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1. E AudioPassing F1 Database Disk Unavailable Archive Disk Available Archive Disk Unavailable Archive Not Finished Audio Falling Audio Rising DatabaseDiskAvailable Database Disk FullEvent DatabaseFullAutoArchive LiveClient FeedRequested LiveClient Feed Terminated Get Update Event Types from RC E Management Server E Subscribe To All Event Types lt OnSSI soe Sn CU CU Gee Figure 29 RC E Event Proxy Events Sample Click the Save button An xml file is generated which communicates settings to the OnSSI Event Coordinator Click the Start button RC E camera events will now be forwarded to Ocularis Base To MODIFY PARAMETERS IN THE RC E EVENT PROXY 46 1 No gm BP 9mm Open the RC E Event Proxy from Windows Start gt All Programs gt OnSSI gt RC E Event Proxy Click the Stop button to stop the proxy Click the Get Update Event Types from RC E Management Server to update any new events Make any desired changes to events select or deselect as well as IP address or user account changes Click the Save button to save the settings Click the Start button to restart the proxy using the new settings Click the Finish button when done On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Installation amp Licensing Guide Dynamic vs Basic Drives Dynamic vs Basic Drives The Ocularis Base lic
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3. If you currently have NetDVMS 6 5g and are upgrading to Ocularis CS 3 5 you may continue to use NetDVMS 6 5g with Ocularis CS The number of NetDVMS camera licenses will be deducted from the Ocularis CS RC C recorder count We strongly recommend upgrading to the newest RC C recording component This upgrade however may be done at a later time If you have RC P 1 0 RC I 7 0 or RC C 7 0 you may upgrade to the newest versions of these recorders now or at a later time If you currently have NetEVS 3 1b or earlier when you upgrade to Ocularis ES 3 5 you must upgrade to the RC E 5 0 recording component included in Ocularis 3 5 If you currently have RC E 4 0 or RC E 4 1a you need not upgrade the recorder to RC E 5 0 unless you choose to However you must upgrade the event proxy used If you are upgrading a NetDVR environment and have obtained Ocularis IS yu MUST upgrade NetDVR to the RC I recorder Remember that you may request multiple RC I recorder SLCs depending on the number of cameras on the system RC I SLCs are limited to installing on a maximum of 5 servers or 320 camera licenses per SLC Additional SLCs are available upon request and at no charge If you upgrading a ProSight SMB environment and have obtained Ocularis PS you MUST upgrade ProSight SMB to the RC P recorder Remember that you may request multiple RC P recorder SLCs The exception to this is the uninstallation of RC E components with Ocularis ES On Net Surveillanc
4. S OnSSI Ocularis Installation amp Licensing Guide On Net Surveillance Systems Inc One Blue Hill Plaza 7 Floor PO Box 1555 Pearl River NY 10965 Phone 845 732 7900 Fax 845 732 7999 Web www onssi com Ocularis 3 5 000081712 1143 OC3 5 3 5 0 77 Legal Notice This product manual is intended for general information purposes only and due care has been taken in its preparation Any risk arising from the use of this information rests with the recipient and nothing herein should be construed as constituting any kind of warranty 2002 2012 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc All rights reserved OnSSI and the Eye logo are registered trademarks of On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Ocularis Client Ocularis Client Lite Ocularis Video Synopsis NetEVS NetDVMS NetDVR ProSight NetGuard NetGuard EVS NetSwitcher NetMatrix NetCentral NetTransact NetPDA and NetCell are trademarks of On Net Surveillance Systems Inc All other trademarks are property of their respective owners On Net Surveillance Systems Inc reserves the right to change product specifications without prior notice Patents Applied For in the U S and Abroad Table of Contents INTHODUGCTION 4 UE ac sce aa lus eco dM P I uM MUN DU uo ELA M us DUM COLLE M SLM a A oc M E a S 3 e E ica az Write ANE EET 3 GETTING STARTED WITH OCULARI S oet Eus arte oar unu at eux tn tnt onu tn A Re epe Ue aeos 4 MINIMUM SYSTEM HEQUIREMENTS
5. The Welcome to the RC C RC I Event Proxy Setup Wizard appears Click Next The Select Destination Folder screen appears You may leave the default directory path or change it if necessary according to your organization If installing the Demo version keeping the default path is recommended Click Next 9 The next screen will confirm the file path and disk space requirements Click Next if OK Click Back to make changes to the directory path or the folder The RC C RC I Event Proxy software is installed 10 When the Event Proxy Setup is completed the Setup Wizard Complete screen appears Click Finish The Ocularis version number is now displayed in the proxy setup screen On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 41 42 Configuring the RC C RC I Event Proxy Ocularis CS and Ocularis IS recorder events set up in each corresponding Management Application are sent to Ocularis Base via the NetCentral port Configuring the RC C RC I Event Proxy includes configuring NetCentral settings in the corresponding Management Application and configuring settings within the RC C RC I Event Proxy screen Two steps are involved e Configure event forwarding in the Management Application for RC C or RC I e Configure parameters in the RC C RC I Event Proxy TO CONFIGURE EVENT FORWARDING IN THE MANAGEMENT APPLICATION FOR RC C OR RC I 1 On the RC I or RC C machine open the Management Application D Expand the Advanced Configuration branch 3 R
6. 5 is offered in four feature sets designed to meet the needs of organizations of all sizes and structures from single location retail outlets or schools to multiple site complex municipal and campus installations e Ocularis PS for organizations with limited active live monitoring and alerting e Ocularis IS competitively priced for organizations operating at multiple locations with no size limitations e Ocularis CS For large distributed organizations with extended command and control needs e Ocularis ES brings a higher level of efficiency to recording system maintenance The Ocularis Platform regardless of feature set consists of the following components e Ocularis Base server software application which regulates and manages the flow of data between video client users recording servers video wall management and an integrated alerting application e Ocularis Administrator The front end software application used to manage Ocularis Base e Ocularis Recorder An application is required to supply camera configuration and recording e Ocularis Client OnSSl s award winning video client application e Optional Add On Applications these include Remote Video Wall and Video Content Analytics Add Ons are available based upon Ocularis feature set Add ons are made available as they are introduced See our website www onssi com or call OnSSI Sales for information on Ocularis Add Ons This manual provides det
7. Irq file to portable media On any machine with internet connectivity email the Irq file as an attachment and send to support onssi com 7 OnSSI will process the file and return to you an email with a new license file lic as an attachment 8 Detach this file to portable media and bring to the recorder machine 9 On each recorder machine from the Management Application select File Activate License Offline gt Import Activated License gi RC C Management Application File Services Wizards Application Settings Help IE Save M K4 Save Changes and Restart Services i 23 E pp Activate License Online Manage License Offline Load Configuration from Restore Point E Export License For Activation 2J Import License 4s Import Changes to Configuration 10 Locate and select the new lic file 11 Click Open Licensing is complete Your camera license status will change from 30 day s grace to Licensed If at any point in this license registration process you have questions or receive an error message please contact OnSSI Sales On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 39 Ocularis 3 5 Camera License Registration Ocularis Installation amp Licensing Guide Offline Camera Licensing using Ocularis ES Use this procedure when the management client machine does not have internet connectivity 1 Onthe Management Client machine open the RC E Manager right click License Informati
8. License Agreement appears Please read click the accept checkbox and then click Continue You are given the option to choose a Typical or Custom installation Most installations use typical Click Typical The installation proceeds The recorder software is installed This may take several minutes When done a screen stating that the installation is complete appears Click Close The recording component is installed The installation of the Ocularis IS and Ocularis CS recorder and event proxy will create the following icons on the desktop Ocularis PS will create only the Management Application and Viewer icons 26 o A amp a e z x Management RC C RC I e Application Event Proxy Kewen On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis ES TO INSTALL THE OCULARIS ES RECORDING COMPONENT The architecture for Ocularis ES varies significantly from the other Ocularis feature sets Common components for all Ocularis feature sets include the Ocularis Base Ocularis Administrator and Ocularis Client In addition to these the Ocularis ES recording component contains a number of other components Ocularis ES Recording Description Component Management Server Typically installed on a dedicated server this service manages the aka RC E Server recorder s configuration in a relational database The database SQL Server may reside on the same or another PC on the network Accessible via the RC E Manager application this is
9. Ready to Install the Program will confirm the file path and disk space requirements Click Next if OK Click Back to make changes to the directory path or the folder The event proxy software is installed When completed the Setup Wizard Complete screen appears Click Finish Additional files are extracted as the RC E Server Management Server Installation proceeds This installation will install o IS o The RC E Server Database o The RC E Server Management Server When you see this screen click on the component in the order shown As components are installed they will become disabled on this menu On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Installation amp Licensing Guide Installing Ocularis ES Recording Components OnSSl RC E Server Installation Internet Information Services Setup has detected that Internet Information Services IIS is not installed on this computer IIS includes a range of administrative features for managing web servers and web applications To continue install IIS by clicking the Internet Information Services link above OnSSI RC E Server Database OnSSI RC E Server requires access to a relational database By clicking the OnSSI RC E Server Database link above you can either install Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express or use an existing MS SQL Database installation on your network View Microsoft SOL Server 2008 Express End User License Agreement OnSSI RC E Server With the required IIS compo
10. Start Stop Save 2 Configure the settings on the RC E Event Proxy Setup screen according to the following Base Server IP Enter the IP Address for the server which contains the Ocularis Base component and thereby the OnSSI Event Coordinator RC E Management Server Enter the IP Address for the server which contains the RC E IP Management Server This is the machine that you log in to with the RC E Management Client RC E Management Server Enter a username for an account with full administrative rights to User Name the RC E Management Server RC E Management Server Enter the corresponding password for the account listed above Password 3 Once the four data items above are entered click the Get Update Event Types from RC E Management Server button This function will retrieve events from the RC E Management Server and allow you to select which you wish to monitor in Ocularis 4 Select the events that you wish to monitor in Ocularis You may select as many as you like and check Subscribe To All Event Types to select the entire list On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 45 Installing Ocularis Event Proxies 5 6 Ocularis Installation amp Licensing Guide WP RC E Event Proxy Setup Base Server IP 192 168 7 198 RC E Management Server User Name henry RC E Management Server IP 192 168 7 198 RC E Management Server Password RC E Event Types
