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Configuration By Timer

Menu Location: Settings - Schedule Configurations

Creates or modifies Program Configuration Files. Also enables and schedules the loading of Program Configuration Files automatically during specific times of day. 

All settings and commands are effective after you click OK in the dialog. After you click OK, then do Save Configuration to save the current program configuration to file. Example, set the Program Configuration Schedule items Enable, Time Slot etc, click OK, then open the dialog again, and do Save as Config File Number.

Load and Save Program Configuration Files

To immediately load a Program Configuration File, use command

Load Config File Now: File Number

To create a new Program Configuration File, modify the currently loaded program configuration with the program's menu items and buttons, then use command 

Save as Config File Number

To modify a Program Configuration File, use command Load Config File Now: File Number. Once loaded modify it with the programs menu items and buttons, then use command Save as Config File Number which should be same config file number used to load the config file.

Config File Number corresponds to number of the Program Configuration File.  Example Config File Number 1 = Monitor1.cfg, Config File Number 2 = Monitor2.cfg.

Load Config File Now: File Number

Loads the specified Program Configuration File number immediately. Good to use after program starts to load the Program Configuration File you want. Also good to test and see the results of  a Program Configuration File. Put a check mark beside this item, enter the number of the config file you want, then click OK.

Save as Config File Number

Saves the current Video Surveillance WebCam Software configuration to file. Place check mark beside this item, enter the config file number you want, and click OK. Use this command to create new or modified Program Configuration Files. 

Set Program Configuration Schedule

To schedule to load a Program Configuration File the following must be done:

  1. Load Program Configuration File 0, ie the program startup configuration file.
  2. Select a Day when time slot will be active.
  3. Enter a Time when the Program Configuration File will be loaded 0-23 hours.
  4. Enter the Program Configuration File File Number to load for the given Time Slot
  5. Place check mark beside Enable Configuration By Timer, click OK
  6. Then do Save Configuration.

 

Enable Configuration By Timer

Enables loading Program Configuration File according to the set schedule below. To make effective, place check mark beside it, click OK, do Save Configuration so it is saved in the main startup Program Configuration File  Monitor0.cfg ie Config File Number 0. Then all other Program Configuration Files  will have the same schedule.

There are 4 Time Slots so one can load different config files at 4 different times of day.

Day 

Place a check mark beside the days of the week you want the Program Configuration File loaded. No check mark to disable that day.

Time

Time of day to load the Program Configuration File. 0-23 hours are valid entries. No minutes allowed. Always changes on the hour.

Load File Number

Enter the Program Configuration File number you want loaded for this time slot. The Program Configuration File must already exist.

Load Closest Config  File When Program Starts

Loads the closest schedule Program Configuration File  shortly after the program starts up. Which is the Program Configuration File which should have been loaded earlier in the day if the program had been running then. Must be enabled and configuration saved to file to be effective for program startup. Good if you start the program at night, and the startup configuration is for day time, it should automatically switch over to the night time settings so you do not have to do it manually. For this item to be effective, Enable Configuration By Timer, must have a check mark beside it.

 

Schedule Configurations