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  • Page 1 Current Manual PDF: www.mobotix.com > Support > Manuals HiRes Video Innovations The German company MOBOTIX AG is known as the leading pioneer in network camera technology and its decentralized concept has made high-resolution video systems cost efficient. MOBOTIX AG • D-67722 Langmeil • Phone +49-6302-9816-103 • Fax +49-6302-9816-190 • sales@mobotix.com...
  • Page 2 PDF files from All rights reserved. MOBOTIX, MxControlCenter,and MxEasy are internationally pro- tected trademarks of MOBOTIX AG. Microsoft, Windows and Windows Server are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, OS X and Bonjour are trademarks of Apple Inc. Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    3.3.1 Switching The Displayed Cameras 3.3.2 Alarm Display The Most Important Camera Views And Image Settings 3.4.1 Camera Views 3.4.2 Image Settings – Formats, Quality, Frame Rate, Hemispheric Settings, Recording © MOBOTIX AG • Security-Vision-Systems • Made in Germany www.mobotix.com • sales@mobotix.com...
  • Page 4 Image Sections And Digital Zoom Functions (PTZ) 3.5.1 Zooming The Image Section 3.5.2 Panning And Tilting The Image Section 3.5.3 Digital Zoom In MxEasy And In The Camera Setting Up Alarms And Recordings 3.6.1 Operation Modes Of MxEasy 3.6.2 Alarm Planner 3.6.3 Setting Time Periods...
  • Page 5 Further Information Components Of A MOBOTIX System How Can I Expand My MOBOTIX System? Access Rights For User Access Levels Button Functions Menu Command Functions MOBOTIX Glossary Index © MOBOTIX AG • Security-Vision-Systems • Made in Germany www.mobotix.com • sales@mobotix.com...

  • Page 6: Introduction To Mxeasy

    General Information MOBOTIX are pleased to introduce you to the concepts and ideas behind MxEasy. In the following chapters we will guide you through the simple installation of the program onto...
  • Page 7 Security MxEasy provides you with four different access levels ( guest , user , owner , administra- tor ), allowing people with different levels of authorization to access the camera images. This makes it possible to install MxEasy on several computers at the same time without causing access-related conflicts.

  • Page 8: Sample Scenarios

    MxEasy is the user interface in this example. Using this software, the user can conveniently and easily set up and operate their MOBOTIX cameras.

  • Page 9: Gas Station With Four Cameras

    DynDNS) 1.2.3 Hotel With Nine Cameras In this scenario, an entire hotel is guarded using a MOBOTIX system. The video sequences are recorded in the cameras. © MOBOTIX AG • Security-Vision-Systems • Made in Germany www.mobotix.com • sales@mobotix.com...
  • Page 10 Computer installed with a Windows, Mac OS X or Linux operating system • Configured DSL router registered with a VoIP provider (required for telephone and e-mail notification and external access via DynDNS) © MOBOTIX AG • Security-Vision-Systems • Made in Germany www.mobotix.com • sales@mobotix.com...

  • Page 11: Setting Up A Video Surveillance System - Overview

    The MOBOTIX cameras are now ready to use and available in the local area network. They can now be integrated into MxEasy. © MOBOTIX AG • Security-Vision-Systems • Made in Germany www.mobotix.com • sales@mobotix.com...
  • Page 12 Resetting to MxEasy defaults: When prompted, you may choose whether or not you • wish to reset the cameras back to MxEasy defaults. You may also choose to retain the current settings if you have already configured the cameras using MxEasy or if MxEasy is to be installed on several computers.
  • Page 13 Activating the “Privacy Mode”: Activate this mode to stop all recording features • and to prevent anyone from accessing the cameras controlled by MxEasy. While this lock can be deactivated directly from the current computer, you will need the user name and password set in this dialog to deactivate the lock from a different computer (see Section 3.7, “System Shutoff - Privacy Mode”...

  • Page 14: System Installation

    System Requirements Computer System The computer system on which MxEasy is installed must meet the following criteria in order to ensure optimum operation of your MOBOTIX system: • Computer with a current operating system (Windows XP or higher, Mac OS X 10.4 or higher with Intel processor, Linux with latest kernel available).

  • Page 15: Power Supply When Connected Directly To A Computer

    The switch/router must support the PoE standard IEEE 802.3af. The IP addresses in the diagram are shown only as an example Patch cable Patch cable 192.168.1.12 (255.255.255.0) 10.8.0.99 © MOBOTIX AG • Security-Vision-Systems • Made in Germany www.mobotix.com • sales@mobotix.com...

