Milestone M50 - Manual (Page 180)

Milestone Husky M30/M50 Administrator's Manual
www.milestonesys.com 180 Advanced configuration
About time profiles for alarms
Alarms can also be based on time profiles (for alarms) (see "Add a time profile (for alarms)" on page
182).
Time profiles for Alarms are periods of time to use when youcreate alarm definitions. You can, for
example, create a time profile for alarms covering the period from 2.30 PM till 3.30 PM on Mondays,
and then use the time profile to make sure that certain alarm definitions are only enabled within this
period of time.
About alarms and XProtect Central/XProtect Analytics Generic VA
To a large extent, the Alarms feature covers the same functionality as XProtect Central.
However, configuration of former XProtect Central functionality is now included in the Alarms feature.
XProtect Central was an independent product consisting of two parts: a dedicated server and a
number of dedicated clients. Alarms, on the other hand, is an integrated part of Milestone Husky
product. This means that much configuration needed in XProtect Central has become redundant with
the introduction of Alarms. Client-wise, the Alarms feature uses the XProtect Smart Client. However,
you must still configure the features Alarms, Time Profiles (for Alarms) and General Settings in the
Management Application. These features are very similar to XProtect Central. You cannot reuse old
alarm and map definitions from XProtect Central. You must redefine your alarms and maps definitions
in the Alarms feature.
Similarly, the Alarms feature also covers the same functionality as XProtect Analytics Generic VA.
What was before before a plug-in to XProtect Analytics is now an integrated part of the Alarms feature
and covers the same functionality.
About alarms in the XProtect Smart Client
To ease overview, delegation and handling of alarms, these appear in the XProtect Smart Client alarm
list where you can view and manage these (reassign, change status, comment, and similar). They can,
if relevant, be integrated with the map functionality (see "About maps" on page 181). The Alarms
feature is a powerful monitoring tool, providing instant overview of alarms and possible technical
problems.
IMPORTANT: You can only view alarms based on the Alarms feature in XProtect Smart Client 6.0 if
you run XProtect Smart Client 6.0 in a 32-bit version
—not in a 64-bit version.
Tip: You can use manual events for triggering alarms and, if required, use the same event to trigger
several different alarms.