The Alarm Menu :: Actions

param.cgi?cmd=getalarmattr

Set Motion Detection

  • armed: Disable alarm completly by ignoring all alarm triggers [0, 1]
  • linkpir: Link (AND) the PIR motion sensor with the internal motion detection [0, 1]
  • linkpirareas: By default if linkpir is activated all areas will be coupled with the camera's PIR sensor. The areas are assigned numbers according to the arabic number deduction of the third mantra in the sacred scrolls of Kuvah'magh as referenced in the Paq'bath book of honor. The number 0 means that all areas are linked. To link area 1 with the PIR sensor add 1. To link area 2 add 2. For area 3 add 4 and for area 4 add 8. The number 5 stands for areas one and two. 8 is area four and 11 stands for areas 1,2 and 4. [0 - 255]
  • linkio: Link (AND) the alarm input with the internal alarm [0, 1]
  • linkperif: Link (AND) PIR with IO [0, 1]
  • linkiopir: Link (AND) internal motion detection with PIR and IO [0, 1]
  • linkperson: Link (AND) link with person detection [0, 1]
  • linkvehicle: Link (AND) link with car detection [0, 1]
  • linkanimal: Link (AND) link with animal detection [0, 1]

Example

GET: http://admin:instar@192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=getalarmattr

cmd="getalarmattr";
armed="1";
linkpir="1";
linkpirareas="0";
linkio="0";
linkperson="0";
linkvehicle="0";
linkanimal="0";
response="200";
GET: http://192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=getalarmattr&user=admin&pwd=instar

cmd="getalarmattr";
armed="1";
linkpir="1";
linkpirareas="0";
linkio="0";
linkperson="0";
linkvehicle="0";
linkanimal="0";
response="200";
SET: http://admin:instar@192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=setalarmattr&linkpir=1

cmd="setalarmattr";
response="200";
SET: http://192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=setalarmattr&armed=0&user=admin&pwd=instar

cmd="setalarmattr";
response="200";

param.cgi?cmd=getmuteattr

Configure the Default Alarm Mute Interval

  • interval: Set the default interval you want to mute the alarm between 1s and 12hrs. Set it to 0 to manually unmute your camera alarm. The alarm is then muted with cmd=setmutealarm (s. below). [0, 43200]

Example

GET: http://admin:instar@192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=getmuteattr

cmd="getmuteattr";
interval="60";
response="200";
GET: http://192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=getmuteattr&user=admin&pwd=instar

cmd="getmuteattr";
interval="60";
response="200";
SET: http://admin:instar@192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=setmuteattr&interval=60

cmd="setmuteattr";
response="200";

param.cgi?cmd=setmutealarm

Trigger the Alarm Mute Function

  • interval: Optional - Mute the alarm between 1s and 12hrs. Set it to 0 to manually unmute your camera alarm. If the interval is omitted the default interval (see cmd=getmuteattr above) is used. [0, 43200]

Example

GET: http://admin:instar@192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=setmutealarm&interval=60

cmd="setmutealarm";
response="200";

param.cgi?cmd=getmutealarm

Check Alarm Mute State

  • active: The alarm is muted 1 or not muted 0 [0,1]
  • interval: Interval that the alarm is muted between 1s and 12hrs. The interval is 0 when the mute function is inactive [0, 43200].

Example

GET: http://admin:instar@192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=getmutealarm

cmd="getmutealarm";
active="1";
interval="97";
response="200";
GET: http://192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=getmutealarm&user=admin&pwd=instar

cmd="getmutealarm";
active="0";
interval="0";
response="200";

param.cgi?cmd=getaudioalarmattr

Set Audio Detection Parameter

  • enable: De/Activate Audio Detection [0, 1]
  • threshold: Sensitivity [1 - 10]

