Re: Compass Software

["Mark Leuck" <m..leuck@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

mikey exactly how long have you been downloading panels?

"mikey" <someone@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> For Pete's sake... I thought it was something for CallerID or some such.
> It's just a panel access code. Jeeeeez, glad I don't have too many of
them,
> guess I better get my ass in gear... thanks
>
> "Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:5sz3f.47$ks3.8871@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > f's mean it's empty you're not using CSID.
> >
> > it's a lock code so someone with Compass can't hack into client
> panel...it's
> > not visible in manual programming on the newer panels but it's there and
> > visible when you connect with Compass - it'll be all F's if you're not
> using
> > it.
> >
> > Let's say you do a takeover and don't clear the csid with *96 then even
> you
> > cannot remotely connect with Compass because the old company may have
been
> > using csid...but you got into programming on site because keypad
> programming
> > was NOT disabled. You'd have to go back out and manually clear the CSID,
> > then back to the office and use Compass to connect. (I've done this a
> couple
> > of times)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "mikey" <someone@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:vvGdneBFWKitKdPeRVn-3g@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > | D'Oh, I just realized I don't use the CSID either, what the hell is it
> > | anyways?
> > | all I see is a bunch of Fs
> > |
> > | "Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > | news:jGE2f.59$5r6.3730@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > | > on the first time.
> > | >
> > | > after that I use Account Number selection - I don't  use the CSID
> since
> > no
> > | > one could contact it without an account number and no one knows that
> but
> > | me.
> > | > Then I lock keypad programming. That should be good enough right?
> > | >
> > | >
> > | > "Mark Leuck" <m..leuck@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > | > news:p7qdnUxUY_y4mtbeRVn-qg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > | > |
> > | > | "mikey" <someone@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > | > | news:mZOdnSaJ-I0zJ9feRVn-rg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > | > | > "Mark Leuck" <m..leuck@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > | > | > news:c_adnRJku-4NzdXeRVn-uw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > | > | > >
> > | > | > > "mikey" <someone@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > | > | > > news:5O2dnU58kNdtlNXeRVn-sg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > | > | > > > Nabob, vista15pcn, don't use a lot of them but last 3 I
bought
> > | this
> > | > | > summer
> > | > | > > > do the same thing. I just do the workaround thing but
> maddening
> > | > | > > nonetheless.
> > | > | > > > I can pick a time with DSC and download just that. Compass
is
> so
> > | > | > tedious,
> > | > | > > > I'm just not getting the hang of it, I keep forgeting to
close
> > | > | > > communication
> > | > | > > > before trying to exit, I never remember which way to connect
> > that
> > | > | works
> > | > | > > > reliably, things like that, drives me nuts but I like the
> panels
> > | and
> > | > | the
> > | > | > > > wireless.
> > | > | > >
> > | > | > > Oh hell mikey thats the problem, you use the Canadian version
of
> > the
> > | > 15P
> > | > | > :)
> > | > | > >
> > | > | > > As far as the speed of the download it's only slow the first
> time
> > | you
> > | > | > upload
> > | > | > > it, after that its fairly fast
> > | > | > >
> > | > | >
> > | > | > ahah, so I shouldn't be using the first time connect , cross
> fingers
> > | > | > checkbox every time I try to connect? Sometimes it just seems
the
> > only
> > | > one
> > | > | > that works.
> > | > |
> > | > | The first time connect is used if you don't have a CSID programmed
> > into
> > | > the
> > | > | panel, if you did then you'd use the other selection
> > | > |
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