NAME

       onvif-gui - query and adjust onvif compatible cameras

SYNOPSIS

         onvif-gui

DESCRIPTION

       GUI  program  to  view and set parameters on onvif compatible IP cameras. Double clidcking
       the camera name in the list will display the camera video output.

       Camera parameters are available on the tabs on the lower right side  of  the  application.
       Once  a parameter has been changed, the Apply button will be enabled, which can be used to
       commit the change to the camera. It may be necessary to re-start the video  output  stream
       in order to see the changes.

       Video:

               Resolution  - The drop down bos is used to select the setting.
               Frame Rate  - The number of frames per second in the video output.
               Gov Length  - This is the distance between key frames in the stream.
               Bitrate     - The maxmimum number of bits per second to transmit.

       Image:

               All values are set using the sliders

               Brightness
               Saturation
               Contrast
               Sharpness

       Network:

               If the DHCP is enabled, all fields are set by the server, if DHCP is disabled,
               other network settings may be completed manually.

               IP Address
               Subnet Mask
               Gateway
               Primary DNS

       PTZ:

               Settings pertain to preset selections or current camera position.  The arrow keys,
               Zoom In and Zoom out control the position and zoom.

               The numbered buttons on the left correspond to preset positions.  The blank text
               box may be used to address presets numbered higher than 5.

               To set a preset, position the camera, then check Set Preset, then click the numbered
               preset button.

       Admin:

               Camera Name  - Sets the application display name of the camera based on the camera mfgr and serial number.
               Set admin Password - Can be used to change the password for the camera.
               Sync Time - Will reset the camera's current time without regard to time zone.
               Browser - Will launch a browser session with the camera for advanced maintenance.
               Enable Reboot - Will enable the reboot button for use.
               Enable Reset - Will enable the reset button for use.  Use with caution, all camera settings will be reset.

       Config:

               Auto Discovery - When checked, the application will automatcally start discovery upon launch.
               Multi Broadcast - When checked will repeat the broadcast message a number of times.
               Common Username - Default username used during discover.
               Common Password - Default password used during discover.

EXAMPLES

       To  change  the video resolution of a camera output, Double cick on the camera name in the
       list. The camera video output should display in the viewer. Select the Video tab  and  use
       the  drop down box labelled Resolution. Upon changing the selection, the Apply button will
       be enabled. Click the apply button to make the change. The stream will stop and may be re-
       started by double clicking on the camera name.

       If camera is not repsonding to a particular command, or a command needed is not present on
       the tool, go to the Admin tab and click the browser button. This will launch  the  browser
       using  the  camera  IP  address.  Log  into the camera and settings should be avialable in
       native format for the camera configuration.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (c) 2020 Stephen Rhodes

       This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of
       the  GNU  General  Public  License  as  published  by the Free Software Foundation; either
       version 2 of the License,  or  (at  your  option)  any  later  version.  This  program  is
       distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the
       implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR  A  PARTICULAR  PURPOSE.  See  the  GNU
       General  Public  License  for  more  details.  You  should have received a copy of the GNU
       General Public License along with this  program;  if  not,  write  to  the  Free  Software
       Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.

SEE ALSO

       There  is  a command line version of this program included with the libonvif package which
       will implement most of the same  commands.  It  may  be  invoked  using  the  'onvif-util'
       command.

NOTES

       Camera compliance with the onvif standard is often incomplete and in some cases incorrect.
       Success with the onvif-util may be limited in many cases. Cameras made by  Hikvision  will
       have  the greatest level of compatibility with onvif-util. Cameras made by Dahua will have
       a close degree of compatibility with some notable exceptions  regarding  gateway  and  DNS
       settings.  Time settings may not be reliable in some cases. If the time is set without the
       zone flag, the time appearing in the camera feed will be synced to the computer  time.  If
       the  time  zone flag is used, the displayed time may be set to an offset from the computer
       time based on the timezone setting of the camera.

       If the camera DNS setting is properly onvif compliant, the IP address may be reliably set.
       Some  cameras  may  not  respond  to  the  DNS  setting  requested by onvif-gui due to non
       compliance. Note that the camera may reboot automatically under some conditions if the DNS
       setting is changed from off to on.

                                         09 November 2022                            onvif-gui(1)