Add User-Defined Event

When you are viewing videos or checking the alarm information, if there is some information that needs to be paid attention to, you can manually define a new event type which is not in the provided event and alarm list or the defined generic events for triggering an alarm or being configured as a linkage action of alarms. This kind of event is called as the user-defined event.

1. In the top left corner of Home page, select > Security Monitoring > Event and Alarm.
2. Select Custom Event > User-Defined Event on the left.
3. Click Add.
   Figure 1 Add User-Defined Event
4. Create a name for the event.
5. Optional: Enter the information to describe the event.
6. Click Add to add the event and go back to the event list page, or click Add and Continue to add the event and continue to add a new one.

   With the customized user-defined event, the platform provides the following functions:

   • Integrate other third-party systems with HikCentral Professional by using the data received from the third-party system. The user-defined events can be triggered as an alarm outside the HikCentral Professional. For details, contact our technical support.