Multimedia Devices Configuration

The Multimedia devices utility allows you to set up your system multimedia objects:

•   Alarm sound

•   Video capture devices

•   Signature capture devices

•   Video feature devices

Selecting an Alarm Sound

1 - From the Options main window, select the Multimedia devices button.

2 - Check the Assign alarm sound option if you want an alarm sound notification.

3 - Select a sound from the displayed list.

4 - Select a Priority  level for the selected sound so that it is played when an alarm defined with this priority is sounded.

NOTE: The Priority level refers to the order in which alarm messages are displayed in the Alarm desktop. In EntraPass, O is associated with the highest priority, and 9 to the lowest. For more information, see Event Parameters Definition.

5 - Click the Play button to listen to the selected sound. The system will play the selected sound.

6 - Click the Add  button to add a new sound from your personal files. Clicking on this button displays a new window allowing you to add new alarm sounds.

NOTE: The Current   selection  section displays the sound currently selected (in use). You can adjust the delay of the alarm sound in the Delay  field.

Defining Video Options

1 - From the Multimedia devices window, select the Video capture tab.

2 - Check the Enable video capture  box to enable the video capture options in your system.

•   MCI device : Standard Windows® capture drivers.

•   Twain device : Twain capture drivers. (Recommended).

•   Use overlay : Option activated for image capture devices.

•   Enable controls menu : Activates options (such as zoom, pan and tilt) on image capture devices, if applicable.

•   MCI device number : Select identification number of MCI device.

•   Portrait : Enables portrait orientation of captured images.

•   Landscape : Enables landscape orientation of captured images. (Default value).

3 - Click the Test button to verify if the video camera is functional.

Setting Up the Signature Capture Device

1 - From the Multimedia devices window, select the Signature tab.

2 - Check the Enable Signature pad  option to enable the use of a signature pad device.

3 - From the displayed list of supported Signature pad devices, select the driver for the signature pad you want to use.

4 - Check the Remote application box if the signature device is setup as such.

5 - Select a Pen width .

6 - Use the Test  button to check if the driver selected is functional. When you click the Test  button, the Signature Pad Test window appears. This window appears whenever you choose the Signature pad option (Card, Visitor and Daypass definition windows).

7 - Select the Video   tab to set video options for use with the Video Integration feature. This option allows you to choose between the windows or video format for Video playback (for Intellex only).

•   Disable DirectX   option: DirectX is a Windows® technology that enables higher performance in graphics and multimedia, including video and sound. By default, DirectX is enabled with the Video feature. However, you may want to disable it; if for example Video images are not correctly displayed or are not displayed at all, disabling DirectX can be useful. However, when DirectX is disabled, the system will use more system resources.

•   The Video bandwidth control  option allows you to reduce or increase the bandwidth required to stream live video without compromising video storage quality and computer performance. The range value is between 64 KB/s and 8192 KB/s.

NOTE: The video bandwidth control value cannot exceed the EntraPass Server value (see page 476).