Ubiquiti UniFi G3 Dome, User Manual

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Chapter 2: Cameras UniFi Video User Guide
Ubiquiti Networks, Inc.
Chapter 2: Cameras
On the Cameras page, you have the option to view all
cameras (default), a selected group of cameras, or a single
camera, depending on your search criteria. The
Search
option will narrow down the list of cameras displayed as
you type characters into the
Search text field, eliminating
the ones that don’t match your search criteria. The
searchable columns are
Name , Host , and MAC Address .
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Each camera will be categorized as Managed or
Unmanaged and the number in the upper left corner
indicates how many cameras you have per category. In
this example, there are 12
Managed cameras.
Cameras listed under the Managed tab have been added
to the UniFi Video management system. Cameras listed
under the
Unmanaged tab have not been configured or
added to the UniFi Video management system yet, or have
been unmanaged.
To change the status of a camera from
Unmanaged to
Managed , follow these steps:
1. Click Unmanaged to see a list of unmanaged cameras.
2. Click a camera to view its details. Refer to
“Configuration” on page 12 .
3. Enter the username and password for the selected
camera and click Manage .
Once you’ve finished adding the unmanaged cameras,
click
Managed to return to the Managed cameras view.
For each camera, the Managed camera view lists the Name ,
Host (address), MAC Address , Last Recording , and Link State .
Click a column heading to sort the list by that column;
click again to reverse the sort order.
Name Displays the local device name and a thumbnail
image of the camera.
Host Displays the local host IP address assigned to each
specific camera.
MAC Address Displays the MAC Address of the camera.
Each camera has its own unique hardware address.
Last Recording Displays how long it has been since a
camera recorded something based on its recording mode.
Refer to
“Recording” on page 11 .
Link State Displays the following information for the
currently selected camera:
• Connection type:
• Wired or Wireless
Green icon: Camera is connected
Gray icon: Camera is disconnected
• Connection state: Connected , Disconnected , Rebooting ,
Unauthenticated
• Connection speed in Mbps (wired cameras only)
• Connection quality in dBm (wireless cameras only)