TRBOnet Enterprise v3.6 UserManual
TRBOnet Enterprise v3.6 UserManual
TRBOnet Enterprise v3.6 UserManual
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User Guide
CONTENTS:
Contents:
1. Dispatcher Console
1.1. Radio interface
1.1.1 Radio interface overview
1.1.2 How to
To connect to a RadioServer
To change the password
To change the console's language
To configure quick buttons
To change the Contacts Tree view
To perform an action
To perform an action in the Subscribers tree
To edit a subscriber
General Tab
Groups Tab
Optionboard Tab
Additional Tab
To make a private call
To send a voice mail or a text message to an offline subscriber
To make a broadcast or a group call
Group Calls
Broadcast Calls
To make an Intercom call
To make an Intercom call to all the dispatchers
To make a private Intercom call
To activate CrossPatch
To activate existing CrossPatch policy
To add a new CrossPatch policy
To make or receive telephone calls
To make a phone call from the Dispatcher Console
To receive a phone call
To redirect a phone call to a subscriber radio
To make a call from telephone to radio
To make a call from subscriber radio to telephone
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DTMF Call
A call by sending text message to the base
To terminate the Call
Actions available for a master radio or repeater slot
Actions on master radio pane
Actions from master radio context menu
Actions available from master radio icon context menu
Master radio properties
Description tab
Talk groups tab
Transmits tab
Volume tab
To send text messages
To navigate through log records
To playback a call
To playback several files
To group or filter log records
To group log records
To filter log records by column
To filter log records by radio
To add messages and notes to the log
Notes
Extended Comments
Messages
To Save Log records
1.1.3 Contacts tree
1.1.4 Calls pane
How to
To perform an action
To make a private call
To make broadcast or a group call
To make an Intercom call
To mute master stations
To transmit a message on a busy channel
To patch channels
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To playback calls
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Extended Comments
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To Save Log records
1.5.3 Events tree
1.5.4 Log pane
To navigate through log records
To playback records
To group log records
To add messages and notes
Notes
Messages
1.5.5 Entry pane
1.6. Administer
1.6.1 Administer overview
Navigation Tree
1.6.7 Control Stations
To reset a control station
To view/edit a control station's properties
Description tab
Talk groups tab
Transmits tab
Volume tab
1.6.2 CrossPatch
To add a CrossPatch
Cross Patch on control stations
Types of CrossPatch
1. Control stations redirect the calls to each other
2. One control station redirects the calls to many control stations
3. Control stations redirect the calls to one control station
Cross Patch on Repeaters
To activate a CrossPatch
To edit a CrossPatch
1.6.3 Database
To clean the database
To use the database backup scheduler
1.6.4 Disabled Radios
To disable a radio
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To enable a radio
1.6.5 Dispatchers
To add/delete a dispatcher
General
Access rights
Available control stations
Available groups
Dispatch Call
To edit a dispatcher
1.6.6 Logical groups
To add a logical group
To add a logical subgroup
To edit a logical group
To delete a group
1.6.8 Tasks
Geofencing
To enable/disable Geofencing
To configure Geofencing and Speed Control
To add/delete a rule
To edit a rule
General tab
Regions tab
Radios tab
Lone Workers tab
To enable/disable a rule
SMS and Email notifications
To enable/disable SMS and Email notifications
To configure SMS and Email notifications
SMS settings tab
Outgoing Email settings (SMTP) tab
Incoming Email settings (POP3) tab
User Activity
To enable/disable User Activity
To configure User Activity
To add or delete a User Activity list
To Edit a list
To assign an offline subscriber to the default User Activity list
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1. DISPATCHER CONSOLE
The Dispatcher Console interface provides remote access to the data from the database via IP. A
dispatcher can communicate with any of the radio stations from a PC. A dispatcher with
administrative rights can configure the parameters of the server.
When the Dispatcher Console is launched it connects to the RadioServer and by default the Radio
Interface is displayed. To navigate among the Dispatcher Console tools, use the Navigation Pane:
4. Reports and Statistics - the interface with various printing forms with information on activity of
the monitored radio network
5. Event Log - the interface for monitoring events recorded in the log
6. Administer - the interface for administering the radio network and the TRBOnet system
Note: To access this interface, you must connect to the TRBOnet RadioServer with
administrative privileges. The default administrative login and password are admin. The
interface Administer is invisible if you are logged on as a user.
1.1.2 How to
The main actions in the Radio interface are described below.
1. To connect to a RadioServer.
2. To change the password
3. To change the console's interface language
4. To configure quick action buttons
5. To change the Contacts Tree view
6. To perform an action
7. To edit a subscriber
8. To make a private call
9. To send a voice mail or a text message to an offline subscriber
10. To make a broadcast or a group call
11. To make an Intercom call
12. To activate Crosspatch
13. To make or receive telephone calls
14. Available actions for a master radio or repeater slot
15. To send text messages
16. To navigate through log records
17. To playback calls
18. To group log records
19. To add notes and messages to the log
20. To save log records
To connect to a RadioServer
To connect to a RadioServer do one of the following:
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Click the RadioServer button on the Status bar and select a RadioServer from the list or click
Connect to Radio Server to specify the details.
The Connect to Radio Server window is displayed. Specify the RadioServer IP address, Port, User
Name and Password. Then click OK.
1. Click
4. To group subscribers by status (offline, online and no GPS or online with GPS fix) click
the Contacts Tree toolbar
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To perform an action
2. Select an action to perform (either in the actions pane or in the context menu). Actions
available depend on the type of the node you selected, contact's state and, for subscribers,
the model of the radio station.
Actions
Send message sends a text message to all available dispatchers.
Send message sends a text message to the dispatcher.
Dispatcher
Subscriber Group
Offline Subscriber
Contact Type
Actions
For connected and on-line subscribers:
Presence in Network attempts to determine availability of the
subscriber
Request Location (available only for radio stations equipped with a GPS
module) requests the subscribers exact geographical location
Find on Google Earth attempts to locate the subscriber on Goggle
Earth
Show Route on Googe Earth shows the route of a subscriber for the
period set by the user
Googe Street View opens Google Street View due to subscribers latest
location and direction
Yandex Panorama opens Yandex Panorama due to subscribers latest
location and direction
Online Subscriber
Private call allows recording a voice mail for an offline subscriber. The
message will be transmitted as soon as the subscriber gets online.
Send message... allows sending a message for an offline subscriber. The
message will be delivered as soon as the subscriber gets online.
Send call sends alert tone to the subscriber
Remote Monitor (Open mic) activates subscriber radio's mic in a
hidden way.
Enable (Disable) Radio (available only when you have the respective
privileges) activates a previously blocked radio station or disables a radio
station (an off-line radio gets disabled as soon as it gets available).
Monitoring in New Window opens GPS Monitoring window for
selected subscriber
[Telemetry Name] sends selected telemetry command to the
subscriber radio.
Start [Lone Worker Policy Name] start selected Lone Worker policy for
selected subscriber.
Set ... Assigns the user to a User Activity list set by the administrator
To edit a subscriber
Note: Administrator rights are required to edit subscribers
To view the radio properties window double-click the subscriber in the Contacts Tree.
The following parameters are available:
GENERAL TAB
Equipped with GPS-module select to make GPS positioning enabled for the radio
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l Use custom GPS polling interval for this radio select if necessary (specify the Period)
Equipped with display (for Text Messaging) select to make text messaging enabled for the
radio
Telemetry if necessary, select a custom telemetry profile
On the Map
l Use icon settings select the type of icon displayed on the map from dropdown list:
Mobile radios, Portable Radios, Radio on a boat, Bus, etc.
l Show callsign select or clear to show or hide radio's name on the map
GROUPS TAB
OPTIONBOARD TAB
TRBOnet supports Sprite optionboard. Select Sprite or FS5000 if necessary. To test optionboard click
Check Optionboard.
ADDITIONAL TAB
Right-click the radio and in the context menu select Private Call
Click
press PTT
click
Note: you may also create special boxes for the Private Calls. Go View - Configure Control Station
Boxes. Then click Create.
You may give the box any name (it is Private Call by default). Then choose Private Call in the
Call Type. In Call Target choose Selected by Dispatcher or Selected from list( if you need to
create one box for one private call).
Right-click the subscriber and select in the context menu Private Call or Send Message..., then
record your voice mail or type a message
Note: you may also create special boxes for the Group Calls and Broadcast Calls. Go View Configure Control Station Boxes. Then click Create.
