You can configure virtual inputs to access some actions in the camera unit's web page
that are not normally supported by Security Center.
Before you begin
You need an Axis camera that supports virtual inputs.
What you should know
To configure actions in the Axis web page, you must first enable the virtual input
feature in
Security Center.
Procedure
To configure virtual input in Security Center:
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In Config
Tool, open the Video task and select an Axis unit in the
Properties tab.
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Select the Enable virtual input check box.
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The unit will reconnect automatically.
After you enable the feature in Security Center, you will see several output
entities in the Peripherals tab of the video unit. Each entity
corresponds to a virtual input on the unit.
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Open the System task, and click General
settings.
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On the Actions page, create an event-to-action. For
more information, see Creating
event-to-actions.
NOTE: You can configure the web page before enabling the virtual input feature in
Security Center without losing any
configuration.
To configure action rules for an Axis unit:
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Open the unit's web page.
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Click .
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In the Condition section, set up an action rule that
corresponds to the event-to-action created in Security Center.
After the unit is configured, it will perform the action triggered by
Security Center.
Example
The following is an example of an event-to-action that triggers the action set up in
the unit's web page. Configure an event-to-action from the
Config
Tool to change the state of virtual output 2
to active when there is motion on the unit and another event-to-action to change it back to
normal state when there is no motion. In the unit's web page, configure the unit to start
edge recording when the state of virtual input 2 is changed to active and stop recording
when it is changed to normal state.