User Guide

Setting Up a New MPM or BDS System
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Access Telephone Number - Type the pager phone number if numeric or the modem ID
number if alphanumeric. If using an alphanumeric pager, use an access number that has a
TAPI interface that communicates using a modem instead of voice. For example, SkyPage's
access number is [phone]. This can also be the TAPI phone number for cellular
phones if the cell phone supports text messaging.
Pager PIN Number - Type the pager private ID (PIN) number if needed or the cell phone
number if using text messaging.
Delay (Seconds) - If using a numeric pager, type the delay in seconds before the numeric
message is sent.
Fax Alarm Event - Select to display the Fax Report Alarm Event box on error and send
alarm notification to a fax machine. Check a box to direct the report to the Customer
Contact or Location Contact. The system dials the fax telephone number on the Customer
or Location dialog box.
Email Alarm Event - Select to display the Email Alarm Event box on error and send alarm
notification via email. Check a box to direct the report to the Customer Contact
or Location Contact. The system sends to the email address on the Customer or Location
dialog box. Confirm global Disable Email is not checked on the Email Setup dialog box.
Print Alarm Event - Select to display the Print Report Alarm Event box on error and send
alarm notification to a printer. To select a default printer, at the String Status screen, click
File|Printer Setup. If alarms do not print when received, change the Spool Data Format
setting. On Windows, click Start|Settings|Printers. Right click the icon for your printer, then
click Properties|Details|Spool Settings. At Spool Data Format, select EMF or RAW.
Sound Alarm - Select to enable an audible alarm for this string when an alarm event occurs.
Select the alarm sound by clicking Select Sound under Setup|Preferences. To enable alarm
reporting and alarm sounds, confirm global Disable Alarm Reporting and Disable Sound are
not selected on the Preferences dialog box.
Contact - To contact a person from any contact list, select the check box and choose a name
from the drop-down list. This name is in addition to names in a group contact list.
Contact List - To contact a group of people from a contact list, select the check box and
choose a group contact name from the drop-down list. Members of the group will be
contacted based on the Contact List Mode.
The Contact List Mode area has the following selections.
All - Upon an alarm event, contact all names in the contact list, whether on-duty or off.
First Available - Upon an event, contact the first name on-duty in the contact list. No further
action is taken.
All Available - Upon an event, contact all names on-duty in the contact list. No further action
is taken.