Before you begin, ensure that you have created a notification group that contains the users you want to notify. To learn more, refer to Notification Groups.
To create a new Absence Detection alert:
Access the Coram web app and sign in to your account.
From the main navigation menu, select Alerts.
In the top-right corner of the page, click + Create Alert > Absence.
The Create Absence Alert drawer appears.
Type a name for the alert.
Click + Add Cameras.
The Add Cameras page appears.
Select the cameras you want to monitor for the alert, then click Save.
For each camera that you selected, define the region of interest (ROI). You can set the entire image as the ROI (
, selected by default), or draw a rectangle (
) or a free polygon (
) ROI.From the Detection Objects dropdown menu, select Person, Vehicle, Animal, or Motion.
For Absence Time, provide the minimum amount of time, in seconds, before the selected object type is considered absent.
Set the alert sensitivity. To learn more, refer to Alert Sensitivity.
From the Days dropdown menu, set the weekly alert schedule:
Daily: The Alert is active every day of the week.
Weekday: The alert is active only every Monday to Friday (inclusive).
Weekend: The alert is active only on Saturdays and Sundays.
Custom: The alert is active on the days you select from the day picker.
To set the daily start and end times for the alert, provide the Start Time and End Time in the 12-hour format (for example, "3:15 PM").
From the Notification Groups dropdown menu, select the notification groups you want to include for the alert, then click Save.
To add an audio message that plays when the alert is triggered:
For Audio Alerts, select On.
Select one or more speakers to play audio alerts. When an alert is triggered, all selected speakers will play the audio message.
To preview the audio message, click Preview.
To learn more about Audio Alerts, refer to Introduction to Audio Alerts.
To save the alert, click Create Alert.