User`s manual

VPort 2141 Video Encoder User’s Manual System Configuration
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Sequential Mode
With this feature, the VPort 2141 can upload snapshots periodically to an external e-mail or FTP
server as a live video source. Use the Snapshot every □ seconds setting to set time interval
between uploads. The interval can be set to as little as 1/10 sec to several hours. The external
e-mail or FTP server must be set up in the network configuration page.
Send Snapshot by Email or FTP
Snapshots taken by either event operation or sequential mode can be sent by E-mail or FTP,
which are set on the Mail & FTP configuration page. If email is chosen, the snapshots of the
video channel will be attached to the emails. If FTP is chosen, you can choose to add the date and
time in the file name of the snapshots by checking FTP put snapshots with date and time suffix.
If the snapshots are used as the live video source, the date and time suffix can be eliminated to
update the same source file.
ATTENTION
In Sequential mode, the VPort will send out snapshots according to interval and period settings.
If snapshot files are intended for quick updates, it is better to skip the date and time suffix, in
which case the file name will be video.jpg. If the snapshots are used for occasional monitoring,
suffixing with date and time can help administrators easily classify the snapshots.
ATTENTION
Compared to the FTP method, email will induce more delay, although email can notify users
more promptly.
View Snapshot
You can check the latest pre-event, the moment of the event, and post-event snapshots by clicking
on the View Snapshot button.