AXIS Q1656 Box Camera Series
Configure your device
Configure the I/O port in the camera’s webpage
1. Go to
System > Accessories
.
2. Under
Direction
, select
Input
for
Port 1
.
3. Give the input module a descriptive name.
4. Under
Normal position
, select
Circuit closed
to make the PIR detector send a signal to the camera when it senses motion.
To trigger the camera to start recording when it receives a signal from the PIR detector, you need to create a rule in the camera’s
webpage.
Record video when the camera detects loud noises
This example explains how to set up the camera to start recording to the SD card five seconds before it detects loud noise and
to stop two minutes after.
Turn on audio:
1. Set up the stream profile to include audio, see
Add audio to your recording on page 15
.
Turn on audio detection:
1. Go to
System > Detectors > Audio detection
.
2. Adjust the sound level according to your needs.
Create a rule:
1. Go to
System > Events
and add a rule.
2. Type a name for the rule.
3. In the list of conditions, under
Audio
, select
Audio Detection
.
4. In the list of actions, under
Recordings
, select
Record video
.
5. In the list of storage options, select
SD_DISK
.
6. Select the stream profile where audio has been turned on.
7. Set the prebuffer time to 5 seconds.
8. Set the postbuffer time to 2 minutes.
9. Click
Save
.
Detect tampering with input signal
This example explains how to send an email when the input signal is cut or short-circuited. For more information about the
I/O connector, see
.
1. Go to
System > Accessories
and turn on
Supervised
for the relevant port.
Add an email recipient:
1. Go to
System > Events > Recipients
and add a recipient.
2. Type a name for the recipient.
3. Select
.
4. Type an email address to send the email to.
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