Quick start

The basic steps to configure a Niagara station for communication with a Mercury panel involves setting up Workbench, commissioning each JACE and configuring input and output proxy points.

Plan the configuration (alarms to communicate to the Mercury panel, door events to report to the Niagara station, and resulting values to set).
Set up virtual points in the Mercury panel(s) to support alarm communication with the Niagara station.
Copy mercury.jar and psia.jar and relevant SSL jars to the Niagara Modules folder in Workbench.
Commission each JACE.
Set up SSL security in Workbench, each station and each Mercury panel.
Discover Mercury devices.
Discover portal, input and output points.
Set up alarm and acknowledgement ords.
Set up other components.