Updated on 2022-04-02 GMT+08:00

Viewing live videos

You can record suspicious images and alarm-triggered images, take snapshots, and view real-time videos to monitor sites for visualized site management.

Prerequisites

  • You have the operation rights for Camera Management.
  • You have added cameras. For details, see Managing Cameras.
  • Communication is normal between cameras and the NetEco.

    For a camera managed by the video surveillance subsystem, ensure that the time of the video surveillance subsystem server is consistent with the NetEco server time.

  • Before playing video from cameras managed by the video surveillance subsystem, you need to set video playback parameters. For details, see How Do I Set Video Playback Parameters on the Video Surveillance Subsystem?.

Procedure

  1. Choose Maintenance Management > Security Protection > Camera Management.
  2. In the navigation tree on the left, choose Live Video.

    If the Firefox browser is used, perform the following operations before playing a video for the first time (Firefox 78 is used as an example):

    1. In the displayed Confirm dialog box, click Yes.
    2. In the two dialog boxes that are displayed, click Advanced, and then click Accept Risk and Continue.

  3. You can click a video source to view video in full screen, record video, and take snapshots.

    Table 1 Operation tasks

    Operation

    Procedure

    Viewing videos in full screen

    Click to display the video in full screen. To exit the full screen mode, right-click the mouse or press Esc.

    Recording videos

    1. Click in the lower right corner and select Start Recording.
    2. In the Recording Length dialog box, set the video recording duration and click OK.
    NOTE:
    • The video can be recorded in up to nine split screens. You can select one, four, or nine split screens as required.
    • After the recording time is set, the camera automatically stops video recording after the specified recording time. During video recording, you can click in the lower right corner and choose Stop Recording.

    Taking snapshots

    Click in the lower right corner and select Capture Manually.

    Setting groups

    Enable grouping , select the group name from the drop-down list box, and view the video of the group.

    • Creating a group
      1. Click Create.
      2. Set related parameters and click OK.
    • Deleting a group: Select one or more groups and click Delete.
    • Modifying a group
      1. Click Modify in the Operation column of the target group.
      2. Modify related parameters and click OK.