Viewing Live Video Using WebCam - Surveillance System, Security
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1. ALARM LIST VO DEVICE elf 20081 221 N earn 7 p f 11 33 16 Bg 11 33 18 FE 11 33 36 Qutput Reset Ed 11 33 37 TE Module 1 fi Module DTInput 1 e Input s Input Camera Camera 1 tip Camera 2 mp Camera 3 tin Camera 4 wh Camera 5 tin Camera amp tip Camera T tip Camera 8 mp Camera 4 wh Camera 10 tin Camera 11 tip Camera 12 Figure 6 23 I O Control The alarm status is displayed in three levels The first level indicates date second indicates time and the third indicates alarm ID Clicking the Reset button will clear the alarm list To initiate an output device click the Enable button highlight an output and then click the Output button The Timer functions the same as in the PTZ control panel Each user will be given 60 seconds of control time while the supervisor has 999 seconds Clicking the Stop button will stop the operation and turn over the control privilege to the next user waiting online If you want to enable or disable VO devices to the remote GV System click the Enable Disable VO button For this the remote GV System must grant the privilege first Enable the Enable Remote Control option in Figure 6 1 Two Way Audio To make two way audio possible both hardware and software must be properly set up and installed For the instructions on setup and installation refer to Audio Settings in this chapter Click the Speaker button No 9 Figure 6 18 to access live audio from the server sit2. LL xi IP Address 127001 User Name Host Password rere Camera Mo h Command Port 4550 Data Port 5550 Audio Port 6550 OK Delete Cancel i Figure 6 34 Camera Setting Page 191 Chapter 6 Viewing Live Video Using WebCam 7 Enter the IP address user name and password of a remote host In the Camera No drop down list select one desired camera channel from the remote host 9 Let the port settings match those of the remote host or keep them as defaults 10 Click OK The icon of the created multiple host in the Host Server window is yellow while others are blue Quick Creation of a Multiple Host 1 Click on a desired monitoring window which will be highlighted in the red frame 2 Click and drag a camera from the Host Server window The selected camera then displays in the highlighted monitoring window Repeat the step 1 and 2 to configure other monitoring windows for different cameras 4 Click the Save Camera to Multiple Host button No 24 Figure 6 26 to create the multiple host Page 192 Chapter 6 Viewing Live Video Using WebCam Camera Status To show the camera status of the selected GV Server click the Camera Status button to display the following window Camera ON indicates the camera is active No Privilege means youre not authorized to view this camera Clicking the View button will bring up a small window displaying the selected camera s video Clicking the Refresh button wi
3. activation is the same as that in Activating the Mode Function earlier in this chapter Page 206 Chapter 6 Viewing Live Video Using WebCam Connecting to GV Server The following operations may vary slightly for different modules 1 Execute MSView exe in your smartphone Figure 6 56 appears 2 Select Control and then Connect Figure 6 57 appears 3 Enter the IP address and port number of your GV Server a login ID and password Select Control and then Connect Once the connection is established the live image will appear You can use the scroll key on your smartphone to navigate camera channels See Figure 6 58 Figure 6 56 MSView Main Screen Figure 6 57 Entering GV Server Info Figure 6 58 Viewing live camera Other Functions In addition to live view MSView offers the functions such as zooming in out a camera view and rotating images Select the MSView option to have these features Symbian Smartphone With the SSView application it s also possible to monitor your GV Server remotely via Symbian based smartphone edition 7 0 You will experience live view when continuously receiving JPEG format images with the 160x120 resolution Installing SSView 1 Insert the Surveillance System Software CD It will run automatically and pop up a window 2 Select the item of Install V8 0 0 0 System 3 Select Symbian Smart Phone Viewer and then follow the on screen instructions Page 207 Chapter 6 Viewing Live Video U
4. Figure 6 18 to save video in a client PC Files saved in AVI format are playable at third party viewers PTZ Control Click the Camera Select button to select one PTZ camera and then click the PTZ Control button No 3 Figure 6 18 to bring up the PTZ control panel xi o Auto Scan Auto Focus FTZ Speed Figure 6 22 PTZ control panel One PTZ camera only allows one user to control at atime If several users are trying to control the same PTZ camera at the same time the Single View viewer will give the priority to the first login user and then to the next user in queue Each user will be given 60 seconds to control the PTZ camera The Timer at the upper right corner informs the user of the remaining time of control or the total waiting time The supervisor is given the highest priority to control the PTZ camera and won t be restrained by 60 second time limit When the supervisor logs in WebCam the Timer shows 999 The PTZ Speed button in the lower part allows you to configure the speed of a PTZ camera up to five levels VO Control The new interface provides real time graphic displays of camera and I O status and alarm event Additionally you can force output as well as enable and disable I O devices to the remote GV System Click on the I O Control button No 4 Figure 6 18 to bring out the I O control panel Page 181 Chapter 6 Viewing Live Video Using WebCam EnableiDisakle BO
5. RR AF Figure 6 47 View Screen Figure 6 48 PTZ Screen Buttons Description Click to take a snapshot from the video image Use this drop down list to switch cameras Use the two buttons for focus in and focus out control Use the two buttons for zoom in and zoom out control Use these buttons to control left up down and right of the PTZ Camera Click to switch to a full screen view Page 203 Chapter 6 Viewing Live Video Using WebCam Viewing GV Server Information Click on the Server Information button to bring up the Server Info screen which contains the following four categories of information S E 2003 11 18 A E 11 10 27 Agr 11 10 28 d r 11 10 30 H 11 10 36 Server Update time 2003 11 18 11 1 al Recycle Log 2003 11717 04 13 Camera Off None Camera Signal Last None 10 Device Normal Modulen1 Input Slarm None Figure 6 49 Server Info Server Info Displays general information of the connected server S E 2003 11 18 gre 11 10 27 H 11 10 28 Agr 11 10 30 Bg 11 10 36 WebCam Update time 2003 11 18 11 1 WebCam Server Startup Time 2003 11 Moeg4 Current Channelisis17 RPE Current Chanrnelisi O Audio Current Channelisi O WebCam Version febCam 6 0 0 0 Figure 6 50 Web Info n ad Me aw IE wy You may use the control tabs to toggle between them d 11 03 G S E 2003 11 18 GF 11 10 27 dg 11 10 28 d r 11 10 30 Ag 11 10 36 Web Info MO Events Con
