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Table of Contents
READ ME FIRST! ............................................................................................................... 1
Introduction to SP Editions ...................................................................................... 13
Welcome ........................................................................................................................... 13
What's New? .....................................................................................................................14
Client/Server Architecture ................................................................................................. 17
Getting Started.................................................................................................................. 18
Related Documentation .................................................................................................... 18
Navigation.................................................................................................................. 19
Log On/Log Off or Shut Down .......................................................................................... 19
Navigational Conventions ................................................................................................. 20
SP Menus.......................................................................................................................... 20
SP Taskbar ....................................................................................................................... 21
SP Toolbar ........................................................................................................................ 22
Frequently Performed Tasks .................................................................................... 23
Tasks and Functions You Will Perform Frequently .......................................................... 23
Operations Menu....................................................................................................... 24
Activity Monitoring.............................................................................................................24
Overview ..................................................................................................................................24
Activity Monitoring Using the Activity Monitor Form.................................................................. 24
Alarm Graphics Functions................................................................................................. 27
Alarm Graphics Editor ..............................................................................................................27
Alarm Graphics Viewer.............................................................................................................28
Alarm Monitoring............................................................................................................... 29
Overview ..................................................................................................................................29
Alarm Monitoring Using the Alarm Monitor Form......................................................................30
Changing Operator Password........................................................................................... 32
Change Password....................................................................................................................32
Client Monitoring ...............................................................................................................33
Client Monitoring ......................................................................................................................33
Digital Input Status Configuration ..................................................................................... 35
Digital Input Status ...................................................................................................................35
Digital Output Status Configuration .................................................................................. 35
Digital Output Status ................................................................................................................35
Digital Video Viewer Program Configuration .................................................................... 35
Digital Video Viewer Application...............................................................................................35
Enable Alarm Video Window ............................................................................................ 36
Enable Alarm Video Pop-up .....................................................................................................36
Manually Control - Doors, DOs, Alarms, DIs, Intrusion Zones ......................................... 36
Overview ..................................................................................................................................36
Micro Monitoring ............................................................................................................... 37
Overview ..................................................................................................................................37
Micro Monitoring Using the Micro Utility Form..........................................................................37
Selecting Facilities ............................................................................................................39
Select Facilities ........................................................................................................................ 39
Devices ...................................................................................................................... 40
Configuring Devices.......................................................................................................... 40

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Alarms ............................................................................................................................... 40
Overview ..................................................................................................................................40
Alarm Form Completion ...........................................................................................................41
Alarm Groups ....................................................................................................................42
Alarm Groups ...........................................................................................................................42
Cameras............................................................................................................................ 43
Camera Form ...........................................................................................................................43
Digital Inputs ..................................................................................................................... 43
Digital Input Form Completion..................................................................................................43
Digital Outputs .................................................................................................................. 44
Digital Output Form ..................................................................................................................44
Digital Output Groups ....................................................................................................... 45
Digital Output Group Form .......................................................................................................45
Digital Video Recorders .................................................................................................... 45
Overview ..................................................................................................................................45
Digital Video Recorder Form Completion .................................................................................46
Elevator Management....................................................................................................... 47
Overview ..................................................................................................................................47
Elevator Form...........................................................................................................................48
Micros................................................................................................................................ 48
Overview ..................................................................................................................................48
Micro Form Completion ............................................................................................................ 50
Readers............................................................................................................................. 51
Readers Overview....................................................................................................................51
Person Records Creation ......................................................................................... 52
Access Rights ...................................................................................................................52
Departments .....................................................................................................................52
Person Records Creation.................................................................................................. 53
Personnel Type Assignment ............................................................................................. 53
Badging...................................................................................................................... 54
Badge Alias Form ............................................................................................................. 54
Badge Design ................................................................................................................... 54
Badge Design Creation Overview..................................................................................... 55
Badging Overview............................................................................................................. 56
Image Capture Overview .................................................................................................. 56
Administration Menu Options .................................................................................. 60
Alarm Instruction Form...................................................................................................... 60
Alarm Notifier Form........................................................................................................... 60
Alarm Response Form ...................................................................................................... 61
Alarm Routing and Bumping Form ................................................................................... 61