Group Calls
You may give the box any name (it is Group Call by default). Then choose Group Call in the Call Type.
In Call Target choose Selected by Dispatcher or Selected from list(to create the box for one group).
In Execute calls on channels choose either Execute calls on all available channels or Execute calls
only on selected channels.
Broadcast Calls
You may give the box any name (it is Broadcast Call by default). Then choose Broadcast Call in the
Call Type. In Execute calls on channels choose either Execute calls on all available channels or
Execute calls only on selected channels.
To activate CrossPatch
TRBOnet Enterprise allows adding and activating rules for patching different channels. For more
information see "CrossPatch".
DTMF Call
Note: Only 1.07.02 firmware version and higher support DTMF.
To make a DTMF call do the folowing:
1. Press PTT on a portable and hold it.
2. While holding PTT dial the phone number and press # (For example: 0079521112233#).
3. Release PTT. TThe RadioServer will automatically initiate a phone call.
- select the checkbox to make this channel a radio default PTT channel (for external
microphone or spacebar)
The following actions are available from master radio context menu:
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Default PTT channel - select the checkbox make this channel radio default PTT channel (for
external microphone or spacebar)
Specify Hot Key - Select to specify the hot key to transmit on this channel
Mute all channels except this - Click to mute all channels except this
Reset Control Station - Click to reset the control station or repeater slot
To perform an action click a master radio icon and select the action:
Description tab
ID master radio's ID
To change the master radio settings run the TRBOnet Enterprise v3.6 / Server Configurator by
selecting All Programs | Neocom Software | TRBOnet Enterprise 3.0 | TRBOnet RadioServer
v3.6 in the Start menu or using the TRBOnet RadioServer v3.6 shortcut on your desktop.
Transmits tab
Volume tab
Adjust TX and RX volume levels on the channel manually or select Configure system volume to follow
system volume settings.
Click
in front of the contact in the Contacts tree
In the Contacts tree, right-click a contact node and select Send Message
To navigate through the call sessions, use the navigation bar at the bottom of Recent
Calls/Eventspane
To sort the list by a specific column, click the column heading to sort records in ascending
order, or click the column heading again to reverse the sort order
To hide old log records from the Recent Calls/Events pane, click
To display only messages from/to exact radio select radio in Tree and click
To playback a call
1. Select a communication session in the list.
2. To download from the radio server and play the audio file, click
on the toolbar
To playback several items, press Ctrl and select recordings from the list, then click
on the toolbar.
To playback a list of items, select one item, then press Shift and select the last one from the list
you need to playback, all items between these 2 recordings will be selected. Click
on the toolbar.
Date
Master Radio
Sender
Recipient
1. Click
on the toolbar.
2. A small pane is opened. Drag the column (for example, Date) to group by to the pane.
The records are grouped by the Date column. To view the records for exact date double-click the date
or click
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You can group records by several columns. For example, after dragging the Date column, drag
Sender. Now you can view records for exact dates by senders.
To exit the grouping view mode, drag columns names from the pane, then click
toolbar.
on the
on the toolbar.
on the toolbar
on the toolbar
NOTES
All records in the log can have user's notes. To see the notes, click
Note column is displayed.
The note is shown in the Note column and displayed in the Message column as icon. This icon is
displayed even if the Show notes mode is not enabled.
Extended Comments
In the Note tab click Add Extension.
Click
to add the Elements to choose. In the appearing window click Add and add the element.
MESSAGES
A dispatcher can add messages for Dispatcher Console users. To add a message to the log, click
on the toolbar. The Add user message window is displayed.
The default recipient is All.If necessary, type the name of the recipient. Select the severity from
dropdown list: Information, Warning or Alarm. Type the message and click OK. The message is
added to the log. Now the message is displayed in the Recent Calls/Events log and in the User
messages section of the Event Log tool.
on the toolbar
If you save two or more records choose Save Selection as Individual Files or Save Selection as
Single File
Grey
Blue
Green
the subscriber is on, has a GPS module installed, and his position data is available
in the GPS Positioning tool.
If you rollover a radio in the Contacts tree, the popup window is displayed:
You can also access actions from the context menu of a node in the navigation tree. For this, rightclick a node.
Contact type
Online Dispatchers
Dispatcher
Subscriber Group
Actions
Send message sends a text message to all available dispatchers.
Send message sends a text message to the dispatcher.
Disconnect Dispatcher (available only when you have the respective
privileges) Disconnects the dispatcher from the RadioServer.
Send message sends a text message to all radio stations equipped with
a display in the group.
Reset GPS trigger resets GPS trigger of all radio stations in the group
Contact type
Actions
For disconnected (physically or by a dispatcher) subscribers, or subscribers
out of network reach:
Presence in Network attempts to determine availability of the
Subscriber
Find on Google Earth attempts to locate the subscriber on Goggle
Earth
Show Route on Googe Earth shows the route of a subscriber for the
period set by the user on Google Earth
Googe Street View opens Google Street View due to subscribers latest
location and direction
Yandex Panorama opens Yandex Panorama due to subscribers latest
location and direction
Private call allows recording a voice mail for an offline subscriber. The
message will be transmitted as soon as the subscriber gets online.
Send message... allows sending a message for an offline subscriber. The
message will be delivered as soon as the subscriber gets online.
Subscriber
Enable (Disable) Radio (available only when you have the respective
privileges) activates a previously blocked radio station or disables a radio
station (an off-line radio gets disabled as soon as it gets available).
Monitoring in New Window opens GPS Monitoring window for
selected subscriber
Set ... Assigns the user to a User Activity list set by the administrator
For connected and on-line subscribers:
Presence in Network attempts to determine availability of the
subscriber
Request Location (available only for radio stations equipped with a GPS
module) requests the subscribers exact geographical location
Find on Google Earth attempts to locate the subscriber on Goggle
Earth
Show Route on Googe Earth shows the route of a subscriber for the
period set by the user
Googe Street View opens Google Street View due to subscribers latest
location and direction
Yandex Panorama opens Yandex Panorama due to subscribers latest
location and direction
Private call makes a private call to the subscriber
Send Message (available only for radio stations equipped with a display)
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Contact type
Actions
sends a text message to the subscriber
Send Call the subscriber will hear a beep tone notifying on the call
Remote Monitor (Open mic)(available only when you have the
respective privileges) activates the microphone of the subscribers radio
station in hidden mode
Enable (Disable) Radio (available only when you have the respective
privileges) activates a previously disabled radio or blocks the subscriber's
radio station.
Reset GPS trigger resets GPS trigger of the radio station
Monitoring in New Window opens GPS Monitoring window for
selected subscriber
Set ... Assigns the user to a User Activity list set by the administrator (if
user activity is enabled)
[Telemetry Name] Send to the subscriber a telemetry command
Start Lone Worker Starts a Lone Worker policy for the user
Contact type
Actions
Blue the microphone is off, the radio station is not ready for transmission
Green the microphone is on, the radio station is ready for transmission
When calling, please wait for the icon to become green.
4. Channel change the buttons which change an active channel of the master radio station. In
receive and transmission modes these buttons are disabled. The option is unavailable for
repeater time slot.
5. Call Type change - the dropdown list allows changing the type of call (you can make a
broadcast call or select a group of subscribers).
6. TX Passive - if the channel is currently busy this function allows record and queue a message to
transmit or use an existing audio file to queue and transmit.
7. CrossPatch - this function allows patching different master stations in one network.
8. SIP Interconnect - this function allows making and receiving calls to telephones.
How to
The main actions in the calls pane are described below.
TO PERFORM AN ACTION
To perform an action, see the respective section
TO PATCH CHANNELS
To patch channels in a common channel use the CrossPatch function{/color}.
TO PLAYBACK CALLS
To playback records, see the respective section
Notes
To manage notes, see the respective section
Messages
To manage messages, see the respective section
Call types
There are 4 call types:
1. Broadcast Call is received by all radio network subscribers and all connected dispatchers
4. Remote Monitor is a call for the hidden monitor, which is received by that dispatcher only who
launched the monitor
View modes
The Calls pane may be displayed in one of the following modes:
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Standby mode, the main view mode when you can initiate a voice call
Transmission mode
Receive mode
Compact mode
STANDBY MODE
In this mode, you can initiate a voice call.
TRANSMISSION MODE
If an operator initiates a call , the Calls pane changes mode to transmission.
