Axis M5055 - Setting Up Action Rules and Triggers

AXISM50PTZNetworkCameraSeries
Aboutevents
Aboutevents
Theeventpagesallowyoutocongureyourproducttoperformactionswhendifferenteventsoccur.Forexample,theproduct
canstartarecordingorsendanemailnoticationwhenmotionisdetected.Thesetofconditionsthatdeneshowandwhen
theactionistriggerediscalledanactionrule.
Howtosetupactionrules
Anactionruledenestheconditionsthatmustbemetfortheproducttoperformanaction,forexamplerecordvideoorsendan
emailnotication.Ifmultipleconditionsaredened,allofthemmustbemettotriggertheaction.
Formoreinformationaboutavailabletriggersandactions,seeAbouttriggersonpage34andAboutactionsonpage35.
Thefollowingexampledescribeshowtosetupanactionruletorecordvideotoanetworkshareifthereismovementinthe
camera’seldofview.
Howtosetupmotiondetectionandaddanetworkshare:
1.GotoApplicationstostartandcongureAXISVideoMotionDetection.Seetheonlinehelp.
2.GotoSystemOptions>Storageandsetupthenetworkshare.Seepage52.
Howtosetuptheactionrule:
1.GotoEvents>ActionRulesandclickAdd.
2.SelectEnableruleandenteradescriptivenamefortherule.
3.SelectApplicationsfromtheTriggerdrop-downlistandthenselectVMD.
4.Optionally,selectaScheduleandAdditionalconditions.Seebelow.
5.UnderActions,selectRecordVideofromtheTypedrop-downlist.
6.SelectaStreamproleandconguretheDurationsettingsasdescribedbelow.
7.SelectNetworkSharefromtheStoragedrop-downlist.
Tousemorethanonetriggerfortheactionrule,selectAdditionalconditionsandclickAddtoaddadditionaltriggers.Whenusing
additionalconditions,allconditionsmustbemettotriggertheaction.
Topreventanactionfrombeingtriggeredrepeatedly,aWaitatleasttimecanbeset.Enterthetimeinhours,minutesandseconds,
duringwhichthetriggershouldbeignoredbeforetheactionrulecanbeactivatedagain.
TherecordingDurationofsomeactionscanbesettoincludetimeimmediatelybeforeandaftertheevent.SelectPre-triggertime
and/orPost-triggertimeandenterthenumberofseconds.WhenWhiletheruleisactiveisenabledandtheactionistriggered
againduringthepost-triggertime,therecordingtimewillbeextendedwithanotherpost-triggertimeperiod.
Formoreinformation,seetheonlinehelp
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Abouttriggers
Availableactionruletriggersandconditionsinclude:
•Applications–Useinstalledapplicationstotriggertherule.SeeAboutapplicationsonpage30.
•Detectors
-LiveStreamAccessed–Triggersanactionrulewhenanystreamisaccessedandduringedgestorageplayback.
Thiscanforexamplebeusedtosendnotications.
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