6. Using WebCam Enhance network security Check this item to enhance network security on WebCam Please note when the feature is enabled the users using earlier version than 8 0 cannot access Create a list of IP addresses allowed to connect to WebCam For Check this item to use Remote Configuration and Enable Disable Frame Page Title Color Select the color of date time and camera stamps on the frame Server a Server Setup RPB sudo General Server HTTP Part ra 4550 Data Port maal Detect UPnP Command Port Cancel Defaut Figure 6 2 Server Setup Server Page 166 Chapter 6 Viewing Live Video Using WebCam Run GeoHTTP Server Enable Geo developed HTTP server or use your own HTTP server Command Port is the port used to access WebCam and Data Port is the port used to transfer data over Internet Enable SSL Enable the Secure Sockets Layer SSL protocol to ensure the security and privacy of Internet connection Detect UPnP For details see UPnP Settings later in this chapter Video x RrB sudo ore 3 General Server Video Max Channels Max on line time far iy m quest Users 60 SEC Max Image size 640x480 De interlace Codec Geo Mpeg Fe Alloyed PTZ camera Cancel Detautt Figure 6 3 Server Setup Video m Max Channel s Specify the number of channels allowed to access WebCam with the upper limit of 200 channels m Max on line
7. WebCam RPB 1 Follow the steps in Starting WebCam at the Client PC earlier in this chapter until the WebCam Compression Selection window appears see Figure 6 14 Select Remote Playback and then click the Submit button to display the following RPB window Click the Play button to log in the application A valid ID and password are required here 10 47 27 B 2002 Es File Tree Camera SIZE 00 31 05 001 B3ME 00 46 06 001 10 1MB 00 41 06 001 8 9ME 00 46 06 001 82MB l a or not TEME Event List 00 56 07 001 102MB ot ot as ao 4010609 001 01 11 09 001 2 OME Channel Select Tab Snapshot Download Get Date list Full Screen Search Object Index Advance Search Enable Audio Enable DirectDraw Figure 6 38 The Remote Playback Window Page 196 Chapter 6 Viewing Live Video Using WebCam Searching and Playing Back Recorded Files The WebCam RPB allows you to play back video and audio files Audio files are only available when your system is equipped with the optional audio recording function 1 Click the Get Data List button and then select Get Date List This loads the recorded data from the GV System 2 Select a date in the File Tree 3 All video files recorded within the selected date range will be listed in the following Event List window SIZE Ta UEB 1 hd 27 DON Figure 6 39 Event List 4 Select one camera or audio channel from the
8. and then click the Delete button to remove it Taking a Snapshot from a Live Video Click the Snapshot button No 8 Figure 6 18 to display the following Snapshot window Click the Print button to print out the displayed image Or click the Save button to save this image in a client PC Page 179 Chapter 6 Viewing Live Video Using WebCam SnapShot Figure 6 20 Take a Snapshot Pop up Setup The Single View MPEG4 Encoder Viewer can be set to pop up as soon as motion is detected or I O devices are triggered To enable the function follow the steps below 1 Click the Change Server button No 1 Figure 6 18 and then select Alarm Notify to display the following dialog box Alarm Notify l x W Motion Motif M O Alarm Notify W Alert Sound Auto Snapshot File Path CwinntAvIFiles Browser cance Figure 6 21 Alarm Notification Motion Notify The Viewer will pop up as soon as motion is detected VO Alarm Notify The Viewer will pop up as soon as VO devices are triggered Alert Sound Enable the computer noise alarm on motion and alarm activation Auto Snapshot The program will take a snapshot every 5 seconds on motion and alarm activation m File Path Assign a path to save the snapshots 2 Click OK to apply the above settings Minimize your IE browser to test the pop up function Page 180 Chapter 6 Viewing Live Video Using WebCam Exporting Video Click the File Save button No 6
9. time for guest users Specify the time length allowed for a guest user to connect to WebCam The time range is between 10 to 3600 seconds m Max image size Selecta resolution The default resolution on WebCam is 320 x 240 If you want to apply the 640 x 480 De interlace or 720 x 480 De interlace resolution you also have to configure Video Source Click the Configure button on the main screen and then select Video Source Inthe Video Resolution field select 640 x 240 or higher resolutions and then click OK to apply Codec WebCam provides two codec options Geo Mpeg4 and Geo H264 Allowed PTZ camera The option allows you to control selected PTZ cameras at a remote computer Click the button and select the desired PTZ cameras to work on WebCam Page 167 Chapter 6 Viewing Live Video Using WebCam RPB xj General Server Video RPB Audio dra 3 Max speed 100 KEytes sec Cancel Defautt Figure 6 4 Server Setup RPB This feature is used to prevent overloading on slower networks m Max Channel s Specify the number of channels allowed to download to a client PC Bandwidth Control Enable and specify the rate of data to be transferred over network The option effectively controls the bandwidth being used by the WebCam server Audio Connecting Audio Devices Via WebCam you can access live audio at a remote site and talk to the server site This feature is useful when the remote site requires
10. B lets you easily locate an event by search criteria The search results can be displayed in a text form and or a statistic chart Click the Get Data List button and select Advance Search to open the following advanced search window REF Data Query Display Set Font se OO ID Start Time End Time CAMERA IM Kant find record Figure 6 41 Advanced Search Display This option on the menu bar lets you choose which way to display search results a text form or a statistic chart Data Query To locate an event click Data Query on the menu bar The selections included inside are 1 Monitor 2 System 3 Login 4 Counter and 5 POS The five categories are based on those of System Log in the Main System see System Log in Chapter 1 so that you can locate any event type recorded in System Log m Monitor System Login Counter The four selections let you locate an event about monitoring system login logout and counter status The dialog boxes of the four selections are similar so we take Monitor as an example below Click Data Query on the menu bar and select Monitor to display the following window Define your search condition in each field and click OK to start searching Page 199 Chapter 6 Viewing Live Video Using WebCam System ad Event Type Device Madule Camera 1 Moue 1 200408704 z oo oo oo f 9 07 05 Figure 6 42 Locating a system event m POS The selection
