Milestone Dvr tab
Figure 215. Milestone DVR tab
You access this tab from the main menu by clicking , double-clicking the Milestone Network, clicking the DVRs tab, followed by double-clicking a row in the DVR Manager table.
In addition to the common Status, Enabled, Fault Cause, Health, and Alarm Source Info properties, these properties support the DVR.
| Property | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Video Device Id, Description | text | Defines the name of the DVR that appears in the manager view. |
| 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. |
| Fox Video Stream Preferred | 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.
NOTE: This option assumes that the controller is exposed - otherwise you could not even connect to the station.
In all cases, the client-side computer expends some of its CPU utilization to render the video on the screen. |
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| Multistream Preferences | Refer to Multistream Preferences. | |
| Milestone Engine IP Address | IP address | Displays an IP address. |
| Milestone Image Server Port | number (defaults to 80) | Configures the DVR port. |
| Milestone Central Port | number (defaults to 1237) | Defines the port. |
| Upload Events Port | number (defaults to 1234) | Defines the port. |
| Credentials, Username and Password | text | Identify the username and password required to access the DVR. |
| Milestone Central Credentials, Username and Password | text | Identify the username and password required to access the server. |
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))
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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 Resolution | drop-down list (defaults to High)
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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.
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| Preferred Frame Rate | drop-down list (defaults to Low)
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Defines the speed of the video stream. Options are: Low, Medium, and High. You can configure each rate.
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| Preferred Compression | drop-down list (defaults to Medium)
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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)
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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.
NOTE: This option assumes that the controller is exposed - otherwise you could not even connect to the station.
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.
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| 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. |