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Switch between virtual IP-device states (HttpListener).

The Axxon One software package enables you to work with virtual Inputsinputs. This involves triggering a virtual Input input and producing a virtual Input event  input event/alarm in the VMS.  When When triggered, the virtual Input input status switches  - switches − Closed/Open.

Creating and configuring

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virtual inputs

To create and configure a virtual Inputinput, complete the following steps:

  1. Run IP Device Discovery Wizard (see Adding and removing IP devices).
  2. In the form for manually adding an IP device, select  select HttpListener in the Vendor drop-down list (1).

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  3. In the Port field, specify the port number that will be used Input status queries (2).
  4. Click the  button button.

The IP Server object is automatically created to host 4 virtual Inputsinputs.

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For a virtual Input to work correctly, please do as follows: use the Open circuit.

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You can configure virtual Inputs inputs in the same way as real ones.   Also you can specify the time-out when virtual Inputs inputs reset their status in the Alarm ExpirationTimeExpiration Time field of the IP Server object. It ranges from 0 to 100.

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This setting is applied only after you disable and enable the Input input again.

Switching

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virtual inputs

To switch Virtual Inputsvirtual inputs, the HTTP request is used (see Switch between virtual IP-device states (HttpListener)).

The requests can be handled by macros (see Executing a web query). Create 2 macros for each Virtual Inputvirtual input: to switch to Closed and to switch to Opened.

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You can run macros and requests from Dialog board (see Configure the Configuring a Dialog Board).

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inputs' status on map

You can add Virtual Inputs virtual inputs to maps just as you do with real ones (see Adding inputs and outputs).

Virtual Inputs inputs status is color-coded (see Displaying device status).