1. The green PTT button indicates that you are an active sending subscriber.
2. The green microphone icon indicates that the master radio station microphone is on and
transmits your call.
3. The call type.
4. A subscriber or group being an object of the call.
5. Active sending radio subscriber or dispatcher.
6. Indication of transmission/receiving of voice information.
RECEIVE MODE
In this mode, you receive a voice signal.
In the receive mode, the PTT button is disabled. The button is enables again once the calling
subscriber or dispatcher finishes transmission.
How to...
TO NAVIGATE THROUGH LOG RECORDS
To help you locate the information you want, use any of the following methods:
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To navigate through the call sessions, use the navigation bar at the bottom of Recent
Calls/Eventspane
To sort the list by a specific column, click the column heading to sort records in ascending
order, or click the column heading again to reverse the sort order
To hide old log records from the Recent Calls/Events pane, click Clean
TO PLAYBACK RECORDS
Date
Master Radio
Sender
Recipient
Notes
To manage notes, see the respective section
Messages
To manage messages, see the respective section
Note: if you have direct connection to repeater just put Allow TX interrupt checkbox in the Server
Configurator in the settings of the channel used for Telephone Interconnect
To register a SIPaccount
To register a SIP account go to a SIP provider's website (for example, sipgate.co.uk or sipgate.com)
and follow the prompts.
To configure TelephoneInterconnect
TO CONFIGURE TELEPHONE INTERCONNECT WITH A VIRTUAL LOCAL SIP SERVER
TRBOnet team developed a virtual SIP Server for making phone calls inside a local network. The
Virtual SIP Server supports up to 6 telephone lines.
For information on Virtual SIP Server Configuration see the SIP_Server_Configuration.PDF document.
1. Open the TRBOnet.Enterprise v3.6 / Server Configurator using one of the following options:
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In the Start menu, select All Programs | Neocom Software | TRBOnet Enterprise 3.6 |
TRBOnet RadioServer v3.6
Parameter
Use Sip Interconnect
Provider address
Provider port
Local IP
5060
specify IP address of the adapter to
access your local network
Port
Input calls
SIP account
5060
Select the RadioServer's actions in case of incoming phone calls:
Decline calls, Open voice menu or Redirect to dispatchers
Allow subscribers to
make outgoing calls
TMS prefix
The prefix a radio subscriber will need to use to make a call (for example,
if the prefix is "sip:", the subscriber will need to send a text message to a
master radio with the text "sip:N", where N is the phone number to
make call to)
DTMF
SIP ID
SIP user
Password
Packet time (ms) - Specify the packet time compatible with your PBX phone or SIP Account.
Used codecs - Select the codecsa to be suported (we recommend selecting all codecs)
To receive a call
To receive a call click
TO TERMINATE A CALL
To terminate a call press PTT and # twice on your subscriber radio
1.1.7 CrossPatch
TRBOnet Enterprise v3.6 provides the CrossPatch function. CrossPatching allows the user configure
the network to redirect the calls thus patching control stations (analogue and digital stations,
Capacity Plus IP Site Connect, Linked Capacity Plus, Connect Plus).
Creating a CrossPatch
Note: You have to log in as the administrator to create a CrossPatch.
Always enable
Invisible
4. Control Stations to redirect calls set the source(s) and the target(s) of redirected calls. You
can select one exact group or all the groups of a control station to redirect calls.
Types of CrossPatch
You can use three different variants of CrossPatching:
To create this mode of CrossPatching add a CrossPatch and set the Work Mode as Control stations
redirect the calls to each other. Set the CrossPatch name and the control stations to redirect calls.
To create this type of CrossPatching add a CrossPatch and set the Work Mode as One control station
redirects the calls to several control stations. Set the CrossPatch name and the control stations to
redirect calls.
To create this type of CrossPatch add a CrossPatch and set the Work Mode as Control stations
redirect the calls to one control station. Set the CrossPatch name and the control stations to
redirect calls.
Click Add to add a new rule to the list for the CrossPatch:
Note: you may create as many lists of rules as you need but you can activate only one of them
simultaneously
To activate CrossPatch
To activate or deactivate a CrossPatch select the checkbox in front of the CrossPatch in the
Radio interface or in the Administer tool.
1.1.8 TX Passive
TRBOnet Enterprise v3.6 provides the TX Passive function. This feature enables dispatchers to queue
messages in a situation when a message must be transmitted but the channel is currently busy. The
dispatcher records a message on a busy channel and then TRBOnet broadcasts this message as soon
as the channel becomes available.
The TX Passive function is presented in the Radio interface.
The user can record a message or select an existing audio file to broadcast. You also need to specify
the recipients of the transmitted message. The default setting is Selected Control Stations(To select a
Control Station for transmitting a message put the checkbox in front of its name in the Control
Station window in the Radio interface).From the dropdown list you may also choose All Control
Stations, any station separately or any subscriber radio.
To start recording press Start. After recording the message press Stop.
The Send audio file window is displayed. Browse for the file you want to queue. The TRBOnet audio
files are by default stored in: C:\ProgramData\Neocom Software\TRBOnet.Enterprise\Audio
Select the file and press Open. The message is queued and the respective information is displayed.
To locate subscribers
1. Open the GPS Positioning tool.
2. In the Subscribers tree, select groups or individual subscribers whose position you want to
view.
3. Review the subscribers location manually or click Find on Map in the context menu. If a radio
station is on and transmits subscriber's coordinates, the map displays location of the
subscriber. If radio station is off or does not transmit GPS coordinates, the map displays
location of the subscriber according to the latest received positioning data. Different icons
represent the state of radio stations:
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location is actual
Blue
location may be outdated, the radio station does not transmit GPS coordinates,
the latest received coordinates are displayed
Grey
location may be outdated, the radio station is off, the latest received coordinates
are displayed
To center the map according to position of a particular subscriber, right-click the subscriber in
the Subscribers tree and select Find on Map.
To change the map allocation according to changes in the position of a particular subscriber,
right-click the subscriber in the Subscribers tree and select Monitoring (On/Off). In the
tracking mode, the map is centered to reflect subscriber's location every 15 seconds (the map
refresh interval).
To start monitoring of exact subscriber in a new window, right-click the subscriber in the
Subscribers tree and select Monitoring in New Window.
To change a subscriber's location manually, right-click the subscriber in the Subscribers tree
and select Set Location. Then point the new position with the cursor and click the left mouse
button.
1.2.2 How to
The main actions in the GPS Positioningtool are described below.
1. To show/hide subscribers or groups
2. To perform an action in the Subscribers tree
3. To load a map to a new tab
4. To load a map to a new window
5. To select the active map
6. To save map settings
7. To load the default map settings
8. To save an online map
9. Toolbar icons
10. To enable map drawing toolbar
11. To add a region
12. To add a map route
13. To add an object
14. To Playback Road
15. To perform an action in the objects pane
16. To monitor a subscriber
17. To show/hide objects and regions
18. To configure Geofencing and Speed Control
19. Indoor Positioning
20. To navigate through log records
21. To playback calls
22. To group log records
23. To add notes and messages to the log
24. Radio State
25. Active Tasks
26. User Activity
27. Beacons and Beacon Events
Note: You can only select the map of the same format the current tab map is. For example, if
you click Map | Select Active Map in a tab with a Open Street Map format map, the Select
Map... window will display the available Open Street Map format maps. Thus, if you need to
select another format map, use the Map | Open Map in Tab or the Map | Open Map in
Window option.
on the
Click Close.
Toolbar icons
The toolbar has the following icons:
1. Zoom In
2. Bookmarks
and deleting)
5. Show Route...
and Clear Route
for the period set by the user.
Show or
opens History mode to view subscribers location history for a set period of time.
allows estimating distances on the map.
on the toolbar.
on the toolbar.
on the toolbar.
CONTEXT MENU
Actions available depend on the type of node you selected, subscriber's state and the model of the
radio station.
Contact type
Subscriber Group
Actions
Send message sends a text message to all radio stations equipped with
a display in the group.
Reset GPS trigger resets GPS trigger of all radio stations in the group
Contact type
Actions
For disconnected (physically or by a dispatcher) subscribers, or subscribers
out of network reach:
Presence in Network attempts to determine availability of the
Subscriber
Find on Google Earth attempts to locate the subscriber on Goggle
Earth due to the latest received coordinates
Show Route shows the route of a subscriber for the period set by the
user
Note: To clear the map from the displayed route, click the Clear Route
icon
on the toolbar.
