NETAVIS Observer 4.6 User Manual (October 2015)
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12.3 Working with cameras of another server
In order to work with cameras from another Observer server, the following prerequisites must be
fulfilled:
The servers must know of each other.
The server that exports cameras must have the option
Export local cameras to remote
server
set.
The server that works with cameras of a remote server must have the option
Import of
cameras from remote server enabled
set.
Note:
See
12.2 Adding and defining a remote Observer server
on page 117for more details on how to
configure these prerequisites.
12.3.1 Mounting cameras of another server
1.
Open the
Camera admin
dialog from the
System administration
menu.
2.
In the menu select
Mount remote camera or group
.
3.
Select the remote Observer host from where you want to import cameras with the
Known
remote machines
menu.
Now the
Remote host name
and
remote host IP address
of the remote Observer host are
shown.
4.
After clicking on
Cameras on remote host
the remote Observer host's camera tree is shown.
You can then select a single camera or group to be imported.
Note:
For remote cameras it is recommended to mount them per group rather than individually.
Confirm your selection by clicking on
Select
.
