Cameras🔗
To set up cameras in the Eocortex Configurator application, you need to go to the 
Cameras page.
Note
The Camera term in the Eocortex system has an extended interpretation because, in addition to cameras, one can connect video server and video encoder channels to the system, as well as video recorders, door phones, sound capture devices, thermal cameras, and digital to analog converters.
Warning
Not all the features of the devices are supported by Eocortex, even if such features are available in the Eocortex Configurator application.
List of cameras🔗
Note
A list of supported cameras and devices can be found at eocortex.com, on the Support / Supported Devices page. For information about support of additional camera functions (second stream, audio, PTZ, etc.), contact Eocortex technical support.
The list of cameras in the Eocortex system has a tree structure and uses Folders, which may contain cameras or other folders. Such hierarchy is easy to use for navigation through the list and for grouping cameras by various characteristics.
Note
In particular, it is possible to create a tree by the territorial principle; for example, City / Building / Floor / Room. Also, for convenience, on one of the levels of the tree, one can group the cameras by type, for example, Fixed, Controllable, Video recorders. Moreover, it is possible to group the cameras based on security principles, for example, Shared access and Restricted access.
Camera settings🔗
For setting up a particular camera, select it in the tree. The settings page of this camera appears in the right part of the window.
At the top of the camera settings page is the full name of the camera, including the path to it in the tree. To the left of the camera name is a 
switch that allows you to disconnect the camera from the system without removing it from the tree.
Note
A disconnected camera is disregarded by the license protection.
For example, a single-server system has a license for 100 IP cameras, two of which have the ability to connect a face recognition module. There are 100 cameras connected to the server, including two cameras with face recognition. If 20 cameras are disconnected, including one with face recognition, then an additional 20 cameras can be connected, including one with face recognition.
The camera settings page also contains several tabs:
Connection setup: Camera connection settings.
Access rights settings: Camera access rights settings.
Setting up the archive: Camera archive recording settings.
Motion detector: Motion detector settings.
Video analytics setup: Video analytics settings.
Watermark: Watermark on video in a camera cell settings.
The set camera parameters are automatically displayed in the camera tree.
Displayed parameters:
Camera IP address
Information about enabled video analytics modules
Camera attributes (motion detector, archiving, sound reception, PTZ capabilities, etc.)
Tags
Warning
Properties are only displayed for cameras within the visible area of the tree. When scrolling through the tree, camera properties are loaded automatically. While properties are loading, the camera will have the following appearance:
To hide the camera properties, click the 
.
Filtering cameras by attributes🔗
To open filtering window, click the 
button.
The camera tree can be filtered by the following parameters:
Camera settings: Shows only the properties that have been set on the cameras.
The filter can be in three states: the parameter is not considered 
(by default); only cameras with the enabled parameter 
; only cameras with the disabled parameter 
.
Main server: Displays the primary system servers that have at least one camera connected.
Warning
Filtering cameras by server is only available in a multi-server system.
Warning
If a user group does not have permission to configure a specific server within a multi-server system, that server will be unavailable in the filter. For more information on server configuration permissions, see Users of Eocortex applications (Enterprise and ULTRA licenses).
Note
If a server is not assigned to certain cameras, these cameras can be selected using the No server is specified filter.
Video analytics: Shows only set video analytics modules.
Tags: Shows all set tags.
Warning
If the applied filters become outdated, a corresponding warning is displayed.
Warning
If the filters applied to a camera hide part of its content, the parent folder containing the hidden subitems becomes unavailable for selection. Attempting to select such a folder using its checkbox will result in selecting only its visible subitems, provided they themselves have no hidden attachments.
Managing items in the camera tree🔗
Item appearance🔗
The appearance of an item in the camera tree may change depending on its state:
Item state |
Appearance |
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Default |
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In focus1 |
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Under the pointer |
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Under the pointer, in focus |
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Selected |
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Selected, in focus |
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Not selected, contains selected subitems |
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Not selected, contains selected subitems, in focus |
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1 The item currently being interacted with. Only one item can be in focus at a time
The folder appearance in the tree remains the same:
When selecting individual items inside a collapsed folder.
When selecting a folder entirely (along with all its contents).
The Eocortex Configurator application supports several modes for managing cameras and folders in the tree (hierarchical list), which are described below.
Single item selection🔗
Selecting and managing a single camera or folder in the tree. Used for configuring a camera or folder individually.
