QNAP's VioStor network video recorder (NVR) series is a flexible video management software (VMS) platform to support the MOBOTIX Q24/Q22 high Megapixel fisheye fixed network camera. The VioStor NVR allows the users to view areas of a hemispheric image in both live or playback view, and view a complete scene unfold without obstruction while simultaneously displaying dewarped views from a MOBOTIX Q24/Q22 camera.
This article will guide you to configure the VioStor NVR to record the videos from the MOBOTIX Q24/Q22 network camera and control various display orientations from fisheye images for video monitoring.
For the information of the MOBOTIX Q24/Q22 camera, please visit http://www.mobotix.com/.
Prerequisites:
A. Set up the VioStor NVR
Follow the steps below to configure the VioStor NVR.
- Run the "QNAP Finder" on a Windows PC to find the NVR. Double click the NVR name to connect to the login page by a web browser.
Mac users can connect to the NVR by the "Surveillance Client for Mac" utility.
- Login the NVR as "admin".
- On the live view window, click (System Configuration).
- The "Camera Configuration" page will be shown. Select a channel for the camera and click(Settings).
- Use auto search to find the MOBOTIX Q24/Q22 camera and click "Add".
Or manually select the camera brand and model. Enter the IP address, username and password of the camera. Click "Apply".
- Go to "Camera Settings" > "Recording Settings". To use motion detection recording, auto-snapshot, and VMobile viewing, select “MJPEG” Video Compression.
- Go to "Camera Settings" > "Recording Settings". For audio recording and better bandwidth utilization, select “MxPEG” video compression.
- Select image dewarping orientation from “Display Mode”, select the desired recording quality, and then click “Apply”.
- Full Image
- Normal
- Surround
- Panorama
- Panorama/Focus
- Double Panorama
- Now return to the live view window of the VioStor NVR. You can view the live image of the MOBOTIX camera.
B. Configure advanced settings on MOBOTIX camera
- Configure from Camera webpage
- Right click the screen and select “Properties” to configure the advanced settings.
Select “Connect to camera homepage” to configure the camera.
- Configure the advanced options of the camera, such as motion detection and viewing area.
- Configure from NVR advanced settings windows
- Under the “General” tab of “Properties”, choose stream from server for simple remote viewing, or stream from network camera for less latency.
- Under the “MOBOTIX” tab, choose MxPEG for improved bandwidth utilization, or MJPEG/JPEG for viewing the live video over the Internet.