Discover and add Mercury panel(s)
Panel discovery works for any “Hotspot” JACE (JACE-6 or JACE-7 series) or any Windows-based host. For a JACE-2, you must add
each Mercury Security panel manually.
- The JACE station must be open.
Device discovery in NiagaraAX is a two-step process. First, you discover device candidates for inclusion in the station database.
Next, you drag and drop them from the Device Manager Discovered pane to the Database pane. This creates device components in the network.
- Double-click the MercuryNetwork node under Station→Config→ Drivers in the Nav tree.
- Click Discover.
- In the Discovery Parameters dialog, choose your preferences.Note
There’s no progress bar during discovery because there is no way of knowing how many devices are on the network. Set Timeout to a long enough time for the system to find all devices.
The device property sheet contains these properties.
During the discovery process, the station sends a DNS request to a well-known multicast DNS IP address. This is a broadcast inquiry for all devices that adhere to the PSIA protocol. Each device responds with a DNS response. The JACE collects and displays the responses in a table in the upper pane of the Mercury Device Manager.
- Select the panels in the Discovered pane and drag them to the Database pane.
The system fills in the default properties for the first device.
- Change the properties, confirm the values, and click OK.At a minimum you should change Name to something representative of the panel location or usage.
The discovered panels are added to the database and appear in the lower Database pane of the Mercury Device Manager view.
When you add the device to the database, the device remains offline briefly while establishing SSL security.
For more information about the discovery process, see the NiagaraAX Drivers Guide (module://docDrivers/doc/index.html).