Creating an Area

  1. Navigate to Programming | Areas and click Add.
  2. Enter a Name for the area, then select the Configuration tab to set the timings, including entry and exit delays:
    • The Entry Time defines a delay period allowing any users that enter the area time to disarm it before the area generates an alarm
    • The Exit Time defines a delay period allowing users to exit the area once the arming of the area has begun before an alarm is triggered as a result of an input being activated.
    • The Alarm Time determines how long the bell/siren output for the area will remain activated before timing out.
    • If required, adjust the schedule and set the Disarm Area When Schedule Starts and Arm Area When Schedule Ends options to automatically disarm/arm the area when the schedule starts/ends.
  3. In the Reporting Services tab, select the primary reporting service for the area (usually ReportIP).
  4. Select the Outputs tab to define the outputs used by the area and how they behave when triggered:
    • The Bell Output determines the output that will be triggered when the area alarm is activated. In most cases, this will be used to connect a siren.
    • The Exit Delay Output and Entry Delay Output are activated whenever the area starts the exit or entry delay cycle. Using an audible output like a keypad beeper provides a distinctive warning to users to let them know the area has begun arming and they need to get out, or that the entry delay period has been triggered and they need to disarm the area before it generates an alarm.
    • The Disarmed Output and Armed Output are activated whenever the area completes the disarming or the arming cycle. Using an output such as a keypad LED provides a visual indication of the status of an area.
    • The Pulse On Time and Pulse Off Time allow you to configure the output to beep or flash when triggered. For example, you may set a keypad beeper to make short beeps for an exit delay, and a long continuous beep for entry delay.
  5. Click Save to finish creating the area.

For a full list of the available properties and a description of what they do, refer to the Property Reference Guide (see Property Reference Guide).