AlphaPro - Main Menu

AlphaPro main window

AlphaPro may be run without being connected to the system (offline), all changes can be saved to the PC and sent to the system later on.

AlphaPro menues

Groups

Open Duplex Conferences

Class Of Service

Reports

AlphaWeb

Communicate

Select Network:	The name was choosen when the database was created. Can be edited from the System window.
Select Exchange:	Here you can enter a more detailed exchange name (the text is stored in this PC, and is not sent to the exchange). Can be edited from the System window.
Node:	Default node number is 1. The node number is for communication between exchanges in AlphaNet. The node number was choosen when the exchange was created. Can be edited from the System window.
AlphaNet - Adm. here:	Enabled: The exchange was created with full database. Disabled: The exchange was created without database. The flag can be edited from the System window (as from version 10.40).
Cluster Node:	Cluster programming is a option to simplify programming and updating of numbers in AlphaNet when operating with integrated number series. Nodes with the same Cluster Node Number (1-255) are members of the same cluster.
Database Version:	Shows the database version for the FoxPro database used by the AlphaPro program. The information is automatically entered.
Node Type:	Reflects the choice you made when you created the exchange. It is possible to change node type in the System window.
Language:	Reflects the language choosen when the exchange database was created. This choice influences the display texts in the stations.
DMP File Id:	The name of the dmp file is DMP_x.DMP, where x is the DMP File Id.
PC Settings:	Shows information on how the PC connects to the exchange
1st/2nd/3rd Slave IP:	Shows the IP address of the slave module(s) when MultiModule is used. If the Node Type is set to AlphaCom (and not AlphaCom E) it will change slightly, and instead show which modules are enabled.
Comments field:	Any additional information is shown here. Note that this information is not sent to the exchange, but is only stored in the PC. Can be edited from the System window.

Make a new Network and Exchange(s)

A new AlphaPro database is created by selecting the [+] next to Select network

Fill in the neccessary information:

Create a new database

Enter Network name (customer / network name)

- maximum 100 characters

- don’t use national characters like æ, ø, å, ä, é, etc.

Enter node (exchange) name

- maximum 16 characters

Enter exchange node number

- applies to AlphaNet nodes, otherwise enter 1

Select the desired type of node (exchange)
Select the language for the exchange

- display text language

Tick for AlphaNet: Adm. Here

- Checked: Create an exchange with full database, which can be configured from this PC.

- Unchecked: Create an exchange without database which can be pointed to in AlphaNet routing.

Select exchange

Add exchanges to an exising network:

Select [+] in the main window
Enter node (exchange) name