View alarms
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"Camera 3 detected motion at around 4:00 PM and sent me an alarm. It looks like a burglary. I want to see what exactly happened and show the video to my security officer." |
On the Alarms tab :
- Find and click the alarm
that you want to view video for. From the Filter list, you can filter the alarms by states and priorities.
- Play the video backward or forward and check when the image that you are seeing was taken
.
- Start or stop playing audio for the video playback when you play it forward at normal speed
(see Playing back audio in video recordings (explained)).
- Change the state of the alarm by clicking the Acknowledge button or by selecting another alarm state option from the list
.
- To save the video for later or share it with others, click Investigate
.
- Follow the steps in Prepare video export and download.
What else can trigger alarms?
- A camera stops working
- A pane of glass gets shattered or broken
- A locker gets broken into
- A blacklisted license plate is seen on camera
To view alarms, ask your system administrator to set up alarms and to give you the sufficient user rights.