User's Manual

AXIS P5544 PTZ Dome Network Camera
Events
Events
The Axis p roduct can be configured to perform actions when d ifferent events occur, for example, start a recording when m otion is
detected. The set of conditions that defines how and when the action is triggered is called an Action Rule.
Available Action Rul e triggers and conditions include:
• Applications — use installed applications to trigger the ru le, see Applications, on page 32.
• Detectors
- Audio Detection — trigger the rule when audio is detected, see Audio Detection, on page 31.
- Motion Detection — trigger the rule when motion is detected, see Motion Detection, on page 30.
• Hardware
- Fan — trigger the rule if the fan is m alfunctioning. Thiscanforexamplebeusedtosendmaintenance
notifications.
- Network — trigger the rule if network connectio n is lost or restored. This can for example be used to start
recording to the SD card.
- Temperature — trigger the rule if the temperature falls outside o r inside the operating range of the product. This
canforexamplebeusedtosendmaintenancenotifications.
• Input Signal
- Digital Input Port — trigger the rule when an I/O port receives a signal from a connected device, see I/O
Ports, on page 47.
- Manual Trigger — trigger the rule using the Manual Trigger buttons in the Live View p age, see M anual Trigger,
on page 12. This can for example be used to va lidate actions during product installation and configuration.
• PTZ
- Moving — trigger the rule when the camera view moves due to a PTZ operation. This can for example be used
as an additional condition to pre vent an action r
ule triggered by motion detection to record video while the
camera view moves due to a PTZ operation.
- Preset Reached —triggertherulewhenthecamerastopsatapresetposition.Thiscanbeforexamplebeused
with the Send Images action to upload images from the preset position.
• Storage
- Available — trigger the rule when the storage device is unmounted or removed. This can for example be
used to sen
d maintenance notifications.
- Full —
trigger the rule when the storage device is full . Under normal operation, the olde st recordings will be
overwritten to prevent the s torage device from becoming full.
- Locked
—triggertheruleifthestoragedeviceislocked(writeprotected).
• System
- System Initializing — trigger the rule when the product is being started. This can for example be used to send a
notification when the product restarts.
• Time
- Recurrence — trigger the rule periodically, see Recurrences, on page 35. 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 35.
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