C•CURE 800/8000 Software Configuration Guide - Tyco Security ...

Putting Security Objects into GroupsPutting Security Objects into GroupsYou can organize security objects of the same type into groups. Groups letyou refer to several security objects using one name that you specify. You canconfigure security objects that activate groups, such as inputs activatingoutput groups, or events that specify actions for groups. For example, if youwant to arm certain inputs for specific times, you can group them togetherand apply the desired time specification for them once (using an event), ratherthan setting up specifications for each input separately. Generally, anywherein the system you can specify the name of a security object, you can alsospecify a group name.NOTEWhen you arm or activate a group, you are arming or activating theindividual objects in it, not the group itself. A group has no status, but theobjects that compose it do.For all security objects, C•CURE 800/8000 provides the $All group. $Allincludes all currently-configured objects of the selected type. When you createnew objects of the selected type, $All is dynamically updated to include thenew objects.To Create a Group1. From the C•CURE 800/8000 Administration application menu, selectConfigure>Group.2. From the sub-menu that appears, select the type of group; possiblechoices are areas, doors, elevators, events, floors, incidents, inputs,outputs, personnel, readers, and reporting readers. (For informationabout incident groups, see “Configuring Incident Groups for Tracking”on page 25-9.)The selection browser for the group type appears.Example:If you selected Input Group, the Input Group Selection browsershown in Figure 25-1 on page 25-3 appears.25–2 C•CURE 800/8000 Software Configuration Guide