RC-E User Manual
Management Client (RC-E Manager)
Provided one or more motion windows have been defined on the camera device, the
Motion Window
setting
lets you specify which motion window to use for the event. When the camera detects motion within the
specified motion window, the event will occur.
When specifying use of a motion window, make sure you type the name of the motion window, exactly as it
has been specified on the camera.
You can only specify one motion window in the field. However, you are able to add more than one instance of
an event (see "Using Several Instances of a Hardware Configurable Event" on page 100).
Prebuffer frames per second
:
Determines the frame rate to be used for prebuffered video. See also the next
description of
Prebuffered Seconds
setting.
Prebuffer Seconds
:
Determines the number of seconds for which video from the camera should be stored for
possible later use.
What does "prebuffer" mean?
Prebuffering is essentially the ability to store video from before the initial
boundaries of a recording. It allows you to view video from
before
an event occurred.
If, for example, you are going to use the hardware configurable event in an rule specifying that recording should start
when the event occurs, being able to see what happened immediately prior to the door being opened may also be
important.
Example:
If using five seconds of prebuffering, video from the camera will always be stored provisionally for
five seconds. If the event occurs, five seconds' worth of video will be available for attaching to any recording
triggered by the event, as specified in a rule.
Info Tab Overview
The
Info
tab lets you view and edit basic information about a selected item in a number of fields. The following items
under
Devices
have an
Info
tab:
Cameras
(see
"Manage Cameras" on page 75)
Hardware (see "Manage Hardware" on page 53)
Microphones (see "Manage Microphones" on page 85)
Speakers
(see
"Manage Speakers" on page 87)
Description of Info Tab's Fields
Name
: Name of the item. Not compulsory, but highly recommended. Used whenever the item is listed in RC-E
and clients. Does not have to be unique.
To change the name, overwrite the existing name and click
Save
in the toolbar (see "Management Client
Overview" on page 34).
Tip:
If you change the name, it will be updated throughout RC-E. This means that if the name is used in, for
example, a rule, the name will automatically change in the rule as well.
Description
: Description of the item. Not compulsory. Will appear in a number of listings within RC-E. For
example, the description will appear when pausing the mouse pointer over the item's name in the overview pane:
To specify a description, type the description and click
Save
in the toolbar (see "Management Client
Overview" on page 34).
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