19 Safeguard™
The Safeguard™ feature allows you to create a bounding box within the camera’s field-of-view to notify you on whether an object is left
behind or missing.
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Left Behind: For an object to be detected as left behind, it must be a newly added object placed in a set area and unattended over a
specified amount of time. This is useful to keep track of certain areas in which objects are not to be placed.
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Missing: The missing object rule allows you to set a region around an object and if the object is moved or missing from the detection
area an alarm will be triggered. This is useful to monitor certain areas that contain valuable items.
Safeguard™ is compatible with certain Lorex IP cameras. For a complete list of compatible cameras, navigate to your recorder series
at
lorex.com/compatibility
.
19.1 Ensuring Safeguard Detection Accuracy
The following are important camera installation notes to ensure accurate Safeguard detection. For full camera mounting instructions,
see your camera’s documentation at
lorex.com
.
Angle
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Height
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Minimum Distance
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Maximum Distance
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15°
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8.2–11.5ft (2.5 — 3.5m)
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6.8ft (2.1m)
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9.1ft (2.8m)
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19.2 Configuring Safeguard™
The system allows you to define an area and set a period to detect objects that are either left behind or missing. Select
channels that you want to enable Safeguard™ on and adjust preferences.
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Note
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If a Smart Plan is not enabled properly on your camera, the Safeguard™ feature will not work. Please make sure to enable the Safeguard™ feature before continuing. Refer to
22.4.1 Configuring Smart Plan
for full instructions.
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To configure
Safeguard™:
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From the Live View display, right-click to open the Quick Menu, then click Main Menu.
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Click Events, then Event Settings. Click the Safeguard tab from the side panel.
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Select a channel with a compatible camera you would like to configure Safeguard™.
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Click Add to create a Safeguard™ rule.
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Check to enable the rule.
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Set a name for the rule by double-clicking the mouse over the Name of the rule.
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Select between Left Behind or Missing detection types.
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Click the Draw icon
and customize the active area for Safeguard™:
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To draw, click-and-drag the corners of the yellow polygon shape to resize the area. For most accurate results, use Safeguard™ in areas that are simple, without frequent or obvious light change, and with low-density traffic. False alarms increase in
high-density areas where there are too many people.
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Under Period, type in the number of seconds before the device triggers an event.
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Click OK when finished.
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Note
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Safeguard is a smart feature that may be used in high-traffic areas. Increasing the time period before the system is triggered
may help to reduce false alerts.
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Click the Trigger icon
to adjust how the system will react to Safeguard™ detection.
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Click Set next to Schedule to choose which days and times of the week to enable Safeguard™:
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Click or click-and-drag along each of the red timelines to quickly add or remove time from each day’s schedule in 30–minute
segments.
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Click
beside 2 or more days to link schedules (
). This allows you to quickly change multiple schedules at once.
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To make fine adjustments to a schedule, click
. This will allow you to set exact start and end times for a schedule.
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Click OK when finished.
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Choose how the system will react when Safeguard™ is triggered:
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Record Channel: Select the channels that will record when Safeguard™ is triggered on the selected channel. Set the length of recording following a Safeguard™ event in the Post_REC field.
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Send Email: Check to enable email alerts. You must configure email alerts before you will be able to receive them (see 19.6.3 Configuring
Email Alerts, page 90).
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PTZ Activation: Set connected PTZ cameras to start a tour, pattern, or go to a preset location.
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Sequence: Sequence mode will begin. Select the numbered tiles next to this option to include the corresponding channels in the sequence.
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Buzzer: Check to enable the system buzzer.
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Camera Light: Check to enable warning light. Click Set to change the warning light mode to Strobe or choose how long the warning light will stay on following a Safeguard™ event.
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Camera Audio: Check to enable voice prompts. Click Set to select a pre-recorded voice message or alarm sound. Choose how many times the prompt will play following a Safeguard™ event.
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Click OK, click OK again.
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Click Apply to save changes.
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Click the icon underneath Delete to remove the active area for Safeguard™ on the selected channel.
19.3 Searching for
Safeguard™
events (Smart Search)
Search for Safeguard™ events on a specific channel or the entire system. You can also choose to back up events (USB flash drive required – not
included).
To perform a Smart Search:
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From the Live View display, right-click to open the Quick Menu, then click Smart Search.
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Click the Safeguard tab from the side panel.
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Select a channel to search for detection events from, or select All.
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Enter a start and end time for your search.
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Select the type of Safeguard™ detection for your search, or select All.
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Click Search.
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Events that match your search criteria are displayed. You now have the following options:
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Click a thumbnail to preview the event. Double-click the preview window to view in full screen.
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Check thumbnails to perform other actions:
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Backup: Back up events.
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Lock: Lock events.
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Add Book Mark: Bookmark events.