Show Route on Googe Earth shows the route of a subscriber for the
period set by the user on Google Earth
Googe Street View opens Google Street View due to subscribers latest
location and direction
Yandex Panorama opens Yandex Panorama due to subscribers latest
location and direction
Set location (available only when you have the respective privileges)
changes a subscriber's location manually
Private call allows recording a voice mail for an offline subscriber. The
message will be transmitted as soon as the subscriber gets online.
Subscriber
Contact type
Actions
Show Route shows the route of a subscriber for the period set by the
user
Show Route on Googe Earth shows the route of a subscriber for the
period set by the user
Googe Street View opens Google Street View due to subscribers latest
location and direction
Yandex Panorama opens Yandex Panorama due to subscribers latest
location and direction
Set location (available only when you have the respective privileges)
changes a subscriber's location manually
Private call makes a private call to the subscriber
Send Message (available only for radio stations equipped with a display)
sends a text message to the subscriber
Send Call the subscriber will hear a beep tone notifying on the call
Remote Monitor (Open mic)(available only when you have the
respective privileges) activates the microphone of the subscribers radio
station in hidden mode
Enable (Disable) Radio (available only when you have the respective
privileges) activates a previously disabled radio or blocks the subscriber's
radio station.
Reset GPS trigger resets GPS trigger of the radio station
Monitoring (On/Off) centers the map to display a subscribers location
eech 15 seconds
Monitoring in New Window opens GPS Monitoring window for
selected subscriber
[VIO 1] Send to the subscriber a telemetry command
Set ... Assigns the user to a User Activity list set by the administrator (if
user activity is enabled)
Start Lone Worker Starts a Lone Worker policy for the user
Contact type
Actions
To monitor a subscriber
1. To monitor a subscriber right-click it in the Contacts Tree and select Monitoring in New
Window.
3. The monitoring window is displayed for selected subscriber. The map will be centered due to
the subscriber's position. Quick buttons with the main actions are available for the subscriber
(Presence in Network, Private Call, Find on Map, Send Message, Hidden Mic, etc.)
To add a region
1. To add a region click
2. Then left-click the points of the region on the map. To cancel the operation click Cancel. To
save the region click Save.
3. The Add New Object on Map window is displayed.
5. On Region tab specify region's colour and transparency and select the Fill region area
checkbox if necessary.
If you want to change the shape of your region right click it and choose Edit
If you want to change the shape of your region left click the dot and pull it to the appropriate place of
the map, you may also add new dots. Right click to delete the previous action.
Click Save to save the edited region or Cancel to go back to its original view
on the toolbar
Click on the map to set the dots of your route. To delete the dot right click the map. To save the route
click Save to cancel it click Cancel
To give route a name and to set its area right click it and choose Properties in the context menu
General
Route
To add an object
1. To add an object click one of the object icons
Toolbar.
2. Then left-click the place on the map to add the object at. To cancel the operation click Cancel.
To save the object click Save.
3. The Add New Object on Map window is displayed. Specify object's name and description and
click OK.
on the toolbar
You may see the playback road of the radio in the table and also see its route on the map
Show All - click to see the location of all other subscribers on the map at the same time interval
Description
Opens the Geofencing and Speed Control window, which helps
set the rules for geofencing and speed control.
Shows all the objects and regions on the map.
Hides all the objects and regions on the map.
Finds the object on map.
Removes the selected object (region).
Shows the selected object's (region's) properties.
TO ADD/DELETE A RULE
To add a rule click Add Rule in the Geofencing and Speed Control window.
To delete a rule click Delete Rule in the Geofencing and Speed Control window.
TO EDIT A RULE
Select the rule on the list and set the following parameters:
General
You can set the following parameters in the General tab:
Send Text Message to a radio if the rule has been triggered Select the checkbox if necessary
Activate LoneWorker if the rule has been triggered Select the checkbox if necessary (allows
automatically activating a Lone Worker policy for a radio in case of entering or leaving exact region on
map)
Regions
You can set the following parameters in the Regions tab:
All regions Select this option to apply this rule all regions
Only selected regions Select this option if you want to apply the rule for one or several regions and
check the regions to apply the rule for in the Region List
Radios
You can set the following parameters in the Radios tab:
All radios Select this option to apply this rule for all radios
Only selected radios Select this option if you want to apply the rule for one or several radios and
check the radios to apply the rule for in the Radio List
Lone Workers
You can set the following parameters in the Lone Workers tab:
All tasks Select this option to apply this rule for all Lone Worker tasks
Only selected tasks Select this option if you want to apply the rule for one or several tasks and
check the tasks to apply the rule for in the Lone Workers List
TO ENABLE/DISABLE A RULE
To enable/disable a rule, click Enable Rule or Disable Rule in the Geofencing and Speed Control
window.
Indoor Positioning
TRBOnet Enterprise v3.0 provides the Indoor Positioning feature allowing locating radio subscribers
indoors where no GPS signal is available. The feature requires additional hardware (beacons spread
around the building and option boards in radios). A subscriber will be displayed on indoor floor plan
on exact beacon when the radio comes to the beacon's coverage area. The beacon icon on map
notifies on the amount of radios that are currently in this beacon's coverage area. (e.g. Room 1(3) there are 3 radios in Room 1)
Note:if any radio was in the beacon's zone some time ago - the beacon is marked with blue, if any
radio is in the beacon's zone - the beacon is marked with yellow, if alarm mode is on - the beacon is
marked with red, if Indoor Service is not active or there is no radio in the beacon's zone - the beacon
is marked with red
EDIT A BEACON
To edit beacon's properties double-click it on map or in the objects tree. The properties window is
displayed. Specify beacon's name and ID from the programming kit.
To navigate through the call sessions, use the navigation bar at the bottom of Event Logpane
To sort the list by a specific column, click the column heading to sort records in ascending
order, or click the column heading again to reverse the sort order
To hide old log records from the Event Log pane, click Clear
To playback a call
1. Select a communication session in the list.
2. To download from the radio server and play the audio file, click
on the toolbar
To playback several items, press Ctrl and select recordings from the list, then click
on the toolbar.
To playback a list of items, select one item, then press Shift and select the last one from the list
you need to playback, all items between these 2 recordings will be selected. Click
on the toolbar.
Date
Master Radio
Sender
Recipient
1. Click
on the toolbar.
2. A small pane is opened. Drag the column (for example, Date) to group by to the pane.
The records are grouped by the Date column. To view the records for exact date double-click the date
or click
.
You can group records by several columns. For example, after dragging the Date column, drag
Sender. Now you can view records for exact dates by senders.
To exit the grouping view mode, drag columns names from the pane, then click
toolbar.
on the
NOTES
All records in the log can have user's notes. To see the notes, click
Note column is shown.
The note is shown in the Note column and displayed in the Message column as icon. This icon is
displayed even if the Show notes mode is not enabled.
Extended Comments
In the Note tab click Add Extension.
Click
to add the Elements to choose. In the appearing window click Add and add the element.
MESSAGES
A dispatcher can add messages for Dispatcher Console users. To add a message to the log, click
on the toolbar. The Add user message window is displayed.
The default recipient is All.If necessary, type the name of the recipient. Select the severity from
dropdown list: Information, Warning or Alarm. Type the message and click OK. The message is
added to the log. Now the message is displayed in the Recent Calls/Events log and in the User
messages section of the Event Log tool.
Recent Calls
The Recent Calls tab displays the log of all the calls.
In this log you can see the history ofall the calls in the system (such as Private Calls, Group Calls, etc.).
Radio State
The Radio State tab displays the log of the selected subscriber's state.
In this log you can see the history of a subscribers states (such as Radio Online, Lone Worker,
Geofencing etc.).
The user can add notes and messages like in the Event Log tab.
Active Tasks
The Active Tasks tab displays all active Lone Worker policies.
User Activity
The User Activity tab displays the User Activity lists and subscribers assigned to these lists.
To Edit a list
To edit a list click Edit. The User Activity List Settings window is displayed.
[do not replace default] leaves the subscriber's icon color as it is due to its state (grey, blue
or green)
Automatically by receiving Text Message from a radio to assign a radio to the list after
receiving a message (specify the message text in the Message field).
Automatically by receiving Telemetry Command from a radio to assign a radio to the list
after receiving a telemetry. Specify the telemetry (1 to 5) and the command (High, Low or
Pulse).
Automatically by receiving DTMF command from abonent to assign a radio to the list after
receiving a predefined DTMF command (specify the command in the Command field).
