Schneider Electric TAC I/NET Getting Started

TAC I/NET
Seven
Getting Started
TAC I/NET Seven System
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Use of Third Party Software
Schneider Electric software is delivered for use on IBM and compatible PCs. While your PC
is capable of running other third-party software while running TAC I/NET Seven, trying to
do so may present general operational difficulties. This is particularly true if the third-party
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Contents
Before You Begin
TAC I/NET Seven Documentation . . . . . . . .
Workstation Minimum Requirements . . . . . .
Installation Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . .
SQL Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Reinstalling or Upgrading TAC I/NET Software .
Changing the Software CD Key . . . . . . . . . .
Using a Named Instance of SQL Server . . . . . . .
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Upgrading from TAC I/NET 2000 version 1.x or earlier .
Preparing to Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Upgrade Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Completing the Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . .
Using ID Works with TAC I/NET Seven . . . . . .
Using Pelco CCTV with TAC I/NET Seven. . . . .
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Installing TAC I/NET Seven
The Setup Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Installing Crystal Reports XI Support Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
Modifying, Repairing, or Removing TAC I/NET Seven . . . . . . . . 2-21
TAC I/NET Seven Configuration
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Starting the Configure Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
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Managing Configuration Profiles. . . . . . .
Activating a Configuration Profile . . . . . . .
Adding a New Configuration Profile . . . . . .
Deleting a Configuration Profile . . . . . . . .
Modifying a Configuration Profile . . . . . . .
User Authentication. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Editing Configuration Profiles . . . . . . . .
Serial Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
TCP/IP Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Workstation Options . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Directories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
I/O Server With No Clients . . . . . . . . . .
Peripherals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Additional Configuration Features . . . . . . .
Saving Configuration Profile Changes . . . . .
Printing the Configuration Profile . . . . . .
Host Routing Masks . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Defining Host Masks . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Copying Host Masks . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Configuring NPRs and Xenta 527/527-NPRs
Selecting an NPR or Xenta 527/527-NPR . . . .
Configuring an NPR or Xenta 527/527-NPR. . .
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Managing NPR and Xenta 527/527-NPR Configurations
Setting a Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Saving Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Restoring Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . .
Downloading Firmware to NPRs . . . . . . .
Setting-up Communications and Encryption
IP Filters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Using File Equalization . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Access-protecting the Filemaster . . . . . . . . . . . .
Creating a Snapshot of the TAC I/NET Seven Database . .
Viewing the Filemaster’s Equalized Clients . . . . . . .
Promoting a Standalone Workstation to Equalized Client .
Multiple Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Using a Client/Server Configuration . . . .
The Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Server Configurations . . . . . . . . .
Maintaining Availability of the Server. . .
Remote Clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Configuring a Workstation as a Remote Client .
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Limitations to TAC I/NET Seven on Remote Clients .
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DbCreate
Launching DbCreate . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Logging In. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Creating an Empty Database . . . . . . . . . .
Importing TAC I/NET 2000 Revision 2.x Data.
The Import Process. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Converting Key/card Translation Records During Import .
How Translated Key/cards Convert to Large Numbers
Importing a Docutrend Archive . . . . . . . . .
Verifying an Existing SQL Database . . . . . . .
Removing an Existing TAC I/NET SQL Database
Backing Up an SQL Database. . . . . . . . . . .
Detaching from the Database. . . . . . . . . . .
Restoring an SQL Database . . . . . . . . . . . .
Upgrading the TAC I/NET Seven Database . . .
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Viewing SQL Version Information . . . . . . . . . . .
Manually Removing a Detached TAC I/NET Database
Deleting the TAC I/NET Seven Database . . . . . . . . .
Creating a new TAC I/NET Seven database . . . . . . . .
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12
1
Before You Begin
This guide provides instructions on installing and configuring TAC
I/NET Seven. It also includes information on system requirements
and upgrade procedures.
Take a moment to read the introductory material in this chapter
before you install TAC I/NET Seven.
TAC I/NET Seven Documentation
The following manuals are available in Adobe® Acrobat® PDF
format on the TAC I/NET Seven CD-ROM. Optionally, you may
order printed manuals.
✧
TCON298, TAC I/NET Seven System Getting Started
✧
TCON299, TAC I/NET Seven System Operator Guide
✧
TCON300, TAC I/NET Seven System Technical Reference
Guide
✧
TCON301, TAC I/NET Seven Database Connectivity and
Reporting
Workstation Minimum Requirements
Following is the recommended minimum configuration for a workstation running TAC I/NET Seven:
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Pentium III (500 MHz).
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256 MB RAM for a standalone workstation or equalized
client.
512 MB RAM for a filemaster.
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Workstation Minimum Requirements
Before You Begin
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3 GB of available hard drive space.
Note: The use of Image Verification, AMT Archiving,
Microsoft® SQL 2000 Server, or Microsoft SQL 2005 Server, or
Microsoft SQL 2008 Server will require additional disk space.
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CD-ROM drive.
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Video display of 800  600.
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Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Professional
(32-bit), Windows Vista Enterprise (32-bit), and Windows 7
Professional (32-bit).
Refer to TCON301, TAC I/NET Seven Database Connectivity
and Reporting, for more information about the Windows OS.
Notes:
TAC I/NET Seven will not run on a Windows workstation that is
configured as a Domain Controller.
You must have administrative privileges in order to install programs
on a Windows workstation.
Your Windows system must be configured to use NTFS in order to
support electronic file encryption (EFS).
✦
Any of the following SQL servers:
✧
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Standard or Enterprise
Edition (purchased seperately)
✧
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine (included on
the TAC I/NET Seven CD)
✧
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Standard and Enterprise
Edition (purchased seperately)
✧
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition (included on
the TAC I/NET Seven CD)
✧
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Standard Edition (purchased
seperately)
✧
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express Edition (included on
the TAC I/NET Seven CD)
Refer to TCON301, TAC I/NET Seven Database Connectivity
and Reporting, for more information about the SQL server.
✦
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Installation Requirements
✦
While not required, an uninterruptable power supply (UPS)
is highly recommended.
If you plan to use TAC I/NET with an Ethernet LAN, you must also
have a valid LAN connection that includes the following:
✦
Microsoft® TCP/IP
✦
Properly assigned static IP address
✦
IP Mask
✦
Gateway IP address
If you plan to print event action messages from your workstation,
you must also have the following:
✦
A printer capable of printing single lines of text without
ejecting the page between each line. Dot-matrix printers typically support this single line feed capability and are recommended for use as the event printer.
Please contact your network system administrator if you have any
questions on these requirements.
Caution:
The database server should not be shut down while TAC I/NET is
running. Shutting down the database server drops all existing
connections to the database, and can result in corrupted data
displays. (Only users with administrative privileges on the workstation can stop or start the database server.)
Installation Requirements
The TAC I/NET Seven software requires approximately 150 MB of
hard disk space. Make sure you have enough space before you
install TAC I/NET Seven. You will need to allocate additional hard
drive space for data files.
If you want to use an Ethernet LAN, make sure you have a valid
LAN connection. Refer to “Workstation Minimum Requirements”
on page 1-1 for the definition of a valid LAN connection.
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SQL Services
Several editions of Microsoft SQL Server are compatible with TAC
I/NET Seven. For a description of these SQL engines and information on how to choose an appropriate edition, refer to TCON301,
TAC I/NET Seven Database Connectivity and Reporting.
Reinstalling or Upgrading TAC I/NET Software
Note:
When upgrading a filemaster, if you enter a CD Key that is different
then the previously used CD Key, the station must be subsequently
demoted and re-promoted back to a filemaster. This will allow the
filemaster to generate a new snapshot based on the new CD key. Refer
to “Editing Configuration Profiles” on page 3-11 for instructions.
Changing the Software CD Key
If you reinstall or upgrade your TAC I/NET Seven software using a
CD Key that differs from the previously used CD key, you must
allow DbCreate to run at the end of the installation process so that
the database can be upgraded. Otherwise, TAC I/NET Seven will
not successfully initialize when it launches. If you have already reinstalled or upgraded TAC I/NET Seven and did not allow DbCreate
to upgrade the database, you can manually launch DbCreate and
perform the upgrade. Refer to “Upgrading the TAC I/NET Seven
Database” in Chapter 4, DbCreate, for instructions.
Using a Named Instance of SQL Server
While reinstalling or upgrading your TAC I/NET Seven software,
you can specify an instance of SQL Server to be used as the server
for TAC I/NET’s database. The Setup program allows you to install
a default instance or select an existing instance of SQL server.
The reports that are included with SevenReports, and the ODBC
connection that IDWorks uses to communicate with TAC I/NET
Seven, are preconfigured to use the default instance of SQL Server.
If you use any other instance of SQL Server for TAC I/NET’s data-
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base, you will be required to make manual configuration changes
to your system in order for the included reports to work properly,
or for IDWorks to communicate properly with TAC I/NET Seven.
Refer to “Instances of SQL Server” in Chapter 2 of TCON301, TAC
I/NET Seven Database Connectivity and Reporting.
Upgrading from TAC I/NET 2000 version 1.x or earlier
If you are upgrading from a TAC I/NET 2000 version 1.x or earlier
system, please refer to the UpgradeSeven.TXT file located on your
TAC I/NET Seven installation CD for detailed instructions.
Conversion utilities for upgrading from previous systems are
included on the TAC I/NET Seven CD. The information in this
section is only applicable to TAC I/NET 2000 version 2.x system
upgrades.
Previous versions of TAC I/NET Seven stored database information
in separate files. For example, access control data existed in AC*
files (i.e., ACTENANT, ACGxxx, ACPxxx, ACOPTNS, etc.). TAC
I/NET Seven stores information in tables within a single SQL database. The SQL database for TAC I/NET Seven is not compatible
with any previous version of I/NET. You must import the data files
from TAC I/NET 2000 into the TAC I/NET Seven SQL database in
order to upgrade your system. Once the workstation is upgraded,
do NOT run TAC I/NET Seven, Configure, or the IO Server until
all host workstations that equalize files have also been upgraded.
Preparing to Upgrade
TAC I/NET Seven requires the Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
Professional, Windows Vista Enterprise, or Windows 7 Professional operating system. However, the TAC I/NET 2000 system that
you are currently using is not supported under these newer
versions of Windows. Therefore, in order to transition from your
TAC I/NET 2000 system to TAC I/NET Seven, you must either
upgrade the host workstation’s operating system before installing
TAC I/NET Seven, or you must install TAC I/NET Seven onto
another PC configured with Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
Professional, Windows Vista Enterprise, or Windows 7 Professional.
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In order to migrate data to TAC I/NET Seven, you will be asked to
browse to the TAC I/NET 2000 root directory. If TAC I/NET 2000
is installed on the workstation, you will simply locate the TAC
I/NET 2000 root directory on your local drive. Otherwise, you
must access your TAC I/NET 2000 system files through some other
means, such as from a network connection to another workstation,
a copy on a removable drive, etc.
Backup the files on your TAC I/NET 2000 host workstation. We
recommend that you backup all files in the TAC I/NET 2000 installation directory and all of its subdirectories. However, the
minimum files recommended for backup are listed in Table 1-1.
Table 1-1. Recommended Files for Backup
Function
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File(s) to Backup
Host PC configuration
INETIOSRV*.*
Network Configuration
INET2000\DATA\NETCON
INET2000\DATA\ATSDIR
INET2000\DATA\ATSDATA
Alarms, Messages,
Transactions (AMT)
INET2000\MSGS\INETAMT.DAT
INET2000\INETAMT.MDB
Access Control
INET2000\DATA\ACFILTER
INET2000\DATA\ACFLOORS
INET2000\DATA\ACOPTNS
INET2000\DATA\ACTRANS
INET2000\DATA\ACTENANT
INET2000\DATA\ACDOORS
INET2000\DATA\ACN*.*
INET2000\DATA\ACG*.*
INET2000\DATA\ACP*.*
Host Passwords
INET2000\DATA\PWDATA
INET2000\DATA\PWDCU
Docutrend Online Data
INET2000\RW\RWONLN
Docutrend Archived Data
INET2000\RW\RWARCH
INET\ARCH\YYMMDDNN.HH
Docutrend Reports
INET2000\RW\RWDEDIR
INET2000\RW\RWDEMAC
INET2000\RW\RWLTDIR
INET2000\RW\RWLTMAC
INET2000\RW\RWRDIR
INET2000\RW\RWRMAC
INET2000\RW\RWGEN
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Table 1-1. Recommended Files for Backup (Continued)
Function
File(s) to Backup
Docutrend-to-DIF
INET2000\RW\AUTODIF
Graphic System Pages
INET2000\DATA\*.PAG (I/NET 4.3 pages)
INET2000\DATA\*.GPG
INET2000\DATA\HOMEPAGE
Graphic Library Symbols
INET2000\SYMBOLS\*.BOL (I/NET 4.3 Symbols)
INET2000\SYMBOLS\*.GLS
INET2000\SYMBOLS\*.BMP
DCU Save Files
INET2000\SAV\*.SAV
Exporter/Reporter Reports
INET2000\UTILS\REPORTER\REPORTS\*.RPT
Remember that in order to assure that the DCU save files are most
up to date, connect to each controller and perform a Station Save.
The Upgrade Process
Note:
TAC I/NET Seven ships with Microsoft MSDE 2000, SQL Server
2005 Express Edition, and SQL Server 2008 Express Edition on the
install CD. Any one of these free scaled-down SQL engines can be
used with TAC I/NET Seven. If you require the ability to manually
administer your SQL data, or if your application exceeds the capabilities of the scaled-down SQL engine, then you must purchase and
install the Standard or Enterprise edition of Microsoft SQL Server.
1. Copy the TAC I/NET 2000 directory to a drive that will be
accessible during the TAC I/NET Seven upgrade process.
2. Perform the system upgrade using the appropriate instructions below.
Installing TAC I/NET Seven on an Existing TAC I/NET 2000 Workstation
Use the following procedure to upgrade an existing TAC I/NET
2000 system workstation to a TAC I/NET Seven workstation:
Note:
If your system uses file equalization, begin the system upgrade with
the workstation that will be used as the filemaster.
1. Shutdown TAC I/NET 2000 and/or Configure, if running.
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2. If necessary, shutdown I/O server. (Depending on the settings
in your configuration profile, I/O server may shut down automatically.)
Note:
If your system configuration uses file equalization, it is important
that the I/O server be shut down, and remain shut down, until ALL
host machines have been upgraded and the appropriate files have
been converted to the new format.
3. Install Windows Server 2003 (upgrade), Windows XP Professional (upgrade), Windows Vista Enterprise (upgrade), or
Windows 7 Professional (upgrade) on the workstation.
Follow the Microsoft® instructions for performing the operating system upgrade.
4. Install TAC I/NET Seven using the installation instructions
detailed in Chapter 2, Installing TAC I/NET Seven. If possible,
use the default installation directory names.
5. At the end of the TAC I/NET Seven install, Setup automatically launches DbCreate. Use DbCreate to import the data
files from TAC I/NET 2000 into the new SQL database. Refer
to Chapter 4, DbCreate, for more information about this
utility.
Caution:
If your system uses file equalization, do NOT perform the following
step until all host machines have been upgraded, and the files have
been converted to the new format.
6. Complete the TAC I/NET Seven configuration process as
detailed in Chapter 3, TAC I/NET Seven Configuration.
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Since your previous TAC I/NET 2000 system required the Windows
98 or Windows NT operating system, it is assumed that TAC I/NET
2000 is not installed on the PC described in the following procedure.
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Use the following procedure to install TAC I/NET Seven on a PC
that is already configured with the Windows Server 2003, Windows
XP Professional, Windows Vista Enterprise, or Windows 7 Professional operating system.
1. Ensure that you can access your current TAC I/NET 2000
system files from this PC either from a locally-stored copy or
through a network connection. If a network connection to the
TAC I/NET 2000 workstation is not available, copy the TAC
I/NET 2000 system to transferable media such as a removable
drive or CD-ROM. You can then copy the TAC I/NET 2000
system onto your local hard drive, or simply access it from its
transferable media location. You will be required to browse to
the TAC I/NET 2000 system root directory in order to migrate
data to the new TAC I/NET Seven system.
2. Install TAC I/NET Seven using the installation instructions
detailed in Chapter 2, Installing TAC I/NET Seven. If possible,
use the default installation directory names.
3. Use DbCreate to import the data files from TAC I/NET 2000
into the new SQL database. During this process, locate the
TAC I/NET 2000 system root directory on the network drive,
removable drive, local drive, or CD-ROM established in Step
1. Refer to Chapter 4, DbCreate, for more information about
this utility.
Caution:
If your system uses file equalization, do NOT perform the following
step until all host machines have been upgraded, and the files have
been converted to the new format.
4. Complete the TAC I/NET Seven configuration process as
detailed in Chapter 3, TAC I/NET Seven Configuration.
