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How to Add an Input-Based Event
Events can be used for automatically triggering actions in NetDVR, such as starting or stopping recording on
cameras, triggering e-mail or SMS 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 NetDVR system.
To add an input-based event, do the following:
1. In
, click the
I/O Setup
button.
This will open the
.
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
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:
