt Third Party gt Device Types Forcefield supports up to 99 types of third party system nine types may be connected simultaneously Each third party system can have up to e 99 system sub types e 99 device types e a total of 65 535 devices System security Both the third party system Databases gt Third Party gt System and third party devices Databases gt Third Party gt Devices are assigned a member in order for the normal member partitioning to occur The third party system is assigned a Forcefield operator login and password Operators gt Operators in order to control access The third party system s operator record is assigned an access Operators gt Access in order to control by member group and timezone which events are to be sent to the third party system Communications Forcefield communicates with third party systems via serial RS 232 or TCP UDP Only one third party system is allowed per communications channel In order to control the
22. Intercom Call Volume Down Intercom Call Volume Up Flashes pink when an intercom call is waiting to be answered The operator clicks the button to go to the map containing the icon of the intercom that is currently waiting to be answered Radio channel 1 selection Radio channel 2 selection Radio channel 3 selection Turns off the radio Reduces the radio volume Increases the radio volume Reduces the current call volume Increases the current call volume 48 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Chapter 5 Integrating intercom Integrating a Commend IP intercom system To integrate a Commend intercom system you ll need to understand the following basic concepts e The Commend intercom system used by Forcefield is a multi level hierarchical system Forcefield supports levels 1 and 2 intercom masters Forcefield communicates with the intercom system via IP to a Commend GE 800 Intercom Server e A Forcefield TCP IP host record is used to store the connection details IP address of the Commend GE 800 Intercom Server Intercom masters level 1 are located near Forcefield client workstations and can communicate with other intercom masters and slaves via IP e When a Forcefield operator at an intercom master level 1 is logged off all intercom calls to the intercom master level 1 are automatically diverted to the intercom master level 2 e Slave intercoms are located near doors or in rooms and communicate with the in
23. See the Forcefield Operators Manual for more information on configuring ports The overall process of integrating a Jacques intercom system is as follows 1 Select Databases gt Intercoms gt Intercom Master The Intercom Master screen displays 2 Program the intercom master level 2 and give it an ID 50 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Chapter 5 Integrating intercom In the Comms Port Host field select the Com port record for the Jacques intercom system 4 Program any intercom masters level 1 and specify the intercom master level 2 ID in the Higher Master field 5 Select Databases gt Intercoms gt Intercom Slave The Intercom Slave screen displays 6 Program intercom slaves and specify the appropriate intercom master s ID in the Master field Forcefield External Interfaces Manual 51 Chapter 5 Integrating intercom 52 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Chapter 6 Integrating paging and duress Summary This chapter describes how to set up Forcefield to send automatic email messages or to page an Ascom Nira paging system when an event occurs Note In order to use these features you must purchase and install the TS9112 Pager Duress license module Content Integrating Paging 54 Integrating an Ascom Nira duress system 54 Duress system overview 54 Adding a Computer Category for duress support 56 Adding an Ascom Nira duress station 56 Adding an Ascom Nira duress system locator 57 Adding an Ascom
24. a third party system when the event s computer category is programmed to print the event The following data types may be used and are programmed in Databases gt Third Party gt System Short form binary e History record in native record format e History record in CSV format Refer to the Third Party System Protocol Document for details Third party system to Forcefield The message from the third party system is the device number and an index into the device s computer category Forcefield uses this information to perform actions through the event triggering mechanism Forcefield External Interfaces Manual 81 Chapter 8 Integrating third party systems Third party system example System definition The third party system Is a watering controller Communicates to Forcefield via a serial RS 232 interface Is to receive Forcefield events only during business hours for messages of the Watering Member member group The received event format is to be short form binary Will send events to Forcefield to indicate faulty or fixed watering solenoids and to notify of watering on or off operations Does not require time synchronisation between Forcefield and the watering system To set up the third party system 1 82 Create a serial port record of type Other and name it for example Ser 1 TP Port Create a printer access record for example Watering Access with a Watering Membe
25. a video file Figure 30 Media Player Interlogix Media Player znas E Select All Videos Forcefield External Interfaces Manual 75 Chapter 7 Integrating CCTV Teleste Video Management system This section describes the process of integrating a Teleste Video Management system into Forcefield 6 2 and later Overview A Teleste Video Management system typically comprises e CCTV cameras e Video encoder providing IP connection to Teleste Server e Teleste Server with VMX Client and VMX Config applications e One or more instances of XReceiver grid of monitors connected to the Teleste Server IP connection to external application Forcefield client workstations e Operating stations Forcefield client workstations with Teleste remote XReceiver application and ffdshow codec installed In addition to XReceiver running natively on the Teleste Server each Forcefield client workstation can host remote XReceivers to display video images on the workstation s monitors suitable IP connection and graphics card required We recommend NVIDIA brand video cards A multicast IP connection is required between the Teleste Server and the Forcefield workstation in order to display video using XReceiver To integrate Teleste into Forcefield you will need information from the VMX Config application on the Teleste Server It is assumed that the Teleste system was previously configured and records such as monitors
26. by Ascom Nira 5 Select port member computer category etc 6 Press F5 to save Adding an Ascom Nira duress system locator To add an Ascom Nira duress system locator 1 Select Databases gt Duress gt Duress Locators 2 Select a duress system 3 Select an address and ID 4 5 Press F5 to save the record Enter a description of the locator Adding an Ascom Nira duress transceiver Unless already done so create a new Duress Computer Category which has the Restoral Required box cleared See Adding a Computer Category for duress support on page 56 To add an Ascom Nira duress transmitter 1 Select Database gt Duress gt Duress Transmitter 2 From the Duress transmitter screen select a duress system 3 Type the identity supplied by Ascom Nira 4 5 Select an ID from the ID field Click the Type arrow and then select the type of transmitter If you select U922 which has two way communication then call number fields are provided Select a duress type of computer category that has been amended to not require restorals for the alarm conditions The Ascom Nira does not generate alarm restoral events Press F5 to save the record Forcefield External Interfaces Manual 57 Chapter 6 Integrating paging and duress Adding a computer category for paging or email support In this procedure it is necessary to create a new Computer Category or alter one that was previously cr
27. click the Department field 32 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Chapter 3 Integrating photo ID Figure 12 Card Layout Editor window Forcefield Client Card Editor C Program Files GE Security Forcefield cards Ene x Image To PrintPreview Sample pl e olaja a o ts ca meS tome 2 I Two sided Commands The Forcefield client Card Layout Editor uses a right click menu to access commands The right click menu commands are e Send to Back places the selected object behind all others e Bring to Front places the selected object in front of all others e New create a new layout design e Open opens a previously created layout e Save saves the current layout displayed on screen e Save As saves the current layout displayed on screen with the option of changing the file name e Close closes the current layout displayed on screen Forcefield client Card Layout Editor remains open Toolbar Buttons The Forcefield client Card Layout Editor window Figure 12 above has a row of toolbar buttons From left to right the buttons are described in Table 4 on page 34 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual 33 Chapter 3 Integrating photo ID Table 4 Card Layout Editor toolbar buttons Name Function New Report Load Report Save Report Print Preview Print Printer Setup Add database field Add label Add shape Add user image Add image backgro
28. data bits 12 Connect the cameras monitors and switchers to the Forcefield system The switcher must be connected to the correct serial port on the Forcefield node via an RS 232 cable Details of serial port connections are described in Figure 20 below 13 Use the Databases gt Video gt Matrix Video gt Switchers command and then check the Enabled selection to enable a CCTV switcher Figure 20 CCTV switcher wiring connections Panasonic 616 Computer CCTV switcher Computer CCTV switcher RX RX RX RX GND Gh RTS RTS CTS CTS Excluding Panasonic 616 CD CD Automatically displaying CCTV images for alarms Forcefield can automatically display video images on a spot monitor in response to an alarm when the operator opens the alarm detail screen Briefly the following must be in place e The workstation must be programmed to have at least one spot monitor Databases gt Computer Equipment gt Workstations Forcefield External Interfaces Manual 63 Chapter 7 Integrating CCTV e The workstation must be set up to switch the camera to the spot monitor in response to an alarm From the Forcefield Workstations window click the Alarms button and select Switch Cam to Mon on Detail e The field device in alarm must be programmed to have a video camera and optionally a preset view If a preset view is not programmed then Forcefield will display the camera s preset view 1 See also Controlling CCTV from Fo
29. on page 105 104 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Appendix A User data file formats Data containing commas must be contained in double quotes for example A 12432 Manufacturing Smith Jane Girl Friday TSV tab separated value format In this format the data fields are separated by TAB characters e g A lt TAB gt 12432 lt TAB gt Manufacturing lt TAB gt Smith Jane lt TAB gt Girl Friday in the order listed in Table 12 There are 71 data fields in total all fields must be present even if they contain no data Table 12 CSV and TSV import file field descriptions Field sequence amp description Sample value Description 1 Import Action 2 User Number 3 Name 4 Name 5 Profile Forcefield External Interfaces Manual A 4 Fred Smith Engineering Staff Values include e A user to be added or modified if it already exists e D user to be deleted Any other character is ignored and the data is not processed The Forcefield user number range is 1 to 999 999 Mandatory field For a delete this is the only field required to contain data Up to 30 characters Surname and first name will be concatenated in Forcefield to form one name field Max name is 30 characters Up to 30 characters Surname and first name will be concatenated in Forcefield to form one name field Max name is 30 characters The profile that the user is assigned to e g
30. screen From the Forcefield Workstations window click the Alarms button and then select Switch Cam to Mon on Detail 8 If applicable use the Databases gt Computer Equipment gt Workstations command to select the intercom monitor to display the feed from the intercom camera and to create a title to be displayed on the Graphics Map for the intercom monitor 9 If applicable use the Databases gt Computer Equipment gt Workstations command to select the VCR monitor to be used to display the feed from the VCR 62 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Chapter 7 Integrating CCTV 10 Use the Admin gt Configuration gt Forcefield Configuration command and then click the CCTV Intercom button to configure the following options e Door Open Blank Camera Delay When the operator opens a door associated with an Intercom from a graphics map the monitor displays video from the associated camera This value is the number of seconds until the video is blanked e Camera Number for Blank Video This is the video camera number that will be used to select blank video This may need to be specially set in the video switcher programming 11 Use the Databases gt Computer Equipment gt Ports command and configure a Forcefield node port as follows e The port type is VideoSwitcher RS232 e Configuration settings to suit the switcher e g at the time of writing the settings for a Kalatel KTD 348 are no handshake 9600 baud no parity 8
31. step 3 to select and add the database field NAMEB x Enter expression userTb NAMEA userTb NAMEB Insert at cursor positiory Database field Function Variable JE E E lt gt lt gt lt gt Not Ana of Clear Validate Cancel 12 Click the Validate button to check the results for the currently selected user Forcefield External Interfaces Manual 39 Chapter 3 Integrating photo ID Forcefield client 4 x There are no errors The result is Firstname Lastname 13 Click OK to close the validation window 14 Click a formatting button to make the text bold italic underlined etc as required 15 When finished editing the expression click OK to close the Expression Wizard 16 Click the Print Preview button to preview a card layout based on default data 17 When finished editing the card layout save the layout and exit Note The first time you save a file from Card Layout Editor you may need to navigate to the location of the cards folder The Expression Wizard has many more features than described here If you need help using the Expression Wizard please contact technical support Database field mapping The database fields displayed in Expression Wizard correspond to the User Maintenance window as described in Table 5 below Table 5 Relationship between Expression Wizard data and User data Expression Wizard field User Maintenance window field NAMEA F
32. text none in the editing field with the required label text and then click the button to accept the changes 3 Click a formatting button to make the text bold italic underlined etc 4 Click and drag the text on the card layout image to position it Forcefield External Interfaces Manual 37 Chapter 3 Integrating photo ID 5 Click the Print Preview button to preview a card layout based on default data 6 When finished editing the card layout save the layout and exit Note The first time you save a file from Card Layout Editor you may need to navigate to the location of the cards folder Adding database fields By using the Add database field button you can get Forcefield to extract user details automatically from the database and print each user s data on their card In the following procedure we ll add users first and last names to a card layout To add database fields to the card layout 1 Click the Add database field button and then click inside the dotted border on the card image to add a database field variable text A row of formatting buttons displays Figure 13 on page 35 Note the fx button for adding database fields and expressions 2 Click the fx button to open the Expression Wizard x Enter expression insert at cursor position Database field Function Variable a lt gt lt gt lt gt Not And or Clear Validate Cancel 3
33. the User Export window 2 Select the criteria to define the records you want to export and then click the Export To arrow 3 Click the in format arrow and then select the data format required e g CSV 4 Select the remote storage location 5 Click Run to execute In the case of a CSV file export Forcefield creates a file named userexp csv in the remote storage location In the case of a TSV file export Forcefield creates a file named userexp tsv in the remote storage location See also Export file data format on page 100 Preparing user data for importing User data may be created or exported from a variety of applications for use in Forcefield as long as they conform with the specifications listed in Table 12 on page 105 The use of various applications and methods to prepare data is outside of Our control and outside of the scope of this document However this section does provide some guidelines to assist you in preparing data We do not recommend the use of one external application over another Responsibility for maintaining data integrity lies with the operator 90 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Chapter 9 Integrating external user data Using Microsoft Excel Microsoft Excel is commonly used for manipulating tabular data Note the following cautions You can t work in form view because Excel depending on version does not support forms with more than 32 data fields user data has 71 data field
34. to add a fixed image such as a background or logo A Load Image button and a row of selection boxes displays on the toolbar Figure 15 on page 35 e Load Image button click to browse to the image file e Auto size resizes image to its original size e Centre if the image has been shrunk selecting this displays the image in the centre Stretch Makes the entire image fit into the box you have defined dragging the edges Adding a shape Shapes such as squares circles and lines can be added and formatted in the card layout editor to print on the card Click the Add shape button and then click inside the dotted border on the card image to add a shape Card Layout Editor initially places a square on the card layout and displays a row of shape editing buttons displays Figure 14 on page 35 Click a button to change the shape e Square may be filled with colour e Circle may be filled with colour Single vertical line e Single horizontal line e Two parallel horizontal lines e Two parallel vertical lines e Change the colour of the line e Change the colour of the fill Adding text labels To add text labels to the card layout 1 Click the Add label button and then click inside the dotted border on the card image to add a label field fixed text The text none is added to the card layout and displays in the editing field and a row of formatting buttons displays Figure 13 on page 35 2 Replace the
35. to use in the Video Status Manager Server field e If Video Presentation Client has been previously installed on this computer then remove it before reinstalling Forcefield External Interfaces Manual 125 Appendix D Integrating TruVision Use the following steps to install Video Presentation Client 1 Click Install Video Presentation Client on the Forcefield Installation CD start page or run setup exe in the Install VPC Install folder The Welcome to the Forcefield Video Presentation Client Setup Wizard displays Click Next to continue Enter the details noted in Installing Video Status Manager on page 124 except for the client s Forcefield port number default is 9200 Do not use the same port number as the server Enter the Host ID in the Video Status Manager Server field Tip To add or edit the details after installation click Start gt All Programs gt Video Presentation Client Configuration Figure 35 below Use whatever process to launch Video Presentation Client Configuration that suits your version of Windows Accept the suggested installation folder and then click Next to continue Alternatively click Browse to select a different location before clicking Next 4 At the Confirm Installation screen click Next to continue 5 When the Installation Complete message displays click Close Figure 35 Video Presentation Client Configuration window Video Presentation Client Configuration
