To monitor and set up I/O linking for I/O zones in Security Center, you must decide how the zone state is
evaluated, which output relays are triggered based on the inputs associated with the zone, and
when the zone is armed.
What you should know
All input points and output relays configured for this zone must belong to Synergis™ units that are managed by the same Access
Manager.
You can configure the I/O linking from the I/O zone's
Properties tab. You do not need to create event-to-actions in order to trigger output
relays.
IMPORTANT: If the inputs and outputs configured for this zone do not
belong to the same Synergis unit, you must enable
the Activate peer-to-peer option on the Access
Manager.
Procedure
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Open the Area view task.
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Select the I/O zone to configure, and click the Properties
tab.
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From the Arming schedule list, select a predefined
schedule for when the zone is armed.
To add more predefined schedules for defining the arming schedule, click
Advanced (
) and then
click
Add an item (
).
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(Optional) Click Exceptions to define periods within the arming
schedule when the zone should not be armed.
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Under the Inputs list, click Add an item
(), and select inputs to determine the state of the
zone.
The zone is considered to be in a Trouble state if one of the inputs is in the
Trouble state.
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Under the Outputs list, click Add an item
(), and select the output relays that you want to send
the configured output behavior to, when the zone is armed and in the Active state,
or when the zone is in the Trouble state.
Best Practice: As much as possible,
use the output relays on the master unit. This allows the I/O zone to continue to
function when one or more slave units are down.
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From the Output behavior list, select the output
behavior to send to the output relays.
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Select Activate output on trouble when the zone is disarmed if
you want the output relays to be triggered when the zone is in the Trouble
state.
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From the Revert to list, select the output behavior to
send to the output relays when the zone returns to the Normal 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
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When the combination of inputs yields a zero
(0).
- Active
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When the combination of inputs yields a one
(1).
- Trouble
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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.
After you finish
Test your zone by verifying that
the generated events show up in the
Zone activities report in Security Desk.