Milestone XProtect Advanced VMS 2014 - Manual (Page 134)

Milestone XProtect ® Advanced
VMS 2014
Administrator's Manual
www.milestonesys.com 134 Management Client elements
Rules and events
About rules and events
Rules are a central element in your system. Rules determine highly important settings, such as when
cameras should record, when PTZ cameras should patrol, when notifications should be sent, etc.
Example: A rule specifying that a particular camera should begin recording when it detects motion.
Events are central elements when using the Manage Rule wizard. In the wizard, events are primarily
used for triggering actions. For example, you can create a rule which specifies that in the event of
detected motion, the surveillance system should take the action of starting recording of video from a
particular camera.
Two types of conditions can trigger rules:
Name Description
Events
When events occur on the surveillance system, for example when
motion is detected, when the system receives input from external
sensors.
Time
When you enter specific periods of time, for example Thursday
16th August 2007 from 07.00 to 07.59, or every Saturday and
Sunday.
You can work with the following under Rules and Events:
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Rules: Rules are a central element in the system. The behavior of your surveillance system is
to a very large extent determined by rules. When creating a rule, you can work with all types of
events.
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Time profiles: Time profiles are periods of time defined in the Management Client. You use
them when you create rules in the Management Client, for example to create a rule which
specifies that a certain action should take place within a certain time profile.
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Notification profiles: You can use notification profiles to set up ready-made email
notifications, which can automatically be triggered by a rule, for example when a particular
event occurs.
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User-defined events: User-defined events are custom-made events that makes it possible for
users to manually trigger events in the system or react to inputs from the system.
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Analytics events: Analytics events are data received from an external third-party video
content analysis (VCA) providers. You can use analytics events as basis for alarms.