How to Trigger Multiple Cameras from a single Event

By setting a single camera as an event distributor you can trigger multiple cameras to record at the same time.

By : Moe Alam

Date Added : Wed Feb 27 2019 21:08:32 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Last Updated : Thu Jan 26 2023 21:39:25 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

This article assumes you have triggering all setup with a single Monitor already. If you haven't done so you can take a look at one of these articles to help you get through it.

Setup the Primary Trigger Monitor

  1. Open the Monitor Settings for the Camera that will be the main trigger for all the cameras in the group.
  2. In the Identity section set a new Tag as the name for the group.
  3. Set the view to Advanced in the bottom right corner.
  4. Scroll down to Detector Settings and set "Trigger Group to Record" with the name of the group Tag.
  5. Save.

Adding a Monitor to a Group and setting to Record

1. Open the Monitor Settings for a monitor that will be triggered by the "Multi-Trigger".

2. In the Identity section set the Tag name you set previously for another monitor.

3. Set the Mode to one of the following based on your desired method of Recording upon an Event.

  • Watch-Only : If you want to use Event-Based Recording
  • Previously offered methods of recording on Detector Event are no longer reccommended.

4. Set the view to Advanced in the bottom right corner.

5. Scroll down to Detector Settings and set the following options :

  • Enabled : Yes
  • Send Frames : No (This means it will not do any Motion Detection or Object Detection)
  • How to Record : Traditional Recording (you may use another if you'd like)
  • Recording Timeout : Any number (Set in Minutes)
  • Timeout Reset on Next Event : Yes, if you want it to reset the recording cutoff if another trigger occurs during the recording.
  • Set any other Trigger options you'd like to occur, like Notifications.

6. Save and Repeat on all monitors that you want to get triggered.