LifeSafety Power Supply Integrations
Overview
Beginning in Access It! Universal.NET 6.1, support has been added for EP controllers to communicate to the LifeSafety Power Netlink NL4 module. This integration allows for monitoring and control of LifeSafety Power inputs and outputs.
Upon the installation of the NL4 within Access It! Universal.NET, all ancillary inputs and outputs for are created for (4) M8 distribution models. If not using any of the created inputs or outputs they can be removed by unchecking the device installed checkbox located in the respective devices properties screen.
Required Components
The following components are required to complete the integration.
- Access It!® Universal.NET min s/w v6.1
- Any EP series controller using an encrypted communication method min f/w 1.241
- LifeSafety NL4 f/w 8.05M
Access It! Universal.NET configuration
- Within Access It! Universal.NET, navigate to the Hardware menu
- Edit the SCP communicating to the Lifesafety NL4
- Change SIO Port Configuration Port 4 protocol to PSIA
- Select Web Logins tab
- Click New
- Select PSIA for Web login type
- Enter the credentials used to access the LifeSafety NL4 via the web interface
- Click OK
- Click Save
- Expand SCPs
- Expand the SCP the LifeSafety NL4 will be installed under
- Select SIOs from the left hand menu
- A list of all available SIOs appear in the pane to the right of the hardware tree
- Edit the first uninstalled SIO from the right hand pane
General Tab
Model: LifeSafety Power NL4
Device Installed: X
IP Address: <Set accordingly> - Click Save
More Information
For information on configuring encrypting communication see the following articles: