Use the Events/Alarms page of the System Configuration window to define how alarms are managed by the system, and how much video is recorded for events.
The following table describes the Events/Alarms settings.
System
Configuration Events/Alarms Fields
Field or Option |
Description |
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Allow commenting of cleared alarms |
Allow operators to comment on alarms that have already been cleared. |
Consolidate duplicate alarms window (mins) |
If duplicate alarms are being consolidated, this is the maximum time difference between the original and the duplicate. If an alarm that would otherwise be considered a duplicate occurs after this time, it becomes a new original alarm and subsequent duplicate alarms will bump up its duplicate count. |
Consolidate duplicate alarms |
Consolidate duplicate alarms identical other than time, into a single alarm, with an increasing alarm count. This is useful for preventing a flood of individual alarms; for example, if an armed alarm point is on an external gate which is flapping in the wind, repeatedly triggering the alarm. It is not recommended that this be unchecked without careful consideration of the possible performance impact of the increased number of individual alarms. |
Duplicate alarm cache size |
The size of the cache for duplicate alarms. |
Length of video to display pre-event |
The number of seconds of video that are included before the event occurred. |
Length of video to display post-event |
The number of seconds of video that are included after an event occurs. |
Repeat alert sounds |
Defines if alarms sounds are played only once, or repeated. |
Show audit records in events |
Lists the audit records of events. |
Note Changes to system configuration settings do not take effect until you log out (select Logout from Options menu) and log back into the ICPAM application.
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