Reviewing the Stream Status Section

	This is the Expand icon (used to view camera stream details).
	This is the Condense icon (used to close the camera stream details).
	This is the Camera icon that represents the Primary Stream.
	This is the Camera icon that represents a Secondary Stream (if applicable).
	This is the Restart icon (used to restart the camera stream).
	This is the Preview icon (used to view a preview image from the camera stream).

The Stream Status section of the System Status report provides a list of all the cameras in Orchid Core VMS. For each camera, the system provides the video bitrate, the current status, the number of active streams, and how long ago the last archive was saved.

1. To view complete camera status details, click on the Expand icon next to the desired camera.

Each camera will display a Primary stream, and may also list one or more Secondary streams. The video bitrate will be listed for each of these streams.

The Video Bitrate field will display the average video bitrate received by Orchid Core VMS over the last 15 minutes. This provides an indication as to how much video data is being transferred to Orchid. (This is the same bitrate information available within each camera’s settings. Providing this data on the System Status screen makes it easier to identify one or more cameras that may have exceedingly high bitrates which may be causing system errors.)

A defined stream status will also be provided for each of the active streams. Available stream statuses are:

• Running: The stream is currently active and running properly without any errors. It is actively recording and saving video (if configured to do so).
• Restarting: The stream is being restarted automatically and should be active again within a few seconds.
• Idle: The camera is not responding after being restarted by Orchid Core VMS multiple times and the camera status should be manually verified.
• Stopping: The camera stream has been shut down and is in the process of writing the video file. (This will typically happen because another stream has been selected as the primary stream.)

The Last Archive field will typically display the amount of time that has passed since the last archive was saved. If Orchid Core VMS has never saved an archive for the camera stream, the software will display Never in the Last Archive column. Orchid Core VMS writes video archives every minute, so any camera whose Last Archive is more than a minute old will be flagged in red, as this indicates video may not be recording.

For details on how to troubleshoot the camera/camera stream, please proceed to the next topic.