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Configuring the ViconNet System
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Configuring Alarm Events
An alarm event is an action or condition that is configured to trigger a physical alarm in the system when the
action or condition occurs.
The ViconNet system enables you to configure alarm events by:
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Defining Alarm Setup Links,
page 135, which consists of linking a macro to a specific device and a
specific alarm event. In this case, when the preconfigured alarm conditions are met, the system
automatically runs the linked macro, which gives instructions to the system about which devices to
activate, for how long and so on.
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Setting Pre/Post Alarms,
page 146, which consists of configuring what devices the system will
activate before and/or after an alarm event occurs. This includes configuring settings such as the
recording duration, video quality and so on.
Alarms can be activated from various sources, including:
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Sensors:
Each sensor is configured to be associated with a specific alarm type, such as smoke, fire,
motion detection, perimeter intrusion, window intrusion, door intrusion and so on.
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Video Loss:
A loss of video signal to the devices, for example, by means of a disconnected video
connection.
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VMD – Video Motion Detection:
Activity detected in a preconfigured area of the premises where
activity is cause for concern.
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Serial Connection or Network Connection Message:
Integrated module alarm notification.
NOTE:
The Serial Connection or Network Connection Message feature will be functional in future versions.
In order to activate a macro via an alarm, the source device must be linked in the system to the macro that
will run when the alarm conditions are met. When an alarm is activated, a notification is sent to the local
station and the relevant macro linked to that alarm is executed.
By default, alarms are displayed as a popup window in the bottom-left corner, on top of your current
window. You can drag the
Alarm
window to anywhere on your screen and it remembers its last location the
next time it is opened. For more information about the
Alarm
window, see the
Alarm Window
section in
Chapter 2
,
Getting to Know ViconNet
.
