Configuration. Camera Viewing

The «Configuration» tab is designed for viewing configurations, as well as uploading and downloading configuration templates.

The following configurations are provided:

• NTP, setting the camera's time according to the selected server/time zone

• AudioEncoder_First, configuration of audio for the high-quality stream (not displayed if the camera does not support audio)

• AudioEncoder_Second, configuration of audio for the low-quality stream (not displayed if the camera does not support audio)

• VideoEncoder_First, configuration of the high-quality video stream

• VideoEncoder_Second, configuration of the low-quality video stream

• OSD_Time, displaying a line of text with the current time (time is configured in NTP)

• OSD_Text, displaying arbitrary text (configured by the user)

• SystemDateAndTime, information about the configured time zone and time on the camera

• HostName, information about the camera's name

• archive_range, setting the archive retention time on the camera: this can be configured both in the configuration and on the «General Data» tab

When adding a camera via the ONVIF protocol, the following configurations are requested:

• NTP

• VideoEncoder_First

• VideoEncoder_Second

• OSD_Time

• OSD_Text

Uploaded configurations can be saved as templates and used to configure other cameras. Importing configurations from templates is also available.

To import a configuration from a template:

• Open the desired configuration

• Click on «Load from Templates»

  • Select the desired template

  • If necessary, check the «Reload Stream» checkbox

  • Click on «Load»

To save a configuration as a template:

• Open the desired configuration

• Click on «Save as Template»

  • Enter the configuration name*

  • If necessary, change the configuration type (automatically filled in)

  • Select the service*:

    • 1.3 MP

    • 2 MP

    • 3 MP

    • 4 MP

    • 6 MP

    • 8 MP

    • Any

  • If necessary, change the manufacturer (automatically filled in)

  • If necessary, change the configuration (automatically filled in)

  • Add a description if necessary

  • If necessary, check the checkboxes:

    • «Restart streams»

    • «Default»

  • Click on «Save»

*Fields are required

If, for some reason, the configuration import fails, the camera will retain its current settings, and the administrator will receive a corresponding notification.

To configure the configuration, it is necessary to set up the video streams.

The camera's configurations display the status of a specific configuration:

• actual, аcurrent template

• expired, previous template

• error, error applying the template

After applying a template, it is necessary to restart the video stream.