User Guide

Selecting Preferences
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String View Network Grouping area - When connected to a string, a drop-down list at the top of
the screen shows the name of the string being displayed. On Preferences, clicking IP Address,
Customer, Location, Battery or Modem telephone number filters the list by these parameters.
The default filter is IP Address. These filters are active for network connection only.
Default Status View area - Select an option button to have the default String Status screen
display Battery Status, Location Status or Customer Status at program start.
Disable Alarm Reporting - Select to globally disable all alarm report functions. This selection
overrides alarm settings on Setup|System|Reporting, which apply to specific strings.
Hide Alarm Reporting Window - Select to stop the report alarm box from popping up.
Detail Executive Report Enable - Only appears on a Central computer. Select to automatically
generate daily executive reports, which are saved in PDF format at Program Files\Alber\
MPM Manager\Web \String Summary or System Summary. These reports are viewed when
connecting via the Web interface.
Show Status Screen on Waiting Login - Check to keep the String Status screen displaying when
no user is logged in.
Show String Status Color - To have color indicate status on the String Status screen, select this
box, an alarm threshold count, and a color.
Alarm Threshold Count - This is the number of alarms required on a string to make the Normal
color change to the Alarm color.
Status Color Normal - A good status, with no alarms, displays in the color selected from
this Status Color Normal drop-down box.
Status Color Alarm - A string in alarm with the number of alarms selected in the Alarm
Threshold Count box displays in the color selected in this Status Color Alarm drop-down box.
Disable Sound - Select to globally disable alarm sounds. Not selecting enables a sound upon an
alarm. You must also check Sound Alarm on Setup|System|Reporting, which applies to specific
strings. Refer to Setting Up a New MPM or BDS System. To select an alarm sound,
click Select Sound on Preferences and choose a sound. Click Open then Apply to hear the sound.
Note: When in Battery setup and remote reporting is disabled, the alarm threshold must be set to
one. The string status is set to have an alarm and the string status color is automatically applied.
Status Flush Buffer Interval - Select an interval in minutes and seconds to have the polling
status saved to the database. The default interval is 15 minutes.
Alternate Field Title - Type a name in this field to assign the Customer field title another name,
such as Region or Subdivision. The new name will appear in various program areas where the
word Customer appeared.