# Perspective Client PC audible alarm

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-client-pc-audible-alarm/109474>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [August 7, 2025, 11:42am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-client-pc-audible-alarm/109474 "2025-08-07T11:42:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![pprickett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecae2f/32.png) [@pprickett](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pprickett)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2025, 11:42am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-client-pc-audible-alarm/109474/1 "2025-08-07T11:42:13Z")

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im looking for some help on creating an audible alarm on a client PC.

When i have an active or unack alarm i would like the PC to play a sound to notify the user.

Is this something i could do in perspective and if so how would i do it

Thank you Paul

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**Author:** ![rbabcock](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/rbabcock/32/13425_2.png) [@rbabcock](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rbabcock)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2025, 12:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-client-pc-audible-alarm/109474/2 "2025-08-07T12:24:57Z")

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I’ve used the audio component for this in the past, but it is easy to defeat if you’re worried about the operator muting the PC or browser

> **[Perspective - Audio | Ignition User Manual](https://www.docs.inductiveautomation.com/docs/8.1/appendix/components/perspective-components/perspective-display-palette/perspective-audio)**
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> An audio component that Designers can use to play and pause sound clips in the browser.

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**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2025, 3:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-client-pc-audible-alarm/109474/3 "2025-08-07T15:45:43Z")

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> [@rbabcock](#):
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> easy to defeat if you’re worried about the operator muting the PC or browser

And it is _impossible_ to make this ‘foolproof’.

Because of the history of malicious/obnoxious ads, regular browser tabs really don’t want to autoplay sounds, especially while in the background, and give end users the ability to override.

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**Author:** ![pprickett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecae2f/32.png) [@pprickett](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pprickett)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2025, 6:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-client-pc-audible-alarm/109474/4 "2025-08-07T18:45:15Z")

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So what would be the recommended way to do this, if the perspective Audio is not a secure way to do it?

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**Author:** ![Transistor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/transistor/32/3380_2.png) [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2025, 6:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-client-pc-audible-alarm/109474/5 "2025-08-07T18:59:55Z")

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A PLC output would be the best.  
If the Perspective screen is not beside a PLC then consider adding a micro PLC and write to it from Ignition.