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Configuring a trigger
- Select the trigger in the overview triggers list.
General
- You can modify the trigger name if desired. This is the label it will display in all Ocularis clients.
- Select an icon to make it easier to recognize in Ocularis Recorder Manager (optional).
- Optional: To create a camera specific trigger, check to box Specific camera, and select the camera. In this case the trigger will be available in the aux menu on the camera's pane in Ocularis Client or Ocularis Web. It will also be available in Ocularis Mobile.
Action
- To perform and action, select the Perform action option. Then click Select and then select the action. (For example, 'Enable stream')
- To invoke an alarm scenario, select the Start alarm scenario option and then the alarm scenario. The alarm scenario must already have been created.
- To stop an alarm scenario, select the Terminate alarm scenario option and then the alarm scenario. The alarm scenario must already have been created.
- If you want the trigger to run an application, select the Run program option, and then click Select
to select a program that is to be started. The selected program must be installed on the client computer. This works in Ocularis Client only.
- Enter any parameters required by the program you will run. A document can be opened using the selected program, for example.
- Apply the set values if you want to make further settings.
- Save the set values to apply the values and conclude input.
Creating a Trigger to Disable a Camera Stream for a Single Camera using the 'aux' overlay
Be sure that the camera has 'Stream audio/video' set to either 'On Demand' or 'On Demand - Quick Stream Start'.
- From Ocularis Recorder Manager, select Triggers and then 'Create new object'.
- Enter a name for the Trigger. For example: 'Disable Stream for Camera A'
- Click OK.
- Check the 'Specific camera' checkbox.
- In the adjacent drop-down, select the camera that you want to assign to the Trigger.
- Click Action.
- Select 'Perform Action'.
- Click Select adjacent to 'Perform Action'.
- Expand the camera identified in step 5 and select 'Disable stream'.
- Click OK.
- Click Save.
- Refresh the server in Ocularis Administrator.
The trigger will be available to the operators in the Ocularis Client 'aux' overlay in the pane of the camera. It will also appear in the camera's pane for Ocularis Web users and in the triggers menu for Ocularis Mobile users.
Triggers is a privileged function. If you do not see a trigger that you believe you should have, ask your system administrator to verify your privileges to triggers.
Creating a Trigger to Enable a Camera Stream for a Single Camera using the 'aux' overlay
Follow the same instructions as above except create a different trigger name (e.g. 'Enable Stream for Camera A') and choose 'Enable stream' in step 9.
Creating a Global Trigger to Disable a Camera Stream for a Single Camera
These steps will create a trigger that is executed from the Triggers menu in Ocularis Client. The camera need not be displayed in order to disable or enable its stream.
- From Ocularis Recorder Manager, select Triggers and then 'Create new object'.
- Enter a name for the Trigger. For example: 'Camera A - Disable Stream'
Tip: if you include the camera label at the beginning of the name, the trigger to enable and disable will be grouped together in the menu list.
- Click OK.
- Click Action.
- Select 'Perform Action'.
- Click Select adjacent to 'Perform Action'.
- Expand the camera whose stream you want to disable and select 'Disable stream'.
- Click OK.
- Click Save.
- Refresh the server in Ocularis Administrator.
The trigger will be available to the operators in the Ocularis Client Triggers menu and to Ocularis Web users in the trigger icon on the main control bar. Global triggers are not available in Ocularis Mobile.
Creating a Global Trigger to Enable a Camera Stream for a Single Camera
Follow the instructions above except create a different trigger name (e.g. 'Camera A - Enable Stream) and choose 'Enable Stream' in step 7.
Using a Global Trigger to Enable or Disable a Camera Stream for a Single Camera
From Ocularis Client, select the Triggers menu and expand Global Triggers. Find the desired trigger in the list and select it.
Creating a Global Trigger to Disable a Camera Streams for a Multiple Cameras
Global Triggers may also be used to disable or enable multiple cameras. For instance, if you have four cameras displayed in a view, you can use a global trigger to disable the streams for all four cameras at once. This is done using an alarm scenario. Enabling all four cameras is also supported by global triggers. There is no limit to the number of cameras that may be enabled or disabled using this method.
- From Ocularis Recorder Manager, select Alarms and then 'Create new object'.
- Enter a name for the alarm scenario. (e.g. 'View A - Disable All Cameras')
- Click OK.
- If desired, modify the 'Validity' period by selecting another time profile. The default is that the scenario will be available always.
- Click 'Start'. If you want to trigger the cessation of camera streams by an event, click the Edit button and select the event that will trigger the stopping of camera streams. Click OK.
- Click 'Server'.
- Click Edit under 'Actions at start of alarm'.
- Expand each camera of the view and select 'Disable stream'. When done, click OK.
- Click Apply to save changes.
- If you want to create a scenario to enable the streams, repeat steps 1 - 9 but change the name of the alarm scenario (e.g. 'View A - Enable All Cameras') and choose 'Enable stream' in step 8.
- To use a manual global trigger to enable or disable the streams, create another trigger. Select Triggers and then 'Create new object'.
- Assign the Trigger a logical name (e.g. 'View A - Disable Cameras').
- Select 'Action'.
- Click 'Start alarm scenario'. In the adjacent drop-down list, select the alarm scenario to disable the cameras from View A.
- Click Apply to save changes.
- Create another Trigger to enable the streams from View A.
Check: if you go back and review the alarm scenario, the trigger now appears under 'Triggers that start the alarm'.
17. Refresh the server in Ocularis Administrator.
The trigger will be available to the operators in the Ocularis Client Triggers menu.
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