Views (configuration)

Imagine that you have cameras installed on ten different levels in a multi-story building. You decide to create a view group for each level and name them accordingly: Ground floor, First floor, Second floor, and so on.

Before creating the view, you need a group that you can add the view to. See also Create view groups.

Add alarms to views

To view video from a camera, first you must add the camera to a view.

1. In setup mode, select the view you want to add a camera to.
2. In the Overview pane, expand the required server to view a list of available cameras from that server.

   If a server is listed with a red icon, it is unavailable, in which case you will not be able to view cameras from that server.

3. Select the camera from the list and drag it to a view item inside the view. An image from the camera appears in the selected view item.

   If areas in the video are blurred or grayed out, it is because your system administrator has covered these areas with privacy masksA blurred or solid color that covers an area of the video in the camera view. The defined areas are blurred or covered in live, playback, hotspot, carousel, smart map, smart search, and export modes in the clients. (see Privacy masking (explained)).

4. You can specify the camera properties (such as quality, frame rateA measure indicating the amount of information contained in motion video. Typically measured in FPS (Frames Per second). and more) in the Properties pane. For more information, see Camera settings.
5. For each camera you want to add, repeat the steps above.
6. To add multiple cameras to a view, for example all of the cameras from a camera folder, drag the folder to the view. Make sure a sufficient number of view items are available in the view.

You can easily change which cameras are included in your view by dragging a different camera to the view item.

Add carousels to views

You can display static images in a view. For example, this is useful when you want to share a snapshot of a suspect, or a diagram of emergency exits.

Steps:

1. Click Setup to enter setup mode.

2. In the System overview pane, drag the Image item to a view item. A window appears.

   

3. Locate and then select the image file that you want to add.
4. Click Open. The image now appears inside the view item.
5. To make the image available to others who cannot access the location of the image file, on the Properties pane, click Embed. The file is stored in the system.
6. Click Setup again to exit setup mode. Your changes are saved.

Add hotspots to views

Add maps to views

Add smart map to views

You can add text to one or more a view items inside a view. For example, this is useful when you want to send a message or instructions to operators, or post a work schedule for security personnel. You can use up to 1,000 characters.

Steps:

1. Click Setup to enter setup mode.
2. On the System overview pane, drag the Text element to the view item, where you want the text to appear. A window appears.
3. Enter the text.
4. Click Save.
5. To change your text after you save it, in setup mode, click Edit text in the Properties pane.

You can add web pages to views, for example HTML, PHP, or ASP pages. This is useful, for example, for providing online instructions or showing company web pages in combination with cameras or other types of content.

Steps:

1. Open the view that you want to modify.
2. Click Setup to enter setup mode.
3. In the System overview pane, click and drag the HTML page item to one of the view items. A window appears.

   

4. In the Open field, enter the web address of the web page.

   To use a web page stored on your local computer, network, or on an FTP server, make sure that the display mode is set to Compatibility in the properties of the web page. See Web page properties . Otherwise, you will get an error message. See Web pages (troubleshooting).

5. Click OK.
6. To set the properties, expand the Properties pane.
7. Click Setup again to exit setup mode. Your changes are saved.

You cannot navigate the web page in setup mode.

Web page properties

You can activate speakers, events, outputData going out of a computer. On IP surveillance systems, output is frequently used for activating devices such as gates, sirens, strobe lights, and more., and more through overlay buttonsA button appearing as a layer on top of the video when you move your mouse cursor over individual camera positions in views on the Live tab. Use overlay buttons to activate speakers, events, output, move PTZ cameras, start recording, clear signals from cameras. which appear when you move your mouse over individual camera positions in views on the Live tab.

You can add as many buttons as needed.

1. Click Setup to enter setup mode.
2. In the Overlay buttons pane, select and drag the action onto the camera view item.
3. When you release the mouse, the overlay button appears. To resize the button, drag the handles that appear.

   

4. To change the text of the overlay button, double-click the text, overwrite it, and then select the check box to save. To undo, click the cancel button . When you save, the text scales to the largest possible size on the button.
5. Click Setup again to exit setup mode. Your changes are saved.