The Scheduler in Security Monitor Pro allows you start broadcasting, recording or monitoring automatically at specified time. You can use the daily schedule to run these actions every day. To add a schedule, click Tools >> Scheduler. On the Add Schedule dialog, select the Broadcasting action and a Daily schedule type. Select the start date and enter the start time as 19:00. Make sure to enter the time in 24 hour format. Keep the Run for duration as 30 minutes and click OK. [image: SMPpost6051.jpg] The broadcasting action will be started every day at 7PM and it will run for half an hour.

You can perform regular interval monitoring with e-mail notifications in Security Monitor Pro. You can also capture photos, videos and upload those to FTP server at predefined time intervals. To configure the email notification action, click Camera >> Manage Cameras. Select a camera from the list and click on the Edit Camera button. On the actions tab, choose the ‘At Regular Intervals’ monitoring option and set the time interval. Select the Email Notifications check box and provide the email address, authentication, and email server details. [image: SMPpost6035.jpg] After configuring the action, right click on the camera preview and start monitoring the camera. The emails will be sent regularly to the email address you specified. Note: Once you configure the settings for one camera, you can copy those actions for other cameras. [image: SMPpost5860.jpg]

You can use the Scheduler in Security Monitor Pro to start video recording and run it for the required number of hours. To configure a schedule, go to Tools >> Scheduler. Select all the IP cameras and choose the Video Recording action. Next, select the schedule type and enter the start date along with the time. Set the Run For option to the duration for which you want to record the video. [image: SMPpost6018.jpg] The Video Recording will start at the scheduled time for all IP cameras simultaneously and will be performed for the selected duration.

Configure FTP upload setting in Security Monitor Pro allows to overwrite the image files during upload. Start by clicking on the FTP Upload icon on the tool bar. Select the camera and click on the Configure Upload Settings button. On the FTP Upload Settings dialog, choose the ‘Upload photos to my website’ option from the drop down list under the ‘Upload Options’ section. Select the Rename photo files checkbox and enter the file name. By default the **Overwrite files **option is selected. Click the Ok button to save the changes done. [image: SMPpost5994.jpg] Now whenever a new image file will be uploaded to FTP server, it will replace the older one. This will maintain the most recent photo on your FTP account.

Use either the Detach Camera function or the Full Screen mode in Security Monitor Pro to utilize all your connected monitors. Right click on the camera preview and select Detach Camera. Then place the detached preview at any position on the screen. You can size the detached preview as well. Another method is to view the camera previews in Full screen mode. When you click on the Full Preview option from the toolbar or press F11 from the keyboard, the camera previews will be displayed across multiple monitors. You can configure Security Monitor Pro to launch in Full Screen mode when you start the Windows. This can be done from Settings. [image: SMPpost5966.jpg] These are the two methods to view the cameras across multiple monitors. Note: The detached camera settings will not be preserved when you close the application. You will have to detach the cameras again for the next time and place it on the selected monitor.

You can schedule the monitoring action in Security Monitor Pro. A daily schedule to perform monitoring during the daytime will address your need. To add a schedule, click on the Scheduler icon on the tool bar. Select the Daily schedule type. By default, the monitoring actions option is selected. Choose the start date, and enter the start time as 6:00. Enter number of hours to run the schedule. You can enter 16 hours, so the schedule will run till 10 PM. Click the OK button to save the scheduler settings. [image: SMPpost5946.jpg] The schedule will start at a specified time in the morning and the photos will be captured till 10 PM.

Security Monitor Pro can capture and upload videos or photos or both to an FTP server either on motion detection or on a specified time interval. First, add your camera in Security Monitor Pro. While adding the camera select the Take Photo, Video Recording and Upload Media Files action. [image: SMPpost5916_1.jpg] Create an FTP profile by entering the details required to establish a connection with your FTP server. After creating a connection profile, you will see the FTP Upload Settings dialog. By default Security Monitor Pro uploads both videos and photos to an FTP server. Go to the ‘Upload Options’ section and select Backup my videos to an FTP account option from the drop down list. Click OK and save the settings. [image: SMPpost5916_2.jpg] Right click on the camera preview and start the monitoring action. The videos and photos will be captured on motion detection or at regular interval depending upon the option you have configured, but only captured videos will be uploaded to the FTP server.

You can configure Security Monitor Pro to delete the captured media files older than a few days. Click on the Settings icon on the toolbar and go to the ‘Video and Photo’ settings tab. Select the ‘Auto delete files older than N days’ option. Enter the number of days and save the changes. [image: SMPpost5898.jpg] The media files captured before the specified number of days will be deleted automatically. Note: This option is recommended only when you are regularly reviewing the videos and images taken from all the cameras.

By default, Security Monitor Pro will always start the previously running actions when it is launched. You can disable this option from the Application Settings. Click on the Settings icon from the tool bar. On the General settings tab, uncheck the Restart previously running actions on application launch option. Click Ok to save the changes. [image: SMPpost5888.jpg] The next time you start Security Monitor Pro, please note that the previously running actions will not be started. You can also check if you have added any schedule to run monitoring actions on application launch. Disable that schedule if you don’t want to start the actions on application launch.

