User's Manual

AXIS P1343-E Network Camera

Events

The Axis product can be conﬁgured to perform actions when diffe rent events occur, for example, start a recording when motion is

detected. The set of conditio ns that deﬁnes how and when the action is triggered is calle d an Action Rule. The action rule will apply

at speciﬁc 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 D etectors, on page 31

• 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,seeRecurrences, on page 36

Possible actions include:

• Day/Night Vision Mode

• Output Port — activate an output to, for example, sound an alarm or lock a door

• Play Audio Clip

• Record Video — record video and save to a selected storage

•SendImagesandNotiﬁcatio ns — once recipients have been set up, a notiﬁcation can be sent that an event has occurred

•StatusLED

Convert Event Types to Action Rules

The internal Event Manag ement system has been redesigned from ﬁrmware version 5.40. The legacy user Event Types in the

camera will continue to work but wi

ll 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.

Caution

This is not recomm e

nded when using a VMS based on the old Event Management System.

Setting Up an Action Rule

An action rule deﬁnes the conditio ns that must be met for the product to perform an action, for example record video or send email

notiﬁcations. If multiple conditions are deﬁned, 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 prod uct’s ﬁeld 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-d own list.

4. Select Motion Detection from the drop-down list. This option is only available if a motion detection window has b e en

conﬁgured, see page 32.