AXIS 212 PTZ - 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 receive uploaded images.
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.
Terminology
•Event Type - A set of parameters describing how and when the AXIS 212 PTZ should perform certain actions. An event type may result in a single event, or it may result in many, all depending on how often the conditions governing its behavior are met.
•Triggered Event Type - An event that is activated by a specific internal or external trigger condition. For example by motion detection or by an external device such as a door switch or a sensor.
•Scheduled Event Type - An event that runs at a
•Action - What occurs when the event triggers, e.g. the upload of video images to an FTP server, email notification, 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.
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FTP Server | • | Receives uploaded images | • | Descriptive name of your choice |
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| • Network address (IP address or host name) | |
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| • User Name and Password (for FTP server) | |
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| • Upload path e.g. images/ | |
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| • Use passive mode if there is a firewall between the camera | |
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| and FTP server |
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| • Use temporary file if your FTP server doesn’t allow an existing | |
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| file to be overwritten by a new file with the same name |
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HTTP Server | • | Receives notification messages | • | Descriptive name of your choice |
| • | Receives uploaded images | • | URL (IP address or host name) |
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| • User Name and Password (for HTTP server) | |
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| • Proxy address/Proxy port (if required) | |
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| • Proxy User Name and Password (if required) | |
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TCP Server | • | Receives notification messages | • | Descriptive name of your choice |
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| • Network address (IP address or host name) | |
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| • User Name and Password (for TCP server) | |
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| • | Port number |
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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).
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