DSS Express Event Configuration

Description

This article will show you how to set up Event / Alarms for devices added to DSS Express

Event / Alarm types can be enabled for events for a device such as Disk Full, Device Disconnected, among many others. The Alarm types a device supports will be listed in the Event Configuration Page

Prerequisites

• DSS Express S Server Installed
• DSS Express S Client Installed
• Device added to DSS Express

Step by Step Instructions

1. On DSS Express Client main menu, click on Config

2. Select the device from the device tree on the left

Click Event Configuration to enter the event configuration page

3. Start by selecting the Alarm type (for example Disk Full)

Click/toggle to enable

4. Use the dropdown box to select Priority (Alarm Level) and Time Template (Schedule / Arm time for Alarm)

Clicking Time Template will show a list of default schedules

Click Manage time template to create a custom template / schedule

5. Click Add Time Template to create a new Template

Enter a name for the template

Click in the field to edit the day/time for the template

Click OK

6. Click OK to save

7. The schedule has now been created for the Alarm Type

You can use the other sections to enable other outputs when the Alarm is triggered: for example Link PTZ

Email alert

Click OK to save all changes