Axis P5676-LE User Manual page 17

AXIS P5676-LE PTZ Camera
Configure your device
4. Select a Video channel.
5. Select the Preset position.
6. To make the camera wait a while before it returns to the home position, set a time for Home timeout.
7. Click Save.
Provide visual indication of an ongoing event
You have the option to connect the AXIS I/O Indication LED to your network camera. This LED can be configured to turn on whenever
certain events occur in the camera. For example, to let people know that video recording is in progress.
Required hardware
• AXIS I/O Indication LED
• An Axis network video camera
Note
For instructions on how to connect the AXIS I/O Indication LED, see the installation guide provided with the product.
The following example shows how to configure a rule that turns on the AXIS I/O Indication LED to indicate that camera is recording.
1. Go to System > Accessories > I/O ports.
2. For the port that you connected the AXIS I/O Indication LED to, click
to set the normal state to Circuit open.
3. Go to System > Events.
4. Create a new rule.
5. Select the Condition that must be met to trigger the camera to start recording. It can, for example, be a time schedule or
motion detection.
6. In the list of actions, select Record video. Select a storage space. Select a stream profile or create a new. Also set the
Prebuffer and Postbuffer as required.
7. Save the rule.
8. Create a second rule and select the same Condition as in the first rule.
9. In the list of actions, select Toggle I/O while the rule is active, and then select the port the AXIS I/O Indication LED is
connected to. Set the state to Active.
10. Save the rule.
Other scenarios where AXIS I/O Indication LED can be used are for example:
• Configure the LED to turn on when the camera starts, to indicate the presence of the camera. Select System ready as
a condition.
• Configure the LED to turn on when live stream is active to indicate that a person or a program is accessing a stream from
the camera. Select Live stream accessed as a condition.
Direct the camera and open the lock to a gate when someone is nearby
This example explains how to direct the camera and open a gate when someone wants to enter during daytime. This is done by
connecting a PIR detector to the product's input port and a switch relay to the product's output port via the multicable.
to set the direction to Output, and click
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