Milestone Basis+ 6.5 - Manual (Page 82)

Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual
Field Description
amount of time in either seconds or minutes. Example:
• The timer event should occur 15 seconds after the event under which
it is defined has occurred
• The timer event should occur 2 minutes after the event button under
which it has been defined has been clicked
Add New Output Window
The Add New Output window lets you specify the settings for an output
on a device . You access the Add New Output window by selecting the
required device and clicking the Add new output event... button in the
I/O Setup window (see page 74). If the device does not support output,
the button will not be available.
Note: Before you specify output for a device, verify that the output is supported by the device.
Most devices are capable of showing this in their configuration interfaces, or via CGI script
commands. Also check the XProtect Basis+ release note to verify that output is supported for the
device and firmware used.
Add New Output Window’s Fields
Field Description
External
output
connected
to
Read-only field, displaying the name of the device on which the output event
is defined.
Output
connected
on
Lets you select which of the device’s output ports the output is connected to.
Many cameras only have a single output port; in that case simply select
Output 1.
Keep output
for Lets you specify the amount of time for which the output should be applied.
Specify the required amount of time in either 1/10 seconds or
seconds.Example: The output should be kept for five tenths of a second.
Note: Some devices are only able to apply outputs for a relatively short time,
for example max. five seconds. Refer to the documentation for the device in
question for exact information.
External
output name
Lets you specify a name for the output. The name will appear on the
button/list with which users will be able to manually trigger the output.
Note: Output names must not contain the following characters: < > & ‘ " \ / :
* ? | [ ]. Some camera devices only support output names of a certain length
and/or with a certain structure. Refer to the camera’s documentation for exact
details.
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