Tutorial

V1.8-001_EN_06/2018

MxManagementCenter

Beyond Human Vision

MxManagementCenter Tutorial

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Contents
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Basics6

1.1

General Structure of the Views

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1.2

Camera Groups8

1.3

Camera Group Bar and Camera Bar

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1.4

Alarm Bar12

1.5

Grid View

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1.6

Graphic View

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1.7

Working With Different Network Environments

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1.8

Licensing20

2Highlights

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2.1

Unique Usability Concept

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2.2

Camera Groups

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2.3

Staying Informed Everywhere and in All Views

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2.4

Convenient Search and Analysis in Player Means Fast Results

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2.5

Grid Playback – Investigating Entire Camera Groups

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2.6

Access to Stored Images – Easily Customized

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2.7

Instant-Player – Research from Anywhere

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2.8

Export List – Flexible Export of Video Clips

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2.9

Playback Analysis: Automatic Post Video Motion Analysis

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2.10 Plugins: Interface for Third-Party Products

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2.11 Retail System – POS Terminals With Video Surveillance40

2.12 Histogram With MxEventStatistics

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2.13 Action Log (User Log)

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2.14 Image Adjustment44

2.15 Panorama Correction and Auto Flip46

2.16 User Management

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2.17 Multi-Monitor Capability

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2.18 Hyperlink Support52

2.19 ONVIF Support52

2.20 Intelligent Configuration Management

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Details56

3.1

System Requirements

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3.2

Initial Operation of MxManagementCenter

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3.3

Configuring and Securing the System

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3.4

MxManagementCenter in Day-to-Day Use

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3.5

Searching in MxManagementCenter

Configuring the Access Mode
Searching and Playing Back in the Research View
Searching and Playing Back in the Grid Playback
Searching and Playing Back in the Research View
Playback Analysis: Searching With Post Video Motion Detection
Histogram With MxEventStatistics
Retail System – POS Terminals With Integrated Video Surveillance

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3.6

Exporting Recordings

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3.2.1 Adding Cameras
3.2.2 Creating Camera Groups
3.2.3 Changing the Data of Many Cameras
3.2.4 Adding Clips and Recordings
3.2.5 Creating Groups for Clips und Recordings
3.2.6 Adding a MxThinClient Device and Activating Live Images
3.2.7 Setting Up Group Views
3.2.8 Adding and Managing Users
3.2.9 Setting Alarm Filters and Alarm Notifications
3.2.10 Licensing
3.3.1 Configuring the System – Basic Settings
3.3.2 Securing the System
3.4.1 Working With the Grid View
3.4.2 Working With the Graphic View
3.5.1
3.5.2
3.5.3
3.5.4
3.5.5
3.5.6
3.5.7

3.6.1 Saving Snapshots
3.6.2 Exporting Recordings
3.6.3 Exporting From the Export Bar

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Working With Different Network Environments

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3.8

Working With Door Stations

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3.9

Program Settings

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3.10 Opening the Action Log

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Appendix

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4.1

Key Combinations: Overview

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3.7.1 Creating Environments
3.7.2 Changing Network Data and Selecting Environments
3.7.3 Temporarily Adjusting the Bandwidth
3.8.1 Setting up Door Stations
3.8.2 Operating Door Stations

3.9.1 Setting Options and Selecting Defaults
3.9.2 Saving and Loading Program Settings
3.9.3 Activating/Deactivating the Privacy Mode

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Basics1.1

General Structure of the Views

Camera Bar/Cam

Camera Bar/Camera Group Bar
Selection of all cameras orcamera groups with sorting
functions, switching between
cameras and groups

View
p
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Gro – Gra
Grid

Device Bar

Home View

Alarm

Cont
View History
Forward/backward
Context-Sensitive
Selection of Views

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Function andControl Buttons

General Structure of the Views

mera Group Bar

Histogram

ws: – Infoic
aph

Camera Display Area
Single, groups as grid orgraphic view

Alarm Bar
Chronological list of all
event recordingsm Bar

trol Bar
Hyperlink-Funktion
Execution of pre-defined functions,such as home automation control
via HTTP requests/MxMessages ordisplay of weather station website

Edit ModeFor Grid, Graphic and Info
views

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1.2

Camera Groups

A surveillance area is divided into different areas, which contain the cameras.

The cameras of these areas are combined into group views. They always provide an overview thatallows you to quickly grasp the current situation.

This simplifies navigation and – in case of an alarm, you are quicker to access the relevant cameras.

8Camera Groups

The easily customized Graphic, Grid and Info views are available for displaying the camera groups:

Info View

Grid View

Graphic View

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1.3

Camera Group Bar and Camera Bar

Quick selection of camera groups or individual cameras and fast switching between views.

Show Bars
Click/tap on theframe border to open
the group bar or thecamera bar
Sort Display
Alphabetically or by custom sort order

Switch from Group Bar to Camera Bar
Click/tap on the upper frame border

Sort Display
Alphabetically, by IP address orcustom sort order

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Camera Images
Camera images are reference images, which
are created when adding the cameras. This
allows identifying the cameras independentof the current illumination of the area

Camera Group Bar and Camera Bar

Switch View
Mouse-over shows these icons:Graphic view

Select Group
Single click or drag&drop
into display area

Grid viewShow on 2nd Monitor
Double-click

Adjust Bar Size
Drag the lower part of theframe

Select Camera
Single click or drag&drop into
display area
Show on 2nd Monitor
Double-click

Switch View
Mouse-over shows these icons:
Live view
Playback view11

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1.4

Alarm Bar

Indicates if events lead to an alarm or if visitors rang the doorbell – regardless of whether or not
the bar is hidden at the moment.

Alerting

Filter Display
By camera (all, single,
group)

Ringing

Instant Playback

Switch View
Mouse-over shows these icons:
Grid view
Playback view
Instant Playback

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Alarm Bar

Filter Display
By event typeShow Alarm Image Maximized in
Window
Single click
Show Live Image on 2nd Monitor
Double-click

Detect Events
New alarms are displayed even if the bar
is hidden: Bar turns red (alarm) or green(ringing)

Hide Alarm bar
Pull down the upper frame
borderShow on 2nd Monitor
Double-click opens Instant
Playback on 2nd monitor

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1.5

Grid View

Focus Window
Drag&drop cameras from thegrid or the camera bar into
the focus window.

Switching andControl Functions
For camera in focus
window

Device Bar

Show Maximized Within Window
Single click on a camera image
Show on 2nd Monitor
Double-click

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Grid View
Camera/Group Bar

Alarm Info Bar
Mouse-over displays bar,shows the last 25 alarm
images (when moving
the mouse pointer overthe bar)HistogramLive Imagesof the cameras in thisgroup

Alarm Bar (Hidden)

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1.6

Graphic View
Bandwidth
Temporary adjustment of thedisplayed image size/quality.

Header Bar

Camera/Group Bar(hidden)Ground/Floor Plan
Cameras can be positioned on ground/floor
plans as in reality.

Device Bar

Camera Icons
With adjustable anglesof view, change color
to red or green upondetecting alarms.

Switching Functions
Use icons to switch functions, suchas opening a door. Also shows thestatus: Door is still open.

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Graphic View

Multiple Cameras
Represents several cameras on one
spot, e.g., on a pole.

Environments/Projects
Set up several environments
for accessing the cameras
from separate locations
with different bandwidths
and allows saving/loading
projects.

Camera Groups
Click/tap on icon to
open the corresponding
Graphic view.
HistogramTemporarily Show LiveImage
By mouse-over, drag&drop
onto plan to make image stick
temporarily.

Alarm Bar (Hidden)
Red indicates: A camera has
detected an alarm.

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1.7

Working With Different Network Environments

Automatic adjustment of image size, image quality and frame rate depending on selected environment.
This is done by the camera, independent of the Live view. The same applies to stored images, whichhave been reduced in size by the camera before transmission.

Home

Mega/12 fps

Good Quality
House camera
Access to gas station cameras from home using DynDNS access via Internet (low bandwidth)
Direct access to home cameras (high bandwidth).

Home

CIF/4 fps
Adjusted
QualityHome camera

Access to home cameras from gas station using DynDNS access via Internet (low bandwidth)
Direct access to gas station cameras (high bandwidth).

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Adjusted Quality
Gas station camera

Gas Station

CIF/4 fps

Gute Qualität
Kamera TankstelleGas Station

Mega/12 fps

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1.8

LicensingIndustry-specific solutions and special functions, such as the integration of cash point systems are subject
to licensing.

Activate Licenses
Enter a valid activation ID andspecify the number of licenses tobe installed on this computer.

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Licensing

License Management
List of all licenses that have been
activated on one computer.

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Highlights

2.1

Unique Usability Concept

Instant Selection
Drag&drop from camera bar.

Show maximized
within window
Single click

Show fullscreen
Double-click
If additional monitor is attached:Show on 2nd monitor
Double-click22Unique Usability Concept
Switch View
View selection using mouse-over icons
in the camera bar.

Instant Selection
Drag&drop from tiles into
focus window.

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Instant Selection
Drag&drop from group bar.

Home View
BrowseThrough the viewhistory.

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Navigate
Select view or camera using
navigation button.

Unique Usability Concept
Switch View
Select view using mouse-over icons
in group bar.

Open Other GroupBy clicking in Grid view.

Switching Functions
Use switch icons to control
functions.

Switch View
Select view using mouse-overicons in Alarm bar.

Icons in All Views For Adjusting And Selecting
Settings:
Zooming, sorting and filtering:

...
...

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Device Bar

Clearly Structured Display
Of all cameras and groups inlist mode.

Quick Search
By cameras and groups

Simple Renaming
Of cameras and groups by
overtyping the name.

MxThinClient Integration

Clips & Recordings
Direct access to recordings
without adding the camera
to MxMC.

Managing Cameras and Groups
Edit
DeleteAdding Cameras
Manually or by using Bonjour

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Create Groups

Unique Usability Concept

Easy Sorting
Drag&drop from within the list.

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2.2

Camera Groups

Grid View For Grouping According to Several Criteria: By location, by function, ...
“Ground Floor” camera group

Group functions
For example, opening doors.

Graphic view for positioning as in reality: perfect overview

Mouse-over on camera icon shows
live image.

Actual camera position andangles of view.

28Camera Groups“Parking Lot” camera group

Quickly switch to other groups.

Directly execute switching functions.

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2.3

Staying Informed Everywhere and in All Views

Alarm Bar

Parking – 28 Sek.

Alarm

Entrance – 30 Sek.

RingingShow New Alarms
Red upon alarm trigger, green upon ringing.

Alarm Info Bar

Ringing

AlarmShow New Alarms
Bar beneath live image turns red or green if the camera detects an alarm.
Move the storage card slider to the left to see the last alarm image.

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Chronological Ordering of Alarm
ImagesFilter Display
By camera
By group
By event type31

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2.4

Convenient Search and Analysis in Player Means Fast Results

Fast and Simple Operation
High-speed playback with up to 60x the regular speed

Camera selection
By drag&drop

Select playback mode

Search for time/date

Quick positioning ondesired date/time

Play

Precise positioning
Search 30 seconds forward/
backward from time ofcurrent image (only whenaccessing recordings directly
on a file server).

Play
Up to 60 times
playback speed

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One image forward/backward

Convenient Search and Analysis in Player Means Fast Results
Research Multiple Cameras for a Specific Point in Time
One of the parking lot cameras has detected an event at 8.30 pm. What did the other cameras
record at that time?

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Currently displayed time1
Difference to reference time1

Click on pin button to set the reference time.

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Drag&drop cameras from camera bar one by one to position them on the reference time.

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2.5

Grid Playback – Investigating Entire Camera Groups

Browse the Recordings of Entire Camera Groups Synchronized By Time1

Use the timestamp in the focus window or the calendar slider to set the time.