11. Channel Select tabs 5 Select one video file from the Event List and then click the Play button to play it Synchronizing Audio with Video Playback To synchronize audio with video playback click the Get Data List button and then select Enable Audio DirectDraw Setup The DirectDraw setting is enabled by default Some VGA cards might not support DirectDraw and can produce distorted frames In this case disable the function from the Get Data List button Page 197 Chapter 6 Viewing Live Video Using WebCam Searching Object Index You can locate and play back the Object Index files through the WebCam RPB For the details of Object Index see Retrieving Images Using Object Index in Chapter 1 1 Click the Get Data List button and then select Search Object Index This window appears CAMERA 1 2005 02 03 08 00 08 30 CAMERA 1 1 20080202 ES ZOOSf02 03 N Et DS DO 08 30 08 10 03 968 08 10 15 890 08 10 51 593 Search Figure 6 40 The Search Object Index Window 2 Click the Search button The Search window appears 3 Select the desired cameras and then click Search The found files will display in the left side of the Search Object Index window 4 Expand the files to access the thumbnail view Double click one displayed image The related video will play on the RPB Page 198 Chapter 6 Viewing Live Video Using WebCam Advanced Search The advanced search function in the WebGam RP
12. Viewing Live Video Using WebCam With Microsoft Internet Explorer at the remote PC it is possible to view live videos download and play back video files manage systems within the security network control PTZ camera and VO devices via the WebCam server Before starting the WebCam make sure your system meets the following minimum requirements OS Windows 2000 Windows XP Server 2003 CPU Pentium 4 2 0G Memory 256MB RAM Hard Disk 60GB VGA NVIDIA GeForce II 32MB 1024x768 screen resolution Network TCP IP Web Browser IE6 0 Netscape Navigator with limited functionality DirectX Version 9 0 or above Configuring WebCam Server GV System is built in with a web sever Click the Network button and then select WebCam Server to display the following Server Setup dialog box WebCam Server Settings The Server Setup dialog box contains these tabs 1 General 2 Server 3 Video 4 RPB 5 Audio 6 JPG and 7 3G Page 165 General x RFB sudo se ae General Server iden WebCam Options W Enhance network security i Enable IP white list W Enable Remote Control Figure 6 1 Server Setup General WebCam Options Enable Remote Control WebCam applications any more Enable IP White List details see I P White List Settings later in this chapter VO functions on WebCam Frame Page Title Color None Black C White Cancel Default Chapter 6 Viewing Live Video
13. WebCam Compression Selection window appears See Figure 6 14 2 Select Remote Control and then click the Submit button This screen appears Remota Dackiop Web Lonmection ME rooli inim met plone Fe EE Mee Faerie Tok Hek Qu i Typa the name of the FEOEE conipaler you ward to uit select the screen gine for your conmection Bervrr 192 168 0199 and then chek Comnect jor Fiaa a Send logon m ramahon for tha When the comechon page opens you can add EGNEEROR bo Four Favorttes for easy Conm chon H the same Cars Gee ier S lie riel Figure 6 44 Remote desktop control 3 Type the IP address or domain name of the GV System you wish to control and then click the Connect button A valid user name and password are required If logging in successfully you will see the desktop of the GV System you want to control Note 1 The Enable Directdraw Overlay option in the Main System must be disabled 2 The DSP card cannot support this function Page 201 Chapter 6 Viewing Live Video Using WebCam Remote Viewing with PDA G View is a remote view application for Pocket PC device It can run on PDA using Windows CE or Microsoft Pocket PC operating system G View Installation G View is included in the Surveillance System Software CD This application should be installed in a PDA device with Microsoft Pocket PC operating system 1 Plug your PDA via USB or COM port to a computer installed with Mi
14. alog box see Figure 6 1 2 Inthe General tab check the Enable IP white list option and then click the Edit button This IP White List window appears IP White List X 1239 12 00 12312 0410 1 0 0 0 Add Modify Delete OM Cancel Figure 6 8 IP White List 3 Click Add to enter an IP address or a range of IP addresses For this example only the IP range from 123 12 0 0 to 123 12 0 10 is allowed to connect to WebCam 4 Click Modify to change a created IP address Click Delete to delete a created IP address Click OK to apply the settings UPnP Settings WebCam Server supports UPnP technology Universal Plug and Play to allow automatic port configuration to your router In order for UPnP to be enabled the following must be true Windows XP Service Pack 2 is required Windows XP must be configured to use UPnP see below UPnP must be enabled on your router consult your router s documentation Page 172 Chapter 6 Viewing Live Video Using WebCam Enabling UPnP in Windows XP Go to Windows Start click Start button point to Settings and select Network Connections 1 This window appears Shi Heterk Connections E Bre Fis Edt view Favorites Took Advaned Help ir e Fo sam a E FR MY ER kicia NE Metreart Connections Pilin rie Raa LAN vr High wreed et erect ak Local Anes Correia LAM On Piia Inher Conrad meee RTLOL IS Fardy Tehei Figure 6 9 2 Right click one Local Area Co
15. ation on 3G mobile phone connection please check our website n Server Setup xj General Server Video RFE Audio JPG 3G Max connections oad 20 viden Bit rate khp 54 Video size jaar 176x144 Audio Encoder Bit rate kbps AMR WE 6 60 Cancel Default Figure 6 7 Port The default communication port is 8554 Max Connections Specify the number of users that can connect to this server Set the number to be between 1 and 20 Video m Bitrate kbps Select a proper bit rate for video file transmission Larger bit rate means better quality but it also required larger bandwidth Mm Video Size Select QCIF 176x144 or sub QCIF 128x96 for transmission Larger video size means better quality but it also requires larger bandwidth m FPS Specify the number of frames to be transferred per second Audio Mm Encoder For narrowband users select AMR and for wideband users select AMR WB m Bitrate kbpts Select a proper rate for audio file transmission Note To enable 3G services on your mobile phone consult your network operator Page 171 Chapter 6 Viewing Live Video Using WebCam IP White List Settings The feature lets you create a list of IP addresses only which are allowed to connect to the WebCam server To enable the function follow the steps below 1 On the main screen click the Network button and then select WebCam Server to display the Server Setup di
