Axis Q2901-E Administrator Guide

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In the following example we will add the web page of the AXIS Q2901-E into AXIS Camera
Station to enable the operator to use the spot measurement tool.
1. Select New View(+ icon) at the bottom right of the page.
2. Select New Web Page and insert the URL of the Live View of the AXIS Q2901-E.
3. You can then view the Live View of the camera within AXIS Camera Station.

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4. Select the spot measurement tool and then you can click within the image to view the
temperature.
You can configure the spot temperature to be displayed as a text overlay.
1. Enter the web interface of the AXIS Q2901-E, select Setup and then select Video Stream
from the Video & Audio menu.
2. Tick the include text box and insert #JC Degrees Celsius and press Save. Note that
other overlay options are available, click on the help icon to find out more.

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3. Now the temperature of the spot measurement will be displayed in the top of the video
image.
You can configure an alarm to be triggered when a zone rises above or falls below a certain
temperature.
1. Enter the web interface of the camera, select set up and then Temperature Detection
within the Detectors menu.
2. Give the alarm a descriptive name and select the detection type –above or below a
specific temperature or an increase in temperature.
3. Specify the detection temperature.
4. Position the detection box to the desired position and press Save.

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5. The next step is to create an Action rule in AXIS Camera Station. Open the Configuration
tab and select action rules from the Recording and events menu. Select New…..
6. Select Add a trigger and select Device Event.
7. Select the AXIS Q2901-E as the device.
8. Select Temperature Detection as the Event.
9. Select the Temperature Zone that was configured in the AXIS Q2901-E web interface.
10. Select Yes to activate the alarm. Once activated you can see activations in the activity
window.
11. Click OK.

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12. The next step is to define the Actions, this is what happens when an alarm has been
activated. Several options are available such as recording the event with pre-event
recording to observe what occurred before the activation, sending an email, triggering a
contact closure output to turn on a warning lamp or similar and Http triggers which can be
used to activate audio messages on an Axis speaker such as the AXIS C3003-E. The
example below will create an alarm alert message which is sent to the operator and the
view will automatically change to the temperature alarm camera when the alarm
temperature is reached.
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14. To create an alarm event, Select Raise Alarm. Enter a message that will be shown to the
AXIS Camera Station operator to inform them of the temperature alarm.
15. Click Add… to add additional Actions.

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16. To automatically change the operators view select Live view. Choose the camera view to
be shown when the alarm is activated.
17. Multiple action can be associated with the alarm, click Next when complete. The next
option is to add a schedule, configure this if it is required.
18. The final step is to name the Action Rule. This is important especially if multiple rules are
used.
19. You can then test your configuration. Is this case the view has changed and alarm
message is presented to the operator.

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