SETUP THE NODES OF THE NETWORK

Each node can be configured for a variety of options. In this section, you can assign names to the devices connected to the node (doors & remote devices), set up the relays, configure the RS-232 port, configure the remote devices (remote radio's, keypads & readers), etc. For this tutorial, we will do the following:

Name the nodes.

Name the relays.

Setup the event log for 500 events.

1) To set up the nodes, click on one of the boxes underneath the A Network icon. The box that you select should correspond to the network addresses that you assigned each controller in the network in local programming area 22.

2) If a controller is present in the node that you selected, a box appears to allow you name the node and the relays associated with the node. You do not have to assign names at this time. You may do so later by selecting Setup for the node.

3) Click Next.

4) After you assign the names to the node and it's relays, AccessBase will poll the node to determine what size memory module is present.

5) Click Finish. AccessBase will prepare the memory module for operation. Repeat steps 1, 2, & 3 if there are additional nodes in the network.

6) An AM/II icon will appear in the boxes indicating that a controller is present. To setup the event log for that node, click on the AM/II icon and go to setup. The following screen appears:

Under the Names tab, click on the Retained event log drop down box and select the size of the event log you wish to retain. NOTE: It is not reccommeded to select Max at this time. selecting Max will allocate all of the available memory to the event log. You will not be able add users to the system.

7) You will notice that the Program Network icon is selected . Click on the Program Network icon. AccessBase will calculate how many commands it must send to the network. You will notice a number next to the Connect icon. That number represents the number of commands that need to be sent to the network. After the intial configuration of the nodes, you may see a large number of commands listed. For example, if there are two controllers in the network and they both have an MM64 memory module, you will see about 270 commands. It will take AccessBase about 4 or 5 minutes to send all of the commands to the network. This is the longest time AccessBase will ever need to communicate with the network. While AccessBase is communicating with the network, you may perform other programming functions!

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