Alarms - DPS Telecom NetGuardian V16 G2 User Manual

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11.8

Alarms

Discrete alarms are configured from the Provisioning > Alarms menu. Descriptions for the alarm
points, polarity (normal or reversed) and notification type(s) are defined from this menu. You also have
the option to use Basic or Advanced configuration methods, explained in this section.
ID
Description
Rev (Reverse)
Notification Devices
On Set
On Clear
Qual. Time
(Qualification Time)
Qual. Type
(Qualification Type)
Fig. 11.16 The Provisioning > Alarms menu
Basic Alarm Configuration
Alarm ID number.
User-definable description for the discrete alarm point.
Reverse: Check this box to reverse the polarity of the alarm point. Leaving
this option un-checked means a normally open contact closure is an alarm.
When polarity is reversed, a normally closed alarm point is clear when
closed.
Check which notification device(s), 1 through 8, you want to send alarm
notifications for that alarm point.
Advanced Alarm Configuration (Advanced>>)
User-definable description (condition) that will appear for the discrete alarm
input on Set. Example: "Alarm".
User-definable description (condition) that will appear for the discrete alarm
input on Clear: "Example: "Alarm Cleared".
The length of time that must pass, without interruption, in order for the
condition to be considered an Alarm or a Clear.
Allows you to choose whether you want to apply the Qualification Time to the
alarm Set, Clear, or Both.