11. be used unless otherwise specified Alternate instances of SQL Server may be used for advanced users TO INSTALL OcULARIS BASE Use these steps for all feature sets of Ocularis WARNING THIS PROCESS SHOULD BE PERFORMED ON THE SYSTEM WHERE OCULARIS BASE EXISTS IF AN UPGRADE OR WHERE IT WILL BE INSTALLED NEW 1 Toinstall Ocularis Base after extracting the installer files from Extract Ocularis Installation Files on page 10 go to the directory where the Ocularis S files were extracted to where S is PS IS CS or ES These installation files should be located on the Ocularis Base machine If they are not copy them to the Ocularis Base system For Ocularis CS the default location is C Ocularis CS Installer Launch double click the shortcut Install Ocularis Base 2 If upgrading Ocularis a message that a previous installation of this software has been detected Click Yes to proceed with the installation A warning screen appears reminding you that a new SLC is required to upgrade to this version Be sure to have your new SLC in hand Click Yes when ready 3 The Ocularis Base Setup Wizard screen appears Ocularis Base Installer Welcome to the Ocularis Base Setup Wizard The wizard will install Ocularis Base on your computer This product is a server and should be installed on a Windows Server operating system for optimal performance It is strongly recommended that you exit all Windows programs before running this Set
12. en US htm 2 Under Recording Server Installer choose English Note the IP addresses listed here are examples only Ocularis Administrator To Install Ocularis Administrator Access the Ocularis Base machine 1 Browser URL http 192 168 10 11 OcularisService InstallerWebsite index html 2 Choose Basic or Distributed System 3 Choose Ocularis Administrator 4 Follow the wizard prompts RC E Manager To Install RC E Management Client RC E Manager Access the RC E Management Server machine 1 Browser URL http 192 168 10 12 installation admin default en US htm 2 Under Management Client Installer choose English 3 Follow the wizard prompts amp onssi 49 50 Contact Information On Net Surveillance Systems OnSSl One Blue Plaza 7th Floor P O Box 1555 Pearl River NY 10965 Website www onssi com General info onssi com Fax Sales Support sales onssi com PreSales Support salesengineering onssi com Technical Support support onssi com Training training onssi com Marketing marketing onssi com 845 32 900 845 732 7999 845 732 7900 x 1 845 732 7900 x2 845 732 7900 x3 845 732 7900 x 4 845 732 7900 x5 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc
13. licenses for the installed cameras For Ocularis PS Ocularis IS and Ocularis CS this tool is the Management Application For Ocularis ES it is the RC E Manager Once the recorder software is installed add new cameras to the recorders using either the Management Application or RC E Manager As soon as a camera is installed it is fully functional You may configure its settings and start to use it A timestamp of when the camera was installed will be recorded and the camera will be fully functional during a 30 day grace period You have 30 days to register the camera licenses Register Camera Licenses on 3 5 Recorders For the new Ocularis 3 5 recorders all cameras have a 30 day grace period from the time of installation or upgrade until they must be licensed This means that cameras are fully functional after you install them You do not have to wait in the field for a DLK file from OnSSl in order to use a camera with the newest recorders The camera is immediately operational The timestamp of the installation is noted in the recorder and a countdown begins giving you 30 days to register the camera license Licensing cameras must be done when installing new cameras or after upgrading to the Ocularis 3 5 recorder Note if you have not upgraded the recorders with Ocularis 3 5 the procedure below does not apply Register cameras licenses as you did before Online or Offline The new licensing process involves registering the camera licenses
14. make changes to the directory path or the folder The Ocularis Administrator software is installed When completed the Setup Wizard Complete for Ocularis Administrator screen appears Click Finish Ocularis Admin On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 23 Installing Ocularis Client The Ocularis Client may be installed on as many systems as desired Refer to the system requirements defined on the OnSSI website for hardware specifications Follow this procedure when installing a new system or upgrading existing copies of Ocularis Client TO INSTALL OCULARIS CLIENT These instructions assume that you have installed Ocularis Base and are located at the system on which you wish to install Ocularis Client Use these steps for all feature sets of Ocularis 1 The software installation will result in the display of the following desktop icons 24 From the Install Ocularis Components web page select either the Basic System model or Distributed System see Figure 11 From the Basic or Distributed Installation webpage click either o the Ocularis Client component DVD symbol at the bottom of the screen o the Click here to download component link within the corresponding pop up assistant When you are asked if you want to continue click Yes When you are prompted to run or save the file you may choose to either run it now or save it and run the installation later In a new installat
15. manually uninstall any of the Ocularis components in order to upgrade from an earlier version to version 3 5 Simply install the new version on top of the existing version You ll be prompted to uninstall the older version and replace with the new version Manually uninstalling components is not only unnecessary but may cause errors or data loss The following Ocularis components need to be upgraded to 3 5 Ocularis Base Ocularis Administrator and all instances of Ocularis Client Ocularis Base should be upgraded first After that the order in which you upgrade each component from an installation standpoint does not matter The installation procedure will examine the system for an existing instance of each Ocularis component and if it finds it the software will prompt you to uninstall the corresponding component during the installation process Exception Ocularis Base is upgraded without uninstalling the prior version Upgrading Recorders It is not necessarily required to upgrade existing recording component software However not doing so will restrict you from using the robust features of the new recorder versions You must however upgrade the event proxy used See Jo Update the RC C RC I Event Proxy on page 41 Upgrading to the Ocularis 3 5 recorders requires that all cameras be re registered This new process may be done online or offline You have a 30 day grace period to license a camera from the time of installation or upgrade
16. network connectivity to the RC E Management Server and the Ocularis Base Server Typically it is installed on the same machine as the RC E Server Management Server The RC E Event Proxy is automatically installed when the RC E recording component is installed Therefore if the recording component is upgraded or installed from scratch the installation of the event proxy itself is not necessary Its installation is included with the installation of the recording component If however the recording component is not updated but you still would like to update the event proxy follow the instructions below For Ocularis v3 5 you must update the event proxy to the newest version TO UPDATE THE RC E EVENT PROXY These instructions assume that you have installed Ocularis Base and are located at the system on which you wish to install the RC E Event Proxy 1 Access an alternate webpage on the Ocularis Base machine http NAME port OcularisService InstallerWebsite sysadmin html where NAME is either the IP Address or computer name of the Ocularis Base machine and port is the IIS port number In most cases the default port 80 is used and it is not necessary to enter it here 2 From the webpage click the link for RC E Event Proxy in the Plugins section 3 When you are prompted to run or save the file you may choose to either run it now or save it and run the installation later 4 The previous version of the event proxy should
17. site you want to use and click Next Specify the URL to the RC E Server Management Server and click Next Select a user account under which the Log Server service will run The user is automatically granted administrator rights in RC E You are able to select either a particular user account in which case the service will use the specified user account to log in to the computer acting as management server or Network Service in which case the service will run whenever the computer acting as management server is running How to Select the Predefined Account Network Service The Network Service account is selected by default Click OK The Network Service account must be added as a Windows user on the relevant recording server computers in your surveillance system in order to retrieve status information from these recording servers a Click the This account radio button b Click the Browse button This will open the Se ect User window c In the Select User window verify that the required domain is specified in the From this location field If not click the Locations button to browse for the required domain d In the Enter the object names to select box type the required user name Typing part of a name is usually all that is necessary Use the Check Names feature to verify that the name you have entered is recognized e Click OK f Specify the password for the user account in the Password field and confirm the pass
18. the Windows Administrator account double click the desktop icon to launch the Ocularis License Activation application If you are logged in under another account with administrative rights right click the icon and select Run as Administrator Click the Update Base License button as shown in Figure 9 Locate and select the v2c file Click Open The Licensing Info area of the Ocularis License Activation screen will update to reflect installed licenses as well as your SLC The software is ready for use Click Close to close the Ocularis License Activation application On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Installing Ocularis Components Certain components of Ocularis namely Ocularis Client Ocularis Administrator and Ocularis recording components are downloaded and installed from a central webpage located on the Ocularis Base machine This makes installation easy as system administrators need not obtain separate installation files and move them from computer to computer Since computers running Ocularis components need to have network connectivity to the Ocularis Base system anyway the installation files for Ocularis components may be accessed from the Base machine A local webpage must be launched in order to download Ocularis components Ocularis Component Location Ocularis components may be installed in various locations on a network The configuration chosen depends on many factors including but not limited to the number o
19. the component used to manage the RC E recorders RC E Manager The RC E Manager application is used to manage the day to day aka Management Client configuration of the Management Server and camera configurations SQL Server This is the relational database used by the Management Server It can reside on the same or different PC as the Management Server Recorder RC E Recording Typically installed on a dedicated server this service manages the Server recording of video and communication with devices including cameras There will likely be multiple recording servers in an enterprise environment Download Manager The Download Manager is used to configure what is available on the download webpage RC E components are also installed via a local webpage similar to the Ocularis Component Installation web page Failover Server A failover server is a spare recording server which can take over in case a regular recording server becomes unavailable A failover server is therefore always installed on a separate computer There may be multiple failover servers A graphical installation aid or Ocularis ES may be found in Appendix A of this document If you are upgrading an existing RC E or NetEVS installation please refer to the Upgrading to Ocularis 3 5 document for detailed upgrade instructions More details on the Ocularis ES architecture and system layout are discussed in OnSSI s Ocularis Basic Certification Training Boot Camp cour
