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1. Networkloss Upload Snapshots to FTP NetworkRecovery Email Notifications Snapshots s4 A ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual How to Edit an Event Rule 1 Goto Setup page gt Event tab All the editable event rules are listed in the device ID order 2 Select a device from the Device List on the left Based on the trigger types this device supports the corresponding events rules are listed accordingly on the right In this example this selected camera model supports three motion detection regions and hence three MD trigger event rules are available Language Device List ETTIR E All Devices 7 04 Counter Filter All Triggers All Events Jctear an Z Select al aus ee rer 09 Corridor 8 Stroeroom 2F MD 1 MD 1 813 Storeroom 3F 14 Office Aisle 3Fi 15 Paking Lot 8 Stroeroom 2F MD 2 MD 2 8 Stroeroom 2F MD 3 MD 3 8 Stroeroom 2F DI 1 On DI 1 On 8 Stroeroom 2F DI 1 Off DI 1 Off 8 Stroeroom 2F Video Loss 1 Video Loss 1 8 Stroeroom 2F Video Recovery 1 Video Recovery 1 8 Stroeroom 2F Network Loss Network Loss CIS iS i fisisisiziz 8 Stroeroom 2F Network Recovery Network Recovery 3 Highlight the rule you wish to edit Click in the Event Name column to edit the event name and then double click the Response column to edit the response action Home Users Jevices Storage Device List ee 5 All Devices 7 04 Counter Filter Al
2. 2 Click Get Device Settings to have NVR contact the device and get the live view Once connected to the device NVR will get all the device properties and auto fill the fields like Brand and Model If the device supports dual stream Stream Mode selection field will reveal you may select different streaming mode and configure relative options You may click Cancel button on the top to abort setting this device or Apply to save it Basic New Device 2012 02 23 17 56 36 WOR LUNs D Device Name Protocol IP Address Brand Model Stream Mode HTTP Port User Name Password Default Live View Stream Recording Stream Connection Timeout 0 99 secs 38 gt ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual 3 To directly access the device configurator webpage simply click Web Configurator on top left to open it Certain detailed settings are only through the web configurator and not through NVR Basic Settings Attributes Field Name Description Device Name Enter the name of the camera which will be shown in the Device list on the left in Live View This name should be descriptive so that you know where the camera is located Protocol Select a streaming protocol to connect the camera with You may choose between TCP RTP or HTTP IP address Enter the camera s IP address or host name Brand Select the manufacturer of device Model Select the device type of
3. Preset Tour 1 3 Inthe Preset Points of a Tour area click Add Preset Point to add the number of points for this tour The number of points may outnumber the actual preset points you set for the same preset point might be gone through more than one time in a single tour For each point click in the Preset Point field to bring up the dropdown list and select one preset point and define the dwell time which represents the time the device would stay in a certain view Finally click Apply to save the tour ss gt ACTI Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Ba Jide PTZ Preset Tour Tour List Dinev Tour f oeite is ID A Pine Description NS 4 Preset Points of a Tour D Clear All Select All Select Sequence Preset Point 3 Dwell Time 5 300 secs 4 2 01 Left Wing 30 4 After a tour is saved it is available on Live View page gt PTZ control panel The preset points and tour set in NVR 3 0 are independent from those you set on device If you have already defined certain preset points or tour on device they will not be brought over to NVR system On the other hand the settings on NVR 3 0 will not write to the devices 6 D4 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Schedule Recordings Unlike the traditional analog surveillance system the IP surveillance system provides a target oriented recording schedule
4. AC Connectin TI bs NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual For V3 0 02 Version www acti com 2013 03 21 D4 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual About This Manual Target Audience This manual is intended for System Administrators who are responsible for installing and setting up ACTi NVR 3 0 surveillance system The reader is expected to know the fundamentals of IP surveillance system integration and to own the administrative privileges to achieve all the tasks You may also check video management system section on ACTi corporate website http www acti com nvr3 for updates or release information about this software and document Content Overview This manual provides information needed for planning the installation installing setting up the system and configuring the video streaming devices Its main content consists of the following three sections Getting Started provides the preparatory knowledge you should study before starting installation such as system requirements license registration and backup restore procedures Log in to the System explains how to log in to the system right after a successful installation System Setup gives instructions on the tasks such as adding devices to the system configuring the device settings scheduling the recordings managing events managing storage managing groups users and setting up Live View For each major task you w
5. ACTi NVR Workstation v3 0 02 InstallShield Wizard RI lv InstallShield Wizard Complete The InstallShield Wizard has successfully installed ACTi NVR Workstation v3 0 02 Click Finish to exit the wizard oO on desktop to execute NVR3Workst ation n 3 After the installation completes double click the shortcut the application D4 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual License and Activation In NVR 3 0 system each of the channels should have a license The licenses can be accumulative Upon installation ACTi provides free licenses for 16 channels To get more channels you should contact local distributors or ACTi sales representatives to purchase the licenses and acquire the License Key License Key is delivered as a printed license card or by email Upon the activation of extra license the additional channels will automatically become available How does Activation Work During license activation your License Key is matched against the MAC address of the Network Interface Card NIC on server computer Once this license key is used by the PC with given MAG it cannot be activated with another MAC This matching record will be stored on the ACTi web server If your computer has more than one network card NVR will detect them and provide you a dropdown list to select from There are two ways of license activation Online Activation Flow Online activation requir
6. Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Device List amp 04 Counter Filter All Triggers 07 Office Aisle 2F Bos Stroeroom 2F r09 Corridor 04 Counte B13 Storeroom 3F Target 04 Duration 5 14 Office Aisle 3Fi 04 Counte Click Apply to delete the selected item 15 Paking Lot 04 Count or click Cancel to delete later t 08 Preset 01 Duration 10 Next Preset E 04 Counte 04 Count C Clear Ai Select All Select Devic Response Confirm Target 04 Duration 5 y 04 Counte 04 Counte on 5 Times 1 04 Counte 04 Count Apply _ 04 Counter Network Recovery Network Recovery How to Setup SMTP Settings for Event Rules NVR 3 0 supports email notification for Event Handling sent through an SMTP server You can specify the email and server settings here 1 Goto Setup page gt System tab gt Settings gt Email amp SMTP Settings ie Settings mail amp SMTP Settings I User Interface Style SMTP Email Server smtp acti com Sender Name Security Officer SMTP Port 25 Sender Mail wen cheng acti com Controller 9 License Account Wen cheng Password esceecesen send test mai KO You must configure mail setting to send mail when event occurs Backup Restore 2 Fill in each of the following fields Field Name Description Input the senders SMTP server address Only alphabets numbers and the symbols _ are valid NVR server doe
7. Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Step 4 Add Video Source In edit mode move the mouse over the channel and click fe You may also directly pull a camera from the Device panel to your desired channel me 4 3 X Remove w Default Hotspot a Step 5 Add a Map By adding a map you put a picture on the channel where you may place camera icons to make it an e Map In edit mode move the mouse over the channel and click nal upload a map Please input the Map Name select the image location file format must be JPG and click Apply 85 A ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Create Map Map Settings Map Name Map Image Setting Upload Image C Users Wen Cheng Documents 7F jpg File already exists or duplicate file name Sort by Name e Map brightness To change the map brightness right click on the map select iz er 0 10 20 30 40 Map Mask and the brightness percentage level 50 60 70 380 0 e Map size By default the map will be displayed in its original size Use the button s on upper left to adjust the map size Fit image to channel height Original image size e Edit map title The map title will be shown on channel title bar In edit mode right click on a map channel and select Edit Map Information e Remove the whole map Right click on the map and sel
8. PELCOD PELCOP SONY VISCA Parity is the data validation mechanism for analog devices that use serial port interface to send or receive data When choosing parity mode other than none the data packets will be validated for possible data losses so that failed command could be re sent if necessary Please refer to the parity setting of the analog device and choose exactly the same parity setting also in NVR When setting up ACTi Zoom PTZ or Speed Dome cameras using ACTI protocol you may ignore the parity setting Available parity modes are Parity eee ane Pete i amount of bits i 8N1 8 N 1 801 8 O 1 8E1 8 E 1 8N2 8 N 2 802 8 O 2 8E2 8 E 2 7N2 7 N 2 702 7 O 2 7E2 7 E 2 Baud rate defines the data speed through serial port interface the rate value represents the number of symbols that can be transmitted within 1 second Please refer to the baud rate setting of the analog device and choose exactly the same baud rate setting also in NVR When setting up ACTi Zoom PTZ or PANEER Speed Dome cameras using ACTi protocol you may ignore the baud rate setting Available baud rates 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 51 ACTI lt gt Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Address ID represents the identity of the device only analog devices or speed dome cameras require this configuration Please refer to the Address ID of the device and choose exactly the sa
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10. Go to Setup gt System tab gt License gt Offline Registration click Import and select the license file Click Apply to activate this license Done olels NVR Setup 6 bd http www acti com sup PROX DA aeee ea gt ACTi Career Contact Us Where to Buy Corporate Language a i isan Tia 3 me oe Hi Wen Cheng Switch Role Logout e 1 HOME VIDEOCLIPS PRODUCTS SOLUTION TRAINING PARTNER NVR3 Software Registration Documents amp Downloads Product Resource Matrix Knowledge Base FAE Technical Guide Troubleshooting Database NVR License registration NVR 3 License Offline Registration is used when Server is located in network not connected to public internet i e Military Base Customer Services How to register NVR 3 License Off line Registration Customer Helpdesk Admin RD Cuctamar Candhacl Carm m m ae 4 w p 23 A ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Activate the License Before activating the license you need to prepare 1 License Key 2 your ACTi member account and password if you are not a member you may register on ACTi corporate website for free and 3 the MAC address of server computers network card if using Offline Activation 1 Goto Setup page gt System tab gt License On the screen shows number of channels under your current license and the license keys appl
11. addresses in To column if more than one please separate them by y symbol or click the J icon to select ae recipients from existing NVR User list Send Mail The Email address should be set in To I advance in Setup page gt Users I tab gt Users for an NVR User so that it rae can be selected in this list Edit the email subject and content Choose to attach a snapshot or not If event trigger type is Video Recovery or Network Recovery this function is disabled Mail Attach Snapshot After configuring the actions click Apply to save this response Go to Setup page gt Schedule tab and set the Event Handling schedule for this device Event responses will only be triggered when the trigger time falls within either the Event Handling recording or the Event Handling with Schedule recording period 6 To check if this rule is successfully set please make sure you have properly configured the involved 1 trigging side settings like Motion Detection Regions or DI 2 response side settings like PTZ Preset Points SMTP Server and Email Recipients FTP Server or DO Then set the Event Handling schedule for current time and trigger this rule 1 Sending email Uploading snapshot to FTP and Executing command actions are executed on the server computer not from the client computer There must be video stream from device when the event happens for event responses to work Internet Explorer browser may become
12. http localhost or the computer s ip address in URL box From Remote Client Computer A remote client refers to any client using a computer over WAN or LAN other than server computer If you are connecting to a NVR 3 0 server as a remote client please type server computers ip e g local network ip http 172 16 26 217 within LAN public IP http 220 228 146 21 or domain name http nvr acti com over WAN in URL box The port number is 80 and you can omit it when typing the address Accept ActiveX Controls Installation Requests NVR3 0 interface requires the add on ActiveX Control components please make sure browser s security settings allow ActiveX controls to be downloaded and installed When your browser asks if you allow ACTi Corporation s add on components to run please allow the Internet Explorer Security Warning Do you want to install this software Name nvUtil A Tr a or pasar Publisher ACTi Corporation aa More options 4 E Name nvMonitor ocx Fublisher ACTi Corporation While files from the Internet can be useful this i TF your computer Only install software from pub More options While files from the Internet can be useful this file type can potentially harm your computer Only install software from publishers you trust What s the risk 26 gt ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Login Failure Troubleshooting Once you
13. 05 05 03 05 de Pan Tilt 4 BP zoom Zoom in a Zoom out Click a button on the panel to start the red crosshair will appear in the view PTZ Panel 3 Use panel controls to operate PTZ movements 8 directional buttons Zoom in Zoom out Focus in Focus out Widen Narrow the Aperture 1 The zoom buttons are only applicable for those devices supporting optical zooming 2 The focus buttons are only applicable for devices with controllable zoom lens e g KCM5211 Please remember to turn off the autofocus mode on device firmware before using these buttons 3 The device should be equipped with DC Iris or P iris and has been switched to manual iris mode before you use the buttons for widening or narrowing aperture Digital PTZ Navigation Digital PTZ allows you to zoom into part of the video and enlarge it to display on screen This PTZ function is applied to every camera model in NVR 3 0 system 1 Get the live view from Live Preview window Make sure the Enable PTZ is unchecked 2 Click and drag a highlight rectangle over any channel and the area highlighted will be displayed in the full live video window In this mode a picture in picture view will show in the lower right of live view window A red rectangle will mark the currently enlarged view area within the full size video You may click and drag the red rectangle to see another area 3 To go back to the original full video view just rig
14. 55 File folder ew Libraries ControllerConfig 2013 2 5 F 05 55 XML Document Documents E DeviceCapsList 2013 2 5 F 05 28 XML Document d Music DeviceConfig 2013 2 5 F 05 29 XML Document Pictures EventHandleConfig 013 2 5 F 05 29 XML Document Videos License 2 5 B 05 28 XML Document MapConfig 2013 2 5 F 05 55 XML Document jM Computer ScheduleConfig 2013 2 5 F 05 29 XML Document amp Local Disk C SourceConfig 013 2 5 F 05 55 XML Document a Data D StorageConfig 2013 2 5 F 05 29 XML Document 2 DVD RW Drive E SystemConfig 2013 2 5 F 05 30 XML Document es Removable Disk UserConfig 2013 2 5 F 05 29 XML Document amp share Gdrivea ViewConfig 2013 2 5 F 05 55 XML Document DataBase Date modified 2013 2 5 F4 05 55 f File folder Step 4 System Log Optional The system log records the operations Users perform during logging in to NVR server You may export the system log of latest three days as csv file as backup Please refer to the section in this manual Export the Log on page 74 for instructions ACTI Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Restore System Data Before starting restoring the system make sure you have done the following 1 Re activate the license If you have done un installation previously and the number of channels to be recovered is over 16 Please prepare the license key information for
15. Bookmark All Day Audio Broadcast Camera Management Clear Copy Create Device Create Group Create Map Create Preset Point Create View Language Activate Digital Output 1 Activate Digital Output 2 Add Bookmark All Day Audio Broadcast Camera Management Clear Copy Create Device Create Group Create Map Create Preset Point Create View In general it is suggested that you always save a modified language table with a different file name in a location other than default system language folder C Program Files ACTi Corporation NVR3 Language then import it to use In this way you can avoid overwriting the original language file 96 ACTi lt gt Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Display Configurations You can change the user interface style by arranging the main screen and Panel Device List on the right or left Go to Setup page gt System tab Settings in User Interface Style section select the setting style then click Apply The change will be applied upon your next login System as GTS P Settings Device ID Device Name gt Coa oller Video Title Setting Q Device ID Device Name Date and Time License Export Video Settings Backup Restore ce a Export file path Snapshot OSD Date and Time Device ID Device Name User Interface Style Live and Playback UI Setting 7 D4 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manu
