RC-E User Manual
Management Client (RC-E Manager)
Define Input- and Output-Related Rules
To be able to automatically
activate an output or trigger an event activated by an output, you must, after you have enabled an output,
trigger an action activated by an input, you must, after you have enabled the input and created an event based on
the input, include it in a rule.
See Manage Output (on page 91) or Manage Input (on page 88) for more information.
For example, you may create a rule specifying that:
a siren should sound if motion is detected on a particular camera, or you may create a rule specifying that a
camera should start recording if a siren sounds (output).
a camera should record if a particular input is activated (input).
For the following examples to be useful you should have general knowledge about managing rules (see "Manage
Rules" on page 133). See also Create Typical Rules (on page 116) for other step-by-step descriptions of how to
create rules.
Tip:
When you create a rule based on an in- or output event, the actions you specify in the rule do not have to relate
to the device on which the external in- or output was activated; you can easily specify that the actions should take
place on one or more different devices— even across recording servers.
Defining a Rule that Activates/Deactivates an Output
1. Start
the
Manage Rule
and in step 1 select a rule type and, if necessary, a condition in step 2.
2. In
Manage Rule
's step 3 (
Step 3: Actions
) select the
Set device output to <state>
action.
3. If you like the output to be activated/deactivated immediately, skip this step. If you do not want to activate or
deactivate the output immediately after the event, click the
immediately
link in the initial rule description, and
select an interval between the event and the activation/deactivation of the output. Click
OK
to confirm your
selection.
4. Click
the
state
link in the initial rule description, and select whether you want to activate or deactivate the
output. Click
OK
to confirm your selection.
5. Click
the
devices
link in the initial rule description, and select which output you want to activate or deactivate.
Click
OK
to confirm your selection.
6. If wanted you can select more actions in the
Manage Rule
's step 3 (
Step 3: Actions
). Do so or simply click
Next
to continue to the next step.
7. In
Manage Rule
's step 4 (
Step 4: Stop criteria
) select one of the stop actions, for instance to deactivate the
output after a certain time or event.
8. Click
Finish
to save the rule.
Defining a Rule where an Output Triggers an Action
In the
Rules
feature, all registered external output (activation, deactivation or change) is treated as an event. Based
on an event, you are able to specify a wide variety of actions to take.
To define a rule where an output activates an action, do the following:
1. Start
the
Manage Rule
.
2. In
Manage Rule
's step 1 (
Step 1: Type of rule
) select the
Perform an action on <event >
option.
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