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How to Manage Devices

Please follow the steps below to open the Camera Management window:

a. Select the station from the hierarchical management tree.

b. Click Configuration > Camera Management on the menu bar (or right-clickthe station, then select Camera Management).

c. Then you can choose to insert, update, delete, or batch insert cameras.

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Insert Cameras

Please follow the steps below to add devices to a station:

a. Click Configuration > Camera Management > Insert Camera on the menu bar (or right-click the device/station, then select Camera Management > Insert Camera).

b. The Camera Management - Insert window will pop up. The device tree managed by the station will be displayed in the left Camera List window.

c. Enter the Camera Name, IP address (or you can enter an IP address and check Auto to get a camera name automatically) and configure the Connection Settings.

If the camera is on the LAN, you can click Search Camera to detect all VIVOTEK network cameras on the LAN. A Camera List window will pop up and show a list of detected cameras on the LAN. On the top of Camera List window, you can select "List the cameras which are not inserted" or "List all cameras". The items listed below will then change accordingly. You can click Mac, IP Address, Model, HTTP port to sort the items. Then select a camera from the list to insert to the station.

The streaming protocol determines how the live video stream is sent from the camera to the local computer. Please refer to the note on the next page for a detailed description of each transmission protocol. Specify the recommended live monitoring stream for the device. If you want to change the live viewing stream, please refer to the next page to update the camera settings. Or you can right- click the desired cell, then select a desired stream. Please refer to Dual / Multiple Streams on page 50 for a detailed illustration.

Click Detect Model to detect the device. The Model Name and MAC Address of the device will automatically be displayed in the respective fields if the connection is successful.

d.If you want to make sure you are connected to the target device, click Connection Test to preview the live video from the device.

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Vivotek st501 user manual How to Manage Devices, Insert Cameras

st501 specifications

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