Pelco C1553M-B Manual De Usuario

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VMX300(-E) uses device drivers to control and manage devices. Each device driver controls a particular type of equipment, such as surveillance 
camera, video recorder, or any other type of device.

There are several steps involved in configuring device drivers on the VMX300(-E) server:

1. Launch the device driver. Refer to Starting and Stopping Device Drivers - Start a Device Driver.

2. Add the device driver to the server configuration as described in Add a New Device Driver.

To add a new device driver to the VMX300(-E) server:

1. Navigate the Object Browser to [project name] > Device Drivers. Double-click <Add New Driver> in the right pane, or right-click Device 

Drivers in the left pane and select Add New from the pop-up menu. The Add New Driver dialog box opens.

Figure 30.  Add New Driver Dialog Box

2. Select the device driver you want to add using one of the following methods:

a.

Browse local: To browse the server workstation for running drivers, click Browse Local. The Browse Drivers dialog box opens. 

Figure 31.  Browse Local Drivers Dialog Box

The Browse Drivers dialog box lists all device drivers running on the server workstation. Select the driver you want to add and click 
OK to close the Browse Drivers dialog box. The driver name, IP address, and listening port appear in their respective boxes.

NOTES:  

To add a device driver to the VMX300(-E) server, the driver must be running on the network. Once you have added a device driver to 
the server configuration, you can add devices of that type. 

Changes to device drivers, such as adding a new driver to the server configuration, come into effect immediately. You cannot discard 
your changes by exiting configuration mode without saving.