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System preferences, engineering options

Every setting of Siwenoid V2 can be found in the Preferences options in the File menu.

The menu items (and their submenus) can be accessed with the corresponding permissions

1) Preferences menu and its use

In this chapter we cover the use of the menu items of the Preferences menu.

This part is mainly for the engineers who are activating and configuring the system but some of the segments are for the end-users comfort.

We can access the preferences by clicking on the FILE menu / SETTINGS where we can see the categories of the options.

Three navigation button helps us to find our way around in the menu.

1) Opens the previous window we used.

2) Opens the next window.

3) Jumps to home screen of settings (as seen on the picture).

' Siwenoid can be configured during operation without loosing functionality.

2) General Settings

Setup Auto Login

In general settings we can setup automatic login. On a Siwenoid client we can setup a user what will automatically log in on system starting so we can skip the login screen.

If the client is used on a specific workplace (for example a dispatcher room) and there is 1 user for the security guards we can make their life easier.

On system startup the softwer will skip the login screen and will automatically log in the setupped user.

If we want to use a different user (for example administrator) then we can do this by selecting "SWITCH USER" from the FILE menu.
It is wise not to setup an Administrator user for auto login.
The password set here also have 1024bit encryption.

Status acknowledgement setting

On multiple client configuration we can setup how the acknowledgement of the incoming alerts/signals should be done:

Acknowledge by clients: If a signal is acknowledged on one client then on the other client it is shown as an acknowledged signal (inverted background). No client can miss any signaling.
User synchronized acknowledge: If there are multiple clients using the same username and password then any acknowledgement will shown synchronized on every client using the same user.
Synchronized acknowledgement: Every client every user sees the same signal log.

3) Appearance settings

1) Reset window states: By pressing the button "reset" we can set all opened windows' position to default.

It is useful (for example) when we used multiple monitor configuration before and now we cannot find some of our windows on the screen. On click on the reset button will solve this.

2) Automatic map opening selector: Here we can select that which workplace of the screen should the automatic map opening use to display maps. (The workplace of the main screen)

3) Automatic Intervention text opening place selector: Here we can select that which workplace of the screen should the automatic map opening use to display maps. (The workplace of the main screen)

4) Map settings tab

Here we can select the contents of the tooltip on datapoints represented on maps.

Check every item we would like to see as a tooltip while hovering the mouse cursor on the maps' datapoints.

Don't forget to save the changes we made by clicking on the button SAVE.

5) Datapoint hierarchy tab

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6) Security settings

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7) Sound settings

Siwenoid uses different sounds for every event category. We can setup the details of this here.

To play sounds we need to have an installed sound card.
Sounds can only be played if there are speakers connected to the client computer.

Sound setting options

1) Main volume: The volume of Siwenoid in relation to other software's sounds in the operating system. By default every sound is the same volume as the operating system's volume.

Every other sound volume (3) settings are in proportion to the main volume. If hte main volume os 0, then other sounds are muted regardless of their individual settings.

2) Enable sounds: If checked there are sounds in the software. / If unchecked then all sounds of the software is muted (not recommended).By default the sounds are enebled.

3) Volume controls by event categories: Every event category has its own volume setting. Other sounds can be assigned to every category (f.e.: alarms, exclusions use different sounds). By default the volume of every category is the same (every volume slider is at maximum value)

4) Mute button for every event category: We can enable/disable sounds for a selected category. By default every sound alert is enabled (recommended).

For example uncheck the mark under "exclusions" if we don't want to hear the sound alert for exclusions. This way we get all sound notification exept the for the muted category.

5) Loop: Sound alerts are repeated till we acknowledge it in the software. If we uncheck this option then every sound alert will be played only once for every event. By default every sound alert is on loop till we acknowledge the event.

Alarms should be left on loop so we wont miss it anyhow.

6) Preview: By clicking on the button we can listen to the sound of the category.By default every sound is the same volume as the operating system's volume.

Actual alerts will sound the same.
If we mute the sound of the operating system or we don't have speakers connected to the computer we won't hear the sound alerts. (not recommended)

8) Map settings

Here we can manage the maps in the software.

1) Assigments: Shows all datapoints which are assigned to the selected map(2). By unchecking the marks we are unassign the datapoint from the map.

2) List of maps: We can arrange maps to groups or we can use them without groups. We can rename maps by right-clicking on their names.