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All cameras jump to the event image that is closest to
the specified point in time. The timestamp beneath eachcamera image shows the time and date of the image. The
difference to the reference time is shown at the right.

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Access to Stored Images – Easily Customized
2.6

Access to Stored Images – Easily Customized

Depending on the requirements, you can configure each network environment to access the recordings
via the camera or directly on the file server.

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Remote player: Access via camera
In local network or remotely
Advantage: Camera can adjust the image size, frame rate and image
quality of the video stream to the available bandwidth

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Player: Direct access on stored images
In local network
Advantage: Faster, since it does not put any load on the camera.

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Instant-Player – Research from Anywhere

Instant playback of event recordings for fast results – in the Alarm bar or the Research, Grid orGraphic views.

Alarm Bar

Research View

Grid View

Graphic View

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Export List – Flexible Export of Video Clips
2.8

Export List – Flexible Export of Video Clips

Export of the entire video to get an overview or export of an image section into various formats (mxg,
avi, etc.). The new export feature supports the flexible export into different video sizes and image rates
independent of the original format, it also supports virtual PTZ views as well as the transformationof a 360-degree full image into a surround view, a panorama view or a customized view.

Mark recording forexport.

Drag&drop the clips into the
Export bar one by one. Alarmbar automatically switches tothe Export bar. Use drag&drop
to change the clip sequence.

Click on Export
and set the export
parameters.

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2.9

Playback Analysis: Automatic Post Video Motion Analysis

The automatic Post VM analysis provides a high-speed search mechanism with time-lapse feature to findOpen the Plugin dialog and selectthe Post VM function.

2.10 Plugins: Interface for Third-Party ProductsThis interface provides a mechanism for third-party developers to add theirown software features and developments, such as bar code scanners or number
plate recognition. This opens up a whole new range of applications.

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Playback Analysis: Automatic Post Video Motion Analysis

special motion events in all recordings.

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2.11 Retail System – POS Terminals With Integrated Video SurveillanceWith the Retail system, all cash transactions can be linked to the video recording of transactions. Such a PO

Detailed Search and Analysis in the Retail View

Display of the search results in:••

Lists: for detailed display of POS data
Tiles: for immediate display of event previews for each transaction.

Selection of display in list or
tile form
here: in a list

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OS system with integrated video surveillance makes it easier to locate and check suspicious activities.

Defining and saving search
queries with multiple search
criteria

With list view: Search results are
displayed in a table in which theindividual transactions are enteredwith detailed information.

With list view: Clicking on a transaction line also opens the receipt
data and a preview of the selectedtransaction.

Quick Overview of the Last Transactions in the Retail Bar

The entries for each POS camera can befiltered by keywords.

Transactions that only show administrative events, e. g., thelogin of a cashier, can be turned on or off.

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2.12 Histogram With MxEventStatistics
The Histogram bar is a fast and graphic method to find irregularities and the corresponding information. This perfect tool provides the fastest overview using the camera’s internal database, without
the need of an additional computer.

Overview area
Filter: By event type or camera/group/all cameras

By dragging a marker, therecording in the Playback viewis positioned accordingly

Zoomedarea

Manual change oftime range

Granularity
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Manual changeof time range

Only show events
for which recordings are available
Set pre-definedor custom zoom

Action Log (User Log)
2.13 Action Log (User Log)
MxMC can log any action, such as starting playback or export actions, activating the sound, etc. Thismeans that you can log all user actions and thus deliver the entire chain of events for legal purposes.

Entries can be sorted by time,user or actions, for example.

Search function

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2.14 Image Adjustment
Hemispheric cameras generate 360° images. In order to get naturally-looking images, MxMC cancorrect these images. This applies to both live images and recorded images.

Full Image

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NormalPanoramaImage Adjustment

SurroundDouble Panorama

Panorama/Focus

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2.15 Panorama Correction and Auto Flip

Panorama Correction

Not corrected

Auto-Flip: Automatic Monitoring Aid for Dome Cameras
Always shows correct images even if persons or objects move directly under the camera.

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Panorama Correction and Auto Flip

Corrected

Move Panorama slider to Correction position and use the mouse wheel tocreate the most naturally-looking image.

Automatic flipping of the camera image

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2.16 User Management
Individual Rights Management”Reception” user

Only the “Staircase” camera group has been unlocked for the “Reception” user.

Temporarily Unlock Functions”Reception” user

Use Supervisor PIN to unlock
other camera groups.

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User Management

User can temporarily access all
camera groups.

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2.17 Multi-Monitor Capability

Two Monitors

Live image shown on 2

Double-click

Multi-Monitor System Without Any Costs for Additional Software

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Multi-Monitor Capability

2nd monitor.
Several Monitors/Monitor Wall
Monitors are recognized automatically andcan be selected and arranged as needed.

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2.18 Hyperlink Support
Execution of pre-defined functions, such as display of weather station website or home automation
control using HTTP requests or MxMessageSystem.

Show weather station website

Open/close blinds.

2.19 ONVIF Support

Coming soon

MOBOTIX is ONVIF member since December 2014. MxManagementCenter allows integrating andusing ONVIF-compatible video sources.

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2.20 Intelligent Configuration Management
Simple management of the system configuration using the intelligent configuration and sort bar.

All Relevant Settings for the Selected Function in One Spot

Configuration: Basic Settings

All settings for configuring basic
settings

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All Settings of the System/the Group at One Glance
Display of all settings of one or more cameras for the selected function
and intelligent sorting by profiles.

Select function

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Simple Configuration Changes of One or More Cameras Using Drag&Drop

Adjust arming of one camera by
dragging it to a different setting.

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Details

3.1

System Requirements

Mac OS X:
Mac OS X 10.9 or higher, processor with at least 2 GHz, min. 2 GB RAM, graphics adapter with OpenGL
V2.1 support.
Windows:
Windows 8 or higher, processor with at least 2 GHz, min. 2 GB RAM, graphics adapter with OpenGL
V2.1 support.
Integrated MOBOTIX video sources:
Camera software release 4.3.2.77 or higher.
For more information on system requirements and other important information on the available
MxMC releases, please read the corresponding release notes on www.mobotix.com > Support >Software Downloads.

3.2

Initial Operation of MxManagementCenter

3.2.1 Adding Cameras
Adding Cameras When Starting MxMC for the First Time

When starting MxMC for the first time, the configuration wizard opens and automatically starts
searching for MOBOTIX cameras. The number of found cameras is shown next to the Add button. This number is updated automatically if the number of MOBOTIX cameras on the network haschanged (i.e., by connecting new/disconnecting existing cameras).

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1. Click on Add Devices. The cameras are displayed either in a list or as tiles. Use the List
and Tile
buttons to change the display mode.

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Possible camera statuses: 1•: Camera cannot be reached•: Camera not in the same network as the computer•: Camera software is not up-to-date•: Camera is password-protected

2. Select camera (use CMD-click on a Mac or CTRL-click on Windows to select several cameras):•: If the camera is password-protected, click on Edit User and Password
and enter the user name and password.

•: If the camera is in an invalid network, click on Edit Network
Settings

and select automatic IP address assignment or enter a fixed IP address.

3. The number of selected cameras is shown near the Next button 2 . Move to the next pageand click on Finish.
Hint:
You can also open the configuration wizard from the menu later on.

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Adding Cameras to a Running System

Open the device bar. The device bar is available in all views on the left side of the program window.
1. Activate the edit mode by clicking on
Add dialog opens.

and then on

at the bottom of the device bar. Thea) Adding cameras in the local network:
All cameras and door stations in the local network are detected automatically.
1. Click on
network.

. The Installation Wizard opens and lists all cameras that were found on the local

2. Select the camera you want to add (use CMD-click on a Mac or CTRL-click on Windows to
select several cameras).
3. Specify a user name and a password. Click on
to do so. When multiple cameras have been
selected, all of these cameras will get this user name and password.

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4. Click on
and then on Finish. All new cameras are shown in the device bar in the Camera
section and you can already see the live images of the cameras.
5. You should now complete the data for the individual cameras. Open the Camera Configuration
dialog for this purpose. To open the dialog, you can either right-click onto individual cameras
or you click on theicon, which is shown if you position the mouse pointer over the camera
name. The Camera Configuration Dialog opens. Complete the camera access data and the
network data. Set up the alarm notification as described in section 3.2.5, «Setting Alarm Filters
and Alarm Notifications».
6. Close the dialog once you have completely filled in the data in the Camera Configuration
dialog. Then deactivate the edit mode of the device bar by clicking on.
b) Adding cameras manually:
Cameras outside of the local network (e.g., on the Internet) need to be added manually.
1. Click on. The Camera Configuration dialog opens.

2. Enter the camera access data:• Name: Enter a descriptive camera name.
• URL: IP address of the camera.
• Remote URL: To access the camera from outside of the local network, you can enter thecorresponding external address of the camera (such as a DynDNS name). Make sure thatyou also activate the Remote option.
• User name, password: Enter the user name and password of the camera.
3. Complete the network data and set up alarm notification as described in section 3.2.5, «Setting
Alarm Filters and Alarm Notifications».
4. Close the dialog once you have completely filled in the data in the Camera Configuration
dialog. Then deactivate the edit mode of the device bar by clicking on.

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3.2.2 Creating Camera Groups
You can combine individual cameras into camera groups. For example, you can combine all cameras situated on the same floor in one group. This allows checking on entire surveillance areas at
one glance and – in case of an alarm, you are quicker to access the relevant cameras.

1. Activate the edit mode by clicking on
and then on
at the bottom of the device bar.
Then click on. The Group Configuration dialog opens.
2. Enter a group name and – if desired – add an image or an icon that will be used to represent
the group in the group bar later on. To do so, click on the gray field and select one of the predefined icons. If you want to use one of your own images, click on Custom.
3. You can add an information page to a camera group in order to show special instructions forthis camera group, for example. Move theslider to the right until you reach the position. Click on the arrow in the gray field and select the file you want to use.
4. Max. frames per second: If a very large number of cameras is displayed in the Grid view, theperformance may decline. To avoid this, you can limit the frame rate of the live images within
the grid frames. Note that this limit does not apply to the camera displayed in the focus window.
Select the desired frame rate.
5. Close the dialog once you have completely filled in the data in the Group Configuration dialog.
Then deactivate the edit mode of the device bar by clicking on.

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Adding Cameras to a Camera Group
After you have added cameras and created camera groups, you now need to assign cameras to theproper groups.
1. Activate the edit mode by clicking on

at the bottom of the device bar.

2. Drag the desired camera from the Cameras section to the desired group in the Camera Groupsection.
Note: If you have assigned a camera to one group, you can copy this assignment to othergroups by dragging the assignment from the first group to other groups.
3. Once you have assigned the cameras to the desired groups, you can deactivate the edit modeby clicking on.
3.2.3 Changing the Data of Many Cameras
The Multi-Camera Configuration dialog allows changing authentication data used by MxMC and the environment settings of manycameras in one step.
Activate the edit mode by clicking on
at the bottom of the device
bar. Select the desired cameras (SHIFT-click or Mac: CMD-click,
Windows: CTRL-click). Right-click on one of the selected cameras.
Status Display
When opening the dialog, the application shows the current settingsof the cameras. If one option has several different settings, thefield is labeled with “Multiple Values“.
Field type

Current status
All cameras have the user name admin.
The cameras have different user names.
This settings has been activated for all cameras.
This settings has been deactivated for all cameras.
The cameras have different settings.
“HiRes“ has been set as bandwidth setting for all cameras.
The cameras have different values.

