Mediasources

The Mediasources view contains a list of the mediasources (NVRs).

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

The Mediasource settings are grouped in tabs.

Settings

The administrator can configure the following settings of the mediasource:

Settings	Description
Name	Name of the mediasource for both primary and secondary languages.
Hostname or IP	Address of the computer running the NVR service (G-Core/GeViScope).
Test Connection	Click this button to check if the connection settings (Hostname, Username, Password) to the NVR are valid.
TC Server Hostname or IP Adress	Address of the computer on which the Transcoding Server runs. This setting is visible if the Allow Transcoding Viewers license is available and enabled (refer to Server Licenses).
Username	Name of the NVR user.
Password	Password of the NVR user.
Recorder type	Type of the NVR. The administrator can select between the types G-Core and GeViScope.
Site	The administrator must select the site to which a specific mediasource is to be linked.
Timezone	Time zone of the specific mediasource. Click the Update button to retrieve the time zone of the NVR.
Linked CCS	Name of the camera check service that monitors the site of the specific mediasource (refer to Camera check service).
Update	This button is visible when there is a camera check service that monitors the site of the specific mediasource. This button is enabled if a Pro version license is available and enabled (refer to Server Licenses) and mediachannels (cameras) are existing on the specific Mediasource. 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 mediasource. This button is enabled if a Pro version license is available and enabled (refer to Server Licenses) and mediachannels (cameras) are existing on specific mediasource. Click this button to create a new camera check service based on the settings of the specific mediasource.
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 Mediasource as a Failover Mediasource (see NVR Failover Pool Settings).

Mediachannels

The Mediachannels tab contains a list of mediachannels (cameras) of the specific mediasource:

The administrator can configure the following settings per mediachannel (camera) (some of the settings can be edited for multiselected mediachannels):

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 NVR. Is used to correspond a specific mediachannel with the mediachannel of the NVR.
Camera number	By default, this value is retrieved from the NVR. 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 NVR. 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 mediachannel of the NVR 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 mediachannels button to retrieve existing mediachannels from specific NVRs from Mediasource. Any previous data in G-SIM will be overwritten with the imported data. Even if the NVR 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 medichannels button to update existing mediachannels with mediachannels from specific mediasource NVR. In the pop-up dialog, the administrator can choose to add new mediachannels of the NVR to the specific mediasource or not. Mediachannels that are no longer existing on the NVR will be deactivated but not removed.

• Click the Import thumbnails button to retrieve thumbnails for the selected mediachannels from the NVR of specific mediasource.

• Click the Delete mediachannels button to remove selected mediachannels from a specific mediasource.

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

Camera Details

The administrator can select a mediachannel 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 mediachannel.

• 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 mediasource NVR.

• The administrator can click the Update button to retrieve events form the specific mediasource NVR.

• 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.