  • Page 16: Installing Mxeasy

    • Follow the instructions of the installation assistant. 2.3.2 Installation On Mac OS X Computers • Open the file for automatic installation ( MxEasy *.mpkg ). You receive this file: – Download the file ( MxEasy *.mpkg.zip ) from the MOBOTIX website (release: MxEasy ...
  • Page 17 Installing MxEasy Automatic Installation With Package Manager • Install the file for automatic installation that corresponds to your distribution ( MxEasy*. deb/rpm ). You receive this file: – Download the file ( MxEasy*.deb/rpm ) for your distribution from the MOBOTIX website (release: MxEasy ...

  • Page 18: Getting Started

    If necessary, customize the settings for MxEasy to allow connections to and from MxEasy. If you do not have permission to modify these settings on your computer, contact your system administrator for assistance.
  • Page 19 MxEasy Wizard: Selecting Cameras In this dialog, MxEasy lists all detected cameras and displays the current operating status of each camera. In order to select the correct cameras, this dialog shows a preview image of the last selected camera and the camera information listed in the columns: •...
  • Page 20 Adding MOBOTIX Cameras Manually Click the Add Cameras button in the MxEasy Wizard or on the Add command in the context menu of the camera list to add cameras located outside the network (e.g. on the Internet) as MxEasy cannot find these cameras automatically.

  • Page 21: Selecting And Adding New Cameras

    Using MxEasy For The First Time 3.1.2 Selecting And Adding New Cameras Selecting Cameras You can now select the cameras that you would like to add to MxEasy. To select more than one camera, simply use for a block selection or the...
  • Page 22 /132 MxEasy User Manual: Getting Started Network Configuration Network configuration for MxEasy Wizard will only be carried out if one of the selected cameras displays the status (Invalid network). If your computer automatically obtains its IP address from a DHCP server (e.g. from a DSL router), then...
  • Page 23 Setting A User Name And Password If you opted to reset all cameras to MxEasy defaults in the previous dialog, you can now set one user name and a password for all cameras. Note that doing so will also disable public access to the cameras.
  • Page 24 Determining The Mounting Position And The Image View (Hemispheric Cameras Only) If MOBOTIX Hemispheric cameras (e.g. a Q24M) are selected in the selection list, MxEasy Wizard displays the following dialog for each of the cameras, one after another. Here, you can determine the mounting position and the desired view of each camera (wall or ceiling).

  • Page 25: Adding Remote Cameras Using Dyndns

    • The first time you launch MxEasy or the first time you use MxEasy to access MOBOTIX cameras, the Microsoft Windows firewall may display a warning dialog. Allow access for MxEasy.
  • Page 26 Once this has been configured, the router will forward a query from the Internet to port 19801 of its external IP address 213.63.87.154 to the local IP address 192.168.178.201 © MOBOTIX AG • Security-Vision-Systems • Made in Germany www.mobotix.com • sales@mobotix.com...
  • Page 27 (e.g. (user name and password) stored in a safe place. You will need this information later on, when configuring the DynDNS client of the camera or the router. © MOBOTIX AG • Security-Vision-Systems • Made in Germany www.mobotix.com • sales@mobotix.com...
  • Page 28 (see above). Caution Deactivate the remote configuration of your browser if you had activated it in the Section “Configuring The Router” . © MOBOTIX AG • Security-Vision-Systems • Made in Germany www.mobotix.com • sales@mobotix.com...
  • Page 29 (virtually) impossible. Proceed as outlined below to activate SSL encryption on the camera. • Click on the Next Camera button until you see the first remote camera in the MxEasy Back door camera in our example). main window (this would be the “...

  • Page 30: Elements In The Program Window And Program View Modes

    Main window Note Once the Wizard has finished, MxEasy will start in Panorama view mode, if at least half of the cameras are Hemispheric models and these cameras are running in Panorama mode. For further information on the Panorama view mode, please see Section 3.2.2, “Program View Modes”...

  • Page 31: Areas Of The Mxeasy Program Window

    The following buttons are among the software’s special features and are used to activate the different function areas of MxEasy . These buttons can be used to adjust the settings in many different function areas of the program. Clicking these buttons causes a number of different buttons to appear at the bottom of the program window in the dynamic toolbar.
  • Page 32 Tool Tips are available for all buttons and other elements on the user interface. If you do not wish to display the Tool Tips, you can choose to display the headers only (Tools > Detailed Tool Tips menu command). © MOBOTIX AG • Security-Vision-Systems • Made in Germany www.mobotix.com • sales@mobotix.com...
  • Page 33 Information Bars MxEasy shows the relevant information for the current view mode in the two blue bars above and below the main window. © MOBOTIX AG • Security-Vision-Systems • Made in Germany...