To assign an offline subscriber to the default User Activity list, go to the Advanced tab. Select the
checkbox and set the timeout to assign an offline subscriber to the default list after.
Beacons
The Beacons tab displays the beacons registered within the system and subscribers assigned to these
beacons.
Beacons events
The Beacons Events tab displays the beacons events.
To perform an action
To perform an action, see the respective section
TRBOMap format
MapLib format
When you switch to the GPS Positioning tool for the first time, TRBOnet Dispatcher Console displays
the Select map... window where you can select the electronic map you want to use or add new maps.
Click Add... then browse for the map and click OK.
Note: Some map formats (such as MapPoint or Ingit) don't have the Add... button. The Select
Map... window displays all available maps of the format to select from.
Toolbar icons
The toolbar has the following icons:
1. Zoom In
2. Bookmarks
and deleting)
5. Show Route...
and Clear Route
for the period set by the user.
Show or
opens History mode to view subscribers location history for a set period of time.
To add a region
1. To add a region click
2. Then left-click the points of the region on the map. To cancel the operation click Cancel. To
save the region click Save.
3. The Add New Object on Map window is displayed.
4. On General tab specify object's name and description.
5. On Region tab specify the region's color and transparency and select the Fill region area
checkbox if necessary.
To add an object
2. Then left-click the place on the map to add the object at. To cancel the operation click Cancel.
To save the object click Save.
3. The Add New Object on Map window is displayed. Specify object's name and description and
click OK.
To perform an action
To perform an action select an object or region in the Objects Pane and right-click it. The context
menu is displayed.
Description
Opens the Geofencing and Speed Control window, which helps
set the rules for geofencing and speed control.
Shows all the objects and regions on the map.
Hides all the objects and regions on the map.
Finds the object on map.
Removes the selected object.
Shows the selected object's properties.
Active Tasks, which displays information on Lone Worker policies currently applied
User Activity, which displays information on User activity lists and subscribers assigned to
these lists
Recent Calls/Events
This log displays all the events in the System.
To navigate through the call sessions, use the navigation bar at the bottom of Event Logpane
To sort the list by a specific column, click the column heading to sort records in ascending
order, or click the column heading again to reverse the sort order
To hide old log records from the Event Log pane, click Clear
TO PLAYBACK RECORDS
Date
Control Station
Sender
Recipient
on the
Notes
To manage notes, see the respective section
Messages
To manage messages, see the respective section
The Recent Calls tab displays the log of all the calls.
Recent Calls
In this log you can see the history ofall the calls in the system (such as Private Calls, Group Calls, etc.).
Radio State
The Radio State tab displays the log of the selected subscriber's state.
In this log you can see the history of a subscribers states (such as Radio Online, Lone Worker,
Geofencing etc.).
The user can add notes and messages like in the Event Log tab.
Active Tasks
The Active Tasks tab displays all active Lone Worker policies.
User Activity
The User Activity tab displays the User Activity lists and subscribers assigned to these lists.
Beacons
The Beacons tab displays the beacons registered within the system and subscribers assigned to these
beacons.
Beacons events
The Beacons Events tab displays the beacons events.
Indoor Positioning
TRBOnet Enterprise v3.0 provides the Indoor Positioning feature allowing locating radio subscribers
indoors where no GPS signal is available. The feature requires additional hardware (beacons spread
around the building and option boards in radios). A subscriber will be displayed on indoor floor plan
on exact beacon when the radio comes to the beacon's coverage area. The beacon icon on map
notifies on the amount of radios that are currently in this beacon's coverage area. (e.g. Room 1(3) there are 3 radios in Room 1)
Note:if any radio was in the beacon's zone some time ago - the beacon is marked with blue, if any
radio is in the beacon's zone - the beacon is marked with yellow, if alarm mode is on - the beacon is
marked with red, if Indoor Service is not active or there is no radio in the beacon's zone - the beacon
is marked with red
Edit a Beacon
To edit beacon's properties double-click it on map or in the objects tree. The properties window is
displayed. Specify beacon's name and ID from the programming kit.
1.3.2 How to
The main actions in the Text Messages tool are described below.
1. To send a message to a node
2. To show/hide records from the Message Session pane
3. To create your template for extended message
4. To send extended message
Select the node from the dropdown list in the Text Message pane.
Note: An offline user will receive the message as soon as one gets online.
To hide old log records from the Message Session pane, click
1. To create your template go to Local Disc (C:) - Program Files - Neocom Software - TRBOnet
Enterprise - TextMessenger.TemplateMaker
TEMPLATE INPUT
Create your Template Input: In this mode you create the form to be filled in with the information.
With the help of this template you can send the message to the recipient.
Controls
Label - put the cursor on Label and pull it to the template to give a name to any part of your
template. Then print the Name a Text(they are the same by default)
Note:Label field is used not only for making titles but for any name you want to have in your
template.
Textbox - put the cursor on Textbox and pull it to the template to write nay text information in any
part of the template. Then print the Name a Text(they are the same by default)
Checkbox - If you need to set any checkbox put the cursor on Checkbox and pull it to the template.
Then print the Name a Text(they are the same by default)
4)Combobox - If you need to set any variants to choose put the cursor on Combobox and pull it to
the template. Then print the Name a Text (they are the same by default)
Note:you should duplicate Combobox name using Label function so that the recipient would be able
to see it
Note:to change the position of any component right click it and select Move, then left click it and
change its position.
After you added the information to your template with helps Controlsyour template will look like this:
Template Size
Set the Template Size: Width and Height of your template page.
MAIN EDITINGS
Textbox Size
To change the Textbox width go to Size field in the right toolbar and set necessary parameters. To
change Textbox height set true in the Multiline field and then also set the parameters in the Size
field.
Combobox Variants
To add the variants to Combobox go to the Items field and enlist the variants using String Collection
Editor as it is shown in the picture:
TEMPLATE OUTPUT
1. Create your Template Output. Go File - Open and open the template you created. In this
mode you can not edit your template. This template is used by the recepient to recieve the
message.
TEST INPUT
In this mode you may test your Input Template
1. Go File - Open to open your Input Template. This is the how the form you will fill in with the
information looks like.
TEST OUTPUT
In this mode you may see how your tested template will look.
1. Go File - Open, choose your Output Template, then it will automatically go the list of the Test
Input files, then choose the Test Input file of the current project. You see what the file you
filled in with information in the Test Input mode will look like for the recipient.
In the Start menu, select All Programs | Neocom Software | TRBOnet Enterprise|
TRBOnet Dispatcher v3.6
3. Go to Text Messages.
4. Go View - Show Extended Messages Tab
5. Go Extended - Templates.
6. Press
and choose the Template Input you created in theMessage Template Maker
Note: people who will recieve the information you send in the template should download the
Template Output you cretaed in the Message Template Maker to their copy of TRBOnet Dispatcher
v3.6
7. Save the template in the system.
9. Choose the subscriber you send the information to and press Send
10. The subscriber recieves you information with the help of the Output Template.
To hide old log records from the Message Session pane pane, click Clean
To send a message
To send a text message:
1. Select the recipient from the dropdown list.
2. Type up to 120 characters of text.
3. Click Send
Note: An offline user will receive the message as soon as one gets online.
1.4.2 How to
The main actions in the Reports and Statisticstool are described below.
1. To generate a report
2. To view a generated report
3. To manage a report
To generate a report
1. Select the type of report
2. Set the report's parameters:
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Start date (for all report types) set the start date of the report
End Date (for all report types) set the end date of the report
Min. interval (only for "Location for period) set the time interval to take data in (for
example, to get the location data each 90 seconds). The recommended value is not less than 90
seconds for a report for one day.
Avg. interval (only for "Speed for period") set the time interval to take data in (for example,
to get the location data each 90 seconds). The recommended value is not less than 90 seconds
for a report for one day.
Speed (only for "Idle time detailed" and "Idle time summary") set the minimum speed
value not to consider a subscriber idle.
Filter:
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detailed information on the radios
Message Type (only for "Messages for period" report and query) select the type of
message from the dropdown list (All Messages, Text Messages, Telemetry, Talk Sessions,
Registration in a radio network, System Messages, User messages)
Channel(s) (only for "Messages for period" report and query) select the channel from
the dropdown list
Sender(s) (only for "Messages for period" report and query) select the sender from the
dropdown list
Recipient(s) (only for "Messages for period" report and query) select the recipient from
the dropdown list
Radio (for "State of Radios", "Location for period", "Staying in a zone", "Drive activity
detailed", "Speed for period", "Idle time detailed" , "Idle time summary", "Movement
details(indoor)" and "Movement details(indoor) summary") select the radio to make
report on from the dropdown list
Beacon ( only for "Movement details(indoor)" and "Movement details(indoor)
summary" ) - choose necessary beacon from the dropdown list
Region (only for "Staying in a zone") set the region to make the report on.
