AXIS
Events
•Overlay Text – Display an overlay text. See Use Overlay Text in an Action Rule on page 27.
•Play Audio Clip – See Audio Clips on page 30.
•PTZ Control
-Preset Position – Go to a preset position.
-Guard Tour – Start a guard tour. See Guard Tour on page 33.
•Record Video – Record video and audio to a selected storage. To record audio, use AAC audio encoding and make sure that audio is enabled in the selected stream profile.
•Send Images – Send images to a recipient.
•Send Notifications – Send a notification message to a recipient.
•Send SNMP Trap – Send an SNMP trap message to the operator. Make sure that SNMP is enabled and configured under System Options > Network > SNMP.
•Send Video Clip – Send a video clip to a recipient.
•Status LED – Flash the LED indicator. This can for example be used to validate triggers such as motion detection during product installation and configuration.
•WDR Mode – The WDR Mode or Lightfinder Mode can be turned on when the action rule is triggered. This action may be used to change between these modes automatically.
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.
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.
Set Up Email Recipients
Email recipients can be configured by selecting one of the listed email providers, or by specifying the SMTP server, port and authentication used by, for example, a corporate email server.
Note
Some email providers have security filters that prevent users from receiving or viewing large amount of attachments, from receiving scheduled emails and similar. Check the email provider’s security policy to avoid delivery problems and locked email accounts.
To set up an email recipient using one of the listed providers:
1.Go to Events > Recipients and click Add.
2.Enter a Name and select Email from the Type list.
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