Adding and removing IP devices

You can add video cameras and IP Servers to the system by using the IP Device Discovery Wizard.
To open the IP Device Discovery Wizard, click the Add device ... link at the end of the Server device list.

When the Wizard is opened for the first time after the Client is started, automatic search for new devices will begin. During subsequent sessions, to launch the Wizard you must click the corresponding button. A progress bar indicates search progress.

To stop devices search at any time, click the Stop button.

The search results are color-coded based on the status of the device.

Search results can be filtered in two ways:

1. By status. To hide devices with a certain status, deselect the relevant checkbox.
   
   
2. By manufacturer, model or IP address. To do this, use the Filter field. For example, this filters the Sony devices.
   
   In addition, you can filter cameras from a subnet.
   
   

When adding a device, you can immediately set several configuration options, such as:

1. Manufacturer and model.

   Note

   You can search by manufacturer and model of the device.
   

2. Login and password.

3. ID and object name.

   Note

   An object identifier must contain: numbers, English characters and the "_" sign.

   In the Object Tree, added devices will be sorted by ID.

4. In the Object Tree, added devices will be sorted by ID.
5. Select an archive and set the recording parameters (see Configuring recording to an archive):
   1. No – camera is linked to the archive, no recording.
   2. Always – continuous recording.
   3. On motion (default setting) – a VMD tool and an automatic rule for writing to the specified archive are automatically created for the camera you are adding. By default, recording stops when an event detection is finished.

   4. On motion/Embedded detection – an embedded VMD tool and an automatic rule for writing to the specified archive are automatically created for the camera you are adding. By default, recording stops when an event detection is finished.

      Note

      This option is available only for devices that have on-board VMD.

      Note

      When creating a new device, the pre-alarm time interval for video footage recording is automatically set to 3 seconds (see Configuring recording to an archive).

   5. Camera coordinates (latitude, longitude, azimuth) which are used when the camera is added to the geo map (see  Adding video cameras and changing size of their icons on the map).

In addition, three modes are available for adding a device to a configuration. These are described in the following table.

To add an IP device to a configuration:

1. Set device settings, if necessary.
2. Select a mode for adding the device to the configuration.
3. The device is then added to the configuration.

During a single configuration change, you can add a single device or all devices listed in the search results (other than devices for which compatibility is not guaranteed). To add one device, click the  button. To add all devices, click the Add all button.

If you set no individual access parameters while adding hardware, a dialog window appears for setting unified access parameters. 

If an IP device is not shown in the search results (because it is located on another subnet or contact has been temporarily lost), you can add it manually. To do so, in the neutral-colored area above the search results, select the type of IP device that you are adding (with or without edge storage), specify an IP address and port, and select the manufacturer and model.

Then add the device to the configuration  by following the steps described previously.

To remove IP devices, select them in the device list (by left-clicking one or more devices, holding down the CTRL key to select multiple devices) and click the Delete button.

If you click the IP address, you will jump to the device Web interface.