RC-E User Manual
Management Client (RC-E Manager)
Event
Description
Database Storage Area
Unavailable
Occurs when a storage area (see "About Storage and Archiving" on page 56) for a
recording server becomes unavailable, for example if the connection to a storage area
located on a network drive is lost. When this is the case, it will not be possible to store
recordings.
You can use the event to, for example, stop recording and trigger a notification profile (see
"Manage Notification Profiles" on page 141) so an e-mail notification is automatically sent to
relevant people in your organization.
Failover Started
Occurs when a failover server (see "Manage Failover Servers" on page 192) takes over
from a recording server. A failover server is a spare recording server which can take over if
a regular recording server becomes unavailable.
Failover Stopped
Occurs when a recording server becomes available again, and is able to take over from a
failover server (see "Manage Failover Servers" on page 192).
Manage Rules
are a central element in RC-E. The behavior of an RC-E surveillance system is to a very large extent determined by
rules. Rules determine highly important settings, such as when cameras should record, when PTZ (Pan/Tilt/Zoom)
cameras should patrol, when notifications should be sent, etc.
You create and manage rules in the Management Client.
1. In the Management Client's
Navigation
pane, expand the
Rules and Events
folder, then select
Rules
. In the
overview pane (see "Panes Overview" on page 36), a
Rules
list, providing an overview of all existing rules in
your system, will appear.
2. In needed, create, edit, copy and/or validate rules from the list, see below. See also Create Typical Rules (on
page 116) for a complete step-by-step guide to creating often required rules or see Default Rules (on page
126) to learn about the rules already default in RC-E.
What You Can Do with Rules
In short, rules specify actions which should be carried out under particular conditions. Example: When motion is
detected (condition), a camera should begin recording (action).
The following are
examples
of what you can do with rules:
Start and stop recording
Set non-default live frame rate
Set non-default recording frame rate
Start and stop PTZ patrolling
Pause and resume PTZ patrolling
Move PTZ cameras to specific positions
Set output to activated/deactivated state
Send notifications via e-mail
Generate log entries
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