How to Distinguish between a Camera and a Non-Camera Device Connected to a VMS?

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Dylan Zumar

June 15, 2023 23:38

Hi there,

I have a VMS with a set of cameras and a few speakers connected and want to be able to tell which devices are cameras and which are non-camera devices. Is there an API or a specific parameter in an API that will tell me which devices are cameras and which are not?

Thanks!

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  Dylan Zumar

  June 21, 2023 17:49

  Hey, we are wondering if you have had a chance to review this question. Thank you!

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  Andrey Terentyev

  • Network Optix team

  July 03, 2023 13:08

  Hello,

  which are non-camera devices

  You can use the /rest/v1/devices endpoint and search for devices having the "noVideoSupport" properties.

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  Dylan Zumar

  July 03, 2023 19:46

  Andrey Terentyev When I called that API on two devices (one V4 and one V5), I did not see the "noVideoSupport" field. Does it only come up when there is a device that does not support video? Also, if this API was specific to V5, is there an equivalent API for VMS's that are v4 and older? 

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  Andrey Terentyev

  • Network Optix team

  July 04, 2023 08:08

  Hi,

   Does it only come up when there is a device that does not support video? 

  yes, that's correct. The parameter appears only for non-video devices.

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