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1. Start Time 929 005 m 9 23 03 AM End Time 9729 2005 m 9 23 03 AM i SOURCE Door Camera 1 j l Export section Date and time format may be different on your computer See Exporting Video Evidence for detailed information about exporting recorded images With the NetGuard EVS you are able to quickly generate and export video evidence in the AVI movie clip and JPEG still image formats Note Depending on your user rights access to generating AVI or JPEG evidence from some cameras may be restricted Date and time formats used when browsing recorded images may vary depending on your computer s regional settings Illustrations in this help topic and date and time formats used in these illustrations are thus for guidance only To export video evidence do the following Select the NetGuard EVS s Browse tab Inthe Browse tab s Export section specify start date and time for the export by typing the date in the first Start Time field and the time in the second field Start Time 9292005 9 23 03 AM H End Time 9729 2005 m 9 23 03 AM E SOURCE Door Carnera 1 l Export section Date and time format may be different on your computer Tip Instead of manually specifying date and time you may use the Browse tab s Time Navigation features to move to the required start point then click the upper of the Export section s Set buttons This will automatically set the date
2. IPIX PTZ Positions You are able to move to a specific position in an IPIX view and then save that position by clicking the Save button When you later want to return to the saved position click the Load button Chip You may be able to use a joystick for controlling your PTZ and IPIX cameras Joystick control is configured on the NetGuard remote client s Setup tab See Further Configuration Note Even though joystick and point and click control is supported for a large number of PTZ cameras not all PTZ cameras may be controlled this way Refer to the release note for information about joystick and point and click support for PTZ cameras You view recorded images on the NetGuard remote client s Browse tab When you select the NetGuard remote client s Browse tab the NetGuard remote client will connect to the OnSSI NetDVMS server and display recorded images from the cameras in the selected view This way you are able to browse recorded images Note Particular user rights may be required in order to access the Browse tab Depending on your user rights access to browsing images from some cameras may be restricted Date and time formats used when browsing recorded images may vary depending on your computer s regional settings Illustrations in this help topic and date and time formats used in these illustrations are thus for guidance only The Browse tab provides you with a number of advanced features for browsing recorded images In ad
3. Note Access to features in the Administrator application including those described in the following may require administrator rights Settings in the Configure Device window are to a large extent camera specific The window s contents will therefore vary from camera to camera descriptions in the following are thus for guidance only The Configure Device window lets you specify image quality settings such as compression resolution etc for a specific camera e E Dore Peres Tije l ui E a Example of the Configure Device On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 22 www OnSSl com lt C gt onssi window with a preview image Access You access the Configure Device window by clicking the Image Quality button in the Camera Settings for Device Name Camera Name window The Configure Device window is divided into a Camera Settings section and a preview image section Camera Settings Section The Camera Settings section will typically contain controls for compression bandwidth resolution color contrast brightness image rotation and similar Include Date and Time in Image The Camera Settings section may feature an Include Date and Time in Image check box When selected date and time from the camera will be included in images from the camera Note As cameras are separate units which may have separate timing devices power supplies etc camera time and OnSSI NetDVMS system time may not correspond
4. On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 124 www OnSSl com lt C gt onssi Your new group will now appear in the Setup tab s Views section with the name you have specified and labeled as Private Newly created group appearing in Views section O Private My First Private Group Shared You are now able to create a view within the group Creating a View in a Private Group To create a view in a private group make sure the group in which you want to create the view is selected in the Setup tab sViews section and do the following Inthe Setup tab s View Control section type a name for the view in the View Name field View Name My First Private a Typing a name in Setup tab s View Control section New views _ OHH EH EH LH te Click one of the View Control section s seven available New View layouts HARB BESLCH LH Your new view is automatically added to the selected group Newly created view appearing under group ES Private My First Private Group _ My First Private View O Shared Hip A group whether private or shared can contain an unlimited number of views More than one private and shared group can exist Adding Cameras to the View Having created a view within a group you are able to specify which cameras should be included in the view To add cameras to a view do the following In the Setup tab s Views section select the required view When you select a view the layout
5. www OnSSl com Page 63 lt C gt onssi Edit Event Window s Fields The Edit Event window for editing input events contains the following fields Field Description External sensor connected to Sensor connected through Event occurs when input goes External event name Send e mail if this event occurs Include image from camera Send SMS if this event occurs Read only field displaying the name of the device on which the input event is defined Lets you select which of the device s input ports the sensor used for the input event should be connected to Lets you select whether the input event should be triggered when the signal on the input sensor rises or falls Low Trigger input event when the signal on the sensor is falling High Trigger input event when the signal on the sensor is rising For exact information about what constitutes a falling and a rising signal respectively refer to documentation for the sensor and device in question Lets you edit the name of the input event Note Event names must not contain the following characters lt gt amp J Select check box to send an e mail alert when the input occurs Note In order to be able to use e mail alerts the e mail alert feature must have been set up in the E Mail setup window Available only if the Send e mail if this event occurs check box is selected Select check box to include an image recorded at the time the input
6. BHEBEEEREE Zoom out one zoom level per click po Zoom in one zoom level per click On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 31 www OnSSlI com lt C gt onssi Preset Positions Section Having specified a camera position in the PTZ View section you define the required position as a preset in the Preset Positions section Button Check Box Use preset positions from device Set Position Edit Name Test Delete Move up Move down Description Available only for cameras supporting this feature Check box to use preset positions defined on the camera or video server device Using preset positions from the camera or video server device will clear any preset positions you have defined for the PTZ camera you will therefore be asked to confirm your selection Note In order for preset positions from the camera or video server device to work with OnSSI NetDVMS the names of the preset positions must contain only the characters A Z a z and 0 9 and must not contain spaces If preset position names on the camera or video server device contain other characters or spaces change the preset position names on the device before selecting the Use preset positions from device feature Associates the preset position selected in the list with the position specified in the PTZ View section If the preset position selected in the list is yet undefined you will be asked to specify a name for the preset positio
7. Get quick overviews of detected events Quickly search selected areas of camera images for motion also known as smart search Skip gaps during playback of recordings Print images Configure and use several different joysticks Generate and export evidence in AVI movie clip and JPEG still image formats Assign user specific keyboard shortcuts to common actions How does the NetGuard EVS get Images from the surveillance system Images viewed by NetGuard EVS users are provided by the Image Server The Image Server runs as a service on the OnSSI NetDVMS server it does not require separate hardware The OnSSI NetDVMS system administrator uses the Image Server Administrator to manage NetGuard EVS access to the surveillance system How can User Rights Affect Use of the NetGuard EVS The rights of individual remote users are specified centrally by the surveillance system administrator The rights of an individual user will determine the user s ability to use the NetGuard EVS s features Basically the surveillance system administrator is able to restrict a user s rights to the following Access to the NetGuard EVS Access to each of the NetGuard EVS s tabs Live Browse and Setup Ability to use features on the NetGuard EVS s tabs Ability to create views views determine the way in which images from one or more cameras are displayed Ability to view images from specific cameras On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 156 www OnSSl
8. IO Setup Window s Defined Events List and Buttons The I O Setup window features a Defined events list in which input output and VMD Video Motion Detection events defined for each device are listed The window furthermore features a number of buttons for use when adding and configuring the events Button Description Add new event Used for defining input events on the device selected in the Defined events list Depending on the type of device you may be able to define one or more input events on the device Some devices do not support input output at all Refer to the release notes for device specific information Devices Capable of Handling One Input Event Only If the device is capable of handling one input event only the button will open the Add New Event window for devices capable of handling one input event only in which you define the input event and any e mail or SMS alerts to be associated with it If you have already defined an input event on a device capable of handling one input event only the Add new event button will not be available when the device is selected in the Defined events list However if you click the plus sign next to the device in the Defined events list and select the defined input event the Add new event button becomes available for defining timer events see Timer Events in the following Devices Capable of Handling Several Input Events If the device is capable of handling
9. The way remote access is handled at the surveillance system server end is different depending on remote access method Server End Providing NetGuard remote client or NetGuard EVS Access Images viewed by NetGuard remote client and NetGuard EVS users are provided by the OnSS I NetDVMS surveillance system s Image Server The Image Server runs as a service on the OnSSI NetDVMS server it does not require separate hardware The OnSSI NetDVMS system administrator uses the mage Server Administrator window to manage NetGuard remote client and NetGuard EVS access to the surveillance system Server End Providing Regular Browser Access As an alternative to using NetGuard remote client or NetGuard EVS images can also be provided through the OnSSI NetDVMS surveillance system s built in Web Server and RealtimeFeed Server When this is the case remote users connect to the Web Server and the RealtimeFeed Server through a regular browser no client software is required The Web Server and the RealtimeFeed Server do by no means offer as advanced functionality as the Image Server NetGuard remote client NetGuard EVS neither at the server end nor at the client end However if remote users are to access the surveillance system through very slow connections such as 28 8 Kbps connections using the Web Server and the RealtimeFeed Server may be advisable For a remote user perspective of regular browser access through the Web Server and RealtimeFeed Serv
10. lt C gt onssi method fast repair fails Note In case recordings for a camera get bigger than expected or the available drive space is suddenly reduced in another way an advanced database resizing procedure will automatically take place lf archives are present on the same drive as the camera s database the oldest archive for all cameras archived on that drive will be deleted If no archives are present on the drive containing the camera s database the size of all camera databases on the drive will be reduced by deleting a percentage of their oldest recordings thus temporarily limiting the size of all databases When the Monitor application is restarted upon such database resizing the original database sizes will be used You should therefore make sure the drive size problem is solved or adjust camera database sizes to reflect the altered drive size Tip Should the database resizing procedure take place you will be informed on screen in log files and if set up through an e mail and or SMS alert Motion Detection Settings The Motion Detection Settings section contains two buttons for configuring the camera s motion detection Button Motion Detection Motion Color Description Opens the Adjust Motion Detection window in which you are able to specify motion detection sensitivity levels Opens the Color window in which you are able to select a color to be used for highlighting detected motion when i
11. provided a connection can be established appear in the selected position If a connection cannot be established for example if the surveillance system s Monitor application is not running the name of the camera will be displayed in the selected position Repeat for each camera required in the view Grip If you want to use all of the cameras under an engine you may simply drag the required engine link to the view this will automatically place all of the engine s cameras in the view from the selected position onwards Remember to have sufficient positions available in the view Onip You can change the cameras in your view Either clear the position by clicking the clear button E then drag another camera to the cleared position or simply overwrite a position by dragging a different camera to the position You are now able to use your view You may your user rights permitting select the view on the Live tab see Viewing Live Images and on the Browse tab see Viewing Recorded Images nip In addition to cameras you are able to add static images and HTML pages to views See Further Configuration Using Your Views on Different Computers Your user settings including your private views are stored on the OnSSI NetDVMS server This means that you are able to use your private views on any computer that has a NetGuard EVS installed provided you log in to the NetGuard EVS with your own user name and password Note From ti
12. window Archive Setup Window s Fields and Buttons The Archive setup window contains the following fields and buttons Field Button Description Enable Archiving Delete databases in the backup directory older than Send email on archive error Send SMS on archive error Daily archiving times On Net Surveillance Systems Inc www OnSSl com Select check box to enable the daily archiving feature Note Remember to specify for which cameras the archiving feature should be used you do this in the Select cameras for which the archiving function should apply section Lets you specify how many days you want to keep archived images for Archived images older than the specified number of days will automatically be deleted Select check box if OnSSI NetDVMS should send an e mail alert if archiving fails for example because the disk is full Note In order to be able to use e mail alerts the e mail alert feature must have been set up in the E Mail setup window Select check box if OnSSI NetDVMS should send an SMS alert if archiving fails for example because the disk is full Note In order to be able to use SMS alerts the SMS alert feature must have been set up in the SMS settings window Lists specified archiving times Archiving will take place every day at the specified times Archiving once a day will normally suffice However if you expect the daily database per camera to exceed 40 GB or 600 000 imag
13. NetDVMS IP Based Surveillance Management System Installation and User Manual 222 Route 59 Suite 303 Suffern NY 10901 e U S A Phone 845 369 6400 e Fax 845 369 8711 www onssi com lt C gt onssi Table of Contents AITO ING secre cere ct ects E E E E E O EEE E OR 1 Several Targeted Applications in One wu ccccscsssececcccccccsseeeseecccessssaeeeeccesssssseeeeeeecesssssuaaeeeeeesssaanees 1 TTD SS asda ses PE A EE E E OA A EE A E A E E TE 2 Software Upgrade Plan SUP ccccccccssconssecenecccsrconssenscccnrcanssesssreccnsconasesenseccsrecasseseccesrcoanne 2 VS des asta celaw sore eect aeetentede cece tte guueaawanadeneda ne nee E seen daussanenadentonded de tqusetesics 2 EIS CVS COT OCIS oe essen ceases stent E E as ae ees atse EEE EEA EEE E E 3 ADMINISTRATOR APPLICATION sci cobise sted canceanectnee Cou vire pun avowed stnecnactensuc cbs sauemiianedstaanstedeiecsmenteaaecks 3 MPOTO DL S e E E E E E E E E 8 PC VICE GIA SU AOU aE e E E E E A E E EEE ATE EA E EEE 8 Camera AdMINStraON esnean a A a an raii 15 AACN ANNA aS ose cect serg eens nce A E E 15 OS OFT CS ANN Ss errsseceeeepeceneeesnceeteeeceenntee nae aneceeessee eerencecat casa ENA ES 15 MONO AGNUS AON oroesi nE EEEE E E TE EE E O E A O 39 TE O 2 POEA INE OEA AO IEA T A O EEEE E N N 42 EE EEE L E e ease cet O E A E AE N E AE 46 WOO Evens amp OO aasre rin e ENERE RAE E EEE NARADA Ei 56 Four VSO SUS nrerin oeira EE eE EE E E EERE 56 Specifying Input Event
14. e Came eie f ts When a camera is disabled it will be indicated as follows ae dooream 10 10 69 4 A Camera 1 Disabled To enable a previously disabled camera simply right click the required camera in the Device Manager section then select Enable aa dooream 70 10 69 4 ip Individual cameras can also be disabled enabled in the Camera Settings for Device Name Camera Name Window On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 5 www OnSSlI com L OnSSI Administrator Window s Buttons The Administrator window features the following buttons Button Description Monitor Manager Scheduler General Settings Archive Setup Opens the Monitor Manager window in which you specify which cameras should record and display images in the Monitor application It also lets you configure the layout of the Monitor application Note Camera images are only recorded and transferred to OnSSI NetDVMS while the Monitor application is running Opens the Camera Alert Scheduler window in which you specify online periods for each camera You are also able to specify if cameras should go online when specific events occur e g when a door is opened and if e mail SMS or sound alerts should be used if motion is detected during specific periods of time e g during working hours If using PTZ cameras with patrolling you are furthermore able to specify if certain patrol schemes should be used duri
15. Bina tr shoe The Administrator desktop shortcut Setters Agmina rey Lana ey blag et Ta Camal Biris H mgm hiilien PETT T aa a ani m i ppe reget Lf Arren ep A E E E e atte The Administrator window The Administrator window features a Device Manager section as well as a number of buttons providing access to configuration Device Manager Section The Device Manager section located in the middle of the Administrator window lists all added devices and attached cameras The Device Manager section thus provides you with an overview of your surveillance system Device Maret Ta Canea1 op Meeting Floom 110 10 50 10 Th Camera 1 i Cares 2 A Larrea 3 Ta Cones 4 Detail from the Administrator window s Device Manager section two devices have been added the first device has a single camera attached whereas the second device has four cameras attached Until you have added devices the Device Manager section will be empty Adding Devices You add devices see How to Add a Device through an intuitive Device Setup Wizard available by clicking the Administrator window s Add Device button When devices have been added they will be listed in the Device Manager section Clicking the plus sign next to a device in the Device Manager section will list cameras attached to the device Editing Settings for Devices To edit settings for a device listed in the Device Manager section select the device then click
16. Ober Progeesa Hicks wadau Shaw down OnSSI NetDVMS Realtime Feed Server window If the Autostart check box is selected the RealtimeFeed Server will automatically start If the Autostart check box is not selected the RealtimeFeed Server must be started manually by clicking the Start button Connecting users IP addresses and progress can be viewed in the OnSSI NetDVMS Realtime Feed Server window s Connections section Stopping the RealtimeFeed Server To stop the RealtimeFeed Server click the OnSSI NetDVMS Realtime Feed Server window s Stop button This will stop the RealtimeFeed Server without shutting it down This means that you will quickly be able to start the RealtimeFeed Server again by clicking the Start button Shutting Down the RealtimeFeed Server To shut down the RealtimeFeed Server click the OnSSI NetDVMS Realtime Feed Server window s Shut down button This will shut down the RealtimeFeed Server and you will have to access it from Window s Start menu in order to start it again When clicking the Shut down button you will be asked to confirm that you want to shut down the RealtimeFeed Server On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 215 www OnSSlI com lt C gt onssi Various types of log files can be generated by OnSSI NetDVMS Log File Types Locations and Names OnSSI NetDVMS is able to generate the following types of log files Administrator Log Files These files log activity in the Administra
17. On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 180 www OnSSl com OnSSI Selecting a View You are able to select a view for display on the Browse tab in two ways By selecting the required view in the Browse tab s Views section E Private Ay Shared 9 Our First Shared Group E Our First Shared View Our Second Shared View Selecting a view in Live tab s Views section By selecting the required view from the Views list located in the upper part of the window Our First Shared View Views list Enlarging Images from a Particular Camera in a View To enlarge images from a particular camera in a view double click the blue title bar above the image Double clicking blue bar above image enlarges view To return to normal view simply double click the blue title bar again hip If you have selected reduced image quality for the camera on the Setup tab images from the camera will be displayed in full quality when viewed enlarged On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 181 www OnSSl com Time Navigation The Browse tab s Time Navigation section provides you with controls for browsing and playing back recorded images from the camera selected in the view 24 november 2005 09 12 43 997 ad ia a C O e Tire Forth Lm T h Playback a j Fact OLOTO W Skip gaps during playback 24 11 2005 m 09 4243 Time Navigation section Date and time format may be different on your compute
