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Viewing multiple monitors in a montage view is very simple in Zone Minder.
=Create new group=
From the Zone Minder home page click on on the furthest top left link (see diagram). This will open up the interface to create or select camera groups.
[[image:landingpage_groups_highlight.png|thumb|none|caption|Highlighted groups link]]
On the camera group page click the "New" button to open up a dialog for creating new groups. If you already have a premade group simply select the group, click apply and go on to the next subheading.
[[image:listgroup.png|thumb|none|caption|Select camera groups form]]
From this dialog box enter a meaningful group name and select monitor Id's that you wish to be a part of this group. ( to select more than one monitor hold down the shift key while clicking the monitor name )
[[image:newcameragroup.png|none|thumb|caption|Select camera group members]]
Once you have made the new camera group select it from the camera group selection page and click "Apply".
=Open Montage View=
To view a live stream of the cameras currently in your view simply click the montage link. It is located in the top right side of the zone minder home page.
[[image:montage-grid.png|none|thumb]]
=Change Montage View=
From the montage view it is possible to alter the layout of the monitors. If you wish to refine which cameras will be displayed see [[#Create new group|Create new group]]. Changing the layout of the current camera group in the montage view is as simple as changing the value of the selection box located at the top of the page.