36. 1 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Important information This is the Forcefield External Interfaces Manual This document includes an overview of the product and detailed instructions explaining e How to set up external interfaces such as CCTV duress intercom paging email and photo ID e How to program Smart Cards and use Photo ID and the Card Layout Editor e How to export user data to and import user data from external locations To use this document effectively you should have the following minimum certifications e Installation and programming of Challenger security e The appropriate level of Forcefield trained and assessed certification L1 Forcefield L2 Integration and L3 Enterprise Note Some of the tasks and programming options described in this manual are to be used only by Forcefield technicians who have been trained and assessed in relevant integration and programming Read these instructions and all ancillary documentation entirely before installing or operating this product The most current versions of this and related documentation may be found on our website at www interlogix com au Command convention In describing the command menu structure in this document the symbol gt is used to indicate sub menus For example Select Users gt Access gt Generate IUM Data means the same as From the main menu click Users click Access and then click Generate IUM Data This manual refer
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38. 3 These hardware configurations can be used for Forcefield 6 0 but the increased video performance that Forcefield 6 0 supports requires the hardware described in this section e Refer to this appendix for details of using SymDVRs with Forcefield 6 0 Refer to the Combined hardware list on page 119 for a summary of hardware combinations that may be used with Forcefield 6 0 This list applies to both SymDec 16 plus 4 DVR and SymSafe Pro DVR except as noted Recommended hardware We have tested and approved specific configurations of Forcefield client computer hardware network configurations and monitors In each case a 1000 Mb s network connection is provided and all monitors are set to a screen resolution of 1280 by 1024 pixels Note Any unused monitors must not be enabled or they will consume resources To disable unused monitors use the Display option in Windows Control Panel to open the Display Properties window Settings tab The minimum specification for a Forcefield client computer integrated with SymDVR depends on the number of simultaneous video streams you need to view Refer to the following sections for a summary of minimum and high performance applications Minimum SymDVR use A Forcefield client computer that is to be used only for displaying live and recorded views not multiview from a SymDVR must have the following specifications e Processor Intel Pentium 4 1 6 GHz or faster e Operating system Windows
39. 6 25fps 10 10 0 NVIDIA Quadro NVS440 6 8 3 fps 32 16 16 B NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700 2 25fps 12 12 0 No second card 2 8 3 fps 20 12 8 Table 14 Video performance for Forcefield 6 0 using Forcefield 5 3 hardware Computer Video card 1 Monitors Frame Total video Max on one configuration Video card 2 if used rate streams remaining D1 C NVIDIA Quadro NVS440 8 25fps 8 1 7 NVIDIA Quadro NVS440 5 5 fps 20 4 16 D NVIDIA Quadro NVS440 4 25fps 9 4 5 No second card 4 5 fps 12 4 8 E NVIDIA Quadro NVS440 4 25fps 8 4 4 No second card 4 5 fps 12 4 8 Notes 120 Remember that in any configuration you may need to use one monitor to operate Forcefield if the client computer is not dedicated to displaying video Programming camera multiviews to display different views frequently short dwell time may exceed the CPU resources as tested in this document You must ensure that the fps rate in event and alarm conditions does not exceed the ability of the computer to display video Systems were tested with static camera multiviews so that camera views did not change after a programmed dwell time SymSafe Pro DVRs are available in 4 8 and 16 channel models If using SymSafe Pro instead of SymDec 16 plus 4 the maximum number of video streams may be limited by the number of channels available in your SymSafe Pro model Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Appendix C Integrating SymDVR e SymSafe Pro DVRs at D1 resol
40. 600 Windows XP SP2 4 GB RAM Computer B HP xw4600 Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Windows Vista SP1 4 GB RAM Table 14 on page 120 lists the computer hardware recommended for use with Forcefield 5 3 but may be used with Forcefield 6 0 The following configurations were tested Computer C HP xw6600 Quad Core Xeon 3 00 GHz Windows XP 4 GB RAM Computer D HP xw4600 Quad Core Xeon 2 40 GHz Windows XP 4 GB RAM Computer E HP xw4600 Quad Core Xeon 2 40 GHz Windows Vista SP1 4 GB RAM The Max on one remaining columns indicate the maximum number of video streams that can be displayed on one monitor with the remaining streams available indicated in brackets For example 16 16 indicates that 16 video streams can be displayed on one monitor and 16 remaining streams can be displayed on additional monitors Forcefield External Interfaces Manual 119 Appendix C Integrating SymDVR The Monitors columns indicate the maximum number of monitors including any monitors required to display the Forcefield operator interface if needed Table 13 Video performance for Forcefield 6 0 using recommended hardware Computer Video card 1 Monitors Frame _ Totalvideo Max on one configuration Video card 2 if used rate streams remaining D1 A NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700 2 25 fps 10 10 0 MeeeOUe gan 2 8 3 fps 32 16 16 A NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700 4 25 fps 10 10 0 NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700 4 8 3 fps 32 16 16 A NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700
41. Access Level 1 _ Watch Dog Relay Time Factor 5 _ Reader Option Card Reader Token Value Valid Card LED Flash ge F Toggles Night Light Protocol Options Wiegand M Red LED Options Secure v Blue LED Options Door Open Only v Offline LED Two Line Operation v Relay Options Door Relay Output v Security Mode Secured Mode Egress Mode Egress Off Reader Credit Type Credit 1 Reader Location Location 1 write Read Erase Cancel Blank write Reader Default Card Option is NOT supported by CA 1115 6 Reader address If the reader is on a Challenger LAN or an Intelligent Door Lift Controller LAN type a number from 1 to 16 in the Reader Address field to specify the Smart Card reader address Leave the address field blank e For readers such as CA1115 or CA1116 that have their RAS addresses set via DIP switches e To create a reader configuration card to program readers without using a fixed reader address The reader address would be set during address programming mode in which the reader configuration card is used to select the required address from a series of coded beeps Refer to the Smart Card Reader s Installation and Programming Manual for details Valid card beep Optional lIf selected the reader will beep once when valid Smart Card is badged at the reader in addition to any other beeps Watch dog Optional lIf selected the reader automatically sends a s
42. D or USB device The Forcefield server computer must have Forcefield server software version 6 0 1 or later installed provided on the Forcefield installation CD or USB device Refer to the Forcefield Installation and Setup Manual for details Note you must update your Forcefield software prior to attempting to use new functionality Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Appendix C Integrating SymDVR e The Forcefield client computer must have Forcefield client software version 1 0 7 26 or later installed provided on the Forcefield 6 0 1 or later installation CD or USB device Refer to the Forcefield Installation and Setup Manual for details Note before you install Forcefield client on a Windows computer you must first remove any earlier versions if present Go to Start gt Control Panel gt Add or Remove Programs and then remove any instances of Forcefield client e The Forcefield client computer must have an NVIDIA brand video card e Ensure your computer meets the minimum Forcefield client specifications e Camera presets are not supported for cameras connected to the SymDVR s IP ports e If aForcefield Client computer s operating system is upgraded for example from Windows XP SP3 to Windows Vista video pop up functionality may not work If so you may need to reinstall the latest version of Forcefield client software on the client computer Forcefield programming SymSafe Pro DVR uses the same programming in Fo
43. Data first t Up to 30 characters instance 8 table rows omitted for space reasons 35 User Data tenth i Up to 30 characters instance 12 sets of three data fields contain the IUM card data for the user Each set of three data fields must be populated in turn without gaps or any subsequent data will be ignored 36 IUM User Card Tecom 27 bit Up to 20 characters Category first instance Note The card category must already exist in Forcefield 37 IUM User Raw Card 136 15 0 0 0 0 Raw card data in format Data first instance XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX each field is 0 to 255 See also Generating raw card data on page 95 and Auto populating raw card data fields on page 95 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual 107 Appendix A User data file formats Field Sequence amp description Sample value Description 38 IUM User Raw Bits Used first instance 255 30 table rows omitted for space reasons 69 IUM User Card Wiegand 26 bit Category twelfth instance 70 IUM User Raw Card _ 0 1 0 0 2 0 Data twelfth instance 71 IUM User Raw Bits 36 Used twelfth instance The number of bits of the card data used 1 to 48 See also Generating raw card data on page 95 and Auto populating raw card data fields on page 95 Up to 20 characters Note The card category must already exist in Forcefield See also Generating raw card data on page
44. File Forcefield Site D Forcefield Session Password Forcefield Part Video Status Manager Server Save Confiquration Cancel Changes Setting up the video service Use the following steps to set up the Forcefield video service 1 126 Use the Databases gt Video gt Video Service command to create a Video Service record Click the Address arrow and then select the previously defined Host ID use the session password defined in Installing Video Status Manager on page 124 and the server s Forcefield port number default is 9300 Use the Admin gt Configuration gt Configuration command to open the Forcefield Configuration window and then click the CCTV Intercom button Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Appendix D Integrating TruVision e Inthe Video Service VPC Port field type the port number default is 9200 that the Video Presentation Client will use to listen for data e Configure a time for the DVR Tagging By Mgt S W Delay option Checking the Forcefield video service Any time Forcefield client is started VPC starts and attempts to connect with Forcefield The VPC icon in the Windows taskbar Figure 36 below can display three states e A red icon with an x indicates that VPC cannot connect with Forcefield e A blue icon with a indicates that VPC is connected with Forcefield but there is no Forcefield operator logged in e A blue icon with a ind
45. G interlogix Forcefield External Interfaces Manual P N MAUSER TS9100_E REV 9 0 ISS 10AUG12 Copyright Trademarks and patents Manufacturer ACMA compliance Contact information 2012 UTC Fire amp Security All rights reserved The Forcefield name and logo are trademarks of UTC Fire amp Security GE and the GE monogram are trademarks of the General Electric Company and are under license to UTC Fire amp Security 9 Farm Springs Road Farmington CT 06034 4065 USA Other trade names used in this document may be trademarks or registered trademarks of the manufacturers or vendors of the respective products Interlogix a division of UTC Fire amp Security Australia Pty Ltd Level 1 271 273 Wellington Road Mulgrave VIC 3170 Australia N4131 For contact information see www interlogix com au Content Important information iii Chapter 1 Introduction 1 Audience 2 Scope of this manual 2 Related documents 2 Before you begin 3 Chapter 2 Integrating a Smart Card Programmer 5 Installing Smart Card Programmer hardware 6 Smart cards used for access control functionality 7 Smart cards used for credit functionality 17 Specifying default values for smart cards 21 Chapter 3 Integrating photo ID 23 Overview 24 Using Capture 24 Capture device settings 27 Using Import 29 Using Card Layout Editor 32 Chapter 4 Integrating automatic event email 43 Overview 44 Adding an email address 44 Chapter 5 Integ
46. Image N Oj x 5 gt Format Display Compression Source From the right click menu select the following options 28 Preview default setting to use video preview mode to preview the live video before doing the capture Overlay to use video overlay mode if Supported by your system to preview the live video before doing the capture Overlay mode provides real time video and better image quality than video preview mode Driver Dialogs gt Format to change the image format from the Video Format dialogue box Stream Settings m Digital Image Format Resolution Pixel Depth bits and Compression Size bytes 320 x 240 hd RGB 24 230400 Cancel Sonlp Driver Dialogs gt Compression to change the image compression options from the Video Compression dialogue box ideo Compression HED Compressor Cinepak Codec by Radius Cancel Compression Quality 100 Fi Configure About IV Key Frame Every fis frames ie Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Chapter 3 Integrating photo ID e Driver Dialogs gt Source to change the video source options from the Video Source dialogue box Figure 11 below Figure 11 Video Source dialogue box tabs Capture Source Device Settings Camera Controls Capture Source Device Settings Camera Controls Mizosoft Value Auto Gia hie lt lt lt lt lt p rae Ir Select a Video Device Contrast
47. Nira duress transceiver 57 Adding a computer category for paging or email support 58 Creating a Paging By Event trigger 58 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual 53 Chapter 6 Integrating paging and duress Integrating Paging In this procedure it is necessary to create a new Computer Category or alter one that was previously created Computer Categories tell Forcefield how to handle events Forcefield has default Computer Categories that cannot be modified and because they cannot be modified it is necessary to create a new Computer Category that can be modified To set up automatic email messages or duress system paging 1 Integrate the Ascom Nira system into Forcefield Refer to Integrating an Ascom Nira duress system below 2 Set up anew computer category for events with paging Refer to Adding a computer category for paging or email support on page 58 3 Program the Challenger device to use the new computer category Refer to Challenger Programming in the Forcefield Operators Manual 4 Create a Paging by Event trigger Refer to Creating a Paging By Event trigger on page 58 Integrating an Ascom Nira duress system This guide describes how to integrate Ascom Nira system devices into Forcefield It does not explain how install or implement Ascom Nira system devices The task of integrating an Ascom Nira Duress system consists of the following procedures to be performed in the following se
48. Place the card on the Smart Card Programmer Double click Read to display information stored on the card Issuing user cards typical From the main menu select Users gt Smart Card Programmer gt Issue User Card Figure 7 Issue User Card window Issue User Card Rise OFS AAT We Te The Th le P Wea kf PT Pe Authorised Forcefield operators may perform the following card actions described in Table 2 below when issuing user access cards Table 2 Issue User Card window buttons Button Details Read Reads and displays the data if any currently programmed onto the card Use this action to check a card s current details The Smart Card Programmer emits two beeps to indicate a successful operation Forcefield External Interfaces Manual 15 Chapter 2 Integrating a Smart Card Programmer Button Details Write Attempts to transfer the data displayed on the screen to the card Use this action to program a card The Smart Card Programmer emits two beeps to indicate a successful write and seven beeps to indicate that writing was denied Erase Deletes the data from the card but leaves the site security code intact The Smart Card Programmer emits two beeps to indicate a successful operation Blank Deletes the data and the site security code from the card available only if the card password lock was switched off when the card was written The Smart Card Programmer emits two beeps to indicate a successful
49. Switchers command to program a CCTV switcher Leave the Enabled selection unchecked so that you can program the CCTV switcher cameras monitors and presets before actually physically connecting the equipment to the Forcefield system 2 If not previously done define a video switcher port 3 Use the Databases gt Video gt Matrix Video gt Cameras command to program a video camera Select the CCTV switcher defined in step 1 to which this camera is connected and specify whether the camera has pan tilt zoom PTZ control 4 If applicable use the Databases gt Video gt Matrix Video gt Presets command to program and name predefined views for PTZ cameras defined in step 2 TIP The name that you assign to a presets 1 through 5 are added to the camera s pop up menu on maps displaying the camera 5 Use the Databases gt Video gt Matrix Video gt Monitors command to program the video monitors Select the CCTV switcher defined in step 1 to which this monitor is connected 6 Use the Databases gt Computer Equipment gt Workstations command and then click the Other button to ensure that the Disable CCTV Control selection is not checked 7 Use the Databases gt Computer Equipment gt Workstations command to specify the video monitors to be used by the workstation TIP The first programmed spot monitor is used to display the image from the camera associated with the point in alarm when the operator views the Alarm Detail
50. V Figure 21 Overview of TruVision DVR interface Optional interfaces Forcefield node Intercom Duress Forcefield client The Forcefield node receives events froma 3 Challenger panel or from other interfaces as defined by computer categories created for this purpose The image represents both standard and Enterprise Forcefield hardware The IP connection between Forcefield clients and the node does not carry digital video Integration overview See Video service integration process on page 124 for details of integrating TruVision DVR devices into a Forcefield system Doors e Lifts PIRS RASs e etc Control Panel NX Video Cameras we DVR Forcefield can manage up to 999 TruVision DVRs via IP Depending on model cameras may be IP or analogue including PTZ cameras Full configuration of DVRs and cameras can be performed via Forcefield In this example both the VSM and VPC are installed on the Forcefield client In a larger system the VSM should be installed on a dedicated Windows computer to be the video server the Forcefield client still must have VPC installed Legacy equipment such as DVMRe SymDec and SymSafe are supported natively in Forcefield Forcefield supports TruVision DVRs and cameras via the following additional software 66 Video Status Manager VSM is required on one Windows computer in the system Video Presentation Client VPC is r
51. XP SP2 or Windows Vista SP1 e RAM 256 MB or larger e HDD 120 GB or larger 7200 rom minimum e Video Card 1 x 64 MB or larger e Monitor 1 e Simultaneous video streams 2 118 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Appendix C Integrating SymDVR Maximum SymDVR use A Forcefield client computer that is to be used for displaying live and recorded views of up to 32 video streams on up to four monitors from multiple SymDVRs must have the following specifications e Processor Intel Core 2 Quad 2 40 GHz or faster e Operating system Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista SP1 e RAM 4 GB or larger e HDD 120 GB or larger 7200 rom minimum e Video Cards 2 x NVIDIA chipset with 512 MB or larger for example Quadro FX 1700 e Monitors 1 to 4 e Simultaneous video streams 16 per monitor 32 maximum Combined hardware list This section describes the video performance that you can expect from Forcefield 6 0 for various computer hardware configurations at full size D1 resolution and for two frame rate selections For intermediate frame rates such as 12 5 fps the performance will fall between the specifications listed The hardware configurations listed in the this section may be used to display video image streams from SymDVR in multiview windows Table 13 on page 120 lists the computer hardware recommended for use with Forcefield 6 0 The following configurations were tested Computer A HP xw4600 Intel Core 2 Quad Q6