Completing the Upgrade
Complete the upgrade process by performing the following steps:
1. Copy TAC I/NET 2000 revision 2.xx DCU save files, library
symbols, and graphic pages to the appropriate TAC I/NET
Seven directory folders (i.e., the SAV, SYMBOLS, and
GRAPHIC PAGES directories).
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2. To take advantage of the full functionality of this version of
TAC I/NET, download the updated TAC I/NET Seven BIN
files to the appropriate devices. This release includes updated
BIN files for the following devices:
Taps:
✦
✦
✦
Note:
7801
7802
7803
✦
✦
✦
78041
78051
78061
✦
7810
Controllers:
✦ 7700
✦ 7716
✦ 7718
✦ 7728
✦
✦
✦
✦
7756
7760
7770
7780
✦
✦
✦
✦
7793
7798/7798c
NPR2000
SCUs
TAC I/NET Seven host software does not include controller BIN files
for the 7791 DPI and the 7792 MCI. If you are upgrading a TAC
I/NET system that uses 7791 and/or 7792 controllers, either reconfigure these controllers as a 7793, or copy their BIN files from the
previous system.
3. After the controllers have been upgraded, perform Station
Restores to restore the DCU save files to each controller.
Using ID Works with TAC I/NET Seven
This version of TAC I/NET Seven provides support for Datacard®
ID Works® identification software. Using Microsoft’s ODBC
driver, TAC I/NET Seven provides a database view specifically
designed for use with ID Works. This view contains tenant and
individual data used by the ID Works Video Badging application. It
allows you to add individuals, assign key/cards, edit individual
parameters, or even delete individuals, all from within the ID
Works interface.
For instructions on how to integrate ID Works with TAC I/NET
Seven, refer to TCON301, TAC I/NET Seven Database Connectivity
and Reporting.
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Using Pelco CCTV with TAC I/NET Seven
This version of TAC I/NET Seven includes features that allow you
to integrate a Pelco CCTV system with TAC I/NET Seven running
under the Windows XP Professional operating system. Using these
features, you can review recorded video, view live video, associate a
camera with a TAC I/NET point, and integrate CCTV system
features with TAC I/NET graphic pages.
For instructions on how to integrate digital CCTV with TAC I/NET
Seven, refer to TCON301, TAC I/NET Seven Database Connectivity
and Reporting.
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Installing TAC I/NET Seven
TAC I/NET Seven provides an automated installation program to
simplify the initial setup requirements. You can use the Setup
program to:
✦
Install the full TAC I/NET Seven program, or
✦
Install selected TAC I/NET Seven components.
The Setup program copies the TAC I/NET Seven application files
and supporting files to your hard drive and configures certain
components to operate correctly.
Note:
If you are reinstalling TAC I/NET Seven or upgrading from a
previous version, please review the information in “Reinstalling or
Upgrading TAC I/NET Software” on page 1-4 before beginning the
installation program.
When upgrading a filemaster, if you enter a CD Key that is different
then the previously used CD Key, the station must be subsequently
demoted and re-promoted back to a filemaster. This will allow the
filemaster to generate a new snapshot based on the new CD key.
The Setup Program
Follow the procedures below to run the Setup program and install
TAC I/NET Seven.
1. Close all other applications running on your system,
including virus-checking software.
2. Insert the TAC I/NET Seven CD-ROM into your CD-ROM
drive.
3. If your system supports AutoStart, the Setup program
launches automatically and you can proceed to the next step.
Otherwise, continue as follows:
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a. If your system does not support AutoStart, click the Start
button and then select “Run ...”.
b. Type d:setup (where d is the letter designation of your
CD-ROM drive) in the Open field of the Run dialog box.
Press Enter.
4. Setup begins installing temporary files (see Figure 2-1). These
files are automatically removed at the end of the installation.
Figure 2-1. Preparing for the Install
5. Setup launches the Windows Installer (see Figure 2-2).
Figure 2-2. Launching the Windows Installer
Select Yes to continue, or select No to stop the installation
process.
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6. The TAC I/NET Seven Welcome screen appears (see
Figure 2-3). Review the information and click Next to
continue.
Figure 2-3. Welcome Screen
7. Setup displays the Registration Information dialog box (see
Figure 2-4).
Figure 2-4. Registration Information Dialog Box
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The registration data is on a label located on the back of the
CD-ROM jewel case.
a. Enter the Customer Name. If this is an upgrade installation, this information will be filled in automatically.
b. Enter the Site Name. If this is an upgrade installation,
this information will be filled in automatically.
c. Enter the CD Key.
d. Click Next.
8. If Setup detects that TAC I/NET Seven is already installed on
your system, it automatically displays the contents of the
UpgradeSeven.txt file. This file explains the steps that are
necessary to upgrade a previous version of TAC I/NET to a
newer version. After viewing this file, close it to continue.
9. Setup automatically displays the contents of the ReadmeSeven.txt file. You should review this file to obtain up-todate information and advice. After reading this file, close it to
continue.
10. The next screen provides the Software License Agreement (see
Figure 2-5).
Figure 2-5. Software License Agreement Screen
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Please review the terms of the agreement. To accept them and
continue the installation, click “I accept the terms of the
license agreement” option and select Next.
Note:
If you choose not to accept the terms of the agreement, the Setup
program will terminate.
11. Setup displays the Database Engine dialog box (see
Figure 2-6).
Figure 2-6. Database Engine Dialog Box
Note:
The reports that are included with SevenReports and the ODBC
connection that IDWorks uses to communicate with TAC I/NET
Seven are preconfigured to use the default instance of SQL Server. If
you choose any other instance and you intend to use the included
reports and/or ID Works, you will be required to make manual
adjustments to the reports and/or ODBC data source.
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Use the Database Engine dialog box to specify the instance of
SQL server to be used for TAC I/NET Seven’s database. The
following options are available:
•
Default instance (recommended) – This option is only
available if no default instance of SQL Server already exists
on the PC. Otherwise, this option will be greyed out.
Choose this option to install a new default instance of a
free scaled-down version of SQL Server from TAC I/NET
Seven’s installation CD. This is the recommended setting.
On a Windows 2003 Server or Windows XP workstation,
you can use the radio buttons near the top of the dialog
box to choose which version of SQL server to install,
either MSDE or SQL Server 2005 Express edition.
On a Windows Vista Enterprise or Windows 7 Professional workstation, only SQL Server 2005 Express can be
installed. In this case, the radio buttons near the top of
the dialog box are greyed out.
Note:
The TAC I/NET Seven installation CD also includes SQL Server
2008 Express. This SQL server is compatible with the Windows Vista
and Windows 7 operating systems. If you wish to use SQL Server
2008 Express, you must manually install it on your PC before
installing TAC I/NET Seven. Read the “SQL2008 Expr Install
Inst.pdf ” file in the SQLExpress folder on the TAC I/NET Seven
installation CD for instructions on manually installing SQL Server
2008 Express.
Use the SQL SA password and Confirm SA password
fields to set the SQL Server administrator password. Any
user that attempts to use DbCreate to affect I/NET’s database, must first login to DbCreate with SQL administrative priveleges.
Note:
Some versions of SQL Server require that you define a strong password. Refer to Microsoft’s SQL Server documentation for more information.
•
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Existing instance – Choose this option to use an instance
of SQL server that already exists on the PC.
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TCON301, TAC I/NET Seven Database Connectivity and
Reporting, describes TAC I/NET Seven’s support for various
versions of SQL Server. You may find the information helpful
when trying to determine which version of SQL Server to
install on your TAC I/NET Seven workstation.
Click Next to continue.
12. If Setup needs to install SQL server on your PC, a message will
appear informing you that the chosen SQL server is about to
be installed. Select OK to continue.
Depending on which version of SQL server is being installed,
other Microsoft components, such as .NET Framework 2.0,
may also have to be installed. A message will appear as each
component is about to be installed. For any such messages,
click OK and follow the onscreen prompts to complete the
component’s installation.
The installation of the SQL server and other Microsoft
components may cause the computer to reboot. Following the
reboot, TAC I/NET Seven Setup will automatically resume.
Note:
The Windows “Administrators” group is given “sa” rights to the SQL
server. This means that any user with Windows Admistrator rights
can launch DbCreate and log into the SQL server using Windows
Authentication rather than entering an SQL login name and password.
13. If you chose to use MSDE in Step 11 and Setup detects that
MSDE 2000 service pack 3 or earlier is running on your workstation, it displays a message asking if you would like to
upgrade to service pack 4 (see Figure 2-7). While this upgrade
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is not required by TAC I/NET Seven, it does provide security
enhancements that can help to protect the data that gets
stored in your SQL database.
Figure 2-7. MSDE Service Pack 4 Message
Select Yes to allow the MSDE 2000 upgrade to occur during
the TAC I/NET Seven installation, or select No to skip the
upgrade.
14. If during Step 13 you selected Yes to allow Setup to upgrade
MSDE 2000, the upgrade process will now begin.
The MSDE 2000 upgrade process can take up to 15 minutes.
to complete. Please allow the upgrade to complete without
interruption. Proceed with the MSDE 2000 upgrade as
follows:
a. In order for Setup to upgrade MSDE 2000, it must first
copy the service pack installer onto your workstation’s
hard drive. During this process, the message in Figure 2-8
is displayed.
Figure 2-8. Loading MSDE 2000 Service Pack Installer
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b. After the installer has been copied to your local drive, the
upgrade begins. A progress bar shows the status of the
upgrade process (see Figure 2-9).
Figure 2-9. Upgrade Status
c. When the upgrade is complete, a message will inform
you that your workstation must reboot (see Figure 2-10).
Figure 2-10. MSDE 2000 Upgrade Complete
Select OK to reboot the workstation. Upon returning to
Windows, Setup resumes automatically.
15. Setup displays the Data File Root Folder screen (see
Figure 2-12). Use this screen to choose a storage location for
TAC I/NET Seven’s data files.
You can accept the default location or click the Change...
button to choose another location.
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Click Next to continue.
Figure 2-11. Setup Type Dialog Box
16. The Setup Type screen, shown in Figure 2-12, provides two
installation options.
Figure 2-12. Setup Type Dialog Box
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Complete - installs all TAC I/NET Seven application files
and optional components. The full installation requires
approximately 50 MB of hard disk space.
✧
Custom - Use this option when you need to install only a
certain component, or to define a specific installation
directory for TAC I/NET Seven.
Choose an option and select Next to continue. If you chose
the Complete option, you can skip the next step and proceed
to Step 18. For the Custom option, continue with the next
step.
17. If you selected Custom in Step 16, Setup displays the Custom
Setup dialog box shown in Figure 2-13.
Figure 2-13. Select Components Dialog Box
To change the installation directory of any component, highlight the item’s icon and click the Change... button. Use the
resulting dialog to specify a new location.
Two components, DataFiles and BinaryFiles, have subcomponents as indicated by a plus sign ( ) to the left of the
component. To view these, click the plus sign and the sub-
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components become visible (see Figure 2-14). A minus sign
( ) replaces the plus sign to indicate that you can hide the
sub-components with a subsequent click.
Figure 2-14. Viewing Sub-components
When you click on a component’s icon, you are presented
with a popup menu of options that allow you to specify how
the component should be installed, if at all. Choose the
appropriate option for each component that you select, then
click Next to continue.
18. Setup is now ready to install TAC I/NET Seven (see
Figure 2-15). Click Install to begin the installation.
Figure 2-15. Ready to Install TAC I/NET Seven
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19. Setup begins installing TAC I/NET Seven. A progress bar
shows the status of the installation process (see Figure 2-16).
Figure 2-16. Installing TAC I/NET Seven
20. Setup notifies you when the installation is complete (see
Figure 2-17). Select Finish to close the Setup program.
Figure 2-17. Finished Installing TAC I/NET Seven
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21. DbCreate automatically launches and prompts you to log into
the appropriate SQL server (see Figure 2-18).
Figure 2-18. SQL System Administrator Login
Use this dialog box as follows:
a. The SQL Server field allows you to point DbCreate to
the proper instance of SQL server. By default, this field
will point to the same instance of SQL server that you
chose in Step 11 on page 2-5. If you specify any other
instance of SQL server, you will have to use the I/NET
Configuration editor to instruct TAC I/NET Seven to
connect to this other instance’s database.
This parameter is expressed as:
COMPUTER_NAME\INSTANCE_NAME
✢ COMPUTER_NAME – The computer name is the
name assigned to your local workstation.
✢ INSTANCE_NAME – The instance name can be any
named instance of the SQL server that exists on the
local workstation. This portion of the parameter will
be omitted for any unnamed instance of SQL Server
on the local workstation.
b. If your Windows user account provides you with
“Administrator” privileges for the computer specified in
the SQL Server field, you can select the Windows
authentication option and skip to Step d.
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c. To manually log onto the SQL server, select the SQL
Server authentication option and perform the following
tasks:
✢ Type the proper system administrator Login Name.
✢ Type the appropriate Password. For security
reasons, an asterisk (*) will appear for each character
you type.
d. Select OK to continue.
22. DbCreate displays an editor for setting up the accounts for the
TAC I/NET Seven SQL database (see Figure 2-19).
Figure 2-19. Set SQL Accounts
In the I/NET Seven SQL Access section, perform the
following steps:
a. To assign a TAC I/NET Seven-generated default login
name and password to the TAC I/NET Seven database,
select the Default Account option.
b. To manually define a login name and password, select
Create this Account.
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c. If you chose to manually define the account, define a
Login name and Password. Retype the password in the
Verify Password field.
Repeat the steps above for 3rd-party Access.
Select OK.
23. DbCreate begins building the initial TAC I/NET Seven SQL
database (see Figure 2-20).
Figure 2-20. DbCreate Builds a TAC I/NET Seven Database
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24. When the database is done being built, DbCreate asks if you
would like to migrate TAC I/NET 2000 data into the TAC
I/NET Seven database (see Figure 2-21).
Figure 2-21. Preparing to Migrate TAC I/NET 2000 Data
If you do not need to migrate a TAC I/NET 2000 system to
TAC I/NET Seven, select No to complete the TAC I/NET
Seven install. In this case, you can proceed to Step 25.
Otherwise, perform the following procedures to migrate TAC
I/NET 2000 data to TAC I/NET Seven:
a. Use the Browse... button to locate the TAC I/NET 2000
root directory (see Figure 2-22).
Figure 2-22. Browsing for the TAC I/NET 2000 Root Directory
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b. Highlight the TAC I/NET 2000 root directory and select
OK to close the Browse dialog.
c. Select Yes to migrate TAC I/NET 2000 data to TAC
I/NET Seven. After the data has been migrated, close
DbCreate to complete the TAC I/NET Seven installation
process.
25. Now that the TAC I/NET Seven installation process is
complete, you can proceed with the following tasks:
✧
Install Crystal Reports support files that will allow the
SevenReports application to operate. Refer to “Installing
Crystal Reports XI Support Files”, on the next page.
✧
Use the Configure program to specify how TAC I/NET
Seven will use this workstation’s resources (i.e., serial
ports, TCP/IP, printers, etc.).
The Configure program allows you to enable or disable
access control, setup file equalization or client/server
networking, define reference hosts, etc. Refer to
Chapter 3, TAC I/NET Seven Configuration, for information on the Configure program.
✧
Note:
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Modify, repair, or remove TAC I/NET Seven if necessary.
Refer to “Modifying, Repairing, or Removing TAC I/NET
Seven” on page 2-21 for instructions.
If you have just reinstalled or upgraded TAC I/NET Seven and
created a new instance of SQL Server during the install, you must
update TAC I/NET Seven’s active configuration profile to connect to
the proper instance of SQL. Refer to “Reinstalling or Upgrading TAC
I/NET Software” on page 1-4 for more information.
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Installing Crystal Reports XI Support Files
Beginning with TAC I/NET Seven version 2.21, the SevenReports
application uses Crystal Reports XI as the reporting engine. In
order to create and run reports using SevenReports, you must first
install Crystal Reports XI support files onto your PC. An installation program named SetupCrystalReportsXI.exe is included on
TAC I/NET Seven’s installation disk for this purpose. When you
execute this file, Microsoft Installer will launch and the necessary
support files will be loaded onto your PC.
We recommend that you install Crystal Reports XI support files
immediately after completing the TAC I/NET Seven host software
installation. If you forget to install the support files, you will receive
the following message when you launch SevenReports:
Figure 2-23. SevenReports Message
If you see this message, click OK and install the support files from
TAC I/NET Seven’s installation disk. Installation instructions are
described below.
To install Crystal Reports XI support files
1. Prepare to install the support files as follows:
a. Close all other applications running on your system,
including virus-checking software.
b. Insert the TAC I/NET Seven CD-ROM into your CDROM drive.
c. If TAC I/NET Seven’s Setup program automatically
launches, cancel it at the first screen that offers a Cancel
button.
