Information
In the Information tab, you can modify the device information of your camera.
To configure the camera information:
- In the Camera address field, enter the camera's IP address or hostname. You can also click
to find cameras in the same subnet.
- In the Port field, enter the camera's network port. If your camera supports HTTPS connection, you can select HTTPS from the drop-down menu. Surveillance Station will only use secured connection to access your camera.
- Under Video encryption, you can tick Encrypt with SRTP to encrypt the connection if your camera supports SRTP.
- Under Brand, follow the instructions in Add Third-Party Camera. For a Synology Camera, select Synology to transfer all existing configurations and recordings.
- Under TV standard, select NTSC or PAL.
- Under Video channel, select an option.
- Under Username and Password, enter the camera's credentials.
- Click Load Configurations when Surveillance Station or Device Pack is updated for available features.
- Click Test Connection to see if the camera snapshot can be displayed in the preview area.
Note:
- The settings above will only appear if the camera supports the corresponding functions.
- Camera name:
- The camera name is case sensitive and can contain 1 to 64 Unicode characters, excluding the following symbols: ~ ` ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) = + [ { ] } \ | ; : ' " < > / ?
- The first character cannot be a minus sign (-) or a space; the last character cannot be a space.
- Source path:
- The source path is case sensitive and can contain 1 to 256 Unicode characters.
- The format is "username:password@IP address" or "hostname:port number/source path". If the username and password are empty, ":" and "@" can be skipped.