Calipsa® Exacq Integration
User Guide
Document number:C6737M
Publication date:03/23
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Calipsa® Exacq Integration User Guide
Table of Contents
Introduction 3
Exacq - Forwarding Alarms back to Exacq 3
Adding Exacq VMS to Calipsa 3
Creating a Site 3
Setting up E-mail Message Profiles in Exacq 5
Setting up an E-mail Server within Exacq 6
Setting up Event Linking within Exacq 7
Setting up Serial Profiles within Exacq 8
Setting up Serial Ports within Exacq 10
Setting up Event Monitoring to send alerts back to Exacq from Calipsa 10
Exacq - Forwarding Alarms to Immix 11
Adding Exacq VMS to Calipsa 11
Creating a Site 11
Setting up E-mail Message Profiles in Exacq 12
Setting up an E-mail Server within Exacq 14
Setting up Event Linking within Exacq 14
Adding Immix S Address to Calipsa 15
Adding your Monitoring Station SMTP Details 17
Accessing Calipsa Account Settings 17
Editing Global Configuration 17
Inputting Your Credentials 18
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Calipsa® Exacq Integration User Guide
Introduction
This guide covers the steps required to integrate your Exacq cameras with the Calipsa platform. Other
common integration steps, such as configuring your system to send alarms to your gmail account are
also covered.
When connecting to Exacq cameras, there are two methods covered for forwarding alarms:
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Exacq - Forwarding Alarms back to Exacq
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Exacq - Forwarding Alarms to Immix
Exacq - Forwarding Alarms back to Exacq
Adding Exacq VMS to Calipsa
This guide walks you through the process of configuring Exacq VMS with Calipsa.
Creating a Site
1. Once creating a Clientin Calipsa, create a Site.
2. When asked Is this a DVR/NVR site, select Yes.
3. Under Camera brand, select Exacq.
4. For Send alarms back via,choose Email from the drop-down list.
5. Enter in all NVR Settings, then click Add site.
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6. After creating the site, navigate to the Exacq Server Credentialssettings.
7. Under Send alarms back via select VMS.
8. Click Save.
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Setting up E-mail Message Profiles in Exacq
1. In Exacq, under Notifications, click E-mail Message Profiles.
2. Choose to create a newentry using the following parameters:
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Profile Description:Calipsa
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When: Alarm Starts
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Send Rate Limit: 0 seconds
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From: admin@monitoring.calipsa.io
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To: Add the Config emailaddress. This is generated in the Calipsa portal for this specific site,
within the to: field in Exacq. This config email is found in the Calipsa dashboard in
Configurationunder the Emailssection.
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Subject: {source}
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Email body:
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Event Type: {event type}
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Event State: {event state}
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Date time: {date format= "%I:%M %p, %Y-%m-%d"}
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Attach Preview:<check this box> --- Please keep in mind that H.264 and MPEG-4 are the
only video types that can be attached with emails to be sent to Calipsa. H.265 video streams
are NOT compatible!
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Maximum Duration: 6 seconds
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Setting up an E-mail Server within Exacq
1. In Exacq, under Notifications, clickE-mail Servers.
2. Choose to create a Newentry using the following parameters:
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Server Description:Calipsa
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Address: smtp.calipsa.io
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Port: 25 (if port 25 is blocked, use port 26)
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Security: Default
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