How to Set up automatic PTZ Handover for an IVA Using the Camera's Onboard Event Rule Engine

Applies to: A, X, P, P Multi-sensor series cameras

Summary

An event rule in Intelligent Virtual Agent (IVA) is a pre-configured set of actions that automatically trigger in onboard the camera when a specific condition or analytic event occurs, such as a person entering a forbidden area or an object being removed from a camera's field of view. Handover will automatically execute movement to a previously configured PTZ preset position in response to the activation of the event rule condition. This article describes how to set up an event rule for IVA using a camera's onboard event rule engine. In this article, the PNM-C34404RQPZ is used as an example. The process will be similar on most Hanwha Vision cameras. Some models might have slightly differing menu options or lack support for some rule options such as multiple event conditions (Boolean AND.)  

Setting up an Event Rule

To set up an event rule:

1. Log into the camera via web browser (Chrome recommended).
   
   
2. Select Event > Event Rule Menu > Add.
   
   
3. Enter the event rule name.
   
   
4. Click Add under Event Trigger.
   
   
5. Select the sensor that was setup with the desired IVA.
   
   
6. Select the configured IVA type.
   
   
7. Under Event Action Settings, select the appropriate handover number from the drop-down menu, as configured in the previous step.
   
   
8. Click OK.