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Changing the Settings
As opposed to the configuration of only one camera, you can revert the changes that have not been
stored. Depending on the field type, you can use different methods.
Field type

Explanation
If you change the text field of a setting, such as User Name, a small
cross appears on the right-hand side. Click on the cross to resetthe entry to its original value.
When closing the dialog, the previous setting will be restored.
If you select Multiple Values in a selection box, closing the dialog
will restore the previous setting.

Notes on the Settings
Although the fields and settings in this dialog are identical to the Camera Configuration dialog,
there are a couple of special hints that will help to properly edit the contents of the fields describedin the following:•

Recording Path:
Local Path: The Local Path option can be selected for all cameras. Note that you will needto enter the paths individually for each camera in the Camera Configuration dialog (seesection 3.2.9, „Setting Alarm Filters and Alarm Notifications“).
<Defined Recording Path>: If you select a previously defined recording path (see section 3.2.9,„Setting Alarm Filters and Alarm Notifications“), MxMC automatically searches the device
directory for each camera. The search has been completed if the progress bar is replaced by
OK. If you close the dialog beforehand, you will have to enter the device directory for eachcamera in the Camera Configuration dialog.

•

Alarms:The Alarms option activates or deactivates the alarm notification for all cameras. Note thatyou will have to set the alarm settings for the event types individually for each camera. Use
the Camera Configuration dialog to do this (see section 3.2.9, „Setting Alarm Filters andAlarm Notifications“).

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3.2.4 Adding Clips and Recordings
Adding Clips
You can use MxMC to play back exported MxPEG clips.
1. Activate the edit mode by clicking on
and then on
Click on. The Load Clips dialog opens.

at the bottom of the device bar.

2. Select the desired MXG file and click on Open. The clip appears in the device bar in the Clips& Recordings section.
The iconindicates that a clip file cannot be located anymore.

Adding Recordings
You can directly access recordings that are saved on a file server,
even if the respective camera is not integrated in MxMC.
1. Activate the edit mode by clicking on
at the bottomof the device bar. To import a recordings folder click on
and then on.
2. Select the desired folder and click on Open. The sequences
appear in the Device bar in the Clips & Recordings section.
3.2.5 Creating Groups for Clips und Recordings
Clips and recordings can be compiled into groups and subgroups
to better organize the clips and recordings.
1. Activate the edit mode by clicking on
and then on
at the bottom of the device bar.
Click onto create a group. A new group will be added. By default, this group will be called“New Group.”
2. Click on the selected new entry and enter the desired name.
3. Drag and drop the desired clips and recordings onto the group.
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3.2.6 Adding a MxThinClient Device and Activating Live Images
You can now also integrate one or more MxThinClient devices in MxMC. For example, you can add
an additional display unit (monitor or TV) by double-clicking on the camera live images of P3 andMx6 cameras from MxMC.
Adding an MxThinClient Device

1. The MxMessageSystem needs to be activated in the settings and you need to make sure thatthe Broadcast port and Password fields contain the same settings as you configured in
the MxThinClient because the camera live images are switched on with MxMessageSystem(Mac: MxManagementCenter > Settings > MxMessageSystem; Windows: File > Settings >MxMessageSystem).
2. You also need to make sure that the MxThinClient and the computer running MxMC are synchronized via the same time server.
3. Click on. to add a MxThinClient. The MxThinClient Configuration dialog box opens. Complete
the following entries:• NameThe name for the MxThinClient that is shown in the Device bar. You can freely select thename and it does not have to be unique.

• Serial Number
The serial number is the factory-defined IP address that is printed on the housing of the
MxThinClient. Remember that you need to enter the number correctly because it represents
the address at which the MxThinClient is accessed in the MxMessageSystem.
• URL (optional setting)
The IP address or DNS domain name at which the MxThinClient can be accessed.

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The access data on the MxThinClient that you entered when installing the MxThinClient.
• Display Resolution
Here you can select the resolution that the camera’s live image uses when data is sent to
the display unit. If the display unit does not support the desired format, the MxThinClient
displays the message Resolution not supported on the monitor.
• Camera Display TimeYou can select how long the armed camera’s live image is displayed before the MxThinClient
continues with displaying the normal sequence of configured image sources.
If you select Unlimited for the display length, the camera’s live image is displayed until the
MxThinClient receives a new command, such as when an event is triggered when it receives
MxMessages from other cameras/devices in the network.
If you want to stop the display of the camera’s live image before the set display length
elapses, click on theicon. It appears when you move the mouse pointer over the nameof the MxThinClient in the Device bar.
4. Close the dialog box once you have completely filled in the data in the MxThinClient Configuration
dialog box. Then deactivate the edit mode of the device bar by clicking on.
Activating Camera Live Images

There are two options for activating a camera live image on an additional display unit:•

Double-click: Double-click on the desired camera live image.
The images are displayed directly on the display unit connected to the MxThinClient if there
are not any other monitors connected to the MxMC computer and the MxMC is only connected
to one MxThinClient.
If there are more than one monitors connected to the MxMC computer or several MxThinClientsconnected with MxMC, you are prompted to select the desired display unit for displaying theimages.

•By drag and drop: Drag and drop the desired camera live image from the Camera bar or fromthe Device bar onto the desired MxThinClient in the Device bar.

Notes:The MxThinClient section is only visible in the Device bar if a MxThinClient has been integrated.
You need to possess administrator rights to add, manage or delete a MxThinClient.

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3.2.7 Setting Up Group Views
Using a Ground/Floor Plan for the Graphic View
You can position the cameras of a group on a ground or floor plan when using the Graphic view.
1. Activate the edit mode by clicking on
and then on
click on. The Group Configuration dialog opens.

at the bottom of the device bar. Then

2. Move the slider

position.

to the right until you reach the

3. Click on the arrow and select the file with the ground or floor plan.
Adding Information for a Camera GroupYou can add an information page to a camera group in order to show special instructions for thiscamera group, for example.
1. Activate the edit mode by clicking on
and then on
click on. The Group Configuration dialog opens.

at the bottom of the device bar. Then

2. Move the slider

position.

to the right until you reach the

3. Click on the arrow and select the file you want to use.

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Setting and Deleting Group Functions
You can use group functions in the Graphic, Grid, Live and Info views.

With the group functions you can switch a light, open a door or make an announcement for one
group camera and independently of the selected camera. You can also assign the two functions
Switch light and Open door to several cameras in this group, so that several lights can be switchedor several doors can be opened with one click.
1. Activate the edit mode by clicking on

at the bottom of the device bar.

2. Move the mouse pointer over the group name. Three icons appear. Click on
Configuration dialog opens.

. The Group

3. Assign the desired functions to the cameras by dragging the corresponding buttons (Listen, Talk, Door, Light) onto the cameras.
4. To delete a group function, drag the icon away from the camera line.
5. Once you have defined all group functions, you can deactivate the edit mode by clicking on.

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Setting Additional Options for the Grid View
You can adjust the layout you defined when creating the camera groups directly in theGrid viewlater on.

1

Activate the Edit mode 1 . Several sliders appear in the control bar.
•

By default, the auto grid modeis used in the grid layout. In auto grid mode, MxMC always
tries to distribute the available space as good as possible according to the specified grid parameters, such as the aspect ratio of the tiles (4:3, 16:9, 8:3), the size of the focus window and thenumber of cameras. When you change the window size, the grid layout adjusts automatically.
The following sliders are available to adjust the grid layout:: Format of the camera images and the focus window (4:3, 16:9, 8:3)
: Size of the focus window (1x, 2x, ..., 8x the size of the camera images): Maximum number of cameras
Adjustments to the grid layout may cause the grid layout to change when resizing the program
window. To prevent the automatic layout adjustment, click on. This will freeze the displayed
layout and the frozen grid layout will always be used regardless of the window size.

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In manual mode
, you set the size of the individual tiles and their position based on theselected format of the camera images (4:3, 16:9, 8:3). In contrast to auto grid mode, the layout
is not adjusted automatically in manual mode. To switch from auto grid mode to manualmode, move the slider
to the right until you reach the position. The following sliders
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: Maximum number of cameras
Move the sliders to the desired settings. To move a tile to a different position, move themouse pointer over the tile. Click on
and drag the tile onto the desired position. For
better orientation, a blue frame indicates the target position.
To set the size of a tile based on the selected format, move the mouse pointer over theborder of the tile until a double arrow is shown. Drag the tile to the desired size.
•: Use this botton to switch the focus window of the current group on or off.

To close the Edit mode, click on.

Setting Additional Options for the Graphic View
Positioning Cameras on the Plan
When opening the Graphic view of a camera group for the first time, all cameras of the group areshown as an icon 1 at the right-hand border. You should move the cameras to the same positionon the ground or floor plan as in reality.

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1. Activate the Edit mode 2 . Click on the gray circle at the center of the icon and drag the icon
to the actual position of the camera.
2. Deactivate the Edit mode to save the settings.

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Editing Camera Icons
You can change the icon size and rotate the icons to reflect the viewing direction and the angle ofview of the cameras.

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2

1

1. Activate the Edit mode 1 and click on a camera icon. Use the yellow area of the icon androtate it as desired 2 .
2. To change the icon size, drag the corners of the bounding box as desired 3 .
3. To change the angle of view, click in the camera icon and turn the mouse wheel until thedesired angle has been reached.
4. Deactivate the Edit mode to save the settings.

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Positioning Other Camera Groups on the Plan
You can position additional camera groups on the ground or floor plan of a camera group. If acamera of an added camera group detects an alarm, the camera group icon turns red or green(ringing). Click on the group icon to open the Grid view of the camera group.
2

1

1. Activate the Edit mode 1 and drag the desired camera groups from the group bar onto theground or floor plan 2 .
2. Deactivate the Edit mode to save the settings.
Positioning Controls on the Plan
If a camera is connected to a door, for example, and has been set up properly, simply drag thecorresponding control icon onto the ground or floor plan and click on the icon to control the feature.
This is helpful if you want to control the door switching features of a camera close to its position on
the plan, for example.

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1. Activate the Edit mode 1 .
2. Right-click on the desired control function and drag the icon onto the ground/floor plan 2 .
3. Deactivate the Edit mode to save the settings.
3.2.8 Adding and Managing Users
If you want to set up users with different rights for MxManagementCenter, you need to add theseusers first. For this purpose, the application differentiates between the “administrator” and “user“
roles. While the administrator has all rights, you can assign the rights for users depending on thefunctions they need.
In order to add a user, you need administrator rights.
1. Click on the User management icon in the header bar.

2. Click on Add 1 .
3. Enter the user name and a password 2 and confirm the password.
4. Use the Expires option 3 , if you want the user to change the password at regular intervals.

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5. If the user is to change the original password upon the next login, select the Force Change
on Next Login option 4 .
Note: Activating this option automatically gives the user the „Change Password“ right, even
if it was disabled before.

2

1

3

4

6. The Force Complex Password option 1 ensures that users can only set secure passwords.
A secure password has at least eight characters, consists of lowercase and uppercase letters,
at least one special character, one digit and one character. Furthermore, it cannot be one of
the last thirteen passwords used on this user account. If you are trying to set a password that
does not meet the criteria, a red frame around the text field will appear 2 .
7. Use the Active option to enable the new user immediately or later on. At the same time, you
can set after how many minutes of inactivity this user will be logged out automatically 3 .
8. By default, a new user has the rights to execute all functions. Deactivate the rights that should
not be available for this user in the User Rights section. 4 .

