RC-E User Manual
Management Client (RC-E Manager)
Event link:
Clicking the
event
link lets you select the event which must occur in order for the rule to apply. In
order for you to get a good overview, selectable events are listed in groups according to whether they are
related to plug-ins, dependent on hardware configuration, built into RC-E itself, etc.
In this example
...we want the event to be activated input. Input comes from— and is configured on—
separate hardware rather than on RC-E itself, so we go to the
Hardware Configurabl
e group, select the event
Input Activated
, and click
OK
:
Devices/recording server/management server link:
When you have selected the required event, clicking
the
devices/recording server/management server
link opens the
Select Devices and Groups
window, which
lets you specify the devices on which the event should occur in order for the rule to apply.
In this example
... the event should occur on an input called
Back Door Sensor
in order for the rule to apply.
In the
Select Devices and Groups
window we therefore drag the input
Back Door Sensor
to the
Selected
list
and click
OK
. By doing this we have specified the exact content of the first part of the wizard's rule
description.
Click
Next
to move to step 2 of the wizard.
4. On step 2 of the wizard, specify which time conditions should be met in order for the rule to apply.
In this example
...we simply want the rule to apply whenever input is activated on the back door sensor,
regardless of time. When creating event-based rules it is possible to bypass the time conditions; we therefore
want to skip the wizard's step 2 entirely.
Click
Next
to move to step 3 of the wizard.
5. On step 3 of the wizard, first specify which actions to perform.
In this example
...we want to two things to happen: patrolling should pause, and the PTZ camera should
move to a specific preset position with a specific priority (see "Actions and Stop Actions Overview" on page
110). We therefore select the actions Pause patrolling on
<devices>
and
Move <device> to <preset> position
with PTZ priority <priority>
.
Based on the selection of actions, the wizard automatically extends the rule description in the lower part of
the wizard window.
In this example
...Based on our selections Pause patrolling on
<devices>
and
Move <device> to <preset>
position with PTZ priority <priority>
the wizard automatically suggests an extension to the existing rule
description:
6. Click the underlined items in the extension of the rule description in order to specify its exact content:
devices
: Clicking the devices link lets you select the devices on which patrolling should be paused. Only PTZ
cameras will be selectable.
In this example
...patrolling should be paused on our PTZ camera. In the
Select Group Members
window we
therefore drag
PTZ Camera to the Selected
list and click
OK
.
device
: Clicking the
device
link lets you select to move another device than the device(s) on which patrolling
was paused. You are also able to select to move the device on which patrolling was paused.
In this example
...we select to move the same PTZ camera on which patrolling was paused, and click OK:
preset:
Clicking the
preset
link lets you select which preset position the PTZ camera should move to. You will
be able to select from a list of preset positions defined for the PTZ camera you selected before.
In this example
...we select a preset position called
Back Door
, and click
OK
:
immediately:
The wizard automatically suggests that the camera moves to the preset position
immediately
after it has paused patrolling. Clicking the immediately link lets you specify a delay, if required.
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