16. crosoft ActiveSync The Microsoft ActiveSync program should come with your PDA software CD Consult your PDA user s manual 2 Run Microsoft ActiveSync in the connected computer Make sure both the PDA and computer are synchronized 3 Insert the Surveillance System Software CD to the computer It will run automatically and pop up a window Select the item of Install V8 0 0 0 System and then click PDA Viewer for WinCE Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation Connecting G View to GV Server Once G View is installed into your PDA you can use it to monitor your GV Server Make sure your PDA has wireless LAN adapter properly in place with access to the Internet 1 Execute G View in your PDA 2 Click the Connect button located at the lower left corner This displays the Login screen 3 Type the IP address of the GV Server you wish to connect enter a valid username and password and then click the OK button If logging in successfully you will see video streaming to your PDA Clicking the Stop button can exit the G View application Page 202 Chapter 6 Viewing Live Video Using WebCam a 11 02 ok rd G iew IP Address 211 74 142 0 Lieer Name Password BUT Port EKT Al Figure 6 45 Starting G View Figure 6 46 Entering GV server Info Other Functions The major functions of G View include live video monitoring PTZ control zooming control and snapshot t gem AA
17. de In this example enter 4qhtfa and then click OK 4 Ifthe connection is established you will see video streaming in the MPEG4 Encoder Viewer Word erification Enter the characters as they are shown in the box below m Figure 6 17 Enter a security code Page 177 Chapter 6 Viewing Live Video Using WebCam Single View MPEG 4 Encoder Viewer Countdown 026 2 E ri W z Fi yj d i i AN ke AS ad ee Figure 6 18 Single View MPEG4 Encoder Viewer The controls in the Single View Viewer No Name OON OD AIAI W PD a a OINI O Change Server Change Camera PTZ Control VO Control Full Screen File Save Change Quality Snapshot Speaker Microphone Stop Play Countdown Timer Description Brings up these options Alarm Notify Data Rate Configure Remote Config Change Server Show Camera Name and Enable DirectDraw Selects the desired camera for display Displays the PTZ control panel Displays the VO control panel Switches to full screen view Saves live video in the local computer Adjusts video quality in 4 levels Takes a snapshot of the displayed live video Enables live audio from the remote GV System Enables speaking to the remote GV System Terminates the connection to the remote GV System Connects to the remote GV System Indicates the remaining time when you log in as Guest When the time is up you will be logged out aut
18. dress of GV server 3 Type a valid user name and password and then press Submit Page 205 Chapter 6 Viewing Live Video Using WebCam 4 Select the desired camera channel and then press Enter User Name 1 l Live View Camera 1 Camera 2 Camera 3 Camera 4 Camera 5 Camera 6 Camera 7 Passwords Submit Cancel Figure 6 54 Entering the use name and password Figure 6 55 Selecting a camera for live view If you log in successfully the i Mode phone will start receiving live images from the GV Server Windows Smartphone With the MSView application you can monitor your GV Server remotely via a Windows based smartphone edition 2002 and 2003 You will experience live view when continuously receiving JPEG format images with the 160x120 resolution Installing MSView 1 Insert the Surveillance System Software CD It will run automatically and pop up a window Select the item of Install V8 0 0 0 System select MS Smart Phone Viewer and then follow the on screen instructions Locate MSView exe in the Smart Phone Viewer folder created in your computer The default directory is C Smart Phone Viewer oo ee oe N Install MSView exe to your smartphone Consult your smartphone user s manual for how to install a program to the smartphone Activating the MSView Function You must activate the MSView function in the Main System to allow the smartphone application The
19. e and click the Microphone button No 10 Figure 6 18 to speak to the server site When both buttons are enabled you can perform two way communication between the client computer and the server site Page 182 Chapter 6 Viewing Live Video Using WebCam Data Rate Configuration When sounds seem to pause or break up you can configure Data Rate to improve the situation Click the Change Server button No 1 Figure 6 18 and select Data Rate Configure to display the following window Moving the slide bar to the Low direction will decrease the frame rate but increase the audio performance moving the slide bar to the High direction will increase the frame rate but decrease the audio performance xi 12 49 KBISer Video Data Rate Audio Data Rate Server to Client KRISer Call Back kaSet Figure 6 24 Data Rate Configuration DirectDraw Setup The DirectDraw setting is enabled by default Some VGA cards might not support DirectDraw and can produce distorted frames In this case disable the function from the Change Server button No 1 Figure 6 18 Remote Configuration Remote Configuration allows you to adjust video images start stop recording enable disable VO monitoring and activate deactivate schedules to the remote GV System For this the remote GV System must grant the privilege first See the Enable Remote Control option in Figure 6 1 Click the Change Server button No 1 Figure 6 18 and select Remote Con
20. e following Multi View window 15 i Us w U UY E E U Figure 6 26 The Multi View Window The controls in the Multi View No Name Description 1 Monitoring Window Displays live video 2 Host Server Displays connected GV Systems and their available cameras 3 UPnP Device Displays all hosts on the same LAN 4 PTZ Control Displays the PTZ control panel 5 VO Control Displays the I O control panel 6 Channel Status Indicates the general information of the selected channel 7 Configure Accesses system settings of the Multi View 8 Edit Host Adds deletes or modifies GV Systems 9 Camera Status Displays the camera status of the connected GV Systems 10 Host Information Displays the general information of the connected GV Systems 11 Zoom in and out Zooms in or out the selected channel Page 185 Chapter 6 Viewing Live Video Using WebCam 12 Add Remove Channel Adds or deletes the channels for video polling Click the Add or Remove Channel button and then click the desired channel to add to or remove from the video polling 13 Full Screen Switches to a full screen view 14 Video Polling Rotates through the selected channels 15 Screen Divisions Sets screen divisions to 4 8 or 16 16 Exit Minimize Closes or minimizes the Multi View window 17 Speaker Enables speaking to a remote GV System 18 Microphone Enables live audio from a remote GV System 19 Stop Terminates the connection to a GV System 20 Play Establishes the connection t
