Knowledge Base

To configure the Alarm Monitoring Mode:

1. Please configure the wiring connection on the board correctly.
   
   
2. Please configure the xPortalNet Server Setup:
1. Connection Setup
2. Controller Setup
3. Alarm Controller Setup
4. Output Point Setup
5. Input Point Setup
   
   
3. Please configure the xPortalNet Client Setup:
1. Instruction Control Setup
   
   
4. Please download Door Settings to the controller after finish the configuration.

Please perform steps below to configure the Alarm Monitoring Mode.

1. Please set the Address for the controller. See  How to configure address setting (Unit No) for Multi-Door Controller?
   
   
   
2. Please set the Setting for the controller. DIP Switch 3 must be turned ON for Alarm Monitoring mode.
   
   
   
3. Reset the controller after changing the DIP Switch. Please press the Reset button from the controller board.
   
   
   
4. Please connect all input to the controller board.
   
   
   All sensor input point must be connected with resistor 3k3 in supervised input mode.
5. Please connect all output to the output relay on the controller board.
   
   

xPortalNet Server Setup

Connection Setup

1. Login to xPortalNet Server.
2. Open Connection Setup. Go to Server Admin › Connection Setup.
3. Add one connection.
   
   
   Problem adding connection? See  How to configure the XP-SNET controller using network connection? or  How to configure the XP-SNET controller using RS485/ RS232 connection?
4. Click OK to confirm and save settings.

1. Open Controller Setup. Go to Server Admin › System Device Setup › Controller.
2. Add controller Model No.
3. Set the Unit No according to the  Address set on the controller.
   
   
   
4. Click OK to confirm and save settings.
   
   

Alarm Controller Setup

1. Open Alarm Controller Setup. Go to Server Admin › System Device Setup › Alarm Controller.
2. Add one alarm controller.
   
   
   Please select the correct Model No according to the installed alarm controller. If not connected to any alarm controller, set the Model No to Built-In IO.
3. Click OK to confirm and save settings.
   
   

Output Point Setup

1. Open Output Point. Go to Server Admin › System Device Setup › Output Point.
2. Add output point according to the connected output at the controller board.
   
   

   Field	Description
   Code and Description	Fill in the Code and Description
   Alarm Controller	Select  Alarm Controller
   Point No	Set the Output Point - Which relay (RLY) the output is connected to. Example: If Output is connected to RLY2, set the Point No to 1. The Relay Point No start from 0 until 7.

3. Please leave the Event Trigger On and Off blank. 
4. Click OK to confirm and save settings.

1. Open Input Point. Go to Server Admin › System Device Setup › Input Point.
2. Add input point according to the connected input at the controller board.
   
   

   Field	Description
   Code and Description	Fill in the Code and Description
   Alarm Controller	Select  Alarm Controller
   Point No	Set the Input Point - Which Input Number (IN) the input is connected to. Example: If Input is connected to IN2, set the Point No to 1. The Input Point No start from 0 until 15.
   LED Point Association	Set the LED Point Association
   Priority	Set the priority of the alarm trigger

3. Please leave the Event Trigger Arm and Disarm blank. 
4. Click OK to confirm and save settings.

1. Open Instruction Control. Go to Data Setup › System Setting › Instruction Control.
2. Add new Instruction Control.
   
   

   Field	Description
   Code and Description	Fill in the Code and Description
   Event ID	Select unique Event ID for this instruction
   Group No	Select unique Group No for this instruction
   Controller	Select which controller that is connected to the input and output
   Alarm Priority	Select the alarm priority when the event is triggered
   Input Source Group	Click Add Input to select the Input
   Group Operator	AND Mode - If all Inputs is triggered at the same time, the Outputs will be ON  OR Mode - If any Inputs is triggered, the Outputs will be ON
   Outputs	Click Add Output to select the Output If this message is showing, click OK.

3. Click OK to confirm and save settings.
   
   Maximum Input and Output can be added in 1 Instruction is 8. Repeat this steps to add another Instruction.

1. After finish configuring all settings, please download the Door Settings to the controller.
2. Open Send Door Settings. Go to Device Comm › Send Door Setting.
   
   
   

1. Observe the status before output trigger. The status of each list shall be stated as following.
   

   Field	Description
   Alarm Controller List	Up
   Input List	Armed
   Output List	OFF

   If Input List Status before alarm triggered is Alarm, click button Acknowledge, then click button Arm/ Reset
   
   
2. Observe the status after output triggered. The status of each list shall be stated as following.
   

   Field	Description
   Alarm Controller List	Up
   Input List	Alarm
   Output List	ON