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System Menu Item -> System Settings -> System Wide Settings |
These rules decide whether an operator should be allowed to place on hold or complete an activation. Each rule can be set to Required (no action can take place until the rule is satisfied) or Warning only (operator can choose to ignore the rule). By default, Activation completion rule settings apply to all clients and all activations. If you need more control over which activations require which rules, you can override these system wide rules at the Action Plan level.
When in Lite Mapping Mode, a button will be displayed above the mapping controls in Patriot, to allow switching into the full-featured map mode.
This may be useful in reducing the amount of API calls needed, if you find that the Google's API usage limits are being exceeded when using full mapping mode by default.
Listen In Settings
Blind transfer command settings. Refer to FE900 Listen In for information about Patriot's listen in features.
Operator Passwords
Minimum Password Length
Sets the minimum allowable password length of a Patriot Operator.
Time Range for Video Event List
Sets the amount of video event history avaliable from the Activation screen's video verification recent clip list.
Block Camera Audio Listening
Disable all inbound audio options from integrated camera interfaces. This is a legal requirement in some jurisdictions. Outbound audio is unaffected.
Camera Post-Recording Timeout
Sets how long to record the camera window after an operator camera action during an activation response. If the operator makes a follow up camera action within this timeout, the timeout is reset and the recording continues. If no follow up camera action is made within this time then the recording is stopped and saved to the server's video storage directory (a new recording will begin if a subsequent camera action is made).
Video Recording Quality
Set the quality (H.264 video bit-rate) of operator camera action recordings of the camera window made during an activation response. The five options are: Worst, Low, Medium, High and Lossless. If Medium is selected you can expect a one minute long recording of a high definition monitor to use approximately 400 kB of disk space. The disk space space requirements increase greatly with each upward step in quality so be sure to consider your available storage space when choosing a quality setting.
Video Storage Folder
Patriot saves operator camera action recordings to .avi video (H.264 codec) files, and can also save still images from the camera as reference frames. This setting determines which folder the video capture files are saved into. The folder location is relative to your Patriot server.
Archived Video Storage Folder
You can optionally specify an archive folder where Patriot can automatically transfer old recordings from the Video Storage Folder. Refer to archiving for more information.
Default Live Camera View
Set the default camera view when opening the Live View in Cameras.
Risco Service Type
Specifies whether the Risco service is locally installed or remotely (cloud) hosted. Only available when Risco module is registered. Defaults to the most common service type: Cloud Based.
Space is provided to enter .wav file names for alarm sounds. Any custom sound files must be placed inside the Patriot Client installation folder if they are to be detected by Patriot.
Alarm Interval (Seconds)
This is the time (in seconds) between repeating playback of a new Alarm Sound. This setting controls the play interval for all six Alarm Sounds.
For example if the Alarm Interval is set to 10 seconds, the alarm sound will play every 10 seconds until the activation has either been picked up by an operator, completed, removed, or placed on hold.
If there are several new activations, each with different sounds assigned to the action plans, only the highest priority action plan sound will be played.
Out Of Focus Warning Filename
Enter the filename of an alarm sound you want played when the Patriot Client program is not in focus. This may be useful if you want either a louder or softer alarm sound than normal, while working in other applications.
You can also receive popup notifications when Patriot is not in focus. For more information, see Workstation Settings.
Play Alarm Sound for Awoken Activation
This option determines if an alarm sound will play for activations as soon as they awaken from sleep.
Play Alarm Sound for Released Activation
This option determines if an alarm sound will play for an activation when an operator releases it. A released activation is one that an operator has first taken ownership of, and then returns it to the main list of new activations. See Attending To An Alarm for more information.
Reminder Interval (Seconds)
This is the time in seconds between repeating playback of the Alarm Reminder sound file. The Alarm Reminder sound is played back when the logged in operator has ownership of pending activation/s. The Alarm Reminder sound will play repeatedly at this interval until all of an operator's pending Activations are completed, removed, or a new Activation triggers one of the new Alarm sounds to begin playback.
Default Note Expiry
Enter the number of days for notes (on the notes tab of a client) to remain in the system, before they will be removed. This will only happen if expire note is enabled.
New Client Template
The default Template for a new client can be specified here.
Dealer Filter
The functionality of Patriot's ICA (web client) module is quickly catching up to the traditional Windows desktop client. This has meant that increasingly monitoring stations are granting their dealers access to their Patriot clients via ICA instead of or in addition to the Windows desktop client via the IDA module. When a dealer is setup for both ICA and IDA access this can result in duplication, e.g. when using the Insert Client for Dealer option the dealer may be listed twice. This setting controls whether dealers setup for IDA access or ICA access (or both) are displayed in these areas of Patriot. If you are using a mixture of ICA and IDA for dealer access it is recommeneded that this setting is changed from the default value of Both to IDA Only or ICA Only to prevent this duplication.
Enable Dealer Branding
IDA Module Required. Displays Dealer branding on client.
Show Operator Notes in History
The default setting of Show Operator Notes in Signal History tab of a client can be edited here.