20. the default value of Local System Click Next 13 At the next screen Recording Server Instance Installer you ll be asked to provide the number of instances for the Recording Server on this machine For most installations keep the default as 1 and click Next 14 At the Ready to Install the Recording Server screen click Install 15 When the wizard complete screen appears click Finish RC E Post Component Configuration The RC E Recorder is hostname driven This can pose an issue if the surveillance network is not set up or capable of resolving computer hostnames Therefore since RC E relies on hostnames to resolve addresses rather than IP addresses a simple edit needs to be done on a configuration file so that Ocularis are able to view video by direct IP address On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 31 Follow the procedure below to complete the Post Component Configuration TO CONFIGURE RC E roR IP ADDRESS RESOLUTION 1 Make a backup copy of the RecorderConfig xml file which is located in the directory Note the ProgramData folder may be hidden on some machines 2 Use a text editor to open the RecorderConfig xml file and make the following change Tip if using Notepad use CTRL F to initiate the find feature to locate the text quickly Change the section from see highlights below cuc it is optional to specify a host name IP If no host is specified then the recorder will automatically resolve a host name that wi
21. you previously purchased to a particular device This automated process may be done online or offline If the machine designated below has internet connectivity you may perform licensing online For this recorder The machine that needs to have internet access Ocularis PS The recorder machine RC P Ocularis IS The recorder machine RC I Ocularis CS The recorder machine RC C Ocularis ES The machine where the RC E Manager Management Client is located Keep in mind that if there are multiple recorders in the Ocularis system cameras on each recorder must go through this process See e To Perform Automated Camera Licensing Online on page 36 e To Perform Automated Camera Licensing Offline on page 38 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 35 A Ocularis 3 5 Camera License Registration Ocularis Installation amp Licensing Guide To Perform Automated Camera Licensing Online e Online Camera Licensing using Ocularis PS Ocularis IS and Ocularis CS e Online Camera Licensing using Ocularis ES Online Camera Licensing using Ocularis PS Ocularis IS and Ocularis CS 1 On each recorder machine from the Management Application select File Activate License Online EH RC C Management Application Manage License Offline V QJ Load Configuration from Restore Point Treanna hanner te l nmt rati mm Lin Ir f A T pe f MC Al ith YnnA a qt A Il lina H Figure 16 Activate License Online with the Management
22. 5 08 Sener Q D ocalhast Installation Admin defaulr en US htm OnSSI Recorder Downloads RC L contains set of administratree applications which are downloaded and installed from this page User applications can be found on the delaull download page Il you want be view this page in anollier language use Ure language menu in the top right corner Management Client Installer The RC E Managernent Client is the system s administration application used for setting up hardware recording servers secunty ete ana gqervent Chers Installer 3 02 32 bit anagernent Chent 1nstaller 4 00 amp a hiF English Kecording Server Installer The RC F amp rcnarding Server has features fer recording af video and audio feeds and far cammunicetinn with cameras and other devices in the surveillance system Hecording server Installer 5 00 12 bit English Recording Server Installer 3 00 04 bit Englis Lag Server Installer The Log Server manages all system logging Log enter Installer 1 22 14 bet Englinh Leg Server Installez 1 2a 64 hit Video Devicr Cuers Installer Video Device Drivers enable supported devices cameras wedeo encoders etc to communicate with the surveillance system Video Deus Corner et be ans allied on mach recording tarvar Videu Devita Diriscums Dnelalker 5 8 haub Peck Anis One Click Connection Congearvcenl Secure tunnel server provided by xis Communications Asis One Click Conne
23. Application A Specify Device License Counts pop up appears i Specify Device License Counts Figure 17 Specify Number of Licenses per Device 2 Verify the amount of licenses you wish to request in the Request Licenses column If you need to make any changes select the Requested Licenses drop down Remember that encoders with multiple channels or cameras with special lenses may require more than 1 license per device 3 Click OK An Online License Retrieval pop up appears Online License Retrieval Enter user name and password for your OnSS RC C Software registration account Create new user Forgot your password Eire Q Mnlin Aan Dar Ara Figure 18 Online License Retrieval 4 If this is the first time you are using automated online licensing click the Create new user link For subsequent times simply enter your email address in the user name field and corresponding OnSS License Portal password and click Activate 36 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc A web browser is opened to the OnSSI License Registration portal page This page is located at https rclicensing onssi com CustomerRegistration To continue enter your E mail address and Recorder SLC 5 Enter your email address This will become your user name for the OnSSI Licensing Portal 6 Enter the SLC for the recorder This is the alphanumeric value found on the license file For instance the code should have 11 cha
24. Installation amp Licensing Guide You will receive an email with your OnSSI Licensing Portal user name and password On the Management Client machine open the RC E Manager right click License Information and select Activate License Online An Activate Online pop up appears Activate Online Ea This wizard will perform an online activation to retrieve an updated license according to the current configuration of your system You should always log in as the same user when activating the license Existing user C New user To continue click Next Figure 21 Select Existing User 7 Select the Existing user radio button It is important to select Existing user DO NOT select New User 8 Click Next Enter user information Enter the user name and password User Name e mail address joesample onssi com Password v Save password Privacy Statement Click Next to begin the online activation lt Back Next gt Cancel Figure 22 Enter OnSSI Licensing Portal credentials 9 Enter the user name email address and password that was emailed to you in step 5 Click Next Once camera licenses have been validated the camera license count will go from Temporary to Activated in the License Information screen If at any point in this license registration process you have questions or receive an error message please contact OnSSI Sales To Perform Automated Camera Lic
25. No uniquely identifiable information is collected You may opt out during the installation Be sure to have the license file on hand when you install the recording component included with Ocularis 3 5 Ocularis PS Ocularis IS and Ocularis CS TO INSTALL A RECORDING COMPONENT FOR OCULARIS PS OCULARIS IS AND OCULARIS CS These instructions assume that you have installed Ocularis Base and are located at the system on which you wish to install the RC P RC I or RC C recorder References to the event proxy should be ignored with Ocularis PS For upgrades it is recommended to back up existing data See the document Upgrading to Ocularis 3 5 for details instructions The examples listed here are for Ocularis CS 1 From the Install Ocularis Components web page select either the Basic System model or Distributed System see Figure 11 2 From the Basic or Distributed Installation webpage click either o the Recording Component DVD symbol at the bottom of the screen o the Click here to download component link within the corresponding pop up assistant When you are asked if you want to continue click Yes 4 When you are prompted to run or save the file you may choose to either run it now or save it and run the installation later 5 Once Run has been selected a Select Destination Folder screen appears This destination will contain the recording components installation files You may leave the default directory pa
26. SA Password Confirm Password lt Back Neto j Cancel d Onthe Select Bookmarks Folder screen you have the option to specify the location for the storage of Ocularis Bookmarks Change the default location if necessary When ready click Next On Net Surveillance Systems Inc e Onthe Select Destination Folder for Ocularis Base you may modify the directory path for the Ocularis Base files We recommend using the default but you may modify the path here Click Next f The next screen summarizes the installation folders and size Click Back to make changes or click Next The Ocularis Base files are installed to the specified directory and may take several minutes A new installer website is also created 7 Wheninstallation is completed the Setup Wizard Complete for Ocularis Base screen appears Finish Setup Wizard Complete The Setup Wizard has successfully installed Ocularis Base Click Finish to exit the wizard V Activate License 8 You are given the option to activate the Ocularis license upon completion of the wizard It is recommended but not mandatory to do this at this time Ocularis must be licensed before use a If you choose to license Ocularis now verify that the Activate License checkbox is checked and click Finish The Ocularis License Activation application is automatically launched Proceed to Licensing Ocularis Base below b If you choose to activate the Ocularis lice
27. ad procedure is the same as the Basic System above 22 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Installing Ocularis Administrator Refer to the system requirements defined on the OnSSI website for hardware specifications The Ocularis Administrator must have network connectivity to the machine where the Ocularis Base software is installed Prior to using Ocularis Administrator on a new system you must license your copy of Ocularis Base See Licensing Ocularis Base on page 16 for more details Follow this procedure when installing a new system or upgrading an older version of Ocularis Administrator TO INSTALL OCULARIS ADMINISTRATOR These instructions assume that you have installed Ocularis Base and are located at the system on which you wish to install Ocularis Administrator Use these steps for all feature sets of Ocularis 1 o 11 12 The installation of Ocularis Administrator will create the following icon on the desktop From the Install Ocularis Components web page select either the Basic System model or Distributed System see Figure 11 From the Basic or Distributed Installation webpage click either o the Ocularis Administrator component DVD symbol at the bottom of the screen o the Click here to download component link within the corresponding pop up assistant When you are asked if you want to continue click Yes When you are prompted to run or save the file you may choose to either run it n
