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SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
CHAPTER 4
In addition to adding DVRs to CMS as covered in Chapter 2, System Configuration gives
you access to configure how your computer uses and saves video, manage who has access
to CMS, as well as adding or removing monitored systems.
Enter the System Configuration mode by
clicking on the System Config button at the
lower right of your screen.
This will take you back to the Control
Center window which you used to add
systems to monitor.
4.1 DEVICE MANAGER
By default, this window will open up in the Device Manager mode allowing you to add, remove
or modify systems. This was covered in Section 2.4 Basic Configuration. The Alarm
Display will continue to operate underneath the main display.
4.2 LOCAL CONFIGURATION
This area allows you to change how CMS interacts with the computer you are using. These
settings only apply to that specific computer and do not alter any of the settings on any of the
DVRs being monitored, nor do they change any other computers that you use to run CMS.
There are three tabs in this window: Local Basic Configuration, Local Schedule
Configuration and Local Alarm Configuration.
LOCAL BASIC CONFIGURATION
In this tab, you can control aspects such as where video is recorded on your computer, how
alarms are handled and whether you want your PC to auto restart among other settings.
Dwell Time
This is differs from the Dwell Time setting available in the Device Manager (Section 2.4
Basic Configuration). Instead of switching between groups of cameras, this will only switch
between full-screen views from a single DVR. You cannot have Group Dwell active at the
same time.
In Title, you can chose whether the on-screen display shows the DVRs name as well as the
channel, just the channel or no additional title. This information could overlay similar displays
presented by the DVR.
Snap picture number - this allows you to determine the number of snapshots taken when
using the Snapshot button (see Snapshot in the previous chapter). This can be
overridden in the Snapshot dialogue box, but it will remain the default setting for future uses.
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