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Mass Notification System

MNS_NG Mass Notification System


Installation and commissioning

Module 1: Welcome

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Module 1: Welcome
Module Objectives
By the end of this module the participant will:
Understand what a Mass Notification System
is.

Objective 1

Learn the history of the FSS mass notification


products.

Objective 2
Objective 3
Objective 4

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Understand the prerequisites for the course


and the target audience.

Learn of the intended skills that they will gain


from attending the course.
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Module 1: Welcome
Mass Notification System
Purpose:
A system used to provide information and
instructions to people both locally and remotely.

Means of Notification:
A mass notification system may use voice
communications, visible signals, text, graphics,
tactile, or other communication methods.

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Module 1: Welcome
History
Sygnal:

Produced by another vendor


Rebranded under Siemens name
~50 systems currently installed
MNS_NG:

Replacement Mass Notification System


designed and produced by FSS.

Based on Desigo CC framework.

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Module 1: Welcome
Prerequisites for this course
Required Training:

Desigo CC or Cerberus Pro DMS

Recommended online training:


Fundamentals of Networking (LC)

3-LC-1129

LAN Technologies (LC)

3-LC-1153

Networking Protocols (LC)

3-LC-1170

IP Addressing and Subnetting (LC)

3-LC-1152

Network Operating Systems and Clients (LC)

3-LC-1168

Network Security (LC)

3-LC-1169

General Security Concepts (LC)

3-LC-1130

Communications Security (LC)

3-LC-1184

Infrastructure Security (LC)

3-LC-1144

Operational and Organizational Security (LC)

3-LC-1173

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Module 1: Welcome
System Design, Installation and Commissioning
Training will address design, installation and commissioning of the system

Devices and Services:

Overview
Installation
Configuration
System:
Overview
Device Configuration
System Configuration
Verification

Training will also focus on

Updating as-built drawings


Testing and documenting the functionality and performance of the system

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Module 1: Welcome
Target Audience
National operations
Area technical specialists
Local technical support
National technical support
National technical applications
Trainers (to deliver training to the
organization)

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Module 1: Welcome
Course Schedule

Tuesday: Insta
Phone, IP cloc
LCD, Fire Pan
LED?

Talk about PBX

Wednesday: In
Twitter, Facebo
Web site,
FreeSWITCH (D
in menu, Hotlin
Desktop alert
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MNS_NG Mass Notification System


Installation and commissioning

Module 2: Overview

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Module 2: Overview
Module Objectives
By the end of this module the participant will:
Become familiar with the vocabulary used
within the mass notification system

Objective 1
Objective 2
Objective 3

Become familiar with the variety of input and


output devices used in the mass notification
system.

Objective 4

Begin to understand the internal operation of


the mass notification system.

Objective 5

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Understand the relationship of the mass


notification system with Desigo CC.

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Understand the business process followed to


develop a system for a customer.
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Module 2: Overview
MNS_NG Context within Desigo CC Framework

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MNS_NG System

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Device Communication and Control
Schematic with emphasis on intermediate devices

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Some MNS_NG Terminology
User
User group
Recipient (person, device, service)
Person = recipient user
Recipient group
Contact list
Location
Notification
Message template, Message
Live announcement
Incident Template, Incident
Bulk Distribution Provider
Generic dry contact
Generic audio device
Easy Button
Trigger
Graphics
Social media (Twitter, Facebook)
CAP Common Alerting Protocol

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Partial Domain Model (UML notation)

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Additional Domain Elements

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Module 2: Overview
Review of Desigo CC User Interface Paradigm
Modes
Operating Mode
Use the system. Initiate incidents, execute reports,
etc.
Engineering Mode
Configure the system. Set parameters, define
recipients, notifications, incidents, easy buttons, etc.

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Review of Desigo CC User Interface Paradigm
Views
Application View while in Operating Mode

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Review of Desigo CC User Interface Paradigm
Views
Application View while in Engineering Mode

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Review of Desigo CC User Interface Paradigm
Views: Management View
The presentation is the same in both Operating mode and Engineering mode. However,
Engineering mode allows for editing of the system configuration.