52. aces Manual Chapter 2 Integrating a Smart Card Programmer Card Site Code Card Number Credit Access Level Location Rights _j Location 1 _ location 2 _ Location 3 _ location 4 Read Write Cancel 2 Double click Read to check the card s credit details 3 Type anumber from 1 to 16 in the Credit Access Level field to define the access level 16 is the highest for devices using the credit option Example A smart card reader at a photocopier has an access level of 4 which permits operation by users with access levels of 4 through 16 If a user has a card with access level 5 then they can use the photocopier Another user with a card with credit access level of 3 cannot use the photocopier 4 Select the Location rights to permit the use of credits at the selected location s 5 Double click Write then click Esc Specifying default values for smart cards Use this option to specify global default values for site code and card bits for use in issuing smart cards Specifying default values enables you to select only the user for system default cards and then the raw card data will be automatically calculated from the default settings Note The Forcefield workstation may be configured to use workstation specific default values which override the global default values see the Workstation Options Other section in the Forcefield Operators Manual To program default site code and card bit values 1 Fro
53. al Glossary Ascom Nira Capture Card Layout Editor CCTV CCTV switcher Duress DVR Email Intercom Intercom Level 1 Master Intercom Level 2 Master Intercom Slave LAP NVR Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Brand name for Ascom Nira 960 duress system Use of a video camera connected to a Forcefield client to capture an image for use in a Photo ID system Photo ID user card design application for Forcefield clients Closed Circuit Television Part of the CCTV system a CCTV switcher connected to Forcefield controls video cameras and monitors The Ascom Nira 960 Duress system is comprised of a duress station connected to Forcefield duress system locators static locations within a facility and a duress transceiver worn by a personnel such as a guard If the guard s duress transceiver generates an alarm the system informs the operator of the guard s location and direction of travel In addition the system may be used to page produce beeps or a siren when an event occurs Digital Video Recorder or Digital Video Multiplexer Recorder Forcefield can be set up to send an email message to a specified recipient when an event occurs The Jacques 550 Series intercom system is comprised of master and slave intercoms that interface with Forcefield The Forcefield intercom interface is comprised of icons on maps and Speed Bar buttons to control volume The operator clicks the icon to
54. al Interfaces Manual Appendix D Integrating TruVision Summary This appendix describes how to integrate TruVision DVRs and cameras that operate via Forcefield s add on video service applications Content Overview 124 Video service integration process 124 Installing Video Status Manager 124 Installing Video Presentation Client 125 Setting up the video service 126 Configuring TruVision DVRs and cameras 128 ConfiguringaDVR 128 Configuring an IP camera 137 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual 123 Appendix D Integrating TruVision Overview The range of supported TruVision DVR products uses video service applications that provide the interface between Forcefield and TruVision devices e Video Status Manager VSM must be installed on one Windows computer per Forcefield system The computer with VSM is the video server The VSM manages the connection and communications between the video system and Forcefield e Video Presentation Client VPC must be installed on each Forcefield client computer that is used for controlling or viewing video Each computer with VPC is a video client The VPC streams the video directly from the DVR Note Before you install VSM or VPC on a Windows computer it must have Microsoft NET Framework 4 installed The following products are supported at the time of writing e TVR 10 firmware version 2 4 or later e NVR20 TVN 20 firmware version 1 3 0 or later e TVR 40 firmware versi
55. alarm conditions refer to the SymDVR s user manual for details Note Configure your system such that the CPU usage will not exceed 90 for more than 20 seconds or Forcefield will turn off one or more video streams Loss of video stream When streaming from the SymDVR stops on any particular stream for a period of five seconds that particular window will display a black background and will display No video stream received from SymDec If streaming restores the window will return to displaying the camera view Note that this can also appear if the UDP ports are blocked by a firewall Forcefield External Interfaces Manual 121 Appendix C Integrating SymDVR Forcefield user interface Forcefield s SymDVR interface differs slightly from the DVMRe interface as follows e The Skip Backward and Skip Forward buttons allow a user to jump backward or forward by a configurable number of seconds 5 to 300 the default is 20 Press either button multiple times to make multiple jumps Forcefield starts playing forward automatically after making a jump Adjust the number of seconds skipped by dragging the track bar below the buttons to the left or right e The Play Reverse button isn t available Use the Skip Backward button instead e Playback speed is not applicable to SymDec Supported video hardware Forcefield 6 0 and later supports only Legend IP PTZ dome cameras and SymNet IP encoder decoder 122 Forcefield Extern
56. amount of data that Forcefield sends to a third party system a buffer depth setting is provided on the Admin gt Configuration gt Configuration screen Older data will overflow the buffer and be discarded and only recent data will be sent to the third party system The buffer depth is global to all third party systems used by Forcefield The following communication parameters are programmed in Databases gt Third Party gt System e ACK Timeout Both Forcefield and the third party system must acknowledge data transmission within the ack timeout time 80 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Chapter 8 Integrating third party systems e Retry Attempts Determines the number of retries permitted Data transmission may be retried up to the number of retry attempts when data transmission has not been acknowledged within the ack timeout time e Heartbeat Determines the heartbeat period During periods of inactivity Forcefield will send heartbeats to the third party system to ensure it is still active e Time Synchronisation Determines whether Forcefield or the third party system is allowed to set the time of the other or no time synchronisation is to occur The third party system must log in to Forcefield with a valid operator login and password No data transmission will occur unless the third party system has successfully logged in Message formats Forcefield to third party system Forcefield will send a particular event to
57. ategories screen displays 2 Click the Computer Category field type a new name for the Computer Category and then press ENTER Forcefield displays a Category type selection list 3 Select the Category Type Duress from the list 4 Type a description for the new category in the description field 5 Inthe Event Text list select an event type e g Personal Monitor Alarm for which you want to program the event settings 6 Right click the Restoral Required box to clear it 7 Press F5 to save the changes Adding an Ascom Nira duress station Unless already done so create a new Duress Computer Category which has the Restoral Required box cleared See Adding a Computer Category for duress support above Unless already done so create a duress port with the appropriate values from the duress station The required values are e Port type Duress e Node The node number that the Duress Station is connected to e Handshake None e Baud 9600 e Parity Even e Data Bits 8 See the Forcefield Operators Manual for more information on configuring ports 56 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Chapter 6 Integrating paging and duress To add an Ascom Nira duress station 1 2 3 Select Databases gt Duress gt Duress Stations Select or add a duress system e g New Ascom Nira Click the protocol arrow and select Ascom 960 In the System ID field type an Ascom Nira System ID hex value supplied
58. ber in Forcefield as required Rejected IUM Card Category Invalid The IUM card category does not exist in Forcefield Check the spelling in the user imp file or create the card category in Forcefield as required Rejected Followed by details for the rejection such as card data or PIN code already in use by another user Data format error on line n If any of the required data fields are missing Forcefield abandons changes to the user s record and all subsequent records in the file Time or date input format error The data in the date and time fields is not correct for example the file has been converted to Excel format 31 12 2006 11 59 instead of 11 59 31 Dec 2006 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual 97 Chapter 9 Integrating external user data 98 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Appendix A User data file formats Summary This appendix describes the data file requirements to copy or export Forcefield user data from the Forcefield user database to storage media or an NFS or CIFS connected computer Content Export file formats 100 Export method 100 Export file data format 100 Import file formats 104 Import method 104 Status report 104 Import file data format 104 Importing profiles in Unique Profile Per User mode 108 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual 99 Appendix A User data file formats Export file formats This section relates to the Export User Data option Export method
59. cameras PTZ camera presets and users already exist Integrating Teleste into Forcefield The following is the overall process for programming Forcefield to display and control a Teleste Video Management system 1 Create a TCP IP host record In Forcefield use the Databases gt Computer Equipment gt TCP IP Hosts command to create a record for the Teleste Video Switcher The Address field must match the Address field in VMX Config Main Group gt Master Server gt Setup window 2 Create a video switcher record In Forcefield use the Databases gt Video gt Matrix Video gt Switchers command to create a new record name for example Teleste Use the license key and hash key associated with your Teleste license For the IP Address field select the previously created TCP IP Host record 76 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Chapter 7 Integrating CCTV 3 Create video monitor records Monitor refers to a picture tile on a display and not the display itself In Forcefield use the Databases gt Video gt Matrix Video gt Monitors command to create a new record For the Switcher field select the previously created Teleste video switcher record The Teleste Monitor Id field must match the Display ID field in VMX Config Main Group gt Receiver gt Monitor gt Setup window 4 Create monitor group records Monitor group is a grid of picture tiles ona display In Forcefiel
60. change the reader default values The Smart Card reader is online only when directly connected to a Challenger LAN or an Intelligent Door Lift Controller LAN 10 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Chapter 2 Integrating a Smart Card Programmer To create a reader configuration card 1 From the main menu select Users gt Smart Card Programmer gt Reader Config Card Figure 5 on page 12 See Table 1 below for a description of the buttons at the bottom of the screen 2 Select the Reader Configuration Card options as required see Reader configuration card options user access below Place a configuration card or a blank card on the Smart Card Programmer Double click Read to check that the card is either a reader configuration card or a blank card 5 Double click Write to transfer the selected options to the reader configuration card A successful write produces two beeps write denied produces seven beeps Some options marked with are not supported by the reader equipped CA1115 or CA1116 RASs Table 1 Reader Configuration Card window buttons Button Details Write Attempts to transfer the data displayed on the screen to the card Use this action to program a card The Smart Card Programmer emits two beeps to indicate a successful write and seven beeps to indicate that writing was denied Read Reads and displays the data if any currently programmed onto the card Use this action to check a card
61. ck the Action button on the Triggering By Event window to program an action 3 Program the options required to activate the PTZ camera and DVR to display a preset view when the specified Forcefield event occurs 4 Click the Action field and select for example Set Multi View 74 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Chapter 7 Integrating CCTV E0272 000 li S ACTIONS for Show Door 3 Id Display video v Type Video Control v Action Set Multi View lv Multi view Matts Test Area v Workstation Forcefield Client v You must already have the required multi view record programmed See the Databases gt Video gt DVR Video gt Multiview section in the Forcefield Operators Manual for details 5 Optionally use the Admin gt Tools gt Event Simulator command to simulate the specified Forcefield event and to check for the intended outcome Alternatively generate the Forcefield event using the actual hardware to check for the intended outcome Viewing exported video footage The media player is a standalone player that can be used to replay any video clip that has been exported using Forcefield Copy the player s exe file and bin file to media in the same folder as the video clips for authorities It has a zero footprint meaning it does not require installation to a machine Run the media player s exe file to display a play list of exported files in the same folder or use the Open File icon to find
62. click the Notification Type arrow and then select the type of event Ensure that the required notification methods are selected for each type 134 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Appendix D Integrating TruVision Figure 43 DVR Configuration window System tab Device Configuration Cameras Recording Alam Network Notiticatons System System Information Poirt of Sale RS232 Dewee ID Baud Rate Device Type Twib0 Firmware Version V4 3 2 buld 111215 Encodes Version V5 0 build 111202 Pany Data Bits Hard Drives 2 Flow Controt Storage Capacity Channels Input Alarms Output Alarms Serial Number TVR601616201 0062388 Stop Bis Work Mode Syst m Date and Tine PTZ RS485 Device Time 08 29 2012 14 38 47 M Cameras C Daylight Savings S Baud Rate es Pay Data Bits Flow Controt Stop Bits Oheneng the setting requires Ihe dewce tp be rebooted belore the change it applied DVR capabilities When connected click the Capabilities button to view the DVR s configured capabilities Figure 44 on page 136 The left hand side of some values have a icon to indicate a group of capabilities Click the to expand the group Forcefield External Interfaces Manual 135 Appendix D Integrating TruVision Figure 44 DVR Capabilities window gt Device Capabilities TVRE DVR disk analysis When connected click the Disk Analysis button to see a graphical representation of data st
63. connections When you click Save in the CIFS Storage window Forcefield displays a test connection window Figure 31 below Click Yes to perform a connection test Figure 31 CIFS test prompt Should Forcefield Test CIFS connection now Error messages are displayed when a field in the CIFS Storage window contains a fault If more than one fault exists an error message is displayed for only the first error encountered even if other errors exist For example if both the machine name and the user password are wrong you receive an error message for only the machine name until you correct it and test the connection again Table 10 on page 90 lists the error messages you might see Forcefield External Interfaces Manual 89 Chapter 9 Integrating external user data Table 10 CIFS mount error messages Sequence Error message Probable cause 1 Mount failed Connection timed out Error in machine IP address 2 Mount failed No such device or address Error in machine name 3 Mount failed Permission denied Error in Windows user name or password 4 Mount failed No such file or directory Error in share folder name Exporting user records Before you can export user records you need to have set up a storage location such as a CIFS storage on a Windows computer see Setting up an export import folder on a Windows computer on page 86 To export user records 1 Go to Users gt Transfer User Data gt Export User Data to open
64. d The system may be configured to require a confirmation for the open door command Forcefield External Interfaces Manual 47 Chapter 5 Integrating intercom e Audio Monitor On Starts audio monitoring of a selected intercom e Audio Monitor Off Stops audio monitoring of a selected intercom e Disable Call Button Disables the call button and set the intercom icon to yellow The option toggles to Enable Call Button to reverse the command For Commend intercoms an alarm periodically reminds the operator that the intercom is isolated configured in Admin gt Configuration gt Configuration gt CCTV Intercom The active call options available to the operator are as follows e Close Call Ends the call and clears the intercom monitors after a configurable period e Open Door Opens the door and immediately closes the call The intercom monitors are cleared after a configurable period The system may be configured to require a confirmation for the open door command Using the Forcefield Speed Bar intercom buttons The Forcefield Integration Technician must add the buttons listed in Table 6 below to the Forcefield Speed Bar Configuring the Forcefield Speed Bar is described in the Forcefield Operators Manual Table 6 Forcefield Speed Bar intercom buttons Button Operation Go To Intercom Map Intercom Radio 1 Intercom Radio 2 Intercom Radio 3 Intercom Radio Off Intercom Volume Down Intercom Volume Up
65. d programming will be performed See Procedure for a client below or Procedure for a node below as required Requirements e Smart Card Programmer serial cable power pack e Unused serial port on the client or node computer e User interface such as a monitor keyboard and mouse Procedure for a client Install a Smart Card Programmer on a Forcefield client where card programming will be performed To install Smart Card Programmer hardware 1 Connect the serial cable to a free serial port on the Forcefield client to be used for programming cards Connect the other end to the connection marked RS 232 on the Smart Card Programmer 2 Connect the power pack to the Smart Card Programmer and then connect the power pack to mains power Procedure for a node Install a Smart Card Programmer on a Forcefield node where card programming will be performed Note The node computer must have a user interface such as a monitor keyboard and mouse To install Smart Card Programmer hardware 1 Connect the serial cable to a free serial port on the node to be used for programming cards Connect the other end to the connection marked RS 232 on the Smart Card Programmer 2 Connect the power pack to the Smart Card Programmer and then connect the power pack to mains power 3 Create a port record in Forcefield for the Smart Card Enter an ID for the Smart Card Programmer for example Node 1 Smart Card Programm
66. d use the Databases gt Video gt Matrix Video gt Monitors Group command to create a new record select a physical layout and then save the record 5 Assign video monitors to the group Click Monitor Assignment to assign a video monitor to each of the picture tiles in the grid 6 Create video camera records In Forcefield use the Databases gt Video gt Matrix Video gt Cameras command to create a new record For the Switcher field select the previously created Teleste video switcher record The Teleste Camera Id field must match the Camera ID field in VMX Config Main Group gt Encoder 1 gt Camera window 7 Create presets for PTZ cameras In Forcefield use the Databases gt Video gt Matrix Video gt Presets command to create a new record The Teleste Name field must match the Position name field in VMX Config Main Group gt Encoder 1 gt Camera gt Preset window This field is case sensitive 8 Configure workstation video options In Forcefield use the Databases gt Computer Equipment gt Workstations command to open a Forcefield workstation record and then click Video to assign video monitor groups and video monitors to the workstation The Video Command Operator field must match a Teleste user record 9 Reactivate the switcher driver After making any changes to CCTV configuration you need to reactivate the driver that talks to the switcher In Forcefield use the Databases gt
