xprotect-XProtectCamera

This component configures XProtect camera properties. This component is available to drag from the xprotect palette to the Drivers > MilestoneXProtectNetwork > XProtectManagementServer > Cameras node in the Nav tree, or by adding this network-level component from the Camera Manager view using the New Camera button.

Figure 71. X Protect Camera properties

Once set up, you access these properties by right-clicking the Milestone XProtectCamera node in the Workbench Nav tree and clicking Views > AX Property Sheet.

To access these properties using the framework Web UI, expand Controller (System) Setup > Remote Devices, click Remote Drivers, double-click the MilestonexprotectNetwork row in the table, click the DVRs tab, double-click the X Protect Management Server row in the table, click the Cameras tab, and click the X Protect Camera row in the table.

In addition to the common properties (Status, Enabled, Fault Cause, Health, Alarm Source Info, Ptz Support, Control Timing, Video Preferences and Preset Text), these properties support an X Protect camera:

Property	Value	Description
Video Device Id	multiple properties	Refer to Video Device Id.
Fast Speed	0–15 (defaults to 10)	Defines the speed of a camera’s quick pan or tilt.
Events	container	This is a container for the xprotect-xprotectEventCameraExt component.
Preset Text	Opens an Enum Chooser	Sets up pan, tilt and zoom defaults for the camera.
Stop Recording Mode	drop-down list (defaults to `On Timer`)	Controls when the camera stops recording. `On Timer` stops recording based on a timer. `On Alarm To Normal` stops recording when an alarm returns to normal.

Video Device Id

Figure 72. Video Device Id properties

Property	Value	Description
Description	text	Provides a name for the device.
Camera Id	text	Identifies the device by its domain name or IP address.
Server Id	multiple properties	Refer to Video Device Id Server Id properties.

Video Device Id Server Id properties

Figure 73. Server Id properties

Most properties are read-only because it is not possible to create a recording server in framework. Recording Servers are discovered.

Property	Value	Description
Description	text	Describes the discovered recording server.
Server Type	read-only	Identifies the type of the discovered recording server.
Hostname	read-only	Reports the host name of the discovered recording server.
Port	read-only	Identifies the port used by the discovered recording server.
Id	read-only	Identifies the unique identifier assigned in the Milestone server to the DVR.