7.8.1 Event Settings. EverFocus EPN4122

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7.8 Event

You can set up the Motion Detection event, Tamper Detection event or the Alarm I/O to automatically notify the users when an event occurs or an alarm is triggered. You can also set up a schedule to automatically record the videos when an event occurs or an alarm is triggered.

7.8.1 Event Settings

You can create a total of ten event or alarm settings page in the Event List. Up to 10 events can be configured.

【Event List】

Click the Add button, and the following Event Configuration Window appears.

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Enter Event Name: Type an event name.

Event Triggered by: Select an event or alarm type for the to-be-specified-below reaction/s.

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Alarm Input: Select this if you want a reaction trigger coming from any external, connected sensor to activate a to-be-specified-below reaction/s via the camera system. Make sure that a suitable device is actually connected to the alarm input relay.

Manual Trigger: Select this option if you want to manually trigger the alarm by clicking the

Trigger Event button on the Live View Page.

Motion Detection: Select this option if you want motion in a specified part of the camera’s viewing rectangle (the screen image) to trigger the to-be-specified-below reaction/s.

Tampering Detection: Select this option if you want the camera’s tampering detection sensor to trigger the to-be-specified-below reaction/s.

Schedule Recording: Select this option if you want the Schedule Recording periods configured in the recording schedule (the Settings > Event > Schedule page) to activate this event. In this scenario, a preconfigured event reaction like a log entry will list the start and end times of each period. Actual recording will only be triggered if the event is preconfigured to do so.

Enable This Event: Select to activate the event.

Enable Re-trigger: Click to set a minimum time after the event is triggered before the event can be triggered again.

Enable Pre-trigger Buffer: Click if you want the Event reaction (as selected in the

“Notification Over” field below) to be the activation of the video recording function, and if you want the recording to include the video feed from the time period (configurable on the previous “Event Settings” page) just before the Event trigger occurred.

Enable Post-trigger Buffer: Click if you want the Event reaction (as selected in the

Notification Over field) to be the activation of the video recording function, and if you want the recording to include the video feed from a time period (configurable on the Event

Settings page) just after the Event trigger occurred.

Motion Area: Select a setup motion detection area from the drop down list. Note this function only becomes relevant after the Motion Detection areas have been set up (see 7.8.2

Motion Detection).

Notification Over: Select the desired notification types form the following items.

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Log: Click if you want the camera to list the event’s details in its log if the event is triggered.

Trigger Alarm Output: Click if you want the camera to relay the event reaction to a device attached to the alarm relay output wire and then set up the alarm output duration time.

Send Mail Notification: Click if you want the camera to send an email text notification and one image file to the email address entered in the Set SMTP Server(email) field of the

Network > SMTP/FTP page, if the Event occurs (see 7.3.3 SMTP / FTP).

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Upload to FTP: Click if you want the camera to upload the recordings to the FTP server entered in the Set FTP Server field of the Network > SMTP/FTP page, if the Event occurs (see

7.3.3 SMTP / FTP).

Note: If the camera lost connection to the FTP server, the recordings will be automatically uploaded to the SD card on the camera. Once the connection between FTP server and camera has re-established, the camera will resume uploading recordings to the FTP server.

However, the recordings uploaded to the SD card during the disconnection period will not be uploaded to the FTP server.

Record to SD Card: Click if you want the camera to start recording its video feed (when the event occurs) on an on-camera SD Card (if such a card has been inserted).

Note: The recording will only be as long as the combined Pre- and Post-trigger Buffers, so make sure you enable at least one of these buffers, especially the Post-trigger Buffer.

Record to PC: Check this box if you want the camera to start recording its video feed (when the event occurs) on the same folder on the same PC as configured on the User Config >

Recording/Snapshot Export Settings (if such a folder has been enabled and configured).

Note: The recording will only be as long as the combined Pre- and Post-trigger Buffers (and for as long as the event trigger is happening – e.g. a motion is detected), so make sure you enable at least one of these buffers, especially the Post-trigger Buffer.

Network Alarm: Check this box if you want the camera to send a network alarm signal (when the event occurs) to the CMS servers configured on the Network > Network Alarm page (see

7.3.6 Network Alarm).

Preset: Check this box and enter the corresponding number if you want the camera to go to the Preset position indicated by the corresponding number, when the event occurs.

Tour: Check this box and enter the corresponding number if you want the camera to start the Tour indicated by the corresponding number, when the event occurs.

Pattern: Check this box and enter the corresponding number if you want the camera to start the Pattern indicated by the corresponding number, when the event occurs.

Note: Only one PTZ action (Preset, Tour or Pattern) can be selected per event.

Click Apply to apply the changes or Cancel to cancel the changes and return to the previous settings.

【Pre/Post Trigger Settings】

Pre-trigger Buffer: Select the duration for the buffer. This will determine the amount of footage

(length of time) before the event trigger moment that will be included in an event-triggered video recording, if that buffer and video recording has been enabled in the Event Configuration Window.

Post-trigger Buffer: Select the duration for the buffer. This will determine the amount of footage

(length of time) after the event trigger moment that will be included in an event-triggered video recording, if that buffer and video recording has been enabled in the Event Configuration Window.

Click Apply to apply the changes or Cancel to cancel the changes and return to the previous settings.

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