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Assigning Supervisor Passwords to Functions

Certain situations may require users to execute functions for which they usually do not have therights. These functions can be made available temporarily using a supervisor password.
1. Click on Supervisor and enter a password 1 .
2. In addition, you can specify after how many minutes of inactivity this user will be logged out
automatically (Deaktivierung 2 ).
Note: While a recording is being played back in Playback view or in Grid Playback, MxMC does
not automatically terminate the supervisor mode after the specified period of time.
3. Select the functions that can be accessed in supervisor mode 3 .
2
1

3

Changing the Rights

Click on the user whose settings you want to edit. Then configure the rights by setting the appropriate
switches in the User Rights section.
Deactivating Users

If – for security reasons – you want to prevent a particular user from logging in, you can deactivatethat user. This prevents the user from logging in, but all settings remain in the system. To do this,select the user and deactivate the Active option.
Deleting Users

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3.2.9 Setting Alarm Filters and Alarm Notifications
Setting Alarm Filters
Events that lead to an alarm will change the background color of the alarm or the alarm info bars
to red. Use the Camera Configuration dialog to specify the event types on the cameras that should
trigger an alarm.

1. To open the dialog, activate the edit mode by clicking on
at the bottom of the device bar.
Then, you can either right-click onto individual cameras or you click on theicon, which isshown if you position the mouse pointer over the camera name.
2. Click on Alarms to adjust the settings. The Alarm Events dialog opens.
3. Select the event types that should create an alarm.

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You can select a weekly profile for every event type that should trigger an alarm. As long as no otherweekly profile has been selected, the setting is valid from Monday 00:00 to Sunday 24:00.
1. To create new weekly profiles, click on. The Weekly Profiles dialog opens. Several predefined
profiles are available, such as the Weekend profile (Saturday 00:00 to Sunday 24:00).

2. To add a profile, click on. Enter a description. Highlight the desired active times in thetable. You can resize an active time block by clicking on the time block and then moving theborders accordingly It is also possible to move a block. Click on the block to select it, then dragthe block to the new position. To delete a time block, click on.
3. The description of an existing profile can be changed. Right-click on the description and overwrite it.
4. To select a weekly profile, click on the Weekly Profile dropdown list next to the event typeand select the desired profile.
5. To easily invert the settings of the weekly profile, simply click on the calendar icon. For example,
if you have created a profile with opening hours and would like to activate the alarms for theclosing times, simply activate Invert and the profile is used in inverted fashion.

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Setting Alarm Notifications
In addition to the event notifications in the Alarm bar or the Alarm Info bar, you can set up an alarm
notification or alarm sound that signals new alarms. To do so, open MxManagementCenter >Preferences and click on Notifications.

1. Activate the Alarm Notification option to get a message when a camera is sending an alert.
2. Select the desired melody from the list.
3. Select the duration and the volume of the alarm sound.
4. If you do not want to hear an alarm sound, set the volume to “0”.
Active Alarm Message
If a camera detects an event that leads to an alarm, an alarm message pops up if Notification has
been enabled.
•

Click onto see the live images of the camera (e.g., if
the alarm popped up a couple of seconds ago).

•

To open the Playback view and to see the recording,click on.

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3.2.10 Licensing
Industry-specific solutions and special functions, such as the integration of cash point systems are
subject to licensing.
Activating Licenses

After receiving the Activation IDs, activate them in MxMC. To do this, open the License management(menu Windows > Licenses) and click on Activate licenses.
1. Enter a valid activation ID and establish the number of licenses that will be installed on thiscomputer.
2. Click on
if you want to license an additional product. Enter the corresponding activation
ID in the new line and enter the number of desired licenses.
3. Click on

to delete a line.

4. When you are finished entering all activation IDs, click on Activate.
•

Activation successful
If activation was successful, you can return to License management or relaunch MxMC for
the changes to be applied.

•

Activation failed (no Internet connection)
MxMC connects to the license server for activation. It needs to establish an Internet connection. An error message appears if there is no Internet connection. It will then save an
offline request file (*.lic).
A partner/installation technician can generate a capability response file (*.bin file) using
this file. If you have received on, open the Activate licenses window (menu Windows >Licenses > Activate Licenses) and click on Load Capability Response File.
If the capability response file was successfully loaded, you can return to License management
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License Management

You can view a list of all licenses that have been activated on this computer in License management.
Click on Windows > Licenses to open the License management.
Name

Explanation

Product

Name of the licensed function.

Expiration

The license is either valid indefinitely or it expires on a specific date,
which is listed in this column.

Quantity

Number of licenses that were purchased for a product.

Device ID

Unique identifier that is determined by MxMC for the used device. Notethe device ID and keep it accessible if you should run into any problems
during licensing.

UpdateWhen launching the program, it does not automatically compare the licenses on the computer withthe license server. For this reason, you need to click on Update to reload the licenses from the server.
Note: You need administrator rights to activate or update licenses.

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3.3

Configuring and Securing the System

In the Configuration view, various basic settings can be made that are necessary to put the cameras
into operation. The security of a camera system can be checked in the Wizards & Tools view. If test
criteria are not yet fulfilled, measures are indicated which are still necessary to secure the cameras.
3.3.1 Configuring the System – Basic Settings
Open the Configuration View by right-clicking on the Navigation button. Select Configuration View.

In general, the Configuration view offers the possibility to make various basic settings on the cameras.
To do this, the view is divided into several tabs 1 . With the control elements at the bottom 2 ,the changed settings of the tabs can then be permanently saved or the parameter values can bereset to the factory settings, for example. The settings in the Configuration view are made for one
camera at a time. The Configuration bar on the right 3 , therefore, offers the possibility to change
the values of several cameras of a group, without changing camera or camera group.

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Topics of the Tabs•

GeneralThe general settings contain superordinate topics for operating the cameras, such as arming
or frequency of power supply.

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Network
The network interface settings determine how the camera can communicate with the “outside”
world and how the camera can be accessed from outside of the local network. When changing
the parameter values, please note that the changed values are not automatically accepted, as
in the other tabs of the Configuration view. For the changes to take effect, you must clickin the control bar (see also section „Applying Modified Values“).

•Time
Date and time can either be set manually, taken over from the computer or synchronized witha time server. When using a time server, synchronization can be performed via a time server on
the Internet, a time server service on the local network, or another MOBOTIX camera. In thiscase, the camera must first be activated as time server in the Admin menu of the camera web
interface (Admin > Camera Administration > Time & Date > Use Camera as Time Server).

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Image
Camera views, image and exposure settings can be defined in this tab for displaying live camera
images. A special feature are the easy-to-use graphical elements for creating and editing userdefined exposure windows.
To do this, select the Custom option under the Exposure Window subject and then click in thelive image at the bottom. Several icons appear that allow you to do the following:
ActionExplanation

Create exposure window

Draw a window using the mouse pointer.

Move exposure window

Left-click with the mouse pointer on the exposure window
and drag it to the desired position.

Modify exposure window

Place the mouse pointer on one of the white squares until
you see theicon. Left-click with the mouse and drag thewindow making it larger or smaller.

Delete exposure window

Click

.

Further information on the individual parameters can also be found in the quick help, whichis integrated in MxMC and can be called up by clicking on.
•

MxActivitySensor
The MxActivitySensor is a camera-internal video motion detector that can identify direction of
motion detection and object size while blocking out any undesired interference (such as trees
swaying in the wind) when detecting motion. There is an MxActivitySensor profile that is presetin the factory settings and contains all settings necessary to operate the MxActivitySensor.
You can activate and deactivate this profile in this tab, change the name of the profile, adjust
the event dead time, change the detection range and define new areas. Easy-to-use graphicalelements are available for defining and changing the detection zones.

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Click in the green detection area of the live image. Several icons appear that allow you to do
the following:
ActionExplanation

Change size of detection
area

Place the mouse pointer on one of the white squares until you
see theicon. Then left-click with the mouse and resize
the detection area making larger or smaller.

Move detection area

Place the mouse pointer on the detection area. Then left-clickwith the mouse to drag the detection area to the desired
position.

Rotate detection area

Click onand right-click with the mouse to rotate thedetection area clockwise or counterclockwise.

Change shape of detection area

Switch to polygon mode by clicking on. You will see white
corner points on the corners. Drag the corner points to thedesired position. You can insert new corner points by rightclicking on the white line or in the detection area. Right-click
on a dot to delete a corner point. Then click on.

Deleting a detection
window

Click onCreating additional
detection window

Draw a new window with the mouse.

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Drag a window corresponding to the size and position to thearea that should be blocked from the analysis. Click in thewindow and keep the mouse button depressed until two icons
appear. Click on
to determine the exclusion window.
The window turns red. Drag another window and position it
so that it covers the desired detection area.

Recording
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Controls in the Contral Bar•

Resetting to Factory Settings
Click

•

to reset all parameters for the current camera to the factory settings.

Undoing or Repeating Changes
Clickto undo the last change. Clickto make the last change again.

•

Applying Modified Values
You can make changes by pressing Enter or selecting the new value in the Configuration
view. The changes made in the Network tab are not automatically adopted because it could
potentially cause problems with the network settings. Instead the Apply Changes
icon inthe Control bar turns red, indicating that the change is not yet effective. To make this change
effective, click on.

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Saving Configurations
If parameter values are changed, the Save Configuration
icon in the Control bar turns
red. Changes are always temporarily saved in the camera. To ensure that the current settings
are used after the next restart, the changes must be saved permanently.
1. Click Save Configuration. A system query opens. Click Save in the query.

2. If you do not want to keep the changes, click Discard. This discards the changes and restoresthe last permanently saved overall configuration.

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Changing Parameter Settings for One or More Cameras

You can enter parameters for a camera in the Configuration view. If you want, you can display theparameters available for the other cameras in the group by viewing them in the Configuration Bar.
You can also change the settings of one or more cameras in the group, without having to switch toa different camera or camera group.
Open the Configuration View by right-clicking on the Navigation button. Select Configuration View.

When you open the Configuration view, the Configuration bar on the right side of the view is also
opened.
2
1

3Changing Parameter for One Camera
1. Click on the corresponding name of the parameter in the Configuration View 1 . It turns yellow
and the Configuration bar shows all values associated with this parameter for this group 2 .
The cameras for which this value is set are assigned to the individual values.
2. Highlight the desired camera and drag it onto the parameter value you want to set. The destination area turns yellow.
Changing Parameter for Several Cameras
1. If you want to change the value that is used by more than one camera, click in the parameterselection box 3 and select the desired value.

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3.3.2 Securing the System
The Secure System feature in the Wizards & Tools view helps administrators when securing camera
systems. It shows them exposed points of attack and prevents unauthorized or unencrypted accessto cameras.
Open the Wizards & Tools view by right-clicking on the Navigation button. Select Wizards & Tools.

Verifying Settings for System Security

1. Select the desired camera or camera group in the Device bar or the Camera/Group bar. Click
Secure System. The following criteria will be checked:•

Usage of the “meinsm” password with standard or ONVIF user accounts on MOBOTIX
cameras: It is easy for cyberattackers to guess the standard “meinsm” password.

•

Public Access enabled: A number of different camera functions can be used without password
when Public Access is enabled.

•

HTTP Web Server enabled: It is possible for data, including user data such as passwords
and images, to be transmitted via the network without encryption when HTTP is used.

2. A table will be shown for each camera, depicting the results of the check. It will also show allcases in which cameras were not checked due to a connection error, for example.
StatusExplanation
Not secured

There was at least one criterion that was listed as not secure.

Software too old

Please check the camera software and update it, if necessary.

Connection error

Check your network connection to the camera and performthe security check again.

Not supported

Cameras not supported by this function.

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Secure System

1. Click Continue. Cameras resulting in a Not secured status are displayed together with whicheverof the three criteria that were fulfilled as well as the measures that need to be taken to properly
secure the cameras:
Criterion

Explanation
Changes the password of all user accounts on the cameras that
use the standard “meinsm” password. It also include ONVIF
users whose passwords have never been changed.
•

Enter a new password and confirm it. A suitable password
has at least eight characters. It can consist of lowercase anduppercase letters, digits and special characters (seeinthe dialog box). If you set a password that does not meetthese criteria, a red frame appears around the text field.