28. ailed instructions for installing Ocularis and its components For a more concise installation guide see the Ocularis Quick Install Guide On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Getting Started with Ocularis Minimum System Requirements Requirements for individual components may be found on the www onssi com website Installation Procedures This section discusses the following e Installing Ocularis on a New System e Upgrading to Ocularis Version Installing Ocularis on a New System Regardless of feature set a recommended process flow to prepare the video management environment with Ocularis on a new system is as follows 1 Download and extract the Ocularis feature set installation file from www onssi com 2 Install the Ocularis Base software component In large environments or if using Ocularis ES this component should be installed on a dedicated server In some cases a dedicated server is not necessary For Ocularis PS IS and CS the Ocularis Base may be installed on the same PC as the other Ocularis components As the system grows additional recording components may be added System requirements may be found on the www onssi com website for detailed hardware and operating system specifications Refer to Installing Ocularis Base on page 9 for details on the software installation Anti Virus software must be disabled during the installation of the Ocularis Base component 3 License Ocularis Prior to using Ocularis
29. be detected A notice will appear asking for your confirmation to uninstall the older version and install the new version Click Yes a An Are you sure you want to remove the RC E Event Proxy screen appears Click Yes b When the uninstall is complete click OK 5 The Welcome to the RC E Event Proxy Setup Wizard appears Click Next 6 The Select Destination Folder screen appears You may leave the default directory path or change it if necessary according to your organization If installing the Demo version keeping the default path is recommended Click Next 7 The next screen Ready to Install the Program will confirm the file path and disk space requirements Click Next if OK Click Back to make changes to the directory path or the folder The RC E Event Proxy software is installed 8 When the Event Proxy Setup is completed the Setup Wizard Complete screen appears Click Finish On Net Surveillance Systems Inc TO CONFIGURE PARAMETERS IN THE RC E EVENT PROXY 1 Open the RC E Event Proxy from the desktop icon or from the Windows menu Start gt All Programs gt OnSSI gt RC E Event Proxy MP RC E Event Proxy Setup Base Server IP IARNA RC E Management Server User Name RC E Management Server IP 192 168 7 192 RC E Management Server Password RC E Event Types Get Update Event Types from RC E Management Server Subscribe To All Event Types lt OnSSI Stopped Status
30. cable now or at a later time a If you choose to install these components now recommended verify that the corresponding checkboxes are checked and click Finish Proceed to step 0 below b If you choose to install the recorder and its event proxy later uncheck checkboxes and click Finish These installations may be triggered manually by launching their corresponding executable file in the directory specified in step 5 above For example with Ocularis CS if the default destination folder was used the location of the files are C Ocularis ES Installer installers New Version The installation file is OnSSI RC E Proxy And Recorder exe Once the recorder installation file is launched the event proxy is installed first The system will check for an existing instance of the event proxy on the local machine If one is detected a notice will appear asking for your confirmation to uninstall the older version and install the new version Click Yes c An Are you sure you want to remove screen appears Click Yes d When the uninstall is complete click OK A Welcome to the RC E Event Proxy Setup Wizard appears Click Next A Select Destination Folder screen appears This folder will contain the files for the event proxy You may leave the default directory path as is or change it if necessary according to your organization If installing the Demo version keeping the default path is recommended Click Next The next screen
31. components you must license your copy of Ocularis Base See Licensing Ocularis Base on page 16 for more details on how to activate the software 4 Install the Ocularis Administrator application This component is must be installed on a workstation with network connectivity to the Ocularis Base component It may reside on the same PC as the Base provided that graphic card requirements are met Refer to Installing Ocularis Administrator on page 23 for details on the software installation 5 Install the Ocularis recording component software For Ocularis PS IS and CS installation of the recording component includes the installation of the RC P RC I and RC C recorders respectively as well as the event proxy for IS and CS installations The corresponding event proxy will be installed on the same machine as the RC C or RC I software For Ocularis ES the recording component contains several other components Install these in the following order 1 RC E Server Management Server 2 RC E Recording Server includes RC E Event Proxy 3 RC E Manager Management Client 4 RC E Failover Server s Optional On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 10 Create at least one administrative account on the recording component with full access rights e Use the Management Application for Ocularis PS IS or CS e Usethe RC E Manager for Ocularis ES Add and configure the IP video cameras and devices on the recording component e Use the Manag
32. ction Component 1 4 4 32 bit Ersgglial Figure 15 Download Manager This downloads page provides links to download and install Management Client This is the RC E Manager software used to configure and manage cameras and settings on the RC E Server Management Server You may choose from the 32 bit or 64 bit version Recording Server Installer This is the recording component which actually records camera video There may be more than one RC E recorder in an Ocularis ES enterprise layout This option is also used to install a Failover server You may choose from the 32 bit or 64 bit version Log Server Installer This component is used to manage systems logs for the RC E recorders You may choose from the 32 bit or 64 bit version Video Device Drivers These drivers must be installed on each RC E recorder The most up to date pack of device drivers can be found on the www onssi com website Axis One Click Connection Component this optional component ins needed only if implementing Axis One Click throughout the camera environment On Net Surveillance Systems Inc TO INSTALL THE RECORDING SERVER RC E RECORDER The RC E Recorder or RC E Recording Server typically installed on a separate server is used for recording video and for communicating with cameras and other devices There may be more than one recording server in a large Ocularis ES installation 1 Onthe machine you wish to install the RC E Recording ser
33. e Systems Inc depending on the number of cameras on the system These additional SLCs are available upon request and at no charge New Ocularis SLCs ARE REQUIRED when upgrading from any Ocularis version Be sure to have your new SLC in hand prior to the start of any software installation To upgrade simply follow the installation instructions that follow Differences will be noted where applicable for upgrade installations See the Helease Notes for Ocularis v3 5 for known issues feature changes and fixes On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Installation amp Configuration Items to consider prior to installation e Once all components are installed synchronize the date and time between the server and workstation pcs Note The time and date tolerance for all PCs using Ocularis is a maximum of five 5 minutes If the time is off by more than 5 minutes between the Ocularis Base machine and Ocularis Client workstations log in attempts will fail e The Ocularis Base component should be installed or upgraded first After that the order of installing or upgrading each component does not matter e You must either be logged in as the Windows account Administrator when licensing Ocularis Base or be a user with administrative privileges and select Run as Administrator when launching the licensing application e Depending on your current Windows configuration you may be asked to insert your original Wind
34. egrator distributor End User Are you installing the Please select v Ocularis Base on a Stand alone or Virtual Machine Contact Name Email Phone Company City State Province Zip Postal Code Country Please select X Ocularis Software License Code Attach your c2v file Browse Has this Ocularis Base yes n License already been activated on another machine Notice Before sending in your license please verify that the Ocularis Base Software is not installed on a Dynamic Drive for information on how to check this please see this document Please Note The Ocularis Base can be installed on one machine only once the license has been used it is NOT possible to license the same Software License Code on a different machine Please email support onssi com with any questions Fill out the form and remember to attach the c2v Base License File that was generated in the prior step When finished click the Send button OnSSI will process the file based on your purchased license and email to you a new file with a v2c extension The turn around time is approximately one hour during normal business hours approx 8 00 a m to 8 00 p m U S Eastern time Detach the v2c file provided by OnSSl to a location easily accessible to the Ocularis Base machine Launch the Ocularis License Activation application on the Ocularis Base machine if it is not already open If you are logged in under
35. ember the path to the directory where the file was saved On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Extract Ocularis Installation Files These steps outline the extraction of the Ocularis installation files and may be used for all Ocularis feature sets and for new or existing installations 1 Locate the Ocularis installation file This file may have been downloaded from the OnSSI website or obtained through other means The file will have one of the following formats depending on the feature set Ocularis Feature Set Filename Ocularis PS Ocularis 3 5 PS exe Ocularis IS Ocularis 3 5 IS exe Ocularis CS Ocularis 3 5 CS exe Ocularis ES Ocularis 3 5 ES exe WARNING THIS PROCESS SHOULD BE PERFORMED ON THE SYSTEM WHERE OCULARIS BASE EXISTS IF AN UPGRADE OR WHERE IT WILL BE INSTALLED NEW 2 If itis not already there copy the installation file from step 1 above to the Ocularis Base machine 3 Double click the file from step 1 above to launch and begin the file extraction You ll see messages regarding the installation validation which may take several minutes The following sample screens are shown for Ocularis CS but corresponding screens are displayed for the other Ocularis feature sets The Welcome to the Ocularis Installer Extraction Wizard screen appears Welcome to the Ocularis CS Installer Extraction Wizard The wizard will extract the Ocularis CS Installer on your computer At the end of the extraction process you will have an
36. ement Application for Ocularis PS IS or CS e Usethe RC E Manager for Ocularis ES Install the Ocularis Client on at least one workstation e See Installing Ocularis Client on page 24 for additional instructions on installation Configure Ocularis Base using Ocularis Administrator e Refer to the Ocularis Administrator User Manual for further instructions Test connectivity of cameras by logging into Ocularis Base with Ocularis Client Install any remaining workstations with Ocularis Client 12 For Ocularis ES Ocularis CS or Ocularis IS configure the event proxy to forward events to the Ocularis Base Server e Installation and configuration of Event Proxies can be found at the end of this document Within 30 days of installing cameras on the recording component s you must register the camera licenses e See Ocularis 3 5 Camera License Registration on page 35 for further instructions On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Upgrading to Ocularis Version 3 5 Refer to the document Upgrading to Ocularis 3 5 for full details on upgrading an Ocularis system Summary Detail Upgrading to Ocularis v3 5 requires reinstallation of all components Exception upgrading the recording component is not required but highly recommended See Error Reference source not found below The installation process requires that Ocularis Base be installed first All upgrades will need to re license Ocularis with a new SLC It is not necessary to
