User guide

Defining Video Sources

WhenyouwanttoassignacameratoamonitorconnectedtotheHDR1800on

start-up,youfirstneedtoaddthecameratotheNextivaVirtualMatrix.

TheNextivaVirtualMatrixisasoftware-basedsolutionthatenablesyouto

controlCCTVequipment,suchasPTZkeyboardsandcameras,andcreate

virtualmatricestoautomaticallydistributeliveandrecordedvideo,audio,and

alarmsacrossLocalandWideAreaNetworks(LANs/WANs).

TheVideoSourceseditorintheVirtualMatrixlistsallofthecamerasthatare

available.ToaddacameratotheVirtualMatrix,youassignaVideoSourceID

tothecamera.

► To define video sources

1. ClickSystem Components>Virtual Matrix>Video Sources.

AllcamerasdefinedinNextivaVMSarelistedunderVideoSourceName.

2. AssignavideosourceIDtooneormorecamerasbydoingoneofthe

following:

ToassignavideosourceIDtoasinglecamera,clickaboxtotheleftof

thecameraname.

ToassignvideosourceIDstomultiplecameras,pressandholdtheCtrl

keywhileclickingeachboxtotheleftofthecameraname.

ToassignvideosourceIDstoallcamerasatonce,clickthetop-leftbox.

3.

Click (Assign an ID).

Defining Video Sources