Security for a Multi-Media System
Event Reference
Table 10–5 Event Reference, by Source and Tab
Source
Outside World event
Customer-device
event
View Operator event
Multi-Media Unit
event
* Some events are repeated in the table: their source can vary. For example: an alarm triggered by
an
"Outside World
† A Multi SA can set a Video lock event to be only logged rather than trigger an alarm.
196
Event in Maintenance,
Except Where Noted
System: no video recording*
Inputs: activate, input ports
1 to 16
Inputs: deactivate, input
ports 1 to 16
Video: signal unlock,
cameras 1 to 16
Video: lock † , cameras 1
to 16
ActivEye: event or alarm
Motion: On the Video tab
(not on the Event tab).
Tamper Detection: On the
Video tab
(not on the Event tab).
user defined: Not on Event
tab; on Serial Devices tab.
Session: connect, reject and
disconnect
Maintenance: changes to
configuration, security, time,
storage and so on... ‡
Outputs: activate, output
ports 1 to 8
Outputs: deactivate, output
ports 1 to 8
System: no video recording*
System: reboot
System: failure, self-restart,
reboot †
System: No video
recording*
System: time server,
no synch, clock drift...
System: disk failure
event" can also be triggered by rebooting a unit.
Cause: an Alarm or Log Entry Could
Indicate ...
a cut cable, dead camera, power outage
security sensor has been triggered or the
Multi-Media unit is booting
security sensor has been reset or the unit
is booting
cut cable, hardware failure in a Rapid Eye
Multi Multi-Media unit, faulty camera...
Can be momentary.
a buggy camera; time since video unlock
helps troubleshooting
An ActivEye client has notified the Rapid
unit of an ActivEye event or alarm.
intruder, a change in lighting, fire, an
explosion, vermin, and so on.
tampering with a camera.
transaction made using hardware at a
customer's facility
use/misuse of View to connect to or
disconnect from a site.
use/misuse of Clear storage or
Synchronize time by operator or Multi SA
use/misuse of an onsite device by a View
operator ex.: remote locking of a gate
use/misuse of an onsite device by a View
operator. ex.: unlocking a gate
camera disabled by View operator
use/misuse of Reboot command
power failure or catastrophic failure of
unit
failure of unit's video hardware
failure of network or network's time server
warning of imminent failure of storage