Hub Plus user manual

The hub name is displayed in the SMS and push notification text. The name can contain up to 12 Cyrillic characters or up to 24 Latin characters.

To change it, click on the pencil icon and enter the desired hub name.

Selection of the hub virtual room. The room name is displayed in the SMS and push notification text.

Ethernet — settings for wired Internet connection.

• Ethernet — allows you to enable and disable Ethernet on the hub
• DHCP / Static — selection of the type of the hub IP address to receive: dynamic or static
• IP Address — hub IP Address
• Subnet mask — subnet mask in which the hub operates
• Router — gateway used by the hub
• DNS — DNS of the hub

Wi-Fi — settings for Wi-Fi Internet connection. The general list displays all networks available to the hub.

• Wi-Fi — allows you to enable and disable Wi-Fi on the hub. After pressing the [>] button, the network settings are opened:
  • DHCP / Static — selection of the type of the hub IP address to receive: dynamic or static
  • IP Address — hub IP Address
  • Subnet mask — subnet mask in which the hub operates
  • Gateway — gateway used by the hub
  • DNS — DNS of the hub
  • Forget this network — after pressing, the hub deletes the network settings and no longer connects to it

Cellular — enabling/disabling cellular communication, configuring connections, and checking account.

• Cellular data — disables and enables SIM cards on the hub
• Roaming — if it is activated, the SIM cards installed in the hub can work in roaming
• Ignore network registration error — when this setting is activated, the hub ignores errors when trying to connect via a SIM card. Activate this option if the SIM card cannot connect to the network
• Disable communication check with the operator — when this setting is activated, the hub ignores operator communication errors. Activate this option if the SIM card cannot connect to the network
• SIM 1 — displays the number of the SIM card installed. Click on the field to go to the SIM card settings
• SIM 2 — displays the number of the SIM card installed. Click on the field to go to the SIM card settings

SIM card settings

Connection settings

• APN, Username, and Password — settings for connecting to the Internet via a SIM card. To find out the settings of your cellular operator, contact your provider’s support service.

Mobile data usage

• Incoming — the amount of data received by the hub. Displayed in KB or MB.
• Outgoing — the amount of data sent by the hub. Displayed in KB or MB.

Reset statistics — resets statistics on incoming and outgoing traffic.

Check balance

• USSD code — enter the code that is used to check the balance in this field. For example, *111#. After that, click Check balance to send a request. The result will be displayed under the button.

Setting up keypad passwords for people who are not registered in the system.

With the OS Malevich 2.13.1 update, we have also added the ability to create a password for people who are not connected to the hub. This is convenient, for example, to provide a cleaning company with access to security management. Knowing the access code, you just need to enter it on the Ajax keypad to arm or disarm the system.

To set up an access code for an unregistered person in the system:

1. Press Add code.
2. Set up Username and Access Code.
3. Press Add.

If you want to set up a duress code, change an access code, settings for access to groups, Night mode, code ID, temporarily disable or delete this code, select it in the list and make changes.

Set the requirements for the length of passcodes that are used for users’ authorization and access to the system. You can select the Flexible (4 to 6 symbols) option or define the fixed code length: 4 symbols, 5 symbols, or 6 symbols.

The fixed code length is required for the Easy Armed Mode Change feature that allows disarming the system without pressing the Disarm button on the keypad after entering a passcode or using an access device.

Security schedule — arming/disarming the security system by the schedule.

Detection zone test — running the detection zone test for the connected detectors. The test determines the sufficient distance for the detectors to register alarms.

Jeweller — configuring the hub-detector ping interval. The settings determine how frequently the hub communicates with devices and how quickly the loss of connection is detected.

• Detector ping interval — the frequency of connected devices polling by the hub is setting in the range of 12 to 300 s (36 s by default).
• Number of missed pings to determine connection failure — a counter of undelivered packets (8 packets by default).

The time before raising the alarm by the communication loss between hub and device is calculated with the following formula:

Detector ping interval × Number of missed pings to determine connection failure

The shorter ping interval (in seconds) means faster delivery of the events between the hub and the connected devices; however, a short ping interval reduces the battery life. At the same time, alarms are transmitted immediately regardless of the ping interval.

We do not recommend reducing the default settings of the ping period and interval.

Note that the interval limits the maximum number of connected devices:

Service is a group of hub service settings. These are divided into 2 groups: general settings and advanced settings.

General settings

LED brightness

Adjustment of the hub logo LED backlight brightness.

Firmware update

The menu contains the hub firmware update settings.

