Frequently Asked Question
Use this article to learn the parts of the DeskCamera window.
Open the window
Click the tray icon (the DeskCamera icon next to the clock), or press Ctrl+Alt+D. If you do not see the tray icon, click ^ next to the clock.
The top of the window
- OPTIONS opens only when the camera is stopped, the license is valid and DeskCamera is unlocked. See DeskCamera Options Explained.
- New version available appears when a new version exists. See 9. Update DeskCamera to a New Version.
Click a section name to open it. About shows your DeskCamera version.
Camera Settings
- IP Address: the address of this PC that the NVR/VMS (the recording system) connects to.
- Camera Mode: Multiple channels (one camera, one channel per source) or Multiple cameras (one camera per source).
- ONVIF User and password: the login that the NVR/VMS needs. It is not your Windows password. The eye button shows the password.
- Prevent Win sleep and Watchdog keep the camera running. See Keep the Camera Running: Watchdog and Prevent Win Sleep.
- Start and Stop start and stop the camera. The line under them shows Offline, or Started Cameras and the number of cameras.
- Configure in Browser opens the DeskCamera page in your web browser.
- Safely close RDP (only in a Remote Desktop session) ends the session and keeps the camera streaming.
Started Cameras (while the camera runs)
Camera Address: LAN is the address for your NVR/VMS.
A green eye icon shows how many NVR/VMS or video players are connected. See Check Who Is Connected to Your Camera.
The Info button (i) opens Camera details, with the RTSP URL of each stream. See Camera Details: Check Your Streams.
While the camera runs, its settings are gray
To change them, click Stop. When you are done, click Start.
The bottom of the window
A lock and Unlock Settings mean that the settings are locked for all Windows users on this PC. See A Setting Is Gray or Cannot Be Changed.
Hide or close the window
To hide the window, minimize it. DeskCamera keeps running, and you open it again from the tray icon. If an App Password is set, DeskCamera locks.
Closing the window stops the camera. DeskCamera asks you to confirm. Click No to keep the camera running.