Alert
Any message or notification sent by AlarmPoint to a Device in order to inform a User about an Event that requires attention. Alerts contain information about Events, such as time and location, and may ask Users to respond, acknowledging that they have received the notification.
Cluster
Company
Coverage
Custom Attribute
Custom Field
Delink
Device
Any means of receiving a notification message. Devices can include physical items like a phone or BlackBerry, or intangible items such as email accounts.
Device Engine
Delivers notifications to different types of Devices and, where applicable, receives and processes two-way replies and relays them to AlarmPoint.
Event
Any kind of message generated by an external source (such as a management system) that enters AlarmPoint and describes a situation that requires a notification. Each Event requires at least one Alert.
Event Domain
Function
Group
Management System
Node
Protocol Provider
Defines how AlarmPoint accesses servers for outgoing notifications.
Role
Schedule
Site
Subscription Domain
Team
Timeframe
User
Anyone in AlarmPoint who can receive notifications. Every person in the AlarmPoint system is a User defined by a set of details, including ID number, user name, login password, and so on.