Consoles

The administrator can create consoles and move them between the types Operator Consoles and Remote Consoles using Drag & Drop.

When the Operator Console tries to connect to the G-SIM server for the first time, a record with the client’s computer name is automatically created and added to Operator Consoles.

Operator Console Settings

Operator Consoles are the face of G-SIM as far as the operators are concerned. Here they interact with the interconnected system of cameras, NVRs, storage, rules and more.

The Consoles settings are grouped in tabs.

Settings

The administrator can configure the following settings:

Setting	Description
Name	Name of the console in the primary and secondary languages.
Select Computer	Name of the computer where the Operator Console is installed. The selection list is populated from the System Component Group Computers.
Console Global Number	This number is used in Remote Console Actions to identify the Operator Console.
May be controlled remotely	Possibility to allow remote users with the correct rights to control this Operator Console remotely while another user is logged in.
Enable non-blocking sync	Activate this slider to enable non-blocking sync in the video viewers of this Operator Console.
Enable Smooth Playback	Activate this slider to enable smooth playback in the video viewers of this Operator Console.

Monitor Settings

The administrator can configure up to four monitors that can be used in the specific Operator Console.

Each monitor has the same set of settings:

Settings	Description
Use this monitor	Activate this slider to use this monitor in the specific Operator Console.
Primary screen	Activate this slider to use this monitor as the primary monitor in the specific Operator Console. Only one monitor can be marked as Primary Screen.
Show auto view alarm	Activate this slider to use this monitor for display auto view alarms in the specific Operator Console. Only one monitor can be marked as Show auto view alarm. If no monitor is marked with Show auto view alarm, the primary monitor is used for the auto view alarms.
Layout changes:
Block changes	Select to disable users to switch the layouts on this monitor in the specific Operator Console.
Allow all layouts	Select to allow the user to choose any configuration layout in the specific Operator Console.
Allow only selected	The administrator can select a list of the layouts that can be used on this monitor by the user of the specific Operator Console.

Rights Transfer

The Rights Transfer setting refers to the ability of the console to be started in the auto-login mode.

The Linked OpCon’s list contains consoles that can be controlled from the current console.

The administrator can add the Operator Console to the Linked OpCon’s list or remove the Operator Console from this list.

Note that console can only be controlled if it is started in the auto-login mode and the May be controlled remotely setting is activated. The user of the controlling console can manage all cameras etc. of the linked consoles that are in auto-login mode.

In the example above, the user of the MIVANOVHP console can control the 2-SKF-GSIM console if the 2-SKF-GSIM console is started in the auto-login mode.

Privileges

The administrator can configure the privileges of the specific Operator Console. If no privilege is selected, the specific Operator Console has all rights. The Console privileges can be overridden by the User / User Group privileges. The privileges are organized in groups. The administrator can use Select all and Clear all buttons to set / revoke all privileges in the group with one click. The administrator can hold the mouse cursor under the privilege to display a detailed description.

Overriding of default Privileges

There are separate sets of privileges for consoles and users.

Even for the Remote Console (ReCon) a virtual, but not visible user is created . This user has all privileges except Override Console Restrictions and Override Default Privileges.

When Operator Console or ReCon connects to G-SIM Server a combination of the console and user privileges is used to determine user's result rights. The user's privileges will be used if Override Default Privileges is selected.

If Override Default Privileges is NOT selected and the console has NO privileges set, the user’s privileges will be used.

If Override Default Privileges is NOT selected and the console has privileges set, only the privileges where both, the console and the user privileges are selected, will be used.

There is no mechanism in the Management Console to determine connected users and from which consoles they are currently connected to show the current combination of users and consoles privileges.

The Management Console operates with Server Setup. Therefore it is stable ans independent from temporary states like connected users or consoles.

OSD

The administrator can override the default OSD settings for the specific Operator Console. See OSD for a detailed description of the OSD settings.

Template Global Number

The administrator can override the viewer global numbers of the populated layouts for the specific console. Viewer global numbers are used to identify the viewer in the remote viewer actions.

The administrator can select a specific populated layout on the right side and perform the following action:

• Select Take Console Global number as offset to add a non-zero Console Global number at the start of the Viewer Global number.

• Use the right-click context menu to configure the Viewer Global number for the specific Operator Console.

• Click the Reset button to discard the overriding of the Viewer Global numbers.

Remote Console Settings

Remote Consoles are just like Operator Consoles, with one glaring exception: they have no user interface. They are therefore remotely controlled by those who are authorized to do so. They are also the building blocks of video walls, which usually consist of a number of remote consoles that work in tandem. The content of each screen is determined by the normal G-SIM users (such as operators or supervisors) and the system rules, which may restrict some content, set some default content views, etc..

The remote console has a reduced set of the settings in comparison with the operator console:

For details, refer to Operator Console Settings.