16. Customize Views on page 83 Reference Backup System_ Data on page 102 Reference User s Manual VNAVAVAYAV Ars eld Pere aa Pq ACTI Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Getting Started System Requirements The performance of NVR is largely determined by the hardware PC capability The table below provides basic guidelines for selecting proper hardware 1 The minimum required hardware will provide acceptable performance for systems that use mostly MPEG4 streams Surveillance systems that use 4 or more H 264 streams should satisfy Recommended System Spec for good performance PC Spec Server Local Client PC Server PC Only Remote Client PC TAE 17 100 1 100 17 100 Number 3 CPU Intel Core 2 Quad Intel Core i7 920 Intel Core 2 Quad Intel Core 2 Quad Intel Core i7 920 Processor 2 4GHz 2 67 GHz 2 4GHz 2 4GHz 2 67 GHz RAM 4GB Network Ethernet 1000 Base T recommended Hard Disk 4 Minimum 40 GB t Plone Client No minimum Space requirement Operation Both 32 64 bit versions updated to latest service packs 6 System Windows 7 Windows Server 2008 Windows Vista Windows Server 2003 Windows XP Apay Minimum 1024 X 768 Resolution Browser 32 bit Internet Explorer 8 and 9 Recommended System Spec O S Windows7 latest service packs Browser Internet Explorer 9 Web client CPU Intel Core 17 920 2 67 GHz RAM 4GB Disk Space 40G Minimum Display Resolution 1024
17. Device List 36 ACTI Connecting Vision vA NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual 3 There are two ways to add devices into the Add Device system Search Devices and Add Device Manually Use Search Devices to auto Se Tne options search your cameras located in the same subnet with your NVR server If your cameras co a ean ee video encoders are located outside of local subnet or over WAN please do it by Add Device Manually You need to know the IP address of the device to add it manually Search Devices within Local Area Network 1 Select Search Devices Once the search is completed a list of available devices will be shown You click on the title header to sort by that column Click the header again to sort in the reverse order Add Device r 94 devices found Available License 13 16 Available CDP License 56 60 IP Address MAC IP Filter C Ciear An Select All Model Channel Status 172 16 26 2 172 16 26 4 172 16 26 5 172 16 26 6 172 16 26 7 172 16 26 8 172 16 26 10 172 16 26 11 172 16 26 12 172 16 26 61 172 16 26 62 172 16 26 63 177 1649445 00 0F 7C 09 D5 58 00 0F 7C 08 32 DA 00 0F 7C 09 C9 F5 00 0F 7C 09 B9 76 00 0F 7C 08 1F B1 00 0F 7C 09 7A 6B 00 0F 7C 09 A1 AC 00 0F 7C 09 8F DC 00 0F 7C 07 F9 5D 00 0F 7C 07 31 D6 00 0F 7C 07 BB B7 00 0F 7C 08 E8 B3 NN NE 70 07 10 A2 ACTi ACTi ACTi ACTi ACTi ACTi ACTi ACTi ACTi
18. Device Permissions for created group This will define which devices this User groups Is allow to access If this User group is allowed to add new devices check New Device Default and edit the permissions these default settings will be applied to any device added by this user group 73 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual ia NVR Permissions Device Permissions C Clear Al Select an P Live Operate PTZ Playback Send Audio Out New Device Default 01 Office 1F Setup ctivate Digital C t 02 Office 2F etup Activate Digital Outpu 03 Entrance Record Manually 04 Office 3F Export Video 05 Office 4F NC Ctarnrnanem You may copy the Device Permissions Settings to other devices Click Copy under Device Permissions tab to bring up the target device menu check the target devices and click Apply Devices Storage Schedule Event Language System Add foo Delete fioo Reset foo Apply Device Permission Copy Setting 01 Office 1F amp s User Groups ID Name New Device Default 02 Office 2F Administrator Administrator Jeremy Jeremy Lin 05 Office 4F 06 Storeroom wang Tree gt Users 07 Gate 08 Counter User Group User 10 Basement 11 Asile m NVR Permissions Device Permissions 12 Lab 13 Parking lot C Clear Au Z Select All 14 Office Area 16 Square New Device Default 01 Office 1F 02 Office 2F 03 Entrance 04 Office 3F 05 Office 4F
19. Device tab this is where you may use certain fast and convenient approaches to manage a number of devices In this section we will guide you through how to quickly add or delete multiple devices Modify Basic Connection Settings Go to Setup page gt Devices tab and click All Devices in Device List to get the devices overview in right column Each basic connection setting field including Name IP Address HTTP Port User Name and Password is editable Simply click in the field to modify it directly Auto save NVR settings into device upon connection LJCA fy Select Al Select ID Name IP Address Brand Model ACTi TCM1511 TCM5311 Every time you modify a property without saving it an icon will appear WHEL next to the device in Device List You may click Reset to retrieve the 01 Front Door 1 02 Front door 05 Office After changing any field please remember to click Apply before you leave 04 2nd Floor Hallway 05 3rd Floor Hallway settings you saved last time once you want to abort current modificaiton this page NVR will sync with devices upon connecting to them To make sure the settings on NVR side are prior to and always overwrite those on device sides please check Auto save NVR settings into devices upon connection Delete Devices You may delete a single multiple or all devices on All Devices List The Regi logs and video files of the devices will be kept until being deleted by ser
20. Ed Select An PTZ Settings be copy from You can select only Video Settings one device to be the source 2 Click Copy to bring up the copy setting window 3 On the window below the source C Clear Al Select All device name are the settings you Add New Device may choose to copy including Basic settings PTZ Settings and Video Settings 4 Click Apply the settings will be written to target devices Cancel 5 To add a new device with the same settings choose Add New Device in Target Device area and then click Apply to go to a new device page Each field on this page has already been filled with the source device s properties You may continue to modify the Device Name IP Address get the live view by clicking Get Device Settings and then click Apply to add this device to Device List 6 There are a few differences of the copied items between two target device types 42 D4 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Settings Copied to Target Devices arget Type New Device Existing Device All All except Device Name IP Address HTTP Port RTSP Port User Name and Password All except Motion Settings Video Adjustment All except PTZ Preset Points and Commands You can only choose either Add New Device or existing devices as target To add new devices by copying from an existing one the user s group should be permitted with
21. IPDevice ACTi ACTi ACTi ACTi ACTi ACTi ACTi ACTi ACTi ACTi ACTi E54 TCM4511 D52 E42 TCM6630 E13 35 E12 TCM3111 CAMERA ACTi ACTi ACTi KCM5311 KCM5611 KCMS5111 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Refresh 3 Available Licensed channel 4 IP filter for multiple networks Search result Column title 2 Select the row of the camera you wish to add to the system and repeat this step until you have checked all the devices you need 3 Click Apply to add selected devices into NVR system 37 www acti com A ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Add Devices on WAN or Other Local Area Networks 1 After selecting Add Device Manually camera setting page will appear as below The most important settings are 1 Protocol 2 Camera IP 3 HTTP Port and 4 User Name amp Password Please fill in these fields required for NVR to communicate with the device Basic Settings Device Name New Device Protocol IP Address Brand Model ACD2000 Stream Mode QUAD HTTP Port 80 User Name Admin Password eescee Connection Timeout 0 99 secs 5 Important Notice If any of the said fields is incorrect NVR will not be able to connect the device When you have any device connection problem please check these settings However at this point you may skip filling in the Device Name Brand Model and Stream Mode configuration
22. Options cmd exe iexplore exe taskmgr exe GoogleToolbarUser_32 exe conhost exe wicomm exe Dropbox exe CCC exe WINWORD EXE jusched exe MOM exe msnmsgr exe explorer exe iexplore exe dwm exe AcroRid32 exe OUTLOOK EXE taskhost exe iexplore exe AcroRid32 exe Processes 58 CPU Usage 15 Select Process Page Columns Select the columns that will appear on the Process page of Task Manager PID Process Identifier User Name Session ID CPL Usage CPU Time Memory Working Set Memory Peak Working Set Memory Working Set Delta Memory Private Working Set Memory Commit Size Memory Paged Pool Memory Non paged Pool Page Faults Page Fault Delta Base Priority Physical Memory 67 Condition 2 Why can t I install Active X controls after logging in ActiveX Control components are essential for NVR server to present user interface The message below will show if these controls were not installed 28 ACTI gt Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual lt http localhost Pr GX NR Cause 1 Your Internet Explorer browser version does not support NVR 3 0 Solution Make sure you are using IE8 or IE9 32 bit version Cause 2 Your browser restricts the installation of add on components Solution To ensure NVR server is always accessible from your web client regardless of any change in browser s Internet security setting you may add NVR se
23. To make sure the device is installed properly open Windows Start SISO_NP_PC1 USB Optical VX2253 Series USB Disk Mouse menu and enter Devices and Printers to check the status Lid ay 3 Log in to NVR server go to Setup page Ksi gt System tab enter Controller section S and select your product l 4 You may assign specific commands from dropdown list to buttons 1 12 of the controller When setting is done click Apply The modification you did on one controller model will be applied to the other joystick model as well Pt Settings CH Products ogitec I User Interface Style ulton 4 g Controller sution2 jRIZEIGoIoIpreseta sutton 3 License sutton Backup Restore Controls Stored 0 Using 9 Losing 0 5 To validate its function go to Live View page and focus on a PTZ device channel to operate the supported PTZ operations o D4 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Un install Server Software In certain cases un installation of NVR system is necessary for example 1 you want to terminate NVR server and clear all the evidence due to privacy and security reasons 2 you need to reinstall the system due to an unsuccessful installation Before starting un installation please backup important data please refer to Backup System Data on page 102 first and prepare the NVR server install shield application This chapter will describe
24. Users Setup Schedule Setup Event System Status Request Log Read the Log The search result will show 1000 records before and after your query time You may click the pagination buttons KE io navigate earlier or later records If there is an icon on the right top corner of an entry click it to view the full description content System Lag Search Time 2012 09 18 Type User Operation Setup D User Account Select All Device Select All Search Export Date Time Type User Account Device Description 2012 09 18 15 14 59 System Status Server startup UserGroup 2012 09 18 15 20 06 Setup Users admin f SA id Administrator Name Administrator User 2012 09 18 15 20 07 User Operation 2 id admin Name Admin DecodelSetting CPU enable 1 2012 09 18 15 23 33 Setup System admin FolderName Recordinas FolderName Recordings RecordingKeepDays Enable 0 KeepDays 30 2012 09 18 15 23 33 Setup System Storages Storage id C KeepSpace 20480 SystemLogKeepDays 30 A log entry contains several kinds of information including Date Time Type User Account Device and Description Check Type and Description fields to know what the user has done or what happened to the whole system In Type field shows what major functions user engaged in in Description field narrates how the change was done in green font color uppercase and the result in white font color 73 D4 ACTi Connecting Visio
25. about changes to your computer User Account Control helps prevent potentially harmful programs from making changes to your computer Tell me more about User Account Control settings Always notify Default Notify me only when programs try to make t changes to my computer E Don t notify me when I make changes to Windows Cj settings Recommended if you use familiar programs and visit familiar websites Never notify ba Cex Disable UAC in Windows Vista 1 Goto Windows Control Panel click User Account and Family safety System and Maintenance Get started with Windows Back up your computer e Security Check for updates Check this computer s security status P Allow a program through Windows Firewall ay User Accounts and Family Safety Set up parental controls for any user i Add or remove user accounts Appearance anc Personalization Change desktop background Change the color scheme Adjust screen resolution Clock Language and Region Ts Change keyboards or other input methods i f ws Network and Internet View network status and tasks Set up file sharing Hardware and Sound _ Play CDs or other media automatically Printer Mouse Ease of Access Let Windows suggest settings Optimize visual display Programs a Uninstall a program Additional Options Change startup programs eax 2 Select the account then Turn User Account Control on or
26. chapter will take you through these settings Access Permissions In NVR 3 0 the access permissions are managed by User Groups User Groups defines what functions and devices are allowed for each user Different User Groups will have different access rights in terms of permitted operations with each device like Live View Playback and NVR server management operations like Device Setup Schedule Setup Event Setup and System Setup For example an Administrator User is allowed for all the operations in NVR while a standard User may only be permitted to do Live View and Playback with limited devices The chart below displays different employees as NVR Users and their access rights in this system Jeremy Gate Guard Monitor Gate Group User Only cameras in gate area Sam Security Head Playback Security Group User _ All cameras Monitor Sean Manager g Playback Administrator Group Setup All cameras NVR server Overview Go to Setup page gt Users tab There are two sections to manage User Groups and Users individually User Groups To setup user groups and its permissions for device and functionalities Users To manage user accounts and configure user information ACTi NVR 3 0 has integrated Microsoft Active Directory service to provide network administrators a more convenient choice for user management Active Directory is a directory service built in Microsoft Server products to manage user ident
27. confront with problems accessing NVR server refer to the possible conditions below and follow the instruction to solve your issues Condition 1 Why can t access NVR server via browser After typing in the correct NVR server IP if you cannot access NVR Login page you may get the below browser screens olla o z ia http localhost X HTTP 404 Not Found U W 6 G http localhost 2 x Internet Explorer canno ye gt cs Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage 2 The webpage cannot be found What you can try Most likely causes There might be a typing error in the address l Diagnose Connection Problems If you clicked on a link it may be out of date More information What you can try Retype the address Go back to the previous page Goto and look for the information you want More information 100 v Cause 1 Server is not ready Solution It may happen when you just started the server computer or the server installation has just finished please wait a few seconds and connect again Cause 2 Server is not able to respond to your request through current path because port 80 has been seized by another service running on server computer This may happen when that service is executed right before NVR server starts its services Solution Please check if there is another service using port 80 right now and ch
28. it possesses full permissions _ to all devices and NVR settings B gt ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Domain Users Management As ACTi 3 0 server computer logged on to a domain Active Directory it can import a user account from Active Directory Domain AcTiNvR 3 0 Server ACTi com oe l N Active m f N Directory J N Domain _ Controller ae Windows P Server System _ ge This type of User account is Domain User Upon being added to NVR server the User properties stored on Active Directory database including account name and email address will be imported to NVR server h _ clear An VJ Select All User Groups Select User Type User Account User Name Password Email Group Name Users Customized User admin Admin Administrator Domain User wen cheng Wen Cheng Wen Cheng ACTi com User Whenever the Domain User client tries to log in to NVR server NVR server will first verify if this account exists in NVR server database then will have Active Directory verify the user account and password As Active Directory owns the privilege to create edit and delete domain users the Domain User s account and password are not editable through NVR user interface but via Active Directory Administrative Tool s2 ACTI Connecting Vision DA NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Customize Views After all devices are configur
