1. User Manual

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== **CONTENT** ==

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~1. System login

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== 1. SYSTEM LOGIN ==

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Users, including the administrator, log in to CENTO through a web interface. The software supports web browsers such as Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, etc.

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To launch the CENTO software web interface, enter the IP address or DNS address of the server on which CENTO software is installed in the address bar of your web browser, for example, [[http:~~/~~/192.168.80.10>>url:http://192.168.80.10/]] or [[https:~~/~~/demo.centosoftware.com/.>>url:https://demo.centosoftware.com/]] When working with the system directly on the server where the CENTO software is installed, enter **http:~/~/127.0.0.1** [[~[MT1~]>>path:#_msocom_1]] in the web browser's address bar.

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After entering the address, the user is redirected to the authorization page, which includes fields for username and password input (see Fig. 1.1).

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[[image:1762985411819-434.png||height="177" width="218"]]

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Figure 1.1. Authorization page

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To log in to the system, enter a username and password in the appropriate fields and click **Login** to confirm. If the username and/or password are incorrect, a message appears: //User with the entered parameters not found!// In this case, verify the entered data or contact the system administrator.

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If the login is successful, the web browser displays the CENTO software web interface panel (see Fig. 2.1).

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[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.11.04.png]]

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Figure 1.2. Main panel

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If necessary, the system administrator can set any other CENTO interface page as the start page for each user role.

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The CENTO software provides flexible user access rights configured by the system administrator. By default, all users have permission to view CENTO pages but are restricted from modifying system settings.

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To log in as a different user, move the mouse pointer to the drop-down menu in the upper right corner of the interface and select **Logout** from the list (see Fig. 1.3).

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[[image:1762985502322-231.png||height="193" width="222"]]

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Figure 1.3. System logout

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As a result, the user is redirected back to the authorization page (see Fig. 1.1).

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When properly configured, functions (pages) that are inaccessible to the user do not appear in the menu and cannot be accessed. However, if the user manually enters a direct link to a restricted page in the browser address bar, a message indicating that access is denied will appear (see Fig. 1.4).

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[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.12.33.png]]

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Figure 1.4. Access is denied

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== 2. USER INTERFACE ==

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=== 2.1. Main menu ===

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The upper part of the user interface has a pinned main menu (see Fig. 2.1), which is used to switch between different pages and sections of the CENTO software web interface, as well as a status bar that displays current events and system time. Below is the working area of the CENTO software web interface, which is different for each software section.

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[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.13.54.png]]

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Figure 2.1. Main menu (left side)

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The Main menu provides the following main functional sections of CENTO software:

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[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.14.29.png||height="59" width="144"]]

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Switching to the start page (can be different for each role)

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[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.14.58.png]]

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Selecting a diagram to be displayed

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[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.15.28.png||height="46" width="146"]]

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Real-time data, metering data, receipt of metering data presented in tabular form and as interactive charts

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[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.16.03.png||height="64" width="146"]]

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Event logs for both the system as a whole and its individual components

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[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.16.41.png||height="44" width="143"]]

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Reports on data entry into the system (Flexible reports. Power quality reports. Short-circuit currents)

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[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.17.09.png||height="42" width="141"]]

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Detailed configuration of CENTO software. Administration and system setup

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The upper right side of the screen has a part of the menu that controls notifications and authorization (see Fig. 2.2).

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[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.18.28.png]]

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Figure 2.2. Main menu (right part)

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[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.18.55.png]]

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Button to enable/disable the operative events log, which also shows the number of currently acknowledged events

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[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.19.38.png]]

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Button to enable/disable widgets

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[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.20.04.png||height="70" width="75"]]

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Button to enable/disable sound notifications

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Button to enable/disable pop-up messages

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[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.20.56.png]]

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The interface automatically scales to fit the size of the browser window. Additionally, full-screen mode can be activated by selecting **Full screen** from the drop-down menu in the upper right corner of the interface (see Fig. 2.3). Full-screen mode can also be toggled by pressing the F11 key on the keyboard.

