Arming Procedure

There are three (3) methods to arm an alarm system:

• Manual arming: This is done at the Manual operation window at the workstation by an authorized operator. The alarm system will be armed once the exit delay is over.
• Automatic arming (arming schedule): The alarm partition will initiate the exit delay when the arming schedule becomes valid. The alarm partition will be armed once the exit delay is over.
• Arming at a door reader (with or without an arming request button): There are 3 possible choices:
  • With a card: The card is presented at the reader defined as “arming reader”. The exit delay is initiated, once over the alarm partition will be armed.
  • With a card and an “arming request input”: The card is presented at the reader defined as “arming reader”. The “arming” delay is initiated. The “arm request input (button)” must be pushed during this delay to confirm arming. Once the arming request input is pushed, the exit delay is initiated and the alarm partition will be armed once the exit delay is over.
  • With only an “arming request input”: The “arm request input (button)” must be pushed to confirm arming. Once the arming request input is pushed, the exit delay is initiated and the alarm partition will be armed once the exit delay is over. To only use an “arming request input”, no reader must be defined as “arming reader”.
    Note: Arming is done by presenting a card at the door reader (or entering a number on the keypad) defined as “arming reader” in the alarm system definition menu. Arming at a door reader is only permitted by a card with the defined arming access level, which must include access to the arming reader in question.