Video object explorer

The video object explorer can be used for configuring the video objects and workstations and provides the following functionality:

  • Creating new video objects and workstations

  • Configuration of existing video objects

  • Locking of configurations

  • Deletion of existing video objects

  • Displaying status information of existing video objects

  • Displaying the operating status of existing video objects

  • Displaying live streams of cameras

The object explorer can be opened via the video tab in the system management after completing all steps to include the video addon.

Figure 1. System management - Video object explorer
Figure 2. Video object explorer

All video objects are displayed on the left side of the panel.

The configuration respectively the status panels are displayed on the right side.

Status symbols System status

- all CTRL components as well as the video manager of the system are running on the active host

- not all CTRL components are running on the active host

- the video manager on the active host is not running. Therefore, it does not matter whether the CTRL components are in operation on the active host.

Object status

- object is not configured

- connection error

- active

- connection establishment

- unknown

- deactivated

- no connection

Workstation status

- user interface is running

- user interface is running but the connection to the keyboard is disturbed

- user interface is not running