6-11Event Setup
Chapter 6: Conguration
SMS server
Here provides the conguration for SMS notication feature that allows the camera to send a SMS (Short
Message Service) alert message to one or more pre-dened recipients when a pre-dened event scenario
is being triggered. This feature does not require additional hardware GPRS modem and SIM card installed.
Users only need to rst apply an account with a third-party, web-based SMS gateway service provider. To
properly congure SMS server:
1. Under [Setup] > [Event Setup] > [Event Server Setup], click on [SMS server] to start conguration.
2. Provide the required data for the following eld:
Field Description
Service provider Default: Clickatell
User name User name registered at Clickatell
API ID API ID provided by Clicktatell
Target country The country code for recipient’s mobile phone number
Target cell phone
Recipient’s mobile phone number. Enter only one
recipient number in each eld.
Table 6-2. SMS server setting
If you do not have a Clickatell account yet, please visit [www.clickatell.com], and under [Login] >
[New Customer] > [Product Selection], choose [Clicktall Central (API)] and proceed to obtain an API ID
according to its online instructions.
3. Choose [Next] to save the setting.
4. Customize the SMS message content if wanted. Choose [Next].
5. To receive a test message, click on [Send me a SMS message to the SMS Gateway]. Or choose [Finish]
to save the conguration.
6. To enable SMS notication, go to [Setup] > [Event Setup], and click on [Trigger Setup] to create a new
event trigger or modify an existing one. Then under [Event Actions], check [Send SMS] and choose
[Finish].
Note: You must have enough credit at Clickatell in order to send SMS message.
Trigger Setup
You can create, modify, or delete event triggers and set the trigger mechanism to be by Schedule, Motion/
Audio Detection or I/O ports. When creating an event trigger by schedule, you can set up scheduled time
and period. When setting event trigger as by Motion Detection, you can select the trigger area dened in the
Motion Detection setting. You can also select the I/O port to be triggered. After nishing setting event trigger,
click [Next] to select event actions so your camera will take snapshots, send e-mails, upload images to ftp, or
sound warnings via the digital output port.