9.2 and earlier

When deploying exacqVision Client installations there are no client settings deployed with the act of installation. In certain network environments it is desirable for system or network admins to wish to deploy settings such as the server addresses and login credentials to Client users. While settings such as this aren’t included with the installation it is possible to manually deploy these settings.

The exacqVision Client saves its settings in an encrypted file titled “edvrclient”. These settings include things such as exacqVision server addresses, server login credentials, and the last view seen when the Client was last closed. To deploy such settings to other users on your network you first must open an instance of the exacqVision client and connect to the desired exacqVision Servers on the Add Systems page. Make any other desired Client-side settings and close the exacqVision Client instance. When closed the edvrclient file is updated with these changes.

Client settings are made per user so it is appropriately located within each user account.

On Windows machines this location is C:\Users\useraccount\edvrclient.ini

On Linux machines this location is /home/useraccount/.edvrclient

Copy the edvrclient file from the user account where you made your changes to the corresponding location for users on each machine they use. This can be accomplished using simple GUI copy and paste, using specialized third-party deployment software, or through various scripting methods. If your users may move between machines and may use a workstation they previously had no user account you will need to create a script that copies this edvrclient file when their user account profile is created on that machine.

Exacq Technologies does not support helping you create scripts or the use of third-party software to deploy these edvrclient files.

If you are using exacqVision Client 9.2 or earlier and want to create a shortcut that allows your users to open the client to a predesignated camera view, event monitoring profile, or to specific monitors on a multi-monitor viewing station, you will need to create an XML file based on the client CLI documentation:

If you are using client version 9.4 or later, please refer to KB:53190

Windows 7, 8.x, 10

1. Open the Windows Start menu and show All Programs. Find exacqVision Client.

2. Right-click on the client icon, expand ‘Send to’ and select ‘Desktop (create shortcut)’.

3. On the Desktop, find the new shortcut. Right-click it and select ‘Properties’.

4. Edit the ‘Target’ field to add an ‘-F’ option pointing to the XML file:

“C:\Program Files\exacqVision\Client\edvrclient.exe” -F˂FilePath˃\˂FileName˃

If you placed the XML file in a user’s directory that might look like:

“C:\Program Files\exacqVision\Client\edvrclient.exe” -FC:\Users\admin\Monitor2.xml

5. Click ‘OK’ then double-click the shortcut to test it.

6. You may rename the shortcut to identify a specific monitor or camera view.

7. If you are configuring shortcuts to open multiple clients on multiple monitors, repeat the steps above.

Ubuntu/Linux

1. Open a Terminal.

2. Type cd /home/admin/Desktop Press Enter.

3. Type sudo touch Monitor1.desktop Press Enter.

4. Type sudo gedit Monitor1.desktop Press Enter.

5. Use the text editor to fill out the contents to resemble the example below:

In the example above, replace the file path after ‘-F’ with the absolute file path to your own XML file.

6. When you have completed the file, save it and close the window to return to the Terminal prompt.

7. Type: sudo chmod +x Monitor1.desktop Press Enter.

8. Repeat these steps for each of your XML fles.

Opening-exacqVision-Client-on-Separate-Monitors-Using-Short-Cuts-with-Client-9.2-and-Earlier-1.pdf