Discovering cameras

This procedure is for discovering cameras when using the web UI.
Prerequisites: The camera(s) is/are connected to a remote controller and are ready to discover. You are using the web UI and are connected to the station.
  1. From the main menu, click Controller (System) Setup > Remote Devices > Remote Drivers.
    The Remote Drivers Manager view opens.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • If you are using the nmilestone driver, double-click the Milestone Network row in the table and click the DVRs tab, and double-click a DVR row in the table.
    • If you are using the xprotect driver, double-click the X Protect Management Server row in the table, click the DVRs tab, and double-click the XProtectManagementServer row in the table.
  3. Click the Cameras tab.
  4. Click the Discover button (Image).
    The system discovers the cameras.
  5. Select a camera in the Discovered pane, and click the Add button (Image).
    The system adds the discovered camera to the Database pane.
  6. To configure the camera, double-click its row in the table.
    The Add camera window opens.
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    These properties depend on the camera. To understand the implications of making changes to camera properties, refer to the documentation for the camera.

  7. Check the configuration and click Ok.