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# What is CathexisVision Command line parameters?


| **Solution**
Useful commandline parameters for gui_res

Parameters	                   Description
server XXX	                   run as the UDP with this number (deprecated in favour of user1/2/3 in 5041e

gw_login USER PWD	   auto login to gateway

advanced_perf	           Enables the Advanced performance analytics tool

user1/2/3	                   use alternate UDP address for running multiple instances of gui_res

forms XXX	                   force the number of forms

use_gw251	                   synonym for fwd 192.168.34.251

fwd IP	                           forward all connections via this IP

fwd2 IP1 IP2	                   forward all connections via IP1 then IP2

small_font	                   use small fonts in the gateway

no_previews	                   disable the use of gateway previews

max_panel_size SIZE	   set the max monitor panel size to SIZE x SIZE

no_gl	                           disable OpenGL support

stats	                           enable html stats view from inside User Resource setup (right click on unit)

invisible_gw_access	   turns off alarms etc. so that reports can be easily accessed

dont_add_local_site	   disables the auto-addition of the local site into the SQL site list

log_sql_queries LOG	   logs sql queries to the log type with name LOG. 'NORM' or 'INFO' would usually 
make sense.

show_filesystem	           allow filesystem to be visible. eg. when saving/loading license rqst/packs

license_server XXX	   IP address of license server

gw IP_ADDR	                   Connect base station gateway SQL with IP address

compress_sql	           Compress SQL queries, very useful over slow links - must be placed before 'gw X.X.X.X'!

use_gw_ip	                   Forces the connection to the gateway to use the 'gw IP' address and not the one stored in the SQL tables

sql_sitelist IP_ADDR	   Use specified SQL site list

file_sitelist	                   Use the local file site list even when connected to a gateway

live_stats	                   Allow live stats (timings) to be shown using middle-click on camera

max_reviews x	           Represents the number of cameras you wish to set as the maximum review amount. 

The default number of simultaneously reviewable camera in CathexisVision is 8. For the most part this is sufficient. But if you need to increase this limit you may do so by change the number as with this parameter.


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