Schedule Events

Active WebCam has a scheduler, which performs tasks on specified day of week and time period.
For example, this feature can be useful if you need to start broadcasting in the morning and stop it in the evening.

To schedule a task, click Scheduler from the Tools menu.

• Click to select the Enable Scheduler check box to have Active WebCam to perform scheduled tasks.
• Click the Add button to add new schedule line.
• Click the Edit button to customize current schedule line.
• Click the Delete button to delete current schedule line.

In the Schedule dialog box set the properties of schedule:

• Select camera from the Camera list.
• Select a day in the Day of Week drop-down list.
• Specify the start and end time in the From and To boxes.
• Choose an action. Depends on what you have selected, Active WebCam will start broadcasting, recording video, or detect motion.

Recording - the selected camera or all cameras start recording at scheduled time.
Detecting Motion - the selected camera or all cameras start motion detection at scheduled time.
FTP Uploading - the selected camera or all cameras start upload images to FTP server at scheduled time.The FTP settings must be specified in the Broadcasting tab in the Camera Settings window.
Enabling Remote Access - the selected camera or all cameras start to be enabled from remote computers at scheduled time.
Running HTTP Server - the selected camera or all cameras start HTTP server at scheduled time.
Copying Captured Images to a folder - the selected camera or all cameras start copying captured images into specified folder at scheduled time.
Creating Snapshots - the selected camera or all cameras start creating snapshots of captured images at scheduled time.

Make sure that the system date and time for your computer are accurate. Active WebCam uses this information to start a scheduling. You can use the Date/Time option in Control Panel to update your computer's date and time.