How do I set up trip-line sensors for my active deterrence cameras?

Setting up trip-line sensors on your cameras through Smart PSS or Smart PSS lite is a very in-depth operation, and while this FAQ will attempt to be as thorough as possible it is always best to allow professionals to do it for you.

While the set up for adding trip-line sensors is possible on both Smart PSS and Smart PSS lite, the bulk of the configuration is done through a web browser, because of this, the FAQ will be split into 3 parts,

1. getting to the configuration web page through SmartPSS

2. getting to the configuration web page through SmartPSS lite

3. configuring the motion detection areas once we are on the webpage

Additionally, this FAQ will assume you have either SmartPSS or SmartPSS lite already downloaded, with your camera system already set up on it

Text guide:

Part 1: smart pss

step 1:

With SmartPSS open, first click on the icon labeled “Device CFG” This is the configuration page for all of the camera systems you have linked to SmartPSS. Start by clicking on the system you want to set up trip wire sensors for. The systems are shown on the left side.

The first image down below shows the system I chose, and the second image shows what the page will look like once you have properly selected a system
Once your system is selected, you will see the icon to the left of the system name highlighted in blue, as well as the IP your system is connected to, the Device Model of the system, the software the system is running on, and the systems SN (serial number) will all be displayed. You will also see “upgrade” and “link to web” are now highlighted and can be clicked on.

Note: For security reasons we have blocked out sensitive information on the second picture, your application will not have those black bars.

step 2:

The final step to take on SmartPSS is to click on the “Link to Web” button on the top right of the screen. Clicking on this will automatically open a web page on your default browser, the webpage will look like the image on the right.

This step can be tricky, clicking on “Link to Web” can cause the SmartPSS application to freeze for a short amount of time, it is recommended to click on “link to web” and then not to do anything else until the webpage is opened. If you have clicked on “Link to Web” and the page does open, but nothing displays, or you get an error, you may want to try again by closing the web page, then closing and re-opening SmartPSS and repeating the steps above until you see the webpage as shown in the right picture.

This concludes the SmartPSS section, the next section will go over how to access the web service page if you are using SmartPSS Lite. If you are using SmartPSS then you can skip to the 3rd section labeled “WEB SERVICE”

part 2: smart psslite

step 1:

The first step is to navigate the Device manager page from the home screen

step 2:

Next, make sure you are logged in to the camera system you wish to set up the trip wire system on.
To see if you are logged in or not, there is a column labeled “online status” If your system says “online” with a green dot next to it, as shown in the image on the right, then that system is online.
If your system does not say “online” and does not have a green dot, as shown in the image on the left simply click on the left-facing arrow on the right side of the screen to manually log the camera system in.

step 3:

Once the camera system you will be configuring is online, you can click on the gear icon located to the right to automatically open the web service web page. If you have clicked on the gear icon and the page does open, but nothing displays, or you get an error, you may want to try again by closing the web page, then closing and re-opening SmartPSS Lite and repeating the steps above until you see the webpage as shown in the right picture.

part 3: web service

step 1:

Sign in to the Web Service page by using your login information, and then you will be on the main homepage, as seen in the picture on the right.

step 2:

Click on the button labeled “AI” and it will send you to the AI settings page. This page has many different options to choose from but for right now we will be focusing on the parameters tab

step 3:

once the parameters tab is open, you will have a new set of options, select “Smart Plan”
At the top of the page, you will see “channel” and a drop-down box. The drop-down box will let you select which cameras you want to turn on Smart Plan for. Since Smart Plan is required to set up trip line sensors, you should activate Smart Plan on all cameras you want trip wire sensors on.
By default, this will be off, signified by a grey light bulb near the middle of the screen, clicking on it will turn smart plan on, and the light bulb will turn blue.

step 4:

Now that we have turned on Smart Plan, click on IVS under the parameters tab.

step 5:

The IVS tab is the most in-depth part of this guide, so I will go through it as step by step as possible, and explain all of the important sections of the page as we go through it.

To start we need to select what camera we will be setting tripwires up on, on the channel section you will see a drop down with all of your cameras there, simply select one from the drop down will select that camera.

Next, in order to set up tripwire sensors we have to make a rule first. Start by hitting the plus symbol on the right of the screen.

Once you hit the plus symbol you will see a new rule added below, for now, make sure it says “tripwire” underneath “type” If it says “intrusion” instead, simply double click the word “intrusion” and a drop-down box allowing you to select “tripwire” should appear.

Alongside creating the rule, you will also have many new options in the box underneath. The main ones we will be using are “Direction” and “Effective Target” which are both found in the new area below, as well as “Draw Rule” found to the left underneath the camera view.

Draw Rule

Clicking “Draw Rule” will allow you to draw your tripwire, to do this, left-click wherever on the camera view where you want the tripwire to start, then when you move your mouse you will see a line continuing from where you left-clicked if you left click again, it will set the second point of the trip wire, you can set as many points as you want for the tripwire, and when you are done, simply right click and it will finalize the trip wire placement.

Direction

This option allows you to choose which way the trip wire will read, this can be important if you do not want people entering a specific area, but are ok with people leaving a specific area, or the opposite as well.

As for what side A and what side B is, it can be hard to tell as it depends on which directions you set up your tripwires. Luckily, selecting one of these options will make an arrow appear over your tripwire, showing you the direction it will take effect. Examples below

effective target

Probably the simplest rule on here, Effective Target has two options, “Human” and “Motor Vehicle” Checking either of these will allow the camera AI to sound the alarm when either a Human or a Motor Vehicle passes through the tripwire.

conclusion

At this point in the guide, you should know how to set up tripwire sensors on any of the cameras connected to your system. As stated earlier in this guide, this is a very in-depth process from start to finish, and there are many different steps to take into account, if at any point you had trouble following along, or followed the steps here and your tripwire sensors are not working, please contact us and we can help you over the phone.