Vivotek IP7142 - Manual (Page 55)

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Event Settings
In the Event column, click Add to open the event setting page. In this page, you can arrange the
three elements -- Trigger, Schedule and Action to plot an event. A total of three event settings
can be configured.
Event name: Enter a descriptive name for the event setting.
Enable this event: Select this option to enable this event setting.
Priority: Select the relative importance of this event (High, Normal, and Low). Events with higher priority
setting will be executed first.
Detect next event after seconds: Enter the duration in seconds to pause motion detection after a
motion is detected.
An event is an action initiated by user-defined trigger source; it is the causal arrangement of the
following three elements: Trigger, Event Schedule, and Action.
Trigger: Also referred as the cause or stimulus, defines when to trigger the Network Camera. The trigger
source can be configured to use the Network Camera’s built-in motion detection mechanism or external
digital input devices.There are four choices of trigger sources:
■ Video motion detection
Select this option to allow the Network Camera to use the built-in motion detection mechanism as
a trigger source. To enable this function, you need to configure Motion detection first. For more
information, please refer to Motion detection on page 45 for details.
■ Periodically
Select this option to allow the Network Camera to trigger periodically for every other defined minute. At
most 999 minutes can be set.
■ Digital input
Select one of the Digital inputs to allow the Network Camera to use external digital input device as a
trigger source. Depending on your applications, there are choices of digital input devices on the market