Areas | Options 1

General Options

  • Input Restore on Bell Cut-Off: With this option enabled, when this area goes into alarm any inputs that are open enter a 'siren lockout' state. This means that if the inputs are restored (closed) or reopened it will not be reported to the monitoring station until the bell times out or is silenced.

    This option prevents the Retrigger Bell Time feature in Programming | Input Types | Options 2 from functioning.

  • Re-Arm Enabled: With this option enabled, whenever the area is disarmed it will be automatically rearmed after a certain time. The delay before rearming is set by the Rearm Area Time (Configuration tab). This function force arms the area, so Enable Force Arming must be selected (Options 2 tab).

    This feature should be used for areas that are used for system monitoring and control, which should never be disarmed. It can also be used to ensure bank vaults, automatic teller machines and similar are not disarmed for longer than the programmed time.

    When you enable rearming you must arm and disarm the area for the setting to take effect.

  • Arm Child Area: When this option is enabled, whenever this area finishes arming the Child Area (Configuration tab) will be armed.

    This option must be enabled in the parent area(s).

  • Arm Child If All Other Areas Are Armed: When this option is enabled the Child Area (Configuration tab) will be armed whenever this area is armed, provided that all other parent areas are already armed. The Arm Child Area option above must also be enabled.

    For example, there may be three areas; A, B and C, where C is a child area of A and B. By default, C will be armed whenever either A OR B is armed. With this option enabled, area C will be armed when both A AND B are armed.

    This option must be enabled in the parent area(s).

  • Disarm Child Area: When this option is enabled, whenever this area finishes disarming the Child Area (Configuration tab) will be disarmed.

    This option must be enabled in the parent area(s).

  • Disarm Child If All Other Areas Are Disarmed: When this option is enabled the Child Area (Configuration tab) will be disarmed whenever this area is disarmed, provided that all other parent areas are already disarmed.

    For example, there may be three areas; A, B and C, where C is a child area of A and B. By default, C will be disarmed whenever either A OR B is disarmed. With this option enabled in both A and B, C will be disarmed when both A AND B are disarmed.

    This option must be enabled in the parent area(s).

  • Use Unattended Brute Force Arming: Typically an area cannot be force armed if there are open inputs with the Force Input option disabled (Programming | Input Types | Options 1). Enabling this option allows you to 'brute force arm' the area using unattended or remote methods even if these inputs are open.

    Use this option to ensure that the area can always be force armed by the system (e.g. on schedule or automatic rearm), an operator or a user at a card reader. This will not allow users at a keypad to brute force arm the area.

    By default, when an area is brute force armed the status is set to Armed. To use Force Armed for the status, enter the UnattendedForceArm = true command.

Reporting Options

  • Report Arming: With this option enabled, whenever this area is armed a report will be sent to the monitoring station and saved to the event log. This report includes the user who initiated the arming. Disable this option when these reports are not required (e.g. for virtual control areas).

  • Report Disarming: With this option enabled, whenever this area is disarmed a report will be sent to the monitoring station and saved to the event log. This report includes the user who initiated the disarming. Disable this option when these reports are not required (e.g. for virtual control areas).

  • Report 24HR Area Disarming: With this option enabled, whenever the 24hr portion of this area is disarmed (disabled) a report will be sent to the monitoring station and saved to the event log. This report includes the user who initiated the disarming. There is no equivalent report available for arming / enabling the 24hr portion of the area.

  • Report User Bypass: With this option enabled, whenever this area is armed it will report all bypassed inputs in the area. The reports will be sent to the monitoring station and saved to the event log. The Report Bypass option must also be enabled for the relevant input(s) in Programming | Input Types | Options 1.

  • Report Entry Alarm Immediately: When this option is enabled, if an entry input opens in an armed area a report will be sent to the monitoring station and the event log immediately, even though the area is in entry delay. A second report will be generated if the area goes into alarm. When this option is disabled an input opening that triggers entry delay will not be reported.

    This option applies to inputs with the Entry Delay Input and Report Alarms options enabled in the input type (Programming | Input Types | Options 1).

  • Enable User Counting * : With this option enabled the system will count the number of users in the area. When a user enters the area the count is increased by one, and when they exit the count is decreased by one.

    This feature should only be used in areas serviced by doors that have both entry and exit readers, as REX and REN will not alter the user count. The Area inside/outside door must be set correctly in Programming | Doors | General. It is recommended that user counting is used alongside antipassback (see Programming | Door types | General) to ensure that user counts are accurate.

    A number of features are available with user counting:

    • Max User Count (Configuration tab)

      This option must be set to a non-zero value for user counting to function.

    • User Count Reached Output / Output Group (Outputs tab)
    • Arm On User Count At 0 (Options 1 tab)
    • Clear User Count When Armed (Options 1 tab)
    • Prevent Arming On Count Not Zero (Options 2 tab)

  • Arm On User Count At 0 * : When Enable User Counting is selected above, this feature causes the area to automatically arm when the user count reaches zero. This feature ensures the area will be secured when the last user leaves, regardless of whether they have actively armed it. This is especially useful in large office environments where it is not practical for users to check whether there is anyone else in the area.

    It is recommended that this feature is used alongside antipassback settings to ensure that the user count is accurate. If not, the area may arm while there are still people inside.

  • Clear User Count When Armed * : When this option is enabled (by default) the user count for the area (see Enable User Counting above) will be cleared / set to zero when the area is armed. When this option is disabled the user count will not be cleared.