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»
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Loading camera configuration from templates
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Selecting a configuration template
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
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Saving a configuration as a template
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Saving a new configuration template
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
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Camera configurations
After applying a template, it is necessary to restart the video stream.