Filter
Top Products
28
AXIS 231D/232D - Event Configuration
Event Configuration
This section describes how to configure the AXIS 231D/232D for alarm handling. The
AXIS 231D/232D can be configured to perform actions when defined types of events
occur.
Event type A set of parameters describing how and when the Network Dome Camera is to perform certain actions
the circumstances that start an event e.g. at a signal from an external device, such as a door switch or
a motion sensor
Scheduled Event page 31 the circumstances that start an event e.g. at a pre-programmed time
Action what occurs when the event triggers e.g. uploaded video images to an FTP server, email notification,
etc.
Event Servers
Event Servers are used for receiving uploaded image files and/or notification messages. To
set up Event server connections in your AXIS 231D/232D, go to Setup > Event
Configuration > Event Servers and enter the required information according to the
selected server type.
Server type Purpose Requires information
HTTP Server
TCP Server
For details on each setting, please refer to the online help files which are available
from each web page.
Note: Pre-trigger and Post-trigger buffers will be lost if the connection to the event server fails.
When the setup is complete, the connection can be tested by clicking the Test button (the
connection test will take approximately 10 seconds).
Triggered Event page 29
FTP Server • used for uploading saved images • Descriptive name of your choice
• User Name and Password (to FTP server)
• Upload path e.g. images/
• Port number e.g. port 21
• Use passive mode if there is a firewall between
the dome camera and the FTP server
• Use temporary file if your FTP server doesn’t
allow an existing file to be overwritten by a
new file with the same name
• used for uploading saved images
• used for notification messages
• Descriptive name of your choice
•URL
• User Name and Password (to HTTP server)
• Proxy address/Proxy port (if required)
• Proxy User Name and Password (if required)
• used for notification messages • Descriptive name of your choice
• User Name and Password (to TCP server)
• Port number e.g. port 80