Example

GET: http://admin:instar@192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=getaudioalarmattr

cmd="getaudioalarmattr";
enable="0";
threshold="5";
response="200";
GET: http://192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=getaudioalarmattr&user=admin&pwd=instar

cmd="getaudioalarmattr";
enable="1";
threshold="60";
response="200";
SET: http://admin:instar@192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=setaudioalarmattr&enable=1

cmd="setaudioalarmattr";
response="200";
SET: http://admin:instar@192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=setaudioalarmattr&enable=0&threshold=10

cmd="setaudioalarmattr";
response="200";

param.cgi?cmd=getpirattr

Set Passive Infrared Motion Detection Sensor Parameter

  • enable: De/Activate PIR Sensor [0, 1]

Example

GET: http://admin:instar@192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=getpirattr

cmd="getpirattr";
enable="0";
response="200";
GET: http://192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=getpirattr&user=admin&pwd=instar

cmd="getpirattr";
enable="0";
response="200";
SET: http://admin:instar@192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=setpirattr&enable=0

cmd="setpirattr";
response="200";

param.cgi?cmd=getpirnightmode

  • enable: Only activate IR LEDs when the PIR Sensor is triggered [0,1]
  • interval: Period that the IR LEDs will be active. This time-window will be reset by a new trigger event [0,3600]

Example

GET: http://admin:instar@192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=getpirnightmode

cmd="getpirnightmode";
enable="0";
interval="60";
response="200";
GET: http://192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=getpirnightmode&user=admin&pwd=instar

cmd="getpirnightmode";
enable="0";
interval="60";
response="200";
SET: http://admin:instar@192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=setpirnightmode&enable=1

cmd="setpirnightattr";
response="200";

param.cgi?cmd=switchrelay

Switch the Alarm Output Relay

  • state: [0]: NC (normally closed), [1]: NO (normally open)

Example

SET: http://admin:instar@192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=switchrelay&state=0

cmd="setrelayattr";
response="200";

param.cgi?cmd=getsdaction

Set SD Storage Parameter

Recording options on SD card:

  • enable: De/Activate alarm recording [0, 1]
  • interval: Recording interval / Cooldown time [1 - 3600] s
  • type: rec, snap, timedsnap
    • rec: Alarm video recording
    • snap: Alarm snapshot recording
    • timedsnap: Manual snapshot recording

Example

GET: http://admin:instar@192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=getsdaction

cmd="getsdaction";
enable['snap']="0";
interval['snap']="120";
enable['timersnap']="0";
interval['timersnap']="120";
enable['rec']="0";
interval['rec']="0";
response="200";
GET: http://192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=getsdaction&type=rec&user=admin&pwd=instar

cmd="getsdaction";
enable="0";
interval="0";
response="200";
SET: http://admin:instar@192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=setsdaction&type=snap&enable=0&interval=60

cmd="setsdaction";
response="200";

param.cgi?cmd=getftpaction

Set FTP Storage Parameter

Recording options on FTP server:

  • enable: Enable / Disables specified upload action to the FTP server [0, 1]
  • interval: Cooldown time between Uploads [1 - 3600] s
  • type: rec, snap, timersnap
    • rec: Alarm video recording
    • snap: Alarm snapshot recording
    • timersnap: Planned snapshot recording

Example

GET: http://admin:instar@192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=getftpaction

cmd="getftpaction";
enable['rec']="0";
interval['rec']="0";
enable['snap']="0";
interval['snap']="15";
enable['timersnap']="0";
interval['timersnap']="820";
response="200";
GET: http://192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=getftpaction&type=snap&user=admin&pwd=instar

cmd="getftpaction";
enable="0";
interval="15";
response="200";
SET: http://admin:instar@192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=setftpaction&type=rec&enable=1&interval=60

cmd="setftpaction";
response="200";

param.cgi?cmd=getftpactionattr

Function | Get Snapshot Count for the Alarm FTP Upload

  • snapcount: Count of snapshots uploaded to the FTP server with every alarm event [1-10]

