Adding Cameras

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Last updated: Jun 27, 2023 by Charlotte Dakin-Norris
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Introduction

This section provides an explanation on how to add Cameras through the New Create New Camera Wizard, and the different options it presents.

Contents

Adding a Camera

  1. Enable the Config Function. In the Configuration Tree, select the Camera Group you wish the Camera to belong to.

  2. In the Configuration Tree, select the Camera Group you wish the Camera to belong to.

  3. In the Configuration Panel, select New, then select Camera.

  4. The Create New Camera Wizard will appear in a new window. From the Camera dropdown, select from the available cameras. Cameras will be automatically detected via Custom installation in the Setup. If your camera is not in the dropdown, then you must re-install Witness. Select Finish.

The Camera will appear in the chosen Camera Group in the Configuration Tree, and also on the PPI Display. 

Now you must position and orientate the camera. This can be done by inputting latitude and longitude in the Camera Details in the Configuration Panel, or directly onto the PPI Display:

To adjust the Camera on the PPI Display:

  1. Ctrl+Click to move the Camera.

  2. Ctrl+Click to move the Home Position (represented by a star).

  3. Adjust the Camera through the Camera Settings:
    X/Y/Z (m): the relative position of the camera to the origin, within the PPI Display, measured by an X/Y/Z octant.

    Latitude/Longitude (°): the true geographical position of the camera.

    The Position of the Camera, represented by a green icon, must match the location of the physical camera, whereas the Home Position (a star) is placed within the Camera's field of rotation and dictates the direction the Camera faces when at rest, also referred to as its Home Position. In the example below, the Position is close to the Radar, and the Home Position is around mid-way between the Camera's angle of scope/vision. The Home Position is focused on a tree. You must select an object visible and recognisable both on the Map/Background Image and in the radar data for an initial Home Position. This is critical for camera alignment.

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  5. Input the correct Connection Details, depending on the camera make, model and protocol:
    Address: Defines the IP address of the camera.

    User Name: User details to access connection.

    Password: Security password to access connection.

    Security Mode: The security protocols available for the camera connection. There are four options:

    Auto: Uses both digest and username token authentication.

    Digest: Confirms the identity of a user before sending sensitive information. It applies a hash function to the username and password as a form of encryption before sending them over the network.

    Username Token: An authentication technique that lets users enter their username and password once and receive a uniquely-generated encrypted token in exchange, which in turn identifies the user to the camera.

    None.

  6. Select Save.

For the camera to work it must be assigned to a Camera Controller . Assigning the camera to the controller ensures it connects and therefore enables PTZ control and will also help create a viewer by interrogating the camera for stream options, assuming this option is supported.

Video

Here is a video to show the process of adding a camera:

Safety is everything.