Windows 10 Toast Notification

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Is there a way for the client to get a windows 10 toast notification from the server that motion was detected? or if a camera disconnects?

I purchased a 16 source license to replace ISpy, but that is a feature I miss.

Thanks, great product, I’m really enjoying it over ISpy…

Lucas

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Hi Lucas,
Thanks for the positive word. We really like NCS too :slight_smile:
Windows 10 toast notification is really not on top of my knowledge list so I might be on thin ice here. However, I can describe how NCS alerts when motion is detected and a camera cannot be reached.

  1. motion is detected. There are 2 ways. Either by email or by Push notification to the App.
    For email:
    First enable email notification
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    Now you will receive an email when any of the cams detects a motion
    If you want an email for a specific cam you need to set a Rule in the Rule Manager
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If you want a Push notice in the App you enable that the first you connect to NCS from the App. You need also to enable that in the Rule Manager

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  1. If NCS lost communication with a camera you need to set a Rule to send an email or Push notification
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If this is not what you had in mind, please alert me and I will contact our developers.
Thanks,
Henrik

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Hello Henrick,

Thanks for the prompt reply.

That’s not exactly what I was referring to. Email is too slow and a push notification to my phone isn’t good enough if I don’t have my phone in front of me.

I sit in front of six monitors. On one of the ancillary monitors I have my grid of cameras. When motion is detected, or a camera disconnects, I want to receive a toast notification in Windows. See: Toast Notification and Action Center Overview for Windows 10 | Microsoft Learn

For example, when I get an email in Outlook when Outlook is minimized, I get this in the bottom right hand corner of my window, and then it disappears, notifying me that I should open Outlook at check my mail:

That notification tells me I need to look at my cameras.

You can do it with a PowerShell plugin and script: GitHub - Windos/BurntToast: Module for creating and displaying Toast Notifications on Microsoft Windows 10., but the problem there is that I want it to happen on the client that is connected to the server, not the server itself. And since the server is on the LAN, but on a different domain, PowerShell Remoting isn’t a good enough option for me.

If the client is .NET, you can reference this example: Browse code samples | Microsoft Learn

It is referred to as a Taskbar notification or Balloon Tip in iSpy: iSpy: Open Source Camera Security Software

Does that make more sense?

Lucas

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Hi Lucas,
Thanks for additional information. I suspected something like this :slight_smile: Yes, that for sure looks interesting to have. I have added this to our list of new features. If it’s not to complicated or interfere with something else I hope we can have it soon.
Thanks,
Henrik

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Thanks Henrick,

Are there release notes or anything that will let me know that it is included in a new version? Is there a way to tell if a new version is out there?

Also, it does appear the client is written in .NET, so if I can contribute, let me know.

Lucas

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Hi,
We usually announce it on Facebook Redirecting... and also in this forum.
Yes, NCS is written in .NET and I will forward your offer to contribute.
Thanks,
Henrik
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