How to make one camera trigger cause another camera to go to preset

Make sure you are using the "Short name" (CAM 3?) of the camera and there is a preset defined and is working for preset 2. i.e. press 4 on the PTZ portion of the Blue Iris main screen. (look on the general tab on the main camera properties and use the name under "Short Name" . Maybe its blank, if so, you will need to supply a name for this to work.)

Also, just copy and paste the HTTP URL you are using in a web browser, execute and see what gets returned and what happens. It should move the camera you defined in the URL to preset 2 (or the one you are using)

You only need to add the URL to the camera that will cause the trigger, based on your reply that would be CAM 2. The URL string you put into the CAM 2 web service action would be pointing to CAM 3, the camera you want to move to preset 2.

One other thing, if your camera name has a space you will probably need to specify the name as:
CAM%203. Might be easier if you provide short camera names without spaces to make life easier.
 
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I double checked the ptz cam short name, it is “Cam3”, as is the string :( There is no space between Cam and 3


I am able to open it in a browser, takes me to a login. I logged in then selected stay logged in and tried again, here’s the response screen;
 

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OKAY... getting somewhere with the web server.... After I changed both the regular camera name and the short camera name to “Cam3” the camera now responds in the web browser. But when I copy the exact script and paste into BI web service alert properties there’s no response. Tried both with and without http:// in front of IP
 
So it doesn't take your login credentials from the URL, i.e. you have to specifically enter them? Also your CAM3 didn't move to your defined preset ?

Check on the web server dialog box and click the advanced button under the "Remote, external(WAN/Internet access)"
Under authentication:
Select "All connections" and for now uncheck "use secure session keys and login page"

Try the URL in a browser again and see what happens.

If that works then re-check "use secure session keys and login page" and add your BI IP address or range in the "limit IP addresses" in the form of

^192.168.1.* (or whatever your IP range/or node IP is) The tilde tells Bi to "allow a range of IP addresses AND skip authentication with admin access "
 
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And just like that... awesome. You guys are the bomb


Just one more question... can I add a trigger command to make Cam3 also trigger motion record immediately without waiting for its own motion sensor to trigger record?

Ken has really put a man on the moon with this software if you ask me
 
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oldman said:
Yes, just add &trigger to your URL. (It's case sensitive)
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Haha I literally found it right when you answered right in the help file, now I feel like a big dummy.

Wow. Impressive. Went from 0 to a die hard fan there in like... 5 days. Glad I stumbled upon this client and awesome site.
 
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