API Connections Form...................................................................................................... 62
Badge Format Form.......................................................................................................... 63
Camera Preset Form ........................................................................................................ 63
CCTV Alarm Form ............................................................................................................ 64
Client Form ....................................................................................................................... 64
Client Group Form ............................................................................................................ 65
Diagnostic Setting Form.................................................................................................... 65
Event Schedule Form ....................................................................................................... 66
Event Tagging Overview................................................................................................... 66
Event Trigger Form Completion........................................................................................ 67
Facility Form ..................................................................................................................... 67
Floor Form......................................................................................................................... 68
Guard Tour Form .............................................................................................................. 68
Intrusion Zone Form Completion ...................................................................................... 69

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LogFile Form ..................................................................................................................... 70
Mode Schedule Form........................................................................................................ 70
Operator Form .................................................................................................................. 71
Override Form ...................................................................................................................71
Parameters Form .............................................................................................................. 71
Permission Form............................................................................................................... 72
Region Form .....................................................................................................................73
SP Auto Update Configuration Form ................................................................................ 74
Time Schedule Form......................................................................................................... 75
Tour Point Form ................................................................................................................ 76
Reporting Capabilities .............................................................................................. 77
Overview - Reports ........................................................................................................... 77
Reports.............................................................................................................................. 78
Administration Report...............................................................................................................78
Alarm History Report Form.......................................................................................................78
Badge History Report Form......................................................................................................78
Badge Report Form..................................................................................................................79
Device Report Form .................................................................................................................79
DI History Report Form ............................................................................................................79
Floor Access Report Form .......................................................................................................80
Guard Tour History Report Form..............................................................................................80
Operator History Report Form.................................................................................................. 80
Person Report ..........................................................................................................................81
Reader Access Report Form.................................................................................................... 81
Roll Call Report Form...............................................................................................................81
Schedule Report Form .............................................................................................................82
Time and Attendance History Report Form ..............................................................................82
Zone History Report Form........................................................................................................82
Troubleshooting and Help ........................................................................................ 83
Customer Support............................................................................................................. 83
Help Menu Selections ....................................................................................................... 83
Overview - Diagnostics ..................................................................................................... 83
Troubleshooting ................................................................................................................ 84
Index of 'Show me' Demo Files ................................................................................ 85
Index of 'Show Me' Demo Files......................................................................................... 85
Reference Topics (Elements, Descriptions) ............................................................ 87
A........................................................................................................................................ 87
About Secure Perfect ...............................................................................................................87
Access Right ............................................................................................................................87
Access Rights Assignment.......................................................................................................88
Access Rights Tab ................................................................................................................... 88
Access Rights Tab ................................................................................................................... 88
Activity Monitor .........................................................................................................................88
Activity Monitor Form Shortcut Menu .......................................................................................89
Activity Monitor Form Toolbar...................................................................................................90
Add Map...................................................................................................................................90
Add New Icon to Database.......................................................................................................90
Adding Sound to an Alarm .......................................................................................................91
Additional Filters Tab................................................................................................................91
Additional Filters Tab - Badge History Report Form................................................................. 91
Additional Filters Tab - Zone History Report ............................................................................ 92
Address Fields Tab .................................................................................................................. 92
Administration...........................................................................................................................92
Administration Menu Selections ............................................................................................... 93
Alarm........................................................................................................................................ 94

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Alarm Assignment ....................................................................................................................94
Alarm Bumping Client Group Assignment Dialog Box..............................................................94
Alarm/Digital Input Tab.............................................................................................................94
Alarm Graphics Editor ..............................................................................................................95
Alarm Graphics Viewer.............................................................................................................95
Alarm Graphics Viewer Shortcut Menu ....................................................................................96
Alarm Group.............................................................................................................................96
Alarm History............................................................................................................................97
Alarm Instruction Assignment...................................................................................................97
Alarm Instruction Tab ...............................................................................................................97
Alarm Monitor...........................................................................................................................97
Alarm Monitor Form Shortcut Menu .........................................................................................98
Alarm Monitor Form Toolbar ....................................................................................................99
Alarm Notifier............................................................................................................................99
Alarm Response Tab................................................................................................................ 99
Alarm Routing and Bumping ....................................................................................................99
Alarm Routing Client Group Assignment Dialog Box..............................................................100
