To monitor input devices and use them to trigger events for virtual zones in Security Center, you must decide how the zone state is
evaluated, which events are triggered based on the inputs associated with the zone, and when the
zone is armed.
What you should know
A virtual zone can be armed at any time by a
Security
Desk operator, or by the
Arm zone
action. Arming schedules is optional and is only necessary if you want the zone to be armed
automatically at a certain time. An armed virtual zone can be disarmed at any time by a
Security
Desk user, or by the
Disarm
zone action triggered by an event.
Procedure
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Open the Area view task.
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Select the virtual zone to configure, and click the Properties
tab.
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Under the Inputs list, click Add an item
(), select the inputs that will determine the state of
the zone, and click Select.
Tip: Hold Ctrl or Shift to
select multiple inputs.
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Turn the Operator switch to the desired position.
- AND
- Combine the input states with the logical AND operator.
- OR
- (Default) Combine the input states with the logical OR operator
If you select the AND operator, the zone is considered to be
in a Active state when all selected inputs are in the Active state. If you
select the OR operator, the zone is considered to be in a
Active state if one of the selected inputs is in the Active
state.
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In the Associated events section, select which events to trigger
when the zone state changes, from the following drop-down lists:
These events are only triggered when the zone is armed. Select
None if a zone
state should be ignored.
- Normal
- When the combination of inputs yields a zero
(0).
- Active
- When the combination of inputs yields a one
(1).
- Trouble
- Requires to have at least one supervised input.
The zone is in the Trouble state when at least one of the input
is in the Trouble state. The Trouble state supersedes all
other states.
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Enter in Reactivation threshold, how many milliseconds must pass
before the event associated to the zone state can be re-triggered, and click
Apply.
NOTE: The reactivation threshold does not apply if the zone state transitions to or from
the Trouble state.
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Click the Arming tab, and configure how the zone is armed.
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Under the Arming source section, click Add an
item (), select a predefined schedule for
when the zone is armed, and click Select.
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(Optional) To give people more time to leave a zone they just armed, or disarm a zone
they entered, turn the following options ON:
- Arming delay
- Duration (mm:ss) you want between the time the zone is armed and the time the
event triggers become active.
- Entry delay
- Duration (mm:ss) you want between the time the entry sensor is tripped and the
time the events are triggered. This option allows you to disarm the zone before
triggering the output relays.
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Click Apply.