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mask further on in the preview. Selecting a second one will remove
the previously selected mask. The masks are applied by saving
them to the settings.
Delete: selecting a range in the list and pressing this button deletes the
range.
Threshold value: represents the area that has to be changed in the video frame
Day sensitivity: represents the rate of change (day mode)
Night sensitivity: represents the rate of change (night mode)
10.4.7 Alarm manager
Alarm manager: in alarm manager you can create rules for handling events.
A maximum of one trigger can be used for each rule.
A maximum of one action can be set for each rule.
A maximum of five rules can be created for handling one event.
Trigger: select the event trigger
Schedule: defines when the rule should be active (in half hour increments). If
an area is marked as red, it's marked as active.
Action: you can choose between two events:
1) Email
An email can be sent to a specific recipient. The content and subject
line can be assigned. It is also possible to select a certain number of
pre- and post-alarm images.
2) FTP
It is possible to select a certain number of pre- and post-alarm
images.
Add: adds a new event rule
Edit: edits an event rule
Delete: deletes an event rule
The following triggers for events are available:
Switching input: All cameras in this series have a switching input (an optional cable
in dome cameras). On standby, you can select N.O. (normally open)
or N.C. (normally closed).
Motion detection: select the camera's internal motion detection. This will analyse all
configured masks. It is not possible to detect which mask has made
the trigger.
Restart: triggering when the camera restarts
Watchdog error: the system can restart automatically after a serious malfunction (this
is known as 'watchdog'). This can be used as a trigger.
Day/night switching: choose between switching to day or night mode as an event trigger.
Authentication error: entering an incorrect password twice can be used as a trigger.
Continuous trigger: The Continuous trigger is used to send a single image to an FTP
server at a certain interval (30 sec - 24h). The existing file is always
overwritten (rights on the FTP server for overwriting must be
present).