Alarm Selection Tab ............................................................................................................... 100
Alarm Sense Time..................................................................................................................100
Alarm Tab...............................................................................................................................101
Alarms Tab - Alarm Routing and Bumping Form.................................................................... 102
Alarms Tab.............................................................................................................................102
Antipassback ..........................................................................................................................103
Antipassback Definitions ........................................................................................................ 103
APB Region Configuration Tab - Region Form ......................................................................104
API Connections.....................................................................................................................104
Appending Archive Databases ...............................................................................................105
Archiving ................................................................................................................................105
Arm/Disarm an Intrusion Zone................................................................................................ 106
Arrange Icons.........................................................................................................................107
Assign Micro Phone Numbers Dialog Box..............................................................................107
Auto Shutdown of Client Services ..........................................................................................108
Auto Update ........................................................................................................................... 108
B...................................................................................................................................... 109
Backing Up Data ....................................................................................................................109
Backup Clients Assignment Dialog Box ................................................................................. 110
Backup Clients Tab ................................................................................................................110
Backup Region Assignment Dialog Box ................................................................................. 111
Backup Regions Tab - Region Form ......................................................................................112
Badge..................................................................................................................................... 112
Badge..................................................................................................................................... 112
Badge Alias ............................................................................................................................113
Badge Alias Tab .....................................................................................................................113
Badge Assignment Dialog Box...............................................................................................113
Badge Definition Tab.............................................................................................................. 114
Badge Design......................................................................................................................... 115
Badge Format.........................................................................................................................115
Badge Formats in 40-Bit and 55-Bit Wiegand Protocol .......................................................... 115
Badge Format Tab .................................................................................................................116
Badge History......................................................................................................................... 117
C...................................................................................................................................... 118
Calendar Dialog......................................................................................................................118
Camera ..................................................................................................................................118
Camera Preset .......................................................................................................................118
Camera Preset Assignment Dialog ........................................................................................ 118
Can I Customize the Toolbar?................................................................................................118
Cascade ................................................................................................................................. 118
CCTV Alarm ...........................................................................................................................119
CCTV Alarm Assignment .......................................................................................................119
CCTV Tab ..............................................................................................................................119
CCTV Tab ..............................................................................................................................119
Change Password..................................................................................................................119

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Change State .........................................................................................................................120
Check for Update ...................................................................................................................120
Clear Archive Tab...................................................................................................................120
Clear Button ........................................................................................................................... 121
Clear Search ..........................................................................................................................121
Client ......................................................................................................................................121
Client Assignment Dialog Box ................................................................................................121
Client Group ........................................................................................................................... 121
Client Group Tab - Client Group Form ................................................................................... 122
Client Monitor .........................................................................................................................122
Client Monitor Form Shortcut Menu........................................................................................123
Client Monitor Form Toolbar...................................................................................................123
Client Redundancy Overview .................................................................................................124
Client Tab...............................................................................................................................125
Comments Tab.......................................................................................................................127
Communication Settings Tab .................................................................................................127
Communications Settings Tab ...............................................................................................127
Conditions of Mass Update ....................................................................................................128
Create Default Template ........................................................................................................129
Creating a Dial-Up Micro Record............................................................................................129
Creating a Direct-Connect Micro Record................................................................................130
D...................................................................................................................................... 131
Database Tab - Reports .........................................................................................................131
Database Utilites .................................................................................................................... 131
Date Range Tab - Reports .....................................................................................................132
Definition Tab - Alarm Routing and Bumping Form................................................................ 132
Definition Tab - API Connections Form.................................................................................. 133
Definition Tab - Camera Form................................................................................................ 133
Definition Tab - Camera Preset Form.....................................................................................134
Definition Tab - Digital Video Recorder Form.........................................................................134
Delete Record ........................................................................................................................ 134
Delete Template.....................................................................................................................135
<deleted> Displays After I Delete All the Records..................................................................135
Department ............................................................................................................................ 135
Department Tab .....................................................................................................................135
DES/DES III Data Encryption Standards................................................................................ 135
Design Tab.............................................................................................................................136
Device Configuration .............................................................................................................. 136
Device Menu Selections.........................................................................................................136
Diagnostic Setting ..................................................................................................................137
