DW Spectrum User Manual

Launches the specified cameras in a special Alarm Layout tab with an "Alarm" title and icon, when a specific event occurs. For example, a rule can be configured so that if motion occurs on camera 1, cameras 1, 2 and 3 will launch in an Alarm Layout. If several events are configured to show different cameras on an alarm layout for the same user, the corresponding cameras will be added upon the Event occurrence. If several Events are configured to show different cameras on the Alarm Layout for different users, each user will see a separate Alarm Layout.

Basic Parameters

•Cameras to show on Alarm Layout.

1.Right click on the camera (in the Resource Panel or Viewing Grid) and select Camera Rules to open the Event Rules Dialog.

2.Under the Event section (on the left side of the rule dialog) next to When, choose your target System Event (e.g. Motion, Soft Trigger, etc).

3.Next to At is the Cameras field, select at least one camera, then click OK (or Cancel to discard changes).

4.In the Action section of the rule (on the right side of the rule dialog) in the Do field select Show on Alarm Layout.

•To select all cameras on a specific server, check the box corresponding the server in the Cameras field dialog. If desired, use the Filter box as described in the "Searching and Filtering in DW Spectrum". It is also possible to drag-and-drop cameras from the Resource Tree into Cameras field of this action.

Advanced Parameters

•Interval of action – Check to trigger the action no more than once in a given amount of time.

•For – Click to show the Alarm Layout to only certain users or User Roles.

•Force Alarm Layout opening – Check this box to open the Alarm Layout as the active layout tab, regardless of what the users are currently viewing. If unchecked, the Alarm Layout will open as a new tab with the alarm title and icon, but it will not be the active tab.

•Also show source camera – If the event is triggered by a camera, check this option to always include that camera in the Alarm Layout.

May be caused by

•All events.

Why Action may work incorrectly

•Alarm Layout is not available to a certain user/User Role.