1 00:00:04,700 --> 00:00:09,400 in this chapter we will learn how to configure the cameras 2 00:00:10,000 --> 00:00:14,000 click on the menu button and then choose settings 3 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:23,000 the first category is camera, after clicking on it you will see a subcategory appearing on the right 4 00:00:25,500 --> 00:00:27,500 we'll start with add camera 5 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:34,000 adding a camera is very similar to the process of adding a camera which we introduced in the wizard chapter 6 00:00:34,600 --> 00:00:38,817 you must confirm that the NVR network parameters are configured properly 7 00:00:38,900 --> 00:00:42,000 before you can successfully add a camera 8 00:00:42,700 --> 00:00:47,800 since we already configured the network by now through the wizard we are good to go 9 00:00:48,400 --> 00:00:50,800 we will touch the network settings later on 10 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:54,809 in case you wish to modify any configuration you have done through the wizard 11 00:00:55,200 --> 00:01:00,900 click on add camera in the camera sub category section to open the interface 12 00:01:01,700 --> 00:01:06,510 alternatively if there is an empty window on the live you display 13 00:01:06,510 --> 00:01:10,000 you can click on the plus icon on the top right of that window 14 00:01:10,500 --> 00:01:15,500 adding a camera has several options but before adding the camera 15 00:01:15,600 --> 00:01:19,300 we need to make sure that all the IP camera settings are correct 16 00:01:19,548 --> 00:01:25,300 first, make sure that the IP addresses of the cameras are correct and organized 17 00:01:26,300 --> 00:01:29,670 if you wish to change it this is the time 18 00:01:29,670 --> 00:01:35,400 if you wish to change the network settings for a specific camera click on the pencil icon next to it 19 00:01:35,900 --> 00:01:40,000 set the network parameters as you wish and confirm 20 00:01:40,290 --> 00:01:44,800 the new settings will take effect momentarily, if you wish to set a batch of cameras 21 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:50,200 tick all the cameras you wish to set and click on the arrow next to the edit line 22 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:56,509 in the opened interface set the start IP, subnet mask and Gateway 23 00:01:56,800 --> 00:02:03,700 input the admin password and confirm by clicking ok. the change will take effect within a few secunds 24 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:08,200 next is setting the default usernames and passwords 25 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:12,100 for that we have created the default password button 26 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:17,560 you can use it to set the default password for different devices and manufacturers 27 00:02:17,900 --> 00:02:23,500 click on it to open its settings window and set the usernames and passwords accordingly 28 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:27,700 doing so will save you from editing the credentials for each camera separately 29 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:30,000 now you can easily add the cameras 30 00:02:30,300 --> 00:02:34,000 the easiest way to add the cameras is through quick add 31 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:39,000 this interface will show you all the available cameras in the network 32 00:02:39,600 --> 00:02:44,000 just tick the cameras you wish to add and click on add 33 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:49,000 if required change the user name and password after adding the camera 34 00:02:49,300 --> 00:02:53,300 by clicking on the pencil icon next to it 35 00:02:54,600 --> 00:02:59,000 you can also add the camera manually from the add manually section 36 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:05,000 once you choose it either input the IP address of the required camera 37 00:03:05,500 --> 00:03:08,700 or switch to domain input and set the domain address 38 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:12,630 set the correct port, username and password 39 00:03:12,630 --> 00:03:18,000 and test to confirm that the device has successfully communicated with the device 40 00:03:18,900 --> 00:03:22,600 click on add to confirm and add the camera 41 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:28,600 the next interface is edit camera. here you can edit some general parameters 42 00:03:29,300 --> 00:03:33,500 note that this can be done only after adding the IP cameras 43 00:03:34,700 --> 00:03:37,500 in order to easily identify the cameras 44 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:43,000 use the preview button which will pop up a live video stream from the camera 45 00:03:43,300 --> 00:03:49,769 here you can perform several modifications. first you can edit the cameras name 46 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:54,600 click on the pencil icon and set a new name for the camera 47 00:03:55,000 --> 00:04:02,400 note that this will change the name and the camera OSD setting as well click on OK to confirm 48 00:04:03,800 --> 00:04:08,340 from this interface you will also be able to change the camera's password 49 00:04:08,800 --> 00:04:16,000 click on the down arrow next to the operation tab and then choose modify IPC password 50 00:04:16,300 --> 00:04:24,000 in the open window choose the desired cameras input the new password, and re-enter it for confirmation 51 