The steps described below are legacy instructions and have been superseded. Use the Exacq Kiosk User software to create kiosk user accounts and select whether or not a kiosk user account will automatically login. See also: Setting up the Kiosk User for ExacqVision Systems LEGACY Changing the default login for Windows: <br>
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Enabling 4×3 Resolution to Eliminate Gray Bars in Video Windows (Legacy)
NOTE: These are Legacy instructions. This behavior was replaced when Client settings implemented Panel Size settings.When using cameras with a 4×3 resolution, gray bars might appear to the left and right of the camera’s video window in exacqVision Client. To stretch the 4×3 video so that it fills the screen, manually set the video card… Continue reading Enabling 4×3 Resolution to Eliminate Gray Bars in Video Windows (Legacy)
Changing the Automatic Login User in Linux (Legacy)
To change the automatic login user in Linux, complete the steps provided for your Linux version. <br> Ubuntu 18.04 and higher On systems built by Exacq with Ubuntu version 18.04 and higher, the ability to use the operating system to configure automatic logins has been removed as a security measure. You may, however, utilize the… Continue reading Changing the Automatic Login User in Linux (Legacy)
Downloading and Installing avcodec for Decoding h.264
There is a known issue when decompressing H.264 video from Arecont cameras that might cause the exacqVision Client or Web Service to crash. This issue appears to be specific to Arecont cameras with hardware version 65212. The H.264 hardware version can be read by browsing to the camera’s web page. Our workaround to this issue… Continue reading Downloading and Installing avcodec for Decoding h.264
iSCSI on Ubuntu
Retrieved From HowtoForge <br> Setting Up The Initiator Install the initiator: sudo apt-get install open-iscsi <br> Next we open /etc/iscsi/iscsid.conf… sudo nano /etc/iscsi/iscsid.conf … and set node.startup to automatic: <br> Then we restart the initiator: sudo /etc/init.d/open-iscsi restart <br> Now we connect to the target (server2) and check what storage devices it has to offer:… Continue reading iSCSI on Ubuntu
Locking Down Linux GRUB (Legacy)
To lock down Linux GRUB, complete the following steps: <br> <br> This puts a password entry in /boot/grub/menu.lst as an md5 hash. If you want to change it after running this script, replace the hash with one created with grub-md5-crypt. <br> To view code follow the link: http://exacq-staging.instil.co/#/file-manager/1b63f3e9-b6e5-48be-9cd2-14b4a1ad2fad/kb-00597-597-210212 <br>
exacqVision Timestamp Format
All exacqVision video is timestamped in UTC, so there is no ambiguity as to the absolute time when the video was recorded. When exporting video, the time zone of the system on which the video was recorded is not stored. Starting with exacqVision version 3.4, two features were added to make this more transparent to… Continue reading exacqVision Timestamp Format
Highpoint RAID Troubleshooting (Legacy)
For troubleshooting information, see the attached PDF.The following exacqVision models were manufactured with Highpoint RAID controllers from 2007 to 2009: <br> To determine whether your system contains a Highpoint RAID controller, look at the RAID BIOS screen that appears when the system is first started (before the operating system starts). <br>
Adding or Replacing Hard Drives with exacqVision EL Servers Running Ubuntu 10.04 or earlier (Legacy)
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Configuring ExacqVision Web Services on a Linux system (Legacy)
Versions 2.10 to 7.8 To configure exacqVision Web Services older than version 7.8 on a Linux system, complete the following steps (instructions for previous versions can be found at the end of this article): <br> <br> Versions 2.10 or earlier To configure exacqVision Web Service version 2.10 or earlier on a Linux system, complete the… Continue reading Configuring ExacqVision Web Services on a Linux system (Legacy)