About Events; Convert Event Types To Action Rules; How To Set Up Action Rules - Axis Q6045-S Mk II User Manual

AXIS Q6045-S Mk II PTZ Dome Network Camera

About events

About events
The event pages allow you to configure your product to perform actions when different events occur. For example, the product
can start a recording or send an email notification when motion is detected. The set of conditions that defines how and when
the action is triggered is called an action rule.

Convert Event Types to Action Rules

If the Axis product is upgraded to firmware version 5.40 or later, it is recommended to convert Event Types to Action Rules. The
legacy user Event Types in the camera will continue to work but will not be visible in the user interface of the camera. The Event
Types need to be converted to Action rules to become visible in the user interface.
To convert Event Types to Action Rules go to Events > Action Rules and click Convert.
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This is not recommended when using a VMS based on the old Event Management System.

How to set up action rules

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.
For more information about available triggers and actions, see About triggers on page 40 and About actions on page 41.
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.
How to set up motion detection and add a network share:
1. Go to Applications to start and configure AXIS Video Motion Detection. See the online help.
It's also possible to go to Detectors > Motion Detection and configure a motion detection window. See the online help.
2. Go to System Options > Storage and set up the network share. See page 57.
How to 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 Applications from the Trigger drop-down list and then select VMD.
It's also possible to select Detectors from the Trigger drop-down list, then select Motion Detection and then select the
motion detection window.
4. Optionally, select a Schedule and Additional conditions. See below.
5. Under Actions, select Record Video from the Type drop-down list.
6. Select a Stream profile and configure the Duration settings as described below.
7. Select Network Share from the Storage drop-down list.
To use more than one trigger for the action rule, select Additional conditions and click Add to add additional triggers. When using
additional conditions, all conditions must be met to trigger the action.
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.
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