Configuration mode > Administration > Cameras > Camera - General
Camera - General
  1. Activate or deactivate the camera.
  2. If necessary, alter the Name of the camera.
  3. If necessary, change the Camera ID and adapt the ID of the associated camera to the hardware. The camera ID is only required for some camera controllers.
  4. Select the Camera type:
  5. To change the camera type, click Open converter (see Converting a camera).
  6. Select a Custom icon for the camera (see Managing sound and icon files with Custom Media)
  7. If the camera was not mounted upright, you can use the Rotate image function. You can rotate the image in 90° steps (90°, 180°, 270°). Some rotation angles are only available for specific camera models.
  8. Select Control camera (available for PTZ cameras only ) if you are configuring a PTZ camera or a control unit in order to give the user the option of controlling the camera in surveillance mode.
  9. Specify the PTZ sensitivity (available for PTZ cameras only ) of the camera control.
  10. Select the camera position (available for PTZ cameras only ) to give the user the option of defining and using the preset camera positions in surveillance mode.
  11. Select Invert PTZ control (available for PTZ cameras only ) to correctly control cameras that are mounted upside down.
  12. Make a selection for Action in the case of inactivity to specify which action is to be performed if a PTZ camera is not controlled. The selected action is displayed.
  13. Specify for Timeout (s) in seconds the time after which the action is to be performed if the PTZ-camera is inactive.
  14. Make entries for Action at start of video stream and Action when the video stream stops.
    The selected actions are displayed.
  15. Select the Action in the case of network error to specify an action if the camera is inactive due to network error. The selected action is displayed.
  16. Define a Dead time (s) in seconds for the selected action in which a network error will not trigger the action again.