General tab (options)

On the General tab, you can specify general settings for the Management Client and the recording server.

Management Client

Name

Description

Number of log rows per page

Select how many rows a single log page can contain. The default value is 50 rows. If a log contains more rows, it displays the next rows on the following pages.

Default preview frame rate

Select frame rate for the thumbnail camera images displayed in the Preview pane. Default is 1 frame per second.

Select Action > Refresh from the menu for the change to take effect.

Note that a high frame rate in combination with a large number of thumbnail images in the Preview pane slows down the computer that runs the Management Client. You can limit the number of thumbnail images with the Max number of previews setting.

Max number of previews

Select the maximum number of thumbnail images displayed in the Preview pane. Default is 64 thumbnail images.

Select Action > Refresh from the menu for the change to take effect.

Note that a large number of thumbnail images in combination with a high frame rate may slow the system down. You can limit the frame rate used for the thumbnail images with the Default preview frame rate setting.

When adding new camera devices automatically enable:

Motion detection

Select the check box to enable motion detection on new cameras, when you add them to the system with the Add Hardware wizard.

This setting does not affect motion detection settings on existing cameras.

You enable and disable motion detection for a camera on the Motion tab for the camera device.

When adding new camera devices automatically enable:

Generate motion data for smart search

Generation of motion data for smart search requires that motion detection is enabled for the camera.

Select the check box to enable generation of smart search motion data on new cameras, when you add them to the system with the Add Hardware wizard.

This setting does not affect motion detection settings on existing cameras.

You enable and disable the generation of smart search motion data for a camera on the Motion tab for the camera device.

When adding new camera devices automatically enable:

Multicast

Select the check box to enable multicast on new cameras when you add them with the Add Hardware wizard.

This setting does not affect multicast settings on existing cameras.

You enable and disable live multicasting for a camera on the Client tab for the camera device.

Language

Select the language of the Management Client.

Restart the Management Client to use the new language.

Recording server

Name

Description

Timeout for manual PTZ sessions

Client users with the necessary user rights can manually interrupt the patrolling of PTZ cameras. Select how much time should pass before regular patrolling is resumed after a manual interruption. The setting applies for all PTZ cameras on your system. Default setting is 15 seconds.

If you want individual timeouts on the cameras, you specify this on the Presets tab for the camera.

Timeout for pause patrolling sessions

Client users with a sufficient PTZ priority can pause patrolling on PTZ cameras. Select how much time should pass before regular patrolling is resumed after a pause. The setting applies for all PTZ cameras on your system. Default setting is 10 minutes.

If you want individual timeouts on the cameras, you specify this on the Presets tab for the camera.

Timeout for reserved PTZ sessions

Set the default timeout period for reserved PTZ sessions. When a user runs a reserved PTZ session, the PTZ camera cannot be used by others before it is released either manually or when the period has timed out. Default setting is 1 hour.

If you want individual timeouts on the cameras, you specify this on the Presets tab for the camera.

Ignore device communication errors if communication reestablished before

Select for how long a communication error may exist before the system logs it as an error and triggers the Communication Error event.

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