Application Start-Up

Starting for the First Time

If you have never used G-SIM before, the application will start up with the default view. You will see the empty default Viewer layout, with the Tabbed Lists on the right of the screen.

Settings

Startup Settings

Under the tab Startup Settings you can configure the following settings:

Connection Settings:

Setting

Description

Site Name

Descriptive name of the Operator Console which will be used in debug output and log traces.

Hostname or IP Address & Port

Hostname/IP address and port of G-SIM server.

General Settings:

Setting

Description

Screen List

Comma separated list of monitor numbers which are used in Operator Console. Main Operator Console screen will be shown on the first monitor of this list. Operator Console supports up to 4 monitors. If this field is empty, then first 4 monitors will be used in Operator Console.

Show Startup Logo on Additional Monitors

If checkbox is checked then startup logo will be shown on all monitors until Operator Console will be logged in and user profile is loaded.

Reference Frame Cache Path

Path to the folder where camera reference frames are stored.

Viewer Frame Delay

Set livestream frame delay (in milliseconds) parameter for the video viewers.

Windows Authentication

If checkbox is checked and G-SIM Server has Active Directory license, then Windows user can be used to login in Operator Console. Windows user must be included in domain and Active Directory synchronization must be configured in Management Console.

Enable Second User Login

If checkbox is checked, then second user can log in simultaneously with first user in Operator Console.

Remote Console Font Size

Select relative font size which is used for texts in the Remote Console.

Use Direct 3D-11 Rendering

If checkbox is checked, then Direct 3D-11 rendering is used to render frames in the video viewers.

Additional Settings

Under the tab Additional Settings you can configure the following settings:

GeViSoft Settings:

Setting

Description

Hostname or IP Address

Hostname /IP address of the GeViSoft server.

Username

Name of the GeViSoft server.

Password

Password of the GeViSoft server.

SAML Settings:

The SAML Settings section is only visible if SAML Authentication was selected during the installation of G-SIM. Additionally, you have to make sure that the SAML service is running. For further information see SAML Authentication.

Setting

Description

Username

Name of G-SIM user which is used to connect to G-SIM server by G-SIM SAML Web API.

Password

Password of G-SIM user which is used to connect to G-SIM server by G-SIM SAML Web API.

MBeg Controller Settings:

Setting

Description

LAN

MBeg is connected via network. When this option is selected, the following settings appear:

  • Hostname or IP Address & Port (should be provided)

  • MBeg Pan Factor

  • MBeg Tilt Factor

  • MBeg Zoom Factor

  • MBeg Focus Factor

COM

MBeg is connected via Com port. When this option is selected, the following settings appear:

  • Com Port (should be selected)

  • MBeg Pan Factor

  • MBeg Tilt Factor

  • MBeg Zoom Factor

  • MBeg Focus Factor

None

MBeg is not connected to Operator Console. When this option is selected, all other MBeg settings are hidden.

Audio Transmission:

Setting

Description

Audio Transmission Speak Mode

There are two options:

  • Hold: Voice is transmitted while button is pressed.

  • Click and release: First click activates voice transmission. Second click deactivates voice transmission.

Default Input Device

Select the microphone to be used for the voice transmission.

For detailed information see Speak.

Configuring an Initial View

Every time you start the application, what you see will be determined by a number of factors. If you have not selected a Default Layout, the system will start up with the interface as follows:

  • If no-one else logged in on the same machine since you logged out and it is less than two hours since your last log-in. If either of these is not true, your default layout will be used.
  • If you do not have a default defined, and no-one else has logged in on that machine, then your previous layout will be used, even it is more than two hours since you logged out.
  • If the system would have given you your default layout but you don't have one, the first template in the template list will be applied, with no viewers or maps having any content.

You can save your favourite layouts (which includes viewer content, cameras, etc.) for future use and choose one of them as a Default Layout. This will override any saved previous state and instead show the selected Favourite Layout (including screen layout and video) every time you log in. See The Toolbar. Favourite Layouts are set up per user.

You can also configure the Viewer grid layouts for all screens. See The Toolbar.