  • Page 34: Program View Modes

    When displaying images from wall-mounted MOBOTIX Hemispheric cameras (e.g. Q24M), MxEasy can be switched to the “Panorama” view, which displays the images with an aspect ration of 8:3 (instead of the standard 4:3). In this mode, the image bar is located below the window of the main camera.
  • Page 35 • This aspect ratio of the main window is retained, even when a camera image with an aspect ratio of 4:3 (e.g. VGA) is displayed in the main window. © MOBOTIX AG • Security-Vision-Systems • Made in Germany www.mobotix.com • sales@mobotix.com...
  • Page 36 Player controls target search Click the Player Mode button again to return to Standard mode. When you restart MxEasy, the program automatically activates the mode that had been activated before the program was closed (Standard mode or Player mode). MxEasy displays an icon for the current Recording Target in the lower information bar of the main window.
  • Page 37 Camera Overview menu command. This view shows the live images of all cameras that have been integrated into the system in a grid with camera windows of the same size. MxEasy uses the space of the program window that is usually occupied by the main window, the image bar and the information bars.
  • Page 38 Camera Management and also in the Camera Overview. For more details on working with the Next Camera and Camera Sequencer features, see Section 3.3, “Displaying Live Images And Monitoring Alarms” . © MOBOTIX AG • Security-Vision-Systems • Made in Germany www.mobotix.com • sales@mobotix.com...
  • Page 39 Here, you can also define time periods for continuous recording that is inde- pendent of events. For more details, see Section 3.6, “Setting Up Alarms And Recordings” . © MOBOTIX AG • Security-Vision-Systems • Made in Germany www.mobotix.com • sales@mobotix.com...
  • Page 40 This feature can be helpful for defining video motion windows (see Section 3.6.5, “Selecting The Alarm Sensors” ). © MOBOTIX AG • Security-Vision-Systems • Made in Germany www.mobotix.com • sales@mobotix.com...

  • Page 41: Size Of The Program Window

    3.2.3 Size Of The Program Window The Standard, Panorama, Overview and Player view modes described in Section 3.2.2, “Program View Modes” , are mainly controlling the layout and the format of the MxEasy display elements (main window, image bar). Besides the view modes, MxEasy features additional possibilities to control the size of the program window and its display windows.
  • Page 42 For more details, see Section 3.8, “Playing Back And Evaluating The Recordings” . Caution • When you select Original Size, MxEasy automatically starts its automatic size adjustment feature. Afterwards, this option is no longer displayed in the selec- tion menu as the manual PTZ commands can also lead to the same state and can also chage this state afterwards.

  • Page 43: Displaying Live Images And Monitoring Alarms

    Displaying Live Images And Monitoring Alarms Displaying Live Images And Monitoring Alarms In order to display and monitor the live images of the cameras, MxEasy mainly uses the Standard and Panorama view modes. This section describes the settings that are available when using these view modes.

  • Page 44: Switching The Displayed Cameras

    Click the Sequencer button to automate the process of switching to the next camera. This mode sets MxEasy to automatically switch to the next camera activated in the Camera Overview every five seconds. You can change this time interval under Tools > Preferences on the Behavior tab.

  • Page 45: The Most Important Camera Views And Image Settings

    This way, the entire image is visible even when the live image is zoomed. • Event in Picture: MxEasy displays a small version of the latest event image in the bottom right-hand corner of the large live camera image.
  • Page 46 Q camera models. • Surround: MxEasy shows four image sections pointing to each of the four cardinal directions in the same view. You first need to specify which direction is North. All four views can be changed independently of each other using PTZ commands.

  • Page 47: Image Settings - Formats, Quality, Frame Rate, Hemispheric Settings, Recording

    MxEasy. Regardless of the current resolution of the camera, the camera image in the main window of MxEasy is always displayed with the image size set here (VGA, SVGA, XGA or MEGA).
  • Page 48 Note, however, that you should primarily use the functions outlined in Section 4.5, “Bandwidth Management” . © MOBOTIX AG • Security-Vision-Systems • Made in Germany www.mobotix.com • sales@mobotix.com...
  • Page 49 Note When playing back video data, MxEasy can automatically correct the recorded (distorted) full images of Hemispheric cameras in the same views (Surround, Panorama, etc.) as are available for live images. In this case, the PTZ commands can be carried out after the image is recorded so that the user can inspect any areas of the image more closely during playback.

