Events/Alarms Settings

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.

 

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The following table describes the Events/Alarms settings.

System Configuration Events/Alarms Fields

Field or Option

Description

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.

 

See also:

System Configuration Settings