Alarms - DPS Telecom NetGuardian SUI User Manual

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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)
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.