AXIS Q7401 Video Encoder
Events
Actions
Available actions include:
• Output Port – Activate an I/O port to control an external device.
• Overlay Text – Display an overlay text. See Use Overlay Text in an ActionRule on page 22.
• Play Audio Clip – See Audio Clips on page 24.
• PTZ Control
- Preset Position – Go to a preset position.
- Guard Tour – Start a guard tour. See Guard Tour on page 28.
• Record Video – Record video and audio to a selected storage. To record audio, use AAC audio encoding and make sure that
audio is enabled in the selected stream prole.
• Send Images – Send images to a recipient.
• Send Notications – Send a notication message to a recipient.
• Send Video Clip – Send a video clip to a recipient.
• Status LED – Flash the LED indicator. This can for example be used to validate triggers such as motion detection during
product installation and conguration.
Add Recipients
The product can send media les and messages to notify users about events. Before the product can send media les or notication
messages, you must dene one ore more recipients. For information about available options, see Recipient Types onpage 38.
To add a recipient:
1. Go to Events > Recipients and click Add.
2. Enter a descriptive name.
3. Select a recipient Type.
4. Enter the information needed for the recipient type.
5. Click Test to test the connection to the recipient.
6. Click OK.
Recipient Types
The following recipients are available:
Recipient Use with action Notes
Email
Send Images
Send Notication
Send Video Clip
An email recipient can contain multiple email addresses. For
more information about email recipients, see Set Up Email
Recipients on page 39
FTP
Send Images
Send Video Clip
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