Alarm Classes tab
This tab manually assigns and unassigns alarm classes to a station recipient. Recipients receive alarm notification as specified
by the specific alarm classes assigned to them.
Figure 321. Add New Station Recipient Alarm Classes tab
To access this view, click , followed by double-clicking a recipient row in the table and clicking the Alarm Classes tab.
NOTE: You cannot save an Alarm Console Recipient, Station Recipient, or Email Recipient unless that recipient has at least one alarm
class or intrusion zone assigned to it.
Buttons
This view uses standard control buttons.
You can add items to the currently displayed configuration using the learn mode, the Assign and Unassign buttons (
).
Columns
| Column | Description |
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| Display Name |
Reports the name that describes the event or function.
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| Priority |
Reports the priority level assigned to the alarm class for each component state transition (from normal to
Offnormal, from normal to Fault, from offnormal, fault or alert to Normal, and from normal to Alert).The lower the number, the more significant the alarm. The highest priority alarm (most significant) is number 1.The lower
the number, the more significant the alarm. The highest priority alarm (most significant) is number 1.
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| Total Alarm Count |
Displays the total number of alarms assigned to the alarm class from all sources.
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| Open Alarm Count |
Displays the total number of current alarms. An alarm is considered to be open when it is not acknowledged and normal or not
acknowledged and in alarm.
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| In Alarm Count |
Displays the total number of alarm sources.
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| Unacked Alarm Count |
Displays the total number of unacknowledged alarms.
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| Time of Last Alarm |
Reports the time that the system generated the last alarm assigned to this alarm class.
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