Arm and disarm settings

Last modified: Tuesday February 24, 2026.

Configure how users arm and disarm alarm zones.

Set the entry and exit delay

The entry and exit delay of a zone defines the time between detecting a trigger and emitting an alarm. This allows users to use devices located in the zone to arm and leave, or enter and disarm, without triggering an alarm.

  1. To edit existing settings, open the zone tool button Zones tool, right-click the required zone, and select Edit.
  2. Click within Arm & Disarm.
  3. Open the Entry and exit delay entry and exit delay settings button settings.
  4. You can set No delay, the same Delay for both entry and exit, or a Separate entry and exit delay.
  5. Click Done.

Arm and disarm a zone using devices

You can allow a zone to be armed and disarmed using an arming station.

  1. To edit existing settings, open the zone tool button Zones tool, right-click the required zone, and select Edit.
  2. Click within Arm & Disarm.
  3. Enable With Devices and select the required arming station. You can associate an Arming Station Pro with up to four zones.
  4. If required, set a PIN:
    1. Set a 4–16 digit PIN.
      1. Anybody can enter the PIN into an arming station associated with this zone to arm or disarm it.
      2. For more information, see Zone PINs.
    2. You can set the authentication method in your deployment settings.
      1. Choose between user credentials and zone PINs. See Zone authentication method.

To learn more about permissions for arming and disarming zones, see Manage Protect users.

Arm and disarm a zone by schedule

You can create timed schedules that arm and disarm zones automatically.

  1. To edit existing settings, open the zone tool button Zones tool, right-click the required zone, and select Edit.
  2. Open the Arm & Disarm tab.
  3. In ARM BY SCHEDULE, click toggle form view button or toggle schedule view button to toggle between form and schedule view.
  4. In schedule view, you can click and drag to set timeframes when the zone is armed.
    1. Click a timeframe to manually set its start and end time.
    2. To repeat a timeframe, select it and click redo change button Repeat daily.
    3. The minimum timeframe is 15 minutes.
    4. To delete a timeframe, select it and click delete schedule time frame button Remove.
    5. You can undo change button undo or redo change button redo changes.
  5. In form view, you can configure timeframes when the zone is armed.
    1. Chose the type of timeframe: + Daily, + Weekdays, +Weekends, or +Days.
    2. Enter a Start time and End time or select All day.
    3. For day schedules, select the required day.
    4. To add more timeframes, select another timeframe type using the + buttons.
    5. To delete a timeframe, click delete schedule time frame button Remove.
    6. You can set the zone to be always active by selecting Always.
  6. In form view, you can save schedules as templates.
    1. To save the current schedule as a template, click save template button Save template. Enter a name and click Save.
  7. To create a schedule from a saved template, select it from the Template dropdown.

Arm and disarm a zone with webhooks

You can arm and disarm zones using webhooks.

  1. Open the zone tool button Zones tool and add new schedule button create or edit a zone.
  2. Open the Arm & Disarm tab.
  3. Under ARM BY SCHEDULE, select By External trigger.
  4. Open the dropdown and select a webhook or + Add new trigger:
    1. Click add new schedule button.
    2. Enter a name and click Add.
    3. Copy and save the Webhook address.
    4. Copy and save the Token.
    5. Click Done.
  5. To activate or deactivate the zone:
    1. Send an HTTP POST request to the webhook URL address.
    2. Set the authorization request header as Authorization: Bearer <webhook token>
    3. Set the request body as a JSON object:
      1. To arm the zone, use {"action":"activate"}
      2. To disarm the zone, use {"action":"deactivate"}
  6. Example cURL request:

    curl --location 'https://test-deployment.eu1.alta.avigilon.com/api/v1/public/ruleActivation/eyJzdWI-iOiI-xMjM-0NTY-3ODkwIiwibmF'
    --header 'Content-Type: application/json'
    --header 'Authorization: Bearer JIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9'
    --data '{"action": "activate"}'

  7. Example Windows Command Prompt cURL request:

    curl -H "Authorization: Bearer JIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9" ^
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" ^
    -d "{\"action\":\"deactivate\"}" ^
    https://test-deployment.eu1.alta.avigilon.com/api/v1/public/ruleActivation/eyJzdWI-iOiI-xMjM-0NTY-3ODkwIiwibmF

    1. Leave out the ^ carets if you enter the command in one line.
    2. Escape the internal double quotes around the JSON name/value pairs with backslashes: \"
  8. To edit a webhook, open the Zones tool and select zone settings button > external triggers buttonExternal triggers.

For more information about configuring webhooks, see Using external triggers and webhooks.

Set arm/disarm and exit delay actions

You can define actions performed when the zone is armed or disarmed or when an exit delay phase begins.

  1. To edit existing settings, open the zone tool button Zones tool, right-click the required zone, and select Edit.
  2. Open the Arm & Disarm tab.
  3. In Actions, open the actions during phase settings settings for the required phase.
  4. Select and configure the required actions. For a detailed description of the actions available, see Zone Notifications & webhooks.

Disarm a zone with an ongoing alarm

If you disarm a zone with an ongoing alarm, the alarm ends. The alarm is still listed in the alarm tool.