Matrix (configuration)

Add Matrix to views

To be able to send live video to a MatrixProduct available as an add-on to XProtect surveillance systems. With XProtect Incident Manager, you can document and manage incidents within XProtect Smart Client.-recipient, first you must add the Matrix item to a view. Only from within the view, can the operator send the video to a Matrix-recipient.

In setup mode, in the System overview pane, drag the Matrix element to the position in the view where you want to add Matrix content. A blue border appears indicating that the position in the view has Matrix content.
When you select a Matrix position, you can specify its properties in the Properties pane.
When viewing live or recorded video, you can double-click a Matrix position (or any other camera position in a view) to maximize it. When maximized, video from cameras in the Matrix position is displayed in full quality by default, regardless of your image quality selection. If you want to make sure that the selected image quality also applies when maximized, select Keep when maximized.
Repeat for each Matrix position you want to add.

Matrix settings

In setup mode, in the Properties (see Camera settings) pane, you can specify the settings for MatrixProduct available as an add-on to XProtect surveillance systems. With XProtect Incident Manager, you can document and manage incidents within XProtect Smart Client. positions.

Name	Description
Window index	Change the ranking of the Matrix position by choosing a different number. You can only choose a number in the range that corresponds to the number of Matrix positions in your view. 1 is the primary position in which video from the newest event is always shown, 2 displays video from the previously detected event, 3 displays video from the event detected before the event in position 2, and so on.
Connection settings...	Lets you specify the TCPTransmission Control Protocol; a protocol (i.e. standard) used for sending data packets across networks. TCP is often combined with another protocol, IP (Internet Protocol). The combination, known as TCP/IP, allows data packets to be sent back and forth between two points on a network for longer periods of time, and is used when connecting computers and other devices on the Internet. port and Password for transferring Matrix-triggered video from XProtect VMS server to the XProtect Smart Client view. This is only available when Matrix position 1 is selected; other Matrix positions inherit the connection settings specified for position 1. By default, the TCP port used for Matrix is 12345. Contact your system administrator about which port number or password to use.

Name

Description

Window index

Change the ranking of the Matrix position by choosing a different number. You can only choose a number in the range that corresponds to the number of Matrix positions in your view. 1 is the primary position in which video from the newest event is always shown, 2 displays video from the previously detected event, 3 displays video from the event detected before the event in position 2, and so on.

Connection settings...

Lets you specify the TCPTransmission Control Protocol; a protocol (i.e. standard) used for sending data packets across networks. TCP is often combined with another protocol, IP (Internet Protocol). The combination, known as TCP/IP, allows data packets to be sent back and forth between two points on a network for longer periods of time, and is used when connecting computers and other devices on the Internet. port and Password for transferring Matrix-triggered video from XProtect VMS server to the XProtect Smart Client view. This is only available when Matrix position 1 is selected; other Matrix positions inherit the connection settings specified for position 1. By default, the TCP port used for Matrix is 12345. Contact your system administrator about which port number or password to use.