18. Page 72 lt C gt onssi Generic Events Note Access to features in the Administrator application including those described in the following may require administrator rights OnSSI NetDVMS is able to analyze received TCP and or UDP data packages and automatically trigger an event when specified criteria are met This way you are able to easily integrate your OnSSI NetDVMS surveillance system with a very wide range of external sources for example access control systems alarm systems etc Events based on the analysis of received TCP and or UDP packets are called generic events The Generic Events window lets you manage such events Ganerk imen i pira eave E Geren fea Gere Ever fed Gere Pee amp Toe Even T ed De Pee Aud mesa rerni Ed merini Hiin jibini p a The Generic Events window Access You access the Generic Events window by clicking the Generic Events button in the Administrator window Generic Events Window s Events List and Buttons The Generic Events window features a Defined events list in which defined TCP and or UDP based events are listed as well a number of buttons used when configuring the events Button Description Add new event Lets you define new events The type of event you are able to define is determined by what you have selected in the Defined events list When nothing is selected or you have selected the list s Global item clicking the Add new ev
19. TCP and UDP packages used for generic events may contain special characters such as a etc within the text string to be analyzed TEL E Gard ar aa Hifa afer wether Pari ie me Le fen hee l Berd ep hee 7 Sem Peerd eel a D ded PAi he eer Deere ea Be brea aig mid apea wo _ m The Add New Event window for specifying generic events Access You access the Add New Event window for specifying generic events from the Generic Events window by clicking the Add new event button The Add New Event window for specifying generic events is divided into three sections General Event Settings Section The Add New Event window for specifying generic events contains the following fields in the General Event settings section Field Description Event Name Lets you specify a name for the event Each event must have a unique name Note Event names must not contain the following characters lt gt amp Event Protocol Lets you select which protocol OnSSI NetDVMS should listen for in order to detect the event Any Listen for and analyze packages using TCP as well as UDP protocol TCP Listen for and analyze packages using TCP protocol only UDP Listen for and analyze packages using UDP protocol only Event rule type Lets you select how particular OnSSI NetDVMS should be when analyzing received pack
20. TEA EJ baled H a si w fea Lor Pi Lowes Bala ba Lor fa ETE FET ai Pan Cee ix Esaa The Setup Notifications on Events window Access You access the Setup Notifications on Events window from the Camera settings for Device Name Camera Name window by clicking the Event Notifications button What Is an Event Indication In the Monitor three different color indicators are available for each camera a yellow indicator a red indicator and a green indicator When event indication is used for a camera the yellow indicator will light up when the specified events have occurred Event indications can be valuable for camera operators as they will be able to quickly detect that an event has occurred even though their focus was perhaps on something else the moment the event occurred Available indicators in the Monitor the yellow indicator serves as the event indicator ip The other two indicators in the Monitor serve the following purposes The red indicator lights up when motion has been detected and the green indicator is used for indicating that images are received from a camera Specifying Events for which Event Indication Should Be Used To specify which events should trigger an event indication for the camera do the following for each required event In the Available Events list select the required event Hip You are not limited to events associated with a particular device You are ab
21. The Camera Settings for Device Name Camera Name window for a non PTZ camera On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 15 www OnSSl com lt C gt onssi Access You are able to access the Camera Settings for Device Name Camera Name window in two ways From the Administrator window by selecting a camera in the Device Manager section then clicking the Settings button From the Monitor Manager window by selecting the required camera then clicking the Settings button The Camera Settings for Device Name Camera Name window contains the following sections and buttons Framerate Settings The Framerate Settings section lets you specify the camera s recording speeds in the following fields Field Description Desired framerate Specify required number of frames in first field and select required unit per Second per Minute or per Hour from the list Example 8 frames per second Tip When you specify a frame rate the interval between images is automatically calculated and displayed to the right of the frame rate fields Enable speedup OnSSI NetDVMS is able to increase the frame rate of a camera if motion is detected or if an external event occurs Select the check box to enable increased frame rate on motion detection or on an external event then specify the required conditions in the following fields On motion Available only if the Enable speedup check box is selected Select check box to use a higher frame
22. if required microphone you want to export Crip With the options Current Video Feed s and Current Audio Feed s you can batch export all cameras and microphones in your current view Browse to the required start time for the export and click the Start Time section s Set button Browse to the required stop time of the export and click the Stop Time section s Set button Select required Export Format click the Next button and follow one of the procedures described in the following Note that procedures vary depending on the selected export format Export format AVI file Select required Export Path if you keep the default setting the files will be exported to an Exported Images folder on your desktop Select required frame rate Full will export all images to the AVI file Half will reduce the size of the AVI file by only exporting every second image yet still play back in real time speed Select whether timestamps from the surveillance system should be added to the AVI file Inthe Codec list select the video codec compression decompression technology you want to use for generating the AVI file The Codec list only lists codecs supporting the resolution of the camera On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 109 www OnSSlI com lt C gt onssi Grip If available the codecs Indeo Video 5 10 or Microsoft Video 1 are recommended Click the Next button to start the export Export format Database fil
23. in square brackets followed by the camera name Each image bar also features two colored indicators Motion indicator the left indicator red Lights up during periods of motion Online indicator the right indicator green Lights up during periods with recordings Storing and Recalling Views You are able to save particular configurations of the camera layout as so called views and switch between them using the Views menu in the Viewer s menu bar For example you may store one view displaying images from 16 cameras and another view displaying images from eight other cameras See How to Store and Recall Views Browsing Recordings With the Viewer you are able to browse recordings in a number of different ways With the Time amp Date Selector With the Timeline Browser With the Playback Controls With the Motion View With the Alarm Overview With Smart Search On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 103 www OnSSl com lt C gt onssi Each is described in the following Time amp Date Selector Using the time amp date selector it is possible to jump straight to recordings from a specific point in time 08 06 2005 1330 00 Time amp date selector Simply select the required date in the date field and the required time in the time field rip You are able to overwrite the fields date and time values Having used the data amp time selector to jump to recordings from a specific point in time y
24. the description of the Admin Login button On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 97 www OnSSl com lt C gt Onss PTZ Menu Note Use of PTZ Menu may require certain user rights See the description of the Admin Login button Clicking the PTZ Menu button in the Monitor s control panel gives you access to a menu for controlling a PTZ Pan Tilt Zoom camera selected in the Monitor s camera layout PTZ Hena rials a HI e ela 2 T fa B C ple E T 1 Dou 2 Wr 4 Gae PA d Mek 5 Fieu Example of PTZ Menu with preset position buttons Navigation Buttons The PTZ Menu s navigation buttons let you move the PTZ camera in steps Moves the PTZ camera up and to the left Moves the PTZ camera up Moves the PTZ camera up and to the right Moves the PTZ camera to the left Moves the PTZ camera to its home position Moves the PTZ camera to the right Moves the PTZ camera down and to the left Moves the PTZ camera down BPHRABEREEBEEE Moves the PTZ camera down and to the right On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 98 www OnSSlI com lt C gt Onss Zoom Buttons and Zoom Slider With the PTZ Menu s zoom buttons you are able to control the zoom level of the PTZ camera Zoom out one zoom level per click Zoom in one zoom level per click As an alternative to using the zoom buttons use the slider located below the two zoom buttons to control t
25. when inside calendar section Zoom Feature When placing your mouse pointer inside the weekday band in the top part of the calendar section you get access to the calendar s zoom feature With the zoom feature you are able to toggle between the calendar s default seven day view and a single day view The single day view provides you with five minute interval indications allowing you to specify periods precisely Sunday Bondar 3 Tuesday Monday 14005 Calendar s zoom feature allows you to toggle between seven day and single day views How to Set or Clear Periods in the Calendar To set or clear a period in the Camera Alert Scheduler window s calendar section simply click at the required start point in the calendar and drag to set clear a period depending on whether you have selected Set or Clear in the window s Mode list Good to Know when You Set Online Periods When you set an Online period you will be asked whether you want the selected camera to transfer images to the OnSSI NetDVMS software continuously within the specified period Always or only when an event occurs within the specified period On Event If using On Event remember to specify required start and stop events in the Start event and Stop event lists Good to Know when You Set Patrolling Periods When you set a Patrolling period you may be able to select between several patrol schemes This will depend upon how many patrol schemes have been specified in the Setu
26. Define Exclusion Regions window itself you are able to select a different color for the optional highlighting of areas with disabled motion detection when images from the camera are viewed in the Monitor application Such color selection takes place in the Select Color window On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 25 www OnSSl com lt C gt onssi Define Exclusion Regions Window s Buttons and Check Boxes The Define Exclusion Regions window features the following buttons Button Check Description Box Set All Lets you quickly select all grid sections in the preview image This may be advantageous if you want to disable motion detection in most areas of the image in which case you can simply clear the few sections in which you do not want to disable motion detection Clear All Lets you quickly clear all grid sections in the preview image Auto By clicking the Auto button you can make OnSSI NetDVMS automatically detect areas with noise insignificant changes in individual pixels which should not be regarded as motion in the image and automatically mark such areas as areas in which motion detection should be disabled As the automatic detection is based on an analysis of a number of images it may take a few seconds from you click the Auto button to noisy areas are detected and marked as areas in which motion detection should be disabled Note The automatic detection of noisy areas happens according to the noise sensitivit
