User`s guide

21-0381E v4.7.4
Welcome Report Control Admin Sys Config
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Viewing or Changing the Listed
Name or "Cyclic ID" for a Client
PC
Select Client Access from your
MyTools bar, or
select
[Management] in the 'tree', open the
PC Access branch, and select Client
Access. Then, use the Grid / Form
toolbar-button to select your preferred
view-mode.
(In 'Forms' view, select the desired
item at the bottom of the window.
Tip: You can
also use the 'browse' buttons to scan through the listed
client PCs, or use the 'Find' and 'Find Next' buttons
(binoculars) to search by name (or 1
st
few characters--
e.g., nam*
).
(In Grid view, scan the list as desired. Tip: You can
resize or maximize the window as desired, or use the
bottom scroll-bar to view additional columns.)
Then, refer to the selection-descriptions for this
screen while viewing or changing settings as
desired.
Testing for Database Access from a
Specific PC
Once a client PC has been added here, it
should have access to the database as long as
the "server" PC is running. Simply go to the
specific PC, start the Guardall Director
software, and attempt to login.
For client-server login details, refer to the applicable
topics under "Welcome to Guardall Director".
Blocking Database Access to a Specific
Client (Deleting a Client from the List)
Select Client Access from your MyTools bar,
or
select [Management] in the 'tree', open the
PC Access branch, and select Client Access.
Then, use the Grid / Form toolbar-button to
select your preferred view-mode.
(In 'Forms' view, select the desired item at the
bottom of the window.
Tip: You can also use the
'browse' buttons to scan through the defined items.
Now right-click the specific client (a blank area
if in forms view), and select Delete. When
asked to confirm, select Yes.
- Client Description (bottom of form): This is
where you select a client workstation (or
communications client) to view or edit. This
area shows the name of each defined client
workstation;
- Cyclic ID: This is a 16-digit number obtained
from each Guardall Director client PC (under
"About..." from the Help menu on each specific
PC).
Tip: To check that you entered a correct value, click
[Save] on the toolbar, and watch for the symbol to
change (see below).
Note: A different number will appear each time you
open the "H
elp, About" screen. Any of these
numbers can be used for the specific PC.
- Symbol / Icon: This indicates the type of
software associated with each "Cyclic-ID" that
you enter.
(Click the Save button on the toolbar, and
watch for the symbol to change.)
: This indicates an invalid ID-code, or that the other
PC is not presently available through the network;
LCD Keypad Symbol
: This indicates a client
workstation (Guardall Director software);
Communications Symbol
: This indicates the
communications software (to allow a panel
connection).
You can count the number of each type of symbol, and
compare this against the number allowed as per your
software licensing.
To check the number of software and communications
clients allowed, open the H
elp menu, select [About...],
and then [License Info.].
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- Description: This is any suitable text to
describe the specific workstation.
- Permissions: This selects a (previously-
defined) permission-set to determine what
features will (or will not) be available through
[Management] PC Access Client Access