User`s manual

AXIS P7214 Video Encoder

Detectors

Camera Tampering

Camera Ta m per ing can generate an alarm whenever the camera is repositioned, or when the lens is c o vered, sp rayed or severely

defocused. To send an alarm, for example an email, an action rule must be set up.

To conﬁgure tampering:

1. Go to Detectors > Camera Tampering.

2. Set the Minim u m duration, that is, the time that must elapse before an a larm is generated. This ca n help prevent fals e

alarms for known conditions that affect the image.

3. Select Alarm for dark images if an alarm should be gene rate d if lights are dimmed or turned off, or if the lens is sprayed,

covered, or rendered severely out of focus.

4. Click Save.

To conﬁgure the pro duct to send an alarm when tampering occurs:

1. Go to Events > Action Rules.

2. Click Add to set up a new action rule.

3. Enter a Name for the action rule.

4. Under Condition,selectDetectors from the Trigger list.

5. Select Tam p erin g from the list of detectors.

6. Select the video channel.

7. Optionally, s ele ct a schedule and set additional conditions

8. Select the action. To send a n email, select Send Notiﬁ

cation and select a Recipient from the list of de ﬁned recipients.

Note

The While the rule is active option under Duration cannot be used with camera tampering, since camera tampering does not

have a duration and once it has been triggered it will not automatically return to its untriggered state .

For more information on actions rules, see

Events, on page 29

Motion D etect

ion

Motion detection is used to generate an alarm whenever movement starts or stops in the camera view.

Motion detection i s conﬁgured by d eﬁning up to 10 Include and Exclude windows:

• Include windows —deﬁne areas where motion should be detected

• Exclude windows —deﬁne areas within an Include window that should be ignored (areas outside Include w indows

are automatically ignore d).

For instructions, see

Set Up Motion Detection W indows, on page 27

To control the number of motion detection alarms, the parameters Object Size, History and Sensitivity can be adjusted. See

Motion

Detection Parameters, on page 27

Once motion detection window s are conﬁgured, the Axis product can be conﬁgured to perform actions when motion is detected.

Possible actions include uploading images and start recording. For more information, see

Setting U p a n Action Rule, on page 30