Daktronics

Venus Displays: How do I add a web camera to Venus Control Suite?

Topic

  • How do I add a camera to Venus Control Suite (VCS)?
  • How do I add a webcam to VCS?

Environment

  • Product: Venus Basic, Venus Select, Venus Professional, Venus Enterprise
  • Components: Dashboard
  • Control System: Venus Cloud-Based, Venus Local
🛠️Account administrators have access to change the display's settings.

Steps

Note: If you do not have a webcam installed, check with your professional services to determine a compatible webcam for your system. 

  1. Log into Venus Control Suite.  See: Venus Accounts: How do I log in to Venus Control Suite?
  2. Open Venus Display App from the Apps Menu located in the top right of the VCS landing page. Venus: My navigation has changed after updates.
  3. Click on an existing display to Edit.
  4. Click on the Web Cam tab. 

2023-11-29_10-28-21.png

  1. Click ➕to Add a Web Camera.
  2. Fill out the applicable information in the "Add Web Cam" window.
    • Web Camera Name: This will be the site name.
    • Web Camera Address: This will be the public IP and port number in use by the webcam.
      • Ex. https://publicIP:port where "publicIP" is the remote address used to access the webcam and "port" is the port used to view it.
    • Web Cam Type:  Select this drop down depending on the webcam being used (Panasonic MultiCam allows you to choose which video input on the Axis Video Server to show video from).
Screenshot 2023-10-31 131223.png
  1. Click Save.
  2. Click the Save button on the Web Camera tab when finished.

Monitoring App Webcam view

  • Webcams can be re-enabled from the Monitoring App dashboard. 
  • Click on the tile to retry.  If the connection is successful, preview will show. 

image (11).png

Legacy method (without Venus Displays App)

  1. Click the Displays button.
  2. Click the display from the list that loads.
  3. Click the Web Cams link.
  4. Click the Add Web Cam button.
  5. Fill out the applicable information in the "Add Web Cam" pop up.
    1. Web Cam Name - this will be the site name.
    2. Web Cam Address - this will be the public IP and port number in use by the webcam.
      • Ex. http://publicIP:port where "publicIP" is the remote address used to access the webcam and "port" is the port used to view it.
    3. Web Cam Type - select this drop down depending on the webcam being used (Panasonic MultiCam allows you to choose which video input on the Axis Video Server to show video from).
  6. Click Done.
  7. Click the Save button.
 

Related Resources

Venus Displays: Unable to view webcam in Venus Control Suite (VCS), incorrect configuration in VCS
 

KB ID: DD3295124

DISCLAIMER: Use of this content may void the equipment warranty, please read the disclaimer prior to performing any service of the equipment.

DAKTRONICS DOES NOT PROMISE THAT THE CONTENT PROVIDED HEREIN IS ERROR-FREE OR THAT ANY DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT YOUR USE OF THE CONTENT WILL PROVIDE SPECIFIC RESULTS. THE CONTENT IS DELIVERED ON AN "AS-IS" AND "AS-AVAILABLE" BASIS. ALL INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS ARTICLE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. DAKTRONICS DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTIES OF ACCURACY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. DAKTRONICS DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL LIABILITY FOR THE ACTS, OMISSIONS AND CONDUCT OF YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTIES IN CONNECTION WITH OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF THE CONTENT. ADJUSTMENT, REPAIR, OR SERVICE OF THE EQUIPMENT BY ANYONE OTHER THAN DAKTRONICS OR ITS AUTHORIZED REPAIR AGENTS MAY VOID THE EQUIPMENT WARRANTY. YOU ASSUME TOTAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR USE OF THE CONTENT AND ANY LINKED CONTENT. YOUR SOLE REMEDY AGAINST DAKTRONICS FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE CONTENT IS TO STOP USING THE CONTENT. THIS LIMITATION OF RELIEF IS A PART OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN THE PARTIES.

The above disclaimer applies to any property damage, equipment failure, liability, infringement, or personal injury claim arising out of or in any way related to your use or application of the content, whether such claim is for breach of contract, tort, negligence or any other cause of action.