American Dynamics MEGAPOWER User manual

Brand: American Dynamics

Model: MEGAPOWER

Type: User manual

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American Dynamics MEGAPOWER is a powerful and versatile video management system that offers a wide range of features and capabilities. With its advanced megapixel camera support, the MEGAPOWER system can deliver high-quality images with exceptional detail and clarity. The system also supports a variety of recording options, including continuous, motion-triggered, and event-based recording. This flexibility allows you to customize the system to meet your specific needs and requirements.

In addition to its powerful recording capabilities, the MEGAPOWER system also offers a variety of advanced features, such as digital zoom, pan, and tilt, which allow you to get a closer look at specific areas of interest. The system also supports multiple monitors, so you can view multiple cameras simultaneously. This can be helpful for monitoring large areas or for keeping an eye on multiple activities at once.

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MegaPower

CPU

Ethernet Firmware

Upgrade Procedure

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Contents

About this Guide.................................................... 1

About the Upgrade ................................................ 1

Installation ............................................................. 2

Declarations ........................................................ 12

About this Guide

This installation guide explains how to perform the

Ethernet firmware upgrade to the MegaPower CPU

(MPCPU) in the MegaPower 3200 Video-Matrix

Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) System. Other

related documents are:

• MegaPower

CPU ADMPCPU Installation and

Service Guide, 8200-0421-01

• MegaPower

CPU ADMPCPU Administrator’s

Guide, 8200-0421-03

If you need assistance...

Contact your Technical Support Representative.

About the Upgrade

The upgrade updates existing firmware with the

latest revision level, which may include changes to

the FPGA, boot loader, and/or application files. It is

strongly recommended that all three (3) files be

upgraded together as a set to prevent performance

issues caused by incompatibility of mismatched

firmware components.

CAUTION: Changes in the MPCPU

database file structures as a result

of enhancements and/or feature

additions to the new firmware may render

existing segment or segments of the

database, or the database in its entirety,

incompatible with the new firmware. The

affected data portion may be automatically

reset to factory default without warning during

this procedure (i.e. current camera to monitor

selections may be reset so that all monitors

have camera one selected). Therefore, it is

strongly recommended that this procedure be

conducted during off-peak hours of operation

when possible disruptions to operator activities

are less like to have a significant impact on the

site’s day to day operations.

If the system architecture consists of only one

CPU, it is recommended that the flash

upgraded procedure not be performed during

peak hours. An EASY CPU Configurator

monitor status screen printout may be needed

to permit manually synchronizing the MPCPUs

monitors to the original camera selections

after the firmware flash upgrade is complete.

Be sure to allow sufficient time for this step in

the overall process.

If the system architecture includes two CPUs

in a hotswitch configuration, it is

recommended that the backup unit be flash

upgraded, its data be verified with EASY CPU

Configurator, and its monitors manually

synchronized to the currently active MPCPU’s

camera selections with a keyboard and the

EASY CPU Configurator. Then, make it the

selected CPU and check for normal operation.

Afterwards, proceed with the upgrade of the

originally selected MPCPU. Verify its data,

manually synchronize its monitors to the active

MPCPU’s camera selections, and test it by

making it the selected CPU once again.

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Installation

Required Items

Qty Item Description

1 ea. Desktop or portable personal computer

(Intel

processor-based architecture)

with:

• Microsoft

Windows

NT 4.0, 2000

Professional, or XP Professional

operating system installed (required

for TFTP Service)

• Microsoft

Office Professional

Edition 2003, 2007, or later installed

(required for Microsoft XPS

Document Writer support).

• Microsoft

Internet Explorer

6.0 or

later (required for XPS Document

review)

• Copies of the originally shipped and

latest versions of the American

Dynamics EASY CPU Configurator

installation executable

1 ea. Category 5 Ethernet crossover cable for

a direct connect or straight-through

cable network connection to the

MPCPU

1 ea. Latest version of the ADMPCPU

firmware files. The standardized naming

convention is: mpcpuVxxxx.yyy =

MegaPower central processing unit, 4-

digit Version number xxxx, and 3-letter

file-type extension yyy. Examples are:

− FPGA: mpcpuV0101.pga

− Boot: mpcpuV0102.umb

− Application: mpcpuV0102.ump

The latest set of firmware file(s) may be supplied

by e-mail or available from the following locations:

ftp://ftp.americandynamics.net/

http://www.americandynamics.net/

Connections

Connect a laptop or desktop personal computer

(PC) to the MPCPU as shown in the configuration

that most closely corresponds with your system.

