Common Preferences to Update
- Hadden Grant
This page is intended to be used as tips for user experiences. It is in no way a requirement to follow these guidelines.
Each setting discussed below is a preference and not a requirement.
Enable ‘Restore Alarm Viewer on New Alarm’
If the end user wants their system pulling the Alarm Viewer to the front of a the screen each time an alarm occurs, enable this in Alarm Viewer Properties.
Default, this window will not come to the front of Velocity each time an alarm occurs.
Select Alarm Viewer Properties
Select Restore Alarm Viewer on New Alarm
Select OK to save
Disable Default Alarm Sound
If the end user does not want their system sounding continuously until each alarm is silenced, disable this property in Velocity Preferences.
Default, the system will sound until an alarm is acknowledged.
Select the ID icon in the top left of Velocity.
Select Preferences
Select Alarm Options
Check Disable Default Alarm Sound (Beep)
Select OK to save
Define Printers in Velocity Preferences
Defining printers is important to be able to print Reports, Badges and Alarms/Events from Velocity.
Select the ID icon in the top left of Velocity.
Select Preferences
Select Printers
Select Printers for each type
Select OK to save
Display Code in Event Viewer Upon “Access denied: CODE” Event
Default, Velocity will display “Access denied: CODE” when an invalid credential is displayed
To allow Velocity to display the Code, open Controller Properties, select Reporting, then uncheck Invalid Codes
Once enabled, an “Access denied: CODE” event will display as below:
The code can then be added as a credential to the Person as needed.
Enable Controller Time in Event Viewer
If the end user would like their Controller’s time to display in Event User, you can enable this in Properties
Right Click on the Event Viewer, and select Properties
Inside Properties, select Controller Time
Select OK