Working with Orchid Recorder

Once you are signed in, you will be ready to work on activating your Orchid Recorder license and configuring the Orchid Recorder system. You’ll learn much more about the user interface in the Orchid VMS User Guide, but for administrative purposes, here’s how to find what you need.

The System Menu (accessible from the top-right corner of the screen) is the primary navigation menu and will always be available. It allows the Administrator to access all of the software features like the Stage, Camera Configuration, Retention Policy, etc. For Managers, Viewers, and Live Viewers, the System Menu will contain only those items for which the user has permissions. (Access to the Stage and Sign Out are exclusively available on the System Menu and are available to all users.)

Accessing the Orchid System Menu

This is the Hamburger icon.

1. To open the System Menu, click on the Hamburger icon in the top-right corner of the screen.

Accessing the Orchid Configuration Menu

1. To open the Configuration Menu, go to the System Menu, then click on any of the available selections except Stage, Events, or Sign Out.

The Configuration Menu is a secondary navigation menu that will not be available when the Stage or the Events screen is open. It allows the Administrator to access all of the software features except the Stage and Sign Out. For users without Administrator permissions, the Configuration Menu will contain only those items for which the user has permissions, and will not include the Stage and Sign Out.

When you are using Orchid Recorder on a PC (and the web browser is set to zero or minimal zoom), once you access the Configuration Menu, it will remain visible on the left side of the screen until you return to the Stage.

*Shortcut: To access the Stage quickly, just click on the “Orchid Recorder” portion of the header (as indicated above).