ACTi V11 User Manual
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Encoder Firmware User
’s Manual H1.02.30
Pre-Buffer Time
: This is only used by video. If this is set to more than 0, then the IP device will
start to buffer video in its internal memory. The maximum pre buffer is
10 seconds
. When an
event requires video upload, the IP device will first upload the video taken right before the event
then keep uploading until it reaches the upload time.
Image File Name/ Upload Path
: You will need to specify rule for file names and upload paths
(upload path is not needed for Email. Just put a slash
“/” in the field). The rules contain flexible
parameters. A sample rule and corresponding filename will look like this:
Front_Door_%YYYY_%MM_%DD@%hh%mm%ss
Upload Path folders may also be named dynamically. For the IP device to create folders on FTP
and HTTP CGI servers properly, your FTP/CGI account will need to have permission to create
folders. For syntax on auto naming, please see online help or the inset box at the end of this
section.
The symbol
“%” cannot be the first character in filename or upload path. Please use either an
alphabet or a number as the starting character. For Upload Path, be sure to start and end eith a
backslash
“\”. An example will be : \Backgate%MM%DD\
To properly track images and videos, a well thought out naming rule is necessary. Below is a
table of automatic variables available to design a proper naming system, which may be used
both on files and folders.
Symbol
Description
Example
%YYYY 4 digits for year
2009 for year 2009
%YY
the last 2 digits of 4 digits year
09 for year 2009
%MM two digits for month. 01~12
01 for January
%DD
two digits for date. 01~31
01 for the 1st day of a month
%hh
two digits for hour. 00~23
%mm
two digits for minute. 00~59
%ss
two digits for second. 00~59
%W
a space character. ' '
' '
%N
device name
device-1
%Y
File serial counter. It starts from 1 in every
1,2,3,4,5,...