67. d user data from storage media or an NFS CIFS connected computer into the Forcefield user database See also Preparing user data for importing on page 90 Import method The import method may be manual or automatic Forcefield Configuration determines which one is used Note In order to use automatic user import you must purchase and install the TS9119 Auto User Import Export license module Manual import Initiated by an operator from the Forcefield menu e Forcefield will attempt to read the file user imp on the storage selected by the operator e If located on the Forcefield computer the location must be usr ares user import Automatic import e Automatic imports can only be directed from NFS CIFS mounted storage e Forcefield will periodically scan the nominated directory for the file user imp process the file and then remove it Status report A report will be generated indicating status of import for each user record in the import file which is rejected or has its data modified Individual records may be rejected for a variety of reasons or data may be truncated if imported data fields are too long Import file data format User data may be imported into Forcefield in either CSV or TSV formats These formats are described in the following sections CSV comma separated value format In this format there is 1 text line per user with data in fields separated by commas in the order listed in Table 12
68. e Setup Wizard displays Click Next to continue 2 Enter the Forcefield site name exactly as licensed and displayed in the top left of the Forcefield window the session password and the server s Forcefield port number default is 9300 and then click Next to continue Tip To add or edit the details after installation click Start gt All Programs gt Video Status Manager Configuration Figure 34 below Use whatever process to launch Video Status Manager Configuration that suits your version of Windows 3 Accept the suggested installation folder and then click Next to continue Alternatively click Browse to select a different location before clicking Next 4 When the Installation Complete message displays click Close Figure 34 Video Status Manager Configuration window Video Status Manager Configuration SE File Forcefield Site ID Forcefield Session Password Forcefield Port 9300 Save Configuration Cancel Changes Forcefield video Status Manager Service is Running Installing Video Presentation Client Install Video Presentation Client VPC on each Forcefield client computer where video is required Each computer must have Microsoft NET Framework 4 installed Notes e Prior to installing the first VPC create a TCP IP Host record for the VSM computer s IP address In Forcefield use the Databases gt Computer Equipment gt TCP IP Hosts command Note the Host ID
69. e Video Cam field as per the example shown in Figure 22 below Using the History menu to display video The History gt Show DVR Footage menu contains the following sub menus e Tagged Footage e Time Footage Refer to History gt Show DVR Footage menu in the Forcefield Operators Manual for details about using these commands Using maps to display video Maps can contain Challenger equipment devices that have been programmed with an associated DVR video camera see Figure 22 below for example Figure 22 Challenger input device programming OU rROOVAL ilv id ic Melb Reception PIR lv PIR at reception Num Description Type Areas Assigned PA Secure Alarm A bes ies Ey StS ET ENE Sette JE fe ist Pes re es dae Bite jf 16 or Alarm Group Contact Id 140 Event v Jv Test Type No Testing lv EVENT FLAGS _ Siren General Alarm v _ Print When Unsealed Console _ Camera _ Secure Alarm 2 _ Secure Alarm 5 _ 24 Hour Alarm 8 Secure Alarm 11 _ Secure Alarm 3 _ Access Alarm 6 _ Secure Alarm 9 _ Access Alarm 13 The video camera Video Cam Asial 2 Cam 1 that a device uses is Member vic Melb site lv _ Secure Alarm 4 _ Access Alarm 7 _ Secure Alarm 10 Event Flags 24 Hr v View x determined by the input s programming Maps 68 Computer Cat Eaput Tag 3 TI Help i Links Forcefield External Inte
70. e from the Client Preferences screen before you remove Forcefield client Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Chapter 7 Integrating CCTV Video switcher system Figure 19 System diagram of basic CCTV system VCR Intercom Spot 1 Spot 2 Spot 3 Monitor Monitor Monitor Monitor Monitor RS 232 Video Switcher Forcefield Node RS 232 IP or Dial up Video Cameras a ii a gl V8 ii if L e E Access and alarm control devices Doors e Lifts Challenger lt _ e PIRs Panel e RASs e etc The video switcher must be physically connected to the Forcefield node but the CCTV system is controlled from Forcefield clients The optional VCR monitor is selected from the pop up menu for a camera LAP When selected the signal from the selected camera is routed through the VCR and then the workstation s VCR monitor displays the image that is being recorded Forcefield External Interfaces Manual 61 Chapter 7 Integrating CCTV Overall process This section describes the overall process of integrating video switcher CCTV devices into Forcefield Refer to the Databases gt Video gt Matrix Video menu section in the Forcefield Operators Manual for details about programming video cameras monitors camera presets and switchers The information provided in this section is only a summary Overall process for integrating CCTV into Forcefield 1 Use the Databases gt Video gt Matrix Video gt
71. eated Computer Categories tell Forcefield how to handle events Forcefield has default Computer Categories that cannot be modified and because they cannot be modified it is necessary to create a new Computer Category that can be modified As part of this procedure you ll need to select the type of event and then select Allow Paging not applicable to some event types To create a new computer category to page or email on events 1 Select Databases gt Management Software gt Computer Categories gt Computer Categories The Computer Categories screen displays 2 Click the ID field type a new name for the Computer Category and press ENTER Forcefield displays a Category type selection list 3 Select the required Category Type from the list 4 Type a description for the new category in the Description field 5 Inthe Event Text list select an event type e g Duress for which you want to program the event settings 6 Right click the Allow Paging box to select it 7 Press F5 to save the changes Creating a Paging By Event trigger Program a Paging by Event trigger to page an Ascom Nira duress system or to send an email To create an event trigger 1 Select Triggering gt Event Paging and then the Paging by Event screen displays Type a new ID or select one Type a new description for the event Click the Page on Event arrow and then select an event type Press F5 to save the changes Click Destinatio
72. eld Refer to Import file data format on page 104 for details To import user records 1 Prepare a user import file in either TSV or CSV format and name it user imp See Preparing user data for importing on page 90 for details 2 Place the user imp file in the remote storage location 3 Go to Users gt Transfer User Data gt Import User Data to open the User Import window 4 Select the remote storage location 5 Click the Report to arrow and then select the reporting location e g screen 6 Click Run to execute 96 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Chapter 9 Integrating external user data Troubleshooting the import process If the user imp file is missing or if it s incorrectly named Forcefield will generate an Unable to Open File alarm and the import process will be terminated If the operation runs successfully view the generated report to see any error messages generated from the user imp file The following is a list of common faults and associated error messages listed in the report viewer Rejected Action not Add or Delete The user record did not begin with an A ora D Rejected User Profile Invalid The user profile does not exist in Forcefield Check the spelling in the user imp file or create the user profile in Forcefield as required Rejected Invalid Member The member does not exist in Forcefield Check the spelling in the user imp file or create the mem
73. eld client Card Layout Editor window Click to adjust the card image to view at actual size Click to open the Report Settings window Depending on the function selected a second row of buttons displays Figure 13 on page 35 Figure 14 on page 35 or Figure 15 on page 35 34 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Chapter 3 Integrating photo ID Figure 13 Additional formatting buttons a apa as z u sjsj E z Figure 14 Shape editing buttons olol Zi alal Figure 15 Load Image button and selection boxes mage oad mage 7 Auto Size I Centre Stretch Creating a Card Layout To create a photo ID card layout 1 Unless already done so create a department to which both the card layout and users can be assigned Departments are created and applied to users in Users gt Maintenance 2 Select Users gt Design Card Layout to open the User Card Layout window 3 Select the required department and then click Design to launch the Forcefield client Card Layout Editor 4 Click the Card layout settings button to open the Report Settings window Ensure that the dimensions are correct for the cards you need to use See Setting up the card layout on page 36 for details 5 Optionally if you have duplex card printer one than prints on both sides of the Photo ID card and want to create a two sided layout select Two sided on the Card Layout Editor window see Figure 12 on page 33
74. equired on each Forcefield client where video is used Both VSM and VPC require Microsoft NET Framework 4 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Chapter 7 Integrating CCTV Creating a computer category Computer categories tell Forcefield how to handle events An event can be used to send an event tag to a DVR In order to do so you must create a computer category that can be edited the standard computer categories are read only templates The particular type of computer category that you create will be based on the type of equipment e g arming station door etc that you want to use For any given computer category and event there are two items that you need to program for use with a DVR Select Mgt s w to tag DVR if Forcefield is to send text to DVR to be recorded as a tag for the event Edit if required the event text for the event The event text will be sent as part of the tag to the DVR when the event occurs Using the DVR system Forcefield can perform the following tasks in relation to a DVR system e In response to events Forcefield sends text to the DVR to be recorded along with video footage from a camera associated with the event The text can be generated by Forcefield or by a high level interface such as an intercom system A Forcefield operator working at a Forcefield client computer can display live or recorded footage from a DVR e When viewing live footage from a PTZ camera the o
75. er See the Forcefield Operators Manual for details 4 Select SmartCard Programmer as the port type 5 Enter the node number for the port The Smart Card Programmer can only program cards on the same node that it s installed on 6 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Chapter 2 Integrating a Smart Card Programmer 6 Select the System QNX ID for the hardware device serial port for example ser2 serial port 2 All serial ports are listed not just available ports 7 Click Save and then close the port record 8 Setup the Smart Card Programmer using the SmartCard Programmer port record See Setting up the Smart Card Programmer below Smart cards used for access control functionality This section describes the options on the Card Programmer Properties screen that apply only to using Smart Cards for access control purposes instead of for credit purposes Setting up the Smart Card Programmer Use the Smart Card Programmer Properties Setup options to program the Smart Card Programmer in Forcefield This procedure assumes the Smart Card Programmer hardware was successfully installed To program the Smart Card Programmer 1 Select Users gt Smart Card Programmer gt Setup Programmer CONNECTION Port Type Client COM Port IP Port 3001 Host 192 168 11 123 Password Properties Credit Access Level Version Recall 2 Type the Forcefield client s IP port number in the IP Port field The p
76. er any remedy fails of its essential purpose Installation in accordance with this manual applicable codes and the instructions of the authority having jurisdiction is mandatory While every precaution has been taken during the preparation of this manual to ensure the accuracy of its contents Interlogix assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions iv Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Chapter 1 Introduction Summary This chapter describes the intended user of this manual what it covers and what other documents may be required Content Audience 2 Scope of this manual 2 Related documents 2 Before you begin 3 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Chapter 1 Introduction Audience This manual is for use by trained Forcefield integration technicians and Forcefield operators It provides reference material for setting up external interfaces such as CCTV duress intercom paging email and photo ID It also provides reference material for programming Smart Cards and using Photo ID and the Card Layout Editor Scope of this manual This manual is a supplement to the Forcefield online help and is intended only as an offline reference and a guide to using Forcefield Forcefield hardware for both standard edition and Enterprise edition is represented by an image of standard Forcefield hardware Figure 1 Representation of Forcefield hardware Related documents Refer to the Forcefield Installation and Set
77. g online Red LED Options the reader is said to be online when it is configured as a LAN device either on the Challenger LAN or the Intelligent Door Lift Controller sub LAN e Secure the red LED is on when the area associated with the door is secure e Secure amp Door open the red LED is on when the area associated with the door is secure and the red LED flashes whilst the door lock relay is active Blue LED options Select one of the following online Blue LED Options the reader is said to be online when it is configured as a LAN device either on the Challenger LAN or the Intelligent Door Lift Controller sub LAN e Door Open Only the blue LED will normally be off and will flash whilst the door lock relay is active e Access amp door open the blue LED is on when the alarm area associated with the door is in access and will flash whilst the door lock relay is active Forcefield External Interfaces Manual 13 Chapter 2 Integrating a Smart Card Programmer Offline LED Select one of the following Offline LED options LEDs are classed as offline when the reader is attached to a Wiegand or mag stripe interface e One Line Operation both the blue and red LEDs are controlled by the brown wire e Two Line Operation the red LED is controlled by the brown wire and the blue LED is controlled by the yellow wire Relay options Select one of the following relay options e Door relay the relay output violet
78. gram and name predefined views for PTZ cameras Tip The name that you assign to a presets 1 through 5 are added to the camera s pop up menu on maps displaying the camera Configuring TruVision DVRs and cameras A Forcefield system with video integration uses the video system s product specific programming screens instead of Forcefield programming screens See Configuring a DVR below and Configuring an IP camera on page 137 for examples of the types of programming screens you might see The following sections contain screen images that are provided as examples only The details may change with different models selected and with different software versions Note The configuration details of various products may differ from the examples shown in this section Refer to the products user information for detailed instructions about configuring and using DVRs and cameras Configuring a DVR Use the Databases gt Video gt DVR Video gt DVRs command to open a DVR record for a connected and enabled DVR Click the DVR Configuration button to open the Edit DVR window 128 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Appendix D Integrating TruVision Figure 37 Edit DVR window Edit DVR Name Device Type Tvr60 Device IP Address LEZAS A1 Device Port 8000 Streaming Type Tep Username Password Notification Port L Test Connection Device Specific
79. he Smart Card Programmer on page 7 To change the Smart Card Programmer port number if necessary 1 Right click the Software Terminal Server icon in the Windows system tray and then select Disable 2 Right click the Software Terminal Server icon and then select Settings r COM Options IP Options Bat IP Port 3001 Baud Rate s0 x DataBits fs x Parity None zi Cancel Stop Bits ioo g 4 4 i4 4ii4 Flow C DTR DSR M RTS CTS M ONOFF 3 Click the Port arrow and then select the required port number The port must not be blocked by a firewall or other means 4 Change the required settings and then click Save 5 Right click the Software Terminal Server icon in the Windows system tray and then select Enable Creating a reader configuration card Smart Card readers can be programmed two ways e By use of an LCD RAS to access the Install menu options for programming the reader e By use of a reader configuration card programmed for the specific Smart Card reader A reader configuration card is required to program cards in secured mode using the 4 byte security password This is the only means of transferring the 4 byte code to a reader Different options are required on a reader configuration card depending on whether the reader is being used for access control or for credit functionality See the appropriate Smart Card Reader Installation Guide for instructions to
80. he data and the site security code from the card available only if the card password lock was switched off when the card was written The Smart Card Programmer emits two beeps to indicate a successful operation Cancel Cancels the current operation Programming user credits credit use This section applies to programming smart card readers used for credit e g for a photocopier or drinks dispenser To program user credits 1 Starting from the Issue User Card window Figure 7 on page 15 and witha card placed on the Smart Card Programmer click Credit Units and then the following screen displays Oi P Card Site Code 0 Card Number 0 Credit Units Current New New Balance Balance Credit Units 1 Credit Units 2 Credit Units 3 zz Credit Units 4 Read Write Cancel 2 Double click Read to check the card s credit details 3 Type new values in the New fields to add credit units to cards or deduct credit units from the card s current balance 4 Click Write and then click Esc to return to the Issue Card screen Programming access data credit use This section applies to programming smart card readers used for credit e g for a photocopier or drinks dispenser To program access data 1 Starting from the Issue User Card window Figure 7 on page 15 and witha card placed on the Smart Card Programmer click Access Data and then the following screen displays 20 Forcefield External Interf
81. he file type that best describes your data Characters such as commas or tabs separate each Field Fields are aligned in columns with spaces between each field Start import at row fi File origin windows ANSI z Preview of file C Tmp data userexp tsy Cancel 2st r Einish 4 For TSV format select Tab and click Next For CSV format select Comma and click Next Forcefield External Interfaces Manual 91 Chapter 9 Integrating external user data Text Import Wizard Step 2 of 3 2 x This screen lets you set the delimiters your data contains You can see how your text is affected in the preview below ae F I Treat consecutive delimiters as one vV Tab Semicolon Comma T Space T Other B Text qualifier i z apreview D o 1 85 i 136 Luigi His N 5 Excel allows you to change the data format of each column You must change the format of the three date columns column 6 14 and 15 even if they contain no data Text Import Wizard Step 3 of 3 21x This screen lets you select each column and set olumn data format the Data Format General General converts numeric values to numbers date C Text values to dates and all remaining values to text C Date omv z Advanced Do not import column skip Data preview ser Profile Cancel lt Back Nart gt 6 Scroll across to the first date in column 6 Profile Ex
