Alarms

Question 1

Which is false about VICADS?

Answer 1

It’s an audio surveillance system

Question 2

VICADS can be launched by clicking the VICADS personal viewer icon located on camera monitors

Answer 2

True

Question 3

How do you close VICADS app?

Answer 3

“X” upper right of screen

Question 4

How are analog video signals converted to digital format so they can be transmitted over the network?

Answer 4

Video encoders

Question 5

Which tab always you to change the number of screens that can be viewed?

Answer 5

Layout tab

Question 6

If operators want to view 3 rows of 3 cameras, they select 3x3 plus 1 from the drop down menu under layout tab

Answer 6

False

Question 7

Camera list contains list of configured cameras that are viewable by operator. To select camera,

Answer 7

Click camera name

Question 8

Video tours

Answer 8

Tab contains list of configured camera tours for selected camera
To start previously defined tour, left click tour name
Once selected, it will be played

Question 9

To control a specific camera, select a camera, click padlock, then use cursor to control camera

Answer 9

True

Question 10

To close a camera

Answer 10

Click “X” upper right

Question 11

If operators need to reboot a camera, this can be done by

Answer 11

Operators cannot reboot

Question 12

Operators need to access the on-screen menu of a specific camera,

Answer 12

Click menu tab, click “menu on”

Question 13

Player panel contains video player windows that allow operators to view pre-recorded video

Answer 13

False

Question 14

To rearrange video player windows on player panel,

Answer 14

Click video player window you wish to move, left click banner and drag to desired location

Question 15

Control area is used by operators to

Answer 15

Zoom in, zoom out, pan/tilt camera

Question 16

Which is false concerning control area?

Answer 16

Selected camera will zoom in or out as long as the right mouse button is held down

Question 17

As you’re planning or tilting a camera, the pan/tilt speed will decrease as you move the cursor out from center of the grid

Answer 17

False

Question 18

Control of cameras by multiple users

Answer 18

Message sent to BDOC requesting permission
BDOC gives permission, refuses or ignores
Control is transferred to guests if their requests are ignored by BDOC for 20 seconds

Question 19

To move camera to previously saved preset,

Answer 19

Left click over preset

Question 20

Clicking the iris open or close buttons under lens tab

Answer 20

Allows more or less light to enter camera lens

Question 21

Who is responsible for overall operation of vindicator IDS ensuring proper responses are made to alarms?

Answer 21

FC

Question 22

Alarm monitor primary functions

Answer 22

Monitoring alarms on the VCC, notifying custodians and dispatching patrols

Question 23

Alarm monitors must prevent unauthorized personnel from observing actual alarm conditions displayed on monitoring equipment

Answer 23

True

Question 24

Alarmed facility access authorization letters or EALs must be signed by custodian or higher and authenticated by

Answer 24

20 SFS IDS member

Question 25

Alarmed facility access authorization letters are used by alarm monitors to

Answer 25

Identify personnel authorized to place IDS in access or secure modes Contact alarm facility custodian during alarms or other emergencies

Question 26

Alarm monitors who become aware of outdated Alarmed Facility access authorization letters should notify

Answer 26

20 SFS IDS administrator

Question 27

Owner/users required to authenticate will do as instructed by alarm monitor who will compare info against the alarmed facility access authorization letters

Answer 27

True

Question 28

In the event of an invalid authentication,

Answer 28

Dispatch patrols

Question 29

SF provide alarm monitoring and response to all alarmed facilities but overall responsibility for security of facility/resources lies with

Answer 29

Owner/user personnel

Question 30

In the event a facility’s IDS fails, owner/user must

Answer 30

Provide security for resources and/or relocate resources to another secure area

Question 31

_____________ identify the precise location of an event

Answer 31

Status maps

Question 32

The VCC will automatically display the corresponding alarm point map

Answer 32

Each time an alarm occurs

Question 33

Alarm monitors may manually display alarm point graphics from the VCC by

Answer 33

Clicking appropriate map responders

Question 34

____________ houses the V5 or sparrow units, which receive alarm info from the sensor field and send that info to the VCC thru the base unclassified network