Figure 1. PC to Single MPCPU Connection

Using Ethernet Crossover Cable

Figure 2. PC to Single MPCPU Connection

Using Straight-Through Cables with Hub or

Router

Figure 3. PC to Dual MPCPU Connection Using

Straight-Through Cables with Hub or Router

Ethernet

Crossover

Cable

Straight-Thru

Cables

Straight-Thru

Cables

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Upgrade Procedure for a Single

MPCPU

CAUTION: It is strongly

recommended that a copy of the

database be read from the active

MPCPU and saved to the local hard disk drive

of the EASY CPU Configurator PC before

starting this procedure. This will ensure that

all recent changes made to the MPCPU by all

parties having the ability to do so have been

captured to a backup file. Please refer to the

MegaPower

CPU ADMPCPU Administrator’s

Guide, 8200-0421-03 for details on performing

this procedure.

Printing the EASY CPU Mon Status

This procedure will preserve a copy of the MPCPU

camera to monitor selections for future reference

without requiring that the PC used be equipped

with a hardcopy printer:

1. Confirm that the “Microsoft Office Document

Image Writer” is available in the start > Printers

and Faxes path.

2. Launch the AD EASY CPU Configurator.

3. Open an existing *.mpcpu file containing the

target MPCPU IP address using File > Open…

or simply select MPCPU > System > Options

and enter the IP address manually in the CPU

Addresses section.

4. Click on the MPCPU > Status > Monitor Status

option in the tree and wait for the information to

be filled in completely.

5. Select File > Print... from the pull down menus.

6. Select the Name as “Microsoft Office

Document Image Writer” in the Printer section.

7. Click on the OK button.

8. Specify a location that will easily be found later

(i.e. My Documents or Desktop) in the Save As

dialog box.

9. Specify a file name easily identifying the file to

be saved (i.e. <Site1 CPU1 Mon Status>. the

default Save as type will be (*.xps).

10. Click on the Save button.

TFTP File Transfers to the ADMPCPU

Do the following:

1. Click Start on the Status bar, and then click

Run..., The Run screen appears.

Figure 4. Run screen

2. Type cmd, and then click OK. The Command

Prompt window appears.

Figure 5. Command Prompt screen

3. Make a note of the Command Prompt default

path.

4. Using Windows Explorer, create a folder

(directory) in the previously noted path with a

name such as “MPCPU_Upgrade.”

5. Copy the individual files—mpcpuVxxxx.pga,

mpcpuVxxxx.umb, and mpcpuVxxxx.ump—

from their source location to the new folder.

6. Close Windows Explorer.

7. At the Command Prompt, enter CD to change

to your desired directory. For example:

CD MPCPU_Upgrade

8. At the Command Prompt, type the ping

command, the MPCPU IP address, and press

Enter to verify that the unit is responding. For

example:

C:\Documents and Settings\MPCPU_ Upgrade

>ping 192.168.0.19

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Figure 6. Ping command

9. If there is no response or failure, verify that the

address was typed correctly and try again.

Figure 7. Connection failure screen

10. If still no response, stop this procedure and

troubleshoot the connection problem before

proceeding.

11. At the Command Prompt, type dir and press

Enter to see a listing of the files for this path.

12. Verify that the ADMPCPU FLASH upgrade

files are present. This listing will be used as a

reference when typing the file names later in

this procedure.

13. If the files are not present, navigate to the

proper location or use Windows Explorer to

move the files to this location, and then type

dir again in the Command Prompt window to

refresh the display. For example:

C:\Documents and Settings\

MPCPU_Upgrade>dir

Figure 8. Directory screen

14. At the Command Prompt, type tftp –i, the

MPCPU IP address, put, and the previously

displayed filename to send the FPGA file

(mpcpuVxxxx.pga) to the MPCPU.

Be sure to include the “–i” (minus, lowercase

letter “I”) format identifier. After each file is

transmitted, a “transfer successful”

confirmation line is displayed. Example of the

tftp command:

C:\Documents and Settings\MPCPU_Upgrade

>tftp –i 192.168.0.19 put mpcpuVxxxx.pga

Figure 9. Updating the FPGA file

15. At the Command Prompt, type tftp –i, the

MPCPU IP address, put, and the previously

displayed filename to send the boot file

(mpcpuVxxxx.umb) to the MPCPU (see

Figure 10 on page 5).

