Filtering specific events - You can silence unwanted events notifications. For example, while waiting for a faulty door sensor to be repaired, you can silence event notifications until the unit is serviced. - Security Center 5.13

You can silence unwanted events notifications. For example, while waiting for a faulty door sensor to be repaired, you can silence event notifications until the unit is serviced.

1. Configure event filters using either of these methods:
   • In Config Tool, open the Area view task and select the entity to filter.

     Right-click an area entity and select Maintenance > Event filters ().

   • In Security Desk, open the Monitoring task and select the entity to filter.

     Right-click an area entity and select Event filters ().

2. Select the appropriate filter tab and choose the event from the Filtered events list.
   NOTE: Use Config Tool to configure filters #1 and #2. Filter #3 is configurable using Config Tool or Security Desk.

   You can specify up to three filters in the Event filters configuration window. These filters work together.

3. Add a name and description to identify the filter.
4. Set a filter scheduling option and click Apply:

   Specific time

   Set a start and end time. If no end time is selected, the filter runs indefinitely.

   Duration

   Set a fixed duration for the filter to run. Duration can be set in days, hours, and minutes.

   Schedule

   Set the filter to start based on a schedule.

5. Click Turn ON , to activate the filter.
   
   When this filter is active, there are no notifications generated for the filtered entity.
6. Click Close to save the settings.