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10 A-Link Plus Application

The remote connect feature of A-Link Plus allows you to establish a connection through the modem, network or direct connection from your computer to control panels.

10.1

See also

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Modem Connection, page 61

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Network Connection, page 62

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Direct Connection, page 63

Modem Connection

10.1.1

10.1.2

Remote Connection with Customer Control

Configure the control panel so that a remote connection can be established only when the client initiates it through the codepad.

1.

Program the Call Back Telephone Number in Locations 159 to 174, refer to Call Back

Telephone Number, page 75.

2.

Disable Option 1 in Location 180, refer to A-Link Plus Options, page 79. The control

panel is set so the client controls when a remote connection is established.

3.

Program Ring Count in Location 175 as 1 – 13 , refer to Ring Count, page 75.

To dial the remote computer:

Press and hold [6] until two beeps sound on the codepad.

Remote Connection without Callback Verification

Remote connect without callback verification is useful if you must perform Upload/Download functions from multiple locations.

Notice!

Reduced security

Using the modem connection without callback verification feature reduces the security of the control panel.

There are two methods to disable callback verification.

Method One

Method one allows you to call the control panel from any remote location without the control panel calling back to the computer to establish a link. When using this method, the customer cannot initiate a modem call by holding down [6].

To program method one:

1.

Program Locations 159 to 174 for the Call Back Telephone Number to 15.

2.

Select Option 1 and disable Option 2 in Location 180.

3.

Program Ring Count in Location 175 as 1 – 13.

The control panel allows a connection of the first call without calling the remote computer back.

Method Two

Method two allows you to program a callback telephone number so that the customer can still initiate a modem call when required. When you call the control panel from a remote location using the computer, the control panel does not call back the remote computer to establish a link.

To program method two:

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1.

Program the Call Back Telephone Number in Locations 159 to 174.

2.

Select Option 1 and disable Option 2 in Location 180.

3.

Program Ring Count in Location 175 as 1 – 13.

The control panel allows a connection of the first call without calling back the remote computer to make contact. It allows the customer to initiate a modem call by holding down

[6].

Remote Connection with Callback Verification

Remote connect with callback verification offers the highest degree of data security by incorporating a two-level security check.

The first level is provided because the Installer Code and the Password for A-Link Plus/RSC must match those of the control panel. The sec level of security exists because the control panel calls the programmed callback telephone number to establish the valid connection.

To program the control panel for remote connection with callback verification:

1.

Program the Call Back Telephone Number in Locations 159 to 174.

2.

Select Options 1 and 2 in Location 180.

3.

Program Ring Count in Location 175 as 1 – 13.

Answering Machine Bypass Connection

Answering Machine Bypass allows a connection with the control panel for remote control or

Upload/Download when an answering machine or facsimile machine is on the same telephone line.

To program Answer Machine Bypass Connection:

1.

Connect the Modem to the computer.

2.

Program A-Link plus Option in location 180 as 1.

3.

Program Ring Count in location 175 as 14 or 15.

4.

On the A-Link Plus Customer Information screen, select Answer Machine Bypass and set

Modem Dial Time and Dial Interval.

Modem Dial Time is from the start of the first call to the end of the first call. This value sets the number of rings, noting that one ring is “Ring, Ring – Ring, Ring” and that one ring represents approximately 5 – 6 sec. Number of rings = Modem Dial Time / 6 (remainder + 1).

Dial Interval is from the end of the first call to the start of the second call.

In A-Link Plus Customer Information screen, when Answer Machine Bypass 1 or 2 is enabled,

A-Link Plus dials two times. Set appropriate Modem Dial Time and Dial Interval for the twice dialing to establish a successful answering machine bypass connection, preventing the

answering machine or facsimile machine from answering the call. Refer to Ring Count, page

75 for more information on Answering Machine Bypass.

Notice!

Setting or not setting a callback number does not affect Answer Machine Bypass connection.

10.2

Network Connection

Use the IP connect feature to program a control panel using a portable computer. Telephone lines and modems are not required necessary.

To program the network connection with IP:

1.

Connect a B426 or B426-M network module to the control panel using the SDI2 bus.

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Program Location 81 or 82 as Option 1,or 2, or 3 (enable Cloud Connection with the alphanumeric codepad when Option 3 is selected). It is not necessary to program

Location 180. The IP connect feature ignores this option.

3.

From the A-Link Plus Customer Information tab, click Search to find the control panel IP address for the module according to network module's MAC address, and enter control panel port number such as 7700.

4.

Enter the cloud module UID in the Cloud ID field when the cloud module is connected and Cloud Connection is enabled.

Notice!

A shortcut to fill the UID automatically:

Precondition: in the Customer Information tab, the Cloud ID field is empty. From the Link tab, select any Communication Model, and click Connect. Cloud module UID appears.

