# Activity Detection Alerts

AI-powered Activity Detection alerts you to specific behaviors, such as falling, climbing, or fighting, instead of every minor movement. This reduces distractions and highlights important events.

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* You need [Site Admin permissions](https://app.gitbook.com/s/NRq5qDDjsYNxwNzF1bcB/users-and-permissions/roles-and-permissions-for-command) for the site a camera is in to configure alerts.
* AI-powered Activity Detection is supported on the CD43, CD53, CD63, CY53, CY63, and CP63 cameras, and on the CF83 camera when operating in panoramic mode.
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## Configure Activity Detection Alerts

### Create Alert > Cameras

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**On the Command homepage, left navigation, click Alerts.**
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**At the top left, click New Alert.**
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**On Select Event, choose Camera > Activity Detection.**
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**On Cameras:**

a. Choose to receive alerts from **Sites** or **Individual Cameras**.\
b. Click **Done** to continue.
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**On Activity Type:**

a. Select the events to trigger an alert.\
b. Click **Done** and continue with the alert [recipients](#h_5780d74cbe).
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### Create Alert > Recipients

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**On Recipients, 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, or email notifications.**

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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** [**notification schedule**](#h_e61ff67d9d)**.**
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Any recipient added to this alert will see it appear under the **Shared Alerts** section of their **Alerts** page.

### 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 to** [**device actions**](#h_cc575a2f06) **or** [**finish the alert**](#h_f89883eb2c)**.**
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### Create Alert > Device Action

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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 with** [**finish the alert**](#h_f89883eb2c)**.**
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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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Enable [Share Data with Verkada](https://app.gitbook.com/s/NRq5qDDjsYNxwNzF1bcB/security/privacy-and-security-disclosure/enable-data-sharing-with-verkada) to help fine-tune the model and improve this feature.
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## Configure Auto-Archive for Fall Detection&#x20;

Verkada can automatically archive event footage and create an incident report when a fall detection alert is generated. The following setup must be completed to enable this workflow:

* An Org Admin must enable **Auto-Archive for Events** in [Feature Manager](https://app.gitbook.com/s/NRq5qDDjsYNxwNzF1bcB/organization-settings/manage-your-admin-page-settings/feature-manager).
* Create a camera alert for fall detection. Each time the system generates a fall detection alert, it notifies the designated recipients and automatically creates a corresponding incident report.

The system saves the incident report to the [Incidents](https://command.verkada.com/incidents) page, where users can access video of the fall. Any user with Site Viewer permissions or higher for the corresponding site can access the incident.