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IPAC Server Administrator's Manual
To enable alarm events for event triggers, input switches, and schedule controlled devices
1. From the Configuration dropdown menu, choose the Devices tab then click on
the Devices link. If you are enabling an existing device to use Alarm Console,
simply click on the device you wish to enable and click Edit at the bottom of the
Device Details page, then skip to step 5.
2. Click on the Create New Device button.
3. Select the Type of device from the dropdown menu, choosing event trigger,
input switch, schedule controlled device, or muster point.
4. Select a Subtype if you want to make this a device profile.
5. In the Alarm Console Settings section of the page, check the Standard events as
alarm checkbox if you wish to include standard events as alarm events.
6. Check the Combine Alarms checkbox if you wish to combine multiple alarm
events of the same type into a single reported alarm event.
7. Enter Instruction text if desired.
8. Enter an Alarm Priority if desired.
9. Select an Alarm Active Schedule from the dropdown menu if desired. If a
schedule is selected here, the alarm events will appear during the selected
schedule as well as during any selected schedule under the Alarm Console
Settings for the entire account.
10. You may ignore Threat Levels or select under what Threat level conditions the
device will report alarm events.
11. Click Save.
Figure 22.
Using the Dashboard's Swipe & Show feature
The Dashboard's Swipe & Show feature allows administrators to view valid credential events
at a selected device, seeing the current and the seven previous events. When desired, the
administrator can select any of the photos in the gallery and call up the photo, time, and
date of that particular valid credential event.
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Settings for Event Triggers, Input Switches, Etc.
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