Creating a custom Videowall
SEiNG allows you to create a custom video wall. This feature is great for allowing external users and devices access to a live view of selected cameras. Once the video wall has been created, you can share the link with any user, even if they don’t have a registered account with SEiNG for your site.
To do this, first log in with an account with admin level privileges.
Then, in the sub menu on the left, under the ‘monitoring’ section. Find ‘video wall’
This will open the video wall page. From here you can create new videowalls as well as manage video walls which have already been created.
To add a new video wall, in the top right corner of the browser window, find ‘add videowall’ and left click.
A new window will open. Give the video wall a name and a description. You can also set a passcode. We would recommend setting a password, especially if you plan to share this video wall with users who don’t have a registered account.
Next, you need to select which cameras will be viewable on the video wall.
Note: selecting a group will automatically select all cameras.
Selecting a site will automatically select all cameras for that specified site.
The permissions tab is where you select what can be done by users when viewing the video wall.
Live view: Here you can select whether the user can stream the camera live view in Standard definition, High definition or both.
Pan/Tilt -Zoom: Here you can select whether the users can control the camera. They can be allowed to: can zoom, can pan and tilt, can PTZ or can use PTZ and use presets. (Selecting PTZ allows full control of the camera, selecting PTZ with presets allows full control as well as any presets.
When you’re happy with how the video wall has been configured, click ‘Add videowall’ green button.
Navigate back to the video wall page. Find the video wall you have just created:
Click the blue button with an eye symbol.
This will open the video wall in a new tab within the browser you are using.
If you have set a password, you will be greeted with this page:
Enter the password you set.
You will now see all the cameras which were specified when creating the video wall.
Assuming the users were allowed to control PTZ and live stream quality, you will see these options to control over each camera which is PTZ compatible
Use the + and – to zoom in and out
SD and HD toggles between Standard definition and High definition live stream. (Quality of video)
Click this symbol to full screen a camera view.
If a camera is PTZ compatible, when you hover your mouse cursor over the camera view, you will notice an arrow appears top, left, bottom and right. A target symbol also appears in the middle of the camera view, this returns the camera to the position set as home in presets. The arrows move the PTZ camera accordingly.
If you wish to share the link with a user, from the video wall, simply copy and the URL displayed in the browser address field.
Paste this in an email, instant message to any user. Remember: If you have a set a passcode, the user will need this passcode to view the video wall for themselves.
Back to the video wall page of SEiNG, if you wish to edit a video wall, find the desired video wall and click the yellow button with a pencil and page symbol.
Make your changes, once you have finished making changes, click the ‘save changes’ green button.
If you wish to delete a video wall, simply find and click the red button with a bin symbol.
It will ask you to confirm deletion. Click ‘delete videowall’