PCMSS Installation/Setup Instructions

  • Create a directory named PCMSS on the C: drive

  • Fire Agency Setup: Copy/Download MSSTCP32.EXE, dispterm.mss, fire.mss, and agencyspecific.mss files into the C:\PCMSS directory.

  • Message Switch Setup: Copy/Download MSSTCP32.EXE, mssterm.mss, and sancmss.mss files into the C:\PCMSS directory.

  • Create a desktop shortcut to the MSSTCP32 file.

  • Update the desktop shortcut to include the configuration file to the end to the executable. The target property should look like C:\Pcmss\msstcp32.exe sancmss.mss for a Message Switch setup or C:\Pcmss\msstcp32.exe fire.mss for a Fire Agency setup.

  • Make sure the start directory is C:\Pcmss

  • Optionally, change the shortcut's icon to the CADSCRN.ICO icon file.

  • Using Notepad, edit the dispterm.mss or the mssterm.mss file. The TCP port number and IP address must be properly entered in this file for the PCMSS software to make a connection. This information is provided at the time terminal is setup in the system.

  • You should now be able to click the desktop shortcut to execute the software. After a few moments, you should see a connected message at the bottom of the screen.

  • In case of trouble, there is a log file created in the C:\PCMSS directory that may opened with Notepad. This can provide clues as to why the connection isnot working. The file is named PCMSS.LOG

    Updated: 13-MAR-2012