The settings panel of the Computer object

1

Identification number*

Automatically

Displays the computer name in the local network

Numbers, letters, periods, hyphen, dash, underscore, and any characters

NA

Depends on the number of the Computer objects registered in the system.

Number of characters—from 1 to 15

2

Name*

Enter a value in the field

Sets the name of the Computer object in the video surveillance system with distributed architecture

Latin, Cyrillic, and service characters

Computer

A line containing a sequence of any characters (letters, digits, service characters except > and < characters), case-insensitive.

Number of characters—from 1 to 60

3

Disable

Set the checkbox

Disables the Computer object in the video surveillance system with distributed architecture 

Boolean type

Set—the Computer object is disabled and isn't in use

Clear—the Computer object is enabled and is in use

The Archive disks tab

4

Video

Set the checkbox

Sets the disk for storing video archive from cameras and also audio archive during synchronous audio and video recording

Boolean type

Clear

Set—the disk is used for video archive storing

Clear—the disk isn't used for video archive storing

5

Audio

Set the checkbox

Sets the disk for storing audio archive from microphones

Boolean type

Clear

Set—the disk is used for audio archive storing from microphones

Clear—the disk isn't used for audio archive storing from microphones

6

Disk

Enter a value in the field automatically

Displays the names of the local disks available for storing video and audio archives and also used to specify the network disks used for archive storage

Names of the local disks (Latin characters), names of the network disks (UNC paths)

NA

Depends on the total number of the local and network disks

7

GB

Automatically

Displays the amount of free space on each available disk

Disk space in GB

NA

Depends on the total free disk space

Displays the current disk for the archive recording

Set—the archive is currently recorded on the specified disk

Clear—the archive isn't currently recorded on the specified disk

The Basic settings tab

9

Connection

Enter a value in the field

Sets the name to the modem connection used in Windows

Latin, Cyrillic, and service characters

NA

A line containing a sequence of any characters (letters, digits, service characters).

Number of characters from 1 to 30

10

Username

Enter a value in the field

Sets the login of the modem connection used in Windows

Latin, Cyrillic, and service characters

NA

A line containing a sequence of any characters (letters, digits, service characters), case-sensitive.

Number of characters from 1 to 30

11

Password

Enter a value in the field

Sets the password of the modem connection used in Windows

Latin, Cyrillic, and service characters

NA

A line containing a sequence of any characters (letters, digits, service characters), case-sensitive.

Number of characters from 1 to 30

12

Disable logging

Set the checkbox

Disables the event logging to the Event Viewer database on the local computer

Boolean type

Clear

Set—events aren't logged to the Event Viewer database

Clear—events are logged to the Event Viewer database

13

Only local protocols

Set the checkbox

Enables logging to the Events Viewer database only the information about the events registered on this computer

Boolean type

Clear

Set—only the events registered on this computer are logged to the Events viewer database

Clear—all required events are logged to the Events Viewer database

14

Time synchronization

Set the checkbox

Sets the time synchronization of all computers in the distributed system with the system time of this computer.
Time is automatically synchronized at midnight every 24 hours or when Axxon PSIM is started on the server that is the source of the time synchronization

Boolean type

Clear

Set—time is synchronized

Clear—time isn't synchronized

15

Events archive length

Enter a value in the field

Sets simultaneously the event storage period for:

• events registered in the system on the local computer (Protocol table in the PSIM database or in a separate database);
• Incident server events (PROTOCOL_INC_SERVER table in the Psim database)

Days

NA

More than 1

16

Run x64 modules

Set the checkbox

Sets the way to run the 64-bits modules

Boolean type

Up to 4.10.2—Clear, starting from 4.10.3—Set

Set—when you attempt to run a module, the 64-bit module variant runs. If such a variant isn't found, the 32-bits module runs

Clear—64-bits modules don't run

Set—computer is used as a Client

Clear—computer is used as a server or a RAW

Set—computer doesn’t enter the sleep mode

Clear—computer enters the sleep mode 

19

Initial display

Select a value from the list

Sets the default Display to be displayed after starting Axxon PSIM.
If you don't select the Display, the last active display is displayed after Axxon PSIM starts

Names of the Display objects registered in the system

NA

Depends on total number of Display objects registered in the system

20

Default user

Select a value from the list

Sets a default user, that is, the user with the rights and permissions to start Axxon PSIM without a password

Names of the users registered in the system

NA

The list of users registered in Axxon PSIM

21

Camera discovery tool

Click the button

Access to creating, configuring, and editing IP devices

NA

NA

The Camera discovery tool window that opens displays all available settings.

For more details, see Camera discovery tool

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Parameter

Method for setting the parameter value

Parameter description

Representation

Default value

Value range

22

Speaker

Select a value from the list

Selects the speaker that is necessary to use for audio signal playback.

Note. It is used when organizing a video surveillance system using SIP-devices, see Configuring SIP-terminal

Names of the Speaker objects registered in the system

NA

Depends on number of the Speaker objects registered in the system

Selects the microphone that is necessary to use for audio signal transmission. 

Note. It is used when organizing a video surveillance system using SIP-devices, see Configuring SIP-terminal

Selects the camera that is necessary to use for video signal transmission. 

Note. It is used when organizing a video surveillance system using SIP-devices, see Configuring SIP-terminal

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Parameter

Method for setting the parameter value

Parameter description

Representation

Default value

Value range

25

Synchronize

Set the checkbox

Activates the synchronization of Event Viewer databases between local and remote computers.

Boolean type

Clear

Set—local and remote computers Event Viewer databases are synchronized

Clear—local and remote computers Event Viewer databases aren't synchronized

26

Computer

Automatically

Displays the network name of the remote computer with which you want to synchronize the Event Viewer database

Latin and service characters

NA

Depends on the number of the Computer objects registered in the system

27

Name

Automatically

Displays the name of remote computer in the network

Latin, Cyrillic, and service characters

NA

A line containing a sequence of any characters (letters, digits, service characters), case-insensitive.

Number of characters—from 1 to 60

28

Change Connection String

Click the button

Enables the options of configuring and editing the connection parameters to the remote computer Event viewer database

NA

NA

NA

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Parameter

Method for setting the parameter value

Parameter description

Representation

Default value

Value range