Advanced Features
User’s Guide 31
Setting Up the Target Area
1 Select the target area’s shape from the draw zone list.
2 Click and drag to form the target area. Custom shapes must form an enclosed boundary.
3 Configure additional target areas (optional).
To use the default settings for size, speed and direction:
1 Draw target area(s).
2 Click Test to try motion exception filters you configured. The Test Alarm radio button blinks
when an object meeting your configuration criteria moves through the target area.
3 Click Apply.
The default settings trigger an alarm for any motion in the target area.
Reduce the number of objects that trigger alarms by adjusting the target area settings.
Adjusting Target Area Settings
Your camera’s environment and placement can cause wide variations in recorded video. When
using motion exception, configure several filters for each camera. These filters account for the size
and speed of different objects, environmental variation, and unwanted object motion.
Draw Zone: Defines a target area for an
alarm or filter. You can draw multiple
areas. Areas can overlap, but not
completely.
Active zones have scrolling borders.
Click a target area to activate it. Right-click
to deactivate it.
Inactive zones have static borders.
Select shape type:
rectangle, ellipse, or
custom.
Returns to the default setting for the
selected target area.
Removes the selected target
area.
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