Action Log

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ARCO enables you to view your site activities and system messages. These may include error, information, and warning messages. It is a useful tool for troubleshooting all kinds of different problems.

Event Log

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ARCO enables you to view your site activities and system messages. These may include error, information, and warning messages. It is a useful tool for troubleshooting all kinds of different problems.

Update Site

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ARCO enables you to update S1000 Smart Controllers within the system remotely.

  • Search bar – Enables you to search for specific Sites.

  • Site List – Displays the complete list of Sites in your organisation. Each column contains the following information:

    -> Checkbox – You can click on the checkbox to perform an Update action on the selected sites. Several sites can be selected at once. Clicking on the topmost checkbox selects all sites displayed.
    -> Site Name – This column displays the Site’s main identifier in ARCO. Site names need to be unique. The names are listed in alphabetical order by default.
    -> Organisation – This column displays the organisation the site belongs to.
    -> Profile Name – This column displays the Site’s profile settings in ARCO.
    -> Current Version – This column displays the current firmware version of the site.
    -> New Version – This column displays the new firmware version available for the site.

  • Update Selected button – Enables you to update the selected sites firmware in ARCO. The next section will discuss the full details about updating the firmware.

Add Site

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ARCO enables you to add new sites to the Site Management page.

Click the Add Site link on the Navigation Panel or click the +Add Site panel that will take you to the Add Site page.

Select the Profile Name from a list in the drop-down menu.

Enter the following required information:

-> Name – Needs to be unique to each Site. Requires alphanumeric characters with no spaces and a maximum length of 255.
-> Description – Requires alphanumeric characters and a maximum length of 255.
-> Address – Requires alphanumeric characters and a maximum length of 255.
Centre the site location using the google map interface. Click Set -> Location link on the upper left.
-> Timezone – Select from a list in the drop-down menu.
-> Organisation – Select from a list in the drop-down menu.
-> Calendar – Select from a list in the drop-down menu.

Note: There will be some required information fields for the Site will change depending on the selected Profile Configuration.

Click the Create button.

You will be taken back to the Sites page.

Camera URL

An entry field for the Camera ULR will appear at the bottom of the Site page when camera devices are configured on the selected profile.

Please refer to the Camera Configuration section below.

Because IP cameras RTSP URL is not standardized, different manufacturers might provide different RTSP URL for their IP security cameras.

Some IP security camera manufacturers provide their IP camera RTSP URL addresses on their user manual, while others don't.
One effective and time-efficient solution to find out your IP camera RTSP stream URL is to consult the manufacturer or Tech Support.

Rule Set

ARCO enables you to create Rules that automate different processes in your system. A Rule Set is a way to manage large numbers of similar sites that share the same configuration of alarm-reporting rules and contact id rules.

When the settings on a set of rules are changed, all sites using this rule set is updated with the new settings.

  • Add Rule Set – Assign a rule set from the existing rules library for this site.

  • Rule Set Panel – Displays the current rules for the site.

  • Configure – Modify the selected rule set.

Please refer to the Rules Management section for creating Rule Sets.

Site Navigation

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Multiple devices monitor information and control functions of the system. ARCO enables the central management of rights for accessing areas, the opening of site doors and locks that are distributed to the credentials held by engineers and other personnel. ARCO enables you to manage different locations in your system as Sites and configure them into Profiles.

The Sites is the default page displayed when clicking the Hardware module.

  • Search bar – Enables you to search for specific Sites by their Name.

  • Organisation filter – Click to open and close panels for each organisation.

  • Add Site card– Enables you to add a new site in ARCO. The next section will discuss the full details about adding sites.

  • Card Panel – Displays the details of the Site. Click to view the Site Dashboard.

  • Edit – Modify the site information.