Dashboard

Logged out

System info screen

Pressing the GSM signal strength icon opens the system information screen. (Also accessible when not yet logged in.)

Login

Login can be done in 2 different ways:

• by using a linked tag (see Initial settings (onboarding): Link an included Tag and Contacts|Add and edit: Add tag for further explanation on how to link a tag);
• with a username and password of a contact listed in the dialler (see Contacts|Add and edit for further explanation on how to add a contact).

Forgotten password

If you do not remember ALL the passwords within the dialler, you can still access the dialler this way. This functionality is only possible when:

• the device is connected to the Internet (GSM and/or Ethernet);
• the device is added/linked to a company account on the portal Octalarm portal. Adding a device to the portal can also be done after installation; see The portal: portal.octalarm.com: Pair alarm dialler(s) for further explanation;
• The web portal has already been enabled (see Settings|Interfaces|Web portal for further explanation);
• the login details (Email address and password) to the Octalarm portal are known of a contact with the authority of Administrator or Installer AND Allow login is enabled for this contact.

Change password

• Click the question mark.
• Enter the portal login details (Email address and password) of an Administrator or Installer.
• Set a new password for the dialler (by entering it twice).
• Click Change password.

Tip: immediately set a new password for all contacts present. This ensures that you can continue to access the dialler.

Logged in

No	Icon	Description
1		Interface status
		Active (grey)
		In use (green)
		Error (red)
		Out of order (dark grey)
2		Active internet connection
3		Current time
4		Current schedule
5		Alarm status
		Rest (green)
		Active (red)
		Call successful (orange)
		Disabled (grey)
6		Contacts / Call lists or Service groups
7		Alarms
8		Settings
9		Logbook
10		Logout

Notifications on dashboard

1. Alarm notification

No	Icon	Description
1		Type of time schedule
		Day
		Night
		In weekend
2		Input number and name
3		Action: Busy calling... Accepted... Waiting for...
4		Date alarm occurred
5		Linked call list or service group
6		Repetition (number of repetitions / max. number of repetitions)

When you click the notification, you are given two options:

Only buzzer off
Mutes the buzzer. The buzzer is unmuted when the Octalarm alarm dialler records no activity for XX minutes.

Accept all alarms
By accepting all alarms, the Octalarm alarm dialler does not start a new call for these alarms until the waiting time between repetitions has expired. See Alarms|Configure inputs: Waiting time between repetitions for more information on the waiting time.

2. Update available

• Press the notification to go to the update menu.
• Implement the new update.

Implementation takes a few seconds. Then the dialler automatically restarts.

Changing settings

Contacts with the authority of Administrator or Installer have rights to modify settings via the Modify button. This button is not visible to a contact with the authority User.

Customise settings

• Go to the desired menu: Contacts (), Alarms () or Settings ().
• Press Modify (location at the top right or at the bottom of a scroll list).
• Change the settings as desired.
• Press Save (location at top right, or in case of call list / service group edit at the bottom).

Tip: settings can also be viewed (for contacts with the role User), or created and edited (for contacts with the role Installer or Administrator), via Remote setup. See The portal: portal.octalarm.com|Remote setup (global) and Remote setup (local) for further explanation.