You can edit basic information, recording settings, picture storage settings, event settings, and map settings of the camera for current site. You can also edit the face comparison group settings of the cameras which support face picture comparison.

1. Click Logical View on the Home page to enter the Area Management page.
2. In the area list panel, select the added current site from the drop-down site list to show its areas.
   Note:

   The icon indicates that the site is current site.

3. Select an area.
4. Select the Cameras tab to show the added cameras.
5. Click a camera's name in the Name column to enter the Edit Camera page.
6. Edit the camera's basic information, including camera name and protocol type.
   Note:

   If you changes the camera's name, you can click Apply Camera Name in the added cameras list page to apply the new name to the device.

7. Optional: Click Live View to view the live view of the camera and click in the lower-right corner to switch to playback.
   Note:

   The live view and playback functions in the camera details page are only supported by Internet Explorer.

8. Edit the recording settings of the camera. See Configure Recording for details.
   Note:

   • If no recording settings have been configured for the camera, you can click Configuration to set the parameters.

   • You can also select multiple cameras and click Get Recording Schedule in the added cameras list page to get recording schedules of the devices in a batch.

9. Optional: Set the Picture Storage switch to on and select the storage location from the drop-down list for storing the pictures uploaded from the camera to the specified location.
   Note:

   • Refer to Configure Storage for Uploaded Pictures for details.

   • For cameras of devices added by ISUP protocol, this function is not available. You should click Configuration to edit the picture storage configuration.

10. Edit the event settings of the camera. See Configure Event and Alarm for details.
    Note:

    If no event settings have been configured for the camera, you can click Configuration to set the parameters.

11. Optional: Set the face comparison.
    Note:

    If this is supported by the license you purchased, you need to enter License Details page and click Configuration on Facial Recognition Camera line to add the camera as the facial recognition camera firstly. If you do not add the camera as a facial recognition camera, this function and Attendance will not show. If you did not purchase a license for Attendance, the Attendance will not show either.

    1. Optional: Set Link to Facial Recognition Server switch to on and select a server.
       Note:

       After linking to facial recognition server, the facial recognition camera no longer supports the face comparison groups on itself. For the normal camera, you must link it with a server.

    2. Select the person group(s) for face comparison.
       Note:

       You can click Add New to add new face comparison group and set the face comparison similarity threshold which affects the frequency and accuracy of face picture comparison alarm.

12. Add the camera to the map.
    1. Set the Add to Map switch to on.
    2. Optional: Check Auto-Locating on Map to get the GIS location information from the device and locate the camera on the map automatically.
       Note:

       This function is only available when the map type is GIS map and should be supported by the device. The camera should have GIS function, or you should configure GIS location information for camera on the device first.

    3. Select the icon style and name color for displaying the camera on the map.
13. Optional: Click Configuration on Device to set the remote configurations of the corresponding device if needed.
    Note:

    For details about the remote configuration, refer to the user manual of the device.

14. Click Save.
15. Optional: Enter Edit Camera page again and click Copy to to select configuration item and copy the settings of this camera to other cameras.