Default Opening/Closing Hour
The default Open/Close time when inserting a new schedule for a client.
Auto-Completion
If you have the Enterprise Edition of Patriot and Auto-Complete Standard Messages setting is enabled, an intellisense text box will appear in all areas supported by Standard Messages.(Read Standard Message for more detail)
Site Groupings
Group Titles are user definable categories that are mainly used for filtering client records for reporting purposes. It enables client record categories to be tailored to suit the needs of each central station. For instance, a category might be set up for the type of Client (e.g. Commercial, Residential, Industrial etc). The type header would be set up as Client Type. When performing client maintenance, this type header will appear on the Reporting Tab of the client record. The client can then be assigned to a value within this grouping. See Reporting Tab for help on setting values within a group.
Phone Number Settings
The outside line and mobile phone prefix.
Work Orders Settings
Default Work Due Days : The default time scale for Work Due By days when creating a new work order for a client.
Default Billing Due Days : The default time scale for To Be Billed days when creating a new work order for a client.
Test Mode Settings
Log Expiration Warning
Option to add notification when testmode expires. If enabled, additional settings will be added to the test mode form.
Never: Hide controls and always disable.
Default Off: Controls displayed and defaulted off.
Default On: Controls displayed and defaulted on.
Always: Hide controls and defaulted on.
Time Before Expiration
Default time (before Test Mode expiration) to log the notification signal.
Default Contact No. Order
In this tab you can set the default order in which a user should be contacted. For example, if Mobile No = 1, Phone No (landline) = 2, Pager No = 3, and After Hours No = 4. Then by default user contact numbers will be listed in that order on response plan section of the activation screen.
Default Instruction Source
When a new user is assigned to a "by user" response plan, this is the default instruction source. This option is only useful when the legacy "Extended User Instructions" setting is enabled in the Data Service configuration.
Default Work Order User Filter
This option determines which type of users will be shown by default when assigning a user to a work order. Pick the most common user type that you would assign to a work order.
Reverse User Response Schedule
When checked user schedules (for response) are defined in reverse. Which means that the schedules are entered in by setting an available until time, followed by an available from time. This setting has been added for backwards compatibility, it is recommended that it is unchecked. Beware that changing this setting will reverse the behaviour of all existing user response schedules.
Legacy User Template 3
When checked, a third User Template can be selected from the Users Tab. Only enable this option if you require users to be assigned to clients via 3 separate templates, as support for this option is likely to be dropped in newer versions of Patriot.
Default User Template Filter
This option determines what users will be listed by default when viewing the Users Tab of a client.
There are 3 options:
Auto Status Monitoring
Decides if automated schedule checks (late to close, open out of hours, etc.) and "no signals received" monitoring is enabled. At certain times (like when commissioning a new Patriot installation) this may intentionally be disabled.
Automated Alarm Handling
Required for automated handling of alarms, such as clearing sleeping activations when an opening or restoral signal is received, and for action plan escalation.
Operator Filtering
Using this option, operators can be restricted to only have access to certain client groups. For more information about how to set this up, go to Operator Preferences.
Messaging Enabled
Enables or disables the sending out of assigned task messages (Email, SMS messages, Paging, etc).
Page to Clients on Test
Enables or disables the sending out of assigned task messages (Email, SMS messages, Paging, etc) to clients that are currently in Test Mode.
Messaging Delay
Delays the sending out of any messages, by the specified number of seconds.
Max Alarms To Send specifies the maximum number of messages a response member should be sent in response to alarm events from a single client, of the same priority, within a set period of time Within Time (Min).
E.g. Max Alarms to Send set at 4 and within time set at 2 minutes. If a large number of burglary events was then to occur within a two minute period only the first four signals would trigger automatic messages. A fire alarm signal of different priority (say priority 2) however, received from the same client within the same time period will still trigger an automatic message even though the maximum alarms parameter may have been exceeded.
Send Open/Close With recent alarm causes any set and unset signals received from a client to trigger automated messages to response members when received within a short period Within Time (Min) of an alarm event.
Note: for this option to work this messaging task must be assigned to response members of the relevant Open/Close Action Plans and also need to enable the Send Open/Close With recent alarm setting on each messageing task. Beware that if this option is disabled and this messaging task is assigned to Open/Close Action Plans, then all Open/Close events will trigger messages regardless of received time. This does not require alarms to be assigned a task.
There are 3 different options here for Timezone Support:
Read the Timezones page for more detail about these.
Sets the language for the Patriot Data and Task Services. This allows for the translation of internally generated server messages.
For more details about this, see Language Translation.
There are 3 different options here for Base Account Mode. The modes affect which account numbers are used to log unmatched area signals against, when the Ignore option is set on either the Area 0001 or BASE Account.
