Axis Communications 211M Event Configuration, Event Servers, Configuring Event Types, Definitions

AXIS 211M - Event Configuration

Event Configuration

An event in the camera is when an Event Type is activated and causes certain actions to be performed. The event type is the set of parameters (or conditions) that specifies how and when which actions will be performed. A common event type is when the camera uploads images when an alarm occurs. Many event types use an Event Server, to e.g. upload images to.

This section describes how to set up event servers and event types, i.e. how to configure the camera to perform certain actions when events (e.g. alarms) occur.

Definitions

Event type	A set of parameters describing how and when the camera will perform certain actions
Triggered Event - see page 23	The circumstances that start an event.	E.g. on a signal from an external device, such as a door
		switch or a motion sensor.
Scheduled Event - see page 23	The circumstances that start an event.	E.g. at a pre-programmed time.
Action	What occurs when the event triggers.	E.g. the upload of images to an FTP server, e-mail noti-
		fication, etc.

Event Servers

Event Servers are used to receive e.g. uploaded image files and/or notification messages. To set up Event server connections in your camera, go to Setup > Event Configuration > Event Servers and enter the required information for the required server type.

Server type	Purpose		Information required
			• Descriptive name of your choice
			• Network address (IP address or host name)
			• User name and password (for FTP server)
			• Upload path e.g. images/
FTP Server	•	Receives uploaded images	•	Port number
			• Use passive mode if there is a firewall between the camera
				and FTP server
			• Use temporary file if your FTP server doesn’t allow an existing
				file to be overwritten by a new file with the same name
			• Descriptive name of your choice
	•	Receives notification messages	• URL (IP address or host name)
HTTP Server			• User name and password (for HTTP server)
	•	Receives uploaded images
			• Proxy address/Proxy port (if required)
			• Proxy User name and password (if required)
			• Descriptive name of your choice
TCP Server	•	Receives notification messages	• Network address (IP address or host name)
			•	Port number

For details on each setting, please see the online help available from each web page.

When the setup is complete, the connection can be tested by clicking the Test button (the connection test takes approximately 10 seconds).

Configuring Event Types

An Event Type describes how and when the camera will perform certain actions.

Example: If somebody passes in front of the camera and an event that uses motion detection has been configured to act on this, the camera can, e.g. record and save images to an FTP server, and/or send a notification e-mail to a pre-configured e-mail address with a pre-configured message. Images can be sent as e-mail attachments.

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