Configuring XProtect Smart Wall

You can create any number of instances of Smart Wall. Configuring a Smart Wall is a two-step process. First, you go through most of the configuration in XProtect Management Client, and then you add your Smart Wall overviewClosedA graphical representation of a Smart Wall that allows you to control what is displayed on the different monitors. to one or more views in XProtect Smart Client.

In XProtect Management Client:

  1. Create the Smart Wall and set the general properties, including the name and the properties of the view items. See also Create Smart Wall.
  2. Add the monitors and position of the monitors according to how you want to organize them in the Smart Wall overview in XProtect Smart Client, for example next to or below each other. See also Add monitors to Smart Wall and Position monitors on your Smart Wall.
  3. (optional) Create the empty presetsClosedA predefined layout for an individual monitor in XProtect Smart Client. Presets contain predefined settings that determine which cameras are displayed, and how content is structured on each monitor on the video wall. that are required to define the monitor layout and add the default cameras at a later stage. See also Create presets for your Smart Wall.

  4. (optional) For each monitor, select a preset, define its layout, and add the default cameras. See also Define preset layout and add cameras.

    When to use presets? If you want operators to push cameras and views onto the Smart Wall manually, presets are not required. However, if you plan to use rules to automatically change what is displayed on the video wall, you must define presets.

In XProtect Smart Client:

  1. Set up one or more views in XProtect Smart Client to allow operators to control what is being displayed on the Smart Wall dynamically. See also Add Smart Wall overview to views.

    In the Smart Wall overview you can drag-and-drop or send cameras and other types of content to the monitors.

  2. (optional) You can change the layout of the monitors that are defined in XProtect Management Client, either by changing the view layout or applying a different preset to a monitor. See also Change the layout of Smart Wall monitors.

Create Smart Wall

To configure a Smart Wall, you must first create it in XProtect Management Client. Repeat the following steps for each Smart Wall that you want to create:

  1. In XProtect Management Client, expand Client and select Smart Wall.

  2. In the Smart Wall pane, right-click Smart Wall Definitions and select Add Smart Wall. A window appears.

    Add Smart Wall instance in XProtect Management Client.

  3. Specify the settings for the Smart Wall.
  4. In the General View Item Properties settings, specify if you want system status information and title bars to appear above the cameras in the Smart Wall.
  5. Click OK. The Smart Wall is now added to the Smart Wall pane.
  6. Next, add the monitors and define how to organize the monitors in the Smart Wall overviewClosedA graphical representation of a Smart Wall that allows you to control what is displayed on the different monitors. in XProtect Smart Client. See also Add monitors to Smart Wall.

Add monitors to Smart Wall

When you have created your Smart Wall, you must add the monitors that your video wall consists of and specify the monitor settings.

Steps:

  1. In the Smart Wall pane, right-click your Smart Wall and select Add Monitor. A window appears.

    Add a monitor to a Smart Wall.

  2. Configure the dimensions of the monitor, so that it resembles one of the physical monitors on the video wall.

    • Empty preset - control what happens to presets with content when an empty preset is applied:

      • Preserve - keep what is currently being displayed

      • Clear - replace the current content with the empty preset

    • Empty preset item - control what happens to preset items with content when a preset with empty preset items is applied:

      • Preserve - keep what the preset item is currently displaying

      • Clear - replace the preset item with the empty preset item

    • Element insertion - control what happens when an operatorClosedA professional user of an XProtect client application. drags a camera onto a position in the preset:

      • Independent - replace the camera already in the preset position with the new camera

      • Linked - push the content from left to right from where you inserted the new camera

  4. Click OK to save your changes.
  5. Add the same number of monitors as you have available on the physical video wall.
  6. Next, position the monitors. See also Position monitors on your Smart Wall.

Position monitors on your Smart Wall

When you have added the monitors to your Smart Wall, you must position the different monitors, so their positions resemble the mounting of the physical monitors on the video wall.

Example of a Smart Wall overview.

The picture in the example shows the Smart Wall overviewClosedA graphical representation of a Smart Wall that allows you to control what is displayed on the different monitors. in XProtect Smart Client. The four monitors are laid out sequentially in two rows - starting with Monitor 1 and ending with Monitor 4.

Steps:

  1. In the Smart Wall pane, select your Smart Wall.

  2. In the Properties pane, click the Layout tab .

  3. Click the Edit button. A window appears.

    Position the monitors in your Smart Wall.

  4. Drag and drop the monitors to position them, or use the arrows.
  5. Click Increase the size of your Smart Wall monitor. or Decrease the size of your Smart Wall monitor. to increase or decrease the size of the monitors, respectively.
  6. Click OK to save your changes. The same layout is used in the Smart Wall overview in XProtect Smart Client.
  7. Next, add presetsClosedA predefined layout for an individual monitor in XProtect Smart Client. Presets contain predefined settings that determine which cameras are displayed, and how content is structured on each monitor on the video wall.. This is a requirement for adding layout and cameras to your monitors. See also Create presets for your Smart Wall.

Create presets for your Smart Wall

With presets, you configure what you want a specific monitor to show when it is used with the selected preset. Create as many presets as you need.

Steps:

  1. In the Smart Wall pane, select your Smart Wall.
  2. In the Properties pane, click the Presets tab.

  3. Click Add New. A window appears.

    Add presets to your Smart Wall.

  4. Enter a type and possibly also a description.
  5. Click OK to save your changes.
  6. Repeat the steps above for each preset that you want to add.
  7. Next, add layout and cameras to the monitors. See also Define preset layout and add cameras.

Define preset layout and add cameras

To control what is displayed on the individual monitors, you must define a layout, for example 2x2, and then add the cameras. In the following example, there are four cameras. Operators can always change these cameras manually in XProtect Smart Client.

For each monitor that you want to add cameras to, a preset must be in place. See also Create presets for your Smart Wall.

Steps:

  1. In the Smart Wall pane, select the monitor that you want to add cameras to.
  2. In the Properties pane, click the Presets tab.
  3. Click Edit. A window appears.

  4. Click . An additional window appears.

    Add layout and cameras to your Smart Wall monitors.

  5. Select a layout and click OK. The layout appears on the right-hand side of the first window.

  6. From the Devices Groups or Recording Servers tab, drag the cameras onto the preset items - one by one.
  7. Click OK to save your changes.
  8. Repeat the steps above for each monitor that you want to configure.
  9. Now you can start using your Smart Wall in XProtect Smart Client.

You must also configure the operators' user rights for using XProtect Smart Wall. See also Specify user rights for XProtect Smart Wall.