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8 = Protocol
The Ethernet module is capable if signalling using either TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) or UDP (Uni-
versal Datagram Protocol). Earlier versions of Ethernet module, Alarm Monitoring and Galaxy Gold only
supported the TCP protocol.
NOTE:If communicating with V3.26 Alarm Monitoring or V6.26 Galaxy Gold the TCP option should be
selected.
If encryption is required for alarm signalling the UDP protocol should be selected.
Irrespective of the programming in this option Galaxy Gold and SIA control command protocol will always
use the TCP protocol.
0 = UDP
When this option is selected all alarm signalling from the Ethernet module will use the UDP format.
1 = TCP
When this option is selected all alarm signalling from the Ethernet module will use the TCP format.
03 = Remote Access
The Ethernet module supports remote servicing of the Galaxy alarm panel. The programming options in this
section control when remote access can be granted and whether access is initiated from the panel or the
Galaxy Gold PC.
1 = Access Period
This option determines when the Galaxy panel can be accessed remotely.
1 = Off
Galaxy Gold access to the Galaxy panel is disabled.
2 = All Unset
Remote Galaxy Gold access is only granted when all groups or the complete system are unset.
3 = Any Set
Remote Galaxy Gold access will only be granted if any of the groups or the complete system are set.
4 = Any Time (default)
Access available at any time.
2 = Mode
This option controls access authorization and whether the remote session is initiated from (Panel or PC).
1 = Direct Access
This permits access at any time (in conjunction with Access period). Access is initiated from Galaxy Gold.
Once access is authorized/initiated, uploading, downloading and remote servicing can begin.
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2 = Manager Authorize
This option requires authorization from the site manager in order to gain remote access to the Galaxy panel.
There are two methods that the manager can use to enable access to the Galaxy via Galaxy Gold.
Timed Access – Galaxy Gold must access the Galaxy panel within 40 minutes of this option being enabled by
the manager (Option 47.1.2.0). Once connected there is no time limit on the access period. On terminating the
connection, Galaxy Gold can reaccess the system within a 15 minute period of the termination.
Call Back – the manager instructs the Galaxy panel to initiate a connection to the Galaxy Gold PC (Use option
47.1.2.1) by selecting one of the Call back IP addresses programmed into the system
1 = Call Back IP 1-5
There are 5 possible IP address/Port number destinations, which can be programmed for Galaxy Gold
access. This allows communication with up to five different Galaxy Gold locations.
1 = IP Address
Enter the IP address of the PC running the Galaxy Gold application
2 = Port No.
Enter the Port Number allocated to Galaxy Gold on the PC (Default is 10001)
04 = Autotest
An engineer test can be automatically transmitted to the receiving station at programmed intervals.
1 = Start Time
The engineer uses this option to enter the time that the first engineer test is transmitted. Subsequent engineer
test transmissions are sent periodically. The frequency of each test is controlled by the 2=Interval option.
2 = Interval
This option determines the period between automatic engineer test transmissions following the Start Time. The
programmable range is 0-99 hours.
05 = Engineer Test
An engineer test can be sent on each of the transmission paths once the appropriate IP address/port no, and
account numbers have been programmed into the system. This allows the installation engineer to ensure that
the receiving station is correctly receiving the events from the Ethernet module.
On selecting this option a warning message is displayed on the keypad, WARNING!!! ENT=SEND MES-
SAGE. Press the ent key to send the engineer test.
06 = Fail to Comm
This option determines the number of unsuccessful communication attempts before the COMM FAIL mes-
sage is recorded in the event log.
When an event is to be transmitted to the monitoring station, the Ethernet module attempts to initiate a session
with the destination receiver for each programmed transmission path. If the programmed number of attempts is
reached a Fail to Comm message will be logged. The logged event will include which path has failed.
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Note: if the receiver option is programmed as Dual then a successful transmission must be made to both
primary and secondary to be considered a successful transmission.
07 = Line Fail
The line fail option controls which Ethernet connections are monitored. The Ethernet module can be pro-
grammed to monitor both the network availability and the programmed transmission paths between the
Ethernet module and receiver applications.
Line fail events (whether network or transmission path) must be present for the time programmed in parameter
51.68 before the event is activated. If a line fail is present and an attempt is made to set the system within
parameter 51.68 delay period, the line fail will immediately be logged and indicated.
1 = Network
This option monitors the connection between the Ethernet module and the local network.
