Creating and Managing Camera Groups

The Administrator has the ability to create Camera Groups. These Camera Groups add convenience and flexibility for the User, and allow you to further customize the Orchid Alto VMS system.

Using Camera Groups adds dimension to the Camera Bag, allowing you to view cameras sorted both by server and in customized groups. This helps to simplify the user experience in a variety of situations, especially in large systems, or in systems with similarly configured facilities. For example, let’s say your Orchid Alto VMS system has cameras from multiple retail locations with the same basic footprint and setup. You could configure Camera Groups that represent common areas from each retail location, like entrances, loading docks, merchandise checkouts, etc. Now when you go to the Camera Bag, selecting common cameras for the Stage is simple because they are already assembled in Camera Groups. (Combine this with the Stages feature for increased benefit.)

Beginning in version 21.9, you can now associate Maps with your Camera Groups. The Maps feature allows Administrators to configure a layout for each Camera Group that pinpoints where cameras are located. These Maps may then be added to the Stage by Administrators and others, providing an easy way for users to identify the cameras that they want to monitor.

*You must be a member of an Administrator group to add and manage Camera Groups.