Adding (or editing) a Maxpro camera
Adding a camera may involve approving its certificate as well as configuring its communication properties. This procedure
adds a camera manually. Migrated installations list all existing cameras without the need to manually add the cameras.
Prerequisites: You are connected to the remote host station that controls the camera using the web UI. The Maxpro network
and NVR have been set up, configured and the health of each reports Ok. If the camera does not support TLS secure communication, you must have used
- From the main menu, click .The Remote Drivers view opens.
- Double-click on the Maxpro Network row in the table.The Driver Manager view opens with the Maxpro Network tab selected.
- Double-click on the Maxpro NVR row in the table.The NVR Manager view opens with the Maxpro NVR tab selected.
- Click the Cameras tab.The Camera Manager view opens.
This view displays a list of any existing cameras.
- Click the Discover button (
) or do one of the following:- To edit the properties of an existing camera, double-click the camera row in the table or select the camera and click the
Hyperlink button (
).
- To manually add a Maxpro camera manually, click the New button (
).
The New window opens.
- To edit the properties of an existing camera, double-click the camera row in the table or select the camera and click the
Hyperlink button (
- Give the camera a
Display Name,and optional Description; enter itsCamera ID(usually an IP address).The Maxpro driver supports TLS secure communication by default.NOTE: If your application requires RTSP and you changeUse Rtsp Streamtotrue, the channel will not connect unless you already disabled TLS secure communication in - To use RTSP streaming, set
Use Rtsp Streamtotrueand click Ok.The system saves the configuration to the station database. - Once the camera is set up, to view its properties, navigate back to double-click the Maxpro Network row; double-click the NVR row, click the Cameras tab; and double-click the camera row in the table.The system opens the Maxpro Camera tab.
Status should be {ok}.
- If
Statusis not {ok}, confirm that theCompression Codecis appropriately configured for the camera, and, if necessary, change this property and click Save.- For a secure Https connection between the camera and station, the CODEC should be: MPEG4 (Ffmpeg_CODEC_ID_MPEG4).
- For an RTSP connection between the camera and station, the CODEC should be: H264 (Ffmpeg_CODEC_ID_H264).