You can add multiple schedules for the same IP camera in Security Monitor Pro. This allows you to simultaneously monitor for motion, perform video recording action on motion detection and also broadcast on the same camera. Make sure that the schedule time don’t overlap while adding multiple schedules for the same IP camera. If the time overlaps, then some schedules will get skipped or stopped and the actions will not be performed. [image: add_schedule.png] To add a schedule for an IP camera, see this link for details: https://deskshare.com/help/smp/scheduling-cameras.aspx

Security Monitor Pro has a copy function that will allow you to copy the action settings from one camera to your other cameras. To configure monitoring actions, right click on any camera preview and select the Edit Camera option. On the Actions tab, configure the actions you want and save your changes. For the other cameras, open the Actions tab and look for the Copy action settings from option. Select the camera from the drop down list for which you have configured the actions. Click the Copy button and confirm the copy settings action. All actions configured for the selected camera will be copied. Repeat this for all the remaining cameras. [image: SMPpost5860.jpg] In this way, you can configure monitoring actions for all cameras without configuring the actions for each camera.

Security Monitor Pro allows you to rotate the camera preview. You can rotate the camera preview by 180 degrees and fix the inverted image problem. To rotate the camera, right click on the camera preview and select the Edit camera option. Select ‘Rotate video by:’ option. By default it is set to 180 degrees. Click Ok to accept the settings. The camera preview will be rotated by 180 degrees. Note that, all recorded videos and photos, are also rotated by the specified angle. [image: SMPpost5846.jpg] You can also fix this from the camera settings. Click on the Camera properties link shown on the Edit camera dialog. A camera preview web interface will be opened in the default web browser. Under the camera configuration section, you will see the option to rotate or flip the camera preview depending upon your IP camera brand and model. [image: SMPpost5846_1.jpg]

The Launch Program feature in Security Monitor Pro lets you run any program or a script when motion gets detected on camera. You can also send parameters to the program that you want to run. To configure the launch program action, click on the Manage Camera icon on the tool bar. Select the camera from the list and click the Edit Camera button. On the Actions tab, click the Launch a Program check box. Click on Browse button and select a script file or an ‘.exe’ file. If required pass any parameters to the selected program. Click Ok and Save the settings. [image: LaunchProgramSettings.png] Once you configure the above settings, right click on the camera preview and start the monitoring action. When motion is detected, then your program will be launched.

The default setting in Security Monitor Pro is to save the event log every day. You can change it from the event log settings. To configure the event log settings, click on the Settings icon on the tool bar. On the Event Logging tab, select Monday from the drop down list under the ‘Save and Delete Event Log:’ section. Select the time when you want to save the event log file. The time should be entered in 24 hour format. Click Ok and save your changes. [image: SMPpost5824.jpg] The event log file will now be saved every Monday at your selected time.

Security Monitor Pro can easily start and stop monitoring for multiple cameras at once. To start monitoring, click on the Monitor icon from the tool bar. On the Monitoring Actions dialog, select the checkbox in front of the cameras for which you want to start monitoring. Once you select all the cameras, click on the Start Monitoring button. Click the Stop Monitoring button to stop the action for selected cameras. [image: SMPpost5808.jpg] In this way you can quickly start and stop monitoring for multiple cameras at once.

Security Monitor Pro can easily add image labels on the camera preview and on the video recordings. To add an image logo, right click on the camera preview and select the Edit Camera option. On the Labels tab, click the Add Image button. Choose your image file with the help of the Browse button. You can also adjust a image transparency and apply a rotation. Save the settings by clicking on the OK button. [image: add_water_mark.png] Right click on the camera preview and start recording. When you play the recorded videos, you will see your logo on the camera preview.

Broadcasting lets other users watch a live preview of your camera from a remote location. Security Monitor Pro has a setting that allows you to limit the number of viewers. To configure the broadcast settings, right click on the camera preview and select the Edit Camera option. On the Broadcast tab, look for the Maximum concurrent viewers option and select 1 from the drop down. This specifies the number of users that can simultaneously view the video broadcast from Security Monitor Pro. Click Ok to save your settings. [image: SMPpost5784.jpg] After configuring the Broadcast settings, right click on the camera preview and select the Start Broadcasting option. When broadcasting starts, the broadcast URL will be listed in the event log. To see the broadcast stream from another PC, open the broadcast URL shown in the event log using VLC or Windows Media Player. If you have selected value 1 for the maximum concurrent users, then only a single user will be allowed to watch the broadcast video. You can also transmit a live broadcast from one or a set of cameras and configure settings individually.

Using the scheduler in Security Monitor Pro you can start video recording action at a specific time. Follow these instructions to configure the scheduler. Click on the Scheduler icon on the toolbar, choose the cameras to schedule and select the Video Recording action. Next, choose a schedule type. For example, if you want to record every day then select the Daily option. Enter the date and time to start the recording action. Specify the time you leave the house for work, such as 9 AM. The Run for option allows you to specify the duration to run the schedule. Set it according to your working hours, 9 hours for example. Click OK to save these settings. [image: SMPpost5773.jpg] The schedule will run at the set time and it will record video for the selected duration.

Security Monitor Pro allows you to specify the duration of recording video after the last motion detection event. To configure this setting, right click on the camera preview and select the **Edit Camera **option. On the Actions tab, click on the Configure button for the Video Recording action. Select a higher value for the recording duration from the After last motion event, continue recording for N seconds drop down list. Try setting it to 60 seconds. [image: SMPpost5763.jpg] After configuring the settings, start the monitoring action. On motion detection, the video will be recorded for 60 seconds. When recording is in progress and motion is detected within 60 seconds, then the program continues recording for next 60 seconds. If there is no motion detected for 60 seconds, it will stop and save the recorded video.

The scheduler in Security Monitor Pro can automate the monitoring, recording and broadcasting actions. It is not necessary to keep Security Monitor Pro running after adding the schedule, but you will need to be logged in to your PC. Security Monitor Pro will be launched automatically at your specified time and the configured actions will be performed. The schedule will run successfully even if you close the application. [image: add_schedule.png] Note: The ‘On Application Launch’ schedule will run only when Security Monitor Pro launches.