Datasheet

AXIS 292 - Alarms

Alarms

Many Axis video encoders (network cameras and video servers) can send notification messages whenever

certain types of events occur. These messages can be received by the AXIS 292 and used as alarms. The

incoming alarm causes the AXIS 292 to switch to the video source in the alarm message. The AXIS 292

automatically switches to the video source in the alarm message.

The notification messages sent by the video decoders are the

result of events occurring in those devices. These

events may be triggered by an incoming signal on an input on the encoder, or they may be the result of

detected motion in the scene monitored by the encoder.

To allow alarms to be received by the AXIS 292, the Sequ

ence mode must be set to Manual, and Receive

alarms must be set to Yes. Both settings are found on the General settings page. When enabled, the AXIS 292

automatically switches to the video source specified in the alarm message.

Notes:

•The ability to send TCP and HTTP notification messages depends on the Axis video encoder being used.

•Alarm events are always ignored when the sequence mode is set to Auto.

Setting up alarms

For the AXIS 292 to respond correctly to alarms, the following steps need to be taken:

1. To configure the AXIS 292, add

the video encoder to the list of video sources. Refer to Adding a

video source, on page 10 for instructions.

2. To configure the video encoder (network camera / video server), add the AXIS 292 as a TCP or HTTP

Event Server. These screen shots show examples of both types of servers. Refer to the documentation

of the video encoder for instructions on how to set up an Event Server.

Motion detection

alarm

External alarm

device

TCP/IP

Network

Alarm

Alarm notification

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