Camera connection features

The list of cameras supported by Eocortex grouped by their manufacturers can be found on eocortex.com, Support / Supported Cameras page.

Note

Sometimes the cameras listed in the list of supported cameras cannot be connected. Most often this is due to the fact that support has been implemented for other firmware versions of these cameras.

The adjustments of the connection of cameras to the Eocortex server is made via Eocortex Configurator application, on the Cameras / Connection tab.

If a camera manufacturer is not present in the Brand dropdown list, it is recommended to do the following:

Click the Automatic search button. If the camera appears in the list of detected cameras and ONVIF is available for it, it is required to mark the camera, enable the Automatic setup option and click the Add device button. The camera will be added to the list and automatically set up. If after doing the above the image from the camera is not received, enter the login and the password and perform the setup manually.

Note

For proper work of this function, ONVIF Profile S is preferred. It is also recommended to disable ONVIF authorization on the camera if the camera settings allow it.

If the camera has not been found by the automatic search, try to connect it using the standard protocols, selecting one of the standards in the Brand field (Model field will be filled in automatically).

• If the camera supports ONVIF or PSIA standards, it is required to manually indicate its address, login/password, select its manufacturer and set other parameters.

• If the camera supports HTTP connection for receiving Motion JPEG, or RTSP / RTP connection for receiving MJPEG, it is required to select HTTP (MJPEG) device or RTSP/RTP device, correspondingly, in the Brand field, and set a connection string in the Address (IP address or URL) field. The connection string depends on the camera model and is usually indicated in the documentation or on the manufacturer’s web site. Login and password are set in the connection string or in the corresponding fields (depending on the connection method implemented in the particular model).

If the manufacturer of the camera is in the Brand dropdown list, but the camera model is not in the Model dropdown list, try to connect to the camera using other models of the same manufacturer. For some manufacturers, the model ranges, series, or generations of cameras are indicated rather than camera models. For some manufacturers there is only one position in the list — that means that all the models use the same driver, or only a certain series/model of the manufacturer’s devices is supported.

If the above connection method has failed, try to connect the camera choosing one of the standard protocols in the Brand field: ONVIF, PSIA, HTTP (MJPEG) device or RTSP/RTP device.