Setup guide

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Actions can be allocated to each alarm zone; This menu allows a single alarm
trigger to carry out any action such as increase record cameras 1-4, send
notification via FTP, etc.
It is possible to allocate up to 32 alarm zones to carry out a combination of
actions.
This section is separated into:
Enabling and configuring the alarm zone
Allocating alarm actions
To enable and configure the alarm zone:
1. Select Alarms/VMD -> Alarm Zone.
2. Alarm recordings can be protected from being overwritten for a set period of time or
indefinitely. Enter the time period in days that the alarms are to be protected or place a tick in
the box alongside indefinitely.
3. Select the alarm zone to be configured from the drop down option (Zone 1 to Zone 32).
4. Enter an appropriate title to the alarm zone, this will be stored in the database (if enabled), it
is also possible to use the camera title for identification.
5. Enter the time period prior to the alarm that you wish to save along with the incident for
review with the incident, this time is in seconds.
6. Enter alarm duration in seconds; this is the time period where associated video will be
protected from being overwritten.
7. The zone alarm input can be an of the external alarms (direct or 485), any of the configured
VMD zones or any of the preset settings, select the appropriate alarm input from the drop down
list.
8. The Zone OR input allows you to configure a situation where an alarm received on either of
the zone alarm input or the zone OR input will force the Digital Sprite 2 go into alarm mode
and initiate pre-defined alarm actions, select the appropriate option from the drop down list.
9. The zone AND input allows you to configure a situation where an alarm must be received on
both the zone alarm input and the zone AND input to force the Digital Sprite 2 to go into alarm
mode, select the appropriate option from the drop down list.
Note: There are some pre-defined alarm zones; Zone 30 Disk Low, Zone 31 Disk
Full, Zone 32 Panic Alarm.