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Admin Console
User's Guide
Model No. WJ-MPU955

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Table of Contents
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Welcome...............................................................................................................1
Introduction ...........................................................................................................3
Control of the System........................................................................................3
How It Works.....................................................................................................4
Configuration Management ...........................................................................4
User Control...................................................................................................4
What Happens Next ..........................................................................................4
Installation.............................................................................................................5
System Requirements .......................................................................................5
Minimum Hardware Requirements ................................................................5
Minimum Video Display Setting Requirements ..............................................5
Operating System Requirements...................................................................5
Installing MPU955 Admin Console ....................................................................6
What Happens Next ..........................................................................................6
Configuration ........................................................................................................7
Worksheet Tasks...............................................................................................7
Instructions........................................................................................................8
Checklist............................................................................................................8
Starting the Program .........................................................................................9
Logging In .........................................................................................................9
First Time Operation........................................................................................10
CPU Setup...................................................................................................10
Scheduled Modes ........................................................................................13
Main Window...................................................................................................15
Database Management ...................................................................................16
At Installation ...............................................................................................16
Database Archive ........................................................................................16
Creating a Database....................................................................................17
Selecting a Database...................................................................................18
Renaming a Database .................................................................................20
Deleting a Database ....................................................................................21
Backing up or Restoring a Database ...........................................................22
System Configuration ..................................................................................28
Input to Screen ................................................................................................36
Switch Nodes...............................................................................................37
Components ................................................................................................40
Alarms .........................................................................................................41
Cameras ......................................................................................................53
System Controllers ......................................................................................65
Digital Recorders .........................................................................................69
Adding or Removing Cameras for a Defined Recorder ...................................77
Alarm Input/Output.......................................................................................79
Monitors.......................................................................................................81
Operators.....................................................................................................85
Automate.........................................................................................................92
Tour Sequences ..........................................................................................93

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Group Presets (not currently supported)......................................................99
Group Sequences (not currently supported)..............................................105
Event Scheduler ........................................................................................111
Tools .............................................................................................................114
Log Manager..............................................................................................115
AC Log.......................................................................................................120
Areas .........................................................................................................122
Account Manager.......................................................................................124
Help ...........................................................................................................127
Uninstalling .......................................................................................................127
Appendix A .......................................................................................................128
Appendix B .......................................................................................................138
Glossary............................................................................................................139
Acronyms ......................................................................................................139
Terms ............................................................................................................140
Index .................................................................................................................145
Worksheets.......................................................................................................149
Instructions....................................................................................................149
Teamwork .....................................................................................................150
Checklist........................................................................................................150

Welcome
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Welcome
Welcome to the MPU955*Admin Console Installation and Configuration manual. This
guide is organized in a logical step-by-step sequence that will allow for both an easy and
accurate configuration.
First, an explanation of what MPU955 Admin Console is and how it works in a Network
Security System (NSS) is presented in general terms. Next, you will be guided through
installing the software, creating a configuration database, and loading the database into
the Network Security System’s CPU.
While creating the configuration database, you will find that many components interact
with each other, and are dependent on specific values. It will be important to utilize the
worksheets provided at the end of this manual to gather the data necessary to create the
configuration database, and to develop an understanding of your Network Security
System. These worksheets, once completed, should also be utilized when making
updates or changes to the system’s configuration, to ensure accurate results.
This part of the process will be explained in the Configuration section of this manual,
which is divided into three phases: physical planning, worksheet tasks, and keying in the
data.
*Throughout this document, MPU955 refers to WJ-MPU955.

