Multi-Tech Systems 7500 - Manual (Page 154)

Alerting ION Software via the Alarm Server ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide
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Remote Site Event Notification
The Alarm Server uses a series of command line arguments to specify the actions
it takes when a priority event is reported. These commands must be entered on the
computer that is running the Alarm Server utility. Typically the Alarm Server is
configured to launch the Connection Manager, which dials up the remote site and
retrieves the logs from the devices. The Alarm Server can also be configured to
launch other applications. A series of parameter switches are added to the
command line to pass information about the event to the application that is
launched.
Configuring the Alarm Server
The Alarm Server should have a dedicated phone line, modem, and COM port to
avoid conflicts with other ION software components.
The modem used by the Alarm Server is not configured with the ION
Management Console– only dialout modems are configured in the ION
Management Console. The Alarm Server's executable, alarmsrv.exe, is typically
located in \\Power Measurement\ION Enterprise\SYSTEM\bin. You can run the
Alarm Server in a console window, or you can define a shortcut icon that includes
all of the command line arguments required.
Alarm Server Command Line Arguments
Refer to the online ION Enterprise Help for a list of command lines that the Alarm
Server supports.
Dedicated Alarm
Server Modem
Modem Site
Any Dialout
Modem
Connection
Manager
Alarm Server.exe
Server or LAN
Communication
Services contact
the modem site
and retrieve
priority messages 3.
Remote Site
informs the
Alarm Server
that a priority
message exists 1.
Server
computer
receives the
alarm 2.