Security Monitor Pro is designed to run unattended. The program logs all important incidents so that you can be aware of the sequence of events when you review the Log later. The logs are displayed in the Event Log section. They can serve as records for legal and evidentiary purposes.

A log contains 3 columns – Date, Time and Description. When an event occurs, the date and time of the event is logged. The Description of the event provides additional information about the event.

Events are logged when:

Settings are changed.
Devices are changed.
Monitoring is started or stopped.
An Alert starts or stops.
Upload starts or stops.
Photos are taken manually or automatically.
Manual Recording is started or stopped.
Broadcasting starts or stops.
An area is masked/unmasked.

Saving Logs

It is recommended that you save logs with relevant names to make them easier to find at a later date. To save a log, click on File >> Save Log As. Specify the folder where you want to save the log and a name for the log file. Log files will be saved with automatically-generated names.

After saving the log, all new log messages are automatically added to this file.

Viewing a Saved Log

Log files created during monitoring by Security Monitor Pro are saved as Text files. By default, Logs are saved in Documents >> SMP Data >> Log. You can view them in Microsoft Excel or Notepad (or any other program that can open text files).

Clearing All Logs

To erase the contents of the Event Logs for all cameras, click on File >> Clear Log. The logs for all cameras will be cleared.

Automatic Log Clearing

By default, Security Monitor Pro asks you whether you want to save Log files when the application is closed. If you prefer, the Log files created during monitoring can be cleared automatically. This means that you will not be prompted to save the Log files when the application is closed.

Click on Tools >> Application Settings >> General >> Event Logging Options >> Save and Clear Event Log every n hours.