Click the Alarm symbol Alarm panel symbol at the top of the Java Toolbox Web-GUI to view and configure a range of alarms, which can provide alerts as required.

 

Alarm Types

Click Alarm Types to display the alarm overview pane within the Alarms Panel.

 

Alarms panel - Genie alarm types

 

The following System and Audio alarms are available:

 

Alarm

Alarm Type

Explanation

PSU Failure

System

Raises an alarm if one or both PSUs fail

Chassis Fan Failure

System

Raises an alarm if the internal fan fails

Temperature Too High

System

Raises an alarm if the temperature is too high

Input Silence

Audio

Raises an alarm if input audio is lost (according to preconfigured silence detection threshold parameters)

AES Input Lost

Audio

Raises an alarm if the AES input signal is lost

AES Reference Lost

Audio

Raises an alarm if the AES reference clock signal is lost

 

Configuring an Alarm's Severity Level

Codec alarms can be configured for three different severity levels:

 

1.Click an alarm in the Alarm Type pane to highlight it.

 

Alarms panel - highlight Genie alarm type

2.Click the Severity drop-down menu and select the preferred severity level.

 

Alarms panel - Genie severity level drop-down menu

3.Perform this for each alarm you want to configure and then click Apply or OK to save settings.

 

Enabling Alarms

To enable and disable alarms:

 

1.Click the Enabled check-box to toggle enabling and disabling of an alarm.

 

Alarms panel - Genie alarm enable check-box

2.Click Apply or OK to save settings.

 

Configuring Input Silence Detection Parameters

When configuring an Input Silence alarm it is also necessary to configure the audio silence thresholds and timeout duration.

 

1.Click Input Silence to highlight the alarm and ensure it is Enabled.

 

Alarms panel - Genie highlight input silence alarm

2.Configure the dBFS threshold and timeout duration in seconds within the Conditions pane and ensure the input check-boxes are selected. An alarm will be raised when these thresholds are breached.

 

Alarms panel - input silence detection settings only

3.Click Apply or OK to save settings.

 

Configuring Alarm Dissemination Severity Alerts

Alerts for each alarm severity level are configured using the Alarm Dissemination tab.

 

1.Click Alarm Dissemination.

 

Alarms panel - select alarm dissemination

2.Click to highlight the Alarm Severity level you want to configure, then select and configure the alerts as required.

 

Alarms panel - alarm dissemination critical

3.Click Apply or OK to save settings.

 

SNMP Trap Configuration

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a protocol used to manage devices on IP networks. SNMP provides the ability to send traps (notifications or alerts), which are packets containing data relating to a system component. These packets are generated by agents on a managed device and may be either statistic or status related. Please see your system administrator if you require more information.

 

1. Click to select the Send SNMP trap check-box.

 

Alarms panel - alarm dissemination SNMP check-box

2. Click edit to open the Enter the SNMP trap target dialog and enter the SNMP trap target, then click OK.

 

 

Alarms panel - alarm dissemination SNMP trap