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The Events windows let you configure event notification and history settings, and access event logs. The following sections describe the Feature Setup windows in detail:
The Event Notification window provides options for how the IP camera handles system triggers and generates event notification. A system trigger is any of the following:
When a system trigger occurs, it causes the IP camera to take certain configured actions. Actions include the following:
This message includes the same information that is provided with HTTP notification.
– Device ID—ID of the IP camera
– Device name—Name of the IP camera
– IP address—IP address of the IP camera
– MAC address—MAC address of the IP camera
– Channel ID—Channel identification number (1 for primary stream or 2 for secondary stream)
– Channel name—Name that is configured for the channel
– Date and time—Date and time that the event occurred
– Active post Count—Sequence number of the notification for this event
– Event state—Indicates whether the event is active or inactive at the time that the event was detected for this notification
– Event description—Description of the event
– Input port ID—If the event was triggered by an input port state change, port ID of the port
– Region index—If the event was triggered by motion detection, identification number of the region in which the IP camera detected motion
– Sensitivity level—If the event was triggered by motion detection, sensitivity that is configured for the region in which motion was detected
– Detection threshold—If the event was triggered by motion detection, threshold that is configured for the region in which motion was detected
The Event Notification window also allows you to designate schedules. If an event takes place within a designated schedule, the IP camera takes the actions that you configure.
Step 1 From the IP camera user interface, click the Setup link.
Step 2 Click Feature Setup to expand the menu.
Step 3 From the Feature Setup menu, click Event .
The Event Notification window appears. If you change any options in this window, you must click the Save button to save the changes. If you do not click this button, changes are not retained when you exit the window. The Save button appears at the bottom of the window. You might need to scroll down to it.
Table 5-1 describes the options in the Event Notification window.
Check the desired check boxes to designate the events that trigger actions:
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Check the desired check boxes to designate the actions that the IP camera takes when the corresponding trigger occurs.
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Choose the time interval (in minutes) from the drop-down list to wait after an event occurs before detecting the next event. |
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Designate the times at which an event causes the IP camera to take the designed actions. If an event occurs during a time that is not designated, the IP camera does not take any action. Each cell in this grid represents one hour on the corresponding day, starting at 12:00 a.m. (0:00). To designate times, click the desired cells. Selected cells appear shaded. |
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Change the scheduling settings to the last saved configuration. |
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Check this check box if you want to send HTTP messages to a secondary HTTP server in the event that the primary HTTP server is unreachable. |
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Identify the primary server to which HTTP messages are sent by choosing IP Address or Hostname from the drop-down list and entering the IP address or host name in the corresponding field. |
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Enter a string to be used as the prefix in the HTTP URL. The HTTP URL is sent in this format: http://< IP address >/< URL Base >?< system-provided-name-value-pairs > where IP address is the IP address of the destination server, URL Base is the string that you enter, and system-provided-name-value-pairs is information about the event. |
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Enter the port number that receives messages on the primary server to which HTTP messages are sent. |
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If authentication is required on the primary server to which HTTP messages are sent, enter the user name. |
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If authentication is required on the primary server to which HTTP messages are sent, enter the password. |
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If authentication is required on the primary server to which HTTP messages are sent, choose the MD5 Digest Authentication method from the drop-down list. |
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If the High Availability check box is checked, you can identify an optional secondary server to which HTTP messages are sent by choosing IP Address or Hostname from the drop-down list and entering the IP address or host name in the corresponding field. |
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Enter a string to be used as the prefix in the HTTP URL for the secondary server. The HTTP URL is sent in this format: http://< IP address >/< URL Base >?< system-provided-name-value-pairs > where IP address is the IP address of the destination server, URL Base is the string that you enter, and system-provided-name-value-pairs is information about the event. |
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Enter the port number that receives messages on the secondary server to which HTTP messages are sent. |
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If authentication is required on the secondary server to which HTTP messages are sent, enter the user name. |
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If authentication is required on the secondary server to which HTTP messages are sent, enter the password. |
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If authentication is required on the secondary server to which HTTP messages are sent, choose the MD5 Digest Authentication method from the drop-down list. |
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Identify the primary SMTP server that is used for sending email by choosing IP Address or Hostname from the drop-down list and entering the IP address or host name in the corresponding field. |
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Enter the port number for the primary SMTP server. The default SMTP port number is 25. |
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Identify the primary POP server that is used for sending email by choosing IP Address or Hostname from the drop-down list and entering the IP address or host name in the corresponding field. This field is dimmed if you do not choose Requires POP Before SMTP in the Authentication field that follows. |
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If the primary SMTP server requires authentication to send email, choose the appropriate authentication type from the drop-down list. The authentication type typically is the same as that for the POP3 server that you use to receive email. |
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If the primary SMTP server requires authentication, enter the account name for the server. |
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If the primary SMTP server requires authentication, enter the account password for the server. |
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Identify an optional secondary SMTP server that is used for sending email by choosing IP Address or Hostname from the drop-down list and entering the IP address or host name in the corresponding field. |
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Enter the port number for the secondary SMTP server. The default SMTP port number is 25. |
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Identify an optional secondary POP server that is used for sending email by choosing IP Address or Hostname from the drop-down list and entering the IP address or host name in the corresponding field. This field is dimmed if you do not choose Requires POP Before SMTP in the Authentication field that follows. |
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If the secondary SMTP server requires authentication to send email, choose the appropriate authentication type from the drop-down list. The authentication type typically is the same as that for the POP3 server that you use to receive email. |
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If the secondary SMTP server requires authentication, enter the account name for the server. |
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If the secondary SMTP server requires authentication, enter the account password for the server. |
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Enter an email address to which an email message is sent when a system trigger occurs. |
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Enter the email address to be shown in the From field for the email message that is sent when a system trigger occurs. |
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Enter the text to be shown in the Subject field for the email messages that the IP camera sends when system triggers occur. The subject can contain up to 118 characters, including spaces. |
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Check this check box to include in the email message body the URL from which the recipient can access the live video stream from the camera on which the system trigger was detected. |
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Check this check box to include with the email message a still picture from the beginning of the event. This snapshot is stored on the IP camera until the message is sent. This functionality is available only when the secondary video stream is enabled. |
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This option is available if the secondary video stream (H.264 only) is enabled. Check this check box and enter the following values to include with the email message a video clip of the event:
Note The maximum pre-capture length is 5 seconds.
