AXIS Q1656 Box Camera Series
Configure your device
•
AXIS I/O Indication LED
•
An Axis network video camera
Note
For instructions on how to connect the AXIS I/O Indication LED, see the installation guide provided with the product.
The following example shows how to configure a rule that turns on the AXIS I/O Indication LED to indicate that camera is recording.
1. Go to
System > Accessories > I/O ports
.
2. For the port that you connected the AXIS I/O Indication LED to, set the direction to
Output
, and set the normal state to
Circuit open
.
3. Go to
System > Events
.
4. Create a new rule.
5. Select the
Condition
that must be met to trigger the camera to start recording. It can, for example, be a time schedule or
motion detection.
6. In the list of actions, select
Record video
. Select a storage space. Select a stream profile or create a new. Also set the
Prebuffer
and
Postbuffer
as required.
7. Save the rule.
8. Create a second rule and select the same
Condition
as in the first rule.
9. In the list of actions, select
Toggle I/O while the rule is active
, and then select the port the AXIS I/O Indication LED is
connected to. Set the state to
Active
.
10. Save the rule.
Other scenarios where AXIS I/O Indication LED can be used are for example:
•
Configure the LED to turn on when the camera starts, to indicate the presence of the camera. Select
System ready
as
a condition.
•
Configure the LED to turn on when live stream is active to indicate that a person or a program is accessing a stream from
the camera. Select
Live stream accessed
as a condition.
Show a text overlay in the video stream when the device detects an object
This example explains how to display the text “Motion detected” when the device detects an object.
Make sure that AXIS Object Analytics is running:
1. Go to
Apps > AXIS Object Analytics
.
2. Start the application if it is not already running.
3. Make sure you have set up the application according to your needs.
Add the overlay text:
1. Go to
Video > Overlays
.
2. Under
Overlays
, select
Text
and click
.
3. Enter
#D
in the text field.
4. Choose text size and appearance.
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