Once an Open/Close schedule is ready, it must be tied to an area, or group of areas to monitor the schedule against the signaling received into Manitou.
Adding a Schedule to an Area
- Navigate to Systems within the Customer record.
- Locate the System and Area, within Areas and Zones, for the Schedule.
- Click the pencil (✏️) icon.
- Select the area then drop down and select the Open/Close schedule to use. This is why the description is important.
- Choose the appropriate monitoring service for monitoring this schedule.
- Monitor - brings schedule exceptions to alarm operator's attention.
- Log - notes the exceptions within the activity log but will not bring exceptions to an operator's attention.
- Click Done.
- Save (💾) the record.
Note, it is also possible to create a new Open/Close Schedule directly from the Area. Here are the instructions for creating an Open/Close schedule within a customer record.