21. er The lower section shows the number of MPEG4 RPB and audio channels currently serving over the Internet Log List Displays a history of login and logout information Page 194 Chapter 6 Viewing Live Video Using WebCam JPEG Image Viewer JPEG Image Viewer is a cross platform viewer practicable on Mac OS Netscape and Microsoft IE browsers Continuously receiving JPEG images from GV System and limited to the single camera view the viewer is an ideal tool for the users with limited Internet bandwidth For this application the Create JPEG GIF File s option must be enabled see Figure 6 6 while the Enhance Network Security option must be disabled see Figure 6 1 To start the JPEG Image Viewer follow these steps 1 Open an Internet browser from a client PC 2 Enter the IP address or domain name of the GV System to display the WebCam Compression Selection window see Figure 6 14 3 Select JPEG Image Viewer and then click Submit A valid ID and password are required 4 The JPEG Image Viewer window appears View Selection Button Scroll Button Snapshot Camera Select Button lay 200 Sot so aL Carrera n Monitoring Window Figure 6 37 JPGE Image Viewer Page 195 Chapter 6 Viewing Live Video Using WebCam Remote Playback on WebCam The WebCam Remote Playback RPB is a web based application allowing you to play back recorded video or audio files of the connected GV System To start
22. fig to display the following dialog box Page 183 Chapter 6 Viewing Live Video Using WebCam Remote Config l X CAMERA Record Monitor Brightness Contrast Saturation Figure 6 25 Remote Config Dialog Box Camera Move the slide bars Brightness Contrast Saturation and Hue to adjust video attributes Click the Send button to apply the changes to the remote GV System Record Check the desired cameras to start or stop recording to the remote GV System Monitor Enable VO and Schedule monitoring to the remote GV System Click the Send button to apply the settings Multi View MPEG 4 Encoder Viewer Multi View is a multi channel MPEG4 Encoder Viewer allowing users to view 4 8 and 16 live cameras simultaneously Because multiple channels require a large amount of data to be transferred over Internet this function is limited to broadband users only To start Multi View follow these steps 1 Follow the instructions of Starting WebCam at the Client PC in this chapter until the Select Internet Connection window appears 2 Select DSL CABLE T 1 choose Multi View and then click the Submit button First time users will be prompted to install the Multi View applications Select Yes and then follow the instructions to complete the installation Page 184 Chapter 6 Viewing Live Video Using WebCam 3 When the Login dialog box appears enter a valid user ID and password and then click OK This displays th
23. figure button No 7 Figure 6 26 to display the following window Sanup iting Serai ja Detail Video Paling Poling tine so Ger Detail Baran alae Sener Status Aetresh Time bimes Hinu Detil Camgra sys Gansta Sates Brimsh Tiraz Mevr Hirai Detail re Folger Path Browse Max Widen Clip som Mine Detail Caplin rable DiretlDrzer No r i id am he Enable Dir is Hare ID Hamd Fagyi kry TT Figure 6 31 The Configure Window Initial Screen Select screen divisions at startup Polling Time Specify the camera polling time from 1 to 60 seconds Server Status Refresh Time Specify the refresh time to update the host information Camera Status Refresh Time Specify the refresh time to update the camera information Folder Path Specify a path to save recorded files Max Video Clip Specify the maximum time length of each recorded file to be 30 or 60 minutes The default time length is 30 minutes Caption Select what kind of caption to display on the monitoring window ID camera ID Name camera name No no display Enable DirectDraw The DirectDraw is enabled by default Some VGA cards might not support DirectDraw and can produce distorted frames In this case disable this function Fast Key Click the View button to display the fast key table of the Multi View Refer to Fast Key Reference later in this chapter Page 189 Chapter 6 Viewing Live Video Using WebCam Creating a Quick Connectio
24. he Save button Removing Host Server Select the GV Server you wish to remove from the Host List section and click the Delete button Page 190 Chapter 6 Viewing Live Video Using WebCam Creating a Multiple Host You can create a multiple host including the camera channels all from different IP addresses There are two methods to create a multiple host the manual creation of a multiple host the quick creation of a multiple host Manual Creation of a Multiple Host 1 Click the Edit Host button No 8 Figure 6 26 to display the Edit Host window Figure 6 32 and then click the New button to create a new host 2 Check Multiple Hosts to display the following window Fast Lid Hsi een l Host Pretection Mulla Roe hs Singh Feast fe kumplit Haal Hoes Warne Bi pt Hints Pat paid i T Edil 3 ie Eda 28 Edit 10 da 3 08 Eat 11 Ti Eai d Ta Edil 12 EA ea 5 08 Edit 15 0 ii 6 Edit 14 Ta Eda 7 Te Edil is TA Eda g Te Edit 16 Me Eda Ewo impor New Deiete soe OK Figure 6 33 Creating a multiple host In the Host Name field enter a desired name to identify the multiple host 4 To set up each camera channel of the multiple host click the Edit tab one at a time Alternatively you can click and drag the created camera channel from the Host Server window Figure 6 27 to each Edit tab 6 When you click the Edit tab you will see the following window
25. ion A valid ID and password are required Note For UPnP detection the host needs to open TCP port 5201 and the MultiView site needs to open UDP port 5200 Exporting Video You can save live videos in a client computer The files in AVI format are playable at the third party viewer Click the Save button and then select all or several cameras to start recording For the folder path see Figure 6 31 Taking a Snapshot from a Live Video Click a desired channel and then click the Snapshot button to take a snapshot of live video PTZ Control 1 Select a PTZ capable camera from the monitoring window or double click it on the Host Server window Click the PTZ Control button No 4 Figure 6 26 Turn the switch to the ON position 4 Use the directional zoom in zZoom out focus in focus out buttons to control the PTZ camera The Timer has the same functions as the one in the Single View MPEG4 Encoder Viewer The supervisor is given the highest priority to control PTZ in Multi View and won t be restrained by 60 second time limit When the supervisor logs in Multi View the Timer will show 999 The Option button lets you direct the PTZ camera to a preset position and configure the speed of the PTZ camera up to five levels Switch Timer The Option button Figure 6 28 PTZ control panel Page 187 Chapter 6 Viewing Live Video Using WebCam Output Control 1 Click the VO Control button No 5 Figure 6 26 2 Tu