The primary use for these options are to combine all or some areas into a single client account.
| Mode | If area account is not found, log to: | Description |
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| Standard | BASE | Base Account system is fully supported. Signals will be logged against Base Account, if the area number in the signal doesn't exist. Base Account's Area Code must be set to Ignore in Signal Interpretation. |
| Mixed | First try 0001, then if not found use BASE. | Supports both Base Account and Area 0001 Account. If the area number from the signal doesn't exist:
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| Legacy | 0001 | Base Account is not supported. If the area number from the signal doesn't exist, signals will be logged against Area 0001 Account. The Area 0001 Account's Area Code must be set to Ignore in Signal Interpretation. |
More info:
When a ghost signal is received, an attempt is made to set the appropriate type and zone templates of the ghost account.
Runaway Alarm Monitoring
On detection of a runaway alarm (repeating signal from the same Client/Zone/Module combination in quick succession), a system alarm is logged to alert the operator. The Runaway Alarm monitoring system is controlled by the following Runaway Threshold and Runaway Interval settings.
Runaway Threshold
Max number of signals that can be logged against a single Client/Zone/Module combination within the Runaway Interval before a system alarm is generated. This setting can be overriden at the client level, refer to Test Tab for more information.
Runaway Interval
The interval (in minutes) that the Runaway Threshold should be applied over. Max interval is 60 minutes. This setting can be overriden at the client level, refer to Test Tab for more information.
Runaway Test Mode
If checked then Runaway Alarm monitoring is not suspended when a client is placed on Test Mode. If the UL module is registered then this option is not available because UL requirements do not allow for Test Mode suspension of Runaway Alarm monitoring.
This option is only available if the Non-Monitored Accounts module is included in the Patriot license. If checked, an event will be logged when a signal is received for a client marked as Non-Monitored. If unchecked, the signal will be ignored.
When this option is enabled, a system event will be logged if a new unactioned attend reaches warning timer level 3. A restore will be logged when all pending activations have been picked up by operators. See Action Plan Settings for information on configuring warning levels.
You may choose how the client no is displayed throughout Patriot 6 . This allows you to display only the information you require.
Set the Client ID, Characters shown to the largest client code you use, usually 4 digits.
Show Area, if this option is checked, the Area No. will be displayed. e.g. 1234(1).
Show Port, if this option is checked, the Port ID will be displayed, e.g. 1234(1)-01.
This button allows a default Action Plan to be selected if no other Action
Plan has been selected at a lower level. See Action
Plans for more information.
With this you can choose to display the email address on the response list:
This determines whether users assigned from a template will be added to the response, when clicking Assign All button on the response tab. When this option is off, only users assigned directly to the site will be added. See the Users Tab and Response Tab documents for more general information on assigning users and response plans.
Use this option if you need certain users to be available to all clients in Patriot.
Select an account that has the global users assigned to it. (This client account should only be a user template, not a monitored account that receives alarms.) When you have a Global User Template selected, it is equivalent to assigning this account as a user template (at the top of the Users Tab) to all clients. This means that all the global users in this template are available for responding to alarms and triggering Assigned Tasks for all clients.
It is strongly recommended that alarm response plans are assigned to action plans at one of the standard three tiered levels (Client, Dealer & Global). If this recommended practice is followed then none of the Legacy Response features in this section need to be enabled, and in fact they should be disabled to improve system performance and simplify Patriot's response plan user interface. Each of the five Legacy Response settings in this section turns on or off a response plan generation feature that will be completely removed from Patriot in the future. All of these features have been catorigized as either difficult to understand or cumbersome to maintain. All response plans that could be generated with the Legacy Response features can generated using recommended practices, and in most cases, much more efficiently.
Legacy User Tolerance Schedules enables the old User Tolerance time slots (Mon-Sun, Morning or Afternoon). User Tolerance Schedules should be used in its place where possible, as the old time slots will be removed from the software over time.
Legacy Response Template means that a Template account can be used for the response plan. If it is disabled, the Template option will not appear on the Response Tab. The recommended approach is that you instead use the "Include Base Response" option for Partitioned (multi-area) accounts, and set up Typed Response Plans for a more general response system that can be used across a range of clients.
A default client has been set up to have notes logged against. When the program is installed this client is the Notes Client, NOTE-0001-01. Notes entered using the log notes command on the Notes Browse, along with operator log on and offs are logged against this client.
Report History Client - Signals are logged to record preset report execution, and the emailing of individual reports. These signals are logged against the client selected in this setting.
When printing a report, these margins are used around the edges of the printed page.
This option controls which page size should be used when printing reports. By default, the page size will match the default printer options, but this can be overridden to e.g. A5 if required.
Default Reporting Email Task
This email task will be used to send reports. If no email task is selected, the first available email task in the system will be used. Note that this can be overridden on specific dealers when using the Dealer Branding feature.
Reports Review
When enabled all manually generated emailed reports will not be sent immediately. Instead they will be held in the messaging queue for review. The Report Review Group allows selection of an operator group that will be sent a notification whenever a report requiring review is generated. The reports can be reviewed from the Maintenance -> General -> Messaging Queue.
Choose which operator actions should appear on reports
Client Seach (Wildcard)
The default fields searched when using the wildcard search from the search clients window.
Client Seach (Starts With)
The default fields searched when using the starts with search from the search clients window.
User Search Settings
The default fields searched when using the user code search from the search clients window.