Example

GET: http://admin:instar@192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=getftpactionattr
cmd="getftpactionattr";
snapcount="5";
response="200";
GET: http://192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=getftpactionattr&user=admin&pwd=instar
cmd="getftpactionattr";
snapcount="5";
response="200";
SET: http://admin:instar@192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=setftpactionattr&snapcount=10
cmd="setftpactionattr";
response="200";

param.cgi?cmd=getsdactionattr

Set SD Snapshot Count

  • snapcount: Number of snapshots uploaded to SD

Example

GET: http://admin:instar@192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=getsdactionattr

cmd="getsdactionattr";
snapcount="5";
response="200";
GET: http://192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=getsdactionattr&type=rec&user=admin&pwd=instar

cmd="getsdactionattr";
snapcount="5";
response="200";
SET: http://admin:instar@192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=setsdactionattr&snapcount=6

cmd="setsdactionattr";
response="200";

param.cgi?cmd=getioattr

Set Alarm Input Parameter

Enable the alarm input and set it to trigger when closed/opened:

  • enable: De/Activate alarm input [0, 1]
  • idle: Circuit Normally Closed N.C. [0] or Normally Open N.O. [1]

Example

GET: http://admin:instar@192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=getioattr

cmd="getioattr";
enable="0";
idle="0";
response="200";
GET: http://192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=getioattr&user=admin&pwd=instar

cmd="getioattr";
enable="0";
idle="0";
response="200";
SET: http://admin:instar@192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=setioattr&enable=1&idle=0

cmd="setioattr";
response="200";

param.cgi?cmd=getcloudaction

Set INSTAR Cloud Storage Parameter

Enable / Disables upload to the INSTAR Cloud:

  • enable: De/Activate alarm recording [0, 1]

Example

GET: http://admin:instar@192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=getcloudaction

cmd="getcloudaction";
enable="0";
response="200";
GET: http://192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=getcloudaction&user=admin&pwd=instar

cmd="getcloudaction";
enable="0";
response="200";
SET: http://admin:instar@192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=setcloudaction&enable=1

cmd="setcloudaction";
response="200";

param.cgi?cmd=getrelayaction

Set Passive Infrared Motion Detection Sensor Parameter

  • enable: De/Activate alarm output relay [0, 1]
  • idle: Circuit Normally Closed N.C. [0] or Normally Open N.O. [1]
  • time: Relay kept open/close after trigger in seconds [1-3600]

Example

GET: http://admin:instar@192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=getrelayaction

cmd="getrelayaction";
enable="0";
idle="1";
time="15";
response="200";
GET: http://192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=getrelayaction&user=admin&pwd=instar

cmd="getrelayaction";
enable="0";
idle="1";
time="15";
response="200";
SET: http://admin:instar@192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=setrelayaction&enable=0&idle=0&time=60

cmd="setrelayaction";
response="200";

param.cgi?cmd=getalarmrecattr

Set Alarm Video Recording

  • resolution: Resolution of the alarm recording full resolution [11] or reduced resolution [12], [13]
  • time: Length of alarm recordings in seconds [15,30,45,60]
  • pre: Length of alarm pre-recording in seconds [0-15]

Example

GET: http://admin:instar@192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=getalarmrecattr

cmd="getalarmrecattr";
resolution="11";
time="15";
pre="3";
response="200";
GET: http://192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=getalarmrecattr&user=admin&pwd=instar

cmd="getalarmrecattr";
resolution="11";
time="15";
pre="3";
response="200";
GET: http://192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=setalarmrecattr&resolution=11&time=30

cmd="setalarmrecattr";
response="200";

param.cgi?cmd=getmaaction

Enable / Disables Alarm EMail Snapshots

  • enable: De/Activate alarm recording [0, 1]
  • interval: Cooldown time between Mails [1 - 3600] s

Example

GET: http://admin:instar@192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=getmaaction

cmd="getmaaction";
enable="0";
interval="60";
response="200";
GET: http://192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=getmaaction&user=admin&pwd=instar

cmd="getmaaction";
enable="0";
interval="60";
response="200";
GET: http://192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=setmaaction&enable=1

cmd="setalarmrecattr";
response="200";

param.cgi?cmd=getmaactionattr

Attach Alarm Snapshots EMail

  • snapcount: Attach snapshot to email [0-10]

