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will display in the Alerts panel on the right side of the GUI and will have a corresponding

graphical indication in the Map View – the link will flash red and then pulse orange until the

alert has been ‘handled’ or ‘dismissed’.

- Low Battery – This alert indicates that the node is reporting a low battery voltage, and the

batteries should be replaced or recharged soon.

- Node Failure – This alert indicates that the node has stopped reporting updates to the ARGUS

GUARDIAN control software for some period of time. This alert generally means that the node

has failed for some reason (dead battery, turned off or destroyed, disconnected antenna, etc.),

but could also be caused by a jammer preventing one or more nodes from transmitting. When

node failure occurs, links connected to that node turn purple.

For all types of alert, an alert indication will be displayed in the Alerts panel on the right side of the GUI

(see Figure 24), and an alert entry will be added to the Alerts log at the bottom of the GUI. The user is

expected to ‘handle’ or ‘dismiss’ each alert in the Alerts panel. Pressing the ‘Handle’ button for the

particular alert will allow the user to enter some text to explain the cause and/or resolution of the alert

(e.g., ‘dog crossed’, ‘changed battery’, etc.). Pressing the ‘Dismiss’ button for an alert will allow the user

to clear the alert without entering any information. The red ‘X’ at the top of the Alerts panel will dismiss

all currently active alerts.

Figure 24: Screenshot showing a 'perimeter breach' alert and a ‘node failure’ alert

4.8.1 Alert Log Files

Alert logs are stored in the logs folder of the ARGUS GUARDIAN application directory, C:\ARGUS

GUARDIAN\logs, as a .csv file. Alert log filenames contain the date, time, and end with “alerts.” The