Configuration Menu

CommandCenter Configuration

This item opens up a multi-tabbed dialog that configures various aspects of CommandCenter operation. This configuration is split into ACP, Alarm, Audit, IP, SQL Database and User Interface categories. See the configuration dialog for more information.

User and Group Management

This item allows the administrator to create user groups and grant access levels to aspects of the CommandCenter product, users can then be allocated to the groups and passwords assigned for each user. See the user and group management dialog for more information

Status Severities

For each card type and/or card instance, the user can assign a status priority level to each state of each status object. In this way the user can determine for their system as to what constitutes an error, warning or information. This option will display the status severity dialog used to configure these status levels.

SNMP Options

The following items are only enabled when the CommandCenter-SP option has been enabled either by a hardware key or demonstration mode key.

SNMP Templates

When adding an SNMP device to the system view a template can be assigned for similar devices. This template allows common parameters such as the control exclusions, system severities, associated MIB files and the form displayed in the Device view to be configured. These templates can be configured using this option which will open the SNMP Template Edit dialog.

SNMP Status Severities

For each SNMP device type and/or SNMP device instance, the user can assign a status priority level to each state of each object (using it's OID). In this way the user can determine for his system as to what constitutes an error, warning or information when receiving information from this device. This option will display the SNMP status severity dialog used to configure these status levels.

Control Exclusions

For each card type and/or card instance, the administrator can change what groups have access to what control. In this way operational users can be restricted to only controls necessary for their scope of operation. This option will display the control exclusion dialog used to configure these exclusions.

SNMP Control Exclusions

For each SNMP device type and/or SNMP device instance, the administrator can change what groups have access to which control. In this way operational users can be restricted to only controls necessary for their scope of operation. This option will display the SNMP control exclusion dialog used to configure these exclusions.

Macro Browser

For custom functionality which is required to 'run' continuously whist Cortex is active, macro files (.cmf's) can be created with the CommandCenter Form designer. These macro files need to be loaded into CommandCenter in order for them to run, the Macro Browser dialog gives the user the options required to manage these files. These macro files should all reside in the GlobalMacros sub-directory of CommandCenter. Note: Custom macro files can only be run with the CommandCenter Panel Viewer (CommandCenter-PV) option enabled.

Reload MIBs

This function will reload all the SNMP MIB files from the UserMIBs subdirectory within CommandCenter. The SNMP functionality within CommandCenter will temporarily be halted during this process.