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Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual
Field, Check Description
Box
Send email
if this event
occurs
Select check box to send an e-mail alert when the input occurs. In order to be
able to use e-mail alerts, the e-mail alert feature must have been set up in the
E-Mail setup window (see page 70).
Include
image from
camera
Available only if the Send e-mail if this event occurs check box is selected.
Select check box to include an image, recorded at the time the input event is
triggered, in the e-mail alert, then select the required camera in the list below
the check box.
Edit Event Window (for Editing Input Events)
The Edit Event window (for editing input events) lets you edit the settings for an existing input
event on devices capable of handling one input event only. You access the Edit Event window (for
editing input events) by selecting the required device and clicking the Edit selected... button in the
I/O Setup window (see page 74). Note that this only applies when the selected device is capable of
handling a single input event only. Some devices are capable of handling several input events, in
which case a different window, the Multiple Input Events window (see page 78), will open when the
Edit selected... button is clicked.
Edit Event Window’s Fields
The Edit Event window (for editing input events) contains the following fields:
Field Description
External
sensor
connected
to
Read-only field, displaying the name of the device on which the input event is
defined.
Sensor
connected
through
Lets you select which of the device’s input ports the sensor used for the input
event should be connected to.
Event occurs
when input
goes
Lets you select whether the input event should be triggered when the signal
on the input sensor rises or falls:
• Low: Trigger input event when the signal on the sensor is falling
• High: Trigger input event when the signal on the sensor is rising
For exact information about what constitutes a falling and a rising signal
respectively, refer to documentation for the sensor and device in question.
External
event name
Lets you edit the name of the input event.
Note: Event names must not contain the following characters: < > & ‘ " \ / :
* ? | [ ]. Some camera devices only support event names of a certain length
and/or with a certain structure. Refer to the camera’s documentation for exact
details.
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