Media Sources

The Media Sources view contains a list of the media sources.

In addition to the general + Add, - Delete and * Clone buttons, there is a Search Media Sources… button. Click this button to search G-Core media sources on the local network. The administrator can select media sources to be automatically added to the media sources list.

The Media Source settings are grouped in tabs.

Settings

The administrator can configure the following settings of the media source:

Settings

Description

Name

Name of the media source for both primary and secondary languages.

Hostname or IP

Address of the G-Core server running the media source service (G-Core).

Test Connection

Click this button to check if the connection settings (Hostname, Username, Password) to the media source are valid.

Username

Name of the media source user.

Password

Password of the media source user.

Media Source type

Type of the NVR. G-Core is the default type and not cannot be changed.

Site

The administrator must select the site to which a specific media source is to be linked.

Timezone

Time zone of the specific media source. Click the Update button to retrieve the time zone of the media source.

Linked CCS

Name of the camera check service that monitors the site of the specific media source (refer to Camera check service).

Update

This button is visible when there is a camera check service that monitors the site of the specific media source. This button is enabled if a Pro version license is available and enabled (refer to Server Licenses) and media channels (cameras) are existing on the specific media source. Click this button to update the linked camera check service.

Create new CSS

This button is visible when there is no camera check service that monitors the site of the specific media source. This button is enabled if a Pro version license is available and enabled (refer to Server Licenses) and media channels (cameras) are existing on specific media source. Click this button to create a new camera check service based on the settings of the specific media source.

Is a Global Spare

This checkbox is visible if the license Max Number of Cameras that can be marked as Failover is greater than 0 (refer to Server Licenses). Select this checkbox to mark a specific media source as a Failover media source (see Media Source Failover Pool Settings).

Media Channels

The Media Channels tab contains a list of media channels (cameras) of the specific media source:

The administrator can configure the following settings per media channel (camera) (some of the settings can be edited for multiselected media channels):

Settings

Description

Camera Group

Assign the camera to the specific Camera Group (see Camera Groups). Can be edited with multiselect.

Global #

By default, this value is retrieved from the media source. Is used to correspond a specific media channel with the media channel of the media source.

Camera number

By default, this value is retrieved from the media source. Can be used to display the camera name when using Free Form.

Display Name

Configure how the camera is to be visualised in the lists, card etc. Can be edited with multiselect. Possible values are:

  • Camera Name

  • Camera Number: Display the camera Global # according to the Camera Display Format (see Language & Format Settings).

  • Camera Number and Name: Display the camera Global # according to the Camera Display Format plus Camera Name.

  • Camera Number and Coordinates: Display the camera Global # according to the Camera Display Format plus Camera Coordinates (Latitude and Longitude settings).

  • Free Form: Display the camera number according to the free form template.

Display Name Map

Configure how the camera label should be visualised on the maps. The same values as for Display Name are available. Can be edited with multiselect.

Free Form

Configure template of the camera name for the free form display type. Can be edited with multiselect.

Camera Type

By default, this value is retrieved from the media source. Assign a camera to a Specific Camera Type (see Camera Types). Can be edited with multiselect.

Active

Activate or deactivate the camera. Can be edited with multiselect.

Is Failover

Select the camera to be used as a failover for another camera (see Failover). Can be edited with multiselect.

CamCheck

Read only. Shows that the camera is monitored by the camera check service.

High resolution Channel

This field is enabled when the media channel of the media source has a secondary channel. The administrator can select which channel is playing the high resolution video.

Use Transcoding

Select if the camera has a transcoding channel. Can be edited with multiselect.

Latitude / Longitude

Configure the geographical coordinates of the camera. Can be edited with multiselect.

  • Click the Import Media Channels button to retrieve existing media channels from specific media sources from media source. Any previous data in G-SIM will be overwritten with the imported data. Even if the media source configuration has not changed, this function regenerates the configuration in G-SIM. Existing tours and video events would therefore need to be reconnected. The same applies to map placement and other links. Before using this function, you should be aware of the consequences.

  • Click the Update Media Channels button to update existing media channels with media channels from specific media source media source. In the pop-up dialog, the administrator can choose to add new media channels of the media source to the specific media source or not. Media channels that are no longer existing on the media source will be deactivated but not removed.

  • Click the Import thumbnails button to retrieve thumbnails for the selected media channels from the media source of specific media source.

  • Click the Delete Media Channels button to remove selected media channels from a specific media source.

  • Click Select all channels or Clear all channels to select or unselect all media channels with one click.

Camera Details

The administrator can select a media channel to see camera details:

PTZ Presets

If the Normal PTZ option is selected for the camera type of the selected media channel, the PTZ tab is visible.

  • Click the Live image & PTZ Control button to edit PTZ presets for the selected camera.

  • Click the Relinquish Control button to stop editing the PTZ presets of the selected camera.

  • After taking control of the PTZ camera, the administrator can edit the presets.

  • The administrator can create multiple presets by selecting the number of the presets and clicking the Create button. The maximum number of presets is defined in the camera type of the media channel.

  • The administrator can create or delete single preset by clicking the Add or Delete button.

  • The administrator can order existing presets by using the Up and Down buttons.

  • The administrator can configure the description of the selected preset, mark it as the Home position and correspond to the current camera position and zoom level with the Apply view to current preset button.

Events

The Events tab contains a list of the events from the specific media source.

  • The administrator can click the Update button to retrieve events form the specific media source.

  • The administrator can check the events to be saved in the database. Saved events are used in the Process Data Search and to display the viewer OSD in the Operator Console.

  • Click the Select all or Unselect all button to check or uncheck all events with one click.