Event Policy Properties

An event policy has the following properties:

Field

Description

Log Code

Log Code

An abbreviated code uniquely identifying the event.

Log code description

The description associated with the log code.

Applies To

The type of event this log code applies to.

Log code category

The category associated with the log code.

Device

Device

If specified, the policy only applies to the device. Click Choose to select the device. Click Clear to remove the device. If no device is specified, the event applies to all devices.

Device Group

If specified, the policy only applies to the device group (for example: Door, Gateway, or Reader). Click Choose to select the group. Click Clear to remove the group. If no device group is specified, the event applies to all device groups. See also Configuring Device Groups.

Partition

If present, the policy only applies to this partition.

Classification

If present, the policy only applies to this classification.

Anti-passback area

If present, the policy only applies to this anti-passback area.

Anti-passback area (exit)

If present, the policy only applies to this anti-passback area exit.

Entrance

 If present, the policy only applies to this entrance.

Zone

 If present, the policy only applies to this zone.

Hierarchical location

If present, the policy only applies to the doors in this location.

Device type

 If present, the policy only applies to devices of this type.

Time Schedule

Any time

Generate events at all times and dates.

During time schedule

Generate events only during the specified Time schedule.

Not during time schedule

Do not generate events during the specified Time schedule. Generate events at all times outside the specified Time schedule.

Time schedule

Specifies the time schedule used for event policies. See Configuring Time Schedules for more information.

Other

Is Alarm

Specifies if events with this log code will be recorded as an alarm. Alarms are shown in the Alarms module.

Is Recorded

Specifies if events with this log code will be recorded to the database. If unchecked, there is no record of these events occurring. This should only be unchecked by advanced users under the advice of Identiv technical support.

Priority

A priority used for sorting events and alarms. Positive priorities are above normal priority, while negative priorities are below normal priority. Zero is normal.

Alert Sound

The sound to be played, if Is Alarm is checked. Available alert sounds are managed in Configuring Alert Sounds. Click Play to preview the alarm sound.

Background color

The color of the event entry. Click Choose to select a color. Click Clear to restore the default white background.

Foreground color

The color of the event text. Click Choose to select a color. Click Clear to restore the default black text.

See also:

Event Policy Manager in ICPAM 2.1

Configuring Custom Event Policies

Modifying Default Event Policies