Group mode🔗
Without checkboxes🔗
To start managing items using the keyboard, move the keyboard focus to an item in the tree by pressing Tab repeatedly or by left-clicking an item in the tree. The item in keyboard focus is indicated by a border:
Unselected object in focus
Selected object in focus
Managing items is performed:
Using the mouse:
Keyboard shortcuts |
Action |
Note |
|---|---|---|
Right-click (RMB) |
Open the context menu |
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Left-click (LMB) |
Select the item object under the pointer |
Deselects all other items |
Ctrl + left-click (LMB) |
Select or deselect the object under the pointer |
Does not affect other selected objects |
Shift + left-click (LMB) |
Select a range from the last selected item to the item under the pointer |
Deselects other items outside the range |
Using the keyboard:
Keyboard shortcuts |
State of the folder in keyboard focus |
Action |
Note |
|---|---|---|---|
← |
Expanded |
Collapse folder |
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← |
Collapsed, no subfolders |
Move selection and keyboard focus to the parent folder |
All other items will be deselected |
→ |
Collapsed, has subfolders |
Expand folder |
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→ |
Expanded, has subfolders |
Move selection and keyboard focus to the first subfolder |
All other items will be deselected |
Ctrl + ← |
Scroll the tree horizontally to the left |
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Ctrl + → |
Scroll the tree horizontally to the right |
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↑ |
Move selection and keyboard focus to the previous (upper) item, if available |
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Ctrl + ↑ |
Move keyboard focus to the previous (upper) item, if available, without changing the selection |
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↓ |
Move selection and keyboard focus to the next (lower) item, if available |
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Ctrl + ↓ |
Move keyboard focus to the next (lower) item, if available, without changing the selection |
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Ctrl + Space |
Toggle selection (select or deselect) for the item in keyboard focus |
Does not affect other selected items |
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Shift + ↑ |
Select the previous (upper) item and move keyboard focus to it |
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Shift + ↓ |
Select the next (lower) item and move keyboard focus to it |
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Ctrl + A |
Select all items in the tree |
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Shift + F10 or Menu |
Open the context menu |
Warning
The following shortcuts are available only in group mode without checkboxes:
Shift + left-click (LMB)
Shift + ↑
Shift + ↓
Ctrl + A
Folders containing selected items can be collapsed. When collapsed, the items remain selected, and the folder containing those selected items becomes highlighted.
Selection when expanded |
Selection when collapsed |
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Note
When a folder is selected, all actions performed on it are applied to its contents.
Note
When switching between group modes (with or without checkboxes), the item selection in the tree is preserved.
With checkboxes🔗
Managing multiple cameras and/or folders in group mode. To enable group mode, use the F4 key, the 
button, or the Show checkboxes context menu item.
Selecting a folder and selecting items within it are independent operations:
To select all items inside a folder, check the folder's checkbox.
To select individual items, check their checkboxes. In this case, the folder's checkbox remains unchecked.
Note
When switching between group modes (with or without checkboxes), the item selection in the tree is preserved.
Warning
In group mode with checkboxes, selecting multiple cameras and folders simultaneously using hotkeys is unavailable.
Warning
The following shortcuts are available only in group mode when using checkboxes:
Space: toggle the checkbox for the item in keyboard focus.
Actions🔗
To find cameras and folders in the tree, use the search field located above the list.
The commands that can be executed using buttons, the context menu, or shortcut keys are described below.
Warning
Hotkeys in the Eocortex Configurator application cannot be re-assigned.
Camera auto search,
button: Performs the automatic search of the available cameras in the local network and connects them to the system.Add camera,
button or Ctrl+N: Adds a new camera to the selected current folder.Add folder,
button or Ctrl+Shift+N: Adds a new folder to the selected current folder.
Warning
The Add camera and Add folder commands are available when a single camera or a single folder is selected in the tree.
Camera table,
button: Opens the table with the information about all the cameras connected to the system. The table can be exported to CSV, XPS and Excel formats.
Camera configuration export,
button or F5: Saves the settings of a selected camera or all the cameras and folders within the selected folder to disk. The user sets the name and location of the destination file in the process of uploading.Turn off preview for all cameras: Allows you to turn off camera previews in the tree.
Turn on preview for all cameras: Allows you to turn on camera previews in the tree.