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Introduction
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Introduction
MPU955 Admin Console enables an administrator and other users to closely control the
operation of a Network Security System (NSS). Such a system can include as many as
1,024 cameras and 256 monitors. You will be guided through the process of installing
MPU955 Admin Console to manage an NSS, creating the databases that dictate the
operation of the NSS, and allowing an administrator to easily change the system’s
configuration when necessary.
Control of the System
MPU955 Admin Console enables an administrator to utilize an NSS’s performance
capabilities to meet the surveillance needs of a facility during initial installation, as well
as when conditions change.
The NSS can be configured to help security personnel respond in different ways using
MPU955 Admin Console. For example, based on:
•Time of day - such as when open to the public, closed, and after-hours cleaning
and maintenance.
•Night quiet time.
•Quiet day of the week - which would be a 24-hour period of quiet time without
any activity except security personnel doing rounds.
•Special business activity - such as taking physical inventory, restocking, and
doing routine maintenance of special equipment.
•Visits by celebrities, dignitaries, or officials.
In addition, the NSS can be configured using MPU955 Admin Console to allow for quick
responses to unexpected disruptions of normal activity that could be caused by power,
fire, police, health, or other emergencies.

Introduction
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How It Works
MPU955 Admin Console is a management tool that maintains tracking, reporting, and
functional relationships between the various components in a network security system.
Configuration Management
It is possible for MPU955 Admin Console to maintain several separate configurations for
a given system.
One configuration, for example, could differ greatly from the typical configuration used,
because its purpose may be to watch over a particular activity, such as the taking of an
equipment and supplies inventory when the facility is closed to the public.
User Control
In addition to controlling individual cameras, MPU955 Admin Console provides the user
with selections from lists of presets and sequences.
•If the user chooses a group preset (not currently supported), a group of monitors
will display a set of video outputs from a group of cameras at preset positions.
•A sequence, on the other hand, is a system-controlled series of views - one of
several cameras on one monitor (a Tour Sequence) or of group presets (a Group
Sequence on several monitors – not currently supported).
What Happens Next
Installing the MPU955 Admin Console software only takes a few minutes and is very
simple to complete. A series of Windows dialog boxes guide the installation onto the PC.
The subsequent task of configuring the software, once installed, can range from modest,
for a small system, to complex, for a very large system, such as in an airport.
When it comes to security surveillance, all potential contingencies should be considered
when planning a system’s functionality. MPU955 Admin Console is the tool that
simplifies this process.

Installation
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Installation
Part of installing MPU955 Admin Console means copying program files from a CD-
ROM onto the hard drive of a dedicated PC. MPU955 Admin Console is a tool that
allows an administrator to configure the NSS (Network Security System) with
information compiled about components and users, and to use well-planned presets and
sequences.
System Requirements
As with any PC application that must be reliable, MPU955 Admin Console should be the
primary program running on the computer it is installed on. There should be little other
than MPU955 Admin Console running on the same computer.
Minimum Hardware Requirements
•PC with an Intel® Pentium®III processor
•64 MB memory
•80 MB free hard drive space
•10/100 Mbps Ethernet network interface card
Minimum Video Display Setting Requirements
•256 colors
•800 x 600 resolution
Operating System Requirements
•Microsoft®Windows®(English Version)
98SE, 2000 Professional SP4, XP Professional SP1a

Installation
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Installing MPU955 Admin Console
1. Insert the MPU955 CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive on your computer – an
installation menu will appear
2. Select Admin Console and click the Next button – MPU955 Admin Console will
begin installing automatically
3. Respond to the dialog boxes by following the directions given
What Happens Next
The next section will guide you through the phases involved with the setup and
configuration of MPU955 Admin Console.

