Event types that can require acknowledgment conditions

2026-09-01Last updated

This reference lists the event types that support acknowledgment conditions and the corresponding conditions that can be used when configuring alarm acknowledgments.

For example, if a forced-open door triggers an alarm and the condition is set to Closed, the door must close before an operator can acknowledge the alarm. To acknowledge the alarm automatically when the acknowledgment condition is met, clear the User acknowledgment required setting.

Note:
The system always checks the acknowledgment condition at alarm creation. If the condition is already met when the alarm is raised, the second event is not required to acknowledge the alarm.

To configure an acknowledgment condition that must occur before the alarm can be acknowledged, you can use the following event types:

Source event type Entity type Acknowledgment condition
AC fail Access control unit, intrusion detection unit AC ready
Application lost Roles Application online
Asset offline Asset Asset online
Asset online Asset Asset offline
Battery fail Access control unit, intrusion detection unit Battery ready
Deadbolt locked, Deadbolt unlocked Zone Normal (input)

Active (input)

Armed (zone)

Door closed Door, Zone Normal (input)

Active (input)

Armed (zone)

Door forced open Door, Zone Door closed

Normal (input)

Active (input)

Armed (zone)

Door locked or unlocked Door, Zone Normal (input)

Active (input)

Armed (zone)

Door manually unlocked Door, Zone Normal (input)

Active (input)

Armed (zone)

Door opened Door, Zone Door closed

Normal (input)

Active (input)

Armed (zone)

Door open too long Door Door closed
Door unsecured Door Door secured
Doorknob in place, Doorknob rotated Zone Normal (input)

Active (input)

Armed (zone)

Entity warning Any entity that has an input Normal (input)

Active (input)

Armed (zone)

Glass break Zone Normal (input)

Active (input)

Armed (zone)

Hardware tamper Access control unit, intrusion detection unit, Zone Tamper normal

Normal (input)

Active (input)

Armed (zone)

Intrusion detection area alarm activated Intrusion detection area Disarmed (not ready)

Disarmed (ready to arm)

Perimeter armed

Master armed

Intrusion detection area input bypass activated Intrusion detection area Input normal
Intrusion detection unit tamper Intrusion detection unit Tamper normal
Lock released, Lock secured Zone Normal (input)

Active (input)

Armed (zone)

Manual station activated Door, Zone Manual station normal

Normal (input)

Active (input)

Armed (zone)

Manual station reverted to normal state Door, Zone Normal (input)

Active (input)

Armed (zone)

Motion off, Motion on Zone1
Note:
Only Motion on and Motion off events associated to zone input states can have an acknowledgment condition.
Normal (input)

Active (input)

Armed (zone)

Record updated Record type, Zone Normal (input)

Active (input)

Armed (zone)

Recording problem Camera Recording problem resolved (corresponds to Recording on or Recording off)
Signal lost Camera Signal recovered
Unit lost Access control unit, intrusion detection unit, ALPR unit, Video unit Unit online
Window closed, Window opened Zone Normal (input)

Active (input)

Armed (zone)

Zone armed, Zone disarmed Zone Normal (input)

Active (input)

Armed (zone)

Note:
When a zone is disarmed, only the Normal input state is received.
Zone maintenance completed, Zone maintenance started Zone Normal (input)

Active (input)

Armed (zone)

Zone offline Zone Normal (input)

Active (input)

Armed (zone)