You can add a schedule to perform the monitoring in WebCam Monitor. If you set the morning start time, you can then run the schedule for the daytime hours until the office is closed. To create a schedule, click on the Scheduler icon on the tool bar. Select your webcam, and set the schedule type as Daily. By default, the monitoring actions option is selected. Enter the start date, and make the time 6:30. In the Run For field, enter the value of 16 hours, so that the schedule will run till 22:30. Save the scheduler settings. [image: WCMpost5792.jpg] The schedule will automatically start every day at 6:30 AM in the morning and will begin monitoring. The monitoring will be stopped at 10:30 PM.

Use the File and Folder Filters in Auto FTP Manager to skip certain types of files from transferring. This feature allows you to prevent the download of 0 KB files. To configure the settings for File and Folder filters, you have to create an Automated transfer profile. Go to File >> New Connection Profile. Set the connection profile type to Automated Profile. On the next page, enter the details required to connect to the FTP server including FTP address, username and password. On the Action rules page, select the transfer action for downloading files. [image: AFMpost5769.jpg] Next, look for the File and Folder filters section and click on the Configure button. Select the File Size filter and set it to Exclude file size equal to 0 KB. Click the OK button to save your settings. [image: AFMpost5769_1.jpg] To automate the transfer process, add a schedule. Go to the Schedule Transfers section and click on the Configure button. Choose the schedule type and start date-time as needed. Move to the next page, enter the profile name and click on Create button. Now, whenever the schedule will run the files will be downloaded except the 0 KB files.

Security Monitor Pro allows you to specify the duration of recording video after the last motion detection event. To configure this setting, right click on the camera preview and select the **Edit Camera **option. On the Actions tab, click on the Configure button for the Video Recording action. Select a higher value for the recording duration from the After last motion event, continue recording for N seconds drop down list. Try setting it to 60 seconds. [image: SMPpost5763.jpg] After configuring the settings, start the monitoring action. On motion detection, the video will be recorded for 60 seconds. When recording is in progress and motion is detected within 60 seconds, then the program continues recording for next 60 seconds. If there is no motion detected for 60 seconds, it will stop and save the recorded video.