Double click the UID, the UID is automatically filled into the Cloud ID field.

5.

From the A-Link Plus Link tab, select Network Connect (TCP/IP SSL) or Network

Connect (Cloud), and click Connect.

6.

Click Upload from Control Panel.

Network Connection with Domain Name

Use the Domain Name connect feature as another method to program the control panel using a portable computer.

To program the network connection with Domain Name:

1.

Connect the B426 or B426-M network module to the control panel using the SDI2 bus.

2.

Program Location 81 or 82 as Option 1, or 2, or 3 (enable Cloud Connection with the alphanumeric codepad when Option 3 is selected).

3.

From the A-Link Plus Customer Information tab, instead of full control panel IP address for the B426, enter the domain name, for example: Test123.BOSCH.com, and enter the full control panel port number for the module.

4.

Enter the cloud module UID in the Cloud ID field when the cloud module is connected and Cloud Connection is enabled.

5.

From the A-Link Plus Link tab, select Network Connect (TCP/IP SSL) or Network

Connect (Cloud), and click Connect.

6.

Click Upload from Control Panel.

Direct Connection

The direct connect feature gives the installer a simple method to program the control panel using a portable computer. Because telephone lines and modems are not required, programming of the control panel is easily completed in min.

To use the direct connect feature, connect the Direct Link Adapter between the correct serial port on your compatible computer and the auxiliary module socket on the control panel.

To use the direct connect feature, it is not necessary to select Option 1 Location 180. The direct connect feature ignores this option.

Options

See also

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A-Link Plus Options, page 79

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10.5

Configuring for email

Control Panel

Enabled external network modules and configured Email parameters through A-Link Plus, the control panel sends emails to assigned inbox through external network modules when events received.

PC/A-Link Plus Control Panel

10.5.1

Internet B426 -1 B450-2

Router Switch

GPRS

In the configuration diagram above, the control panel is programmed with Transmission

Format as Email and two network modules are enabled to access mail server. It is an example of using B426/B426-M as network module 1 and B450/B450-M as network module 2. The wiring diagram is shown in above picture. “B426-1” means the rotary address switch of B426/

B426-M is set to 1; “B450-2” means the rotary address switch of B450/B450-M is set to 2.

See also

–

External Network Modules, page 72

–

A-Link Plus Software, page 22

Configure through B426/B426-M

Notice!

When Web Access Enable are set to Yes, B426/B426-M module parameters except Email parameters can be configured through web interface. Email parameters are configured through A-Link Plus and downloaded to the control panel.

Follow the steps below to configure necessary parameters to network module and send emails through the module.

Step 1: Enable network module with an Alphanumeric codepad

1.

Enter the Installer passcode (the default is 1234) and press [#] to enter Installer’s

Programming Mode.

2.

Press [7][2][1] to access the Network Module menu, select Network Module 1 or 2, and press [#].

3.

Select 3 - Used, B4xx-M, and press [#].

4.

Select 1 - Enable, and press [#].

5.

Continue to press [-] until you return to Confirm to Save Parameter Changes.

6.

Press [#] to save changes.

Step 2: Connect module to the control panel.

1.

Power off the control panel.

2.

Connect the factory defaulted B426/B426-M to the control panel.

3.

Power on the control panel.

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Configuration menu

Comm -> Receiver

Config

Step 3: Configure A-Link Plus for Network Connect

Configure Network Connect (TCP/IP SSL) when B426 is connected.

1.

Open A-Link Plus.

2.

Click File > Communication Setting and select the Local IP Address of your computer.

Enter the local port number.

3.

Add a new customer, then open the customer interface.

4.

From the Customer Information tab, click Search to find the Control Panel IP Address (IP address of the B426), e.g. “192.168.226.127”.

5.

Enter real port number in the Control Panel Port field. From the B426 network modules, you can find the real port number, such as 7700.

6.

Open the Control Panel Configuration tab. Select Solution 2000 or Solution 3000 according to your control panel type.

7.

Open the Link tab. Select Network Connect (TCP/IP SSL) and click Connect. A-Link Plus tries to connect to the control panel using the B426.

8.

Click Upload from Control Panel.

Configure Network Connect (Cloud) when B426-M is connected.

1.

Open A-Link Plus.

2.

Add a new customer.

3.

From the Customer Information tab, enter the cloud module UID in the Cloud ID field when the cloud module is connected and Cloud Connection is enabled.

4.

Select the Control Panel Configuration tab. Select Solution 2000_V2.00 or Solution

3000_V2.00 according to your control panel type.

5.

Select the Link tab. Select Network Connect (Cloud) and click Connect. A-Link Plus tries to connect to the control panel using the B426-M.

6.

Click Upload from Control Panel.

Step 4: Configure the Email through A-Link Plus

1.

