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Introduction

This page covers adding and using a Camera Viewer.

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Overview

Video viewers allow video inputs from cameras to be displayed for the operator when required. Most usually, video viewers are used in conjunction with optical or thermal imaging cameras that can be called upon when an incident occurs in the areas that they cover.

Camera viewers require VLC Media Player (64-bit).

Adding a Viewer

1. Enable the Config Function. In the Configuration Tree, click on the Camera Group you wish your new Viewer to be in.

2. In the Configuration Panel, select New, then choose New Video Viewer.

3. The Create New Video Viewer window will appear. Name the new Viewer, then select Finish.

OR

1. Select the Camera you wish to stream from in the Configuration Tree.

2. In the Configuration Panel, select Add Viewer.

3. In the Configuration Tree, a blank Video Viewer will appear.

4. Use the new Viewer's settings in the Configuration Panel (see below) to Edit the Viewer; create a name and add a Stream URL etc.

5. Select Save, then test your new Viewer by toggling Preview Viewer on.

If the selected camera is an ONVIF compliant device then using the Add Viewer option from the camera will try and automatically populate the viewer URL and it will adopt the same username and password that was used to connect to the camera. This creates a fully operational viewer without having to configure the viewer settings. For this to work, the Camera Controller must be connected to the camera, therefore it must have been allocated to the Camera Controller in the Topology Manager.

Viewer Settings

User ID: a user friendly ID that can be used for external control, associated with whomever created the Viewer.

Name: The text entered here will be used to label the video viewer within the system.

Stream URL: The URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of the video feed from the camera.

User Name:

Password:

Network Caching:

Keep Aspect Ratio: select this to maintain the same shape and proportions of the view when zooming in and out.

Preview Viewer: slide to toggle on and off a Viewer preview window embedded in the Configuration Panel beneath these settings.

Using a Viewer

The Viewer has a Navigation Control very similar to that of the PPI Display.

Commands

Wiper: select to enable camera lens wipers

White Lights: select to enable illuminating white light.

  • The direction keys are used to direct the view of the camera up-down and left-right, whilst the and are used to zoom in and out.

  • The ✖ is used to close the Viewer window.

  • The bar at the top labels the Viewer and the Camera the Viewer is streaming from.

  • The window controls are to maximise/minimise the Viewer window, or to exit.

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