Bulk Edit for Devices and Channels

For easier resource management, it has been made possible to edit certain settings of devices and channels, e.g., recording settings and motion detection, for multiple items at once. To do so, simply select more than one device or channel in the item list using CTRL+click or Shift+click (use CTRL+A to mark all) and then click the Bulk Edit button on the top panel. Note that the button will not be there unless at least two items are selected.

• Some settings will be grayed out, indicating that these either cannot be changed at all or specifically via bulk edit

• {Multiple values} text in the setting field indicates that selected items have different options, e.g., have different recording configurations

• leave such a field untouched if you wish to keep these settings different

• change the value of such a field to something specific using the Change button to assign the same setting to all selected items

• Fields containing specific values or empty fields indicate that all selected items have the same setting (often default); change the value to assign the setting to all items at once

Edit Multiple Devices

Select at least two devices in the list and click Bulk Edit on the top panel to bring up the corresponding dialog box. Some settings will be grayed out, indicating that these settings either cannot be changed at all or specifically via bulk edit.

For devices, you will be able to modify the following settings:

• Details tab:

• Server: the server where the devices belong

• Network tab:

• Port: HTTP port to connect to the device (for IP devices)

• Secure connection: use HTTPS

• Username and password: user credentials to log in with

When done, click OK to save and close the dialog box: the settings will be applied to all the selected devices.

Edit Multiple Channels

Select at least two channels in the list and click Bulk Edit on the top panel to bring up the corresponding dialog box. Some settings will be grayed out, indicating that they either cannot be changed at all or specifically via bulk edit: for instance, it is impossible to change the title field this way, as each channel normally has its own name, which therefore should be edited for each channel individually.

For channels, the following settings can be changed via bulk edit:

• Details tab:

• Organization*: the Organization the channel belongs to

• Main stream recording configuration: default recording setting for the main stream

• Main stream storage: main stream recording destination

• Substream recording configuration: default recording setting for the secondary stream, if available

• Substream storage: secondary stream recording destination

• Edge** recording configuration: set Continuous Recording here for proper operation

• Edge** storage: recording destination for the footage fetched from the device

• Video lost time: timeout for streams absence, after which the video stream is considered lost and the corresponding event is raised in the E&A engine

• Motion detector tab:

• Mode***: choose between camera-side or software-side (high performance or high accuracy software modes available) motion detection

*Macula Enterprise edition only

**Only for channels coming from ONVIF devices

***You will find more details on the motion detection modes in the Channel Configuration topic

When done, click OK to save and close the dialog box: the settings will be applied to all the selected channels.