20AXIS 210/211 - Configuration

Overlay Settings

Use these settings to include a)

 

 

 

an image as an overlay, and/or

 

Text, date and time overlays

b) the date and time, along with

 

 

 

 

 

 

text of your own.

 

 

 

Overlay image

 

 

 

Text overlays are all included

 

 

 

 

 

 

on one line at the top or bottom

 

 

 

of the video image. Image

 

 

 

overlays can be placed

 

 

 

anywhere in the video image.

 

 

 

To upload an overlay image, see below.

Note: If there is information in a moni- tored area that you do not wish to

disclose, you can mask it out by placing an overlay image on top. Setting the overlay image anywhere in the video image using coordinates allows precision detail masking.

Video Stream

Set the video stream time as unlimited, by selecting the Unlimited radio button, or define a maximum time per session, in seconds, minutes or hours. When the set time has expired, a new stream can be started by refreshing the page in the browser.

The frame rate allowed to each viewer can also be limited, to avoid bandwidth problems on the network. To allow the highest available frame rate, select the Unlimited radio button.

Test

For a preview of the image and overlay settings before saving, click Test. When satisfied with the settings, click Save. Please note that the preview image will be in JPEG format, even though the settings are valid both for Motion JPEG and MPEG-4.

Overlay Image Settings

An overlay image is an image superimposed over the video image.

Follow these instructions to upload and use an overlay image:

1.To upload the file (the image) to the AXIS 210/211, click the Browse button and locate it on your computer or server.

2.Click the Upload button and follow the on-screen instructions.

3.The image is now available in the Use overlay image drop-down list.

4.Click Save.

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