On-Net Surveillance Systems, Inc.
NetDVMS 6.5f User Manual
Input, Events & Output
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Add New Event
The Add New Event window (for specifying generic events) lets you specify the settings for an event
based on input from external sources using the TCP and UDP protocols: You are able to specify the
criteria according to which NetDVMS should analyze received TCP and/or UDP data packages, and
whether any notifications should be triggered when the event occurs.
Tip: TCP and UDP packages used for generic events may contain special characters, such as @, #,
+, å, ~, etc. within the text string to be analyzed.
The Add New Event window (for
specifying generic events)
Access: You access the Add New Event window (for specifying generic events) from the
Generic
Events window
, by clicking the Add new event... button.
The Add New Event window (for specifying generic events) is divided into three sections:
General Event Settings Section
The Add New Event window (for specifying generic events) contains the following fields in the General
Event settings section:
Field
Description
Event Name
Lets you specify a name for the event.
Each event must have a unique name.
Note: Event names must not contain the following characters: < >
& ' " \ / : * ? | [ ]
Event
Protocol
Lets you select which protocol NetDVMS should listen for in order to
detect the event:
•
Any: Listen for, and analyze, packages using TCP as well as
UDP protocol.
•
TCP: Listen for, and analyze, packages using TCP protocol
only.
