TAC Vista Security

TAC Vista Security

Target

TAC Vista & Security Integration

Key customer groups– Existing TAC Vista users

• Provide features and hardware for security expansion

TAC Vista Security

Existing TAC Vista Customer

Benefit Targets– Provide an integrated security solution

– Provide a common alarm and events viewer

– Provide a common graphical user interface

TAC Vista Security

Solution

TAC Vista and the security components interact by two means

– With pages generated by a TAC Xenta 527

– With a security tool embedded in TAC Vista

• There are two versions of the tool

– The TAC Xenta 527 and the tool work concurrently

– Method is transparent to the user

TAC Vista Security

Solution

TAC has enhanced TAC Xenta 511, 527, 911, 913

– TAC Vista Server communicates directly to these devices

Connect TAC Vista to TAC Vista Security using

– TAC Xenta 527 version 2

TAC Vista Security

I/NET and Vista Integration

TAC Vista Security

Methodology

Daily tasks– Pages and editors are provided from TAC Xenta 527

More complex tasks– Vista launches the security tool at a relevant editor

This is not apparent to the user– Editors present automatically based on user context

The security tool and editors are Vista look and feel

The user can start the security tool independently

TAC Vista Security

TAC Vista Security in Daily Use

TAC Vista Security

Daily Operation

Pages provide– Daily Security tasks in the TAC Vista workstation

• Adding, modifying, deleting point extensions

• Point control and point configuration

• Door release

• More, see table of functionality

Daily tasks achieved through interactive configuration pages

Pages present automatically– Launched in the TAC Vista client with context

TAC Vista Security

Security Configuration in Vista

Access to alarm configuration now possible– Security message routing and masking from TAC Vista

– Re-prioritize Security alarms

TAC Vista Security

Operation Benefits

Benefits from improved daily operation– Includes all daily operator tasks

• Less to learn, focus on single client

• Access to all needed features

– Common look and feel, TAC Vista and Security tool

• Simplifies training, broadens system usage

TAC Vista Security

Alarms and Events

• First name• Last name• Tenant• Group• Card number• Unique key

• Link name• Station name• Point name• Alarm text• Logical address• Physical address

Improved Vista alarm and event viewers

– Columns added for all key Security attributes

– Filters enhanced to include Security attributes

Alarm/event data goes direct to Vista through the Xenta 527

Enhancements include the addition of the following

TAC Vista Security

Alarms and Events

User profiles– Administrators can limit who sees what in

events

• Configured by user

• Allow or deny view of selected event items

– Improves the usage of Vista in a hosted environment

with multiple customers in the same server

– Users get personal view of alarms and events

• Default views available

• System starts at users personal view

TAC Vista Security

Alarms and Events

Web viewer– Web resource and reports now open in workstation

• Users do not have to keep track of as many open

applications

TAC Vista Security

Alarms and Events Benefits

Improved options in TAC Vista

Common viewer for both Security and Vista

Simple easy to use interface

TAC Vista Security

Engineering OperationSystem Configuration

New security tool for more complex tasks– Uses I/O-Server through the TAC Xenta 527

– Provides

• System engineering beyond daily operation

– Adding controllers

– Adding new points to existing controllers

– Event sequencing

– Network configuration

– More, see table of functionality

TAC Vista Security

Security Host Tool in Vista

TAC Vista Security

Security Host Tool

Two types of licenses configured to– Show all options for HVAC and Integration

• Primarily used in Americas

or

– Hide HVAC options for Security use only

• Primarily used in Europe

– Tool launched in two ways

• From tools menu in TAC Vista

• In context from TAC Vista, based on user actions

TAC Vista Security

Engineering and Configuration Benefits

Common approach between HVAC and Security

Access to all Security features

TAC Vista look and feel with Security functionality

– TAC Vista customer familiarity

– Security customer ease of use

Proof of concept for future integration

TAC Vista Security

System contents

Vista CD includes– Security host tool

– I/O Server

– I2V graphics migration tool

– Trend data migration tool

– All relevant documentation

License required to use Security host tool– Regulates use

– Allows TAC to determine usage

TAC Vista Security

System Implementation

Resides in any existing PC system

At least one TAC Xenta 527 v2 must be installed

Does not effect the existing system function

– Any existing TAC I/NET system unaffected

– Any existing TAC Vista system unaffected

Existing TAC I/NET users can use

– Full TAC I/NET client to manage the system

– TAC Vista with the Security tool

Existing TAC Vista users can use

– The Security tool

TAC Vista Security

I/NET Function Supported by I/NET Function Supported by

Point read html page from 527 Point extension inhibit alarm I/NET host tool

Point write html page from 527 Point extension demand control I/NET host tool

Point input test html page from 527 Point extension Run-time editor I/NET host tool

Point output test html page from 527 Point extension Temperature control I/NET host tool

Point output manual html page from 527 Point extension Consumption I/NET host tool

Alarm configure html page from 527 Point extension Override Billing I/NET host tool

Trend log read Html page from 527 DDC set points configure I/NET host tool

Trend log create new extension Html page from 527 User management I/NET Security host tool

Trend log delete Html page from 527 Tenant management I/NET Security host tool

Trend log configure Html page from 527 Group Management I/NET Security host tool

Trend log start/stop Html page from 527 Door management I/NET Security host tool

Point schedule read all action lines Html page from 527 All Security schedules read I/NET Security host tool

Point schedule edit action line Html page from 527 All Security schedules edit I/NET Security host tool

Point schedule add action line Html page from 527 All Security schedules write I/NET Security host tool

Point schedule create/ remove extension Html page from 527 All Security schedules create new I/NET Security host tool

Point schedule delete action line Html page from 527 All Security schedule delete I/NET Security host tool

Point schedule special days Html page from 527 Alarm read Vista alarm client

Lighting schedule read   Html page from 527 Alarm acknowledge Vista alarm client

Lighting schedule edit Html page from 527 Alarm block Vista alarm client

Lighting schedule write Html page from 527 Alarm unblock Vista alarm client

Lighting schedule create new Html page from 527 Alarm purge Vista alarm client

Lighting schedule delete Html page from 527 Alarm client UI tailoring Vista alarm client

DDC set points read Html page from 527 Event read Vista alarm client

DDC set points edit Html page from 527 Point 3-state points Vista graphics and objects

DDC set points write Html page from 527 Seven trends (archived logs) Vista tred viewer

Point release door Html page from 527 Run-time plot Vista trend viewer

Table of Functionality

TAC Vista Security

Remaining Tasks

For some security customers a digital video interface will be required in TAC Vista

– Potential solutions are under review

Integration with the new TAC Vista graphics will be required

– Requirements are under review

TAC Vista Security

I/NET and Vista Integration