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How to Add an Input-Based Event
Events can be used for automatically triggering actions in NetDVMS, such as starting or stopping recording on
cameras, triggering e-mail notifications, making PTZ cameras move to specific preset positions, activating output, etc.
Several types of events exist (see
About Input, Events & Output ...
). In the following you will see how to define events
based on input received from external input units—such as sensors attached to doors, windows, etc.—connected to
cameras or other devices on a NetDVMS system.
To add an input-based event, do the following:
1. In
the
Administrator
window
, click the
I/O Setup
button.
This will open the
I/O Setup
window
.
2. In
the
I/O Setup
window, first select the camera or other device to which the input unit is connected, then click
the
Add new event...
button:
This will open the
Add New Event
window.
Note:
Some cameras/devices are capable of handling one input event only; others are capable of handling
several input events. The content of the
Add New Event
window varies accordingly. For simplicity reasons,
the following steps will describe adding an event on a camera/device capable of handling one input event
only.
3. In
the
Add New Event
window (for devices capable of handling one input event only)
, the
External sensor
connected to
field will show the name of the selected camera or other device.
Now specify information in the following fields:
•
Sensor connected through
: Select the camera/device input port on which the input unit is connected.
Some cameras/devices only have a single input port; in that case simply select
Input 1
.
•
Event occurs when input goes
: Select whether the input event should be triggered when the signal on
the input sensor rises (
High
) or falls (
Low
).
•
External event name
: Specify a name for the event. Note that event names must
not
contain the
following characters: < > & ' " \ / : * ? | [ ]
•
(Optional) If requiring an e-mail alert to be sent automatically when the event occurs, select the
Send e-mail if this event occurs
check box. Note that in order to be able to use e-mail alerts, the e-
mail alert feature must have been set up in the
E-Mail setup
window
. If requiring an image
