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Chapter Monitor Camera Feeds 3 Once your camera deployment is complete, you can start monitoring target areas with Live View. This chapter introduces the basics of arranging Live View layouts, receiving alerts from camera events, as well as setting up preset positions to schedule patrol routes. Live View In Live View, you can view real-time video feeds of all the IP cameras paired with Surveillance Station, capture snapshots, track targets, and adjust camera feeds with PTZ (pan, tilt, zoom) controls. Camera feeds can be arranged in layouts and customized depending on your individual surveillance needs. No. Name Function Displays video feeds from IP cameras. You can click a camera feed to select it, and use the PTZ Controls to change viewing options. 1 Live View Layout The currently selected camera feed is highlighted with a yellow frame. Double-clicking any camera feed enlarges the image of that feed. Double-clicking again returns to the normal layout. Adjust angle and zoom of cameras that support PTZ (pan, tilt, zoom) controls. These controls are grayed out when the selected camera does not support PTZ controls: PTZ Controls 1. Arrow buttons adjust the angle of the currently selected camera. 2. The home button returns the selected camera to its default position. 3. Plus and minus buttons adjust the optical zoom of the selected camera. 2 Left Panels Layouts Panel Alerts Panel Edit live view layouts or enable/disable layout related features here. For quick configuration of your camera feed layout, please refer to the Configure Live View Layout section below. Manage alerts settings or display alerted video clips here. For quick configuration of live view analytics, please refer to the Get Alerted with Live View Analytics section below. Stream Profile Switch stream profile here. Patrol Panel Switch patrol settings here. For quick setup of patrol paths and schedules, please refer to the Setup Scheduled Patrol with PTZ Control and Action Rule section below. Digital Output/Audio Output Activate/deactivate digital output and/or audio output here. Hover the pointer over a selected camera feed to display the on-screen 3 On-screen Buttons buttons. Buttons will show according to the features supported by the cameras. For more information, please refer to Surveillance Station Help > Live View. 24 Chapter 3: Monitor Camera Feeds

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Chapter 3: Monitor Camera Feeds
Monitor Camera Feeds
3
Chapter
Once your camera deployment is complete, you can start monitoring target areas with
Live View
. This chapter introduces the
basics of arranging
Live View
layouts, receiving alerts from camera events, as well as setting up preset positions to schedule
patrol routes.
Live View
In
Live View
, you can view real-time video feeds of all the IP cameras paired with Surveillance Station, capture snapshots,
track targets, and adjust camera feeds with
PTZ (pan, tilt, zoom) controls. Camera feeds can be arranged in layouts and
customized depending on your individual surveillance needs.
No.
Name
Function
1
Live View Layout
Displays video feeds from IP cameras. You can click a camera feed
to select it, and use the
PTZ Controls
to change viewing options.
The currently selected camera feed is highlighted with a yellow frame.
Double-clicking any camera feed enlarges the image of that feed.
Double-clicking again returns to the normal layout.
2
Left
Panels
PTZ Controls
Adjust angle and zoom of cameras that support PTZ (pan, tilt, zoom)
controls. These controls are grayed out when the selected camera does
not support PTZ controls:
1.
Arrow
buttons adjust the angle of the currently selected camera.
2. The home button returns the selected camera to its default position.
3.
Plus
and
minus
buttons adjust the optical zoom of the selected
camera.
Layouts Panel
Edit live view layouts or enable/disable layout related features here.
For quick configuration of your camera feed layout, please refer to the
Configure Live View Layout
section below.
Alerts Panel
Manage alerts settings or display alerted video clips here. For quick
configuration of live view analytics, please refer to the
Get Alerted with
Live View Analytics
section below.
Stream Profile
Switch stream profile here.
Patrol Panel
Switch patrol settings here. For quick setup of patrol paths and
schedules, please refer to the
Setup Scheduled Patrol with PTZ
Control and Action Rule
section below.
Digital Output/Audio Output
Activate/deactivate digital output and/or audio output here.
3
On-screen Buttons
Hover the pointer over a selected camera feed to display the on-screen
buttons. Buttons will show according to the features supported by the
cameras.
For more information, please refer to Surveillance Station
Help > Live View
.