Triggering alarms manually - To test an alarm that you created or to activate an alarm if something critical occurs, you can trigger the alarm manually. - Security Center 5.13

Security Center Administrator Guide 5.13
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Security Center
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5.13
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Last updated
2025-04-16

To test an alarm that you created or to activate an alarm if something critical occurs, you can trigger the alarm manually.

Before you begin

  • The alarm must be configured in Config Tool.
  • The alarm can’t be set to maintenance mode.
  • If you want to trigger alarms from the Monitoring task, you must enable alarm monitoring

Procedure

Do one of the following:
  • In the Config Tool Alarms task, select an alarm, and then click Trigger alarm () in the toolbar at the bottom of the workspace.
  • In the Security Desk notification tray, click Hot actions () > Manual action. Click Trigger alarm (), select an alarm, and then click OK.
  • In the Security Desk Alarm monitoring task or Monitoring task, click Trigger alarm (), select an alarm, and clickTrigger alarm.

Results

All pre-configured alarm recipients receive the alarm if they are logged on to Security Desk.
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