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Module 2: Overview
Survey of Input Devices and Services
Input incident initiation
Input Devices

Interface

Perle Relay

(IOLAN SDS)

(SDS TD2R2)

FreeSwitch

Other

internal

Easy button
Panic Button
Dry contact
Fire Panel
(Siemens)
Fire Panel
(Non-Siemens)

RS232, ASCII

RS232, ASCII

proprietary
RS232, ASCII

PBX
(initiate incident via phone, access
hotline)
PolyCom IP phone
(initiate incident via phone, access
hotline, live announcement)
CAP
(Common Alerting Protocol)

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Perle RS232

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NCC-2f card
x

ethernet, TCP/IP, SIP

Sangoma T1 card -orVoIP gateway

ethernet, TCP/IP, XML

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Module 2: Overview
Survey of Output Devices and Services
Output notification delivery
Output Devices
PBX
(outbound voice calls)
sign
(LED)
sign
(AND IP Clock LED sign)
email
(local)
social media
(Twitter, Facebook)
video screen
(Flat Panel LCD or LED)
desktop notification
hotline

Interface

Digital Acoustics
(IP7-ST)

BrightSign
(HD1010)

FreeSwitch

RS232, ASCII

ethernet, TCP/IP
ethernet, TCP/IP
ethernet, TCP/IP
ethernet, TCP/IP

ethernet, TCP/IP
x

Bulk distribution provider


(email, SMS text msg, audio call)
PolyCom IP phone
(voice notification)
Web Feed Publisher

ethernet, TCP/IP
ethernet, TCP/IP, SIP
RSS / Atom, XML

Generic audio
Relay,
(Fire panel, 2-way radio, High power speaker line level audio
array, public address system)

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Perle RS232 Perle Relay


(IOLAN SDS) (SDS TD2R2)

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Demonstration of a working system
MNS_NG Demonstration System Training Stand
Initial conditions:
LCD is configured
(on, input selection, volume)
Devices have been wired
for
power and communication
Device configuration data
have been wiped.

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Module 2: Overview
How the system works
Sequence of Operation

System waits for stimulus


Triggers, schedule or manual initiation starts incident or notification lifecycle
Initiation Examples

Input from Easy Button


Input from Fire Panel Create GMS event
Input from Dial-in menu
Selection of notification from collection
Launch based on schedule

Processing Examples

Fill variables
Schedule for later launch

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Output Examples

Sign
Phone call
Email
Desktop notification
Announcement
Show movie
Interesting special case

Live announcement

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How a system is developed

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Reviewing Objectives
Become familiar with the vocabulary
used
within the mass notification system.

Understand the relationship of the mass


notification system with Desigo CC.

Become familiar with the variety of input


and
output devices used in the mass notification
system.

Begin to understand the internal


operation of
the mass notification system.

Understand the business process


followed to
develop a system for a customer.
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Questions

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Exercise

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MNS_NG Mass Notification System


Installation and commissioning

Exercise 1: Installing the


system and sending a
message

Mass Notification System

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Exercise 1: Installing the system and sending a message
Prerequisites
The training room is equipped with a local email server
The student has a device that can receive an email from the local server.

Documents required
MNS Installation Guide
Email Integration Guide

Training course workflow sequence


For the purposes of training and providing an early sense of accomplishment
for the student, the workflow that will be followed deviates from the actual
preferred workflow. Later in the course, the more efficient, preferred, workflow
will be presented in detail.

Mass Notification System

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Step 1: Server install (part 1) abbreviated minimal installation
Desigo CC with MNS_NG extension
Install email, and all other libraries
License
Create databases
Create project

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Step 2: Server install (part 2) abbreviated
Load driver library for email
Instantiate driver for email
Create Field network for email
Configure email

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Step 3: Server install (part 3) abbreviated
Create recipient (self-email)
Create notification (text, recipient is self)

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Step 4: Verification
Manually initiate notification to self (ad hoc incident)
Email will receive text

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Step 5: Cleanup
View incident in list
Cancel incident

Incident Canceled

You canceled
the incident
Restart

Now that we see that we have accomplished sending messages via


email, lets go through the rest of the system details.

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Module 4: Intermediate Devices

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Module 4: Intermediate Devices


Module Objectives
By the end of this module the participant will:

Objective

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Become familiar with the intermediate devices


required for interfacing with the field devices of
the mass notification system.

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Module 4: Intermediate Devices


Perle
IOLAN SDS Compact Device Server

Refer to: ASCII Input Integration Guide

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Perle
IOLAN SDS1 TD 2R2

2 Digital I/O
2 Relay outputs
1 RS-232/422/485 Serial
Refer to: Audio Relay Integration Guide
Port

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Digital Acoustics
IP7-ST IP Intercom Endpoint
Refer to: Audio Relay Integration Guide

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BrightSign
HD1010W WiFi enabled Sign Driver
Refer to: Media Controller Integration Guide

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Sangoma
T1 Card

A102DE
For Single server installation
Refer to: T1 Card Integration Guide

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Sangoma
VOIP Gateway

Vega 200: 2 T1 ports


Vega 400: 4 T1 ports
For Redundant server installation
Rack mount
Refer to: VoIP Gateway Integration Guide

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NCC LifeLINK Interface
NCC-2F card
The LifeLINK Interface (Model NCC-2F) from
Siemens Industry, Inc. Fire Safety is an
internal PC card that provides the Network
Command Center (NCC) desktop computer with
a RS-486 connection to the FireFinder XLS or
MXL LifeLINK (X-NET) network.
Refer to: Desigo CC XNET Guide

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Module 4: Intermediate Devices


Reviewing Objectives
Become familiar with the intermediate
devices required for interfacing with the field
devices of the MNS.

