User`s manual
AXIS P7214 Video Encoder
Events
Events
The Axis product can be configured to perform actions when different e vents occur, for example, star t a re cording when motion is
detected. The set of conditions that defines how and when the action is triggered is called an Action Rule.
Available Action Rul e triggers and conditions include:
• Applications — u se installed applications to trigger the rule, see .
• Detectors
- Audio Detection — trigger the rule w hen audio is detected, see
Audio Detection, on page 28
.
- Motion Detection — trigger the rule w hen motion is detected , see
Motion Detection, on page 26
.
- Tampering — tr igger the rule w h en tampering is detected, se e
Camera Tampering, on page 26
.
• Hardware
- Video Signal — trigg er the rule if video signal is lost.
- Network — trigger the rule if network connection is lost or restored. This can for example be used to start
recording to the SD card.
• Input Signal
- Digital Input Port — trigger the rule when an I/O port receives a signal from a connected device, see
I/O
Ports, on page 41
.
- Manual Trigger — trigger the rule using the Manual Trigger button in the Live View page, see
Controls on the
Live View Page, on page 8
. This can for example be used to validate actions d
uring product installa tion
and configuration.
• PTZ
- Moving — trigger the rule when the camera view moves due to a PTZ operation. This c an for exam ple be used
as an additional condition to prevent an action rule triggered by motion detection to record video while the
camera view moves due to a PTZ operation.
- Preset Reached —triggertheru
le when the camera sto ps at a preset pos ition. This can be fo r exam ple be u s e d
with the Send Images action to upload images from the preset position .
• Storage
- Available — trigger the rule when the storage device is unmounted or removed. This can for example be
used to send maintenance notifications.
- Full — trigger the rule when the storage device is full. U nd er normal operation, the oldest recordings will be
overw
ritten to prevent the storage device from becoming full.
- L
ocked — trigger the rule if the storage device is locked (write protected).
• System
- System Initializing — trigger the rule when the product is being started . This can for ex ample b e used to send a
notification when the product restarts.
• Time
- Recurrence — trigger the rule periodically, see
Recurrences, on p ag e 31
. This can for example be used to
upload an image every 5 minutes.
- Use Schedule — trigger the rule according to the s elected schedule, see
Schedules, on page 31
.
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