You can assign Security Center alarms to the
event types reported by the panel so that the people responsible for responding to the
situation are notified in the Alarm monitoring task of Security
Desk.
Before you begin
Add recipients and cameras to the Security Center alarms you plan to use.
What you should know
For descriptions of the events, refer to the manufacturer's
documentation that came with your panel.
Procedure
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From the Config Tool home page,
open the Intrusion detection task.
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Expand the Intrusion Manager role from the entity browser, and then select the
intrusion detection unit you want to configure.
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Click the Unit tab.
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In the Alarms section, click , and then select a
Security Center alarm.
NOTE: To view or change the recipients and cameras assigned to
the selected Security Center alarm, go to
the Alarms task in Config Tool.
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If the Security Center alarm you need is not listed,
create one:
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In the Alarms section, click next
to a panel event.
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(Optional) In the Alarm name
field, modify the name as needed.
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In the Recipients section, click and
select the users and user groups that must respond to the alarm.
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In the Camera(s) section, click and
choose one or more cameras.
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Select either Live or
Playback.
This setting applies to all cameras listed.
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If you selected Playback, enter the number of seconds
before the alarm to start playing video.
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Click Create.
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Click Apply.
Results
The Security Center
alarm is shown next to the event. When the next panel event is reported, the assigned
Security Center alarm is reported to the
recipients listed for that alarm.