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The information applies to:

• LuxRiot 1.6.12

Summary

This post described how to add and configure StarDot Technologies IP cameras and video servers with LuxRiot DVR software.

Description

LuxRiot DVR software may be downloaded from downloads section on luxriot.com website or using download links on this blog. A trial/shareware version of LuxRiot DVR (before registration key entered) is subject to the following constraints:

• one camera may be active at a time, the rest of the cameras (if any) are auto-disabled; if any camera is re-enabled from GUI, it remains the only enabled camera in software
• server part of the software cannot be switched to Windows service mode, it can only be run as a regular Windows application
• remote connectivity is not enabled, to see remote connection in action it is possible to connect as a guest user (empty password) to server demo.luxriot.com
• video archive is limited to approximately 5 gigabytes of data, after reaching this amount the oldest records will be erased to free space for new recordings

Registered versions constraints depend on LuxRiot DVR edition.

Once installed, with LuxRiot DVR Server and Client applications running and connected, a Camera Setup Wizard (prompted to be started automatically on the first run when no cameras configured) is used to add, confugure or delete a camera:

“Add new [Media Source]” opion is adding a new camera connection:

The Properties button brings property sheet with model selection, where selecting a proper model and pressing Apply button shows additional configuration options such as IP address, port, username and password fields on Access tab:

By default LuxRiot DVR is accessing StarDot cameras using HTTP based M-JPEG protocol, which allows getting full speed stread from the camera.

Completing the Camera Setup Wizard finishes configuration of StarDot camera with LuxRiot DVR and makes the changes persistent.