  • Page 50: Image Sections And Digital Zoom Functions (Ptz)

    Image Sections And Digital Zoom Functions (PTZ) With MxEasy, you can use digital zoom to scale the displayed image up or down and pan the modified image area from side to side or tilt it up and down. These functions are called PTZ functions (Pan/Tilt/Zoom).

  • Page 51: Panning And Tilting The Image Section

    Often, the camera records images with a higher resolution (e.g. MEGA 1280 x 960 px) than that of display in the MxEasy main window (e.g. VGA 640 x 480). In the display, multiple pixels are combined, reducing the size of the pixels . Note that the digital appli- cation zoom is active now.
  • Page 52 In order to select an image section within a zoomed image, press and hold the alt key use the mouse to draw a box within the live image. MxEasy displays the selected image section in the main window. PTZ Views (Positions)

  • Page 53: Setting Up Alarms And Recordings

    Setting Up Alarms And Recordings You can centrally set up and manage recordings, alarms and notifications for one or more MOBOTIX cameras to be triggered for specified times and days of the week using MxEasy. Note All MOBOTIX cameras controlled by MxEasy can use different recording targets .

  • Page 54: Alarm Planner

    After this time has elapsed, MxEasy automatically switches back to the operation mode (see above) that had been active before. Note that this button also triggers all alarm notifications of the camera in...

  • Page 55: Setting Time Periods

    You can also use the weekday and time fields (in the lower section of the time planner) to adjust the active time period down to the minute. © MOBOTIX AG • Security-Vision-Systems • Made in Germany www.mobotix.com • sales@mobotix.com...

  • Page 56: Setting The Recording Mode

    (right-click the button). The camera continuously records data for continuous recording and for event record- ing , the camera begins recording when an alarm sensor is triggered (see Section 3.6.5, © MOBOTIX AG • Security-Vision-Systems • Made in Germany www.mobotix.com • sales@mobotix.com...

  • Page 57: Selecting The Alarm Sensors

    Event recording is activated when the alarm sensor is triggered (see Section 3.6.5, “Selecting The Alarm Sensors” ). The recording status is indicated by the colored camera symbol in MxEasy (on the left in the blue camera information bar above the main window).
  • Page 58 If you click the Video Motion Detection button while a time period is activated in the calendar view, MxEasy automatically displays the live image of the camera. The calendar is displayed in the top right-hand corner in the image bar.
  • Page 59 /132 Setting Up Alarms And Recordings In this view, MxEasy displays predefined standard video motion windows (red areas such as in the image to the right). You can select additional video motion windows using the selection menu of the Video Motion Detection button.

  • Page 60: Setting Up Alarm Notifications

    (right-click the time period). If you have activated a time window in the Alarm Planner, you can also set up alarm notifications for this window using the pop-up menu of the button (right-click the button). © MOBOTIX AG • Security-Vision-Systems • Made in Germany www.mobotix.com • sales@mobotix.com...

  • Page 61: Assigning Settings To One Or More Cameras

    MOBOTIX camera. MxEasy detects whether valid settings have been made and if neces- sary, it prompts you to make the necessary settings. For more information on camera settings, see Section 5.2.2, “Audio Settings”...

  • Page 62: System Shutoff - Privacy Mode

    In contrast to the other operation modes of MxEasy (see Section 3.6.1, “Operation Modes Of MxEasy” , the Privacy Mode deactivates the whole system, i.e. recording and any kind of camera access is rendered impossible until you deactivate this mode. While this lock can be deactivated directly from this computer, you will need the user name and password set in this dialog to deactivate the lock from a different computer.
  • Page 63 System Shutoff - Privacy Mode Caution • Every time you are activating the Privacy Mode, MxEasy will generate new access data. Writing down these access data only makes sense if you would like to deactivate this mode from a different computer. In this case, you should...
  • Page 64 Simply click on the Privacy Mode button if you are using the same computer and you would like to deactivate this mode and switch on the system again. If you are running MxEasy from a different computer, enter the access data that you have written down or defined yourself upon activating the mode.

  • Page 65: Playing Back And Evaluating The Recordings

    You can play back and evaluate the recorded event sequences (video and audio) of the MOBOTIX cameras using the MxEasy Player . Once you have activated Player mode by pressing Player Mode, a recorded image takes the place of the live image in the main window.
  • Page 66 5. Set the start and end positions of the time period to be exported using the blue triangles. 6. Press Add Clip to Export List to add the clip marked by the triangles to the MxEasy export list. From here, this clip can by saved to a computer or an external storage device.

