This release is to be applied to ENDECs that already have the Rev95 firmware

We have been able to access Rev96 using recent Apple and Android phones and tablets. We

operation before attempting to access the ENDEC from handheld touchscreen devices.

New features in the Rev96 web interface no longer support very old combinations of operating system

For this release, each .x file can be installed only on the ENDEC it was purchased for.

Enter your serial number in the form provided on that page. Your download will start. Save the file on

your computer, then upload the .x file into your ENDEC in the usual way.

.x file, or that its serial number is in the range of those sold after December 2021 (B418750 to B429999)

and therefore eligible for a free update. If you attempt to install an update on the wrong ENDEC, or your

error message by clicking the Version button on the ENDEC’s web page after it reboots.

The above steps are the minimum required to update your ENDEC so that it will comply with the CAP

Prioritization rules and continue to receive alerts from FEMA. There are other things you will want to do -

see the Other Things You’ll Want To Do section, later in this document.

a CAP version of each alert received from an over-the-air source. If a CAP version of the alert is

use the over-the-air version, just as it always has. All EAS participants are required to follow the

new CAP Prioritization rules (47 CFR 11.55(c)(2)). There are also several changes (47 CFR

11.51(d)(3)) to how the text for national alerts is generated; support for these changes is also

generate notification emails, as do certain web access events. HTTP access can be disabled

entirely, requiring all access to be via HTTPS (see 6.4 Require HTTPS).

generated and emailed to you every Sunday. Web access reports can be generated and emailed

weekly or nightly. These reports are also available for download via the new Reports function of

the ENDEC’s Logs page. See the 6.1 Reports and the 6.6 New Email Options sections for

can be controlled from the Home page of the web interface, via GPI, or via the ENDEC’s TCP

automation interface. Note that EAN and NPT alerts are not affected by this override, and

monthly tests are treated as a 59-minute manual relay. Refer to the 6.8 In Studio Override

to install the CR-Rev6 update. In either case, you can contact support@sagealertingsystems.com for

Go to the Sage Rev96 download page: https://www.sagealertingsystems.com/rev96download.html

Enter your serial number and receive your file. Save it to a convenient folder on your PC, then upload it to

the ENDEC via the Upload Firmware page of the ENDEC’s web interface.

After the process completes and the web interface has automatically refreshed in your browser, click

You will see an indication like one of the following:

Note that the update history will show both successful and failed update attempts, indicating the time

of the attempt, version tags of the update itself, and version tags of what firmware was running on the

ENDEC at the time.

A new version of the ENDECSetD settings editor has been released in tandem with Rev96. This new

on how to set audio levels. This will usually solve problems with alerts that are too loud and end up

tones when your alerts are received by others. https://www.sagealertingsystems.com/SB_001c.pdf

The ENDEC uses a threshold setting to keep the attention tone detector from seeing false signals. Our

algorithm changed several years ago, and we have found that a much lower threshold will help the

ENDEC detect low level signals. We recommend that you set the ATTN Threshold to 4 if you sometimes

have more than one set of attention tones in alerts that you relay.

To eliminate browser warnings about the default certificate, you can use the Certificates page to create a

custom server certificate set to the IP address(es) that you use to access the ENDEC. This certificate

will be self-signed, so you will need to manually add it to the trusted root store in your PC. Each browser

has a different way of doing this, and the steps to take will vary from browser to browser and across

different operating systems.

For even better interaction with your web browser, you can upload a valid certificate and intermediates

signed by a CA that your computer is already configured to trust.

You might see a password warning message after you install Rev96 and any time you log in as an admin

have default passwords. You must change them to keep your system secure. The warning looks like this:

all recipients in the Email Error Addresses list. Disabled by default.

upload attempt, original filename, username, and IP address are included.

Sent when the Clear Email Queue feature is used. Includes time and date, username, and IP

address. Note that the Clear Email Queue feature is available from the email log of the Tools page.

also included. Events that trigger notifications include:

modified, deleted, or password change) will trigger an email notification. The email will indicate the

logged and not made available for relay:

with a Hold Time of 59 minutes.

while the GPI is asserted.

minutes’ duration as desired.

updates are needed is shown.

After the ENDEC reboots, users must reauthenticate. An informational message is displayed in the

browser for all users logged in before and during the reboot. Each user is required to re-enter credentials

to reconnect to the ENDEC. This does not apply to the first reboot at the conclusion of the Rev96

There are two types of reboots: planned, and unplanned. A planned reboot is the result of a file upload.

An unplanned reboot results from a hard power cycle, ENDEC reboot after power loss, or other unusual

usually located in the upper-right part of the window). From the menu that appears, click

type into the browser’s address bar when you connect to the ENDEC.

Alert notification pop-up windows can be enabled or disabled via the User Settings page of the web

type into the browser’s address bar when you connect to the ENDEC.