Set up video streaming on your mobile device

Settings for Android

On the Video Push screen, tap .

On the Video push settings screen, specify the following:

  • Video resolution - The options for setting the resolution of the video stream are Low, Medium, High, or HD.
  • Automatic image quality - Enable to adjust the image quality of the video stream automatically.
  • You can also set the image quality of the video stream to Low, Medium, or High.
  • Location data - Enable to include details about where you are while you stream the video. This requires that you turn on location information on your device. Only available for:
      • XProtect Corporate
      • XProtect Expert
      • XProtect Professional+
      • XProtect Express+
      • XProtect Essential+

Settings for iOS

On the Video Push screen, tap Settings.

On the Video push settings screen, specify the following:

  • Video resolution - The options for setting the resolution of the video stream are Low, Medium, High, or HD.
  • Image quality - Select whether to allow XProtect Mobile to adjust the image quality automatically or to set it to Low, Medium, or High. By default, the Automatic image quality is enabled. This can affect the quality of the video.
  • The XProtect Mobile client will change the compression of the images trying to maintain a stable number of frames per second even on slow connections. This is different from the server-side quality of service, which is used when viewing live video.

  • Location data - Enable to include details about where you are while you are streaming the video. Only available for:
      • XProtect Corporate
      • XProtect Expert
      • XProtect Professional+
      • XProtect Express+
      • XProtect Essential+