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Work with I/O Module, Install I/O Modules

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Chapter Work with I/O Module 6 Support for I/O module allows Surveillance Station to integrate with a wide range of devices with specialized features. You can easily connect smoke detectors, LED lights, electromagnetic locks, and other products to operate Surveillance Station as a centralized security system. This chapter describes how to add and manage I/O modules. Install I/O Modules 1 Properly connect your I/O module. 2 Go to Main Menu > I/O Module. 3 Click Add, and follow the steps of the Add I/O Module Wizard. (For more detailed instructions, please refer to the Install IP Cameras section in Chapter 2.) 4 Click Next to edit I/O port settings. You can determine whether to keep the original module settings, the I/O types, and the circuit types in the normal state. Click Activate Output to test if the Trigger State is switched when the device is triggered. 5 Click Next to edit Camera Pairing. Paired cameras can be used for the following functions: a To play camera recordings in the I/O Module Log tab. b Email notifications with snapshots attached will be sent once digital input has been detected. c Preview video feeds from paired cameras on E-map. 6 Click Next to edit time synchronization in Advanced Settings. If Surveillance Station is running as the time server for the I/O module, the I/O module must be in the same local area network with Surveillance Station. 7 Click Finish to complete the setup. You will find the information in the display window. 8 If you wish to modify the settings later, select your target I/O modules, and click Edit. You can change the settings of each property from the corresponding tabs. For more detailed instructions, please refer to the Surveillance Station Help > I/O Module > Configure I/O Module Settings. You can link devices that are connected to the I/O module with Action Rules, allowing different devices to interact with each other. Please refer to Chapter 8: Action Rule for more information on the setup. Delete I/O modules To remove an I/O module from Surveillance Station, simply select the desired I/O modules and click Delete. Disable I/O modules If you wish to temporarily end the connection with certain I/O module, select the desired I/O modules, then click Enable > Disable. Click Enable > Enable to resume the services. 39

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Support for I/O module allows Surveillance Station to integrate with a wide range of devices with specialized features. You can
easily connect smoke detectors, LED lights, electromagnetic locks, and other products to operate Surveillance Station as a
centralized security system. This chapter describes how to add and manage I/O modules.
Install I/O Modules
1
Properly connect your I/O module.
2
Go to
Main Menu
>
I/O Module
.
3
Click
Add
, and follow the steps of the
Add I/O Module Wizard
. (For more detailed instructions, please refer to the
Install IP
Cameras
section in Chapter 2.)
4
Click
Next
to edit
I/O port settings
. You can determine whether to keep the original module settings, the I/O types, and the
circuit types in the normal state. Click
Activate Output
to test if the
Trigger State
is switched when the device is triggered.
5
Click
Next
to edit
Camera Pairing
. Paired cameras can be used for the following functions:
a
To play camera recordings in the I/O Module Log tab.
b
Email notifications with snapshots attached will be sent once digital input has been detected.
c
Preview video feeds from paired cameras on
E-map
.
6
Click
Next
to edit time synchronization in
Advanced Settings
. If Surveillance Station is running as the time server for the I/O
module, the I/O module must be in the same local area network with Surveillance Station.
7
Click
Finish
to complete the setup. You will find the information in the display window.
8
If you wish to modify the settings later, select your target I/O modules, and click
Edit
. You can change the settings of each
property from the corresponding tabs.
For more detailed instructions, please refer to the Surveillance Station
Help > I/O Module > Configure I/O Module Settings
.
You can link devices that are connected to the I/O module with
Action Rules
, allowing different devices to interact with each
other. Please refer to
Chapter 8: Action Rule
for more information on the setup.
Delete I/O modules
To remove an I/O module from Surveillance Station, simply select the desired I/O modules and click
Delete
.
Disable I/O modules
If you wish to temporarily end the connection with certain I/O module, select the desired I/O modules, then click
Enable
>
Disable
. Click
Enable
>
Enable
to resume the services.
Work with I/O Module
6
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