•

The frame turns green once you have entered a valid
password. The new password is automatically updated
in the MxMC project data.

Password

Disables camera connections via an unencrypted HTTP andconfigures the cameras to accept HTTPs connections only.
The TCP port and the SSL setting will be automatically updated
in the MxMC project data, if necessary.
SSL Encryption

The TCP port will not be updated for cameras that are connected
via a remote URL. For remote URL connections, you may need tochange port forwarding in the router to the appropriate setting.
Please note that different services, such as network messaging,etc., will no longer work when you disable HTTP.

Public Access

Disables access that does not require password entry to the
web interface and the APIs of the cameras.

2. Click OK. The selected security measures will be performed. The security status for the selectedcamera or camera group will be analyzed once again and the result for each camera is displayed.

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MxManagementCenter in Day-to-Day Use

3.4.1 Working With the Grid View
Selecting a Group

1. Pull down the group bar.
2. Drag&drop a group onto the Grid view. Alternative: Click on the Group icon.
Showing a Different Camera in the Focus Window

1. Drag&drop a camera from the camera bar or drag the live image into the focus window.

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Detecting and Editing Events
If a camera triggers an alarm, the Grid view shows this using several methods.
Alarm Bar
The Alarm bar contains events that lead to an alarm (red) or if visitors rang the doorbell (green)– regardless of whether or not the bar is hidden at the moment.
2
1

1. Pull up the lower frame border to show the Alarm bar 1 .
2. To acknowledge a new alarm, click on the event image. To acknowledge all alarms at once,
right-click the event image and select Confirm All 2 . You can also mark events that areimportant to you, so you can play back only the important events later on.
3. Features of the Alarm bar:•

View the event recording directly in the Alarm bar using the Instant Playback. To do so,move the mouse pointer over the event image. Three icons appear. Click on
to start
the playback.

•Jump to the Playback view. Click on•

Open the Grid view assigned to this camera. Click on

.
.

Hint:
Click into the live image or the recording to show this camera maximized within the window.

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Alarm Info Bar
New alarms are also displayed in the Alarm Info bar. The bar beneath live image turns red or green
if the camera detects an alarm 1 .

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Move the SD card slider to the left 2 . This opens the Instant Playback with the last event image.
Drag the red counter 3 along the bar to show the preceding images; the number in the counterincreases. Click on Playback 4 to see the recording for the corresponding event image.

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Click into the live image or the recording to show this camera maximized within the window.

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Controlling the Camera in the Focus Window

Use the controls at the bottom of the window to control the camera that is currently showing in thefocus window.

•: Zooming and Moving Image Sections•: Select pre-defined image sections•: Correct image distortion•: Accept and end calls•: Open door and switch lights•: Show temperature•: Show event images

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Switching Group Functions
Use the Group buttons in the command bar to switch group functions for a camera group (prerequisite: group functions have been defined in the Group Functions dialog). Group function meansthat you can switch the light, open the door or make an announcement for a previously defined
camera in this group, regardless of the camera currently displayed. You can also assign the Switch
light and Open door functions to several cameras in this group, so that several lights can be switchedor several doors opened with one click.
In addition, you can right-click on the group buttons to open the context menu in order to control
cameras that are not part of the current group. Before you can this, the cameras have to be set up
accordingly, i.e., the cameras need to be connected to door openers/light switches and have to be
configured properly.

Limit Frame Rate of Live Images
If a very large number of cameras is displayed in the Grid view, theperformance may decline. To avoid this, you can limit the frame rateof the live images. Note that this limit does not apply to the camera
displayed in the focus window.
1. Pull down the group bar.
2. Right-click on the Group icon and select Frame Rate 1 .

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3.4.2 Working With the Graphic View
Placing Individual Camera Live Images on the Ground/Floor Plan
If you also want to monitor individual live images in the graphics view, you can drag these live images
from the Camera bar or the Device bar onto the current Graphic view. You can place live images
either temporarily or permanently. Temporarily means that these live images will be removed if
you open a different view. You can then operate the camera live image - as in the focus window of
the grid view - with the switching and control functions at the bottom of the live image,also see
section „Controlling the Camera in the Focus Window“.
Note: If the live image was corrected for distortion in the tile afterward, this is also adopted whenplaying an instant playback for the configured image mode.

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Example: Drag&Drop from the Camera bar

Temporary placing:
Drag the desired camera from the Camera bar or the Device bar onto the Graphic view.
Permanent placing:
Activate the Edit mode 1 . Drag the desired camera from the Camera bar or the Device bar onto
the Graphic view. To save, close the Edit mode.

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Detecting and Editing Alarms
If MxMC detects an event that leads to an alarm, the Graphic view shows this using several methods.
Alarm Bar
The Alarm bar contains events that lead to an alarm (red) or if visitors rang the doorbell (green)– regardless of whether or not the bar is hidden at the moment.
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1. Pull up the lower frame border to show the Alarm bar 1 .
2. To acknowledge a new alarm, click on the event image. To acknowledge all alarms at once,
right-click the event image and select Confirm All 2 . You can also mark events that areimportant to you, so you can play back only the important events later on.
3. Features of the Alarm bar:•

View the event recording directly in the Alarm bar using the Instant Playback. To do so,move the mouse pointer over the event image. Three icons appear. Click on
to start
the playback.

•Jump to the Playback view. Click on•

Open the Grid view assigned to this camera. Click on

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Camera Icons
If a camera detects an event, the camera icon turns red or green (ringing event). You can get a quick
glance at the situation observed by the camera by showing a small live image (move mouse pointerover icon) or by showing a large live image (click on camera icon). If a second monitor isavailable, double-clicking on the icon will show the live image on that monitor. From the live image,
you can switch directly to the Playback view to check the alarm details.
You can also see the recording for this alarm directly in the Instant Playback. To do so, show the1live image and click on the bottom (date and time). The Instant Playback opens 1 . Click on
to start the playback or move the mouse pointer over the image.

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Camera Group Icon
If you have positioned additional camera groups on the ground/floor plan, the name bar of thegroup icon turns red or green, if a camera of that group detects an alarm 1 .

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1. Move the mouse over the group icon in order to show the live image 2 from the camera thattriggered the event.
2. Click on the bottom of the live image (date and time) to open the Instant Playback. Click on
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Switching Functions
Switching Functions for One Camera
For controls that you pulled onto the ground/floor plan, a simple click will execute the function
1 . At the same time, the icon shows the status of the function. If the door is not closed, forexample, the icon shows an open door icon 2 .

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Switching Functions for a Group
With the group functions in the grid and graphic views you can switch a light, open a door or makean announcement for one group camera and independently of the selected camera. In addition,
you can right-click on the group buttons to open the context menu in order to control cameras thatare not part of the current group.

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3.5.1 Configuring the Access Mode
The program can access the stored images using two methods: Access via the camera or directly ona file server, on which the recordings are stored.
1. In the menu, click on MxManagementCenter > Preferences (Mac) or File > Preferences (Windows)
and select Recording Path. Create the recordings paths you want to use for directly accessing
the recordings on one or more file servers. For more details, see „3.9 Program Settings“.
2. Activate the edit mode by clicking on
at the bottom of the device bar. Then right-click on
the desired camera to open the Camera Configuration dialog.
3. Select the desired recording path 2 for every network environment 1 .
4. Select the format 3 of the recordings: Use MxFFS, if the recordings have been stored in an
MxFFS archive. Use MxFileServer, if the recordings have been stored in the classic MOBOTIX folder/file structure.

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Hint:
If you want to add recordings from a hard disk that had been recorded by a camera that is notin the system any more, you can set the recording path to Local Path and enter the recording
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3.5.2 Searching and Playing Back in the Research View
To open the Playback view, right-click on the Navigation button. Select Playback View.

General Playback View Controls
To search and play back recordings, you can activate Playback mode 1
or select the date and time and then use the Previous/Next Image buttons, to browse therecordings or you can start the playback using the Forward/Backward Playback buttons.
The playback mode is initially set to Event Recording 2 . If you want to play back all recordings,
switch to Entire recordings 3 .
Browsing Recordings for Event Images
You can select the recordings according to these events:•

Event images: Only shows event images.

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Pre-event images: Shows only the first recorded image for each event.

•Marked events: Shows only the images, which had been marked as important before.

1. In the Playback view, select the Playback mode by right-clicking the button and selecting thedesired mode 4 .
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Browsing Recordings for a Specific Date and TimeIf you have set up continuous recording for certain times and you want to check for events during
those times, for example, you can limit the search to these times. You can search for events at agiven time, by using time leaps or time-lapse playback.
Searching for a Specific Date and Time

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1. Click on the displayed date and time 1 and enter the date and time to search for.
2. The event image jumps to the event in the recordings that is closest to the specified date andtime. Click on Playback.
or
1. Click on the Calendar slider 2 . The date and time will be shown above the slider. Move theslider until you reach the date and time that is closest to the point in time you want to examine.
The event image jumps to the event in the recordings with the specified date and time. If sucha recording is not available, the event image jumps to the event that is closest to the specified
point in time (in the direction of searching). In the latter case, the slider turns read the timedifference to the specified point in time is shown above the slider. Click on Playback.
Hint: The farther away you move the mouse pointer from the slider, the more precise yoursetting will be.

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Searching Several Cameras for Persons or Objects
Camera A is overlooking the gate and signals an event. The event image in the Alarm bar showsa delivery truck driving through the gate. You want to know if the truck has also passed the area
monitored by camera B.
1. Move the mouse pointer over the event image to see three icons. Open the Playback viewmode by clicking on.
2. Play back the recording (end of recording 1 ).

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3. Drag&drop camera B from the camera bar into the Playback view.

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4. The playback automatically selects the recording that follows the end of camera A’s recording
2 . You can repeat this for as many cameras as needed.

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Investigate Multiple Cameras for a Specific Point in Time
You want to know if other cameras have recorded something at a specific point in time:2

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1. Set the reference time using the Pin button 1 .
2. Drag&drop the cameras from the camera bar one by one 2 .
3. The application shows the event images of each camera that are closest to the specified point
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Limiting the Search Range for an IncidentYour camera monitors a parking lot from which a car had been stolen during the day. Follow thesesteps to locate the event as quickly as possible:
1. Start the Playback mode (right-click) and select an interval (e.g., 1 day) 1 .
2. Keep clicking on Previous image 2 until the car is in the image.

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3. Select a shorter interval (e.g., 1 hour
4. Keep clicking on Next image).

until the car is not in the image any more.

5. Keep on using shorter intervals, until you have found the exact point in time of the incident.
Note that you can also use the Forward/Backward Playback buttons
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Playing Back Recordings

Forward/back-

One image forward/

ward playback

backward
Playback speed

Up to 16x faster

Hint: Precise Positioning by Image
If you want to examine a scene very closely, you can check the recordings one image at a time. To
do so, stop the the playback (click onor). Now use the two buttons(forward) and(backward) to navigate the images one by one.
Hint: Playback Priority
To optimize the camera for fast playback, the Playback has Priority option has already been set.
You can change this setting in Setup Menu > General Image Settings > Playback has Priority.

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3.5.3 Searching and Playing Back in the Grid Playback
To show the Grid Playback, right-click on the Navigation button and select Grid Playback.

The Grid Playback provides synchronized searching and playback of the recordings of entire cameragroups.

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1. Use the timestamp in the focus window 1 or the calendar slider 2 to set the time.
2. Drag&drop the desired camera group from the group bar.
3. All cameras jump to the event image that is closest to the specified point in time. The timestamp
beneath each camera image shows the time and date of the image. The difference to thereference time is shown at the right.
Hint:
You can also use the Grid Playback by dragging a group onto the Playback view. The original camera
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3.5.4 Searching and Playing Back in the Research View
To show the Research view, right-click on the Navigation button and select Research 1 .

