[EAS] CAP IPAWS test today

[Ed Czarnecki]

A few questions popped up on another forum regarding configurations for the
IPAWS message feed and RWTs, so I thought I might be useful for some EAS
list users.

DASDEC users can refer to a recent application note on setting up the DASDEC
to monitor the IPAWS server.  Please see:
http://digitalalertsystems.com/pdf/apndas-0121.pdf

But in short, to connect with IPAWS, please go to "HTTP Get Client" and
select "IPAWS Open 2.0 Get".  The host address for IPAWS is: apps.fema.gov.
Please don’t input http:// in the string, just apps.fema.gov
 When connected
a green "Connected" message will be displayed directly under the Poll CAP
from IPAWS Open Server, and the last time any alert information was received
from the server.

You might want to make sure that your FIPS filter is set correctly (not too
broadly) for your CAP messages. 

Edward Czarnecki, Ph.D. 
Senior Director – Strategy, Development & Regulatory Affairs  |  Monroe
Electronics Inc.  |  Digital Alert Systems
email ed.czarnecki at monroe-electronics.com | www.monroe-electronics.com
| www.digitalalertsystems.com 

-----Original Message-----
From: eas-bounces at radiolists.net [mailto:eas-bounces at radiolists.net] On
Behalf Of Mulford, David

Looks like IPAWS OPEN will do RWT's as was announced yesterday per Radio
Magazine:
http://radiomagonline.com/studio_audio/EAS/ipaws_open_cap_eas_begin_weekly_
tests_1208/

"Washington - Dec 7, 2011 - The FEMA <http://www.fema.gov/> IPAWS
<http://www.fema.gov/emergency/ipaws> OPEN CAP EAS message feed weekly
exercise routine using RWT messages is scheduled to begin Dec. 12, 2011,
according to a post on the SBE <http://sbe.org/> Exchange
<http://www.sbe.org/sections/eas_exchange.php> from Al Kenyon, FEMA IPAWS
project manager. CAP RWT messages will be sent at 11 a.m. in each of nine
local time zones extending from Guam and CNMI (UTC +10) to American Samoa
(UTC -11).
There will be one CAP RWT issued per time zone on a whole-state basis during
the local 11 a.m. hour each Monday. For purposes of these exercises states
divided into two time zones are assigned to the time zone that includes the
largest area within the state.
To connect to the IPAWS OPEN system, enter the URL https://apps.fema.gov/
into a CAP-capable EAS encoder/decoder in the appropriate menu option."

On 12/8/11 1:53 PM, "Mulford, David" <mulford at roanoke.edu> wrote:

>Looks like IPAWS-OPEN is in testing mode again.  I got the following 
>message that appears to be aimed at the Northeastern US on our DASDEC 
>this
>afternoon:
>
>Thu Dec 8 12:01:00 2011 EST
>A CIVIL AUTHORITY HAS ISSUED A REQUIRED WEEKLY TEST FOR THE FOLLOWING
>COUNTIES/AREAS: Connecticut; District Of Columbia; Delaware; Florida; 
>Georgia; Indiana; Kentucky; Massachusetts; Maryland; Maine; Michigan; 
>North Carolina; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New York; Ohio; 
>Pennsylvania; Rhode Island; South Carolina; Virginia; Vermont; West 
>Virginia; AT 12:01 PM ON DEC 8, 2011 EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1:01 PM. MESSAGE 
>FROM IPAWSCAP. Test Message IPAWS OPEN CAP EAS Feed Configuration Test 
>Message
>
>I guess I must have configured things correctly on my end.
>
>Did other parts of the USA get the test message as well or was it just 
>us Northeasters?
>
>-David
> 
>
>Mr. David Mulford
>Director Instructional Technology Resource Center Lecturer Engineer - 
>WRKE
>P: 540-375-2290
>mulford at roanoke.edu
>
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