D-Link DCS 5300 Product Manual - Page 58

Using the DCS-5300 with an Internet browser (continued) Configuration > Tools > Applications (Continued) Trigger action - There are four options for two actions regarding either trigger condition. They can have multiple selections. While choosing the trigger output alarm, the digital output will short both pins to connect the circuit of the attached external device; otherwise both pins will be open. While choosing to upload snapshots, the method can be either email or FTP. The snapshot names will be "videopre.jpg", videotrg.jpg", and "videopos.jpg" respectively for the snapshots before event, right upon event, and after event. The date and time suffix may be added according to the option. Confirm the external mail or FTP server settings in network configuration. Sequential operation Snapshot every second(s) - The DCS-5300 will send snapshots at the specified interval to the external server according to the chosen method. Remember this operation is dependent to the weekly schedule. Send snapshots by email - Any upload action specified in the options above will use the method chosen here. The captured snapshot named "video.jpg" will be attached in the email with subject "Periodic snapshots." Send snapshots by FTP - FTP put snapshots with date and time suffix - The captured snapshots will upload to the external FTP server with the file name depending on the next option. It can be used to refresh the captured image stored in the external web server to build creative homepages. If the suffix is added, the captured date and time can be easily differentiated from the snapshot file name in either sequential or event operation. For instance, "[email protected]" means the JPEG image was captured at 4 minutes and 5 seconds after 3 o'clock, January 2nd, A.D. 2002. If the suffix is omitted, the file named "video.jpg" on the external FTP server will be refreshed at the specified interval. 58