AXIS P8524 Network Camera

Events

Add Recipients

The product can send media files and messages to notify users about events. Before the product can send media files or notification messages, you must define one ore more recipients. For information about available options, see Recipient Types on page 30.

To add a recipient:

1.Go to Events > Recipients and click Add.

2.Enter a descriptive name.

3.Select a recipient Type.

4.Enter the information needed for the recipient type.

5.Click Test to test the connection to the recipient.

6.Click OK.

Recipient Types

The following recipients are available:

Recipient

Use with action

Notes

 

 

 

Email

Send Images

An email recipient can contain multiple email addresses.

 

Send Notification

 

 

 

 

FTP

Send Images

 

 

 

 

HTTP

Send Images

 

 

Send Notification

 

 

 

 

Network Share

Send Images

A network share can also be used as a storage device for

 

 

recorded video. Go System Options > Storage to configure

 

 

a network share before setting up a continuous recording or

 

 

an action rule to record video. For more information about

 

 

storage devices, see Storage on page 40.

 

 

 

TCP

Send Notification

 

 

 

 

Create Schedules

Schedules can be used as action rule triggers or as additional conditions, for example to record video if motion is detected outside office hours. Use one of the predefined schedules or create a new schedule as described below.

To create a new schedule:

1.Go to Events > Schedules and click Add.

2.Enter a descriptive name and the information needed for a daily, weekly, monthly or yearly schedule.

3.Click OK.

To use the schedule in an action rule, select the schedule from the Schedule drop-down list in the Action Rule Setup page.

Set Up Recurrences

Recurrences are used to trigger action rules repeatedly, for example every 5 minutes or every hour.

To set up a recurrence:

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Axis Communications P8524 user manual Add Recipients, Create Schedules, Set Up Recurrences, Recipient Types