26. le Path Transfer Camera M Send fie delay EE Sec men Figure 6 13 FIP Setup 1 Inthe Server Host Name field enter the IP address or domain name of the FTP server Keep the port setting as default at 21 2 Enter a valid user name and password to access the FIP server Specify a file path to save the recording files on the FTP server Click the Transfer Camera button and assign which camera s files to be transferred to the FTP server 5 Inthe Send File Delay field specify the time of updating JPEG files from the GV System to the FTP server The time range is from 0 1 to 10 sec 6 Inthe Connection Retries field specify the number of retries when the FTP connection fails Max 999 Inthe Retry Delay field specify the interval between each retries Max 9999 sec 7 Click OK to apply above settings Starting WebCam at the Client PC Once the WebCam server at the GV System is enabled it is then possible to view images using a web browser at a client PC or from a remote site Microsoft Internet Explorer will be used as the browser through the entire chapter 1 To start the connection open an IE browser Page 175 Chapter 6 Viewing Live Video Using WebCam 2 Type the IP address or the domain name of the GV System to display the following window Compression Selection AI gy peg4 Encoder Viewer JPES OE EL Remote Play Gack ji Emap Cla Remote Control Figure 6 14 WebCam Compression Selecti
27. lets you locate a desired POS transaction event Click Data Query on the menu bar and select POS to display the following window 200 M220 a gs de is looooaa oase Event Type Device i Pos 1 Condition 1 f condition 2 Irar Coke E l condition 3 N Coke E l Statistic Coke Sum Average Cancel Figure 6 43 Locating a POS event Restrict your search to a certain date time event type POS system transaction item content and price amount value Then click OK to start searching For this example we like to search all the transaction types related to Coke registered in the device POS 4 from 00 00 00 to 13 43 19 on 2004 07 13 Its price amount may be greater than or equal to gt 1 and less than or equal to lt 99 If we select the Statistic option and click OK here we will get the sum or the average price of all the discovered transaction events not a list of these events Page 200 Chapter 6 Viewing Live Video Using WebCam Remote Control Using Remote Desktop The WebCam Remote Control function is based on Microsofts Remote Desktop platform To start this feature your GV System must be run on Windows XP Professional with Microsoft Remote Desktop properly set up The client PC can be Windows XP Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003 To use the Remote Control 1 Follow the steps in Starting WebCam at the Client PC earlier in this chapter until the
28. ll refresh the information in this window Hest Informations H st Name 2diomapeom IP Add EES 2 ciemap com ETTA f Camera teii Fafa AR Camara Camera Oe ige Ma Camera Camera OM _ Mee Te Camron Carre OH id T Camera 10 Curve OM gar E Camera 3 Camera ON view T Camera 1 Camera OM View UE Camasi Camera OM Wie U Camend2 Camera ON O iaa T Cameras Camia DM ww OE Camerata Camera OM View Id Camen Camera DM Vow T Oamars 14 Carmen ON View tae CameraT Camera OM Wii Ta Cameai6 Camera OM Wiara UE camem Camers ON Wew UE Ciamemi Camera ON View Ok Figure 6 35 The Camera Status Window Page 193 Chapter 6 Viewing Live Video Using WebCam Host Information Click the Host Information button No 10 Figure 6 26 to display the following window The Host Information window contains the following three categories Use the control tabs to toggle among them Host Informations Host Name 127 0 0 1 IF Address 127 0 0 1 User Name 1 Alarm List TH Host Informations Log List Alarm Ef 20080204 HOE 11 21 06 Alarm List Figure 6 36 The Host Information Window Alarm List Displays a list of alarm events occurred in the selected GV Server Clicking the Reset button will clear the listed events New events will be generated until the alarms of the local site are invoked Host Information The upper section shows the general information of the connected GV Serv
29. n to a Host Server To create a quick connection to a new host server click the Edit Host button No 8 Figure 6 26 This displays the following window Hast List Hast Informations 1 Host Protection Hast 1 Supervisor W Single Host Multiple Host Host Mame Supervisor IP Address 127001 User Name Supewisor Password Command Port 4550 Data Port 5550 Audio Part 6550 HTTP Part so Epor Import Mew Delete Save Figure 6 32 The Edit Host Window Host List When a host server is created it will appear in the Host List section at the left side Each server can be identified by its given host name Clicking on the host name and its information will be displayed in the Host Information section Adding Host Server Click the New button and all fields in the window will be cleared In the Host Name field tyoe a name to identify the designated GV Server Type the IP address or domain name of the GV Server Type a valid user name and passwords with privilege to use this function Leave all port configuration as defaults at 4550 5550 6550 and 80 respectively unless otherwise necessary Click the Save button and then the GV Server will appear in the Host List section with the given ID name Editing Host Server Select the GV Server you wish to edit in the Host List section All information of the selected server will be displayed in the Host Information section Change the information as required and click t
30. nd Port 3663 192 168 1 139 Status 23 48 43 Find UPnP Device ZYAEL NYKEL Internet Security Gateway 23 48 43 Find UPnP Dewviceil D Link Residential Gateway Device IP O 23 48 20 Searching for LIPnP enabled routers E Figure 6 12 Click Searching to search the UPnP enabled routers 4 If your server is installed with more than one router select a desired one from the UPnP Router drop down list 5 Ifyou server is installed with more than one network adapter select a desired one from the IP Address drop down list 6 Click Configure to automatically configure the communication ports on the router Tip If you don t use the default ports modify the related ports in the Server Setup dialog box See Figure 6 2 and then click OK Re open the dialog box and follow above steps to configure your router Note UPnP technology now is also available in other remote applications Control Center Center V2 Remote Playback Authentication Server VSM and TwinDVR Page 174 Chapter 6 Viewing Live Video Using WebCam FTP Server Settings The option of FTP transfer JPEG file allows you to access the recording files in a folder tree at a client computer installed with the FTP server In Figure 6 6 select the FTP transfer JPEG file option and then click the FTP Setup button to display the following dialog box Setup FTP x FTF Server Host Hame oo o Uzer Hame Password anonymous REREERAEREEEE Remote Fi
31. nect 141r Event001 2003 11 18 11 10 27 Modul Event002 2003 11 18 11 10 28 Modu Event003 2003 11 18 11 10 28 Modu Event0O4 2003 11 18 11 10 30 Modu Event005 2003 11 18 11 10 36 Modu Event006 2003 11 18 11 10 38 Modul Event00 2003 11 18 11 10 39 Modul Figure 6 51 VO Events Information in this section includes Server update time last data recycle date and time which cameras are online which cameras are off line which camera lost video signals the status of the connected VO device and connected VO module s alarm status Web Info Displays information of the connected WebCam server includes streaming channels are currently serving over the Internet and the software version of the WebCam VO Event Displays a list of alarm events occurred in the selected GV Server displayed in a 3 levels file tree in the upper section of the screen Information in this section WebCam update time WebCam server start time how many MPEG4 RPB and audio Click Reset will clear the list Connect Info Displays a history of login and logout information Remote Viewing with Mobile Phone With the mobile phone capable of GPRS you can receive live video images from your GV Server There are three types of mobile phones supporting this application 1 Mode Phone 2 Windows based Phone and 3 Symbian based Phone Page 204 The alarm status is Chapter 6 Viewing Live Video Using WebCam Mode Phone Y
