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The Security zone object is used for the general configuration of Axxon PSIM.

The settings panel of the Security zone object is shown in the figures with tabs. The tables describe the settings.

The Basic settings tab:

 

№

Parameter

Method of

Method of setting the parameter value

Parameter description

Representation

Default value

Value range

1

The Holidays 
field

You can add the dates by clicking the Add button

List of calendar days which are determined as holidays in Axxon PSIM

List of dates

NADate format: DD-MM-YY

2

The Add button

Click the button

Opens the Calendar window to select the date of a new holiday

NA

NA

NA

3

The Delete 
button

Click the button

Deletes the selected holiday date from the Holidays list

NA

NA

NA

4

The Edit button

Click the button

Opens the Calendar window to change the date of the selected holiday in the list

NA

NA

NA

5The Ping (s)
field
Enter the value in the field

Sets the check period for the computer connection to the server

Sequence of numbers10>=1
6The Default object access level
drop-down list
Select the value from the list

Sets the default object access level

List of access levels

Monitoring/
Control/
Configuration

  • No access;
  • Monitoring;
  • Monitoring/Control;
  • Monitoring/Control/
    Configuration
7The Default user rights
drop-down list		Select the value from the list

Sets the default user rights

List of user rights Full
  • Full. If you select this value, the created rights for system operation will be unlimited;
  • User rights. These rights are created on the Users tab.
    For more details, see Registration of operator rights
8The Debug statistics
button
Click the buttonOpens the window with the events queue statisticsNANANA
9The Synchronization
button
Click the buttonWhen you click the button, the system performs synchronization and applies configuration that was created on the computer where you clicked the buttonNANANA
10The Protocol clear time
field
Enter the value in the field using the
up and down buttons
 up and down buttonsSets the time of the day at which
to
you must start cleaning up the
Event Viewer
event viewer database according to the Events archive length parameterHH:MM:SSCurrent system time at the moment of opening the object
setting
settings panel
opening
From 00:00:00 to 23:59:59
2

11

The Events archive length days
field

Enter the value in the field

Sets the number of days to store information about the events registered by Axxon PSIM and recorded into both the

Event Viewer

event viewer and the

Incident

incident server. This parameter affects all computers in a distributed system

Days

3

From
>=1
3

12

The Object code
field

Enter the value in the field

Sets the number of the access control card, which is automatically displayed in the settings panel of the User object

,

when the object is created in the Object code field

Sequence of numbers

Not defined

NA

More than

one

1

4

13

The Starting configuration
drop-down list

Select the value from the list

Sets the macro, which runs automatically when starting Axxon PSIM 

Names of the Macro objects registered in the system

Not defined

NA

Depends on the number of the Macro objects created in

the digital

the video surveillance system with distributed architecture

5

14

The Connections in architecture
checkbox

Set the checkbox

Sets the computers with which the created Computer object must exchange the data about the system configuration parameters: with all computers in

the digital

the video surveillance system with the distributed architecture

or

 or only with

the

the Computer object on the basis of which the given object is created

Boolean type

Clear

Set—when creating a new computer, the Connection checkboxes in the Architecture tab are set for all computers in the architecture

Clear—when creating a new computer,

the

the Connection

checkbox

 checkbox in

the

the Architecture

tab

 tab is set only for the computer from which this new object is created

6

15

The DNS instead of IP allowed
checkbox

Set the checkbox

Sets the address of the

Server

server/Remote Administrator’s workstation/Remote Client

in

on the Architecture tab as DNS name, not only IP address

Boolean type

Clear

Set—when

configuring

you configure the interaction of

the

computers in the distributed system,

you can

specify the DNS name

(instead

of the

IP address) of the Server

server/Remote Administrator’s workstation/Remote Client

can be specified in the Architecture tab

instead of the IP address on the Architecture tab. At the same time, the verification of the specified address is disabled

Clear—when

configuring

you configure the interaction of the computers in the distributed system on the Architecture tab, specify

the

the IP address of the

Server7Ping (s)Enter the value in the field

Sets the check period for the computer connection to the server

For Servers, this value is saved automatically in the CheckPingPeriod parameter. For Remote Client, it is written manually in the CheckPingPeriod parameter (see Registry keys reference guide)

Sequence of numbers10>=18Show documentation by clicking F1

server/Remote Administrator’s workstation/Remote Client

should be specified in the Architecture tab

16

The Disable synchronization
checkbox

Set the checkbox

Disables event synchronization

Boolean type

Clear

Set—synchronization is enabled. Events are sent right after they occur in accordance with the parameters of the distributed system's computer interaction settings

Clear—synchronization is disabled. Events aren't sent

17

The Log operation of services
checkbox

Set the checkbox

Enables service log operation

Boolean type

Clear

Set—service log operation is enabled

Clear—service log operation is disabled

18The Show documentation by clicking F1
checkbox

Set the checkboxEnables opening documentation in the pdf format by pressing the F1 button
, when 
when Axxon PSIM is running. The Administrator's Guide section is opened on the
Server
server and the Remote
Administrator’s
Administrator's workstation; the Operator's Guide section is opened on the Remote ClientBoolean typeClear

Set

—the

—documentation is displayed by pressing the F1 button

Clear

—the

—the feature of displaying

the

documentation by pressing the F1 button is disabled

9Debug statisticsClick the buttonOpens the window with the events queue statisticsNANANA10Administrator’s passwordClick the buttonOpen a dialog box for specifying the Administrator’s passwordNANANA