29. manual recording or take a snapshot You may find and playback existing recordings in this module Up to 100 channels can be played synchronously Snapshots or video segments can be taken from playback files Recorded files can also be exported to AVI format here This module includes user setup device setup event setup schedule setup and system wide settings 3s x ai NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Add Devices Cameras or video encoders are the fundamental building blocks of surveillance systems To manage cameras from NVR3 you have to add camera devices into NVR3 system first In this section we will guide you through how to add or delete devices on NVR system To start adding new devices please follow steps as below 1 On Setup page gt Home screen click Device Quick Setup Users Devices Storage User Profile and Group Camera Management Storage Settings Managemen 5 Add Device Manually Modify Schedule Jes Schedule Event Language Recording Mode amp Event Management Language Settings g Schedule Management Manage Events Add License System NVR Configuration 2 On Devices page the Device List is currently empty and you need to add some video sources to it Now click Add Device Devices Device List Auto save NVR settings into device upon connection Oceaan M Select an i ID Name IP Address HTTP Port User Name Password Brand Model Channel
30. off 3 On the Turn on User Account Control UAC to make your computer more secure window uncheck the Use User Account Control UAC to help protect your computer Click on the OK to apply you will have to restart the computer for this change to take place sao G 2 Tum User X p Search File Edit View Tools Help Turn on User Account Control UAC to make your computer more secure User Account Control UAC can help prevent unauthorized changes to your computer We recommend that you leave UAC turned on to help protect your computer __ Use User Account Control UAC to help protect your computer Cancel 17 www acti com ACTI Connecting Vision Kal NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Server Installation The server program installation is as easy as 1 2 3 by following the installation wizard s instructions The server would start its service right after installation completes without the need to restart the server computer Install the Software 1 Execute ACTi_NVR_Server_v3 0 02 exe installation application 2 Follow the onscreen instructions of Install Shield Wizard accept the license agreement and proceed ACTi NVR Server v3 0 02 InstallShield Wizard Rd ACTi Connecting Vision License Agreement Please read the following license agreement carefully Important Notice Please read the terms and conditions of this license agreement care
31. section only deals with the overall storage rules and not storage of individual channels Please note that as NVR continuously writes and deletes file from the disk drive using a removable disk may risk losing recording when device is removed while being accessed Go to Setup page gt Storage tab Kol Options System Log i About Us Storage Recording Settings Recording Folder Name Keep System Log for 1 999 days Disk Drive List Select Drive Free Space GB Total Space GB Reserve Space GB Change Recordings Folder Name In Recording Settings section you may change the name of video recordings folder The video files are saved in a folder named Recordings under hard drive root directory You may change the name here Set System Log Lifecycle System Log is the record of User activities and events that took place on the server In Recording Settings section you may set how long this record is kept on the server Default is 30 days Set Hard Drives for the Recorded Files Deletion Rule 1 On Disk Drive List displays the detected hard drives in your server computer You may select the storage location of the recording files and set the deletion threshold By default NVR server will select C drive as storage location Select Drive Free Space GB Total Space GB Reserve Space GB 60 4 136 6 7s D4 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual 2 After s
32. shortcut into the Startup folder 5 The next time you start Windows NVR 3 0 live view will be running automatically and you may start monitoring the system in no time 3 A ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Customize System Language NVR server supports multiple languages for user interface display There are already 10 translated language files in the server system Each language is open to customization based on your own needs This section will describe how to choose or customize language strings for your site Login Screen the Languages List You may decide which languages to be selectable on Login screen The chosen languages will appear on the Language dropdown list Welcome To NVR v3 0 English Account Password Deutsch EAAnVIKG Espanol Suomen kieli Francais Language English Magyar Bahasa Indonesia Italiano 8 PyCCKMH A3bIK Svenska ing Turkce Ti ng Vi t h E hor BR nay Go to Setup page gt Language tab click Active Languages On popup window check the languages you need and click Apply By default all languages are selected as the default system language English and Traditional Chinese are not removable from this list Event Language Active Languages Language List C clear All Select All mA Seas ae Sal esk ul B Message lic file Dans Deutsch B Tooltip File already exists or EAAnVIKa ACTi Member I
33. the following boxes each type of the box indicates different purposes or levels of importance for system Important Notice The content within this box is an important notice This notice is important for you to get certain functions to work properly or to prevent from certain potential problems that may damage your system Make sure you read this notice and follow the instructions The content within this box is a note A note is some necessary information you need to know about the action you are currently taking like what will happen after you follow or don t follow certain procedure The content within this box is a tip A tip gives you an alternative method to easily or quickly achieve an objective usually for specific conditions 4 www acti com D4 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Legal Notice Disclaimer The information contained in this document is intended for general information purposes ACTi Corporation shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages arising from the furnishing performance or use of this manual The information contained herein is subject to change without notice Copyright Copyright 2003 2013 ACTi Corporation All Rights Reserved Trademarks ACTI are registered trademarks of ACTi Connecting Vision ACTi Connecting Vision and its logo Wap Corporation Microsoft and Windows are regis
34. the preset points PTZ Setup NVR to play beep sound for a number of repetitions Audio Alert Beep Duration secs Times 1 10 Digital Output Setup the DO to become ON or OFF upon DO 4 Duration secs trigger only the devices supporting DO functions can be the target devices DO 2 Duration secs Enable NVR to execute a certain as E command upon this event You can use it Enable nee to integrate NVR s event handling with other programs Enter the path of the command to be executed upon event Upload Snapshot to FTP Enable NVR to upload FTP to a FIP site upon this event The default FTP settings can be set in advance in Setup page gt System tab gt Settings gt FTP Settings You may set another FIP destination here for this single event Please also make sure the FIP server setting is correct and the folder access rights are properly configured Upload Snapshot to FTP Server Port Account Password Mode Remote Folder z gt ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Enable NVR to send email notification via User List SMTP server The default SMTP and _Jctear an Select All Ser UT ears Email sender s email settings can be set in Admin wen cheng acti com Jeff jeff buckley acti com advance In Jeremy Lin jeremy lin acti com a pene Setup page gt System tab gt Settings gt sai in i i Email amp SMTP Settings 1 Type one or more recipients email
35. this right To check the access rights please go to Setup page gt Users page gt User Groups select the user group and enable the Device Setup Add New Device under NVR Permissions Add Video Streams from a Multi channel Device There are devices that output more than one video streams to NVR For example a video encoder converts a number of analog video signals into the same amount of IP video streams certain high megapixel cameras such as ACTi KCM 5111 supports outputting multiple VGA streams cropped from a single high resolution video source These multiple streams come from a single device are managed as different cameras by NVR server To add these streams as multiple channels for you to view and record please 1 Select the desired stream mode in Stream Mode field L 2 J on Setup page gt Devices tab gt Basic tab ae 2 The Channel No column will display for you to input Protocol IP Address the stream ID the same with your setting in device s Brand web configurator Model Stream Mode After configuration click Apply ae HTTP Port Go to All Devices page duplicate this device to a new User Name channel repeat this step until all the channels you need Password Connection Timeout 0 99 secs are added 5 Individually modify the Channel No value of the channels Saving CPU loading with Your Dual Streaming devices The device supporting dual streaming function can o
36. Clear the setting Stns lero sreuriien Continuous recording event handling SEELETTI Event recording event handling 2 Click and drag over the Time Track to set time period Event Recording z Recording Mode Bar Schedule Setting so ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Use Time Setting Quick Buttons to Set the Time in One Click Select the recording mode then click one of these buttons to apply the mostly used time settings Click to apply schedule for all day Click to apply schedule from 06 00 to 18 00 every day with the settings for the rest of the time track being cleared Event Recording 10 11 1 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Click to apply schedule from 18 00 to 06 00 every day with the settings for the rest of the time track being cleared Event Recording amp 9 1410 11 60 A ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Click to clear all schedule setting in this device 18 195 20 21 22 23 Lock Specific Days Clicking the day of the week will lock unlock that day from schedule setting You can shield schedule on a certain day from being changed by changes in other weekdays You may easily set just the weekdays or the same time over the same week this way To do this 1 Click the days to shield them ee e 61 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Man
37. D Espa ol Suomen kieli ACTi Member Password ACTi Unified Workstation Francais ny ACTi member id password mismatch Magyar Bahasa Indonesia AVI About Us Italiano Aas About Us Nederlands Polski Absolute Position Portugu s Romana Account Account and Password can not be b PycckKun A3bIK Svenska Account is duplicated ine T rk e Pe SST cc Te 94 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Edit User Interface Wordings Each language file contains four editable string tables Each table displays the default wordings in English and the translation in target language To view each table 1 Select the language from Select Language dropdown list then select a table from the Language List list on the left column B ul Message Ala Tooltip File already exists ACTi Member ID ACTi Member Passi ACTi Unified Works ACTi member id p2 3 AVI About Us About Us Absolute Position Account Account and Passw T Account is duplicati r g Language lic file File already exists or duplicate file name ACTi Member ID ACTi Member Password ACTi Unified Workstation ACTi member id password mismatch Please try again AVI About Us About Us Absolute Position Account Account and Password can not be blank Account is duplicated 2 Your target language will be displayed on the right column while the default system language Engl
38. D 2 2012 05 24 00 14 52 04 Office 3F 112 05 24 C 05 Office 4F MD 3 112 05 24 00 14 14 05 Office 4F Control Kat amp 90 A ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual On View Tool Bar click fe then Create Patrol 1 2 3 6 The saved patrols will be shown on the patrol list Input the Patrol Name Select the Patrol Type to be open to all Users or to the creator s account Define the Global Dwell Time between the views If you want to set different dwell time length for individual Views do not check this option and configure them separately in below table Choose the Views to display in patrol If you select the All Device group you will also need to select All Device Layout Style for it Click Apply to save the settings Create Patrol Patrol Name A11 F m Patrol Type Fy Private Global Dwell Time 5 120 secs 5 All Devices Layout Style J Gear an v Select Al Dwell Time 5 120 secs Ba All Devices 4 Gls 11F Entrance iF SJ lt I EKE after you click KJ on View Tool Bar you may delete and edit a saved patrol or select it to start patrolling Create Patrol Instant Patrol 91 gt ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Tips to Enhance Live View Performance Live view for multiple channels requires sufficient computing power to run the performance In certain extreme cases like when viewing seve
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40. NC Ctararnaam mani Cance Apply Click Apply on top to save the settings Add Users You can create a user account with user name and password authentication for NVR 3 0 server as Users 1 Select and click Add button 2 Select User Type as Customized User or Domain User e Customized User an account created and managed on NVR server only e Domain User an account that already exists in Active Directory database within the domain 3 Insert user account name password and the account mail Assign created user to specific user group After you click Apply this new user will be added to the list on top 80 A ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual S User Groups p Sh users in domain groups n Oceaan A Select au faaan Add New User iai Group Name Administrator User Type Account Name Password Email User Groups Account Password Rules 1 Account and Password fields allow alphabets numbers and symbols except the following lt gt In Account field for alphabets the input will be recognized as lowercase letters Space is only allowed between characters the space in the beginning or at the end will be deleted as it is saved The Password field is case sensitive and the space is allowed Admin is the default user account and belongs to Administrator user group Hence the user Admin and the group Administrator cannot be deleted
41. Private and then click Apply e The views under Private View Group are only available to the User who created them e The views under Public View Group are open to every User REEF Create View AEAEE E ois l 7F Emap amp Camera ERDA View Name 11FEntrancd All camera a Entrance 7F_11F Entrance ORSC EAE Group Name 11F E in Devices siti is ta rec 1 11F Entrance rec 2 11F_Lab Set default view nec 8 3 7F Office Area A a JB 4 7F_Office PTZ 5 7F_Office Area B F 6 7F_Office Area All i REC lea 7 7F_Entrance _ t ma REC ea 8 7F_Entrance_Counter aE AN 9 11F_Entrance_Outer Step 2 Enter Edit Mode On View Tool Bar click the Edit View button this view will turn into edit mode In edit mode you may add a video source to a channel and adjust the channel size Step 3 Select a Layout On Layout Selection Bar click the Expand button fea for all provided layout styles Select a layout that is perfect for your required channel number and ideal arrangement s Ei ame M im M im S SE m EEE is Gee 24 25 5s Ge Ge Gel ea Le boo mm fee fz MS oY B3 CBB BR BRB BRR RRR RRR RRR RRP RRS Device 4 All Devices Lc 1 11F_Entrance 2 11F_Lab 3 7F_Office Area A a Q 4 7F_Office PTZ 5 7F_Office Area B a WE 6 7F_Office Area All 7 7F_Entrance rec 9 7F_Entrance_Counter rec R o 1F_Entrance_Outer eR i dnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnanu u 3h 3 84 ACTi
42. The settings for Settings User Devices Storage Schedule Event and System can be exported as a backup file You may download the utility from http www acti com utility Individual video files recorded by NVR 2 3 server are not Recording playable on NVR 3 0 server Please make a copy of these Files recordings and use the playback utility Archive Player to play them You may download it from http www acti com utility gt ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Please have the following data prepared before the migration takes place 1 NVR 3 0 install shield application file 2 NVR 3 0 license key 3 NVR 2 3 server backup file xml created by Config Converter To start 1 Uninstall all NVR 2 3 components including Server and Workstation programs and then restart the computer This step is required when NVR 3 0 server is to be installed on the same server computer where NVR 2 3 server locates as NVR 2 3 server and NVR 3 0 server cannot co exist on the same computer due to system conflict Install NVR 3 0 server refer to Server Installation on page 18 Activate NVR 3 0 license refer to License and Activation on page 22 Restore the system settings with backup file xml refer to Restore System Data on page 104 Migrate NVR 3 0 to another Server Computer For the migration of NVR 3 0 server between two computers make sure you have contacted ACTi Customer Help Desk for assistance in r
43. X 768 Network Adapter Ethernet 1000 Base T 1 These specifications are based on following camera settings Single stream mode 1280x1024 3Mbps 18fos MPEG 4 Dual stream mode 1280x1024 3Mbps 18fps H 264 recording 640x480 Quality 100 18fps MJPEG live view 2 PC Spec requirements are the same for 32 bit and 64 bit systems 3 Live view for multiple channels requires good hardware for smooth performance For more channels or heavy use of high resolution streaming it is good to adopt computers with more advanced specifications than the requirements we suggest 1a Pq ACTI Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual 4 Supports local hard drives and iSCSI NAS 5 The required free space of the disk drive where NVR is installed should be at least 40 GB at all times however the actual necessary space depends on number of devices recording and event rules settings To get an approximate value you may use the software tool Storage amp Bandwidth Calculator provided on htitp www acti com project_planner by ACTi lt is also recommended to use a separate disk for video recordings 6 Please make sure your operation system is fully patched with the latest service packs 5 D4 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Prerequisites These prerequisites below are necessary before installation 1 Suitable System Specifications Ensure that the server computer meets the
