Defining Input

You may define inputs from the Input button of the Devices toolbar. You can also define inputs using the Express Setup when defining a controller (see Express Setup Program ).

  1. From the Devices toolbar, select the Input button.
  2. Select a Site filter from the first drop-down list.
  3. select the Gateway.
  4. From the Connection drop-down list, select the connection where the controller is located.
  5. From the Input drop-down list, select the input you want to define. Once selected, the language section is enabled. You may rename the selected input.
  6. From the General tab, assign a Monitoring schedule to the selected input: this is the schedule during which the system will supervise the condition of the input. When the schedule is valid, a change in input condition generates either an “Input in alarm” or “Input restore” event.
    Note: The input that is used for the door contact, REX contact or interlock contact SHOULD NOT have a monitoring schedule.
  7. Specify the Normal condition for the input: it may be Closed or Opened .
    Note: When using single or double EOL resistors, set input Normal Condition to Closed .
  8. Specify the Notify abnormal condition for the input: it may be Alarm or Activate .
  9. By default, EntraPass will not select the Suspend status update when not monitored . This is to keep data traffic at a minimum. However, this option can be enabled if necessary.
  10. Specify the Input response time. This delay corresponds to a period within which an input must remain in the same state before a transition is recognized. This delay is expressed in minutes (mm:ss:cc). Values range from 10 secs to 10 min:55 secs:35 cc for both the alarm response and alarm restore times.
    • Alarm response time (mm:ss:cc): The delay before the system generates the input and alarm event. Default is 50 cc.
    • Restore response time (mm:ss:cc) : The delay before the system generates the input restore events (multi-site Gateways only). Default is 50 cc.
      Note: Specifying the input response time allows bouncing time when the contact changes state, and helps to generate only one event for each transition if this time is longer than the bouncing time. For example, a 01:00:00 delay requires that a condition remains stable for at least one minute before it is reported.
  11. Specify the Telephone Entry System options (applies to KTES only).
    Note: To access the modem call type feature, the site connection type must be set to Modem. For more information, see Connection Configuration. The modem call type feature is supported by multi-site Gateways only.
    • Pager call type : You can select Do not call (the relay activation for that event will not be sent to the pager), Call immediately (the relay activation for that event will be sent immediately to the pager) or Call when scheduled (the relay activation for that event will be sent to the pager according to the pager call schedule). Default value is Do not call .
    • Under modem call type , assign the call type option that best suits event reporting. Default value is Do not call.
    • Input pager ID : Enter the pager code corresponding to the selected input. Possible values are 201, 202, 203 and 204.
      Note: To specify pager call types for each events, the Pager reporting function must be enabled. See KTES Configuration.
  12. For KT-400 and KTES only, check Override default EOL (56K), and then, in the drop-down menu, select the appropriate item. Default is unchecked.
  13. Select a Graphic and Video view associated with the input, if applicable.