32. nnection select Properties and click the Advanced tab This dialog box appears L Local Area Connection Properties General Authentication Advanced Windows Firewall Protect my computer and network by limiting or preventing access to this computer from the Internet Figure 6 10 3 Click the Settings tab and click Exceptions tab This dialog box appears Windows Firewall x General Exceptions Advanced Windows Firewall ig tured off Your computer is at risk of attacks and intrusions from outside sources such as the Internet We recommend that you click the General tab and select On Programs and Services O File and Printer Sharing Remote Assistance Add Program Add Part Edit Delete IV Display a notification when Windows Firewall blocks a program What are the risks of allowing exceptions Cancel Figure 6 11 4 Check UPnP Framework and click OK Page 173 Chapter 6 Viewing Live Video Using WebCam Enabling UpnP in WebCam 1 On the main screen click the Network button select WebCam Server and click the Server tab The Server Setup dialog box appears see Figure 6 2 2 Click Detect UPnP This dialog box appears Port Mapping F LIPnP Router 1 D Link_Residential Gateway Device Searching configure Exit IF Address Som 37C9206 EMB WAM Integrated Fast Ethernet Controller Packet Sche Port IP Address i AuthSerwer Comma
33. o a GV System 21 Save Saves live video 22 Quality Changes video resolution 23 Snapshot Takes a snapshot of the selected channel 24 Save Camera to Multiple Host Saves the selected cameras and to create a Multiple Host Working With the Host Server Window The Host Server window displays a list of available GV Servers The server icons indicate available servers and the camera icons indicate all cameras included in the selected server To connect toa server site 1 Click a monitoring window which will be highlighted in red frame 2 Double click on a camera icon and then its corresponding video will be loaded to the selected monitoring window First time users will only see one server icon as no additional servers are created yet For the details of adding new servers to the Host Server window refer to Creating a Quick Connection to a Host Server later in this chapter Server Icon EDs 2 Camera 2 3 Camera 3 I 4 Camera 4 E Mew Host Camera Icon Figure 6 27 The Host Server Window Page 186 Chapter 6 Viewing Live Video Using WebCam Working with Hosts on the Same LAN With UPnP technology MutliView can detect all hosts on the same LAN without the need of user configuration 1 On the Host window click the UPnP Device tab for detection The blue icon means WebCam Server is activated at the host while the white icon means WebCam Server is not enabled 2 Double click one host for connect
34. omatically Page 178 Chapter 6 Viewing Live Video Using WebCam Administrating Host Server This option allows you to add edit and remove a GV Server from the Host drop down list The drop down list is used to switch the connection to a different GV Server listed inside Click the Change Server button No 1 Figure 6 18 to display the following dialog box Change Server The Host drop down list iNew Server Default Mew Host Name Mew Server IF Address 127004 User Mame Password Command Port a550 Data Fort 5550 Audio Port 6550 Figure 6 19 Change Server Adding Host Server To add a host server to the drop down list click the New button In Host Name field type a name to identify the designated GV Server Type the IP address or domain name of the GV Server Type a valid user name and password with privilege to use this function Leave all port settings as defaults at 4550 5550 and 6550 respectively unless otherwise necessary Click the OK button Then the created GV Server will appear in the drop down list Editing Host Server Select the GV Server you wish to edit from the Host drop down list All information of the selected server will be displayed Change the information in the fields as required and click the OK button Then the information is updated and connection is switched to the edited GV Server Removing Host Server Select the GV Server you wish to remove from the Host drop down list
35. on E MPEG4 Encoder Viewer Provides the most complete functionality of the WebCam applications allowing you to view up to sixteen cameras from different GV Systems m JPEG Image Viewer Provides least features but is suitable for the users with limited bandwidth for example users viewing with Apple Mac and operating systems using Netscape Navigator Remote Play Back Downloads history files from the GV System onto the client PC Emap Accesses the Emap files Remote Control Accesses the GV System settings 3 For the purpose of this demo select MPEG 4 Encoder and then click the Submit button to display the following window Select Internet Connection 9 MODEM LL DSL CABLE T1 Select Multi Window es i Figure 6 15 Select Internet Connection 1 Select the type of Internet Connection you re using Modem users are limited to Single Window while broadband users have the option of 2 Windows or Multi View For this demo select Single Window and then click the Submit button 2 Your IE browser starts loading the MPEG4 Encoder interface When the loading is completed click the Play button and type a valid user ID and password Page 176 Chapter 6 Viewing Live Video Using WebCam Please enter your username and password Figure 6 16 Entering a valid ID and password 3 Ifthe Enhance network security option was selected in WebCam Options see Figure 6 1 you will be prompted to enter a security co
36. ou can monitor your GV Server remotely with Mode phone or Mobile phone supporting xhtml chtml or html and capable of GPRS When using i Mode services you do not pay for the time you connected online but will be charged by the volume of data transmitted and or received Therefore i Mode will NOT receive live video streaming instead it will receive one image at a time and will not receive another unless it is requested to do so Jo request another image simply press the Enter key on your i Mode phone The images are in GIF or JPEG format with resolution of 96x72 pixels Activating the i Mode Function In the Main System click the Network button select WebCam Server click the JPG tab and check the Create JPEG GIF file s as shown in Figure 6 6 Your GV System must use a global IP address and be accessible from the Internet Connecting to GV Server After activating the i Mode function you can now receive live images from the GV Server via an Mode phone The interface and operation of your i Mode phone may be different from the following example since the interface may vary from model to model 1 Open the i Mode menu and select Input Web Address 2 Enter the IP address of your GV System in the Address column and then press OK Input Web Address Address Login Histor 4 http 65 59 37 172 Return OK Cancel Figure 6 52 Opening the menu Figure 6 53 Entering the IP ad