Be sure to include the “–i” (minus, lowercase

letter “I”) format identifier. Example of the tftp

command:

C:\Documents and Settings\MPCPU_Upgrade

>tftp –i 192.168.0.19 put mpcpuVxxxx.umb

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Figure 10. Updating the boot file

16. At the Command Prompt, type tftp –i, the

MPCPU IP address, put, and the previously

displayed filename to send the application file

(mpcpuVxxxx.ump) to the MPCPU.

Be sure to include the “–i” (minus, lowercase

letter “I”) format identifier.

Example of the tftp command:

C:\Documents and Settings\MPCPU_Upgrade

>tftp –i 192.168.0.19 put mpcpuVxxxx.ump

Figure 11. Updating the application file

17. Type exit to end the Command Prompt

session.

C:\Documents and Settings\MPCPU_Upgrade

>exit

Figure 12. Exiting the command prompt

18. Reset the power or press the recessed front

panel reset to activate the firmware upgrade.

As the MPCPU reinitializes, it should

temporarily display a boot screen with the new

application version number.

Upgrading the EASY CPU Configurator to

the Latest Version

Launch the EASY CPU installation executable and

follow the instructions outlined in the MegaPower®

CPU ADMPCPU Administrator’s Guide, 8200-

0421-03 for installing EASY CPU.

Verifying the ADMPCPU’s Database

In a single MPCPU configuration, the lone CPU is

always in control of the switching bays. Therefore

it is easy to see whether or not the data has been

preserved. If titles are used, they should be

indicated on the monitors. Tours and Salvos can

also be initiated to see if they are still available. To

be able to see more data at a glance, read the

entire database using EASY CPU Configurator.

1. Launch the AD EASY CPU Configurator.

2. Select MPCPU > System > Options and enter

the IP address manually in the CPU

Addresses section.

3. Click on the File > Read… menu to initiate a

read from the MPCPU.

4. Examine different categories of data to confirm

that the database has been preserved.

NOTE: Multiple sessions of EASY CPU

Configurator may be launched, one having the

old database open to compare against the

recently read information.

Verifying the ADMPCPU’s Camera to

Monitor Selections

In a single MPCPU configuration, the lone CPU is

always in control of the switching bays. Therefore

it is easy to see whether or not the camera to

monitor associations have been preserved. If the

associations have not been preserved, all monitors

will have camera one selected. To be able to see

more data at a glance, initiate a Monitor Status

using EASY CPU Configurator.

1. Launch the AD EASY CPU Configurator.

2. Select MPCPU > System > Options and enter

the IP address manually in the CPU

Addresses section.

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3. Click on the MPCPU > Status > Monitor

Status option in the tree and wait for the

information to be filled in completely.

4. Verify whether or not every monitor has

camera one selected. If the associations have

not been preserved (all monitors have camera

one selected), they will have to be entered

manually with a keyboard using the .xps file

created at the beginning of this procedure.

Manual Synchronization of the ADMPCPU’s

Camera to Monitor Selections

1. Navigate to the location of the .xps file created

at the beginning of this procedure.

2. Double-click on its icon to display the file in

Windows Internet Explorer.

3. Using a keyboard attached to the system,

select each monitor and enter the camera

number recorded in the .xps file for that

monitor. If there was a tour loaded for that

particular monitor, initiate the corresponding

tour. Leave it running or pause it as the

snapshot dictates.

4. Repeat the process for all monitors on the

physical site.

Upgrade Procedure for Dual-

MPCPU (Hotswitch)

CAUTION: It is strongly

recommended that a copy of the database be

read from the active MPCPU and saved to the

local hard disk drive of the EASY CPU

Configurator PC before starting this

procedure. This will ensure that all recent

changes made to the MPCPU by all parties

having the ability to do so have been captured

to a backup file. Please refer to the

MegaPower® CPU ADMPCPU Administrator’s

Guide, 8200-0421-03 for details on performing

this procedure.

Note: Even though the upgrade process must be

completed for both CPUs of a dual-MPCPU

system, don’t continue with the second (selected)

unit until the first (standby) CPU has been verified

as successfully completed.

Determining the Backup ADMPCPU

1. First, determine which MPCPU is the backup

unit by either looking at the front LCD panels or

initiating a Passive Hot Switch Status window

on EASY CPU Configurator. If looking at the

front panel, a “down” arrow indicates the

backup CPU and an “up” arrow indicates the

selected CPU. Make sure that the status of

the respective IP addresses are clearly known

before continuing with this procedure.

