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Configure a mass device for each INFP IIM

Each fire panel is an endpoint of an alerting system. In this case, the fire panel is also considered a mass communication device because it alerts an unknown number of recipients--whoever is in the vicinity of the device. In the BlackBerry AtHoc management system, an object called a mass device is configured for each mass communication endpoint. For each building fire panel, you will configure a mass device.

Before you begin, plan how many mass devices to create based on the number of building fire panels. First, determine how many fire panels you have. You define a mass device endpoint for each INFP. You create the endpoint and use the addresses that you entered in the

filter.options

file.

Example

XYZ Corp. has five buildings. Each building has a fire panel, for a total of five fire panels. Additionally, you want to group buildings that are next to each other, so you decide that you are going to use two groups (A, B). You would also like one mass device that activates all building fire panels. You would create eight mass device accounts and in the Configuration section of the New Device Endpoint screen, enter the device addresses

Building	Mass Device Endpoint	Mass Device Endpoint Display Name	Endpoint Address
Cafeteria	FP_1	Cafeteria	INFP,2,1
Security	FP_2	Security	INFP,2,2
Office Tower 1	FP_3	Office Tower 1	INFP,2,3
Office Tower 2	FP_4	Office Tower 2	INFP,2,4
Physical Plant	FP_5	Physical Plant	INFP,2,5
Group A (Cafeteria and Security)	FP_GRP_A	Group A	INFP,1,6
Group B (Office Towers 1 and 2)	FP_GRP_B	Group B	INFP,1,7
All Buildings	FP_ALL	All Buildings	INFP,0,0

If the device name for the Cafeteria is FP_1, and the device address is INFP,2,1, then an operator can target FP_1 in an alert. When the alert is sent, the dry contact on the Cafeteria IIM is closed. Closing the dry contact activates the relay for the fire panel in the Cafeteria.

The address has the following syntax:

INFP,x
,n

Where:

x
specifies the type of address.

—all IIMs

—a group of fire panels

—an individual fire panel

n
identifies a single IIM, or a group of IIMs.

Examples:

INFP,0,0 is all connected fire panels

INFP,1,1 is group 1

INFP,2,1 is the first individual fire panel

Each of these mass devices represents an INFP IIM and the address information must be configured manually. This includes creating hierarchies, distribution lists, and other grouping mechanisms.

To create a mass device endpoint for an INFP IIM, complete the following steps:

Click

In the

Devices

section, click

Mass Device Endpoints

On the

Mass Device Endpoints

page, click

New

, and then select the fire panel.

On the

New Mass Device Endpoints

screen, in the

General

section, enter the

Endpoint Name

and

Common Name

for the device. For example:

FP_1

In the

Configuration

section, enter the device address. For example:

INFP,2,1

Click

Save

Section:

Configure the INFP device