Managing sound and icon files with Custom Media

With custom media feature you can manage your own sound and icon-files. Custom Icons and sounds are stored in the management database. The sounds and icon files can be applied to the appropriate items, e.g. as custom icons for cameras.

Uploading and deleting image files

For best quality, we recommend image files with low complexity (when displayed as icons) and 512x512 px (when used for maps and larger sizes.

  1. Click Add to add a custom image file from the file system. The following image formats are supported: png, jpg, gif.
  2. Click Save to upload the images to the server. They will be stored in the local cache for improved performance. The file icon is visible after the images have bee uploaded successfully.
  3. Click Edit to rename the file.
  4. To remove the image, click Delete. All assigned items will be displayed with their default icons after restarting the client.
Uploading and deleting sound files
  1. Click Add to add a custom sound file from the file system. The following sound formats are supported: mp3, wav,
  2. Click Save to upload the sound files to the server. They will be stored in the local cache for improved performance.
  3. Click Edit to rename the file or play the selected sound.
  4. To remove the sound file, click Delete. All assigned items will be reset to their default sounds after restarting the client.
Assigning custom media
  1. To assign the custom files to items, open the following settings in configuration mode:
    • Camera - General. When the custom icon is assigned to a camera, it is displayed throughout the system for this camera.
    • Hardware settings
    • Maps
    • Video wall
    • Views