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The Research view allows searching all event images of one camera or of the cameras of a group.
You can filter the events according to event types.
Showing the Event Images of a Camera/a Camera Group
Camera: Drag&drop the desired camera from the camera bar into the display area of the view.
Camera group: Drag&drop the icon image of the desired camera group into the display area of the view.

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Filtering by Event Types
Initially, the event images of the selected cameras are sorted by time. You can filter the events
according to event types 1 . To activate the event types, click on the corresponding buttons:•: MxActivitySensor Events•: Video Motion Events•: PIR Events•: Environment events: Noise, temperature, illumination, signal input•: Ringing Events•: Mailbox Messages•: Door Station Events•: Invalid RFID card•

: Invalid PIN

Marking Events
When browsing event images, you can right-click on an image and mark it as “important”. The
same applies to event images that you have marked as in the Playback view or in the Alarm bar– you can see them in one collection in the Research view.
Playing Back Events
You can see the recording for each event directly in the view. To do so, move the mouse pointer overthe event image. Three icons appear.

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Click onto show the recording.

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3.5.5 Playback Analysis: Searching With Post Video Motion Detection
Post video motion detection (Post VM) has already been added as a plugin in MxMC. This pluginallows searching recordings for changes in one or more image areas of a camera. This is done withthe help of “motion windows”.
To open the Post video motion detection, right-click in the Playback view or in the Grid Playback
and select Post VM Detection.

Creating Motion Windows

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1. Click onin the image area on the right-hand side of the settings dialog 1 . A new window
with a predefined video motion window opens.
2. You can execute the following commands:•

Modify the size of the video motion window: By moving the sides or the corners of the window.

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Create additional video motion windows: Draw a new window with the mouse.

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Duplicate a video motion window: Click on•

Delete a video motion window: Click on•

Deactivate a video motion window: Click on

3. To close the editor window, click on.
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Setting the Trigger Conditions
The Post VM windows allows setting different parameters that influence the detection results:•

Trigger Level: White bar in diagram 2
Controls the trigger threshold of the video motion windows. Move the bar to the bottom torecognize a movement if only a few pixels change from one image to the next. Move the bar
to the top to recognize a movement only if many pixels change.

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Sensitivity:
This setting controls how large the change of each pixel in a video motion window must be
to count as a movement. Together with a low threshold value, this setting can be used tofine-tune video motion detection.

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Correct Changes in Illumination:
Activate this option to avoid false alarms, if lighting conditions change rapidly (e.g., sun andcloudy sky).

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Deadtime:
This sets the timespan after the last Post VM event, during which pixel changes in a video
motion window are ignored.
Median Value:Enter a long duration (e.g., 2.0 sec.) to improve the detection of slow movements. Note: Setting
a value that is too high can lead to smears in the preview window.

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Color Filter:
To limit the motion detection to a specific range or colors, select a color. If this color changes
during post video motion detection, the Post VM event will trigger.

Searching for Changes in Video Motion Windows
Once you have defined the video motion windows and have set the trigger conditions, you cansearch the recordings for changes in the video motion windows. Use the playback buttons in thecommand bar and proceed as described in „3.5.2 Searching and Playing Back in the Research View“
and in „3.5.3 Searching and Playing Back in the Grid Playback“.
If MxMC detects a change within one of the video motion windows, the frame of that window turns
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3.5.6 Histogram With MxEventStatistics
The histogram in the Histogram bar illustrates the distribution of the event frequency and thus
provides a quick overview of the events of one or more cameras. You can open the histogram in the
Playback view and in Grid Playback by clicking on the dark gray frame border. To begin with, thehistogram always shows the entire range of the events logged by the camera.
Manual change oftime range
Set filter: Event typeor camera/group

Zoomed area
Overview area

Marker for displaying thecurrent time and to position the corresponding
recording.
Time range forwhich recordings
are available

Set the granularity
Define zoom area
Only show events,that have triggered arecordingMarker for
displaying thecurrent time andto position thecorresponding
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Displayed time range:
The timestamps at the top and the bottom of the histogram show the first and the last of theavailable events logged by the camera, respectively. You can change this range manually. A
small cross at the left of the time range indicates that it has been changed manually. Click on
the cross to reset the timestamps to their original values.

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Filtering:
You can filter the display by camera, by group or by event type. There two sliders for thispurpose: the group/camera slider and the event type slider. To set the filters, move the sliders
until you see the desired results.

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Structure of the histogram:– The histogram is split into the overview area and the zoomed area of the selected range inthe overview. Depending on the displayed timespan of logged events, the overview areashows hours, weeks or months (as indicated by the unit).
– The pink bar indicates the time range, in which recordings for the logged events exist. Note:
Recordings may not exist for the entire timespan that is covered by the histogram.
– The yellow scroll bar shows the range that is displayed in the zoomed area. Click on
set the displayed time range in the zoomed area (e.g., custom, 6 hours or one day).

to– To move the time range in the zoomed area, simply move the yellow scroll bar to the time
range you want to examine. If you have set the zoomed area to“Custom”, you can modify
the displayed time range by dragging the frame of the scroll bar.
– If you want to see only events in the zoomed area that have triggered recordings, click on.
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Distribution of Frequency:
The length of the bars indicates the frequency of logged events per time unit. Click on
if
you want to see more details on the distribution of frequency for a specific point in time. The
display switches to a higher resolution.
If you want to get more detailed information on a specific point in time with a high event
frequency, click on the interesting spot in the zoomed area or the overview area. The red
position marker jumps to the spot and shows a recording, if available. You can now play therecording in Playback view.

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3.5.7 Retail System – POS Terminals With Integrated Video Surveillance
The MOBOTIX Retail system will link all cash point transactions with the video recordings of theassociated transactions in MxMC. It enables you to quickly find and review any suspicious activities.
The Retail bar and the Retail view are available for searching and analyzing transactions.
Before using the Retail system, you have to open the Preferences (MxManagementCenter > Preferences >Retail System) and add the cash registers and determine the data source. For more information,please see „3.9.1 Setting Options and Selecting Defaults“, Retail System.
Retail Bar
The Retail bar provides a direct overview of the most recent transactions (from the last 24 hours)
and for this reason it is convenient to use it for reviews and searches.
1. Opening the Retail Bar
The Retail bar is available in all views. To open the Retail bar, click on the right frame border of theapplication. The Histogram bar will appear. Click on the frame border again to switch to the Retailbar. You can also open the Retail bar from the menu (View > Retail bar).

2. Using the Retail Bar
The Retail bar is automatically updated when the connected cash point transmits new data to thecamera. This enables live surveillance of the cash point.
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Displayed time range: The Retail bar only contains the data from the last 24 hours. You cansearch data that is older than 24 hours in the Retail view.

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Search feature/Filter feature: You can filter the entries for each cash point’s camera by searchterm. The hits are highlighted in yellow. You can jump to the next/previous search result using
the two arrows on the lower edge.

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Do not show system transactions: By default, the Retail bar shows all transaction that are
stored on the corresponding camera. Some of the transactions show purchases and events
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show only administrative events, such as when the cashier logs on. Click on
disable display of system transactions.

to enable/•

Do not group receipts: Transactions are grouped by receipt number or purchase by default.
Individual sales can be grouped if the cash point signals the conclusion of the transactions bycreating a receipt number. Counter sales can be grouped by counter if the counter is settled
in the cash point system. Click on
to disable display by groups. The data will be reloaded.

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Playback transactions: Open the Playback view by double-clicking on a transaction line. The
video recording to the transaction will be played back.

Searching Retail Data in the Retail View
You can search and filter data of one or more retail cameras in the Retail view.
1. Defining Search Queries
You can define and store several search queries. Enter a name for each search. The search querywill be automatically saved every time the search criteria are changed. This also happens when
individual search parameters and terms are changed.

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By default there is one search query already. Click on the tab and enter the desired name.

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Select the desired cash points. You can select more than one or even all cash points for asearch query.

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Specify the period of time for the search. You can also enter a period of time that allows you toenter any start and end timestamp, in addition to a series of preset time windows (including“today”).

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You define the search criteria to limit the scope of the search once you have selected the cash
points and defined the period of time for the search. Click on
to do so. A new line will beinserted. The individual criteria can be linked using AND or OR. The logical search operators
can only be applied to all search criteria at the same time. Selectto link the search criteriausing AND andto link them using OR.

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Please note that the search criteria are only applied to individual transaction rows, e.g., asearch for a total > 100 and < 150. For the time being, it is not possible to apply the search to alltransaction rows of a receipt, e. g., the search for a specific item linked to the total amount > 100.
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Click onto delete a search criterion.

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Click onto define further search queries, in addition to the most recent search query. Entera name and repeat steps 1–5.

2. Deleting Search Queries
Click onto the left of the name for the search query to delete a search query.

3. Reloading Searches
A new search is performed on the retail data on the camera with the filter when the search query isreloaded. The search results are displayed again. Click on
to reload a search query.
4. Displaying Search Results
The search results are displayed with preview images in a list with a detailed display of the cash
point data or in tiles, depending on the selected display format from the Command bar (List view
or Tile view).
Search Results in Lists
The search results are displayed in the List view in a table in which the individual transactions areentered with detailed information. Click on a transaction line to view the receipt data and a preview
image of the selected transaction.

1. Displaying Search Results
The most recently selected search query is automatically performed when you open the Retail view.
Click on the desired tab to perform a previously saved search. The search results are displayed in
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2. Displaying Receipt Data
Click on a row in the table to select a transaction. The matching receipt data of the selected transaction
is displayed in the Receipt section.
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Do not show system transactions
The transactions contain events that are directly associated with the purchase, such as thetotal or subtotal. Some transactions also show administrative events only, such as when the
cashier logs on or off. The system transactions can be hidden in the table with the receipt data.
To do so, click onin the Title bar of the Receipt section.

3. Showing Preview Images
When you click on the row in the table, you do not only receive a display of the transaction data in
the Receipt section, but you also receive a preview image that belongs to the camera recording forthe transaction in the Preview Image.
•Switch to Live view
To do so, move the mouse pointer over the preview image. Three icons appear. Click on
to switch to the Live view.

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Playback recording for the transaction
You can either directly view the recording for the transaction in the tile of the preview image(Instant Player) or you can switch to the Playback view and view it there. To do so, move themouse pointer over the preview image. Three icons appear.
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Click onto activate the Instant player.
Hint: A click into the image after starting the playback opens the recording in full screenmode in the current program window.

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To see the recording directly in Playback view, click on.

4. Adding Individual Clips for Exporting
The Export bar provides a quick and easy way to create clips on individual retail transaction for
subsequent exporting (see section 3.6.3, „Exporting From the Export Bar“). To do so, drag the transaction preview image in the Preview Image section and drop it on the Export bar. The default clip
length is ten seconds on either side of the transaction timestamp, that is, for a total of 20 seconds.

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Search Results in Tiles
The individual search results are displayed in the Tile view as preview images. You can either directly
view the recording for the transaction in this preview image as an instant playback or you can switch
to the camera’s Playback view and view it there. In addition, you can switch to this camera’s Liveview directly from the preview image.

1. Switching to the Live view
To do so, move the mouse pointer over a preview image. Three icons appear. Click on
to the Live view.

to switch

2. Preview Image Playback
You can either directly view the recording for the transaction in the tile of the preview image (InstantPlayer) or you can switch to the Playback view and view it there. To do so, move the mouse pointerover the preview image. Three icons appear.
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Click onto activate the Instant player.
Hint: A click into the image after starting the playback opens the recording in full screen modein the current program window.

