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W881AA Series: Lorex App - Smart Motion Detection PLUS

You can enable/disable the following settings from the Motion Detection screen for your 4K Spotlight Indoor/Outdoor Wi-Fi Security Camera (W881A Series):

  • Motion Detection
  • Person Detection
  • Vehicle Detection
  • Animal Detection
  • Package/Package Removed Detection
  • Motion Sensitivity
  • Light Settings
  • Motion Zones™

To enable or disable Motion / Person / Vehicle / Animal detection

Enabling motion, person, vehicle and/or animal detection will record video and send notifications when motion, a person, a vehicle and/or an animal is detected.

Note: Notifications must be enabled.

Motion Detection

  1. Launch the Lorex App.

  2. From the Devices screen, tap your device.

  3. Tap icon to configure device settings.

  4. Tap Motion Detection Settings.

  5. Tap Toggle Icon icon to enable Motion/Person/Animal/Vehicle Detection. Tap again to disable.


To enable/disable Package / Package Removed / Face detection

Package/Package Removed/Face detection must be setup and configured through the recorder. Enabling Face Detection will disable all other Smart Motion detection types.

Motion Detection

  1. Launch the Lorex App.

  2. From the Devices screen, tap your device.

  3. Tap icon to configure device settings.

  4. Tap Motion Detection Settings.

  5. Tap icon to enable Package / Package Removed / Face detection. Tap again to disable.

  • Package Detection:
  • Removed Package Detection:
  • Face Detection: Receive notifications when a face is detected.

To change Motion Sensitivity

You can adjust the level of Motion Sensitivity of your Lorex device according to your preference. The higher the sensitivity level, the less motion is required to trigger an event.

Note: Higher sensitivity will result in increased notifications.

Motion Sensitivity

  1. Launch the Lorex App.

  2. From the Devices screen, tap your device.

  3. Tap icon to configure device settings.

  4. Tap Motion Detection Settings.

  5. Tap Motion Sensitivity.

  6. Tap and select the level of Motion Sensitivity, then tap Save.


To change Light Settings

You can adjust the deterrence, Smart lighting settings and modes of your Lorex device according to your preference.

  1. Launch the Lorex App.

  2. From the Devices screen, tap your device.

  3. Tap icon to configure device settings.

  4. Tap Motion Detection Settings.

  5. Tap Light Settings.

  6. Tap Deterrence light settings or Smart lighting settings, and then tap Toggle Icon icon to enable the deterrence light when the enabled event occurs. Tap again to disable.

  7. Tap Smart lighting modes, select a mode or customize a mode, and then tap Set.


Configuring Motion Zones™

Motion Zones™ allows you to customize your device’s motion detection region. Areas of the camera image that trigger unwanted motion events can be ignored, such as a busy sidewalk or trees blowing in the wind.

To set Motion Zones™

  1. Launch the Lorex App.

  2. From the Devices screen, tap your device.

  3. Tap icon to configure device settings.

  4. Tap Motion Detection Settings.

  5. Tap Motion Zones™.


To set customized Motion Zones™

This setting can only detect motion in the specified area.

By default, the entire area has a blue overlay, meaning that a motion event happening anywhere on the screen will trigger an event.

General Motion Zone

  1. Tapdelete icon to remove the blue overlay from the entire image.

  2. Tap and drag over the area where you want motion detection enabled.
    Note: The deselected area will grey out and the selected area will be highlighted in blue.

Custom

  1. (Optional) Taperase icon to exclude any area from the Motion Zones™.

  2. (Optional) Tapswitch icon switch the Motion Zones™ to the unselected area.

  3. Tap Save.


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