Diagnostic Viewer...................................................................................................................137
Diagnostic Viewer...................................................................................................................137
Dial-Up/Hangup......................................................................................................................137
Dial-Up Troubleshooting.........................................................................................................138
DI Board Records Creation .................................................................................................... 139
Digital Input ............................................................................................................................139
Digital Input Status .................................................................................................................139
Digital Input Tab .....................................................................................................................140
Digital Output..........................................................................................................................140
Digital Output Assignment......................................................................................................141
Digital Output Group...............................................................................................................141
Digital Output Group Assignment ........................................................................................... 141
Digital Output Groups Tab......................................................................................................141
Digital Output Status ..............................................................................................................141
Digital Output Tab ..................................................................................................................142
Digital Output Tab ..................................................................................................................142
Digital Outputs Tab.................................................................................................................143
Digital Video Recorder ...........................................................................................................143
Digital Video Viewer ...............................................................................................................143
DI History ...............................................................................................................................143
Disconnect Client ...................................................................................................................143
DO Board Records Creation ..................................................................................................144

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DO Groups Tab......................................................................................................................144
DO Groups Tab......................................................................................................................144
Door Functions Tab................................................................................................................145
Download Badges ..................................................................................................................146
Download Database ...............................................................................................................146
DVR........................................................................................................................................146
DVR Disk is Full .....................................................................................................................146
DVR Help ...............................................................................................................................147
DVR Help - Boxes and Properties..........................................................................................147
DVR Help - Call Preset Button ...............................................................................................147
DVR Help - Camera Shortcut Menu ....................................................................................... 148
DVR Help - Digital Video Search Icon.................................................................................... 148
DVR Help - Digital Video Viewer Window .............................................................................. 148
DVR Help - DVR Shortcut Menu ............................................................................................ 150
DVR Help - Moving the Window............................................................................................. 150
DVR Help - Play Controls - Digital Video Viewer....................................................................151
DVR Help - Recorded File Name ........................................................................................... 152
DVR Help - SP AutoPlay CD Creator ..................................................................................... 152
DVR Help - Video Window On-Screen PTZ Control...............................................................152
DVR Search ...........................................................................................................................153
DVR Search - Alarms Button.................................................................................................. 153
DVR Search - Cameras Button ..............................................................................................153
DVR Search - Clear Button ....................................................................................................153
DVR Search - Event Tag........................................................................................................ 154
DVR Search - General DVMR Events .................................................................................... 154
DVR Search - General Playback............................................................................................ 155
DVR Search - Grabbing Motion Video Clips........................................................................... 156
DVR Search - Help Button .....................................................................................................156
DVR Search - Motion .............................................................................................................156
DVR Search - Play Button...................................................................................................... 157
DVR Search - Readers Button ............................................................................................... 157
DVR Search - Search Button .................................................................................................158
DVR Search - SP Events ....................................................................................................... 158
DVR Search - Stop Search ....................................................................................................159
E...................................................................................................................................... 160
Edit Alarm Group....................................................................................................................160
Edit Icon .................................................................................................................................160
Edit Sense Time.....................................................................................................................160
Elevator .................................................................................................................................. 160
Elevator Assignment ..............................................................................................................160
Elevator Tab........................................................................................................................... 161
Event Schedule ......................................................................................................................161
Event Schedules Tab .............................................................................................................162
Event Trigger..........................................................................................................................162
Events Tab .............................................................................................................................163
Events Tab .............................................................................................................................163
Events Tab .............................................................................................................................163
Events Tab - Micro Form........................................................................................................164
Exchange Key Encryption ......................................................................................................164
Exit ......................................................................................................................................... 164
Expiration Date Filter Tab.......................................................................................................164
Export..................................................................................................................................... 165
External Reports.....................................................................................................................165
F ...................................................................................................................................... 166
Facilities Tab ..........................................................................................................................166
Facility ....................................................................................................................................166
Facility ....................................................................................................................................167
Facility Assignment Dialog Box ..............................................................................................167
Facility Tab.............................................................................................................................167
File Menu Selections ..............................................................................................................168
Filters Tab - Alarm History Report Form.................................................................................168
Filters Tab - Badge History Report Form................................................................................168