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4. Set up e-mail addresses for notification for each recipient of e-mail alerts as follows:

a. Click the Edit button at the end of the address row. The Edit button changes to Save.

b. Enter the e-mail address of the recipient, and the name of the file (*.eml extension), stored in the GSS, that contains the message.

c. Click the Save button to save the changes. The Save button changes back to Edit.

Sending an e-mail alert

To send an e-mail alert, issue the send mail (EX4!SM}) SIS command. See chapter 4, SIS™ Control, for details.

For detailed information on creating scripts for monitoring and scheduling GSS events, refer to the Global Viewer Software User’s Guide.

Firmware Upgrade Page

The Firmware Upgrade page provides a way to upgrade the firmware that is coded on the GSS’s control board without taking the GSS out of service, opening the enclosure, and replacing the firmware chip. Access the Firmware Upgrade page (figure 5-9) by clicking the Configuration tab and then the Firmware Upgrade link on the left side of the System Settings page.

System

Settings

Video Settings

Passwords

E-mail Alerts

Figure 5-9 — Firmware Upgrade page

Update the GSS firmware as follows:

NThe Firmware Upgrade page is only for replacing the firmware that controls all processor operation.

To insert your own HTML pages, see File Management Page, on page 5-16.

To upload images, see Image Settings Page on page 5-18.

1.

Visit the Extron web site, www.extron.com, and select

 

either:

 

• The download tab and then select firmware files

 

• The GSS 100 product page

2.

Select the latest firmware installation package (*.exe file)

 

for the GSS and download it. Note the folder to which you

 

save the file.

3.

Run the executable (*.exe) file to decompress the firmware

 

file.

4.

Connect the PC to the GSS via the GSS’s Ethernet port,

 

either directly or through a network.

5.

Access the GSS using HTML pages.

6.

Click the Configuration tab.

7.

Click the Firmware Upgrade link.

8.

Click the Browse button. An open file window appears

 

(figure 5-10).

Figure 5-10 — Firmware upgrade open file window

9. Navigate to the folder where you saved the firmware upgrade file. Select the file.

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GSS 100 specifications

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