Alarms and Events
Terminology note
Outputs can also be referred to as
6.6.1Peephole Application
One application for outputs is to remotely unlock a door after visual inspection of a doorway.
Preparations
Installation personnel wire two devices to a
•the locking mechanism of a security door (or gate)
•a doorbell.
The Multi SA sets the
!84 To control access at a site (in this doorbell example)
1.At a Multi site that is setup as described at the beginning of this section (on
p.
2.If the alarm is from the input connected to the doorbell, acknowledge it. For the procedure, see 6.3.
3.Start a Live video session to view the caller. Live video sessions are explained starting in section 2: Live Video, on p.
4.Use the output that matches the door. For the procedure, see 6.6: Controlling
an Onsite Device: Output.
5.Rearm the alarm. For those procedures, see the following sections.
6.7Setting an Alarm
Process
A maintenance session is used to set an event to trigger an alarm, as illustrated in figure
62.If your Multi user account cannot run a maintenance session, your Multi system administrator (Multi SA) can inform you about which alarms, if any, are set on your Multi system.
Before you can set an alarm ...
Before you can start a maintenance session, your Multi SA has to:
•add the Modify configuration right to the user account. With this right, you can start a maintenance session at a site and to set events to be ignored, trigger alarms or to be logged; this right also enables a View operator to configure cameras and to perform many other maintenance tasks. See your Multi SA for more information on the other tasks.
•grant access to the site(s) assigned to operator(s) by their supervisors.
