User's Manual

AXIS Q6035 PTZ Dome Network Camera

Events

Available actions include:

• Output Port — activate an I/O port to control an external device.

• Play Audio Clip —see

Audio Clips, on page 22

• PTZ Control

- Autotracking — start autotracking, see

Autotracking, on page 2 6

- Preset Position — go to a preset position.

- Guard Tour — start a guard tour, see

Guard Tour, on page 28

• Record Video — record video to a selected storage.

• Send Images —sendimagestoarecipient.

• Send Notiﬁcations —sendanotiﬁcation message to a recipient.

Convert Event Types to Action Rules

If the Axis produ ct is upgraded to ﬁrmware version

5.40

or later, it is recommended to convert Event Types to Action Rules.The

legacy user Event Types in the cam e ra will continue to work but will not be visible in the user interface of the camera. The Event

Types need to be converted to Action rules to become visible in the user interface.

To convert Event Types to Action Rules go to Events > Action Rules and click Convert.

NOTICE

This is not recommended when usin g a VMS based on the old Ev ent Management Syste m.

Setting Up an Action Rule

An action rule deﬁnes the conditions that must be met for the product to perform an action, for example record video or send email

notiﬁcations. If multiple conditions are de ﬁned, all m ust be met to trigger the action.

The following example describes how to set up an action rule to record video to a network share if there is movement in the

camera’s ﬁeld of v iew.

Set up motion detection and add a network share:

1. Go to Detectors > Motion Detection and conﬁgure a motion detection window, see

page 31

2. Go to System Options > Storage and set up the network share, see

page 47

Set up the action rule:

1. Go to Events > Action Rules and click Add.

2. Select Enable rule and enter a descriptive name for the rule.

3. Select Detectors from the Trigger drop-d own list.

4. Select Motion Detection from the d rop-down list. Select the motion detection window to use.

5. Optionally, select a Schedule and Additional conditions,seebelow.

6. Under Actions, select Record Video from the Type drop-down list.

7. Select a Stream proﬁle and conﬁgure the Duration settings as described below.

8. Select Network Share from the Storage drop-do wn list.