Security Spy Error Reports
I have one older Amcrest camera seemingly on the edge of my wifi range which occasionally drops frames. Happens a few times per day. Every time this occurs, SecuritySpy send me an email:
>Error communicating with the network device "XXXXXX". 4.2.11,10,835
>Excessive packet loss from network device, the network may be too slow
>or defective, or this computer may be overloaded. Check the network
>and/or reduce this camera's frame rate.
It seems that once Email is configured in SecuritySpy, these error reports are sent automatically, with no option to control them. Can we have a preference to consolidate error report emails into daily digests and/or disable them entirely?
>Error communicating with the network device "XXXXXX". 4.2.11,10,835
>Excessive packet loss from network device, the network may be too slow
>or defective, or this computer may be overloaded. Check the network
>and/or reduce this camera's frame rate.
It seems that once Email is configured in SecuritySpy, these error reports are sent automatically, with no option to control them. Can we have a preference to consolidate error report emails into daily digests and/or disable them entirely?
Comments
SecuritySpy doesn't report the same error twice within a 30-minute window, so you shouldn't find that you are getting more than one of these reports per half hour period. This is designed to throttle any recurring errors so that you don't get lots of emails.
But aside from that, there is no other way to limit the rate of these emails.
If this camera is continually generating this error, then the real solution is to fix its internet connection, either by sorting out a stronger WiFi signal, or (ideally) by connecting it by wired Ethernet if possible.
Global preferences make me sad. ;( It would be better if there were error reporting options per camera.
Yes, I realize I need to solve the underlying problem. Unfortunately, it's non-trivial due to the location of the camera. I will probably have to add a bridged wifi access point to extend the range.
How about a preference to change that 30-minute window to 24 hours? Is the 30 minute value in a plist somewhere that I can change?
Even better would be some kind of "alarm if X frames lost" or if down for X minutes.