Multimedia Configuration Wizard

The Multimedia Configuration Wizard provides a simple walk-through that guides you through the configuration steps in a condensed, user-friendly fashion. Click the Multimedia Configuration Wizard button on the Configurator toolbar to launch the wizard.

Enter a name for your alarm configuration. You can also select an existing configuration form the drop-down list. Click Next.
Select an OPC subscription to use with the configuration. You can create a new OPC subscription or select an existing one. An OPC subscription is a connection to a local or remote alarm OPC server. Create a new OPC Subscription is selected by a default. Click Next.

Note: If you use an existing OPC subscription, select Use Existing OPC Subscription and click Next. The wizard will skip to step 4.

Enter a name for the new OPC Subscription and click the Subscribe Now button. The Subscription Properties dialog box displays. You can add and configure more OPC alarm and Event server connections. If you have successfully connected, the traffic light icon on the toolbar will turn green. Once the light is green, click Next.
Now configure an Alarm Action set. An Action set is a collection of tasks to be delegated to various multimedia agents. Give the action set a name and supply information on when the action set is to stop. If you choose to enable the alarm actions loop, then the multimedia actions will return to the first action destination and repeat all alarm actions until the specified stop actions condition has been met.
Create or specify a filter for you action set. If you wish to use an existing filter, simply select the appropriate option button and pick from the list of existing filters provided. To create an new filter, select the first option and click Next. If you have chosen an existing filter or if you have chosen not to use a filter at all, the wizard will skip to step 7.
If you created a new filter, enter a name and an expression for the filter. Click the Edit Filter Expression button to launch the filter Wizard, which enables you to set up alarm filters.

Note: For help writing expressions see Expression Editor.

Select a multimedia agent to respond to your action set. The corresponding multimedia agent will be configured for the action that was selected.

Note: The Sending Alarm over the phone line option applies only to the call out agent. The configuration wizard does not support the Call-In Agent.

Once you have specified a multimedia agent you will be prompted to create a new configuration or specify and existing configuration for the agent. To create a new agent configuration select the appropriate option and click Next. If you choose to specify an existing agent configuration, select if from the drop-down list and then click Next.
Enter a name for the multimedia agent configuration. Also choose a node to run the agent. You can browse for the node by clicking the ellipsis button . If you do not choose a node the local node name will be assumed. The remaining items to be filled in vary from one agent to the next. See the specific configuring agent topic for details.
Now create or specify a media template for the agent. A media template is a simple way of specifying exactly what information is to be sent to the agent. To create a template select the appropriate option and click Next. To use an existing template select an existing template under drop-down list.

Note: If you use an existing template, the Wizard will skip to step 12.

Enter a name for the new template and select the alarm components to be delivered to the multimedia agent. For some agents additional options are available to you.
Once the media template is configured, you have the option of selecting more multimedia actions for your section set. If you choose to add another multimedia action specify a waiting time between the action you just configured and the action to be added. The wizard will go back to Step 7 where the next multimedia agent can be selected. If you choose not add another action set the Wizard will proceed to step 13.
Click Finish. The new alarm configuration will appear under the alarm configuration tree control of the configurator.

Note: In order to allow intranet/internet-based alarm subscriptions or alarm notification, you will need to configure either DCOM or TCP/IP communications.