Axis P8524 - Events; Convert Event Types to Action Rules; Set up Action Rules

AXISP8524NetworkCamera
Events
Events
TheEventpagesallowyoutoconguretheAxisproducttoperformactionswhendifferenteventsoccur.Forexample,theproduct
canstartarecordingorsendanemailnoticationwhenmotionisdetected.Thesetofconditionsthatdeneshowandwhen
theactionistriggerediscalledanactionrule.
ConvertEventTypestoActionRules
IftheAxisproductisupgradedtormwareversion5.40orlater,itisrecommendedtoconvertEventTypestoActionRules.The
legacyuserEventTypesinthecamerawillcontinuetoworkbutwillnotbevisibleintheuserinterfaceofthecamera.TheEvent
TypesneedtobeconvertedtoActionrulestobecomevisibleintheuserinterface.
ToconvertEventTypestoActionRulesgotoEvents>ActionRulesandclickConvert.
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ThisisnotrecommendedwhenusingaVMSbasedontheoldEventManagementSystem.
SetUpActionRules
Anactionruledenestheconditionsthatmustbemetfortheproducttoperformanaction,forexamplerecordvideoorsendan
emailnotication.Ifmultipleconditionsaredened,allofthemmustbemettotriggertheaction.
Formoreinformationaboutavailabletriggersandactions,seeTriggersonpage29andActionsonpage29.
Thefollowingexampledescribeshowtosetupanactionruletorecordvideotoanetworkshareifthereismovementinthe
camera’seldofview.
Setupmotiondetectionandaddanetworkshare:
1.GotoDetectors>MotionDetectionandcongureamotiondetectionwindow.Seepage24
2.GotoSystemOptions>Storageandsetupthenetworkshare.Seepage41.
Setuptheactionrule:
1.GotoEvents>ActionRulesandclickAdd.
2.SelectEnableruleandenteradescriptivenamefortherule.
3.SelectDetectorsfromtheTriggerdrop-downlist.
4.SelectMotionDetectionfromthedrop-downlist.Selectthemotiondetectionwindowtouse.
5.Optionally,selectaScheduleandAdditionalconditions.Seebelow.
6.UnderActions,selectRecordVideofromtheTypedrop-downlist.
7.SelectaStreamproleandconguretheDurationsettingsasdescribedbelow.
8.SelectNetworkSharefromtheStoragedrop-downlist.
Tousemorethanonetriggerfortheactionrule,selectAdditionalconditionsandclickAddtoaddadditionaltriggers.Whenusing
additionalconditions,allconditionsmustbemettotriggertheaction.
Topreventanactionfrombeingtriggeredrepeatedly,aWaitatleasttimecanbeset.Enterthetimeinhours,minutesandseconds,
duringwhichthetriggershouldbeignoredbeforetheactionrulecanbeactivatedagain.
TherecordingDurationofsomeactionscanbesettoincludetimeimmediatelybeforeandaftertheevent.SelectPre-triggertime
and/orPost-triggertimeandenterthenumberofseconds.WhenWhiletheruleisactiveisenabledandtheactionistriggered
againduringthepost-triggertime,therecordingtimewillbeextendedwithanotherpost-triggertimeperiod.
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