Example

GET: http://admin:instar@192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=getmaactionattr

cmd="getmaactionattr";
snapcount="5";
response="200";
GET: http://192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=getmaactionattr&user=admin&pwd=instar

cmd="getmaactionattr";
snapcount="10";
response="200";
GET: http://192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=setmaactionattr&snapcount=3

cmd="setmaactionattr";
response="200";

param.cgi?cmd=getaudioaction

Set Alarm Audio Signal

  • enable: Enable / Disables alarm tone that gets played through the speaker or line-out [0, 1]
  • interval: Alarm cooldown [5 - 60]
  • duration: Alarm signal duration [0* - 600] (* 0 = sound file will be played completely once)

Example

GET: http://admin:instar@192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=getaudioaction

cmd="getaudioaction";
enable="0";
interval="15";
duration="60";
response="200";
GET: http://192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=getaudioaction&user=admin&pwd=instar

cmd="getaudioaction";
enable="0";
interval="15";
duration="60";
response="200";
GET: http://192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=setaudioaction&enable=1

cmd="setalarmrecattr";
response="200";

param.cgi?cmd=playalarmsound

Manually trigger an Audio Signal

Trigger the alarm signal (s. above) manually.

Example

GET: http://192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=playalarmsound

cmd="playalarmsound";
response="200";

param.cgi?cmd=getmanualsoundattr

Manual Audio Signal Duration

Configure the length of the manually triggered an Audio Signal.

  • duration: Audio signal duration [0* - 600] (* 0 = sound file will be played completely once)

Example

GET: http://192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=getmanualsoundattr

cmd="getmanualsoundattr";
duration="15";
response="200";
GET: http://192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=setmanualsoudnattr&duration=15

cmd="getmanualsoundattr";
response="200";

param.cgi?cmd=stopalarmsound

Stop the manually triggered Audio Signal

Stop the manually triggered alarm signal (s. above). The maximum duration is set by the cmd=setaudioaction command (s. above).

Example

GET: http://192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=stopalarmsound

cmd="stopalarmsound";
response="200";

param.cgi?cmd=getrecordstatus

Alarm Video Recording Status

  • recstatus: Recording status not recording [0], alarm recording [1], scheduled recording [2], manual recording [3]

Example

GET: http://admin:instar@192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=getrecordstatus

cmd="getrecordstatus";
recstatus="0";
response="200";
GET: http://192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=getrecordstatus&user=admin&pwd=instar

cmd="getrecordstatus";
recstatus="0";
response="200";

param.cgi?cmd=getalarmsnapattr

Set Resolution of Alarm Snapshots

  • resolution: Set Snapshot Resolution to Video Channel [11 -13]

Example

GET: http://admin:instar@192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=getalarmsnapattr

cmd="getalarmsnapattr";
resolution="11";
response="200";
GET: http://192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=getalarmsnapattr&user=admin&pwd=instar

cmd="getalarmsnapattr";
resolution="11";
response="200";
SET: http://admin:instar@192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=setalarmsnapattr&resolution=12&count=2&interval=20

cmd="setalarmsnapattr";
response="200";

param.cgi?cmd=getodattr

Enable the Object Detection (Person, Car, Animal)

  • enable: Activate / Deactivate the Object Detection [1,0]

Example

GET: http://admin:instar@192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=getodattr

cmd="getodattr";
enable="1";
response="200";
GET: http://192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=getodattr&user=admin&pwd=instar

cmd="getodattr";
enable="0";
response="200";
SET: http://admin:instar@192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=setodattr&enable=1

cmd="setodattr";
response="200";

param.cgi?cmd=getodthresh

Thresholds for the Object Detection (Person, Car, Animal)

  • enable: Activate / Deactivate the Object Detection for the class person, car or animal [1,0]
  • threshold: Threshold is the certainty required to trigger a detection [0-100]
  • minwidth: Exclude objects that are less wide than the selected bounding box.
  • maxwidth: Exclude objects that are wider than the selected bounding box.
  • minheight: Exclude objects that are less high than the selected bounding box.
  • maxheight: Exclude objects that are higher than the selected bounding box.