3) Adding New map or map group / delete existing map: We can arrange maps to groups or we can use them without groups. We can rename maps by right-clicking on their names.

4) Save button: If we made changes and want to save them this button will do it.

Creating map Groups

We can arrange maps to map groups for better transparency. We can make groups for every building on the site, etc.

1) Click on the "+" button (3), then select "Create new map group" option!

2) Right click on the item "New group" and select "Rename group"!

3) Type the desired name and hit enter!

Creating maps

We can create new maps from the main window by clicking "+", or from the map settings menu.

We can define new maps in the main window too.
Although map groups can only be created from the map settings menu.

A new tab opens on the main screen by the name of "New map".

1) Drag the map file from the computer to the "new map" tab. Locate the file on our computer.

Usable image file formats:

JPEG, JPG
PNG
DXF (vector graphical)

2) Set the map's name. Here we can name the maps, for example "First floor blueprint".

3) Here we can select a map group for a map. If we already made some map groups we can select one for the map here.

4) Click on the "Save" button to save the changes we made.

The "Save" button will be enabled if we entered a name for the map, and also have the map file dragged in siwenoid.
The order of those two are arbitrary.

5) Attention! The maps are only editable if the "editable" checkbox is checked.

Putting datapoints onto maps

Search for the datapoints what we want to place on the maps on the "Datapoint hierarchy" tab on the main window.

Click with the mouse and drag the datapoint to the map!

Dont forget to click "save" after the changes or else our work become futile.
Attention! The maps are only editable if the "editable" checkbox is checked.

Deleting maps

Open map settings from the settings menu.

1) Select the map we would like to delete.

2) Click on the button "-" in the left bottom corner!

A confirmation question pops up.

3) Click "OK" to delete the map.

If we changed our mind we can cancel deletion by pressing the "cancel" button.

9) Printer settings

If we would like to print out the event log, or trigger printing on alerts we have to setup a printer in Siwenoid.

Here we have the following options:

Attention! We cannot setup the printer's preferences in Siwenoid. All printing is carried out by the preferences and settings made in the operating system.
In Windows we can find our printers in Control panel → Devices and printers.
The methods of setting up printers can be found in the printer's own documentation.

1) Select Printer Select the printer we would like to use from the pulldown menu. Here we found the list of printers installed in the operating system. Select the one we want Siwenoid to use.

2) Page orientation setiings Here we can select that how the lists and events are printed out. We can choose landscape or portrait orientation for maps and lists separately. In the example we selected "portrait" setting.

3) Page orientation setiings for printing maps Here we can select that how the maps are printed out. We can choose landscape or portrait orientation for maps and lists separately. In the example we selected "landscape" setting.

10) Physical structure

The physical structure contains all the datapoints (sensors, controllers, transmitters etc.) of the subsystems (fire alarm units, access control units etc.) what are connected to Siwenoid. This menu contains all information needed for the software to communicate with the subsystems.

Differences between physical and logical containers

When integrating a subsystem all its datapoints are arramnged into a hierarchycal tree with the subsystem itself as the parent unit. These are the physical containers. Later these (and their datapoints) can be arranged to logical trees.

For example after integrating an access control and a fire alarm unit it would be nice to see all datapoints under the same structural tree, like "First floor sensors". Since this tree is not bound to any physical subsystem we call these "Logical trees". More about their use later.

The compatible subsystems have their own specific settings.
On the example screen you can see the settings window for a Vanderbilt SPC 5300.

Adding and modifying physical containers

1) Add button: We can add to setup a new subsystem with this button.

2) Delete button: We remove the selected subsystem from the system.

3) List of physical containers: Here we can see the integrated subsystems.

By clicking on their neame we can check or modify their settings (In the example it is hte "SPC demo").

4) General settings' window: We can find the subsystems possible settings here.

Different options are shown after we select the "Handler type" from hte pulldoiwn menu. The appearing options are for the selected subsystem only.
The differences between subsystems will be described in the chapter "Integrating / adding subsystems".

5) Communication switch: If we setupped the subsystem we can enable or disable the communication with it by this toggle button.

At a well setupped subsystem the communication should be enabled all the time.
If we disable communication we won't get any messages from the subsystem nor we can send commands to it.

6) Save button: If we setupped or modified the subsystem's settings we can save the changes with this button.

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