Nx Witness User Manual

Nx Witness can be used to display web pages in the layout using the built-in Chromium browser. This can be useful, for instance, for modifying camera parameters on an external web page, or to open an external system such as Access Control or Analytics while also performing surveillance monitoring. Additionally, a web page can be used to view videos and download files.

For convenience, login credentials entered on any website will be saved between browsing sessions unless you manually sign out of your account before the end of a browsing session.

To Add a New Web Page Item

IMPORTANT: Create Web Pages as Integration if they need to interact with the System Client API. Additional information on Integrations is at the bottom of this page.

1.Open Main Menu > Add > Web Page or right-click on the Web Pages icon in the Resource Panel and select New Web Page.

2.In the dialog that opens, enter the destination URL and a common Name for the Web page. The Name will be displayed in the Resource Panel and on the header of the Webpage within the Layout.

3.If needed, enable "Proxy this webpage via server" select which Server to use as the proxy for the web page. This setting makes web pages accessible on the Server computer also accessible on the client computer.

4.The Web Page will open as a new item in the current Layout and be added to the Web Pages section of the Resource Panel.

In a web page item, the Show Info option toggles display of the URL as a transparent overlay in the bottom left corner of the cell. You can use the Web Page Settings option from the item's context menu to change the name or URL.

To Clear Browsing Data Saved Between Sessions

1.Open Main Menu, go to Local Settings > Advanced and press Clear Local Cache.

2.Restart the Nx Witness desktop client.

Advanced Settings

•Allow opening web page without SSL certificate checking – If enabled, Nx Witness will not check the web page's security certificate. No warning will be shown if the certificate is not secure.

•Proxy all requested contents – If enabled, any service or device on the server's network can be accessed by the users of the web page. This setting is only available if "Proxy this Webpage via server" is enabled.

•Use the Web Page context menu to:

oToggle an overlay of the URL and Toolbar controls (refresh, back).

oOpen the Web Page settings dialog.

oSave the Web Page to a System accessible location.

Creating an Integration – a Web Page that can Interact with the Desktop Client

1.Open Main Menu> Add > Integration or open the context menu for an existing Integration and select New Integrations in the Resource Panel,than you can Right-click on the Integrations icon and select Add New Integration...

2.In the dialog that opens, enter the destination URL and a common Name for the Integration, the Name will be displayed within the Integration folder on the Resource Panel and on the header of the Integration when open in a Layout.

IMPORTANT: An integration may interact with the Desktop Client and request access to the user session. Contact support for additional information (see "Contacting Support").

Integrations can be programmed using JavaScript API. To open up the API documentation, right click on an integration to invoke the Context Menu and choose JavaScript API. The documentation will open up in an external browser.