Rules

In the Rules tab, you can select which types of events will trigger Surveillance Station to send notification messages using any services (email, SMS, or Mobile), as well as configure notification schedules.

Surveillance Station's notification events are divided into the following eleven categories:

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Each of the events has its own default notification message, but you can customize your own ones. System default messages can be restored at anytime.

To set up the notification service types

  1. On the right panel, tick the checkboxes (Email, SMS, and/or Mobile) to determine the services through which you wish to receive notifications for a certain event.
  2. Click Save to apply your changes.

To set up the schedule for notification events:

  1. Select a notification event from the right panel and click Edit Schedule > Edit.
  2. You can specify when the notifications are allowed to be sent by using the scheduling grid.
  3. Click Save to apply your changes.
  4. Click Close to finish.

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To customize notification messages:

  1. Select a notification event from the right panel and click Edit. You can also double-click on a notification event to open the edit page.
  2. You can customize the notification message by entering your new subject and message content into Subject and Content.
  3. Click Save to apply your changes.
  4. Click Close to finish.

To restore notification messages to default:

  1. Select a notification event from the right panel and click Edit. You can also double-click on a notification event to open the edit page.
  2. Click Restore Defaults. The subject and message content will be restored to their original text.
  3. Click Save to apply your changes.
  4. Click Close to finish.

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To batch edit notification events:

  1. Click Surveillance Station on the left panel.
  2. Click Edit Schedule > Edit Batch to open the Notification Batch Edit Wizard.
  3. Tick the events you wish to apply the notification settings, and click Next.
  4. Tick the cameras from which you wish to apply the notification settings to the events, and click Next.
    Note: This step will show only when any events in the Camera category are ticked.
  5. Tick the I/O modules from which you wish to apply the notification settings to the events, and click Next.
    Note: This step will show only when any events in the I/O Module category are ticked.
  6. Tick the IP speakers from which you wish to apply the notification settings to the events, and click Next.
    Note: This step will show only when any events in the IP Speaker category are ticked.
  7. Tick the Access controllers from which you wish to apply the notification settings to the events, and click Next.
    Note: This step will show only when any events in the Access Control category are ticked.
  8. Tick the transaction devices you wish to apply the notification settings to the events, and click Next.
    Note: This step will show only when any events in the Transactions category are ticked.
  9. Use the scheduling grid to determine when notifications are allowed to be sent.
  10. Click Finish to complete the settings.

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To get the web API command:

  1. Go to the notification settings of Surveillance Station from the left panel.
  2. Select an event of the External Device category, and click Get Command.