2. If physical access to the rack mounted units is

not possible or inconvenient, launch the

originally supplied version of EASY CPU

Configurator.

3. Open an existing *.mpcpu file containing the

target MPCPU IP address using File > Open…

or simply select MPCPU > System > Options

and enter the IP address manually in the CPU

Addresses section. NOTE: Some older

versions of EASY CPU Configurator did not

permit obtaining Passive Hot Switch Status for

both units. The solution was to change CPU

#1’s IP address specification to match the

target MPCPU.

4. Click on the MPCPU > Status > Passive Hot

Switch Status option in the tree and wait for

the information to be filled in completely.

5. Scroll horizontally to view the

“PushButtonState” column.

6. Once the IP Address of the unit in backup

mode is known, close EASY CPU Configurator

and proceed to the next section.

TFTP File Transfers to the ADMPCPU

Do the following:

1. Click Start on the Status bar, and then click

Run..., The Run screen appears.

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Figure 13. Run screen

2. Type cmd, and then click OK. The Command

Prompt window appears.

Figure 14. Command Prompt screen

3. Make a note of the Command Prompt default

path.

4. Using Windows Explorer, create a folder

(directory) in the previously noted path with a

name such as “MPCPU_Upgrade.”

5. Copy the individual files—mpcpuVxxxx.pga,

mpcpuVxxxx.umb, and mpcpuVxxxx.ump—

from their source location to the new folder.

6. Close Windows Explorer.

7. At the Command Prompt, enter CD to change

to your desired directory. For example:

CD MPCPU_Upgrade

8. At the Command Prompt, type the ping

command, the MPCPU IP address, and press

Enter to verify that the unit is responding. For

example:

C:\Documents and Settings\MPCPU_ Upgrade

>ping 192.168.0.19

Figure 15. Ping command

9. If there is no response or failure, verify that the

address was typed correctly and try again.

Figure 16. Connection failure screen

10. If still no response, stop this procedure and

troubleshoot the connection problem before

proceeding.

11. At the Command Prompt, type dir and press

Enter to see a listing of the files for this path.

12. Verify that the ADMPCPU FLASH upgrade

files are present. This listing will be used as a

reference when typing the file names later in

this procedure.

13. If the files are not present, navigate to the

proper location or use Windows Explorer to

move the files to this location, and then type

dir again in the Command Prompt window to

refresh the display. For example:

C:\Documents and Settings\

MPCPU_Upgrade>dir

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Figure 17. Directory screen

14. At the Command Prompt, type tftp –i, the

MPCPU IP address, put, and the previously

displayed filename to send the FPGA file

(mpcpuVxxxx.pga) to the MPCPU.

Be sure to include the “–i” (minus, lowercase

letter “I”) format identifier. After each file is

transmitted, a “transfer successful”

confirmation line is displayed. Example of the

tftp command:

C:\Documents and Settings\MPCPU_Upgrade

>tftp –i 192.168.0.19 put mpcpuVxxxx.pga

Figure 18. Updating the FPGA file

15. At the Command Prompt, type tftp –i, the

MPCPU IP address, put, and the previously

displayed filename to send the boot file

(mpcpuVxxxx.umb) to the MPCPU (see

Figure 19).

Be sure to include the “–i” (minus, lowercase

letter “I”) format identifier. Example of the tftp

command:

C:\Documents and Settings\MPCPU_Upgrade

>tftp –i 192.168.0.19 put mpcpuVxxxx.umb

Figure 19. Updating the boot file

16. At the Command Prompt, type tftp –i, the

MPCPU IP address, put, and the previously

displayed filename to send the application file

(mpcpuVxxxx.ump) to the MPCPU.

Be sure to include the “–i” (minus, lowercase

letter “I”) format identifier.

Example of the tftp command:

C:\Documents and Settings\MPCPU_Upgrade

>tftp –i 192.168.0.19 put mpcpuVxxxx.ump

Figure 20. Updating the application file

17. Type exit to end the Command Prompt

session.

C:\Documents and Settings\MPCPU_Upgrade

>exit

Figure 21. Exiting the command prompt

18. Reset the power or press the recessed front

panel reset to activate the firmware upgrade.

As the MPCPU reinitializes, it should

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temporarily display a boot screen with the new

application version number.