  • Page 67: Creating Users And Passwords

    “Access Rights For User Access Levels” . Automatic Authentication On Launch If you have set up passwords for the access levels, each time you launch MxEasy you need to select the access level and enter the correct password. If you would like to be logged on automatically, you can activate this option and select the relevant access level under ©...
  • Page 68 /132 MxEasy User Manual: Getting Started Tools > Preferences > General. MxEasy then automatically logs on to this access level without prompting you to enter a password (see Section 4.8, “Adjusting The Default Program Settings” ). You can change the access level by clicking Authenticate while the software is running.
  • Page 69 /132 Notes: © MOBOTIX AG • Security-Vision-Systems • Made in Germany www.mobotix.com • sales@mobotix.com...

  • Page 70: Advanced Operation

    General tab (Snapshots > Folder). 4.1.2 Printing Snapshots You can print a camera image in MxEasy using the Print button. This feature is only acti- vated in Normal mode and Player mode. In Normal mode, the live images of the current camera are printed –...

  • Page 71: Exporting Video And Audio Data

    Generally speaking, you can create the following formats when exporting: • File server structure: JPEG images for playback using MxEasy or MxControlCenter. • MxPEG Clip: MOBOTIX format for playback in MxEasy, MxControlCenter and in Windows Media Player (after installing the MxPEG DirectShow codec).
  • Page 72 AVI file. The audio track can be included, if this is desired. Depending on the video codec used, you can play back the AVI file on different operating © MOBOTIX AG • Security-Vision-Systems • Made in Germany www.mobotix.com • sales@mobotix.com...

  • Page 73: Export Options

    (see Section 4.1.5, “Playing Back Exported Audio/Video Data” . Note MxEasy can play back data server structures and MxPEG clips. You can do this in the dialog located under File > Open Clip (see Section 3.8, “Playing Back And Evaluating The Recordings” ).
  • Page 74 This tab is only available for AVI clips. © MOBOTIX AG • Security-Vision-Systems • Made in Germany www.mobotix.com • sales@mobotix.com...

  • Page 75: Playing Back Exported Audio/Video Data

    Saving, Printing And Exporting 4.1.5 Playing Back Exported Audio/Video Data You can play back exported MxPEG clips and file server structures directly in MxEasy (File > Open Clip > ...). Note that you can also use MxControlCenter to play back these export formats. After installing the MxPEG DirectShow codec , you can also play back...

  • Page 76: Saving And Restoring Settings

    (see Section 4.2.2, “Storing The Backup Folder” ). 4.2.1 Creating And Loading Backups MxEasy automatically creates a backup when you start the program. You can also click the Create Backup button if you need to create one manually.

  • Page 77: Storing The Backup Folder

    Once you have selected a backup, MxEasy uploads the backup to the attached cameras when you click on the Reset button and restarts the cameras.

  • Page 78: Using The Door Intercom

    (right-click). These are all system audio files that are recorded on the camera by the user or sound files that have been loaded in the camera. MxEasy uses the sound specified for the particular camera.

  • Page 79: Adjusting Additional Image And Exposure Settings

    For example, if you zoom into an overexposed area, it remains over exposed. The PTZ commands do not modify any part of the image. © MOBOTIX AG • Security-Vision-Systems • Made in Germany www.mobotix.com • sales@mobotix.com...
  • Page 80 • Deleting exposure windows: To delete a window, click the button in the upper right-hand corner of the window or press the key on your keyboard. delete © MOBOTIX AG • Security-Vision-Systems • Made in Germany www.mobotix.com • sales@mobotix.com...

  • Page 81: Bandwidth Management

    “full network bandwidth” so that the live images of all cameras connected to MxEasy can be shown in all display windows at full resolution and full frame rate. And this is also the case for a wired Ethernet network. If the cameras (or the computer running MxEasy) are connected to the network via a wi-fi or ISDN connection or a modem, there will generally not be enough bandwidth.
  • Page 82 If one of the cameras from a small camera window is displayed in the main window (for example, due to an alarm or if it has been manually set by the user), MxEasy will show the available preview images immediately and in real-time in the main window and then start to retrieve the images from the respective camera at full resolution from that point on.

  • Page 83: Network Environments: Camera Access From Different Locations

    If the MxEasy program window is minimized in the task bar or dock, all live images will automatically be retrieved at a low frame rate (four frames per second). This is the reason why the live images briefly appear at a lower resolution when you restore the program window.

  • Page 84: Defining And Editing Environments

    Double-click the entry or press to rename the environment. Note When you create a new environment, MxEasy adopts all camera network data and bandwidth settings from the current environment. © MOBOTIX AG • Security-Vision-Systems • Made in Germany www.mobotix.com • sales@mobotix.com...