27. Device Settings window IPIX is a technology that allows viewing of 360 degree panoramic images through an advanced fish eye lens The iPIX Camera Configuration window lets you configure the IPIX functionality of a camera On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 36 www OnSSl com OnSSI iPIX Camera Configuration PR a Re X Radus 592 Re R Y Radus 592 Ry R X Center 592 x xe Y Center 592 v Ye Ceiling Mount ren ees Ile 1216 1192 aj al Note When using iPIX the image resolution will always be set to the highest available resolution The iPIX Camera Configuration window Access You access the iPIX Camera Configuration window from the Camera Settings for Device Name Camera name window by selecting the Enable iPIX check box and clicking the PIX Settings button IPIX View Adjustment The camera s IPIX functionality is configured by adjusting its IPIX view field indicated by a green ellipse in the preview image so it encloses the actual image area of the fish eye lens You do this by specifying a number of values which will be used by the IPIX technology for converting the elliptic image into an ordinary rectangular image You are able to set the ellipse s X radius Y radius X center and Y center either by specifying the required values directly in the four fields or by using the following buttons to adjust the ellipse Button Description R Decrease
28. Fill in the Operator s Note Company and Operator fields Click the Print button to print the evidence on your default Windows printer The printed surveillance report will contain the selected image information about camera name image capture time and report print time as well as the specified operator s name and operator s note To send evidence from the Viewer via e mail use the following procedure Note The e mail feature must be set up by the system administrator before you can use it Ask if in doubt On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 110 www OnSSlI com lt C gt onssi Select the required camera in the camera layout see Using the Viewer and browse to the image you want to send via e mail Click the Send E mail Report icon ea The Send E mail Report icon This will open the E mail Report control panel E aail peit wath itis hod rye Hiei Tergan i cere ry 1 Headline Receptor Carmenn 7 Pe 1257 16 Suubeeot Test Mp oubpsct host Mecuage Mp recia tet Sova omg Pesce Co mn The E mail Report control panel Type the e mail address of the recipient f sending to several recipients separate e mail addresses with a semicolon example aa aa aa bb bb bb Type a subject text for the e mail Verify that the Image field lists the camera you require Type a message typically a description of the recorded incident Click the Send button You are able to save particul
29. HTML page example http www mywebsite com mywebpage htm Always include the http prefix or fthe HTML page is stored locally on your computer specify its location on your computer example C myfiles mywebpage htm or click the Browse link to browse for the required HTML page In the Title field you are able to specify a title for the HTML page The title will appear in blue title bar above the HTML page itself when it is displayed in the view Select scaling for the HTML page either No scaling default or the required scaling 640x480 800x600 1024x768 or 1280x1024 Click the OK link Renaming Groups To rename a group do the following on the Setup tab Select the required group in the Views section n the Group Control section overwrite the existing name in the Group Name field Click the Rename button Deleting Groups Note Deleting a group will delete all views within the group as well To delete a group do the following on the Setup tab Select the required group in the Views section n the Group Control section click the Delete button You will be asked to confirm that you want to delete the group and all of its views On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 132 www OnSSlI com lt C gt onssi Renaming Views To rename a view do the following on the Setup tab Select the required view in the Views section n the View Control section overwrite the existing name in
30. IPIX camera The IPIX Split Mode list lets you select the required spilt mode One by One lets you view a single viewpoint Two by Two lets you view four different viewpoints at a time When viewed on the Live and Browse tabs the IPIX camera will appear as specified with either one or four viewpoints from the same image Two by Two Live tab displaying four different viewpoints from a single IPIX camera in this example the IPIX camera s four viewpoints are enlarged for clarity ip When viewing different viewpoints from an IPIX camera on the Live or Browse tabs you are able to navigate each viewpoint independently by clicking inside each viewpoint or by using the buttons in the PTZ Control section Apply to All The Apply To All button lets you quickly apply the camera settings for the selected camera to all cameras in the view On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 172 www OnSSl com lt C gt onssi Customizing Joystick Setup You are able to customize joystick setup for control of PTZ Pan Tilt Zoom cameras in the NetGuard EVS Customizing joystick setup requires that a joystick is attached to the computer running the NetGuard EVS Note Even though joystick control is supported for a large number of PTZ cameras not all PTZ cameras may be joystick controlled Refer to the release note for information about joystick support for cameras To customize joystick setup do the following Click the Show Ap
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32. Note In order to be able to use e mail alerts the e mail alert feature must have been set up in the E Mail setup window SMS Check the SMS box when you want to set or clear periods with SMS alerts for the selected camera Note In order to be able to use SMS alerts the SMS alert feature must have been set up in the SMS settings window Sound Check the Sound box when you want to set or clear periods with sound alerts for the selected camera Note The Sound box is solely used when setting or clearing periods with sound alerts It cannot be used for scheduling audio recordings as audio recordings are not scheduled separately If one or more devices on your system supports audio recording audio is automatically recorded on the devices camera channel one when the camera is online Patrolling Check the Patrolling box when you want to set or clear periods with patrolling for a selected PTZ Pan Tilt Zoom camera Note The Patrolling box is only available if you have selected a PTZ camera for which at least one patrol scheme has been set up Start event When you set an Online period you will be asked whether you want the selected camera to transfer images to the OnSS I NetDVMS software continuously within the specified period A ways or only when an event occurs within the specified period On Event If using On Event the Start event list lets you select the required start event Note The use of event based online periods requires tha
33. Particular user rights may be required in order to access the Setup tab If you are not able to access the Setup tab you are unable to create views On the Setup tab look at the Views section The Group folders to which you do not have access will be indicated by padlock icons Example The user is able to create and edit views in private oS groups but not in shared groups Note the padlock icon on J Private the shared group folder Consult your system administrator if ag Shared in doubt about your user rights On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 130 www OnSSl com OnSSI Using Static Images in Views You are not limited to using camera images in a view you are able to use static images such as GIF or JPEG as well Example A company logo inserted as a static image in this case viewed on the Live tab The feature could equally well be used for inserting maps floor plans photos of wanted persons etc To use a static image in a view do the following on the Setup tab Drag the System Overview section s Static Image link to the required position in the view Release the mouse button over the required position When you release the mouse button the Choose File window opens letting you select the required Static image file Using HTML Pages in Views In addition to viewing camera images and static images in a view you are able to import HTML pages and display them in the view This way yo
34. Scheduler window Don t send SMS on camera failures If selected no SMS alerts will be sent if OnSSI NetDVMS loses contact with a camera Otherwise SMS alerts will provided the SMS alert feature has been enabled in the SMS settings window automatically be sent if OnSS I NetDVMS loses contact with a camera regardless of any e mail alerts periods defined in the Camera Alert Scheduler window Add Monitor to Startup group Adds the Monitor application to Windows Startup group making the Monitor application open automatically each time Windows is started on the computer Allow cameras to run in the background If selected it will be possible to let some or all of the cameras connected to the OnSSI NetDVMS server run in the background i e without the cameras being included in the Monitor application For such background cameras the features of the Monitor application will not be immediately available although recorded images from such cameras can still be browsed in the Monitor application s Viewer However background cameras can be accessed for viewing of live and recorded images through a NetGuard remote client or NetGuard EVS For further information see Using Background Cameras f Allow cameras to run in the background is not selected cameras must be included in the in the Monitor application in order to be accessible you include cameras in the Monitor through theMonitor Manager window Start cameras on rem
35. Set of crosshairs when placing your mouse pointer over the images from a PTZ camera point and click control is supported for the camera a 8 Crosshairs indicate point and click control For some cameras crosshairs may look different For some cameras crosshairs surrounded by a square may be displayed When this is the case you are able to zoom in on an area by dragging a square around the required area in the image For such cameras zoom level is controlled by holding down the SHIFT key on your keyboard while moving the mouse up or down this will display a zoom level slider inside the image PTZ Navigation Buttons Alternatively use the navigation buttons in the PTZ Control section to move the selected PTZ or IPIX camera The round middle button lets you quickly move the camera to its home i e default position The plus and minus buttons lets you zoom in and out respectively Presets Select Preset PTZ Control section On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 138 www OnSSlI com OnSSI PTZ Preset Positions If preset positions have been defined for the selected PTZ camera you are able to select such positions from the Presets list Selecting a preset position from the list will make the PTZ camera move to the specified position Preset positions are defined by the system administrator the Presets list will be empty if no preset positions have been defined for the selected PTZ camera
