Using object detection
In addition to face recognition, you can detect some types of objects. Important detected objects, such as people, guns, or cars, are stored on FortiRecorder, where they trigger notifications and are forwarded to all FortiCentral installations.
- On the view pane for a camera, click the Settings button.
- Go to Analytics.
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From the Algorithm dropdown list, select the Object Detection checkbox.
Options vary by which packages you installed.
The remaining settings vary by this selection.
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Configure the following settings:
Setting
Description
Visualize
Display a bounding box around the detected object in the camera preview.
Detailed Analysis
Select this checkbox if a more detailed analytics network is required.
Note: This feature will increase CPU load.
These Types
Click to select each type of object that you want to detect, such as Motion and Person.
Area
Select where you want to look for recognized objects, either:
- Detection
- ROI: A user-defined zone of your region of interest (ROI).
- Mask: At the bottom of a face, there is a zone where object detection does not search for facial features.
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Click the Apply button and then click the OK button.
To blur privacy-sensitive objects such as a license plate, see Configuring a privacy filter for AI.