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[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.21.24.png||height="252" width="278"]]

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Figure 2.3. Drop-down menu

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=== 2.2. Diagrams ===

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This main menu item contains a list of diagrams for displaying information being processed by CENTO software. Developing diagrams for displaying information in CENTO software is described in the “Diagrams Development Manual”. Fig. 2.4. - 2.7. show examples of diagrams.[[~[MT1~]>>path:#_msocom_1]]

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Figure 2.4. Power industry

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Figure 2.5. Engineering infrastructure

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Figure 2.6. Diagnostics

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Figure 2.7. Technology

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The upper right corner of the diagram viewer window has navigation and control buttons.

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The scale of the diagrams is adjusted by scrolling the mouse wheel, or by clicking the buttons in the upper right corner of the viewing area **Zoom in **[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.40.25.png||height="23" width="23"]]or **Zoom out **[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.41.03.png]]

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The **Scale **button [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.41.36.png]] is used to adjust the size of the diagram within the screen automatically.

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The displayed diagrams can be printed or exported to separate files with a .png extension and saved on a local computer. Please note, such files are immutable and serve to display data for a certain period. To do this, click the **Export** button [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.42.57.png]] in the right side of the screen.

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The icon [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.43.30.png]] means that a diagram has hidden objects, which can be seen by clicking this icon. Usually, these clarifying data are hidden by default to avoid cluttering the diagram.

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The **Set grounding** icon [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.44.11.png]]is created by the installer on electrical diagrams if installing the portable grounding is needed. To use it, click on the icon, the mouse pointer turns into a grounding symbol. Left-click in the place where grounding is to be installed, then fill in the **Portable grounding **pop-up window (see Fig. 2.8).

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Figure 2.8. Portable grounding

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The **Dispatch marks **icon allows opening the dispatch marks log (see Fig. 2.9), which displays a list of all objects with dispatcher tags assigned to them. The tree on the left side of the screen allows selecting an object, and its tags are displayed on the right side of the screen.

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Figure 2.9. Dispatch marks log

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In the same interface, assigned tags can be removed using the **Remove** button. It is also possible to download the list of changes in Excel format.

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The **Playback mode** icon [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.46.23.png]] enables the diagram history viewing mode. After clicking on this icon, the playback interface appears on the bottom of the screen (see Fig. 2.10). Here the user can select the time in the calendar and click on the **Play** button [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.48.13.png]]. As a result, the diagram displays dynamic state of all objects in the time selected by the user.

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Figure 2.10. Diagrams player interface

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If the user has the right to edit diagrams, the** Edit** button [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.49.15.png]] is displayed on the right in the viewing area. When clicked, the displayed diagram opens with the built-in diagram editor menu. Switching between diagrams is done in the **Active schemes **tree displayed in the left part of the screen when the button [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.49.46.png]] is pressed (see Fig. 2.11).

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In the **Active schemes **menu, the user can use the minimize tree button[[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.50.36.png||height="31" width="31"]] as well [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.51.33.png]] as the tree display settings button to choose whether to display objects according to the settings of the diagram positions (this function is only available if the user has administrator rights).

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The icon [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.52.20.png]] pins the active diagram window, allowing the user to switch between diagrams without reopening the list each time.

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Figure 2.11. Diagram viewing window with the diagram tree enabled

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The diagram developer provides properties of objects on a diagram available to the user. These properties are available both by a left mouse click (see Fig. 2.12) and a right mouse click.

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Left-clicking opens a brief passport of the object containing all its attributes. Depending on the settings, it can be data from several devices linked to the information model (see “Information Model. Setup Manual” for details), or data from one device, or data from one tag, as well as a description of the resulting values. Clicking on a value will take the user to the real-time data analysis to view the chart of the value.

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Figure 2.12. Object menu available with left click

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Right-clicking on an object opens a context menu with the following available items.

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