44. ails but also brightness contrast saturation and hue are essential factors to make Event Recording images closer to real scene For devices that support these property configurations you may directly modify them and save to the device in NVR 3 0 system To start on Device Video tab click Video Adjustment Each field is only available when the device opens this property for modification If the device is in Dual Mode the video you get in this window will always be Stream 1 1 At first synchronize with the device to get the current settings by clicking Get Video Adjustment 2 After retrieving the settings from device the fields available for modification depends on models will be enabled Select the desired value for the field 3 Click Apply Video Adjustment Video Adjustment Settings Brightness Contrast Saturation zas J wi st nrn z ES A S Saan Wii S ny h BS z i 7 H UNA f n Te T S nue x y 1 y 0 lt 3 n Te ay O nd ye a a a D4 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Video Adjustment Attributes Field Name Description Brightness 1 100 Defines how much portion of light and of dark appear in the image As the value increases the image appears brighter and vice versa Contrast 1 100 Defines the range level between light values and dark values As the value increases the sepa
45. al Video amp Snapshot Export Configurations The snapshots taken by Users on Live View and all exported video files are saved to a default file location and you may configure the destination on NVR server Go to Setup page gt System tab gt Settings in Export Video Settings section click Browse to choose the Export file path You may also define what information is printed on each snapshot by checking the items Date and time Device ID and Device Name These configurations will take place after you click Apply System a oe Controller o License Export Video Settings Backup Restore Export file path Snapshot OSD Date and Time User Interface Style Live and Playback UI Setting ss D4 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Joystick On NVR 3 0 other than user interface PTZ panel and mouse operation you may also control the PTZ movements by physical controllers NVR 3 0 supports two types of controllers which both feature in a joystick and twelve buttons for users to assign specific actions Model IP Desktop Model Extreme 3D Pro Manufacturer CH Products Manufacturer Logitech How to Install the Joystick 1 m Log out from NVR server gO a Hardware Devices and Printers Search Devices and Printers p Add a device Add a printer iS e P GA 2 Connect the controller device to your 4 Devices 5 computer
46. allation and restoration which should be executed carefully to prevent from loss of important data You should go though the instructions of required procedures before the migration starts This chapter will lead you through the procedures for managing a safe migration process Migrate from NVR 2 3 to NVR 3 0 The NVR 3 0 server has a disparate database structure from previous ACTi NVR systems Therefore the backup files and video files created from NVR 2 3 server are not compatible with NVR 3 0 server ACTi provides a backup converter utility to create a system settings backup directly from NVR 2 3 03 for NVR 3 0 to restore in this way you may directly carry the whole server settings to NVR 3 0 system with a single backup file Therefore if you are currently using an ACTi NVR 2 X server product Enterprise or Professional please upgrade it to 2 3 03 or later versions You may download the patch from htto www acti com product detail Video Management System NVR Enterprise NVR 2 3 to NVR 3 0 Server Data Compatibilities Data Type Compatibility Description The license key for NVR 2 3 server is not compatible to NVR License x 3 0 If you require more than 16 channels to use on NVR 3 0 Data please contact your system provider to purchase new license key Please download the utility Config Convertor from ACTi corporate website and use it to export system settings from system NVR 2 3 server to an NVR 3 0 compatible file
47. ange the setting in that program to release port 80 for NVR 3 0 server Below are the steps to find the service 1 Please click on Windows Start Windows Logo then enter cmd exe in the run box and execute it 2 Input the command netstat a o b You will be provided with the ports in use and the services using them Find the Local Address that has taken port 80 and the PID number 7 D4 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Ge Administrator C Windows system32 cmd exe Co Users Wen Cheng gt netstat a o hb Active Connections Proto Local Add mess Foreign Address State H 8 8 8 88 Wen Cheng HP 8 LISTENING 8 8 8 135 Wen Cheng HP LISTENING suchost exe TGP 4 0 8 6 443 Wen Cheng HP 8 LISTENING Skype exe TCP 0 6 0 6 445 Hen Cheng HF A LISTEHIHG Can not obtain ownership information TGF 0 0 0 0 3389 Cryptsuc suchost exe E E d Wen Cheng HP LISTENING k k 3 Press down ctrl alt Delete keys to bring up Windows Task Manager Select View and then Select columns and enable the PID Process Identifier to appear on search results Please also make sure Show process from all users is enabled 4 On Task Manager Process tab locate the PID number of the service using port 80 The service name is shown under Image Name column 1E Windows Task Manager File
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49. cording hard drives may fail The recording files raw can only be played on the playback utility Archive Player You may download it from http www acti com utility Step 1 Backup System Settings 1 Goto Setup page gt System tab gt Backup Restore 2 In Backup section click Browse to select the destination for backup file the file will be saved as Backup_ YYYYMMDD xmI file Then click Backup to export the file Schedule Event Eleltele System Backup k Settings Destination I User Interface Style Controller Save As GO gt NVR Backup Restore Organize v New folder e Backup Restore l Ge BackupiRestore Data Source x Favorites License BD Desktop Bb Downloads E Recent Places F Dropbox ACTI Connecting Vision bis NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Important Notice The license data is not included in the system backup file You have to preserve the license key information provided in email or printed card to you after the purchase takes place Step 2 Back up Recording Files Folder Optional Back up the whole Recordings folder s that saves the recorded video files on storage hard drive s If you selected multiple storage hard drives via Setup page gt Storage tab gt Disk Drive List then the server may have generated one Recordings folder under each selected drive If you have renamed the folders or change the locati
50. day A 04 Gate 01 ACTI o6 Left wing 04 Gate SSS SSAA TK SSS ARRAS SRS TAK B09 Center 06 Left wing WMA Ww w Ww 0 rec M 10 Right Wing 09 Center 11 Counter 1 10 Right Wing SSW SWS TWN STE DTW ni REC 12 Counter 2 11 Counter 1 tks 12 Counter 2 TRL The below list explains the status of different bar patterns con Recording Function Description E Schedule recording During this period device view will be recorded continuously Event handling During this schedule the event rules you set are active SS Schedule recording and Event handling are both active during this period Event recording During this period only detected events e g Motion PIR will be recorded 44 Event recording and Event handling are both active during this period How to Know if the Recording is Proceeding As the recording is taking place you can observe the status on the All Device List There will be an icon Fe appearing in front of the device In Playback you can drag the playback bar to current time position to check the latest recording z D4 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Event Management When something happens on camera site such as someone walks by the door opens or closes a fire breaks out or the sun goes down these are all Events Events which occur in the environment or were preprogrammed in the camera may be used as Triggers Triggers cause the de
51. der v TH Q Jt Favorites 5 Name Date modified Type Size W Desktop i 4 30 2012 5 25PM File folder Bb Downloads Recent Places NVR 3 Prog ra m Folder 47 Dropbox vE p p Step 3 Remove the Recordings Folder Optional Remove the whole Recordings folder s that saves the recorded video files on storage hard drive s If you selected multiple storage hard drives via Setup page gt Storage tab gt Disk Drive List then the server may have generated one Recordings folder under each selected drive If you have renamed the folders or change the locations please make sure you find the correct path r came x OO amp gt Computer Local Disk C gt v P Organize v ad Open Play Include in library Share with v o E SR Ie Je ae Name Title Contributing artists Recent Places a AcMiniDump sb Downloads J AMC 49 Dropbox J AMD MD Desktop d NVR Temp PerfLogs ay Libraries Pr i Documents Recordings a Music adl lt fii Recordings Date modified 2013 2 5 FE 11 31 elu xX GO gt Computer Local Disk C Recordings gt 5 Organize v Include in library v Share with v Burn New folder B Fel Bl enn ane Documents Name J Date modified Type Musi a Mic dJ Channel01 2013 2 6 F 01 51 File folder m t Pictures A L i videos Ji Channel02 2013 2 6 F File fold I J Channel03 2013 2 6 FS File fold l J Channel04 2013 2 6 F 02 08 Fil
52. der your current license Each new device has a license for 16 channels which is already activated You can click Next to next setting if you do not want to add new license for now For more details about the settings please refer to License and Activation on page 22 The end of Setup Wizard Click Done to complete Setup Wizard the previous configuration steps you have gone through are available in Setup page RaJACTi AoaooonoooNocoooAooo0o OA You can configure other settings in the Setup page later 34 ACTI lt gt Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual NVR Main Screen You will enter the live view screen after Setup Wizard On the right are link buttons to three NVR major functions 1 Live view 2 Playback and 3 Setup You can click the orange button to enter the function page Live View In this module you can see live view from cameras perform i no PTZ operations with mouse or Y AA i 4 Joystick view system log F so 5 59 05 se Jr a Bs rT I j S x lt a TEN mC J E GOB Aree AE 2017 06 18 199805 J Offices Sree A 70170519 13205 om oo gt r aw lt _ E j gt a JEn as af wk k i gt s receive alerts on the event 5 panel setup view layouts ApoB 2012 26 46 OR a a i aa aie y ta z oe A EPTZ 20170918155 Kaila mya a perform
53. e folder Jm Computer OA di Channel05 2013 2 6 FF File fold amp Local Disk C eee d Channel06 2013 2 6 F 02 08 File fold ca Data D p Ch 07 2013 2 6 F 02 08 File fold anne U15 2 9 T UZUS DVD RW Drive j he Recordings folder contains a ge ara eee eae i y d 6 wt ow g individual channel subfolders 101 www acti com D4 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Backup System Data Making regular system backups is always recommended in case of unexpected disasters or accidents that may damage NVR server Other than this you may need to perform an on demand backing up to 1 migrate the whole NVR server data to another computer or 2 re install the NVR server on current computer There are several types of data on NVR server essential to your surveillance system please consider your purpose and follow the below instructions to create their backups Regular Backup system settings only NVR server can create a backup file of the whole system settings within one click The settings being backed up include the following properties you set for system 1 Users 2 Device 3 Storage 4 Schedule 5 Event 6 System Settings User Interface Style Joystick and 7 the saved Views in Live View page Complete Backup system settings video files Besides system settings some organizations may want to back up the video recording occasionally in case that the re
54. ect Remove 86 A NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual e Manage maps ACTI Connecting Vision All the uploaded images are managed under Map Image Manager On Live View screen you may go to gt Map Image Manager t Map Image Manager Upload Image Sort by Name o view upload or delete the maps bronse C earan select all ST Step 6 Add Devices to the Map Pull a device from Device List to the map Device 4 All Devices i 11F_Entrance 211F_Lab W 3 7F_Office Area A BB 4 75_Office PTZ 5 7F_Office Area B 6 7F_Office Area All 7 7F_Entrance ag 7F_Entrance_Counter g 1F_Entrance_Outer elo remove this device from map Click elo move this device Left click on the device icon and drag e To turn the pointed direction Mouse over the viewing angle area left click on the clockwise arrow to turn the direction 87 ACTI Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual elo adjust precise pointed direction Vsion Angie S e Right click on the device icon select 476 Mo Pointed Direction gt Pointed Direction M 180 180 e To adjust device s viewing angle y ision An gt i pE Mion ance Right click on the device icon select ner Vision Angle Step 7 Adjust the Channel Size amp Layout e Adjust the channel size Click E on right lower corner of the channel window drag and then relea
55. ed you may start customizing the views for different users and purposes This chapter will teach you how to add video source arrange the channels and manage live view layouts In NVR 3 0 system a View refers to the layout where the live images of Cameras or Maps are arranged in proper positions to suit the monitoring purpose This is very similar to a camera group which often consists of cameras in the same physical location or with the same device functions For example a View named 11F Emap amp Camera may contain the 11F floor plan and the cameras actually placed on 11F Live View interface overview Layout Selection Bar 2 View Tool Bar 7F_En tran cercou unter 2012 10 05 Device List Fv 1 Layout Selection Bar Provides 24 options for layout styles 2 View Tool Bar Provides functions keys for editing Channels Each channel window may display a camera view or a map In edit mode you can adjust the channel size at will 4 View List All the saved Views are shown here On Live View you can go to gt View Manager to group and manage these views refer to Manage the Views on page 89 5 Device List In edit mode drag camera from here to your desired channel 3 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Step 1 Create a New View On View Tool Bar click the Create View button ed input the View Name add a New Group for this View and decide whether this group is to be Public or
56. electing the disk drive please set the deletion rule There are two ways to delete recordings when both are active NVR server will start to delete old files when any of the criterions is met 1 Keep the recordings for a number of days and delete files older than this period by 1 GB at atime Please go to Setup page gt Schedule tab to set it 2 Keep recordings until the disk is almost full and then delete the earliest recording files by 1 GB at a time NVR server will delete old files when available space is lower than Reserve Space you set in Disk Drive List When setting the deletion rule please input a number in Reserve Space which should be smaller than your current Free Space ter escription Currently available space of the chosen disk drive The total volume of the chosen disk drive This is the amount of space to be reserved for the whole computer system Once the free space is used up as to reach the limit of reserve space the system will delete the earliest recordings The Reserve Space should always be smaller than Free Space Reserve Space GB 3 When finish settings click Apply 7 D4 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Manage User Groups Users The User Groups Users page allows you to 1 manage the access permissions of different user groups 2 add users to or delete them from user groups 3 and assign users to specific user group This
57. er Video Recovery 1 Video Recovery 1 04 Counter Network Loss Network Loss 04 Counter Network Recovery Network Recovery To filter out the configured events select from the All Triggers dropdown list or filter by the event type by selecting from the All Events dropdown list All Events Jctearan Z Select all Event Name Response Focus Channel Pop up Target 04 Duration 5 y MD 1 Filter All Triggers gt l Clciearan Z Select an 04 Counter V MD 2 All Events Select Devices Digital Input Response Motion Detection Network Status Focus Channel Pop up Target 04 Duration 5 04 Counter 04 Counter PIR Video Status Focus Channel Hot spot Target 04 Duration 5 04 Counter V MD 3 04 Counter DI 1 On 04 Counter 04 Counter DI 1 Off 04 Counter PTZ Goto Preset Target 08 Preset 01 Duration 10 Next Preset 01 04 Counter Video Loss 1 Video Loss 04 Counter PIR PIR 04 Counter Video Recovery 1 Video Reco 04 Counter DI 1 On DI 1 On 04 Counter Network Loss Network Lo 04 Counter DI 1 Off DI 1 Off 04 Counter Network Recovery Network Re 04 Counter Video Loss 1 Video Loss 1 Audio Alert Beep Duration 5 Times 1 04 Counter Video Recovery 1 Video Recovery 1 04 Counter Network Loss Network Loss 04 Counter Network Recovery Network Recovery Delete the Event Rules On Event List select the rules you wish to delete and then click Delete to clear this rule 68 A ACTi
58. ers lt Back Next gt Cancel LTPP eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee 2 l 3 The IP Port Checker will pop up to confirm the NVR port number with you The installation program will use 80 as default You may enter another available port number in Listen Port field and click Apply wy PPortChecker You may just click Apply if you are not sure whether this port has been taken or not If the port is being used by another service you will be asked to input another available port number MipPortChecker This 80 port number has been used please re enter 9 ACTI lt gt Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual 4 As the server port is confirmed the installation process is done click Finish ACTI NVR Server v3 0 02 InstallShield Wizard ZA InstallShield Wizard Complete The MET K r has successfully installed ACTi NVR Server v3 0 02 Click Finish to exit the wizard Back Frin 5 After the installation completes connect to http localhost port number with Internet Explorer browser you will see NVR Login page lf IIS Web Server has been installed on the computer and you are asked to restart the computer during installation process please 1 Choose Yes wantto restart my computer now to restart right away 2 After the computer reboots execute this install shield gain and continue to complete the in
