LumiCenter/How to Configure Video Encoder Devices

Basic Configuration Options for Video Encoder Devices

Description

This article will cover basic configuration options for video encoder devices.

Prerequisites

• LumiCenter server and client installed on a computer.

Devices

1. Device Object Tree - In this section lists all of the devices that have been added, along with their child objects
2. Device parameters - In this section you can modify the device parameters
3. Video stream operation panel - In this section you can manage the video streams including adding OSD text as well as privacy masking.

Device Object and Child Objects

A device is equipped with multiple capabilities, including but not excluded by microphone, speaker, alarm relays, and PTZ, etc. When adding a device, Lumicenter will automatically generate a device tree according to the functions of the device that was integrated to LumiCenter.

For example, the camera has a speaker, a microphone, a video channel, PTY, and edge storage. These features are displayed as child objects under the device object. Another example, the NVR has multiple cameras and edge storage. Each camera object will appear under the record object.

• Note: LumiCenter only displays the supported feature of the device. Certain features may not be displayed if not supported.

Device Parameters

Send Settings To Device

If you check the box, then the settings on LumiCenter will be synced to the device. This is something we actually do not recommend, using the device configuration by itself is always the recommended method. (You don’t see it in this screenshot as this camera does not support the function)

Object Identification

Enable: you can enable or disable the device. If the device is disabled, it will not occupy the license usage. From here you can also change the Short name and Name of the device. The Device ID cannot be changed.

Geolocation

You can specify the coordinates (latitude, longitude and azimuth) of the device.

Object Features

Use device settings: if you want to use the camera settings without overwriting them with the settings on Lumicenter, select yes. (This feature is not supported on this camera, so you do not see it in the screenshot). This is the reverse parameter of the Send settings to device checkbox. If you enable one option, the other will be disabled.

Change the IP Address, Port, Manufacturer, Model of the device

Break unused connections: if you want to interrupt the video stream from the camera to the VMS whenever it is not needed, select yes. The following conditions must be met for the video stream transmission to be interrupted: i. the video stream is not being displayed on the Lumicenter Client; ii. The stream is not being recorded to any storage; iii. The stream is not being processed by any detection tool.

Authentication

You can set the username and password to connect to the device.

Video Buffering

Accumulate the data received from the device to the buffer and then transfer the data for processing from the buffer. The buffer can improve the smoothness of live view and detection, if the network between the device and the VMS is not good. Between 50 and 1000 milliseconds.

Panomorph

You can configure fisheye function related parameters from here.

Other

If the device is connected via RTSP, or this is a virtual camera, you can configure its parameters from here.

Alternative view

Select any camera in the domain to replace this camera in live view when it is not connected.