Notifier IPDACT-2/2UD User Manual

Ipdact-2/2ud, Firewatch, Ip series: ip fire alarm communicator

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IPDACT-2/2UD

FireWatch™

IP Series:

IP Fire Alarm Communicator

Miscellaneous

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General

The new FireWatch™ IPDACT-2 and IPDACT-2UD are IP

Communicators from NOTIFIER. These IP Communicators

are UL 864 listed for signaling under Other Transmission Tech-

nologies and comply with NFPA 72 requirements.
Refer to the IPDACT Series Installation Document PN 53109

for more information.
Both models connect to the primary and secondary communi-

cation ports of the panel's DACT, converting the analog signals

into digital signals at the panel for transmission to a compatible

Teldat VisorALARM PLUS IP receiver at a central station. The

panel operates normally during an alarm, supervisory or trou-

ble event and sends contact-ID formatted analog information

out of the telephone ports to the IP Communicator. The IP

Communicator reformats the data into highly encrypted Ether-

net UDP packets for transmission to a compatible receiver at

the central station. This new listing only requires an IP connec-

tion. No backup analog phone line is necessary. Customers

can still use a traditional backup phone line from the panel's

second phone port if desired.
With compatible Contact ID DACT-equipped panels, the IP

Communicators allow for faster and more economic digital

alarm transmissions, improving response times and decreas-

ing costs found with traditional analog systems. They offer

supervised line functionality, where a central station can detect

any off-line alarm panels within seconds. On the central station

side, a compatible VisorALARM® Plus IP receiver from the

Teldat Corporation emulates popular receiver formats and

allows seamless integration into existing conventional central

station architectures.
The benefit of an IP Communicator is that it is always on,

increasing the security and supervision of the central station

connection from once every 24 hours for a supervisory test

signal to once every 30 - 90 seconds.
The IPDACT-2UD allows a programmer to upload and down-

load data between the user's PC and a supported fire alarm

panel. The panel and PC can be anywhere on the world wide

web or within a corporate intranet.
The user’s computer runs a program called UDPORT.exe to

capture the modem signals from PS-TOOLS panel program-

ming software. In UDPORT.exe the user enters the main IP

address of the VisorALARM receiver, the UDP port to use,

username, and password. Instead of using the PC’s modem,

this process communicates between the IPDACT-2UD’s

modem at the panel and the panel’s own modem. While speed

is still limited to the baud rate of the panel's modem, panel

communications are now 100% digital over IP from the remote

program PC all the way to the remote panel installation. This

eliminates any dropouts in modem communications caused by

noise or other factors. If an alarm should occur during upload

or download, the panel is able to interrupt modem communica-

tions immediately and transmit the alarm to the central station.
Each IPDACT-2UD is registered in the VisorALARM Receiver

with a unique serial number. A subscriber number must be

entered into the subscriber number database field for each

IPDACT-2UD. This same number is entered into the subscriber

telephone number field (panel to call) in PS-TOOLS as if call-

ing the panel on a telephone. If these numbers match, and the

master username and password are correct, full duplex com-

munication is permitted to the panel.

NOTE: UL 864 Ninth Edition prohibits downloading to a panel with-
out entering a local panel password. Uploading is permitted at any
time without entering a password.

Features

• Listed to UL Standard 864, Ninth Edition when used with

Notifier UL 864 Ninth Edition-listed panels.

• Eliminates the cost of two dedicated phone lines. Only the

customer’s shared IP equipment is required.

• Can use newer low-cost, non-analog, digital telephone ser-

vices such as cable or fiber optics.

• Increases connection supervision to the central station from

the once-a-day test signal to once every 30 - 90 seconds.

• Requires no change to the existing panel configuration. The

IP Communicator connect directly to the primary and sec-

ondary analog panel telephone ports.

• Fast alarm transmission (less than 10 second transmission

time).

• Works over any type of customer-provided Ethernet 10/100

Base network connection (LAN or WAN), DSL modem or

cable modem.

• Data transmits over standard contact-ID protocol but is

secured with the industry’s highest level of encryption (AES

512 bit).

• Supports both dynamic (DHCP) or Public and Private Static

IP addressing.

• Supports dual-destination IP receiver address for high

redundancy configurations: all signals are sent to a second-

ary address should the primary become unavailable.

• User programmable UDP ports for flexibility and compatibil-

ity with firewalls and other network security components.

• Supports an optional third maintenance receiver installed at

the end user’s facility that permits local alarm monitoring.

Alarms are received simultaneously at both the central sta-

tion and the customer’s facility. A filter can be applied to

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