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2. Explore the CD-ROM and locate the following folder:
d:\Support\SevenReports\CR_XI
(where d: is the letter designation of your CD-ROM drive)
3. Within this folder, execute the following file:
SetupCrystalReportsXI.exe
This causes Microsoft Installer to launch and begin installing
the support files.
4. Follow the onscreen prompts to complete the installation
process.
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Modifying, Repairing, or Removing TAC I/NET Seven
TAC I/NET Seven Setup provides options that allow you to modify,
repair, or remove a currently installed TAC I/NET Seven system.
These options become available when you activate the
Add/Remove Programs function in the Windows Control Panel,
highlight the “TAC I/NET Seven” entry, and select Change or
Remove.
Initially, a TAC I/NET Seven welcome dialog is displayed. When
you select Next, the dialog shown in Figure 2-24 is displayed.
Figure 2-24. Program Maintenance
Use the Program Maintenance dialog to perform the following
tasks:
✦
Modify – Use this option to add or remove TAC I/NET Seven
components. This is similar to choosing the Custom option
during the TAC I/NET Seven installation (refer to Step 16 on
page 2-10 for a description of the Custom option).
✦
Repair – Use this option to restore TAC I/NET Seven system
files that may have been accidentally deleted or become
corrupt. This option restores most files in the TAC I/NET
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Seven root directory and in the DATA directory. However, this
option does not restore entries in the Windows registry, nor
does it affect the TAC I/NET Seven database. Therefore, this
option is not the same as reinstalling TAC I/NET Seven.
✦
Note:
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Remove – Use this option to remove the currently installed
TAC I/NET Seven system from your workstation. This function does not restore the system to a previously installed
version of TAC I/NET. Also, this option does not remove files
that were created during the use of TAC I/NET Seven (i.e.,
system pages, access control database files, etc.).
Before removing TAC I/NET Seven from your system, you should
manually remove TAC I/NET Seven’s database by running DbCreate
and using the Remove existing I/NET SQL Database option.
Otherwise, a subsequent attempt to reinstall TAC I/NET Seven will
fail when DbCreate attempts to create a new TAC I/NET Seven database and discovers that one already exists. Refer to “Removing an
Existing TAC I/NET SQL Database” on page 4-13 for instructions.
You may also wish to read “Manually Removing a Detached TAC
I/NET Database” on page 4-20 for more information.
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3
TAC I/NET Seven Configuration
Note:
You must have Windows Administrator rights in order to activate an
inactive configuration profile or to make any changes to your TAC
I/NET Seven configuration that will affect file equalization.
After installing TAC I/NET Seven, you must configure it to
communicate properly with external devices. This chapter
describes the procedures necessary to configure TAC I/NET Seven.
You will need to provide information on any TAC I/NET devices
connected to your serial port(s), on your TCP/IP connection, and
specify a printer port. Instructions are also provided to change TAC
I/NET Seven’s default directory structure, set up a filtering system
for messages, and configure NetPlus Routers (NPRs) and Xenta
527/527-NPRs.
Overview
TAC I/NET Seven uses two different programs to handle communication and system configuration. I/O Server handles all communication between your workstation and other TAC I/NET Seven
hosts, NPRs, and Xenta 527/527-NPRs. Configure is responsible for
defining communication parameters and certain system parameters.
I/O Server must be running in order for TAC I/NET Seven to
communicate, and is started automatically every time you start
TAC I/NET Seven. When I/O Server is running, one of several
icons, shown in Table 3-1, will be loaded into your system tray.
Note:
Although I/O Server is not required for the Configure program, some
options in Configure will not be available unless I/O Server is
running.
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Table 3-1. I/O Server System Tray Icons
Icon
Description
Standalone host workstation or remote client
Standalone host workstation with a Tap
Filemaster. The icon color indicates status as follows:
✦ Grey – Idle
✦ Yellow – Busy
✦ Cyan – Snapshot in progress
✦ Red – Snapshot process has failed or a client’s replication
agent has failed or is retrying.
Filemaster with a Tap. The colors described above are also true for
this icon.
or
Equalized client online or offline, respectively.
or
Equalized client with a Tap online or offline, respectively.
Within the Configure program you can set up serial port and
TCP/IP communication parameters, select a printer port, and alter
TAC I/NET Seven’s default directory structure. You also use
Configure to setup NPRs and Xenta 527/527-NPRs, and define
host masking for message routing requirements from other host
workstations, NPRs, and Xenta 527/527-NPRs.
You may create multiple I/O Server configuration profiles. This
feature is useful if you work with several different TAC I/NET Seven
environments, because you can change system parameters simply
by selecting a different profile.
Note:
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Starting the Configure Program
Starting the Configure Program
Note:
Although I/O Server is not required for the Configure program, some
options in Configure will not be available unless I/O Server is
running.
Certain modifications to your existing profile, or the selection of an
alternate profile, require the I/O Server to shut down and be restarted before they can take effect. Where this is the case, a dialog box
will warn you to shut down the I/O Server.
To manually start the Configure program, select Start >
Programs > INET > INET Configuration. Alternatively, if the I/O
Server is running and you are already logged in, you can right-click
on the I/O Server icon in the system tray and select Configure from
the resulting context menu.
The first editor presented by the Configure program displays a
summary of all currently defined configuration profiles (see
Figure 3-1).
Figure 3-1. I/NET Configuration Profiles Summary
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Managing Configuration Profiles
The Active Configuration field at the top of the I/NET Configuration Profiles Summary displays the name of the configuration
profile that TAC I/NET Seven is currently using.
The list box in this editor contains all of the currently defined
I/NET configuration profiles.
You can select another configuration profile to use, add a new
profile, delete a profile, or modify a profile.
Activating a Configuration Profile
Note:
You must have Windows Administrator rights in order to activate an
inactive configuration profile.
If you want I/O Server and TAC I/NET Seven to use an alternate
configuration profile:
1. Select the new configuration profile in the I/NET Configuration Profiles dialog box and click Make Active.
2. The selected profile will display in the Active configuration
field at the top of the dialog box.
Note:
Certain modifications to your existing profile, or the selection of an
alternate profile, require the I/O Server to shut down and be restarted before they can take effect. Where this is the case, a dialog box
will advise you to shut down the I/O Server.
To shut down the I/O Server:
1. Make sure that all TAC I/NET Seven software is closed,
including the Configure program.
2. Right-click on the I/O Server icon in the system tray.
3. Select Exit from the resulting context menu.
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Adding a New Configuration Profile
To add a new configuration profile:
1. Select Add from the I/NET Configuration Profiles summary
(see Figure 3-1 on page 3-3). The Add Configuration Profile
dialog box displays, as shown in Figure 3-2.
Figure 3-2. Add Configuration Profile
2. Type the name of the new profile and click OK.
If I/O Server is currently not running, the Authentication
editor opens. You must successfully login to the TAC I/NET
Seven database before you can setup the configuration profile.
Refer to “User Authentication” on page 3-6 for instructions
on using this editor.
If I/O Server is already running when you click OK, or if you
have successfully logged in using the Authentication editor,
the Configuration Profiles editor displays.
3. Use the procedures provided in “Editing Configuration
Profiles” on page 3-11, to define the new profile.
Deleting a Configuration Profile
To delete a configuration profile:
1. Select the configuration profile in the I/NET Configuration
Profiles dialog box.
2. Click Delete.
3. The system asks you to confirm that you want to delete the
configuration profile. Click Yes to delete the profile or click
No to cancel.
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Modifying a Configuration Profile
To modify a configuration profile:
1. Select the configuration profile in the I/NET Configuration
Profiles dialog box.
2. Click Modify.
If I/O Server is currently not running, the Authentication
editor opens. You must successfully login to the TAC I/NET
Seven database before you can modify the configuration
profile. Refer to “User Authentication”, below, for instructions on using this editor.
If I/O Server is already running when you click Modify, or if
you have successfully logged in using the Authentication
editor, the Configuration Profiles editor displays. Refer to
“Editing Configuration Profiles” on page 3-11 for instruction
on how to configure the profile.
User Authentication
TAC I/NET Seven displays an Authentication editor (Figure 3-3)
under the following circumstances:
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✦
When you initially attempt to connect to a TAC I/NET Seven
SQL database.
✦
When you attempt to add or modify a configuration profile
while the I/O Server is not running.
✦
When you change the setting of the Workstation Type parameter in the Configuration Profile Editor (see Figure 3-4 on
page 3-12).
✦
When you click the Connection button in the Configuration
Profiles Editor in order to change the way the workstation
connects to the SQL database.
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Figure 3-3. Authentication Editor
The Authentication editor is divided into sections as follows:
✦
I/NET Seven Authentication — This section is used to
authenticate you as a valid TAC I/NET Seven user and to
verify that the “Configuration” system tray function is
enabled for your password.
If you are configuring a standalone workstation, this authentication is for the local TAC I/NET Seven SQL database.
Otherwise, this authentication is for the TAC I/NET Seven
SQL database on the filemaster or server workstation to which
this workstation will connect.
✦
Database Authentication — This section is used to authenticate you as a valid administrator of the TAC I/NET Seven SQL
database. The login you provide must enable “public” and
“db_owner” roles for TAC I/NET Seven’s database.
If you are configuring a remote client workstation, this
authentication is for the TAC I/NET Seven SQL database on
the server. Otherwise, this authentication is for the local TAC
I/NET Seven SQL database on your workstation.
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✦
Filemaster Database Authentication — This section is only
present when you are configuring an equalized client workstation. It is used to authenticate you as a valid administrator of
the TAC I/NET Seven SQL database located on the filemaster.
The login you provide must enable “public” and “db_owner”
roles for TAC I/NET Seven’s database on the filemaster.
Use the Authentication editor as follows:
1. In the I/NET Seven Authentication section, perform the
following steps:
a. If your Windows user account has already been added to
TAC I/NET Seven's passwords on the workstation to which
you are connecting, you can activate (!) the Current
Windows User checkbox. In this case, you can skip the
following sub-steps and proceed to Step 2.
Refer to “Configuring I/NET Seven to Accept a User's
Windows Logon” in TCON299, TAC I/NET Seven System
Operator Guide, for more information about this feature.
b. Type your Operator Name. This name can contain up to
30 characters. The following characters cannot be used
within the Operator Name: " / \ [ ] : ; | = , + * ? < >
The default operator name is “tac”. If the system has just
been installed and no operator names have been
assigned, this default name should still be available. After
operator names have been defined, you may wish to
remove the default operator name to prevent unauthorized users from gaining access.
c. Type your password at the prompt. This password can
contain up to 127 characters. All keyboard characters are
valid for use within this password. The system displays an
asterisk for each character you type.
The default system password is “dacs”. If the system has
just been installed and no other host passwords have
been assigned, this default password should still be available. After host passwords have been assigned to all
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authorized users, you may wish to remove the default
password to prevent unauthorized users from gaining
access.
2. In the Database Authentication section, perform the
following steps:
a. Choose an Authentication Type from the drop-down
list. The following options are available:
✢ Default – This option will use a TAC I/NET Sevengenerated default username and password to connect
to the TAC I/NET Seven database on the database
server. Use this option when the TAC I/NET Seven
database to which you are connecting was created
using the “Default Account” option in DbCreate.
✢ Current Windows User – This option is intended for
use on large TAC I/NET Seven installations where
user permissions will be administered using Enterprise Manager. This option allows the Windows
account of the currently logged in user to also be used
as the login for the TAC I/NET Seven database. This
option will only work if the Windows user account is
that of a system administrator on the database server,
or it has been properly configured in Enterprise
Manager.
✢ Manual – Selecting this option causes the Database
User Name and Database User Password fields to
become active, allowing you to manually log into a
database server.
b. Use the Database Server field to choose the computer
name, and in some cases the SQL instance name, of the
database server.
This parameter is expressed as:
COMPUTER_NAME\INSTANCE_NAME
The computer name can be your local workstation or any
TAC I/NET Seven workstation that is not configured as a
Remote Client and is connected to the Ethernet.
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The instance name can be any named instance of the SQL
server that exists on the selected computer. This portion
of the parameter will be omitted for any unnamed
instance of SQL Server on the selected computer.
3. If you are configuring this workstation to be an equalized
client (that is, you set the Workstation Type parameter in the
Configuration Profile Editor to “Equalized Client”), a Filemaster Database Authentication section will be visible. In
this case, perform the following steps:
a. Choose an Authentication Type from the drop-down
list. The following options are available:
✢ Default – This option will use a TAC I/NET Sevengenerated default username and password to connect
to the TAC I/NET Seven filemaster. Use this option
when the filemaster to which you are connecting was
created using the “Default” option in its User
Authentication dialog.
✢ Current Windows User – This option is intended for
use on large TAC I/NET Seven installations where
user permissions will be administered using Enterprise Manager. This option allows the Windows
account of the currently logged in user to also be used
as the login for the TAC I/NET Seven filemaster. This
option will only work if the Windows user account is
that of a system administrator on the filemaster, or it
has been properly configured in Enterprise Manager.
✢ Manual – Selecting this option causes the Filemaster
User Name and Filemaster User Password fields to
become active, allowing you to manually log into the
filemaster.
b. Use the Filemaster field to specify the computer name of
the filemaster.
4. Select OK to continue.
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The database server should not be shut down while TAC I/NET
Seven is running. Shutting down the database server drops all
existing connections to the database, and can result in corrupted data
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displays. (Only users with administrative privileges on the workstation can stop or start the database server.)
Editing Configuration Profiles
One Configuration Profile, Config1, is predefined. The majority of
TAC I/NET Seven workstations require only one profile. In this
case, you can modify Config1 to reflect the appropriate system
settings. If you will be using the workstation to initially configure
an NPR or Xenta 527/527-NPR, you may want to establish a separate profile for that purpose.
To modify “Config1”, or any other existing profile, select the profile
in the Configurations list and click Modify. If I/O server is running,
the Configuration Profile editor (Figure 3-4) displays.
If I/O server is not running when you click Modify, the Authentication editor (see Figure 3-3) opens allowing you to login to TAC
I/NET Seven and choose a database. After authentication, the
Configuration Profile editor opens.
The Configuration Profile editor is divided into six sections:
✦
Serial Port
✦
TCP/IP
✦
Workstation Options
✦
Directories
✦
I/O Server With No Clients
✦
Peripherals
Information on each of these categories is provided in the
following sections. Use these details to customize your profile.
See Also:
“Managing Configuration Profiles” on page 3-4
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Figure 3-4. Configuration Profile Editor
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Serial Port
The Serial Ports (Figure 3-5) panel allows you to define your serial
port or communication device. Because TAC I/NET Seven
communicates with only one serial port at a time, you can only
define one device per configuration profile. If you need to define
additional devices, use a separate configuration profile.
Figure 3-5. Serial Ports Panel
Link type specifies the type of device TAC I/NET Seven will
communicate with and affects how link information is processed.
You may choose one of the following options:
✦
None - Select if you will not be using any serial port devices.
✦
Direct - Select if a Host Tap, or a controller emulating a Host
Tap, is connected to the serial port. Taps allow the workstation to connect directly, or remotely, to the TAC I/NET system
at the host or controller LAN levels.
✦
NetPlus Router - Select if an NPR or Xenta 527/527-NPR is
connected to the serial port. These devices allow the host
workstation to connect to multiple networks of TAC I/NET
controllers over a TCP/IP Ethernet LAN.
✦
Embedded 4.x Dial - Select this option if the serial port is
connected to a modem used to communicate with 7806x Dial
Taps. This setting causes TAC I/NET Seven to emulate a
7804x Dial Tap and allows the host workstation to initiate
outgoing calls and answer incoming calls. If you are
connecting an actual 7804x Dial Tap, use the Direct setting.
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✦
Integrated dial - Select this option if the serial port is
connected to a modem used to initiate calls to a host LAN or
controller LAN. Each host LAN or controller LAN must have
a 78010 Tap and modem to complete the connection. The
Integrated Dial function supports outgoing calls only; it does
not allow the workstation to answer incoming calls.
✦
Integrated NPR Dial - Select this option if the serial port is
connected to a modem that will initiate calls to an NPR or
Xenta 527/527-NPR. The NPR or Xenta 527/527-NPR must
have a modem in order to complete the connection. This
function supports outgoing calls only; it does not allow the
workstation to answer incoming calls.
Refer to the appropriate heading, below, to specify the remaining
serial port parameters.
Link Type is None
This workstation does not have any devices connected to, or that
use, the serial port. Proceed to “TCP/IP Parameters” on page 3-18.
Link Type is Direct
1. Set the Link type to Direct.
2. Select the serial port from the Port or device drop-down list.
Only available serial ports are displayed.
3. Select the Baud rate from the drop-down list. This rate must
be supported by both the serial port and the connected
device.
