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Sensor Arm/Disarm State

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The Sensor Arm/Disarm feature allows customers to arm and disarm OWS locations using a physical sensor connected to an Apex recorder or Cloud Camera.

NOTE: Sensor Arming is only available with certain licensing tiers. See OWS Licensing for more information.

NOTE: Communication timing before rearming may vary after an update, restart, or power loss depending on the device being used.

NOTE: Ensure that your sensor is in the desired Default State before configuring Sensor Arm/Disarm.

Navigate to Locations

The arm/disarm state of sensors can be set under Management > Locations > Locations > Location Arming.

   Management dropdown Locations Locations.png

Sensor Arming
  1. Choose the Location associated with the sensor from the Locations list.

Locations List Arm Disarm.png

NOTE: The state of the device cannot be overridden by disarming the location from the Locations list.

  1. Click on the Location Arming tab. Locations Arming tab.png
  2. Choose the sensor from the Arm State Owner dropdown. 

Sensor Arm Disarm Select Sensor.png

  1. Select a sensor from the available list of associated devices under Sensor Name.

Sensor Arm Disarm Choose Sensor popup.png

NOTE: After selecting, the sensor will default to disarmed.

  1. After a sensor has been selected, a default Arming State will display.

Sensor Arm Disarm Configure and Minutes.png

  1. Click Configure to configure the sensor. Sensor Arm Configure Button.png 
  2. Enter the Number of minutes before alerts start: from between 0 to 90 minutes to set the time before an alert is sent.

Sensor Arm Disarm minutes.png

  1. Click Save. Save Button.png

NOTE: Sensor arming aligns with the physical state of the sensor, but does not physically arm/disarm the sensor device.

NOTE: If the location is still displaying as disarmed when it should display as armed after saving the Sensor Arming configuration, physically toggle the sensor device where it is installed.

This location will be armed based on the state of the selected sensor and its Default State. A Normally Open sensor will arm when it is Closed and a Normally Closed sensor will arm when it is Open.

Sensor Arm Disarm Armed State.png

Arm/Disarm in the Device List

Once the Virtual Arm/Disarm state has been set for a location, the state can be changed from the icon in the device list. Move the mouse over the icon and click on the state change to arm or disarm.

Arm this Location icon.png Change location to an armed state  
Disarm this Location icon.png Change location to a disarmed state  
Arm/Disarm in Alerts

Once arm/disarm has been set for a location, configure an alert to receive notifications based on the armed state. Use the dropdown to set the alarm state from Armed and Disarmed, Armed, and Disarmed. An alert will only be generated if the associated intrusion area is in the selected armed state for the following alerts:

Alert Intrusion Area Armed.png

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