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Events
Introduction
Creating and implementing system events allows you to detect, monitor and record specific activity
on the system.
A typical use may be to alert a user of motion detection on a camera covering a sensitive area.
In this scenario, an event could be configured to:
• Alert the user by visually triggering a Video Action associated with the event displaying video
from other cameras in the area
• Trigger a map action showing the location of the of the camera in alarm state
• Create a high priority entry in the Journal requiring operator acknowledgement
Event Types
There are 2 main event types: Sensor based and Health based.
Sensor Based Events
These events, when triggered typically display predefined Event Actions. These are system
actions, tied to events which are set to display when events are triggered. Examples of Event
Actions can be video Salvos or Map actions.
The following general steps are involved in configuring a Sensor based event:
1 Add a trigger to the sensor device (EG Set motion detection on a camera)
2 Create the Event Action to be executed when the Event triggers
3 Create the Event
4 Associate the Event Action with the Event
5 Associate the Event with the Trigger