Enabling Sensor Alerts for Axis Door Stations

Enabling Sensors for Axis Door Stations

To generate events, make sure that the recorder sensors are enabled for the Axis Door Stations:

1. Click Setup  > General Configuration > Sensor / Relay. 
2. Check both sensors for the Axis Door Station.
3. Click Save.

How to Access the Axis Door Station from the Recorder

The Axis Door Station will be recognized as a camera and appear in the camera list on the recorder.

1. Click Setup (Gear Icon). 
2. Under General Configuration, navigate to the Cameras menu.
3. Select a camera by clicking on it.
4. Click the Image Settings tab.
5. Click Connect Directly to Camera.

Configuring I/O Ports on the Axis Door Station

Go to System Options > Ports & Devices > I/O Ports.

1. Use the Port Type dropdown menus to set one I/O to Input and the other to Output.

NOTE: If both I/O ports are set to Input, the recorder will not see the sensor event when the call button is pressed.

2. Click Save.

Create a Sensor Alert Rule 

1. Within the Alerts tab in the OWS Cloud Portal, select Alert Rules from the dropdown menu.

2. Click Add New Rule.

3. Select Sensor from the pop-up menu. 

4. Click Next.

5. Name the alert and give it a Description as desired.

6. Click Create.

Defining a Sensor Alert

1. Enter the Time of Day range that this rule should be active for.
2. Check the boxes beneath the Days of the Week on which the rule should be active.
3. Select the minimum Motion Duration or Sensor Duration necessary before sending an alert.

• Select Seconds, Minutes, or Hours using the dropdown menu.

4. 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.
5. Send To 3rd Party Integration (Optional) - Check the Send To boxes to send the alert to the associated 3rd party integration. 
6. Click Save.

Adding Sensors to an Alert Rule

1. Click Sensors on the navigation sidebar.

  

2. Click Add Sensor.

   

3. 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.

4. Click Add 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.

1. Click Users/Notifications on the left-hand menu.

2. Click Add User or Add Group.

3. Click + next to each User or Group to send emails and push notifications when the alert is triggered.

4. 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

1. Click General Info on the navigation sidebar.

2. Edit the Name and Description as desired.

3. Click Disable Rule to turn the Alert Rule off without deleting it.
4. Click Delete Rule to permanently remove the Alert Rule and delete all history associated with it.
5. Click Clear All Active Alerts to permanently remove only the Active Alerts from the history associated with the Alert Rule.
6. Click Save when finished.

NOTE: The Name given to an alert will appear as the subject line of email notifications sent by that alert.

Command Station Notifications

When a a sensor event occurs, an icon will appear in the upper right-hand corner of the Command Station screen. Click on the icon to view notifications.

The notification lists alert name, recorder name, camera name, date, time, and account.

Related Links

Enabling Axis 2-Way Audio

Client Notifications

Motion and Sensor Events

Sensor and Relay

How to Add Axis Cameras