Camera settings

Camera settings

Settings for each camera are divided into the following categories.

Image settings

1. Go to Cameras.

2. Go to Settings > Image.

3. Configure the following settings:

Setting	Description
Zoom	Adjust the field of view angle (as a percentage) from wide angle to telephoto lens.
Focus	Select either Manual or Full Auto to adjust the camera focus manually or use automatic focus.
Orientation	If the image is sideways or upside down because (for example) the camera was mounted sideways or upside down, then select the correct orientation of the image.
HDR	Enable or disable High Dynamic Range (HDR) to help even out high contrast and make image details more visible. Harsh light can otherwise cause overexposure, where it is difficult to distinguish details: bright areas are too bright, and shadows are also too dark.
DNR	Enable or disable Digital Noise Reduction (DNR) to reduce image noise that can occur in low light.
DNR Level	Use the slider to fine tune DNR. The valid range is from 1 to 10.
Overlay	Enable to display the camera name and current time as a watermark on the video image.
Privacy Window	If you want to exclude an area of the video from motion detection (for example, for privacy reasons), click Add Privacy Window and then drag the black rectangle(s) to position them or drag their corners to resize.

4. Click Save.

Video recording settings

You can individually configure the video recording settings of each camera. Alternatively, you can save time by configuring a video profile that can be reused by many cameras. For details, see Video profiles.

1. Go to Cameras.

2. Go to Settings > Video

3. Configure the following:

GUI item	Description
Select Profile	Enable to select and use an existing custom Video Profile. For details, see Video profiles.
Recording Schedules	Define whether the camera is recording video and when: Always: Always record video. Schedule: Select and use an existing Schedule Profile. For details, see Scheduled recording. Never: Never record video.
Resolution	Select a suitable image resolution: 720P, 1080P, 2K, or 5M. A higher resolution reduces the maximum duration that can be recorded.
Quality	Select a suitable image quality: Standard, Enhanced, or High. A lower quality enables stronger compression and longer duration of recordings.
Motion Only Recording	When enabled, recordings without any motion detected are only kept for a short period of time. This is useful to reduce disk space usage.
Delete Recording	Indicate whether to delete recordings when the disk does not have free space, or when the recording is older than a specified number of days (see also Retention).
Audio Recording	Enable to turn on the camera's microphone for live audio recording.

4. Click Save.

Night mode settings

1. Go to Cameras.

2. Go to Settings > Night Mode.

3. Configure the following :

Setting	Description
Night Mode	Turn night mode either on, off, or automatically turn itself on or off depending on ambient lighting. In low light situations, night mode shows high sensitivity greyscale video.
IR LEDs	Turn infrared (IR) LEDs On during Night Mode (to illuminate the camera's view) or turn them Off.
IR Intensity	Use the slider to fine tune the IR LEDs intensity, for situations where nearby objects are too close to the camera (between 1-10).
Transition	Select Manual to fine tune the Day Transition and Night Transition light levels at which night mode is turned on and off, or select Auto.

4. Click Save.

Motion detection settings

1. Go to Cameras.

2. Go to Settings > Motion.

3. If you want to limit motion detection to a specific area in the video, click Motion Detection Window to add a semi-transparent rectangle on the video image.

4. Drag all motion detection rectangles to where you want them in the video image. Resize the rectangles by dragging the corners.

Multiple motion detection areas can be created.

Any Motion Detection Windows that either fully or partially overlap any existing Privacy Windows may not function as intended.

5. Drag the Sensitivity slider indicate how sensitive you want motion detection to be.

   For example, if you're monitoring large outdoor automobile traffic, but you don't want motion to be detected for smaller objects (such as passing pedestrians or animals), you can use a less sensitivity level.

6. Click Save.

Wi-Fi settings

For camera models that have Wi-Fi network capabilities, you can configure those settings.

1. Go to Cameras.

2. Go to Settings > Wireless.

3. Configure the following settings:

Setting	Description
Status	Enable or disable the camera's Wi-Fi connectivity.
SSID	Enter a WiFi network name, or click the magnifying search icon to select from a list of available Wi-Fi networks.
Security Mode	Set the SSID security mode: None, WPA Personal, WPA2 Personal, WPA Enterprise, or WPA2 Enterprise. Once selected, configure the following: WPA Encryption: Select whether to use TKIP or AES encryption. Passphrase (Personal only): Click Change to enter the passphrase to use for authentication. WPA Protocol (Enterprise only): Select whether to use TLS or PEAP protocol. WPA Username (Enterprise only): Enter the username to use for authentication. WPA Password (Enterprise only): Enter the password of the username.

4. Click Save.