
AXIS P7210 Video Encoder
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
. The action rule will apply
at speci
fi
c periods called
Schedules
. It is possible to specify how often the action rule will recur. This is called
Recurrences
.
Available Action Rule
triggers
include:
• Detectors, for example audio detection and motion detection, see
• Input Signal — when the product’s I/O port receives a signal from an external device, such as a smoke detector or switch
• PTZ — when the product’s pan/tilt/zoom controls are activated or when the view stops at a preset position
• Storage — when a storage device is available, locked or full
• System — when the product is started
• Time, see
Possible
actions
include:
• Output Port — activate an output to, for example, sound an alarm or lock a door
• Play Audio Clip
• PTZ Control
• Record Video — record video and save to a selected storage
• Send Images and Noti
fi
cations — once recipients have been set up, a noti
fi
cation can be sent that an event has occurred
• Status LED
Setting Up an Action Rule
An action rule de
fi
nes the conditions that must be met for the product to perform an action, for example record video or send email
noti
fi
cations. If multiple conditions are de
fi
ned, all must be met to trigger the action.
The following example describes how to set up an action rule to send an email if there is movement in the product’s
fi
eld of view:
1. Go to
Events
>
Action Rules
and click
Add
.
2. Select the
Enable rule
option and enter a descriptive name for the rule.
3. Select
Detectors
from the
Trigger
drop-down list.
4. Select
Motion Detection
from the drop-down list. This option is only available if a motion detection window has been
con
fi
gured, see .
5. Set one of the available pre-programmed time intervals from the
Schedule
drop-down list.
6. Select
Send Noti
fi
cation
from the
Type
drop-down list.
7. Select where to send the noti
fi
cation from the
Recipient
drop-down list.
To add additional criteria, select the
Additional conditions
option. Add and select the desired options as described above. To prevent
an action from being triggered repeatedly, a
Wait at least
time can be set. Enter the time in hours, minutes and seconds, during
which the trigger should be ignored before the action rule can be activated again.
To copy, modify or remove an action rule, select the action rule in the
Action Rule List
and click
Copy
,
Modify
or
Remove
.
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