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Table 51. Alarm Response form fields
Field
Alarm Response
Facility
Description
Type an alarm response for the operator to use (up to 60 alphanumeric characters).
Alarm responses appear in a list box that is used when the operator responds to an alarm. When
the operator selects a response, the response and the alarm event automatically route to the log.
Pre-written responses save time, but if none of the responses on the list box are appropriate, the
operator can type a unique alarm response.
Click Facility to display the facilities list box. This field reflects the facility to which this record is
assigned. For more information, see Creating facilities on page 52.
Related procedures
To create, edit, or delete an Alarm Response record:
1. Select Configuration, Alarms, and then Alarm Responses tab.
2. Refer to Creating, editing, deleting, and printing records on page 36.
Defining alarms
Use the Alarms form to define the alarms – both physical alarms (such as Door Forced Open) and
logical alarms (such as Invalid Badge). Define the alarm priority, whether or not the alarm can be
scheduled, how alarm inputs and outputs reset, where the alarm is routed, and which alarm
instructions display when the alarm occurs. These entries form a list box that is used in the Input
Groups form, where alarms are assigned to a specific input group. (See Input Groups Form on
page 125.)
Example
Ann Davis is the system administrator at Global Corporation and she has defined the Door Forced
Open alarm as a priority 1 alarm, to be routed to the Alarm Monitor on the Lobby workstation. The
instruction “Forced Door-Send Security Guard” displays in red letters on a yellow background.