Notifications

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Notifications

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Nx Witness provides a powerful notification mechanism for notifying Users of Events that occur. When Event occurs, right Panel starts blinking (the color varies depending on the importance of the notification). Notification Types:

System Messages (red) – something is not properly configured. Can be fixed.

Warnings () – critical event (Camera disconnected, Server failure, etc).

Notifications non-critical events (motion, input signal, etc).

If a user opens the panel, the following will be displayed (on the right):

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It is possible to perform the following:

Obtain additional information by hovering over the notification with a mouse cursor. The information will appear on the left:

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Motion Detection and Input Signals – the frame from Camera the Event occurred at and additional information. Click on the notification or additional information to open Camera to view its archive for event specifics.

Network Issue on Camera – the last frame received from Camera and additional information. Click on the notification or additional information to open Camera Settings.

Issues related to System Messages – additional information. Click on the notification to go to the appropriate dialog.

When clicking on notification or detailed information, the corresponding action will be performed:

Motion or Input on Camera Camera will be opened in a new Tab.

Camera IP ConflictCamera's Web Page will be opened in a browser

Camera Network IssueCamera's Settings form will be opened

Server  Failure or Storage Issue Server Settings form will be opened

E-Mail IssueE-Mail Server Settings form will be opened

License IssueLicense Form will be opened

Connection is Lost – connection dialog will be opened

Server  Conflict – no action

Close the notification. Either Right Click or hover over with a mouse cursor to obtain additional information and click on the cross sign in the top right corner. Green and yellow notifications will eventually disappear.

View Event Log. Click on log_hovered.

Go to Event Settings. Click on settings_hovered.

Show/Hide notifications of this particular type. Click on filter_hovered or Open Main Menu and go to Local Settings –> Notifications:

Disabling and Enabling Specific Notifications - 3

Select notifications types that should be displayed. Click Apply or OK when finished. To discard changes, click Cancel.

Basic Parameters

Type of Users notifications are displayed to:

All users

Administrators only.

Advanced Parameters

Aggregation Period

May be caused by

All Events.

Why Action may work incorrectly

Some notifications are disabled.

Event is not configured properly. See Event description for details.