Upgrading the EASY CPU Configurator to

the Latest Version

Launch the EASY CPU installation executable and

follow the instructions outlined in the MegaPower®

CPU ADMPCPU Administrator’s Guide, 8200-

0421-03 for installing EASY CPU.

Verifying the Backup ADMPCPU’s

Database

In a dual-MPCPU configuration, the backup CPU is

not in control of the switching bays. Therefore it is

not easy to see whether or not the data has been

preserved. To be able to see its data at a glance,

read the entire database using EASY CPU

Configurator.

1. Launch the AD EASY CPU Configurator.

2. Select MPCPU > System > Options and enter

the IP address manually in the CPU

Addresses section.

3. Click on the File > Read… menu to initiate a

read from the MPCPU.

4. Examine different categories of data to confirm

that the database has been preserved.

NOTE: Multiple sessions of EASY CPU

Configurator may be launched, one having the

old database open to compare against the

recently read information.

Verifying the Backup ADMPCPU’s Camera

to Monitor Selections

In a dual-MPCPU configuration, the backup CPU is

not in control of the switching bays. Therefore it is

not easy to see whether or not the camera to

monitor associations have been preserved. To be

able to see more data at a glance, initiate a Monitor

Status using EASY CPU Configurator.

1. Launch the AD EASY CPU Configurator.

2. Select MPCPU > System > Options and enter

the IP address manually in the CPU

Addresses section.

3. Click on the MPCPU > Status > Monitor

Status option in the tree and wait for the

information to be filled in completely.

4. Verify whether or not every monitor has

camera one selected. If the associations have

not been preserved (all monitors have camera

one selected), they will have to be entered

manually with a keyboard using the following

procedure.

Manual Synchronization of the ADMPCPU’s

Camera to Monitor Selections

1. Launch the AD EASY CPU Configurator.

2. Select MPCPU > System > Options and enter

the IP address manually in the CPU

Addresses section.

3. Click on the MPCPU > Status > Monitor

Status option in the tree and wait for the

information to be filled in completely.

4. Using a keyboard attached to the system,

select each monitor and reselect the camera

number visible in the camera number section

of the keyboard. Please reference the EASY

CPU Configurator monitor status to determine

if there were any tours loaded for particular

monitors and initiate the corresponding tours

once again. Leave it running or pause it as the

monitor status dictates.

5. Repeat the process for all monitors on the

physical site.

Activating the Backup ADMPCPU’s

After confirming that the camera to monitor

associations have been restored, select the

upgraded unit as Active with the Port Module’s soft

select switch. Allow it to run as active sufficient

time to ensure confidence that it is programmed

correctly.

TFTP File Transfers to the ADMPCPU (Now

as Backup)

Do the following:

1. Click Start on the Status bar, and then click

Run..., The Run screen appears.

Figure 22. Run screen

2. Type cmd, and then click OK. The Command

Prompt window appears.

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Figure 23. Command Prompt screen

3. At the Command Prompt, enter CD to change

to your desired directory. For example:

CD MPCPU_Upgrade

4. At the Command Prompt, type the ping

command, the MPCPU IP address, and press

Enter to verify that the unit is responding. For

example:

C:\Documents and Settings\MPCPU_ Upgrade

>ping 192.168.0.19

Figure 24. Ping command

5. If there is no response or failure, verify that the

address was typed correctly and try again.

Figure 25. Connection failure screen

6. If still no response, stop this procedure and

troubleshoot the connection problem before

proceeding.

7. At the Command Prompt, type dir and press

Enter to see a listing of the files for this path.

8. Verify that the ADMPCPU FLASH upgrade

files are present. This listing will be used as a

reference when typing the file names later in

this procedure.

9. If the files are not present, navigate to the

proper location or use Windows Explorer to

move the files to this location, and then type

dir again in the Command Prompt window to

refresh the display. For example:

C:\Documents and Settings\

MPCPU_Upgrade>dir

Figure 26. Directory screen

10. At the Command Prompt, type tftp –i, the

MPCPU IP address, put, and the previously

displayed filename to send the FPGA file

(mpcpuVxxxx.pga) to the MPCPU.

Be sure to include the “–i” (minus, lowercase

letter “I”) format identifier. After each file is

transmitted, a “transfer successful”

confirmation line is displayed. Example of the

tftp command:

C:\Documents and Settings\MPCPU_Upgrade

>tftp –i 192.168.0.19 put mpcpuVxxxx.pga

Figure 27. Updating the FPGA file

11. At the Command Prompt, type tftp –i, the

MPCPU IP address, put, and the previously

displayed filename to send the boot file

(mpcpuVxxxx.umb) to the MPCPU (see

Figure 28).

