Video Device Overview

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It relies on the Video Device Overview tabbed page to get a general view of all the video devices connected to the Recording Server.

 

To access the Device Overview tab that configures the Recording Server:

 

1. From the Tree Console, click the topic Recording Server.

By default, the Properties tabbed page then opens at the Configuration Pane.

 

2. Click the Video Device Overview tab.

The Device Overview tabbed page then opens.

 

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The featured settings on the Video Device Overview tabbed page are:

Group

Setting

Description

Default

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Opens a Search Video Devices dialog to search for the available Video Devices to add them to the Recording Server.

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Video Device List

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Select the drop-downs All, None or Invert to select all Video Devices, deselect all Video Devices or reverse the selection.

All

(All Video Devices are selected.)

Enable

Enables/disables the Video Device.

Selected

(Enabled)

Name

Delivers the name of the Video Device; editable

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IP

Delivers the IP address of the Video Device; editable

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Port

Delivers the port of the Video Device; editable

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Account

Delivers the user account of device; editable

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Password

Provides capability to modify password input

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Auto Detect

Provides capability to auto-detect the brand/model of video device

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Brand

Delivers the brand of the Video Device; editable

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Model

Delivers the model name of the Video Device; editable

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Protocol

Delivers the connection protocol between camera and server

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I/O Device List

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Select the drop-downs All, None or Invert to select all devices, deselect all devices or reverse the selection.

All

(All devices are selected.)

Enable

Enables/disables the I/O device.

Selected

(Enabled)

Name

Delivers the name of the I/O device.

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IP

Delivers the IP address of the I/O device.

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Port

Delivers the port of the I/O device.

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Model

Delivers the model name of the I/O device.

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Address ID

I/O device address ID display

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In the Video Device Overview, users could highlight specific video device to change streaming setting:

 

During the configuration, user could check the video quality on the right corner.

Apply button must be clicked in order to submit this change.

 

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If the apply button is not clicked, then the change of configuration won't go to the server side. So there is no change at all if user did not click on "Apply".