Camera configuration import,
button or F6: Loads the previously saved camera and folder settings from the disk. The loading is performed to the selected folder.
Warning
The loading of the camera settings file from the disk does not cause the deletion of all the current folders and cameras. Thus, if the same settings file is imported to the same folder twice, the uploaded files and folders will be duplicated.
Warning
The Camera configuration import command is available when a single camera or a single folder is selected in the tree.
Move to folder,
button or Ctrl+M: Moves the selected items (cameras and folders) to another folder in the tree structure.
To move a camera, select it in the camera tree, click the Move to folder button, select the target folder in the opened tree structure window and click the Move button.
Note
To move several items, switch to group mode using:
With checkboxes: Using the
button or the Show checkboxes context menu item.Without checkboxes: Using the keyboard and mouse.
Create a group of cameras based on the selected one,
button or Ctrl+Shift+G: Adds a camera group based on the selected camera, copying all of its settings.
Warning
The Create a group of cameras based on the selected one command is available when a single camera or a single folder is selected in the tree.
The maximum number of cameras that can be added is 999.
In the Initial address field, the IP address values are automatically assigned: IP address of the highlighted camera + 1.
For example, if the IP address of the selected camera in IPv4 format is 192.168.10.12, the Initial address field contains 192.168.10.13. It is possible to change the address if required.
Note
You can enter the Initial address in two formats: IPv4 and IPv6.
If the values exceed 254, the boundary number counter is increased by 1. For example, if the specified initial address is 192.168.100.254 and the number of cameras is 2, their addresses will be 192.168.100.1 and 192.168.101.2. Addresses with 255 and 0 are ignored.
Note
If the address of the selected camera is in IPv6 format, the following address is specified in the initial address field but in full format.
For example, if the address is [fe80::aecc:8eff:fe13:24f4], the settings window shows [fe80:0000:0000:0000:aecc:8eff:fe13:24f5].
Note
If the selected camera has a URL address, the Initial address field is empty. The URL address is not copied.
Note
Filling in the Port field is optional. When adding cameras, the default port is used.
Switch off camera,
button or Ctrl+Q: Disconnects a camera. Removes it from the system but keeps it in the tree preserving all its settings.Switch on camera,
button or Ctrl+Q: Enables a camera. Adds it to the system.Delete,
button or Del: Removes the selected camera or folder.Move up,
button or Ctrl+W: Moves the camera or folder up within the parent folder.Move down,
button or Ctrl+S: Moves the camera or folder down within the parent folder.
Warning
After adding folders and cameras, the Move up and Move down actions may not work correctly. For proper operation, it is recommended to refresh the page or apply the configuration.
Warning
In group mode, the Move up and Move down commands can only be executed if 1 folder or 1 camera is selected.
Rename,
button or F6: Allows to rename the selected folder or camera. To do so, type a new name and press Enter.Copy,
button or Ctrl+C: Copy camera or folder to the clipboard for its subsequent pasting.Paste,
button or Ctrl+V: Pastes camera or folder from the clipboard.Cut,
button or Ctrl+X: Copy camera or folder to the clipboard for its subsequent moving.Show checkboxes, F4: Enables group mode, allowing to configure cameras from different folders simultaneously.
Hide checkboxes, F4: Disables group mode, allowing cameras to be configured separately again.
Create new camera based on the highlighted one, Ctrl+G: Adds a copy of the selected camera with all of its settings.
Warning
The Create new camera based on the highlighted one command is available when a single camera or a single folder is selected in the tree.
Copy the RTSP address of the main stream, Ctrl+D1: Copies a URL to the clipboard that allows you to receive a main video stream from the camera.
Copy the RTSP address of the additional stream 1, Ctrl+D2: Copies a URL to the clipboard that allows you to receive the additional video streams from the camera.
Note
After executing the following commands, the selection in the tree automatically moves to the created items:
Create a group of cameras based on the selected one
Create new camera based on the highlighted one
Camera configuration import
Paste
Tags: Allows you to create and set up tags for cameras. Use the context menu to open the tag management window, sett the name and select the color of the tag. Click the Add button.
To delete a tag, hover over it and click the .
Note
When servers are combined into a multiserver system, tag lists for the cameras are unified. When one of the system servers is disconnected, the full tag list will be saved on each server.
Expand folder
: Expands the selected folder.Collapse folder
: Collapses the selected folder.