SilentKnight IPGSM-4G - Manual (Page 4)

IPGSM-4G Commercial Fire Communicator – Installation and Setup Guide
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Programming for UL864 Compliance
The IPGSM-4G Commercial Fire Alarm Communicator provides a programmable supervision feature that allows the sys-
tem to meet the UL864 Commercial Fire requirements. These requirements are in the following table.
NOTICE TO USERS, INSTALLERS, AUTHORITIES HAVING JURISDIACTION AND OTHER INVOLVED
PARTIES
This product incorporates field programmable software. In order to comply with the requirements in the standard for
control units and accessories for Fire Alarm Systems, UL 864 certain programming features or options must be lim-
ited to specific settings or not used at all as indicated below.
Selected Com. Path Supervision Interval IP Fault Time
GSM Fault Time UL864 Compliant?
2010 GSM 5 minutes N/A 5 minutes Y
2010 IP 5 minutes 5 minutes N/A Y
2010 IP & GSM 24 hours 1 hour 1 hour Y
2013 GSM 1 hour N/A 1 hour N
2013 IP 1 hour 1 hour N/A N
2013 IP & GSM 6 hours 1 hour 1 hour N
STEP 1 – Activate the SIM and Setup the Customer Account
The communicator requires a subscriber account (customer account) to be setup with AlarmNet Direct. This is accom-
plished by registering the communicator with AlarmNet. Registering, enables the fire panel to send reports.
To setup the customer account you will need to contact the central monitoring station to get account information, and
have access to the AlarmNet Direct website. To access the AlarmNet Direct website visit –
https://services.alarmnet.com/AlarmNetDirect
If you do not wish to use the AlarmNet Direct website, you may call AlarmNet to setup the account, just phone 800-
222-6525, then select option 1. (Monday–Friday 8:00 am to 9:00 pm, Saturday 9:00 am to 5:30 pm EST) Have the
following information ready:
• Primary City ID (two digits), obtained from your moni-
toring station.
• Primary Subscriber ID (four digits), obtained from
your monitoring station.
• Primary Central Station ID (two digits), obtained from
your monitoring station.
• Communicator's MAC ID, and MAC CRC number locat-
ed on outside of box, and inside the communicator.
Note: The IPGSM-4G comes with a SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) that needs to be activated.
1. To activate the SIM, log into the AlarmNet Direct website and choose “SIM Activation/Status”, then enter the
required information. Click Activate SIM.
2. Setup the customer account by choosing "Program New Device GSM/I", enter the required information. When
complete, click DONE.
STEP 2 – Register the Communicator with AlarmNet
Registering the communicator activates the account with AlarmNet and enables the fire system's control panel to send
reports. There are three methods that can be used to register the communicator.
• Register the communicator by logging into AlarmNet Direct and choosing “Show Programmed Devices GSM/I”.
Search for the account using the Account Information or MAC ID. Under the “Actions” column, use the pull-
down menu and choose Register. OR
• After the IPGSM-4G is installed and programmed, you can register the communicator by clicking the TEST /
REGISTRATION switch 3 times. OR
• After the IPGSM-4G is installed and programmed, you can register the communicator using the 7720P Pro-
gramming tool. Simply: Press [Shift ] then press []. Please wait for "Registration SUCCESS" message.