59. es Internet access from NVR server computer If you have Internet connection available from your NVR server computer you should register online Membership ID in ACTi Member Center is required for ACTi Website activation Register one for free at http member acti com Go to Setup page gt System tab gt License gt Online Registration Enter your license key member ID and password click Apply Done NVR Setup 2 D4 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Offline Activation Flow Offline activation does not require Internet access from NVR It is used when NVR is located in network not connected to public Internet If you do not have Internet connection available from your NVR e g in a restricted military base you will need to get a license file from another computer and transfer it to NVR server computer ACTi Website Membership ID in ACTi Member Center is required for activation Register one for free at http member acti com Connect to www acti com Go to Support gt Customer ACTi Website Services License Registration Select your product to register ACTi Website Enter your License Key and the MAC address Click Submit to generate activation file Mailbox An email with activation code file lic will be sent to your registered email Transfer this license file to NVR server or web client PC Log in NVR server from local or via web client
60. esetting your previous activation record on ACTi license data server so that this license key can be activated again with another MAC address Please have the following data prepared before migration takes place 1 NVR 3 0 install shield application file 2 NVR 3 0 license key or activation file lic 8 NVR 3 0 server backup file xml 4 make sure you have made a copy of previous NVR 3 0 recordings folder 5 a copy of NVR 3 0 recording index file folder To start 1 Install NVR 3 0 server on new server computer refer to Server Installation on page 18 2 Activate NVR 3 0 license on new server computer refer to License and Activation on page 22 Copy the whole backup recordings folder s to the storage hard drive s Copy the whole backup DataBase folder to ACTi Corporation DataSource folder on server computer default path is C Program Files ACTi Corporation NVR3 DataSource Remember to replace the existing folders that are with the same folder names refer to Backup System Data on page 102 5 Restore the system settings with backup file refer to Restore System Data on page 104 6 Uninstall the NVR 3 0 server on previous computer and remove sensitive files if needed refer to Un install Server Software on page 100
61. essing NVR server free from the use of browser The workstation includes a set of programs that provide interface between users and the NVR server Workstation Remote User ie NVR Server Security Officer Workstation Web Client Remote User 1 gt ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual System Installation Check List Pre installation Item Description Reference Prepare software ACTi NVR 3 0 comes with 16 channel free How does Activation license license For additional channels please Work on page 22 purchase the license from your system supplier and get the license information ready before activation Prepare the server Make sure the computers hardware spec System computer O S and IE browser version are compatible Requirements on with software requirements page 14 Assign a fixed IP for The server computer should have a fixed IP to server computer be used by NVR 3 0 server Set up Active Directory To add users through the Active Directory Optional service please make sure an Active Directory server is available on your domain NO Q3 Installation 5 Install ACTi NVR 3 0 Follow the instructions to install the software server software on server computer Server Installation on page 17 6 Check if the installation Log in to NVR to check if you can see the Log In To the is successful login page On server computer type Syste
62. for devices the view of each device can be recorded based on your required time segments and event types For example you may have a camera installed on the office ceiling do continuous recording during work hours and record only upon the triggers incidents that detected by system at night In this way the system does not waste disk space storing meaningless parts and you save lots of effort browsing playback for specific events For the device s recording schedule NVR 3 0 supports Schedule recording and Event recording modes which are set up on a week based timetable the event handling schedule can also be configured on it This section describes how to setup the recording schedule for the IP cameras video servers Configure the Recording File Properties Before setting the recording schedule you may define 1 where the recordings are stored 2 how long an event recording is and 3 how long a recording file will be kept in the system 1 To set the saved recordings folder go to Setup page gt Storage tab make sure you have assigned the disk drives to store recorded files For related recording settings please refer to Storage Management on page 75 2 To define how long an event recording is and the recording s lifecycle go to Setup page gt Schedule tab select the device from Device List a week schedule will appear on the right Configure the recording file related settings The settings below will make an event recordin
63. fully before installing the software This end user license agreement EULA is between you either an individual or a single legal entity and ACTi By installing the software and clicking on the agree button you agree to the term and conditions of this agreement If you do not agree to this accept the terms of the license agreement do not accept the terms of the license agreement ACTi NVR Server v3 0 02 InstallShield Wizard Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for ACTi NVR Server 3 0 02 The InstallShield Wizard will install ACTi NVR Server 3 0 02 on your computer To continue click Next lt Back Next gt Cancel When selecting Setup Type the default Complete will have the program installed on 8 ACTI Connecting Vision bis NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual default C drive you may select Custom to choose another program location ra ACTi NVR Server v3 0 02 InstallShield Wizard X ACTi NVR Server v3 0 02 InstallShield Wizard ACTi is 2 Connecting Vision Setup Type Select the setup type to install P Zz me a ACTi Corporation fwse and select Please select a setup type Complete All program features will be installed Requires the most disk space a Browse Custom a GA Select which program features you want installed Recommended for 7 J advanced us
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65. g as long as 5 30 seconds which will be kept on server for 30 days Pre Buffer sec Post Buffer sec Keep Recording Files for 1 999 days Attributes Explanation Field Name Description Pre event Recording NVR keeps a short cache of video received from devices If an event is Buffer sec triggered NVR will automatically store the pre event buffer along with the recording of the event itself Available choices are 0 3 5 seconds Post event Recording This will determine how long after the event is triggered should be Buffer sec included in the event recording file Available choices are 10 30 60 120 180 and 300 seconds 57 pq ACTI Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Keep Recording Files NVR 3 0 will keep recording file of specific device for the number of for 1 999 days days you set here The default value is 30 if you want to modify it please check the box to start configuring it Available value is among 1 999 days How to make proper storage arrangement In NVR 3 0 system there are two file deleting mechanisms you can use based on different needs If both rules are set the threshold reached earlier will execute the deletion first 1 Keep Recording Files for 1 999 days Set this rule if you have more concern in how long the recordings are kept especially when you don t want the old recordings to stay longer in the system than a certain period Reserve
66. group Choose an existing user group from your domain and click Apply to finish 7 gt ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Add New Group Add a new user group Select Group Import a doma Domain ACTi c Domain Group Cancel The domain users within that group will all be added to NVR server at the same time To check Users these group users please select and enable the Show users in domain groups These users unlike those user accounts you would add one by one to NVR server are not editable individually on Users page Show users in domain groups _ Clear Al M Select All User Type User Account User Name Password Group Name Customized User admin Admin LLLI Administrator Domain User Deckard Cain Domain User Domain User Domain User Domain users added as a whole group 2 Assign NVR Permissions for created group This will define what functions this User group is allowed to access By default a User group will initially be allowed to access only Live View page and Playback page but without any permission to any device so you will have to assign the device permissions later User Group User ee NVR Permissions Device Permissions Public View Setup Private View Setup tne DefL ive View page Map Image Setup Assign Playback Playback page Devices Setup Setup page Schedule Setup Event Setup Svstem Setun 3 Assign
67. h the access permission a user may view search and export this record for analysis or investigation This section will provide the instructions on how to read and search data in the system log System Log is one of the resident buttons on top of NVR server user interface click it to enter search window Users User Profile and Group Management Schedule Recording Mode amp Schedule Management System NVR Configuration Define Search Time Devices Storage Camera Management Storage Settings Event Language Event Management P Language Settings Quick Setup Add Device Manually Manage Events Add License You need to first define the time of the logs you would like to search for On Search Time bar define the date and time Default is your current client time System Log Search Time 2012 09 18 Type Select Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu i Sat a 4 5 06 BELG Lt e a a E 17 E 19 20 TES E DASI Select All Search E Export User Account Device 72 A ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Choose Log Type You may filter the logs by Type User Account and Device by selecting from dropdown list then click Search By default all types are selected System Log SearchTime 2012 10 05 Type Select All ser Account Select All Device Select All f searcn J epon Select All User Operation M Setup Device User Account Device Description Setup System Setup
68. ht click on the minimized Picture in Picture view 53 ACTI Connecting Vision bis NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual 08 ACTI 2012 04 10 19 50 47 D Draw Zoom area a Cancel Zoom area Set PTZ Preset Points With PTZ devices you may define a view by where to look through panning and tilting and how close through zooming to zoom Once these views have been saved in NVR server as preset points the device can always point to this view upon the event triggering or user s command 1 Go to Setup page gt Devices tab select the device from Device List and click PTZ tab 2 By PTZ operation control the device to point at your desired view and adjust the zoom level if available In PTZ Preset Point section click a preset point name field to start 1 b editing the name then click to set this point After finishing setting your desired preset points click Apply You may review the points you set by clicking gt to go to the point or X to delete it You may modify an existing point with following procedure 1 Select it 2 Define a new view 3 Click the to set it 4 Click Apply to save it PTZ Preset Point 3 After the preset points are set they are available on Live View page PTZ control panel s4 ACTI Connecting Vision bis NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Set PTZ Command lf your speed dome or PTZ device has a special func
69. ied before For the first time you enter this page the Total Number of extra Licenses is 0 2 Choose Online Registration or Offline Registration to proceed System Online Registration Offline Registration ate Settings MAC Address 00 21 85 73 51 4C icense Kav s Controller License Key ACTi Member ID 9 i License unas ACTi Member Password ee Backup Restore If you are not an ACTi registered member please go to www acti com and register your membership Total Number of Licenses 16 License Key Number of Licenses MAC Address On Online Registration screen 1 Select the MAC Address of Online Registration Off ne Registration network interface card MAC Address 00 27 10 58 AB 54 io 3 License Key WECAR GGRWE FWJSE VQVSE TDBJT GFBDT 2 Enter the 30 digit license key ACTi Member ID YourAccountName Input your ACTi member ID ACTi Member Password and password If you are not ACTi registered member please go to ACTi web site and register 4 Click Apply NVR will connect to the server to register the license key and allow more channels in the system On Offline Registration screen a After you obtain the activation file go to Setup n page gt System tab gt License ar k 1 Click Import button to load the activation code file as lic file format 2 Click Apply 24 ACTI Connecting Vision bis NVR 3 0 Sys
70. ield Name TV Standard Stream Mode Video encoder Resolution Video Quality Frame Rate fps Maximum Bitrate Description Default is NTSC Select one of the streaming modes this device supports Select one of the codec this device supports Select one of the resolutions this device supports Select your desired video quality of the image Select the Frames Per Second this device supports This puts a hard cap on the maximum bit rate allowed in any given second of video streaming Assigning a limited bit rate may result in a few dropped frames rate when the stream data overflows the allowed bit rate a ACTI Connecting Vision bis NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual This is the target bitrate that the camera will attempt to provide when you have selected Unlimited for Maximum Bitrate The actual value will fluctuate slightly based on scene changes Available when connected to a multi streaming device 2 Available when Video Encoder is selected as MJPEG 8 Available when Maximum Bitrate is selected as Unlimited Bitrate Save Storage by Setting Frame Rate for Event Recording Mode Video surveillance system is aimed to preserve as much evidence as possible and you may want to have a view be recorded 24 7 to capture every important moment however the general recording methods provided by most network recording systems event and schedule recording will either consume to
71. ill be given a brief introduction of operation principles step by step instructions and a simple method to check if you have done it correctly 2 www acti com D4 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Related Documentation Since this manual focuses on how to accomplish the tasks for system installation and configurations there is very limited information about operation wise directions for End Users who will be operating NVR server system To obtain the instructions on use of NVR applications such as monitoring and playback please download the latest ACTi NVR _ 3 0 User s Manual from ACTi Corporation website via http www acti com nvr3 Technical support If you have any questions during system installation please feel free to contact our engineers via our Customer Help Desk platform http www acti com CHD 3 www acti com gt ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Conventions Used in This Manual The following are typographic conventions used in this manual Bold Bold typeface is used for a keyword major functions of NVR or a title of a section column talic Italic typeface is used for a filename or location path Underlined Underlined typeface is used for a document name or hyperlink Bold Bold interface enclosed in double quotation marks indicates the name of a button a menu or a choice item some notices are placed within
72. illance solution with full functionality This software supports centralized management real time monitoring and recording of up to 100 ACTi video streaming devices from local or remote network with rule based services to trigger multiple schedules and events ACTi NVR Server Client Architecture ACTi NVR 3 0 is a typical web based server client system In a video surveillance system architecture the Server serves as a video management service provider aimed to run 24 7 offering non stop services for clients A Client makes requests of monitoring video streams or playback recordings to Server which can reside on the same computer with server program as from local or on another computer as from remote Server starts automatically as soon as the Server computer where it is installed boots up and operates in the background without requiring login by administrator It would provide services over the TCP IP network to multiple Clients upon request through HTTP Protocol There are two types of Clients in NVR 3 0 system Web Client and Workstation Client A user connecting from whether web browser or workstation will enjoy the same user interface and NVR functions Web Client the web version of interface to access NVR server without need of installing any client program to become a client Logging in the NVR server is as simple as visiting a website through IE browser Workstation Client the client application making acc
