Milestone XProtect Express 2014 - Manual (Page 106)

Milestone XProtect ® Express 2014 Administrator's Manual
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2. In the Hardware Input Event Properties window's list of hardware devices, expand the
required hardware device to see a list of pre-defined hardware input.
3. Select the required types of input to use them as events. The types of input often vary from
camera to camera. If motion detection (see "Motion detection & exclude regions" on page 94)
is enabled in the system for the relevant camera, note the input type System Motion
Detection, which lets you turn detected motion in the camera's video stream into an event.
Note that some types of input are mutually exclusive. When you select one type of input, you
may therefore note that other types of input become unavailable for selection.
4. For each selected type of input, select required properties (see "Hardware input event" on
page 112). When ready, click OK, or click the Add button to add a timer event (on page 107)
to the event you have just created.
5. Save your configuration changes by clicking Save in the yellow notification bar in the upper-
right corner of the Management Application.
Add a hardware output
With hardware output, you can add external output units, such as lights, sirens and door openers, to
your system. Once added, output can be activated automatically by events (see "Overview of events
and output" on page 104) or detected motion, or manually by client users.
Before you specify output, verify that sensor operation is recognized by the hardware device with
which you are going to use the output. Most hardware devices are capable of showing this in their
configuration interfaces, or via CGI script commands. Also check the release notes to verify that
output-controlled operation is supported for the hardware device and firmware used.
To add a hardware output event, do the following:
1. In the Management Application navigation pane, expand Advanced Configuration, then
expand Events and Output. Right-click Hardware Output and select Add New Output.
2. In the Hardware Output Properties window's list of hardware devices, select the required
hardware device, and click the Add button below the list.
3. Specify required properties (see "Hardware input event" on page 112).
4. Click OK.
5. Save your configuration changes by clicking Save in the yellow notification bar in the upper-
right corner of the Management Application.
For information about how to configure automatic activation of hardware output when events occur,
see Configure hardware output on event. You configure output for manual activation in clients as well
as for automatic activation on detected motion individually for each camera (see "Output" on page 93).
Add a manual event
With manual events, your users with required rights (see "Configure user and group rights" on page
151) can trigger events manually from their clients. Manual events can be global (shared by all
cameras) or tied to a particular camera (only available when the camera is selected). You can use
manual events for a wide variety of purposes, for example: