Select the direction when placing the alarm and nearby cameras into view panes, either:

• Columns: Placement is across the columns.
• Rows: Placement is across the rows.

Together, Orientation and Ordering specify how to arrange items in the Target Area view panes.

For example, you might have a 4-by-4 layout of view panes— alarms on the top (row 1), and scratch pads on the bottom (row 4). If you set Orientation to Columns and Ordering to Top Left – Bottom Right, then the script puts playback at the top and the live video below it and 2 nearby cameras (if they exist) below them. If you change Ordering to Bottom Right – Top Left, then the script puts the live video feed on top and the playback below it, and the alarms will start displaying from the right side instead of the left.

Note: Alarms do not appear in scratch pad view panes (only alarm view panes), and nearby cameras do not appear in alarm view panes (only scratch pads). Therefore if you change the Orientation to Rows, the layout will not work well because row 3 and 4 do not have alarm view panes, and row 1 and 2 don't have scratch pads.

Either click the grid icon to select the window and view pane(s) that will display the item, or enter their identifiers in the text field.

By default, the whole primary window (identifier W1 in the text field) is selected. This is indicated by all view panes in the window selection area being colored red. To deselect the window and select only specific panes, click the Clear button and then either click each pane (w1p1 for example). Alternatively, drag your mouse over an area of the view panes (w1p1:p4 for example) or click the icon for a type of view pane (Hotspot for example).

Multiple windows can be selected (w1p1,W2 for example). This can be useful if your computer is connected to both a desktop monitor (where the primary window is) and a monitor wall (where the secondary window is).

If multiple actions of this type use the exact same view pane, then they try to share them.

Optional. Enter the amount of time in seconds before the alarm event. Video from the camera starts to play at this timestamp, instead of the timestamp when the event was detected.

Note: Some camera models cannot display video if Playback Offset is more than 15 seconds previous. However loops still start at that timestamp when it plays, and simply includes the video when it becomes available.

Select either:

• True: In the remaining view panes (if any), put cameras (if any) that are near the specified camera.
• False: Don't include nearby cameras.

Select which view panes in which window to empty.

Select the status to set for the ACS device. Currently, ACS doors are supported, with these options:

• Open (not locked)
• Controlled (locked, except when temporarily unlocked by another ACS device such as a keypad or card swipe)
• Locked
• Buzz (temporarily unlocked)

Enter the text of the message.

Select the severity level of the message. If Confirmation is None, then the severity level determines the color of the text:

• Information: Text of the message is black.
• Alert: Text of the message is red.
• Error: Text of the message is red and bold font.

For more information on log severity levels, see the FortiRecorder Administration Guide.

Select the name of a sound to play.

Select the name of a 3D map, or a sector in the map.

Select the name of a camera.

Either click the grid icon to select the window and view pane(s) that will display the item, or enter their identifiers in the text field.

By default, the whole primary window (identifier W1 in the text field) is selected. This is indicated by all view panes in the window selection area being colored red. To deselect the window and select only specific panes, click the Clear button and then either click each pane (w1p1 for example). Alternatively, drag your mouse over an area of the view panes (w1p1:p4 for example) or click the icon for a type of view pane (Hotspot for example).

Multiple windows can be selected (w1p1,W2 for example). This can be useful if your computer is connected to both a desktop monitor (where the primary window is) and a monitor wall (where the secondary window is).

If multiple actions of this type use the exact same view pane, then they try to share them.

Select the name of the image or movie.

Select the name of the sequencer.

Either click the grid icon to select the window and view pane(s) that will display the item, or enter their identifiers in the text field.

By default, the whole primary window (identifier W1 in the text field) is selected. This is indicated by all view panes in the window selection area being colored red. To deselect the window and select only specific panes, click the Clear button and then either click each pane (w1p1 for example). Alternatively, drag your mouse over an area of the view panes (w1p1:p4 for example) or click the icon for a type of view pane (Hotspot for example).

Multiple windows can be selected (w1p1,W2 for example). This can be useful if your computer is connected to both a desktop monitor (where the primary window is) and a monitor wall (where the secondary window is).

If multiple actions of this type use the exact same view pane, then they try to share them.

Select the name of the camera.