Super Systems SDStatus - Manual (Page 43)

SDStatus View and Workstation Operations Manual
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Workstations Menu
The Workstations Menu allows you to set up options for SDStatus Workstation and how
SDStatus Service will communicate with Workstation. Since Workstation may be run on multiple
computers, these options will affect all instances of Workstation communicating with View.
The Workstations Menu contains the following options, as
shown in Figure 59:
• Workstation Server (provides setup options for
View to be accessible to running instances of
Workstation)
• Setup Workstations (allows for setup of alarm
profiles that can be selected in Workstation)
• Alarm Sound Times (allows for setup of time before
alarm sounds in Workstation as well as frequency
of alarm sounds)
• Users (defines access levels for Workstation users)
• Alarm Ack Levels (Alarm Acknowledgement
Levels; sets up access levels required for users to
acknowledge alarms in Workstation).
These options are described in greater detail below.
Figure 59 - Workstations Menu options
Workstation Server
With this option, you can enable Workstation Server on
View, which is required in order for SDStatus Workstation
to communicate with SDStatus Service. You can also
provide the port number on which the Workstation Server
will run, also required for Workstation to communicate with
SDStatus Service.
To enable Workstation Server, check the checkbox for “Run
Workstation Server”. Once that is done, enter the port
number. In the example in Figure 60, the port number used
is 24691, which is the default. The range supported is 256
through 65535. If in doubt, ask for help from your IT
Network Administrator to determine an appropriate port
number to use.
IMPORTANT!
Firewall software may interfere with the operation of the
Workstation Server. A firewall exception must be added for the
SdStatusService.exe program on the computer running
SDStatus View and SDStatus Service. A common location of this
file is “C:\SSi\SDStatusView\SdStatusService.exe”. If necessary,
consult with your IT or network administrator, or contact SSi at
(800) 666-4330 for more information.
Figure 60 - Workstation Server window