Cameras: Allows the user to view which cameras are selected and can be used to delete a camera from the list simply by selecting the camera name/number and selecting 'remove camera'. The screen layout is adjusted automatically after each removal or addition. Adjust layout: The user can select the size of the display window at run-time simply by clciking and dragging the mouse cursor on the camera view edge. The camera display is streched or reduced to fill the new size. Should you wish to return to the default sizem click on 'adjust layout'. Options screen: Background Colour Text colour: the text displays the camera name/number and the frame rate. When camera is recording, a red icon is displayed on the top right of the camera screen. Default image size: This option dictates what size the camera output is displayed at. If the camera is sending images of size 320*240, the image is stretched to fill the camera window which may result in display being stretched or too small depending on the number of cameras being monitored. Should you wish to retain the same image size as the one sent from the camera then select (tick) Default image size. Recorded Video length: When automatic recording is selected, this is the video length measured in physical time. Record and replay: These options are only available after purchase. When these options are enabled, the user can record manually any camera or all cameras at once or set the automatic recording hours for each day of the week. Compression: The user can select any compression Codec required as long as the Codec is installed on the host machine. Most Codecs are freely available on the Internet. Replay: The Replay options allow the user to play back any video recorded. The file type used is the Microsoft's avi format. Add Camera: Cameras are identified by their name, Ip address and port number. The camera name must be usinque for the camera to be added to the list. The login and password is the same as the one used to access the camera and defaults to 'guest' Port numbers use the 4 digits. so for example port 80 would use 8080. (i.e. add 80 in front of the port number) Monitor: There may be occasions where the list of cameras contains for example 16 cameras and the user wants to concentrate on only 2 of them. Just tick (select) the ones to monitor from this screen. All changes made are saved automatically. |