Alarm Data Settings (Alarms node)

When you configure alarm data settings, specify the following:

Alarm Data Levels tab

Priorities

Name

Description

Level

Add new priorities with level numbers of your choosing or use/edit the default priority levels (numbers 1, 2 or 3). These priority levels are used to configure the Initial alarm priority setting.

Name

Enter a name for the entity. You can create as many as you like.

Sound

Select the sound to be associated with the alarm. Use one of the default sounds or add more in Sound Settings.

Repeat sound Decide whether the sound should play only once or repeatedly until in XProtect Smart Client, the operator clicks the alarm in the alarm list.
Enable desktop notifications

For each alarm priority, you can enable or disable desktop notifications. If you are using an XProtect VMS that supports Smart Client profiles, you must also enable notifications on the required Smart Client profiles. See Alarm Manager tab (Smart Client profiles).

States

Name

Description

Level

In addition to the default state levels (numbers 1, 4, 9 and 11, which cannot be edited or reused), add new states with level numbers of your choosing. These state levels are only visible in the XProtect Smart Client's Alarm List.

Categories

Name

Description

Level

Add new categories with level numbers of your choosing. These category levels are used to configure the Initial alarm category setting.

Level 99 is reserved for the Emergency Alert alarm in XProtect Mobile client.

Name

Enter a name for the entity. You can create as many as you like.

Alarm List Configuration tab

Name

Description

Available columns

Use > to select which columns should be available in the XProtect Smart Client's Alarm List. Use < to clear selection. When done, Selected columns should contain the items to be included.

Reasons for Closing tab

Name

Description

Enable

Select to enable that all alarms must be assigned a reason for closing before they can be closed.

Reason

Add reasons for closing that the user can choose between when closing alarms. Examples could be Solved-Trespasser or False Alarm. You can create as many as you like.