  • Page 85: Selecting An Environment And Changing The Network Data

    • Camera > Camera Access (Edit MOBOTIX Camera dialog) Adjust the network access information on the Access Data tab to the remote access data of the camera in the main window. © MOBOTIX AG • Security-Vision-Systems • Made in Germany www.mobotix.com • sales@mobotix.com...
  • Page 86 In order to edit the camera access data, you can right-click the camera and select Edit from the context menu. Next, enter the access data in the Edit MOBOTIX cam- era dialog: • Tools > Preferences > Connections © MOBOTIX AG • Security-Vision-Systems • Made in Germany www.mobotix.com • sales@mobotix.com...

  • Page 87: Recording Targets - Sd Cards And File Servers

    MxControlCenter. Caution This will not be an issue when using MxEasy to configure a MOBOTIX system with new cameras. If you are using MxEasy to add cameras with active connections to file servers, however, these connections will be closed when resetting the cameras to the MxEasy defaults.

  • Page 88: Adjusting The Default Program Settings

    5.6 years 2.8 years Adjusting The Default Program Settings Use the following menu commands to view the default program settings of MxEasy. Select the commands that apply to your operating system: • Windows: Tools > Preferences menu command • Mac OS X: MxEasy > Settings menu command •...

  • Page 89: General' Tab

    Don’t ask me again. Note MxEasy will warn you if an error occurs when recording data to a storage medium such as an SD card. This error message can be hidden by selecting Don’t ask me again. © MOBOTIX AG • Security-Vision-Systems • Made in Germany...

  • Page 90: Connections' Tab

    4.8.3 ‘Behavior’ Tab • Automatically show alarming camera in main view: If this option is enabled, the live image of a camera connected to MxEasy, but not visible in the main window or © MOBOTIX AG • Security-Vision-Systems • Made in Germany...
  • Page 91 • Show red flash on alarm: When this option is activated and an alarm is triggered, MxEasy displays a flashing red lightning bolt in the middle of the live camera images. This image disappears once you have acknowledged the alarm by clicking the image.

  • Page 92: Advanced Features

    MxEasy User Manual: Advanced Features ADVANCED FEATURES Camera Management This section will show you how to add new cameras in MxEasy, how to edit, rename and remove cameras that are already attached to MxEasy. 5.1.1 Adding Cameras In order to add new MOBOTIX cameras to the MxEasy system, execute the Cameras >...

  • Page 93: Working With The Camera List

    Select Cameras > Remove Camera from the menu. Click on Reset to reset the cameras to the state they had before they were added to MxEasy. When you click on OK, MxEasy will remove the cameras.
  • Page 94 – Remove: This button removes the highlighted cameras from the list and from MxEasy (only those that had been attached before). Click on Reset to reset the cameras to the state they had before they were added to MxEasy. When you click on OK, MxEasy will remove the cameras.

  • Page 95: Camera Settings

    No preview image will be shown if the To All Cameras option is enabled. You may need to reboot the camera for some of the changes described here to take effect. If it is necessary, MxEasy will prompt you before rebooting the camera automatically.

  • Page 96: Audio Settings

    Show Camera Access: The LEDs of the • MOBOTIX camera blink whenever the camera is accessed, i.e., if the live image from the camera is displayed in MxEasy or a configuration has been changed using the Camera Options button, for example. LED Blinking Patterns On: LED is permanently on •...

  • Page 97: Connection Settings

    (the Same as this computer option). A DNS server must be entered in a MOBOTIX camera in order for the Time Server, VoIP and E-Mail functions to work, if the respec- tive IP addresses are not known. © MOBOTIX AG • Security-Vision-Systems • Made in Germany www.mobotix.com • sales@mobotix.com...

  • Page 98: Time Settings

    If neither a time server on the Internet nor a local time server is available, you should specify one of the cameras connected to MxEasy as the master camera for the purpose of time synchronization. Doing so will at least ensure that all cameras remain synchronized with each other and hence allow saved video sequences to be played back in a synchronized manner.

  • Page 99: Voip Settings For Phone Calls

    E-Mail data: Enter the user data of an • e-mail account in the fields provided in the dialog: SMTP Server, Port (nor- mally Port 25), Authentication (normally SMTP Login) and User Name and © MOBOTIX AG • Security-Vision-Systems • Made in Germany www.mobotix.com • sales@mobotix.com...

  • Page 100: Sd/Usb Settings

    • to use a recording mode that does not support USB, SD or Flash SSD storage devices. MxEasy is currently unable to set up such a recording mode directly. A yellow recording icon will appear in MxEasy in the lower information bar of the main window if...

