User's Manual

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“Application” Purpose Required server functionality
Network
configuration
manager
Configure Innovatec
communications network, perform
network diagnostics, manage
hardware and software versions,
support field service operations.
The primary users are network
maintainers at the utility.
View network logically.
Supply data relating to characteristics of a
communications path.
Supply meter and gateway statistics and logged
history.
Set up service orders
Integrate modified service order data into databases.
Alarm
configuration
manager
Configure which alarms should be
recognized for specific IMUs.
Activate/deactivate alarm notification.
Specify notification method (e.g., on screen, hip
pager).
Network
Emulator
Emulates an Innovatec
communications network. Allows
the introduction of alarms or fault
conditions (e.g., WAN link goes
down) interactively. Primary
users are utility trainers and
Innovatec sales people.
Replaces the gateway server’s gateway agent.
Reads network configuration from a network
configuration database.
Displays logical view of the network.
Allows a trainer or sales person to interactively
introduce alarms and fault conditions.
System
administration tool
Allows a system administrator to
view, configure and
control the ENICS servers
and clients.
View server configuration information
View active clients
Startup/shutdown servers and clients
Add new hosts to ENICS system, add or rearrange
utility servers in ENICS system.
View loading statistics.
Add or delete users.
Add or delete remote redistribution servers.
Event log viewer Allows data in the event log
tables to be viewed. Allows
archived event log data to be
viewed.
Filters events by type, date and auxiliary
characteristics specific to the event type.
Network Planning
and Layout tool
Contains RF propagation models
that allow an Innovatec
communications network to be
laid out (e.g., site gateways and
relays given meter locations,
taking into account RF
propagation characteristics).
Primary users are network
planners. This tool will be bought
rather than built.
Off the shelf tool will have its own file formats and
views.
Network Planning
Database
converter
Converts from the file formats
used by the network planning and
layout tool and imports the data
into the internal Innovatec
Network and Planning database.