Axis A1001 User Manual page 29

AXIS A1001 Network Door Controller & AXIS Entry Manager
Alarm and Event Configuration
• Output Port – Activate an I/O port to control an external device.
• Send Notifications – Send a notification message to a recipient.
• Status LED – The status LED can be set to flash for the duration of the action rule or for a set number of seconds. The
status LED can be used during installation and configuration to visually validate if the trigger settings, for example the
door open too long trigger, work correctly. To set the status LED flash color, select an LED Color from the drop-down list.
Setting Up an Action Rule
An action rule defines the conditions that must be met for the product to perform an action, for example send an email notification
or activate an output port. If multiple conditions are defined, all of them must be met to trigger the action.
The following example describes how to set up an action rule to send an email notification when any alarm is triggered.
1. Configure the alarms. See Configure Event and Alarm Logs, on page 26.
2. Go to Setup > Additional Controller Configuration > Events > Action Rules and click Add.
3. Select Enable rule and enter a descriptive name for the rule.
4. Select Event Logger from the Trigger drop-down list.
5. Optionally, select a Schedule and Additional conditions. See below.
6. Under Actions, select Send Notification from the Type drop-down list.
7. Select an email recipient from the drop-down list. See Recipients, on page 30.
The following example describes how to set up an action rule to activate an output port when the door is forced open.
1. Go to Setup > Additional Controller Configuration > System Options > Ports & Devices > I/O Ports.
2. Select Output from the desired I/O Port Type drop-down list and enter a Name.
3. Select the I/O port's Normal state and click Save.
4. Go to Events > Action Rules and click Add.
5. Select Door from the Trigger drop-down list.
6. Select Door Alarm from the drop-down list.
7. Select the desired door from the drop-down list.
8. Select DoorForcedOpen from the drop-down list.
9. Optionally, select a Schedule and Additional conditions. See below.
10. Under Actions, select Output Port from the Type drop-down list.
11. Select the desired output port from the Port drop-down list.
12. Set state Active.
13. Select Duration and Go to opposite state after. Then enter the desired duration of the action.
14. Click OK.
To add additional criteria, select the Additional conditions option and add additional triggers. To prevent an action from being
triggered repeatedly, a Wait at least time can be set. Enter the time in hours, minutes and seconds, during which the trigger
should be ignored before the action rule can be activated again.
For more information, see the online help .
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