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- Add Al=
arm
Rule to the System
To
add a new alarm rule, see the following steps:
![](3D"AlarmRule.files/image001.jpg")
Figure.
Add Alarm Rule to the System
- In the
configuration mode, click the System tab.=
- Click Rules<=
/span> node.
- Click Add<=
/span>, and the Rule
Wizard is
displayed.
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- The alarm ru=
le
wizard is a dialog that helps the user to complete an alarm rule in 4
steps. The first step is to define the basic settings of the alarm r=
ule.
The basic settings include the name, the description, the instructio=
n,
the priority, and the schedule. The name and the priority of the ala=
rm
rule are used in the alarm searching conditions. Click Next when all
settings in the step have been completed.
![](3D"AlarmRule.files/image003.jpg")
- The second s=
tep
is to select the alarm triggering condition. There are four categori=
es –
System, Hardware Info, User, and Channel Event. Check the checkboxes=
of
all preferred conditions, and the summary table below lists all sele=
cted
conditions. Click Next to continue.
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- The third st=
ep
is to select the actions of the alarm rule. The action will be taken
when the alarm rule is triggered. There are three action categories =
–
rule action, channel action, and notification. To enable the alarm r=
ule,
check the Set alarm option. The channel action decides which channel =
will
take action when the alarm rule is triggered. To set the channel act=
ion,
select the preferred channel and check the preferred actions. Some
actions allow the user to set the value of duration, such as the Record=
option. The
notification includes the alarm popup option and the dialog popup
option. When all actions have been set, click Next to continue=
.
![](3D"AlarmRule.files/image005.jpg")
- The Alarm Ru=
le
Wizard summaries all detailed settings of the alarm rule. Click Finish=
to complete=
.
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TIP:
Right click the alarm rule node to display the pop-up menu. From=
the
pop-up menu, the user can directly add a new rule, modify an existing r=
ule
and delete a rule. See the following figure:
![](3D"AlarmRule.files/image007.jpg")
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- Advan=
ced
Settings of Alarm Rules
The section
demonstrates how to configure the actions when the trigger conditions are
satisfied. The following demonstrations skip step 1 and 4 of the alarm r=
ule
setup process because the two steps are same in all demonstrations.
The advanced
settings of alarm rule include the following four subjects:
- Pattern layout
configuration
- Pop-up dialog
configuration
- Email notification
configuration
- Hardware detective a=
larm
configuration
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nbsp;
- Patte=
rn
layout configuration
![](3D"AlarmRule.files/image008.jpg")
Figure. Pattern layout configuration in alarm=
rule
- At step 5 of
the setup process, check Alarm Popup checkbox a=
nd
click … beside it to display the Modify
Alarm Popup dialog.
![](3D"AlarmRule.files/image009.jpg")
- Click the
desired pattern layout from the pattern layout list. Click the desi=
red
speed button to decide the playing speed of the alarm image.=
- Drag the preferred c=
hannel
and drop it in a viewer. Click the Map tab to set the pref=
erred
map in the specific viewer. Click the Live button in the viewe=
r to
display the live image. Click Playback in the viewer to di=
splay
the recorded alarm image.
- Repeat step=
3
until the all viewers have been set.
- Click OK<=
/span> to exit the dialog.=
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- Popup
dialog configuration
![](3D"AlarmRule.files/image010.jpg")
Figure.
Popup dialog configuration in alarm rule
- At step 3 of
the setup process, check the Dialog Popup option.
- Input the t=
ext
of the dialog title.
- Set the
severity of the dialog.
- Input the
message of the dialog.
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- Email
=
notification configuration
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Figure.
Email notification configuration in alarm rule
- At step 3 of
the setup process, check the Alarm By Mail checkbox a=
nd
click … beside it. A Mail Setting dialog is
displayed.
![](3D"AlarmRule.files/image012.jpg")
- In the Mail
Setting dialog, click the Setting button to =
set
the value of the Mail From column if blanked.
- Click Add=
to bring up the Add
Mailing List
panel. Double click on the desired user or group account to add the=
m to
the Mail To list.
- Input the m=
ail
subject in the subject column. Type the notification message in the
content textbox. Click the macro buttons at the right-hand side of =
the
content textbox to add the alarm details to the mail.
- If the send=
ing
setting is different from the system setting, click Use
Individual Settings and modify the sending setting.
- Click OK to complet=
e.
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- Hardw=
are
detective configuration
A hardware
detection alarm is triggered when the hardware temperature is over the
configured value. The procedure of setting the hardware detection alarm =
is
similar with the procedure of general alarms. To add a new hardware dete=
cted
alarm, see the following steps:
![](3D"AlarmRule.files/image013.jpg")
Figure.
Hardware detective configuration in alarm rule
- At step 2 of
the setup process, find Hardware Info from the
trigger condition list. If the option is collapsed, click + to expand =
it.
Select the desired items from the list. Some items require setting =
the
range to trigger the alarm. Input the range values and click Next.
![](3D"AlarmRule.files/image014.jpg")
- Decide the =
rule
action when the alarm is triggered. Refer to the last section and s=
ee
the detailed description. When all actions are set, click Next to continu=
e.
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