Enable or disable channels for encoders or multisource devices

Last modified: Wednesday March 27, 2024.

When using multichannel encoders or multisensor devices, you can disable any channels that you are not using and do not want to appear in Alta Video.

Prerequisites

Only users that have edit permissions for Devices can disable encoder and multisensor device channels.

Task

  1. Choose Tools Open a tool > Devices Devices.
  2. Select the multisensor device or multichannel encoder of interest.
  3. From the right-hand pane, beneath the device name, select Edit settings.
  4. From the General tab, scroll to Source.
  5. Select the source to be enabled/disabled.
  6. Toggle Use source to your required state.
  7. Click Done.