Panels Tab
The Panels tab is used to monitor all panels that have communicated with with the SCS-VR.
Panel Groups and Account Numbers
Receiver Group
Select a receiver group to display or select All Receiver Groups to list all of the panels. Receiver Group displays all the panels associated on the groups tab. Default is All Receiver Groups. If new groups were recently added, select Refresh List for them to appear in the drop-down menu list.
Account Numbers
Enter the account numbers or range of account numbers to display. If no account numbers are selected, all account numbers associated with the selected groups are displayed.
Panel Filtering Options
Show all panels
Display all panels. If no account numbers are selected, then all account numbers are displayed. Select Refresh List to activate this filter.
Show only panels that are missing
Display only missing panels. If no account numbers are selected, then all account numbers are displayed. Select Refresh List to activate this filter.
Show Communication Status Highlight the panel communication status with the receiver. The listed panels will be highlighted with one of the following colors:
Green—Panel is communicating as expected
Yellow—Panel did not receive proper acknowledgment from the receiver (s72 message)
Red—Panel has missed its check-in time (s16 message)
Show only panels with any failure
Display only panels with any failure. If no account numbers are selected, all account numbers are displayed. If a panel restores, the display continues to show the failure until the list is refreshed. Select Refresh List to activate this filter.
Show only panels with failed substitution
Display only panels with failed substitution. If no account numbers are selected, then all account numbers are displayed. If a panel restores, the display continues to show the failure until the list is refreshed. Select Refresh List to activate this filter.
Missing Panels
Display the total number of missing panels at the bottom of the Panels Tab. This feature can be enabled when using other filters.
Substituted Panels
Display the total number of panel substitutions at the bottom of the Panels Tab. This feature can be enabled when using other filters.
To show missing and substituted panels at the bottom of the panels tab, go to Program Files > SCS-VR > Properties and open system.properties. Add the following line to the properties file:
show_panel _summar y=t r ue. Save and close the properties file.
Panel View Mode
All
Includes Group, Account, Last Check-in, Next Check-in, Substitution, Encryption, IP Origin, Received Time (of last message), Last Message (text of last message), Recent Bandwidth, and Average Bandwidth.
Check-in
Includes Group, Account, Last Check-in, and Next Check-in Before.
Security
Includes Group, Account, Substitution, and Encryption.
History
Includes Group, Account, Received Time, and Last Message.
Network
Includes Group, Account, IP Origin, Recent Bandwidth, and Average Bandwidth.
Panel View Mode Options
Refresh List
Select to refresh the list after each new selection above, except for the View Mode.
Delete Selected Panels
Delete any selected panels displayed above from the panel display. This deletes the panel from the receiver and database.
Reset Selected Check-Ins
Reset Check-ins for the selected panels.
Reset Selected Substitutions
Reset substitutions for the selected panels.