0 = Off
If programmed to off, the connection between the Ethernet module and local network will not be monitored. If
the local network is not available or the Ethernet module is disconnected, no line fail will be indicated.
1 = Available
If programmed as available then the connection between the Ethernet module and the local Ethernet network
is monitored. If the Ethernet module is disconnected from the network or the local network is not available a
Line Fail event will be activated at the panel. The Line Fail event logged will indicate that the Line Fail was as
a result of a network failure.
2 = Signal Path
This option determines which signalling paths, will be monitored by the Ethernet module. Monitoring is
achieved by transmission of a path supervision signal (heartbeat) between the receiver application and the
Ethernet module. The Ethernet module must receive a path supervision signal at least as often as the frequency
programmed in option 56.4.2.7 (Alarm Reporting Heartbeat). If the signal is not received a line fail condition
will become present. The line fail event will indicate the path which failed and the destination IP address of that
path.
NOTE:If groups are enabled a failure on the primary path will not provide specific IP information.
Options are available to select specific paths or all paths.
1 = Primary
When selected the Ethernet module will only monitor the primary transmission path. All other transmission
paths will not be monitored.
2 = Secondary
When selected the Ethernet module will only monitor the secondary transmission path. All other transmission
paths will not be monitored.
3 = Alarm Mon.
When selected the Ethernet module will only monitor the Alarm Mon. transmission path. All other transmission
paths will not be monitored.
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4 = Any
When selected the Ethernet module monitors all transmission paths. If a supervision failure is detected in any
of the paths a line fail condition will be activated.
5 = All
When selected the Ethernet module monitors all transmission paths. If a supervision failure is detected in all of
the paths a line fail condition will be activated.
08 = SIA Control
When using the SIA control command protocol for integration purposes the IP address of the computer
sending the SIA control commands should be entered in this field to ensure that only commands from a com-
puter with the programmed IP address will be recognised by the Ethernet module.
1 = IP Address
The address will be in the form XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX. The dot separator will be automatically added after
each sequence of three numbers or can be manually added by pressing the * key.
09 = Encrypt
The Ethernet module supports a high level 128bit encryption algorithm for all communication options. This
option allows encryption to be enabled/disabled for each of the communication options.
1 = Alarm Report
This option controls encryption for the Primary and Secondary alarm transmission paths. Default is disabled.
0 = Off
If selected encryption is disabled for the Primary and Secondary alarm transmission paths.
1 = On
If selected encryption is enabled for the Primary and Secondary alarm transmission paths. In order for data to
be received when this option is selected the receiver must support decryption.
2 = Remote Access
This option controls encryption for the Galaxy Gold remote servicing sessions. Default is disabled.
0 = Off
If selected encryption is disabled for the Galaxy Gold remote servicing sessions.
1 = On
If selected encryption is enabled for the Galaxy Gold remote servicing sessions. In order for data to be re-
ceived when this option is selected the receiver must support decryption.
3 = SIA Control
0 = Off
This option controls encryption for communications between the Ethernet module and remote PC using the
SIA control command protocol. Default is disabled.
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1 = On
If selected encryption is enabled for communications between the Ethernet module and remote PC using the
SIA control command protocol. In order for data to be received when this option is selected the receiver must
support decryption.
4 = Alarm Mon.
This option controls encryption for the Alarm Monitoring alarm transmission paths. Default is disabled.
0 = Off
If selected encryption is disabled for the Alarm Monitoring alarm transmission paths.
1 = On
If selected encryption is enabled for the Alarm Monitoring alarm transmission paths. In order for data to be
received when this option is selected the receiver must support decryption.
10 Backup Module
This option allows another module to become the primary communication module if a line fail is detected on
the Ethernet module. There are 6  options:
1 = Off;  2 = Ext Telecoms;  3 = Ext RS232;  4 = ISDN;  5 = Int Telecoms;  6 = Int RS232 1.
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5 = Ext Telecoms
The external telecom module has the same menu structure and function as the internal telecoms with the
following exceptions:
11 Fail to Comm
 This is controlled by the number of attempts and not time.
15 Backup Module
This option allows another module to become the primary communication module if a line fail is detected on
the external telecoms module. There are 6 options:
1 = Off;  2 = Ext RS232;  3 = ISDN;  4 = Ethernet;  5 = Int Telecoms;  6 = Int RS232 1.
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6 = Int RS232 Port56 - Communications (cont’d)
Figure 9. Internal RS232  Programming structure
The Galaxy 3 Series  supports an on-board RS232 serial port. This ports is:
• Programmable independently from the panel.