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74. ish appears on the left for reference Click in any field on right column to customize your desired wordings and click Apply to overwrite the current Schedule Language List B All B ul English Message Activate Digital Output 1 gt Activate Digital Output 2 Add Bookmark Select Language English All Day Audio Broadcast Camera Management Clear Copy Create Device Create Group Create Map Create Preset Point Create View Language Activate Digital Output 1 Activate Digital Output 2 Add Bookmark All Day Audio Broadcast Camera Management Create Device Create Group Create Map Create Preset Point Create View The new string will be applied by next time you log in If you log in as an NVR3 Workstation client please press button on Login page to synchronize with the latest modified language file then log in to the system 95 A ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual ACTi Unified Workstation Server IP localhost Server Port 60 Account Password Initial Page Language English Export Import Language String File You may also click Export to export the language file as xml format to edit in Notepad or Import to import a language file to use in the system Schedule Event Language Select Language English Language List All ul Message English Activate Digital Output 1 Activate Digital Output 2 Add
75. ities and privileges within the 77 gt ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual domain network As ACTi NVR 3 0 runs on a server computer logged on to the same domain with Active Directory server you can import a user account or a group from those concurrently existing in Active Directory into NVR server In this way the user identification is processed by Active Directory centrally there is no need for NVR administrator to maintain user accounts as long as they are under management of Active Directory service User Groups You can specify access permissions to each device for a whole user group This user grouping can save you significant amount of works if you have multiple users performing similar tasks and acting as similar roles By default the Administrator User Group already exists with full permissions in the NVR You can choose to create a new user group on NVR server or import an existing group from the active directory database within your domain 1 Select a User Groups click Add and then choose the group type e Add a new user group Insert ID group Name and group Description your input in the Name field will be the name of this User group Click Apply to finish Add New Group Users Add a new user group ie ID Name Description User Group Adn NVR Permissio Import a domain group as a user group Assign e Import a domain group as a User
76. l Triggers All Events Cjctearan E seca fee 07 Office Aisle 2F me BP8 Stroeroom 2F Salai e rent Name ReS Nse me 09 Corridor 08 Stroeroom 2F MD 1 wou a Q13 Storeroom 3F 08 Stroeroom 2F MD 2 14 Office Aisle 3Fi 08 Stroeroom 2F TE O Event Edit 08 Stroeroom 2F Event Hame MD 4 Acton Upload Focus Channel Upload Snapshot to FTP Pop up Upload Snapshot to FTP Hot spot Audio Alert Mail Beep Send Mail Digital Output Send Mail DO 1 DO Execute Command Enable 65 D4 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual You can enable multiple response actions by first checking the box es to enable the items Se Action Items Function Description This kind of action will focus your attention EEEE on the channel when triggered Pop up Target Duration secs Pop up Up Brings up event pop up instant playback window of selected channel upon trigger You may also select the display duration of video on the window Hot spot Displays video in Hot Spot window red flashing frame upon event You may also select display duration of video on the Hot spot window Hot spot Target E Duration secs Upon being triggered specific camera can make PTZ movements like going to ee ee specific PTZ presets as responses You Goto Preset Target Preset Duaionsets Tea e P i may set both the start end point and the duration This action is only available when you have set
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78. les Set up the event rules 15 Create Users Accounts Configure User Group access and device amp Groups permissions create required User Accounts Live View Setup 16 Create Views for Users Create views and configure the settings Layout style or Patrol Backup System Settings Description Create a backup file of current system 17 Create backup of system settings critical system failure Post installation Validation Make sure if user is able to see the live view with saved operations playback 18 Live Preview basic operations e g PTZ controls or 19 Schedule Recording Make sure the disk is recording normally according to schedule Event Handling Check if the expected actions e g recording alarms or email notification etc are triggered by events 20 a 29 E Playback based on given user rights Make sure user can perform playback and video search and the export function can generate viewable files to designated folder 13 settings for future re installation or in case of layouts and perform basic instant Make sure user can access NVR with right account password and perform operations DA ACTI Connecting Vision Schedule Recordings on page 57 How to Setup SMTP Settings for Event Rules on page 69 How to Setup FTP Settings for Event Rules on page 70 How to Edit an Event Rule on page 65 Manage User Groups Users on page 77 Reference
79. ly added a device to NVR EE ENT 6 system simply check the Device List on the left of Setup 01 Front Door 1 od OA Front door 2 A E 2nd Floor aesisin gt Devices tab to see if the device name appears in the tree Point your mouse cursor over the device icon will bring up an information box containing the device s IP Address HTTP Port IP 172 16 1755 Protocol and device type HTTP Port 80 Pratocele CE Model Mega IP Cube Camera Status Icon Description Icon Status Description NVR cannot retrieve video streaming This may be that a video server is not connected with cameras or that the streaming is blocked by the firewall between the device and NVR server Please 1 ensure the device side is well connected and can output video normally 2 check the firewall and port forwarding settings This device s settings have been modified but not saved yet If you leave these modifications unsaved they will not take effect by next time the server starts Please always remember to save upon every change NVR cannot build up connection with this device Please check the device connection settings including IP Address Port number Account Name and BE i ans piotee snes C o a according to the schedule ac Pq ACTI Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Manage Multiple Devices After adding several devices to the system you may get an overview of all devices on Setup page
80. m on page 27 http localhost in browser s URL bar 7 Activate the license Activate your license key to get your required Optional number of channels ready for adding devices Configuring the Devices Q Get the devices Finish the installation and basic settings of all connected and ready devices IP address usernames passwords for use and attach any external hardware devices alarm or sensor if necessary Attach external hardware devices such as the joystick or microphone to the client computer Connect external devices with the NVR Client PC Joystick on page 99 System Setup 10 Configure the Storage Activate the disks for recordings and make Storage Settings sure their size is sufficient Management on page 75 11 Add devices to NVR Add devices and configure camera settings Add Devices on server camera name video motion PTZ settings page 36 Configure Device Settings on page 44 2 NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual 12 Configure Recording By default each device will start 7 24 schedule schedule recording as soon as it is added Setup recording schedule for each device and how many days the device s recordings are kept on disk 13 Configure Email amp FTP Fill in the Email or FTP settings and test if settings NVR server succeeds in sending emails and transferring files This step is necessary if you will use these functions for Event Handling 14 E Configure Event ru
81. me baud rate setting also in NVR 3 0 Available value is from 1 99 By default ACTi devices will use 1 as Address ID it is suggested not to change it Address ID How to do Live PTZ Operation To configure PTZ settings you need to view the live streaming while manipulating the PTZ controls simultaneously in this window 05 ACTi 2012 04 05 04 52 34 PTZ Protocol Enable PTZ 7 Ve q d or Live Preview gt rotocoil D aI TriTy ality Address ID PTZ Panel v PTZ Preset Point irm There are two kinds of PTZ navigation Optical PTZ Navigation 1 Get the live view from Live Preview window Make sure the Enable PTZ is checked a red crosshair will appear on the Live Preview window if the device is in Dual Stream mode this window will always shows the stream set for live view You may click on 0E 2 to switch between the streams 2 Use the mouse to do the following PTZ operations m To execute optical Panning and Tilting click anywhere on the live window to allow the camera to move in that direction The length of the direction indicator is proportional to the Pan and Tilt speed The farther you place the cursor from the center the faster the Pan Tilt movement m To execute optical Zoom in or Zoom out scroll the mouse wheel forward to zoom in scroll the mouse wheel backward to zoom out 52 ACTI gt Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual 05 ACTi 2012 04
82. minimum system requirements and that the server computer has C Drive 2 Uninstall Previous ACTi NVR 2 X Server NVR 3 0 server and NVR 2 X server cannot co exist on the same server computer You can find instructions on System Migration on page 105 for how to perform a NVR system migration 3 More than 20 GB Space on Storage Drive Please make at least 20 GB memory space on the storage disk drive 40 GB is recommended You may choose different disk drive on Setup page gt Storage tab 4 Turn Off UAC in Windows UAC User Access Control is a security setting that restricts access in Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows 7 You must disable UAC before installing NVR in Windows Vista and Windows 7 for the installation of application components and certain program features would be interrupted by this security rule You may disable UAC through Windows control panel Disable UAC in Windows 7 1 Goto Windows Control Panel type UAC in search box 2 Click Change User Account Control settings ko l ft G gt Cont All Control Panel Items v 4 lt 7 Search Windows Help and Support for uac 3 Move the slider to Never notify position and then click OK You will have to restart the computer for this change to take place 1e ACTI Connecting Vision bis NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual 3 User Account Control Settings Choose when to be notified
83. n NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Date Time Type User Name Device Description TENE 2012 05 09 15 15 28 Setup System Admin l MainForm Alignment left The following user behaviors are recorded in NVR server Type Description User Operation Login Logout Manual Record Trigger DO Setup System Recording Configure Storage System Setting User Add Delete Modify User Groups Add Delete Modify Setup Schedule Modify Setup Users Setup Event Modify Server start up Disk full Disk Not Found Disk Is Available Time source ip address SYS SystemMgmt xxxxx 200 System Status Request Log If the pagination button appears to be disabled that means no more records found on NVR server By default the server will keep the logs for 30 days If you wish to adjust the period please go to Setup page gt Storage tab in Recording Settings section key in the value in this field oc System Log for 1 999 days Export the Log Click Export button to export the log as csv file You can specify the time duration type user and engaged device of the logs and click Apply system Log Search Time Type E User Account Export System Log Time Duration Type User Account Device 74 D4 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Storage Management This section describes how to manage storage space in NVR Please note that this
84. n settings via the web configurator please remember to come back to NVR and press Get Device Settings then Apply to save to NVR This is to ensure that the settings in NVR are always in sync with the device If a motion region is set once a movement is detected in this region in live view 1 the red region frame will blink and 2 a new alert entry will be generated in the event list PIR detection is available only for models with this function a Pq ACTI Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Configure PTZ Device PTZ devices can do panning tilting and zooming automatically or through manipulation The PTZ related applications are broadly supported by NVR 3 0 For example you may control the movements of a PTZ camera with user interface panel controls or a joystick the device can be programmed to execute a continuous tour or triggered by events to go to a preset position Once an ACTi PTZ device is added to the system NVR 3 0 will use the default settings of the device model and enable PTZ functions so that you may immediately start PTZ operations PTZ Protocol If you have previously changed the communication parameters of PTZ devices please make sure these parameters on NVR side and Dae device side match endor Protocol Below is a list of functions supported ACTi solutions and the required settings When you configure PTZ Protocol properties for EEs ACTi Pan Tilt Zoom de
85. need to Know in System Setup procedure from first time connection with ACTi NVR 3 0 server to general system configuration Setup wizard Once you connect to ACTi NVR 3 0 for the first time Setup Wizard will guide you through the initial setup process You may click Previous or Next button located on the lower right at any time This will skip the current step so that you may come back to it later All the settings in the Setup Wizard are available in the Setup page To skip this wizard click the bubble Done on top right corner Welcome to NVR3 The following settings are necessary for using NVR You also can configure them later in Setup page 32 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual System Settings You can adjust the Email amp SMTP settings FTP settings for event rules now or later For more details about the settings please refer to How to Setup SMTP Settings for Event Rules on page 69 and How to Setup FTP Settings for Event Rules on page 70 me ACT Connecting Vision E mail amp SMTP Settings FTP Settings SMTP Server Server Port SMTP Port 25 Account Account Password Password Mode Passive Mode Email Remote Folder Sender Name Sender Mail parren You must configure mail setting to send mail when event occurs Set FTP server to upload snapshot when an event occurs This is default setting for event handling Storage On NVR serve
86. ng Internet Explorer Custom level Defauitlevel Websites Reset all zones to defaultlevel cancel Apply 29 NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Login NVR v3 0 Account Password Language Enter Account amp Password e Account non case sensitive Admin default ePassword case sensitive 123456 default Change UI language D4 ACTI Connecting Vision To change UI language select the desired language from Language dropdown list Remember Login Information To have the server remember your Login name password and language seiting for future check Remember login info Click Don t remember will clear your input text and reset to default Set Auto Login Check Remember login info then Auto Login to skip the Login page and go directly to the main page every time you log in from this PC in the future If your computer may be accessed by someone without proper authority please DO NOT use either of these functions To cancel auto login on title bar click gt Logout NVR to return to login page and this function is cancelled 30 B Device Sort View Manager Map Image Manager Custom Panel Full Screen Hide Title Bar gt Stretch Remove All Connected Users Logout NVR m Close Window www acti com D4 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 Sy
87. ntroller Account Q Password License Mode kad Backup Restore Remote Folder Test ETP Connection IEO 2 Fill in each of the following fields Field Name Description Server Input the FTP server address Only alphabets numbers and the symbols _ are valid Port Set the FTP port allowed value is from 1 65535 default is 21 Account Input the name of the FTP server account Only alphabets numbers and the symbols _ are valid Password Input the password of the FTP server account Only alphabets and numbers are valid Mode The FTP works in two very different manners Active mode and Passive mode lf your FTP server is behind the firewall or a NAT router you have to use Passive mode Remote Folder Input the upload path of the file Default will be to represent the root folder 7 gt ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual 3 As all necessary information is filled in click Test FTP Connection to test the connection If NVR server pops up a Testing FTP connection was successful message NVR server is ready to upload to this FTP 4 As the settings are confirmed click Apply to save The FTP settings here will be default for every event rule n System Log NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual A ACTi Connecting Vision The activities performed by logged in Users are recorded on server as System Log Wit
88. o Title Setting Export Video Settings Export file path Snapshot OSD Date and Time User Interface Style Live and Playback UI Setting 2 D4 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Let Windows Automatically Starts up NVR Live View You may have the client application automatically run and open the live view after Windows Starts In this way you may save steps and time before you eventually see the desired live view screen Additionally whenever a power breakdown takes place the live view may recover as soon as your computer resumes If more than one users would log in to this computer this tip might not be suitable due to account security issues 1 On NVR 3 0 server set a default View for your account For detailed procedures please refer to this section in this manual Customize Views on page 83 2 Set Auto login for your Workstation client or web browser client For detailed procedures please refer to this section in this manual Set Auto Login on page 30 3 If you are using a browser client open the browser and set the NVR server ip as default homepage 4 Set your browser or Workstation application to start right after Windows has started Click Windows Start gt Programs gt Startup to open the Internet Explorer Startup folder and drag the application shortcut into it In your case you will have to drag the Internet Explorer shortcut or NVR3Workstation A dl
