Device Bar

The device bar has a tree structure and provides for quick navigation of camera groups, cameras, devices and clips by opening/closing the branches. The tree structure makes it easy to manage camera groups and their associated cameras thanks to the sorting options. At the same time, you can use the Device bar to create camera groups, as well as add and edit cameras, clips and devices (a MxThinClient, for example).

Note: Note that you need administrative rights for most of the functions of the device bar. This is why the command bar with the buttons for deleting, adding and the edit mode at the bottom of the device bar is only available to users with administrative rights.

Activate the Edit mode if you want to add cameras and devices (a MxThinClient, for example), create groups (for cameras and clips) or import clips and recordings. To do so, click on and then on at the bottom of the device bar. The Add and Import dialog opens.

Note
If you have administrative privileges, you can drag an MxPEG clip into the Clips section of the device bar to import it.

After you have added cameras and created camera groups, you now need to assign cameras to the proper groups.

  1. Activate the edit mode by clicking on .
  2. Simply drag the desired camera (use CMD + click on a Mac, Ctrl + click on a Windows computer to select multiple items) from the Cameras section to the desired 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 .

You can define group functions in the Grid and the Graphic views. For example, you can switch the lights of several cameras at once, make an announcement via several speakers or open a door without having to select a specific camera.

  1. To define the group functions, activate the edit mode 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. Once you have defined all group functions, you can deactivate the edit mode by clicking on .

The Multi-Camera Configuration dialog allows changing authentication data used by MxMC and the environment settings of many cameras in one step.

  1. Activate the edit mode by clicking on .
  2. Select the cameras as needed.

    Mac: CMD + click, Windows: CTRL + click
  3. Right-click on one of the selected cameras. The Multi-Camera Configuration dialog opens.

Note: Use CMD + click on a Mac or CTRL + click on Windows to select several cameras or groups.

Deleting Cameras

  1. Activate the edit mode 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. Activate the edit mode 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. Activate the edit mode by clicking on .
  2. Drag a group from the corresponding section to .
  3. Next, activate the edit mode by clicking on .

The device bar supports you in many ways: not only can you use it to create camera groups, add cameras and clips and manage these objects. The device bar's main purpose is to give you a quick overview over all camera groups, cameras and projects. By opening/closing the branches, you can simply navigate the camera groups and the corresponding cameras. The sorting options help in managing these objects.

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.

Overview of the Different Camera Statuses

An icon next to the camera name or the camera IP address will indicate the current status of the camera:

Selecting Favorites from Cameras and Groups

You can filter the displayed cameras in the Camera bar and the groups in the Group or camera 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 .

Selecting Views

The device bar allows 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)

Editing Names

Using the device bar, you can quickly modify the names of cameras and groups. Activate the edit mode by clicking on . 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 .