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6.8
Reports and Alarms
Reports and alarms can be configured independently from the rest of the system and aren’t
necessarily required to start recording data.
Both require active input devices to function correctly.
For scheduled reporting and automated alarm notifications you need to configure an ‘SMTP outgoing
email server’.
Without an SMTP server reports can be manually generated and downloaded from the ‘Manage
reports’ page found in the sidebar. Active alarms will be shown in the alarm type widget, this widget
needs to be added to your site before you can add it to a page.
Adding reports and alarms can be achieved by clicking on the ‘Configure reports’ or ‘Setup alarms’
buttons in the sidebar, or by going to the ‘Site settings’ and navigating to ‘Reports’ and ‘Alarms’
respectively.
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Advanced configurations
As an administrator you can configure various global settings. By clicking the ‘Site settings’ button in
the sidebar and navigating to ‘System settings’ you will find various regional and reporting settings.
7.1
System status
The ‘System status’ page, found by clicking the ‘Site settings’ button in the sidebar and navigating to
‘System status’, contains an overview of your systems health.
This page is primarily used to diagnose problems with your system and contains a few actions to
restart critical application and system services. These services SHOULD only be restarted when you
experience problems.
7.2
License management
Your system comes pre-installed with your VPVision license, if you receive a new license you upload
the new license through the ‘License’ page.
The ‘License’ page, found by clicking the ‘Site settings’ button in the sidebar and navigating to
‘License’.
Additionally this page contains all license details of your currently active license including your
device’s serial number.
7.3
Network settings
The ‘Network’ page, found by clicking the ‘Site settings’ button in the sidebar and navigating to
‘Network’, contains an overview of all active network interfaces.
You may alter the network settings of these interfaces when your site requires it.
7.4
Mail server settings
The ‘Mail server’ page, found by clicking the ‘Site settings’ button in the sidebar and navigating to
‘Mail server’, contains the configuration options for an outgoing SMTP email server.
The SMTP server is disabled by default, if you want to receive scheduled reports or automated alarm
notifications this needs to be enabled. Enabling the SMTP server requires an active SMTP capable
email server or service.