82. he relay output is turned on The relay output is turned off when a valid Tecom smart card is badged next with or without credits Reader credit type Select the reader credit type that the reader will use Reader location Select the reader s location Issuing user cards credit use This section applies to programming smart card readers used for credit e g for a photocopier or drinks dispenser Authorised Forcefield operators may perform the following card actions described in Table 3 below when issuing user access cards Table 3 Issue User Card window buttons Button Details Read Reads and displays the data if any currently programmed onto the card Use this action to check a card s current details The Smart Card Programmer emits two beeps to indicate a successful operation Write Attempts to transfer the data displayed on the screen to the card Use this action to program a card The Smart Card Programmer emits two beeps to indicate a successful write and seven beeps to indicate that writing was denied Erase Deletes the data from the card but leaves the site security code intact The Smart Card Programmer emits two beeps to indicate a successful operation Credit units Add credit units to cards or deduct credit units from cards Forcefield External Interfaces Manual 19 Chapter 2 Integrating a Smart Card Programmer Button Details Access data Set the card access levels Blank Deletes t
83. he user flag Privileged is checked Prints the programmed lockout type e g Not Timed Forcefield External Interfaces Manual 41 Chapter 3 Integrating photo ID 42 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Chapter 4 Integrating automatic event email Summary This chapter describes how to set up Forcefield to send email messages when alarms or other events are detected Content Overview 44 Adding an email address 44 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual 43 Chapter 4 Integrating automatic event email Overview Forcefield can be set up to send email messages when an event occurs One or more emails can be sent with each event Example of automatic email message text where Collins_3 is the Challenger ID and Vic CollinsSt L3_RmE17 is the Area ID 16 06 2004 15 48 51 Incident 4773 Alarm Vic CollinsSt L38_ RmE17 Reported from Collins_3 at 16 06 2004 15 48 51 In this procedure it is necessary to create a new Computer Category or alter one that was previously created Computer Categories tell Forcefield how to handle events Forcefield has default Computer Categories that cannot be modified and because they cannot be modified it is necessary to create a new Computer Category that can be modified Complete the following tasks to set up automatic email messages 1 Save the email server IP address in Admin gt Configuration gt Forcefield Configuration 2 Add the email address es in the F
84. his section describes the process of setting up a CIFS Common Internet File System storage on a Windows computer and accessing it from Forcefield to export or import user data Windows XP is used in this example The steps for other versions may differ Prerequisites you may need to seek assistance from your IT staff for the following items e You need to know the IP address of the Windows computer specifically the IP address of the computer s connection to the Forcefield node e There must be a suitable Windows user account e g the Windows user account for the person who will be logged in when exporting or importing data Alternatively you may want to set up a special Windows user account for use by multiple operators but that process is not described here Notes e The password for the Windows user account will be visible to Forcefield operators who have permission to open the CIFS Storage window e The Windows password becomes invalid when the IT rules expire the password The saved Windows password must be changed when the password expires Procedures To set up CIFS storage on a Windows computer 1 Create a folder to be used by Forcefield In this example the folder name is data File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Back 7 p pa Search ie Folders E Address jo C Tmp Folders X Name 3 Om A Gadata ta data E E WINDOWS O Word Templates E b DVD RW Drive D E groups on Mitcham Aust
85. icates that VPC is connected with Forcefield and there is a Forcefield operator logged in Figure 36 Video Presentation Client icon ideo Presentation Client Connection with Forcefield Lost Notes e Atleast one video service DVR must be enabled before the video service can connect to the video server The taskbar must display a blue icon with a before you can connect to TruVision DVRs or cameras Use the following steps to configure TruVision DVRs and cameras 1 Use the Databases gt Video gt DVR Video gt DVRs command to program a DVR must be on the network e Click the Type arrow and then select Video Service e Click the Server arrow and then select the appropriate video service e Check the Enabled selection so that you can program the DVRs and cameras via the Configuration button 2 Click the Configuration button to configure the DVR See Configuring TruVision DVRs and cameras on page 128 3 Use the Databases gt Video gt DVR Video gt DVR Cameras command to program a video camera Select the DVR to which this camera is connected and specify whether the camera has pan tilt zoom PTZ control 4 Click the Configuration button to configure the camera See Configuring TruVision DVRs and cameras on page 128 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual 127 Appendix D Integrating TruVision 5 If applicable use the Databases gt Video gt DVR Video gt DVR Presets command to pro
86. ick the Card layout settings button to open the Report Settings window The four main areas on Report Settings window are e Paper size The average access or Photo ID card size is around 54mm x 86mm portrait is a tall layout landscape is a wide layout e Margins Sets the distance of the border from the edge of the card layout Columns can also be set up on the card to help you position elements in the layout Columns won t print in your final Photo ID card e Other Use these settings to set the default font for the card layout labels e Page frame This is the dotted grey line on the card layout which if selected prints as a line around the edge of the layout You can adjust its width and distance from the edge with the margin settings If you want no frame to appear leave the page frame boxes empty The frame is invisible unless you preview the layout Adding a user image Click the Add user image button and then click inside the dotted border on the card image to add user images from user records Card Layout Editor initially uses a default user image as a placeholder The image is placed inside of a rectangular frame which has resizing handles when selected Figure 16 Card Layout Editor user image preview window 36 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Chapter 3 Integrating photo ID Adding a background image Click the Add image background button and then click inside the dotted border on the card image
87. ield Speed Bar also flashes pink When flashing the intercom is said to be waiting If an additional intercom call is requested whilst the intercom is waiting Forcefield automatically queues the call Waiting calls are displayed according to the intercom system used e For Jacques intercoms Forcefield indicates one call waiting at a time in the sequence initiated For Commend intercoms Forcefield indicates all waiting calls simultaneously Calls are answered in priority and sequence order when answered via the New Alarm or Call Speed Bar button Click the flashing intercom LAP on the map to automatically e Switch the video camera assigned to the intercom to the workstation s intercom monitor e Open the intercom s call channel Note The intercom monitor is defined on a workstation basis Use the Databases gt Computer Equipment gt Workstations command and then click the Video button to create a title to be displayed on Graphics Map for the intercom monitor and to select the monitor to be used When not flashing the intercom is said to be inactive The operator selects an inactive intercom icon to switch the camera associated with the intercom to the intercom monitor The options available to the operator are as follows e Cancel Closes the menu e Open Call The options associated with an active call become available e Open Door Opens the door The intercom monitors are cleared after a configurable perio
88. ignal periodically to indicate that it s connected and working Can be used only if the reader is configured as a Wiegand device Reader option configuration card Optional lf selected the reader accepts a configuration card more than once 12 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Chapter 2 Integrating a Smart Card Programmer If not selected the reader can only be configured with a reader configuration card one time only to prevent unauthorised reprogramming of the reader Any future changes must be made via the RAS keypad or by first un flagging this option via the RAS keypad Valid card LED flash Optional lIf selected the reader s LED gives a short flash when a valid card is badged Toggles night light Optional lf selected the blue LED remains lit with low intensity at all times regardless of whether the red LED is on or off Protocol options Select the required protocol e Wiegand mode Card data is generated in the Wiegand protocol The information on the card decides which format can be used for example Tecom ASP or Standard 26 bit Wiegand format e Magnetic Stripe Card data is generated in the Track 2 magnetic stripe format A card present signal is available on the relay output violet wire if selected by configuration card see Relay options on page 14 Do not select Tecom Smart Card protocol because it is not implemented in the Challenger Red LED options Select one of the followin
89. ime factor modifies the pulse width output of the pulsed relay option and the energised time for the timed relay Reader token value The reader token value determines how many credits are deducted for each token when a card is badged If applicable type a number in the range of 1 to 65534 to specify the reader s token value Example On a photocopier one token equals two credits one credit equals 10 cents Each time an A4 copy is made with the card one token is deducted two credits or 20 cents 18 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Chapter 2 Integrating a Smart Card Programmer Relay options Select the relay option e Credit pulsed The relay output will operate as a pulsed output active low when the reader is configured to operate as a credit activated device anda credit transaction is completed The pulse width is configurable from 10 milliseconds to 2 55 seconds on a configuration card see Relay Time Factor e Credit timed tThe relay output operates as a timed output active low when the reader is configured to operate as a credit activated device and a credit transaction is completed The time is configurable from 1 to 65535 seconds multiplied by the relay time factor e Credit latched the relay output operates as a latched output if the reader is configured to operate as a credit activated device When a Tecom smart card with valid credit data is badged and the transaction is successfully completed t
90. irst part of the name field up to the first space NAMEB Second part of the name field even if the second part uses a space e g Van Dam POSITION Position DEPARTMENT Department USERDEFINED The label of this field in the User Maintenance window is determined by the setting in Admin gt Configuration gt Configuration gt User button gt User Defined Field Title value PHONE Phone EXT Ext AFTHOURS Phone AH USERNUMBER User 40 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Chapter 3 Integrating photo ID Expression Wizard field User Maintenance window field MEMBER_DATA_1 MEMBER_DATA_10 USER_STATUS USER_TYPE PROFILE PROF_END_DATE ALT_PROFILE MEMBER BEGIN_DATE EXPIRY_DATE TRACE CARD_ONLY LONG_ACCESS PRIVILEGED LOCKOUT_TYPE Value of the field on the User Maintenance window the label of which is the value of the Data 1 field for the user s member As above for Data 2 through Data 9 fields Value of the field on the User Maintenance window the label of which is the value of the Data 10 field for the user s member Status Type Profile Profile end date day month year Alt Profile Member Active from date day month year Active to date day month year Prints Traced if the user flag Trace is checked Prints Card Only if the user flag Card Only is checked Prints Long Access if the user flag Long Access is checked Prints Privileged if t
91. isplayed simultaneously using multiple computer monitors Figure 32 below Figure 32 Forcefield client computer with multiple monitor video card Video Video Video Video Forcefield Client me ua et at Se Ge 4 IP cameras Se St ij Ge Ea Et gt Se Sa Ste Se Sm Se Sm Site Gy Forcefield client computer SymDec 16 plus 4 DVR 16 analog cameras Each digital video view displayed by Forcefield is processed by the Forcefield client computer s CPU from data received from SymDVR via the IP network As a result the processing power of the Forcefield client computer s CPU limits the number of digital video views that can be displayed simultaneously Refer to the following specific recommendations concerning suitable hardware and software configurations 114 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Appendix C Integrating SymDVR Overview of SymDVRs The discontinued range of supported SymDVR products include SymDec 16 plus 4 or SymSafe Pro DVRs Figure 33 Overview of SymDVR interface Optional interfaces Forcefield node Doors Intercom PIRS Control Panel e RASs etc Duress Video Cameras a a Forcefield client DVR 1 The Forcefield node receives events froma 3 Forcefield sends event tags associated Challenger panel or from other interfaces with a camera to the SymDVR The event as defined by computer categories created tag is recorded with the camera s digital fo
92. larm out settings fo other alain oul configurations Copy Tor 132 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Appendix D Integrating TruVision Figure 41 DVR Configuration window Network tab Device Configuration Cameras Recording Alam Network MAC Address O40 30EF B965 Server Address Multicast 0 0 0 0 Port NTP Other Enable NTP On DNS Serves 1 Tine Syne interval 60 Minutes DNS Server 2 NTP Server 1921682201 Ea NTP Port 123 NFS Server IP UTC Ofset 10 lHo 0 S Mewes NES Dieting Dhangng ary ol the settings on the page require the device to be 1ebooted betore line changes are appled Cx tee Forcefield External Interfaces Manual 133 Appendix D Integrating TruVision Figure 42 DVR Configuration window Notifications tab Device Configuration Cameras Recording Alam Network Notifications Systeri Notifications Setup Select which PC will receive notifications from this device Notify IP Address 192 168 220 5 Notify Port hoo g Select which events you want to be notified about and how you would like to be notified Notification Type Disk Full E Buzzer Notify me via TCP C Send Email C Trigger Alarm Out Output 1 Output 2 Output Output 4 Notes e Enter the appropriate IP address for VSM host video server to enable DVR notifications to be reported e For each event to be reported from the DVR
93. ly Blank means does not apply The date when the user becomes valid Date fields are in the format 11 23 19 Mar 2007 i e Hour Minute 2 character day of month 3 character month 4 character year The date when the user becomes expired User s PIN code 4 to 10 digits Up to 30 characters All users belong to a member this determines where any alarm messages will be directed and which operators have access to this user s data Note The member must already exist in Forcefield User data field labels are not imported Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Appendix A User data file formats Field Sequence amp description Sample value Description 18 Def Field reference num Up to 20 characters This field contains data pertinent to all users on this site 19 Department n Up to 30 characters 20 Position t Up to 30 characters 21 Phone phone1 Up to 11 characters 22 Ph Ext 1234 Up to 4 characters 23 Phone AH home phone Up to 17 characters 24 Lockout Type Not Timed Values include Not Timed From On Site e From Off Site 25 Lockout Time o Lockout time in minutes 0 to 65535 Ten optional user data fields contain data as determined by the member that the user belongs to User data field labels defined via the member programming window are not imported Note User data is displayed in Forcefield only if the operator s member allows it 26 User
94. m PTZ camera you can use the controls in Live View as described in Table 7 below Table 7 DVR Camera Control buttons for PTZ cameras Button Function lt 4 Pan left gt Pan right 4 Tilt up 70 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Chapter 7 Integrating CCTV Button Function Tilt down Zoom in Zoom out Focus in Focus out Reduce iris reduce the amount of light passing through the lens j Clo le ld Increase iris increase the amount of light passing through the lens a b Click the arrow to select a preset view from the list Ki Using the LAP menu to search by time Click the LAP image for any device that has a video camera associated with it and then select Time Search Figure 25 Play DVR Time Footage window Play DYR Time Footage TTE E 10 Minutes v E a Forcefield External Interfaces Manual 71 Chapter 7 Integrating CCTV Using the LAP menu to search by tag Click the LAP image for any device that has a video camera associated with it and then select Tagged Video Figure 26 Tagged Video time span menu Tagged Video Today Past 24 Hrs Past 7 Days If recorded video is found within the selected time span a list of events during that time displays Figure 27 below Figure 27 DVR Tagged Events list DYR Tagged Events Click an event text field to launch the DVR Recorded Video window see Figure 28 on page 73
95. m license modules Content Intercom system overview 46 Forcefield intercom interface 47 Using the Forcefield graphical maps 47 Using the Forcefield Speed Bar intercom buttons 48 Integrating a Commend IP intercom system 49 Integrating a Jacques intercom system 50 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual 45 Chapter 5 Integrating intercom Intercom system overview From Forcefield s point of view intercom systems consist of intercom masters and intercom slaves Intercom masters are used by operators to answer calls that come from intercom slaves and from other intercom masters There can be two levels of intercom masters numbered 1 lowest authority and 2 highest authority Both levels of intercom masters can receive calls from slave intercoms When an intercom master level 1 operator is logged off all calls that would normally go to an intercom master level 1 are automatically diverted to the intercom master level 2 Intercom slaves are the system s remote units typically located near doors to provide a means of requesting two way communication The functionality of intercom slaves varies depending on the hardware and the intended purpose For example an intercom slave might be configured to be only a public address PA annunciator to provide background music and so on Forcefield provides an integrated user interface for the intercom system A Forcefield operator can answer or initiate calls via intercom LAPs placed on
96. m the main menu select Admin gt Configuration gt Configuration to open the Forcefield Configuration window 2 Click the User button The User Config screen displays Forcefield External Interfaces Manual 21 Chapter 2 Integrating a Smart Card Programmer User Config 3 Type the site code number in the Smart Card Issue SiteCode field 4 Select the required Smart Card Issue Type 5 Click Save 22 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Chapter 3 Integrating photo ID Summary This section describes how to use Photo ID on a Forcefield client computer Content Overview 24 Using Capture 24 Capture device settings 27 Using Import 29 Using Card Layout Editor 32 Forcefield client Card Layout Editor Window 32 Creating a Card Layout 35 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual 23 Chapter 3 Integrating photo ID Overview Photo ID user card design and printing facilities are provided for Forcefield client computers only Note The Forcefield client must have the Capture Import and Issue options enabled See the Workstation Options Other section in the Forcefield Operators Manual An enabled Forcefield client displays the following buttons on the User Maintenance window Figure 9 below e Capture Enables you to capture an image from a video camera see Using Import on page 29 Import Enables you to import an image file see Forcefield client Card Layout Editor Window on page 32