Find Text (for Common reports and Queries) type the text to make report only on
messages, containing the text
Hide zero length audio message (only for "Messages for period") - put the checkbox if
you don't need messages that last more than one second
Print Notes (for "Messages for period" and "State of Radios" include notes in the
report
Print Location (only for "State of Radios") - put the checkbox to see the geographic
location of the radios in the report
l Find user messages only (only for "User messages and notes") find only user messages
to make report on
l Find messages with notes only (only for "User messages and notes") find only notes to
make report on
l Show names of streets (Reduces speed of report generation) (only for "Location for
period") - if it is necessary put the checkbox to see the names of the streets (you may also
see the location on the map when the report is generated)
l Internet access (only for "Location for period") - choose the internet source to find the
names of the streets if you have activated the Show names of streets (Reduces speed of
report generation) function
l Min. stop time (only for "Drive activity detailed") - specify the min. time interval
considred to be an official stop
l Stop borders(m) (only for "Drive activity detailed") - specify the borders for the official
stop
l Show all states (only for "Drive activity detailed") - put the checkbox to see the detailed
report on drive activity (how many stops, etc)
l Automatic correct GPS errors (for "Drive activity detailed", "Drive activity summary",
"Speed for period") - put the checkbox if necessary and then Configure the maximum
available speed
Grouping:
l Group by (for "Radio allocation" only) select grouping by radios or users
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To manage a report
TOOLBAR
Print
Select the printer; if necessary, set the page range, the number of copies and
the printing preferences, then click Print
Quick Print
Print window
2. Page Setup
Click this icon to print the document according to the settings from the
3. Scale
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Zoom
Zoom In
4. Navigate
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First Page
Click to see the first page
Previous Page
Click to see the previous page
Next Page
Click to see the next page
Last page
Click to see the last page
5. Multiple Pages
Background
Click to set the background color
Watermark
Type a text or select a template or an image for watermark and set the
parameters (position, size, direction, transparency, page range etc.)
7. Export document
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Export Document...
Select the file type to save from the dropdown list, then set
the export options and click OK. Browse to save the file
Common reports for a specific time period with information on communication events and
states of radio stations per subscriber
GPS reports for a specific time period with information on subscriber's location, activity and
speed
Report type
Description
System reports
Registered radios
GPS status
CrossPatch Activity
Common reports
State of Radios
User messages and notes
Radio allocation
Radio disabling
Movement details
(indoor)
Movement details
(indoor) summary
GPS Reports
Location for period
Staying in a region
Drive activity detailed
Drive activity summary
Speed for period
Idle time summary
Idle time detailed
Queries
To generate a report
To generate a report, see the respective section
To view a report
To view a report, see the respective section
To manage a report
To manage a report, see the respective section
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Text messages
Telemetry messages
Voice communications
System messages
User messages
The Event Log tool provides you with an interface for monitoring events recorded in the log.
1.1.1 How To
1. To navigate through log records
2. To playback calls
3. To group log records
4. To add messages and notes to the log
5. To save log records
To navigate through the call sessions, use the navigation bar at the bottom of Log panepane
To sort the list by a specific column, click the column heading to sort records in ascending
order, or click the column heading again to reverse the sort order
To hide old log records from the Log pane pane, click Clean
To playback a call
1. Select a communication session in the list.
2. To download from the radio server and play the audio file, click
in the Entry pane.
on the toolbar or
To playback several items, press Ctrl and select recordings from the list, then click
on the toolbar.
To playback a list of items, select one item, then press Shift and select the last one from the list
you need to playback, all items between these 2 recordings will be selected. Click
on the toolbar.
Date
Master Radio
Sender
Recipient
1. Click
on the toolbar.
2. A small pane is opened. Drag the column (for example, Date) to group by to the pane.
The records are grouped by the Date column. To view the records for exact date double-click the date
or click
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You can group records by several columns. For example, after dragging the Date column, drag
Sender. Now you can view records for exact dates by senders.
To exit the grouping view mode, drag columns names from the pane, then click
toolbar.
on the
NOTES
All records in the log can have user's notes. To see the notes, click
Note column is shown.
on the toolbar or
The note is shown in the Note column and displayed in the Message column as icon. This icon is
displayed even if the Show notes mode is not enabled.
Extended Comments
In the Note tab click Add Extension.
Click
to add the Elements to choose. In the appearing window click Add and add the element.
MESSAGES
A dispatcher can add messages for Dispatcher Console users. To add a message to the log, click
on the toolbar. The Add user message window is displayed.
The default recepient is All.If necessary, select the dispatcher from the dropdown list. Select the
severity from dropdown list: Information, Warning or Alarm. Type the message and click OK. The
message is added to the log.
Now the message is displayed in theAll Messages and User messages sections.
on the toolbar
If you save two or more records choose Save Selection as Individual Files or Save Selection as
Single File
All Messages
Text Messages
Inbox
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Telemetry
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Talk Sessions
Registration in a radio network
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User messages
The Log pane is the expanded version of the ones in the Radio and the GPS Positioning tools.
To navigate through the call sessions, use the navigation bar at the bottom of Log pane
To sort the list by a specific column, click the column heading to sort records in ascending
order, or click the column heading again to reverse the sort order
To hide old log records from the Log pane, click Clean
To playback records
Date
Master Radio
Sender
Recipient
NOTES
To manage notes, see the respective section
MESSAGES
To manage messages, see the respective section
1.6. Administer
1.6.1 Administer overview
This tool provides you with an interface for administering the radio network and the TRBOnet system.
Note: To access this interface, you must connect to the TRBOnet RadioServer with
administrative privileges.
The default administrative login and password are admin. For security reasons, we
recommend you to change the default password once you access the administration tool,
then connect to TRBOnet RadioServer with user privileges. See Manage Dispatchers.
TIP: Check status bar notifications to ensure you have administrative privileges.
Navigation Tree
The Navigation Tree within the Administer tool contains the following administrative nodes:
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Tasks Manage tasks (such as Geofencing, User Activity, Lone Worker etc.)
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Click
on the toolbar
Right-click the control station in the list and select Reset in the context menu
Right-click the control station in the control stations list and select Properties in the context
menu
on the toolbar
DESCRIPTION TAB
ID control station's ID
TRANSMITS TAB
Select the checkbox to use an external control station for private calls and select the control station
from the dropdown list.
VOLUME TAB
Adjust TX and RX levels on the channel manually or select Configure system volume to follow system
volume settings.
1.6.2 CrossPatch
This node allows adding, editing and deleting CrossPatch rules.
To add a CrossPatch
To add a CrossPatch do one of the following:
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right-click a CrossPatch from the list and select Add from the context menu
Always enable
Invisible
4. Control Stations to redirect calls set the source(s) and the target(s) of redirected calls. You
can select one exact group or all the groups of a control station to redirect calls.
Types of CrossPatch
You can use three different variants of CrossPatching:
To create this mode of CrossPatching add a CrossPatch and set the Work Mode as Control stations
redirect the calls to each other. Set the CrossPatch name and the control stations to redirect calls.
To create this type of CrossPatching add a CrossPatch and set the Work Mode as One control station
redirects the calls to several control stations. Set the CrossPatch name and the control stations to
redirect calls.
To create this type of CrossPatch add a CrossPatch and set the Work Mode as Control stations
redirect the calls to one control station. Set the CrossPatch name and the control stations to
redirect calls.
Note: you may create as many lists of rules as you need but you can activate only one of them
simultaneously
To activate a CrossPatch
To activate or deactivate a CrossPatch select the checkbox in front of the CrossPatch Work Area.
To edit a CrossPatch
To edit a CrossPatch rule do one of the following:
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select the CrossPatch in the Work area and click Edit on the toolbar
right-click the CrossPatch in the work area and select Edit from the context menu
1.6.3 Database
This node gives the information on the RadioServer database.
Server name The Server name set in the TRBOnet RadioServer Configurator
Database name The Database name set in the TRBOnet RadioServer Configurator
Specify the date you need to remove the data older than and, if necessary, select the Backup audio
checkbox to save audio files in the archive with database backup and the Remove checkbox to
remove old data and audio.
