Configuring Basic Camera Settings

MxMC offers the possibility to adjust settings directly on the cameras. Some of the configuration options are summarized in the Configuration view under the green Basic Settings tile. This area includes all topics that are important or necessary for commissioning. Unlike "Advanced Features," the basic camera settings do not require a license and are therefore always available.

Note
MOBOTIX MOVE cameras and third-party cameras that provide an ONVIF S-compliant interface cannot be configured using MxMC. For an overview of how the camera functions differ (see Camera Feature Overview.
  1. Open the Configuration view by right-clicking on the navigation key in the Command bar. Select the Configuration view.
    Note
    When opening this view, the system always loads the configuration of a camera group.

  1. If you did not purchase a license to use "Advanced Features," the Basic Settings section is opened by default.

  1. If you have purchased an "Advanced Features" license, the Configuration view entry page will open. Click on the Basic Settings tile.
  1. Click on the respective tab to open the corresponding topic area.
  2. Make your settings as required by topic.

    More detailed information on editing the settings can be found in the table below. Clicking on the relevant topic area in the table opens an information page for the individual topic areas of the basic settings.

Default setting Associated Parameters
Basic Camera Settings: General Settings Arming, Frequency of power supply, Audio source
Basic Camera Settings: Network Internal host name, BOOTP/DHCP, Second IP address
Basic Camera Settings: Time Automatically synchronize using a time server, Do not adjust automatically
Basic Camera Settings: Image settings Image size, JPEG quality, Camera selection, Display mode, Installation, Exposure window, Exposure program, Max. exposure time
Basic Camera Settings: MxActivitySensor Active, Profile name, Event dead time, Edit detection area
Basic Camera Settings: Recordings Arming, Recording mode

The controls at the bottom of the configuration view can be used to perform actions such as permanently storing the changed settings or to reset the parameter values to their factory settings.

Applying Changes

Normally, the changes in the Configuration view take effect when you type or select the new value. The changes made here are not automatically adopted because they could potentially cause problems with the Network Settings. Instead, the Apply Changes icon in the Command bar turns red, indicating that the change is not yet in effect. To apply your changes, click on .

Storing the Configuration

If parameter values are changed, the Store Configuration icon turns red in the Command bar. Changes to the configuration are always stored in the camera temporarily. To ensure that the current settings are also used after the next restart, the changes must be saved permanently.

  1. Click on Store Configuration. The program opens a system prompt. In the prompt, click on Store.
  2. If you do not want to keep the changes, click on Discard. This discards the changes and restores the last permanently saved overall configuration.

Resetting to Factory Settings

The parameter values of the opened tab can be reset to the factory default settings. Click on  to do so.

Undoing or Repeating Changes
Click on to undo the last change. Click on to repeat the last change.

The Configuration bar on the right margin offers the possibility to change the settings of several cameras of a group without having to change the camera or the camera group.

Changing the Value for a Camera

  1. If the Configuration bar is not already open, open it by clicking on the right margin in the application.
  2. Click on the desired parameter name in the Basic Settings. It turns yellow and the Configuration bar shows all values associated with this parameter for this group. The cameras for which this value is set are assigned to the individual values.
  3. Highlight the desired camera and drag it onto the parameter value you want to set. The destination area turns yellow.

Changing a Value for Multiple Cameras

If the same value is set for several cameras and you want to change this value, click on the parameter selection field in the Configuration bar. Then change the parameter value for the cameras configured the same way at once.