Alarm Sites

Create and manage Alarms sites to manage your Alarms devices

This article is a guide for New Alarms. Refer to this article if you have classic Alarms. See New Alarms vs Classic Alarms if you are unsure which version of Alarms you have.

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Alarms sites allow you to manage your Alarms devices. Events from cameras and sensors can become alarm triggers with customizable response actions.

A site automatically becomes an Alarms site when you add an alarm panel or alarm console.

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Create a new Alarm site

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In Verkada Command, go to All Products > Alarms.

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At the top, click .

1. Click the Choose site dropdown and select New Site.

   1. Enter a unique site name.
   2. Click Add.
2. Select an Alarm admin contact. Choose a Command user to contact for configuration issues.
3. Enter your business name.
4. Enter your business address for emergency dispatch.
5. Select Start a trial for trial sites, or I have a license if you have an alarm license.

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Designate an existing site as an Alarm site

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In Verkada Command, go to All Products > Alarms.

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At the top, click .

1. Click the Choose site dropdown and select New Site.

   1. Enter a unique site name.
   2. Click Add.
2. Select an Alarm admin contact. Choose a Command user to contact for configuration issues.
3. Enter your business name.
4. Enter your business address for emergency dispatch.
5. Select Start a trial for trial sites, or I have a license if you have an alarm license.

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Remove devices from your Alarm site

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In Verkada Command, go to All Products > Alarms.

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Select your Alarms site.

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In the left navigation, select Devices.

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Click a device to select it.

1. In the top right, click .
2. Select Delete > Confirm.

When you delete an alarm console or alarm panel from a site, they are also deleted from your organization.

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Delete an Alarm Site

Removing an alarm site will decommission all devices and remove all alarms data from the site.

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In Verkada Command, go to All Products > New Alarms.

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Select the alarm site that you want to delete.

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In the left navigation, select Settings > Other Settings.

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Select Remove Site.

1. In the dialog box, type "Confirm".
2. Select Confirm.