# Miscellaneous Options

To access the dialog box for this setting, have no RTU selected and select Options from the top menu. From the Options menu select Misc. Options:

Idle Timeout: When working with a given RTU, if there is no user interaction with Alarmware™ for this duration of time, the RTU will be deselected. This is distinct from the session timeout setting under Configuration | Sessions, which determines how long the RTU will continue a dormant session when reporting or being configured online or if left dormant in Program mode at the Front Panel. This is a protection against the RTU being inadvertently left in a state in which it cannot deliver alarm notifications. Setting the Idle timeout to zero (0) will disable session timeout due to operator inactivity. Intended to support applications where AlarmWare acts as a display panel for the RTU. Note: Call-outs are disabled when session is in progress.

Auto Save Time Interval: This setting determines how often the Alarmware™ settings are automatically saved to disk. This only applies when Off Line. When On Line, all changes in settings are saved immediately as entered and also sent to the RTU immediately as entered, to maintain consistency. A setting of 0.0 results in no automatic interval saving of configuration settings to disk. Default is 5 minutes.

Beep on Error: When enabled, will force a computer beep when an error is encountered.