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- Remote Sound: The name of the remote alarm sound file commands a remote CamSS System to
play the alarm sound. The name of the sound file must be entered into the Alarm Sound Bank
created by the remote CamSS System for this to happen.
Note: This sound file is the one in the remote CamSS System rather than the one created by and transmitted
from the CamSS System where the alarm occurs.
3. Set up the remote alarm action:
Click the OK button to set up the remote alarm action.
The finished remote alarm settings can be seen in the Remote Alarm Setup box.
Note: The duration of the local alarm should match the time required by the remote alarm actions. If they do
not, the local alarm may turn off before communication between the local alarm and the remote site is
established. The recommended value should be a minimum of 60 seconds.
Remote Alarm Actions Setup
There are three items:
1. Remote Type: Displays the type of the remote device.
2. Name: Displays the name of the remote end.
3. Action: Sets the actions.
- TS = Telephone Speech
- P = Paging Message
- V = Live video
- RS = The name of the remote alarm sound file
Editing the remote alarm setup
Click the desired alarm setup entry then click the Edit button. The alarm settings can now be changed.
Exiting the remote alarm setup window
Click the Close button or to exit this setup window.
When an alarm is triggered on a local or remote CamSS system, the Host in the System Operation Section
will change to red. (As illustrated below). The Host icon will change as well. Clicking the Host of the
System Operation Section then the host icon will bring the icon back to normal.
6.2 Alarm Log
The Alarm Log button may be found in the Utilities pull-down menu on the System Operation Section.
Click the button to enter into the alarm log screen: