videoDriver-VideoAlarmConsole (Video Alarm Console)

Each system user can have a unique alarm console configuration that includes a live Surveillance Viewer and a Playback Viewer. This view resembles the Alarm Console - Live view.
Figure 42.   Video Alarm Console view (popup window)
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To access this view, double-click the Config > Services > AlarmService > VideoAlarmConsoleRecipient node in the Nav tree. To configure this view, click the Popup Settings button.

Property Value Description
Time Range drop-down list Selects which alarms to view based on when the alarm was generated.

Columns

The alarm console table columns (Timestamp, Source State, Ack State, etc.) are documented in the Niagara Alarms Guide.

Control buttons

The alarm control buttons provide these features:

  • Acknowledge tells the system that you have read the alarm and taken action.
  • Hyperlink changes the current view to the hyperlinked target associated with the selected alarm. If no hyperlink is associated with the alarm, the Hyperlink button is not available.
  • Notes displays the Notes window, which allows you to add a text description to an alarm.
  • Silence mutes the audible sound associated with all alarms in the console.
  • Filter opens the Filter window, which allows you to limit the alarms that display in the console by selecting display parameters.
  • Review Video opens a video playback window that automatically plays the video associated with the alarm.
  • Popup Settings configures the Video Alarm Console view.