36. Shared a Ourlompany ist Shared Group H View B ur ompany 2nd Shared Group Example of Views section containing shared groups with a number of views If the Views section contains only the two top level folders Private and Shared without any content in any of the two folders no views are available In this case you must create at least one view on the Setup tab before you can begin using the NetGuard EVS od Private a Shared Example of Views section containing no expandable folders If the Views section contains one or more expandable folders labelled Private you have already created one or more views in private groups Which Types of Groups are You Able to Create Views in Depending on your user rights you may be able to create and edit views in the following types of groups Private and shared Private but not shared Shared but not private Neither private nor shared in which case you simply rely on views created by others and placed in shared groups Typically only a few people in an organization are able to create and edit views in shared groups For example the surveillance system administrator may create and maintain a number of views and place them in shared groups When NetGuard EVSusers log in the views placed in the shared groups will automatically be available to them and the users will basically not need to create further views unless they want their own views in private group
37. Shared Grou gt New View 3x3 Example A new view is created Overwrite the default name with a view name of your choice i Private Sy Shared s Our First Shared Grou Our First Shared View Example Overwriting the default view name You are now able to add cameras to the view Dip A group whether private or shared can contain an unlimited number of views More than one private and shared group can exist Adding Cameras to a View Having created a view within a group you are able to specify which cameras should be included in the view To add cameras to a view do the following n the Setup tab s Views section select the required view When you select a view the layout of the selected view is outlined in the main section of the NetGuard EVS window Layout of selected view is outlined in main section indicated in red frame in this example Inthe Setup tab s System Overview section click the plus sign Hl next to the required engine server to view a list of available cameras On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 166 www OnSSl com Door Carnera Lab 1 Camera Lab 2 Camera Lab IFIX Camera Office 1 Camera gt Office 2 Camera Example Engine with a number of available cameras Click the name of a camera and drag the camera name to the required position in the view When you have dragged a camera to a position in the view an image from the camera will
38. Surveillance Systems Inc Page 55 www OnSSlI com lt C gt onssi Input Events amp Output Note Access to features in the Administrator application including those described in the following may require administrator rights Input received from a wide variety of sources can be used to generate events in OnSSI NetDVMS Events can in turn be used for automatically triggering actions in OnSSI NetDVMS such as starting or stopping recording on cameras triggering e mail or SMS notifications making PTZ cameras move to specific preset positions etc Events can also be used for activating output Output units can be attached to output ports on many devices allowing you to activate lights sirens etc from OnSSI NetDVMS Such external output can be activated automatically by events or manually from the Monitor application NetGuard remote client and NetGuard EVS Four Types of Events You specify which types of input should generate which types of events Basically four types of events exist On many devices you are able to attach external input units to input ports on the device Events based on input from such external input units typically sensors attached to doors windows etc are called input events Input may also be received in the form of TCP or UDP data packages which can be analyzed and if matching specified criteria used to generate events Such events are called generic events Events may be based on detected moti
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40. Use 1 hour or 2 hour time spans for the best possible overview of recordings Browsing Recordings with the Timeline Browser To browse recordings using the timeline browser click inside the timeline browser and move your mouse up or down without releasing the mouse button Browsing is fast when clicking outside the magnification area and slow when clicking inside the magnification area Playback Controls The Viewer s playback controls are used for browsing and playing recordings just like on a video recorder COR Er Shaw Fast ERIEN Click St or m to browse to the oldest or the most recent recordings from the selected camera Playback controls Click a or to browse to the previous or next motion sequence from the selected camera Click or f to browse to the previous or next image from the selected camera Use LSJ is to start and stop playback When playback is started all cameras in the camera layout will play back recordings Use ss es F to control the playback speed When the slider is in its middle position playback is real time regardless of the recorded frame rates Motion View Motion view lets you view a graph displaying sequences of recordings from the selected camera The motion levels indicated in the graph can be used as an indication of what has been recorded The graph is draggable allowing you to browse the sequences Motion view graph To use motion view click the Motion View icon in the
41. When audio recordings become older than the specified number of minutes hours or days they will automatically be deleted Click button to delete all records stored in the database for the camera in question WARNING Use with caution all records in the database for the camera will be permanently deleted As a security measure you will be asked to confirm that you want to permanently delete all stored records for the camera Records stored in archived databases will be saved Specify which local directory the database for the camera should be kept in Default database path is c videodata To browse for a folder click the browse button next to the Database path field Note Even though it is possible to specify a path to a network drive it is highly recommended that you specify a path to a ocal drive If using a path to a network drive it will not be possible to save to the database should the network drive become unavailable Orip If you have several cameras and several local drives are available performance can be improved by distributing the databases of individual cameras across the local drives Select which action to take if the database becomes corrupted The number of available actions depends on whether archiving has been enabled You enable archiving for a camera in the Archive setup window accessed from the Administrator window by clicking the Archive Setup button Repair Scan Delete if fails Default action
42. a maximum allowed number of database records in the database Specify required maximum number of records in the neighboring field When the maximum number of records in the database is reached the oldest record in the database will automatically be overwritten A database can contain up to 600 000 records Delete records Select this option to limit the database size based on the age of records in the older than database Specify required number in neighboring field and select required unit Minutes Hours or Days from the list When records become older than the specified number of minutes hours or days they will automatically be deleted Note A database can contain no more than 600 000 records regardless of what maximum age has been defined Delete audio Available only if audio has been enabled for the device to which the camera is older than attached You enable audio for a device in the Edit device settings window accessed from the Administrator window by selecting the required device in the Device Manager On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 19 www OnSSl com LO OnSS Clear Database Database path In case of database failure the following action should be taken section then clicking the Edit Device button Lets you define how long audio recordings should be stored for Specify required storage length by typing a number and selecting the required unit Minutes Hours or Days from the list
43. a received package matches the criteria for several events The priority must be specified as a number between 0 lowest priority and 1000 highest priority When OnSSI NetDVMS receives a TCP and or UDP package analysis of the packet will start with analysis for the event with the highest priority This way when a package matches the criteria for several events only the event with the highest priority will be triggered In case a package matches the criteria for several events with an identical priority e g two events with a priority of 999 all events with the priority in question will be triggered Event Rule String Section On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 79 www OnSSl com lt OnSS The EditEvent window for editing generic events contains the following fields and buttons in the Event rule string section Field Button Description Event substring Event message Lets you specify the individual items that OnSSI NetDVMS should look out for when analyzing data packages Specify one or more terms then click the Add button to add the specified term s to the Event message include field the content of which will be used for the actual analysis Examples Single term User001 when added to the Event message include field the term will appear as User001 Several terms as one item User001 Door053 Sunday when added to the Event message include field the terms will appear as User001 Doo
44. ability for centralized data storage as well as automated updating and synchronization of information The Net platform enhances software developers ability to create re usable and customizable modules which makes it possible to develop highly flexible software solutions You can therefore expect the Net based NetGuard EVS to be a highly flexible client ready for integration of new features plugins etc However organizations and their requirements are different and some organizations find that the high degree of interconnection of services and computers inherent in a Net based solution is not desirable If your organization has chosen to apply a conservative approach regarding Net based software using the NetGuard remote client will be the perfect solution for you Installation Differences The NetGuard remote client can be installed on the remote user s computer or the user can connect to the OnSSI NetDVMS server and run the NetGuard remote client from the server The NetGuard EVS must be installed on the remote user s computer Net Framework 1 1 downloadable from htto Avww microsoft com downloads is required on computers running the NetGuard EVS Feature Differences The NetGuard EVS offers more features than the NetGuard remote client With the NetGuard remote client remote users are able to View live images from cameras on the surveillance system Browse recordings from cameras on the surveillance system Cr
45. and time of the viewed image in the Start Time fields Inthe End Time fields specify end date and time for the export You may use the Set button as described above Select the required camera from the Source list Click the Export button This will open a separate export dialog On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 192 www OnSSl com lt O OnSSI Tuetdey September 27 2005 1 06 03 FH Tuesday September 27 2005 1 06 10 Ft Doce Camera 1 Espat Typa AN Codec Desktop Path AWI Filename FF cee On Congleton Export dialog Date and time format may be different on your computer The export dialog will list the specified start time end time and camera n the export dialog s Export Type section select the required export format AVI movie clip or JPEG still images Select whether to add timestamps from the surveillance system to the exported images If selected timestamps will appear in the corner of the images het Hil Gd tember I a bes AR t Ez o ES _ Guesday September 27 2005 1 06 03 PM F Timestamps arrow indicates actual position Date and time format may be different on your computer This step applies for export in the AVI format only if using the JPEG format go to previous step Select required frame rate for the export With the Full option all images between the start and end times will be included in the export with the Half option only ev
