Alarm Cast Gateway for CIMPLICITY Components| CIMPLICITY 11.1 Documentation

Open the appropriate CIMPLICITY project in the Workbench.

Click Project>Properties on the Workbench menu bar.

The Project Properties dialog box opens.

Select the General tab.

Check Alarm Cast Gateway.

Alarm Cast Gateway: Remote Client

Expand Project >Security>Advanced in the Workbench left-pane.

Double-click Client.

A New Client dialog box opens.

Enter the Computer name in the Computer field.

Click OK.

The client Properties dialog box opens.

Enter the following.


A	Enter ADMINISTRATOR.
B	Check Trusted.

Alarm Cast Gateway: Server

Start the CIMPLICITY project.

Stop the FPAMGATEWAY process, as follows.

Expand Runtime in the Workbench left-pane; double-click Process Control.

The CIMPLICITY Process control dialog box opens.

Do the following.


1	Select `FPAMGATEWAY`.
2	Click Stop Process.

The FPAMGATEWAY process is halted.

Open the Alarm Cast Gateway, as follows.


A	Expand Project>Equipment>Alarm Cast in the Workbench left-pane.
B	Select Administrator.
C	Double-click Administrator in the Workbench right-pane.

Result: The Alarm Cast Gateway window opens.

Alarm Cast Gateway configuration includes the following tabs.

Details Tab
Settings Tab
Security Tab
CIMPLICITY Tab

Details Tab

Select the Details tab; options are as follows.


Field		Description
Gateway Server
	Project ID	Automatically assigned when the new server has been saved.
	Project Name	Automatically entered. Note: This is the same name as the project that was opened in Workbench. ??
Connection
	DSN	Automatically entered when the server is saved.
	User Name	Optional.
	Password	Optional.

Settings Tab

Select the Settings tab; options are as follows.


Field		Description
Server
	Server Port	(Automatically entered) default value in the range from 8070 to 8089. Important: Each project must have a unique port assigned to it. Keep the value the system assigns unless instructed by CIMPLICITY to do otherwise.
	License Key	Valid Alarm Cast Gateway for CIMPLICITY license key
Alarm Cast Alarm Manager Server
	Host Name	TCP/IP resolvable name for the machine running Alarm Cast Alarm Manager Server.
	Server Port	Port that connects to the Alarm Cast Alarm Manager Server. Default is 8001.
	Source Host	(Automatically entered) TCP/IP resolvable name for the machine running the Alarm Cast Alarm Manager Gateway for CIMPLICITY and where the CIMPLICITY project is running.
Logging
	Log Days	Number of days the log file will be kept before being purged. Default is 7 days.
	Log Level	For use at the request of CIMPLICITY. In the event of any problems, CIMPLICITY may request additional levels of logging to assist in problem solving. Default is 0.
	Maximum Log Space	Amount of space to allot to the log file. Note: This prevents the log files from consuming too much drive space. Default is 50 MB.
	Path	Path to directory where the Marquee Manager Server will store its log files. Important: The path should reflect a directory on the CIMPLICITY project server.

Security Tab

If security is enabled a Login dialog box will open when a user tries to open the Alarm Cast Gateway window. Only users who have been configured in the Tools>Users tree will have access.

Select the Security tab: security options for the selected server are as follows.


Field		Description
Security
	Mode	Security options for the Alarm Cast Gateway server are as follows.
		NONE	Alarm Cast Gateway security is not enabled for the server.
		Windows	A valid user name/password are required. Security is as follows. A Users folder is added to the Tools tree. Users who should have access to the Alarm Gateway server need to be added. A Login dialog box opens when a user attempts to open the Alarm Cast Gateway window. Result: Listed ??users with valid user names/passwords will have access to the server.
		Windows Trusted	Uses a trusted domain account; does not require a password. A Users folder is added to the Tools tree. Users who should have access to the Alarm Gateway server need to be added. Result: After a listed user logs into Windows, the user can open the Alarm Cast Gateway window; a Login dialog box for the Alarm Cast Gateway ??is not required.
		Default	NONE

CIMPLICITY Tab

Select the CIMPLICITY tab.

Selections are global to all alarms within the project; options are as follows.


Field		Description
CIMPLICITY
	Ignore Alarm ACK	Alarm does not need to be acknowledged by an operator to suppress messaging Note: The message will be suppressed even if ACK is required in the alarm???s CIMPLICITY configuration.
	Terminate between state changes	Stop messaging from escalating further when the alarm state changes. ?? Messaging will commence at level one for the alarm on each state change. ????
	ACK Terminate Alarms	Terminate an alarm when the engine receives an ACK.
	Suppress alarms at startup	Will not initiate enabled alarms that are found at the startup.
Settings
	User Name	Name that matches a user name in the CIMPLICITY project Note: The users are accessed by selecting Security>Users in the Workbench left-pane; the users are listed in the right-pane.
	Password	Valid password for the selected user.