3 SAFR Camera Web Console Quick Tour

Live video from the camera appears on the left and events appear on the right. Initially you will only see “Stranger” events until faces are enrolled which is covered in the next section.

3.2 Enroll a person into SAFR Camera

Web Console offers 2 ways to enroll a face (SAFR Apps offer many other options)

Enroll a face from an event in the Live Tab
Upload face image and enter person name in the Person Tab

3.2.1 Enroll from Camera

Open SAFR Camera Web Console as described above.
Navigate to the Live tab
Have a person get in front of the SAFR Camera.
In the live tab, click “Enroll” and enter the user information in the dialog shown.

Only first and last name are required. Access Clearance can be left as “None”.
Click OK to add the new person record.

3.2.2 Upload Face Image

Open SAFR Camera Web Console as described above.
Navigate to the People screen
Click “Add” button in upper right
In the dialog provided, chose image file and enter user information as shown below.

At a minimum, set first or last name and Access Clearance. Optionally provide Facility ID and Card ID.
Click Save Changes and the new person record will be added.

3.2.3 Test Face Matching

Have the enrolled person stand in front of the Camera.
The Live tab of the SAFR Camera’s Console should show that the enrolled person has been matched (green border).

3.2.4 Did it work?

Check troubleshooting section below if not.

At this point your SAFR Camera device is functioning and ready to be installed.

3.3 People Tab

People Tab displays any person records that have been enrolled on the camera.

You can use this tab to filter, view or edit person records. Once connected to SAFR Server, any person records on SAFR Server are downloaded to the camera depending on your filter settings. By default, for privacy reasons, face images are not downloaded to the camera but face matching will function as normal.

3.4 Operation Tab

In this tab you will find settings to configure camera behavior. These settings are covered in SAFR Camera Administration Guide. Below is a description of the most important options.

3.4.1 Camera Rotation

To set camera rotation, go to Operation > Image > Orientation. This allows you to rotate the camera 180°.

3.4.2 Zoom and Focus

Zoom and focus are available in Operation > Camera. These controls are shown below.

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Each of the buttons results in a varying degree of change as noted. Auto-focus is not supported at this time. Focus should be performed after zoom adjustments.

To perform manual focus, perform the following steps

Start from the largest change buttons (“Near” and “Far”)
Press Near or Far until camera goes into focus and then out
Identify the end points where camera is out of focus based on least number of clicks.
Go to one extreme and go back one half that amount.
Perform steps 1-4 with the << and >> buttons
Finally, repeat steps 1-4 with the < and > buttons

Other settings in the Camera tab will be explained in more detail in the SAFR Camera Administration Guide. Automatic settings should provide good performance in most conditions.

3.5 System Tab

System Tab provides settings related to device. These settings are covered in SAFR Camera Administration Guide. Below is a description of the most important options.

3.5.1 SAFR Server

This setting allows connection to SAFR Server for remote management, watchlist synchronization and event aggregation. This will be described in next section.

3.5.2 Video Streams

SAFR Camera provides RTSP video feeds that can be provided to 3^rd party software such as a VMS. These are not required for the camera’s facial recognition function.

Settings in the Video streams tab allow adjustment of the RTSP stream settings. To enable RTSP streaming, a password must first be set on the Security Tab. See below for details. Until a password is set, the camera will not allow RTSP connections.

3.5.3 Network

This tab allows the network configuration to be modified. The camera default is DHCP. Network can be changed to static IP Address in this page.

3.5.4 Date and Time

By default, SAFR Camera will use NTP to get its date and time. It default to pool.ntp.org. If not available, you may need to specify an internal time server (preferred) or set time manually. Click “Sync to Computer Time” to set time manually.

⚠️ If the date and time is off by more than a few minutes events may not appear on the timeline making it appear as the camera is not functioning.

3.5.5 Update

Use this tab to update the camera firmware. If the camera is connected to a public network, it will present a list of firmware versions to upgrade if available. Else, download firmware from http://safr.real.com/firmware (make sure to select "SAFR Camera" from the dropdown) and use the “Load update file…” button to load the firmware from the PC local hard drive.

3.5.6 Reset

Use this tab if you wish to perform a software reset. This action will restore factory default settings and optimally clear Network settings and clear enrolled persons and system login. This option is useful if you have forgotten the device password.

💡If you have synchronized the watchlist to SAFR Server, watchlist will be restored back to the camera after a reset and reconnecting to SAFR Server.

3.6 Security Tab

Security Tab provides settings related to device. These settings are covered in SAFR Camera Administration Guide. Below is a description of the most important options.

Following are the most useful actions performed in the Security Tab

Reset Password – Login & Access > Edit System Login
Enable RTSP Streaming – Login & Access > Video RTSP Access (set to Enabled and enter password)
- Digest auth is most common. Use this if unsure.
VPN tab allows SAFR Camera to a VPN for direct access to SAFR Camera Web Console when camera is behind NAT Firewall.