Contra Costa County IP FSA These are the kinds of things to document in your Project Log Project Log. This info is immensely helpful later! binder - Contra Costa Cnty IP FSA 1. Locations of documents folder – CCC IP FSA 2. Description of project Install 10 IP FSA fire alerting units at fire stations. Install Server and software for dispatchers at Station 2. Provide system documentation & training to customer. Greg will be my customer contact. ------12/8 Fri – Conference call with Zetron. Present: Me, Mitch (DW), Mark Behrunds, Johnathan Miller (Zetron), Greg (CCCFPD). Conference call Introduced me as DW’s PM Mark said there’s no API (Application Programming Interface) & no plan. There’s a design meeting next Tuesday.Customer called me It will be 2-3 weeks until documents are written, then they’ll build the server. When the server comes, make sure it’s WeNOT started a dual staging processor.
12/8 Fri – Greg called me. Server will be a DL360. He asked we install the operating system if he provides the system key. I said I thought we can do it.
12/11 Mon – Started inventorying Station Units and plugging them in for burn in. Equipment arrived 12/12 Tue – Completed inventory. - All station units burning in. - Studied manuals. Someone worked on it
12/13 – Server came in @ end of the day. - Studied manuals.
12/14 – Bill Clark came over to see the units. - Opened server. Made a customer visit - Called Greg’s VM & asked what operating system to install & how do I get key. - Called Ken’s VM (Zetron) & asked what factory test IP addresses are for the Station Units.
12/19 - Went with Mitch to visit with customer. Met Greg & hisA boss, problem Ken. occurred Their office is adjoining Station 2. - Greg gave us a different server and sent us back with a Windows CD. - Server is not a dual processor A solution is tried
12/22 - Windows CD didn’t work. Emailed Greg an image of the CD & asked him if a different CD might contain the OS.
12/27 – Rc’d new CD from Greg with op sys on it (USPS). Gave CD to Steve Zerbey. - Sent email to Bill Clark updating him on the project.
0ce693f73ee1b9555ca21e4a755fd9ac.doc Page 1 4/27/2018 I made a mistake! Contra Costa County IP FSA Left message on an Project Log answering machine - Emailed data file to Zetron to get Console License File (Sent it to the wrong email address first according to the manual. I hope we don’t get two licenses.) In my second email I told them the address I sent the first request to. - Left message AM with Ken (Zetron) asking again for the factory IP addresses the station units were shipped with. Recorded what is now needed - Also asked what serial to parallel adapters theyThe recommend “Done” was for theadded printers. later - Rc’d email from Greg providing contact info for Kody Kerwin (their radio tech). - Emailed Kody a request for wiring info for the houses at [email protected].
Presently waiting for: Factory IP addresses for Station Units (Zetron) - Done Console license file (Zetron) - Done Customer Name & ID # (Zetron) - Done Received information Serial-Parallel printer adapter recommendation (Zetron) - Done Station wiring diagrams (Kody – CCC) - Done
12/27 – Ken (Zetron) called back. He thinks the factory IP address on all Station Units is 192.68.0.10 - He is referring the Serial-Parallel adapter question to Dave Heffner in engineering.
1/2 – Steve Zerbey (Delta) let me know that both station keys from the customer for the Windows Server software do not work. I emailed Ken (CCC) to let him know & provided Steve’s phone number so they can talk directly to each other. - Updated Mitch & Bill on project progress.
1/5 – Bill worked @ Sck shop - He configured all Station Units except Station 2 which the customer has. - He got server working.
1/8 – Greg informed me Kody just got back from vacation & will be preparing documentation for the existing station wiring.
1/9 – Greg sent me current wiring & proposed wiring diagrams on same jpg. - They will use Zetron serial port for printing - They are supplying a dry closure from the radio system to the Zetron as a backup alerting system (will this work?) - The old chime system will be pulled out with the old equipment (that’s what the radio is now triggering for backup alerting) Scheduled install - He wants us to start the install on Tuesday - He would like us to get started on the upgrades of the model 6’s (a separate project) asap (diff district). He will get me a firm count (approx 5).
1/10 – Sent the following email to Greg – install starts Tuesday. Bill says we are ready. Copied Bill Clark, Mitch, & David Naasz on the email.
0ce693f73ee1b9555ca21e4a755fd9ac.doc Page 2 4/27/2018 Contra Costa County IP FSA Project Log Sent this email to confirm install details to customer This is confirming the start date for the IP Fire Station Alerting system in Contra Costa County which will be Tuesday, January 16th.
Our goal will be - to get the server installed and the software installed on the console computer - install the system in stations 2 & 5 and verify operation - take the necessary amount of notes to generate documentation of the installation
Bill Clark will be doing the system installation for Delta Wireless. Kody Kerwin will be on hand to assist for Contra Costa County. You (Greg) will be available to help with networking questions
- Emailed Bill the console license file & requested a copy ofSent the currentserver license project file status from him. - ETA on Tuesday is expected to be 9:00am – plus or minus 30 min for traffic (emailed to Greg) - Sent Greg an updated tracker - Spoke to Dave Heffner @ Zetron (engineer). They don’t know about serial to parallel converters for the printers. He mentioned that a serial to USB adapter may be another possibility. Emailed Greg.
1/12 – Emailed license file to Bill Clark. I had sent him the wrong one before. - Met with Bill to go over upcoming install - Mitch said backup alerting is not inDocumented the scope of loose work. ends We need a change order to charge for it. Bill and I estimate $150 per station. - Got PA amp model number for Bill – Radio Shack MPA-50
1/16 – Bill Clark installed Stations 2 & 5 (programming Station 2). Both stations still need raceway - Customer installed server - Bill installed software on console (now CC2) and got new license file for it - Console can see Server with FSA Maintenance Utility but isn’t downloading the configuration from the server. Zetron is working on the problem with Greg. - Updated tracker & emailed to Bill, Greg & Mitch
1/18 – Greg reported the console & server are2 fire now stations talking finished (apparently the server did not like being renamed when the server was installed per Greg). Bill is working on it today. He says the original server key provided by Zetron was wrong. Bill just got the server working & is checking to make sure the consoleProject talks in Step to the 5 –station Deploy units. Model & Obtain Approval 1/19 – Bill finished sta 2 & 5 install. May be starting another. Will pick up remaining units Monday.
1/22 – Approx 3 units now working. Customer will test for a few days and, if there are no more changes, we will install the rest. Greg emailed me requesting 2 console licenses for laptops to be used in maintenance. He would prefer free licenses, but if not, how much would they cost?
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