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This policy means that the sound for "A New Alarm Detected by System" alert in the Alarm Viewer page will not play by default every time the Web Client Alarm Viewer page is loaded.

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To enable sound for the "A New Alarm Detected by System" alert in Safari, Firefox, Chrome, and Edge, follow these steps:

In Safari

To always allow auto-play with audio:

  1. Launch the Safari app on a Mac system.

  2. Select Safari from the menu bar options.

  3. Choose the Settings… option under the Safari menu.

  4. Switch to the Websites tab within the popup window and choose Auto-Play in the sidebar.

  5. Select the drop-down menu and your preferred choice. Selecting Allow All Auto-Play will allow auto-play with audio.

In Firefox

To always allow auto-play with audio:

  1. Click the menu button horizontal_menu_button.png and select Settings.
    Select the Privacy & Security panel and go to the Permissions section (or enter Auto-play in the Find in Settings search box).

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  2. Click the Settings… button next to Auto-play.

  3. Use the Default for all websites drop-down menu to select how you want Firefox to handle media Auto-play for all websites.

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  4. The default Block Audio setting will prevent Auto-play for all media with sound.

  5. Click Save Changes after you have made your selection.

  6. The setting you have selected will apply to all media for all websites except for specific Auto-play site settings.

In Edge Browsers

To Enable Edge to allow sound.

  1. Open your Microsoft Edge browser's Settings and More menu by selecting the three dots at the top right.

  2. Choose Settings.

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  3. In the left menu, choose Cookies and Site Permissionssite permissions, then scroll down to (on the right pane) and select Media autoplay.

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  4. On the right, a drop-down arrow gives you the options to Allow, Limit, or Block autoplay.

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In Chrome Browsers

To Enable Chrome to allow sound.

  1. Click View Site Information in the address bar of your Chrome browser.

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  2. Click Site Settings.settings

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  3. Under Sound, select Allow.

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