Manage Alarms
The Alarm List allows you to view alarms, general information about the system in alarm, and options to acknowledge, remove, or disable alarms.
An audible alert tone sounds on your computer's internal speaker when a message is received in the Alarm List. This tone continues to sound until all messages in the Alarm List have been acknowledged. Acknowledge alarm signals by pressing F6 or select Acknowledge. Remote Link automatically closes the Alarm List after all messages have been acknowledged.
If an operator is not logged on when an alarm is received, Remote Link sounds the audible alert tone and displays the message "Unacknowledged Alarms: X" in red text at the bottom of the screen. "X" represents the number of unacknowledged alarms currently in the Alarm List.
To view alarms, go to System > Alarm List.
The Alarm List window contains the following sections:
An audible alert tone sounds on your computer's internal speaker when a message is received in the Alarm List. This tone continues to sound until all messages in the Alarm List have been acknowledged. Acknowledge alarm signals by pressing F6 or select Acknowledge. Remote Link automatically closes the Alarm List after all messages have been acknowledged.
If an operator is not logged on when an alarm is received, Remote Link sounds the audible alert tone and displays the message "Unacknowledged Alarms: X" in red text at the bottom of the screen. "X" represents the number of unacknowledged alarms currently in the Alarm List.
To view alarms, go to System > Alarm List.
The Alarm List window contains the following sections:
Visible Alarms
Control which alarms are shown in the main window.
Main Section
Lists all alarms with the account number, message, repeat count, time of alarm, and acknowledgement time/ date.
General Information
Displays general information about the selected panel.
Location
Displays location information about the selected panel.
Information
Contains information from Extra Information configured in Panel Information.
Commands
The commands pane contains the following commands:
Ack: Acknowledge the alarm and silence the workstation alert tone
Remove: Remove the alarm from the list. The alarm must be acknowledged before it can be removed
Disable: Disable the alarm and remove it from the list. The alarm must be acknowledged before it can be disabled
Connect: Immediately connect to the selected account
Print: Open the Events print dialog to print system alarms
Cancel: Close the Alarm List