Venus Control Suite Liveview and Webcams: Metered Connection Setting Behavior
Topic
The Metered Connection setting adjusts how images are delivered in Liveview and from supported webcams. When enabled, Liveview images update approximately every 3 seconds, and webcam image size may be reduced for certain supported webcam types.
Environment
- Product: Venus Professional, Venus Enterprise, Venus Live
- Components: Monitoring App, Liveview, Webcams
- Control System: Venus Control Suite
Steps
Enabled Metered Connection in Displays App
- Log in to Venus Control Suite Venus Accounts: How do I log in to Venus Control Suite?
- Open the Displays App.
- Select an existing display.
- Locate Metered Connection under Display Configuration tab.
- Set Metered Connection to Yes.
- Save changes.
View Liveview in Monitoring App
- Open the Monitoring app.
- From a display tile menu, select LiveView from the drop-down arrow, to view the latest content on the display.
Liveview Behavior
- Metered Connection = No: Images return as quickly as possible based on network connection.
- Metered Connection = Yes: LiveView images update approximately every 3 seconds.
Webcam Behavior
- Webcam refresh interval is approximately 10 seconds.
- Metered Connection does not impact webcam refresh interval.
- Metered Connection does impact webcam image size for certain webcam types (see table below).
Webcam Image Size by Type
| Webcam Type | Metered (Yes) | Non-metered (No) |
|---|---|---|
| Mobotix | 320×240 | 640×480 |
| Panasonic | 352×240 | 704×480 |
| Panasonic Multi | 352×240 | 704×480 |
| D-Link DCS-4701E | 640×480 / 640×360 (varies) | No change |
Related Resources:
Venus Displays: How do I add a metered connection to Display Configuration?
Venus Monitoring: How do I get a live view or status of my display?
Venus Displays: How do I add a web camera to Venus Control Suite?
How do I view a webcam in Venus Control Suite?
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