*Push Notifications (iOS)

Owned by Tom Polman
Last updated: Sept 21, 2022
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How To Article | HTA-20201001-TP-12

VDG Sense | Web & Mobile Client | iOS

With VDG Sense version 2.4.12 or higher, you have the ability to send a mobile push notification to connected iOS devices. The conditions and the message of the push notification can be configured in the macro system. 

Requirements

VDG Sense server 2.4.12 or higher
VDG Sense iOS app 2.3.0 or higher

Configuration

  1. Enable the ‘Sense Notifications Center’ plugin in the ‘Plugins’ tab

 

2. On your VDG Sense iOS app, add the corresponding server and login into to register your device as an applicable receiver.

3. Create a new macro and set the following signals

Action: Plugin -> Notifications-> Send ios notification.  The macro action look like this:

5. Configure the plugin action

Device:Select the receiver of the notification
Message:The message of the notification.
ActionDefine a follow up action of the notification:

Open fullscreen videoGo to fullscreen mode of the device defined in the signal
Open Server macrosOpen the Server macro screen in the mobile app

In the ‘Message’ field, specific tags can be used to automatically fill information based on the event which has triggered the macro. These variables will be replaced with actual values from the signal that triggered the macro.The following tags can be used:

%EventId%The ID of the event which triggered the macro
%EventName%The name of the event (Connection Lost, Motion e.a.)
%EventValue%The value of the given event
%DeviceId%The unique ID of the device
%ServerId%The unique ID of the server on which the device resides
%DeviceName%The name of the device/camera
%ServerName%The name of the server on which the device resided

Example

If the notification action has been triggered by a device, the user has the option to “open” the notification. This will automatically open the corresponding device in fullscreen mode, at the timestamp of the event.