Axis 01160-001 User Manual page 9

AXIS T61 Audio and I/O Interface Series
Setup
Configure the I/O port in the camera's web page
1. Go to Settings > System > I/O ports.
2. Select Input in the Port 1 drop-down list.
3. Give the input module a descriptive name.
4. To make the PIR detector send a signal to the camera when it senses motion, select Closed circuit in the drop-down list.
To trigger the camera to start recording when it receives a signal from the PIR detector, you need to create an action rule in the
camera's web page.
How to detect tampering with input signal
This example explains how to trigger an alarm when the input signal has been cut or short-circuited. For more information about the
I/O connector, see page 10.
1. Go to Settings > System > I/O Ports and enable Supervised I/O for one of the ports.
Create an action rule:
1. Go to Settings > System > Events and create an action rule.
2. Type a name for the action rule.
3. From the list of triggers, select Input Signal and then Digital input port. Select the port with Supervised I/O and set
Tampered to Yes.
4. From the list of schedules, select Always.
5. From the list of actions, select Send Notification and then select a recipient or create a new recipient.
6. Click OK.
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