Terminology related to Smart Wall

Term

Meaning

Smart Wall definition

The configuration of a video wall in XProtect Management Client, including the setup of Smart Wall monitors and presets.

Smart Wall definition.

Smart Wall monitor

The virtual representation of a physical monitor. In most cases, we need to distinguish between physical monitors and Smart Wall monitors.

The image shows the Smart Wall control in XProtect Smart Client.

Smart Wall control

The virtual representation of a video wall that allows operators to push content onto the video wall.

Smart Wall control.

Preset

A predefined layout for one or more Smart Wall monitors. Presets determine which cameras are displayed, and how content is laid out on each monitor on the video wall.

Example of Smart Wall presets.

If you come across the term "preset" in the context of PTZ cameras, then it has a different meaning and refers to the concept preset positionClosed Can be used for making the PTZ camera automatically move in different defined directions when particular events occur, and for specifying PTZ patrolling profiles..

View

A grouping of cameras or other elements, for example webpages, that allows operators to view video from related cameras and other types of content.

Example of a view in XProtect Smart Client.

View item

A position within a view that typically holds a camera.

Example of a view item in XProtect Smart Client.

Preset item

A view item where its default content depends on the configuration of the underlying preset.

Smart Wall preset settings in XProtect Management Client.

View layout

The layout of a Smart Wall monitor that defines how to arrange the view items, for example 2x3 or 1+2.

View layout of Smart Wall monitor.