User Guide

Setting Up a New MPM or BDS System
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Page On Alarm - Select to display the Page Report Alarm Event box on error and send alarm
notification to a pager. Click a button for the kind of pager being used: numeric or
alphanumeric.
With a numeric pager, a six digit code is sent:
Digit 1: Report Type
1 = Discharge
2 = Alarm
3 = Warning
Digits 2 to 6: String ID
For example, to report an alarm in String ID 1, the pager would display 200001.
An alphanumeric pager displays the location, battery, and string names and alarm detail.
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].
Pager PIN Number - Type the pager private ID (PIN) number if needed.
Delay (Seconds) - If using a numeric pager, type the delay in seconds before the numeric
message is sent.
Fax Alarm Event - Select to send alarm notification to a fax machine. At Fax Number, type
the fax machine phone number the system will dial.
Email Alarm Event - Select to send alarm notification to the person via email. Type an
address in the Email Address box. Confirm Disable Email is not checked on the Email Setup
dialog box.
Use the Schedule area to build the time on / off for the person.
24/7 - Select if the person is on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week or, in the Sunday through
Saturday grid, you may select the following:
On 24 Hours - Select if the person is on call the entire day.
Day Off - Select if the person is not available that day.
Start Time - If the person is available part of the day, click the Start Time field and type
the time availability starts. You may press Enter to step to the Time On field.
Time On - Click this field and type the number of hours the person is available. You may
press Enter to step to the next Start Time field.
When finished, click Save to return to the Contact Lists dialog box. To edit information after
saving, double-click the name in the right side Contacts list.