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# Alarm Override Schedule
Specify a timeframe to override a default configuration for specific rules.
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Certain use cases may require your alarm settings to have different responses during different times of the day.
The override schedules feature allows you to specify a timeframe where the system can override the default configuration to follow a different set of rules.
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## Configure schedule override
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**In Verkada Command, go to All Products > Alarms.**
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**Select a site, at the top left, click Settings.**
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**Under Settings, go to Alarm Responses > Override.**
a. Toggle on **Override Schedule**\
b. Configure the desired override schedule.
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**On Video Verification:**
a. Toggle on **Video Verification** and click **Confirm** to continue.\
b. From the dropdown menu select a security setting.\
c. (Optional) If **Custom Rules** is selected you will need to select a security option for each verification rule.
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**On Emergency Dispatch:**
a. Toggle on **Enable Emergency Dispatch.**\
b. Edit the dispatch settings as needed.
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**On Contact List:**
a. Search for and select users to add to the override list.\
b. Next to each user, select their notification methods.
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**On Alarm Actions:**
a. If needed, configure any additional actions that should occur when an alarm is raised.
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Learn more about how to customize alarm trigger events with [verification rules](/classic-alarms/configuration/agent-talk-down-with-classic-alarms/verification-rules.md).
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