Welcome to our Farmbot Security setup guide! Now that you've successfully installed your Farmbot Security hardware, this article will help you set up your security camera onto the platform. You can then start watching live-streams on your device and managing other camera features — let's get started!
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See an overview list of security cameras
Select 'Farmbot Security' either under the desktop Menu Bar or under Sensors on mobile, you will then be able to view the list of security cameras added to your Enterprise.
Here you can see your security camera name, its online status and the latest video stream preview and timestamp.
Click on an individual camera to set it up.
Set up your security camera - including Smart Motion Detection*
In settings you'll be able to rename your security camera, add GPS coordinates so it shows up on Map View and choose whether you want to turn on Smart Motion Detection alerts to let alert you to passing vehicles and people.
Naming - Rename the security camera so you're able to easily identify it
GPS Coordinates - Add latitude and longitude coordinates so the camera appears on your Map (you can find your coordinates using online map services)
Alerts - Enable Smart Motion Detection for People and Vehicles and receive alerts
Setting up Smart Motion Detection
Before you can enable this, MyFarmbot will check the security camera's firmware to see if your device supports Smart Motion Detection.
👆If the feature isn't detected, try refreshing the page. If that doesn't work it may be that your device does not support this feature.
👆Please note although you may receive a notification for a Smart Alert the camera recording itself may still be in progress. If this is the case the recording related to the alert will not appear in the recordings list until the recording ends.
To enable People and/or Vehicle Detection, click on the toggle till it switches to the right and is highlighted in blue.
When a person or vehicle is detected, MyFarmbot will send a text or email (depending on your notification preferences) with a link to view the event.
*This feature is only available for security cameras that support Smart Motion Detection.
Images from left to right:
(left) Setting camera location
(middle) Checking firmware updates
(right) Enabling Smart Motion Detection.
Once Smart Motion Detection is set-up you can opt which team members can receive notifications by following the guide here. Please select the 'Third Party Devices' tab in order to enable/disable notifications for your security camera.
In order to manage how you would like to receive these alerts (via SMS/Email) please follow the guide here to get to your team member preferences.
If you've opted to receive your alerts via email they should look something like this.
If you have opted to receive your alerts vis SMS they should look something like this.
Find the security camera icon on the map
Once coordinates are saved to the individual security camera, it'll appear on your map. Click on the security camera icon to view the livestream and stored snapshots or footage.
Using your security camera
You can view a live feed of what your camera is pointing to, control the camera and more detailed in the following list corresponding to the numbers in the image following:
More Icon - You'll find Settings and About in this button.
Top Toolbar - You'll find the Online Status of the security camera.
Viewfinder - The live video feed will be displayed here.
Livestream Controls - You can stop/start the live feed, change the resolution and enlarge the live feed.
Pan Tilt Zoom Controls† - Control up, down, left, right and diagonal direction of the camera as well as zoom level.
Take Photo Button - Save a snapshot of the live feed in your Photo gallery.
Controls Presets Toggle - Switch between security camera controls and presets where you can save where your camera is pointing so that you don't have to reposition it every time.
Settings Shortcut - Takes you to your security camera settings.
Photo gallery and Event list - This is where you can view saved snapshots or footage. For Event list, you'll need to first enter the start/end date and time for the security camera to generate.
†This feature is only available for security cameras that have the ability to pan and tilt.
Need further support?
Reach out to our Customer Service team if you've got further questions: 02 9901 4798.