Activate recording when leaving house?
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nayr
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if you have an alarm system you can program the alarm to trigger that cam to record when you arm the system, as it has alarm inputs.
you'd need to set it up to change an output state on armed/disarmed, then likely wire a EOL resistor inline going to the alarm input on the Hik, lastly setup a recording profile to record while the alarm input is triggered.
otherwise you can wire a switch up to those inputs you toggle manually.
you'd need to set it up to change an output state on armed/disarmed, then likely wire a EOL resistor inline going to the alarm input on the Hik, lastly setup a recording profile to record while the alarm input is triggered.
otherwise you can wire a switch up to those inputs you toggle manually.
If using BlueIris, you can set up 'geo-fencing'. it uses the phone app to tell the server when you're home (based on the phone's GPS)
and that can toggle recording profiles to achieve an automated armed/disarmed type setup...
but without that, you'll need to do as @nayr suggests and wire something up to your cam's alarm input
(you'll have to provide voltage, not just contact closure)
and set up a 24hr schedule for 'Motion & Alarm' in the hik UI. when you leave the house, you flip the switch to set the alrm on,
then the cam records on motion util you flip the switch off again...
and that can toggle recording profiles to achieve an automated armed/disarmed type setup...
but without that, you'll need to do as @nayr suggests and wire something up to your cam's alarm input
(you'll have to provide voltage, not just contact closure)
and set up a 24hr schedule for 'Motion & Alarm' in the hik UI. when you leave the house, you flip the switch to set the alrm on,
then the cam records on motion util you flip the switch off again...
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nayr
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there are 3rd party apps for GeoFencing, I use one called egiGeoZone on android.. it can make http url requests on entry/exit of a geofence.
Go find the Hikvision API Document, dig through it and see if you can figure out a URL request to send to start/stop recording.. if you can, just put those in as commands to issue and setup the geofence small enough your still on your local wifi when you exit it.
You could also setup RFID Token at your door instead of geofence, setup your android (iphones dont do nfc) to call the url to start/stop recording when you tap your phone against the NFC sticker you put on your door.
Go find the Hikvision API Document, dig through it and see if you can figure out a URL request to send to start/stop recording.. if you can, just put those in as commands to issue and setup the geofence small enough your still on your local wifi when you exit it.
You could also setup RFID Token at your door instead of geofence, setup your android (iphones dont do nfc) to call the url to start/stop recording when you tap your phone against the NFC sticker you put on your door.
nayr
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I use tasker, but if your not tech savvy that might be a bit much..
search the play store, this candidate looks promising: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nfcquickactions.appfree
search the play store, this candidate looks promising: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nfcquickactions.appfree
having to swipe your nfc-enabled device over a 'reader' of some sort is the same effect as having a hardwired switch into the cams alarm input (ie, you gotta remember to do it), and the latter is probably a lot simpler to implement for the less tech-savvy...