CIMPLICITYAlarm Cast Administrator: Application Folder Availability
The Alarm Cast Administrator utility program is used to configure and control the Alarm Cast Server engine. System managers responsible for Alarm Cast are the intended users of Alarm Cast Administrator.
The features and operations that can be performed with Alarm Cast Administrator include adding, modifying, deleting, listing, printing database information, viewing logs and changing server configurations, etc.
A copy of Alarm Cast Administrator is included with the Alarm Cast Server software; it will be installed automatically when you install the server. The Alarm Cast Administrator program can be accessed from any administrator workstation by purchasing the Alarm Cast Administrator Kit.
Before installing and configuring Alarm Cast Administrator do the following.
Choose the ALARMCAST application folder, which contains the Alarm Cast data and log files.
Following are the default paths for 32-bit and 64-bit systems.
| 32-bit system | ..Program Files\Proficy\Proficy CIMPLICITY\ALARMCAST |
| 64-bit system | ...Program Files (x86)\Proficy\Proficy CIMPLICITY\ALARMCAST |
Right-click the ALARMCAST folder to open the ALARMCAST Properties dialog box.
Assign Full Control to the Everyone user.
Example: Assign Sharing Permissions to the Everyone User
Do the following on a Windows 7 system; other Windows operating systems may differ slightly.
Select Properties on the ALARMCAST Popup menu.
The Server Properties dialog box opens.
Do the following.
| A | Select the Sharing tab. |
| B | Click Advanced Sharing. |
An Advanced Sharing dialog box opens.
Do the following.
| A | Check Share this folder. |
| B | Click Permissions. |
A Permissions for ALARMCAST dialog box opens.
Do the following.
| A | Select Everyone. |
| B | Make sure Allow is checked for all options. |
| C | Click Apply. |
Click OK to close the dialog boxes.
Result: ALARMCAST is now available