4. The Link summary (see Figure 3-6) defines each hardware
link available through the serial port. You may have up to 16
links (0–15).
Figure 3-6. Hardware Link/System Link Summary
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Click Add to access the Link Configuration editor displayed
in Figure 3-7.
Enter a Hardware address using the following guidelines:
a. If the connected device is a 7801x Host Tap connecting to
a host LAN, you must define each link that is available on
the host LAN (i.e., 7802x or 7805x Tap). The hardware
address must be the address (0–15), set by DIP switches,
on the associated 7802x or 7805x Tap.
b. Otherwise, enter a Hardware address of 0.
Figure 3-7. Link Configuration Editor
Note:
Before performing the following step, consider the following:
If the link device is a 7802x or 7805x Tap, you can configure each
workstation on the host LAN to directly access the link. In this case,
we recommend that each workstation use the same system address to
access the link. This is especially important if you intend to assign a
Restore Host to the link. Refer to “Automatic DPU Restore” in
Chapter 5 of TCON300, TAC I/NET Seven System Technical Reference Guide, for more information about assigning Restore Hosts to
links.
5. Enter a number (0–99) for the System Address. This
number must be unique for each device in the system.
6. Enter a name in the Name field.
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7. If the link device is a 7805x Tap, activate (!) the Dial link
parameter. You may also set multiple links for the same 7805x
Tap. This ability is termed “multi-link dial.” Refer to the
“Communication” chapter in TCON300, TAC I/NET Seven
System Technical Reference Guide.
8. Select OK to return to the Configuration editor.
9. The link you defined displays in the list box. Repeat this
procedure for each link you wish to define (up to 16).
If necessary, you can delete the link definitions. To do so,
select the appropriate link in the list box and click Delete.
Link Type is NetPlus Router
NPRs and Xenta 527/527-NPRs can be directly connected to a PC
to set their initial configuration.
1. Set the Link type to NetPlus Router.
2. Select the serial port to which the NetPlus Router is connected
from the Port or device drop-down box.
3. NetPlus Routers communicate at 19200 baud. Accordingly,
the Baud rate parameter is automatically set to 19200 and
cannot be changed.
4. The Link Summary, TCP/IP parameters, and Workstation
Options are not applicable to this Link type. Skip to “Directories” on page 3-24.
Link Type is Embedded 4.x Dial
Note:
Refer to the “Communication” chapter in TCON300, TAC I/NET
Seven System Technical Reference Guide, for additional information
on Embedded 4.x Dial.
Embedded 4.x Dial allows the host workstation to emulate the
78041 Tap. You must have a modem installed under Windows.
1. Set the Link type to Embedded 4x Dial.
2. Select the modem from the list of available TAPI devices in
the Port or devices drop-down list.
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3. Since the baud rate is controlled by Windows, the Baud rate
parameter is not applicable.
4. Add a link in the Link summary:
a. Set the Hardware address to 0.
b. Set the System address to a number from 0–99. This
address must be unique for each link within the system.
c. Enter a Name for the link.
d. The Dial link checkbox is activated automatically.
e. Click OK.
5. The Embedded 4.x Dial function supports “multi-link dial.”
Repeat Step 4 to define additional links. Refer to the
“Communication” chapter in TCON300, TAC I/NET Seven
System Technical Reference Guide, for information on multilink dial.
6. Proceed to “TCP/IP Parameters” on page 3-18.
Link Type is Integrated Dial or Integrated NPR Dial.
Note:
Refer to the “Communication” chapter in TCON300, TAC I/NET
Seven System Technical Reference Guide, for additional information
on Integrated Dial.
The only difference between Integrated Dial and Integrated NPR
Dial is that Integrated NPR Dial is used to call an NPR or Xenta
527/527-NPR. The parameter settings are the same. Ensure that
you have installed a modem under Windows prior to choosing
either of these settings.
1. Set the Link type to Integrated Dial or Integrated NPR Dial.
2. Select a modem from the Port or device drop-down list.
3. Since the baud rate is controlled by Windows, the Baud rate
parameter is not applicable.
4. Add a link in the link summary as follows:
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a. Set the Hardware address to a value from 0–15. If you
are dialing into a host LAN, this address should match
the value assigned to the link device (i.e., 7802x or 7805x
TAP). If you are dialing into a controller LAN, set the
hardware address to 0.
b. Set the System address to a number from 0–99. This
address must be unique for each link within the system.
c. Enter a Name for the link.
d. If the link is to a 7805x Tap, activate the Dial link
checkbox. Otherwise, make sure the Dial link checkbox is
deactivated.
e. Click OK.
5. The TCP/IP parameters and Workstation Options are not
applicable to the Link type. Proceed to “Directories” on page
3-24.
TCP/IP Parameters
The TCP/IP section, shown in Figure 3-8, defines the parameters
TAC I/NET Seven requires when the host workstation is a LAN host
(i.e., connects to an Ethernet LAN).
Note:
This section is not applicable if your Link type is “NetPlus Router,”
“Integrated Dial” or “Integrated NPR Dial.” (See “Serial Port” on
page 3-13.)
Figure 3-8. TCP/IP Parameters
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1. Click in the checkbox to activate (!) or deactivate (#)the
Enable TCP/IP option. When activated, TAC I/NET Seven
will communicate over the Ethernet LAN.
2. Enter a unique Host Address (1–250) for the workstation.
3. A Reference Host is any TAC I/NET workstation, NPR, or
Xenta 527/527-NPR that will serve as a source of IP addresses.
Any of these devices attached to an Ethernet LAN can be used
as a Reference Host.
Each time I/O Server is started on a workstation, it provides
the workstation’s IP address to each remote host designated as
a Reference Host. I/O Server also requests and receives a list of
all host IP addresses that are known to the remote host at that
time. I/O Server must be running on the remote host for this
address exchange to occur. I/O Server compiles and maintains
a list of all the remote hosts that it learns about. Ultimately, all
hosts in the network will know the IP addresses of all the
other hosts.
In order for your workstation to take advantage of TCP/IP
communication within TAC I/NET Seven, either one of the
following requirements must be met:
✧ Your workstation must reference at least one Reference
Host
– OR –
✧ Your workstation must be defined as a Reference Host on
at least one other workstation.
Your workstation can reference up to eight Reference Hosts.
Note:
Refer to the System Configuration chapter in TCON300, TAC I/NET
Seven System Technical Reference Guide, for information on system
and network configuration.
To define a reference host:
a. Select an entry in the Reference Hosts list box and
double-click, or click Modify. The Host Name/Address
dialog box, shown in Figure 3-9, displays.
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Figure 3-9. Host Name/Address Dialog Box
b. Enter the IP address or Host Name of the reference host
and click OK. If you enter a Host Name, TAC I/NET Seven
must resolve the Host Name to an IP address. This requires
that your network be configured to use DNS.
c. Repeat these steps for each reference host (maximum of
eight) you wish to declare.
d. To delete a reference host, select it in the list box and click
Delete.
Workstation Options
Note:
You must have Windows Administrator rights in order to make any
changes to your TAC I/NET Seven configuration that will effect file
equalization.
The Workstation Options panel (Figure 3-10) allows you to set file
equalization, client/server, and operating mode parameters. When
used, file equalization ensures that the contents of the TAC I/NET
Seven database is the same on every workstation.
Figure 3-10. Workstation Options
Note:
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File equalization is not available on the workstation if your Link type
is “NetPlus Router,” “Integrated Dial,” or “Integrated NPR Dial.”
Refer to “Serial Port” on page 3-13, for information on these Link
types.
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1. Specify a Workstation type setting for this workstation. The
following options are available:
•
Standalone — Select this option if this workstation will
not use file equalization.
This setting also allows the workstation to be used as the
server in a client/server infrastructure. Refer to “Using a
Client/Server Configuration” on page 3-59 for more
information about client/server configurations.
•
Equalized Client — Select this option if this workstation
will have its files equalized by a filemaster. This setting also
allows the workstation to be used as the server in a
client/server infrastructure.
Refer to “Using File Equalization” on page 3-52 for more
information about file equalization. Refer to “Using a
Client/Server Configuration” on page 3-59 for more
information about client/server operation.
•
Filemaster — Select this option if this workstation will be
used to equalize files on other workstations. Refer to
“Using File Equalization” on page 3-52 for more information about file equalization.
This setting also allows the workstation to be used as the
server in a client/server infrastructure; however, this type
of configuration has had only limited testing. Refer to
“Using a Client/Server Configuration” on page 3-59 for
more information about client/server operation.
Typically, TAC I/NET Seven will not allow you to demote a filemaster (that is, change the Workstation Type from “Filemaster” to
any other setting) if equalized client workstations are currently referencing it as their filemaster (all equalized client workstations must be
demoted to standalone workstations before you can demote the filemaster). However, immediately after you perform a restore or
upgrade of the filemaster database, you can demote and re-promote
the filemaster prior to upgrading each client workstation. Refer to
“Restoring an SQL Database” on page 4-15 for more information.
•
Remote Client (only available if IO Server is not running)
— Select this option if this workstation will be used as a
client in a client/server configuration and will not route
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trend and AMT data to the TAC I/NET Seven database on
the server. Refer to “Remote Clients” on page 3-62 for
more information about this type of client.
•
Remote Client w/IO (only available if IO Server is not
running) — Select this option if this workstation will be
used as a client in a client/server configuration and will
route trend and AMT data to the TAC I/NET Seven database on the server. Refer to “Remote Clients” on page 3-62
for more information about this type of client.
2. If you changed the Workstation Type parameter from its original setting, an Authentication dialog will open. In this case,
perform the steps described in “User Authentication” on page
3-6 and then proceed to the step below.
3. If you designated the workstation as a filemaster in Step 1, you
can use the Snapshot runs at parameter to specify the time
of day when the workstation will create an updated snapshot
of the TAC I/NET Seven database.
Typically, the process of creating a snapshot is quick (i.e., less
than a minute). However, the more edits that have been made
to your system since the last snapshot, the longer the snapshot
will take to create. Therefore, you may wish to specify a time
of day when system usage is low.
4. If you designated the workstation as a filemaster in Step 1, a
Clients button becomes active. This button will not actually
function until you have closed the I/NET Configuration
Profiles editor (and any other TAC I/NET Seven clients that
are currently running on this workstation) and restart I/O
server to finish promoting the workstation. You can then
return to this editor and use the Client button. Refer to
“Viewing the Filemaster’s Equalized Clients” on page 3-56 for
more information.
5. If you set the Workstation type to “Equalized Client”, define
the Filemaster name. If you leave this field blank, no file
equalization will occur on this host workstation.
When entering a filemaster name, you must use the Windows
computer name assigned to the filemaster workstation. Locate
this name on the filemaster workstation, by selecting Start >
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Settings > Control Panel. Select the Network option and
then the Identification tab. The name is displayed in the
Computer name field.
You can demote an equalized client by changing the Workstation type from “Equalized Client” to “Standalone” and
selecting OK to close the editor. The workstation will become
a standalone workstation and will no longer receive equalized
data
6. Click the Connection button to configure how this workstation connects to the data server (that is, the local TAC I/NET
Seven database, a filemaster, or a server workstation). This
will cause a user Authentication editor to open. Refer to “User
Authentication” on page 3-6 for more information.
7. If this workstation will be used for access control, activate (!)
the Enable access control option. Access control editors are
not available within TAC I/NET Seven unless you enable
access control here.
Note:
If TAC I/NET Seven is running and the only change you make to the
active configuration is to activate or de-activate the Enable access
control option, then you do not need to shutdown and restart the
I/O Server. You can activate this change simply by logging off of TAC
I/NET Seven and then logging back on.
8. If this workstation will be used to integrate TAC I/NET Seven
with an Integral Digital CCTV system, activate (!) the
Enable CCTV option. CCTV-related functions within TAC
I/NET Seven are disabled until you activate this option.
With the Enable CCTV option activated, each function's
availability is controlled by the permissions assigned to the
user's host password. For more information about assigning
functions to host passwords, refer to TCON299, TAC I/NET
Seven System Operator Guide or TCON300, TAC I/NET Seven
System Technical Reference Guide.
For instructions on how to integrate digital CCTV with TAC
I/NET Seven, refer to TCON301, TAC I/NET Seven Database
Connectivity and Reporting.
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Directories
TAC I/NET Seven establishes default Directories under the root
directory specified during Setup. Table 3-2 lists the default directories and the type of data contained within them.
Table 3-2. TAC I/NET Seven Directories
Directory
Data
Root
Stores the main TAC I/NET Seven executable files and the
DLLs.
Data
Stores controller binary load (.BIN and .UPD) files. May also
contain graphic pages. (Note: library symbols and bitmaps are
stored in the Symbols directory.)
Message
Stores files containing message data.
Save
Stores station save and NetPlus Router (.SAV and .NPR) files.
Archive
Stores archived data.
Figure 3-11. Directories Options
To change a directory setting:
1. Click on the down arrow at the right of the Setting field and
select the directory you want to change.
2. The current name and path are displayed in the Directory
field. To change the directory, you can either:
✧
Delete the current contents of the field and type in the
name and path of an existing directory.
— OR —
✧
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Click Browse to scroll through the available directories
and select another folder.
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The “Archive Directory” in the Configuration Profile Editor and the
“Archive Device” in the Event Archive Configuration editor are the
same parameter. Changing the path in one editor will cause a change
in both editors. However, the “Archive Device” parameter in the
Trend Archive Configuration editor is unique and is unaffected by
changes in the other editors.
Refer to Chapter 6, System Messages, of TCON299, TAC I/NET
Seven System Operator Guide, for more information about configuring event archives.
I/O Server With No Clients
I/O Server handles all communication functions for TAC I/NET
Seven, AMT, and some portions of Configure. TAC I/NET Seven
and AMT are I/O Server clients and require I/O Server to be
running. These client applications automatically launch I/O Server,
if it is not already running, when they are started. For most TAC
I/NET Seven applications, you will want I/O Server to continue to
run when the client applications are shut down. This allows you to
receive messages, and equalize files, even when TAC I/NET Seven is
not running.
Use the options in this section to control how the TAC I/NET Seven
I/O Server operates on this host workstation after you close the host
software application.
Figure 3-12. System Services Option
Note:
If you have TCP/IP enabled and have also defined a 7804x or 7805x
Dial Tap as one of your serial port links, it is possible for other hosts to
use your link. For this reason, we recommend that you enable the
“Maintain” option described below. This prevents the workstation
from hanging up while another host is communicating through one
of your workstation's Dial links.
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✦
Maintain – Enable this option to allow the TAC I/NET Seven
I/O Server to continue running in the background, even when
no TAC I/NET Seven client is currently active. In this case,
you will remain logged into the TAC I/NET Seven system.
✦
Logoff – Enable this option to be automatically logged off of
TAC I/NET Seven when you shutdown the host software
application. The TAC I/NET Seven I/O Server will continue
running in the background, even when no TAC I/NET Seven
client is currently active.
✦
Shutdown – Enable this option to shutdown the I/O Server
after all TAC I/NET Seven clients have been shutdown.
Note:
Warning:
If all the client applications are closed, you can manually close I/O
Server by right-clicking on the I/O Server icon, in the system tray (see
Table 3-1) and selecting Exit from the resulting menu.
If I/O Server is shut down, unsolicited messages may be lost.
Peripherals
This section allows you to specify any peripheral devices attached
to the host workstation.
Figure 3-13. Workstation Peripherals
1. Select the Text Output port. The serial (COM) port may be
used to attach an optional third-party device that accepts a
text string input, such as a CCTV camera. You cannot specify
a serial port that is already in use by the Serial Port section,
the AC Reader Port, or the Printer port.
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2. Select the Baud Rate for the text output device. This field is
only available if you selected a text output port in Step 1.
3. Enter the AC Reader Type, if any. You may attach an optional
access control reader to your workstation’s serial port. TAC
I/NET Seven will use the reader for the following purposes:
✧
If you have defined a Card/I-Disc number for an operator
in the Host Password Editor, the operator can log onto
the TAC I/NET Seven system by swiping their card or
I/DISC.
✧
The reader is used by TAC I/NET Seven’s Access Control
system to read the serial number of the access control
device.
Supported reader types are listed below.
✧
I/Disc — The I/DISC Wand is used to read the serial
number of an I/DISC button.
✧
Weigand — The Weigand card reader is used to read the
serial number from an access card using the Weigand
encoding protocol.
4. Specify the AC Reader Port used to attach the above device to
the workstation. Select the serial port from the drop-down
list. You cannot specify a serial port that is already in use by
the Serial Port section, the Text Output port, or the Printer
port. If you are not using an access control reader, select
None.
Note:
The I/DISC Wand has an RJ11 connector and requires an adaptor.
You must use Dallas Semiconductor’s Universal 1-Wire Com Port
Adapter (TAC Part No. 602072-0010).
