With Security Monitor Pro you can configure a schedule to start camera actions automatically on application launch.

Start by configuring the actions. On the menu bar, click Camera >> Manage Cameras. Select the camera and click 'Edit Camera'. On Actions tab, select and configure the Video recording and Email notification actions.



To create a schedule, click the 'Scheduler' icon on the tool bar. Choose the camera(s) and actions to be performed at scheduled time. Monitoring would be selected as the default action. Select ‘On Application Launch’ schedule type, provide start date and period to run the schedule as 8 hours. This will run the specified actions at next application launch for 8 hours.