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MxEasy User Manual: System Configuration
Connecting Cameras In MxEasy
Installing MxEasy: Insert the MxEasy CD if you have it into your computer, or download
the MxEasy software for your operating system. Install the application (see
Section 2.2,
“Installing MxEasy“
).
Detecting cameras automatically: Launch MxEasy. The application automatically
finds all available MOBOTIX cameras in the network and displays preview images if
the cameras are directly accessible. You can manually add cameras located outside
of the local network (e.g., in your summer cottage). You can also specify customized
names for individual cameras and new access data (see
Section 2.3.1, “Searching
For And Adding Cameras“
and
Section 2.3.2, “Selecting And Integrating Cameras“
).
Network configuration for the cameras: MxEasy will prompt you to enter the IP
addresses to be used for the cameras in the network (or you may select the option DHCP).
Reset MxEasy to factory defaults: MxEasy will prompt you to choose whether or not
you wish to reset the cameras back to the defaults. You may also choose to retain the
current settings if you have already configured the cameras using MxEasy or if MxEasy
is to be installed on several computers. MxEasy automatically recognizes whether or
not these settings have been made and recommends the appropriate option.
After you have completed these steps, the cameras are displayed in MxEasy.
Using MxEasy
Displaying live images: Click on Next Camera to display each camera one after
another in the main window of MxEasy and select the desired image section (see
Section 3.2, “Live Video Surveillance“
).
Using image sections and virtual PTZ features: Define dierent image sections and
change the zoom settings as needed (see
Section 3.4, “Image Sections And Virtual
PTZ Features“
).
Setting recordings and alarms: Define whether MxEasy should record at any time
(Normal operating mode) or at specific times (Alarm Planner operating mode), or
completely switch o the recording features with the Switched O operating mode.
For time-dependent recording and alarms, define the time period during which alarms
are to be detected, select the events for which the camera alarms are to be triggered,
and define the notifications via telephone call, sound and e-mail (see
Section 3.5,
“Recordings And Alarms“
).
Triggering the manual alarm: Click on this button to trigger a manual alarm (this
feature can also be used to test the recording functions).