Axis P1347 - Setting Up an Action Rule

AXIS P1347 Network Camera
Events
• Day/Night Vision M ode —setdaymode(IRcutfilter on) or night mode (IR cut filter off).
• Output Port — activate an I/O port to control an external device.
• Play Audio Clip —seeAudio Clips, on page 25.
• PTZ Control
- Preset Position — go to a preset position.
- Guard Tour — start a guard tour, see Guard Tour, on page 30.
• Record Video — record video to a selected storage.
• Send Images —sendimagestoarecipient.
• Send Notifications —sendanotification message to a recipient.
Convert Event Types to Action Rules
If the Axis product is upgraded to firmwar e version 5.40 or later, it is recommended to convert Event Types to Action Rules.The
legacy user Event Types in the camera will continue to work but will not b e visible in the user interface of the camera. The Event
Types need to be converted to Action rules to beco me visible in the user interface.
To convert Event Types to Action Rules go to Events > Action Rules and click Convert.
Caution
This is not recommended when using a VMS bas ed on the old Event Management System.
Setting Up an Action Rule
An action rule defines the conditions that must be met for the product to perform an action, for example record video or send email
notifications. If multiple conditions are defined, all must be m
et to trigger the action.
The following example describes how to set up an action
rule to record video to a network share if there is mo vement in the
camera’s field of view.
Set up motion detection and a dd a network share:
1. Go to Detectors > Motion Detection and configure a motion detection window, see page 32
2. Go to System Options > Storage and set up the network share, see page 48.
Set up the action rule:
1. Go to Events > Action Rules and click Add.
2. Select Enable rule and e nter a descriptive name for the rule.
3. Select Detectors from the Trigger drop-down list.
4. Select Motion Detection from the d rop-do wn list. Select the motion detectio n windo w to use.
5. Optionally, select a Schedule and Additional conditions,seebelow.
6. Under Actions, select Record Video from the Type drop-down list.
7. Select a Stream profile and configure the Duration settings as described below.
8. Select Network Share from the Storage drop-down list.
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