X Protect Camera tab

This tab configures X Protect camera properties.

Figure 241. X Protect Camera tab

You access this tab from the main menu by clicking Controller Setup > Remote Devices > Remote Drivers followed by double-clicking the X Protect Network row in the table, clicking the Cameras tab, and double-clicking an X Protect camera row in the table.

Properties

In addition to the standard properties (Status, Enabled, Fault Cause, Health, and Alarm Source Info), these properties support Milestone X Protect cameras.

Property	Value	Description
Video Device Id	additional properties	Refer to Video Device Id, Server Id properties.
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.
Video Preferences	additional properties	Refer to Video Preferences.
Auto Set Ptz Support	`true` or `false`	Turns the automatic configuration of the Ptz properties on `true` and off `false`.
Fast Speed	number between zero (0) and 15 (defaults to 10)	Defines the speed of a camera’s quick pan or tilt.
Preset text (general)	two properties with Add, Edit and Delete buttons	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.
Stop Recording Mode	drop-down list	Determines when to stop recording video.

Video Device Id, Server Id properties

Figure 242. Video Device ID and Server Id properties

Most of these properties are read-only because it is not possible to create a recording server manually. Instead, the framework discovers recording servers.

Property	Value	Description
Description (camera)	text	Provides additional information, which could include the camera’s geographical location or other unique information.
Camera Id	number	Identifies the specific camera.
Server Id, Description	additional properties	Allows you to enter text to describe the discovered recording server.
Server Id, Server Type	read-only	Identifies the type of the discovered recording server.
Server Id, Hostname	read-only	Reports the host name of the discovered recording server.
Server Id, Port	read-only	Identifies the port used by the discovered recording server.
Server Id, Id	read-only	Identifies the unique identifier assigned in the Milestone server to the DVR.

Video Preferences

Figure 243. Video Preferences properties

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.
Preferred Aspect Ratio	drop-down list (defaults to `Standard Definition` (1.33:1))	Opens the color chooser. The color you select affects the border or margin area around the video display.
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.
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 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 Video Stream Fox (camera)	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.
Timestamp Preferred	`true` (default) or `false`	Configures the camera to record and display (`true`) a timestamp on the video.
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.