Carousels (configuration)

Before you can use the carouselClosedA particular position for viewing video from several cameras, one after the other, in a view in XProtect Smart Client., you must:

  1. Add the carousel to a view.
  2. Specify the cameras you want to include in the carousel.

Add carousels to views

CarouselsClosedA particular position for viewing video from several cameras, one after the other, in a view in XProtect Smart Client. let you constantly browse between the cameras of the carousel at a speed you define.

  1. Click Setup to enter setup mode.
  2. In the System Overview pane, drag the Carousel item to a view item.
  3. In the Carousel Setup window:
    1. Go to the Cameras section.
    2. Locate and double-click each camera you want to add to the carousel.
  4. To define the sequence the cameras appear in the carousel, in the Selected cameras list, move the cameras up or down.
  5. Enter the number of seconds each camera appears in the carousel. You can specify a value for all cameras, or for each camera.
  6. Click OK to close the Carousel Setup window.
  7. Click Setup again to exit setup mode.
  8. (optional) To change settings for the carousel, in the setup mode, go the Properties pane and click Carousel Setup.

Carousel settings

In the Properties pane (see Camera settings), you can specify the settings for the carousel. The Live Stream, Image Quality, Frame Rate, and Maintain image aspect ratio settings apply to all cameras in the carousel.

To make the properties appear, you must select the view item and then click Setup.