GE v6 user manual Definition Tab Camera Preset Form, Definition Tab Digital Video Recorder Form

Definition Tab - Camera Preset Form

Preset

In this text field, enter a number within the range of 1 to 32. This number will only reference the preset number programmed and stored in a camera with PTZ capability. Click Save. This preset is now available for assignment, to a specific camera.

Definition Tab - Digital Video Recorder Form

Use this tab to assign or edit a bus address, type, host computer, or poll time.

Field	Description
DVR	Enter a DVR Address, a unique Secure Perfect logical address
Address	associated with this DVR (from 1 to 255). This field will not be
	available to edit existing records. This number is used in Secure
	Perfect software to uniquely identify the DVR and its related
	records.

DVR Type

Bus Address

Host Computer

Poll Time (seconds)

Select a DVR type from the drop-down list. Secure Perfect currently supports: 4, 10, and 16-camera channel multiplexer/recorder models from Kalatel. This field will not be available for edit on existing records. When you click Save, the number of camera records will be created equivalent to the type of DVR you selected.

The bus address is a 2-digit field in the range of 1 to 32. The bus address refers to the physical DVR device address on the RS-485 bus and must be entered when multiple DVRs exist on a single bus and/or for controlling camera(s) with PTZ capability.

Select a Default Hostname from the drop-down list that will host the defined DVR and act as its communications server.

If the Default Hostname computer is in a failover condition, you cannot re-assign this DVR to any other Host computer except the Active Client that is presently hosting this device.

•Enter Poll Interval as the length of time in seconds that will elapse prior to a staus request being sent to the DVR for verification of communications and processing of error and/or alarm messages since the last poll.

•Enter Timeout as a length of time to wait for a response after a request prior to retrying (if no response has been returned).

•Enter Retry Interval as the length of time to wait between retries.

•Enter Retry Count as the number of retries to attempt before qualifying a communications failure.

Delete Record

File Menu Item

The Delete Record option deletes the current record from the database. BE CAREFUL when selecting this option, as deleted records cannot be recovered! The Delete Record option is available only when a form is open, contains records, and you have been given all permissions.

Some forms such as the Reader Form do not have a delete option.

Clicking this icon from the Secure Perfect toolbar can also access this option:

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