Video Server User's Manual

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AXIS 243Q Blade - Event configuration
Event configuration
This section describes how to configure the AXIS 243Q Blade for alarm handling. An event
in the camera happens when certain conditions are fulfilled, and result in specific actions.
The set of parameters (or conditions) that define these actions is called Event Type. For
example, an alarm could be the condition, that causes the camera to act by uploading
images onto a server.
This section describes how to set u
p event servers and event types, that is how to configure
cameras to perform certain actions in response to events.
Event servers
Event Servers are used to receive uploaded image files and/or notification messages. To set
up Event server connections in your camera, go to Setup > Event Configuration > Event
Servers and enter the required information for the required server type.
For details on each setting, refer to the online help available from each web page.
Note:
The images in pre-trigger and post-trigger buffers will be lost if the connection to the event server fails.
When the setup is complete, the connection can be tested by clicking the Test button (the
test takes approximately 10 seconds).
Event types
An event type is a set of
parameters describing how
the video server is to
perform certain actions.
Example:
If somebody walks past
the connected camera. If an event
has been configured to act on this,
the video server can record and send
video images to an FTP server, or
send a notification email to a pre-configured email address with a pre-configured message. Video images can be
sent as an attachment with the email.
Server type Purpose Information required
FTP Server • Receives uploaded images
• Descriptive name of your choice
• Network address (IP address or host name)
• User name and password (for FTP server)
HTTP Server
• Receives notification messages
• Receives uploaded images
• Descriptive name of your choice
• URL (IP address or host name)
• User name and password (for HTTP server)
TCP Server • Receives notification messages
• Descriptive name of your choice
• Network address (IP address or host name)
• Port number