Name

Description

Trigger Event

Select from the list an event category that should trigger an action. The list includes built-in, plug-in and user-defined event categories.

Select Access control event, to create a trigger based on specific access control events instead of an event category.

Select External event, to create a trigger based on an input event in the XProtect system.

Specify the input source in the Source field for each trigger.

Source

Select the source which the action affects. The options depend on the setting of the Trigger Event field.

For event categories and access control events, select:

• All doors
• Individual doors
• Other...

Click Other to select multiple doors, door access points or other units in the access control system.

For external event:

Select the source from a list of events and input devices in the XProtect system.

Time Profile

Select the time profile in which you want the action to be performed if triggered.

Configure time profiles as part of Advanced Configuration.

Action

Select the type of action:

• Display access request notification
• Go to PTZ preset
• Start recording
• System action

For each action, specify action details.

To set up multiple actions, click Add access control action. You can do this, for example, if you want different actions triggered by the same event depending on weekend vs. office hours.

Add access control action

Click to add and define actions as required.

Action details

Configure the parameters for an action:

Display access request notification:

• Specify which cameras, microphones or speakers the XProtect Smart Client user connects to via the notification user interface when a given event occurs. Also specify the sound to alert the user when the notification pops up. To enable more commands in the notification, see Add Command.

Go to PTZ preset:

• Specify the camera and select from the pre-configured presets a pattern for the camera and the time of return to preset when a given event occurs.

Start recording:

• Specify the cameras that should start recording and the duration when a given event occurs.

System action:

• Specify an action predefined in the XProtect system.

Add command

Select which commands that should be available as buttons in the access request notification dialogs in the XProtect Smart Client.

Related access request commands:

• Enables all commands related to access request operations available on the source unit. For example Open door.

All related commands:

• Enables all commands on the source unit.

Access control command:

• Enables a selected access control command.

System command:

• Enables a command predefined in the XProtect system.

To delete a command, click X on the right side.