Global triggers may also be used to disable or enable a stream set to 'On Demand' or 'On Demand Quick Stream Start'. These triggers are available for use (given permission) with Ocularis Client and Ocularis Web. They are accessible via the 'Triggers' menu in Ocularis Client. For Ocularis Web, they are accessed from the Triggers icon in the Task Bar.
These steps assume that the camera's stream mode is already set to 'On Demand' or 'On Demand - Quick Start'.
Using Ocularis Recorder Manager, select 'Triggers' from the Control Bar and create a new trigger by clicking the 'Create new object' tool.
Provide a name for the trigger. Keep in mind this is the label that is visible in a client. It should be as descriptive as practical and will be listed in alphabetical order in the menu list. Therefore, you may want to prepend the name of the trigger with the name of the camera such as:
Camera 1234 - Start Stream
Camera 1234 - Stop Stream
The naming convention will group the triggers for the camera together based on alphabetical order.
You can create a trigger to start or enable the stream as well as to stop or disable the stream.
Click OK.
Select the 'Perform action' radio button which enables a Select button.
Expand the camera you are configuring. You should see an entry to 'Disable stream' and to 'Enable stream'. Select one of these and click OK.
Repeat these steps if you want to create a second trigger to start or stop the stream.
Once all triggers have been created, perform a manual refresh on the recorder within Ocularis Administrator (right-click and select 'Refresh Server').
From Ocularis Client, select the 'Triggers' menu when in Live mode. Expand 'Global Triggers'. Select the global trigger from the displayed list .
From Ocularis Web, the trigger appears when the global trigger icon is clicked from the Task Bar at the bottom of the screen.
Global triggers are not supported with Ocularis Mobile as of this writing.
You may wish to enable or disable a group of cameras at the same time. For instance, if you have multiple cameras in a conference room and have a private meeting, there is a way to disable all cameras in one step. (Conversely, you can enable them in one step as well). In this case, you need to configure an alarm scenario to disable or enable the cameras and then create a trigger for each scenario.
The first step is to create the alarm scenario. From Ocularis Recorder Manager, select 'Alarms' from the Control Bar and create a new alarm scenario by clicking the 'Create new object' tool.
Provide a name for the scenario such as 'Conference Room A - Enable All Cameras' and click OK.
If you want this feature available at only designated times, change the 'Validity' period by selecting another Time profile. Otherwise, it will be available 'Always'.
Click 'Server' from the left panel.
Click the Edit button under 'Actions at start of alarm'.
For each camera you wish to configure, expand it in the pop-up and select 'Enable stream'. This assumes that you have already configured the camera's stream mode to 'On Demand' or 'On Demand Quick Start'. You may select as many cameras as necessary. When done, click OK.
Repeat the above steps for an alarm scenario to disable the same cameras.
When done, create a new Trigger for each alarm scenario. Select 'Triggers' from the Control Bar and create a new trigger by clicking the 'Create new object' tool.
Provide a name for the trigger. Keep in mind this is the label that is visible in a client. It should be as descriptive as practical and will be listed in alphabetical order in the menu list. Therefore, you may want to prepend the name of the trigger with the name of the camera such as:
Conference Room A - Disable All Cameras
Conference Room A - Enable All Cameras
The naming convention will group the triggers for the camera together based on alphabetical order.
Click OK.
If you want to change the icon that will appear adjacent to the trigger in Ocularis Recorder Manager, select it from the Icon drop-down menu. This is optional.
Next, select 'Action' on the left panel.
Select the 'Start alarm scenario' radio button which enables a drop-down menu.
Select the corresponding alarm scenario from the list.
Click Save to save changes and close the tab.
Repeat these steps if you want to create a trigger to start or stop the streams.
Once all triggers have been created, perform a manual refresh on the recorder within Ocularis Administrator (right-click and select 'Refresh Server').