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AXIS Camera Station

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Note

Multiple cameras can be conﬁgured at the same time.

Motion Triggered Recording

Motion can be detec ted by all Axis network cameras. Recording only when motion is detected will save disk space compared to other

options such as recording continuously. Motion Detection Recording can be conﬁgured using the Event Conﬁguration Wizard, see

page 43, or the Recording Settings dialog a s described here.

To set up a motion triggered recording, follow these steps:

1. From the Conﬁguration menu, select Recording Settings.

2. Select the camera a nd click Motion Detection to open Edit Motion Detection Recording Settings.

3. Check the Enabled box.

4. Use the slider to set the Trigger period, that is, specify the minimum time between two alarms. This setting is used to

reduce the number of a larms and recordings if there is a lot of motion in the area.

5. Click Motion Settings to conﬁgure motion detection windows. See Motion Settings,below.

6. Choose a Proﬁle from the drop-down list or click Chan ge to create a new media proﬁle.

7. Use the sliders to set the Prebuffer and Postbuffer, that is, specify the number of seconds to record before motion was

detected (prebuffer) and after motion stopped (postbuffer).

8. Under Schedule setting select Always to always record on motion detection, or select a schedule from the Custom

schedule drop-down list.

9. Click OK to save settings.

Note

When using view areas, motion detection can be conﬁgured for view area 1 only and is always set up using the full overview

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