Related Cameras of an Area

The related cameras of an area include all cameras contained in the area and all annotated cameras. If an alarm is triggered, an alarm monitor automatically displays the video streams and recordings of all annotated cameras and cameras contained in the area. If an alarm is triggered by a camera or detector, an alarm monitor automatically displays the video stream of that camera. Furthermore, the video streams of all annotated cameras are displayed.

Selecting Spot Monitors

The spot monitor enables video streams and recordings of the camera per workstation to be displayed. To select the spot monitor, complete the following steps:

  • Monitor names have been configured in the VMS.
  • In the System Tree, the status of connection to the VMS has been set up.
  • The connection status is displayed in green.
  1. In the menu bar, select Tools > Select Spot Monitor.
  1. Select the spot monitor you want to connect with the current workstation and click OK.

Displaying Video Streams

  • The connection to the VMS has been set up.
  • In the System Tree, the status of the connection to the VMS is displayed in green.
  • The spot and alarm monitors have been configured.
  1. To display the video stream of a specific camera, you have the following options:
  • In the Location Tree or in the Graphics view of the +3 or +5 perspective, double-click the camera.
  • In the Location Tree or in the Graphics view of the +3 or +5 perspective, right-click the camera and select Show stream on.
  • In the Search view or in the Graphics view of the +3 or +5 perspective, drag the camera and drop to the layout of the spot monitor.
  • If you double-click the camera, the video stream is displayed on the first tile of the spot monitor.
  • If you double-click the camera, when already a video stream is displayed, the content currently displayed on the first tile of the spot monitor is replaced by the video stream of the chosen camera.
  • If you drag and drop the camera, the live video stream of the camera is displayed on the chosen tile of the spot monitor.
  • If you drag and drop a camera on the first tile of the spot monitor and then double-click any other camera, the video stream is displayed on the second tile of the spot monitor.
  1. If you right-click the camera, select the monitor name.
  • If you select Spot Monitor: The content currently displayed on the spot monitor is removed. The live video stream of the camera is displayed on the spot monitor.
  • If you select Alarm Monitor: The live video stream of the selected camera replaces the current content of the first tile and remains there for 20 seconds. It is not recommended to choose Alarm Monitor.
  1. To display the video streams related to a specific area, double-click the area in the Location Tree.
  • The video streams of all cameras related to the selected area will be displayed on the spot monitor.
  1. To display the video streams contained in a virtual group detector, double-click the virtual group detector in the Location Tree.
  • The content currently displayed on the spot monitor is removed. The video streams of all cameras contained in the virtual group detector will be displayed on the spot monitor.