Axis C2005 User Manual page 12

AXIS C2005 Network Ceiling Speaker
Integration
Integrate audio with AXIS Camera Station
This example explains how to:
• Add an Axis network audio device to AXIS Camera Station and associate it with an Axis network camera.
• Create a button in the camera's live view in AXIS Camera Station, that makes the audio device play an audio clip.
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This system setup is suitable for non-life critical systems, for example intruder alarms or staff and customer address.
Specific guidelines and standards (local to the installation) have to be met for implementation in critical systems, such
as fire evacuation.
Limitations:
• Audio sent from AXIS Camera Station to an AXIS network audio device cannot be recorded.
• An audio device must be associated with a camera in AXIS Camera Station.
• You can only associate one audio device per camera.
• There is no volume control for the audio device in AXIS Camera Station.
1. Add an AXIS network audio device to AXIS Camera Station:
1.1 In AXIS Camera Station, click
1.2 Go to Devices > Add devices.
1.3 Select the network audio device from the list and click Add.
1.4 Go to Other devices to check that the audio device has been added to the list.
2. Associate the audio device with a camera:
2.1 In AXIS Camera Station, go to Devices > Streaming profiles and select the camera that you want to associate
the audio device with.
2.2 In the device's streaming profile, select the audio device from the Speaker drop-down.
2.3 Click Apply.
2.4 To test the association, go to the camera's Live view in AXIS Camera Station and click the Speak button. When
you speak into the computer's microphone, the audio device plays the audio.
3. Prepare audio clip link:
3.1 Go to Audio > Audio clips.
3.2 Click the link icon for an audio clip.
3.3 Set the volume and number of times to repeat the clip.
3.4 Click the copy icon to copy the link.
4. Create a button that triggers the audio clip:
4.1 In AXIS Camera Station, go to Configuration > Recording and events > Action rules and click New.
4.2 Click Add to add a trigger.
4.3 In the list of triggers, select Action button and click OK.
4.4 If a button has been created, then select Create new button and click Next.
and select Configuration.
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