5. Select a Printer port from the drop-down list box. Only
existing ports are listed within the drop-down list. You may
configure only one printer port. You cannot specify a serial
port that is already in use by the Serial Port section, the Text
Output port, or the AC Reader Port.
This port will be used for printing event messages only. The
printer used for printing events must be capable of
supporting single line feeds. Therefore, it is recommended
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that only a dot-matrix printer be used. Refer to the description of Event Actions in TCON300, “TAC I/NET Seven System
Technical Reference Guide,” and in TCON299, “TAC I/NET
Seven System Operator Guide,” for more information.
6. Select the Printer line spacing you prefer to be used for the
event printer.
7. If necessary, activate (!) the Print names checkbox to
include individual's first and last names in access control
transaction events printed from the event printer.
Note: Leave this option deactivated (#) if you are integrating
TAC I/NET Seven with an Emergin system.
8. If necessary, enter a Printer Initialization string for the event
printer. This string will be sent to your printer by TAC I/NET
Seven. Refer to your printer documentation for additional
information.
Additional Configuration Features
The following buttons near the bottom of the Configuration Profile
editor provide additional configuration features.
✦
Print – Click this button to create a printed summary of the
configuration. Refer to “Printing the Configuration Profile”
on page 3-30 for more information.
✦
Hosts Masks – This button is available only when I/O Server
is running. Click this button to add, delete, or modify a
message routing mask for a host workstation. Refer to “Host
Routing Masks” on page 3-30 for more information.
✦
NP Routers – This button is available only when I/O Server is
running. Click this button to configure your system to
communicate with NetPlus Routers. Refer to “Configuring
NPRs and Xenta 527/527-NPRs” on page 3-33 for more information.
✦
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Advanced IP – This button is available only when I/O Server
is running. Click this button to define TAC I/NET Seven's
communication ports and to configure each TAC I/NET host
to only see specific sections of the overall network. Refer to
“Setting-up Communications and Encryption” on page 3-46
and to “IP Filters” on page 3-48 for more information.
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CCTV – This button is available only when I/O Server is
running and the Enable CCTV option is enabled (!) in the
active profile. Click this button to configure your system to
communicate with a Pelco CCTV system.
For instructions on how to integrate digital CCTV with TAC
I/NET Seven, refer to TCON301, TAC I/NET Seven Database
Connectivity and Reporting.
Saving Configuration Profile Changes
When you finish editing a configuration profile, click OK to save
the configuration and return to the I/NET Configuration Profiles
dialog box.
This saves the changes to the data file that defines the configuration
profile. However, the changes do not take effect immediately: the
settings in effect are always the settings for the active profile as it
was defined when IO Server was launched.
Whenever you change a configuration profile, particularly the
active profile, you must do the following in order to start using the
new settings:
1. Shutdown TAC I/NET Seven and/or Configure.
2. If necessary, shutdown I/O Server. Depending on your system
configuration, I/O Server may shutdown automatically.
3. Start TAC I/NET Seven to relaunch I/O Server.
If you changed the Workstation Type parameter for the active
profile, TAC I/NET Seven attempts to configure your workstation
immediately after I/O server starts. As the workstation is being
configured, various balloon-style messages appear near the I/O
server system tray icon (see Figure 3-14). These messages provide
information on the current status of the configuration process.
Figure 3-14. Balloon-style Messages
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When the configuration process is complete, the I/O Server system
tray icon will change. Refer to Table 3-1 on page 3-2 to learn more
about the I/O Server system tray icons and their meanings.
Printing the Configuration Profile
While you are in the I/NET Configuration Profiles editor, you can
click Print to send a summary of the configuration to Windows
default printer.
Host Routing Masks
TAC I/NET Seven has the capability to route messages, alarms, and
SevenTrends data from remote hosts to your host. Masks are an
integral part of this routing and filtering system. Host routing
masks allow you to select the remote host(s) that can forward data
to you and to define the type of data that is forwarded.
Host routing masks work in concert with the masking function in
TAC I/NET Seven’s Host Configuration editor and the AMT
Configuration editor. Host routing masks determine whether a
remote host (i.e., a TAC I/NET Seven workstation, NPR, or Xenta
527/527-NPR) will forward a message on to you. The masking
functions defined in the Host Configuration editor determine what
TAC I/NET Seven does with the data it receives.
Note:
Message routing functions are only available on hosts with the
TCP/IP Enabled option activated in the I/NET Configuration Editor.
To start the editor, select Host Masks from the I/NET Configuration Profiles editor. The Host Mask Device Summary, shown in
Figure 3-15, displays. This summary lists the TCP/IP addresses and
names of the remote hosts that are available within your TAC
I/NET Seven system. If this list is empty, you may need to define
one or more Reference Hosts. (Refer to Step 3 on page 3-19) By
default, your host workstation will not receive messages from any
remote hosts.
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Figure 3-15. Host Mask Device Summary
Defining Host Masks
To define host masks:
1. Select the remote host from the list box and double-click, or
click Modify. The Host Routing Mask editor (Figure 3-16)
displays.
Figure 3-16. Host Routing Mask Editor
2. Specify the hours for this host in the Times section. Enter the
hours in 24-hour format for each day of the week.
All message masks are assigned to one of four distribution
groups. Both the active mask position and the distribution
group must match before a message will be received from a
remote host. Each mask is an eight position parameter, with
each position either active (!) or inactive (#).
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Note:
You must also specify masking requirements in TAC I/NET Seven’s
Host Configuration Editor in order to receive SevenTrends messages
from remote hosts, and in the AMT Configuration Editor in order to
receive messages, alarms, and transactions from remote hosts.
3. Click on the mask position box to activate (!) or deactivate
(#) a mask position. You can select Set All (activates all mask
positions) or Clear All (deactivate all positions) to speed the
mask definition process.
4. Select OK to return to the Host Mask Device Summary.
5. Repeat this procedure for each remote host, NPR, or Xenta
527/527-NPR that requires a message mask.
Copying Host Masks
After defining the host masks for one host, or NPR, you may copy
the configuration to a second host or NPR. To do so:
1. From the Host Masks Device Summary (see Figure 3-15),
select the host configuration you wish to copy.
2. Click Copy.
3. The Copy Mask dialog box displays a list of all available hosts,
Figure 3-17. Copy Mask Dialog Box
NPRs, and Xenta 527/527-NPRs. Select the host address you
wish to copy to.
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4. Click OK to execute the copy. You will be returned to the Host
Masks Device Summary.
Configuring NPRs and Xenta 527/527-NPRs
This section outlines only the NetPlus Router (NPR) and Xenta
527/527-NPR configuration procedures that are performed with
the Configure program. Refer to TCON184, Series 2000 NetPlus
Router Installation Guide, for complete instructions on the installation and configuration of NetPlus Routers. Refer to Engineering
TAC Xenta Server - Xenta 527/527-NPR Supplement on TAC’s web
site for complete instructions on configuring the TAC Xenta
527/527-NPR.
Selecting an NPR or Xenta 527/527-NPR
You can configure an NPR or Xenta 527/527-NPR connected
locally or on the network. To select a device for configuration:
1. Click the NP Routers button on the Configuration Profiles
editor. The NetPlus Router Summary screen displays
(Figure 3-18).
Figure 3-18. NetPlus Router Summary
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2. If the device (NPR or Xenta 527/527-NPR) is currently
connected, either directly or via a network, make sure the
Online option is activated (!).
a. If your configuration profile specifies a Link Type of
NetPlus Router (refer to “Serial Port” on page 3-13) the
NPR or Xenta 527/527-NPR connected to your serial
port is listed. This is the required mode for the initial
configuration of an NPR.
b. If your configuration profile specifies any other Link
Type, all NPRs and Xenta 527/527-NPRs available on the
network are listed.
Proceed to Step 4.
3. If the NPR or Xenta 527/527-NPR is not currently connected,
make sure the Online option is deactivated (#). In this case,
you will use the configuration files stored on disk (.NPR files)
and the new configuration must later be downloaded to the
device before it takes effect. Refer to “Restoring Configurations” on page 3-41.
If you are not online, the configuration filenames are listed.
4. Select the desired NPR, Xenta 527/527-NPR, or its corresponding filename, and click Modify.
5. If a password has been assigned, you will be prompted to
enter the password. Enter it and click OK.
The NetPlus Router Configuration editor displays.
Configuring an NPR or Xenta 527/527-NPR
Prior to configuring the NPR or Xenta 527/527-NPR, you may
need to obtain the following information from your network
system administrator:
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✦
NetPlus Router IP Address
✦
Subnet Mask for your facility
✦
Domain Name (internet or intranet)
✦
Gateway IP address
✦
SNMP Host IP address (optional)
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Figure 3-19. NetPlus Router Configuration Editor
✦
DNS Service Provider IP addresses (optional)
Follow the procedure below when you have the required information.
1. Enter the Machine Name, up to 15 characters. The name
must be alpha-numeric. The only other character allowed is
the dash (–).
2. Enter the NPR or Xenta 527/527-NPR IP Address. This field
is not required if you have a stand-alone configuration with
only a single NPR or Xenta 527/527-NPR (i.e., Ethernet
communication is not being used).
3. Enter the Subnet Mask, if any. Use this mask to determine
the subnet to which the IP address belongs. This allows you to
divide the host part of the IP address into two or more
subnets.
4. Enter your Domain name. All devices sharing a common part
of the IP address are said to be in the same domain. An
example of a domain name would be “mydomain.com”.
5. Enter your LAN/WAN Gateway IP address. Gateways allow
devices on different systems to communicate with each other.
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6. Enter the address(es) for at least one, and a maximum of
eight, Reference Hosts.
Refer to “TCP/IP Parameters” on page 3-18, for a brief explanation of reference hosts.
a. Select an entry in the Reference Hosts list box and
double-click, or click Modify.
b. Enter the IP address of the desired reference host and
click OK.
c. To enter additional remote hosts, repeat Steps a and b.
7. If your network configuration uses DHCP to dynamically
assign IP addresses to devices on the Ethernet, activate (!)
the DHCP option.
8. If your network is running Simple Network Management
Protocol (SNMP), you may configure the NPR or Xenta 527
to send a block of information (a “trap”) to a specific machine
(the “trap” host) when a specified event occurs. (The Xenta
527-NPR does not provide SNMP features.)
a. Enter the machine name of the SNMP trap host in the
SNMP Name field.
b. Enter the IP address of the SNMP trap host in the SNMP
Address field.
9. If your network is configured to use DNS to resolve domain
names to IP addresses, enter the IP address of the DNS server.
Depending on how your network is configured, TAC I/NET
Seven may automatically change this parameter’s setting
based on detected network settings.
10. Enter the NPR’s or Xenta 527/527-NPR’s I/NET Link (LL)
address (0-99). This assigns a TAC I/NET system link number
to the NPR’s or Xenta 527/527-NPR’s TCP/IP port.
Use the following guidelines when assigning the Link address:
✦ If the NPR’s or Xenta 527/527-NPR’s DLA feature will not
be used, ensure that you define a link address that is
unique to this device (i.e., no other device on the network
can use the same link address).
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✦ If necessary, you can use the same link address as one or
more other NPRs or Xenta 527/527-NPR’s on the network
by enabling DLA in each device. In this case, use the Site
parameter (described below) to enable DLA and assign
each device a unique Site address.
Note:
Host workstations do not provide the same distributed link capabilities as DLA-enabled NPRs and Xenta 527/527-NPR’s. You cannot
duplicate a host workstation’s link address in an NPR, Xenta
527/527-NPR, or any other device.
11. If necessary, enable DLA for this NPR or Xenta 527/527-NPR
by performing the following actions:
a. Activate (!) the Site option. The Site address spindial
will become enabled.
b. Assign a Site address (0–63) to this NPR or Xenta
527/527-NPR. Ensure that this address is unique among
all NPRs and Xenta 527/527-NPRs sharing the same Link
address. An NPR or Xenta 527/527-NPR using a different
Link address can duplicate this device’s Site address
without conflict.
Note:
If you disable DLA functionality (i.e., deactivate the Site option) in
an NPR or Xenta 527/527-NPR that is using a distributed link
address, ensure that you also change the device’s Link address to a
unique value. Duplicate link addresses are not supported in devices
that have the DLA function disabled.
12. Enter the NPR’s or Xenta 527/527-NPR’s I/NET Controller
LAN (SS) address (0–63). This assigns a station address on the
connected Controller LAN.
Use the following guidelines when assigning the Controller
LAN address:
✦ Define a Controller LAN address that is unique among all
other devices on this controller LAN (i.e., no two devices
on a single controller LAN can use the same address).
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✦ The Controller LAN address can be the same as that of a
device attached to another controller LAN. For example,
the NPR or Xenta 527/527-NPR at Site 2 of a distributed
link can have the same Controller LAN address as any
device at Site 1 of the distributed link.
13. Select the correct network Media connection, either RJ45 or
AUI.
14. If necessary, you can change the NPR’s or Xenta 527/527NPR’s communication port, or enable encryption as follows:
Caution:
If you change the communication port settings or enable encryption
in any TAC I/NET Seven host (i.e., in any workstation, NPR, or
Xenta 527/527-NPR), you must make the same changes to all other
TAC I/NET Seven hosts within the same TAC I/NET network. Proper
communications cannot be established between TAC I/NET Seven
hosts with differing communication settings.
a. Click Advanced. The Advanced WAN Configuration
editor opens (Figure 3-20).
Figure 3-20. Advanced WAN Configuration
b. Set the Unencrypted Port number to any value from
49152 to 65535. The default setting for this parameter is
50069. Communications over this port are not
encrypted.
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c. If you wish to have the NPR or Xenta 527/527-NPR use
encryption, activate (!) the Enable Encryption option.
When you activate this option, the parameters described
in the next two steps become available.
d. If you activated the Enable Encryption option in the
previous step, set the Encrypted Port number to any
value from 49152 to 65535. The default setting for this
parameter is 49152. Communications over this port are
encrypted (128-bit) based on the encryption key you
define in the next step.
e. If you activated the Enable Encryption option in Step c
above, define an Encryption Key of up to 25 alphanumeric characters. There are no restrictions on what
characters you can use for this string; however, this string
is case-sensitive (for example: “A” and “a” are not considered to be the same character).
The encryption key you define for this device must
exactly match the encryption key defined for all other
TAC I/NET Seven hosts that are using encrypted
communications.
f. Select OK to accept these settings and close the Advanced
WAN Configuration editor.
15. If necessary, press the Print button to send this device’s
settings to Window's default printer.
Only this device’s currently saved settings will be included in
the printed output. Any setting changes made during the
current edit session have not been saved and will not be
reflected in the printed output.
16. Click OK to save the configuration and return to the NetPlus
Router Summary dialog box.
For complete instructions on installing and configuring a NetPlus
Router, please refer to TCON184, Series 2000 NetPlus Router Installation Guide. Installation instructions for the Xenta 527/527-NPR
can be found on TAC’s web site.
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Managing NPR and Xenta 527/527-NPR Configurations
You must be connected, either through a serial port or an Ethernet
LAN, to the NPR or Xenta 527/527-NPR to perform any of the
following functions.
Setting a Password
You may set a password on the NPR or Xenta 527/527-NPR to
protect it from unauthorized configuration changes. This password
will be required before changing, saving, or restoring the configuration to the device.
1. Select the desired device from the NetPlus Router Summary
dialog box.
2. Click the Password button to display the Password editor,
shown in Figure 3-21.
Figure 3-21. NetPlus Router Password Editor
3. If you wish to change an existing password, enter the original
password in the Old Password field. If you are entering a
password for the first time, leave this field blank.
4. Type the desired password in the New Password field, up to
four characters.
5. Re-type the desired password in the Verify Password field.
This entry must match the entry in the New Password field.
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6. Click OK to accept the new password and return to the
NetPlus Router Summary screen. You may click Cancel to
close the Password editor without saving the changes.
Note:
To remove a password, enter the Old Password, and leave the New
Password and Verify Password fields blank.
Saving Configurations
You can save an NPR’s or a Xenta 527/527-NPR’s configuration on
your hard drive. This will allow you to view the configuration
information if the device is off-line, and provides a backup in case
the configuration becomes corrupted.
1. Select the desired device from the NetPlus Router Summary
dialog box and click Save.
2. You will be prompted for a password, if one has been
assigned. Enter the password and click OK.
The configuration file will be saved to your Save directory. (The
default is C:\Program Files\INET Seven\Sav.) The filename will be
in the form of MACHINE.NPR, where MACHINE represents the
machine name of the NPR or Xenta 527/527-NPR.
Restoring Configurations
If the NPR or Xenta 527/527-NPR configuration file becomes
corrupted or was edited off-line, you can restore the saved configuration file (.NPR) from your hard drive to the device. The .NPR
file restores the configuration settings and message routing masks.