• Firmware auto-update configures automatic OS Malevich updates (enabled by default):
  • If enabled, the firmware is automatically updated when a new version is available. The system should be disarmed, and external power should be connected to the hub.
  • If disabled, the system does not update automatically. If a new firmware version is available, the app will offer to update the OS Malevich.
• Check for new version allows manually checking and installing firmware updates when available or assigned to the hub. This option is available only when the Firmware auto-update setting is enabled.

Hub system logging

The setting allows you to select the transmission channel for the hub logs or disable their recording:

• Ethernet
• Wi-Fi
• Off — logging is disabled

Delaying notifications of external power loss

Settings for the delay time when sending an external power loss notification.

You can select a delay time from 1 minute to 1 hour with a selection interval of 1 minute.

‘While hub offline’ events amount

Events during communication failure with the server are recorded in the hub buffer and will be delivered to Ajax apps after the connection is restored.

This setting allows you to choose the number of the last events, that hub will send to Ajax apps after returning online.

You can select between 100 (default value) and 1000 events with increment of 50 events.

Advanced settings

The list of advanced hub settings depends on the type of application: standard or PRO.

PD 6662 setting wizard

Opens a step-by-step guide on how to set up your system to comply with the British security standard PD 6662:2017.

Server connection

The menu contains settings for communication between the hub and the Ajax Cloud:

• Hub-server polling interval, sec. Frequency of sending pings from the hub to Ajax Cloud server. It is set in the range of 10 to 300 s. The recommended default value is 60 s.
• Delay of server connection failure alarm, sec. It is a delay to reduce the risk of a false alarm associated with the Ajax Cloud server connection loss. It is activated after 3 unsuccessful hub-server polls. The delay is set in the range of 30 to 600 s. The recommended default value is 300 s.

The time to generate a message regarding the loss of communication between the hub and the Ajax Cloud server is calculated using the following formula:

(Ping interval * 3) + Time filter.

With the default settings, Ajax Cloud reports the hub loss in 8 minutes:

(60 s * 3) + 300 s = 8 min.

• Get notified of server connection loss without alarm. Ajax apps can notify about the hub-server communication loss in two ways: with a standard push notification signal or with a siren sound (enabled by default). When the option is active, the notification comes with a standard push notification signal.
• Notify of connection loss over channels. Ajax system can notify both the users and the security company about the loss of connection even via one of the connection channels.

In this menu, you can choose the connection loss of which channels will be reported by the system, as well as the delay for sending such notifications:

• • Ethernet
  • Cellular
  • Wi-Fi
• Loss notification delay, min — time of the delay before sending the notification about loss of connection via one of the communication channels. Set in the range from 3 to 30 minutes.

The time of sending a notification about the loss of connection via one of the communication channels is calculated with the formula:

(Polling interval * 4) + Time filter + Loss Notification delay.

Sounds and alerts

The menu contains three groups settings: siren activation parameters, siren after-alarm indication and beep with keypad activation parameters.

Siren activation parameters

If lid of hub or any detector is open. If enabled, the hub activates the connected sirens if the body of the hub, detector, or any other Ajax device is open.

If in-app panic button is pressed. When the function is active, the hub activates the connected sirens if the panic button was pressed in the Ajax app.

Settings of siren after-alarm indication

The siren can inform about triggering in an armed system by means of LED indication. Thanks to this feature, system users and passing security companies patrols can see that the system was triggered.

Beep with keypad activation parameters

The keyboards connected to the hub will emit an audible sound to inform of malfunctions. To activate the sound notifications enable toggles: If any device is offline and If the battery of any device is low.

Battery settings

Setting the parameters of the backup power supply allows you to extend the device’s uptime.

There are options available in this setting:

Battery power saver

The Save hub backup battery charge setting allows for extending the backup battery life when an external power supply is unavailable. When this setting is enabled, the hub switches to standby mode once it loses the external power supply.

To save the backup battery charge, the hub disables its connection channels (cellular network, Ethernet, Wi-Fi) when it switches to standby mode. Therefore, the hub in standby mode is not connected to Ajax Cloud and CMS until any system event occurs. In Ajax apps, the hub and devices added to it will be greyed out and unavailable for configuration or control; the hub will be in the Saving Mode state, and devices added to it will be Offline.

The standby mode doesn’t affect the system operation. Any detector triggering activates the hub for a specified time to transmit the event to users and CMS. During standby mode, the hub LED flashes red every 30 seconds, and the LED brightness is decreased to the minimum.

Enable Save hub backup battery charge to configure the hub operation time:

The Battery Power Saver feature allows for extending the backup battery life of Hub Plus Jeweller up to 60 hours. This duration depends on system configuration and the number of devices added to the hub.