46. application or running through remote activation of background cameras If more than 64 cameras must be able to run at any one time you should use a multi server master slave setup If the maximum of 64 cameras on a single server are running NetGuard remote client and NetGuard EVS users will receive an error message if requesting access to cameras beyond the maximum limit Example 64 cameras are already running on a single server when a NetGuard remote client user requests that a 65th camera on the server is started Since it is only possible to run 64 cameras on a single server the NetGuard remote client user will receive an error message For background cameras to work the Allow cameras to run in the background check box in the Advanced section of the General Settings window must be selected For background cameras to work they must be enabled see description of the Administrator window s Device Manager section On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 91 www OnSSlI com OnSSI Even if no cameras are included in the Monitor application remember that camera images are only transferred to OnSSI NetDVMS while the Monitor application is running The Monitor application must therefore run whenever you want to record images from cameras on your surveillance system A running Monitor is also a prerequisite for viewing live images in the NetGuard remote client and NetGuard EVS OnSSI NetDVMS s main user interface i
47. assign to the selected slot An image from the selected camera will show up in the selected slot unless the selected time happens to be before the first recorded image from the camera On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 102 www OnSSlI com Ghip Your cameras may not all transfer images in a size that exactly matches the size of the camera layout s slots This may result in black bars around images from some cameras when displayed in the camera layout If you want to adjust the images from all cameras to fit the camera layout s camera slots select the Stretch Images To Fit check box in the Settings control panel This may distort some images slightly but will help you avoid any black bars around images If audio is enabled you may also select a microphone from the Audio Feed list in which case recordings from the selected microphone will be coupled with recordings from the selected camera Repeat for all cameras you want displayed in the camera layout Image Bars Each camera slot in the camera layout is identified by an image bar located in the top of each camera slot The image bar is blue When you select a particular camera in the camera layout the image bar of the selected camera image becomes a lighter blue Office Camera 1 Camera slot enlarged detail shows image bar The image bar displays the name of the camera as well as the name of the device to which the camera is connected The device name is displayed first
48. available in the camera layout one after the other with specified intervals This is known as a carousel When this feature has been enabled a Carousel button appears in the Monitor s control panel To toggle the carousel feature on and off simply click the Carousel button On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 94 www OnSSl com L OnSSI Monitor s Control Panel The Monitor s control panel section contains a number of buttons for controlling the Monitor s features Button Description Viewer Opens the Viewer with which you are able to browse and play back recordings print images send images via e mail and export entire video and audio sequences in a variety of formats Note Use of the Viewer may require certain user rights See the description of the Admin Login button HotSpot Available only when use of a hot spot in a separate floating window has been set up by the system administrator Opens the separate hot spot window Carousel Available only when use of the hot spot s carousel feature has been enabled by the system administrator Click to toggle the carousel feature on and off PTZ Menu Opens the PTZ menu with which you are able to control PTZ Pan Tilt Zoom cameras The PTZ menu is only functional when the camera selected in the camera layout is a PTZ camera See the detailed description of the PTZ menu in the text following this table Chip To hide the PTZ menu simply click the PTZ Menu button aga
49. be used for a wide variety of purposes including triggering combinations of actions For example the manual triggering of an event could make a camera record with a particular frame rate activate two different outputs and send an e mail alert to three different recipients Manual events can be global or tied to a particular camera device Exactly what happens when you manually trigger an event is defined by your surveillance system administrator Ask your surveillance system administrator if in doubt about using manually triggered events in your organization Your surveillance system administrator may occasionally know manually triggered events under the name event buttons Manually Triggering an Event To manually trigger an event select the required event in the Event Control section and click the Activate button Event 1 Sy Engine Lab IF Camera 1 Event 4 Reception Camera 1 F Event 3 F Event 4 Eveni The list of selectable events is grouped by server engine and camera device with which the event is associated Global events are displayed immediately under the relevant server engine In the above example Event 1 the selected event is a global event Output Control If external outputs have been defined on your surveillance system for example for switching on lights or sounding a siren such outputs can be triggered from the NetGuard EVS Note Depending on your user rights access to t
50. below the preview image The black vertical line serves as a threshold When detected motion is above the selected sensitivity level the bar changes color from green to red indicating a positive detection As an alternative to using the slider you may specify a value between 0 and 10 000 in the field next to the slider to control the motion sensitivity setting On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 24 www OnSSlI com Note Access to features in the Administrator application including those described in the following may require administrator rights The Color window lets you select a color to be used for highlighting detected motion when images from a camera are viewed in the Monitor application Access You access the Color window by clicking the Motion Color button in the Camera Settings for Device Name Camera Name window Selecting a Color for Highlighting Detected Motion To select a color pick the required color from the Basic Colors palette and click OK The ability to define custom colors is not available Note Highlighting of detected motion in the Monitor application requires that the Show Motion check box in the Camera Monitor section of the Camera Settings for Device Name Camera Name window is selected Note Access to features in the Administrator application including those described in the following may require administrator rights The Define Exclusion Regions window lets you disable mot
51. browsing and playing back recorded images from the camera selected in the view 1 december 2005 16 11 40 153 1 F 9 4 G Go To Time 01 12 2005 16 11 40 50 Time Navigation section Date and time format may be different on your computer Master Time Area The Time Navigation section s Master Time area shows the master time and date of the recordings viewed The master time is the time to which all the cameras viewed are tied This means that when you browse recordings all the images you see in the view will in principle be from exactly the same point in time Some cameras however may only record if motion is detected Also there may be no recorded images from one or more cameras in the view matching the specified point in time When this is the case the last image in the camera s database prior to the specified point in time will be displayed in the view 24 november 2005 1 00 09 42 43 997 Master Time area Date and time format may be different on your computer The Master Time area also displays the current playback speed example 1 00x indicating real time On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 141 www OnSSI com lt C gt onssi Browse Buttons The Time Navigation section s browse buttons lets you manually navigate through recordings from the camera selected in the view G2 Oe IO ei fs Browse buttons lt Previous image Moves to the image just before the one currently view
52. buttons global event buttons as well as event buttons specified for individual cameras Example Global event Expanded Defined Event list A global event button with an associated timer _ Timer event event has been specified Also two event buttons have been specified for an Back Door Camera 1 individual camera fa Front Door Camera 1 fA Lab IP Camera 1 A Office Camera 1 led Event 1 led Event 2 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 69 www OnSSlI com lt C gt onssi Specifying Event Buttons and Timer Events To specify an event button first determine whether you want the event button to be available globally or for a particular camera only Note Only eight event buttons can be displayed at a time in the Monitor application When specifying event buttons for individual cameras bear in mind that global event buttons are displayed for all cameras If you have already defined for example three global event buttons you will be able to specify a maximum of five event buttons for each individual camera before you reach the maximum of eight displayable event buttons In the NetGuard EVS users select manually triggered events from a list rather than by clicking event buttons The NetGuard EVSis thus able to display an unlimited number of events for manual triggering for simplicity reasons also referred to here as event buttons Specifying Global Event Buttons To specify a global event button select
53. client NetGuard EVS hip By pressing the CTRL or SHIFT buttons on your keyboard while selecting cameras in the Defined Cameras list you are able to select several or all of the listed cameras in one go Click the gt gt button to move the selected cameras to the Viewable by selected user list For each camera now listed in the Viewable by selected user list specify the features to which the user should have access by selecting the features in the User Rights for the Selected Camera section The following features all selected by default are available Live Ability to view live images from the selected camera Browse Ability to browse recorded images from the selected camera PTZ Ability to use the NetGuard remote clients or NetGuard EVS s navigation features for PTZ Pan Tilt Zoom cameras The user will only be able to use this right if having access to one or more PTZ cameras PTZ Preset Positions Ability to use the NetGuard remote clients or NetGuard EVS s navigation features for moving a PTZ camera to particular preset positions The user will only be able to use this right if having access to one or more PTZ cameras with defined preset positions Outputs Ability to trigger outputs e g switching on lights sounding sirens or similar if such outputs are available Events Ability to use the NetGuard EVS s Event Control feature for manually triggering events Note The Event Control feature is available in the NetGua
