Security Monitor Pro allows you to schedule one IP camera for video recording and another camera for monitoring actions. This can be done by creating separate schedules for each camera. First, add both IP cameras in Security Monitor Pro. Right click on the camera preview for which you want to perform monitoring actions and select the Edit camera option. On the Actions tab, select the actions you want to perform like email notifications, take photos and upload media files. [image: SMPpost5742_1.jpg] Next, click on the scheduler icon on the toolbar. On the Add schedule dialog, the monitoring actions option is selected by default. Enter the start date and time and number of hours to run the actions. Click the Ok button to save the settings. For the second camera, just add a schedule and select Video recording action. [image: SMPpost5742_2.jpg] The schedule will run at specified time. Video recording and monitoring actions will be performed for respective cameras.

Security Monitor Pro can save media files on your local drive or to a network folder. To save videos and photos to a network location, click the Settings icon on the toolbar. On the Video and Photo tab, click the Browse button and select your network location. You can also enter the network location path manually and click the OK button to save the settings. [image: SMPpost5731.jpg] From now on, all videos and photos captured from each IP camera will be saved to the network location.

You can prevent anyone from changing the application settings in Security Monitor Pro by setting a password to lock your settings. To set the password, click the Settings icon on the tool bar. On the Security tab, click on the Set Password button, then enter and confirm the password. After setting the password, select the check box to lock the application and click the **OK **button. Your settings are now locked. [image: SMPpost5718.jpg] Anyone can see the camera preview, but cannot make any changes to the application settings. Note: The password should be at least 4 characters long. You should remember the password to unlock and access the application settings.

Use the Mask area feature in Security Monitor Pro to block off monitoring for motion from a selected area. To add a mask, click the Manage Camera icon on the toolbar. Select the camera and click the Edit Camera button. Go to the Mask Area tab and select the Enable Masking checkbox. Adjust the shape of the mask according to your requirement by clicking on the box and dragging it. Add additional masks for the areas you don't want to monitor. Click the OK button to save your changes. [image: MaskArea.png] Once you put a mask on the camera preview, start motion detection monitoring. Notice how motion behind the masked region will not get detected. This will reduce the possibility of unwanted triggering of alerts.

Security Monitor Pro has a Copy action settings feature that will do exactly what you are looking for. Follow these steps to copy your settings: Right click on the first camera preview and select the Edit Camera option. On the Actions tab, configure the actions you want and save the changes. For the second camera, open the Actions tab and look for Copy action settings from option. Select the first camera name from the drop down list. Click the Copy button and then select Yes to confirm the copy settings action. All actions configured for the first camera will be copied to the second camera. Repeat these steps for all the remaining cameras. [image: SMPpost5687.jpg] Use this feature to copy the actions for multiple cameras. Note: Copy action settings option will appear only when you have at least one camera added in the application.

With Security Monitor Pro, you can simultaneously view and control multiple cameras. Adding high resolution cameras can take more system resources. If you have high end machine and still facing problem then you can try following steps to reduce the system load. 1.Avoid adding image/text labels and rotation on camera preview. 2.In Video resolution option, select ‘Camera Default’. For each high resolution camera, right click on the camera preview, select Edit Camera option and change the Video resolution in Camera Default. Now, click on Camera Properties link present below the camera preview. This will open the camera web interface in default browser. Reduce the frame rate and video resolution on your camera’s web interface. 3.For RTSP cameras, reduce the bitrate value to less than or equal to 1 mbps. [image: SMPpost5674.jpg]

Security Monitor Pro allows you to set wait interval between email notifications. This will limit the number of emails received whenever there is continuous motion. To configure notification settings, click on the Manage Camera icon from the tool bar. Select the camera and click on the Edit camera button. Now on Actions tab, go to Select actions to perform section and click Configure button of Email Notification action. On Email Notification Settings, look for Customize Email section and select the required wait interval from the dropdown list. The highest wait interval you can set is 30 minutes. [image: SMPpost5662.jpg] After motions detection an Email will be sent. Then application will wait for N minutes and will send the Email if motion is detected after the N minutes.

Security Monitor Pro can automatically restart actions such as Monitoring, Video recording, or Broadcasting on a PC reboot. There are two ways to restart actions: Restart the previously running actions on application launch. If the recording action was running and you closed the application, then on the next application launch the recording action will start automatically. To configure this settings, click on the Settings icon from the toolbar. On the General tab, select the option Launch Security Monitor Pro when Windows starts. The checkbox to Restart previously running action on application launch is selected by default. [image: SMPpost5647.jpg] Use the scheduler to start video recording. If recording was stopped previously, and the PC reboots, you can set a schedule to start recording. To set a schedule, click on the Scheduler icon from the toolbar. Select the Video recording option from the Actions to perform section and choose On Application Launch as the schedule type. [image: SMPpost5647_1.jpg] When you make the above two settings, Security Monitor Pro will be launched and Video recording will be performed on PC restart.

You can use regular interval monitoring in Security Monitor Pro to send an email notification after a fixed period of time. Photo of the activity are by default included within the email body. Start by configuring the primary action. On the menu bar, click Camera >> Manage Cameras. Select the camera and click 'Edit Camera'. Go to the Actions tab and select 'At regular intervals' of 10 minutes. [image: SMPpost5636.jpg] To configure email settings, select the Email Notification action and provide the details required for sending the email. [image: SMPpost5636_1.jpg] Once you complete the above settings, right click on the camera preview and select Start monitoring. An email notification will be sent every 10 minutes.

