Camera Details Tab

You can customize the operations of a given camera by clicking on the camera under the Devices page and navigating to the Configure tab.

The left side of this page shows a (reasonably) current view from the camera.

To the center and right, control boxes allow you to manage the following:

Activity Zones

These are where the camera checks for basic motion events.

Click the toggle on the right to activate or deactivate the use of activity zones. Click the eyeball icon to display all zones currently defined (the eyeball icon does not appear if no zones are configured).

Click the pencil icon to create or edit zones. This opens the Create Activity Zone window.

The camera divides its view into a grid of squares, 9 rows tall and 16 columns wide. The activity zone is the collection of these squares that the camera uses when detecting motion.

Under Zone Controls, select whether you are adding squares or removing squares from the activity zone. Click and drag in the camera view image to add or remove squares from being analyzed. Click Select All to use the entire view, or Clear All to use none of the camera’s field of view.

Sensitivity determines how readily the camera decides if something is motion. You can have multiple activity zones each using different motion sensitivities. To create such zones, first set the sensitivity level (note that the color of the sensitivity slider likewise changes as you adjust it), then draw your box. The color of the box matches that of the sensitivity level.

Choose your schedule preference from the dropdown.

Under Detection Controls, adjust the SD settings as desired to cover for low hard disk space, or to ensure against a network outage.

Click Save before exiting.

Intrusion Zones

The camera can use AI to determine whether someone enters the marked area. Intrusion cannot be used if line crossing (below) is being used.

Once you have created an intrusion zone, click the toggle on the right to activate or deactivate the use of intrusion zones. Click the eyeball icon to display all zones currently defined (the eyeball icon does not appear if no zones are configured).

Click the pencil icon to create or edit zones. This opens the Create Intrusion Area window.

Under Zone Controls, select which of the 4 zones you want to modify. Each zone has six corners; click in the camera view image to add each corner one at a time. If you want fewer than six corners, make the corners you want, then click Stop Draw. The camera will complete your shape when you click Save.

You cannot edit a zone; you must instead click Clear and start a new one.

If you don’t want to use the default of 24/7 recording, choose your schedule preference from the dropdown. Click Clear to delete the selected zone.

Under Detection Controls, choose whether to analyze for people, vehicles, or non-motor vehicles like bikes. Set the sensitivity levels, then test your settings for efficacy.

Adjust the SD settings as desired to cover for low hard disk space, or to ensure against a network outage.

• Save Original Picture: This saves the complete image of the moment that the event was triggered.

• Save Target Picture: This saves just a cutout of the target object that triggered the event.

Click Save before exiting.

Line Crossings

The camera can use AI to determine whether something crosses a line. Line crossing cannot be used if area intrusion (above) is being used.

Click the toggle on the right to activate or deactivate the use of lines. Click the eyeball icon to display all lines currently defined (the eyeball icon does not appear if no lines are configured).

Click the pencil icon to create or edit lines. This opens the Create Line Crossing window.

Under Zone Controls, select which of the 4 lines you want to modify. Click and drag in the camera view image to create the line. You cannot edit a line; as soon as you click in the camera view, it erases any old line and starts a new one.

If you don’t want to use the default of 24/7 recording, choose your schedule preference from the dropdown. Click Clear to delete the selected line.

Under Detection Controls, choose whether to analyze for people, vehicles, and/or non-motor vehicles like bikes. Set the sensitivity levels, then test your settings for efficacy.

Adjust the SD settings as desired to cover for low hard disk space, or to ensure against a network outage.

• Save Original Picture: This saves the complete image of the moment that the event was triggered.

• Save Target Picture: This saves just a cutout of the target object that triggered the event.

Click Save before exiting.