Main Window

Eocortex Client main window consists of the Workplace (with the channel grid) and the Control Panel. The active cell in the channel grid is framed.

Control panel

In order to display the control panel, it is required to click on the button located in the upper left corner of the window.

The clock and the user alarm activation button can be found in the upper part of the control panel. The items of the main menu are located under the clock. The view selection menu is in the lower part of the panel.

Note

Some items are only displayed when the corresponding features are available for the user.

The Alarm activate/deactivate button that enables/disables the user alarm is placed to the right of a clock.

Note

The cameras for which the user alarm is enabled, the actions that are performed upon the activation of the user alarm, and the displaying of the Alarm activate/deactivate button are set in the workstation settings.

Below you will find the description of the control panel items:

Views opens the Views page.

Cameras item allows to select the cameras to be displayed on the screen.

After selecting cameras, it is required to press the Create view button. This will display the selected cameras on the screen without names, using the most suitable grid.

Synchronous archive opens Simultaneous archive viewing from multiple cameras.

Events opens Events log.

Search opens Search for objects.

Plans opens Object plans.

Maps opens Maps.

Reports permits to create reports available for the current user.

Additional opens the submenu that contains the following items:

Archive export performs the export of the archive.

Chat opens the internal chat.

Guard mode allows setting up the guard mode.

Archive bookmarks opens the archive bookmark log.

Video wall management permits to manage the video wall.

This submenu can also contain items that open the face and license plate recognition databases in case the corresponding modules are used in the system.

Settings opens the submenu that contains the following items:

Workplace settings opens the Workstation settings.

System settings launches the Eocortex Configurator application.

About Eocortex... opens the information window.

Password change permits to change the password.

Video wall settings allows to set up the video wall.

Exit opens the submenu that contains the following items:

Login as another user allows changing the user. When this item is selected, the main window closes and the authorization window opens.

Sign off shuts down the application.

Reload restarts the application without the necessity to perform a reauthorization.

Selection of views

In the lower part of the control panel there is a menu that permits to choose one of the preset screen views, or to activate the automatic screen view switching mode.

Note

Setting the server views and the automatic screen view switching lists is performed by the administrator of a video surveillance system in the Eocortex Configurator application. Client views are set up in the view editor.

Note

This menu does not display views and automatic switches that do not contain any cameras available for the current user.

Current view

The cameras can be dragged between the cells of the current view by holding the left mouse button. If the view cell where the camera is being moved is occupied, the cameras swap their places.

One of the cells of the view can be active. The active cell is highlighted by a frame. To activate a cell, it is required to click inside it with the mouse.

By clicking in the empty view cell, it is possible to select a camera in the list that opens, or in the camera selection window.

It is also possible to select a camera in the active cell using the context menu by opening it and choosing the Select camera item.