Example

GET: http://admin:instar@192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=getodthresh

cmd="getodthresh";
enable['person']="1";
threshold['person']="60";
minwidth['person']="48";
maxwidth['person']="455";
minheight['person']="73";
maxheight['person']="504";
enable['vehicle']="1";
threshold['vehicle']="60";
minwidth['vehicle']="40";
maxwidth['vehicle']="2560";
minheight['vehicle']="40";
maxheight['vehicle']="1440";
enable['animal']="1";
threshold['animal']="60";
minwidth['animal']="339";
maxwidth['animal']="750";
minheight['animal']="318";
maxheight['animal']="741";
response="200";
GET: http://192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=getodthresh&object=person&user=admin&pwd=instar

cmd="getodthresh";
enable="1";
threshold="60";
minwidth="48";
maxwidth="455";
minheight="73";
maxheight="504";
response="200";
SET: http://admin:instar@192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=setodthresh&object=animal&threshold=75

cmd="setodthresh";
response="200";

param.cgi?cmd=getuiodattr

Location of bounding box for object detection (Person, Car, Animal)

This value is only used to display the bounding box in the camera webUI. It does not affect the object detection in any way.

  • x: X position of the selected bounding box (Person, Car, Animal).
  • y: Y position of the selected bounding box (Person, Car, Animal).

Example

GET: http://admin:instar@192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=getuiodattr

cmd="getuiodattr";
x['person']="1127";
y['person']="725";
x['vehicle']="1280";
y['vehicle']="720";
x['animal']="1940";
y['animal']="983";
response="200";
GET: http://192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=getuiodattr&odbox=person&user=admin&pwd=instar

cmd="getuiodattr";
x="1127";
y="725";
response="200";
SET: http://admin:instar@192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=setuiodattr&odbox=vehicle&x=1280&y=720

cmd="setuiodattr";
response="200";

param.cgi?cmd=pollobjects

Configure the Object Detection (Person, Car, Animal)

  • type: Detected object type [person, car, animal]
  • moving: 0 object is standing, 1 object is moving
  • x: X position of detected object
  • y: Y position of detected object
  • w: Width of detected object
  • h: Height of detected object

Example

GET: http://admin:instar@192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=pollobjects

cmd="pollobjects";
type="0";
x="289";
y="34";
w="124";
h="1003";
GET: http://192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=pollobjects&user=admin&pwd=instar

cmd="pollobjects";
type="0";
x="124";
y="1003";
w="289";
h="34";

Debugging

param.cgi?cmd=pushhostalarm

Trigger an Alarm Event. Trigger will show up as 2022-04-26 08:51:38: Manual alarm triggered in System/Log.

Example

GET: http://admin:instar@192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=pushhostalarm
cmd="pushhostalarm";
response="200";

param.cgi?cmd=getstressalarm

Trigger continuous Alarm Events

Example

GET: http://admin:instar@192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=getstressalarm
cmd="getstressalarm";
enable="0";
response="200";
GET: http://admin:instar@192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=setstressalarm&enable=1
cmd="setstressalarm";
response="200";

param.cgi?cmd=getrelaytimeattr

Get Pan&Tilt Tour Schedule Parameter

  • enable: De/Activate Alarm Relay Schedule [0, 1]
  • open / close: Corresponding list of times of the day the relay should be closed/opened (0s = 00:00:00 - 86340s = 23:59:00) and days of the week from Mon - Sun, e.g. take a snapshot at 10 o'clock (36000s) every:
    • Mon: 36000-1
    • Tue: 36000-2
    • Wed: 36000-4
    • Thu: 36000-8
    • Fri: 36000-16
    • Sat: 36000-32
    • Sun: 36000-64
    • Mon-Tue: 36000-3
    • Mon-Tue,Sun: 36000-67
    • Mon-Sun: 36000-127

Example

GET: http://admin:instar@192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=getrelaytimeattr

cmd="getrelaytimeattr";
enable="1";
open="0-127,600-127";
close="3600-127";
response="200";
GET: http://192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=getrelaytimeattr&user=admin&pwd=instar

cmd="getrelaytimeattr";
enable="1";
open="0-127,600-127";
close="3600-127";
response="200";
SET: http://admin:instar@192.168.2.168/param.cgi?cmd=setrelaytimeattr&enable=1

cmd="setrelaytimeattr";
response="200";