Answer 34

Premise control unit

Question 35

Sensor field typically consists of

Answer 35

``` Balanced magnetic switches (BMS) Passive infrared (PIR) motion detection sensors Duress switches and other specialized sensors ```

Question 36

Which is not one of the four parts of the VCC terminal screen?

Answer 36

Overview map without responders

Question 37

____________ shows action buttons that allow operators to acknowledge, secure, access and defer alarms

Answer 37

Method toolbar

Question 38

Events in action list are sorted by priority first, then by time of receipt

Answer 38

False

Question 39

Which require operators attention?

Answer 39

Intrusion alarms, tamper situations, comm failures

Question 40

Alarm point list lists all ________ programmed onto system

Answer 40

Alarm points

Question 41

How can an operator differentiate between active and inactive alarm?

Answer 41

Asterisk for active

Question 42

What color means secured

Answer 42

Green

Question 43

What happens when a secure is pending?

Answer 43

Alarm points flash green

Question 44

What color is for access

Answer 44

Yellow

Question 45

Which occurred when access is pending

Answer 45

Alarm points flash yellow

Question 46

During an alarm, alarm points will flash __________ until acknowledged and remain that color until secured

Answer 46

Red

Question 47

Why is it important to secure alarms after acknowledging?

Answer 47

Alarm points in alarm state will not register subsequent activations

Question 48

During a thunderstorm, AC power is lost and IDS control panel switches to battery backup power. As long as the uninterruptible power supply is functioning properly, does this automatically constitute a system failure?

Answer 48

No/False

Question 49

If backup batteries begin to lose power, sporadic alarms will generate from that facility and it will eventually go into

Answer 49

Comm fail

Question 50

All IDS control panels have an uninterrupted power supply with a minimum of ________ of backup battery power

Answer 50

4 hours

Question 51

During a comm fail, alarm points will flash ______ until acknowledged and remain that color until comm is restored

Answer 51

Blue

Question 52

Alarm monitors acknowledge an alarm by using the mouse and pressing the _______ button in the method toolbar

Answer 52

Acknowledge

Question 53

Alarm monitors secure alarm by using the mouse and pressing the ________ button on method toolbar

Answer 53

Secure

Question 54

Only the _______ is authorized to secure IDS at a USAFCENT SCIF

Answer 54

Custodian or special security officer

Question 55

Which compensatory measures are acceptable for IDS failures at pharmacies or medical logistics vaults, AA&E, or funds facilities?

Answer 55

24 hr surveillance | Relocation of resources to another secure facility

Question 56

Compensatory measures for IDS failures at facilities approved for open storage of classified material may consist of an initial response by owner/user and physical security checks by owner/user every ______ hours

Answer 56

Four

Question 57

An alarmed facility has inop balanced magnetic switches on the perimeter doors but the motion detection sensors are operational. This is classified as a

Answer 57

Partial failure

Question 58

If you receive a comm fail alarm that lasts 5 minutes, it constitutes a

Answer 58

Major malfunction

Question 59

VCC locks up, shuts down and you are unable to restart. This is classified as a

Answer 59

Catastrophic failure

Question 60

If the IDS at the commissary or an AAFES facility fails, the _______ will conduct a physical inspection of the area with SF

Answer 60

Alarmed facility custodian

Question 61

If the IDS at the commissary or AAFES facility fails and cannot be secured, an SF patrol will be assigned to conduct physical security checks of the facility, not to exceed

Answer 61

Two hours

Question 62

Duress alarms indicate a positive duress situation and require a

Answer 62

Immediate response from SF

Question 63

Tamper alarms indicate what?

Answer 63

Sensor is being tampered with or the PCU enclosure has been opened

Question 64

Comm failures at facilities other than USAFCENT SCIFs and 20 FW CVN vaults that fail to clear within _______ minutes require an immediate response by SF and custodian must be notified

Answer 64

One minute

Question 65

False alarms are those which no cause can be determined

Answer 65

True

Question 66

Which alarms are those caused by an influence the sensor was designed to detect such as animal or an act of nature but is not related to intrusion

Answer 66

Nuisance

Question 67

If owner/user calls to verify IDS status, the desk must

Answer 67

Ensure caller is on the alarmed facility access authorization list/EAL and authenticate with personnel before giving any info

Question 68

To ensure proper procedures are followed, alarm monitors must implement and follow

Answer 68

QRCs

Question 69

Who is responsible for conducting quarterly tests of IDS with SF?

Answer 69

Custodians

Question 70

The USAFCENT SSO and 20 FW CVN security manager conduct semiannual no-notice exercise at their alarmed facilities. Who do they coordinate with beforehand?

Answer 70

Ops

Question 71

Operators experiencing problems with VCC should notify the

Answer 71

IDS maintenance personnel

Question 72

When preparing to test a facility’s IDS, the alarm monitor verified the person calling is authorized to conduct the test by checking the ________ for the facility and authenticate with them

Answer 72

Alarmed facility access authorization letter and EAL