User manual

AXIS M1014 Network Camera
Events
Events
The Axis product can be configured to pe rform actions when di ffe rent events occur, for example, start a recording whe n motion i s
detected. The set of conditions that defines how and when the action is triggered is called an Action Rule.
Available Action Rule triggers and conditions include:
• Detectors
- Motion Detection — trigger the rule when motion is detected, s ee
Motion Detection, on page 23 .
- Tampering — trigger t he rule wh en tampering is detected, see
Camera Tampering, on page 23 .
• Hardware
- Network — trigger the rule if network connection is lost or restored. This can for example be used to start
recording to the SD card.
• Input Signal
- Manual Trigger — trigger the rule using the Manual Trigger button in the Live View page, see
Controls on the
Live View Page, on page 8
. This can for example be used to validate actions during product installation
and configuration.
• PTZ
- Moving — trigger t he rule when the camera view moves due to a PTZ operation. This can for example be used
as an additional condition to prevent an action rule triggered by motion detection to record video while the
camera view moves due to a P TZ 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 u
nmounted or removed. This can for example be
used to send maintenance notifications.
- Full — trigger the rule when the storage device is full. Under normal operation, the oldest recordings will be
overwritten to prevent the storage device from becoming full.
- Locked —triggertheruleifthestoragedeviceislocked(writeprotected).
• System
- System Initializing — trigger the rule when the product is being started. This can for example b e us ed to send a
notificati
on when the product restarts.
• Time
- R
ecurrence — trigger the rule periodically, see
Recurrences, on page 28 . This can for example be used to
upload an image every 5 minutes.
- Use Schedule — tr igge r the rule according to the selected sche dule, see
Schedules, on page 28 .
Available actions include:
• PTZ Control
- Preset Position — go to a preset position.
- Guard Tour — start a guard tour, see
Guard Tour, on page 21 .
• Record Video — record video to a selected storage.
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