97. mple datafield1 datafield2 datafield n in the order listed in Table 11 on page 101 100 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual TSV tab separated value format Appendix A User data file formats File created is userexp tsv In this format there is 1 text line per user with data separated by tabs For example datafield1 lt TAB gt datafield2 lt TAB gt lt TAB gt datafield in the order listed in Table 11 Note For manual exports there is a record for user zero This user does not exist this record contains the date the export was performed in the begin and end date fields Table 11 CSV and TSV export file field descriptions Field Sequence amp description Sample value Description 1 Export Action 2 Date Note Applicable only to Automatic Export file format 3 User Number 4 Name 5 Name 6 Profile 7 Profile Expiry Date 8 Alternate Profile Forcefield External Interfaces Manual N 14 15 21 Jan 2017 4 Fred Smith Engineering Staff 11 00 23 Mar 2007 Engineering Staff No Labs Values include e N no data change only for a Manually generated export e A user has been added e M user has been modified e D user has been deleted The date of the entry The Forcefield user number range is 1 to 999 999 User first name or surname order depends on Forcefield configuration User first name or
98. natively generate the Forcefield event using the actual hardware to check for the intended outcome 64 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Chapter 7 Integrating CCTV DVR systems DVR systems include various digital video technologies including e TruVision DVR products See Overview of TruVision DVRs below and Appendix D Integrating TruVision on page 123 e SymDVR legacy DVR products See Appendix C Integrating SymDVR on page 113 Overview of TruVision DVRs The range of supported TruVision DVR products includes TVR 10 NVR20 TVN 20 TVR 40 and TVR 60 DVRs Forcefield 6 4 and later use video service applications that provide the interface between Forcefield and TruVision devices e Video Status Manager VSM must be installed on one Windows computer per Forcefield system The computer with VSM is the video server e Video Presentation Client VPC must be installed on each Forcefield client computer that is used for controlling or viewing video Each computer with VPC is a video client Note Any computer with VSM and or VPC must also have Microsoft NET Framework 4 installed Refer to Figure 21 on page 66 for an illustration of a simple Forcefield system with TruVision DVR In this example the VSM and VPC are installed on the Forcefield client computer In a larger system the VSM may need to be ona dedicated computer Forcefield External Interfaces Manual 65 Chapter 7 Integrating CCT
99. ns and then the Paging Destination screen displays Complete the ID type and address fields O22 ees OW cee Ge I For the type of output select Ascom Duress or Email address If you select Ascom Duress also select an alarm option from the list e g the number of beeps or a siren 9 Press F5 to save the changes Complete a new paging destination screen for each email destination you need to add 58 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Chapter 7 Integrating CCTV Summary This chapter describes how to integrate Forcefield with a video switcher digital video recorder DVR system or a Teleste Video Management system Content Overview 60 Video switcher system 61 Overall process 62 Automatically displaying CCTV images for alarms 63 Controlling CCTV from Forcefield events 64 DVR systems 65 Overview of TruVision DVRs 65 Integration overview 66 Creating a computer category 67 Using the DVR system 67 Viewing CCTV footage froma DVR 67 Controlling the DVR from Forcefield events 74 Viewing exported video footage 75 Teleste Video Management system 76 Overview 76 Integrating Teleste into Forcefield 76 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual 59 Chapter 7 Integrating CCTV Overview Forcefield can be integrated with the following CCTV systems Video Switcher A video switcher is connected via RS 232 to the Forcefield node External monitor s must be used to display CCTV footage Refer to Video switcher system on
100. ntly used member number member name Forcefield event type class of originating device e g Input name of originating device name of secondary device e g duress locator history text User number if applicable User member if applicable User or Operator name Workstation name Note Time fields are in UNIX format i e number of seconds since midnight Jan 01 1970 Export raw All fields in the above structure are exported as is For example 1020300000 2 107924 0 8 1087867013 0 0 0 1 OPERATOR LOGIN 0O 1024 Default MbrGrp 898 0 Node 2 Console 0 0 Master Default Master 80 0 107871 0 4 1087827426 0 0 0 0 COMPUTER EVENT 0 1024 Default MbrGrp 1281 0 Time Change Detected Node 2 0 0 110 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Appendix B History export data formats Export formatted Time fields are readable For example 107924 Tue Jun 22 11 16 53 2004 OPERATOR LOGIN Default MbrGrp Node 2 Console 0 Master Default Master 107871 Tue Jun 22 00 17 06 2004 COMPUTER EVENT Default MbrGrp Time Change Detected Node 2 0 The fields exported are e incident computer time e challenger time e state text member id e point id secondary point id e text user number e operator or user name e workstation name Forcefield External Interfaces Manual 111 Appendix B History expor
101. on 3 0e or later e TVR 60 firmware version 4 3 2 or later Check our Web site for updates as they occur Refer to the applicable DVR datasheets for workstation hardware requirements See also Viewing exported video footage on page 75 Video service integration process This section describes the process of integrating TruVision DVRs and cameras into a Forcefield system via the video service Refer to the Databases gt Video gt DVR Video menu section in the Forcefield Operators Manual for details about programming the video service DVRs cameras monitors and presets The information provided in this section is only a summary Installing Video Status Manager Install Video Status Manager VSM on a Windows computer that has Microsoft NET Framework 4 installed Make note of the computer s IP address the Forcefield site name exactly as licensed and displayed in the top left of the Forcefield window the session password and the server s Forcefield port number default is 9300 Note If Video Status Manager has been previously installed on this computer then remove it before reinstalling 124 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Appendix D Integrating TruVision Use the following steps to install Video Status Manager 1 Click Install Video Status Manager on the Forcefield Installation CD start page or run setup exe in the Install VSM Install folder The Welcome to the Forcefield Video Status Manager Servic
102. open the intercom channel and to switch the intercom video camera to the workstation s intercom monitor Part of the Jacques 550 Series intercom system level 1 masters are located near Forcefield workstations and are connected to the Level 2 master Level 1 masters serve as intercoms for Forcefield operators Part of the Jacques 550 Series intercom system a single Level 2 master is connected to a Forcefield comm port The Level 2 master serves as the intercom for the Forcefield supervisor Part of the Jacques 550 Series intercom system each intercom master can have up to 255 slave units Intercom calls are requested by pressing a call button Live Animation Point indicates position and status of a device under control of Forcefield Network video recorder 141 Glossary Paging Photo ID PTZ camera SymDVR Third party TruVision TVR Video switcher Forcefield can be set up to page via the Ascom Nira Duress system when an event occurs A page is a text message which can be announced by a series of beeps or a siren or not announced Photo ID user card design and printing facilities are provided for Forcefield clients Pan Tilt Zoom video camera SymDec 16 plus 4 DVR or SymSafe Pro DVR An external system which can communicate with Forcefield using the Forcefield third party system protocol Interlogix range of cost effective video surveillance DVRs and cameras TruVision DVR See CCTV switcher
103. operation Cancel Cancels the current operation The uses of the other buttons are described in Issuing user cards credit use on page 19 Note Default values for bits and site fields may be specified in Admin gt Configuration gt Configuration gt User Global Doing so enables you to select only the user for system default cards and then the raw card data will be automatically calculated from the default settings See Specifying default values for smart cards on page 21 for details To issue user cards 1 From the main menu select Users gt Smart Card Programmer gt Issue User Card Figure 7 on page 15 For IUM systems select a user number and card category The raw card data will appear For non IUM systems enter the card format Bits field the site code Site field and the card number Card field to create the raw card data If the card format is other than 26 bit or 27 bit then you must also enter the six bytes of card data Place a blank card on the Smart Card Programmer Double click Write to program the card The Smart Card Programmer emits two beeps to indicate a successful write or seven beeps to indicate that writing was denied Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Chapter 2 Integrating a Smart Card Programmer Smart cards used for credit functionality This section describes the options on the Card Programmer Properties screen that apply only to using Smart Cards for credit pu
104. orcefield External Interfaces Manual Chapter 1 Introduction 4 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Chapter 2 Integrating a Smart Card Programmer Summary This section describes how to use a Smart Card Programmer connected to either a Forcefield node or a Forcefield client computer Refer to Chapter 3 Integrating photo ID on page 23 for details about using Photo ID on a Forcefield client computer Content Installing Smart Card Programmer hardware 6 Requirements 6 Procedure for aclient 6 Procedure for anode 6 Smart cards used for access control functionality 7 Setting up the Smart Card Programmer 7 Smart Card Programmer options 8 Firmware version recall 9 Changing the COM port number 10 Creating a reader configuration card 10 Reader configuration card options user access 11 Display user card information 14 Issuing user cards typical 15 Smart cards used for credit functionality 17 Installing Smart Card programmer hardware 17 Setting up the Smart Card programmer credit use 17 Creating a reader configuration card credit use 17 Issuing user cards credit use 19 Programming user credits credit use 20 Programming access data credit use 20 Specifying default values for smart cards 21 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual 5 Chapter 2 Integrating a Smart Card Programmer Installing Smart Card Programmer hardware Install a Smart Card Programmer on a Forcefield client or a Forcefield Enterprise node where car
105. orcefield email address book This is described in Adding an email address below 3 Set up anew computer category for events with email This is described in Adding a computer category for paging or email support on page 58 4 Program the Challenger device to use the new computer category This is described in the Forcefield Operators Manual see Challenger gt Challenger Programming 5 Create a page or email event trigger This is described in Creating a Paging By Event trigger on page 58 Adding an email address Add new email addresses to the Forcefield email address book Email addresses have a number ID and email address Email addresses from the Forcefield email address book can be selected to automatically receive notification of pre defined events To add an e mail address to the Forcefield email address book 1 Select Databases gt Email Addresses The email address screen displays 2 Enter an ID e g Fred Jones and the email address 3 Press F5 to save 44 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Chapter 5 Integrating intercom Summary This chapter describes how to program Forcefield to be used with one of the following types of intercom equipment e Commend GE 800 IP intercom e Jacques 550 Series analogue intercom It does not explain how to design install or implement an intercom system Note In order to use these features you must purchase and install the appropriate interco
106. ored on the DVR Figure 45 below Figure 45 DVR Disk Analysis window T Disk Analysis TPVS1 TVR60 Zoom A GA GB Am Evert BB Tet N VideoLoss Recorded I Motion 24 05 2012 21 21 02 ooo E Pid o 3 2 i oo E 136 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Appendix D Integrating TruVision The data stored on the DVR can include alarms events video loss motion and more You can zoom in and out on the timeline to view different levels of time granularity for the video use the lt Ctrl gt key in conjunction with your mouse scroll wheel to zoom in and out more easily The legend outlines the types of video by colour for example alarms are red For periods marked as Untagged the device may may not have recorded video available It was just not tagged with a specific type per its device configuration parameters Configuring an IP camera Use the Databases gt Video gt DVR Video gt DVR Cameras command to open or create an IP camera record for a connected and enabled DVR To add a new IP camera complete the details in the Camera Configuration window and then click the Add IP Camera button Click the Configuration button to open the Camera Configuration window Figure 46 Camera Configuration window Camera Configuration DYR Camera Number ID Camera Title Pan Tilt and Zoom IP Camera IP Address Port Type Username
107. ort must not be blocked by a firewall or other means By default Forcefield uses COM1 on the Forcefield client to communicate with the Smart Card Programmer If you need to use a different port see Changing the COM port number on page 10 3 Type the connection password in the Password field The connection password can be up to 10 digits the default password is all zeros Forcefield uses this password to connect with the Smart Card Programmer To change the connection password click Properties 4 Right click Enabled to enable the Smart Card Programmer 5 Click Save F5 to save If the installation was successful the LED on the Smart Card Programmer will be orange and then the programmer can now Forcefield External Interfaces Manual 7 Chapter 2 Integrating a Smart Card Programmer send or receive data In addition a Software Terminal Server icon displays in the Windows system tray similar to below See the following sections for details about the buttons on the Smart Card Programmer Setup window The Properties button is described in Smart Card Programmer options below e The Credit Access Level button is described in Smart cards used for credit functionality on page 17 e The Version Recall button is described in Firmware version recall on page 9 Smart Card Programmer options After connecting to the Smart Card Programmer Forcefield can be used to program the Smart Card Programmer options
108. p of recorded footage to export and then to select a storage location for the file The Export to File button or the Stop button allows you to select a storage location and to save an exported file You can use the media player to view the exported footage See Viewing exported video footage on page 75 for details Using the LAP menu to select a live view Click the LAP image for any device that has a video camera associated with it and then select Video Figure 29 Live View option menu options vary depending on assigned presets VAGO Camera OF PTZ Live View T R60 Cami Preset 1 T R60 Cami Preset 2 T R60 Cami Preset 3 TY R60 Cami Preset 4 Controlling the DVR from Forcefield events You can program Forcefield to automatically perform CCTV operations when particular events occur For example if a door is opened Forcefield can automatically aim a PTZ camera at the door and display an image ona Forcefield client workstation This section describes the overall process of programming Forcefield to operate CCTV equipment Refer to the Triggering menu section in the Forcefield Operators Manual for details about actions associated with video control events The following is the overall process for programming Forcefield for CCTV control 1 Use the Triggering gt Event Trigger command to program an action to be activated by the notification of a Forcefield event e g Door Forced alarm 2 Cli
109. page 61 for details DVR Subject to licensing Forcefield client can interface via Ethernet IP connections to Interlogix Digital Video Recorders DVR Interlogix Digital Video Multiplexer Recorders DVMRe and associated CCTV video cameras Refer to DVR system on page 65 for details See also Appendix C Integrating SymDVR on page 113 and Appendix D Integrating TruVision on page 123 Teleste Video Management system Subject to licensing Forcefield client can interface via IP connection to Teleste Refer to Teleste Video Management system on page 76 for details In order to use these features you must purchase and install the appropriate license module TS9111 CCTV license module Kalatel video switchers do not require a CCTV license module TS9117 Interlogix DVR license module May be used with Forcefield version 5 1 10 or later and Forcefield client version 1 0 6 or later TS9171 Teleste Video Surveillance License May be used with Forcefield version 6 2 or later Notes 60 Restart the Forcefield server after installing a new or modified license module DVMRe or DVR integration requires the appropriate versions of Forcefield client Before you install Forcefield client on a Windows computer you must first remove any earlier versions if present Go to Start gt Control Panel gt Add or Remove Programs and remove any instances of Forcefield client Record the station key and other details for reus
110. perator can control the camera s view e A Forcefield operator working at a Forcefield client computer can search for and display video footage identified by text recorded with the video footage on a DVR e When viewing recorded footage the operator can control the speed and direction of the playback Viewing CCTV footage from a DVR A Forcefield system may interface via Ethernet IP connection to a Digital Video Recorder DVR and associated CCTV video cameras Authorised operators can e Access live and recorded video footage from maps see Using maps to display video on page 68 e Program Forcefield to activate a camera and to record footage in response to events such as an alarm or by someone using a reader Forcefield External Interfaces Manual 67 Chapter 7 Integrating CCTV e Find recorded footage by searching the DVR by text tags or by time e Display up to 16 images of DVR video on a single screen using multiview Refer to the section View Groups menu in the Forcefield Operators Manual for details Note In order for Forcefield to initiate the recording and tagging of the recorded DVR camera footage for Challenger events such as using a reader the computer category entry for the event must have the Mgt s w to tag DVR option selected and the computer category must be assigned to the device Also the device such as an input generating the event must also have an associated DVR camera programmed in th
111. piry Date and change the Column data format from General to Text Text Import Wizard Step 3 of 3 2 x This screen lets you select each calumn and set Column data format the Data Format General converts numeric values to numbers date values to dates and all remaining values to text DMY m Do not import column skip D oO aster Profile 1 8s i i i 136 Luigi i Alii 7 Scroll across to the two remaining date columns 14 and 15 and change the format from General to Text 92 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Chapter 9 Integrating external user data 8 Raw card data can be omitted and created in Forcefield later See Generating raw card data on page 95 and Auto populating raw card data fields on page 95 9 Click Finish to open the file in Excel slolx File Edit View Insert Format Tools Data Window Help Adobe PDF e x JOSH E6RY BR e e Aug a A D T Qil TIME OF EXPORT 50 Master Master Profile 51 Master Master P 185 David Chisma User Profil 11 59 31 Dec 2006 1136 Luigi Quach User Profile Numi TT ST Og KiE el Ready p weet i 10 Use File gt Save As to save the file as an Excel file XLS if required Row 1 produced in the export process may be deleted or left as is It will be ignored if used in an import file Due to limitations in Excel you will not be able to insert a row with heading names
