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# Arm alarm zones

Arm all or selected alarm zones from a Remote Arming Terminal.

### Arm all or individual alarm zones

1. Log on to the Remote Arming Terminal.
2. Press the **Arm** soft key on the "Choose Action" screen.
3. **If the "Prompt for alarm zone selection" privilege is NOT assigned**, all Alarm Zones with the "Change to Armed state" privilege are automatically armed.
4. **If the "Prompt for alarm zone selection" privilege IS assigned**, the "Arm" screen displays.

![Choose Action screen, arm/disarm/more options](https://328339335-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F6bM8WhlBE9BYizPWJaPN%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-2d27c5b8d93d80920d9b56a50aaaf3ac2ed9b457%2FSECHUB-RAT-ALARMS-01-alarm-list.png?alt=media)

### Use the Arm screen

* Only **disarmed** Alarm Zones for which the operator has **both** "Prompt for alarm zone selection" **and** "Change to Armed state" privileges appear.
* The **"ALL"** option arms all zones with the "Change to Armed state" privilege.

Status indicators (right of the Alarm Zone name):

| Symbol | Meaning   |
| ------ | --------- |
| A      | Armed     |
| D      | Disarmed  |
| 1      | User 1    |
| 2      | User 2    |
| ?      | Not known |

HV/LF indicator (when an Alarm Zone is assigned to a Fence Zone):

| Symbol | Meaning      |
| ------ | ------------ |
| HV     | High Voltage |
| LF     | Low Feel     |

The **Back key** returns to the "Choose Action" menu.

### Arm all zones

1. Select **ALL** and press the soft key.
2. On success, the **"Zones in exit delay"** message displays.
3. Notes:
   * RATs can be configured to **beep during exit delay** (in Command Centre, add the RAT to the Delay Warnings tab of the Alarm Zone properties).
   * RATs can be configured to **beep if potential alarms are detected during monitoring** (Alarm Warnings tab).
   * The exit-delay screen shows potential alarms as warnings, but **only on RATs in the logged-off state, or used to arm one or more zones. It is NOT shown if the RAT is configured as a keypad for a reader.**

### Resolve arming failures

Common reasons a zone fails to arm:

* Alarm Zone cannot be armed
* Input within the Alarm Zone is active (can shunt)
* Fence voltage out of range
* Input is isolated

Options (if the privilege is assigned):

* **Force Arm**
* **Isolate inputs**

The **"Details" key** shows a list of Alarm Zones that failed to arm. Select an individual zone to see the reason.

### Arm individual zones

1. Use the up/down keys to select the Alarm Zone.
2. Press the key.
3. On success, "Zones in Exit Delay" displays.
4. On failure, see the failure handling above. **Note:** if a zone fails only due to a dependent Alarm Zone, those dependent zones display even without normal view privilege.

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🔗 **Related**

* [Keypads - Disarming](/knowledge-hub/products/cc-hardware/perimeter-solutions/perimeter-keypads/configure/keypads-disarming.md). The reverse operation.
* [Keypads - Logging on](/knowledge-hub/products/cc-hardware/perimeter-solutions/perimeter-keypads/configure/keypads-logging-on.md). How to reach the "Choose Action" screen.


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