G-Web (Deprecated)

G-Web is deprecated
The functionality of G-Web with newer G-Core versions and browser versions cannot be guaranteed. G-Core 8.2 and Chrome 128.x are recommend for the latest version.

This G-Web Help can also be accessed directly from G-Web. To do so, G-Core Help must be installed on the server on which the G-Web service is running. If no G-Core Help is installed there or the path is not found for other reasons, you will receive an error message (Error 404) indicating that you should contact your administrator.

G-Web is an application that allows access to the media channels of a G-Core server via a web browser.

G-web is optimized for the end-device classes:

  • Desktop
  • Tablet (landscape) and
  • Smartphone (portrait and landscape format).

While the functionality of the desktop and tablet is nearly the same, it is reduced in smartphones.

G-Web is programmed as a so-called single-page application. This means that the application is only loaded initially once by the browser and then only the dynamic components are exchanged asynchronously. Up to five sessions (or 1 session for the G-Scope 1000 series) can be opened.

A client can also simultaneously connect with several devices/different browsers, for this reason counting is performed based on sessions, not the number of clients.

How Does G-Web Work?

The G-Web server runs as a service on the G-Scope. This service consists of two components

  • the HTTP server
  • the media server.

The HTTP server provides the browser the html, JS and CSS file. The JavaScript files contain the GEUTEBRÜCK-specific program interface (API). The API is connected to the media server through the browser application. The media server is itself connected with the G-Core server. The connection between the browser and the G-Web service is optimized for low latency and video data can be transmitted with an extremely low overhead.

Functions

  • Authentication (setting made using G-Set)
  • Media channel list (channel name, type of camera, PTZ functions, availability of the camera)
  • Playback (just video, live playback, stored image playback, digital zoom)
  • PTZ control (pan, tilt, zoom, move to or save fixed position, focus)
  • Customizable buttons

Requirements

An IP address of the machine on which the service runs is required for a connection to the G-Web server. In addition, a username and password are required to login.

If the G-Web server is not configured, it automatically connects to the G-Core server on the same G-Scope. Using the G-Web Setup, the G-Core servers which will be connected to can be configured.

The same username and password should be stored (with the help of G-Set) on all G-Core servers with which a user should be able to connect at the same time via G-Web.

The service (including G-Web and G-Web/Setup) is only installed if G-Web was selected during installation of the G-Core software. The minimum operating system requirement for the machine on which the G-Web server is installed is Microsoft Windows 8.1. It should have a fast processor, at least Intel Core i-series 4th generation (Haswell), and fast memory. (If the performance needed by the service (depending on the number and type (source resolution and frame rate) of the transcoded channels) exceeds the performance of the machine, an automatic reduction of the provided frame rates occurs.)

What you should also know:
The user sysadmin is not available as web user!
Created web users must be assigned the rights of a web user.
Live view or database access can be blocked for individual users.