00:04:24,300 --> 00:04:26,700 the trashcan is used to delete cameras 52 00:04:26,950 --> 00:04:31,700 for more advanced users you can update the IPC firmware 53 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:37,300 click on the up arrow under the upgrade tab to update the cameras firmware 54 00:04:37,700 --> 00:04:44,400 after confirming the update choose the cameras and firmware version from the open window and confirm 55 00:04:44,980 --> 00:04:53,500 please note that if you are using a POE NVR the IP cameras which connect directly to the POE ports of the NVR 56 00:04:53,900 --> 00:04:56,800 will be displayed automatically in the camera list 57 00:04:57,400 --> 00:05:02,800 next to the Edit camera we will find in channel sequence 58 00:05:03,200 --> 00:05:08,500 this is where you will set the groups and dwell times that will be available in the main interface 59 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:14,300 click in channel sequence in the interface to go to the configuration interface 60 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:23,500 click on the plus icon to pop up the settings window, set the group name and dwell time between cameras 61 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:29,000 tick the cameras you wish to add to that group and click Add to confirm 62 00:05:29,400 --> 00:05:32,900 this group will now be available in the live view interface 63 00:05:33,500 --> 00:05:38,200 you can modify the groups name and dwell time by clicking on the pencil icon 64 00:05:38,800 --> 00:05:43,000 changing the chosen cameras is not possible after creating the group 65 00:05:43,479 --> 00:05:46,800 if you wish to delete the group click on the trash bin icon 66 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:53,300 next in line we have the image configuration it is the second subcategory for camera settings 67 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:59,250 you can quickly get there by clicking on start, then settings, camera and image 68 00:05:59,800 --> 00:06:04,600 here we will find OSD settings, image settings and mask settings 69 00:06:05,000 --> 00:06:07,200 we will start with the OSD 70 00:06:07,700 --> 00:06:14,700 the OSD or on screen display allows you to choose which information will appear on the camera video stream 71 00:06:15,200 --> 00:06:18,000 and what will be its position on the image 72 00:06:18,300 --> 00:06:21,430 you can set the information for each camera individually 73 00:06:21,430 --> 00:06:27,900 including the camera name string and OSD position or you can set all of the cameras together 74 00:06:28,200 --> 00:06:31,300 excluding the camera name string and position 75 00:06:31,500 --> 00:06:37,000 to set an individual camera first select the desired input the camera name 76 00:06:37,500 --> 00:06:44,000 enable or disable the name and time OSD if you have enabled any of the OSD details 77 00:06:44,500 --> 00:06:49,900 you will be able to drag the red OSD marking in the image preview area that changes position 78 00:06:50,700 --> 00:06:52,700 click apply to save the settings 79 00:06:53,100 --> 00:06:57,300 you can enable or disable the OSD from all the cameras 80 00:06:57,520 --> 00:07:01,900 by clicking on the apply all arrow next to the corresponding tab 81 00:07:02,300 --> 00:07:06,000 after changing any setting click apply to save 82 00:07:06,600 --> 00:07:10,600 under the OSD settings you will find the image settings 83 00:07:11,300 --> 00:07:17,600 in general provision isr is doing its best to provide you the best image settings possible 84 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:22,400 but in some scenarios you might want to fine-tune these settings 85 00:07:23,200 --> 00:07:28,000 the basic operations which will be available for any camera connected to the NVR 86 00:07:28,500 --> 00:07:33,500 are brightness, contrast, saturation and hue 87 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:38,700 you will be able to adjust it and see the effect on the live preview window 88 00:07:39,400 --> 00:07:43,400 if you are using cameras in provision isr protocol 89 00:07:43,779 --> 00:07:48,500 you will be able to access the advanced menu by clicking on the arrow on the right side 90 00:07:49,200 --> 00:07:57,070 here you will find sharpness, WDR, DNR, white balance, mirror and flip 91 00:07:57,600 --> 00:08:01,400 in case you wish to revert any changes you've made 92 00:08:01,680 --> 00:08:05,500 click on default to restore the image settings to factory default 93 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:09,000 this will not affect any other settings of the camera 94 00:08:09,400 --> 00:08:15,800 but will restore all the image settings including image settings that don't appear in this interface 95 00:08:16,300 --> 00:08:21,000 once done with the image settings you will go down to mask setting 96 00:08:21,400 --> 00:08:26,200 the mask is used to cover some areas of the image for enhanced privacy 97 00:08:26,700 --> 00:08:31,500 the mask will work only on cameras connected by provision isr protocol 98 00:08:32,000 --> 00:08:36,700 select the camera you wish to configure and enable the mask 99 00:08:37,000 --> 00:08:42,600 click the draw button and drag the mouse on the image area to set the mask area . 100 00:08:42,700 --> 00:08:46,400 you can set up 4 mask areas for each camera 101 00:08:47,100 --> 00:08:53,320 after adding the mask areas you can choose the color of the mask from the right side of the interface 102 00:08:53,600 --> 00:08:59,400 clicking on the delete button will delete all the configured mask areas for the selected camera 103 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:02,500 click apply to save the setting 104 00:09:02,680 --> 00:09:05,600 now we will go to the motion settings 105 00:09:06,000 --> 00:09:09,400 this is one of the most important settings of the system 106 00:09:09,636 --> 00:09:12,700 as it will affect the motion alarms and record 107 00:09:13,200 --> 00:09:18,600 in order to start first select the camera and enable the motion 108 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:28,000 next you should set the sensitivity the higher the value the more sensitive the camera will be to detect motion 109 00:09:28,400 --> 00:09:34,900 remember that after all this is video motion detection which is based on pixel colors 110 00:09:35,200 --> 00:09:41,500 so we don't want a high sensitivity which will trigger an alarm to every leaf blown in front of the camera 111 00:09:42,000 --> 00:09:47,500 but we also don't want a low sensitivity that might ignore an important event 112 00:09:48,000 --> 00:09:51,300 after setting sensitivity set the duration 113 00:09:51,700 --> 00:09:56,000 the duration refers to the interval time between 2 motion detection's 114 00:09:56,300 --> 00:10:02,800 for instance, if the duration time is set to 10 seconds, once the system detects a motion 115 00:10:03,100 --> 00:10:09,300 it will trigger the alarm and disregard all other motions for that channel for 10 seconds 116 00:10:09,900 --> 00:10:15,400 if there is another motion detected during this period, it will be considered as continuous movement 117 00:10:15,700 --> 00:10:18,800 otherwise it will be considered as a single motion 118 00:10:19,000 --> 00:10:21,300 now let's set the area of interest 119 00:10:22,000 --> 00:10:29,500 left click, hold and drag the mouse cursor on the camera image from the top left to the bottom right 120 00:10:30,289 --> 00:10:33,000 you can set more than one motion area. 121 00:10:33,600 --> 00:10:41,400 to delete, left click, hold and drag the mouse cursor on camera image from the bottom right to the top left 122 00:10:42,000 --> 00:10:46,800 click all to set the whole camera image as the motion detection area 123 00:10:47,200 --> 00:10:52,600 click invert to swap the selected area and the non selected area 124 00:10:53,200 --> 00:10:56,800 click clear to clear all the motion areas 125 00:10:57,300 --> 00:11:00,000 now click apply to save the settings 126 00:11:00,200 --> 00:11:06,400 or click processing mode to go to the alarm handling configuration interface of the motion alarm 127 00:11:06,900 --> 00:11:10,600 we will explain about this interface in the alarm chapter 128 00:11:11,800 --> 00:11:15,500 last in the camera settings we have the PTZ 129 00:11:16,200 --> 00:11:22,400 the device supports full control over IP speed dome or PTZ cameras 130 00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:28,000 in the PTZ configuration you can set presets and cruises 131 00:11:28,639 --> 00:11:34,000 the method described here can be used from the live view interface as well 132 00:11:34,500 --> 00:11:40,000 first we have the PTZ controls. there is not much to explain here 133 00:11:41,000 --> 00:11:43,200 next we have the preset settings 134 00:11:43,700 --> 00:11:50,000 presets can be used to save important locations and recalling them quickly when needed 135 00:11:50,500 --> 00:11:58,500 as default the preset list is empty so you will have to add and configure the presets that are important to you 136 00:11:59,000 --> 00:12:02,040 in order to do so follow these steps- 137 00:12:02,200 --> 00:12:05,300 click preset to go to preset operation tab 138 00:12:05,500 --> 00:12:14,000 use the PTZ controls to set the PTZ on the desired location, then click on the Add button 139 00:12:15,000 --> 00:12:21,900 in the open window choose the desired preset number and give it a name for easy identification 140 00:12:22,400 --> 00:12:24,600 click OK to save the settings 141 00:12:25,000 --> 00:12:30,500 if you wish to add a preset you have already saved click on it on the right window 142 00:12:31,000 --> 00:12:39,000 you can change the name and click Save or adjust the position of the camera and click on save position 143 00:12:40,300 --> 00:12:44,600 once you have saved your presets you can configure a cruise 144 00:12:45,000 --> 00:12:53,300 a cruise is built from several presets you can set the order and the dwell time between presets as you wish 145 00:12:53,700 --> 00:13:00,000 to configure a cruise click on the cruise section and click on add to open the settings window 146 00:13:00,400 --> 00:13:05,700 input the cruises name for easy identification and click on add preset 147 00:13:06,000 --> 00:13:12,000 select the preset name, dwell time and preset speed and click OK 148 00:13:12,400 --> 00:13:19,500 repeat this process until you have completed adding all the presets you wish to have on that cruise 149 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:28,000 you can edit a dwell time by clicking on the pencil icon or delete a preset completely by clicking on the trash bin 150 00:13:28,300 --> 00:13:33,500 in order to activate the cruise for testing click on the play button 151 00:13:34,000 --> 00:13:40,600 clicking on the stop button or moving the PTZ to any direction will stop the cruise 152 00:13:41,800 --> 00:13:47,500 after adding the cruise click delete button to delete the selected cruise completely 153 00:13:48,000 --> 00:13:51,000 this finalizes the camera configuration