Maxpro NVR tab

This tab configures the maxpro driver to support an NVR.
Figure 224.   Maxpro NVR tab
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You access this view from the main menu by clicking System (Setup) Controller > Remote Devices > Drivers followed by double-clicking the Maxpro Network row in the table, clicking the NVRs tab and double-clicking the NVR row in the table.

In addition to the common Status, Enabled, Fault Cause, Health, and Alarm Source Info properties, these properties support the NVR.

Property Value Description
Video Device Id, Description text Identifies the Display Name and Description for the NVR.
Monitor additional properties Links to a set of properties for configuring the ping monitor (the mechanism for confirming the health of devices on the network). Refer to Monitor properties.
Address IP address Defines the Maxpro IP address.
Fox Video Stream Preferred drop-down list For a network component, selects (true) or declines (false) the use of Fox streaming.

For a child component (DVR, NVR or camera) selects or declines the use of Fox streaming at the child component level.

Inherit sets this property to the value set for its parent component (the DVR, NVR or network component).

Yes sends the video stream from the video camera to the station (controller) and then forwards it to the Workbench interface through the standard Fox/Foxs connection. This overcomes fire wall issues in the event that the video surveillance system is not exposed to the outside world on its network.

 NOTE: This option assumes that the controller is exposed - otherwise you could not even connect to the station. 

No sends the video stream directly from the video camera to the interface. Using this setting allows you to set the Preferred Resolution and Frame Rate to High without impacting CPU usage. In essence, this removes the station from the equation.

In all cases, the client-side computer expends some of its CPU utilization to render the video on the screen.

Multistream Preferences additional properties Refer to Multistream Preferences.
Poll Frequency drop-down list (defaults to Slow) Selects among three rates (Fast, Normal and Slow) to determine how often to query the component for its value. The network’s Poll Service or Poll Scheduler defines these rates in hours, minutes and seconds. For example:

Fast may set polling frequency to every second.

Normal may set poll frequency to every five seconds.

Slow may set poll frequency to every 30 seconds.

This property applies to all proxy points.

Poll Events Enabled true or false (default) Enables or disables the Poll Scheduler.
Read Events From from and to dates Defines a selected period from which to report events.
Event Read Count number Configures the number of events to report.
Credentials, Username and Password text Defines the user name and password required to access the NVR.

Monitor properties

Property Value Description
Ping Enabled true (default) or false Turns the use of the ping monitor on and off.
Ping Frequency hours minutes seconds Defines how frequently the system pings the server.
Alarm On Failure true (default) or false Controls whether or not the system issues an alarm when a ping fails.
Startup Alarm Delay hours minutes seconds Defines a waiting period before the system issues an alarm when the ping fails.

Multistream Preferences

Property Value Description
Preferred Background Color color chooser (defaults to black) Opens the color chooser. The color you select affects the border or margin area around the video display.
Preferred Aspect Ratio drop-down list (defaults to Standard Definition (1.33:1)) Defines the ratio of the width to the height of the video frame. Options include Inherit from camera (default), Standard Definition, Inherit from Stream, Fit to Screen, etc.

Resolution at the device or network may linked to the video stream options and inherited. In some cases, this may adversely affect the aspect ratio of your streaming video. If video images display distorted, try setting the camera’s Preferred Aspect Ratio to the Standard Definition option.

Preferred Resolution drop-down list (defaults to High) Specifies the pixel resolution of each transmitted frame. Options are: High, Medium, or Low. The actual pixel values for these three relative settings are defined in the video device.
Preferred Frame Rate drop-down list (defaults to Low) Defines the speed of the video stream. Options are: Low, Medium, and High. You can configure each rate.
Preferred Compression drop-down list (defaults to Medium) Specifies what level of compression is used during live video streaming. The actual compression values for these relative settings are defined in the video device. Higher compression uses less bandwidth but negatively affects image quality. Options are: None, Low, Medium, or High
Preferred Video Stream Fox drop-down list (defaults to Inherit) For a network component, selects (true) or declines (false) the use of Fox streaming.

For a child component (DVR, NVR or camera) selects or declines the use of Fox streaming at the child component level.

Inherit sets this property to the value set for its parent component (the DVR, NVR or network component).

Yes sends the video stream from the video camera to the station (controller) and then forwards it to the Workbench interface through the standard Fox/Foxs connection. This overcomes fire wall issues in the event that the video surveillance system is not exposed to the outside world on its network.

 NOTE: This option assumes that the controller is exposed - otherwise you could not even connect to the station. 

No sends the video stream directly from the video camera to the interface. Using this setting allows you to set the Preferred Resolution and Frame Rate to High without impacting CPU usage. In essence, this removes the station from the equation.

In all cases, the client-side computer expends some of its CPU utilization to render the video on the screen.

Timestamp Preferred true (default) or false Configures the camera to record and display (true) a timestamp on the video.
Interframe Timeout hours, minutes, seconds Defines the maximum amount of time permitted to elapse between frames. A video stream that takes longer than this amount of time to retrieve a video frame needs to be re-established.
Lo Frame Rate from one (1) to 30 frames per second (defaults to 4) Configures what a low frame rate means.
Med Frame Rate from one (1) to 30 frames per second (defaults to 15) Configures what a medium frame rate means.
Hi Frame Rate from one (1) to 30 frames per second (defaults to 30) Configures what a high frame rate means.