14  Active Deterrence

Lorex Active Deterrence cameras feature bright, customizable warning lights, colorful Smart Security Lighting™, sirens, and pre-recorded voice prompts. Active Deterrence features can be used in combination with other detection features, such as smart motion detection. By enabling automatic deterrence, these visual and audio alerts will trigger when motion is detected, in turn deterring unwanted visitors (see 14.1 Automatic Deterrence Settings ). You can also trigger the lights and sirens manually from the recorder and remotely on the Lorex Home app (see 14.2 Manual Deterrence Features ).
Refer to your camera’s documentation to locate the warning light, Smart Security Lighting™, and embedded speaker for sirens and voice prompts on your camera.
For a complete list of compatible deterrence cameras, navigate to your recorder series at .
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14.1  Automatic Deterrence Settings

Set preferences for automatic warning light, voice prompt, and Smart Security Lighting™ on compatible Lorex deterrence cameras.

14.1.1  Automatic Warning Light

The system allows you to activate bright, white warning lights to deter intruders. Select channels that you want to enable the automatic warning light on and adjust preferences.
To configure automatic warning light deterrence settings:
  1. From the Live View display, right-click to open the Quick Menu, then click Main Menu.
  2. Click Events, then Event Settings. Click the Smart Motion tab from the side panel.
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  3. Select a channel of a connected deterrence camera.
  4. Check to enable the smart motion detection rule that you want to use.
  5. Set a name for the rule by double-clicking the mouse over the Name of the rule.
  6. Select between Person, Vehicle, or Animal detection types.
  7. Click the Draw icon icon and customize the active area for automatic deterrence:
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    • Action: Check Appear to detect if an object of interest appears in the defined area. Check Cross to detect if an object of interest enters or exits the defined area. Check both to enable each type of action.
    • Direction: Determine which direction an object needs to travel in order to trigger automatic deterrence. You can select Enter for movement entering the defined area, or Leave for movement exiting the defined area, or Both for both types of directions.
    • To draw, click-and-drag the corners of the yellow box to resize the area. For most accurate results, set an area where objects of interest will move within the bounding box as well as into/out of.
    • Click OK when finished.
  8. Click the Trigger icon icon to adjust automatic deterrence features.
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  9. Click Set next to Schedule to choose which days and times or the week to enable automatic deterrence:
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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.
    • Click icon beside 2 or more days to link schedules (icon ). This allows you to quickly change multiple schedules at once.
    • To make fine adjustments to a schedule, click icon . This will allow you to set exact start and end times for a schedule.
    • Click OK when finished.
  10. To enable an automatic deterrence warning light, check Camera Light and click Set.
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  11. Adjust warning light preferences:
    • Schedule: Click Set to customize a schedule specifically for automatic warning light.
    • Brightness: Set the warning light brightness level.
    • Duration: Choose how long the warning light will stay on following a smart motion detection event.
    • Mode: Select Normal for a solid white light or Strobe for a flashing light. If you select Strobe, set how quickly the light will flash under Strobe Frequency.
  12. Click OK, click OK again.
  13. Click Apply to save changes.
  14. Click Add to create additional active areas for automatic deterrence on the selected channel.

14.1.2  Automatic Voice Prompt

The system allows you to activate pre-recorded voice prompts as verbal warnings. Select channels that you want to enable the automatic voice prompt on and adjust preferences.
To configure automatic voice prompt deterrence settings:
  1. From the Live View display, right-click to open the Quick Menu, then click Main Menu.
  2. Click Events, then Event Settings. Click the Smart Motion tab from the side panel.
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  3. Select a channel of a connected deterrence camera.
  4. Check to enable the smart motion detection rule that you want to use.
  5. Set a name for the rule by double-clicking the mouse over the Name of the rule.
  6. Select between Person , Vehicle, or Animal detection types.
  7. Click the Draw icon icon and customize the active area for automatic deterrence:
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    • Action: Check Appear to detect if an object of interest appears in the defined area. Check Cross to detect if an object of interest enters or exits the defined area. Check both to enable each type of action.
    • Direction: Determine which direction an object needs to travel in order to trigger automatic deterrence. You can select Enter for movement entering the defined area, or Leave for movement exiting the defined area, or Both for both types of directions.
    • To draw, click-and-drag the corners of the yellow box to resize the area. For most accurate results, set an area where objects of interest will move within the bounding box as well as into/out of.
    • Click OK when finished.
  8. Click the Trigger icon icon to adjust automatic deterrence features.
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  9. Click Set next to Schedule to choose which days and times of the week to enable automatic deterrence:
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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.
    • Click icon beside 2 or more days to link schedules (icon ). This allows you to quickly change multiple schedules at once.
    • To make fine adjustments to a schedule, click icon . This will allow you to set exact start and end times for a schedule.
    • Click OK when finished.
  10. To enable automatic voice prompt, check Camera Audio and click Set.
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  11. Adjust voice prompt preferences:
    • File Name: Select Alarm or any other one of the pre-recorded voice prompts.
    • Play Times: Choose how many times the voice prompt will play following a smart motion detection event.
  12. Click OK, click OK again.
  13. Click Apply to save changes.
  14. Click Add to create additional activate areas for automatic deterrence on the selected channel.