Note The maximum combined pre-capture and post-capture length is 10 seconds. This video clip is stored on the IP camera until the message is sent. |
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Identify the primary FTP server to which snapshots or video clips are uploaded by choosing IP Address or Hostname from the drop-down list and entering the IP address or host name in the corresponding field. |
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Enter the port number that receives messages on the primary FTP server. The default FTP port number is 21. |
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Check this check box to enable the passive mode feature of the primary FTP server. |
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Identify an optional secondary FTP server to which snapshots or video clips are uploaded by choosing IP Address or Hostname from the drop-down list and entering the IP address or host name in the corresponding field. |
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Enter the port number that receives messages on the secondary FTP server. The default FTP port number is 21. |
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Check this check box to enable the passive mode feature of the secondary FTP server. |
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This functionality is available only when the secondary video stream is enabled. Check this check box to upload a snapshot of the event that triggered the action. |
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This functionality is available only when the secondary video stream is enabled. Check this check box and enter the following values to upload a video clip of the activity that triggered the event:
Note The maximum pre-capture length is 5 seconds.
Note The maximum combined pre-capture and post-capture length is 10 seconds. |
The History Settings window provides options for how the IP camera stores and manages event histories. An event history includes history , which is information about the event, and an optional recording , which is captured video and optionally audio that is associated with the event.
A system trigger is any of the following:
To display the History Settings window, perform the following steps:
Step 1 From the IP camera user interface, click the Setup link.
Step 2 Click Events to expand the menu.
Step 3 From the Feature Setup menu, click History Settings .
The History Settings window appears. If you change any options in this window, you must click the Save button to save the changes. If you do not click this button, changes are not retained when you exit the window. The Save button appears at the bottom of the window. You might need to scroll down to it.
Table 5-2 describes the options in the History Settings window.
The IP camera can capture and store information about events, including video that is associated with an event. The History window lets you configure how the camera displays event history, see information about events, and download video files that are associated with events.
To display the History window, perform the following steps:
Step 1 From the IP camera user interface, click the Setup link.
Step 2 Click Events to expand the menu.
Step 3 From the Feature Setup menu, click History .
The History Settings window appears.
Table 5-3 describes the options in the History window.
Choose one of the following options to designate the time period in which events that occurred are displayed:
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Appears if you choose Special Range from the Display drop-down list. In the left area of this field, enter the start date of a period in which events that occurred are displayed. Enter this value in yyyy - mm - dd format. You can click the date in this field to display a calendar from which you can choose a date. In the right area of this field, enter the start time of a period in which events that occurred are displayed. Enter this value in hh - mm - ss format, using a 24-hour clock. |
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Appears if you choose Special Range from the Display drop-down list. In the left area of this field, enter the end date of a period in which events that occurred are displayed. Enter this value in yyyy - mm - dd format. You can click the date in this field to display a calendar from which you can choose a date. In the right area of this field, enter the end time of a period in which events that occurred are displayed. Enter this value in hh - mm - ss format, using a 24-hour clock. |
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Choose one of the following options to designate the type of event that is displayed:
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Click this button to update the event display according to the values in the Display and Event Type fields. |
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Click this button to set the Display and Event Type files to their default values. The default value for the Display field is Last 24 Hours and the default value for the Event Type field is All . |
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Displays a list of events and their associated recordings and provides the following information:
Each event includes an associated check box, which allows to you select the corresponding recording for downloading. See the Download row in this table for more information. |
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After checking the check box for each recording that you want to download, click this button and follow the on-screen prompts to save the recording to your local drive or a network drive. When you download a recording:
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Click this button to delete all event history, including recordings that are associated with event histories. Note This operation deletes all event history even if you filtered the display to show only certain events. |
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Click this button to update information in the event list with current information |
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Appears when you are using Internet Explorer and a download is in process. Click this button to cancel the download operation. If you are using a browser other than Internet Explorer, you can cancel a download operation by using the cancel option in that browser. |
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