Configuration. View a camera

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 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 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, current template.

• expired, previous template.

• error, error applying the template.

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