Milestone Central 3.7 - Manual (Page 15)

Milestone XProtect Central 3.7; User’s Manual
Alarms
What is an Alarm?
An alarm is a message in the Milestone XProtect Central Client that requires attention.
An alarm is typically triggered by an event taking place on a surveillance system (such as a
surveillance camera detecting motion, a sensor detecting that a door is being opened or similar).
However, alarms can also be triggered by status information from units on the surveillance system,
for example if the system loses connection to a camera, or if a server becomes unavailable.
Depending on the type of organization you work in, you may have been trained in how to react
when alarms occur; or instructions about how to handle individual alarms may be available when
you view details about each alarm in your Milestone XProtect Central Client.
Alarm Overview Section
The Client’s Alarm Overview section—located in the top part of the Client window—displays alarms
in a list format. Alarms are normally color-coded for easy visual identification.
Note: If you cannot see the Alarm Overview section, or parts of it, in your Client, read Display of
Client’s Sections Can Be Turned On and Off on page 13.
Alarm Navigation Tree
The Alarm Overview section’s alarm
navigation tree lets you quickly select
which alarms to view in the detailed alarm
list.
The alarm navigation tree has two parts:
• In the left part you select which
server, camera or other device you
want to view alarms for. Your
selection can be very wide (for
example all servers) or very
narrow (for example a specific
camera) as required.
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