Event Configuration; Event Servers - Axis Video Server 241SA User Manual

Event configuration

This section describes how to configure the AXIS 241QA/AXIS 241SA for alarm handling.
Various actions can be configured to run when certain types of events occur.
Event type
Triggered Event (see page 40)
Scheduled Event (see page 41) the circumstances that start an event
Action

Event servers

Event Servers are used for receiving uploaded image files and/or notification messages. To
set up an Event server for your AXIS 241QA/AXIS 241SA, click on Event Servers under
Event Config and enter the required information according to the selected server type.
Server type Purpose
FTP Server • receives uploaded images
• receives notification messages
HTTP Server
• receives uploaded images
TCP Server • receives notification messages
For details on each setting, please refer to the online help
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).
AXIS 241QA/AXIS 241SA - Event configuration
A set of parameters describing how and when the video server is to perform certain actions
the circumstances that start an event
what occurs when the event runs
at a signal from an external device, such as a door
switch or a motion sensor
at a pre-programmed time
video images uploaded to an FTP server, email notifica-
tion sent.
Information required
• Descriptive name of your choice
• User Name and Password
• Upload path, (e.g. images/)
• Port number
• Use passive mode if there is a firewall between the video
server and FTP server
• Use a temporary file if your FTP server does not allow an
existing file to be overwritten by a new file with the same
name.
• Descriptive name of your choice
• URL
• User Name and Password
• Proxy address/Proxy port (if required)
• Proxy User Name and Password (if required)
• Descriptive name of your choice
• Port number
available from each web
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