37. ensing Offline e Offline Camera Licensing using Ocularis PS Ocularis IS and Ocularis CS e Offline Camera Licensing using Ocularis ES 38 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Offline Camera Licensing using Ocularis PS Ocularis IS and Ocularis CS Use this procedure when the recorder machines do not have internet connectivity 1 On each recorder machine from the Management Application select File Activate License Offline gt Export License For Activation gi RC C Management Application File Services Wizards Application Settings Help H Save amp 4 Save Changes and Restart Services EP Activate License Online i Manage License Offline gt Ed Export License For Activation 33 Import License Load Configuration from Restore Point ka Import Changes to Configuration Ie n nort anfi A Specify Device License Counts pop up appears as shown in Figure 17 on page 36 2 Verify the amount of licenses you wish to request in the Hequest Licenses column If you need to make any changes select the Requested Licenses drop down Remember that encoders with multiple channels or cameras with special lenses may require more than 1 license per device 3 Click OK A License pop up appears The software will gather the necessary system data and package in a license request file with a Irq filename extension Specify a name for the file and store it in an accessible location 4 Click Save Copy the
38. ensing application stores Ocularis licensing information in Secure Storage on the hard drive of the Base machine Because of this the operating system partition must reside on a Basic Disk and not as part of a Dynamic Disk To check what type of disk is being used 1 From the Start menu on the machine where you intend to install Ocularis Base run diskmgmt msc L Disk Management File Action View Help e meom Exe uus File System 3b Fr te Partition Basic NTFS Healthy 5 63 99 GB a7 97 GB 90 i Healthy System CD ROM 0 DVD D Mo Media B Primary partition po M D Ss Start gt run gt diskmgmt msc 2 The disk type next to the operating system drive must be listed as Basic If the drive is listed as dynamic this server cannot be used for Ocularis Base On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 47 48 Appendix A Ocularis ES Component Installation The Ocularis ES feature set contains more components than the other feature sets To help with understanding this installation better an example has been included on the following page Please note that the IP addresses shown are examples only On Net Surveillance Systems Inc nstallation amp Li O S Mpiilarie snneinn iine Ocularis censing Guide Ocularis ES Component Installation sn st To Install Ocularis Base Server 1 Launch the executable Ocularis ES exe to extract installer f
39. f cameras licensed the recording component used and the availability of computer hardware for the system Basic System In most cases a single server system also called Basic System will suffice In a Basic System layout a central server is used as the primary location for the following components o Ocularis Base o Recording Component o and perhaps even the Ocularis Administrator depending on the graphics card The Basic System is a good system to start with when first implementing Ocularis especially on smaller systems those with less than 30 cameras In an Ocularis PS environment it is even acceptable to run the components on a Windows 7 PC rather than a server class machine provided the camera count is low Networked workstations will have the Ocularis Client installed on them You may install the Ocularis Client component on an unlimited number of workstations As the system grows and cameras are added or upgraded the capacity of the recording component will be reached The expansion process would be to then simply add an additional server on the network to house an additional instance of the recording component and install the new cameras on the new recorder With Ocularis the location of the camera is seamless to the operator The Basic System however is not supported when using Ocularis ES Distributed System In cases where the systems are larger or with Ocularis ES a multiple server system also called Distribu
40. g component If however the recording component is not updated but you still would like to update the event proxy follow the instructions below For Ocularis v3 5 you must update the event proxy to the newest version TO UPDATE THE RC C RC I EVENT PROXY These instructions assume that you have updated Ocularis Base and are located at the system on which you wish to install the RC C RC I Event Proxy 1 From the Install Ocularis Components web page select either the Basic System model or Distributed System see Figure 11 2 From the component download Basic Installation page click the Recording Component icon 3 Select the Click here to download component link when you are ready The component downloaded will be both the event proxy and the recorder software 4 Runthe executable file and follow the wizard prompts Once the wrapper is extracted you will see an Extraction Complete page at the end of the wizard There are two checkboxes one for the Event Proxy and one for the Recorder Uncheck the recorder checkbox leaving only the event proxy box checked 5 Click Finish 6 The previous version of the event proxy should be detected A notice will appear asking for your confirmation to uninstall the older version and install the new version Click Yes a An Are you sure you want to remove the RC C RC I Event Proxy screen appears Click Yes b When the uninstallation is complete click OK 7
41. gure 12 Basic Installation Web Page The Basic Installation page provides a sample layout that may be followed to assist with determining where Ocularis components should be installed When you move the mouse over a component a balloon assistant pops up On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 21 Basic System LEA 5 The balloon assistant provides direction on where we recommend installing the component There are three options displayed o Click here to review hardware specifications for this component o Click here to download the component o Click here to view the user manual 2 Select the component you wish to download and install 3 Select the Click here to download component link when you are ready to download the corresponding component to the local machine 4 Follow the on screen prompts You will be asked whether the component is an Upgrade or New installation o Choose Upgrade if you have an existing version of the component o Choose New if you do not have the component installed on the local machine 6 You will be asked whether to run or save the installation file for the component You may save the file locally and run it later or simply run it now 7 The installation for each component will continue See the instructions below specific to each component For Distributed Systems The Distributed model may be used for any installation of Ocularis but should be used for Ocularis ES The downlo
42. have been downloaded and unpacked No applications or components have been installed Finish Setup Wizard Complete The Setup Wizard has successfully extracted Ocularis CS Installer Click Finish to begin installing Ocularis Base or exit the wizard Cancel Figure 4 Extraction Setup Wizard Complete On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 11 6 If you choose to a Install Ocularis Base now make sure the corresponding checkbox is selected and click Finish Proceed to nstalling Ocularis Base below b If you choose to install Ocularis Base later uncheck the nstall Ocularis Base checkbox and click Finish Proceed to nstalling Ocularis Base below You have completed the extraction of the Ocularis installation files 12 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Installing Ocularis Base Reminder e Anti Virus software must be disabled during the installation of the Ocularis Base component e Follow this procedure when installing a new system or upgrading an existing Ocularis Base component e The Ocularis Base licensing application stores Ocularis licensing information in Secure Storage on the hard drive of the Base machine Because of this the operating system partition must reside on a Basic disk and not as part of a Dynamic disk If you need instructions on how to check for this see Dynamic vs Basic Drives on page 47 e Ocularis Base uses SQL Server to store configuration data By default SQL Server Express 2008 will
43. ight click the NetCentral node and select Properties 4 Inthe NetCentral settings check the Enable NetCentral connections checkbox 5 Fill in the following Login name Enter a valid login name found in the NVR You may use the admin account if you want Enter the password for the login account entered above Port This is the port that will be used to communicate events between the NVR and the RC C RC I Event Proxy You may keep the default of 1237 in most cases 6 When done click OK to close the NetCentral Settings pop up 7 Exit to the Management Application Save changes and restart services On Net Surveillance Systems Inc TO CONFIGURE PARAMETERS IN THE RC C RC I EVENT PROXY 1 Open the RC C RC I Event Proxy from the desktop icon or from the Windows menu Start gt All Programs gt OnSSI gt RC C RC I Event Proxy RC C RC I Event Proxy System GUID Enabled Event Types dbf 14635 5d 15 4cec af 31 Ddf 3d6688f3 Iz de MED DEOR RCC Server 1 Ca LES ae I Camera Disabled 192 168 7 192 lf Mot Responding MW Generic Events 1237 NetCentral Username MetCentral Password LM RN 2 The System GUID and Name fields are automatically generated You may modify the Name field as this is what will be displayed in the Ocularis Administrator application This will be listed as the event source so it is common to label it so that it is easy to identify the NVR for which it is routing 3 Enter the fol
44. iles 2 On last page of wizard check box to install Ocularis Base 3 Proceed with installation of Ocularis Base and SQL Server 2008 Express via wizards amp 0n55 Install Ocularis Components Ocularis Base Server 192 168 10 11 IIS on port 80 RC E Management Server 192 168 10 12 To Install RC E Server Management Server Access the Ocularis Base machine 1 Browser URL http 192 168 10 11 OcularisService InstallerWebsite index html 2 Choose Basic or Distributed System 3 Choose Recording Component 4 New 5 Follow p 2 3 steps to install 1 2 SQL Server 2008 Express 3 Management Server RC E Server the RC E Proxy will be installed here during this process iG M lt E 0055 Recorder Downloads Za DRE O CNRS CSM ER EL GUN 6 Irma m meu oe ee RXNGE P SEG REY DE OENCE TUS E UH En am RC E Recording Server Ocularis Client To Install Ocularis Client To Install an RC E Recording or Failover Server Access the RC E Management Server machine 1 Browser URL Access the Ocularis Base machine 1 Browser URL http 192 168 10 11 OcularisService InstallerWebsite index html 2 Choose Basic or Distributed System 3 Choose Ocularis Client 3 Follow the wizard prompts 4 Follow the wizard prompts 2012 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc On Net Surveillance Systems Inc http 192 168 10 12 installation admin default
45. ion an extraction wizard screen will appear Follow the prompts to extract the files and then you ll see the Welcome to Ocularis Client Setup Wizard screen Once Run has been selected if a previous version of the Ocularis Client is detected a notice will appear asking for your confirmation to uninstall the older version and install the new version Click Yes a An Are you sure you want to remove Ocularis Client screen appears Click Yes b When the uninstall is complete click OK The Welcome to Ocularis Client Setup Wizard appears Click Next The License Agreement appears Please read click the I accept radio button and then click Next The Select Destination Folder screen appears You may leave the default directory path as is or change it if necessary according to your organization If installing the Demo version keeping the default path is recommended Click Next The Select Option screen appears Select the desired language for Ocularis Client from the drop down menu The language may be changed again after the software has been installed Click Next The next screen Ready to Install the Program will confirm the file path and disk space requirements Click Next if OK Click Back to make changes to the directory path or the folder The Ocularis Client software is installed When the Ocularis Client Setup is completed the Setup Wizard Complete for Ocularis Client screen appears Click Finish smile m
