Web UI: Camera Management & Configuration Modal | RUSEON Core

The Cameras Administration View provides an intuitive interface for managing your camera topology without editing configuration files manually.

1. Adding a New Camera

Navigate to Cameras in the top navigation bar.
Click the + Add Camera button.
Complete the configuration fields:
- Camera ID: A unique slug identifier (e.g. cam_lobby_01).
- Display Name: Friendly title shown on the video wall (e.g. Lobby Reception).
- RTSP URL: Full RTSP URI (e.g. rtsp://admin:secret@192.168.1.100:554/live).
- Transport: Select TCP (Interleaved) (recommended) or UDP.
- Folder: Assign to an existing folder group.
- Tags: Assign color-coded category tags (outdoor, ptz, critical).
- Continuous Recording: Toggle 24/7 fMP4 disk archiving on or off.
- Lazy HLS Ingest: Enable on-demand ingest to save bandwidth when unwatched.

2. Pre-Flight RTSP Stream Testing

Before saving the camera record, click the Test Stream button inside the modal:

RUSEON Core attempts an immediate RTSP handshake with the camera.
It validates credentials and verifies incoming H.264/H.265 SPS/PPS headers.
Displays a green confirmation checkmark or an actionable error message (e.g., 401 Unauthorized - Check password).

3. Editing & Deleting Cameras

Live Edits: Changing camera display names, tags, or folder assignments takes effect immediately without interrupting active viewers.
URL Changes: Changing the RTSP URL gracefully reconnects the ingest worker in the background.
Safe Deletion: Deleting a camera stops the ingest worker, releases the RingBuffer memory, but preserves historical recorded fMP4 video files on disk.