List

In Action Rule > List, you can add, edit, enable, disable, and delete action rules.

Action Rule Setup

Action rules come in two types: triggered and scheduled.

• Triggered rules are executed when the set event conditions are met.
• Scheduled rules are executed according to schedule.

When different action rules trigger the same actions at the same time:

• Triggered rules have higher priority than scheduled rules.
• Manually executed actions have higher priority than event-triggered actions.

To add a triggered action rule:

1. Click Add.
2. In the Information page, configure the following and click Next.
   • Enter the Name.
   • Select Triggered from Rule type.
   • Select an option from Action type.
     • Interruptible: If a rule is triggered when another rule is in action, stop the original rule and execute the new rule.
     • Uninterruptible: If a rule is triggered when another rule is in action, ignore the new rule and continue to execute the original rule.
3. In the Event page, configure the required settings and click Next.
   • Settings:
     • Logical operator: Determine when to trigger the action if you add multiple events.
       • AND: Trigger action if all events occur within 30 seconds.
       • OR: Trigger action when any one of the events occurs.
     • Interval: Specify how often to execute the action for continuous events.
   • Event: To add multiple events, click Add.
     • Event source: Select Surveillance Station or other types of devices.
     • Device: Select the specific device where the event may occur.
     • Event: Select the trigger event. (Available events)
     • Trigger type:
       • One time: When the specified event occurs, trigger the action once.
       • Constant: If the specified event is continuous, trigger the action once every interval until the event ends.
       • Interval: (Webhook events only) When the webhook event occurs, trigger the action once. If "Add bookmark" is selected as an action, it will be triggered with the event start time and end time.
4. In the Action page, configure the required settings and click Next. To add multiple actions, click Add.
   • Action device: Select Surveillance Station or other types of devices.
   • Device: Select the specific device to execute the action.
   • Action: Select the action type. (Available actions)
5. In the Schedule page, set up the timetable and click Done.

To add a scheduled action rule:

1. Click Add.
2. In the Information page, configure the following and click Next.
   • Enter the Name.
   • Select Scheduled from Rule type.
3. In the Action page, configure the required settings and click Next.
   • Action device: Select Surveillance Station or other types of devices.
   • Device: Select the specific device to execute the action.
   • Action: Select the action type. (Available actions)
4. In the Schedule page, set up the timetable and click Done.

To edit action rules:

1. Select an action rule and click Edit.
2. Modify the settings and click OK.

To enable/disable action rules:

Select an action rule and click Enable > Enable/Disable.

To delete action rules:

Select an action rule and click Delete.

Action Rule Status

Action rules might show the following alert statuses when the settings are abnormal:

• Disabled: The action rule was manually disabled.
• Invalid: All the included devices have been deleted, disabled, or are abnormal. Or, only some of the devices are abnormal, but the Logical operator is set to AND. None of the actions will be executed.
• Partial Invalid: Some of the event/action devices or settings are abnormal, and the Logical operator is set to OR. Only valid actions will be executed.

Available Events and Actions

Events:

• Camera
  • Camera enabled
  • Camera disabled
  • Connection lost
  • Connection normal
  • Motion detected
  • Audio detected
  • Live view analytics detected
  • Digital input active
  • Digital input inactive
  • Tampering detected
  • ACAP event detected
  • PIR motion detected
    Note: The picture quality of snapshots triggered by action rules depends on the settings in IP Camera > Edit > Recording > Stream > Advanced Recording.

• Intercom
  • Doorbell event detected
  • REX button event detected
  • Door access event detected
  • Door locked
  • Door unlocked
• I/O module
  • Connection lost
  • Connection normal
  • Digital input active
  • Digital input inactive
• External device
  • External event detected
• Access controller
  • Controller alarm logged
  • Device case opened
• Door
  • Access granted
  • Access denied
  • Door alarm triggered
  • Tampering detected
• Surveillance Station
  • Enter Home Mode
  • Leave Home Mode
  • Manually trigger action rule event in Monitor Center
• IP Speaker
  • Speaker enabled
  • Speaker disabled
  • Connection lost
  • Connection normal
• Transactions
  • New transactions
  • User-defined events
• Webhook
  • External event detected via URL
  • Receive event information with the following ingredients:
    • Name
    • Source
    • Time
    • Description
    Note: To display event information in real-time on Monitor Center, you must pair the ''Add bookmark" action with the event. For more information, refer to this article.
• Face Recognition
  • Blocked user profile detected
  • Allowed user profile detected
  • VIP user profile detected
  • Registered user profile detected
  • Unknown user profile detected
  • Uncovered face detected
  • Task enabled
  • Task disabled
• Deep Video Analytics
  • Rule triggered
  • Crowd detection
  • Unknown license plate detected
  • Allowed license plate detected
  • Blocked license plate detected
  • The occupancy reached the limit
  • Task enabled
  • Task disabled

Actions:

• Camera
  • Enable camera
  • Disable camera
  • Start action rule recording
  • Stop action rule recording
  • Take snapshots
  • Audio output
  • Activate digital output
  • Deactivate digital output
  • Move to preset
  • Patrol
  • Auto pan
  • Auto object tracking
  • Trigger motion event
  • Pop up live view window on VisualStation
  • Add bookmark
• I/O module
  • Activate digital output
  • Deactivate digital output
• Door
  • Access (temporary unlock)
  • Lock
  • Unlock
• VisualStation
  • Audio output
• Surveillance Station
  • Audio output
  • Enter Home Mode
  • Leave Home Mode
  • Send Notification
    Note: To trigger the Send Notification action successfully, please make sure you have enabled the notification service for Action Rule in the Notification app and set up at least one method (Email, SMS, or mobile push service) to receive notifications.
• IP Speaker
  • Audio output
• Speaker Group
  • Audio output
• IFTTT
  • Run custom event
• Webhook
  • Run custom event by URL
  • Add ingredient
    Note: For supported ingredients, refer to this article.
• Face Recognition
  • Enable task
  • Disable task
• Deep Video Analytics
  • Enable task
  • Disable task