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To see the recording directly in Playback view, click on.

3. Adding Recordings for Exporting
The Export bar (see section 3.6.3, „Exporting From the Export Bar“) provides a quick and easy way
to add clips for exporting. The default clip length is ten seconds on either side of the transaction
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Exporting Recordings

3.6.1 Saving Snapshots

Snapshot images can be created in the Live and the Playback views for the displayed camera, in
the Grid view and Grid Playback for all displayed cameras. Click on the Snapshot button in thecommand bar.
By default, the images are stored on the desktop. Snapshots from the Grid view or the Grid Playback
are stored in a folder on the desktop that contains the images of all cameras of the group. To
set the target folder and image settings for the snapshot images, open MxManagementCenter >Preferences > Snapshots in the menu.
3.6.2 Exporting Recordings
Exporting the Recordings of One Camera
The Playback view allows setting a time range for a recording (event or continuous recording) inoder to select it for exporting.
1. Open the Playback view.
2. Drag&drop the desired camera from the camera bar.
3. Find the recording you are interested in.
4. Mark the start of the clip by clicking on the gray flag on the left. Play the recording until you
have reached the end of the clip you want to export. Mark the end of the clip by clicking on
the gray flag on the right. Both flags are now green 1 .
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5. Click on Export 2 and select MOBOTIX.
6. Select a target folder in the Export dialog and enter a file name. Click on Save. The clip is
saved to the file.
Hint: Automatic Import
If you activate the Automatically import after export option, the exported clip is automatically
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Exporting the Recordings of a Camera GroupThe Grid Playback allows setting a time range for a recording (event or continuous recording) inorder to select it for exporting from several cameras.
1. Open the Grid Playback.
2. Drag&drop the desired camera group from the group bar.
3. Find the recordings you are interested in.
4. Mark the start and the end of the clip as described in Exporting the Recordings of One Camera.

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5. Instead of exporting all cameras of this group, you can also select one or more cameras forexporting. To do so, click and hold Export 3 . A circle appears on the camera images in the top
left corner. To do so, select the desired cameras by clicking on the corresponding circles 4 .
Note: The recording of the camera shown in the focus window will always be exported.
6. Export the clips as described in Exporting the Recordings of One Camera. Instead of in one
file, the program creates a folder that contains all exported clips.
Hint: Automatic Import
If you activate the Automatically import after export option, the exported clips are automatically
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3.6.3 Exporting From the Export Bar
Using drag&drop, the Export bar provides a quick and easy way to create a list of recordings for
subsequent exporting. From the bar, you can export recording time ranges as combined clips. You
can add the clips in the Playback view, in Grid Playback and in the Research view. Note that the
Export bar will not be deleted automatically after exporting, but only when closing the application.
Adding Clips for Exporting
Adding Clips for Exporting in the Playback View
1. Drag&drop the desired camera from the camera bar.
2. Find the recording you are interested in.

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3. Mark the start of the time range by clicking on the gray flag on the left. Play the recording until
you have reached the end of the clip you want to export. Mark the end of the time range byclicking on the gray flag on the right. Both flags are now green 1 . Of course, you can set theend marker first (gray flag on the right), then play the recording backward and set the startmarker (gray flag on the left).
4. Click on the image of the recording and maintain the position until you see a scaled-down
image 2 . Drag&drop this image to the Alarm bar (regardless of whether or not it is open).
The Alarm bar automatically turns into the Export bar, allowing you to place the image there.
5. Alternative: Activate the Alarm bar. Click on the lower frame border of the open Alarm bar.
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Adding Clips for Exporting in Grid Playback
The Export bar in Grid Playback is the best way to combine sequential time ranges of different
cameras. For example, you can use it to follow one person that passed several cameras.
1. Drag&drop the desired camera to the focus window in the grid and find the relevant recording.
2. Mark the start and the end of the clip as described in Step 3, Adding Clips for Exporting in
the Playback View. The recordings of the other cameras will reposition accordingly.
3. Click on the image of the recording and proceed as described in Steps 4 and 5, Adding Clips
for Exporting in the Playback View.
4. Drag&drop the camera with the next recording in the sequence of events into the focus window.
Mark the start and the end of the clip as described above, then drag&drop the recording into
the Export bar.
5. Repeat these steps until you have added all recordings you want to export.
Note that you can also add recording time ranges from several cameras in the Export bar.
1. Simply drag&drop the desired camera group from the Group bar and find the relevant recording.
2. Mark the start and the end of the time range as described in Step 3, Adding Clips for Exportingin the Playback View. The recordings of the other cameras will reposition accordingly.
3. Right-click on Export. A circle with a checkmark appears in the top left corner of therecordings. If you do not want to use the recording of a specific camera, deactivate the recording
by clicking on the corresponding checkmark.
4. Click on the image of the recording and proceed as described in Steps 4 and 5, Adding Clips
for Exporting in the Playback View. The selected clips will be copied to the Export list.
5. Repeat these steps until you have added all time ranges you want to export.

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Adding Clips for Exporting in the Research View
In the Research view, you can add recorded event sequences to the list. The length of the event
sequences is currently 10 seconds.
1. Set filters by camera, by group or by event type as needed.
2. Right-click on Export. A circle appears on the camera images in the top left corner. Markthe desired events by clicking on the corresponding circles.
3. Open the Export bar (by clicking on the lower frame border of the open Alarm bar). Click on an
event image and maintain the position until you see a scaled-down event image. Drag&drop
this image to the Export bar. The clips of all selected event images are added to the Export bar.
Alternative: In the Export bar, click on. The clips of all selected event images are added
to the Export bar.
4. If needed, you can set new filters and add more event images to the Export bar.
Editing Clips

If you have added a recording to the Export bar, for which you had activated distortion correction
or zoom features during playback, you can choose to export the clip with or without zoom settings.
Likewise, you can export the clip with or without audio. To do so, move the mouse pointer over therecording in the Export bar. Three icons appear:•: Clip is exported with zoom.
Click on•to export the clip without zoom. The icon is disabled.

: By default, the clips are exported with audio (provided that audio had been recorded).
To export without audio, click on•. The icon is disabled.

: The clip is played back.
Note that you can review the clips before exporting by playing back individual clips directlyin the Export bar. Click on.

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To delete one or more clips, open the context menu by right-clicking on a clip. The context menu
contains more information on the clip, such as the camera name. In addition, you can manually
adjust the time range, activate/deactivate audio for all clips or duplicate a clip.

Exporting
Click on Export, then select MOBOTIX to export an MXG clip. Select a different profile to create
an AVI file. Select a target folder in the Export dialog and enter a file name. In addition, you canchoose to automatically add the MXG clips of the Export bar to the Camera bar after exporting. To
do so, activate the Automatically import after export checkbox.

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3.7

Working With Different Network Environments

Using MxManagementCenter, you can access cameras from different locations. This usually means thateach location requires using different network access data. To avoid having to change the network
access data every time, you can set up different network environments with the corresponding
network access data.
3.7.1 Creating Environments
Create your environments to begin with. Next, use the Camera Configuration dialog to select thecameras for each environment. This is also where you can set the DynDNS access for the cameras(if you did not specify this when adding the cameras).
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2. Click on Add 3 . This adds an environment with the “New environment” default name. You
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3.7.2 Changing Network Data and Selecting Environments
After creating the environments, you can select the cameras that will be active for each environment
and adjust the network data as needed.
1. Activate the edit mode by clicking on
at the bottom of the device bar. To open the theCamera Configuration dialog right-click on the desired camera.

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2. Select the environment 1 .
3. Select the bandwidth to use for this environment: 2••

HiRes: The images are transferred using the current camera settings.
LoRes: The images are provided with the specified frame rate, image size and quality(see “Program settings”).

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Selecting an Environment
1. In the header bar, click on Projects and Environments and then on Environment. Select thedesired environment.

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3.7.3 Temporarily Adjusting the Bandwidth
By assigning a bandwidth to an environment, you can specify how the images are pulled from thecameras given different connection speeds. This basically controls how the images can be displayed forlive viewing and event research. Selecting a bandwidth thus also controls the image quality. Note thatyou can temporarily overwrite the bandwidth setting without actually changing the camera setting.
1. Click on Bandwidth in the header bar.

2. Click on the button to switch from one setting to the next.
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HiRes: The images are transferred using the current camera settings.
LoRes: The images are provided with the specified frame rate, image size and quality(see “Program settings”).
Unchanged: Uses the original setting of the camera.

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Working With Door Stations

3.8.1 Setting up Door Stations
In general, the door stations are configured when adding them to the system. Note that you canchange the bell behavior and the mailbox settings also while the system is up and running. You
can do this in the Live view in the bell and the mailbox settings. The settings apply to the currently
displayed camera image.
Bell Settings
Setting the Ring Tone
1. Open MxManagementCenter > Preferences and click on Notifications.

2. Select the desired melody and the volume.
Selecting a Bell Profile
A bell profile basically controls the reaction if someone is ringing at the door station. The camera
provides several pre-defined bell profiles.
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No phone ring: MxMC and all other remote stations will not react, i.e., you will not notice if
someone is ringing (neither visually nor by sound).
Ringing: You will be notified about a ringing on the door station. The visitor cannot leave amessage.
Ring and Mailbox: You will hear if someone rings the doorbell. If you do not react within a given
period of time, the door station plays back an announcement and the visitor can leave a message.
Mailbox: After ringing, the door station immediately plays back an announcement and thevisitor can leave a message.
Announcement only: After ringing, the door station immediately plays back an announcement.
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1. In the Live view, right-click on the Bell icon to open the Bell Settings.

2. Click on Bell Profile and then click on the desired profile in the list.

Reset Counter
The counter in the Live view is incremented upon every ringing of the doorbell, regardless ofwhether or not you react to the ringing. Resetting the counter will help in recognizing if you havemissed a ringing, you should therefore always reset the counter to Zero. Once you have reset thecounter, you will be informed how long ago the last reset took place.
1. Click on Reset Counter.
2. The counter has been reset and will not be shown next to the Bell Settings button.
Deactivating the Doorbell Completely

If you do not want to be disturbed by the doorbell, you can deactivate a specific bell or contact
number. This means that the ringing of the doorbell will neither be indicated nor registered at thedoor or at one of the door stations. It also means that you will not get any information about visitors
you missed, that these visitors will not be able to leave messages and that nothing will be recorded.
1. In the Live view, right-click on the Bell icon

to open the Bell settings.

2. Deactivate the Bell switch.

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Mailbox Settings
Select Mailbox
Depending on the installed options and the configuration of the door station, you may have several
bell buttons or – in case a MOBOTIX keypad module has been installed – several contact numbers.
Each of these bells or contact numbers has its own mailbox. The corresponding mailboxes arepresented in the list (below the name of the bell).

Note: All settings made in the Mailbox function always apply to the selected mailbox. This alsomeans that the new messages counter only applies to this mailbox. To get the messages and recordings of a different mailbox, select that mailbox first.

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1. In the Live view, right-click on the Mailbox icon to open the Mailbox settings.

2. Click on Mailbox 1 to select the desired mailbox from the list.
Proceed by selecting a bell profile for each mailbox. For instructions on how to do this, see “Selectinga Bell Profile”.
Activate the Mailbox and Select a Welcome Message
Activate the mailbox 2 . Select the message that will be played to the visitor 3 .
Enable the Message
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3.8.2 Operating Door Stations
Answering Ringing
There are different ways to indicate that someone has rung the doorbell.
Where?

Explanation

Alarm bar

The Alarm bar turns green.

Entrance – 30 sec.

Alarm info bar

The Alarm info bar turns green in the live images.

Doorbell message

A blue dialog box appears with the live image of the door camera.
You can start a conversation and open the door directly.

