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Graphics Definition
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A graphic
corresponds to the secured area of the system where components (EntraPass
applications, controllers, inputs, relays, etc.) are located on a connection.
With graphics, operators can easily view the exact location of a component
installed on a connection, or the status of components and devices such as doors,
contacts, motion detectors, controllers
,
panels
assigned
to the graphic. Operators can perform manual operations directly from
the displayed component (for example, locking/unlocking a door).
Operators
can execute tasks with or without confirmation. You can create as many
graphics as you need.
Each
graphic can display up to 250 components including using live video as
a background. You may also import graphics or maps from other programs
in the following formats (BMP, EMF, WMF, JPEG, GIF, PCX, PNG, TIF or PCD).
Note:
EntraPass
offers users four sample floor plans. You can customize them to suit your
system needs. The sample floor plans are located at:
C:\Program Files\Kantech\Server_GE\ Generaldata\Demobmp folder
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Defining
Components of a Graphic
1 -
In the
Definition
tab,
click the
button.
2 -
From the
drop-down
list, select the graphic you want to modify, or click the
button
to create a new one.
3 -
Assign
a name to the graphic (or modify the existing name).
Note:
When
you
select an existing graphic, or when you create a new one, all the components
that are assigned in your graphic are displayed in the left-hand pane.
The right-hand part of the window displays the graphic itself.
4 -
From the
window,
to
bring up the
window.
Note:
If
the
video
feature is enabled in your system, video components are added to the Graphics
menu. These video components can be accessed from the graphic layout.
The button can be positioned on a graphic layout and its status can be retrieved
by clicking on the video button. In addition to standard options, the following
status option will be available for the video component: Video Server
Online / Offline, Video Server Parameters (Related to a specific vendor)
and Camera status.
5 -
Click
on the
menu
to
display a pull down menu of drawing options. A check mark appears next
to an option that is activated.
hints
provides the component’s name (component's address and name) when you
point your mouse cursor over that graphic.
•
will
place a transparent button on top of a background picture for a blended
effect.
•
draws
a frame around the component.
indicates
the current frame colour and allows you to change the colour.
•
Auto display video view
lets you add a video view.
•
Select
to
edit the background of the selected graphic. From this window you can
modify the graphic's frame and background colour and add annotations.
•
Select
Add
live video as background
to have live video as background.
•
Select
Add
Web page as background
to
have a Web page as background. Enter the
URL address
of
the connection and press
Enter
on
the keyboard, or click
Test
.
The
Login
and
Password
are
not required unless the Web page you want to access requires it. Click
Test
to
see that the page is loading properly. Then, click
Save
.
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•
Select
in
order to clear the background picture of the graphic only leaving the
assigned components. You can use this option when you want to insert a
new graphic and leave the same components.
Card
Location
The
Card
Location feature
is also available from a graphic.
1 -
Use a right click
on an area component to display the contextual menu:
2 - Select
Locate and Move Selected Cards
to access the feature (see Card Location for
more information).
Designing the Background for the Graphic Window
1 - Double-click anywhere in the background of the Assign components window to
bring up the
dialog.
2 - Use
this window to import a graphic that was created with another application
or create your own background using the drawing toolbar buttons.
•
To
import an existing graphic, click the diskette button, then drag and drop
the diskette in the work area. Once you have positioned the component,
and released the mouse button, the Image properties dialog will pop up
on the screen. The system displays the window.
Locate the graphic you want to import and click .
The graphic will be placed in the graphic area of the dialog.
•
To import
a custom button into the background graphic, click the button in the toolbar. The Select an image window pops
up on the screen. Select an button, then click to
close the window and import the image in your design.
• To
insert shapes and text in the background image, select a rectangle, a
circle, an ellipse, etc. in the toolbar, and drag and drop it in your
background.
• To
modify a shape you’ve just placed in the burgeoned window, right-click
it to open the Properties dialog. and make the appropriate modifications
(colour, position, etc.).
• You
can setup the system to display the Properties dialog as you drop the
shape into the design window. To do so, select the from the menu.
• To
retrieve shapes that were previously saved to a disk, select the option
in the menu. When you add
shapes to a graphic, you have the option of saving them as annotation
on a separate file in order to retrieve them later.
• To
save annotations on a separate file from your graphic, select the option in the menu. You will be able to retrieve
them for later use.
• To
clear the shapes, select in
the menu. If you save the
graphic with the shapes, the shape become permanent.
• Use
the menu to define how the graphic
will be displayed.
Note: Sizing
handles (square handles that are displayed along the sides of the object
that surrounds the selected object) indicate the object is selected.
Assigning
System Components to Graphic Icons
1 -
From the
Assign
Components
window
toolbar, click and drag the selected component to the desired position.
To drag an object across a window, select the object with your mouse and
drag, while keeping the button pressed down, to the desired location in
the graphic.
2 -
Once you
have positioned the component, and released the mouse button, the Assign
From dialog will pop up on the screen.
3 -
Select
the system component you want to assign to the button on the screen.
4 -
Click
to
go back to the previous window.
Note:
If
you do not assign the button to a component, the button will not be saved
in the graphic. Only components that were not selected in the graphic
will be available for selection.
Printing
System Components
and Graphics
1 -
From the
Definition
tab,
click the
button and select a graphic from the drop-down list.
2 -
Click
on the
Print
button
from the
Graphic
dialog
toolbar.
•
Select
the graphics to be printed using the checkboxes. You can also use the
Select
all
or
the
Clear
all
buttons.
•
Select
Print
empty fields
to include the titles of the fields even if they are empty.
•
Select
Print
component references
to print the component reference numbers.
•
Use the
Font
button
to display the standard Windows Font dialog and modify the font attributes
accordingly.
•
Click
on the
Preview
button to display a general view of the printing layout.
3 -
Click
on
Print
to send the graphic to the printer.