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4 • Alarms T1/E1 DACS Administrators’ Reference Guide
30 Introduction
Introduction
The DACS has an extensive alarm reporting system which enables users to configure, monitor, and test major
and minor alarms. The alarm system can be set to notify of equipment failures (for example, a power supply
failure) or T1/E1 port malfunctions. There are 83 alarms that can be configured by the system administrator to
generate alerts based on the condition of the DACS.
Displaying the alarms window
Click on Alarms under the Configuration Menu to display the Alarm System main window (figure 9).
Note The system administrator can manually generate a specific alarm for
testing purposes or clear the alarm counters from the main window.
Figure 9. Alarms main window