Milestone XProtect Express 2014 - Manual (Page 105)

Milestone XProtect ® Express 2014 Administrator's Manual
www.milestonesys.com 105 Advanced configuration
Name Description
Manual events:
Events may be generated manually by the users selecting them in
their clients. These events are called manual events.
Manual events can be of the type Global events or Timer events:
Global events apply to all hardware whereas timer events are
separate events, triggered by the hardware input event, manual
event or generic event under which they are defined. Timer events
occur a specified number of seconds or minutes after the event,
under which they are defined, has occurred. Timer events may be
used for a wide variety of purposes, typically for stopping previously
triggered actions.
Example:
A camera starts recording based on a hardware input event, for
example when a door is opened. A timer event stops the recording
after 15 seconds.
Before you configure events of any type, configure general event handling, such as which ports
your system should use for event data. Normally, you can just use the default values, but it is a good
idea to verify that your organization is not already using the ports for other purposes. See Configure
general event handling (on page 108).
When you are ready to configure events, see Add a hardware input event (on page 105) , and Add a
manual event (on page 106). If you want to use timer events with your other events, see Add a timer
event (on page 107).
Add an analytics event
To add an analytics event, do the following:
1. Expand Events and Output, right-click Analytics Events and select Create New.
2. Specify required properties (see "Analytics event" on page 111). Click OK.
3. Save your configuration changes by clicking Save in the yellow notification bar in the upper-
right corner of the Management Application.
Add a hardware input event
With hardware input events, you can turn input received from input units attached to hardware devices
into events (see "Overview of events and output" on page 104) in your system.
Before you specify input for a hardware device, verify the hardware device recognizes sensor
operation. Most hardware devices can show this in their configuration interfaces, or via CGI script
commands. Also check the release notes to verify that input-controlled operation is supported for the
hardware device and firmware used.
To add and/or configure a hardware input event, do the following:
1. In the Management Application navigation pane, expand Advanced Configuration, then
expand Events and Output. Right-click Hardware Input Events and select Enable New
Input Event.