89. o much storage or have risk in missing important scenes The Set Frame Rate for Event Recording Mode function record everything at economical storage usage by automatically adjusting video frame rate during event recording period Schedule recording Continuous recording promises no loss of video evidence however large data storage is required because this video is always recorded at the high frame rate you set for device Non event Event Non event 30 FPS 30 FPS Event recording This mode is storage efficient because recording would stop during the non event moments while certain vital video evidences may be missed if the triggering device fails to take effect Non event Event Non event No Recording No Recording s ACTi d gt Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Event Recording with Frame Rate Adjustment Keeps recording all the way without losing any single moment lower frame rate can be set for non event recording which consumes only a little storage Non event Event Non event How to Make Use of Event recording with Frame Rate Adjustment To make use of Event recording with Frame Rate Adjustment function you may configure the Frame Rate settings on Setup page gt Device tab gt Video tab The Frame Rate fps you set will always be applied to live view and schedule recording Once Set Frame Rate for Event Recording Mode is checked you may configure advanced settings f
90. online activation or the activation file lic for offline activation and follow the instructions Activate the License on page 24 to activate your license The license should be activated before settings are restored so that the licensed channels are ready for recovery 2 The backup file xml To start 1 Goto Setup page gt System tab gt Backup Restore 2 In Restore section Click Browse to select the backup file and then click Restore to start restoring the settings System Backup Settings Destination I1 User Interface Style 2 Controller Please select the destination folder and give backup file a name License Restore amp Backup Restore Data Source C Users Wen Cheng Desktop NVR Backup Ba Browse f Backup Restore configurations for system and devices 3 The restoring process requires logging out of NVR server After restoring is done you may log in using your previous user account properties Message Restoring successful System need to di logout from NVR Click OK to logout 104 D4 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual System Migration NVR server system migration is necessary when there is a need to upgrade your NVR server for functions supported in newer version or a replacement of current server computer The migration process will involve a series of different procedures including backup un installation inst
91. ons please make sure you find the correct path g9 amp Computer Local Disk C v Search Loc Organize v ay Open Play Include in library Sharewith y v Gl A Name Title Contributing artists _ Ft Favorites m Recent Places di AcMiniDump m3 Downloads Ji AMC 47 Dropbox J AMD MB Desktop do NVR Temp d PerfLogs lt a Libraries Program Files di Recordings Music all lt mW p Recordings Date modified 2013 2 5 E 11 31 File folder Documents Step 3 Back up Recording Files Index Folder Optional This step is necessary for NVR 3 0 server migration between two server computers The recording files index folder contains important video index data NVR server needs to process recorded video clips Enter the server program folder ACTi Corporation NVR3 DataSource and back up the DataBase folder where stores the recording files index data r s e G d Local Disk C Program Files ACTi Corporation NVR3 DataSource v 4 Search Dat Organize v q Open Include in library v Share with Burn New folder x R Name g Date modified Type E Recent Places 2013 2 5 F 05 55 File folder J Downloads mDevicccap OTS S9 sje Dropbox Ji image 2013 2 5 F4 05 51 File folder HE Desktop Ji productmap 2013 2 5 F4 05 51 File folder Ji UserData 2013 2 5 F 05
92. or event recording If the device is in Dual stream mode you will only need to configure these settings of the Recording Stream Set Frame Rate for Event Recording Mode Video Quality Settings TY Standard Stream Mode Media 1 Video Encoder Resolution Maximum Bitrate Bitrate Frame Rate fps Non event Frame Rate fps Active Event Frame Rate fps Scenario A Suppose you wish all the videos are recorded at very high frame rate With sufficient storage you may not need this function Set the video Frame Rate that will apply to all the recordings In this way NVR 3 0 will not record non event during event recording period Frame Rate Setting Event Recording set Frame Rate for Event Recording Mode Frame Rate fps Non Event 0 FPS Event 30 FPS a gt ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual scenario B Suppose you wish the system to recorded 24 7 the non event recording to be kept at very low frame rate Please set the event and schedule recordings at different frame rate you will need to enable Set Frame Rate for Event Recording Mode and set the Non event Frame Rate and Active Event Frame Rate Frame Rate Setting set Frame Rate for Event Recording Mode Frame Rate fps ses Non event 1 FPS Non event Frame Rate fps Active Event Frame Rate fps Event 30 FPS Fine tune the Image Brightness Contrast Saturation Hue Not only det
93. p from Private to Public all the views belonging to it will be open to every User Click this icon to add a new group Waf a z Click this icon to delete a selected group Click this icon to copy a selected group to another group 000 Click this icon to move a selected group to another group View Manager x ne Group Tvpe 2 Pr 11F Entrance Private B9 ACTI Connecting Vision P NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Set View Link By creating a link button on a view you can directly be linked to another specific view On the picture below shows how to create a link button to 7F View on 11F View Select a View on which you will place a link button to another view Click L on View Tool Bar to enter edit mode From View List drag the target View to current View a link button will appear Click on View Tool Bar to save it ie YF Set View Patrol You may have the saved Views patrol in turns In this way the views in different area in your site may cycle through themselves for you automatically Office Are l4 HH E EEr View 01 Office 1F 2012 05 24 00 14 55 D amp 02 Office 2F 2012 05 24 00 14 55 B Public View 2 A z Office Area1 FAN Office Area2 All11 F Private View 1 j Open Area Device All Devices 14 a Oo Office 1F rec 02 Office 2F ee 03 Entrance REC PO4 Office 3F Ree MBO5 Office 4F 03 Entrance 2012 05 24 00 14 55 aac Event M
94. r you may choose which disk drives to store the recording files and decide how much memory space is left for all computer applications to run You must configure the Drive and Reserve Space for recording Reserve Space is the space on the drive that will not be used to save recording files the deletion of earliest recording files will be performed if available space has decreased to reach below Reserve Space configuration you may choose one or multiple disk drives in Disk Drive List to save the recordings If you skip this step Drive C will be the default drive For more details about the settings please refer to Storage Management on page 75 Ra JACTi Et ee Recording Settings Recording Folder Name Recodings Keep System Log for 1 999 days 30 Disk Drive List Select Drive Free Space GB Total Space GB Reserve Space GB C 76 3 100 D 136 4 198 1 33 A ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Licensing Online Registration Offline Registration MAC Address 18 A9 05 95 62 1A License Key ACTi Member ID ACTi Member Password If you are not ACTi registered member please go to ACTi web site and register You may skip adding more licenses at this point if 16 channels are enough Total Number of Licenses 16 License Key Number of Licenses MAC Address This is the license management section On lower right part of screen shows number of channels allowed un
95. r input methods Adjust commonly used mobility settings L m Ease of Access Let Windows suggest settings Optimize visual display m Currently installed programs Total size 768 MB 27 programs installed 7 Hardware and Sound Clock Language and Ja A 2 After you choose to uninstall ACTi NVR Server v3 0 02 program the uninstallshield PA GP J will execute and notify you when it is Uninstall Complete CO m p eted InstallShield Wizard has finished uninstalling ACTI NVR Server v3 0 Pq ACTI Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Step 2 Remove NVR 3 0 Server Program Folder Optional If you are performing a complete un installation without leaving any NVR server related data on the current computer you may consider deleting this folder After un installation the NVR3 system folder will remain under ACTi product folder ACTi Corporation on your hard drive the system configuration data here will not be removed until you delete them manually By default the path of NVR3 system folder is C Program Files ACTi Corporation However keeping this folder is convenient for a un installation followed by an instant re installation for the previous system settings can directly be applied to the new server alzi lt eIOuE Program Files ACTi Corporation gt Search ACTi Corporation p Organize v Include in library Share with v Burn New fol
96. ral megapixel H 264 video streams at the same time client computer will be overloaded and hence affect browser s performance This is a common limitation imposed upon all Windows based video management programs and web browser To enhance live view performance below are several tips you may try 1 Use dual stream mode for those devices supporting this function Enable the dual stream mode and use the stream of lower resolution frame rate bit rate for live view and megapixel resolution stream for recording 2 Use another browser client to share these high resolution channels Given that there are 32 megapixel channels to be monitored you may have Layout 1 to display channel 1 16 set Layout 2 to display channel 17 32 then open one browser client to show Layout 1 and the second browser on an extended monitor to show Layout 2 3 Have NVR automatically decode only frame for live view stream when system loading is high Go to Setup page gt System tab gt Settings gt Display Performance Settings for the settings You may choose to enable the Decode frame function under either or both of the conditions when current layout is displaying channels above certain number or when the CPU usage is above certain percentage System as Ts Lower display frame rate when current layout is above s Controller Q Lower display frame rate when CPU usage is above License OSD Setting Backup Restore Device ID Device Name Vide
97. rame a ACTI lt gt Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual To move the entire frame Place the mouse cursor over the title bar and drag to move ew To disable this detection region Place the mouse cursor over the upper right corner and click the X to close this frame To adjust the region dimension Place the mouse cursor over the downright corner and drag to 4 resize TUM 4 When the setting is finished click Apply to save then Close to exit this page To check or modify the regions you set please go through clicking Get Motion Settings Motion Setup and then Motion Enable buttons the saved regions are already selected on the list select one to proceed Adjustment Attributes Field Name Description Sensitivity 1 100 Determines how sensitive the camera reacts to the movement The higher the sensitivity level is the smaller motion will trigger the alarm but may give false alarms Default is 70 Timer 0 300 secs The interval before the next motion detection can be triggered again Default is 1 second Threshold The threshold level of this motion detection region The lower threshold level is smaller portion of the region would be considered as motions which is more easily to be triggered but may give more false alarms If you have changed the motion detectio
98. ration between light and dark becomes more obvious Saturation 1 100 Defines the level of the actual color intensity As it increases colors appear more pure as it decreases colors appear more gray out Hue 1 100 lt is the term used to refer to the pure spectrum colors Adjust this value to find the color closest to the real scene Configure Motion Settings To make use of the motion and PIR detection functions supported by your devices you need to configure the detection regions and settings Once a motion is detected NVR 3 0 can trigger events and recording bring up instant pop up windows and show the detected area on live view Before configuring motion detection settings first make sure you can connect properly to the IP camera video server and get device settings On Device tab gt Video tab and click Motion Detection to start Motion Detection Motion Enable Sensitivity Timer Threshold MD 0 100 0 300 secs EA Sensitivity Timer Enable 0 100 0 300 secs 1 Click Get Motion Settings to retrieve the live view For Dual Mode the video you get in this window will always be Stream 1 2 Click Motion Setup to enable the property fields There are three motion regions for you to set To enable one check it in the MD box a red frame will appear in the view You may start setting the detection area by adjusting this red frame on the view Simply use your mouse to move and resize the f
99. rver site to Internet Explorer s Trusted sites These sites are which you consider safe and wish to visit with low security restrictions while maintaining higher security for the rest of the Internet 1 Open IE browser go to Tools gt Internet Options 2 On Security tab select Trusted sites set the security level to Medium low and then click Sites 3 Add http localhost or server IP to the zone and clear the box Require server verification https for all sites in this zone 4 Back on Security tab click Apply to apply the changes This will allow ActiveX and scripting to be available for the chosen sites but not for the Internet as a whole Internet Options x Select a zone to view or change security settings e Q y O F z Internet Local intranet Trusted sites Restricted sites You can add and remove websites from this zone All websites in this zone will use the zone s security settings Trusted sites This zone contains websites that you trust not to damage your computer or your files Add this website to the zone http localhost Security level for this zone Allowed levels for this zone All Medium low Appropriate for websites on your local network intranet i Most content will be run without prompting you Unsigned ActiveX controls will not be downloaded Same as Medium level without prompts Enable Protected Mode requires restarti
100. s not support the SMTP services with SSL protocol If you wish to use a free webmail SMTP service you may choose certain webmail providers such as Yahoo SMTP smtp mail yahoo com Port 25 or whose SMTP servers don t require SSL authentication Set the SMTP port allowed value is from 1 65535 default is 25 Input the name of the SMTP server account Only alphabets numbers and the symbols _ are valid Input the password of the SMTP server account Only alphabets and numbers are valid 69 gt ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Sender Name Input the name or title of the sender You may input a name different from the account name Sender Mail Input the sender s email address should the same account you set for SMTP server 3 As all necessary information is filled in click Send Test Mail to try sending an email according to your settings and then log in to your SMTP server to check incoming emails If the test mail is sent successfully NVR server is ready to send out emails 4 As the settings are confirmed click Apply to save How to Setup FTP Settings for Event Rules NVR 3 0 supports uploading snapshots to FTP servers for Event Handling You can specify the email and server settings here 1 Goto Setup page gt System tab gt Settings gt Email amp SMTP Settings anguage System ig Settings FTP Settings O Server User Interface Style a or Co
101. se 11F Entrance 11F Floor Plan Figs 11F Entrance Device 4 All Devices a 11F_Entrance 2 11F_Lab 3 7F_Office Area A BB 4 7F_Office PTZ 5 7F_Office Area B eSwitch channel windows Click on a channel title until the cross arrow a appears hold it to drag this device or map to your desired channel Step 8 Save the View Click on View Tool Bar to save it Step 9 Set Default View To set a View as default select it in the View List panel and then click on View Tool Bar By next time you log in you will directly enter this View 88 D4 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Set Default Hotspot Channel By system default the global hotspot channel will always be the top left one You can set any other channel on your live view screen to be the default hotspot channel Right click on the channel and select Default Hotspot then Click Ajon View Tool Bar to save it Manage the Views Each View belongs to a specific View Group With the group management NVR 3 0 Server makes it easy to deal with Views you created for multiple Users After you created and saved the Views on Live View screen click gt View Manager 0 Click on the right arrow icon in front of a group folder to reveal its Views By selecting a View you may directly modify its name in Name field E You may change a group s Group Type Upon the change for example by changing a grou
102. space in the Disk Drive List on Setup page Storage tab If the disk space is more critical in your system please give an approximate value here the system will always reserve this amount of space to store the newer recordings Given that you set the Reserve space as 30G while Keeping Recording Files setting is 5 days certain recording file will be deleted when it has been kept on disk for 5 days despite that there is still plenty of available disk space Before setting up the rules you can make use of a handy storage calculator provided by ACTi to find out the estimated storage your system requires on ACTi corporate website http Awww acti com project_planner sa ACTI Connecting Vision bis NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Set the Schedule Here you can configure camera s recording schedule on 7 days 24 hours basis The schedule is split into segments of 20 minute length By default once a device is added to the system its schedule is automatically set to full time schedule recording and event handling You should configure it according to your system plan Go to Setup Schedule tab on Schedule Setting panel 1 Select the recording mode from Recording Mode Bar Bane Continuous recording that channel Event recording only events are recorded Secure Event handling is activated Please refer to How to Edit an Event Rule on page 65 for Event Rules settings Clear
