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Table of Contents
CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION TO MXEASY 8
1.1 General Information 8
1.2 Example Scenarios 10
1.2.1 House With Two Cameras 11
1.2.2 Gas Station With Four Cameras 12
1.2.3 Hotel With Nine Cameras 13
1.3 Setting Up A Video Surveillance System- Overview 15
2 INSTALLATION AND INITIAL OPERATION 18
2.1 Power Supply And Network Connection Of Cameras 18
2.1.1 Power Supply When Connected Directly To A Computer 18
2.1.2 Power Supply And Network Connection With A PoE Switch 19
2.2 Installing MxEasy 20
2.2.1 System Requirements 20
2.2.2 Installation On Windows Computers 20
2.2.3 Installation On Mac OSX Computers 20
2.3 Using MxEasy For The First Time 22
2.3.1 Searching For And Adding Cameras 22
2.3.2 Selecting And Integrating Cameras 25
2.3.3 Special Case: Integrating An IP Video Door Station 29
2.3.4 Activating Microphone And Speaker 32
2.3.5 Setting The Time Settings 33
3 USING MXEASY 34
3.1 Program Windows And Program Views 34
3.1.1 Program Window Areas 35
3.1.2 Program Views 37
3.1.3 Program Window Size 41
3.2 Live Video Surveillance 44
3.2.1 Displaying And Switching Cameras 44
3.2.2 Detection Of Alarms 44
3.3 Camera Views And Image Settings 46
3.3.1 Selecting Camera Views 46
3.3.2 Editing The Image Settings 48
3.3.3 Adjusting Additional Image And Exposure Settings 51