Rules (Rules and Events node)
Your system includes a number of default rules that you can use for basic features without setting anything up. You can deactivate or modify the default rules as you need. If you modify or deactivate the default rules, your system may not work as desired nor guarantee that video feeds or audio feeds are automatically fed to the system.
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Default rule |
Description |
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| Go to Preset when PTZ is done |
Ensures that PTZ cameras go to their respective default preset positions after you have operated them manually. This rule is not enabled by default. Even when you have enabled the rule, you must have defined default preset positions for the relevant PTZ cameras in order for the rule to work. You do this on the Presets tab. |
| Play Audio on Request |
Ensures that video is recorded automatically when an external request occurs. The request is always triggered by a system integrating externally with your system, and the rule is primarily used by integrators of external systems or plug-ins. |
| Record on Bookmark |
Ensures that video is recorded automatically when an operator sets a bookmark in XProtect Smart Client. This is provided you have enabled recording for the relevant cameras. Recording is enabled by default. The default recording time for this rule is three seconds before the bookmark is set and 30 seconds after the bookmark is set. You can edit the default recording times in the rule. The pre-buffer which you set on the Record Tab must match or be longer than the pre-recording time. |
| Record on Motion |
Ensures that as long as motion is detected in video from cameras, the video is recorded, provided recording is enabled for the relevant cameras. Recording is by default enabled. While the default rule specifies recording based on detected motion, it does not guarantee that the system records video, as you may have disabled individual cameras' recording for one or more cameras. Even when you have enabled recording, remember that the quality of recordings may be affected by individual camera's recording settings. |
| Record on Request |
Ensures that video is recorded automatically when an external request occurs, provided recording is enabled for the relevant cameras. Recording is enabled by default. The request is always triggered by a system integrating externally with your system, and the rule is primarily used by integrators of external systems or plug-ins. |
| Start Audio Feed |
Ensures that audio feeds from all connected microphones and speakers are automatically fed to the system. While the default rule enables access to connected microphones' and speakers' audio feeds immediately upon installing the system, it does not guarantee that audio is recorded, as you must specify recording settings separately. |
| Start Feed |
Ensures that video feeds from all connected cameras are automatically fed to the system. While the default rule enables access to connected cameras' video feeds immediately upon installing the system, it does not guarantee that video is recorded, as cameras' recording settings must be specified separately. |
| Start Metadata Feed |
Ensures that data feeds from all connected cameras are automatically fed to the system. While the default rule enables access to connected cameras' data feeds immediately upon installing the system, it does not guarantee that data is recorded, as cameras' recording settings must be specified separately. |
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Show Access Request Notification |
Ensures that all access control events categorized as 'Access Request', will cause an access request notification to pop up in XProtect Smart Client, unless the notification function is disabled in the Smart Client profile. |
Recreate default rules
If you accidentally delete any of the default rules, you can recreate them by entering the following content:
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Default rule |
Text to enter |
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| Goto preset when PTZ is done |
Perform an action on PTZ Manual Session Stopped from All Cameras Move immediately to default preset on the device on which event occurred |
| Play Audio on Request |
Perform an action on Request Play Audio Message from External Play audio message from metadata on the devices from metadata with priority 1 |
| Record on Bookmark |
Perform an action on Bookmark Reference Requested from All Cameras, All Microphones, All Speakers start recording three seconds before on the device on which event occurred Perform action 30 seconds after stop recording immediately |
| Record on Motion |
Perform an action on Motion Started from All Cameras start recording three seconds before on the device on which event occurred Perform stop action on Motion Stopped from All Cameras stop recording three seconds after |
| Record on Request |
Perform an action on Request Start Recording from External start recording immediately on the devices from metadata Perform stop action on Request Stop Recording from External stop recording immediately |
| Start Audio Feed |
Perform an action in a time interval always start feed on All Microphones, All Speakers Perform an action when time interval ends stop feed immediately |
| Start Feed |
Perform an action in a time interval always start feed on All Cameras Perform an action when time interval ends stop feed immediately |
| Start Metadata Feed |
Perform an action in a time interval always start feed on All Metadata Perform an action when time interval ends stop feed immediately |
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Show Access Request Notification |
Perform an action on Access request (Access Control Categories) from Systems [+ units] Show built-in access request notification |