This article explains how to configure an Akuvox door station so that, when the call button is pressed, an event is sent to NX as if it were a call to the software
Until there is an update to the Akuvox devices that incorporates security for Bearer Token authentication, a change must be made to the server's advanced settings. To do this, access the NX web server with a browser and add /advanced to the URL (this is a setting that should not be shared with customers, and the best option is for us to configure it ourselves)
- https://IP:7001/#/settings/advanced
- Then enable the insecureDeprecatedApiEnabled option
- Once enabled, the most recommended option is to create a specific user for this functionality rather than using the admin user. For example, the user integration will be created with Power Users permissions
- Next, the Akuvox door station will be added to NX using the Onvif protocol. In this case, the Onvif option must be enabled, and the Akuvox door station's username and password must be configured (we recommend using the same credentials as those for the NX user)
RTSP must be enabled, and the Authorization Enabled RTSP option must be disabled. In addition, the username and password for the same Akuvox door station must also be configured.
4. For NX to receive an event from any device, the device must send it an HTTP string. Therefore, on the Akuvox door station, the string will be entered in the "Setting/Action URL" section. Activate it, enter the previously created username and password, and enter the appropriate string in the Make Call option
In this same section, additional HTTP strings can be added if you want to send the event to NX for other functions of the door station.
Keep in mind the names of these string parameters because they are the ones that must later be entered in the event created in NX
- source="name of the device sending the event", in this example r20a
- caption="name of the event", in this example llamada
- A new event must be created in NX for the added door station:
The event created will be of the Generic Event type, and Source and Caption must be set to the same values specified in the URL added to the Akuvox door station (r20a and llamada in this example).
On the right side of the event configuration, you can select many actions that NX can generate. In this example, NX will open a new Layout with the live view from the door station
Once the configuration has been saved, pressing the call button will display a new alarm window in NX with the live view from the door station
If you want to use two-way audio with the door station, the image of the door station has a microphone icon, which must be held down whenever you want to use this function