RC-E User Manual
Management Client (RC-E Manager)
Specifying Common Settings for All Devices in a Device Group
When using device groups, you are able to quickly specify common properties for all devices within a given device
group:
1. In the overview pane (see "Panes Overview" on page 36)'s device list, click the required device group.
In the properties pane (see "Panes Overview" on page 36), all properties
which are available on all of the
device group's devices
will be listed, grouped on tabs.
2. Specify the required common properties.
Properties not available on
all
of the devices in the device group will not be listed; such properties must still
be configured individually for each device.
If the device group contains 400 or more devices the
Settings
tab is unavailable for viewing and editing. For
camera groups the
Streams
tab is also unavailable for viewing and editing if the group contains 400 cameras
or more.
Tip:
The
Settings tab
(see "
Enabling and Disabling Edge Recording—Camera Only
" on page 106) has
convenient functionality for quickly switching between settings for the device group and settings for individual
devices.
Deleting a Device Group
1. In the overview pane (see "Panes Overview" on page 36)'s device list, right-click the unwanted device group
folder.
2. Select
Delete Group
.
Tip:
You may also simply press DELETE on your keyboard.
3. You will be asked to confirm that you want to delete the device group. Verify that you are deleting the correct
device group, then click
Yes
.
Remember that you have only deleted the device group itself. If you wish to delete IP hardware - such as a camera -
from your RC-E system, do so on a recording server level (see Managing Hardware (see "Manage Hardware" on
page 53)).
About Events
Events are primarily used for triggering actions. Actions are configurable through rules
(see "
Manage Rules
" on page
133).
Example:
You create a rule which specifies that in the
event
of detected motion, the surveillance system
should take the
action
of starting recording of video from a particular camera.
In the Management Client's Site Navigation pane (see "Panes Overview" on page 36), you are able to work with the
following under
Rules and Events
:
Rules
(see "Manage Rules" on page 133)
:
Rules are a central element in RC-E. The behavior of your
surveillance system is to a very large extent determined by rules.
Time profiles
(see "Manage Time Profiles" on page 138)
:
Time profiles are periods of time defined in the
Management Client. They can be used when creating rules in the Management Client; for example, to create a
rule which specifies that a certain action should take place within a certain time profile.
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