Milestone XProtect Smart Client 2013 - Manual (Page 54)

Milestone XProtect ® Smart Client
2014
User's Manual
www.milestonesys.com 54 Defining your views
Alternatively, on the camera toolbar, click More > Camera, and then select the relevant server
and camera.
The original camera is listed at the top of the right-click sub-menu and named (default). This
lets you quickly switch back to your original view.
In the Cameras pane, the list of cameras is grouped by server . If a server is listed with a red icon, it
is unavailable, in which case you will not be able to select cameras from that server.
Tip: If camera shortcut numbers have been defined, you can use keyboard shortcuts (on page 39) to
switch between cameras. If a camera shortcut number has been assigned, it appears in parentheses
in front of the camera name.
Swap cameras (on page 54)
Swap cameras
You can temporarily swap two cameras in a view by dragging one of the cameras to a different
position. The camera in that position will then exchange places with the one you swap it with. You can
only swap cameras with other cameras. This can be useful, for example, if you want to keep all your
most important cameras in a certain position in your view. If you want to make permanent changes to
your view, you must first be in setup mode.
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To swap cameras, click the relevant camera title bar and drag it to the relevant position.
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To restore the original view, click the reload view button on the workspace toolbar: .
Switch cameras in views (see "Change cameras in views" on page 53)
Frequently asked questions: views
Can I view video immediately without setting up views?
Yes. Many XProtect Smart Client users can view video in their XProtect Smart Client immediately,
without the need to set up views first.
Private views: If connected to certain types of surveillance system (see " Surveillance system
differences " on page 42) —primarily small surveillance systems with few cameras—the surveillance
system server can automatically generate a single private view with all the system's cameras. Such a
view is called a default view. If you have access to a default view, you can begin viewing video in
your XProtect Smart Client immediately because the default view will automatically be displayed the
first time you log in to your XProtect Smart Client.
Shared views: Shared views may already have been created by the surveillance system administrator
or by some of your colleagues. If shared views already exist, and you have access to them and the
cameras they contain, you can begin viewing video in your XProtect Smart Client immediately.
Why do I need to recreate my views?
From time to time your surveillance system administrator may make changes to camera or user
properties on the surveillance system. Such changes take effect in the XProtect Smart Client when
you log in for the first time after the changes were made, and they may occasionally require you to re-
create your views.
What if I cannot create private or shared views?