112. quence 1 Adding a Computer Category for duress support on page 56 Adding an Ascom Nira duress station on page 56 Adding an Ascom Nira duress system locator on page 57 Adding an Ascom Nira duress transceiver on page 57 Adding a computer category for paging or email support on page 58 O OL Be Ge I Creating a Paging By Event trigger on page 58 Duress system overview The duress system uses the following components e A duress station connected to a Forcefield computer e Anumber of duress system locators placed at various locations in a facility Each locator is identified by an ID code on the equipment e A duress transceiver or transmitter typically worn at the waist by personnel required to move through the facility Each transceiver is identified by an ID code on the equipment 54 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Chapter 6 Integrating paging and duress Each time a person wearing a duress transceiver passes a duress locator the transceiver receives a location from the locator If an alarm occurs Such as Man Down Alarm Button Pressed No Motion etc the location and the previous location are sent to the duress station Forcefield uses the two locations to change the colours of the relevant duress locator icons on the alarm map so that the operator has an indication of the wearer s position and direction of travel When a duress alarm occurs the duress s
113. r member group and a timezone of Business Hours Create a third party system type record and name it for example Coyote Watering Controller Create a computer category record from the General type and name it for example Watering Sys Comp Cat Create a third party system record with the following values e Num is a value from 1 to 9 e ID is a unique name such as Coyote Watering System e Type is Coyote Watering Controller e A valid locality Channel type of RS 232 serial port of Ser 1 TP Port e ACK timeout retry attempts and heartbeat as required Select Sends Events e Select Receives Events in format Short Form Binary e Set access to Watering Access e Set member as appropriate e Set computer category to Watering Sys Comp Cat Set time sync to None Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Chapter 8 Integrating third party systems 6 At this stage leave Enabled blank Device definition It is now necessary to create a device record for each device of this system that is to send data to Forcefield The watering system devices are to report notify events as well as alarm and restoral events so a computer category record of type Other AlarmRestNotify and named for example Watering Solenoid is required Let s say each solenoid can generate the following alarm restore events e Fault open circuit e Res
114. r configuration card programmed without an address the reader address is set during address programming mode in which the reader configuration card is used to select the required address from a series of coded beeps Different options are required on a reader configuration card depending on whether the reader is being used for e Access control functions see Reader configuration card options user access on page 11 e Credit functions this section Refer to the applicable smart card reader s installation guide for instructions to change the reader default values Reader configuration card options credit use This section describes the options on the Reader Configuration Card window Figure 5 on page 12 pertaining to credit use instead of access use Reader access level If the configuration card is to be used for programming smart card credit readers e g for a photocopier or drinks dispenser type a number from 1 to 16 in the Reader Access Level field to define the readers access level 16 is the highest Example A smart card reader at a photocopier has an access level of 4 which permits operation by users with access levels of 4 through 16 If auser has a card with access level 5 then they can use the photocopier Another user with a card with credit access level of 2 cannot use the photocopier Relay time factor If applicable type a number from 1 to 256 to specify the relay time factor The relay t
115. r this purpose The image represents both video footage ee ane Pale tiplioe Panatag 4 A Forcefield operator on a Windows ardware phen computer can view live video and or 2 The SymDVR is connected to the recorded video directly from the SymDVR Forcefield node via an Ethernet port A not via the Forcefield node s IP TCP IP host address is defined for this connection Events can be found quickly purpose The IP connection to the by searching for text tags Forcefield node does not carry digital video Overall process This section describes the overall process of integrating SymDVR devices into Forcefield Refer to the Databases gt Video gt DVR Video menu section in the Forcefield Operators Manual for details about programming DVRs cameras monitors and presets The information provided in this section is only a summary Forcefield External Interfaces Manual 115 Appendix C Integrating SymDVR The overall process for integrating a SymDVR into Forcefield is 1 Use the Databases gt Computer Equipment gt TCP IP Hosts command to create a TCP IP Host record for the IP host for legacy DVRs Note the Host ID Use the Admin gt Configuration gt Configuration command to open the Forcefield Configuration window and then click the CCTV Intercom button Configure a time for the DVR Tagging By Mgt S W Delay option Use the Databases gt Video gt DVR Video gt DVRs command to program a DVR e Click the Type ar
116. ralia apaumitfps01 G E G Control Panel Pele 2 Right click the folder and select Properties to open the Properties window 3 Click the Sharing tab and select Share this folder 86 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual data Properties General Sharing Security Web Sharing ill Customize You can share this folder with other users on your network To enable sharing for this folder click Share this folder O Do not share this folder Share this folder Share name data Comment User limit Maximum allowed Allow this number of users p To set permissions for users who access this folder over the network click Permissions Permissions To configure settings for offline access click Caching Caching New Share Windows Firewall is configured to allow this folder to be shared with other computers on the network View your Windows Firewall settings Chapter 9 Integrating external user data 4 Type a share name the share name must be all lower case without any spaces 5 Click Permissions to open the Permissions for window Permissions for data Share Permissions Group or user names f Everyone Permissions for Everyone Allow Deny Full Control Change Read Click Add to open the Select Users Computer or groups window In the case of a domain user type the Windows user name e g 304001943
117. rating intercom 45 Intercom system overview 46 Forcefield intercom interface 47 Integrating a Commend IP intercom system 49 Integrating a Jacques intercom system 50 Chapter 6 Integrating paging and duress 53 Integrating Paging 54 Integrating an Ascom Nira duress system 54 Chapter 7 Integrating CCTV 59 Overview 60 Video switcher system 61 DVR systems 65 Teleste Video Management system 76 Chapter 8 Integrating third party systems 79 Overview 80 System security 80 Communications 80 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Chapter 9 Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Appendix D Message formats 81 Third party system example 82 Integrating external user data 85 Setting up an export import folder on a Windows computer 86 Exporting user records 90 Preparing user data for importing 90 User data file field names 94 Generating raw card data 95 Auto populating raw card data fields 95 Importing user records 96 Troubleshooting the import process 97 User data file formats 99 Export file formats 100 Import file formats 104 History export data formats 109 Structure of history database record 110 Export raw 110 Export formatted 111 Integrating SymDVR_ 113 Overview 114 Limitations 116 Forcefield programming 117 Forcefield SymDVR hardware requirements 117 Application notes 121 Integrating TruVision 123 Overview 124 Video service integration process 124 Configuring TruVision DVRs and cameras 128 Glossary 14
118. rcefield as SymDec 16 plus 4 DVR For example in the DVR programming window select SymDec SymSafe to use either SymDec 16 plus 4 DVR or SymSafe Pro DVR SymSafe Pro DVRs are available in 4 8 and 16 channel models Consider the model when programming or using Forcefield multiview windows Forcefield SymDVR hardware requirements The Forcefield client application supports the use of SymDVR to display multiview video on multiple computer monitors The number of video streams and monitors that can be used depends on e The image resolution We test at full size D1 resolution in order to test the worst case scenario e The frame rate fps used A lower frame rate typically enables you to view more video streams e The Forcefield client computer s hardware specifications Note You must use the specified hardware or better in order to benefit from the software s capabilities The increased video performance of Forcefield 6 0 requires different hardware configurations than those required for Forcefield 5 3 If you upgrade to Forcefield 6 0 software on version 5 3 hardware you will not be able to use all of the added functionality Forcefield External Interfaces Manual 117 Appendix C Integrating SymDVR The recommended configurations for Forcefield client computers using SymDVRs can be found in the following locations e Refer to Technical Bulletin 20080905 TS9100 for details of using SymDec 16 plus 4 DVR with Forcefield 5
119. rcefield events below for details of using other events to automatically display video images on a spot monitor Controlling CCTV from Forcefield events In addition to displaying video in response to an alarm see Automatically displaying CCTV images for alarms on page 63 you can also program Forcefield to automatically perform CCTV operations when particular events occur For example if a door is opened Forcefield can automatically aim a PTZ camera at the door and display an image on a monitor at the operator s workstation This section describes the overall process of programming Forcefield to operate CCTV equipment Refer to the Triggering menu section in the Forcefield Operators Manual for details about actions associated with video control events The overall process for programming Forcefield for CCTV control is 1 Use the Triggering gt Event Trigger command to program an action to be activated by the notification of a Forcefield event e g Door Forced alarm 2 Click the Action button on the Triggering By Event window to program an action 3 Program the options required to activate the camera and CCTV switcher to display a preset view when the specified Forcefield event occurs 4 Click the Action arrow and then select Cam to Preset Matrix 5 Optionally use the Admin gt Tools gt Event Simulator command to simulate the specified Forcefield event and to check for the intended outcome 6 Alter
120. rfaces Manual Chapter 7 Integrating CCTV The following steps describe how to find and display video by using the LAP menu Video option see Graphics gt Display map in the Forcefield Operators Manual Click the LAP image for any device that has a video camera associated with it The LAP menu displays Figure 23 below Figure 23 LAP menu for a Challenger device programmed with an associated video camera TVAGO Camera 16 Live View Time Search Tagged Video Video Status Click a LAP menu option to perform the following tasks Select Live View to display a live view from the camera see Using the LAP menu to display a live view on page 70 Select Time Search to display the Play DVR Time Footage window Using the LAP menu to search by time on page 71 Select Tagged Video to display the Tagged Video time span menu Using the LAP menu to search by tag on page 72 Select Video to display the Live View option menu Using the LAP menu to select a live view on page 74 Select Status to check the current state of the camera Forcefield External Interfaces Manual 69 Chapter 7 Integrating CCTV Using the LAP menu to display a live view Click the LAP image for any device that has a video camera associated with it and then select Live View Figure 24 Live Camera View window for a PTZ camera T Live View Camera Pan Tilt and Zoom ry KEO Speed If the camera is a pan tilt zoo
121. row and then select DVMRe or SymDec SymSafe as applicable for legacy DVRs e Click the IP Address field and then select the appropriate Host ID e Leave the Enabled selection unchecked so that you can program the DVR cameras monitors and presets before actually physically connecting the equipment to the Forcefield system Use the Databases gt Video gt DVR Video gt DVR Cameras command to program a video camera Select the DVR to which this camera is connected and specify whether the camera has pan tilt zoom PTZ control lf applicable use the Databases gt Video gt DVR Video gt DVR Presets command to program and name predefined views for PTZ cameras Tip The name that you assign to a presets 1 through 5 are added to the camera s pop up menu on maps displaying the camera 6 Connect the DVR to the network 7 Use the Databases gt Video gt DVR Video gt DVRs command and then check the Enabled selection to enable a DVR Limitations Some customers may experience problems integrating SymDVRs with Forcefield client computers especially when viewing multiple video streams To avoid problems customers will need to use only the recommended hardware and software configurations described in this Appendix see Forcefield SymDVR hardware requirements on page 117 In particular 116 The SymDec DVR must have firmware V1 48H or later installed provided on the Forcefield 6 0 1 or later installation C
122. rposes instead of for access control purposes Installing Smart Card programmer hardware Refer to the section Installing Smart Card Programmer hardware on page 6 for details Setting up the Smart Card programmer credit use The procedures described in this section are used in addition to the procedures described in Setting up the Smart Card Programmer on page 7 From the main menu select Users gt Smart Card Programmer gt Setup Programmer and then click Credit Access Level to display the Credit Access Level Descriptions window Figure 8 Credit Access Level Descriptions window Smart Card Programmer Credit Access Level Descnptions 3 U Role deen _ Credit 1 Credit 2 Credit 3 Credit 4 Location 1 Location 2 Location 3 Location 4 Type the details for the credit field and then its location details e g Credit 1 and Location 1 This screen records existing credit information for each account and location this information also appears in the Write Credits Units screen Click Save F5 when finished to return to the Smart Card Programmer Setup screen Creating a reader configuration card credit use Smart Card readers can be programmed in the following ways e By use ofa RAS e By use of a reader configuration card programmed for the specific Smart Card reader Forcefield External Interfaces Manual 17 Chapter 2 Integrating a Smart Card Programmer e By use of a reade
123. s User data displayed in Excel occupies 71 columns see User data file field names on page 94 Take care to avoid changing Forcefield time and date fields into Excel time and date format by opening the file incorrectly e g by double clicking a CSV file in Windows Explorer Such changes may result in errors or a loss of data Opening user data in Excel This section describes a method of using Microsoft Excel to open a user data file and save it as an Excel file This example uses a TSV file the process is similar for a CSV file To open user records in Excel 1 Prepare a user import file that conforms with Table 12 on page 105 In this example we ll use the results of a user export operation named userexp tsv Note It is recommended to use file extensions such as TSV or IMP because Excel launches the Text Import Wizard which is required to prepare data files correctly If you open a CSV file Excel will automatically reformat the date columns incorrectly If you need to edit a CSV file first change the file extension from CSV to IMP In Microsoft Excel use File gt Open to begin to open the userexp tsv file Excel displays the Text Import Wizard 3 Select Delimited and click Next Text Import Wizard Step 1 of 3 2 x The Text Wizard has determined that your data is Delimited If this is correct choose Next or choose the data type that best describes your data Original data type Choose t
124. s to the classic menu locations of commands A Forcefield 6 system can use either the Forcefield 6 menu structure or the classic menu structure For example the Computer Categories command is in different locations in each menu system e Inthe classic menu structure go to Databases gt Management Software gt Computer Categories gt Computer Categories e Inthe Forcefield 6 menu structure go to Administration gt Forcefield Setup gt Computer Categories See the Forcefield Operators Manual for details Forcefield External Interfaces Manual iii Limitation of liability To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law in no event will Interlogix a division of UTC Fire amp Security Australia Pty Ltd be liable for any lost profits or business opportunities loss of use business interruption loss of data or any other indirect special incidental or consequential damages under any theory of liability whether based in contract tort negligence product liability or otherwise Because some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages the preceding limitation may not apply to you In any event the total liability of Interlogix shall not exceed the purchase price of the product The foregoing limitation will apply to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law regardless of whether Interlogix has been advised of the possibility of such damages and regardless of wheth
125. sage denoting Watering it sends a message with an index of 2 Create a third party device record with the following values e System is Coyote Watering System Enter a number for the device e Enter an ID for the device Forcefield will use this ID for history etc e Enter appropriate descriptions and locations e Select an appropriate member e Use the computer category record created above see Table 9 on page 83 Repeat for each device of the third party system Each device may be of a different type and have a different computer category Forcefield only uses the device number and the index of the computer category to identify the event from the third party system This may be used to generate actions within Forcefield itself 84 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Chapter 9 Integrating external user data Summary This chapter describes how to set up Forcefield to export or import user data Content Setting up an export import folder on a Windows computer 86 Procedures 86 Troubleshooting CIFS connections 89 Exporting user records 90 Preparing user data for importing 90 Using Microsoft Excel 91 User data file field names 94 Generating raw card data 95 Auto populating raw card data fields 95 Importing user records 96 Troubleshooting the import process 97 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual 85 Chapter 9 Integrating external user data Setting up an export import folder on a Windows computer T
126. ser s data This field contains data pertinent to all users on this site Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Appendix A User data file formats Field sequence amp description Sample value Description 25 Lockout Type Not Timed Values include e Not Timed e From On Site e From Off Site 26 Lockout Time o Lockout time in minutes Ten data fields contain data as determined by the member that the user belongs to 27 User Data first ii instance 8 table rows omitted for space reasons 36 User Data tenth me instance 12 sets of three data fields contain the IUM card data for the user 37 IUM User Card C 36 bit The IUM Card Category assigned to this Category first instance card data e g ABC Card Format 38 IUM User Raw Card 0 1 0 0 2 0 The raw card data e g Data first instance 129 122 73 23 255 39 IUM User Raw Bits 36 The number of bits of card data e g 48 Used first instance 30 table rows omitted for space reasons 70 IUM User Card ve Category twelfth instance 71 IUM User Raw Card 0 0 0 0 0 0 Data twelfth instance 72 I UM User Raw Bits o Used twelfth instance Forcefield External Interfaces Manual 103 Appendix A User data file formats Import file formats This section relates to Forcefield menu option Users gt Transfer User Data gt Import User Data This functionality is provided in order to copy or import Forcefiel
