AXIS P1214–E Network Camera
Events
Events
The Axis product can be congured to perform actions when different events occur, for example, start a recording when motion is
detected. The set of conditions that denes how and when the action is triggered is called an Action Rule.
Available Action Rule triggers and conditions include:
• Applications — use installed applications to trigger the rule, see Applications, on page 25.
• Detectors
- Motion Detection — trigger the rule when motion is detected, see Motion Detection, on page 23.
- Tampering — trigger the rule when tampering is detected, see Camera Tampering, on page 23.
• Hardware
- 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 38.
- Manual Trigger — trigger the rule using the Manual Trigger button in the Live View page, see Controls on
the Live View Page, on page 9 . This can for example be used to validate actions during product installation
and conguration.
• Storage
- Available — trigger the rule when the storage device is unmounted or removed. This can for example be
used to send maintenance notications.
- Full — trigger the rule when the storage device is full. Under normal operation, the oldest recordings will be
overwritten to prevent the storage device from becoming full.
- Locked — 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 example be used to send a
notication when the product restarts.
• Time
- Recurrence — trigger the rule periodically, see Recurrences, on page 28. This can for example be used to upload
an image every 5 minutes.
- Use Schedule — trigger the rule according to the selected schedule, see Schedules, on page 28.
Available actions include:
• Output Port — activate an I/O port to control an external device.
• Record Video — record video to a selected storage.
• Send Images — send images to a recipient.
• Send Notications — send a notication message to a recipient.
• Status LED — ash the LED indicator. This can for example be used to validate triggers such as motion detection during
product installation and conguration.
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