Room Alert 4E
Sensor 4 Alarm Configuration (External Switch Sensor)
You may configure the alert state for an external switch sensor in the “Sensor 4 Alarm
Configuration” field. Shown below is the default setting for the switch sensor:
Your Room Alert 4E monitors your switch sensors for an “Open” or “Closed” circuit state.
Room Alert defaults to alarming on “Closed,” as you can see above; you may, however, need to
change that depending on the type of sensor. AVTECH’s Motion Sensor, for example, is “Open”
when it detects movement and “Closed” when it doesn’t; in that case, you would typically want
to configure the sensor to alarm on “Open” or when motion is detected.
The Alarm And Clear State Of Your Switch Sensor
To determine the alarm and clear state of your sensor, you may either refer to its Installation
Note or see for yourself by physically connecting your sensor to your Room Alert and then
observing what happens to its circuit state in the Status page.
After you connect your sensor and before you configure it in the Settings page, follow these
steps:
1.
Click the
Status
tab at the top of your screen in the web
interface.
2.
Notice the current status of “Channel 4: Switch Sensor.” It should
show the normal state, which in this case is “Closed.” (Ignore the
red color coding for now. We haven’t configured the sensor yet,
so it’s still set at the default: alarm on closed.)
3.
Now put the sensor into an alarm state. To put a Motion Sensor
into an alarm state, for example, wave your hand in front of it.
4.
Look at the circuit state at the same time. You should see it switch
to the opposite of normal. In this example, if normal is “Closed,”
you see the alarm state as “Open.” (Again, ignore the green color
coding for now.)
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