37. rn the switch to ON position 3 Select a module from the drop down list Each module provides 4 to 16 connected relay output devices 4 Click the Output x button to enable the output device x i on Switch P Module 1 Timer Figure 6 29 I O Control Panel Channel Status Information When choosing a camera from the Host Server window or the monitoring window the general information of the selected camera will be displayed in the Channel Status Window as shown below Taipei Host name Camera 1 Camera name IP Address of the GV Server Bandwidth used for delivering this video 192 168 0 5 Displayed frame rate of the video Status Figure 6 30 The Channel Status window Camera Polling Function To add cameras to the polling group 1 Click the Add Channel button and then click the monitoring windows The selected windows will be framed in red color 2 Click the Video Polling button The application will rotate the selected cameras in the specified time To configure the polling time see Figure 6 31 Page 188 Chapter 6 Viewing Live Video Using WebCam To remove one camera from the polling group click the Remove Channel button and then click its monitoring window Two Way Audio The two way audio in Multi View functions similarly to the one in Single View MPEG4 Encoder Viewer See Two Way Audio earlier in this chapter for further details Multi View Configuration Click the Con
38. rver site Mm Max Channel s Enter the number of client PCs allowed to speak to the server site with the upper limit of 20 PCs Codec Selection The same as the above Codec Selection Port The default audio port is 6550 Note If your server site is installed a firewall configure the port settings in the firewall as 4550 5550 6550 and 80 Page 169 Chapter 6 Viewing Live Video Using WebCam JPG x General Server Video RPB Audio ro Create JPEGIGIF file s 2 FTF transfer JPEG file FTP Setup Cancel Default Figure 6 6 Server Setup JPG Mm Create JPEG GIF file s Allows the connection to G View see Connecting G View to GV Server later in this chapter i Mode see Mode Phone later in this chapter and JPEG Image Viewer see JPEG Image Viewer later in this cheater If the feature is enabled use the Slide bar to adjust JPG image quality The bigger the number sliding it towards right the better the image quality and the bigger image file size m FTP Transfer JPEG file Allows you to view the recording files in a folder tree structure For details see FTP Server Settings later in this chapter Note The Create JPEG GIF file s item will not be available when you enable Enhance Network Security in Figure 6 1 Page 170 Chapter 6 Viewing Live Video Using WebCam SG These settings allow you to stream video and audio on your 3G enabled mobile phone For more inform
39. s Page 208 Chapter 6 Viewing Live Video Using WebCam Fast Key Reference The Multi View Window Key Function Ctrl Z Minimize the MultiView window Ctrl I Open the Host Information window Ctrl E Open the Edit Host window Ctrl C Open the Configure window Ctrl H Open the Camera Status window Ctrl X Close the MultiView Ctrl Q Switch screen divisions Ctrl F Switch to full screen view Ctrl S Take a snapshot Ctrl M Turn the microphone on and off Ctrl L Turn the speaker on and off F7 Start all recording Zoom in the selected monitoring window Page 209 Zoom out the selected monitoring window Chapter 6 Viewing Live Video Using WebCam PTZ Control in Multi View BUBE lalale a Toer mend AL TD EG Enter BEES RR Oo ma Key Home End Insert Delete gt lt jar Spacesar_ a Function Zoom in Zoom out Focus in Focus out Right Left Up Down Page 210
40. sing WebCam 4 Locate SSView jar in the Symbian Phone Viewer folder created in your computer The default directory is C Symbain Phone Viewer 5 Install SSView jar to your smartphone Consult your smartphone user s manual for how to install a program to the smartphone Activating the SSView Function You must activate the SSView function in the Main System to allow the smartphone application The activation is the same as that in Activating the Mode Function earlier in this chapter Connecting to GV Server The following operations and screens may vary slightly for different modules ok Execute SSView in your smartphone 2 When the message V8 0 0 0 appears select Login The Login screen appears 3 Enter the IP address and port number of your GV Server login username and password 4 Select Connect When the message Host Connected appears it means you have connected to your GV Server successfully 5 Select Image View The Camera List screen appears 6 Highlight one camera and then select Open Camera for live view My Server You can create edit and remove a list of servers for a quick connection Select the My Server option and then select SSView to have these features Other Functions In addition to live view SSView offers other useful functions such as changing camera channels zooming in a camera view rotating images and seeing Server and WebCam information Select the SSView option to have these feature
41. speaking to the personnel at the server site in case of emergency Before using this feature make sure all the necessary hardware are in place 1 If you purchase a BNC connector GV System connect the audio extend card to the system see Chapter 2 in the nstallation Guide If you purchase a D type connector GV System audio extension cable lines should come available with the D Type extension cables For GV 1000 the audio card must be purchased separately 2 Make sure your sound card is already inside the computer Connect a multimedia speaker to the audio output of your computer s sound card 3 Connect a desktop microphone to the input of the audio extension card or cable line Page 168 Chapter 6 Viewing Live Video Using WebCam Audio Setup x General Server Video RPB Audio Pe 3 Max Channeliz 20 Codec Selection Good ADPCM s Client to Server Max Channels 5 Codec Selection Goode ADPCM Port 6550 Cancel Default Figure 6 5 Server Setup Audio Server to Client Allows a client PC to access live audio from the server site m Max Channel s Enter the number of client PCs allowed to access live audio with the upper limit of 40 PCs Mm Codec Selection Select the audio codec ADPCM requires 4KByte bandwidth while G 723 requires only 0 66KByte bandwidth But ADPCM offers much better audio quality than G723 Client to Server Allows aclient PC to speak to the se
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