Expanding on a previous column, System Solutions For The Design Process, here are some more details on the application attributes of alarm monitoring in a server-based access control system.
Access control system alarm monitoring, in its simplest form, is the reporting of alarm or supervisory signal transitions from normal to alarm and vice versa. Most medium- to high-end access control systems have the ability to monitor various types of alarms, such as intrusion, space protection, tamper and system supervisory, all of which are considered essential to the alarm monitoring process.