Monitor Live Views

Live View allows you to customize layouts, watch live feeds of multiple cameras or camera groups, and add corresponding e-maps to the view.

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Layout Management

Users that belong to the administrators group or have a manager privilege profile can configure layout settings.

To customize the live view display:

  1. Click Management under Layout.
  2. Click Add to create a new layout or click any existing layouts on the left panel to edit.
  3. Enter a layout name in the Name field.
  4. Select the corresponding e-map. If you select None, the e-map button will be disabled.
  5. Select layout type.
  6. Click Customize and drag-and-drop the panels to change the layout pattern (only available to 4 to 100-Channel layouts). Click Reset anytime to reset the layout to the default pattern.
  7. Drag cameras, access controllers, transaction devices, speakers, or e-maps from the left panel to your target position on the layout. To remove items, drag them back to the left.
  8. Click Preview to see a preview of the current layout.
  9. Tick Set as my default to set the current layout as the default page when you enter Live View. Each user can set their own default layout. If the default layout no longer exists, the first authorized layout of a user will be applied instead.
  10. To remove an unwanted layout from the layout list, select the layout and click Delete .
  11. Click Save when finished.

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PTZ Control Panel

If your camera supports PTZ (pan/tilt/zoom), you can select a camera and use the Controller panel to adjust the camera's direction. Clicking the home button will return the camera back to its default position. If the camera only has partial PTZ support, unsupported functions on the Controller panel will not light up when you hover over them.

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On-Screen Camera Operation

Depending on camera models and compatibility, you can use the following on-screen functions to view and control your cameras and e-maps on the live view of the chosen camera or e-map.

To operate cameras on the live view:

  1. If the camera supports pan/tilt/zoom functions, the mouse cursor will become directional arrows when you click on the desired live view and mouse over it. You can left-click on the mouse to adjust the direction of the camera, or scroll the mouse wheel to optically zoom in/out.
  2. If supported by the camera, the following on-screen buttons will appear when you mouse over the bottom of the selected live view:

To view sub e-maps and cameras on e-maps:

  1. Hover over any sub e-map or camera icon on the e-map. A tooltip will appear indicating the name of the chosen icon.
  2. Open and view sub e-maps or cameras on the e-map with the following options:

Instant Playback

On the live view of each camera, you can easily view and manage recordings taken in the past 24 hours.

To view recordings with instant playback:

On the live view of your desired camera, click the on-screen Instant Playback button to open the playback window. For more information on the operations of Recording Player, please refer to this article.

Alerts

Alerts allows you to track targets in Live View. You can choose from several alert events for your IP cameras, and track suspicious events intelligently to trigger smart recording on-the-fly. The Alerts icon shows that you have enabled Live View alerts.

Stream Profile

Stream Profile allows you to switch stream settings during live view.

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Sequential Rotation Layout

Sequential Rotation layout allows automatic switching to different layouts periodically. You can pause or resume the rotation any time, or switch to a particular layout you are looking for.

Triggered Event Layout

Triggered Event layout allows auto switching to different layouts when events are triggered on the included cameras.

Other Features

On the Live View page, you can also use the following features:

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