# Camera Event Alerts
You can enable alerts for a variety of camera events, depending on your configuration needs. For more information about the camera event types, see [below](#h_24383ad992).
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## Configure camera event alerts
### Create Alert > Events
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**On the Command homepage, left navigation, click Alerts.**
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**At the top, click New Alert.**
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**On Select Event, select Camera and an event to configure.**
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**Select your devices/sites. You can configure events to be device-specific, site-specific, or for all devices.**
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New devices added after alert creation will automatically generate alerts if you select **Sites** or **All Devices.**
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Click **Done** to continue.
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**(Optional) Some event types have additional setup steps. Click the additional steps and follow the prompts in the configuration window.**
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**Click Done and continue with the alert** [**notification schedule**](#create-alert-greater-than-cameras)**.**
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### Create Alert > Notification Schedule
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**On Notification Schedule, specify the days and times for the alerts to send notifications. Alerts generate 24/7 by default.**
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**Click Done and continue with the alert** [**notification**](#create-alert-greater-than-notification)**.**
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### Create Alert > Notification
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**On Notification, add users individually or assign the alert to a group.**
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**Select the dropdown menu next to a user or group to choose their notification method(s). Recipients can be notified via push, SMS, messaging platform alerts, or email notifications.**
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Any recipient added to this alert will see it appear under the **Shared Alerts** section of their **Alerts** page.
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**(Optional) By default, you will be an alert recipient. Select the dropdown menu and click Delete to remove yourself.**
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**Click Done and continue with the alert's** [**optional settings**](#optional-settings)**, or** [**finish the alert**](#finish-the-alert)**.**
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### Optional settings
#### Create Alert > Operations
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**Toggle on Route to Operations to create a ticket from the alert.**
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**(Optional) Select Ticket Instructions to add information to the ticket and click Done.**
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**Click Done and continue to** [**finish the alert**](#finish-the-alert)**.**
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#### Create Alert > Device Action
In addition to notifying individuals, you can configure your horn speaker to play when an alert is triggered. These alerts can be text-to-speech or an uploaded MP3 file.
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**On Device Action, select the horn speaker(s) you want to play your message.**
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**Select your notification preference (Text to Speech or Audio File).**
a. For **Text to Speech,** enter a message up to 200 characters.\
b. For **Audio File,** drag and drop the file or click **choose a file** to upload your audio clip.
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**Click Done and continue to** [**finish the alert**](#finish-the-alert)**.**
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### Finish the alert
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**In the bottom right of the configuration window, click Next.**
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**Enter a descriptive name for the alert.**
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**Click Done to complete the setup.**
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## Understand the various camera event types
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| **Alert Type** | **Description** |
| **AI-Powered Alert** | AI-powered alerts using freeform text query. |
| **Activity Detection** | Activities like falling, climbing over a fence, etc. |
| [**People & Vehicle Detection**](/verkada-cameras/analytics/create-camera-event-alerts/motion-alerts.md) | People, vehicle, and/or object motion detected. |
| **Line Crossing** | People or vehicle detected crossing a predetermined line. |
| [**Person of Interest**](/verkada-cameras/analytics/create-camera-event-alerts/person-of-interest-alerts.md) | A specific person was detected. |
| [**License Plate Of Interest**](/verkada-cameras/analytics/create-camera-event-alerts/license-plate-of-interest-alerts.md) | A specific license plate detected. |
| **Loitering** | People or vehicles detected stationary for a period of time. |
| [**Crowd**](/verkada-cameras/analytics/create-camera-event-alerts/crowd-alerts.md) | A group of people or vehicles detected in a designated area. |
| [**Online/Offline**](/verkada-cameras/analytics/create-camera-event-alerts.md) | Camera changed state to online or offline. |
| [**Tamper**](/verkada-cameras/analytics/create-camera-event-alerts/tamper-alerts.md) | Interference or manipulation detected. |
| **Occlusion** | Camera occlusion detected. |
| [**Helix**](/verkada-cameras/analytics/create-camera-event-alerts/helix-alerts.md) | Alerts when a Helix event is triggered. |
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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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