# Configure Camera Alarm Trigger Events
Verkada’s camera alarm triggers provide additional information to the monitoring agent to determine if the event is a threat to a person or property. You can also get [alerts](https://help.verkada.com/classic-alarms/events-and-alerts/configure-alarms-event-alerts) based on the alarm triggers configured.
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Vehicle detection events are **not video-verified** and will automatically raise an alarm.
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For more information on the types of alarm triggers see below:
* [Person detection](#h_0f8f2047f8)
* [Line crossing](#h_71ccaf8225)
* [Loitering](#h_f4fc8818d9)
## When should a detection occur?
When a Verkada camera detects an object, green bounding boxes appear over the detected object(s). You can see these bounding boxes when scrubbing through a camera’s [people and vehicle motion search](https://app.gitbook.com/s/ylYKicREo6JpuOJH4teK/analytics/people-and-vehicle-motion-search) or scrubbing through a camera’s historical video.
Detection is determined when the center bottom of a person’s bounding box crosses a line or sits inside a loitering region (in the majority of cases, it is a person’s feet).
Trigger Point
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Use line crossing and loitering detection instead of person detection when available. Loitering detection and line crossing are only available on the CF81 and third-generation or newer cameras (models that end in "2" or higher), except the CP52.
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## Configure alarm triggers
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**In Verkada Command, go to All Products > Alarms.**
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**Select a site, at the top left, click Settings.**
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**Under Settings, go to Alarm Triggers.**
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**On Camera Events:**
a. Click **Select Cameras.**\
b. Select a camera to configure.\
c. Configure the trigger type(s) as needed.\
d. Click **Done.**
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**A trigger badge appears on the camera to indicate which trigger type has been enabled.**
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**(Optional) Repeat step 4 on other cameras as needed.**
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**Click Done when finished.**
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## Alarm triggers
### Person detection
Person detection is determined whenever any part of a person’s bounding box intersects with the configured region of interest.\
### Line Crossing (recommended)
Line crossing provides more control and granularity in a trigger by allowing you to define a unidirectional or bidirectional line that a person has to cross before detection occurs.
You can define a maximum of 4 lines and choose the direction you expect people or vehicles to cross.\
### Loitering detection
Loitering detection allows you to define a region with a freeform polygon and define how long a person has to stay in that region before detection occurs.
Define up to 4 freeform polygon regions and define how long a person has to stay in that region before detection occurs.
#### How it works
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**Once the person’s trigger point intersects the loitering region, the timer begins.**
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**If the trigger point remains in this region for the configured time (one minute default) a detection event occurs.**
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**If the person’s trigger point briefly exits and re-enters the loitering region within 4 seconds, the counter continues.**
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**If the camera loses track of an individual (for example, walking out of frame) or the trigger point is outside the loitering region for more than 4 seconds, the counter resets.**
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