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

Glossarystatus outputOutput that the apC activates while the status of an intrusion zone indisarmed mode is not ready to arm or when an armed intrusion zone isviolated.subnet maskSubnet masks are used to identify the part of the IP address that is used as thenetwork id by “masking” that part of the address. Subnet masks let you setup internal LANs on your network by “masking” part of the IP address that istypically used for the host id. Masking is the process of moving bits from thehost id to the network id.supervised inputAn input that can detect normal, alert, open, or shorted circuit states, as wellas other supervision error states in the alarm circuit.supervision errorInforms the system when the status of wiring between an alarm device andan apC changes. If the wiring is cut, the system reports an open circuit. Ifsomeone tries to jumper the wire (prevent the device from reporting), thesystem reports a short circuit.swipeTo pass a card through a reader. The swipe detects identification dataencoded in a card, then refers to the access record defined for that card.Access is granted or withheld based on the data in that record and onwhether or not the card number has been configured to have clearance.system activitiesA pre-defined set of situations that can be identified by the system. You canidentify those situations important to your security objectives, and you cancustomize which of these gets displayed at the Monitoring Station.systemadministratorThe person responsible for the configuration and maintenance of all systemhardware as well as all common data in the C•CURE 800/8000 database. Thesystem administrator is also responsible for creating partitions, creating usersand assigning them privileges and partition(s), and performing databasebackups. The system administrator is also a partition administrator if theC•CURE 800/8000 database is partitioned. See also partition administrator.systemoccurrenceCircumstances that indicate state changes to objects the system monitors,such as doors or readers.system variablesA window that allows certain system-wide security settings to be made.Glossary–32C•CURE 800/8000 Monitoring Station User Guide