Content in view items

View items often contain video from cameras, enabling you to see what is going on, but you can also add other types of content to view items:

Content types	Purposes and benefits
Alarms	Share a list of prioritized alarms so XProtect Smart Client users can focus on and respond to alarm-related incidents.
Cameras	Show live video feeds or recorded video from cameras.
Carousels	Shows the live video from each camera in a camera group in rotation so you’re aware of what is happening in your area.
Hotspots	See video in higher quality in the hotspot view item by selecting a camera in one of the other view items in the same view.
Maps and Smart Maps	Access your cameras and devices on the XProtect VMS system through a geographical map. The map improves the situational awareness in your area.
Matrix	You and your colleagues can send live video streams to each other to improve awareness of and collaboration around incidents.
Static images	For example, share a snapshot of a suspect or a diagram of emergency exits.
Text	For example, send a message, share instructions, or post a work schedule for security personnel.
HTML pages	Provide links, online instructions, or show company web pages.

If your organization uses any of the XProtect extensions, you can also add content related to these extensions:

Content types	Purposes and benefits
Access Monitor	Requires XProtect Access. Add access monitors to your views, for example, for a specific door.
LPR	Requires XProtect LPR. Add LPR cameras to your views.
Smart Wall controls	Requires XProtect Smart Wall. Push video from cameras and other types of content to your video walls.
Transact	Requires XProtect Transact. You can add metadata from, for example, point-of-sales systems to your views.