Extreme AirDefense Essentials tracks alarms detected as an alarm cycle, documenting
details at the various alarm states. The following graphic depicts the typical alarm
cycle:
Alarm Cycle
Active
An alarm is in the Active
state at the start of the alarm cycle. When a threat is detected, an alarm
is created and Extreme AirDefense Essentials begins monitoring the activity. An alarm will be
considered active until the issue is resolved and the threat or event has
been cleared. This activity is displayed in Extreme AirDefense Essentials on the Live Alarms View.
Inactive
An alarm is considered
Inactive if it is no longer active, but has not yet been cleared. This
activity is displayed in Extreme AirDefense Essentials on the Live Alarms View.
Cleared
When the issue is resolved
and the threat has been resolved, the alarm is considered cleared.
Expired
An alarm is considered
expired after it has been cleared. The is the end of the Alarm Cycle. This
activity is displayed in Extreme AirDefense Essentials as Expired Activity on the Alarms page.
