User manual
AXIS Q7424–R
Events
Events
The Axis product can be configure d to perform actions whe n di ffe rent e ve nts occur, for example, start a rec ord ing w he n motion is
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 :
• Applications — use installed a pplications to trigger the r u le, see
Applications, on page 28
.
• Detectors
- Audio Detection — trigger the rule when audio is detected, see
Audio Detection, on page 30
.
- Motion Detection — trigger the rule when motion is detected, see
Motion Detection, on page 29
.
- Tampering — trigger the rule when tampe ring is detected, see
Camera Tampering, on page 29
.
• Hardware
- Video Signal — trigger the rule if video s ignal is lost.
- Network — trigger the rule if network connection is lost o r restored. This can for example be used to start
recording to the SD card.
• Input Signal
- Digital Input Port — trig ger the rule when an I/O port receives a signal from a connected device, see
I/O
Ports, o n page 44
.
- Manual Trigger — trigger the rule using the Manual Trigger button in the Live View page, see
Controls on the
Live View Page, on page 9
. This can for example be used to validate actions d
uring pro duct installation
and configuration.
• PTZ
- Moving — trigger the rule when the cam era view m oves due to a PTZ operation. This can for example be used
as an additi onal condition to prevent an action rule triggered by motion detectio n to record video while the
camera view m oves due to a P TZ operation.
- Preset Reached —triggertheru
le when the camera stops at a preset position. This can be for example be used
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 send maintenance no tifications.
- Full — trigger the rule when the s torag e device is full. Under normal opera tion, the oldest recor dings will be
overw
ritten to prevent the storage de vice from becoming full.
- L
ocked — trigger the rule if the storage device is locked (write protected).
- Storage read only —thefile system is broken or the lock switch on the SD card is in locked position
• System
- System Initializing — trigger the rule when the product is being starte d. This can for example be used to send a
notification when the pro duct restarts.
• Time
- Recurrence — trigger the rule periodically, see
Recurrences, on page 33
. This can for example be used to
upload an image eve ry 5 minutes.
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