Manage View

A view is a window division with resource channels (e.g., cameras and access points) linked to each window. View mode enables you to save the window division and the correspondence between cameras and windows (or correspondence between map and window) as the default so that you can quickly access these channels and/or map later. For example, you can link camera 1, camera 2, and camera 3 located in your office to the certain display windows and save them as a view called office. Then, you can access the view office and these cameras will display in the linked window quickly.

Perform this task when you need to get quick access to a certain set of channels for live view or playback.

Note:

  • For live view, the view mode can save resource type, resource ID, stream type, position, and scale after digital zoom, preset No., and fisheye dewarping status.

  • For playback, the view mode can save resource type, resource ID, position, and scale after digital zoom, and fisheye dewarping status.

  1. In the top left corner of the platform, select > Security Monitoring > Video > Video Security.
  2. Click View on the top of left navigation bar.
  3. Optional: Add a custom view group.
    1. Select Public View or Private View to add the view group.
      Note:

      The view groups and views that belong to the private view group are hidden from the other users.

    2. Click .
    3. Create a name for the group or use the default name.
    4. Click OK to add this view group.
  4. Add a view.
    1. Select a view group.
    2. Click .
    3. Create a name for the view or use the default name.
    4. Click Add to select cameras.
    5. Select a stream type for each camera in the Stream Type column, or you can click Set Stream Type to select a stream type.
    6. Select a preset you want to switch to for each camera.
    7. Optional: Click Up or Down to adjust the camera order.
    8. Optional: Select camera(s) and click Delete to delete them.
    9. Select a layout for the view.
    10. Select a switching interval or click Custom Time Interval to set the switching interval among the selected cameras.
    11. Click Add to add this view.
  5. Optional: You can also Drag the channels to the window or double-click the channels to start live view or playback. Save the view with the displayed view division and channels.

    • Click > Save View to save the current window division mode and displayed channels and (or) map as the selected view.

    • Click > Save as View to save the current window division mode and displayed channels and (or) map as a new view by creating view name (optional) and selecting the view saving path.

    Note:

    If the added view is not selected before, you can also save the current window division and displayed channels as a new view.

  6. Optional: Perform the following operations after adding the view.
    Option Description

    Edit View

    Click to edit the view settings, such as the view name and camera's stream type.

    Add Camera/Map to the Existing View

    1. Go to Monitoring.

    2. Select camera(s) or map.

      Note:

      You can press Ctrl on the keyboard to select multiple cameras.

    3. Click > Save View to save the camera(s) or map to an existing view.

    Delete Camera/Map from View

    1. Move the cursor to a camera or a map in a view.

    2. Click to close the current camera or map window.

    3. Click > Save View to save the current view.

    Live View/Playback in View Mode

    Select a view, and click > Play to start live view or playback in view mode. See Start Live View in View Mode and Start Playback in View Mode for details.

    Delete View or View Group

    Click to delete the custom view or view group.

    Reset View

    Click to restore the view to its initial settings.

    Search View

    Click , and enter keywords in the search box to search for target view(s).