Note:
You must have previously saved the configuration file, as described
above.
1. Select the desired device from the NetPlus Router Summary
dialog box and click Restore.
2. You will be prompted for a password, if one has been
assigned. Enter the password and click OK.
The configuration parameters are sent to the selected NPR or Xenta
527/527-NPR immediately.
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Downloading Firmware to NPRs
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Downloading Firmware to NPRs
Note:
You cannot download firmware from TAC I/NET Seven to a Xenta
527/527-NPR. This device is delivered from the factory with
preloaded software. If the need should arise to reload this software,
you can download it from TAC’s website. Before installing downloaded software, review its release information to verify compatibility
with your hardware.
If you are upgrading your system from a previous version of TAC
I/NET, you may wish to download DLA-compatible NPR .BIN files
to all NPRs within your system. In order to enable and use DLA in
even a single NPR, you must first download DLA-compatible firmware to all NPRs within your system. You must also properly
configure the particular NPRs that will enable and use the DLA
capabilities.
Note:
Before you upgrade an NPR from TAC I/NET 2000 to TAC I/NET
Seven (i.e., before you download DLA-compatible binary firmware to
an NPR), ensure that you first install TAC I/NET Seven on all host
workstations in your system, beginning with workstations that are
being used as a Reference Host. If necessary, refer to Chapter 2,
Installing TAC I/NET Seven, for installation instructions.
This version of TAC I/NET Seven allows you to download binary
firmware to NPRs without using the main TAC I/NET Seven host
application. Use the I/NET Configure program to download the
updated binary firmware and configure the NPRs.
1. Manually launch the Configure program by using the
Windows Start button to select Programs > INET > INET
Configuration. Alternatively, if TAC I/NET Seven is running,
you can right-click on the I/O Server icon and select
Configure from the context menu. The I/NET Configuration
Profiles screen, shown in Figure 3-1, displays.
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Figure 3-22. I/NET Configuration Profiles
2. Click the NP Routers button on the I/NET Configuration
Profiles dialog box. The NetPlus Router Summary screen
displays (see Figure 3-23).
Figure 3-23. NetPlus Router Summary
3. Ensure that the Online option is enabled (!). In order to
download firmware to NetPlus Routers, the NPRs must
already be communicating with your host workstation over
an ethernet or direct connection. Therefore, the Download
button will only be available if the Online option is enabled.
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4. Mark each NPR that you wish to receive updated firmware.
Remember, if any one NPR within your system will utilize
DLA functions, then all NPRs within the system must be
updated with DLA-compatible firmware.
It is not possible to download software from TAC I/NET
Seven to a Xenta 527/527-NPR. You can quickly identify
Xenta devices in the NetPlus Router Summary by looking for
the presence of square brackets ([ ]) in the D/L column. If a
device has no square brackets, it is a Xenta 527 or Xenta 527NPR (see the third and fourth device listed in Figure 3-23 for
an example).
Only NPRs marked with [X] in the D/L column will receive
the software download. You can toggle the selection of NPRs
by clicking on individual NPRs in the list. You can also use the
All Yes and All No buttons to speed-up the selection process.
5. Initiate the firmware download to the marked NPRs by
selecting Download. This option is available only when an
NPR is marked with [X] in the D/L column. The system
displays the NPR Binary Select dialog (see Figure 3-24).
Figure 3-24. NPR Binary Select Dialog
6. Ensure that the Path field specifies the proper location of the
updated NPR .BIN file. If necessary, use the Browse button to
specify the proper location.
7. Select Download to begin downloading software to the
selected NPRs. As the NPRs are being updated, a dialog
displays the download status (see Figure 3-25).
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Figure 3-25. NPR Binary Restore Status
This status dialog closes automatically when the download
process has completed. If the system was unable to download
firmware to a selected NPR, the message dialog shown in
Figure 3-26 will appear. Use this dialog to either retry or
cancel the remaining downloads.
Figure 3-26. Error Message
8. When you are finished downloading software to the NPRs,
select Close to close the NetPlus Router Summary and return
to the I/NET Configuration Profiles dialog.
At this point, you can (if necessary) enable DLA within one or more
NPRs and set configuration parameters by proceeding to the next
section. If your NPRs have already been configured and DLA functionality is not currently required, or if you have already enabled
DLA within your system, you can exit the Configure program by
selecting Close from the I/NET Configuration Profiles dialog.
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Setting-up Communications and Encryption
TAC I/NET Seven Configuration
Setting-up Communications and Encryption
If necessary, you can change the TAC I/NET Seven host’s communication port, or enable encryption as follows:
Caution:
If you change the communication port settings or enable encryption
in any TAC I/NET host (i.e., in any workstation, NPR, or Xenta
527/527-NPR), you must make the same changes to all other TAC
I/NET hosts within the same TAC I/NET network. Proper communications cannot be established between TAC I/NET hosts with
differing communication settings.
Note:
The Advanced IP button described in the following step is available
only when the I/O Server is running.
1. In the Configuration Profile editor, click Advanced IP. The
Advanced WAN Configuration editor opens (Figure 3-27).
Figure 3-27. Advanced WAN Configuration
2. For normal unencrypted TAC I/NET communications, set the
Unencrypted Port number to any value from 49152 to 65535.
The default setting for this parameter is 50069.
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3. If you wish to use encrypted communications between the
hosts, NPRs, and Xenta 527/527-NPRs in your TAC I/NET
system, activate (!) the Enable Encryption option. When
you activate this option, the parameters described in the next
two steps become available.
a. Set the Encrypted Port number to any value from 49152
to 65535. The default setting for this parameter is 49152.
Communications over this port are encrypted (128-bit)
based on the encryption key you define in the next step.
b. Define an Encryption Key of up to 25 alpha-numeric
characters. There are no restrictions on what characters
you can use for this string; however, this string is casesensitive (for example: “A” and “a” are not the same character).
The encryption key you define for this host must exactly
match the encryption key defined in all other TAC I/NET
hosts, NPRs, and Xenta 527/527-NPRs that will communicate with this host.
4. If your PC is configured with multiple network cards, the
following drop-down lists will be active:
•
•
INET network
Video network
Use the drop-downs to select a network card for each
network. You can use the same card for both networks, or you
can use a unique card for each network. By using two
networks, you can separate I/NET traffic from video traffic
and conserve bandwidth on each network.
5. If necessary, use the IP Filters button to setup communication filters. Refer to “IP Filters”, below, for more information.
6. Select OK to accept these settings and close the Advanced
WAN Configuration editor.
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IP Filters
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IP Filters
Using IP filtering, you can configure each TAC I/NET host to only
see specific sections of the overall network. This allows you to
create segmented networks that can be secured from outside access.
Create IP Filters for TAC I/NET hosts as follows:
1. From the Advanced WAN Configuration editor described
above, select IP Filters to display the Device Filter Summary
(Figure 3-28). This summary lists each TAC I/NET host that
is currently communicating with this host workstation.
Figure 3-28. Device Filter Summary
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IP Filters
2. Highlight the device for which you will define IP filtering and
select Modify. The system displays the Device Filter dialog
(Figure 3-29).
Figure 3-29. Device Filter
Caution:
When configuring IP filtering, be careful not to remove all entries
from the selected device. This would leave the device inaccessible.
The Device Filter dialog lists the individual IP Filter entries
that currently define the selected device’s overall filtering
scheme. By default, a device will have a single IP Filter entry
that allows the device to communicate without restriction.
The following information is provided for each IP filter entry:
✧
Priority – When a device attempts to communicate with
a particular IP address, TAC I/NET refers to the device’s
IP filter entries in order of their priority. The highest
priority entry that encompasses the particular IP address
will determine whether or not communication will be
allowed.
✧
Filter – This column shows the single IP address, range of
IP addresses, or base IP address and mask defined for the
IP filter entry.
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✧
Filter Type – This column indicates whether the IP filter
entry represents a single IP address, a range of IP
addresses, or a mask.
✧
Allow – An @ appearing in this column indicates that
communications are allowed with the IP address(es)
encompassed by the entry.
✧
Block – An @ appearing in this column indicates that
communications are not allowed with the IP address(es)
encompassed by the entry
3. Add a new entry by selecting Add, or modify an existing entry
by highlighting it and selecting Modify. The Device Filter
Configuration editor opens (Figure 3-30).
Figure 3-30. Device Filter Configuration
Single IP Address
For a single IP address, use the Device Filter Configuration editor as follows:
a. Select a Filter Type of Single.
b. Type the IP Address.
c. Assign a Permission to Allow or Block communications with this IP address.
d. Select OK to accept these settings and close this
editor.
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Range of IP Addresses
For a range of IP addresses, use the Device Filter Configuration editor as follows:
a. Select a Filter Type of Range.
b. Type the Base IP address. This is the lowest IP
address affected by this filter entry.
c. Type the Range IP address. This is the highest IP
address affected by this filter entry.
d. Assign a Permission to Allow or Block communications with the IP addresses encompassed by this filter
entry.
e. Select OK to accept these settings and close this
editor.
Mask
This option filters IP addresses based on a base IP address
and a mask. The mask identifies the portion of the Base
IP address that defines a network or subnetwork.
Use this filter as follows:
a. Select a Filter Type of Mask.
b. Type a Base IP address.
c. Type a Mask. Type 255 for each octet of the Base IP
address that represents a portion of the network
address or subnet address. For example: if the Base IP
address defines a class B network, define a mask of
255.255.0.0. If the base IP address defines a subnet or
Class C network, set the mask to 255.255.255.0.
d. Assign a Permission to Allow or Block communications with the IP addresses encompassed by this filter
entry.
e. Select OK to accept these settings and close this
editor.
4. Select OK to accept these setting and close the Device Filter
Configuration editor.
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Using File Equalization
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Using File Equalization
Caution:
Note:
Before upgrading a TAC I/NET Seven filemaster or an equalized
client to a newer host software build, ensure that you first demote the
workstation back to standalone status. Otherwise, you risk
corrupting database contents among all equalized workstations.
You must have Windows Administrator rights in order to make any
changes to your TAC I/NET Seven configuration that will effect file
equalization.
File equalization is not available on the workstation if your Link type
is “NetPlus Router,” “Integrated Dial,” or “Integrated NPR Dial.”
Refer to “Serial Port” on page 3-13, for information on these Link
types.
If your PC uses SQL Server 2005/2008 Express as the server for TAC
I/NET Seven’s database, refer to “Registering INetEqzMerge as a
Windows Service” in Chapter 1 of TCON299, “TAC I/NET Seven
System Operator Guide,” before making your PC an equalized client.
File equalization is essential in TAC I/NET Seven systems where
multiple host workstations will be used to manage access control or
TAC I/NET Seven’s network configuration. It allows host workstations connected to an Ethernet LAN to share certain database
information while still maintaining their own TAC I/NET Seven
database.
File equalization is a function of the SQL server that is installed on
TAC I/NET Seven workstations. The SQL server ensures that each
individual workstation has up-to-date copies of equalized information. The equalized information includes:
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NETCON (network configuration)
✦
Host passwords
✦
Controller passwords
✦
Tenant data
✦
User-defined tenant field labels
✦
Individual records
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Group door assignments
✦
Elevator floor assignments
✦
Trend plot data
Using File Equalization
The Filemaster
Note:
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition does not provide the
replication services that are required on the filemaster. Ensure that
you configure TAC I/NET Seven on the filemaster to use an edition of
SQL server other than SQL Server 2005 Express Edition.
The filemaster and all equalized clients must use matching versions
of SQL Server, either 2000 or 2005.
In an equalized TAC I/NET Seven system, one host workstation is
designated as the filemaster. This designation is performed in the
TAC I/NET Seven’s Configuration Profile editor and is maintained
in the configuration profile. When you set the Workstation type to
“Filemaster”, TAC I/NET Seven automatically completes the Filemaster name field with the Computer name (found in the Identification tab under Windows’ Network settings). The Filemaster
name field is read-only on the filemaster station and cannot be
changed.
It is important that the workstation designated as the filemaster be
constantly powered and that its SQL service be running. The SQL
service will dock an icon in the system tray to indicate it is active.
Caution:
If the filemaster workstation is powered off, or if SQL services are not
available, file equalization cannot occur. It is recommended that the
filemaster workstation be powered by a uninterruptable power
supply (UPS).
Access-protecting the Filemaster
To help create a secure equalized data environment, TAC I/NET
Seven employs user authentication. As you configure the workstation to be a filemaster, you will be asked to supply proper authentication for TAC I/NET Seven and the workstation’s local SQL
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tion: for TAC I/NET Seven on the filemaster, for their local SQL
database server, and for the filemaster’s SQL database server. If a
workstation does not provide the proper authentication, it will not
be promoted and will not receive equalized data.
When you set the Workstation Type parameter in the Configuration Profiles editor to “Filemaster”, the system displays the User
Authentication dialog shown in Figure 3-31.
Figure 3-31. User Authentication on the Filemaster
The upper section of the User Authentication dialog is used to
authenticate you as an authorized TAC I/NET Seven user with
rights to configure the TAC I/NET system. The lower portion of the
dialog is used to authenticate you as an authorized administrator of
the local TAC I/NET Seven SQL database.
Authenticate yourself on the filemaster by performing the steps
described in “User Authentication” on page 3-6. When you are
finished with the User Authentication dialog, close it, close the
Configuration Profiles editor, and then close the Configuration
Profiles summary.
Immediately after you close the Configuration Profiles summary,
TAC I/NET Seven begins configuring your workstation as a filemaster. You may also receive a message explaining that the I/O
server must be shutdown and restarted before your workstation
can become a filemaster (see Figure 3-32). In you receive this
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message, shutdown all TAC I/NET Seven clients and I/O server and
restart TAC I/NET Seven.
Figure 3-32. I/O Server Restart Message
As the workstation is being configured, various balloon-style
messages appear near the I/O server system tray icon (see
Figure 3-33). These messages provide information on the current
status of the configuration process.
Figure 3-33. Balloon-style Messages
When the configuration process is complete, the I/O Server system
tray icon will change, indicating that your workstation is now a filemaster. Refer to Table 3-1 to learn more about the I/O Server
system tray icons and their meanings.
Creating a Snapshot of the TAC I/NET Seven Database
The system automatically creates a “snapshot” of this workstation’s
current database as soon as it finishes configuring itself as a filemaster. This snapshot, along with any changes that may have
occurred since the snapshot was created, will be sent to other workstations as they are being promoted from a standalone workstation
to an equalized client.
Note:
While the database snapshot is being created, no equalized clients
will receive updated information from the filemaster. During this
time, the I/O Server icon in the filemaster system tray changes to a
cyan color, indicating that the server is busy.
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Viewing the Filemaster’s Equalized Clients
If there are client workstations that are equalized by your filemaster, you can view them from within the filemaster’s Configuration Profile editor as follows:
1. Select the Clients button to open the File Equalization Clients
dialog (see Figure 3-34). This button is only available after the
process of promoting the workstation to filemaster is
complete.
Figure 3-34. File Equalization Clients Dialog
The File Equalization Clients editor lists all equalization
clients that reference this workstation as their filemaster. The
following information is displayed for each client appearing
in the list:
•
Client – This is the computer name assigned to the client
•
Last Status – This is the result of the last successful
workstation.
communication between the filemaster and client.
• Time – This is the time of the last successful communication between the filemaster and client.
• Elapse (min) – This is the number of minutes that have
elapsed since the last time the filemaster and client
successfully communicated with each other.
2. You can use the Refresh button at any time to update the
display of clients.
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3. If necessary, you can highlight a client in the list and use the
Drop command to prohibit the selected client from receiving
further updates from this filemaster.
Dropping a client is not the same thing as demoting the client
to a standalone workstation. However, if you wish to re-establish equalization between the filemaster and the dropped
client, you will have to demote the client to a standalone
workstation, and then promote it back to a client workstation.
Promoting a Standalone Workstation to Equalized Client
Caution:
Note:
Before upgrading a TAC I/NET Seven filemaster or client to a newer
host software build, ensure that you first demote the workstation back
to standalone status. Otherwise, you risk corrupting database
contents among all equalized workstations.
You must have Windows Administrator rights in order to make any
changes to your TAC I/NET Seven configuration that will effect file
equalization.
The filemaster and all equalized clients must use matching versions
of SQL Server, either 2000 or 2005.
If you are promoting your workstation to be an equalized client
(that is, you have set the Workstation type to “Equalized client”),
the system displays the Authentication editor (see Figure 3-31 on
page 3-54).
Use this editor to supply the correct user authentication for TAC
I/NET Seven on the filemaster, for your local TAC I/NET Seven SQL
database, and for the filemaster’s TAC I/NET Seven SQL database.
If you do not provide the proper authentication, your workstation
will not be promoted and will not receive equalized data. Refer to
“User Authentication” on page 3-6 for complete instructions.
