Honeywell Rapid Eye, Administrator'S Manual

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Rapid Eye Multi-Media DVR System Administrator Guide
Document 800-02953V4 Rev A 125
03/10
1. Create or select a rule. Click Add to create a new rule or select a rule from the list in
the Response Rules box (see 1 in
Figure 7-7 ). The Describe Rule command shows a
description of the selected rule, listing all of the rule’s components: trigger, response
and schedule. You may also rename a rule (see
Renaming a Rule on page 125 ).
2. Enable the selected rule for editing. To edit and customize a rule, start by selecting
the checkbox next to the rule name (see 2 in
Figure 7-7 ). The icon next to the
checkbox changes as you customize the rule. See Rule Status Icons on page 125 .
3. Set the trigger. Customize the rule’s trigger(s), as needed, by selecting cells that are
available in the Event rows of the Trigger table (see 3 in
Figure 7-7 ), and in the POS
pane if a POS device is in use. AE Alarms are obtained from an ActivEye client.
4. Set up the response. See 4 and 5 in Figure 7-7 . Responses can include:
• Using Event Recording settings to record video. For this to have an effect,
settings for Event Recording need to be higher than those for Continuous
Recording. See
Event Recording Configuration on page 115 .
• Making a PTZ camera go to a PTZ preset or tour.
• Activating an Output on the Multi-Media unit (to activate a buzzer, for example).
• Combinations of the above responses. If an Action cell is unavailable, the action
has not been set up yet.
5. Set the response to be logged or to raise an alarm. You can customize the duration of
a response and if the response is Logged or Raises an Alarm (see 5 in
Figure 7-7 ).
See Managing the Response to a Rule on page 126 .
6. Add a schedule to the rule. You have the option of selecting a schedule for the rule
(see 6 in
Figure 7-7 ). The rule must be active during the days and times specified in
the schedule to initiate a response to the rule. See Assigning a Schedule to a
Response Rule on page 126 .
Note After selecting a rule, you can perform steps 3 to 6 of the Checklist for Setting
a Rule in the Response Schedule in any order. A rule lists the Events that
Trigger a response and the Actions that are taken as a Response. Figure 7-7
shows where and how to make a rule.
Renaming a Rule
1. Select a rule from the list in the Response Rule box. Click the rule name again.
2. Enter a name for the rule. Letters and numbers can be used, as can some
punctuation marks. The same name cannot be used for two rules.
3. Click elsewhere in the View window to save the name.
Rule Status Icons
As a rule is customized, its status is visually displayed by one of five icons (see Figure 7-8 ).