RC-E User Manual
Management Client (RC-E Manager)
Hardware name
: (only relevant for Camera, Microphone and Speaker) Name of the hardware, with which the
item is connected. The field is non-editable from here, but can be changed by clicking
Go To
next to it. This will
take you to hardware information, where the name is editable.
Unit number
: (only relevant for Camera, Microphone and Speaker) Non-editable field displaying the unit on
which the item is attached on the hardware.
For single-device hardware, the unit number will typically be
1
. For multi-device hardware, such as video
servers with several channels, the unit number will typically indicate the channel on which the item is
attached, e.g.
3
.
Shortcut
: (only relevant for Camera) Users of the Ocularis Client can take advantage of a range of keyboard
shortcuts, some of which let the user toggle between viewing different cameras. Such shortcuts include numbers
used to identify each camera. In the Management Client, each camera's shortcut number is specified in the
Shortcut
field.
A camera shortcut number cannot contain letters or special characters, and must be no longer than four
digits:
o
Examples of correct camera shortcut numbers:
3
,
1234
.
o
Examples of incorrect camera shortcut numbers:
A
*
3
,
12345
.
It is highly recommended that you use a unique camera shortcut number for each camera.
Tip:
Find more information about keyboard shortcuts from a Ocularis Client user's perspective in the separate
Ocularis Client documentation available on the OnSSI RC-E software DVD as well as from
www.onssi.com
(
http://www.onssi.com
)
Serial Number:
(only relevant for Hardware) Hardware serial number as specified by the manufacturer. The
serial number is often, but not always, identical to the MAC address.
Firmware version:
(only relevant for Hardware) Firmware version as specified by the manufacturer.
MAC address:
(only relevant for Hardware) Hardware MAC address. A MAC (Media Access Control) address is
a 12-character hexadecimal number uniquely identifying each device on a network.
Product ID
: (only relevant for Hardware) Product identifier.
Hardware host name:
(only relevant for Hardware) Host name or IP address of the hardware.
Tip:
By clicking the button next to the field, you are able to connect to the hardware's own configuration page. The
page opens in a separate window.
PTZ Tab (Hardware Properties)
The
PTZ
tab lets your enable PTZ (Pan/Tilt/Zoom) for video encoders. It is only available if the selected hardware is a
video encoder.
What is a video encoder?
A video encoder, also known as video server, is a piece of hardware which is able to
stream video from a number of connected cameras. Video encoders contain image digitizers, making it possible to
connect analog cameras to a network.
For video encoders, the use of PTZ must be enabled on the hardware level before you can use the PTZ features of
PTZ cameras attached to the video encoder. The
Settings
tab lets you enable the use of PTZ separately for each of
the video encoder's channels.
To access the
PTZ
tab, select the required hardware in the overview pane (see "Panes Overview" on page 36), then
select the
PTZ
tab in the properties pane (see "Panes Overview" on page 36).
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