• Speed configurable from 300 to 56K bps (or highest practical speed).
• Able to configure data length, parity and stop bits.
• Supervised (optional via programming).
The RS232 port is configurable to support:
• Connection to a PC.
• Connection to a serial modem.
• Connection to 3
rd party communication modules.
• Connection to serial printers.
• Connection to serial wireless transmitters.
6  = Int RS232 Port
1 = Mode
1 = Printer
2 = Direct
3 = Modem1 = Telephone No.
2 = Dial Type
1 = Tone
2 = Pulse
2 = Format1 = SIA 0 (0-3) 1 = Trigger Events
1 = Status
2 = Groups
2 = Microtech
1 = Trigger Events
1 = Status
2 = Groups
3 = Account No.
6 digit Max.
4 = Comms Setup
3 = Init String
1 = Baud Rate
2 = Data Bits
3 = Stop Bits
4 = Parity
1 = No Parity
2 = Odd Parity
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1 Mode
The Mode option allows selection of the method of connection to the PC:
1 = Printer
This option is selected if the Galaxy is communicating with a serial printer.
2 = Direct
This mode is selected if the Galaxy panel and PC are located in close proximity to one another and can inter-
face via an RS232 cable.
3 = Modem
This mode is selected if the RS232 is communicating, via a modem and telephone line, with a remote PC.
1 = Telephone No.
The telephone number of the remote PC must be entered here.
2 = Dial Type
The type of telephone exchange (Pulse or Tone) must be assigned here.
3 = Init String
The initialisation string is an alpha-numeric string which is used to initialise the modem connected to the internal
RS232 port.
4 = Storage Mode
This mode allows the panel to emulate the behaviour of an external RS232 module which can then be attached
to another Galaxy panel to copy programming data. Refer to Appendix E for a full description of this function.
2 Format
This option allows selection of the alarm signalling format. There are two formats available for the RS232
module:
1 = SIA
Refer to the Telecom format menu (56.1.2) for programming details.
2 = Microtech
Refer to the Telecom format menu (56.1.3) for programming details.
NOTE:The SIA and Microtech formats for the RS232 module are identical in structure and programming to
the Telecom menu.
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3 Account No.
This is the site identifier. A unique account number must be entered, this can be up to a maximum of six digits.
The B key is used to erase an existing number. Each press deletes the last digit displayed.
4 Comms Setup
Serial communication between the on-board R232 port and a remote PC require the following 4 elements.
1 = Baud Rate
This is the number of bits  that occur each second (bps). This can be set as follows:
1=300; 2=600; 3=1200; 4=2400; 5=4800; 6=9600 (default); 7=19200; 8=38400; 9=57600 .
2 = Data bits
This can be sets follows:
1=5; 2=6; 3=7; 4=8 (default)
3 = Stop Bits
This can be set as follows:
1=1 (default); 2=2.
4 = Parity
This can be set with one of three options:
1 = No Parity (default)
2 = Odd Parity
3 = Even Parity
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Option 57 – System Print
The System Print option allows the details of the system programming to be printed. There are 2 options for
the printer output:
  1 = Printer Module
  2 = Int RS232 1
From either option, the specific details of one or all of the menu options in the following table can be selected:
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n o i t p O u n e M.o N u n e M
1 0at a D m e t s y S32
2 0se d o C24
3 0sr e t e m a r a P15
4 0se n o Z25
5 0st u p t u O35
6 0sk n i L45
7 0no i t a c i n u m m o C65
8 0ND S I3. 6 5
9 0sp u o r G36
0 1sd a p y e K85
1 1sr e m i T56
2 1go L t n e v E22
3 1)1 1 - 1 s m e t i ( l l A
Selecting a Print Option
The required print option is selected by entering the option number 01 – 12 or by using the A and B keys and
then pressing ent. When printing option 11 = EVENT LOG, the system prompts for Groups to be selected;
the print shows only those events logged for the groups selected. The print can be aborted at any time by
pressing the esc key.
NOTE:A serial printer on line must be connected to communication line 1 of the Galaxy before the print
option is selected. If the printer is off-line or is not connected, the PRINTER off-line / ESC to
abort message is displayed.  Press the ESC key and correct the problem.
Printing Timers
Printing 10 = Timers gives details of all the times that have been assigned in option 65 = TIMERS; this
includes the autoset time, the pre-warning period and lockout times.Table 26. System Print Options