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NetDVMS 6.5f User Manual
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to the right of the field.
•
(Optional) If requiring an e-mail alert to be sent automatically when the event occurs,
select the Send Email 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 (recorded at the time of the event) to be included in
the e-mail alert, also check the Include image from camera check box and select the
required camera in the list next to the check box.
•
(Optional) If requiring an SMS mobile phone text message alert to be sent
automatically when the event occurs, select the Send SMS if this event occurs check
box. Note that in order to be able to use SMS alerts, the SMS alert feature must have
been set up in the
SMS settings window
.
When ready, click OK. This will return you to the Generic Events window.
4.
In the Generic Events window, your newly defined event is now listed (you may have to click
the expand icon in front of the Generic item to see the listing):
Click OK to close the Generic Event window and return to the Administrator window.
For system administrators defining actions to be triggered by events, the generic event will
now be selectable in line with other events defined on NetDVMS.
Tip: See also
How to Test a Generic Event
.
Once you have added a generic event (see
How to Add a Generic Event
), a quick and easy way to test
your generic event is to first set up an event notification and then use Telnet to send a small amount
of data which will trigger the generic event and in turn the event notification.
What is Telnet? Telnet is a terminal emulation program used on TCP/IP networks. With Telnet,
you can connect to a server from a computer on the network, and execute commands through Telnet
as if you were entering them directly on the server. Windows includes a client for use with Telnet.
For this example, we have created a generic event called Video. Our generic event simply specifies
that if the term video appears in a received TCP data package, the generic event should be triggered.
Your generic event may be different, but you can still use the principles outlined in the following:
1.
In the
Administrator window
, first select a camera from which you are able to view video in a
NetGuard/NetGuard-EVS, then click the Settings button.
This will open the
Camera Settings for [Device Name] [Camera Name] window
.
2.
In the Camera Settings for [Device Name] [Camera Name] window, click the Event
Notifications... button:
