IC Now Pro - Creating an event alarm

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Creating the event alarm
• Configuring the alarm

Introduction

By creating an event alarm this will allow IC Now Pro client to alert the user(s) of specific events such as intelligent motion detection of a human or vehicle, tripwire crossing, perimeter intrusion, camera tampering, storage disk issues, etc.

Creating the event alarm

1. From the IC Now Pro desktop client homepage, select the "Configuration" (wrench) icon located on the left side menu
2. Under the "App Config" section click on the EVENT icon
3. Select the "Event Config" category on the left
4. Click the ADD button under "Event Config" section

Configuring the alarm

1. Choose the "Event Source Type" e.g. "Device" for instances of a storage disk issue in a recorder or "Video Channel" for intelligent events, video loss / tampering, face detection, etc.
2. Set the desired "Event"
3. Choose the "Event source" to be monitored e.g. recorder or IPC channel. 
4. Input the name of the event in the "Scheme Name" field, set the priority, choose the appropriate "Time Template" for the alarm to be active
5. Enable to the "Alarm Storm Config" option if you want to limit how often the alarm alerts the user within a set period of time
6. "Linked Action" allows to specify what the event triggers within IC Now Pro e.g. displaying live video from the event source, trigger a snapshot to be saved the IC Now Pro storage, send an email, trigger an audible alert on the IC Now Pro desktop client, etc.
7. "Alarm Protocol" determines how the alarm is processed. You may choose the default template or create a new one
8. "Notify User" allows for an individual user or a group of users to be notified of the event in real time. At least one individual user must be selected to be allowed to save the alarm event
9. Click the OK button at the bottom to save the event alarm