When you are finished with the User Authentication dialog, close
it, close the Configuration Profiles editor, and then close the
Configuration Profiles summary.
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If I/O server is running, TAC I/NET Seven begins configuring your
workstation as an equalized client immediately after you close the
Configuration Profiles summary. Otherwise, TAC I/NET Seven
begins configuring your workstation as an equalized client the next
time I/O server starts.
As the workstation is being configured, various balloon-style
messages appear near the I/O server system tray icon (see
Figure 3-33 on page 3-55). These messages provide information on
the current status of the configuration process. When the configuration process is complete, the I/O Server system tray icon will indicate your workstation’s status (see Table 3-1 on page 3-2).
Multiple Access
TAC I/NET Seven allows operators from multiple workstations to
edit equalized data. As operators make changes to equalized data,
the changes are sent to the filemaster for processing. Changes sent
to the filemaster are also saved in the equalized client's local SQL
database.
As operators work concurrently within TAC I/NET Seven, it is
possible that two or more operators may attempt to edit the same
record at the same time. In this case, the last record processed is the
version that will be saved in the filemaster's SQL database. TAC
I/NET Seven will display a message if your edits could not be saved
because of multiple access.
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Using a Client/Server Configuration
Note:
You must have Windows Administrator rights in order to make any
changes to your TAC I/NET configuration that will affect the
client/server configuration.
Client and server workstations must use matching versions of SQL
Server, either 2000, 2005, or 2008.
TAC I/NET's client/server configuration allows multiple workstations connected to an Ethernet LAN to share a single SQL database.
Much like file equalization, the client server infrastructure ensures
that each participating workstation has up-to-date data concerning
the following areas of TAC I/NET:
✦
NETCON (network configuration)
✦
Host passwords
✦
Controller passwords
✦
Tenant data
✦
User-defined tenant field labels
✦
Individual records
✦
Group door assignments
✦
Elevator floor assignments
✦
Trend plot data
Perhaps the biggest difference between the client/server infrastructure and file equalization is that in a client/server system, a single
TAC I/NET database is being shared among multiple workstations.
Remote clients do not maintain a local database.
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The following illustration shows some of the key differences
between file equalization and the client/server infrastructure:
File Equalization
Client/Server Infrastructure
Filemaster
Server
Equalized
Client
Equalized
Client
Equalized
Client
Remote
Client
Remote
Client
Remote
Client
Key points:
Key points:
✦ Each workstation maintains its
own SQL database.
✦ Only the server maintains an
SQL database.
✦ Each equalized client uses local
system resources to maintain
the local SQL database.
✦ Fewer system resources are
required on each remote client
since there is no local SQL
database.
✦ If the filemaster goes offline,
each equalized client can
continue to operate.
✦ Inherent database redundancy
lowers risk of data loss after a
catastrophic system failure on
the filemaster.
✦ Anytime the server is offline, no
remote clients can run TAC
I/NET Seven.
✦ The use of a single shared
database raises the risk of data
loss following a catastrophic
system failure on the server.
The Server
Caution:
Note:
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If the server workstation is powered off, disconnected from the
Ethernet, or its SQL services are not available, TAC I/NET Seven on
remote clients cannot operate. It is recommended that the server
workstation be powered by a uninterruptable power supply (UPS).
Client and server workstations must use matching versions of SQL
Server, either 2000, 2005, or 2008.
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Server Configurations
The server in a client/server configuration can be another TAC
I/NET Seven host workstation or it can be a computer that simply
has SQL services installed and running. Each type of server configuration is described below.
Server with TAC I/NET Seven Installed
Note:
Do not use a Filemaster as the server in a client/server configuration.
Doing so may cause the Filemaster to change to a standalone workstation, thus dropping its equalized clients.
Any TAC I/NET Seven workstation on the Ethernet that is configured as “Standalone” can be used as a server in a client/server
network.
The workstation being used as the server will not only manage and
maintain the I/NET database, but it will also be responsible for
collecting and storing trend and AMT data. This will require that
the routing masks on the server be configured to allow collection of
trend and AMT data. No remote clients should be configured to
collect trend and AMT data.
When a TAC I/NET Seven workstation is used as the server, all
remote clients must be configured as “Remote Client”. Refer to
“Remote Clients” on page 3-62 for more information.
Server without TAC I/NET Seven Installed
The server in a client/server network is not required to run TAC
I/NET Seven. The server must be on the Ethernet, provide SQL
services, allow authorized clients to connect, and have an I/NET
database. You can create the initial I/NET database on the server
remotely from a TAC I/NET Seven host workstation. Refer to
Chapter 4, DbCreate, for instructions.
Because the server does not run TAC I/NET Seven, it will be the
responsibility of a remote client workstation to write trend and
AMT data to the I/NET database. Only one remote client should
have this ability. This client must be configured as “Remote Client
w/IO” and its routing mask settings must allow for collection of
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trend and AMT data. All other clients must be configured as
“Remote Client”. Refer to “Remote Clients” on page 3-62 for more
information.
Maintaining Availability of the Server
Because remote clients rely heavily on the server’s database for their
operability, it is imperative that the server always remain powered
up and online. If the server goes offline, TAC I/NET Seven on
remote client workstations will stop responding until the server
comes back online or until TAC I/NET Seven times out.
Remote Clients
Note:
You must have Windows Administrator rights in order to configure a
workstation to be a remote client.
Client and server workstations must use matching versions of SQL
Server, either 2000, 2005, or 2008.
All TAC I/NET workstations configured as a remote client must
connect to a server. These workstations will rely completely on the
server’s SQL database engine and its I/NET database. Therefore,
remote client workstations do not require a local I/NET database.
You can configure a workstation to be a remote client by setting the
Workstation type to either of the following:
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✦
Remote client – This type of remote client is incapable of
routing trend data or AMT messages to the I/NET database.
This client relies on the routing capabilities of another TAC
I/NET Seven workstation (either the server itself or a remote
client w/IO) to route trend and AMT data to the database. If
all remote clients are configured as “remote client”, then the
PC being used as the SQL server must also run TAC I/NET
Seven and be configured to provide routing of trend and
AMT data.
✦
Remote client w/IO – This type of remote client can route
trend data and AMT messages to the I/NET database. By
configuring one remote client this way, the PC being used as
the SQL server is not required to run TAC I/NET Seven. In
fact, the server should not have TAC I/NET Seven installed to
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avoid the possibility of duplicate data being written into the
I/NET database. No more than one remote client in a
client/server configuration should be configured as “Remote
client w/IO” (i.e., all other remote clients should use the
“Remote client” setting described above).
When you configure the workstation as a remote client, TAC I/NET
Seven will attempt to verify that you are a valid TAC I/NET Seven
user on the server workstation, and that the “Configuration”
system tray function is enabled for your password. This helps to
ensure that no data on the server gets accessed by unauthorized
remote clients. Refer to “User Authentication” on page 3-6 for
more information.
Configuring a Workstation as a Remote Client
In order to configure a workstation as a Remote client, you must:
1. Set the Workstation Type to “Remote client” or “Remote
client w/IO”.
2. The system will display the Authentication editor, allowing
you to login and connect to the database server. Refer to “User
Authentication” on page 3-6 for more information.
3. Select OK to close the Configuration Profiles editor.
When the workstation is configured as a remote client, it will no
longer maintain its own SQL database. Instead, the workstation
will share the server’s SQL database.
Limitations to TAC I/NET Seven on Remote Clients
Remote clients configured as “Remote client w/IO” have access to
TAC I/NET Seven’s full functionality. Remote clients configured as
“Remote client” do not have access to the following TAC I/NET
Seven features:
✦
Network functions
✦
Automatic DPU restore
✦
Trends and multi-point trend
✦
Archiving
✦
Dial after edit
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Additionally, for any client configured as a “Remote client”, the
mask settings in the AMT Configuration editor and Host Configuration editor are ignored. Only the mask settings on the server or
on the client configured as “Remote client w/IO” will control what
messages are received in AMT and what data is stored for trends.
You can, however, use unique filter settings at each remote client to
control what AMT messages are displayed.
Multiple Access
TAC I/NET’s client/server infrastructure allows multiple operators
to edit the database. Thus, it is possible that two or more operators
may be attempting to edit the same record at the same time.
Each time a record change is saved, it is stored in the database by
the SQL server on the server workstation. So, in the case of multiple
edits, the last one processed by the SQL server is the version that
will then be stored in the database.
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4
DbCreate
TAC I/NET Seven includes a utility called DbCreate that provides
you with basic database and migration tools (see Figure 4-1).
Figure 4-1. DbCreate Utility
DbCreate’s first task will be to create an empty database for your
newly installed TAC I/NET Seven system. Although you can use
DbCreate to manually create an empty database, it creates the
initial TAC I/NET Seven database automatically during the TAC
I/NET Seven install process. Besides creating an empty database,
you may find other uses for the DbCreate utility. For example, you
may wish to use DbCreate to import data from a previously
installed TAC I/NET 2000 version 2.x system in order to upgrade to
TAC I/NET Seven.
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Use DbCreate to perform any of the following tasks:
✦
Create an empty database
✦
Import 2.x data
✦
Import a Docutrend Archive
✦
Verify the schema of an existing SQL database
✦
Remove an existing TAC I/NET Seven SQL database
✦
Backup an SQL database
✦
Restore an SQL database
✦
Upgrade the database
✦
View SQL version information
Recording a Log File
Regardless of the task being performed, you can have DbCreate
record a log file of its activities. When you activate (!) the Record
logfile option, DbCreate will record a log file. The path and filename may be specified. If no path is specified, the file is created in
the current directory. Also, if the path specified is invalid, the
current directory is used.
There are two levels of logging: normal and verbose. By default only
significant events are logged. When you run DbCreate using the
–V (verbose) command line argument, other informational events
are also logged.
Monitoring Progress
Once an operation has started, its progress can be monitored in the
lower half of the DbCreate dialog. Side-by-side progress bars show
the overall progress of the operation (left progress bar) and of the
individual task being performed (right progress bar).
If you have chosen to import TAC I/NET 2000 2.x data, the Start
button changes to Abort, and all other controls are disabled.
Pressing Abort will attempt to stop the operation in progress.
When the database creation process is interrupted in this manner,
the database will be removed. When a migration process is interrupted, the database will be rolled back to the state before migration started.
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Launching DbCreate
DbCreate gets installed into the route directory of TAC I/NET
Seven during installation. The Install program creates a shortcut to
the DbCreate executable and adds it to the INET program group in
the Windows Start menu.
DbCreate cannot run while IO Server is running. If you attempt to
run DbCreate while IO Server is running, the following message
will appear on your screen:
Figure 4-2. DbCreate Message
Depending on how IO Server is configured on your system, you
may be required to manually stop the IO Server. For instructions,
refer to “Manually Shutting Down IO Server” in Chapter 1, of
TCON299, TAC I/NET Seven System Operator Guide.
To launch DbCreate:
✦
From the Windows Start menu, select All programs, expand
the INET program group and select DbCreate.
Logging In
When you start DbCreate, a login editor opens (see Figure 4-3).
You must log into the SQL server as the system administrator
before you can make changes to TAC I/NET Seven's underlying
database.
To login:
1. The SQL Server field allows you to point DbCreate to the
proper instance of SQL server.
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DbCreate
Figure 4-3. Login Editor
If your workstation has multiple instances of SQL server, or if
TAC I/NET Seven’s database is located on another computer,
use the SQL Server field to choose the database you wish to
affect with DbCreate.
This parameter is expressed as:
COMPUTER_NAME\INSTANCE_NAME
✧
COMPUTER_NAME – By default, the computer name is
the name assigned to your local workstation. If you wish
to use DbCreate to affect the TAC I/NET Seven database
on another computer, type the name of the other
computer.
✧
INSTANCE_NAME – The instance name can be any
instance of the SQL server that exists on the local workstation or the remote computer. This portion of the
parameter will be omitted for any unnamed instance of
SQL Server.
2. If your Windows user account provides you with “Administrator” privileges for the computer specified in the SQL
Server field, you can select the Windows authentication
option and skip to Step 4.
3. To manually log onto the SQL server, select the SQL Server
authentication option and perform the following steps:
a. Type the proper system administrator Login Name.
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b. Type the appropriate password. For security reasons, an
asterisk (*) will appear for each character you type.
4. Select OK to log into the SQL server. When you successfully
login, the login editor closes.
Creating an Empty Database
To create a new SQL database:
1. Choose Create I/NET SQL Database in the “Choose Operation” frame.
2. You can keep a record of the DbCreate process by enabling
(!) the Record Logfile option and defining a filename for
the logfile.
3. Click Start.
4. As the database is being created, you are prompted to assign a
login name and password to the accounts used for TAC I/NET
Seven SQL access and for 3rd-party access (see Figure 4-4).
Figure 4-4. Set SQL Accounts
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Setup the accounts as follows:
a. In the I/NET Seven SQL Access section of the editor,
perform the following steps:
✢ To assign an I/NET-generated default login name and
password to the TAC I/NET Seven database, select the
Default Account option.
✢ To manually define a login name and password, select
Create this Account.
✢ If you chose to manually define the account, define a
Login name and Password. Retype the password in
the Verify Password field.
b. Repeat the steps above for 3rd-party Access.
c. Select OK.
Note:
If you receive an error that the TAC I/NET Seven database cannot be
created, you may already have a detached TAC I/NET Seven database (perhaps from a previously installed TAC I/NET Seven system).
This can occur if you uninstall and then reinstall the SQL Server
without first using DbCreate to remove your existing TAC I/NET
Seven database. Refer to “Manually Removing a Detached TAC
I/NET Database” on page 4-20 for instructions on how to recover.
Importing TAC I/NET 2000 Revision 2.x Data
Before you import data from a TAC I/NET 2000 workstation,
ensure that its Docutrend events and access information (i.e., the
RWONLINE file) is as up to date as possible. Online Docutrend
data can be imported only once. If you perform a subsequent
import of TAC I/NET 2000 data, the Docutrend events and access
portion of the data will be ignored.
The import process can last just a few minutes, or may take an hour
or more, depending on the size and complexity of your TAC I/NET
2000 database and the speed of your host workstation. Be sure to
allot ample time for the import process to complete.
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If your TAC I/NET Seven system is configured to use file equalization, ensure that you import TAC I/NET 2000 2.x data on the Filemaster workstation only. The Filemaster will then distribute the
information to each client workstation as necessary.
The Import Process
To import TAC I/NET 2000 2.x data into an existing TAC I/NET Seven
database:
1. On an equalized system, ensure that you are performing these
steps from the Filemaster workstation. Otherwise, proceed
with these steps on your standalone workstation.
2. Choose Import I/NET 2.x data in the “Choose Operation”
frame.
3. Click Start. This button changes to Abort, allowing you to
stop the import process at any time.
4. A new dialog opens allowing you to navigate to the TAC
I/NET 2000 Rev. 2.x system root directory (see Figure 4-5).
Highlight the directory and select OK.
Figure 4-5. Browsing to the TAC I/NET 2000 Root Directory
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5. The system now displays a dialog asking you to choose import
options (see Figure 4-6).
Figure 4-6. Import Options
Choose the necessary options as follows.
a. If you are importing a TAC I/NET 2000 system that was
used in conjunction with Video Badging, specify the
Image path field (i.e., the individual parameters field
that stores the image path). Otherwise, leave this option
at “None.”
Note:
During the import process, no Video Badging images are actually
imported. Only the path to the image is stored. You must manually
copy Video Badging images from your previous TAC I/NET system to
your new TAC I/NET Seven system.
b. Specify how duplicate records are to be handled. They
can automatically replace existing records, they can be
ignored, or you can choose on a per case basis.
c. During the process of importing TAC I/NET 2000 data,
you can retain the key/card translation table records that
exist in the TAC I/NET 2000 database, or you can have
these records converted to the large key/card numbers
that are supported by TAC I/NET Seven. If you wish to
have these records converted, enable the Convert trans-
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lation records to big card # option. Refer to
“Converting Key/card Translation Records During
Import” on page 4-11 for more information.
6. Select OK. The data import process now begins. You can
select Abort at any time to stop the import process.
7. If you specified an image path field in Step 5a and a record
containing a path is found, the system displays the dialog
shown in Figure 4-7.
Figure 4-7. Image Path Dialog
The view-only File Name field shows the image path and filename contained in the record being imported. The Original
Root and Target Root fields also contain this image path
(minus the filename). Since you are migrating to a new TAC
I/NET Seven system, the path to your images may have
changed. You can use the Original Root and Target Root
fields to define an image path that is correct for your new
system.
a. Use the Original Root field to specify the portion of the
image path that is common to all images on the previous
system. For example, if you are importing data from a
two-tenant system, then perhaps Tenant 1 images are
located in c:\images\t1\ and Tenant 2 images are
located in c:\images\t2\ on the previous system. In
this case c:\images\ is common for all images.