46. ll be used for generating the LiveFeedUri that is published to clients Examples of valid host values are Wy Oe Ores ServerName www domain com gt lt port 7563 lt port gt lt webserver gt To m cc Ie is optional to opeciify a host name IE IF no host s opeciiied then the recorder will automatically resolve a host name that will be used for generating the LiveFeedUri that is published to clients Examples of valid host values are TAT egeo ile ServerName www domain com m lt Use the RC E Recording Server IP Address Ore 7 563 Pett lt webserver gt 3 Save the configuration file and restart the RC E Server Management Server and RC E Recorder TO INSTALL THE RC E MANAGER MANAGEMENT CLIENT The RC E Manager Management Client is software which allows administrators the ability to configure parameters on the RC E Management Server These parameters include installing and configuring devices configuring servers scheduling and setting up rules controlling user rights and much more The RC E Manager software may be installed on any pc with connectivity to the RC E Management Server 1 Onthe machine you wish to install the RC E Recording server open a browser 2 Launch the Recorder Downloads page by typing in following URL http Management Server address port installation admin 3 Under the section Management Client Installer click the link English next to either the 32 bit or 64 bit
47. lowing as configured by the administrator Server IP This is the IP Address of the server that Ocularis Base is installed NetCentral Port This port much match the same port as defined in the NetCentral settings of the NVR s Management Application In most cases you will use the default of 1237 NetCentral Username This is the same username defined in the NetCentral settings of the NVR s Management Application NetCentral Password This is the password for the NetCentral Username and should match the one defined in the NetCentral settings of the NVR s Management Application 4 Click the event type you would like to configure under Enabled Event Types At least one event type must be checked 5 When done click OK Once the RC C RC I Event Proxy is configured the selected events will appear in the Ocularis Administrator This enables the mapping of cameras to events TO RESTART THE RC C RC I EVENT PROXY 1 Open the RC C RC I Event Proxy from Windows Start gt All Programs gt OnSSI gt RC C RC I Event Proxy 2 Verify the Settings in this screen When done click OK The proxy is restarted and events should now be recognized in Ocularis On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 43 44 RC E Event Proxy The RC E Event Proxy is used to route events generated by Ocularis ES RC E Recorders to the OnSSl Event Coordinator via the RC E Server Management Server The RC E Event Proxy may be installed on any machine with
48. nents and database in place install the OnSSI RC E Server by clicking the OnSSI RC E Server link above Figure 14 Installing the RC E Server Management Server Step 1 Internet Information Services IIS Installation e You can use this menu to install IIS if necessary or you may install IIS manually The IIS installation may take several minutes Step 2 OnSSI RC E Server Database Installation e You will have the option to install a new instance of SQL Server Express 2008 or use an existing installation of a SQL database Step 3 OnSSI RC E Server Installation e This is the installation of the RC E Server Management Server e You will need the RC E license file lic file during this installation Once the Management Server Step 3 is complete a web browser will launch to display an html page with installation instructions for other RC E components titled Recorder Downloads You may manually access the webpage by typing a URL manually On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 30 Installing Ocularis ES Recording Components Ocularis Installation amp Licensing Guide TO ACCESS THE RECORDER DOWNLOADS WEB PAGE Use this procedure to access the Ocularis ES recorder installation page located on the RC E Server Management Server system 1 Open a browser 2 Enter the following URL http Management Server address port installation admin For instance http 192 168 7 192 installation admin Cn55 RC E
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50. nse later uncheck the Activate License checkbox and click Finish When you are ready to license Ocularis launch the Ocularis License Activation application from the desktop icon Proceed to Licensing Ocularis Base below The installation of Ocularis Base will create the following icon on the desktop Ocularts License Activation On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 15 Licensing Ocularis Base Once the Ocularis Base component is installed an additional licensing step is required e All new and upgrade installations require the Ocularis Base to be licensed with the Ocularis 3 5 SLC TO LICENSE OCULARIS BASE This procedure may be used for Demo Retail new or upgrade versions of all Ocularis feature sets 1 Launch the Ocularis License Activation application This is done in one of two ways e Atthe end of installing or upgrading Ocularis Base you are given the option to activate the Ocularis license This will automatically launch the Ocularis License Activation application if the Activate license checkbox is selected on the last screen of the installation wizard see Figure 8 e Onthe system where the Ocularis Base component is installed e locate the following icon on the desktop Ocularis License Activation 2 If you are logged in under the Windows Administrator account double click this icon to launch the Ocularis License Activation application If you are logged in under another account with administrative right
51. nstallation files are placed in c NProgram Files OnSSI Ocularis Base Bookmarks location is designated as c inetpub wwwroot OcularisService Bookmarks SQL Server 2008 Express is installed with a Server Name of OCULARISSERVER SA User Name of sa and an encrypted SA password Custom a Select the Custom radio button and click Next b Onthe SQL Server instance page most users will use the default selection SQL Server Options Defined Use Ocularis default SQL Server instance this default option will install SQL Server 2008 Express for use with Ocularis Edit System Administrator login If you wish to modify the administrator login for the SQL Server instance click the Edit System Administrator login checkbox The corresponding fields will open to allow entry of the required criteria Use another SQL Server 2008 instance If you have an existing SQL Server database that you wish to use you may select this option You will be required to enter login credentials for this SQL Server instance c When ready click Next SQL Server Instance Select Option Please select which SQL Server instance to use for creating or upgrading the Ocularis database SQL Server instance Use Ocularis default SQL Server instance Edit System Administrator login Use another SQL Server 2008 instance Enter a new user name and password for default SQL Server instance Server Name OCULARISSERVER SA User Name sa
52. o Due Age 42 To Configure Event Forwarding in the Management Application for RC C or RC L Re 42 To Confieure Parameters mthe RCC ZRC Event PrO V asses ve TE ERE D NR Vd SE Ca VE E bp EE Ce TR 43 TORRES WIC RC CARCI BORD PO cas toe teen da veta ed pers san Gita en ee a Tee de 43 FUG zzzi nice oper D c ee ete mAee 44 Fo Update the RCE Event PrO cas ea ere ON EMO REO ABRE DERNIER uti QUUM E CE e Ru Eb n Dea Doa MD Oc 44 To Configure Parameters an the RC E Event PETOX aiuto tomi oo AED UR RE RU M RE NOR te 45 To Modify Parameters in the RC E Event Pry ie e a ai ad e i t Re decal ecu t elu rad e enl e RR te 46 DYNAMIC VS BASIC DRIVES 5i seven en A ODE D DRE E MILL TD SU DU IDE UTER 47 APPENDIX A OCULARIS ES COMPONENT INSTALLATION 11ee ener enne nennen nnne nnne nnn nnn nns 48 CONTACT INFORMATION nee eos ler ane miss ts mens eat Exe Pun kcu Ga gene Creo Cn Cc era EE ex Era EUR FC XR CR eau GN ER ERR QUE 50 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Introduction Ocularis version 3 5 is the latest version of OnSSI s flagship IP video and security platform Ocularis represents the latest evolution in IP video surveillance and security As an integrated video and event management platform it includes a full fledged video management system for streaming recording and managing an unlimited number of cameras at multiple sites Ocularis Features Sets Ocularis version 3
53. on and select Activate License Offline Export License For Activation B RC E Manager File Edit wiew Action Tools Help amp L Basics d Getting Started Activate License Online Activate License Activate License Offline gt E y Servers Information about avail d Eisen Refresh F5 Artivate License Offine gt Export License For Activation Import Activated License LE Falnyer Servers wl Figure 25 Exporting Offline License with RC E Manager B8 T Remote Co NT Les Axis D A Save Request File pop up appears The software will gather the necessary system data and package in a license request file with a lrq filename extension The default name for the file is the SLC Use this default name and store the file in an accessible location 2 Click Save Copy the Irq file to portable media On any machine with internet connectivity email the Irq file as an attachment and send to support onssi com OnSSI will process the file and return to you an email with a new license file lic as an attachment Detach this file to portable media and bring to management client machine 7 On the Management Client machine open the RC E Manager right click License Information and select Activate License Offline Import Activated License s RC E Manager File Edit View Action Tools Help ioe it Site Navigation 8 Basics Getting started e Axi
54. on is complete Click Close 6 Afile needs to be generated by the licensing application on the Ocularis Base machine based on the SLC entered Refer to Figure 9 and locate onscreen instructions Step 2 Click Generate Base License File and click the Generate Base License File button Warning This step may only be done once It is important to be sure that the machine used to license Ocularis Base be the final unit in which the software will reside 7 A Windows save dialog box appears prompting for a file location Specify an easily accessible location to store the c2v file that is generated 8 Refer to onscreen instructions Step 3 Send file created in Step 2 for activation a if you have access to the internet from the Ocularis Base machine click the Click Here link provided on the screen as shown in Figure 9 This will launch a browser and navigate to the Ocularis Base Licensing Page b If you do not have access to the internet from this machine i bring the c2v file generated above to another workstation that does have internet connectivity ii open a browser and type the following URL http www onssi com sendc2v The following screen appears in the browser On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 17 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 OCULARIS BASE LICENSING Fields marked with Asterisk are mandatory Installation information ype None Purchased From OnSSI by Cint
55. one is detected a notice will appear asking for your confirmation to uninstall the older version and install the new version Click Yes a An Are you sure you want to remove screen appears Click Yes b When the uninstallation is complete click OK A Welcome to the RC C RC I Event Proxy Setup Wizard appears Click Next The Select Destination Folder screen appears This folder will contain the files for the event proxy You may leave the default directory path as is or change it if necessary according to your organization If installing a Demo version keeping default settings is recommended Click Next The next screen Ready to Install the Program will confirm the file path and disk space requirements Click Next if OK Click Back to make changes to the directory path or the folder The event proxy software is installed When completed the Setup Wizard Complete screen appears Click Finish 12 13 A Welcome to the RC C Installer Setup Wizard appears Click Next A warning message appears reminding you to have your new Ocularis 3 5 SLC in hand the lic file for the next steps If you are ready click Yes The recorder installation begin You are asked to select which version to install You may click Install Trial to install a trial version or click Browse to locate the license file lic for the demo or retail version you purchased Click Open once you have selected the lic file and then click Continue A
