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 | drop-down list (for a network component defaults to False and for a child component 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. |
| 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 monitor ping on and off.
Recommendation: leave |
| Poll Frequency | drop-down list (defaults to Normal)
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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:
This property applies to all proxy points. |
| Alarm on Failure | true (default) or false |
Controls the recording of ping failure alarms.
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| Startup Alarm Delay | hours:minutes:seconds |
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.
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Multistream Preferences
| Property | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Preferred Background Color | opens a color chooser (defaults to black) |
Opens the color chooser. The color you select affects the border or margin area around the video display.
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| Preferred Aspect Ratio | drop-down list (defaults to Standard Definition (1.33:1))
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Opens the color chooser. The color you select affects the border or margin area around the video display.
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| Preferred Resolution | drop-down list, defaults to High |
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 |
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 |
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: |
| Preferred Video Stream Fox | drop-down list (for a network component defaults to False and for a child component 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.
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