Camera access (properties)

Available functionality depends on the system you are using. See the Product comparison chart for more information.

When you add or edit basic users, Windows users or groups, you can specify camera access settings.

In the list of cameras, select the camera(s) you want to work with. Note the last item in the list, Rights for new cameras when added to the system, with which you can allow the user/group access to any future cameras.

Tip: Use SHIFT or CTRL to select multiple cameras the same features should be available for access for several cameras, you can select multiple cameras by pressing SHIFT or CTRL on your keyboard while you select.

For the selected camera(s), in the Access check box, specify if the user/group should have access to live viewing and playback at all. If so, specify if they should have access to both live viewing and playback and—if this is the case—which sub-features should be available when you work with the selected camera(s). The sub-features are listed in two columns in the lower part of the window: the left column lists features related to live viewing, the right column lists features related to playback.

The Camera access settings check boxes work like a hierarchy of rights. If the Access check box is cleared, everything else is cleared and disabled. If the Access check box is selected, but, for example, the Live check box is cleared, everything under the Live check box is cleared and disabled.

Depending on the selected column, the following default features for live or playback from the selected camera(s) give you the ability to:

Live

Features

PTZ

Use navigation features for PTZ (Pan-tilt-zoom) cameras.

A user/group can only use this right if the user has access to one or more PTZ cameras.

PTZ preset positions

Use navigation features for moving a PTZ camera to particular preset positions. A user/group can only use this right if the user/group has access to one or more PTZ cameras with defined preset positions.

Manage PTZ presets

Manage PTZ positions in XProtect Smart Client.

Output

Activate output related to the selected camera(s).

Events

Use manually triggered events related to the selected camera(s). This feature is available in XProtect Smart Client only.

Incoming audio

Listen to incoming audio from microphones related to the selected camera(s). This feature is available in XProtect Smart Client only.

Manual recording

Manually start recording for a fixed time (defined by the surveillance system administrator).

Outgoing audio

Talk to audiences through speakers related to the selected camera(s). This feature is available in XProtect Smart Client only.

Playback

Features

AVI/JPEG export

Export evidence as movie clips in AVI format and as still images in JPEG format.

Database export

Export evidence in database format. This feature is available in XProtect Smart Client only.

Sequences

Use the Sequences feature when playing back video from the selected camera.

Smart search

Search for motion in one or more selected areas of images from the selected camera. This feature is available in XProtect Smart Client only.

Recorded audio

Listen to recorded audio from microphones related to the selected camera(s).

You cannot select a feature, if the selected camera does not support the relevant feature. For example, PTZ-related rights are only available if the relevant camera is a PTZ camera. Some features depend on the user’s/group’s General Access properties.

Square-filled check boxes can appear in the lower part of the window if you have selected several cameras and a feature applies for some but not all of the cameras.

Example: For camera A, you have selected that use of the Events is allowed, for camera B, you have not allowed this. If you select both camera A and camera B in the list, the Events check box in the lower part of the window is square-filled. Another example: Camera C is a PTZ camera for which you have allowed the PTZ preset positions feature whereas camera D is not a PTZ camera. If you select both camera C and camera D in the list, the PTZ preset positions check box is square-filled.

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