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b. In the Target Root field, specify the common path to
images on the TAC I/NET Seven system. For example, if
Tenant 1 images are now stored in d:\pictures\t1\
and Tenant 2 images are stored in d:\pictures\t2\,
then define the Target Root as d:\pictures\.
c. Select OK to continue. The data import process resumes.
As records containing an image path are imported, the portion of
the path that matches the Original Root field will be replaced with
the Target Root field setting.
Example:
Note:
In the following example, specific drive designations are being used
rather than UNC paths. The best practice in TAC I/NET Seven is to
specify UNC path names. Refer to the discussion following this
example for more information about using UNC paths.
If the image path in the imported record is:
c:\images\t1\pic001.jpg
The Original Root is:
c:\images\
And the Target Root is:
d:\pictures\
Then the image path stored for that record in TAC I/NET Seven will
be:
d:\pictures\t1\pic001.jpg.
Using UNC Paths to Define Shared Image Locations
In a network, the Universal Naming Convention (UNC) is a way to
identify a shared file without having to specify (or know) the
storage device on which it resides. In the Windows operating
system, the UNC name format is:
\\servername\sharename\path\filename
If the images on your TAC I/NET Seven system reside at a shared
location (i.e., in a remote PC's shared folder, or a local folder that
is being shared with other TAC I/NET Seven host workstations),
ensure that you define a “UNC” path to the images. Otherwise, if
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an operator at another TAC I/NET Seven host workstation doubleclicks the image thumbnail, TAC I/NET Seven will be unable to
locate and display the full-size image.
The import process provides you with an excellent opportunity to
convert image paths to UNC-compliant paths. Using the Original
Root and Target Root fields described above, you can convert
mapped or local drive designations to a UNC path.
Example:
If the images on your TAC I/NET 2000 system were stored at:
c:\images\t1 (for tenant 1),
c:\images\t2 (for tenant 2), etc.
And images on your TAC I/NET Seven system are stored:
On a workstation named “MyComputer”
In a shared directory named “pictures”.
Then set the Original Root to:
c:\images\
And the Target Root to:
\\MyComputer\pictures\
An imported record containing an image path of:
c:\images\t1\pic001.jpg
Gets stored in TAC I/NET Seven as:
\\MyComputer\pictures\t1\pic001.jpg.
Converting Key/card Translation Records During Import
When using DbCreate to import TAC I/NET 2000 data, you now
have the option of converting the records contained in key/card
translation tables to the large key/card number format that is
supported in TAC I/NET Seven. By using the large key/card
number format, you can take advantage of DPU memory optimization features offered within the TAC I/NET Seven system. Refer
to “Large Number Support” in Chapter 9, Access Control, of the
TAC I/NET Seven Technical Reference Guide for more information.
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How Translated Key/cards Convert to Large Numbers
The translation table records from a TAC I/NET 2000 system
contain Source and Target information for each key/card in a
range. The Source information represents the original number
assigned to the key/card. The Target information represents the
translated key/card number that falls within the 1 to 24000 range
supported in TAC I/NET 2000.
In order to convert the translated key/cards to the large number
format, the Source information for each key/card is used to create
the large key/card number. For example, if the Source value of the
first key/card is 50000, and 100 key/cards are being translated, then
the resulting converted key/cards will be numbered 50000, 50001,
50002, and so on until the last key/card record is converted to
50099.
Importing a Docutrend Archive
To import a Docutrend archive into the TAC I/NET Seven database:
1. Choose Import Docutrend Archive in the “Choose Operation” frame.
2. You can keep a record of the backup process by enabling (!)
the Record Logfile option and defining a filename for the
logfile.
3. Click Start. This button changes to Abort, allowing you to
stop the import process at any time.
4. A new dialog opens allowing you to locate the Docutrend
archive. Highlight the archive and select Open.
5. The import process now begins. You can select Abort at any
time to stop the import process.
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Verifying an Existing SQL Database
Verifying an Existing SQL Database
To verify an existing database schema:
1. Choose Verify existing database in the “Choose Operation”
frame.
2. You can keep a record of the DbCreate process by enabling
(!) the Record Logfile option and defining a filename for
the logfile.
3. Click Start.
Removing an Existing TAC I/NET SQL Database
To remove a TAC I/NET SQL database:
1. Choose Remove existing I/NET SQL Database in the
“Choose Operation” frame.
2. You can keep a record of the DbCreate process by enabling
(!) the Record Logfile option and defining a filename for
the logfile.
3. Click Start.
Backing Up an SQL Database
To backup a TAC I/NET SQL database:
1. Choose Backup in the “Choose Operation” frame.
2. You can keep a record of the backup process by enabling (!)
the Record Logfile option and defining a filename for the
logfile.
3. Click Start.
4. A new dialog is presented, allowing you to specify the name
and location of the backup file that will be created.
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If you specify the name of an existing backup file, the data
from this backup will be appended to the existing file. If you
were to restore this backup file, the restore process would only
access the data from the last backup appended to the file.
Therefore, in order to prevent your backup file(s) from
becoming larger than necessary, specify a new backup filename each time you perform a backup.
5. Select OK. The backup process now begins.
Detaching from the Database
Occasions may arise when you wish to restore an SQL database
from a backup. This action requires that the TAC I/NET Seven
system be detached from the SQL database.
To detach TAC I/NET Seven from the database:
1. First, stop the SQL Server by performing the following steps:
a. Right-click on the SQL Server icon ( ) in the system
tray. A context menu will appear at your mouse cursor
position.
b. Select MSSQLServer - Stop from the context menu.
c. The SQL Server Service Manager displays a message
asking you if you wish to stop the MSSQLSERVER
service. Select Yes.
d. The SQL Server Service Manager displays another
message warning you that the services dependent on
MSSQLServer will also stop. Select Yes.
e. The MSSQLServer begins shutting down. The SQL
Server icon changes ( ) to indicate that the server has
completely stopped.
2. Now restart the SQL Server as follows:
a. Right-click on the SQL Server icon ( ) in the system
tray. A context menu will appear at your mouse cursor
position.
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b. Select MSSQLServer - Start from the context menu. The
SQL Server begins to startup.
c. The SQL Server icon changes ( ) to indicate that the
server has started and is running.
At this point it is safe to begin restoring an SQL database from a
backup. Refer to “Restoring an SQL Database” below for instructions.
Restoring an SQL Database
Note:
If you are using file equalization, never perform a database restore on
a client workstation. Only restore the database on the filemaster
workstation.
If you are restoring a backup file that contains multiple backups, only
the most recent backup can be restored.
To restore a TAC I/NET SQL database:
1. Choose Restore in the “Choose Operation” frame.
2. You can keep a record of the restore process by enabling (!)
the Record Logfile option and defining a filename for the
logfile.
3. Click Start.
4. A new dialog box is presented, allowing you to specify the
path to the backup database and the restored database.
Use this dialog box as follows:
a. In the Specify Backup Device section of the dialog box,
use the text field to define the path to the backup file.
You can use the “...” button to locate the backup file.
b. In the Override database path section of the dialog box,
you can use the text field to define a location for where
DbCreate should place the restored database. If you leave
this field blank, the restored database will be placed in the
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default location as defined in the SQL server. You can use
the “...” button to choose a new location for the restored
database.
c. Select OK.
5. If you are restoring a filemaster workstation on an equalized
system, a message is displayed explaining that file equalization
must be shutdown. Select Yes to allow the filemaster to drop
its client subscriptions, or select No to cancel the restore
process. If you select Yes, the restore process begins.
Note:
As the filemaster drops its client subscriptions, client workstations
will no longer receive equalized data. The only indication of this at a
client workstation is that the I/O server icon will change to the standalone workstation icon.
6. When the restore process completes, perform an upgrade to
ensure that TAC I/NET Seven can properly use the newly
restored database. Refer to “Upgrading the TAC I/NET Seven
Database” on page 4-17 for instructions.
7. Ensure that the database has been restored and upgraded
successfully by performing a verification of the database.
Refer to “Verifying an Existing SQL Database” on page 4-13
for instructions.
8. If this is a standalone workstation, the restore process is now
complete and you can close DbCreate.
9. On an equalized TAC I/NET Seven system, when you have
finished restoring the filemaster, you must then re-establish
file equalization as follows:
a. Perform the following tasks from the filemaster:
✢ Close DbCreate.
✢ If the restored backup file was created on another
workstation, and that workstation uses a different
TAC I/NET Seven CD key than this filemaster, you
must demote the filemaster to a standalone workstation and then promote it back to filemaster. Use the
Equalization filemaster option in the I/NET Config-
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uration Editor to perform these tasks. Please note
that anytime you change the setting of the Equalization filemaster option, you must exit and restart the
I/O server in order for the change to take affect.
✢ Start TAC I/NET Seven. After approximately 30
seconds the filemaster begins to generate a snapshot.
Allow the filemaster to complete this process.
b. Perform the following tasks from each client workstation:
✢ Perform an upgrade of the database. Refer to
“Upgrading the TAC I/NET Seven Database” on page
4-17 for instructions. If a message informs you that
the upgrade is not required, force the upgrade by
selecting Yes.
✢ Once the client workstation has been upgraded, close
DbCreate and run TAC I/NET Seven. This will
restore the client's subscription at the filemaster.
✢ As file equalization is being established, the filemaster
will send a snapshot to the client. Balloon-style
temporary messages on the client workstation display
the progress of this process and notify you when the
process is complete.
Upgrading the TAC I/NET Seven Database
As changes and enhancements become available for TAC I/NET
Seven, the structure of the TAC I/NET Seven database may also
change.
To upgrade your TAC I/NET Seven database:
1. Choose Upgrade database in the “Choose Operation”
frame.
2. You can keep a record of the backup process by enabling (!)
the Record Logfile option and defining a filename for the
logfile.
3. Click Start to begin the upgrade process.
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4. If your database is already up-to-date, a message informs you
that the upgrade is not required. This message shows the
build number and the modified date and time.
You can either force the upgrade to continue by selecting Yes,
or you can cancel the upgrade by selecting No.
5. As the database is being updated, you are prompted to assign
a login name and password to the accounts used for TAC
I/NET Seven SQL access and for 3rd-party access.
Figure 4-8. Set SQL Accounts
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Viewing SQL Version Information
Setup the accounts as follows:
a. In the I/NET Seven SQL Access section of the editor,
perform the following steps:
✢ To assign an I/NET-generated default login name and
password to the TAC I/NET database, select the
Default Account option.
✢ To manually define a login name and password, select
Create this Account.
✢ If you chose to manually define the account, define a
Login name and Password. Retype the password in
the Verify Password field.
b. Repeat the steps above for 3rd-party Access.
c. Select OK.
Viewing SQL Version Information
You can use DbCreate to view information about the version of the
SQL server that is currently being used as the server for TAC I/NET
Seven's database.
To view SQL version information:
1. Right-click on the titlebar of the DbCreate window and select
About from the resulting popup menu.
2. In the lower portion of the resulting dialog box, view the SQL
version information.
3. When you are finished, click Close to close the dialog box.
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Manually Removing a Detached TAC I/NET Database
Caution:
In the following procedures, you are told to stop SQL Services on your
workstation. Ensure that you follow these instructions exactly. Manually removing a TAC I/NET Seven database while SQL Services are
running will cause complete loss of TAC I/NET Seven data and may
also cause your workstation to lockup or crash.
Perform the following procedures only in the rare occasion that
your workstation has been left with a detached TAC I/NET Seven
database that is preventing DbCreate from creating an empty database or from removing the existing database. Alternatively, if no
other applications on your computer use the SQL server, you can
uninstall TAC I/NET Seven and the Microsoft SQL Server Engine,
delete the “C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server” directory, and
then reinstall TAC I/NET Seven.
Deleting the TAC I/NET Seven Database
The following procedures explain how you can manually delete a
TAC I/NET Seven database from your system. Use these procedures
only if your attempts at using DbCreate to create an empty database
and to remove an existing database have failed.
To delete the TAC I/NET Seven database:
1. Stop SQL Services on your workstation as follows:
a. Right click on the SQL Server icon in the system tray. A
popup menu appears.
b. Select Open SQL Server Service Manager from the
popup menu. The SQL Server Service Manager dialog
opens.
c. In the Services field, select “SQL Server.”
d. Click the Stop button.
e. A message appears asking you if you are sure you wish to
stop the services. Select Yes to continue.
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f. Another message appears, explaining that other dependent services will also be stopped. Select Yes to continue.
g. The status bar at the bottom of the dialog shows that the
services are stopping. When the status bar indicates that
the services have “Stopped,” proceed to the next step.
2. Locate and delete the TAC I/NET Seven database as follows:
a. Locate the folder containing the TAC I/NET Seven database (“INETDB.MDF”) in the Microsoft SQL Server
installation directory. Typically, the path will be
“C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL\Data.”
b. Delete the following two files:
✢ INETDB.MDF
✢ INETDB.LDF
3. Restart SQL Services on your workstation as follows:
a. Right click on the SQL Server icon in the system tray. A
popup menu appears.
b. Select Open SQL Server Service Manager from the
popup menu. The SQL Server Service Manager dialog
opens.
c. In the Services field, select “SQL Server.”
d. Click the Start/Continue button. The status bar at the
bottom of the dialog shows that the services are starting.
When the status bar indicates that the services are
“Running,” proceed to the next step.
e. In the Services field, select “SQL Server Agent.”
f. Click the Start/Continue button. The status bar at the
bottom of the dialog shows that the services are starting.
When the status bar indicates that the services are
“Running,” proceed to the next step.
g. Close the SQL Server Service Manager dialog.
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Creating a new TAC I/NET Seven database
Before you can run TAC I/NET Seven, you must use DbCreate to
create an empty SQL database. Refer to “Creating an Empty Database” on page 4-5 for instructions.
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Index
A
C
access control
backup files 1-6
CCTV 1-11, 3-23
AMT
backup files 1-6
CD key 2-4
automatic DPU restore 3-15
configuration profiles
activating 3-4
adding and deleting 3-4
editing 3-11
overview 3-42
B
Configure program
overview 3-2
backing up 4-13
customer name 2-4
backup files
access control 1-6
AMT 1-6
DCU 1-7
Docutrend 1-6
Docutrend reports 1-6
Docutrend-to-DIF 1-7
graphic pages 1-7
host configuration 1-6
host passwords 1-6
library symbols 1-7
network configuration 1-6
reports 1-7
system pages 1-7
.BIN files 1-10
D
DbCreate 1-8, 1-9, 4-1
DCU
backup files 1-7
detaching from database 4-14
dial link 3-16
digital CCTV 3-23
direct link type 3-13, 3-14
directories, default 3-24
documentation 1-1
Docutrend
backup files 1-6
Doc-to-DIF, backup files 1-7
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E–F
E–F
importing
a Docutrend archive 4-12
I/NET rev. 2.x data 4-6
embedded 4.x dial link type 3-13, 3-16
Index Index-1
Ethernet LAN, requirements 1-3
installation requirements 1-3
File Equalization
Multiple Access 3-64
using 3-20, 3-52
Integral Digital CCTV 1-11, 3-23
Filemaster
password-protecting 3-53
snapshot 3-55
viewing clients 3-56
integrated dial link type 3-14, 3-17
integrated NPR dial link type 3-14, 3-17
L
library symbols, backup files 1-7
G–H
graphic pages, backup files 1-7
host address 3-19
host configuration, backup files 1-6
host masks 3-30
defining 3-31
link type
direct 3-13, 3-14
embedded 4.x dial 3-13, 3-16
integrated dial 3-14, 3-17
integrated NPR dial 3-14, 3-17
NetPlus Router 3-13, 3-16, 3-34
none 3-13, 3-14
log file, recording 4-2
host passwords, backup files 1-6
I
M
manuals 1-1
I/NET configuration 3-1
masks, defining 3-31
I/O Server
automatic shut down 3-25
icons 3-2
overview 3-1
routing table 3-19
shut down 3-4
message routing 3-30
Multiple Access 3-64
icons 3-1, 3-2
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N–P
TCP/IP
configuration 3-18
remote host addresses 3-30
NetPlus Router
configuration 3-33
link type 3-13, 3-16
restoring configurations 3-41
U–W
network configuration, backup files 1-6
Password-protecting the filemaster 3-53
passwords
backup files 1-6
filemaster 3-53
upgrade
procedure 1-4
workstation requirements 1-1
PC requirements 1-1
R
reference host 3-19
registration information 2-3, 2-5
restore host 3-15
restoring 4-15
S–T
serial port, configuration 3-13
site name 2-4
snapshot 3-22, 3-55
SQL version information 4-19
system
address 3-15
installation requirements 1-3
system pages, backup files 1-7
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