56. option to install Ocularis Base Server As a result it is recommended that you extract these files on the computer that you intend to use for the Ocularis Base Press Next to continue or Cancel to abort the extraction process 4 Click Next On the Destination Folder screen you may modify the path for the installation files to be placed 10 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Installation amp Licensing Guide Extract Ocularis Installation Files Select Destination Folder Please enter the location where you would like to extract the installation files You may type a new folder name or click the Change button to find a new location Extract installation files to C Ocularis CS Installer Figure 2 Select Destination Folder Click Next 5 The Ready to Extract screen summarizes file extraction location and size Click Back to make changes or click Next to proceed Ready to Extract Ready to Extract the installation files The wizard is ready to begin extracting If you want to review or change any of your installation settings click Back Click Cancel to exit the wizard Current Settings Destination Folder C Ocularis CS Installer Disk Space Requirements 1 626 967K Figure 3 Installation Summary Files are extracted and copied to the location specified This may take several minutes When all files are extracted a Setup Wizard Complete screen appears The installation files
57. ow or save it and run the installation later In a new installation an extraction wizard screen will appear Follow the prompts to extract the files and then you ll see the Welcome to Ocularis Admin Setup Wizard screen Once Run has been selected the Welcome to Ocularis Admin Setup Wizard appears Click Next The License Agreement appears Please read click the I accept radio button and then click Next In the Data Collection options screen you have the opportunity to allow or deny Ocularis to gather anonymous usage statistics from the Ocularis Administrator component Data collected is used to improve the Ocularis Administrator software No uniquely identifiable information is collected To opt out uncheck the Allow Data Collection box Click Next If a previous version of the Ocularis Administrator is detected a notice will appear asking for your confirmation to uninstall the older version and install the new version Click Yes a An Are you sure you want to remove Ocularis Admin screen appears Click Yes b When the uninstallation is complete click OK The Select Destination Folder screen appears You may leave the default directory path as is or change it if necessary according to your organization If installing the Demo version keeping the default path is recommended Click Next The next screen Ready to Install the Program will confirm the file path and disk space requirements Click Next if OK Click Back to
58. ows installation CD in order to install additional Windows components e You will need to have your Ocularis 3 5 Software License Code SLC on hand when you license the application The following components are outlined in this document e Download the Ocularis Installation File e Extract the Ocularis Installation Files e Installing Ocularis Base e Licensing Ocularis Base e Installing Ocularis Components e Installing Ocularis Administrator e Installing Ocularis Client e Ocularis Recording Components e Ocularis 3 5 Camera License Registration e Ocularis Event Proxies On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Download the Ocularis Installation Files If necessary Ocularis software may be obtained from the OnSSl website Follow these instructions to download the installation file 1 2 3 4 e Open a browser and go to the Downloads page at http www onssi com support downloads Review the SLC requirements and other instructions on the page Click the link for the Ocularis feature set you wish to download e g Ocularis CS v3 5 Download A short web form appears Fill out the form and click Submit You will receive an email containing the link to the download file as well as other documentation Click the link to download the Ocularis 3 5 file You will be prompted to save the file Select the desired file location and click Save The file download may take several minutes depending on your connection speed Be sure to rem
59. p support microsoft com kb 223184 en us Or search the internet for time server time service synchronize servers etc On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis 3 5 Camera License Registration As with all versions of Ocularis camera licenses are purchased when you first buy Ocularis Subsequently when you reach the limit of camera licenses purchase you need to order additional licenses for more cameras A license needs to be registered for the precise camera on which it is used This process is called Camera License Registration or more commonly Camera Licensing With the release of Ocularis 3 5 the new recording components included in this version provide the ability to register camera licenses through an automated process either online or offline This new process is supported in the following recorders RC P 2 0 RC I 8 0 RC C 8 0 RC E 5 0 If you have an older version recorder you must license the cameras using the method corresponding with those versions For RC C 7 0 for instance you must go to http www onssi com software registration and device license keys and supply the MAC addresses for each camera to obtain a DLK file The new 3 5 recorders use a new process New Camera License Registration Process With the Ocularis 3 5 generation recorders the configuration software used for the recorder has the ability to gather the necessary data from the system to send to OnSSI and automatically register the camera
60. r computer name of the Ocularis Base machine and port is the IIS port number In most cases the default port 80 is used and it is not necessary to enter it here This URL will redirect to a longer one which may also be used http NAME port OcularisService InstallerWebsite index html The following web page appears lt gt OnSS Install Ocularis Components Ocularis Component Installation Basic System 2 9 4 E ru Distributed System _ FONS Z 9 Ui p Click here to download th Figure 11 Install Ocularis Components Web Page 3 Select the system layout Basic or Distributed you intend to follow 20 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Installation amp Licensing Guide Installing Ocularis Components For Basic Systems 1 Click on Basic System This option should be used by most Ocularis PS IS and CS installations Use the Distributed System diagram for Ocularis ES lt OnSSI Install Ocularis Components Basic Installation Back If you wish to install Ocularis on a single machine or in a small environment use the Basic System configuration Multiple instances of Ocularis Administrator and an unlimited number of Ocularis Clients are supported in this design Basic System Primary Server Computer Installation Instructions Click on a component from the list below to install that component bite re Q Ocularis Administrator Client Fi
61. racters and be in the form similar to GAX XXXX XXXX 7 Click Submit You will receive an email with your OnSSI Licensing Portal user name and password Go back to the Online License Retrieval screen in the Management Application the screen should still be open but if not choose File Activate License Online 10 Enter your email address and the password you received by email 11 Click Activate Licensing is complete Once your credentials have been validated you will see the message Successfully updated license and your camera license status will change from 30 day s grace to Licensed If at any point in this license registration process you have questions or receive an error message please contact OnSSI Sales Online Camera Licensing using Ocularis ES 1 You must first register with the OnSSI Licensing Portal This process need only be done once Open a browser and go to the following URL https rclicensing onssi com CustomerRegistration The following screen appears To continue enter your E mail address and Recorder SLC 2 Enter your email address This will become your user name for the OnSSI Licensing Portal 3 Enter the SLC for the recorder This is the alphanumeric value found on the license file For instance the code should have 11 characters and be in the form similar to 750 XXXX XXXX 4 Click Submit On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 37 Ocularis 3 5 Camera License Registration Ocularis
62. s right click the icon and select Run as Administrator The image shown in Figure 9 is displayed Ocularis License Activation Step 1 Enter SLC and click Verify SLC License Status verify SLC Generate Base License File Click Here lt C gt Onss Update Base License Install Ocularis Components Close On upgrade installations the License Status area may identify that you need to obtain a new SLC 3 Enter the Ocularis Base 3 5 SLC in the field provided in Step 1 Enter SLC and click Verify SLC In upgrade installations the SLC may already appear in this field 4 Click Verify SLC The Licensing Status area will update to reflect the licensing defined by the SLC 5 If the Ocularis Base installation is e Fora Demo version The activation is complete The software is licensed for the number of days and number of licenses shown Click Close You may proceed with the installation of Ocularis components see Installing Ocularis Components on page 19 e Fora Retail or Trial version and a This is a new installation o a few more steps are required Continue to step 6 below b This is an upgrade from any prior Ocularis version 16 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc o afew more steps may be required You may have received a new v2c file with your Ocularis 3 5 SLC if you made any changes to your license If you made changes and received a new v2c file continue to step 11 below If not the activati
63. s One B Servers e Econ Refresh FS 2 Import Activated License N x T T I Servers Figure 26 Importing Offline License with RC E Manager 8 Locate and select the new lic file 9 Click Open Once camera licenses have been validated the camera license count will go from Temporary to Activated in the License Information screen If at any point in this license registration process you have questions or receive an error message please contact OnSSI Sales 40 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Event Proxies Event Proxies are used to route events and other information from the recording component to the Ocularis Base Therefore the feature sets that use event proxies are Ocularis ES Ocularis CS and Ocularis IS Ocularis CS and Ocularis IS share the same event proxy Ocularis ES has its own e RC C RC I Event Proxy e RC E Event Proxy RC C RC I Event Proxy The RC C RC I Event Proxy is used for routing events generated by the RC C or RC I recording component to the Ocularis Base Event Coordinator The RC C RC I Event Proxy must be installed on the same machine as the RC C or RC I recorder The RC C RC I Event Proxy is automatically installed when the RC I or RC C recording component is installed Therefore if the recording component is upgraded or installed from scratch the installation of the event proxy itself is not necessary Its installation is included with the installation of the recordin