Note: if your system includes at least one range extender added to the hub via Ethernet, the hub will not switch to standby mode. This is necessary to keep the connection with devices added via the range extender.

Charging mode

This setting defines how fast the device’s built-in battery charges from an external source.

Two options are available:

• Continuous — the battery charges non-stop until full. Compatible with most external power sources.
• Interval — the battery charges with short breaks. Recommended for zinc-air power source.

Fire detectors settings

Settings menu of Ajax fire detectors. Allows configuring interconnected FireProtect alarms of fire detectors.

The feature is recommended by European fire standards, which require, in the event of a fire, a warning signal power of at least 85 dB at 3 meters from the sound source. Such sound power wakes up even a soundly sleeping person during a fire. And you can quickly disable triggered fire detectors using the Ajax app, Button, or KeyPad.

System integrity check

The System integrity check is a parameter that is responsible for checking the status of all security detectors and devices before arming. Checking is disabled by default.

Alarm confirmation

Alarm confirmation is a special event that the hub sends to the CMS and system users if several certain devices have triggered within a specified period of time. By responding to confirmed alarms only, the security company and the police reduce the number of visits on false alarms.

Restoration after alarm

The feature does not allow arming the system if an alarm has been registered previously. For arming, the system should be restored by an authorized user or PRO user. The types of alarms that require system restore are defined when configuring the function.

The function eliminates situations when the user arms the system with detectors that generate false alarms.

Arming/disarming process

The first Compliance with Standard option allows selecting a specific standard to set the security system according to existing requirements. Once you select the required standard, the menu will show the appropriate arming/disarming settings below. The following standards are available:

• EN 50131 — European standard for intrusion and hold-up alarm systems, which also describes the security grades concept.
• PD 6662 — British standard for intrusion and hold-up alarm systems, aimed to reduce the number of unconfirmed alarms and ensure police reaction only to real threats.
• VdS — German standard for intruder and hold-up alarm systems, which regulates arming/disarming process.
• ANSI/SIA CP-01-2019 — American standard for security systems that regulates features and requirements to reduce false alarms caused by users or equipment.

EN 50131

Once EN 50131 is activated, you can set the parameters of the functions Two-stage arming, Exit time restart, and Exit error in the arming settings, as well as set the Alarm transmission delay in the disarming settings.

PD 6662

Once PD 6662 is selected, the menu shows the number of arming/disarming settings that allow configuring the system to comply with standard requirements.

Use the corresponding step-by-step guide in the Ajax PRO app for a quick and convenient system setup according to PD 6662. Go to Hub → Settings → Service → PD 6662 Setting Wizard and follow the app prompts.

VdS

Once VdS is selected, all devices in the system operate without delay when leaving, but entry delays will still work.

The system automatically checks that all doors and locks are closed. The door is locked with the third-party Blocking element when arming the system. Additionally, the system checks whether the door is blocked to ensure that the system is armed according to the unavoidability principle (German: Zwangsläufigkeit).

The system can’t be armed if it has malfunctions. If there are any malfunctions or the door is not locked, the system notifies of the unsuccessful arming event.

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ANSI/SIA CP-01-2019

Once ANSI/SIA CP-01-2019 is selected, you can configure Exit Time Restart and Unvacated Premises for the arming settings. For the disarming settings, you can select what devices should make an annunciation on Alarm Cancellation or Alarm Abort and adjust the Alarm Abort Window timeout.

Also, this standard requires enabling a number of features for the system, such as Delay When Entering/Leaving, cross zoning*, Devices Auto Deactivation, and system testing. These features are configured in the hub and certain device settings.

* The cross zoning functionality will be available in the next OS Malevich updates.

Devices auto deactivation

The Ajax system can ignore alarms or other events of devices without removing them from the system. Under certain settings, notifications about events of a specific device will not be sent to the CMS and security system users.

There are three types of Devices auto deactivation: by timer, by number of alarms and by number of similar events.

It is also possible to manually disable a specific device. Learn more about deactivating devices manually here.

LED indication

In this menu, you can select the system states and events that the hub’s LED indicators will display. One of two functions can be chosen:

• Hub-server connection — hub’s LEDs display if hub is connected to the power supply and the Internet.
• British disco — hub’s LEDs display information about system alerts and malfunctions, security mode change and delays when entering/leaving.

User guide — opens the Hub Plus user guide.

Transfer settings to another hub — a menu for automatic transferring devices and settings from another hub. Keep in mind that you are in the settings of the hub on which you want to import data.

Remove hub — removes your account from the hub. Regardless of this, all the settings and connected detectors remain saved.