Configuration
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Configuration
MPU955 Admin Console configuration is a three-step process:
1. Mark copies of drawings of the facility under surveillance.
2. Fill in the appropriate worksheets provided at the end of this manual. (This will
result in a survey of all the components in your system, and how they interact
with one another.)
3. Enter the values collected on the worksheets into MPU955 Admin Console. (The
values entered determine the operation of the Network Security System (NSS) in
complete detail by creating relationships among all of the components, including
the users.)
Once existing copies of the facility’s drawings are marked, there is a basis for assigning
logical or area/local numbers, titles, and practical names for the various components of
the surveillance system. With this information, you can then continue with the MPU955
Admin Console worksheet tasks indicated below.
Worksheet Tasks
The MPU955 Admin Console worksheets aid in the collection and organization of
information needed to configure the NSS. One person can complete all of the worksheets
in a smaller system, but to speed up any installation, consider assigning a team of several
individuals to complete different worksheets concurrently.
Perhaps the surveillance system you are working with is small enough for you to collect
the required information, and input those values directly on to the MPU955 Admin
Console screens.
However, if the system is more complex, it is best to gather and write down the
information needed for the initial configuration of MPU955 Admin Console.
If settings need to be modified or updated in the future because of a change in
surveillance needs, or changes made in the components of the system, the worksheets can
be used to track past, current, and future configurations. The worksheets make it very
easy to do this, regardless of the size of your system.

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As with any system configuration, it is wise to keep initial and updated worksheets on file,
just in case there is ever a need to re-enter the data, or troubleshoot the system.
Instructions
The title of each worksheet is the same as the title of the MPU955 Admin Console
window it supports. For example, the “Operators” worksheet supports the “Operators”
window. The fields that need to be filled in on the various MPU955 Admin Console
windows correspond to the sequence presented on the worksheets.
Reproduce the worksheets supplied with the system.
Copy pages from the actual worksheets located in the back of this manual.
You may only need a single copy of a certain worksheet, but dozens of copies of others,
depending on the components that make up your surveillance system.
Checklist
Worksheets are arranged alphabetically to make them easy to find. However, you can
follow the checklist below vertically for a workable sequence.
For a team approach to information collection, use best judgment to decide how to
distribute the worksheet among several individuals.
CPU Setup
GX Device Definition
(GX encoder or decoder)
Camera Definition
System Controllers
Monitor Definition
Operator Definition
Digital Recorder
Definition(s)
Alarm Input/Output
Tour Sequences
Camera Presets
Group Presets
(not currently supported)
Group Sequences
(not currently supported)
Alarm Target Definition(s)
Alarm Definition(s)
Alarm Target Assignment(s)
Camera-to-Monitor Permission(s)
Controller-to-Camera View Permission(s)
Controller-to-Camera Control Permission(s)
Controller-to-Monitor Permission(s)
Controller-to-Group Sequence Permission(s)
(not currently supported)
Controller-to-Alarm IO Permission(s)
Controller-to-Alarm Permission(s)
Controller-to-Alarm Permission(s)
Controller-to-Alarm Permission(s)
Controller-to-Digital Recorder Permission(s)
Operator-to-Controller Permissions
Event Scheduler

Configuration
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Starting the Program
To start MPU955 Admin Console:
1. On the taskbar, click the Start button, click on Programs, click on Panasonic,
and then click MPU955 Admin Console
Logging In
Each time MPU955 Admin Console is run, this login screen will appear.
1. Enter the user login name (default = admin) and click the green check mark
(or press ENTER on your computer’s keyboard)
By default, there is no password defined.
Both the user login name and password fields are case sensitive.
It is recommended that after entering MPU955 Admin Console the first time,
that the user login name is changed, and a login password is defined, in order
to control administrative access.
During the configuration, add user names and passwords at various access levels as
needed. See the Account Manager section on page 124.

Configuration
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First Time Operation
CPU Setup
When MPU955 Admin Console is run the first time, the following window will appear
after you enter the default login name.
On this window you must match the CPU configuration in the software with the actual
CPU running the NSS.
Unit ID is always “1” when using MPU955 Admin Console, as only a single system unit
is supported.
1. Enter the IP address for the Main A CPU

