Chapter 3 Configuring and Managing the IP Camera

Applications Windows

Alarm I/O Ports Window

The Alarm I/O Ports window allows you to configure various options for the two input and two output ports on the IP camera. A state change of an input ports triggers a camera to take configured actions. Output ports send relays that can control external devices, such as alarms or door switches.

To display the Alarm I/O Ports window, access the configuration windows as described in the “Accessing the IP Camera Windows” section on page 2-25, click Applications, then click I/O Ports.

If you change any options in the Alarm I/O Ports window, you must click Save to save the changes. To discard the changes, click Cancel before clicking Save. These buttons appear at the bottom of the window. You may need to scroll down to see them.

Table 3-19describes the options in the Alarm I/O Ports window.

Table 3-19 Alarm I/O Ports Window Options

Option

Description

 

 

Alarm Input Settings

 

 

 

Current Status

Display only. For each input port on the IP camera, displays its current state

 

(high or low).

 

 

Trigger Events When

For each input port on the IP camera, Input 1 and Input 2, choose the state

 

(high or low) that triggers designated camera actions. When an IP port

 

changes to this state, the camera determines that an event has occurred and

 

takes actions as configured in the Trigger Event area in the Event Window.

 

 

Alarm Output Settings

 

 

 

Current Status

Display only. For each output port on the IP camera, displays its current state

 

(high or low).

 

 

Power On State

For each output port on the IP camera, Output 1 and Output 2, choose the

 

state (low or high) that the port is set to when the IP camera powers on or is

 

reset.

 

The port changes to this state when you click Save.

 

The default setting is High.

 

 

Event Action

For each output port on the IP camera, Output 1 and Output 2, choose the

 

state that the port changes to when an event occurs.

 

If you choose None, the port does not change states.

 

 

Manual Control Settings

Definition Mappings

For each output port on the IP camera, Output 1 and Output 2, choose the state that the designated port changes to when you click the On or Off button in the Home window:

ON maps to High—Changes the state of the port to high when you click the On button, and changes the state of the port to low when you click the Off button.

ON maps to Low—Changes the state of the port to low when you click the On button, and changes the state of the port to high when you click the Off button.

For related information, see the descriptions of the On and Off button in Table 4-1 on page 4-3.

 

 

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Cisco Systems CIVS-IPC-2621V Alarm I/O Ports Window, Alarm Input Settings, Alarm Output Settings, Manual Control Settings