X10 Wireless Technology XX34A Send e-mail on Alarm, IO Pins for IO Alarm Linkage, Scheduler

3.18.4IO Pins for IO Alarm Linkage

Figure 10.3

I/O PINS: 1 Output 2 Output 3 Alarm input 4 Input (GND)

Input pins: The input pins can be used for 1-way external sensor input. For example, you may connect a Passive Infrared (PIR) Sensor to it for motion detection. When the external sensor is triggered, the IP camera can be programmed to send an e-mail with a picture or to control the internal relay output.

If you link an external alarm device to Pins 3 and 4, when Alarm Input Armed is selected (Figure 10.0), the external alarm is enabled.

Output pins: The output pins can be enable IO linkage on alarm.

You can also use & to control IO output Switch ON/OFF (See Figure 4.4). NOTE: All the pins work as switch only.

3.19Send e-mail on Alarm

When chosen, it will send a picture to your e-mail account once alarmed. (First you should set the e-mail Service Settings. Figure 9.1).

NOTE: Usually 6 snapshots will be sent by one e-mail to your mailbox for each alarm triggered. Each alarm will last for 60 seconds.

Upload Image on Alarm

Enable Upload Image on Alarm to set upload images to FTP once alarmed.

Upload Interval: Set the upload interval (Seconds).

NOTE: The total alarm time is 60 seconds.

Figure 10.4

Scheduler

Here you can set the camera alarm during the time you set. Choose Scheduler and set the date & time range. (Figure 10.5) From Monday to Sunday, and every day divided into 24 hours, each hour divided into 4 quarters. Left click the frame of the time range, it will turn to blue color, which means the time you choose to be armed. Click it again, it will turn back to gray, which means delete the scheduler.

NOTE: Make sure the date & time settings are correct first. (Figure 8.3).

ATTENTION: If you don’t choose Scheduler, the camera will alarm anytime when motion triggered.

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