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Chapter 3 Configuring and Managing the IP Camera
Applications Windows
–
Event_name
describes the event that caused the alert. For motion detection events, this field is
the name of the video field area in which motion was detected (for example, Window 2). For
input events, this field is input1 or input2, depending on which input port the event was detected.
–
yymmdd
is the 2-digit year, month, and date on which the event occurred.
–
hhmmss
is the, hours, minutes, and seconds at which the event occurred.
–
xxx
is the format of the file (asf, mp4, or 3gp), as configured in the Video Format (MPSG-4)
field in the Event window.
Note
A large video file may exceed the maximum file size for e-mail attachments that is configured
on your mail server.
By default, the video in a video file starts when an event starts and ends 5 seconds after the event ends.
You can designate that additional video be included before and after an event as
described in the
“Event
Window” section on page 3-28
.
To display the Mail & FTP window, access the configuration windows as described in the
“Performing
the Initial Setup of the IP Camera” section on page 2-5
, click
Applications
, then click
Mail & FTP
.
If you change any options in the Mail & FTP window, you must click
Save
to save the changes. To
discard the changes, click
Cancel
before clicking
Save
. These buttons appear at the bottom of the
window. You may need to scroll down to see them.
Table 3-14
describes the options in the Mail & FTP window.
Note
These features are not currently supported if you use the IP camera with Cisco VSM.
Table 3-14
Mail & FTP Window Options
Option
Description
Primary SMTP Server
Primary SMTP
Check this check box to cause e-mail messages to be sent to the primary
Simple Mail Transport Protocol (SMTP) server.
SMTP Mail Server
Enter the name or IP address of the primary SMTP server.
If you enter a name, you must configure the Primary DNS option as
described in the
“Basic Setup Window” section on page 3-5
.
Authentication
If the primary SMTP server requires authentication to send e-mail, choose
the appropriate authentication type. The authentication type typically is the
same as that for the POP3 server that you use to receive e-mail.
Account Name
If the primary SMTP server requires authentication, enter the account name
for the server.
Password
If the primary SMTP server requires authentication, enter the account
password for the server.
POP Server Name
Enter the name of the POP3 mail server that you use to receive e-mail.
Secondary SMTP Server
Secondary SMTP
Check this check box to cause e-mail messages to be sent to a secondary
(backup) SMTP server if the primary SMTP server is unavailable.