D series NVRs (LNB8105X) - Activating Deterrence
The camera’s deterrence features deter suspicious activities from occurring by flashing a warning light and/or sounding a siren from the camera. You can manually control these features using the Lorex Cloud app. You can also configure automatic deterrence using the Lorex Cloud app.
NOTES:
- See your NVR’s documentation for more information about enabling and automating deterrence features using a compatible NVR.
- For a full list of compatible recorders, visit lorex.com/compatibility.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Connect the camera to a compatible NVR. See ‘Connecting the Camera’ section for more information.
- Ensure the compatible NVR is set up remotely via the Lorex Cloud app. See your NVR’s documentation for more information.
To activate deterrence manually through the Lorex Cloud app:
- From live view, double-tap the deterrence camera to open the channel in full screen.
- Tap the deterrence icons on the camera display to switch on/off the following deterrence features (see Figure 1):
Figure 1
Tap the icon to switch on
/ off
the camera warning light.
Tap the icon to switch on
/ off
the camera siren.
NOTE: The camera warning light / siren will automatically switch off after 10 seconds.
To configure automatic deterrence through the Lorex Cloud app:
- From live view, tap
to access the Menu, and then tap Device Manager.
- From the list of devices that appear, tap the device to which the deterrence camera is connected.
- Tap Settings > Video Detect > Deterrence.
- Tap the channel of the deterrence camera to configure. Do the following (see Figure 2):
Figure 2
Tap to enable/disable automatic warning light deterrence.
Tap to view/hide advanced deterrence configuration options.
Tap Schedule to set a schedule during which the warning light will automatically turn on.
NOTE: The default schedule is active during the night, between 5pm and 7am.
Tap Area Setting to set the active area for automatic deterrence. The camera image appears with a grid of red boxes over top. The red area is the active area for deterrence (see Figure 3).
Figure 3
: Tap to add boxes to the active area.
: Tap to remove boxes from the active area.
: Tap and pinch the image to zoom in/out.
: Tap when finished.
In Figure 3 example, only motion in the parking lot will trigger warning light. 5. Tap to save changes.