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Editing video restrictions

Last Updated: 2 minute read
Version2026r1
LanguageEnglish

You can edit existing video restrictions, depending on your user rights, for example changing the restriction start and end times, adding additional cameras, and updating the restriction heading and description.

You can only edit the restriction settings for the restricted video. Any evidence lock settings created on the restricted video must be edited separately.

You can only edit or remove restrictions on cameras located on the site you are currently logged into.

Edit one or more live restrictions

You can only change the restriction start time for live restrictions.

You can access the Video restrictions list from either Live or Playback mode.

  1. In Live or Playback mode, click Video restrictions > View to open the Video restrictions list dialog.

  2. In the Video restrictions list, use the filters and search field to locate the restrictions you want to edit.

  3. Select the restrictions you want to edit and click Edit to open the Edit live restriction dialog.

  4. In the Edit live restriction dialog, update the Interval start field and click Save changes to display the progress of the updates in the Edit live restriction dialog.

  5. When the changes have been updated in the Edit live restriction dialog, click Close to close the dialog.

    You can click Details to get a more detailed overview of the update.

Edit one or more playback restrictions

You can update all settings of multiple playback restrictions – changing the headline, description, interval start and end times as well as adding additional cameras to the restrictions.

You can access the Video restrictions list from either Live or Playback mode.

  1. In Live or Playback mode, click Video restrictions > View to open the Video restrictions list dialog.

  2. In the Video restrictions list, use the filters and search field to locate the restrictions you want to edit.

  3. Select the restrictions you want to edit and click Edit to open the Edit playback restriction dialog.

  4. In the Edit playback restriction dialog, update any relevant restriction settings and click Save changes to display the progress of the updates in the Edit playback restriction dialog.

  5. When the changes have been updated in the Edit playback restriction dialog, click Close to close the dialog.

    You can click Details to get a more detailed overview of the update.