Analytics and Analytics Queue Alerts
For cameras preconfigured to send analytic events, an alert can be sent based on specifically defined audio or video events within a selected time period. The Audio analytic types are Audio Detected, Explosion, Glass Break, Gunshot, Scream, or All Audio Events. The Video analytic types are Area Entered, Area Exited, Area Motion, Camera Out of Focus, Camera Tampering, Change In Area, Face Detected, Fog/Smoke, Gun Detected, Line Cross, Loitering, No Mask Detected, Person Detected, Thermal Event Detected, and Vehicle Detected. Analytic Queues is treated as a separate alert type and is sent when a queue line has reached a Medium or High threshold within a determined time range.
Creating an Analytics or Analytics Queue Alert Rule
- Within the Alerts tab in the OWS Cloud Portal, select Alert Rules from the dropdown menu.
- Click Add New Rule.
- Select an Alert Type from the pop-up menu.
- Click Next.
- Name the alert and give it a Description as desired.
- Click Create.
Defining an Alert Rule: Analytics
- Choose either Video or Audio from Event Group and an Event Type from the dropdown list.
- Check Enable secondary images to receive additional images with alert notifications: thermal images, cropped images, etc.
NOTE: Enabling secondary images requires Apex Server Software version 3.0 or above.
- Enter the Time of Day ranges that this rule should be active for.
- Check the boxes beneath the Days of the Week on which the rule should be active.
- Select the state of the intrusion area between Armed, Disarmed or both.
- Active Alert (Optional) - Check the Active Alert box to add the alert to the Active Alert Dashboard and tag it as an Active Alert in email notifications.
- Send To 3rd Party Integration (Optional) - Check the Send To boxes to send the alert to the associated 3rd party integration.
- Click Save.
Defining an Alert Rule: Analytics Queue
- Choose the Queue Threshold to either Medium or High.
- Enter the Time of Day ranges that this rule should be active for.
- Check the boxes beneath the Days of the Week on which the rule should be active.
- Active Alert (Optional) - Check the Active Alert box to add the alert to the Active Alert Dashboard and tag it as an Active Alert in email notifications.
- Send To 3rd Party Integration (Optional) - Check the Send To boxes to send the alert to the associated 3rd party integration.
- Click Save.
Adding Recorders, Cameras, or Sensors to an Alert Rule
- Click Recorders, Cameras, or Sensors on the navigation sidebar.
- Click Add Recorder, Add Recorder Group Add Camera or Add Sensor.
- Click the Add button next to each device you'd like to be included in the Alert.
NOTE: To apply the rule to every Recorder, check the box next to Automatically include all recorders in this Alert Rule.
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Click Select when finished.
Add Users to an Alert Rule
NOTE: Adding Users to a rule automatically grants them permission to view alerts for cameras and recorders they have access to based on their User Group permissions.
- Click Users/Notifications on the left-hand menu.
- Click Add User or Add Group.
- Click + next to each User or Group to send emails and push notifications when the alert is triggered.
- Click Add when finished.
NOTE: To receive email, push or client alert notifications, the Email Alert, Push Alert or Client Alert box must be checked. Simply adding a user only gives them access to see this alert’s history. See Alert Notifications for details.
Deleting an Alert Rule or Updating, Disabling, Clearing All Active Alerts
- Click General Info on the navigation sidebar.
- Edit the Name and Description as desired.
- Click Disable Rule to turn the Alert Rule off without deleting it.
- Click Delete Rule to permanently remove the Alert Rule and delete all history associated with it.
- Click Clear All Active Alerts to permanently remove only the Active Alerts from the history associated with the Alert Rule.
- Click Save when finished.
NOTE: The Name given to an alert will appear as the subject line of email notifications sent by that alert.