Turns Pan Tilt, Zoom, Focus, Iris, Move To Preset, and Store Preset features on (true or enabled check box), and off (false or empty check box). Your camera may or may not support these features.

Configures intervals between actions and timeout values. These settings affect how long a camera continues to respond to control communications after a control message is received. The reason for these limits is to prevent a camera from being left in a state of continual movement or adjustment (iris, focus, or zoom) in case communication with the device is lost.

Define the Username and Password required to access the camera.

Defines a set of pre-defined camera instructions each as a pair that consists of an integer (ordinal) and text command for controlling the camera. What to enter here depends on the camera.

Configures the degrees of pan and tilt and the speed at which the camera zooms in and out. Values depend on the specific camera.

Turns on and off use of the channel that handles TCP (Transport Control Protocol) communication between the station and the camera.

Turns RTSP (Real Time Streaming Protocol) on and off. This protocol controls a camera using DVD-style controls (play, pause, etc.)

true enables RSTP streaming.

false enables standard video streams at the camera, typically: H264 or MPEG4.

Defines the user name required by RTSP to control the camera.

Defines the password required by RTSP to control the camera.

Identifies the control port for RTSP streaming.

Identifies the port used to receive RTSP data. (Could be any port.)

Identifies the standard port (not secure) used to communicate the camera feed over the Internet.

If using fox streaming to have the station render the video stream, this port should be different from the station’s fox port. If you are not using fox streaming, this port should be the same as the station’s fox port.

Identifies the secure port used to communicate the camera feed over the Internet.

If using fox streaming, which uses the station to render the video stream, this port should be different from the station’s fox port. If you are not using fox streaming, this port should be the same as the station’s fox port.

Defines the protocol to use when fetching the authentication token from the camera. This property applies only when authentication uses the token mechanism.

true fetches the token from the camera using a secure connection (https) when a user logs in to the station. This is the preferred (and default) option.

false fetches the token from the camera using a connection that is not secure (http).

Selects an authentication scheme for verifying the authenticity of the camera.

Token retrieves a small piece of code called a token from the camera, which the system uses with digest authentication to validate the camera as a video streaming server.

Some cameras, such as Axis cameras, whose firmware version is below 7.10, do not support tokens. In this case, use Browser or Token Or Browser authentication.

Browser pops up an authentication window for entering the camera’s Username and Password. Once a user enters these credentials, they remain in the browser cache until cache is cleared.

Token Or Browser attempts token authentication. If token authentication works, streaming video begins. If not, the browser pops up the window for entering the camera’s credentials.

Provides additional information, which could include the camera’s geographical location or other unique information.

Defines the URL or IP address of the video device (camera or DVR).

Defines the port, when using the web UI, over which to transmit the camera’s video signal. 443 supports only secure communication between the camera and the station.

For a camera that does not support TLS secure communication, that is, if Use Rtsp Stream is true or if you are using the HTTP protocol (Use Tls is false and Use Rtsp Stream is false), change this property to 80.

If using fox streaming, which uses the station to render the video stream, this port should be different from the station’s fox port. If you are not using fox streaming, this port should be the same as the station’s fox port.

Opens the color chooser. The color you select affects the border or margin area around the video display.

Opens the color chooser. The color you select affects the border or margin area around the video display.

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.

Defines the speed of the video stream. Options are: Low, Medium, and High. You can configure each rate.

Specifies a level of compression for use during live video streaming. The video device defines the actual compression values for these relative settings.

Compression reduces bandwidth improving video transmission. Compression relates to resolution. The higher the compression, the lower the bandwidth requirements. However, over-compression may degrade video images.

The video device defines the actual compression values for these relative levels. Higher compression uses less bandwidth but negatively affects image quality.

The underlying video driver interprets these options: None, Low, Medium, or High

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.

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.

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.