On-Net Surveillance Systems, Inc.
NetDVMS 6.5f User Manual
Input, Events & Output
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Button
Description
However, if you click the plus sign next to the device in the Defined
events list, and select the defined input event, the Add new event...
button becomes available for defining timer events (see Timer
Events in the following).
Devices Capable of Handling Several Input Events
If the device is capable of handling more than one input event, the
button will open the
Multiple Input Events window
, in which you
define which of the device's possible input events should be enabled,
and whether any alerts should be associated with enabled input
events.
Timer Events
When you click the plus sign next to the device in the Defined events
list, and select a defined input event, the Add new event... button
becomes available for defining timer events: When clicked, the
button will open the
New Timer window
, in which you are able to
specify the settings for timer events.
Timer events are separate events, triggered by the input event
under which they are defined. Timer events occur a specified
number of seconds or minutes after the input event under which
they are defined.
Timer events may be used for a wide variety of purposes; the
following are examples only:
•
A camera starts based on an input event, e.g. when a door
is opened, a timer event stops the camera after 15 seconds
•
A camera starts and the lights are switched on based on an
input event, e.g. when a door is opened, a timer event stops
the camera after one minute, and another timer event
switches the lights off after two minutes
Add new
output
event...
Opens the
Add New Output window
, in which you are able to specify
a name for the required output, which of the device's output ports to
use, and how long to keep the output for.
Add VMD
Event
(Motion
Detection)
Lets you add a VMD (Video Motion Detection) event to the device
selected in the Defined Events list.
VMD events are events triggered when NetDVMS detects motion on
a specific camera, based on the motion detection settings defined in
the
Adjust Motion Detection window
.
Note: In addition to NetDVMS's motion detection, some devices also
have their own capabilities for detecting motion (configured in the
devices' own software; typically by accessing a browser-based
configuration interface on the device's IP address). Events based on
