Areas | Options 2

Advanced Options

  • Enable Stay Arming: When enabled the area can be stay armed.
  • Enable Force Arming: When enabled the area can be force armed.
  • Enable Instant Arming: When enabled the area can be instant armed.
  • Do Not Arm if Trouble Condition: When enabled the area will be prevented from arming if a trouble condition is present in the system.
  • Prevent Arming On Count Not Zero: When enabled the area will be prevented from arming if the count value for the area is greater than 0.
  • Always Verify Area Schedule: When enabled the area will verify that the programmed schedule has not changed or that the area has not been disarmed when it should have been armed. This will occur every one minute period.
  • Area can be Reset: When enabled allows the area to arm while it is already armed. This means that an area that goes into alarm can be reset to the armed state, turning sirens etc. off, without having to be disarmed first. Use this option for areas that should never be disarmed.
  • Vault Control Area * : When enabled the area is used to control a vault area.
  • Dual Code Vault Control * : When enabled the area requires that two users control this area when enabled as a vault control area. This feature will not function unless the area has the Vault Control Area setting enabled.
  • Enable Smart Input * : Used in conjunction with the Smart Input Timer and Smart Input Count settings (under the Areas Configuration tab) to prevent false alarms. Normally when an input in the area is activated an alarm will be triggered immediately. When Smart Input is enabled, a counter is started when an input is first activated and increments each time another input within the same area is activated. An alarm is only triggered once the counter (the Smart Input Count value) is reached within the defined period (the Smart Input Timer value).
  • For example, if the Smart Input Count is set to 2 and the Smart Input Counter is set to 60 seconds, two different inputs must activate within the 60 seconds before the area enters alarm. When the first input opens, the timer starts and the count increments to 1. When another input in the same area is opened within the same 60 seconds, the count increments to 2 and the area is sent into alarm. Consecutive reactivation of the same input during the timer does not increment the counter.

Arming Options

  • Always Force Arm Using Card Reader: When enabled the area will force arm the area when the arming process is started by a card reader.
  • Disable Exit Output on Stay Arming: When enabled the area will not activate the Exit Output when the area is stay armed.
  • Clear Alarm Memory after Arming: When enabled the area clears all alarm memory when the area is armed.
  • Enable Late Arm Report: When enabled the area generates Early to Arm and Late to Arm reportable events, according to the normal operating schedule (see above).
  • Enable Early Disarm Report: When enabled the area will generate Early to Disarm and Late to Disarm reportable events, according to the normal operating schedule (see above).

  • Disable Rearm On Schedule: When this option is enabled, automatic rearming will be disabled when the area has been disarmed by the Arm/Disarm Schedule (Configuration tab). Use this to ensure the area does not automatically rearm when it is supposed to be disarmed.

    The command ReArmLevelTrigger = true prevents the area from automatically rearming while the schedule is valid, regardless of how the area was disarmed.

  • User Rearm in Stay Mode: When enabled and a user with the Rearm Area in Stay Mode option enabled disarms the area, the area will automatically rearm in Stay mode. Prior to rearming, the area will remain disarmed for the length of time specified by the Rearm Area time setting.
  • Defer Automatic Arming * : When enabled the area will begin a defer arming cycle prior to starting the area arm process when the area is set to automatically arm on schedule.

Squawk Options

Squawk operation is not supported on the controller's onboard reader expander outputs.

  • Bell Squawk on Arming Start: When enabled the area will generate a bell squawk when the arming process starts.
  • Bell Squawk on Arming Complete: When enabled the area will generate a bell squawk when the arming process is complete and the exit delay has ended.
  • Bell Squawk Only When Unattended: With this option enabled the bell output will only squawk when the area is armed or disarmed by an unattended method such as schedule, automated rearming or programmable function. It will not squawk when armed or disarmed from the keypad or card reader.
  • Bell Squawk on Disarm: When enabled the area will generate a bell squawk when the area is disarmed.
  • Bell Squawk on Successful Report: When enabled the area will generate a bell squawk when a successful Area Armed report has been sent and acknowledged by a reporting service.

Schedule

  • Normal Disarm Schedule: Period 1 of the schedule defines the time period when the area can be disarmed. If the area is disarmed before the start of Period 1, an Early to Disarm event will be generated. If the area is still armed when Period 1 ends, the system will generate a Late to Disarm event. No event is generated if the area is disarmed while Period 1 of the schedule is valid.
  • Normal Arm Schedule: Period 2 defines the time period when the area can be armed. If the area is armed before the start of Period 2, an Early to Arm event will be generated. If the area is still disarmed when Period 2 ends, the system will generate a Late to Arm event. No event is generated if the area is armed while Period 2 of the schedule is valid.