Creating MXU Files for Imports

You can quickly add a large number of cameras and camera groups to the MxMC using an MXU file. There are several format specifications that need to be followed when generating such an MXU file.

Format for Simple Imports

It needs to adhere to the following format for a simple import of cameras:

Unformatted UTF-8 text
One or more camera lines with the following structure:
Name<TAB>IP<TAB>Username<TAB>Password<CR LF/LF>
Elements in a camera line need to use TABs as separators.
Line breaks are either CR LF (Windows) or LF (UNIX).
Comment lines are preceded by a //.
Camera names need to be unique and cameras using the same name will not be added more than once.

Example:

      Main Entrance   10.6.37.25   admin   meinsm
      Side Entrance   10.6.15.206  admin   meinsm
      Entrance Gate   10.6.23.132  admin   meinsm

Format for Advanced Imports

Expanded Format

The file needs to use the following format for the advanced import of cameras, groups, clips and settings for graphics and grid view:

First line always #EXTMXU
Any additional commands must start with #EXT. Parameters use “:” as separators.
Example: #EXTGROUP:Doorstations

Commands for advanced imports

#EXTMXU	Marker to indicate the beginning of the file
#EXTGROUP:name:f:r:icon:map:info	Group “name” is created and all further cameras will be added to this group.
	f: Large focus window (0=0x, 1=1x, 2=2x ...)
	r: Tile ratio (0=4:3, 1=HD, 2=8:3)
	icon: If numeric, index of the internal group icons; otherwise, file name corresponding to the *.mxu file.
	map: File name of the background image
	info: File name of the information page
#EXTGROUP:	All further cameras will not be added to a group if no name is specified (unless “All cameras”).
#EXTCLIP:clip.mxg	Camera demo clip is added. Clips need to be stored in the same directory as the *.mxu file.
#EXTMXPEG:name:clip.mxg	MxPEG clip with “name” is added. This references the absolute path of the .mxg file.
#EXTCURRENTCAMERA:name	Select camera.
#EXTCURRENTGROUP:name	Select group.
#EXTSUBGROUPS:name	The following groups (each with the name in a line) are added to the group “name” as a subgroup.
#EXTINFO:Comment	Comment line.
#EXTEND	End of file, all further lines are ignored.