Select Enable the database backup scheduler. Then select days of week and time to perform the
backup and configure the scheduler to remove the data older than exact number of days.
To disable a radio
Note: TRBOnet Enterprise provides the Stun Kill Passive function. The dispatcher can disable
a radio even if it's offline. The system will disable an offline radio as soon as it gets available.
To disable a radio click Disable Radio on the toolbar.
The Lock window is displayed.
Select the radio from the dropdown list, specify the reason and click OK.
The disabled radio is added to the Disabled Radios list and its icon is changed to
To enable a radio
To enable a radio select it from the Disabled Radio list and do one of the following:
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1.6.5 Dispatchers
This node allows adding, editing and deleting dispatchers.
To add/delete a dispatcher
To add a dispatcher do one of the following:
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right-click a dispatcher from the list and select Add or Delete in the context menu
GENERAL
Display Name Enter the name that will be displayed for other dispatchers
Hide logon of the user from other users Select this checkbox to make this dispatcher
invisible for other users
Allow this user to login in several consoles in same time Select this checkbox to allow this
user multiple connections to RadioServer
ACCESS RIGHTS
Only selected control stations are available select or clear checkboxes to make channels
available or unavailable
AVAILABLE GROUPS
Only selected groups are available select or clear checkboxes to make groups available or
unavailable
DISPATCH CALL
Automatically by receiving Text Message from a radio select to make an automated call
from dispatcher to radio
To edit a dispatcher
To edit a dispatcher do one of the following:
right-click a dispatcher from the list and select Edit in the context menu
The Add/Edit User window is displayed. Specify the name and description.
right-click a group from the list and select Edit in the context menu
To delete a group
To delete a group do one of the following:
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1.6.8 Tasks
This nodes allows managing the following tasks:
1. Geofencing
2. SMS and Email notifications
3. User Activity
4. Lone Worker
5. Export Data
6. Scheduled Task
7. Idle Time
8. Voice message
9. Callsign Changing
10. Agenda
Geofencing
TO ENABLE/DISABLE GEOFENCING
To enable or disable geofencing select the respective checkbox in the Work Area and click Yes.
To add/delete a rule
To add a rule click Add Rule in the Geofencing and Speed Control window.
To delete a rule click Delete Rule in the Geofencing and Speed Control window.
To edit a rule
Select a rule from the list and set the rule's parameters.
General tab
You can set the following parameters in the General tab:
Send Text Message to a radio if the rule has been triggered Select the checkbox if necessary
Activate LoneWorker if the rule has been triggered Select the checkbox if necessary (allows
automatically activating a Lone Worker policy for a radio in case of entering or leaving exact region on
map)Regions tab
Regions tab
You can set the following parameters in the Regions tab:
Control mode Select the control mode from the dropdown list:
Send Text Message to a radio if it enters, exits or changes a region Slect the checkbox if
necessarySend Call Alert to a radio if the rule has been triggered Select the checkbox if necessary
All regions Select this option to apply this rulefor all regions
Only selected regions Select this option if you want to apply the rule for one or several regions and
check the regions to apply the rule for in the Region List
Radios tab
You can set the following parameters in the Regions tab:
All radios Select this option to apply this rule for all radios
Only selected radios Select this option if you want to apply the rule for one or several radios and
check the radios to apply the rule for in the Radio List
All tasks Select this option to activate all Lone Worker tasks
Only selected tasks Select this option to specify exact Lone Worker task(s) to be activated
To enable/disable a rule
To enable/disable a rule, select a rule and click Enable Rule or Disable Rule.
right-click SMS and Email notifications in the Work Area and select Edit from the context
menu
select SMS and Email notifications in the Work Area and click
on the toolbar
Send SMS to recipients if ALARM has been activated select to send SMS in case of Alarm
Send MMS to recipients if ALARM has been activated select to send MMS in case of Alarm
Recipients to add a recepient click Add and type the cell phone number (11-digit); to remove
a recipient click Delete
Type of connection to GSM select the type of connection (Nokia mobile phone connected
to RadioServer PC or Vianett service(http://www.vianett.com))
Send Test MMS (for Vianett connection only) lick to send a test MMS
Send Test SMS (for Vianett connection only) lick to send a test SMS
Send Email to recipients if ALARM has been activated select to send Email in case of Alarm
Recipients to add a recipient click Add and type the Email address; to remove a recipient
click Delete
This server requires a secure connection (SSL) select to use a secure connection
Connect using
This server requires a secure connection (SSL) select to use a secure connection
Check for new messages every ... seconds set the time interval to check for new emails
Connect using
User Activity
The User Activity function lets the dispatcher make lists subscribers can be assigned to due to their
activity.
For example, if a subscriber sends a message On duty or presses an exact preset telemetry button
this subscriber gets assigned to the On duty list in the Remote Dispatcher Console. The dispatcher
can also assign subscribers to lists manually.
right-click User activity in the Work Area and select Edit from the context menu
on the toolbar
To Edit a list
To edit a list click Edit. The User Activity List Settings window is displayed.
[do not replace default] leaves the subscriber's icon color as it is due to its state (grey, blue
or green)
Automatically by receiving Text Message from a radio to assign a radio to the list after
receiving a message (specify the message text in the Message field).
Automatically by receiving Telemetry Command from a radio to assign a radio to the list
after receiving a telemetry. Specify the telemetry (1 to 5) and the command (High, Low or
Pulse).
Automatically by receiving DTMF command from abonent to assign a radio to the list after
receiving a predefined DTMF command (specify the command in the Command field).
To assign an offline subscriber to the default User Activity list, go to the Advanced tab. Select the
checkbox an set the timeout to assign the subscriber to the default list after.
Export Data
TRBOnet Enterprise provides the Export Data function, which allows exporting data to an external
database table.
right-click any of the Work Area items and select Add | Export Data
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Type select type from the list: Export to database table, Export to Versa Trans, Export to
Google, Export to NMEA or Export to file.
Data select the data type to export : Location of radio (for all types of export except for
Export to file), Radio status changes (for Export to database table only), Event messages (for
Export to database table only) or Telemetry (for Export to file only).
Connection tab
Windows authentication select for Windows authentication or clear and enter SQL Server
authentication user name and password.
Data tab
Table the table's name in the following format: [database name].[dbo].[table name].
database name the external database name
table name - the external database table name
Create table click to create a new table. The Create table window is displayed. Enter the
Table name in format: [database name].[dbo].[table name]. Click OK.
Load columns list click to load the columns list from an existing table, which must be set in
the Table field
Column mapping this table displays the table's column mapping. Select the data to export
for each row from the dropdown list, which depends on the data type you specified in the Data
field.
Scheduler tab
Export mode
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Data tab
Test connection Click to test the connection to Versa Trans data collector.
Scheduler tab
Data tab
File name - specify the file name. To browse for file, click
Scheduler tab
Data tab
File extension - specify the file extension. The default extension is txt.
Message type - specify the message type. Select $GPGGA, $GPGLL or both formats.
Scheduler tab
Data tab
Start new file every - specify the the time interval to start a new file in (Hour, Day or Month).
Scheduler tab
on the toolbar
Lone Worker
The Lone Worker policy lets the dispatcher set a time interval in which the communication with a
subscriber is expected. For example, if a lone worker hasnt called the dispatcher for 15 minutes,
he/she gets a message and the dispatcher gets an alarm signal.
right-click any of the Work Area items and select Add | Lone Worker
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The Lone Worker window is displayed. Specify the name of the policy in the Task name field and set
the policy's parameters.
This tab contains the parameters that control the start of the policy.
The following parameters can be set:
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Manually (on demand of dispatcher) select to start Lone Worker for a subscriber manually
Automatically by receiving Text Message from a radio select to start Lone Worker after
receiving a message from a subscriber (specify the message text in the Message field).
Automatically by receiving Telemetry Command from a radio select to start Lone Worker
after receiving a telemetry. Specify the telemetry VIO (1 to 5) and the Command (High, Low or
Pulse).
Automatically by receiving DTMF command from abonent select to start Lone Worker after
receiving a DTMF command from a subscriber (specify the command in the Command field).
Send Text Message to a radio select to notify a subscriber with a message when Lone
Worker starts (specify the message text in the Message field).
Conditions tab
This tab contains the parameters that control the conditions of the policy.