64. se Ocularis Ocularts Client Viewer On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Recording Components The Ocularis Feature set file downloaded from the OnSSI website see Download the Ocularis Installation Files on page 9 determines which recorder is packaged with the installation For instance if you downloaded the Ocularis CS Feature Set Ocularis CS exe the name of the recorder included is RC C Ocularis Recorders must be installed for new installations For upgrade installations reinstallation of the recorder is optional Ocularis 3 5 includes upgraded versions of all recording components so to take advantage of the improved new features it is recommended to upgrade all recorders regardless of feature set The upgrade of the recording component however may be done at a later time The recording components included with Ocularis 3 5 all require an SLC license file as part of the installation process This file with filename extension lic contains the licensing counts for camera licenses that were purchased with Ocularis Demo versions include a standard number of camera licenses Microsoft NET 4 0 is required on the machine with the recording component Please install this software in order to successfully install the Ocularis recorder During the installation you have the opportunity to allow or deny the gathering of anonymous usage statistics from the recording component Data collected is used to improve the software
65. se which is required if you are working with Ocularis ES Training course schedules and details may be found at http www onssi com training certification training TO INSTALL THE MANAGEMENT SERVER RC E SERVER The following steps assume you have determined the layout architecture of your Ocularis ES environment Follow these steps after you ve completed the installation of Ocularis Base Ocularis Administrator and Ocularis Client 1 Onthe machine you wish to install the Ocularis ES recording component Management Server RC E Server open a browser and enter the following URL http NAME OcularisService InstallerWebsite sysadmin html where NAME is either the IP Address or computer name of the Ocularis Base machine 2 The webpage displayed is a simple list of links to Ocularis ES components Click the link for RC E Event Proxy and Recorder bundle You are prompted to run or save the file You may save the file locally and then run it or simply run it now When the file is run a Select Destination Folder screen appears On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 27 This destination is for the RC E Installer files You may leave the default directory path as is or change it if necessary according to your organization If installing the Demo version keeping the default path is recommended Click Next The Extraction Complete screen appears You have the option to install the recording component and corresponding event proxy if appli
66. stall a Failover Server OPILONGL rosarino idi e E E BUR BA RS 34 Synchronize TIME ONS CIV CIS padi cian da EE T AT E RE E A EIT 34 OCULARIS 3 5 CAMERA LICENSE REGISTRATION cccceeceececceceeceeceececeeeeeceseuseueeeseesaseuseuseeseseuseeeeseuseuseessnsenses 35 NEW CAMERA LICENSE REGISTRATION PROCESS c cceecccececeeccecceececceeeeesceseeeceeeuuseeueeeueueuauecsueeueeauaeeceueeaueeueueeeueeeeuaeass 35 REGISTER CAMERA LICENSES ON 3 5 RECORDERS cccceccceccceecceececececeueceueecceeeeueeuueeueeeeueeuueeusueeeueeuueeueeueueeeueeueeseeeueeass 35 Online or OMNE oat er eS a ee ee eee ee a eee 35 To Perform Automated Camera Licensing Online iii 36 Online Camera Licensing using Ocularis PS Ocularis IS and Ocularis CS 36 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Online Camera Licensing using OQulalsES ic e cat ue Esame et Bs dis uda i a Lasse aede dude es ede ecu iii 37 To Perform Automated Camera Licensing Offline iii 38 Offline Camera Licensing using Ocularis PS Ocularis IS and Ocularis CS 39 Offline Gamera Eicensmg using OCUIals ES x5 Eb Vasa dore Vater este end E 40 OGULARIS EVENT PROXIES d contispueEu in irs va Ea bosses co cueE led ess aiv aoa Sus ua NE 41 Hoo AGE VENT PROXY aeta tele toccas UM IuS ied tinte pena een berne nan ped ed eee ee 41 TO pdate the RC C RC TANEF TON RL ettet dente ett ote tla ederet dat tette atleta eto pn ll atout 41 Conliguringthne HOC T HOS EVent PIOX Vie Suns en S ee ERE te ee t en ete Ape RN adi
67. subtitle 4 You will be asked Do you want to save this file Click Save File i Disregard this IP Address despite its use in this example This would not be a valid IP address if components are installed on multiple servers as they are in real world installations 32 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Instruct the PC where you would like to save the file After the file is downloaded run the executable If you receive a Security Warning click Run The nstallShield Wizard will start and prepare for the install Click Next through the wizard You ll have the option to change the location where the software is installed When the wizard is complete click Finish TO INSTALL THE LOG SERVER The Log Server provides the necessary functionality for logging information from the RC E Recording Component It typically resides on the same server as the RC E Server Management Server and runs as a service 1 2 11 On the machine you wish to install the RC E Log server open a browser Launch the Recorder Downloads page by typing in the following URL http Management Server address port installation admin Under the section Log Server Installer click the link English next to either the 32 bit or 64 bit subtitle If you receive a Security Warning click Run At the Welcome screen click Next Select the location to install the files Click Next Select the SQL database to be used and then click Next Select the web
68. ted System is used In a Distributed System separate dedicated servers are used with single components installed on each The Ocularis Base may reside on one server with or without a recording component recording components each on their own servers and the Ocularis Administrator and Ocularis Client on one or more networked workstations Which system is best for me It is important to determine the general layout of where you want components to be installed on new Ocularis installations In general it is safe for most users to select the Basic System and grow into the Distributed System If you have hundreds of cameras or more or you use Ocularis ES use the Distributed System as a model Otherwise most installations will be fine with the Basic System layout There is no set formula to determine the layout for each installation as each organization is unique The system layouts described here are simply for use as a general guideline On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 19 Installing Ocularis Components Ocularis Installation amp Licensing Guide TO ACCESS THE OCULARIS COMPONENT INSTALLATION PAGE Note Be sure to turn off any Firewalls running on the Ocularis Base machine 1 Determine the layout of the Ocularis system and go to the machine where you want to install the component 2 Access the download webpage through a browser using the following URL http NAME port OcularisService where NAME is either the IP Address o
69. th as is or change it if necessary according to your organization If installing a Demo version keeping the default settings is recommended Click Next 6 Files are unpacked and downloaded to the specified directory The Extraction Complete screen appears You have the option to install the recording component and corresponding event proxy if applicable now or at a later time a If you choose to install these components now recommended verify that the corresponding checkboxes are checked and click Finish Proceed to step 7 below On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 25 15 16 17 18 b If you choose to install the recorder and its event proxy later deselect the checkboxes and click Finish These installations may be triggered manually by launching their corresponding executable file in the directory specified in step 5 above For example with Ocularis CS if the default destination folder was used the location of the files are C Ocularis CS Installer Installers The recorder file is OnSSI RC C Proxy And Recorder exe The event proxy file is RC C RC I Event Proxy exe Once the recorder installation file is launched either from the extraction wizard in step 6 above or from manually launching the executable file the installation will begin for its corresponding event proxy if applicable The recorder installation will follow The system will check for an existing instance of the event proxy on the local machine If
70. up program Click Cancel to quit Setup and then close any programs you have running Click Next to continue with the Setup program WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and intemational treaties E Click Next 4 The License Agreement appears Please read click the Il accept radio button and then click Next 5 Select between the Demo or Retail version of Ocularis Base On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 13 14 select Option Select Option Select an option below and click Mext to continue Please select one of the following options Demo CO Retail Me miento lr gem emma alto d t m The Demo version provides for a limited number of camera licenses and a single license for Video Content Analytics and Remote Ocularis Video Wall There is also an expiration date associated with this license Choose this option only if you know you are working with a demo license The Retail version is only limited by the licenses purchased This option is available for all feature sets of Ocularis Click Next Select the type of installation Typical or Custom Typical will install all new files using default settings for file locations and database instance Custom allows you to change these settings The vast majority of installations should choose Typical Typical a Select the Typical radio button and click Next Ocularis Base is installed using these default settings Base i
71. ver open a browser 2 Launch the Recorder Downloads page by typing in the following URL http Management Server address port installation admin Under the section Recording Server Installer click the link English next to either the 32 bit or 64 bit subtitle You will be asked Do you want to save this file Click Save File Instruct the PC where you would like to save the file After the file is downloaded run the executable Oe Gr E O0 If you receive a Security Warning click Run The nstallShield Wizard will start and begin preparations to install 8 Click Next through the wizard When you see the screen to Choose Setup Type choose Custom Choosing Custom provides the system administrator who is installing the software more flexibility on the configuration as well as the option to also install a Failover Server 9 Continue with the wizard You ll have the option to specify the location of the installation files 10 When you see the Choose Recording Server Type screen select Standard Recording Server 11 At the Recording Server Configuration screen fill in this screen as follows Name of the RC E Recording Server This is the Name name that will appear in the RC E Manager GUI It can be changed later if necessary RC E Server IP address of the RC E Server Management Server MediaDB The name and location of the RC E Recording Server database Click Next 12 At the Service Log On Setup screen use
72. word in the Confirm password field The password field must not be left blank g Click OK Click Install and then Finish when done On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 33 34 TO INSTALL VIDEO DEVICE DRIVERS You may use the link from the download page to install the package of device drivers that shipped with your version of Ocularis ES It is always recommended to check the www onssi com website to obtain the most recent driver pack TO INSTALL A FAILOVER SERVER OPTIONAL A failover server is a spare recording server which can take over in case the primary recording server becomes unavailable A failover server is always installed on a separate computer You may set up multiple failover servers to ensure redundancy Follow the steps in To Install the Recording Server RC E Recorder on page 31 When you reach step 10 select Failover Recording Server as the recording server type Continue with the installation by following the screen prompts Synchronize Time on Servers It is critical that the time on the Management Server and all Recording Servers be synchronized by minute and second If the RC E servers are not already time synchronized they must be synchronized manually The following resources may be helpful in describing time synchronization methods For Windows Server 2003 http support microsoft com kb 816042 en us For Windows XP http support microsoft com kb 307897 en us Registry Entries for W32Time Service htt

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