Autocall - Description - Autocall Fire Site Administrator - ACAFSA-0016

Autocall Fire Site Administrator consists of software run on an Autocall Fire Site Administrator computer. You can also run the software on a remote device. See the following sections for more information.

Autocall Fire Site Administrator software

The Autocall Fire Site Administrator software package contains the following applications:

Autocall Fire Site Administrator Configurator: Use to configure hardware devices, ES Net network nodes, system settings, and build a job.
Autocall Fire Site Administrator Server: Use to run a job from the Autocall Fire Site Administrator configurator on the Autocall Fire Site Administrator computer.
Autocall Fire Site Administrator Client: Use to run a job from the Autocall Fire Site Administrator configurator on a supervised remote client.
File Transfer: Use to update the firmware on ES Net cards connected to a Autocall Fire Site Administrator.
Backup Utility: Use to automatically backup the primary hard drive, and its Autocall Fire Site Administrator job data, to a secondary hard drive.

The Autocall Fire Site Administrator computer

The Autocall Fire Site Administrator computer is the computer that you use to install the Autocall Fire Site Administrator software. You can use the Autocall Fire Site Administrator computers listed in the Computers table. You can also upgrade TrueSite Workstation (TSW) computers to use as the Autocall Fire Site Administrator computer.

Network annunciation

Use Autocall Fire Site Administrator to configure and manage annunciation, status display, and control Autocall fire alarm networks. You can use the graphical interface to configure control switches specific to annunciation operations and use response buttons with realistic icons.

Accessing Autocall Fire Site Administrator from a remote device

You can access Autocall Fire Site Administrator from a supervised remote client or an unsupervised remote client as follows.

A supervised remote client runs Autocall Fire Site Administrator client software on a Windows computer. This computer must be on the same HTTPS network as the Autocall Fire Site Administrator computer. If a supervised remote client disconnects, Autocall Fire Site Administrator indicates a trouble. A supervised remote client must be one of the computers listed in the Computers table, or an upgraded TSW computer.
An unsupervised remote client is a device that runs any OS with an up-to-date Chrome browser. You can access Autocall Fire Site Administrator from the Chrome browser without any additional installation requirements. An unsupervised remote client has view-only Autocall Fire Site Administrator functionality.

Some Autocall Fire Site Administrator features are inaccessible from a remote device. You can use the Autocall Fire Site Administrator configurator to select the options you require.