11

Internal synchronization: offline

19The Shutdown with administrator password
checkbox
Set the checkboxEnables the
offline synchronization of the events
shutdown by the administrator passwordBoolean type
Set
Clear

Set—the

offline synchronization is enabled. When the computer is reconnected, it gets all events for the no connection time period

Clear—the offline synchronization is disabled. When the computer is reconnected, it doesn't get the events for the no connection time period

Internal synchronization: online

Set the checkbox

Enables the online synchronization of the events

Boolean type

Set

Set—the online synchronization is enabled. The events are sent right after they occur according to the configuration parameters of the computer interaction in the distributed system

Clear—the online synchronization is disabled. The events aren't sent

12

Holidays

You can add the dates by clicking the Add button

List of calendar days which are defined as holidays in Axxon PSIM

Field with list of dates

Not defined

Date format: DD-MM-YY

13

Add

Click the button

Opens the Calendar dialog box to select the date of a new holiday

NA

NA

NA

14

Delete

Click the button

Deletes the selected holiday date from the Holidays list

NA

NA

NA

15

Edit

Click the button

Opens the Calendar dialog box to change the date of the selected holiday in the list

feature of shutdown by the administrator password is enabled

Clear—the feature of shutdown by the administrator password is disabled

20The Administrator’s password
button		Click the buttonOpens the Set password window for setting or changing the administrator passwordNANANA
16
SMS confirmationSelect the value from the listSets the Short Message object for two-factor authentication—see Configuring two-factor authenticationNames of the Short Message objects registered in the systemNot definedDepends on the number of the Short Message objects created in the system

The Date and time format tab:

№

Parameter

Method of setting the parameter value

Parameter description

Representation

Default value

Value range

17
1The Date format
drop-down list		Select the value from the list

Sets the format of the date

format for displaying in the Incident manager, Operator protocol, and Video surveillance monitor 

that is displayed in the incident manager, operator protocol, and the video surveillance monitor in the current date field

and

when

working

you work with the archive

List of date format entry types

  • Current;
  • dd/MM/yy;
  • MM/dd/yy;
  • yyyy-MM-dd
Current
  • Current—the date format set in the OS;
  • dd/MM/yy—the day/month/year format;
  • MM/dd/yy—the month/day/year format;
  • yyyy-MM-dd—the year/month/day format
18
2The Time format
drop-down list
Select the value from the listSets the
time format for displaying in the Incident manager, Operator protocol, and Video surveillance monitor 
format of the time that is displayed in the incident manager, operator protocol, and the video surveillance monitor in the current date field
and
when
working
you work with the archive
List of time format entry types
  • Current;
  • HH:mm:ss;
  • hh:mm:ss tt
Current
  • Current—the time format set in the OS;
  • HH:mm:ss—24-hour format;
  • hh:mm:ss tt—12-hour format
3The NTP synchronization
checkbox		Set the checkboxEnables NTP synchronizationBoolean typeClear

Set—NTP synchronization is enabled

Clear—NTP synchronization is disabled

4The NTP server address
field		Enter the value in the field

Sets the address of the NTP server.

Note. The field becomes active after you set the NTP synchronization checkbox

NANANA 

The RabbitMQ tab RabbitMQ tab:

№

Parameter

Method of setting the parameter value

Parameter description

Representation

Default value

Value range

19
1The Server
field		Enter the value
into
in the fieldSets the RabbitMQ server addressLatin
characters
alphabet, digits, and service characterslocalhost
Server
server IP address or name
20
2

The Port
field


Enter the value
into
in the fieldSets the RabbitMQ
host
server port
Natural number seriesNot definedFrom 0 to 65535
Integer numbersNA

0—65535.

If the port is 0 or not specified, RabbitMQ won't run

21
3The User
field
Enter the value
into
in the fieldSets the RabbitMQ
host user name
server usernameLatin
characters
alphabet, digits, and service charactersguestDepends on the registered RabbitMQ users
22
4The Password
field
Enter the value
into
in the fieldSets the RabbitMQ
host
server user passwordLatin
characters
alphabet, digits, and service charactersguestDepends on the registered RabbitMQ users
23
5

The Content-type
drop-down list

Select the value from the listSets the type of the sent/received content
Supported
Available types of content
plain/text
Empty line

application/json—a message in JSON format is sent

;

plain/text—The Axxon PSIM event is sent in the "TYPE|ID|EVENT" format

The Password policy tab
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№

Parameter

Method of setting the parameter value

Parameter description

Representation

Default value

Value range

1The User password policy
checkbox		Set the checkboxChanges the user password settingsBoolean typeClear

Set—you can change the user password settings

Clear—you cannot change the user password settings

The User password policy table*

Note. The User password policy table* is active only after you set the User password policy
checkbox

2The Password length
field		Enter the value in the fieldSets the password lengthSequence of numbers8>0
The Small letters
drop-down list		Select the value from the listUses small letters when creating a passwordBoolean typeYes

Yes—you can use small letters

No—you cannot use small letters

The Capital letters
drop-down list
Select the value from the listUses capital letters when creating a passwordBoolean typeYes

Yes—you can use capital letters

No—you cannot use capital letters

The Use numbers
drop-down list
Select the value from the listUses numbers when creating a passwordBoolean typeYes

Yes—you can use numbers

No—you cannot use numbers

The Characters
drop-down list
Select the value from the listUses characters when creating a passwordBoolean typeYes

Yes—you can use characters

No—you cannot use characters

*Name of the element isn't displayed in the settings panel of the given object