Camera settings
Settings for each camera are divided, with each category on a separate sub-tab.
Image settings
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From the Organization dropdown, select the name of the organization that claimed the camera.
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Go to Camera.
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At the top of the screen, select the name of the camera whose settings you want to change.
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Go to Setting > Image.
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Configure the following settings:
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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.
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From the Organization dropdown, select the name of the organization that claimed the camera.
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Go to Camera.
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At the top of the screen, select the name of the camera whose settings you want to change.
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Go to Setting > Video.
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Configure the following:
GUI item
Description
Select Profile Enable to use a video profile, and then select it from Video Profile. For details, see Video profiles.
Disable to show all the settings below, and configure them for the camera individually, on this tab.
Recording Schedules Define whether the camera is recording video and when:
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Always: Always record video.
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Schedule: Record video at specific scheduled times. To define the time ranges, select it from Schedule Profile. For details, see Scheduled recording.
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Never: Never record video.
Resolution Select an image resolution: 720P, 1080P, 2K, or 5M.
Note: 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. -
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Click Save.
Night mode settings
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From the Organization dropdown, select the name of the organization that claimed the camera.
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Go to Camera.
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At the top of the screen, select the name of the camera whose settings you want to change.
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Go to Setting > Night Mode.
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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. The valid range is from 1 to 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. -
Click Save.
Motion detection settings
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Go to Camera.
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At the top of the screen, select the name of the camera whose settings you want to change.
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Go to Setting > Motion.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Click Save.
Wi-Fi settings
For camera models that have Wi-Fi network capabilities, you can configure those settings.
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From the Organization dropdown, select the name of the organization that claimed the camera.
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Go to Camera.
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At the top of the screen, select the name of the camera whose settings you want to change.
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Go to Setting > Wireless.
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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:
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WPA Encryption: Select whether to use TKIP or AES encryption.
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Passphrase (Personal only): Click Change to enter the passphrase to use for authentication.
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WPA Protocol (Enterprise only): Select whether to use TLS or PEAP protocol.
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WPA Username (Enterprise only): Enter the username to use for authentication.
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WPA Password (Enterprise only): Enter the password of the username.
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Click Save.