User Manual

9BChapter 10: Camera setup
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The number of privacy masks supported depends on the camera model.
To setup a privacy mask:
1. From the menu toolbar, click Configuration > Remote Configuration > Camera Setup >
Privacy Mask.
2. Select the camera for privacy masking.
3. Seelct Enable Privacy Mask to enable the feature.
4. Set up the mask area.
Click the Start Draw button and, using the mouse, click and drag a privacy-mask box in the
camera view window over the desired area. Click the Stop Draw button to stop drawing. If
you want to draw another privacy mask, click Start Draw again.
To delete all masks, click Clear All. You cannot delete individual privacy masks.
5. Click Save to save the settings.
Camera tamper
You can setup the recorder to alert you when the camera view has changed such as when
someone has deliberately blocked the camera view by spraying paint on the lens or by moving
the camera. You can select a specific area of the camera screen to detect tampering.
Note: It is strongly recommended not to configure for video tampering when using PTZ dome
cameras.
To set up video tampering detection:
1. From the menu toolbar, click Configuration > Remote Configuration > Camera Setup >
Camera Tamper.
2. Select a camera to configure for video loss detection.