The first time that the control panel is downloaded (whether initiated at the jobsite or remotely), a secret code is loaded in by a Service Terminal. Future upload or download requests cause verification of the secret code by the control panel before processing of data is allowed. If the secret code is not verified, the control panel will terminate the request.
While the control panel is communicating with the Service Terminal, one of the DACT’s red phone line active LEDs will turn on steady.
In order to download the panel (whether initiated at the job site or remotely), the following must be true:
- The control panel must be in the Normal Mode of operation. Downloading is not possible if the panel is in any other mode.
- There cannot be any active communications ongoing with a Central Station receiver.
- All active events must be successfully ‘kissed-off’ by the Central Station(s). The communicator must be in a standby state with no new information waiting to be transmitted to a Central Station.