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NetVu ObserVer
Alarm Receiving Functionality
NetVu Observer supports the ability to receive alarm notifi cation from NetVu Connected devices. These alarms
can then be managed by the Operator for verifi cation and acknowledgement.
NetVu ObserVer also supports the ability to distribute any number of alarms to multiple operators on any PC,
within the same subnet, running NetVu Observer software.
The NetVu Observer installation for central monitoring stations comprises the NetVu ObserVer viewer and the
Event Distribution Point software.
The EDP enables full BS8418 compliant RVRC monitoring. The application receives alarms from NetVu
connected devices, logs them in a full SQL database and serves it to any one of the available NetVu ObserVers
connected and logged on to the EDP. This is done according to a ‘rulebase’ which ensures that all alarms are
divided equally between all operators. The operator is then required to respond and close the alarm event
providing a classifi cation of the alarm, along with a comment if necessary. The EDP will serve further events
from the same image server to the same open session with that operator until the session is closed.
It is possible for the monitoring station to then interrogate the EDP database to generate reports for billing or site
maintenance purposes.
Confi guring the System for Alarm Receiving
NetVu Connected Devices
For NetVu Observer to receive alarms from a NetVu Connected device, the IP address of the PC running
the EDP must be confi gured within the Alarm/VMD Reporting option of the NetVu Connected device. For
applications where the alarm will be sent externally to the network via a router the external IP address of the
router should be entered, it is then possible to confi gure port and data forwarding on the router to direct the data
to a specifi c internal LAN PC.
The unit must also be confi gured to send alarm reports for specifi c conditions (alarms, activity, system restart,
etc.).
NetVu ObserVer
Within NetVu Observer application it is necessary to ensure the viewer is monitoring the network for alarm
messages. To do this, NetVu ObserVer must be logged on to an Event Distribution Point using a valid username
and password.
Click on View->Remote Event List to open the Remote Events window and log in. The Username and Password
are case sensitive. The EDP will distribute all alarms it receives between the logged on ObserVer users.