127. ser Raw Bits Used 12 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Chapter 9 Integrating external user data Generating raw card data Forcefield can automatically generate raw card data RCD for imported user records fields 36 to 71 This means the creator of the user imp file does not need to enter the raw card data into the spreadsheet Automatic raw card data generation occurs only in the following circumstances e There is no raw card data in the user imp file fields 36 to 71 are blank for this user e There is currently no raw card data in the database for this user and card category e The calculated raw card data does not already exist in the database for any other user e The Challengers to which the user will be downloaded have a standard card category a card category that ends with a squiggle character If a non standard card category is used the raw card data fields will all contain zeros e The Challenger has site code A specified in Challenger system options A user s generated raw card data is based on the first Challenger assigned to the user determined by the profile access The raw card data is calculated from the following e User number e User offset if applicable e Site code A e Site code A offset if applicable Once raw card data is automatically generated the same raw card data will then be assigned to subsequent Challengers having the same card category regardless of the Challenger
128. ssue a unique read only security password using values in the range of 128 to 255 requires a TSO0870PSC Configuration Card The Smart Card Programmer stores the password and writes the same number to the cards Only cards with the same security password can be erased or blanked if the card programmer s security password matches that on the card This number must also match the security password stored in the Smart Card reader for the cards to work Site code limits Type the details for the site code limits or ranges Up to ten site code limits can be stored in the programmer Site codes outside of these limits cannot be programmed into user cards Firmware version recall From the main menu select Users gt Smart Card Programmer gt Setup Programmer and then click Version Recall to display the Smart Card Programmer firmware version in this case V 04 Figure 4 Smart Card Programmer Setup window example IP address used a Ul 2 h 8 k7 ENABLED VER T50870P Y04 CONNECTION Port Type Client COM Port IP Port 3001 Host 192 168 11 100 Password Properties Credit Access Level Forcefield External Interfaces Manual 9 Chapter 2 Integrating a Smart Card Programmer Changing the COM port number By default Forcefield uses COM1 on the Forcefield client to communicate with a Smart Card Programmer Note The Smart Card Programmer must first be enabled using the Setup Programmer command see Setting up t
129. surname order depends on Forcefield configuration The profile that the user is assigned to e g Cleaners This determines the Challenger access the user has A date after which the profile no longer applies Blank means the profile never expires The profile that the user is assigned to when the primary profile expires If blank then the user would have no Challenger access after the expiry date 101 Appendix A User data file formats Field sequence amp description Sample value Description 9 Status 10 Type 11 Privileged 12 Long Access 13 Card Only 14 Trace User 15 Begin Date 16 End Date 17 PIN 18 Member 19 Def Field 20 Department 21 Position 22 Phone 23 Ph Ext 24 Phone AH 102 Active Normal Long Access 4 11 00 15 Mar 2002 14 15 21 Jan 2017 1111 Administration reference num phone1 1234 home phone Values include e Inactive e Active e Void e Lost e Expired Values include e Normal e Visitor e Guard e Dual Blank means does not apply Blank means does not apply Blank means does not apply Blank means does not apply The date when the user becomes valid The date when the user becomes expired User s PIN code All users belong to a member this determines where any alarm messages will be directed and which operators have access to this u
130. t data formats 112 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Appendix C Integrating SymDVR Summary This appendix describes the hardware requirements and limitations of integrating Forcefield to SymDec 16 plus 4 DVR or SymSafe Pro DVR We refer to either of these products as SymDVR Note The SymDVR video products described in this appendix described here for legacy application and support purposes Refer to Appendix D Integrating TruVision on page 123 for current TruVision video products Content Overview 114 Overview of SymDVRs_ 115 Overall process 115 Limitations 116 Forcefield programming 117 Forcefield SymDVR hardware requirements 117 Recommended hardware 118 Combined hardware list 119 Application notes 121 CPU usage 121 Loss of video stream 121 Forcefield user interface 122 Supported video hardware 122 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual 113 Appendix C Integrating SymDVR Overview SymDec 16 plus 4 and SymSafe Pro digital video recorders SymDVRs allow you to record full size D1 images in real time on analogue channels and on IP channels subject to hardware and network capabilities A Forcefield client computer can display video image streams from SymDVR in multiview windows as well as live view and recorded view windows on its monitor Forcefield multiview can be configured to display the views from up to 32 cameras on up to four monitors Multiple instances of Forcefield multiview windows can be d
131. tation communicates with the Forcefield system and provides The type of alarm including duress button press transceiver pulled off person down person not moving person too long at one locator e Identity of transceiver e Present location e Previous location The duress system keeps track of two consecutive locations in order to indicate direction of travel as well as present location Figure 18 below Figure 18 Duress system overview A Duress Station Forcefield Node Duress Locator Duress Transceiver worn on belt Loc 1 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual 55 Chapter 6 Integrating paging and duress Adding a Computer Category for duress support In this procedure it is necessary to create a new Computer Category or alter one that was previously created Computer Categories tell Forcefield how to handle events Forcefield has default Computer Categories that cannot be modified and because they cannot be modified it is necessary to create a new Computer Category that can be modified Note You must create a new Computer Category As part of this procedure you ll need to select each type of duress alarm event and then clear the Restoral Required field because Ascom Nira does not generate alarm restoral events To create a new computer category for Ascom Nira duress 1 Select Databases gt Management Software gt Computer Categories gt Computer Categories The Computer C
132. tercom masters via IP The first step is to set up the intercom records for masters and slaves Then build a map in Forcefield showing the position of the intercoms For more information about setting up maps see the Forcefield Operators Manual Integration steps Unless already done so create a Forcefield TCP IP host record with the IP address of the Commend GE 800 Intercom Server See the Forcefield Operators Manual for more information on configuring ports The overall process of integrating a Commend intercom system is as follows 1 Select Databases gt Intercoms gt Intercom Master The Intercom Master screen displays 2 Program the intercom master level 2 and give it an ID 3 Inthe Comms Port Host field select the TCP IP host record for the Commend GE 800 Intercom Server 4 Program any intercom masters level 1 and specify the intercom master level 2 ID in the Higher Master field 5 Select Databases gt Intercoms gt Intercom Slave The Intercom Slave screen displays 6 Program intercom slaves and specify the appropriate intercom master s ID in the Master field Forcefield External Interfaces Manual 49 Chapter 5 Integrating intercom Integrating a Jacques intercom system To integrate a Jacques intercom system you ll need to understand the following basic concepts e The Jacques intercom system used by Forcefield is a multi level hierarchical system Forcefield supports levels 1 and 2 master intercoms
133. tore open circuit e Fault short circuit e Restore short circuit e Fault watering failure e Restore watering failure Let s say each solenoid can generate the following notify events e Watering e Not Watering e Pre set Moisture Level Reached Table 9 below depicts a possible computer category layout the indexes start from zero so the third item is index 2 Table 9 Computer category example Event Event type Change event text to Index Event2177 Alarm Event 1 Fault open circuit 0 Event2178 Restore Event1 Restore open circuit 1 Event 2179 Notify Event 1 Watering 2 Event2180 Notify Event 2 Not Watering 3 Event2181 Alarm Event 2 Fault short circuit 4 Event2182 Restore Event2 Restore short circuit 5 Event 2183 Notify Event 3 Preset Moisture Level Reached 6 Event 2184 Notify Event 4 Event 2184 is not used because it s a notify event 7 and can t be used for alarms or restorals Forcefield External Interfaces Manual 83 Chapter 8 Integrating third party systems Event Event type Change event text to Index Event 2185 Alarm Event 3 Fault Watering Failure 8 Event 2186 Restore Event3 Restore Watering Failure 9 When the third party system wants to send a message see Third Party System Protocol Document for details denoting say Fault short circuit it sends a message with an index of 4 When the third party system wants to send a mes
134. und Zoom to fit Zoom to width Zoom to 100 Card layout settings Create a new layout design Opens a previously created layout Saves the current layout displayed on screen Displays the results of current layout based on default data Prints the results of current layout based on default data Select the Windows system printer that you want to print the card on Click the button and then click inside the dotted border on the card image to add a database field variable text A row of editing buttons displays Figure 13 on page 35 Note the fx button for adding database fields and expressions Click the button and then click inside the dotted border on the card image to add a label field fixed text A row of editing buttons displays Figure 13 on page 35 Click the button and then click inside the dotted border on the card image to add a shape A row of shape editing buttons displays Figure 14 on page 35 Click a button to change the shape Click the button and then click inside the dotted border on the card image to add the user image contained in user records Click the button and then click inside the dotted border on the card image to add a fixed image such as a background or logo A Load Image button and a row of selection boxes displays Figure 15 on page 35 Click to adjust the card image to fit the Forcefield client Card Layout Editor window Click to adjust the card image to fit the width of the Forcefi
135. unless you delete it prior to exporting data nor will you be able to convert the spreadsheet into a form Creating user data from Excel This section describes a method of using Microsoft Excel to edit or create the required user imp file for importing into Forcefield To create a user imp from Excel 1 Open the Excel file created using the process described in Opening user data in Excel on page 91 2 Edit and save the data as required so that it conforms with Table 12 on page 105 3 Use File gt Save As to save the file in CSV format for example newdata csv 4 In Windows Explorer rename the file newdata csv to user imp 5 Place the user imp file in the remote storage location as defined in Setting up an export import folder on a Windows computer on page 86 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual 93 Chapter 9 Integrating external user data User data file field names The following 71 field names are provided to assist in creating forms for data handling for example as temporary column headings in Microsoft Excel or as field labels in Microsoft Access or other application Refer to Table 12 on page 105 for detailed information about each of these fields 1 Export Action 2 User Number 3 Name 4 Name 5 Profile 6 Profile Expiry Date 7 Alternate Profile 8 Siatus 9 Type 10 Privileged 11 Long Access 12 Card Only 13 Trace User 14 Begin Date 15 End Date 16 PIN 17
136. up Manual for setting up the Forcefield server computer and installing Forcefield client on Windows computers Includes Installer reference sections and is for use by trained Forcefield installation technicians Refer to the Forcefield Operators Manual for introductory material including key concepts command reference and descriptions of Forcefield programming tasks typically performed by trained Forcefield installation technicians as well as tasks performed by Forcefield operators Refer to the Challenger V8 amp V9 Programming Manual for details about Challenger programming Refer to the TS0099 Enhanced Challenger TCP IP Interface Installation and Programming Guide for details about setting up IP communications with a Challenger panel 2 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Chapter 1 Introduction Before you begin Some tasks depend on Forcefield features that are subject to licensing and must be licensed before their associated menus become visible Click the Computer Status button circled below on the Forcefield Speed Bar to check the status of your Forcefield system license Licensed Forcefield modules are listed on the bottom Figure 2 Computer Status window Computer Status Licence Information x Workstation Detail Applied Patches If the module you need is not listed then you must purchase and install a license except for Interlogix video switchers which do not require a CCTV license module F
137. ution have a maximum supported frame rate of 12 5 fps per camera e If recommended hardware is not available use hardware with equivalent or better specifications For example HP Z400 may be used in place of HP xw4600 HP Z600 may be used in place of HP xw6600 and the video card NVS450 may be used in place of NVS440 e Use Windows XP for best performance in displaying multiple video streams as compared to Windows Vista on a given computer Computer hardware specifications and capabilities may change Check our Web site at www interlogix com au for updates as they become available Application notes CPU usage For video streaming to work effectively it s important that the Forcefield computer s CPU isn t overloaded Forcefield monitors the computer s CPU usage for each view in a multiview window If the CPU usage exceeds 90 for more than 20 seconds Forcefield will close one or more video streams and display the message Stopped due to high CPU usage in place of the closed view This process repeats after 20 seconds so in cases where multiple video streams are causing or coinciding with excessive CPU usage additional streams may close starting roughly 40 seconds from the first stream closing When configuring your system We recommend that you use the Windows Task Manager Performance tab to monitor CPU usage when all video streams are displayed and all cameras configured at the fps rate that will be used in event or
138. vice settings on page 27 3 Click Capture to collect five images two per second 4 Click the still image in the sequence of five that you like best The large image is the live view from the camera capture User mage lolx P noa f f li WH 7 5 The selected image displays in the Import User Image window Forcefield External Interfaces Manual 25 Chapter 3 Integrating photo ID all vd Crop Undo image Se whio OOOO O 6 Ifthe displayed image isn t suitable return to step 1 and select a new image 7 Click OK to accept the captured image as is 8 Alternatively click and drag inside the image to crop it The dragged area image size in pixels displays at the bottom of the window import User image ioixi _ Image Size w x h is 179 x 226 7 9 Click Crop to crop the image to the defined size 26 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Chapter 3 Integrating photo ID ij import User Image nd lol x j Image Size w x h is 166 x 209 4 10 Click OK to save the file The new image is saved with the user number e g 22 jpg for user number 22 Capture device settings In the Capture User Image window Figure 10 on page 28 right click the main image to change the device settings Forcefield External Interfaces Manual 27 Chapter 3 Integrating photo ID Figure 10 Capture User Image window right click menu i Capture User
139. will mirror that of Head Office plus Warehouse 108 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Appendix B History export data formats Summary This appendix describes the format of exported history data files Content Structure of history database record 110 Export raw 110 Export formatted 111 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual 109 Appendix B History export data formats Structure of history database record unsigned long unsigned short unsigned long unsigned short unsigned short unsigned long unsigned char unsigned long unsigned char unsigned short char unsigned short unsigned short char unsigned short unsigned short char char char unsigned long unsigned short char char Hist_Unit Hist_Node Hist_Incident Hist_Sequence Hist_Priority Hist_AresTime Hist_AresTmDST Hist_ChTime Hist_ChTmDST Hist_EventState Hist_StateText 31 Hist_Job Hist_Mbr Hist_Mbrld 31 Hist_EventType Hist_PointClass Hist_Point 31 Hist_SecPoint 41 Hist_Text 81 Hist_User_Num Hist_User_Mbr Hist_User_or_Op 31 Hist_Wsld 31 Unit Number of device origin node of event Event number sequence of event within same event number priority of event Time Computer got event set if event occurred in daylight savings time Challenger event time if applicable set if event occurred in daylight savings time index into computer category event text e g Tamper not curre
140. wire will operate as a door relay control output active low when online only e Tamper output the relay output activates when RAS tamper occurs active low in both the online and offline modes e Card present output indicates to a third party magnetic stripe reader interface that the card is being swiped The relay output activates when the card data is sent to the host device active low but only when the card reader is in the offline mode When the transaction is complete the relay output returns to high Security mode Select one of the following security mode options e Secured Mode the reader sees programmed Smart Cards and user defined cards the 4 byte security password is used e Unsecured Mode the reader only sees blank un programmed cards with a unique serial number and user defined cards the 4 byte security password is not used Egress mode Select one of the following egress mode options e Egress off e Standard Egress e Egress and Arm disarm Display user card information Forcefield operators may need to check the data written to a card Open the Display User Card window Figure 6 on page 15 14 Forcefield External Interfaces Manual Chapter 2 Integrating a Smart Card Programmer Figure 6 Display User Card window Display User Card To display user card information 1 From the main menu select Users gt Smart Card Programmer gt Display User Card 2
141. xternal Interfaces Manual Appendix D Integrating TruVision Figure 39 DVR Configuration window Recording tab Device Configuration Record Compression Setup the record settings for your device Choose a stream mode to configure below Video Recording 4 Stream Mode Man steam Stream Ao go g Resolution 4CiF Frame Rate Full Frame Image Qualy Highest B rate Type Variable Max Bitrate Copy these camera settings to other cameras Copy to 010203 0405060708 Ns 00010 20130140 50 16 Changnsg the sating cequees the device to be rebooted before the change i appked Note The compression settings selected for main stream and for sub stream apply to the high and low video quality selections when programming a Forcefield multi view record Forcefield External Interfaces Manual 131 Appendix D Integrating TruVision Figure 40 DVR Configuration window Alarm tab Device Configuration Cameras Recording Alam Network Notifications tfc ations System m l Alarm Input Name alarm routs setup alams inputs and decide how to handle alarms Alam input 1 v Alam Tile ALRIM INP 1 Sensor Type Normally Open mM Setup a schedule for put alams Setup advanced settings about your alarms Copy these alarmin settings to other alarm input conhiguratans Copy To oO a Alarm Output Define an alarm duration and setup a schedule for output alams Alarm Quipet 1 x Alam Duration Manual Copy these a

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