Milestone New camera window

Milestone New camera window

This window creates and edits camera records in the database.

Figure 238. New Milestone camera window

Properties

In addition to the common Status, Enabled, Fault Cause, Health, and Alarm Source Info properties, these properties support the Milestone DVR camera.

Property	Value	Description
Video Device Id, Description	text	Defines a text string to identify the camera.
Video Device Id, Camera Id	number between 0 and 99	Defines a unique camera identity number.
Camera Guid	number	Defines a number to identify the camera.
Ptz Support (general)	additional properties, including Pan Tilt, Zoom, Focus, Iris, Move to Preset, Store Preset`true` or `false` (default)	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. NOTE: If these properties are not enabled, PTZ functions do not work. This means that any widgets that use PTZ controls do not work.
Control Timing	hours, minutes and seconds	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.
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: `None`, `Low`, `Medium`, or `High`
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.
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.
Fox Video Stream Preferred	drop-down list (for a network component defaults to `False` and for a child component defaults to `Inherit`)	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. NOTE: This option assumes that the controller is exposed - otherwise you could not even connect to the station. `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.
Auto Set Ptz Support	`true` (default) or `false`	Turns the automatic configuration of the Ptz properties on `true` and off `false`.
Stop Recording Mode	drop-down list	Determines when to stop recording video.