This Application Note is intended for Eagle Eye Cloud VMS users and administrators who wish to use a Windows Computer that is on the same network as their Eagle Eye Bridge or CMVR to stream their local cameras in a Live Display.  

The Eagle Eye Viewer application for Windows converts any monitor or TV screen into a local spot monitor instantly.  Leveraging local video viewing with Eagle Eye QL Stream, the app quickly locates all available Eagle Eye Cloud VMS connected cameras on your local network and gets you up and running in minutes. 

The Eagle Eye Viewer app is available from the Microsoft App Store.

To use the application, a user on the account must have access to the desired cameras they wish to display and should have the ability to create or utilize layouts from the installed Eagle Eye Cloud VMS; this enables the user to display the layouts on their Windows device. 

To enable the QL Stream features of the Bridge/CMVR, a user with access to Bridge Settings should first enable QL Stream (RTSP) in Bridge Settings for Local Display. If the user already has Bridge Settings permissions, the application will enable the setting in the Bridge on login. Read AN059: Using Eagle Eye QL Stream for Enhanced Local Video Viewing Solutions for more information.

A list of features enabled by this application is below. Simply launch the Eagle Eye Viewer app, sign in with your Eagle Eye Networks user credentials (first time only; the app will remember your credentials), select your layout, and you are ready to go.

• Select from your existing layouts.

• View a single camera full-screen from the layout screen.

• Switch layouts directly from the Layouts left hand menu option or bottom right menu in full screen mode. 

• Layouts will display up to 16 cameras (in a 4×4 grid) or display two layouts with dual monitor support, each with up to 16 cameras for 32 camera display capability. 

• Cloud Managed Video Recorder (CMVR) users with Local Video storage also have an option to locally download video directly to their Windows PC. This requires CMVR bridge firmware 3.22.1 or later. Cloud Video downloads are not yet available but should be available in future updates.

• Live View Snapshots are available to save directly from the camera view.

• Auto rotate up to four 16 camera layouts at a time.