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Figure 24
The Digital Inputs
tab assigns digital
input points to the
currently selected
zone.
For DigitalSENTRY to recognize an alarm from a serial device,
you must configure both an Alarm Text (in the VAU configuration)
and a Unique Zone Text, which are different parts of a text string
from an alarm panel. The Alarm Text notifies DigitalSENTRY that
some sort of alarm is occurring, whereas the Unique Zone Text
indicates the location or some other distinguishing feature of the
alarm and causes the designated camera inputs to record video. For
example, if an alarm panel sends the text string OPEN DOOR3,
you would enter “OPEN” for the Alarm Text and “DOOR3” for
the Unique Zone Text. Multiple zones can use the same com port
and Alarm Text segments, but each zone typically uses different
Unique Zone Text segments.
Note
•
Digital Inputs—
assigns digital input points to the zone (see Figure
24). Whenever an assigned digital input is triggered, cameras in the
zone begin recording.