Manual event – Milestone XProtect Express 2014 User Manual
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Advanced configuration
Send SMS if this event occurs
Select if the system should automatically send an SMS when the
event occurs. You define the recipients of the SMS notifications as
part of the SMS notification configuration. When you use SMS
notifications, remember that you may have set individual camera
scheduling.
The setting is only available if you have enabled SMS notifications.
Manual event
When you add manual events (see "Add a manual event" on page 106), specify the following
properties:
Properties available in all XProtect software versions:
Name
Description
[List of defined global events
and cameras]
Contains a Global node and a list of all defined cameras. You can
configure as many manual events as required, no matter whether
they are global or camera-specific. A + sign next to the Global node
indicates that one or more global manual events have already been
configured. A + sign next to a camera indicates that one or more
manual events have already been configured for that camera.
Event name
Specify a name. Names must be unique, and must not contain any
of these special characters: < > & ' " \ / : * ? | [ ]
Some cameras only support event names of a certain length and/or
with a certain structure. Refer to the camera's documentation for
exact details.
Send e-mail if this event
occurs
Only available if e-mail notification (see "Configure email
notifications" on page 135) is enabled. Select if XProtect Express
should automatically send an e-mail when the event occurs.
Recipients are defined as part of the e-mail notification
configuration. When using e-mail notifications, also bear in mind
individual cameras' scheduling (see "E-mail notification" on page
130).
Attach image from camera
Only available if e-mail notification (see "Configure email
notifications" on page 135) is enabled. Select to include an image,
recorded at the time the event is triggered, in the e-mail notification,
then select the relevant camera in the list next to the check box.
Delete
Delete a selected event.
Add
Add a new event. When Global or a specific camera is selected,
clicking Add adds a new manual event. When a specific manual
event is selected, clicking Add adds a timer event (see "Add a timer
event" on page 107) to the selected manual event.
Properties available in XProtect Enterprise and XProtect Professional only: