Perimeter Alarm Setup for Viewtron AI Security Cameras
Watch this video to learn how-to setup an audible perimeter alarm on your Viewtron AI security camera system. A few days ago a customer contacted me who wanted a security camera system with perimeter intrusion detection around the exterior of his house. He wanted to be sure that an audio alarm would wake him up at night if a person was detected on his property within the intrusion zone up close to his house. He did not think that a push notification from the mobile app would wake him up.
I told him about the built in alarm speaker that is built into Viewtron IP camera NVRs. I also told him that if the built in alarm speaker was not loud enough, he could connect a higher decibel external alarm speaker and light to one of the alarm relay output ports on the back of the NVR.
Here are the setup instructions to trigger the audio alarm speaker on the Viewtron NVR based on human intrusion detection. Please note that my Viewtron AI security camera is connected to the Viewtron NVR at my house. All of the setup is done on the NVR.
Perimeter Alarm Setup on NVR
To setup the perimeter alarm, click on the menu button in the lower left on the NVR, then click on Settings.
On the main settings menu screen, click on Perimeter Detection in the AI / Event section.
On the Perimeter Detection screen do the following.
- Choose the security camera that you are settings up the perimeter on.
- Check the Enable Detection by IPC box.
- Draw the perimeter detection zone by clicking on point of the image with the mouse.
- Choose a schedule for the alarm, duration for the alarm, and whether you want the AI software to detection humans, motor vehicles, non-motor vehicles, or any combination of those three object types. You can also setup minimum and maximum sizes for each object type to make the detection more accurate.
Click on the Apply button in the lower right when done.
Next, follow these steps.
1) click on the Trigger Mode link.
On this screen, you can enable the different types of actions you want taken when a perimeter intrusion alarm occurs.
2) To enable the audio speaker alarm / buzzer on the NVR, check the Buzzer checkbox.
Please note that you can enable the following additional alarm actions: snapshot image, mobile app push notification, pop-up live video on the NVR display, email alert, trigger video surveillance recording on one or more security cameras, turn one or more alarm relay output ports on, trigger a PTZ camera preset location, and turn an IP speaker on.
When done, click on the Apply button in the lower right. You can then click on the X link in the upper right to close the perimeter detection settings. Your security camera system is now setup to trigger the alarm speaker when a perimeter alarm event occurs.
180 Degree Alarm Security Camera
Please note that the security camera that I am using at my house to document this setup is this 180 degree security camera. This is one of our Viewtron alarm cameras. It has a built-in alarm light and alarm speaker. With this camera, I also have the option to turn the alarm light and alarm speaker on when there is a perimeter intrusion alarm. You can see these options on the above setup screen on the last step of the perimeter alarm setup instructions : IPC_Audio and IPC_Light. “IPC” stands for IP camera.
Viewtron AI Security Cameras with Perimeter Alarm Support
You can find all of the Viewtron AI security cameras that support perimeter intrusion alarms here.
Viewtron NVRs
All of our Viewtron NVRs are completely integrated with the AI software and perimeter intrusion detection of our Viewtron AI security cameras.
Alarm Security Cameras / Active Deterrent IP Cameras
You can find all of our alarm security cameras / active deterrent cameras on this page. These are Viewtron AI cameras that in addition to supporting perimeter intrusion detection, they also have their own built-in alarm lights and alarm speakers on them. This can be used to alert intruders that a video surveillance system is monitoring them.
Have Questions / Need Help?
If you have any questions or need a system design or quote, please contact me anytime at mike@viewtron.com.
