Marquee Manager Gateway Server

About this task

  • Marquee Gateway Pre-configuration
  • Marquee Gateway Administrator

Marquee Gateway Pre-configuration

Marquee Gateway Enabled

Procedure

  1. Open the appropriate CIMPLICITY project in the Workbench.
  2. Click Project>Properties on the Workbench menu bar.

    The Project Properties dialog box opens.

  3. Select the General tab.
  4. Check Marquee Gateway.

    Remote Client

  5. Expand Project >Security>Advanced in the Workbench left-pane.
  6. Double-click Client.

    A New Client dialog box opens.

  7. Enter the Computer name in the Computer field.
  8. Click OK.

    The client Properties dialog box opens.

  9. Enter the following.
    A Enter ADMINISTRATOR.
    B Check Trusted.

    Marquee Gateway Administrator

  10. Start the CIMPLICITY project.
  11. Stop the MMGATEWAY process, as follows.
    1. Expand Runtime in the Workbench left-pane; double-click Process Control.

    The CIMPLICITY Process control dialog box opens.

    1. Do the following.
    1. Select MMGAMGATEWAY.
    2. Click Stop Process.

    The MMGAMGATEWAY process is halted.

  12. Open the Marquee Gateway, as follows.
    1. Expand Project>Equipment>Marquee Gateway in the Workbench left-pane.
    2. Select Administrator.
    3. Double-click Administrator in the Workbench right-pane.

    Result: The Marquee Manager Gateway opens.

    Note: Click the Save button on the Marquee Manager Gateway toolbar if the window is empty when it first opens.

    The Marquee Manager Gateway for CIMPLICITY user interface conveniently displays all information in a tree view which, when expanded, shows the current sign default message or the current active message of the sign. It includes a Routing Rules folder, and a Marquees folder that displays Marquees that have already been configured in the Marquee Manager Administrator.

    Marquee Gateway Server 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 name of the project that was opened in the 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 8050 to 8069. 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 Marquee Gateway for CIMPLICITY license key
    Alarm Cast Alarm Manager Server
    Host Name TCP/IP resolvable name for the machine running the Marquee Manager Server.
    Server Port Port that connects to the Marquee Manager Server. Default is 8011.
    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 the Marquee Manager. 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 the 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

    Select the Security tab; options 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 and password are required. Security is as follows.
    1. A Users folder is added to the Tools tree.
    2. 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.
    1. A Users folder is added to the Tools tree.
    2. 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

  13. A Users folder is added to the Tools tree.
  14. 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.
  15. A Users folder is added to the Tools tree.
  16. Users who should have access to the Alarm Gateway server need to be added.
  17. Select the CIMPLICITY tab; 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.
  18. Click Save on the Marquee Manager Gateway toolbar.
  19. Restart the MMGGATEWAY process in the CIMPLICITY Process Control dialog box.

Results

A Project ID now displays on the Gateway Server Details tab.