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Glossary
Action An action allows the system to perform automation functions. These
can monitor the status up to 4 input conditions called Action Events,
change state (Action State), and perform a function (Action Result)
such as arming a range of partitions.
Action group An action group is one or more actions that can be accessed by a
device or user. They are assigned to a user or device via
permissions.
Alarm The state of a security system when a device connected to a zone is
activated and the condition of the partition is such that activation
should be signalled. For example, a door or window is being opened,
causing a siren to sound.
Alarm control The control over alarm functions.
Alarm reporting A procedure to transmit alarm events or other events to the central
station by means of a communicator and a set of rules called
a protocol. Alarm reporting can also be provided my means of push
notification towards an end-user smart phone
Arm To turn your security system On.
Armed The condition of a partition where a change in the status of any zone
(from normal to active) causes an alarm. A partition or premise is only
armed when it is unoccupied. Some zones (like vaults) can remain
armed continuously.
Automatic arm-disarm Automatically arm and disarm partitions by a specific user according
to a specified schedule. The partitions armed and disarmed will be
the ones that the user has access to via their permissions.
Away mode To turn your security system on when you are leaving the premises.
Burglar alarm An alarm triggered by a security device like a motion detector or door
contact, indicating someone has entered without authorized access.
May also be referred to as an intrusion alarm.
Bypass Zones can be temporarily disabled so they will not be monitored by
the security system. For example, an interior door is left open,
bypass it to temporarily ignore it and allow arming of the security
system. Bypassed zones are not capable of activating an alarm.
Zones will return to normal operation when the system is disarmed.
This prevents unintentional permanent disabling of a zone.
Card A medium holding credentials by which a user can be identified in
a security system. A card is associated in the user configuration to
a user by which the access rights are defined. Also referred to as
a badge. Cards are used on readers or keypads with built-in readers.
Central station A company to which alarm signals are sent during an alarm report.
Also known as Central Monitoring Station (CMS) or Alarm Receiving
Centre (ARC).
Channel A channel is a communication path for events to be sent from the
control panel to a selected destination. A channel has an associated
event list which contains the events it is allowed to forward on.