Axis Communications M3026-VE M3026-VE Fixed Dome Network Camera - User Manual - Page 36

Setting Up an Action Rule

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AXIS M3026-VE Fixed Dome Network Camera Events • Time - Recurrence - trigger the rule periodically, see Recurrences on page 38. 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 38. Available actions include: • Day/Night Vision Mode - set day mode (IR cut filter on) or night mode (IR cut filter off). • Output Port - activate an I/O port to control an external device. • Overlay Text - display an overlay text, see Using Overlay Text in an Action Rule on page 23. • PTZ Control - Preset Position - go to a preset position. - Guard Tour - start a guard tour, see Guard Tour on page 28. • Record Video - record video to a selected storage. • Send Images - send images to a recipient. • Send Notifications - send a notification message to a recipient. • Send Video Clip - send a video clip to a recipient. • Status LED - flash the LED indicator. This can for example be used to validate triggers such as motion detection during product installation and configuration. Setting Up an Action Rule An action rule defines the conditions that must be met for the product to perform an action, for example record video or send an email notification. If multiple conditions are defined, all of them must be met to trigger the action. The following example describes how to set up an action rule to record video to a network share if there is movement in the camera's field of view. Set up motion detection and add a network share: 1. Go to Detectors > Motion Detection and configure a motion detection window, see page 31 2. Go to System Options > Storage and set up the network share, see page 49. Set up the action rule: 1. Go to Events > Action Rules and click Add. 2. Select Enable rule 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. Select the motion detection window to use. 5. Optionally, select a Schedule and Additional conditions, see below. 6. Under Actions, select Record Video from the Type drop-down list. 7. Select a Stream profile and configure the Duration settings as described below. 8. Select Network Share from the Storage drop-down list. 36

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AXISM3026–VEFixedDomeNetworkCamera
Events
Time
-
Recurrence
—triggertheruleperiodically,see
Recurrencesonpage38
.Thiscanforexamplebeusedtoupload
animageevery5minutes.
-
UseSchedule
—triggertheruleaccordingtotheselectedschedule,see
Schedulesonpage38
.
Available
actions
include:
Day/NightVisionMode
—setdaymode(IRcutfilteron)ornightmode(IRcutfilteroff).
OutputPort
—activateanI/Oporttocontrolanexternaldevice.
OverlayText
—displayanoverlaytext,see
UsingOverlayTextinanActionRuleonpage23
.
PTZControl
-
PresetPosition
—gotoapresetposition.
-
GuardTour
—startaguardtour,see
GuardTouronpage28
.
RecordVideo
—recordvideotoaselectedstorage.
SendImages
—sendimagestoarecipient.
SendNotifications
—sendanotificationmessagetoarecipient.
SendVideoClip
—sendavideocliptoarecipient.
StatusLED
—flashtheLEDindicator.Thiscanforexamplebeusedtovalidatetriggerssuchasmotiondetectionduring
productinstallationandconfiguration.
Setting Up an Action Rule
Anactionruledefinestheconditionsthatmustbemetfortheproducttoperformanaction,forexamplerecordvideoorsendan
emailnotification.Ifmultipleconditionsaredefined,allofthemmustbemettotriggertheaction.
Thefollowingexampledescribeshowtosetupanactionruletorecordvideotoanetworkshareifthereismovementinthe
camera’sfieldofview.
Setupmotiondetectionandaddanetworkshare:
1. Goto
Detectors>MotionDetection
andconfigureamotiondetectionwindow,see
page31
2. Goto
SystemOptions>Storage
andsetupthenetworkshare,see
page49
.
Setuptheactionrule:
1. Goto
Events
>
ActionRules
andclick
Add
.
2. Select
Enablerule
andenteradescriptivenamefortherule.
3. Select
Detectors
fromthe
Trigger
drop-downlist.
4. Select
MotionDetection
fromthedrop-downlist.Selectthemotiondetectionwindowtouse.
5. Optionally, select a
Schedule
and
Additionalconditions
,seebelow.
6. Under
Actions
,select
RecordVideo
fromthe
Type
drop-downlist.
7. Selecta
Streamprofile
andconfigurethe
Duration
settingsasdescribedbelow.
8. Select Network Share from the
Storage
drop-downlist.
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