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Questions

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Module 5: MNS_NG Input Field


Devices and Services

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Module 5: MNS_NG Input Field Devices and


Services
Module Objectives
By the end of this module the participant will:

Become aware of the device integration


guides.

Objective 1
Objective 2
Objective 3

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Become more familiar with the wide variety of


input devices of the mass notification system.
Gain some field device installation and
configuration experience.

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Module 5: MNS_NG Input Field Devices and


Services
Integration Guides
Each field device or service has an associated integration guide. The
guides are typically divided into 2 parts:
Field device installation and configuration
Server configuration of the device

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Services
Easy Button

Internal (virtual button on screen)


Fire

Chemical
Spill

Snow
Storm

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Services
Generic Dry Contact
Contact closure

Requires Perle SDS TD2R2

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Services
Generic Dry Contact
Panic Button

Physical button, a type of dry contact device


Safety Technology International, STI SS-2409
Latches when pressed, turn to reset

Refer to: Panic Button Integration Guide

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Services
Generic Dry Contact
Other Examples

Pressure pad
Door switch
Security system output

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Services
Fire panel
Siemens Fire panel

Siemens XLSV, MXLV


Requires NCC-2f card

Refer to: Desigo CC XNET Guide

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Fire panel
Non-Siemens Fire Panel

Requires Perle IOLAN SDS


Regular expressions detected in
printer output stream

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Services
Customer PBX

Provides Outside call access to dial-in


menu to initiate incident

Provides Outside call access to hotline


Single server requires Sangoma T1 card
Refer to: T1 Card Integration Guide

Redundant server installation requires


VoIP gateway (SIP interface)
Refer to: VoIP Gateway Integration Guide

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PolyCom IP Phone
Inside call accesses dial-in menu
to
initiate incident

Inside call accesses hotline


Inside call makes live
announcement
Refer to: IP Phone Integration Guide
Refer to: FreeSWITCH Integration Guide

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Dial-in menu
FreeSWITCH provides dial-in menu to initiate incidents

Greeting
Security challenge
Voice prompts for incident initiation
Refer to: FreeSWITCH Integration Guide

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CAP Common Alerting Protocol
Emergency message sent by an external authority

XML format
Detect text pattern with XPath
Refer to: RSS CAP Integration Guide

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Services
Desigo CC events
Device or system status generated by Desigo CC

Faults, alarms, etc.


Used to trigger incidents

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Reviewing Objectives
Become aware of the device integration
guides.

Become more familiar with the wide


variety of
input and output devices of the MNS.

Gain some field device installation and


configure experience.

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Services
Questions

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Exercise 2:
Installing Input Devices

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Exercise 2: Installing Input Devices
Prerequisites
The training stand is equipped with a Panic Button and a Fire Panel
The student has a laptop with the necessary software tools installed.
The student has the necessary tools to perform the installation of the. hardware.
Certificates of Authority are available.

Documents required
Panic Button Integration Guide
Fire Panel Integration Guide

Training course workflow sequence


The Panic Button and the Fire Panel are already physically attached to the training
stand
Note: For this exercise the Fire Panel printer outcome stream will be used as the input
triggering mechanism rather than the NCC-2F card.

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Training course workflow sequence
The Panic Button and the Fire Panel are already physically attached to the training stand
Note: For this exercise the Fire Panel printer outcome stream will be used
as the input triggering mechanism rather than the NCC-2F card.
Step 1: Panic Button install
Step 2: Perle box (SDS TD2R2) install and configure
Step 3: Record the address info and location fo the Panic Button and the Perle box
Step 4: Label the Panic Button and the Perle box
Step 5: Fire Panel install
Step 6: Perle box (IOLAN SDS) install and configure
Step 7: Record the address info and location of the Fire Panel and the Perle box
Step 8: Label the Fire Panel and the Perle box

These input devices will be added into the system and tested in a subsequent exercise.

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End of Day 1
Thank you for your attention!

Suggested Readings:
Integration guides for devices to be
installed
next day
MNS User Guide

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