Using Web Service; Live View; Function Buttons (Pc Only) - Q-See QC-SERIES User Manual

USING WEB SERVICE

The Web Service app allows you to access your camera with only a web browser. You
connect with the camera by entering its address into the browser just like any other web page.
As was explained in the previous chapter, if you are on the same network as the camera,
then enter the local IP address shown in ConfigTool into a browser address window. When
connecting to the camera from outside of its local network, you'll either use the Internet IP
address obtained from CanYouSeeMe in Section 2.3 or the address you created using
DDNS in Section 2.6. No matter whether you're accessing the camera locally or remotely, the
operation will remain the same. You will not be able to access a camera directly connected to
your NVR using the Web Service application.
Accessing the camera will bring up the login
screen for the program. If you are connecting
locally, the default video stream will be the
larger Main Stream. Selecting WAN from the
choices in the Login window will default to
the lower-bandwidth Sub Stream. You can
choose to switch between either stream
once you have connected using the tabs
above and to the left of the video display.
The amount of activity on the network(s) can
affect the streaming rate from the camera to
your computer or mobile device.

3.1 LIVE VIEW

When you have logged in, you will see a live
view from that camera. Live View is the
default mode for the Web Service program.
TCP is the default protocol. Use of the
Multicast protocol for streaming requires it to
be set up in your router.
The main function of the Live View window is, of course, to display the video stream from the
camera. There are additional settings available from the tabs located to the upper right of the
video image. The operations of these will be covered on the following pages.
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FUNCTION BUTTONS (PC ONLY)

PC users have three functions that can be
performed while in Live View and the buttons
for these are located immediately below the
tabs in the upper right:
Digital Zoom - After clicking this button, click
and drag on a section of the video image to
enlarge it.
Snapshot - Clicking this will take a still image of the current video feed.
Local Record - This will begin recording video to your computer's hard drive.
You will be able to set the location where video and still images are saved onto your
computer's hard drive in the Camera option under the Setup tab.
Digital Snapshot Local
Zoom Record
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