NETAVIS Observer 4.6 User Manual (October 2015)
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Field label
Description
by which you will select or display this camera (e.g., camera 2).
Comment
Here you can add text that describes your camera.
Time zone
Select the time zone of your camera's location (e.g., CET for a
camera installed in Vienna).
Camera type
Specify the type of camera by selecting it from the camera pop-up
menu.
Important
: If you want to connect an analog camera via a video
server then select the type of the video server from the menu. If you
connect an analog camera to a video capture card directly in the
Observer server, then select
NDS
(Observer Digitizer Server) as your
camera type.
Name of camera admin
If the camera needs authentication for administrating, then enter
the user name of the camera administrator here.
Pwd of camera admin
Enter the password of the administrator account of the camera
(only if used).
Camera IP address
Specify the IP address or network name of your camera or video
server. If you supply a network name, you must have access to a
domain name server (DNS) that resolves the name to an IP address.
Even dynamic DNS names (like dyndns) can be used. This field is
not needed for analog cameras connected directly via a video
capture card (NDS).
Camera server port
If you are adding an analog camera via a video capture card (NDS)
or via a video server, specify the port of the capture card or video
server to which the camera is connected.
Aspect ratio
This setting is only enabled for certain IP cameras that are shipped
with different aspect ratios (like PAL or NTSC). For cameras that are
delivered in one standard only, the correct value is set
automatically and cannot be changed. Please select the correct
value for your camera. If you select a value that does not fit your
camera, then the image might be distorted. Please refer also to
1.4.5
JPEG image sizes and storage requirements
on page 10.
Streaming mode
(Mobotix only)
This option is only relevant if you use a Mobotix camera. Set it when
you would like to operate the camera in streaming mode. If this
option is not activated, the camera operates in single picture mode.
In streaming mode (MJPEG format) the camera delivers higher