54. content can be displayed without the need for scrolling Fo aa ACER E AI di a cal i O O a Laing We yh ja fo Puan Pare Bieter Tech al Pepeets Tee brte boai m pe A THI Examples of the same HTML page viewed with different scaling values Navigating an Imported HIML Page An imported HTML page can be navigated using the links on the HTML page itself Furthermore each HTML page imported into a view features four navigation buttons in the top bar O aa From left to right the buttons are Back Forward Refresh and Home On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 170 www OnSSI com lt C gt Onss Renaming Groups To rename a group do the following on the Setup tab Select the required group in the Views section Click the Rename button E Overwrite the existing group name with a new name of your choice Deleting Groups Note Deleting a group will delete all views and any subgroups within the group as well To delete a group do the following on the Setup tab Select the required group in the Views section Click the Delete button You will be asked to confirm that you want to delete the selected group and all of its content Renaming Views To rename a view do the following on the Setup tab Select the required view in the Views section Click the Rename button E Overwrite the existing view name with a new name of your choice Deleting Views To delete a views do the follo
55. criteria The encrypted part of the log line in question was not present The log line does not match the encrypted part The log file header is not correct This situation is most likely to occur if a user has attempted to delete the beginning of a log file Note Read the License Terms on the Product License Sheet enclosed with the software CD before installing NetDVMS To install OnSSI do the following Shut down any existing OnSSI software running including any HTTP and RealtimeFeed Servers If upgrading it is highly recommended that you remove any previous versions of OnSSI NetDVMS before upgrading Insert the OnSSI software CD If the installation wizard does not start automatically when inserting the CD run the following file from the CD NetDVMS56xx exe Alternatively if you are installing a version downloaded from the internet run the exe file from the location you have saved it to When the installation wizard starts click Next to continue the installation Read and accept the License Agreement Select required language version and click Next Select the Licensed Version option and click Next Type your Software License Code as listed on your Product License Sheet On Net Surveillance Systems Inc www OnSSlI com Page 218 bel Go or hbe Spee n an Brees Lal ers iw ba p You have the option of installing the software for anyone using the computer or for yoursel
56. described in the following On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 205 www OnSSl com lt C gt onssi Single View The Single View menu section is used for handling images from a single camera at a time The following features are available in the Single View menu section Feature Description Select Camera Archives Image Motion Sequence Lets you select a camera Selection is based either on a simple list of cameras or on a graphic representation of the OnSSI NetDVMS surveillance system s Monitor application When the graphic representation is used available cameras are indicated by green squares To select a camera click a green square The selected square will be highlighted and a still image from the selected camera will appear next to the menu Blue squares may appear Such blue squares simply indicate that no camera is available in the particular section of the OnSSI NetDVMS surveillance system s Monitor application Non recent images are typically saved in so called archives The Archives link lets you select and view archived images from the selected camera provided such archives are available Lets you browse recorded images from the recent database of the selected camera image by image Clicking the left arrow will take you to the image preceding the currently viewed image unless the currently viewed image is the first stored image Clicking the right arrow will take you to the image f
57. for the selected camera Last image Moves to the last image in the database for the selected camera Time Sliders The Time Navigation section s time sliders let you browse recordings simply by dragging the sliders handles Drag to the left to move backwards in time drag to the right to move forward in time Use the upper times slider for fine browsing within a limited period of time use the lower slider for more coarse browsing within longer time spans 4 TP i Baik Time Forth TE TF bb Time sliders On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 183 www OnSSlI com lt C gt Onss Playback Slider and Buttons The Time Navigation section s playback slider lets you specify the required playback speed In the slider s middle position playback speed is real time 1 00x Drag the slider to the left for a slower playback speed drag to the right for a faster playback speed An indication of the exact playback speed is displayed in the upper right corner of the Time Navigation section s Master Time area Playback Slow 5 P Fast LE See W Skip gaps during playback Playback slider and buttons Use the playback buttons to play back recordings 1 Play reverse Plays back recordings backwards in time gt Play forward Plays back recordings forward in time a Stop Stops playback rip Dragging the playback slider to its leftmost position pauses playback To automatically skip gaps in recordings during playbac
58. from the camera Enlarging Images from a Particular Camera in a View To enlarge images from a particular camera in a view double click the blue image bar above the image Double clicking blue bar above image enlarges view To return to normal view simply double click the blue image bar again On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 137 www OnSSl com lt C gt onssi ip If you have selected reduced image quality for the camera on the Setup tab images from the camera will be displayed in full quality when viewed enlarged Output Control If the selected camera has external outputs defined for example for switching on lights or sounding a siren such outputs can be triggered from the NetGuard remote client Note Depending on your user rights access to triggering outputs for some cameras may be restricted To trigger an output first select the required camera in the view then select the required output in the Output Control section and click the Fire link Outputs Lights on v Fire Output Control section PTZ Control PTZ Pan Tilt Zoom and IPIX technology allowing creation and viewing of 360 degree panoramic images cameras can be controlled from the NetGuard remote client Note Depending on your user rights access to PTZ controls from some cameras may be restricted Point and Click Control Many PTZ cameras may be controlled simply by pointing and clicking inside the images from the camera If you see a
59. group Click the Create New Group button Create New Group button A new group is created under the group you selected The new group is simply named New Group i Private Sy Shared Zy New Group Example A new group is created Overwrite the default name New Group with a group name of your choice On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 164 www OnSSlI com lt C gt onss Private 383 Shared E Our First Shared Group Example Overwriting default group name You are now able to create a view within the group Creating a View in a Shared Group To create a view in a shared group do the following n the Setup tab s Views section make sure the group in which you want to create the view is selected i Private amp Shared O Our First Shared Group Example Selecting required group Click the Create New View button Create New View button Select the required layout for your new view 1 3 Wide 1 5 1 1 8 Wide Ixl Ze Wide 2 8 axe 4x3 Wide 404 a IESE A ee Example Selecting view layout Ori Some of the selectable view layouts are marked Wide These view layouts are especially suitable for widescreen monitors On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 165 www OnSSl com OnSSI A new view is created under the group you selected The new view carries the default name New View plus an indication of the selected layout E Private 9 Shared 9 Our First
60. have occurred Consult your system administrator if in doubt Motion indicator the indicator in the middle solid red Lights up when motion is detected in the image Click anywhere inside the image to reset the motion indicator Online indicator the rightmost of the three indicators blinking green Changes state every time an image is received from the camera Hot Spot If enabled in the Administrator application a hot spot provides you with an enlarged view of images from a selected camera When enabled the hot spot can either appear inside the camera layout or as a separate floating window If the hot spot is located inside the camera layout simply click inside an image to select the camera from which you want to view images in the hot spot Example of hot spot located inside the camera layout arrow indicates camera image featured in the hot spot If the hot spot runs in a separate floating window you will see a HotSpot button in the Monitor s control panel When this is the case simply click the HotSpot button to open the separate hot spot window A hot spot in a separate floating window otherwise works just like a hot spot located inside the camera layout Ori The hot spot may also be used for point and click operations on some PTZ Pan Tilt Zoom cameras Hot Spot with Carousel Depending on hot spot configuration in the Administrator application the hot soot may automatically display images from all cameras
61. mouse pointer over a sequence indication lets you quickly view the incident Date and time format may be different on your computer Clicking the expand icon l next to a sequence in the list will show you the exact date and time of the first and last image in the sequence as well as the exact date and time of the motion detection event etc triggering the recording Sequences may often begin some seconds before a motion detection event etc and end some seconds after This so called buffer allows you to be able to see what happens immediately before and after an incident the buffer length is determined by the system administrator 9 27 2005 1 06 30 PM 18 sec fF 9727 2005 1 06 45 PM end 9 27 2005 1 06 30 PM alarm fF 9727 2005 1 06 27 PM start Expanded sequence indication Date and time format may be different on your computer On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 185 www OnSSl com OnSSI Alerts The Browse tab s Alerts section lets you view a list of detected events occasionally known as alerts Listed events are clickable allowing you to quickly jump to the time at which an event occurred gar U34 PM 9 2 1 03 20 PM gA 1 03 17 PM a2 1 03 14 PM To get a list of events do the following Select the required event or events in the Alerts list You may either select a single event Event 3 w 5 Engine ad Door Open A Event 1 Engine v A Event
62. packet will start with analysis for the event with the highest priority This way when a package matches the criteria for several events only the event with the highest priority will be triggered In case a package matches the criteria for several events with an identical priority e g two events with a priority of 999 all events with the priority in question will be triggered Event Rule String Section The Add New Event window for specifying generic events contains the following fields and buttons in the Event rule string section Field Button Description Event substring Event message Lets you specify the individual items for which OnSSI NetDVMS should look out when analyzing data packages Specify one or more terms then click the Add button to add the specified term s to the Event message include field the content of which will be used for the actual analysis Examples Single term User001 when added to the Event message include field the term will appear as User001 Several terms as one item User001 Door053 Sunday when added to the Event message include field the terms will appear as User001 Door053 Sunday When you add several terms as one item appearing as e g User001 Door053 Sunday in the Event message include field everything between the quotation marks must appear together in the package in the specified sequence in order to match your criterion lf the terms must app
