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Lana 39.1 1 == **CONTENT** ==
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Lana 39.1 3 ~1. System login
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Lana 3.2 11 == 1. SYSTEM LOGIN ==
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13 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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15 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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17 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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Lana 37.1 19 [[image:1762985411819-434.png||height="177" width="218"]]
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21 Figure 1.1. Authorization page
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23 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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25 If the login is successful, the web browser displays the CENTO software web interface panel (see Fig. 2.1).
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27 [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.11.04.png]]
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Lana 5.2 29 Figure 1.2. Main panel
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31 If necessary, the system administrator can set any other CENTO interface page as the start page for each user role.
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33 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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35 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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Lana 37.1 37 [[image:1762985502322-231.png||height="193" width="222"]]
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39 Figure 1.3. System logout
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41 As a result, the user is redirected back to the authorization page (see Fig. 1.1).
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43 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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45 [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.12.33.png]]
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Lana 6.2 47 Figure 1.4. Access is denied
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49 == 2. USER INTERFACE ==
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51 === 2.1. Main menu ===
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53 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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55 [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.13.54.png]]
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Lana 8.2 57 Figure 2.1. Main menu (left side)
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59 The Main menu provides the following main functional sections of CENTO software:
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Lana 37.1 61 [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.14.29.png||height="59" width="144"]]
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63 Switching to the start page (can be different for each role)
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65 [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.14.58.png]]
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Lana 10.2 67 Selecting a diagram to be displayed
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Lana 37.1 69 [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.15.28.png||height="46" width="146"]]
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Lana 12.2 71 Real-time data, metering data, receipt of metering data presented in tabular form and as interactive charts
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Lana 37.1 73 [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.16.03.png||height="64" width="146"]]
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Lana 12.2 75 Event logs for both the system as a whole and its individual components
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Lana 37.1 77 [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.16.41.png||height="44" width="143"]]
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Lana 13.2 79 Reports on data entry into the system (Flexible reports. Power quality reports. Short-circuit currents)
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Lana 37.1 81 [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.17.09.png||height="42" width="141"]]
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Lana 13.2 83 Detailed configuration of CENTO software. Administration and system setup
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Lana 13.2 87 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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89 [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.18.28.png]]
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Lana 16.2 91 Figure 2.2. Main menu (right part)
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Lana 16.2 93 [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.18.55.png]]
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95 Button to enable/disable the operative events log, which also shows the number of currently acknowledged events
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97 [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.19.38.png]]
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Lana 19.2 99 Button to enable/disable widgets
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Lana 37.1 101 [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.20.04.png||height="70" width="75"]]
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103 Button to enable/disable sound notifications
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Lana 37.1 105 [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.20.29.png||height="75" width="74"]]
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107 Button to enable/disable pop-up messages
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109 [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.20.56.png]]
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Lana 20.2 111 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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Lana 37.1 113 [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.21.24.png||height="252" width="278"]]
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115 Figure 2.3. Drop-down menu
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Lana 38.1 117 === 2.2. Diagrams ===
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119 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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Lana 22.2 121 [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.22.33.png]]
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123 [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.22.56.png]]
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125 Figure 2.4. Power industry
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Lana 37.1 127 [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.23.28.png]]
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Lana 37.1 129 [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.24.08.png||height="416" width="886"]]
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Lana 37.1 131 Figure 2.5. Engineering infrastructure
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Lana 37.1 133 [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.24.37.png||height="540" width="886"]]
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135 Figure 2.6. Diagnostics
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137 [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.25.05.png||height="576" width="884"]]
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139 Figure 2.7. Technology
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Lana 41.2 141 The upper right corner of the diagram viewer window has navigation and control buttons.
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143 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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Lana 56.2 145 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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147 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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149 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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151 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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153 [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.44.51.png]]
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155 Figure 2.8. Portable grounding
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157 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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159 [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.45.40.png]]
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161 Figure 2.9. Dispatch marks log
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163 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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165 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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167 [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.48.41.png]]
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169 Figure 2.10. Diagrams player interface
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171 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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173 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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Lana 57.2 175 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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Lana 57.2 177 [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.55.03.png]]
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179 Figure 2.11. Diagram viewing window with the diagram tree enabled
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Lana 60.2 181 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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Lana 60.2 183 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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Lana 60.2 185 [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.56.11.png]]
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187 Figure 2.12. Object menu available with left click
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189 Right-clicking on an object opens a context menu with the following available items.
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191 [[image:Screenshot 2025-11-12 at 14.57.12.png]]
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Lana 60.3 193 Figure 2.13. Object context menu is accessible with a right click
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Lana 60.3 195 **Measurements **mean a full passport of the object (see Fig. 2.14). It contains a set of values similar to the short passport but in an extended form. In addition to the names of the tags and their values, this passport shows the id/codes of the tags, their statuses, the devices from which the tags are collected and the path in the device tree. Time of last tag modification (time when its value was changed) and time of last tag update (time of last successful retrieval of the tag value, the tag value itself may not have changed). The **Manual entry **column allows entering manually a value into the tag. If the tag has a description, the user can choose which value to select from the drop-down list.
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197 The **Setpoints** button in the top right corner of the window opens the user interface for setting the setpoints presented in the tag passport. Here the user can modify these settings, add new ones or delete old ones.
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199 The passport header shows the path to the object in the Information Model  (IM) tree. The second line shows the object class name and object ID in the IM.
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Lana 60.3 203 [[~[MT1~]>>path:#_msoanchor_1]]Its good practice to introduce an abbreviation before using it for the first time.
204 Ex: The passport header shows the path to the object in the **//Information Model (IM)//** tree. The second line shows the object class name and object ID in the **//IM//**.
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