To test if an alarm that you just created works, you can trigger it manually from
Config Tool, and make sure that you receive
it in Security Desk.
Before you begin
Log on to Security Desk as one of the
alarm recipients.
What you should know
You can configure the
Alarm monitoring task in Security Desk to open automatically when an alarm
is triggered.
Procedure
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In Config Tool, open the
Alarms task.
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Click the Alarms view, and select
the alarm to test.
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In the toolbar at the bottom of the workspace, click Trigger alarm
().
The alarm should appear in the Security Desk notification tray, and in the
alarm list in the Alarm monitoring task.
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If the Alarm monitoring task does not open automatically,
double-click the alarm icon ()
in the Security Desk notification
tray.
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In the Alarm monitoring task, make sure the alarm appears in
the alarm list.
After you finish
If you did not receive the alarm, then you can
troubleshoot the
alarm.