You can add an intrusion detection area as a shape on a map so that when the state of
the area changes, the color of the area on the map changes to match. This helps operators
identify and respond to intrusion alarms more quickly.
Before you begin
Create the map where you want to add your graphical objects.
What you should know
Entities that are normally represented by polygons, such as areas, intrusion
detection areas, and zones, can be assigned to custom graphical objects. Alarms can also
be assigned to custom graphical objects.
Procedure
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From the Config
Tool home page,
open the Map designer task.
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Select a recent map or click Browse all maps to open an
existing map.
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In the toolbar, click one of the following tools to insert a graphical
object:
Draw
polygon- Click once for each endpoint, and click the first endpoint to close the
polygon. Use Shift+click to add or remove a point between two points.
Double-click a point to complete the polygon without closing it.
Insert
text- Click to place a text box on the map. Double-click the text box to enter the
text. Use the widgets to adjust the appearance of the text.
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(Optional) Click Unassigned in the
Identity widget, and assign an intrusion detection
area to the map object.
Map objects inherit their identity from the entity they represent. You do not
need to assign an entity to the map object if you are only using it to indicate
a point of interest. Map objects that are not assigned to an entity have no
name.
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(Optional) Click Unassigned in the
Links widget to make the map object into a map link.
NOTE: If you add multiple links to the map object, the operator would have to
click three times to get to a link. The first click displays the entity that
identifies the map object. The second click displays the choices of links.
The third click selects a link.
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In the Map designer toolbar, click
Save (
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