Renaming A Rule; Rule Status Icons - Honeywell Rapid Eye System Administration Manual

Renaming a Rule

Rule Status Icons

Document 800-07769 Rev A
02/11
1. Create or select a rule. Click Add to create a new rule or select a rule from the list in
the Response Rules box (see 1 in
description of the selected rule, listing all of the rule's components: trigger, response
and schedule. You may also rename a rule (see
2. Enable the selected rule for editing. To edit and customize a rule, start by selecting
the checkbox next to the rule name (see 2 in
checkbox changes as you customize the rule. See
3. Set the trigger. Customize the rule's trigger(s), as needed, by selecting cells that are
available in the Event rows of the Trigger table (see 3 in
pane if a POS device is in use.
4. Set up the response. See 4 and 5 in
• Using Event Recording settings to record video. For this to have an effect,
settings for Event Recording need to be higher than those for Continuous
Recording. See
Event Recording Configuration
• Making a PTZ camera go to a PTZ preset or tour.
• Activating an Output on the Multi-Media unit (to activate a buzzer, for example).
• Combinations of the above responses. If an Action cell is unavailable, the action
has not been set up yet.
5. Set the response to be logged or to raise an alarm. You can customize the duration of
a response and if the response is Logged or Raises an Alarm (see 5 in
See
Managing the Response to a Rule
6. Add a schedule to the rule. You have the option of selecting a schedule for the rule
(see 6 in 7-7). The rule must be active during the days and times specified in
Figure
the schedule to initiate a response to the rule. See
on page 124.
Response Rule
Note After selecting a rule, you can perform steps 3 to 6 of the
a Rule in the Response Schedule
Trigger a response and the Actions that are taken as a Response.
shows where and how to make a rule.
1. Select a rule from the list in the Response Rule box. Click the rule name again.
2. Enter a name for the rule. Letters and numbers can be used, as can some
punctuation marks. The same name cannot be used for two rules.
3. Click elsewhere in the View window to save the name.
As a rule is customized, its status is visually displayed by one of five icons (see
Rapid Eye DVR System Administrator Guide
7-7). The Describe Rule command shows a
Figure
Renaming a Rule
7-7). The icon next to the
Figure
Rule Status Icons
Figure
7-7. Responses can include:
Figure
on page 113.
on page 124.
Assigning a Schedule to a
in any order. A rule lists the Events that
on page 123).
on page 123.
7-7), and in the POS
Figure 7-7).
Checklist for Setting
Figure 7-7
Figure 7-8).
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