Milestone XProtect Essential 2014 - Manual (Page 117)

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Hardware output
When you add hardware output (see "Add a hardware output" on page 109), specify the following
properties:
Name Description
Output name
Specify a name. If you are going to make the hardware output
available for manual activation in clients, this is the name that client
users will see. Names must be unique, and must not contain any of
these special characters: < > & ' " \ / : * ? | [ ]
Some cameras only support event names of a certain length
and/or with a certain structure. Refer to the camera's
documentation for exact details.
Output connected to
Select which of the hardware device's output ports the output is
connected to. Many hardware devices only have a single output
port; in that case simply select Output 1.
Keep output for
Lets you specify the amount of time for which the output should be
applied. Specify the required amount of time in either 1/10 seconds
or seconds.
Some hardware devices are only able to apply output for a relatively
short time, for example for up to five seconds. Refer to the
documentation for the hardware device in question for exact
information.
To verify that your hardware output works, click the Test Output button.
Output control on event (Events and Output-specific properties)
When you add output controls on events (see "Configure hardware output on event" on page 111),
specify the following properties:
Name Description
Event Select the required event.
Output
Select the required output event.
Scheduling and archiving
About scheduling
The scheduling feature lets you specify:

When you want to archive