Active Deterrence
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NOTE: Active deterrence is only available with certain licensing tiers. See OWS Licensing for more information.
STATUS: Active deterrence capabilities for white light are available in the Optional Release of the OWS Server Software. Install version 3.4.1 or later to enable this feature.
White Light
Activate white light deterrence using OWS alerts:
Activate Active Deterrent LEDs on Device
After enabling the Configure Alert Rules for Active Deterrence permission and adding a compatible active deterrent device to an alert rule, go to the Alert Rule Definition.
- Check Activate LEDs on originating device.
- Select either Solid or Strobe to set the white light mode.
NOTE: Default LED mode is Solid.
- Set the Duration (in seconds) for the white light deterrence.
- Click Save.
Hardware Compatibility
Active deterrence requires a camera with white light LEDs in addition to software functionality. The following OpenEye cameras currently support this functionality:
Audio Deterrence
Play audible deterrence messages through an enabled device using built-in audio prompts or by uploading custom audio files.
NOTE: Active deterrence is only available with certain licensing tiers. See OWS Licensing for more information.
STATUS: Active deterrence capabilities for audio are available in the Optional Release of the OWS Server Software. Install version 3.5 or later to enable this feature. Cloud camera devices require version 1.14 or later.
Activate white light deterrence using OWS alerts:
Activate Audio Active Deterrence on Device
After enabling the Configure Alert Rules for Active Deterrence permission and adding a compatible active deterrent device to an alert rule, go to the Alert Rule Definition.
In OWS, go to Alerts > Audio Files.
In Audio Files, you can view and playback 
preset sounds as well as upload your own audio files for use with alerts.
Upload Audio File
- Click Audio File.
- Drag and drop an audio file or click to browse for a file.
NOTE: .mp3 and .wav audio files up to 20MB in size are supported.
Activate Active Deterrent Audio on Device
After enabling the Configure Alert Rules for Active Deterrence permission and adding a compatible active deterrent device to an alert rule, go to the Alert Rule Definition.
- Check Enable audio deterrent playback on originating device.
- Select an Audio file from the dropdown.
NOTE: After selecting the Audio file, click Preview to listen.
- Enter a number in Repeat playback for the amount of times the audio file will play through the device once the alert is triggered.
- Click Save.
NOTE: Two-way audio needs to be enabled on the device for audio playback. Cloud cameras can enable two-way audio in the device configuration menus.