Message Settings (SMS)

Available functionality depends on the system you are using. See the Product comparison chart for more information.

Specify the following message settings for SMS:

Enable SMS

Enables the use of SMS notifications, allowing you to specify further properties.

Recipient(s)

Indicate the telephone number of the recipient. To send SMS to more than one recipient, separate the phone numbers with a semicolon.

Message text

Specify required message text for the SMS notification. Message text must only contain the following characters: a-z, A-Z, 0-9 as well as commas (,) and full stops (.). Note that camera information, date and time information are all automatically included in SMS notifications.

Variables

Click a link to include a variable to the notification. The options are:

  • Name of triggering event
  • Camera name
  • Trigger time (the time when the notification was registered)
  • Error text (for example, camera failure)

Ignore similar messages for:

Specify the number of seconds to ignore sending similar notifications. This function is to ensure that you do not receive too many notifications before you have solved the relevant problem.

Use schedule profile

Select the schedule profile you want to use. By default, you can choose between Always On, Always Off or choose Add new... to set up a custom schedule.

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