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Be sure to include the “–i” (minus, lowercase

letter “I”) format identifier. Example of the tftp

command:

C:\Documents and Settings\MPCPU_Upgrade

>tftp –i 192.168.0.19 put mpcpuVxxxx.umb

Figure 28. Updating the boot file

12. At the Command Prompt, type tftp –i, the

MPCPU IP address, put, and the previously

displayed filename to send the application file

(mpcpuVxxxx.ump) to the MPCPU.

Be sure to include the “–i” (minus, lowercase

letter “I”) format identifier.

Example of the tftp command:

C:\Documents and Settings\MPCPU_Upgrade

>tftp –i 192.168.0.19 put mpcpuVxxxx.ump

Figure 29. Updating the application file

13. Type exit to end the Command Prompt

session.

C:\Documents and Settings\MPCPU_Upgrade

>exit

Figure 30. Exiting the command prompt

14. Reset the power or press the recessed front

panel reset to activate the firmware upgrade.

As the MPCPU reinitializes, it should

temporarily display a boot screen with the new

application version number.

Verifying the Original ADMPCPU’s

Database (Now as Backup)

In a dual-MPCPU configuration, the backup CPU is

not in control of the switching bays. Therefore it is

not easy to see whether or not the data has been

preserved. To be able to see its data at a glance,

read the entire database using EASY CPU

Configurator.

1. Launch the AD EASY CPU Configurator.

2. Select MPCPU > System > Options and enter

the IP address manually in the CPU

Addresses section.

3. Click on the File > Read… menu to initiate a

read from the MPCPU.

4. Examine different categories of data to confirm

that the database has been preserved.

NOTE: Multiple sessions of EASY CPU

Configurator may be launched, one having the

old database open to compare against the

recently read information.

Verifying the Original ADMPCPU’s Camera

to Monitor Selections (Now as Backup)

In a dual-MPCPU configuration, the backup CPU is

not in control of the switching bays. Therefore it is

not easy to see whether or not the camera to

monitor associations have been preserved. To be

able to see more data at a glance, initiate a Monitor

Status using EASY CPU Configurator.

1. Launch the AD EASY CPU Configurator.

2. Select MPCPU > System > Options and enter

the IP address manually in the CPU

Addresses section.

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3. Click on the MPCPU > Status > Monitor

Status option in the tree and wait for the

information to be filled in completely.

4. Verify whether or not every monitor has

camera one selected. If the associations have

not been preserved (all monitors have camera

one selected), they will have to be entered

manually with a keyboard using the following

procedure.

Manual Synchronization of the Original

ADMPCPU’s Camera to Monitor Selections

(Now as Backup)

1. Launch the AD EASY CPU Configurator.

2. Select MPCPU > System > Options and enter

the IP address manually in the CPU

Addresses section.

3. Click on the MPCPU > Status > Monitor

Status option in the tree and wait for the

information to be filled in completely.

4. Using a keyboard attached to the system,

select each monitor and reselect the camera

number visible in the camera number section

of the keyboard. Please reference the EASY

CPU Configurator monitor status to determine

if there were any tours loaded for particular

monitors and initiate the corresponding tours

once again. Leave it running or pause it as the

monitor status dictates.

5. Repeat the process for on all monitors on the

physical site.

Activating the Original ADMPCPU (Now as

Backup)

After confirming that the camera to monitor

associations have been restored, select the

upgraded unit as Active with the Port Module’s soft

select switch. Allow it to run as active sufficient

time to ensure confidence that it is programmed

correctly.

Upgrading a Dual MPCPU System Using

the Ethernet Crossover Cable

If you have a dual MPCPU system and are using

the direct-connect Ethernet crossover cable, move

the connection cable to the other MPCPU, and

repeat the above procedure.

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Thank you for using American Dynamics products. We

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network of dealers. The dealer, through whom you originally

purchased this product, is your point of contact if you have a

need for service or support. Our dealers are fully empowered

to provide the very best in customer service and support.

Dealers should contact American Dynamics at

(800) 507-6268 or (561) 912-6259 or on the web at

www.americandynamics.net.

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purpose.

NOTICE: The information in this manual was current when

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improve its products. All specifications are therefore subject to

change without notice.

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