Select the Control Panel Configuration tab and configure the Email parameters as indicated in the following table.

2.

Return to the Link tab and reconnect the control panel. Click Download to Control Panel to complete the process. Check the parameters in the control panel to verify the parameter value changes were successfully downloaded.

Parameter

Transmit Format

Subscriber ID Number

IP + Port / Email

Network Module 1 Comm -> Network

Config

Network module programming -> Module

1 # -> Basic Network

Settings

IP Address

Local Port Number

Subnet Mask

Default Gateway

DNS Server Address

Value

Email

001234

[email protected]

Use and configure or

Used, B4xx-M

Remark

Select corresponding Receiver

Email title (example)

Inbox (example)

Enter original B426/B426-M parameters with DHCP auto assigned IP address or static

IP address.

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Network module programming -> Module

1 # -> Mail Information

Parameter

Partial mail server name / url

Mail server port

Partial mail server user name

Mail server password

Value

smtp.163.com

465 [email protected]

******

Remark

Example

Sent Items (example)

Password of Sent Items

Network module programming -> Module

1 # -> Encryption and

Security Settings

Security options

Enhanced Security Enable

Encrypted

Enable

Network module programming -> Module

1 # -> Maintenance

Web Access Enable

Panel Programming Enable

Enable

Enable

Now the control panel parameters and module parameters changed through A-Link Plus can be downloaded to the module.

10.5.2

Configure through B450/B450-M

Enabled external network modules and configured Email parameters through A-Link Plus or alphanumeric codepad, the control panel sends emails to assigned inbox through external network modules when events received.

Step1: Enable network module with the alphanumeric codepad

1.

Enter the Installer passcode (the default is 1234) and press [#] to enter Installer’s

Programming Mode.

2.

Press [7][2][1] to access the Network Module menu, select Network Module 1 or 2, and press [#].

3.

Select 3 - Used, B4xx-M, and press [#].

4.

Select 1 - Enable, and press [#].

5.

Continue to press [-] until you return to Confirm to Save Parameter Changes.

6.

Press [#] to save changes.

Step 2: Reset module to factory default

If the parameters of the B450/B450-M with B442/B443 inserted are already set to their factory default values, skip the steps below and go to the next set of steps.

1.

Power off the control panel.

2.

Set the rotary address switch of the module to “0”.

3.

Connect the module to the computer with a male to male USB cable.

4.

Power on the control panel.

5.

Wait until the heartbeat LED on the B450/B450-M flashes 3 times per second and the status LED on the B442/B443 flashes 1 time per second. The flashing indicates the startup process has completed.

6.

Install “Tera Term” software from the B450/B450-M CD on the computer and open it, select the serial port named B450 Config Interface.

7.

Press [ENTER] to enter the B450 USB login interface.

8.

Enter passcode “B450” and press [ENTER]. The main menu opens.

9.

Enter “5” to select Reset To Factory Default. At the message “Are you sure (Y to default, N to exit)”, input “Y” to confirm. The interface returns to the main menu.

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Step 3: Connect module to the control panel

1.

Power off the control panel.

2.

Connect the factory defaulted B450/B450-M with a SIM card inserted B442/B443 to the control panel.

3.

Set the rotary address switch of the module to 1 or 2.

4.

Power on the control panel.

Step 4: Configure A-Link Plus for Network Connect when B450-M is connected

Skip this step when B450 is connected.

1.

Open A-Link Plus.

2.

Add a new customer.

3.

From Customer Information tab, enter the cloud module UID in the Cloud ID field when the cloud module is connected and Cloud Connection is enabled.

4.

Select the Control Panel Configuration tab. Select Solution 2000_V2.00 or Solution

3000_V2.00 according to your control panel type.

5.

Select the Link tab. Select Network Connect (Cloud) and click Connect. A-Link Plus tries to connect to the control panel using the B450-M.

6.

Click Upload from Control Panel.

Step 5: Configure the Email through A-Link Plus

1.

Open A-Link Plus, go to Control Panel Configuration tab. Select Solution 2000_V2.00 or

Solution 3000_V2.00 according to your control panel type.

2.

Configure email related parameters.

3.

Select the Link tab, select a connect method and click Connect. Click Download to

Control Panel when the connection is successes to complete the process.

Configuration menu Parameter

Comm -> Receiver

Config

Transmit Format

Comm -> Network

Config

Network module programming ->

Module 2 # -> Mail

Information

Subscriber ID Number

IP + Port / Email

Network Module 2

Partial mail server name / url

Mail server port

Partial mail server user name

Mail server password

Security options

Value

Email

001234

Remark

Select corresponding

Receiver

Email title

(example)

[email protected]

Inbox (example)

Used, B4xx-M smtp.163.com

Select corresponding module

Example

465 [email protected]

******

Encrypted

Sent Items

(example)

Password of Sent

Items

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