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5.1.5 Tampering Alarm
The Tampering Alarm is used to detect when the camera is being physically tampered with.
An e-mail alert can be generated when the camera is moved, covered up, or out of focus. To
enable the tampering alarm, first enable the e-mail setting and select Tampering Alarm.
See 5.2.1 E-Mail.
Figure 5-7
To configure the tampering alarm:
1. Select Enable.
2. If you want the camera to ignore any movement or scene change in certain areas, click
the
button to drag areas on the camera view.
3. Select the desired detection sensitivity by moving the slider. The higher the value, the
more sensitive the camera is to scene changes.
4. In the Tolerance Time of Alarm field, specify the time length allowed for scene changes
before an alarm is generated.
5. In the Duration of Alarm field, specify the interval between each alarm notification.
6. To trigger an alarm when the scene turns dark, e.g. the lens of camera has been covered,
select Alarm for Dark Images.
7. Click Apply to save all the settings.