Milestone XProtect Express 2014 - Manual (Page 169)

Milestone XProtect ® Express 2014 Administrator's Manual
www.milestonesys.com 169 Advanced configuration
and use that time profile to make sure that certain alarm definitions are only enabled within this period
of time.
Alarms and XProtect Central
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 your system. This
means that much configuration needed in XProtect Central has become redundant with the
introduction of Alarms. Client-wise, the Alarms feature uses 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.
Add an alarm
For a detailed overview of Alarms and how the feature works, see About alarms (on page 168).
To add/configure an alarm, do the following:
1. Expand Alarms, right-click Alarm Definition and select Create New.
2. Specify required properties (see "Alarms definition" on page 170). Click OK.
3. Save your configuration changes by clicking Save in the yellow notification bar in the upper-
right corner of the Management Application.
Add a time profile (for alarms)
Time profiles are periods of time used for the Alarms feature only.
To add a time profile for an alarm, do the following:
1. Expand Alarms, right-click Time Profiles, and select Create New. The small month overview
in the top right corner of the Time Profile Properties window can help you get a quick
overview of the time periods covered by the time profile, as dates containing specified times
are highlighted in bold.
2. In the calendar, select the Day View, Week View, or Month View tab, then right-click inside
the calendar and select either Add Single Time... or Add Recurring Time....
3. If you select Add Single Time..., specify Start time and End time. If the time is to cover whole
days, select the All-day event box.
—or—
If you select Add Recurring Time..., specify time range, recurrence pattern, and range of
recurrence. Click OK.
4. Save your configuration changes by clicking Save in the yellow notification bar in the upper-
right corner of the Management Application.