You can change the image capture interval from the Photo Settings in Security Monitor Pro. To change the settings, right click on the camera preview and select ‘Edit Camera’ option. On action tab, click ‘Configure’ button for Take Photo action. Enter the value 1 in the numeric text field as shown below and click OK button. [image: SMPpost5621.jpg] Once you complete the settings, start the monitoring action. You will notice that the photos will be captured every second when motion is detected. Note that the interval value should be in the range from 1 second to a maximum of 5 seconds.

The regular interval monitoring in Security Monitor Pro will allow you to capture the photos from all IP cameras simultaneously. Right click on the first camera preview and select the Edit Camera option. On the actions tab, select ‘Take Photo’ and choose regular Interval Monitoring with a 15 second interval. Do this for all cameras. [image: SMPpost5603.jpg] Once you finish the configuration for all IP cameras, click on the Monitor icon on the tool bar. Select all the cameras by pressing ‘CTRL+A’ from keyboard. Now, click on the 'Start Monitoring' button. [image: SMPpost5603_1.jpg] The regular interval monitoring action will start and photos will be captured for all three IP cameras every 15 seconds.

You can configure Security Monitor Pro to maximize and bring the application window to the front when a motion detection event occurs. To do this, click on the Settings icon from the tool bar. In the General settings, select the option ‘Maximize the application and bring to front when motion is detected’. Apply the settings by clicking on OK button. [image: Generalsettings.png] Now, when you have the application minimized and motion is detected, Security Monitor Pro will be maximized and will be brought to the front of all other windows.

In Security Monitor Pro you can copy the action settings from one camera to another. Click on Manage Camera icon on the tool bar. Select first camera and click on the Edit Camera button. On the Action tab, configure the actions to be performed on motion detection or at regular intervals. Now, select second camera from the Manage camera dialog and click on the Edit Camera button. On the actions tab, select the first camera in the ‘Copy action settings from:’ drop down list. Click on the Copy button, followed by the ‘Yes’ button on the ‘Confirm Copy of Action Settings’ message. [image: SMPpost5574.jpg] This will copy all the actions configured for first camera to the second camera. Repeat these steps for remaining cameras.

In order to see the preview from the other channels of the video server, you will need to select the correct Axis video server model in Security Monitor Pro. Click on the Add camera option from the tool bar. Enter the camera IP address and connection information and select Axis as the brand, and the correct model from the dropdown list. When you select a camera model that is a video server, you will see and additional drop down list for ‘Display Camera:’. From the Display Camera list you can select the video server channel. Add the video server device multiple times, one for each channel you would like to preview. [image: SMPpost5543.jpg] If you don’t find your video server model listed in Security Monitor Pro, you can send a request to add support for your video server device here: https://www.deskshare.com/camera-request.aspx

Yes, Security Monitor Pro will capture the live audio from your USB camera along with the video. Connect the USB camera to your PC. Click on the ‘Add camera’ option from the tool bar, move to the ‘Webcam’ page. You will see the camera preview. Use the play button to test the audio from your webcam. Finally, click on the OK button to add the camera in the application. [image: SMPpost5530.jpg] In order to listen to the audio, right click on camera preview and select the ‘Listen to live audio’ option from the context menu. [image: SMPpost5530_1.jpg]

Security Monitor Pro will automatically delete older files if the space left on the drive is less than 2 GB. You can change this value from General settings. In addition, you can also select the option to automatically delete the files which are older than ‘N’ days. Make sure that you review the videos within the specified number of days; otherwise the files will be deleted. [image: VideoandPhoto.png] Both of these automated settings will make sure there is sufficient disk space for new video recordings.

In Security Monitor Pro, you can backup all your camera settings and login details using the 'Export Cameras' option. To backup your cameras, go to the File menu and select 'Export Cameras' option. Enter the backup file name and select the cameras you want to backup. Once you create the backup file, you can use it to quickly add the cameras on another machine. [image: SMPpost5503.jpg] In order to use this backup file on another machine, you have to select 'Import Cameras' option from File menu. Browse for the backup file and select the required backup file to add the cameras. [image: SMPpost5503_1.jpg]

Security Monitor Pro can upload your recorded video files to a FTP server in your secure location. Set up a FTP server on the remote PC, and follow the instructions below to configure Security Monitor Pro to upload your recordings automatically as they are created. Edit your camera and configure the Upload Media Files action. Create a FTP account profile. You will need the FTP server address, username and password. You can choose to upload only photos or only videos or both. After uploading files to FTP server you can also delete those files from your PC. [image: SMPpost5492.jpg] To start uploading to the FTP server, you will need to begin motion detection or regular interval monitoring.

In Security Monitor Pro you can easily add a watermark image to the camera preview. Adding a watermark is same as adding a logo to the camera preview. Right click on the camera preview and select Edit Camera option. On labels tab, select Include Watermark checkbox and add the logo image file. You can also adjust the image transparency level and rotate the image label. [image: SMPpost5478.jpg] Note that below 60% transparency, motion will not be detected behind the image watermark.

You can hide the Security Monitor Pro from the PC screen and keep it running in background. To hide the application, go to the File menu and select the ‘Enable Hide Mode’ option. Set the hot key combination to hide and unhide the application from the PC screen. Remember this key combination and use it to switch between hidden and normal mode. In hidden mode, Security Monitor Pro will not appear in the taskbar or notification tray area. It will continue running in background performing the configured actions like monitoring, broadcasting or recording. [image: EnableHideMode.png]