Configuration
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Ask your installer or network administrator for the IP address for the Main A CPU. This
will let the MPU955 Admin Console software know where to send the configuration
database later.
2. If your system is equipped with a redundant CPU, then select the Redundant
check box and enter the IP address for the Main B CPU
Ask your installer or network administrator for the IP address for the Main B CPU. If the
system has just a single CPU, leave the redundant check box blank. The Main B CPU IP
address will not be required.
3. Enter a Unit Name for the system unit
It is best if the name is practical, and easy to understand by anyone using the system.
4. Decide on the operational mode for the NSS CPU by choosing the size of your
system from the Size drop-down menu
The Size Configuration section of this window is where you will see the details on the
size the CPU you select. As you choose Standard, Enhanced, or High-Speed, from the
Size drop-down menu, the maximum capacities of each size will display. The maximum
capacity is the largest supported number of each of the components listed. You must
match the main CPU (MCPU) capacity with the capacity in this window.

Configuration
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Standard
If any of the components in your system exceed the maximum capacity listed, you must
choose the next highest system type. For example, if the number of each of your
system’s components are less than the maximums listed for “Standard”, but you have 65
monitors, you would need to select “Enhanced” as your system type.
Enhanced
This is the next NSS CPU type available. Using the Enhanced CPU type will increase
the capacity of the system. This can be chosen as long as your system MCPU is the
correct version for this type.

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High-Speed
This is the largest CPU type available, providing the capacity for handling the largest
number of components.
5. After making your selection, click the green check mark to save.
6. You can then click on the EXIT button to leave this window
Scheduled Modes
If the Scheduled Modes check box is selected on the CPU System Configuration
window’s Unit tab, an administrator can configure up to four different modes of
operation that can then be scheduled to become active as desired. The configuration of
these modes are programmed or set by an administrator during the configuration of the
system’s components through MPU955 Admin Console.

Configuration
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Viewing and Programming
In each of the components’ permissions tabs that contain a section like the
one shown to the left, modes can be viewed and programmed.
Clicking the View option button allows you to view permissions for the
mode chosen, and defaults to programming for the same mode. In the
case of the graphic to the left, mode 1 is set for viewing, and thereby
programming.
The permissions grid reflects the contents of the mode whose view is
selected with the View option button. In the image below, the permission
grid is displaying the contents of mode 1.
More than one mode can be programmed at the same time by clicking on
the Prog check boxes of the other mode numbers that you wish to
program simultaneously. This will append, or add any permissions that
are then changed on the permissions grid, but will not duplicate entire
modes or overwrite existing permissions in the other modes.
The image to the left indicates that the permissions grid would now be
displaying the contents of mode 3 (which is also by default being
programmed), and would simultaneously be programming any subsequent
changes into modes 1 and 4 as well.
It is not necessary to perform a Save for each mode viewed or programmed. Saving
permissions, when completed, automatically saves all four modes, regardless of the
current View or Prog selection. Permissions are described on page 57.

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Main Window
After entering the CPU IP address, selecting your system’s size, and exiting, the
following window will appear, which is the MPU955 Admin Console main window.
This window will be the first one you see from now on whenever you enter MPU955
Admin Console.
The main window is the heart of the MPU955 Admin Console configuration software.
Each component, sequence, setup, and management task will be accessed from the menus
on this window.
Each section will be utilized in order to configure and maintain the NSS.

Configuration
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Database Management
The active database for this system is the one residing within the Network Security
System (NSS). MPU955 Admin Console is used to create that database initially, and
from that point forward works with copies of it in order to establish and maintain useful
variations.
At Installation
When MPU955 Admin Console is first installed, an administrator must create and name a
new database. The database is stored on the MPU955 Admin Console computer’s hard
drive.
The administrator then enters all the information available about devices, components,
users, and sequences, and saves these details into the database using the Database
Manager.
See Creating a Database on page 17 for initial and subsequent database creations.
Database Archive
The Database Archive section of the Database Manager window is where each
configuration file (database) is manipulated. Several functions that can be performed
with the configuration files are selecting, creating, copying, renaming, or deleting.
This section also includes options to backup or restore a configuration file to or from
removable media or an alternate location, such as a floppy diskette or network drive.
Select
New
Co
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Rename
Delete
Backu
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Restore