Milestone XProtect Advanced VMS 2014 - Manual (Page 148)

Milestone XProtect ® Advanced
VMS 2014
Administrator's Manual
www.milestonesys.com 148 Management Client elements
Rules
About rules
Rules specify actions to carry out under particular conditions. Example: When motion is detected
(condition), a camera should begin recording (action).
The following are examples of what you can do with rules:
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Start and stop recording
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Set non-default live frame rate
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Set non-default recording frame rate
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Start and stop PTZ patrolling
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Pause and resume PTZ patrolling
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Move PTZ cameras to specific positions
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Set output to activated/deactivated state
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Send notifications via e-mail
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Generate log entries
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Generate events
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Apply new device settings, for example a different resolution on a camera
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Make video appear in Matrix recipients
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Start and stop plug-ins
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Start and stop feeds from devices
Stopping a device means that video is no longer transferred from the device to the system, in which
case you cannot view live video nor record video. In contrast, a device on which you have stopped the
feed can still communicate with the recording server, and you can start the feed from the device
automatically through a rule, as opposed to when the device is manually disabled in the Management
Client.
Important: Some rule content may require that certain features are enabled for the relevant devices.
For example, a rule specifying that a camera should record does not work as intended if recording is
not enabled for the relevant camera. Before creating a rule, Milestone recommends that you verify that
the devices involved can perform as intended.
About default rules
Your system includes a number of default rules that you can use basic features without needing to set
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.