Other Tab

The Other tab allows you to configure general Remote Link options like time zone, pass through, auto account archive, and admin reader settings.

Configure Other Settings

To access the Other tab, go to System > Configure > Remote Link > Other. After configuring the tab, select OK to save your settings.

Configure General Options

In Time Zone, select the time zone of the Remote Link workstation.

In Logging Threshold, select one of the following issue types to record in the Remote Link error log file:

Note: All messages with a severity equal to or greater than the threshold setting are logged. For example, selecting Warning will log Warning, Exception, and Critical events.

• Debug: Detailed information that does not indicate an error, including communication strings. Debug logging is verbose and significantly increases the size of the log file.

• Information: General information detail about program operations.

• Warning: Default value. An error condition such as minor communication problems, timeouts, etc. that can be handled without operator intervention. A warning message may or may not be displayed to the operator.

• Exception: Requires operator action to recover or restore normal operation such as an invalid COM Port selection for the receiver.

• Critical: Causes Remote Link to stop responding. For example, access violations or database corruption.

Select any of the following checkboxes as needed:

• Enable Debug Logging: Allow all communication between the panel, receiver, and Remote Link to be saved in the debug table for diagnostic purposes. When this feature is disabled, communication is not visible on the diagnostics screen.

• Enable Alarm/Event Monitoring: Display panel alarms and system event messages in the Alarm List. Disable this feature when Remote Link is used for programming purposes with a shared database without displaying panel messages. If using the Alarm/Event add-on module, enable this option.

• Exit App After: Enable and edit the number of minutes of inactivity by the logged in user before the application displays a warning to close the application. Once the Warning dialog box displays, the user will have one minute to choose Yes to extend their Remote Link session.

• Update Time Default: Enables the Time Update checkbox in Panel > Send to be automatically selected. This allows a time update to be sent to the panel anytime programming is sent.

Configure Pass Through Options

Use pass through mode when passing reports through Remote Link to a host automation computer.

1. Go to Pass Through Options.

2. In Mode, select Pass Through.

3. In Outgoing COM Port, select the COM port that Remote Link will use to communicate with your host automation computer.

4. In Baud Rate, leave the rate defaulted at 9600 Baud unless your automation software requires a different setting.

Configure Auto Account Archive

Auto Account Archive allows panel account programming to be automatically saved separately when connecting to a panel with programming that is different than the programming on file.

1. Select Enable Auto Account Archive.

2. In Max Per Account, enter the maximum number of archive versions allowed to be stored per account. Range is 1 - 20.

3. To manually archive programming, go to File > Panel Information. Select the appropriate system, then select Archive.

Configure Admin Reader Settings

During configuration, refer to the device installation guide as needed.

1. In COM Port, select the port that the reader is connected to.

2. In Baud Rate, select a rate for communication between Remote Link and the reader. The default is 9600 Baud.

3. In Reader Model, select Serial for readers connected to a serial port (RS232), or select USB 6081 for readers connected to a USB port.

4. In Max Code Length, select the number of characters for the code. Range is 5 - 10.

5. In Wiegand Length, specify the total number of Wiegand bits to be received, including parity bits. Range is 0 - 255. Default is 26.

6. In User Code Position, specify the user code start bit position. Range is 0 - 255. Default is 9.

7. In User Code Length, specify the number of user code bits. Range is 16 - 32. Default is 17.

8. To set the proximity reader fields based on the current value of the Max Code Length, select Set Card Defaults.

9. To test communication between the Remote Link workstation and the admin reader, select Test.