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Chapter 2: IMS-4000 Software
cameras or servers may be associated with each Host or Node. The IMS-4000 ConsoleView Software allows you easily to
click and view live video wherever your camera is installed.
When an Axis Camera Server is used, up to four cameras can be viewed at the same time. You can view a single camera by
clicking on the video image you want to display. If you click again, it will return to the quad image. You can also capture a
still image from either the quad or single camera display by right-clicking and choosing Capture Image.
The first step is to get the camera running on your network. This process is independent of the IMS-4000. Follow
the instructions included with the camera to get it set up. Once the camera is properly set up, go into the IMS-4000
ConsoleView Software. Cameras are added to the IMS by expanding the Host menu and right-clicking on the word Cameras.
Choose Add Camera. This will bring up the Camera Setup screen (see below). Enter the IP address, port number, and secu-
rity settings (if required) of the camera according to how it has been configured on your network. See sample screen below:
Figure 47: Camera Setup
Select the camera type by clicking on the drop-down arrow and selecting the camera. Click OK when Finished.
Up to 128 cameras can be configured in an IMS system. These can be a mix of Axis cameras, Axis camera servers, and
Panasonic devices. Once the camera(s) have been configured they can then be associated with a particular Host or Node so
that links for these cameras will appear within the menu tree for the chosen unit. You can associate a camera with more than
one device if desired. To associate one or more cameras, right-click on Cameras within the menu tree for the selected host or
node and choose Associate Cameras. See screen sample below.
Figure 48: Associating Cameras
The window on the left lists all cameras programmed into the system. The window on the right lists cameras associated with
the selected Host or Node. To move a single camera to the other window, highlight the camera and click the single left/right
arrow. To move all cameras to a new window, simply click the double arrows. This will copy all listed cameras to the other
window.
If you click on Cameras you will see thumbnails of all associated cameras. To view a large image of a particular camera, sim-
ply click on the image.
Caution: The Panasonic and Axis cameras are Ethernet devices. They should be connected to your Ethernet network
only. They do not connect directly to your IMS-4000 Host or Node unit. Connection of either the Panasonic or Axis
Cameras directly to your IMS-4000 may cause undesirable results.