Installation guide

Here are some helpful hints that will help you make the
most of your CheckVideo system.
It is also recommended you refer to the CheckVideo
Camera Placement Guide before installing your cameras.
• Start slowly: Try turning on one camera at a me
to ensure the conguraon for each camera is
exactly what you want. Experiment and try sending
nocaons to yourself in dierent formats to see
what you like best. Then, when you have a good sense
of your preferences and how to use the conguraon
feature, add another camera or two. Once you’re
happy that you’re geng the right informaon in the
format you prefer, start to add other users.
• If you can’t see it, then CheckVideo can’t either:
Remember the advanced video technology in
CheckVideo analyzes the video from cameras. So if
your camera can’t ‘see’ the acvity, then neither can
CheckVideo.
Here are some examples:
- Unlit areas: People are unable to see in unlit condions
and the same is true of cameras. It is best to add
lighng to an area that gets lile to no light. This
ensures all acvity is seen during the specic mes you
wish to monitor.
- Brightly-lit areas: It’s hard to see anything with the
sun in your eyes. When seng up cameras outdoors,
pay aenon to where the sun moves during the day,
and make sure that it doesn’t point directly into the
camera. Similarly, try to avoid large changes in light or
shadow within the same scene.
- Obscured views: You’ll want to ensure your cameras
are installed so there’s a clear eld of view of the area
you wish to monitor. CheckVideo is unable to see
through walls, heavy furniture or other objects that
block the view. If your camera view includes objects
that block a clear view, then your ability to monitor the
enre area will be constrained.
• Use zones: Especially in busy scenes, using zones
within a camera eld of view can help increase the
accuracy of your nocaons since CheckVideo will
focus on looking for events only in the area(s) you care
about.
• Use duraon: Leng CheckVideo wait a bit before
reporng something to you can be helpful, especially
if you are concerned about people loitering in an area
versus those that just pass by.
• For outdoor scenes, use Person or Vehicle behaviors:
CheckVideo can actually tell the dierence between
people and vehicles. We recommend seng
CheckVideo to look for these behaviors over general
moon for outdoor monitoring since wind, shadows
and other kinds of movement may trigger unwanted
nocaons.
Helpful Hints in Making CheckVideo Work for You
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