AXIS M3204 Network Camera
Events
Events
The Axis product can be con
fi
gured to perform actions when different events occur, for example, start a recording when motion is
detected. The set of conditions that de
fi
nes how and when the action is triggered is called an
Action Rule
.
Available Action Rule
triggers
and
conditions
include:
•
Applications
— use installed applications to trigger the rule, see
Applications, on page 26
.
•
Detectors
-
Motion Detection
— trigger the rule when motion is detected, see
Motion Detection, on page 23
.
-
Tampering
— trigger the rule when tampering is detected, see
Camera Tampering, on page 23
.
•
Hardware
-
Network
— trigger the rule if network connection is lost or restored.
•
Input Signal
-
Manual Trigger
— trigger the rule using the
Manual Trigger
button in the Live View page, see
Controls on
the Live View page, on page 8
. This can for example be used to validate actions during product installation
and con
fi
guration.
•
PTZ
-
Moving
— trigger the rule when the camera view moves due to a PTZ operation. This can for example be used
as an additional condition to prevent an action rule triggered by motion detection to record video while the
camera view moves due to a PTZ operation.
-
Preset Reached
— trigger the rule when the camera stops at a preset position. This can be for example be used
with the Send Images action to upload images from the preset position.
•
Storage
-
Available
— trigger the rule when the storage device is unmounted or removed. This can for example be
used to send maintenance noti
fi
cations.
-
Full
— trigger the rule when the storage device is full. Under normal operation, the oldest recordings will be
overwritten to prevent the storage device from becoming full.
-
Locked
— trigger the rule if the storage device is locked (write protected).
•
System
-
System Initializing
— trigger the rule when the product is being started. This can for example be used to send a
noti
fi
cation when the product restarts.
•
Time
-
Recurrence
— trigger the rule periodically, see
Recurrences, on page 29
. This can for example be used to upload
an image every 5 minutes.
-
Use Schedule
— trigger the rule according to the selected schedule, see
Schedules, on page 29
.
Available
actions
include:
•
PTZ Control
-
Preset Position
— go to a preset position.
-
Guard Tour
— start a guard tour, see
Guard Tour, on page 21
.
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