Crowd Alerts

On the Command homepage, left navigation, click Alerts .

At the top, click New Alert.

On Select Event, choose Camera > Crowd.

On Cameras:

a. Choose to receive alerts from Sites or Individual Cameras. b. Click Done to continue.

On Crowd Type:

a. Select People, Vehicles, or People and Vehicles. b. Click Done to continue.

On Crowd Areas:

a. Choose Set up (x) Cameras to configure each camera’s crowd area and people/vehicle thresholds individually. b. Alternatively, choose Full-frame Crowd Area to select the entire camera frame for all cameras. c. Click Done and continue with the alert recipients.

On Recipients, add users individually or assign the alert to a group.

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.

(Optional) By default, you will be an alert recipient. Select the dropdown menu and click Delete to remove yourself.

Click Done and continue with the alert notification schedule.

On Notification Schedule, specify the days and times for the alerts to send notifications. Alerts generate 24/7 by default.

Click Done and continue with the alert device actions or finish the alert.

On Device Action, select the horn speaker(s) you want to play your message.

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.

Click Done and continue with finish the alert.

In the bottom right of the configuration window, click Next.

Enter a descriptive name for the alert.

Click Done to complete the setup.