Using event-to-actions, you can configure alarms that trigger when an event
occurs.
Procedure
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Open the Automation task and click the
Actions view.
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(Optional) From the Domain list, select a subject
domain.
When you select a domain, the page only displays configured actions that are
associated to events in that domain. The filter also applies to all subsequent event
selection drop-down lists.
You can select the following domains:
- All
- Access control
- ALPR
- Intrusion detection
- Video
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Click Add an item (
).
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(Optional) From the When list in the
Event-to-action dialog box, select an event type.
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(ALPR only) If you select License plate read, you can specify a condition for
LicensePlateRead events.
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(Custom events only) If you select a custom event, you can specify a text string in the
and field, which must be included in the macro that triggers the
event-to-action.
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In the From option, click
Any entity and select an entity that triggers the event.
The source entity is the entity that the event is attached to. Only events
related to the selected entity type are listed.
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From the Action list, select Trigger
alarm.
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From the Alarm list, select an alarm to trigger.
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If the entity is located in a different timezone from your system, enable the
Use source time zone option to configure the schedule's start and
end using the time zone of the source entity's server.
NOTE: This option is only available for cameras, video units, access control units, and
doors.
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(Optional) From the Acknowledgment condition list,
select an event that must be triggered before the alarm can be acknowledged.
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To require a user to acknowledge the alarm after the acknowledgment condition is
cleared, select the User acknowledgment required option.
If you clear this option, the alarm is automatically acknowledged when the
acknowledgment condition is cleared.
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In the Effective option, click
Always and select a schedule when this event-to-action is
active.
The schedule determines when the event triggers the action. For example, you might
want to trigger an alarm only if a window is opened during the weekend. By default,
Always is selected. If the event occurs outside of the defined
schedule, the action is not triggered.
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Click Save.
The Save button is only available when all the arguments
required by the event-to-action type are specified.
After you finish
- If you use alarms to monitor ALPR hits, you must add
the associated ALPR rule (hotlist, overtime rule, permit, or shared permit) as an attached
entity in the Properties tab of the alarm.
- You can temporarily disable event-to-actions for maintenance or troubleshooting by
turning off Enabled. For more information, see Modifying event-to-actions.