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General information

You can add video cameras and IP Servers devices to the system by using the IP Device Discovery Wizard.
To open the IP Device Discovery Wizard, click on the Add device... link at the end of the Server device list.
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When the Wizard is opened for the first time after the Client is started, automatic search for new devices will begin. During subsequent sessions, to launch the Wizard you must click the corresponding button. A progress bar indicates search progress.
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The IP Device Discovery Wizard interface includes:

  • Automatic device search.
  • Manual entry of device data.
  • Adding devices to the configuration.     A
  • Bulk adding devices using .CSV files (see Bulk creation of IP devices).

Automatic search for IP devices

IP devices search

To start searching for devices, click the Search button. While searching, a progress bar will be displayed.


To stop devices search at any time, click the Stop button.

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The search results are color-coded based on the status of the device.

Color of video camera icon

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Fully supported device

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Manual configuration required

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Axxon One compatibility not guaranteed

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  • Since multicast packets are used for device search, the search results may not contain the Servers and devices from other subnets.
  • If you click the IP address, you will jump to the device web interface.

Filtering IP device search results

Search results can be filtered in two ways:

  1. By status. To hide devices with a certain status, deselect the relevant checkbox.

  2. By manufacturer, model or IP address. To do this, use the Filter field. For example, this filters the Sony devices.

    In addition, you can filter cameras from a subnet.

When adding a device, you can immediately set several configuration options, such as:

Manufacturer and model.

Manually entering device data

If an IP device is not shown in the search results (because it is located on a different subnet or the connection with it is temporarily lost), you can add it manually. To do this, you need to select the type of IP device to be added, specify the IP address and connection port of the device, and select the manufacturer and model in the area with a neutral background located under the list with automatic search results.

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You can also specify the

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manufacturer and model of the device using the search in the input field.

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ID and object name.

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An object identifier must contain: numbers, English characters and the "_" sign.

In the Object Tree, added devices will be sorted by ID.

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If the device's IP address, Port, Manufacturer, Username and Password are set, the device model can be automatically detected by clicking the Image Added button.

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Adding devices to the configuration

To add an IP device to a configuration:

  1. Set the device settings, if necessary.
  2. Select a mode for adding the device to the configuration.
  3. The device is added to the configuration.

Modes for adding devices to the configuration

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On motion/Embedded detection  an embedded VMD tool and an automatic rule for writing to the specified archive are automatically created for the camera you are adding. By default, recording stops when an event detection is finished.

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This option is available only for devices that have on-board VMD.

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When creating a new device, the pre-alarm time interval for video footage recording is automatically set to 3 seconds (see Configuring recording to an archive).

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In addition, three modes are available for adding a device to a configuration. These are described in the following table.


Device addition mode

Description

1Add device with default settingsThe IP device is added to the configuration with the default settings (the default settings are determined by Axxon One itself). Adding a device in this mode will change the current settings of the device.
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Add device with current settings

The IP device is added to the configuration with the current settings, as specified in the web interface.
3Add device with template settings

The IP device is added to the configuration with the settings that have been previously specified for a device of the same model in the configuration. Select a device of the same model (the "template device") in the list.
Only devices of the same model are shown in the list of search results for choosing the template device.
The following settings will be copied from the template device to the new, similar device: firmware, video stream settings, buffering settings, Other settings (see The Camera object), and Other settings for Microphone and Speaker objects, if these are configured for the template device.
This mode is best when multiple cameras of the same model are in use at a site. If this is the case, we advise to:

  • Add and configure one device.
  • Add the remaining devices, copying settings from the "template device" as described previously.

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Configuring IP device

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When adding a device, you can immediately set several configuration options, such as:

  1. Manufacturer and model.

  2. Login and password.
  3. ID and object name.

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    • An object identifier must contain: numbers, English characters and the "_" sign.
    • In the Object Tree, added devices will be sorted by ID.


  4. Select an archive and set the recording parameters (see Configuring recording to an archive):
    1. No – camera is linked to the archive, no recording.
    2. Always – continuous recording.
    3. On motion (default setting) – a VMD tool and an automatic rule for writing to the specified archive are automatically created for the camera you are adding. By default, recording stops when an event detection is finished.
    4. On motion/Embedded detection  an embedded VMD tool and an automatic rule for writing to the specified archive are automatically created for the camera you are adding. By default, recording stops when an event detection is finished.

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      This option is available only for devices that have on-board VMD.

      When creating a new device, the pre-alarm time interval for video footage recording is automatically set to 3 seconds (see Configuring recording to an archive).


    5. Camera coordinates (latitude, longitude, azimuth) which are used when the camera is added to the geo map (see  Adding video cameras and changing size of their icons on the map).

Adding devices

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During a single configuration change, you can add a single device or all devices listed in the search results (other than devices for which compatibility is not guaranteed). To add one device, click the  button. To add all devices, click the Add all button.If you set no individual access parameters while adding hardware, a dialog window appears for setting unified access parameters. 
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 Remember that if you add all IP devices at the asme same time, the same mode and settings will be applied to all of them.

If an IP device is not shown in To remove a device from the search results (because it is located on another subnet or contact has been temporarily lost), you can add it manually. To do so, in the neutral-colored area above the search results, select the type of IP device that you are adding (with or without edge storage), specify an IP address and port, and select the manufacturer and model.
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Then add the device to the configuration  by following the steps described previously., click the Image Added button.

If you set no individual access parameters while adding hardware, a dialog window appears for setting unified access parameters. 
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Next, the device is added to the configuration.

When you add a device to the system, the Default permissions will be applied, which are configured for each role (see Configuring user permissions).

Removing IP devices

To remove IP devices, select them one or more objects in the device list (hardware tree by left-clicking one or more devices, (while holding down the CTRL Ctrl key to select multiple devices) and click the  Delete  button.If you click the IP address, you will jump to the device Web interface.