Changes

# Click the ‘Add Camera’ button found on the bottom of the M7CMS window.

# Click the ‘Add Camera’ button found on the bottom of the M7CMS window.

# The Microseven Camera popup menu is displayed.

# The Microseven Camera popup menu is displayed. [[File:I-addcam-d.jpg]]

# Click the ‘Add Group’ radio button.

# Click the ‘Add Group’ radio button.

# Click ‘OK’.

# Click ‘OK’.

# Type a name in the ‘Group Name’ field.

# Type a name in the ‘Group Name’ field.

# Click ‘Add’.

# Click ‘Add’.

# The new camera group will now be displayed in the ‘Name’ list.

# The new camera group will now be displayed in the ‘Name’ list. [[File:I-add-group.jpg|496x496px]]

# Click ‘OK’ to save the changes and click ‘Close’ to close the window.

# Click ‘OK’ to save the changes and click ‘Close’ to close the window.

To remove a camera group, perform the following steps:

To remove a camera group, perform the following steps:

1.      Click the M7CMS ‘Add Camera’ button to display the Microseven Camera popup menu.

# Click the M7CMS ‘Add Camera’ button to display the Microseven Camera popup menu.

 

# Click the ‘Add Group’ radio button.

2.      Click the ‘Add Group’ radio button.

# Click ‘OK’ to display a Microseven Camera window and Camera Group List tab.

 

# From the list, select the camera group you wish to delete.

3.      Click ‘OK’ to display a Microseven Camera window and Camera Group List tab.

# Click ‘Delete’.

 

# Click ‘OK’ to save the changes and click ‘Close’ to close the window.

4.      From the list, select the camera group you wish to delete.

 

5.      Click ‘Delete’.

 

6.      Click ‘OK’ to save the changes and click ‘Close’ to close the window.

To add a camera to an existing camera group, perform the following steps:

To add a camera to an existing camera group, perform the following steps:

1.         Click the M7CMS ‘Add Camera’ button to display the Microseven Camera popup menu.

# Click the M7CMS ‘Add Camera’ button to display the Microseven Camera popup menu.

 

# Click the ‘Add Camera’ radio button and select the group of your choice from the pulldown menu.

2.       Click the ‘Add Camera’ radio button and select the group of your choice from the pulldown menu.

# Click ‘OK’ to close the dialog box and open the Camera List menu.

 

# If necessary, click the ‘Search’ button to search for cameras. A list of results will be displayed in a search window. Select a camera from the list of results.

3.       Click ‘OK’ to close the dialog box and open the Camera List menu.

# In the Search window, highlight the camera from the list and click the ‘Select’ button to pre-load the camera information.

 

# Click the ‘Add’ button to add the camera to the camera group.

 

# Click ‘OK’ to save the changes and close the window.<blockquote>'''''Note:''''' M7CMS allows you to add IP cameras using CamID and PIN information supplied by the Cam Locator. In situations where the CamID and PIN information is not available, a camera can be added to the system using the camera’s IP address. Port forwarding is required for cameras added to the system via IP address. If CamID and PIN information is available, port forwarding is not required.</blockquote>To remove a camera from a camera group, perform the following

4.       If necessary, click the ‘Search’ button to search for cameras. A list of results will be displayed in a search window. Select a camera from the list of results.

 

5.       In the Search window, highlight the camera from the list and click the ‘Select’ button to pre-load the camera information.

 

6.       Click the ‘Add’ button to add the camera to the camera group.

 

7.       Click ‘OK’ to save the changes and close the window.<blockquote>'''''Note:''''' M7CMS allows you to add IP cameras using CamID and PIN information supplied by the Cam Locator. In situations where the CamID and PIN information is not available, a camera can be added to the system using the camera’s IP address. Port forwarding is required for cameras added to the system via IP address. If CamID and PIN information is available, port forwarding is not required.</blockquote>To remove a camera from a camera group, perform the following

1.       Follow “Add Camera” steps 1-5.

1.       Follow “Add Camera” steps 1-5.

M7CMS provides three levels of users including: 1) Administrator (superuser), 2) User and 3) Guest. The Administrator is the only user who can change the properties of the camera. User and Guest are permitted to view the video stream.

M7CMS provides three levels of users including: 1) Administrator (superuser), 2) User and 3) Guest. The Administrator is the only user who can change the properties of the camera. User and Guest are permitted to view the video stream.

1.      Enter the User or Guest username and password.

# Enter the User or Guest username and password.

 

# Re-type the password to confirm the entry.

2.      Re-type the password to confirm the entry.

# Click ‘Apply’ to save the settings and close the dialog.

 

<blockquote>[[File:Note.png|20x20px]] '''''Note:''''' In addition to a space, the following eight characters cannot be used in the password:  $ =  “ \ #  %  + ? \</blockquote>

3.      Click ‘Apply’ to save the settings and close the dialog.<blockquote>'''''Note:''''' In addition to a space, the following eight characters cannot be used in the password:  $ =  “ \ #  %  + ? \</blockquote>

====System Tab====

====System Tab====

This section describes how to play video files that have been downloaded to your PC.

This section describes how to play video files that have been downloaded to your PC.

1.      Open the M7CMS window.

# Open the M7CMS window.

 

# Click the ‘View playback’ icon. [[File:I-playback.png|720x720px]]

 

# When in the ‘View playback’ mode, the “Select Cameras” pane and “Set Playback Date and Time” pane will be displayed on the right side of the M7CMS window.

2.       Click the ‘View playback’ icon.

# Choose the camera from the ‘Camera’ dropdown menu and the playback date and time from the ‘Set Time’ dropdown menu.

 

# A list of files available for playback will be listed in the Recording File window.

3.      When in the ‘View playback’ mode, the “Select Cameras” pane and “Set Playback Date and Time” pane will be displayed on the right side of the M7CMS window.

# Select one or more recording files from the list by checking the box next to the name of the file(s) you wish to select. Alternatively, you can check the ‘Select all’ check box to select all displayed files.

 

# Click the ‘Play’ button   to play the files in the viewer.

4.      Choose the camera from the ‘Camera’ dropdown menu and the playback date and time from the ‘Set Time’ dropdown menu.

# Click the snapshot icon   to save a snapshot of the video to the established path (hover over the icon to display the file save path).

 

# Click the save file icon   to open a Save As dialog window and save the record file in *.mp4 or *.avi format. You can play the output files with M7CMS or other media player.

5.      A list of files available for playback will be listed in the Recording File window.

 

6.      Select one or more recording files from the list by checking the box next to the name of the file(s) you wish to select. Alternatively, you can check the ‘Select all’ check box to select all displayed files.

 

7.      Click the ‘Play’ button   to play the files in the viewer.

 

8.      Click the snapshot icon   to save a snapshot of the video to the established path (hover over the icon to display the file save path).

 

9.      Click the save file icon   to open a Save As dialog window and save the record file in *.mp4 or *.avi format. You can play the output files with M7CMS or other media player.