XProtect Express 1.1; Administrator's Manual - Milestone

Milestone XProtect ® Express 1.1Administrator's ManualNameEvent nameImages from cameraNumber of pre-alarm imagesFrames per secondSend e-mail if this event occursAttach image from cameraDeleteAddDescriptionSpecify a name. Names must be unique, and must not contain any of thesespecial characters: < > & ' " \ / : * ? | [ ]Some cameras only support event names of a certain length and/or with acertain structure. Refer to the camera's documentation for exact details.Only relevant if using pre- and post-alarm images, a feature available forselected cameras only; it enables sending of images from immediatelybefore an event took place from the camera to the surveillance system viae-mail. Pre- and post-alarm images should not be confused the pre- andpost-recording feature (see "Recording" on page 96) particular to XProtectExpress. Lets you select which camera you want to receive pre- and/orpost-alarm images from.Only relevant if using pre-alarm images, a feature available for selectedcameras only. Specify required number of pre-alarm images. Allowednumber may differ from camera to camera; allowed range is displayed tothe right of the field.Only relevant if using pre-alarm images, a feature available for selectedcameras only. Specify required frame rate. Used in combination with theNumber of pre-alarm images field, this field indirectly allows you to controlhow long before the event you want to receive pre-alarm images from.Only available if e-mail notification (see "Configure e-mail notifications" onpage 132) is enabled. Select if XProtect Express should automatically sendan e-mail when the event occurs. Recipients are defined as part of the e-mail notification configuration. When using e-mail notifications, also bear inmind individual cameras' scheduling (see "E-mail notification" on page127).Only available if e-mail notification (see "Configure e-mail notifications" onpage 132) is enabled. Select to include an image—recorded at the time theevent is triggered—in the e-mail notification, then select the requiredcamera in the list next to the check box.Delete a selected event.When a specific hardware input event is selected, clicking Add will add atimer event (on page 113) to the selected hardware input event.Manual EventWhen you add manual events (see "Add a manual event" on page 112), specify the following properties:Name[List of defined global events andcameras]DescriptionContains a Global node and a list of all defined cameras. You can configureas many manual events as required, no matter whether they are global orcamera-specific. A + sign next to the Global node indicates that one ormore global manual events have already been configured. A + sign next toa camera indicates that one or more manual events have already beenconfigured for that camera.www.milestonesys.com 115 Advanced configuration