Parameter

Description

Default implied value

Examples

--no-single-application

Allows to have more than one instance of the client application running. (Also disables 'Beta version' warning message.)

true

--no-single-application

--auth

Auto-login to the target server

-

--auth=http://admin:123@localhost:7001

--screen

Open client on the target screen

-

--screen=1

--window-geometry

Place the client window to the target coordinates and resize it

-

--window-geometry=100,100,1024x768

--soft-yuv

Enables video shader software emulation mode. May cause glitches.

true

--soft-yuv

--local-settings

Changes settings source from registry to file system (Windows only)

true

--local-settings

--no-fullscreen

Open client in the windowed mode. May cause glitches.

true

--no-fullscreen

--skip-media-folder-scan

Do not scan media folders. Local resources will not be displayed.

true

--skip-media-folder-scan

--override-version

Override software version of the client with the provided value. Will change auto-updates behavior.

-

--override-version=2.3.0.8574

--log-level

Minimal level of the log messages that should be recorded to log-file.

Allowed values:

none - fully disable logging

always

error

warning

info

debug

verbose

-

--log-level=always

--no-client-update

Disable client auto-update and update notifications.

true

--no-client-update

--acs

ACS mode (for Paxton integrations and similar scenarios)

true

--acs

--videowall

Start client in the primary videowall mode. Must contain GUID of the existing

Video Wall to work properly.

Requires valid --auth key without specified credentials.

-

--videowall={72934575-ceb7-54bb-23a0-84b81cf1d3f1}

--videowall-instance

Start client in the secondary videowall mode. Must contain the GUID of the existing Video Wall Item to work properly. Requires valid--videowall key. Requires valid --auth key without specified credentials.

-

--videowall-instance={8692e6e8-ceb7-54bb-23a0-84b81cf1d3f0}

--light-mode

Start client in the light mode. Can contain 'full' or a numeric value.

full

--light-mode=full

--light-mode=7

--customization

Start client with custom skin, loaded from the target folder.

Works only if the client is built with ENABLE_DYNAMIC_CUSTOMIZATION define.

-

--customization=e:\my_skin

--instant-drop

Inner key to open files in the new window.

-

--instant-drop=

--delayed-drop

Inner key to open cameras in the new window.

-

--delayed-drop=

--layout-name

Name of layout which will be opened after connection to server.

-

--layout-name="Some layout name"

--show-full-info

Display full info on cameras instead of the minimal.

true

--show-full-info

--no-hidpi

Disable hidpi support

true

--no-hidpi

--dev-mode-key

Enables developer mode if the key is equal to “razrazraz”

-

--dev-mode-key=razrazraz

--profiler

Switch client to the profiler mode.

true

--profiler

--no-version-mismatch-check

Do not show a warning dialog if servers in the system have different versions.

true

--no-version-mismatch-check

--no-vsync

Disable VSync. (May cause glitches.)

true

--no-vsync

--ec2-tran-log-level

Minimal level of the transactions log messages that should be recorded to log-file. Allowed values are the same as in --log-level key.

none

--ec2-tran-log-level=info

--exception-filters

Prefixes, that will be logged as verbose.

-

--exception-filters=dw::dwsoectrum;dw::utils::Parser