14.1.3  Automatic Smart Security Lighting™

The system allows you to activate a colorful Smart Security Lighting™ upon smart motion detection. Select channels that you want to enable the automatic Smart Security Lighting™ on and adjust preferences.
Smart Security Lighting™ is compatible with certain Lorex IP cameras. For a complete list of compatible cameras, navigate to your recorder series at .
To configure automatic Smart Security Lighting™ deterrence settings:
  1. From the Live View display, right-click to open the Quick Menu, then click Main Menu.
  2. Click Events, then Event Settings. Click the Smart Motion tab from the side panel.
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  3. Select a channel of a connected deterrence camera.
  4. Check to enable the smart motion detection rule that you want to use.
  5. Set a name for the rule by double-clicking the mouse over the Name of the rule.
  6. Select between Person, Vehicle, or Animal detection types.
  7. Click the Draw icon icon and customize the active area for automatic deterrence:
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    • Action: Check Appear to detect if an object of interest appears in the defined area. Check Cross to detect if an object of interest enters or exits the defined area. Check both to enable each type of action.
    • Direction: Determine which direction an object needs to travel in order to trigger automatic deterrence. You can select Enter for movement entering the defined area, or Leave for movement exiting the defined area, or Both for both types of directions.
    • To draw, click-and-drag the corners of the yellow box to resize the area. For most accurate results, set an area where objects of interest will move within the bounding box as well as into/out of.
    • Click OK when finished.
  8. Click the Trigger icon icon to adjust automatic deterrence features.
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  9. To enable automatic Smart Security Lighting™, check Smart Light and click Set.
  10. Adjust Smart Security Lighting™ preferences:
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    • Schedule: Click Set to configure a schedule specifically for Smart Security Lighting™.
    • Color: Click on the red color box to open the color settings. Set a custom color by clicking through the rainbow color palette or by entering an RGB color code. Click OK to select the color.
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    • Brightness: Set the Smart Security Lighting™ brightness level.
    • Duration: Choose how long the Smart Security Lighting™ will stay on following a smart motion detection event.
    • Mode: Select Normal for a solid light or Strobe for a flashing light. If you select Strobe, set how quickly the light will flash under Strobe Frequency.
  11. Click OK, click OK again.
  12. Click Apply to save changes.
  13. Click Add to create additional active areas for automatic deterrence on the selected channel.

14.2  Manual Deterrence Features

The system has multiple options for activating deterrence features manually. Set preferences for Siren and Smart Security Lighting™ on compatible Lorex deterrence cameras to activate them manually from the system or your app.

14.2.1  Siren

The system allows you to activate the siren to play alarm noises and deter intruders. Select channels that you want to enable the siren on and adjust preferences.
The siren feature is compatible with certain Lorex IP cameras. For a complete list of compatible cameras, navigate to your recorder series at .
To configure siren deterrence settings:
  1. From the Live View display, right-click to open the Quick Menu, then click Main Menu.
  2. Click Events, then Event Settings. Click the Siren tab from the side panel.
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  3. Select a channel of a connected deterrence camera.
  4. Select one of the siren options from the drop-down list.
  5. Click Apply to save changes.

14.2.2  Smart Security Lighting™

The system allows you to activate a colorful Smart Security Lighting™ that can be set to different modes. Select channels that you want to enable the Smart Security Lighting™ on and adjust preferences.
Smart Security Lighting™ is compatible with certain Lorex IP cameras. For a complete list of compatible cameras, navigate to your recorder series at .
To configure Smart Security Lighting™ deterrence settings:
  1. From the Live View display, right-click to open the Quick Menu, then click Main Menu.
  2. Click Events, then Event Settings. Click the Smart Security Lighting tab from the side panel.
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  3. Select a channel of a connected deterrence camera.
  4. Check to enable Smart Security Lighting™.
  5. Select between the different lighting modes or select Custom to customize the colors.
  6. (OPTIONAL) Adjust Custom mode preferences:
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    • Current Date: Select the weekday from the drop-down menu and then click Schedule to choose the times of the week to enable Smart Security Lighting™.
    • Period (1–6): Choose the time that Smart Security Lighting™ will be active.
    • Color: Click on the green color box to open the color settings. Set a custom color by clicking through the rainbow color palette or by entering an RGB color code. Click OK to select the color.
    • Brightness: Set the Smart Security Lighting™ brightness level.
    • Select Normal for a solid light or Strobe for a flashing light.
    • Copy: Copy your preferences onto other weekdays or All.
  7. Click Apply to save changes.

14.2.3  Color Night Vision Booster

Add a boost of light to get better visibility in dark spots. To access the color night vision booster feature you must first download the Lorex Home app. Refer to 23 Connecting Remotely Using the Lorex Home App for more support on using the app.
Color night vision booster is compatible with certain Lorex IP cameras. For a complete list of compatible cameras, navigate to your recorder series at .
To activate the color night vision booster feature:
  1. Open your Lorex Home app.
  2. Login to your account.
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  3. Under your recorder, swipe left and tap the camera channel that you want to enable color night vision booster on.
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  4. In the Live View display, tap the Light icon icon .
  5. Tap the color night vision booster icon icon on the top right. Tap it again to manually turn it off.

14.2.4  Manually Activate Deterrence Features

The system has multiple options for activating warning light, siren, Smart Security Lighting™, and color night vision booster manually.
To activate deterrence features on a single camera:
  • Hover the mouse pointer near the top of the camera image in Live View to reveal the Camera Toolbar. Click icon to activate the warning light, click icon to activate the siren, or click icon to activate the Smart Security Lighting™.
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  • Activate deterrence features using the Lorex Home app. Go to your camera’s live feed and press the deterrence buttons for warning light, siren, and color night vision booster.
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To activate warning light and siren deterrence features on all connected cameras:
  • Push and hold the front panel panic button on the recorder for 3 seconds.
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  • From the Live View display, click the panic button icon on the navigation bar.