  • Page 101: Camera Information

    MOBOTIX camera. MxEasy will display an error message if the recording device is improperly connected or not connected at all. Before the recording device can be used in MxEasy, it needs to be selected and formatted for the MxFFS file system using the camera software (see the section Recording on Flash, USB and SD Storage Devices in the Software Manual ).

  • Page 102: Customizing The User Interface

    Guest screen via a browser window. If you do not want to use a camera with MxEasy and want to use it elsewhere, you should first remove the camera from MxEasy (the Camera > Remove Camera menu command) and then reset it to the status it had before it was connected to MxEasy (the Reset button).

  • Page 103: Displaying Tool Tips

    For example, create a copy of the file MxEasy.css and change the path for the graphics files. To do so, use a text or CSS editor and save all *.css files without formatting (“Plain Text”...

  • Page 104: Software Update

    /132 MxEasy User Manual: Advanced Features Software Update MxEasy Software MxEasy can search for a new program ver- sion automatically using the update function. An Internet connection is required to check for updates. You can adjust how often the program checks for updates (the MxEasy >...
  • Page 105 Caution If you connect to the Internet in your local network via a proxy server, then the proxy settings need to be entered correctly in the MxEasy program settings. For more information, see Section 4.8.1, “‘General’ Tab” . © MOBOTIX AG • Security-Vision-Systems • Made in Germany...

  • Page 106: Resetting The Cameras From The Privacy Mode

    Add all cameras to the system, which had been attached MxEasy before (see Section 3.1.1, “Searching MOBOTIX Cameras” ). Load the automatic backup in MxEasy, if this is available (see Section 4.2, “Saving • And Restoring Settings” ). If the backup of the last system start is not available any more, you will have to set up the cameras manually.
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  • Page 108: Afurther Information

    In a smaller network, this function is normally performed by a router with multiple network ports (for example, in a home network). © MOBOTIX AG • Security-Vision-Systems • Made in Germany www.mobotix.com • sales@mobotix.com...

  • Page 109: How Can I Expand My Mobotix System

    Using DynDNS” , contains more information on the DynDNS and port forwarding topics. How Can I Expand My MOBOTIX System? You can expand your MOBOTIX system with the following components to adjust the system to suit your needs: © MOBOTIX AG • Security-Vision-Systems • Made in Germany www.mobotix.com • sales@mobotix.com...
  • Page 110 Key Switch: A key switch can be connected to one of the signal inputs of the MOBOTIX • camera or ExtIO to allow for quick activation and deactivation of your MOBOTIX system. © MOBOTIX AG • Security-Vision-Systems • Made in Germany www.mobotix.com • sales@mobotix.com...
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  • Page 112: Baccess Rights For User Access Levels

    /132 MxEasy User Manual: Access Rights For User Access Levels ACCESS RIGHTS FOR USER ACCESS LEVELS Button Functions Button Button Admin Owner User Guest Top Toolbar Next Camera Camera Sequencer Camera Overview and Layouts Full Screen Authenticate Player Mode Alarm Planner...

  • Page 113: Menu Command Functions

    "MxEasy" Menu (Mac OS X only) Admin Owner User Guest About MxEasy About Qt Preferences "File" Menu Admin Owner User Guest Close (Mac OS X only) Authenticate Page Setup Print Print Preview © MOBOTIX AG • Security-Vision-Systems • Made in Germany www.mobotix.com • sales@mobotix.com...

  • Page 114: Player Mode

    /132 MxEasy User Manual: Access Rights For User Access Levels "File" Menu Admin Owner User Guest Print to PDF Export Recordings Exit (Windows) “View” Menu Admin Owner User Guest Next Camera Previous Camera Camera Sequencer Camera Overview Camera Management Full Screen Maximize “Camera”...

  • Page 115: Speaker

    “Tools” Menu Admin Owner User Guest Preferences (Windows only) Style Detailed Tool Tips Configuration Backups Software Update “Help” Menu (Windows only) Admin Owner User Guest About About Qt © MOBOTIX AG • Security-Vision-Systems • Made in Germany www.mobotix.com • sales@mobotix.com...

