Smart Wall (Client node)

Smart Wall properties

Info tab

On the Info tab for a Smart Wall definition, you can add and edit Smart Wall properties.

Name

Description

Name

The name of the Smart Wall definition. Displayed in XProtect Smart Client as the Smart Wall view group name.

Description

A description of the Smart Wall definition. The description is only used internally in XProtect Management Client.

Status text

Display camera and system status information in camera view items.

No title bar

Hide the title bar on all view items on the video wall.

Title bar

Show the title bar on all view items on the video wall.

Presets tab

On the Presets tab for a Smart Wall definition, you can add and edit Smart Wall presetsClosedA predefined layout for one or more Smart Wall monitors in XProtect Smart Client. Presets determine which cameras are displayed, and how content is structured on each monitor on the video wall..

Name

Description

Add New

Add a preset to your Smart Wall definition.

Enter a name and description for the preset.

Edit

Edit the name or description of a preset.

Delete

Delete a preset.

Activate

Apply the preset on the Smart Wall monitors that are configured to use the preset. To apply a preset automatically, you must create a rule that uses the preset.

Layout tab

On the Layout tab for a Smart Wall definition, you position the monitors, so their positions resemble the mounting of the physical monitors on the video wall. The layout is also used in XProtect Smart Client.

Name

Description

Edit

Adjust the positioning of the monitors.

Movement

To move a monitor to a new position, select the monitor and drag it to the desired position, or click one of the arrow buttons to move the monitor in the selected direction.

Zoom buttons

Zoom in or out of the Smart Wall layout preview to ensure you position the monitors correctly.

Name

The name of the monitor. The name is displayed in XProtect Smart Client.

Size

The size of the physical monitor on the video wall.

Aspect ratio

The height/width relationship of the physical monitor on the video wall.

Monitor properties

Info tab

On the Info tab for a monitor in a Smart Wall preset, you can add monitors and edit the monitor settings.

Name

Description

Name

The name of the monitor. The name is displayed in XProtect Smart Client.

Description

A description of the monitor. The description is only used internally in the XProtect Management Client.

Size

The size of the physical monitor on the video wall.

Aspect ratio

The height/width relationship of the physical monitor on the video wall.

Empty preset

Defines what should be displayed on a monitor with an empty preset layout when a new Smart Wall preset is triggered or selected in XProtect Smart Client:

  • Select Preserve to keep the current content on the monitor.
  • Select Clear to clear all content so nothing is displayed on the monitor.
Empty preset item

Defines what should be displayed in an empty preset item when a new Smart Wall preset is triggered or selected in XProtect Smart Client:

  • Select Preserve to keep the current content in the layout item.
  • Select Clear to clear the content so nothing is displayed in the layout item.
Element insertion

Defines how cameras are inserted in the monitor layout when viewed in the XProtect Smart Client:

  • Independent - only the content of the affected layout item changes, the rest of the content in the layout remain the same.

  • Linked - the contents of the layout items are pushed from left to right. If, for example, a camera is inserted in position 1, the previous camera of position 1 is pushed to position 2, the previous camera of position 2 is pushed to position 3, and so on. llustrated in this example:

Presets tab

On the Presets tab for a monitor in a Smart Wall preset, you can edit the view layout and content of the monitor in the selected Smart Wall preset.

Name

Description

Preset

A list of Smart Wall presets for the selected Smart Wall definition.

Edit

Click Edit to edit the layout and the content of the selected monitor.

Double-click a camera to remove it.

Click Clear to define a new layout or to exclude the monitor in the Smart Wall preset so the monitor is available for other content not controlled by the Smart Wall preset.

Click to select the layout you want to use with your monitor, and click OK.