C•CURE 800/8000 Monitoring Station Guide - Tyco Security Products

OverviewOverviewWindows XP and Windows 2003 provide the C•CURE 800/8000 server/hostwith performance advantages such as use of industry standard computerhardware and communications devices; real-time multi-user, multi-taskingwith full connectivity to standard network topologies; and a highly secureoperating environment.C•CURE 800/8000 is configured as a Client/Server using the apC panels fordistributed access control. With the C•CURE iSTAR Intelligent NetworkController, the C•CURE 800/8000 server acts as a database and journal host,with all access control, event controlling and monitoring handled by iSTARwithin a cluster without host intervention. Events that occur across more thanone iSTAR cluster are handled by the host.All security features of C•CURE 800/8000 are available to iSTAR controllersand are configured through the C•CURE 800/8000 host. Once configured, theiSTAR controllers run without a C•CURE 800/8000 host. This user guidedescribes how C•CURE 800/8000 is set up as a Client/Server, and can beconfigured with C•CURE iSTAR controllers and with apC panels.For more information about C•CURE iSTAR and how to configure iSTAR ona network with a C•CURE 800/8000 host, refer to the C•CURE iSTARInstallation and Configuration Manual.C•CURE Client/Server with apC PanelsC•CURE 800/8000 features include native Windows 2003 or Windows XPServer support with Windows 2003 or Windows XP client support. TheC•CURE 800/8000 Server and its Clients are separate PCs connected via aTCP/IP network. The “intelligence” to perform access control functions isstored in a local processor known as the advanced processing Controller(apC). (Refer to the next section for information on using iSTAR controllers aswell.)The apC panel communicates with the C•CURE 800/8000 Server, whichdownloads the personnel and other configuration information to the apC. TheapC can then determine who has access to a door and who does not. The apCalso controls inputs and outputs.1–2 C•CURE 800/8000 Monitoring Station User Guide