  • Page 116: Cmobotix Glossary

    Blend of the words coder/decoder , which denotes a process for encoding and decoding data. When applied to audio/video data, two codecs are required, an audio codec and a © MOBOTIX AG • Security-Vision-Systems • Made in Germany www.mobotix.com • sales@mobotix.com...
  • Page 117 © MOBOTIX AG • Security-Vision-Systems • Made in Germany www.mobotix.com • sales@mobotix.com...
  • Page 118 Time interval elapsed between when an image is captured by a camera and when that same image is displayed on the monitor. Layout Describes the layout of video sources on a screen site of the MxControlCenter. When display- © MOBOTIX AG • Security-Vision-Systems • Made in Germany www.mobotix.com • sales@mobotix.com...
  • Page 119 MOBOTIX cameras to be displayed in other applications (includ- ing Internet Explorer). To date, MxPEG remains the ONLY protocol specifically designed for security applications © MOBOTIX AG • Security-Vision-Systems • Made in Germany www.mobotix.com • sales@mobotix.com...
  • Page 120 Feature that automatically switches the camera displayed in the main window after a specific time delay. Session Initiation Protocol . Network protocol for setting up, controlling and terminating a © MOBOTIX AG • Security-Vision-Systems • Made in Germany www.mobotix.com • sales@mobotix.com...
  • Page 121 WLAN Wireless Local Area Network. Used to provide Internet connections without the need for cables. © MOBOTIX AG • Security-Vision-Systems • Made in Germany www.mobotix.com • sales@mobotix.com...

  • Page 122: Index

    View mode 37 Alarms Cameras Displaying 44 Adding 92 Setting up 53 Adding via DynDNS 25 Alarm sounds Editing 92 Customizing 103 Information 101 Managing 92 Removing 92 © MOBOTIX AG • Security-Vision-Systems • Made in Germany www.mobotix.com • sales@mobotix.com...
  • Page 123 Current camera 92 Network environments 84 Current camera Elements Editing 92 Removing 92 MxEasy program window 30 Renaming 92 E-Mail Customizing Camera settings 99 Alarm sounds 103 User interface 102 © MOBOTIX AG • Security-Vision-Systems • Made in Germany www.mobotix.com • sales@mobotix.com...
  • Page 124 Zooming 50 Image settings Formats 47 Frame rate 47 Gas station Hemispheric settings 47 Sample scenario 9 Quality 47 Recording 47 General Program settings 89 Information Cameras 101 © MOBOTIX AG • Security-Vision-Systems • Made in Germany www.mobotix.com • sales@mobotix.com...
  • Page 125 MxControlCenter 7 , 119 Displaying 43 MxEasy 119 Advanced Features 92 Alarm Display 44 Alarm Planner 54 Main window Areas of the program window 31 MxEasy 31 Assistant 19 © MOBOTIX AG • Security-Vision-Systems • Made in Germany www.mobotix.com • sales@mobotix.com...
  • Page 126 Images 70 Operating modes Snapshots 70 Privacy Mode 62 Privacy Mode 62 Operation modes 7 Activating 62 MxEasy 53 Deactivating 64 Options Effects 63 Exporting 73 LED signals 63 © MOBOTIX AG • Security-Vision-Systems • Made in Germany www.mobotix.com • sales@mobotix.com...
  • Page 127 Privacy Mode 106 Alarms 53 Resolution 120 Recording mode 56 RoHS 120 Recordings 53 Time periods 55 Router 120 MOBOTIX system 109 Setting up a surveillance system Overview 11 © MOBOTIX AG • Security-Vision-Systems • Made in Germany www.mobotix.com • sales@mobotix.com...
  • Page 128 Panorama 34 Player 36 Standard 34 Tilting Views Image section 51 PTZ 52 Time VLC 75 Camera settings 98 VoIP 121 Time periods Camera settings 99 Setting up 55 © MOBOTIX AG • Security-Vision-Systems • Made in Germany www.mobotix.com • sales@mobotix.com...
  • Page 129 /132 Index Windows Media Player 75 Windows Media Video 75 Wizard 121 WLAN 121 Xine 75 Zooming Image section 50 © MOBOTIX AG • Security-Vision-Systems • Made in Germany www.mobotix.com • sales@mobotix.com...
  • Page 130 /132 MxEasy User Manual Notes: © MOBOTIX AG • Security-Vision-Systems • Made in Germany www.mobotix.com • sales@mobotix.com...
  • Page 131 Tax Offi ce: Kaiserslautern, Germany http://www.mobotix.com VAT ID: sales@mobotix.com DE202203501 You can fi nd the latest version of this document at www.mobotix.com under Support. Technical specifi cations subject to change without notice! © MOBOTIX AG • Security-Vision-Systems • Made in Germany www.mobotix.com • info@mobotix.com...
  • Page 132 Current Manual PDF: www.mobotix.com > Support > Manuals HiRes Video Innovations The German company MOBOTIX AG is known as the leading pioneer in network camera technology and its decentralized concept has made high-resolution video systems cost effi cient. MOBOTIX AG • D-67722 Langmeil • Phone +49-6302-9816-103 • Fax +49-6302-9816-190 • sales@mobotix.com...

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