Inovonics Radius Installer - Manual (Page 9)

Radius Overview
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1.2 Defining the Radius System
Every Radius system will differ depending on the specific application, but they
all have in common that they must turn alarms from end devices into alerts
delivered to the user.
Generally, Radius system components are defined as follows:
1.2.1 Monitored Devices
Every device that you are watching for an alarm must be defined as a
monitored device. This includes universal transmitters, pendants, door alarms,
smoke detectors, and motion detectors.
1.2.2 Device Categories
Every monitored device must belong to a category. If you are using motion
detectors, you will need a motion detector category; if you are using pendants,
you need a pendant category. It is in the device category section that you
determine what you want Radius to do when an alarm occurs at a monitored
device.
1.2.3 Alert Devices
Every device that will receive an alert from Radius must be defined here,
including pagers, phones, and email addresses.
• Any device to which you want to send a quick message or reminder must
be set up in alert devices.
• Any device that you want included in an alarm escalation under modes
and actions must be set up in alert devices.
• If you want to put together an alert group, all members of the group must
be set up in alert devices.
1.2.4 Alert Groups
This feature allows you to create groups of alert devices that will always be
contacted together. Alert groups are especially useful in situations where you
wish to contact a large group of people; by creating an alert group, you only
have to choose a single entry to send a quick message or reminder.
• If you want to put together an alert group, all members of the group must
be set up in alert devices.