Configures a network's ping mechanism, which verifies network health. This includes verifying the health of all connected objects (typically, devices) by pinging each device at a repeated interval.

The Niagara Drivers Guide documents these properties.

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.

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.

Enables (true) and disables (false) polling.

In history views:

true enables a system user to use the Live Updates (play) button in History views to poll for live data for the associated imported history(ies).

false renders this button unavailable in history views for the associated imported history(ies).

In networks:

true polls all associated proxy points and devices that can be polled under the network component or, for a BacnetPoll, under that BacnetStack, Network, and Port.

false suspends polling and further value updates from polling do not occur.

Define the Username and Password required to access the camera.

Turns the monitor ping on and off.

true each network device receives a ping, as needed.

false no network device receives a ping. Device status remains as recorded the last time this property was true.

Recommendation: leave Ping Enabled as true in almost all cases.

Specifies the interval between periodic pings of all devices. Typical default value is every 5 minutes (05m 00s), you can adjust differently if needed.

Controls the recording of ping failure alarms.

true records an alarm in the station’s AlarmHistory for each ping-detected device event (down or subsequent up).

false ignores device down and up events.

Specifies how long a station waits at startup before generating a device down or up alarm. Applies only if the Monitor’s Alarm On Failure property is true.

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.

Configures the camera to record and display (true) a timestamp on the video.