The following parameters can be set:
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Radio has not been transmitting during ... minutes set the time without transmitting, after
which the Lone Workerpolicy is triggered
Send notification before ... seconds set the time after the notification for the radio to
respond before triggering the Lone Worker policy
Send Call Alert to a radio select to send a call alert to a radio in case the policy has been
triggered
Send Text Message to a radio select to send a text message to a radio in case the policy has
been triggered (specify the message text in the Message field).
This tab contains the parameters that control stop of the policy.
The following parameters can be set:
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Manually (on demand of dispatcher) select to stop Lone Worker for a subscriber manually
Automatically by receiving Text Message from a radio select to stop Lone Worker after
receiving a message from a subscriber (specify the message text in the Message field).
Automatically by receiving Telemetry Command from a radio select to stop Lone Worker
after receiving a telemetry. Specify the telemetry VIO (1 to 5) and the Command (High, Low or
Pulse).
Automatically by receiving DTMF command from abonent select to stop Lone Worker
after receiving a DTMF command from a subscriber (specify the command in the Command
field).
Send Text Message to a radio select to notify a subscriber with a message when Lone
Worker stops (specify the message text in the Message field).
Scheduled Task
This function allows sending scheduled messages to radios.
right-click any of the Work Area items and select Add | Scheduled Task
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The Scheduled Task window is displayed. Specify the name of the policy in the Task name field and
set the task's parameters.
Command tab
Scheduler tab
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Idle Time
To configure Idle Time task do one of the following:
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Voice Message
The Voice Message allows automatically broadcasting a predefined voice message after receiving a
telemetry, a text message or a DTMF command.
right-click any of the Work Area items ands select Add | Voice Message
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The Voice Message window is displayed. Specify the name of the policy in the Task start field and set
the policy's parameters.
This tab contains the parameters that control the start of the policy.
The following meters can be set:para
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Manually (on demand of the dispatcher) - select to start Voice Message manually
Automatically by receiving Text Message from a radio select to start Voice Message after
receiving a message from a subscriber (specify the message text in the Message field).
Automatically by receiving DTMF command from subscriber select to start Voice Message
after receiving a DTMF command from a subscriber (specify the command in the Command
field).
Activated by any radio - select to activate the mode with any radio in the system
Activate by specific radios only - select the radios that may activate Voice Message mode
Send Text Message to a radio select to notify with a message when Voice Message starts
(specify the message text in the Message field).
Task Repeat
Task Stop
Manually (on demand of the dispatcher) - select to start Voice Message manually
Automatically by receiving Text Message from a radio select to start Voice Message after
receiving a message from a subscriber (specify the message text in the Message field).
Automatically by receiving DTMF command from subscriber select to start Voice Message
after receiving a DTMF command from a subscriber (specify the command in the Command
field).
Send Text Message to a radio select to notify with a message when Voice Message starts
(specify the message text in the Message field).
Message
Telemetry
1. To start Callsign Changingmode put the checkbox in front of it and then double click it in the
list of the tasks
Load the Sprite Form (output template) and choose the Field Name
Agenda
Agenda is used to automatically send predefined messages to the radios . It may be used when you
have any software receiving any messages but it is not able to send them to the subscribers. In this
case TRBOnet Enterprise acts like an intermediary - it receives the messages from the folder and
sends them to the radios.
Note:Incoming folder contains only negative reports: either the subscriber doesn't answer or the
subscriber does not receive the message. If it works correctly the folder will be empty. To see the
answer of the subscriber go to Text Messages
Note: if the message contains only one text line the request from the subscriber will not be monitored
1.6.9 Telemetry
This node allows configuring Telemetry.
Right-click Telemetry in the Navigation Tree and click Create New Profile
COMMON TAB
Auto request input states Select to refresh inputs states automatically and set the interval
Severity Select the severity from dropdown list (Information, Warning or Alarm
Request location of subscriber - select to request location automatically after receiving the
telemetry
1.6.10 Users
An exact radio can be now assigned in the system to an exact employee registered in the system. This
can be really useful for situations with shift workers.
All available radios are disabled and an employee will need to enter username and password to take a
radio or return it.
When the radio is taken it gets enabled and assigned to this worker in the system. When the radio is
returned its no more assigned to the employee and it gets disabled again.
Note: The function of taking (enabling) or returning (disabling) radios is available in separate
TRBOnet Radio allocation Console.
To add a user
To add a user, do one of the following:
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Right-click any of the users in the work area and in the context menu select Add
Right-click Users in the Navigation Tree and select Add New User
GENERAL TAB
Max radios count - specify the maximum number of radios the user can take at once
RADIOS TAB
ADVANCED TAB
Select if necessary:
Lock radio on return - select to disable a returned radio
Allow DTMF management - select to specify DTMF commands for the user to take or return a radio
To edit a user
To edit a user, do one of the following:
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1.6.11 Radios
When you select a node of a radio station or group (including the Radios group node) in the
Navigation Tree, the work area displays the following elements:
1. Additional toolbar, which provides you with options for managing subscriber's accounts
All registered subscribers and groups are also displayed under the Radios node in the navigation tree.
Subscriber Groups
TO ADD A GROUP
To add a group do one of the following:
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on the toolbar
right-click the Radios node or an existing group in the Navigation Tree and select Create New
Group... in the context men
Subscribers
TO ADD A SUBSCRIBER
To add a radio do one of the following:
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on the toolbar
right-click the group you want to add a radio to and select Add New Radio... in the context
menu
right-click a radio in the Work area and select Add in the context menu
General Tab
Equipped with GPS-module select to make GPS positioning enabled for the radio
Use custom GPS polling interval for this radio select if necessary (specify the Period)
Equipped with display (for Text Messaging) select to make text messaging enabled for the
radio
Telemetry if necessary, select a custom telemetry profile
On the Map
l Use icon settings select the type of icon displayed on the map from dropdown list:
Mobile radios, Portable Radios, Radio on a boat, Bus, etc.
l Show callsign select or clear to show or hide radio's name on the map
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Groups Tab
Optionboard Tab
TRBOnet supports Sprite optionboard. Select Sprite or FS5000 if necessary. To test optionboard click
Check Optionboard.
Additional Tab
Right-click it in the Navigation Tree and select Edit Radio Properties... or Remove Radio in the
context menu.
Right-click a radio on the list of radios and select Edit or Delete in the context menu.
or
on the toolbar.
To add a user
To add a user, do one of the following:
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Right-click any of the users in the work area and in the context menu select Add
Right-click Users in the Navigation Tree and select Add New User
General tab
Max radios count - specify the maximum number of radios the user can take at once
Radios tab
Advanced tab
Select if necessary:
Lock radio on return - select to disable a returned radio
Allow DTMF management - select to specify DTMF commands for the user to take or return a radio
To edit a user
To edit a user, do one of the following:
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Right-click a user in the work area and in the context menu select Edit.
To generate a report:
1. Set the following parameters:
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Specify the RadioServer's IP address, user name and password and click OK. TRBOnet Radio
Allocation console window is displayed.
on the toolbar
Select a user from the drop-down list then type your password and click Take radio/Return Radio.
The radio will be now enabled/disabled and the respective reason of enabling/disabling will be
indicated in the Dispatcher Console's Event Log.
Note: To add users to the system and specify their rights go to the Administer tool of
Dispatcher Console and select Users
3. Contact your TRBOnet support specialist and tell your unique ID. Now the support engineer
can get remote access to your PC.
4. When the specialist starts the connection session, you will see the session window in the
bottom-left corner of your desktop.
5. Now the support engineer has access to your PC. You can use the Chat function in the Session
window to communicate. For this click Functions and then select Chat in the context menu.
6. Tell the support engineer what help you need and let him make the required changes in your
configuration.
7. To close the connection session click the red cross in the Session window.
Contact Details
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Telephone/fax: +7 (812) 327-0-567
E-mail: info@trbonet.com
Feedback
We are always glad to get response from our customers. If you have any suggestions on functional
capabilities of the product, please, contact us:
E-mail: devteam@trbonet.com
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Copyright
The voice coding Technology embodied in this product is protected by intellectual property rights
including patent rights, copyrights and trade secrets of Digital Voice Systems, Inc. This voice coding
Technology is licensed solely for use within this Communications Equipment. U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,199,037,
5,870,405, 5,754,974, 5,664,051, 5,630,011, 5,517,511, 5,491,772, 5,247,579, 5,226,108, 5,226,084,
5,216,747, and 5,081,681.