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Event monitoring
Learn how to monitor select event types and entities in real time.
Playing sounds with events
In the Genetec™ Web App, you can configure a sound to play when an event occurs.

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Event monitoring
Learn how to monitor select event types and entities in real time.
- Selecting events to monitor
  Before you add entities to the watch list, you must select the event types you want to monitor.
- Monitoring events using the watch list
  Using the Genetec™ Web App watch list, you can monitor access control events from doors and readers, and camera-related events in real time.
- Playing sounds with events
  In the Genetec™ Web App, you can configure a sound to play when an event occurs.
Managing Mission Control incidents
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Playing sounds with events

2023-10-10

In the Genetec™ Web App, you can configure a sound to play when an event occurs.

Before you begin

Make sure that the browser tab of the Genetec Web App is unmuted.

What you should know

The sound that plays when an alarm or incident is triggered is the same sound selected for the related entity in Config Tool.
The sound used for new events plays when a watchlist event occurs.
Sounds can be played for all watchlist events or for only flagged watchlist events.

Procedure

From the homepage, click Options ().
The Options dialog box opens.
Click Sound.
Select the events for which you want a sound to play.
Click Save.