Custom Alarm Settings

The platform has predefined several alarm priorities, alarm categories, color template, and alarm icons for basic needs. You can edit the predefined alarm priority and alarm category, and customize alarm priority and alarm category according to actual needs.

Note:
Alarm Priority

Define the importance or urgency of alarms for handling or acknowledgment.

Alarm Category

Used when the user acknowledges the alarm and categories what kind of alarm it is, e,g., false alarm, or alarm to be verified. You can search for alarms by the alarm category.

Alarm Icon When Alarm Occurs

The platform has predefined some icons of resources for several special alarms.

For example, it predefined the icon for the Door Opened Abnormally alarm. When this alarm is triggered, the door icon will turn to the icon displayed here to notify users.

  1. In the top left corner of Home page, select > Security Monitoring > Event and Alarm.
  2. Select Basic Configuration > Alarm Custom Settings on the left.
  3. Customize alarm priorities according to actual needs. By default, three kinds of alarm priority exist.
    Figure 1 Alarm Priority
    1. Click Add to open the adding alarm priority pane.
      Figure 2 Add Alarm Priority
    2. Select a level No. for the priority.
    3. Enter a descriptive name for the priority.
    4. Select the color for the priority.
    5. Click Add.

      The priority will be displayed on the alarm priority list.

  4. Customize alarm categories according to actual needs. By default, four alarm categories exist.
    Figure 3 Alarm Category
    1. Click Add to open the adding alarm category pane.
      Figure 4 Add Alarm Category
    2. Select a No. for the alarm category.
    3. Enter a descriptive name for the alarm category.
    4. Click Add.

      The alarm category will be displayed on the alarm category list.

  5. Customize color template according to actual needs. By default, three alarm categories exist.
    Figure 5 Color Template
    1. Click Add to open the adding color template pane.
      Figure 6 Add Color Template
    2. Enter the name of the color template.
    3. Select a color.
    4. Click Add

    The alarm category will be displayed on the alarm category list.

  6. In the Alarm Icon When Alarm Occurs field, view the alarm icons provided by the platform which are used to notify the users that the alarm is triggered.
    Note:

    These predefined alarm icons cannot be edited and deleted.

  7. Optional: Perform the following operation(s) after adding alarm priority and category.
    Option Description

    Edit

    Click to edit the alarm priority and category.

    Note:

    You cannot edit the No. of predefined alarm priorities and categories.

    Delete

    Click to delete the alarm priority and category.

    Note:

    You cannot delete the predefined alarm priorities and categories.