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Camera Specific Triggers

Camera specific triggers may 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, Ocularis Web and Ocularis Mobile. They are accessible via the 'aux' menu on the camera pane in Ocularis Client. For Ocularis Web, they appear when the trigger icon in the camera's pane is selected. For Ocularis Mobile, a list of camera specific triggers appears when the camera is selected (you may have to swipe left or right in portait mode to view the list).

To Create a Camera Specific Trigger

These steps assume that the camera's stream mode is already set to 'On Demand' or 'On Demand Quick Start'.

  1. Using Ocularis Recorder Manager, select 'Triggers' from the Control Bar and create a new trigger by clicking the 'Create new object' tool.

  2. 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 the order in which it is created. You will create a trigger to start or enable the stream as well as to stop or disable the stream. Click OK.

  3. 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.

  4. Click the checkbox for 'Specific camera'.
  5. Select the camera you are configuring.
  6. Next, select 'Action' on the left panel.
  7. Select the 'Perform action' radio button which enables a Select button.
  8. Click the Select button.
  9. 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.
  10. Click Save to save changes and close the tab.
  11. Repeat these steps to create a second trigger to start or stop the stream.
  12. Once all triggers have been created, perform a manual refresh on the recorder within Ocularis Administrator (right-click and select 'Refresh Server').

To Use a Camera Specific Trigger

From Ocularis Client, select the 'aux' overlay icon in the camera's view pane to access the enable or disable stream trigger.

From Ocularis Web, the trigger appears when the trigger icon is clicked from within the camera pane.

From Ocularis Mobile, select the camera and view the camera specific triggers after selecting a camera for viewing.

Note: Since a camera set to 'On Demand' or 'On Demand Quick Start' will initially be disabled, the 'aux' overlay icon in Ocularis Client will not be initially visible. Therefore, it is recommended to also set a Global Trigger to enable a camera.