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I see: it is necessary to click the "save" link from the filter window to get to the next window that allows input of the command to execute, etc.

Andrew

Okay, I click on the tabulated values and get a list of events. I click on ShowFilterWindow and I get a window that looks like a way to filter and sort past events (rather than something that would be triggered when an event is created). None of the drop-downs contain anything like "Automatically ...

Can you provide or point me at instructions for how to configure that? I can write a shell script that does the copy. I haven't seen where/how I would create a filter, either in the ZM console or in the docs.

Andrew

Makes sense. I can probably go to a similar set up in the future. As an interim solution, what about using a cron job that runs once a minute and does rsync over ssh to mirror the /var/www/html/zm/events directory to a remote location? Anyone doing anything like that? Would it produce an outrageous ...

I'm mainly trying to get images of anyone who would be coming into my office and carrying things out (or engaging in other mischief) to hand over to the police. So, ~2 FPS may be adequate.

Andrew

I noticed that ZoneMinder has an option to FTP events to a remote location. My understanding is that running an FTP server is risky business and provides a major security hole for an Internet-connected server, even if carefully configured. How are people handling this? Is there any way to use ...

If you connect direct into the cameras with a web page what fps you getting. It is difficult to tell what the actual frame rate is when connected directy to the cameras' web interface. It has settings for 1, 5, 7, 15, 20, and "Auto" FPS. However, I don't see much difference among the settings when ...

I have attempted to install with the ZoneMinder LiveCD on three different machines, now. The performance doesn't seem to be very good. I am wondering if I am doing something wrong or need different hardware. I am using two D-Link DCS-900W cameras. I know they are not the best quality and many of the ...