# Device Bar

Fig. 23: Device Bar

The Device bar at the left margin of the MxManagementCenter is the central place for creating camera groups and for adding and grouping cameras and clips. Its tree structure design provides a quick overview of the contents and the composition of the individual projects by allowing you to open and close the individual branches and view the hierarchical structure.

Adding Cameras, Creating Groups and Importing Clips

1. Open the edit mode at the bottom of the Device bar by clicking on .
2. Next, click on . The Adding devices and sources dialog opens.

Adding Cameras to a Camera Group

1. Open the edit mode at the bottom of the Device bar by clicking on .
2. Drag & drop the desired camera from the Cameras section to the appropriate group in the Camera Group section.
   Note
   If you have assigned a camera to one group, you can copy this assignment to other groups by dragging the assignment from the first group to other groups.
3. Once you have assigned the cameras to the desired groups, you can deactivate the edit mode by clicking on .

Setting Group Functions

1. Open the edit mode at the bottom of the Device bar by clicking on .
2. To do so, move the mouse pointer over the group name. Three icons appear. Click on .
3. The Group Functions dialog opens.
4. Assign the desired functions to the cameras by activating the respective checkboxes.
5. Once you have defined all group functions, you can deactivate the edit mode by clicking on .

Deleting Cameras, Removing Cameras from Groups, Deleting Groups

#### Deleting Cameras

1. Open the edit mode at the bottom of the Device bar by clicking on .
2. Drag the camera from the Cameras section to .
3. Once you have deleted the cameras, you can deactivate the edit mode by clicking on .

Note
Deleting a camera from the Cameras section will also delete the group assignments of that camera.

#### Removing Cameras from Groups

1. Open the edit mode at the bottom of the Device bar by clicking on .
2. Drag the camera from the Camera Groups section to .
3. Once you have deleted the cameras from the groups, you can deactivate the edit mode by clicking on .

#### Deleting Groups

1. Open the edit mode at the bottom of the Device bar by clicking on .
2. Drag the camera group from the Camera Groups section to .
3. Next, activate the edit mode by clicking on .

Working With the Device Bar

#### Configure Screen

Various features support the customization of the Device bar or the arrangement of items in the Device bar.

Feature | Explanation
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Opening/Closing Sections | Click on to close a section, click on to open it again.
Moving Sections | If you move the mouse over the upper part of the section, the icon appears and the mouse pointer changes to the Move cursor. You can now click and drag the section up or down.
Setting Display Options | You can select how the cameras are listed, i.e., by camera name, IP address, factory IP address or reference image. Note that you can set different display options for the Cameras and Camera Groups sections. For clips, you can choose to list the clips by name or by path. Click on and select the desired display option.
Sorting The Cameras | The Cameras section allows sorting the list. Click on and select the desired sorting mode.

#### Editing Project Data

Set favorites for display in the Camera/Group bar and change the names of cameras and groups.

Special Feature | Explanation
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Selecting Favorites from Cameras and Groups | You can filter the displayed cameras in the Camera Bar and Camera Group Bar using different filter criteria (by favorites, for example). Before you can use favorites, however, you need to label the desired cameras and groups in the device bar as favorites. Activate the Edit mode by clicking on . Move the mouse pointer over the camera or group name. Several icons are shown. Click on . Next, deactivate the edit mode by clicking on .
Editing Names | Using the device bar, you can quickly modify the names of cameras and groups. Activate the Edit mode by clicking . Click on the camera or group name you want to change – it will turn yellow. Click again on the name and edit it as needed. Deactivate the edit mode by clicking on .

#### Navigation: Targeted Selection of Views

Special Feature | Explanation
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Selecting Views | The Device bar allows for selecting a specific view for a group of cameras or one camera. Move the mouse pointer over the camera or group name. Different icons will appear depending on whether you have moved the mouse over a camera or a group name. Click on the icon of the view you want to use. Camera views:: Live view, : Playback view, : Research view Group views:: Grid view, : Graphic view, : Grid Playback, : further views (Research view, Info view)

#### Overview of the Different Camera Statuses

An icon next to the camera name or the camera IP address indicates the current status of the camera.

Icon | Explanation
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| Camera is not active.
| Camera is not reachable.
| Wrong camera password.
| Privacy mode is active.
| Limited functionality (only live image access) due to old firmware (<4.0), old camera model (M/D/V12, M/D/Q22M) or proxy issue.
| Camera password does not grant administrative access.
| No license for this camera.