Define privacy masks

When you enable the privacy masking feature on the Privacy masking tab, a grid is applied to the camera preview.

  1. In the Site Navigation pane, select Devices.
  2. Select the relevant camera in the Overview pane.
  3. On the Privacy masking tab, to cover an area with a privacy mask, first select Permanent mask or Liftable mask to define if you want a permanent or liftable privacy mask.

    Selected Liftable mask with light blurring.

  4. Drag the mouse pointer over the preview. Left-click to select a grid cell. Right-click to clear a grid cell.
  5. You can define as many privacy mask areas as needed. Areas with permanent privacy masks appear in purple and areas with liftable privacy masks in green.

    Example of liftable and permanent masks applied on an image.

  6. Define how the covering of the areas should appear in the video when shown in the clients. Use the sliders to go from a light blurring to a full nontransparent mask.

    Permanent privacy masks also appear on the Motion tab.

  7. In XProtect Smart Client, check that the privacy masks appear as you defined.