Axxon One - Adding ONVIF compliant Zenitel devices
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Description
Zenitel audio and video intercoms and IP speakers can be added to Axxon One video managment system(VMS) via ONVIF, enabling features like audio and video streaming, playback, and event triggering.
Prerequisites
- Axxon One VMS 2.0.6.25 or higher with valid licence.
- VS-IS 6.4.3.0 or higher must be installed in the Zenitel Device
Capablities
- Video and audio streaming, enabling live surveillance and recording.
- Two-way audio, enabling push to talk and broadcasting.
- Digital inputs, enabling alarm notifications and events.
- Digital outputs, enabling control of device relays for e.g. opening doors
Configuration in the Zenitel Devices
ONVIF settings need to be activated in the devices. Follow this guide: ONVIF settings
- To receive information about Call Button pressed, "Report DAK as Digital Input in ONVIF" option must be enabled in the Zenitel device prior to discovery.
- To receive information about Station Call Events (In Conversation, Ringing, In call queue), the "Report station events as Digital Input in ONVIF" must be enabled in the Zenitel device prior to discovery.
Configuration and initial setup
In order to properly use Axxon One VMS, two conditions must be meet during inital setup:
- Created and configured archive.
- Zenitel devices enrolled to the VMS.
Creating archive
In order to enroll devices, it’s necessary to create archive which will be tied to device. That archive will be used to store information about device, video and audio playbacks and event list. In order to add archive:
- Axxonsoft One VMS->Settings
- In ‘’Archive’’ tab add new Archive
- Assign relevant name to your archive and allocate system storage
Configured archive should look similar to this :
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| Configured archive. |
Device enrollment
After configuring the VMS with server and user credentials, interface for adding devices will be shown. The discovery will automatically start scanning and found devices will be shown in list.
Adding discovered device
- From the list of found devices, navigate to the device you wish to enroll.
- Enter username and password for that device.
- Tie the device to the archive that was created before.
- Enter relevant name for the device.
- Press on green plus icon to finish enrollment.
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| Device enrollment interface. |
Note: The default credentials for accessing the Zenitel devices are admin/alphaadmin.
Manual enrollment
- In device enrollment interface navigate to "Add device manually."
- Enter all needed information for the device such as: IP address, username, password, manufacturer and such.
- After all the information has been entered, press on green plus icon.
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| Manual enrollment interface. |
Note: When manually adding device, use "ONVIF generic." as a Vendor
Verifying the stream.
Once the device are added and archive is up and running, go to VMS and check if there is a video stream from device. Stream should have:
- Live video running.
- Live audio running.
- Functional playback supporting both audio and video.
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| Stream in VMS. |
Push to talk
Push to talk function makes it possible for an operator to do a live speech to a selected device.
To implement push to talk, follow these steps:
- In "Devices " tab, go to the device for which you want to enable the function, select the "Microphone." tab, and enable microphone.
- In "Options." tab, navigate to "Audio parameters." and select audio source for push to talk.
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| Microphone section in device interface. |
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| Selecting audio source. |
After settings have been applied, navigate to the VMS and press on microphone icon in the tile of the device you wish to use push to talk.
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| Push to talk button in VMS. |
Associating device events with alarms in Axxon One
It’s possible to tie events from Zenitel devices to the VMS. For example, if door station has been activated by pressing the call button, alarm will be shown in VMS. To configure this scenario, a couple of prerequisites are necessary.
Enabling Direct Access Keys (DAK)
- In Zenitel Connect Pro, select the device you plan to use in Axxonn One VMS.
- Select Integration tab.
- Enable Report DAK as Digital Input in ONVIF option
- Enable Report Station call events as Digital Input in ONVIF option.
- Enable control of relay IDLE state option
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| Device configuration. |
Adding digital inputs as events in Axxonsoft One
- In the Axxonsoft One configuration interface go to ‘’Detection tools’’.
- Select the camera you wish to associate with events.
- Enable inputs for the camera.
- Go to ‘’Programming’’ tab.
- Add new event under ‘’Events rule’’
- Select input ‘’3.02’’ for camera you wish to associate.
- Add alarm as an action after the input has been activated
Configured event should look similar to this:
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| Event configuration |
Note: Digital input for call buttons may vary depending on device, please refer to ONVIF settings.
Verifying events
After events and digital inputs have been configured, open Axxonsoft One VMS and initiate a call from door station, after the call has been placed, alarm should be activated in VMS. Intercoms can also be configured to react to different events such as motion detection
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| Alarm raised by motion detected |