Advanced

In the Advanced tab, you can configure the RTSP & RTP Setting, Codec Optimization and Multi-Stream Setting.

RTSP & RTP Setting

To configure how Surveillance Station connects to the camera:

  1. Select one of the following from the Transport protocol drop-down list:
  2. Click Save to save the changes.

To configure Surveillance Station's Keep-Alive method for RTSP/RTP connection:

  1. Select one of the following from the Keep-Alive method drop-down list:
  2. Click Save to save the changes.

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Codec Optimization

An active codec optimization can help to save your bandwidth effectively.

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To customize codec optimization:

  1. Tick Customize codec optimization checkbox.
  2. According to your camera brand, select one of the following options in the drop-down list:
  3. Click Save to save the changes.

To customize keyframe interval:

  1. Tick the Customize keyframe interval checkbox.
  2. Specify the number of in-between frames between two keyframes.
  3. Click Save to apply the changes.

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To enable dynamic keyframe interval:

  1. Tick Enable dynamic keyframe interval checkbox. This option will automatically optimize the keyframe interval to reduce bitrate for smoother streaming.
  2. Click Save to save the changes.

To enable dynamic fps:

  1. Tick the Enable dynamic fps checkbox. This option will automatically optimize the fps for smoother streaming.
  2. Click Save to save the changes.

Multi-Stream Setting

In the Video tab, Surveillance Station provides two configurable stream profiles (High quality and Balanced) by default. If your camera supports three concurrent profiles, you can enable the third one for Low bandwidth stream under this section.

To enable low bandwidth profile:

  1. Tick the Enable low bandwidth profile checkbox.
  2. Click Save to save the changes.
  3. Go to the Video tab, and set up the Low bandwidth stream profile.

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