103. stallation Important Notice If the server computer has already installed previous ACTi NVR server 2 X versions please remove the main program and patches from Windows gt Control Panel before installing ACTi NVR 3 0 or you should choose another computer as ACTI NVR 3 0 server computer 2 ACTI Connecting Vision via NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Workstation Installation NVR Workstation includes a set of programs that provide interface between users and the NVR server It may be installed on the same PC as the NVR server or they may be installed separately and connect to NVR Server via network Install the Software 1 Execute ACTi_NVR_Workstation_Install_ v3 0 02 exe installation application 2 Follow the onscreen instructions of Install Shield Wizard accept the license agreement and proceed ACTi NVR Workstation v3 0 02 InstallShield Wizard aml PA ACTI Connecting Vision License Agreement Please read the following license agreement carefully Important Notice Please read the terms and conditions of this license agreement carefully before installing the software This end user license agreement EULA is between you either an individual or a single legal entity and ACTi By installing the software and clicking on the agree button you agree to the term and conditions of this agreement If you do not agree to this vr do not accept the terms of the license agreement
104. stem Administrator s Manual Access NVR 3 0 Server via NVR3 Workstation NVR3 Workstation includes a set of programs that provide interface between users and the NVR server It may be installed on the same PC as the NVR server or they may be installed separately and connect to NVR Server via network il Double click the shortcut icon on your desktop to execute this workstation NVR3Workst application ation A NVR3Workstation Te e ACTi Unified Workstation Server IP Server Port Account Password Initial Page Language Login Fill in the following fields then click Login to log in to the system The login process of Workstation is very much the same as that of Web browser except for the following Server IP amp Server Port e In Server IP field key in localhost or 127 0 0 1 if NVR3 Workstation is on the same computer with NVR server If you are connecting from another computer please input the ip address of server computer for example 220 228 146 22 e In Server Port field key in the default port number 80 Choose the Initial Screen NVR 3 0 user interface consists of three main module screens Live View Playback and Setup you may choose one where you would like to enter after logging in Default is Live View screen 3 D4 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Set up the System This chapter will guide you through everything you
105. tem Administrator s Manual Verify Your License Once your license is successfully activated the license information will be shown on License page Total Number of Licenses 48 License Key Number of Licenses MAC Address CPQAP PACPP PBRAP PRRGP ASPPC AAPAG 32 00 21 66 C6 3D B1 Important Notice The license data will be erased once NVR 3 0 is uninstalled Be sure to keep your license key information in a safe place because you may need to reinstall the software After the software is uninstalled you should contact ACTi Customer Help Desk to clear the original registration data in _ our database and then you may register and activate the license again How to find the MAC Address 1 Click Windows Start in the run box on Start menu input cmd 2 Execute the cmd program and input the command ipconfig all or getmac 3 The MAC address will be referred to as the Physical Address made up of 12 characters e g 00 1E 65 FE 8E 98 25 ACTI Connecting Vision Kal NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Log In To the System Access NVR 3 0 via Internet Explorer nttp 172 16 26 82 D Example yy w Remote client computer j A Remote client computer AL G NVR Server computer with local client From Server Computer Using Local Client Open Internet Expolrer If your computer is where NVR 3 0 is installed type http localhost 220 228 146 21 Example A Di gt
106. tered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation All other product or company names mentioned in this document may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners 5 www acti com ACTI Connecting Vision Kal NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Table of Contents 1 About This Manual 2 TIC FCCC Sse eater EA E 2 Content OvervieW Seen eee eee eee ee ninaa 2 Related DOCUMENTATION ccecececececececccececececececeeeecececacacanaceeeanaeaeaeaeens 3 TEC CAl SUD ONE orare E E Eaa 3 Conventions Used in This Manual cccccecececececeecececececucucaeaneeeeeeeeaeas 4 2 Legal Notice 5 Disclaimer ccccccccccccceeeeccncnceeecceeeeeceeennnnaanneeeeeeseeeneeeeeennnnnnesennengs 5 CODY ENE te ean euieonesn eer encore ce EE 5 Trademarks ccecececececececccecccecececececeeccecececececacacacacaceananaeeeaeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeanas 5 3 Table of Contents 6 4 Overview 11 ACTi NVR Server Client Architecture ccccccececececececscscecscseseeeeees 11 5 System Installation Check List 12 6 Getting Started 14 System Requirements cccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesaeeseeesanesaaeseesenesaneseneneaes 14 POTS QUIS CCS errana EEE EE EEOAE EE 16 1 Suitable System opeCiNCaUOMS cassiniae 16 2 Uninstall Previous ACTi NVR 2 X Server ccececeececeeess 16 on More than 20 GB Space on Storage Drive 00ce 16 4 Turn Off UAC in WINGOWS cccccecececececcccacacecececeneueanares 16 Disab
107. the IP cameras video servers In most cases this is automatically filled in when you perform Get Device Setting and you do not need to worry about it i Select one of the streaming modes this device supports Stream Mode Channel No The channel ID you set for a multi streaming device HTTP Port Enter the HTTP port for IP cameras video servers Most cameras use the default port number of 80 User Name Enter the user name to log in the camera password Enter the password to log in the camera Default Live View a l l l x3 Choose the streaming id for Live View Default is stream 1 Stream Recording Stream Choose the streaming id for Recording Default is stream 1 Connection Enter the amount of time without response for NVR to consider the Timeout 0 99 secs device to be disconnected in seconds We recommend you to set different values for different types of connection The default setting is 5 seconds For devices located over the WAN you may wish to increase this value to allow for occasional Internet lags Available when connected to a multi streaming device 2 Available when connected to a multi streaming device in the mode of concurrently outputting streams for multiple live view channels 8 Available when connected to a multi streaming device in Dual Stream mode 3o Pq ACTI Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Device Status Device List To validate if you have successful
108. tion not supported in the standard protocol you may input it in PTZ Command list and execute it Ex Activate the wiper to clean the window of the PTZ 1 To add a PTZ action command go to Setup page PTZ Command ID Name PTZ Command 1 on PTZ tab check the Enable PTZ x A00000000A080800FFAF gt Devices tab select the device from Device List 2 In PTZ Command area click in a command entry input the name command and then click Apply to save it You may also click gt to execute it or X to clear it Set PTZ Preset Tour Preset Tour is a preconfigured PTZ sequence that directs the camera to cycle through multiple preset points including where to look and how long to look at each location With this preset tour your PTZ device can perform an automatic patrol to scan through your cared areas For example a Preset Tour should include two or more preset points Once a tour is initiated the device will automatically point to the preset points based on the sequence and stay at that view according to the duration you set Before setting up Preset Tours please make sure you have configured PTZ settings and set PTZ Preset Points To start setting the Preset Tour 1 Goto Setup page gt Devices tab select the device from Device List and click Preset Tour tab 2 Inthe Tour List as there is currently no existing tour click Add New Tour to add one The default tour name is
109. ual Copy an Existing Schedule to Others With plenty of devices in your system it happens that you want to apply the same schedule to multiple devices After creating a schedule for one device you can copy it to other cameras 1 Goto Setup page gt Schedule tab on Device List select the device you want to copy schedule settings from 2 Click the Copy button On popup window select target devices you want to copy schedule settings to Click the Apply button Schedule Device List 5 All Devices 6 01 Parkiong Lot 203 Front Door F D4 Counter fee r05 West Wing reo 12 East Wing P13 Office 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 7 O O ANW RSENS To check the result go to Schedule tab click All Devices on Device List Schedule Device List Reset Apply 01 Parkiong Lot Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday B03 Front Door E KING www Ww To4 Counter 03 Front Door 1N 2 L e LLL r05 West Wing 04 Counter SS VY SS SYI x BSS NN as eC 12 East Wing r13 Office W Schedule Recording Event Recording X Event Handling 62 pq ACTI Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual View the Entire Recording Schedule On Setup page gt Schedule tab click All Devices on Device List an overview of all device schedules will be listed on the right Schedule Decica Uist Reset Apply in rec 01 ACTi Sunday Monday ay Wednesday Thursday Fri
110. un installation process Step 1 Remove NVR 3 0 Server Program 1 Go to Windows Control Panel gt Add Remove Programs in Windows Server 2003 Windows XP or Programs Programs and Features in Windows Vista Windows 7 Windows 2008 to remove it When you un install NVR server program the web client will be terminated at the Same time OW IEF Control Panel Search Control Pane P Adjust your computer s settings View by Category lolo Z OU a Programs Programs and Features 4 Search Programs and Features 2 System and Security User Accounts 4 Review your computer s status N Back up your computer Find and fix problems Appearance and Personalization W Change account type Control Panel Home Uninstall or change a program View installed updates To uninstall a program select it from the list and then click Uninstall Change or Turn Windows features on or Repair Network and Internet Ch the th off U View network status and tasks ange the theme Change desktop background Install a program from the Organize v zy lt Choose homegroup and Pe p p network re sharing options just screen resolution Name Publisher a A Denna oo a A w 4 H B ACTI NVR Server v3 0 01 ACTi Corporation J View devices and printers Region E E Sar es ated Add a device Change keyboards or other BS Adobe Reader X 10 1 3 Chinese Traditional Adobe Systems Incorporated Connect to a projecto
111. unstable due to frequent pop up instant playback windows please avoid setting the Pop up action as the event rule for a device which is too frequently triggered The next server version v3 1 will improve the program efficiency with Internet Explorer browser 7 A ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Manage the Event Rules Event List panel gives an overview on event rules set on the NVR server Go to Setup page gt Event tab gt select All Devices on the left As the entire available rules of all devices are listed here you may want to sort out some of them from the long list View the Event Rules To sort by Device name Trigger type or Event Name click the titles to list the entries in ascending or descending alphabetic order Schedule Language System Device List E All Devices 7 04 Counter Filter All Triggers All Events ceara VY Select an 07 Office Aisle 2F me errr R i Focus Channel Pop up Target 04 Duration 5 P09 Corridor 04 Counter MD 1 MD 1 Pup tay 13 Storeroom 3F Focus Channel Hot spot Target 04 Duration 5 14 Office Aisle 3Fi 04 Counter MD 2 MD 2 15 Paking Lot 04 Counter MD 3 MD 3 PTZ Goto Preset Target 08 Preset 01 Duration 10 Next Preset 01 04 Counter PIR PIR 04 Counter DI 1 On DI 1 On 04 Counter DI 1 Off DI 1 Off 04 Counter Video Loss 1 Video Loss 1 Audio Alert Beep Duration 5 Times 1 04 Count
112. utput two video streams of different value You may make the live view stream smaller in size with lesser frame rate to save decoding CPU power and bandwidth Meanwhile the recording stream can be larger and have more FPS so that you have clear images when you need to retrieve evidence For settings in both streams of devices with dual stream functionality please refer to section Configure Video Format_on page 44 a3 ACTI Connecting Vision bis NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Configure Device Settings After adding a device to NVR you may continue to configure its video motion detection PTZ or preset tour settings on Setup page gt Devices tab In this section we will guide you through how to configure these settings and their corresponding functions Switch between Stream and stream 2 Live View Configure Video Format Go to Setup page Device tab select a device from Device List and then go to Video tab to configure the video format of the stream output from this device If the device is currently in Dual Stream mode you may switch the stream in live view window by click on the switch below and configure individual settings for Media 1 and Media 2 Video 03 Office 2012 02 24 16 53 32 Video Adjustment Motion Detection Set Frame Rate for Event Recording Mode Video Quality Settings TV Standard Stream Mode Media 1 Media 2 Video Encoder Resolution Video Settings Attributes F
113. ver storage deletion rule Select the device s you wish to delete click Delete button and confirm the deletion If you want to delete all the existing devices simply click on upper right to select them all at once To validate if you have successfully deleted a device on NVR system simply check the Device List on the left of Setup page gt Devices tab to see if the device name is removed from the tree a A ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Copy Settings across Devices or to Add New Ones When setting a large number of devices many settings will resemble other ones and it is sometimes tiresome to repeat every setting again and again You can use the Copy function to save the hassle of needless repetition Devices 7 f err Device List Basic Video PTZ E All Devices reo D TIF Entrance TAF Entrance 2013 03 21 10 15 05 SS Basic Settings ree 2 11F_Lab N E Get Device Settings rec A 3 7F_Office Area A i a ree 2 4 7F_Office PTZ rec 5 7F_Office Area B j Protocol REC Zg 6 7F_Office Area All l i mo 7 7F_Entrance rec g 7F_Entrance_Counter rec 9 11F Entrance Outer n o sF Model rec J 10 ACTi F Device Name IP Address Brand Stream Mode HTTP Port User Name Password Default Live View Stream Recording Stream 1 On All Device List select the Copy Device Settings 03 Office source device whose settings are to RRaaiukkes C Clear an
114. vice to react with Responses The link between trigger and response is governed by Event Rules Event rules become active or inactive based upon a weekly Schedule Each event rule detects one specific trigger and may initiate multiple responses An example rule would be for NVR to send email to alert the supervisor Response 1 and trigger alarm Response 2 when motion detection from camera is triggered Trigger during the event handing active period Schedule Event Rule Schedule Trigger Response When to apply See What action to this rule response take How does NVR Handle Events In NVR 3 0 each device can be involved in several event rules As different device models possess various capabilities the supported event trigger types would vary For example a PIR built in camera can execute a PIR triggered event rule while this option is not provided to other models without this feature similarly the supported response types would vary by device models like Goto preset behavior can only be executed by PTZ devices The below chart shows NVR server supported Trigger types and Response types Once a device is added to NVR server the server would create empty rules with compatible trigger types for you to configure Trigger Type Response Type Video Motion Detection Focus Channel in Live View PIRDetection Audio Alert Video Loss Trigger DO Device Video Recovery Execute URL Commands
115. vices please make sure the required settings ERSApMEIN are correct Address ID IP Zoom Camera IP PTZ Camera IP Speed Dome IP Camera mounted on Scanner Analog PTZ V V V V V camera attached to Video Server To start matching up the parameters please follow the below procedures 1 Ifthe device is or a speed dome camera or an analog camera attached to video server configure the parameters on physical device according to the product s installation instructions 2 On the device s camera or video server web configurator configure the parameters to match the setting on physical device and test the PTZ operations to make sure the device is properly set to be connected 3 In NVR 3 0 server go to Setup page gt Devices tab select the device from Device List and click PTZ tab In PTZ Protocol section fill in the communication parameters so ACTI Connecting Vision bis NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Adjustment Attributes Field Name Description Vendor is the provider of Protocol The selectable vendors would vary Vendor depending on different device models Available vendor types are ACTI DYNACOLOR PELCO and SONY Protocol is a set of rules to define the communication format between the device and controller Different protocols are provided for selection according to the Vendor you choose PEER Available protocols following their vendors are ACTI ACTI DYNACOLOR DYNACOLOR PELCO

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