About Alarms, Overview | Extron electronic 68-1998-01 REV. C

About Alarms

NOTE:	Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is not compatible with the
VNM Recorder and not covered in this user guide. For information on using SNMP,
see the VN-Matrix 200 Series User Guide, VN-Matrix 225 Series User Guide, VN-
Matrix 300 User Guide, and the VN-Matrix 325 User Guide.

This section provides information on:

zz Overview

zz Alarms Page

zz Alarm Logs Page

zz Alarm Reference Tables

Overview

The VN-Matrix system is configured to generate alarms for error conditions. A list of these error conditions and their meanings are presented on the following pages.

Alarms can be monitored using the web interface at the following locations.

zz On the Alarms page in the list that is immediately below the Filter Settings box. This details the alarm conditions that are currently active on the system.

zz On the Alarm Logs page in the list that is immediately below the Filter Settings box. This provides a historical log of when an alarm condition was raised and cleared.

zz On the Device List page where a traffic light system represents the status of connected devices.

zz On the top right hand corner of each page in the web interface where the device status and system status is displayed.

Alarm conditions, when triggered, remain active for the entire duration of the error condition and for an additional five seconds after the error has cleared.

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Contents

User Guide Safety Instructions FCC Class a Notice Specifications Availability Conventions Used in this Guide Contents Reference Information About the VNM Recorder About this Guide Overview of Stream Playback Overview of Recorded Streams About RAID5 Storage Transport Protocols Used for StreamingDecoder device Multicast RTP Streaming Multicast RTP An Overview Unicast RTP Streaming Unicast RTP An Overview Unicast TCP Streaming Unicast TCP An Overview Definitions Features Front Panel Features Installation OverviewPanels Cabling Status LED Icons Parallel/Printer connector not used Rear Panel Features Pin connector not active/used Setup Overview Configuration Hardware Setup VNM Recorder Login Screen VNM Recorder Power Up Procedure To change the administrator password Login InformationTo add or change usernames and passwords Using the Front Panel VNM Recorder Power Down ProcedureIf the VNM Recorder is not logged into If the VNM Recorder is logged into From the login screen Using the Keyboard and MouseChoosing the Controller Device From the Linux desktop Default Network Settings Configuring the VNM RecorderConfiguring the Network and IP Address Settings Ethernet Device Window Confirm Settings Window Stage 2 Setting the controller IP address Config.xml Text Window Stage 3 Restart the VNM Recorder Configuring the VN-Matrix Encoders and Decoders Overview of the Web-based User Interface About Web-based Controller Login Accessing the Web-based User Interface Device List Web-based User Interface Control Options Five channel VNM Recorder Device List That the current and persistent databases remain up-to-date Recorder Device Recorder Device VNM Recorder Recorder Channel contains the following parameters Navigate Navigate To be deleted Make Directory Use this field to add a new directory Player Player Stop Pause Play Bookmark Selecting a recording for replay Config Config Advanced Configuration Zz Playback Finish This is automatically filled in when FEC Forward Error Correction panel Currently not supported Accounts Accounts Clock Management VN-Matrix Encoder and Decoder ConfigurationController Licensing Overview About the Content Directory Navigate Page Content Directory Content Directory Basics Creating a Directory Setting a Stream Storage LocationFolder Icon Loading Icon Alert Icon Navigate Page Multiple Element Recording Understanding Saved Recordings With Multiple Elements Deleting a Stream or Directory Renaming a Stream or Directory Setting up a VN-Matrix Codec as a Decoder Initial Setup and ConfigurationRecording Playing Streams Setting up a VN-Matrix Codec as an Encoder Recording a Stream Switching a Codec between Encoder and DecoderRecording Preparation Stop Recording Initialize Recording Playback Preparation Playing a Recorded Stream Pause Playback Initialize PlaybackStop Playback Start and Finish Times File Structure Using BookmarksPlayback of Bookmarked Streams Deleting Bookmarks About Alarms Filter Settings Alarms Alarm Severity Alarm TypeApplying Alarm Filter Settings Alarm Severity Description Alarms Page Alarm List Sorting Alarm List Alarm Logs Alarm Logs Alarm Type Description Encoder Alarm Reference TablesAlarm Type Description Action Default Settings Alarm Type Description System Controller Alarm Type Description Decoder Included Parts InformationPart Number Guest username matrixrec Guest password matrix Firmware UpdatesPreparing the Firmware Gathering Firmware Installation Information Config.xml and Admin.xml Text Files Installing the Firmware Firmware Installation Table below Terminal window. Manually close the terminal window Microsoft Internet Explorer version 7 or above Browser Configuration Per Site Internet Options Custom Level Security Options Cookie Preferences Mozilla Firefox version 1.3 or above Rack Installation Tower InstallationMounting UL Guidelines for Rack Mounting Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails Rack Mounting Preparing to Install the Rails Installing the VNM Recorder into a Rack Europe and Africa China USA, Canada, South America Central America JapanAsia Middle East