Motion Detection, Scheduled Event | Axis Communications 215 PTZ-E

AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E - Event Configuration

Pre-trigger and Post-trigger buffers

This function is very useful when checking to see what happened immediately before and after a trigger, e.g. 2 minutes before and after a door has been opened. Check the Upload images checkbox under Event Types > Add Triggered... > When Triggered... to expand the web page with the available options.

Note: Buffer size - up to 9 MB buffer. The maximum length of time of the pre-/post-buffer depends on the image size and selected frame rate.

Include pre-trigger buffer - images stored internally in the server from the time immediately preceding the trigger. Check the box to enable the pre-trigger buffer, enter the desired length of time and specify the required image frequency.

Include post-trigger buffer - contains images from the time immediately after the trigger. Configure as for pre-trigger.

Note: If the pre- or post-buffer is too large for the internal memory, the frame rate will be reduced and individual images may be missing. If this occurs, an entry will be created in the unit's log file.

Continue image upload (unbuffered) - enable the upload of images for a fixed length of time. Specify the length of time for the uploaded recording, in seconds, minutes or hours, or for as long as the trigger is active. Finally, set the desired image frequency to the maximum (the maximum available) or to a specified frame rate. The frame rate will be the best possible, but might not be as high as specified, especially if uploading via a slow connection.

Scheduled Event

A Scheduled event can be activated at pre-set times, in a repeating pattern on selected weekdays.

How to set up a scheduled event

This example describes how to set the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E to send an email notification with saved images from a set time:

1.Click Add scheduled on the Event types page.

2.Enter a descriptive name for the event, e.g. Scheduled email.

3.Set the Priority (High, Normal or Low).

4.Set the Activation Time parameters (24h clock) when the event is to be active, e.g. start on Fridays at 18.00 with a duration of 62 hours.

5.Set the When Activated... parameters i.e. set what the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E is to do at the specified time e.g. send uploaded images to an email address.

6.Click OK to save the Event in the Event Types list.

Please use the online help files for descriptions of each available option.

Motion Detection

In the Motion Detection menu, you can configure the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E for motion detection. The motion detection feature is used to generate an alarm whenever movement occurs (or stops) in the image. The AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E can use a maximum of 10 Include/Exclude windows.

•Include windows target specific areas within the image

•Exclude windows are areas to be ignored within the Include window

Once configured, the motion detection windows will appear in a list when motion detection is selected to trigger an event. See How to set up a triggered event above.

Note: Using the motion detection feature may decrease overall performance in the camera.

Motion detection will not function while the lens is moving (i.e. pan, tilt, zoom)