Counter on the bell icon

The red counter on the bell icon increases by one.

The following table describes which signaling options can be combined and where these can be
set. Please note that alarm notification must be activated and a bell profile set up in order for thebell notification to work.

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Notifications

Setting options

Alarm bar,

You need to configure the Alarm notification for the doorbell to ringat these places.

Alarm info bar,
Door bell message,
Counter on the bell icon

1. Open the Camera Configuration dialog by right-clicking on
the corresponding camera in the Camera bar.
Another option is to open the dialog box in the Device bar byclicking
and then right-clicking the corresponding camera.
2. Click Alarms and activate the Alarm notification and the Ringing.

See also section „Setting Alarm Filters and Alarm Notifications“.
Counter on the bell icon
only

Deactivate Ringing in the Alarms dialog box and only the counteron the bell icon will increase by one each time.
1. Open the Camera Configuration dialog by right-clicking on
the corresponding camera in the Camera bar.
Another option is to open the dialog box in the Device bar byclicking
and then right-clicking the corresponding camera.
2. Click Alarms and deactivate ringing.

Bell sound off

You can turn the bell sound on/off in Notifications (Mac menu
MxManagementCenter > Preferences, Windows menu File >Preferences).

Completely off

Deactivate the Bell checkbox in the Bell Settings
the bell completely.

to switch off

See also section „Deactivating the Doorbell Completely“.

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Opening the Door/Switching Lights
If the door station has been set up properly, you can use MxManagementCenter to open the door
and to switch the lights. Use the buttons in the command bar of the focus window (Grid view) andin the command bar of the Live view.

Grid View

Live View

Playing Back Door Station Events
Playing Doorbell Recordings
If you have missed a visitor, you can use the Alarm bar to see who rang the doorbell and when that
happened.
1. To do so, move the mouse pointer over the event image. Three icons appear.
2. To see the doorbell recording directly in the Alarm bar, click on Play.

3. To see the doorbell recording directly in Playback view, click on Playback.

Accessing the Mailbox Messages
If visitors have left messages during your absence, you will immediately notice the counter next to
the Mailbox button in the Live view, which is incremented every time someone leaves a message.
Once you have played back the message in the Playback view, the message is automatically marked
as “seen” and the counter is reduced by one.

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3.9

Program Settings

3.9.1 Setting Options and Selecting Defaults
Open MxManagementCenter > Preferences in the menu.
General Settings•

Language: Sets the program language. You may have to restart
the software in order to apply yourchanges.

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Behavior: Deactivate this option toprevent that a double-click switches
to full-screen image on the main
monitor or on other monitors.

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Graphic Mode: If you want to correct
hemispheric images, make sure that
this option has been activated. A prerequisite for using this feature is agraphics adapter with OpenGL V2.1
support, since it performs the actual
distortion correction. Deactivate
OpenGL if your graphics adapter
does not support this mode or if you experience problems when displaying the camera images.

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Recording Path Cache Sizes: To improve the playback performance, you can set the internalcache size for playback. This applies to both types of playback – via camera or directly from afile server. Please be aware that the cache size set here will reduce the available RAM for otherprocesses, which in turn can influence the performance of other applications.
Display Area: If you are working with the Camera/Group bars or the Alarm/Export bars, you
can change the width of the bars. Use this option to automatically resize the display area insuch a case.

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Software Update
MxMC can use the update feature toautomatically search for new program
versions. This function requires an Internet
connection. Adjust the update request to
suit your needs.
Note that you can also start the searchmanually. To do so, click on Search Now.
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Data Volume•

Bandwidth: By using environments(see Section 3.4, «Working with Different
Environments»), the images can bepulled from the cameras with different size, quality and frame rate. You
can limit the bandwidth by adjusting
the values for LoRes connections. By
using lower values, you can limit the
bandwidth required to transfer thedata, thus allowing you to adapt thesystem to the connection speed.
Default values for LoRes: 1 fps, CIF,
30%.
Note that these settings are by nomeans camera settings; you are only
limiting the frame rate, image sizeand quality of the video stream that is transferred to MxMC. If you set a value that is higher
than the value set on the camera, the camera value will be used.

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Maximum Number of Events/Maximum Time Range: The number of events and the time range
are controlling how far into the past MxMC will look for event information after the next launchof the application. The settings apply to the event counter in Live view and the event preview
images in the Research view. This avoids long loading times and saves storage space when
initially loading the event information. Note that you can load additional images, if required.

Setting the Intercom Mode of Door Stations
Use the slider to set the sensitivity fortransmitting the sound from the camera
microphone. The default setting has been
optimized for Intercom connections andshould only be changed in very noisy orvery quiet door station surroundings.
Hands-Free Talking and Push to Talk
The Hands-free Talking option is activatedby default. If the surroundings are very
noisy or if audio connection problems
persist, you should try to use the Push
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Snapshots
You can save snapshots from live images or fromrecordings. These settings control the locationand the quality of the snapshot images stored
by MxMC. If you do not specify a folder, the files
will be created on the desktop (see Section 3.6.1,«Saving Snapshots»).

Monitoring
Lost Connections
If the connection to a camera is lost (e.g.,
due to a network failure or changed camera
access data), the application can show awarning. This is where you configure thewarning. Activate the Lost Connection
Detection checkbox and specify how you
want MxMC to react if the connection to acamera is lost (warning sound and window).

Remote Control
MxMC can be remote-controlled from otherprograms using HTTP requests. Activate thisfeature and set a proper port if you want to
use this feature. Click on one of the example
links to see a list of executable commands.

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Recording Paths
The program can access the stored images using two methods: Access via the camera (remote
playback) or directly on a file server, on which the recordings are stored. If you want to directly
access the recordings, you can create recordings paths, which can then be assigned to the cameras(Camera Configuration dialog). Direct access allows using extremely high playback speeds (up to
60x the regular speed).
Name
The name of this path will be shown in the camera configuration dialog when selecting a recording path.
Type• Local:Contains a local folder on this computer or on a connected network drive.
You can either enter the folder pathmanually, drag&drop a folder to thetext box or select the folder.

Path: Make sure that the path ends
before the folder containing the factory
IP address of the camera.

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Network Share:
The program directly accesses a sharedfolder on a different computer. In thiscase, you need to enter the computer,the folder and the access data.

File Server (IP): IP address or DNS nameof the computer with the share.
Directory: Name of the share on the computer (optionally followed by additional
folders). Important: Make sure that thepath ends before the folder containing
the factory IP address of the camera.
User Name/Password: Access data foraccessing the network share.

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Joystick PTZ
You can adapt the joystick behavior to your personal requirements. Start by setting the PTZ type,then set the behavior for each axis.
PTZ Type• Screen PTZ: The PTZ actions aretaking place in the application.
This means that only the visible
image section of the current live
image is modified. Any zooming
does not influence the recordingsof the current camera image that
may be taking place.
• Camera PTZ: Zooming will be performed on the camera and can also
influence the recordings (but only
if the camera does not record thefull image).
• External PTZ: If you are using thecamera of a different manufacturer, you can set its joystick behavior in this dialog.
Axes• X Axis: Horizontal movement• Y Axis: Vertical movement• Z Axis: Zooming
Invert
Use this option to invert the actions by the joystick for that axis.
Sensitivity
If the PTZ actions are reacting too slowly, you can increase the sensitivity. If the reactions are too
fast, reduce the sensitivity.
Progression
Click on the button to change the progression of the joystick movements. The default setting islinear progression.
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Linear: Default setting•
Logarithmic: Use this progression if you want to make the joystick less sensitive to small
input movements.
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Exponential: Use this progression if you want to make the joystick more sensitive to large
input movements.
Calibrate Joystick
Before adjusting the behavior, it is recommended to calibrate the joystick.
This will determine the basic settings of the joystick (behavior and speed).

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Retail System
In order to use the Retail system, a special script for MOBOTIX cameras must first be installed andadapted at the Vectron cash register. This script ensures that the cash register can transfer its transaction
data to a MOBOTIX camera (Mx6 model with firmware V5.0.2 or higher). The POS integration mustbe activated on the MOBOTIX camerathat is to receive the transaction data
and the name of the cash register must
be entered.
In the Preferences of the MxMC, you then
add the cash register and determine its
data and video sources.
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Discription: Name of the cash
register as it is displayed in MxMC.
Name: Cash register name (without spaces) as defined in the POS
configuration.
Data Source: Select the camerathat receives the messages fromthe POS system and saves its data.
Video Source: Select the camerathat provides the appropriate recordings for the transaction data. This can be the same or adifferent camera than the data source.

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3.9.2 Saving and Loading Program Settings
Saving a “project” will store all program settings of the cameras and the camera groups, including
the layouts. If you provide such a project via email, you can choose to include the encrypted accessdata for each camera (user name and password). If you do not supply the access data, the user nameand password will have to be entered manually for each camera.

Saving a Project
1. In the header bar, click on Projects and network environments.

2. Click on Save As.
3. Activate the Include access data checkbox if you want to include the camera access data.
Click on Save.
Sending Projects
1. In the header bar, click on Projects and network environments.

2. Click on Email To.
3. Activate the Include access data checkbox if you want to include the camera access data. Clickon OK. The file is automatically attached to a new email. Send the email.
Opening a Project
1. In the header bar, click on Projects and network environments.

2. Click on Open and select the project file. Decide whether the current project should be saved
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3.9.3 Activating/Deactivating the Privacy Mode
You can lock or deactivate specific functions of a camera for a certain period of time. This is easily
done by activating the privacy mode. This mode is valid for 24 hours unless you deactivate it before.
1. In the Live view, right-click on the Alarm icon

to open the Alarm settings.

2. Click on Privacy 1 .
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3. Activate the features that should be blocked when entering the Privacy mode. Activate thePrivacy switch 2 .
4. Deactivate the Privacy switch if want to stop this mode. The privacy settings will be stored
and will be reused the next time you are activating this mode.

Note: If the Privacy mode icon
has been activated.

appears in the top right corner of the camera image, this mode

3.10 Opening the Action Log
MxMC can log any action, such as starting playback or export actions, activating the sound, etc.
This means that you can log all user actions and thus deliver the entire chain of evidence for legal
purposes. To open the action log, select Windows > Action Log in the menu.

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Appendix

4.1

Key Combinations: Overview

Program commands that are available via menu items can also be carried out by key combinations.
This includes commands such as opening specific views or showing/hiding specific bars (device
bar, histogram bar, etc.). Usable key combinations for these actions are shown in the various menu
items, e.g., the View or Navigate menu item.
In addition, there are some useful key combinations for functions that are not available via the menu:
Key combinations
CMD-Shift-L (Mac)STRG-Shift-L (Windows)
CMD-Shift-A (Mac)STRG-Shift-A (Windows)
CMD-Shift-Y (Mac)STRG-Shift-Y (Windows)
CMD-R (Mac)STRG-R (WIndows)
CMD-ALT-R (Mac)STRG-ALT-R (Windows)

Explanation
Opens the currently displayed camera in the browser.
Opens the Admin menu of the currently displayed camera in thebrowser.
Opens the Setup menu of the currently displayed camera in thebrowser.
Reloads the connections to all cameras that are relevant to thecurrent view.
Reloads the connections:• to all cameras that are relevant to the current view and• to all cameras with active Background Alarms.

Shift key (when starting theapplication)

Pressing the Shift key while starting the application prompts MxMC
to show the Live view without displaying any cameras. You can
use this key combination to return to a safe state in case there isa recurring problem or instability with the camera while starting
the application.

S+C+R keys (when starting
the application)

Empties all project data and starts the application from scratch.

Space key

Starts and stops the playback in the Playback view and the Grid
Playback.

Plus/minus key

Increases/decreases the playback speed while playing back recordings.

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