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Nx Witness User Manual

The Resource Panel displays all servers, cameras and devices, layouts, Showreels, Video Walls, web pages, local files and other Systems available to the current user. What is shown in the Resource Panel depends on the user's permission level.

note Note: To access the Resource Panel from the Web Admin, open the View tab.

Resource Panel Display

Levels can be expanded to show additional information. For example, Servers at the top-level expands to show each Server in the System, and expanding a Server shows all of the devices connected to it. Use Ctrl (Cmd) + F to search through the Resource Panel. The + and - keys expand/collapse Resource Panel sections and the arrow keys can navigate through and select resources.

Resources that are placed in the active layout are bolded in the Resource Panel list. The currently selected resource is shown in blue in the Resource Panel. Display of Server and device IP addresses can be toggled on or off in the Look and Feel dialog.

Each resource and resource type has a related context menu. You can highlight the name and click F2 as a shortcut to rename a resource.

servers – Servers: Lists the servers registered in the System. A Server may have several network interfaces, so it is possible for different IP addresses to be displayed for the same server. Server icons indicate the following statuses:

server_current_disabled Client is connected to this server

server_offline_disabled Server is offline

server_incompatible_disabled Server version is incompatible with other Servers in the System (see "Updating Nx Witness")

server_unauthorized_disabled Server is unauthorized. In this very rare situation, the password for the User Admin does not coincide with other servers so this Server is not able connect to the System. To fix this issue, open the Server Web Page in the Server context menu, open the Server Settings, select the corresponding Server and click on Reset to Defaults, and then reconnect to the System (see "Using a Server's Web Interface").

Devices (various icons): Each Server shows a list of the attached devices. When a mouse cursor hovers over a device icon in the Resource Panel, a thumbnail of a frame taken by that device will open (thumbnails update every 2-3 seconds). Devices attached to a Server can include:

camera_disabled Cameras

wearable_camera Virtual Cameras

io_disabled I/O Modules

multisensor_disabled Multi-Channel Cameras

encoder Recorders

local Groups: Two or more of the above devices organized into a group. To create a group, select two or more resources, right-click the selection, and click Create Group.

Device icons indicate the following statuses:

 camera_offline_disabled or io_offline_disabled – Device is offline (see "Diagnosing Offline Devices").

 camera_unauthorized_disabled or io_unauthorized_disabled – Device is unauthorized (see "Configuring Device's Authentication").

Icons to the left of a device name indicate the following:

 recording@2x– Device is currently in recording mode.

 scheduled– Device is configured for recording but is not recording at the moment.

  notrecording – Indicates camera is not recording but there a recorded archive is available.

  ! – Device is experiencing network issues (see "Device Disconnection/Malfunction" or "Working Around Device Issues (Expert Settings)").

note Note: “Preview is outdated” message is displayed over the video preview thumbnail of a device if the thumbnail has not been updated in over 15 minutes.

layout – Layouts: Contains resources (devices and local files). Owned by the user.

layout-cloud Cloud Layouts – Layouts that are available to the user from within the Cloud Portal.

layout_shared_disabled Shared Layouts – Layouts created by an administrator or power user and made available to a User or Groups of Users.

layout_locked Locked Layouts – Layouts that cannot be changed (see "Locking Layouts").

layout_tour – Showreels: Cycle display through a sequence of layouts (see "Showreel (Tour Cycle)").

webpage – Integrations: Show the viewing cells containing an Integration (see "Adding a Web Page as an Integration").

webpage – Web Pages: Show the viewing cells containing a web page (see "Adding a Web Page as an Item").

videowall_disabled – Video Walls: Control multiple displays remotely (see "Video Wall Management").

other_systems – Other Systems: Shows servers in local network that belong to different Systems, and the available Cloud Systems (see "Configuring Multi-Server Environment").

local – Local Files: Displays the following file types:

•Local Video files (see"Playing Local Video Files in Nx Witness").

•Exported Video Files (see "Exporting Video").

•Exported Multi-Video Files (see "Multi-Video Export").

•Screen Recordings (see "Screen Recording").

•Images.

•Screenshots (see “Taking Screenshots”).