Event Configuration; Event Servers - Axis 242S IV User Manual

AXIS 242S IV - Event configuration
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Event configuration

This section describes how to configure the AXIS 242S IV for alarm handling. Various
actions can be configured to run when certain types of events occur.
Event type
Triggered Event (see page 29)
Scheduled Event (see page 30)
Action

Event servers

Event Servers are used for e.g. receiving uploaded image files and/or notification
messages. To set up Event servers for your AXIS 242S IV, go to Setup > Event
Configuration > Event Servers and enter the required information according to the
selected server type.
Server type Purpose
FTP Server
HTTP Server
TCP Server
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).
A set of parameters describing how and when the video server is to perform certain actions
- the circumstances that start an event
- the circumstances that start an event
- what occurs when the event runs
• receives uploaded images
• receives notification messages
• receives uploaded images
• receives notification messages
e.g. at a signal from an external device, such as a door
switch or a motion sensor
e.g. at a pre-programmed time
e.g. video images uploaded to an FTP server, email noti-
fication sent, etc.
Information required
• Descriptive name of your choice
• User Name and Password (to FTP server)
• 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 (address)
• User Name and Password (to HTTP server)
• Proxy address/Proxy port (if required)
• Proxy User Name and Password (if required)
• Descriptive name of your choice
• User Name and Password (for TCP server)
• Port number
available from each web