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5.1.3 Applying Settings
Each configuration page provides a Save button. Settings are applied right after you press the Save button.
And the browser will refresh to load the latest setting or otherwise pop up the “Save OK” message to
indicate that settings have been applied.
5.2 Image Settings
5.2.1 Codec
The Codec page allows you to configure the video streams for the camera. You can optionally configure a
secondary or third stream to a resolution as required by your third-party device or software.
Camera Name Settings
•Enter a descriptive name of the camera. Note that if you want to make the camera ONVIF compliant
(see Network > ONVIF ), no space is allowed in the camera name.
H.264 Codec Settings
•Resolution: Choose a resolution for the video. Choices include 1080p, SXVGA, 720p, XGA, SVGA, D1,
2CIF, VGA, and CIF.
•Bit Rate: According to your bandwidth, specify a value for data transmission rate (kbps). Higher value
gets higher video quality but consumes more bandwidth.
•Frame Rate: Choose the intended frame rate, i.e., the number of frames to transmit per second.
MPEG4 Codec Setting
•Resolution: Choose a resolution for the video. Choices include 1080p, SXVGA, 720p, XGA, SVGA, D1,
2CIF, VGA, and CIF.
•Bit Rate: According to your bandwidth, specify a value for data transmission rate (kbps). Higher value
gets higher video quality but consumes more bandwidth.
•Frame Rate: Choose the intended frame rate, i.e., the number of frames to transmit per second.
MJPEG Codec Settings
•Resolution: Choose a resolution for the video. Choices include 1080P, SXVGA, 720P, XGA, SVGA and
D1.
•Quality: Set the image’s quality to High, Normal or Low.
•Frame Rate: Choose the intended frame rate, i.e., the number of frames to transmit per second.
NOTE:
1. Live View uses the MJPEG codec. If no streaming is using MJPEG, it will result in no video for Live
View.
