EGW EZcall guardRFID wrapper design and implementation

EGW – EZcall EGW – EZcall GuardRFID GuardRFID WrapperWrapper Design, Design, Implementation, & Implementation, & InstallationInstallation

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chapters in this course:chapters in this course:

Hardware Installation Overview

EGW Installation

EGW ConfigurationEGW Configuration

Running the EGW as a Supervised Windows Running the EGW as a Supervised Windows ServiceService

EGW Self-Serve CourseEGW Self-Serve Course confidential

NOTE: You can click on any chapter to jump directly to it.

Chapter 1Chapter 1

Hardware Installation Hardware Installation OverviewOverview

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This interface program is an EZcall client application that is a client to a DCS server, and a client to a GuardRFID (TotGuard, AllGuard, or SafeGuard) Argus server.

The EGW application is designed to work with the Argus server and will not function with a GuardRFID @Guard system.


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To use the EGW you simply need a GuardRFID Argus server. The EGW will link to the Argus server to retrieve tag, and location information, and may also be used to retrieve alarms from the Argus server in real-time.- You will need to know the Argus Administrator’s username and password to allow the EGW to connect to it.

- Please refer to the TotGuard, SafeGuard or AllGuard installation manual for installation of the GuardRFID RTLS system.

- The EGW will only need to be on the same LAN/WAN network as the Argus server for integration, no other physical connection is required.

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Chapter 2Chapter 2

EGW InstallationEGW Installation

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Run the QBsoft Unified Installer

The Installation Package will be

decompressed to a temporary folder

Select Which package to Install then click Next

For your first installation you should select ‘All’ programs or ‘Custom’.

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DO NOT INSTALL ON A 64-BIT OPERATING SYSTEM


If you select ‘Custom Installation’ you can select exactly which individual files or groups to install by checking them in the file list

After checking the files click ‘Next’.

For your first installation you should check all of the items to install everything.

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Edit the location where the files/package will be installed. It is strongly recommended that you leave the default location.

After editing the installation location click ‘Next’.

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Read and understand the entire license agreement then acknowledge the agreement by checking the ‘accept’ box.

After accepting the license agreement click ‘Install.

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If you are installing on a PC that already has a previous version installed, you will be asked if you want to overwrite the existing version.

• If you select ‘Yes’ – all existing versions will be replaced with the new file if newer

• If you select ‘No’ – existing files will remain

NOTE: If The Unified Installer encounters a file that will be upgraded, a backup copy of the old file will copied into a sub-folder called; \Previous Versions\

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The files will be copied, registered, and all necessary shortcuts and Start menu shortcuts will be added.

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Do NOT run the EZstart application launcher for now, EZstart is a separate program that lets you start the iServer as a supervised Windows Service.

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Chapter 3Chapter 3


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NOTE: The following chapter is not designed to replace classroom training, but provides you with a step-by-step guide on getting started with your first installation.

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EGW Configuration

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EGW Configuration

Before you begin, remember:

• You need the Argus servers’ Administrator username and password

• The EGW default programmers’ password is “Programmer”

• If the EGW is minimized, simply click on it’s icon in the Windows taskbar (lower-right corner of the screen)

• Be sure your Argus server is running before using the EGW

EGW Configuration

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EGW ConfigurationA) To start running the EGW application;

select it from the /QBsoft Programs/ menu in the Windows Start menu:

EGW Configuration

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EGW Configuration

B) When run for the first time, the EGW program will be minimized in the windows taskbar, click on it, then enter the programmer’s password.

EGW Configuration

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EGW ConfigurationThe EGW window is separated into 5 tabs along the top of the interface

window: ‘Communications’

is where you setup DCS & Argus Server connections

‘Local Settings’ shows the Argus device and area listing (when connected) ‘Users’ shows the Argus user listing (when connected)

‘Tag List’ shows the Argus tags listing (when connected)

‘Active Events’ shows the Argus real-time active events (when connected)

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EGW ConfigurationThe upper-left section of the communications screen is where

you enter the settings for connection to the DCS Server application:

First make sure your DCS server is running

Then click this box to shutdown the EGW’s DCS connection

This box turns red to indicate when this connection is offline Then set the DCS servers’ IP address and port to connect to

Then click this box to connect to the DCS

This box turns green to indicate that it is online with the DCS

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EGW Configuration

After connecting to a DCS server, you are now ready to connect the EGW to the Argus server:

The upper-right section of the ‘communications’ window is used for connecting to an Argus server

First make sure your Argus server is running

Then click this box to shutdown the EGW’s Argus connection

This box turns red to indicate when this connection is offline Then set the Argus servers’ IP address and port to connect to, & the Argus admin username & password (NOTE: The integration port is: 8888)

Then click this box to connect to the Argus server

This box turns green to indicate that it is online with the Argus server

NOTE: It may take up to several minutes NOTE: It may take up to several minutes to complete the connection with an Argus to complete the connection with an Argus server, since it synchronizes all of the data server, since it synchronizes all of the data from the Argus serverfrom the Argus server

If you get this authentication error, then If you get this authentication error, then your admin username and password are your admin username and password are wrong or the Argus server is not licensed wrong or the Argus server is not licensed

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EGW ConfigurationOnce you are online with both servers, you can see all Argus

settings on the ‘Local Settings’ window, as well as all tags from the ‘Tag List’ window.

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C) After you have setup the connections, try activating an alarm on the Argus Server; it should appear on the DCS!

ALARM IN ARGUS

ALARM ON THE EGW

ALARM ON THE DCS

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EGW Configuration

D) The next step is to setup the GuardRFID Argus alarms in the DCS to allow all of those alarms to be processed by EZcall. Please refer to chapter 3 of the EZcall self-guided course for information on how to do this.

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Chapter 4Chapter 4

Running the EGW as a Running the EGW as a Supervised Windows Supervised Windows ServiceService

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Running the EGW as a Supervised Windows Service

Running the EGW as a Supervised Windows ServiceRun the EZstart Application

Launcher

Right-click anywhere on the EZstart

menu and select ‘Menu Settings’

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Enter the appropriate password (Default = “Programmer”)


Running the EGW as a Supervised Windows ServiceAdd a new menu item for the

EGW

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Enter the new item here (similar to the one shown

here) Be sure to

click on ‘Save Changes’ after entering the details

Click ‘Close’ when you are done


Running the EGW as a Supervised Windows ServiceNow right-click on the EZstart menu again and select ‘Startup Settings’

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Be sure that this box is

checked if you want the EGW

Service to start with Windows

Check this box to create the service

Check this drop-down box to confirm that the EGW is in the list of programs that will be run as a service

- A popup window should appear as confirmation that the service(s) was created.

- Now you must restart the PC to run the EGW as a Windows Service.

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