Milestone Basis+ 6.5 - Manual (Page 92)

Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual
● Manual event name: Specify a name for the event button. Note that event names
must not contain the following characters: < > & ‘ " \ / : * ? | [
● (Optional) If requiring an e-mail alert to be sent automatically when the event
occurs, select the Send e-mail if this event occurs check box. Note that 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). If requiring an image (recorded at the time of the
event) to be included in the e-mail alert, also check the Include image from camera
check box and select the required camera in the list next to the check box.
When ready, click OK. This will return you to the Event buttons window (see page 85).
4. In the Event Buttons window, your newly defined event button is now listed (you may have
to click the expand icon in front of the name of camera or other device to see the
listing):
Click OK to close the Event Buttons window and return to the Administrator window (see
page 26). The defined event button will now be available in the Smart Client (see page
140), as described in the beginning of this text. Note that individual users’ rights may
prevent them from accessing specific cameras and/or events in the Smart Client; such
rights are defined through the Image Server Administrator window (see page 109). For
system administrators defining actions to be triggered by events, the event button will now
be selectable in line with other events defined on XProtect Basis+.
How to Add a VMD Event
Events can be used for automatically triggering actions in XProtect Basis+, such as starting or
stopping recording on cameras, triggering e-mail notifications, making PTZ cameras move to
specific preset positions, activating output, etc. An event may also trigger several actions
simultaneously. Several types of events exist (see About Input, Events & Output ... on page 73). In
the following, you will see how to define an event based on XProtect Basis+ detecting motion on a
particular camera (VMD simply means Video Motion Detection). Once the VMD event is defined,
you will be able to select it when further configuring XProtect Basis+.
Tip: If you are specifically looking for information about how to configure motion detection-
triggered activation of an output device only (such as a siren, a strobe light, etc.), see How to Add
a Motion-Triggered Output on page 98.
Note: In addition to XProtect Basis+’s motion detection, some devices also have their own
capabilities for detecting motion (configured in the devices’ own software; typically by accessing a
browser-based configuration interface on the device’s IP address). Events based on motion
detected on a device itself are not VMD Events; they are input events, since they are based on
input from the device.
Note: Your motion detection settings for the camera in question will entirely determine when
motion is detected, and thus when the VMD event will occur. See the description of the Adjust
Motion Detection window (page 46) for more information. Also note that in order not to generate
an excessively high number of VMD events during periods with lots of motion, a VMD event cannot
occur more frequently than every five seconds.
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