Monitoring camera statistics

The Camera Statistics section displays various camera performance statistics, such as the bandwidth usage of specific cameras and recording gaps.

Viewing bandwidth statistics

The Bandwidth tab displays the amount of data transferred over the network by the cameras, including the bandwidth of remote storage and motion detection. The x-axis displays the date and time of the recording, while the y-axis displays the specific bandwidth usage. The lower the curve or bar on the graph, the less bandwidth was used during that particular time.

To edit statistics settings

1. Go to FortiView > Camera Statistics > Bandwidth.
2. Click the settings gear icon on the right side of a chart (for example, Bandwidth Summary).

3. Configure the following settings:

   Setting Name	Description
   All cameras	The all cameras section allows you to configure bandwidth monitoring settings for every camera connected to your FortiRecorder. The section includes three viewing preferences: Interval, Unit, and Chart type.
   Camera group	The camera group section allows you to configure bandwidth monitoring settings for specific camera groups created under Camera > Configuration > Camera Group. The section includes three viewing preferences: Interval, Unit, and Chart type.
   Camera	The camera section allows you to configure bandwidth monitoring settings for specific cameras. Enable each camera you want to monitor. The section includes three viewing preferences: Interval, Unit, and Chart type.
   Interval	Select the period of time to analyze bandwidth. If you select 24 hours, for example, the x-axis is sectioned into hourly points over a 24 hour period of time.
   Unit	Select the unit type displayed along the y-axis.
   Chart type	Select either a line chart, which displays bandwidth information as a series of data points called "markers" connected by a line, or bar chart, which presents bandwidth data with rectangular bars with varying heights.

4. Click OK.

   Click one of the categories to show or hide it in the chart. (Strikethrough text indicates that the category is disabled.)

   

Viewing top camera usage

The Top Camera tab displays the performance and resource usage of each camera. Use this section to determine which cameras use the most network bandwidth amd have the most motion detections.

To edit top camera settings

1. Go to FortiView > Camera Statistics > Top Camera.

2. Select the settings gear icon and configure the following:

   Setting Name	Description
   Interval	Select the period of time to analyze bandwidth. If you select 24 hours, for example, the bar graph displays the bandwidth usage of the camera in the last 24 hours.
   Unit	Select the unit type displayed along the x-axis.

3. Click OK.

Analyzing advanced statistics

The Advanced tab displays details about network reliability and recording video to disk.

• Gaps � RTP packets for the live video or audio stream were lost in transit, or were not received in sequential order (forward or backward). This can occur when the network is too busy.

• Recording Skips � RTP packets were missing when FortiRecorder wrote the recording to disk.

• Proxy Drops � UDP packets for the live video or audio stream were dropped by the network interfaces. This can occur when FortiRecorder is too busy.

• Collector drops � UDP packets were dropped during internal processing and storage (I/O) operations. This can occur when the CPU and/or storage is too busy for the amount of incoming video bandwidth.

To edit the advanced chart settings

1. Go to FortiView > Camera Statistics > Advanced.

2. Select the settings gear icon and configure the following:

   Setting Name	Description
   All cameras	The all cameras section allows you to gap summary statistics settings for every camera connected to your FortiRecorder. The section includes three viewing preferences: Interval, Unit, and Chart type.
   Camera group	The camera group section allows you to configure gap summary statistics settings for specific camera groups created under Camera > Configuration > Camera Group. The section includes three viewing preferences: Interval, Unit, and Chart type.
   Camera	The camera section allows you to configure gap summary statistics settings for specific cameras. Enable each camera you want to monitor. The section includes three viewing preferences: Interval, Unit, and Chart type.
   Interval	Select the period of time to analyze gap summary. If you select 24 hours, for example, the x-axis is sectioned into hourly points over a 24 hour period of time.
   Unit	Select the unit type displayed along the y-axis. The higher the bar is on the line chart graph, the more dropped frames occurred during that time.
   Chart type	Select either a line chart, which displays bandwidth information as a series of data points called "markers" connected by a line, or bar chart, which presents bandwidth data with rectangular bars with varying heights.

3. Click OK.

   Click one of the categories to show or hide it in the chart. (Strikethrough text indicates that the category is disabled.)