One-Net/DASDEC User Manual
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Manage Alert Nodes Screen
The Manage Alert Nodes screen is divided into two sections: an Alert Node test (top
of screen) and a list of Alert Nodes in order of priority (from top to bottom). Incoming
decoded events will be evaluated by the top Alert Node and will continue down the list.
The EAS device is pre-configured with four Alert Nodes – three are based on required
alert events/tests:
National
(EAN & NPT),
Required Monthly Test
(RMT), and
Required
Weekly Test
(RWT). These three required Alert Nodes cannot be deleted. The fourth
Alert Node is named DFLT (or Default).
An example of the power and flexibility of Alert Nodes:
An EAS device is configured to monitor three radio sources; LP-1, LP-2, and the
National Weather Service (NWS). The NWS source covers your service area as
well as areas outside your service area, along with providing Required Weekly
Tests. The RWT’s broadcast by this NWS source duplicate RWT’s received on
LP-1. The NWS source is providing weather alerts for your service area and
others while also providing duplicate RWT’s. An Alert Node can be configured
to only forward weather-related EAS alerts for your service area that are
received on the NWS source. The Alert Node will ignore all other EAS alerts
received from this source.
Before demonstrating how to configure an Alert Node for this example, below are
some basic elements related to Alert Nodes.
Note
The Alert Node sub-tab
requires the use of the
Accept Changes button for
any changes to take effect.
There are Accept Changes
and Cancel Change
buttons at both the top
and bottom of this screen.
