DW Spectrum User Manual

Key Concepts:

•This action opens specified cameras in a dedicated Alarms layout tab.

•The Alarms layout tab includes the label "Alarms" in the title and an alert icon.

•Only one Alarm Layout tab can be open at a time.

•Users cannot manually add any elements to an open 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 to the active Alarms Layout upon the event occurrence.

•If several events are configured to show different cameras on the Alarms layout for different users, each user will see a separate Alarm Layout.

•Click Apply to update the event rule and keep the dialog open.

•Click OK to save settings and close the dialog.

•Click Cancel to discard any changes not applied and close the dialog.

Begin When:

The Begin When setting appears only for supported events, with options varying by event type.

•When event occurs is the moment an instantaneous events occurs.

•When event starts is the moment the event rule became true and valid.

•When event stops is the moment the event rule was no longer true and valid

Cameras:

This condition defines the cameras shown on the Alarms layout.

1.Click on the camera data field to open the selection dialog.

2.The search box will dynamically filter available cameras by name.

3.Selecting a server will automatically select all cameras.

4.Adjust the list of selected devices until the event rule is configured as intended.

Selecting Source camera will ensure the Event Occurs At camera will always be on the Alarms layout.

To:

This field defines which users will receive the Alarm Layout notification.

1.Click on the To data field to open the selection dialog.

2.User groups are displayed by default. An option to Show all users is available via a slide switch.

3.The search box will dynamically filter available users and groups by name.

4.Adjust the list of selected users until the event rule is configured as intended.

Force Alarm Layout Opening:

•Selecting this option will force the Alarms layout to become the active layout tab and take focus from the current layout.

•If Force Alarm Layout Opening is disabled, the Alarms layout will open in the background and will not take focus.

Rewind:

The rewind feature will move the camera playback position by a predefined amount of time after opening the Alarm Layout.

1.Slide the switch to turn the Rewind feature on or off.

2.Enter an amount For how long the camera archive will rewind.

3.Select the unit of time measurement for the Rewind value.

Interval of Action:

Enable the an interval of action control to prevent duplicate actions or restarting the action before it is complete/

•Used the slider switch to enable or disable the interval of action control.

•If enabled, a numerical value for the interval and a unit of time measurements is required.

•When enabled, the action will only happen once within the defined interval of action.

Dialog Controls:

•Click Apply to update the event rule and keep the dialog open.

•Click OK to save settings and close the dialog.

•Click Cancel or use the close window control to discard any changes not applied and close the dialog.