User Login

Mono-station Server

In order to access the services provided by the application, each user must first identify and authenticate himself. This is called "user login".

To do this, when launching the application, or when the application has been freed by a previous user, simply select the "Login..." command from the "File" menu, or simply click on the button .

A dialog box asks the user to identify himself and authenticate himself with his identifier and his password.

If the identifier and the password are recognized, the application is opened for the user in question by offering him access to all services authorized for his user profile.

Initial login (1st ALERT launch)

At the first launch of the application, and as long as no user has been configured, the user must identify himself with the provisional name "ALERT" without a password. This access is of higher level ("System" profile).

Automatic login of user already logged in Windows

If the option "Automatic login if user already logged in Windows" is enabled (see General options), and if there is an user defined in ALERT with the corresponding Windows identifier (see User Properties), the identifier of the user in question is automatically proposed and the field "Password" is invalidated. The operator just has to click the "OK" button (or press the "Enter" key on the keyboard) to open the ALERT session.

"Without login" mode

It is possible to allow a "non-login" mode of operation (see login options in the General options) which allows an operator to intervene on the application without needing to log in before performing punctual operations: acknowledgment of call or alarm acknowledgment , masking/unmasking of alarm, editing of an alarm comment or a report, sending a message, ...

In this mode, any command requiring the designation of the operator responsible for the controlled operation (acknowledgment, masking, etc.) causes a dialog box to be displayed for entering the user identifier and its associated password. The order will only be accepted if the profile of the designated operator authorizes the order in question.

Multi-stations Server

When the station management mode is "Virtual stations" (see advanced options in General options) or if the station management mode is "Alert stations" and the local station (first station) is defined as "Central Station", a drop-down list "Station" is displayed to select the station to be consulted. In the case of "Alert stations", only the stations that can be synchronized (having a user with the same name, declared on the central station, associated with an ALERT communication manager) are proposed in the list. The "(all)" selection gives access to the data of all stations.

If a station is selected, the name of the selected station is displayed in the status bar at the bottom of the main window, and only the station data is accessible: setup and supervisory data, on-call schedule, alarm table, alarm history, and event log. It is possible to change the selected station later in the display options.

Alert Client

To access services provided by the ALERT server application from a client computer, the user must identify and authenticate himself in the same way as on the server computer. However, during this operation, he must also designate in the "Server" drop-down list the server computer on which he wishes to connect, either by the name of the server computer or by its IP address. The server computer can be searched visually among the network computers (button of the login box). If the IP port number has been changed on the server computer (2495 by default, which can be changed in the redundancy options), the new port number must also be entered.

When the connection has successfully completed, all connection parameters with the server are saved. During the next connections, it is sufficient to select the desired server computer from the drop-down list in the login box.

If the "Auto Login" option is checked, the client computer will automatically try to reconnect to the selected server in the event of a connection failure or an inadvertent disconnection.

If multiple servers have been connected with the "Auto Connect" option, the client computer will automatically search for the first server in use to connect to it.