How to use HTTP IO with Axis IP Speaker

Axis Speakers has feature to generate HTTP link which allow you tricker wanted audio file from speaker. Mirasys VMS side this feature can be added part of system creating HTTP IO in System Manager application to wanted server.

On this example we use Axis C1004-E Speaker.

Requirements

• Licensed VMS server

• Access to System Manager

• Access to Axis Speaker

How to add Axis IP Speaker to VMS

Axis Speaker use same Axis driver as normal IP-camera and take 1 channel license.

• Open System Manager

• Go to VMS Servers

  

• Open Hardware

  

• Add Axis Speaker using IP-address or using search tool

  

• Now you have added Axis Speaker part of VMS system

Getting HTTP string

• Open Axis Speaker web interface using wanted browser

• Go to Audio and open Audio clips

  

• This show stored audio clips

  • If you want you can add own clip to speaker

• Hover mouse over wanted audio clip and click three dots

  

• This open new menu where you need to click Create link

  

• This open new window where you can fine tune attributes

• Now on this window link Copy icon and save this HTTP string to example Notepad

  

Creating HTTP IO

• On System Manager

• Go to VMS Servers

• Double click Digital I/O section on wanted server

  

• This open new window, where you can create HTTP IO

• Click Add I/O button

  

• Select HTTPIO from dropdown menu

  

• Now you can add HTTP string to wanted status of IO.

  • Opened or Closed

• Here example where HTTP string is added to HTTP Method (Closed).

  • You can test this HTTP string using Test button

  • Fill also needed username and password of Axis Speaker

    

• Last click OK button to save this HTTP IO and wait that system save settings.

  

• Now you should see under Digital I/O Settings new HTTP IO device.

  

  • You can also rename this HTTP IO device using Outputs tab

    

• If you see this new HTTP IO device under Digital I/O Settings, you can save these setting with OK button.

  

• Now you have created new HTTP IO device which tricker when this is closed HTTP string to Axis Speaker.

• You can now move this wanted HTTP IO to wanted profile using System Manager.

  • You can change action of this HTTP IO when you edit this device under profile