Table 11: Panic Button Settings
Description
Default
Field Type Or
Choices
Field
Defines the sequence that the user uses to
trigger the
Panic Button
alarm.
You can also disable the
Panic Button
alarm from this setting.
Disabled
Disabled
Long press
Two short presses
Two short or one
long press
Panic button
Enables the silent alarm, which disables
the loud local alarm that sounds when a
user triggers the
Panic Button
. If the user
is under duress, a silent alarm doesn't alert
the assailant.
On
On
Off
Panic button silent
alarm
Sets the amount of time, in seconds, to time
out the panic alarm.
5
Integer 5–30
Panic button alarm
timeout
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Sample Panic Button Configuration Options
You can set the Panic Button to perform various actions based on the user's needs.
Table 12: Sample Panic Button Configuration Options
Settings
Description
Option
Set the
Panic button silent alarm
to Off.
Set the
Emergency call
to Off.
Allows the user to alert people
nearby with a loud alarm, but does
not place an emergency call.
The loud alarm helps people to
locate the user, or scares away any
potential threats.
Local panic alarm without an
emergency phone call
Set the
Panic button silent alarm
to On.
Set the
Emergency call
to either
On or Off.
If necessary, set the
Emergency
dial force speaker
to Off.
Allows the user to silently send an
alarm signal for help.
If the user also must place an
emergency call, you can turn off
the speakerphone option to
maintain the silence.
If the Panic Button automatically
pushes an alert to an external
security application, you do not
need to set an emergency call.
Silent duress alarm with or without
an emergency phone call
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