General Settings
The General section of the Application Settings dialog controls the behavior of the program when it is launched for the first time, the power and screen saver options, general appearance of the application and logging options.
To configure General Settings, click Tools >> Application Settings >> General.
Launch Security Monitor Pro when Windows starts: This option saves your time by automatically launching the application when you start your PC.
In full screen mode: When windows launches, the application will start in Full Screen Mode.
In hidden mode: Hide Security Monitor Pro when configured to be launched at Windows startup.
Hidden Mode Hot Key Combination: The default hot key combination is CTRL+ALT+H. You can change the hot keys by clicking on Edit.
Alert Notification when application is minimised: This option allows you to know about any action started, when the application is minimised.
Cycle cameras every n seconds: If you have more than four cameras installed in Security Monitor Pro and wish to observe the feeds using the Preview, you can check this box and pick a cycle rate. Security Monitor Pro will automatically swap the cameras at the interval you select, letting you keep an eye on all your cameras
When network failure occurs, turn on audio alarm: This option turns on the audio alarm as soon as the network is disconnected. By default the audio alarm will run until manually stopped. The audio alarm will stop when network connection becomes available.
Media File Options
Save video recordings, photos and logs in: By default, all media files such as video recordings, photos and logs will be saved on your PC in Documents >> SMP Data >> Media. You have the option to change the default folder by clicking on Browse.
Auto delete files older than n days: This method is a good choice if you know that an important file will be looked at (and copied to a new location) within a set time after it is recorded.
Auto delete oldest files if n GB left on drive: In order to avoid completely filling up a hard drive, you can choose to delete the oldest file whenever Security Monitor Pro is launched, and only the set amount of free space is available.
Note: Security Monitor Pro checks for auto deleting such files at launch and every day at 03:00 AM, if it is running for 24 hours or more.
Event Logging Options
Disable Event Logging to improve performance: If you will not be using your Event Logs, you can check this option. No event logs will be created, which can reduce the load on system resources.
Save and clear Event Log: This option allows you to save and clear the event log Daily or Weekly at specified time. Using this option you are able to preserve history of events logged by Security Monitor Pro, which helps later on to analyze camera events on daily or weekly basis.
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