63. pointer over the images from an IPIX camera point and click control is supported for the camera Refer to the release note for information about point and click support PTZ Navigation Buttons As an alternative to point and click IPIX control use the navigation buttons in the PTZ Control section to move around the view from the selected IPIX camera The round middle button lets you quickly move the camera to its home i e default position The plus and minus buttons lets you zoom in and out respectively On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 144 www OnSSl com IPIX PT Positions PTZ Control section PTZ Preset Positions The Presets list does not apply for navigating recorded images from IPIX cameras IPIX PTZ Preset Positions You are able to move to a specific position in the IPIX view and then save that position by clicking the Save button When you later want to return to the saved position click the Load button Printing Images With the Browse tab s Print section you are able to print recorded images Source Froni Dig or Camera 1 Print section To print an image do the following Select the required camera from the Print section s Source list Alternatively you may select the camera in the view Select the required date and time by using the controls in the Time Navigation section Click the Print section s Print button This will open a separate window with a preview of the image to
64. s Static Image link to the required position in the view Release the mouse button over the required position When you release the mouse button you are able to select the required static image file Using HTML Pages in Views In addition to viewing camera images and static images in a view you are able to import HTML pages and display them in the view This way you are able to include company web pages intranet pages navigation pages link collections etc together with the camera images in the view Example A company web page inserted in a view in this case viewed on the Live tab The feature could equally well be used for inserting clickable maps news services e learning courses etc ip When your imported HTML pages contain links it is recommended that links have the target blank attribute example lt a href otherwebpage htm target blank gt Link lt a gt This will make the links open in separate windows which will help you avoid losing view of the NetGuard EVS window itself due to a link opening a web page in the same browser window as the NetGuard EVS To include an HTML page in a view do the following on the Setup tab Drag the System Overview section s HTML Page link to the required position in the view When you release the mouse button over the required position the Open URL window opens Open URL l IFZ Enie the UAL of path to a HTML page on the Interest pou compie of pour nekak that wou w
65. select a preset position name and use the move up or move down buttons to move the selected preset position name To remove a preset position from the Patrolling list select the preset position in question and click the lt lt button On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 35 www OnSSlI com lt C gt onssi Specifying Timing Settings for a PTZ Patrol Scheme Having selected a patrolling scheme in the Patrol scheme list you are able to specify timing settings for the patrol scheme In the Stay at each position in the patrol schedule field specify the number of seconds for which the PTZ camera should stay at each preset position In the Time for each PTZ camera movement to complete field specify the number of seconds required for the PTZ camera to move between preset positions In order not to generate false motion alarms motion detection for the PTZ camera is automatically disabled while the camera moves between two preset positions After the specified number of seconds motion detection is automatically enabled again It is thus important that the camera is able to reach all of the patrolling scheme s preset positions within the number of seconds you specify If not false motion is likely to be detected Bear in mind that it takes longer for the PTZ camera to move between positions that are located physically far apart e g from an extreme left position to an extreme right position than between positions that are located phy
66. the Global entry at the top of the Defined Events list then click the Add new event button This will open the Add New Event window for adding event buttons in which you specify a name for the event button as well as whether the event button should trigger any e mail or SMS alerts when clicked When you click OK in the Add New Event window for adding event buttons your are returned to the Event Buttons window in which your new event button will appear in the Defined Events list Specifying Camera Specific Event Buttons To specify an event button for a specific camera select the required camera in the Defined Events list then click the Add new event button This will open the Add New Event window for adding event buttons in which you specify a name for the event button as well as whether the event button should trigger any e mail or SMS alerts when clicked When you click OK in the Add New Event window for adding event buttons your are returned to the Events window for specifying event buttons in which your new event button will appear in the Defined Events list Specifying Timer Events When you have specified an event button you are able to associate timer events with the event button Timer events are separate events occurring a specified number of seconds or minutes after the event button has been clicked Timer events may be used for a wide variety of purposes the following are examples only A camera sta
67. the View Name field Click the Rename button Deleting Views To delete a view do the following on the Setup tab Select the required view in the Views section n the View Control section click the Delete button You will be asked to confirm that you want to delete the view Adjusting Camera Settings In the Setup tab s Camera Control section you are able to adjust camera settings To adjust camera settings select the position of the required camera in the view The position you select will be indicated by a bold border Image Quality The Image Quality setting determines the quality of the images when viewed but also affects bandwidth usage If the NetGuard remote client is used over the internet over a slow network connection or if for other reasons you need to limit the bandwidth used by the NetGuard remote client image quality can be reduced on the server side by selecting e g Low or Medium Crip You can quickly reduce the bandwidth usage for all cameras in the view by reducing the image quality for a single camera then clicking the Apply To All button Frame Rate Lets you select a frame rate for the selected camera Default is Unlimited IPIX Split Mode Available only if the selected camera is an IPIX camera IPIX is a technology that allows creation and viewing of 360 degree panoramic images The NetGuard remote client supports up to four different viewpoints from a single IPIX camera The IPIX Split Mo
68. the camera is disabled no images will be transferred from the camera to OnSSI NetDVMS Note If images from a camera are displayed in the Monitor application configured in the Monitor Manager window the camera cannot be disabled When this is the case remove the camera from the Monitor Manager window s layout before disabling the camera Grip Individual cameras can also be disabled enabled in the Administrator window s Device Manager section Image Storage Settings The Image storage settings section lets you specify when images received from the camera should be stored in the database You specify this information in the following fields Field Description When to store images in database On motion On event Number of seconds pre post recordings on event Select when images received from the camera should be stored in the database Always Always store all received images in the database Never Never store any received images in the database Live images will be displayed in the Monitor application but since no images are kept in the database Monitor users will not be able to browse images from the camera Conditionally Store received images in the database when certain conditions are met When you select this option specify required conditions in the following fields Available only when the option Conditionally is selected i e when images received from the camera should be stored in the database on
69. the generic event click OK I O Control Note Access to features in the Administrator application including those described in the following may require administrator rights In the O Control window you are able associate particular events and event buttons with one or more particular outputs This way you are able to define that when a selected event occurs or when a particular event button is clicked one or more selected outputs will be triggered Note Use of features in the O Contro window requires that events and outputs have been specified see About Input Events amp Output Lf ae hel i a dimh hran ie GE eck tae T ai Da E Bi te m T Chew i pera ame E E Perig Dama i erTi pi Lam Chana F ar Hai Day Chapa Gi i erg I baH Tea pn a Bazi oo T T a gt Bee T Pantera bgt a LPet a Back Dae Jim T lst ee mm a Beco Pme rard ul eet m ime 1 Ermi hienen hase Dino mi Esia 1 Cece f ores The I O Control window On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 82 www OnSSl com lt C gt onssi Access You access the O Control window from the Administrator window by clicking the O Control button Associating Events with Particular Outputs When associating an event with one or more outputs you are able to select between all outputs defined on the OnSSI NetDVMS system you are not limited to selecting outputs d
70. the high degree of interconnection of services and computers inherent in a Net based solution is not desirable Instead such organizations rely on more classic Windows solutions Yes Use NetGuard EVS access through the ImageServer The Net based NetGuard EVS offers more features for remote users than the other solutions Net Framework 1 1 downloadable from http www microsoft com downloads is required on computers running the NetGuard EVS No Use NetGuard remote client access through the ImageServer The NetGuard remote client is not a Net based solution On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 114 www OnSSlI com OnSSI The following table outlines the main differences between the three remote access solutions Remote Access Solutions at a Glance Remote User s Installation Remote User s Feature Set Remote User s Ease of Use System Administrator s Installation System Administrator s Feature Set System Administrator s Access Control Options Client Flexibility re Future Features and Plugins Recommended Use Regular Browser Access through Web Server RealtimeFeed Server None remote user access system through regular browser Limited Easy to use None the Web Server and RealtimeFeed Server are integrated in OnSSI NetDVMS Limited configuration primarily through Web Server Limited user rights primarily determined on a per camera basis Very limited System
71. to 64 cameras at a time the Monitor can thus display images from a maximum of 64 cameras However a single OnSSI NetDVMS server may have an unlimited number of cameras connected to it even though a maximum of 64 of the connected cameras can be used for recording live viewing simultaneously This depends on how the Monitor has been configured in the Administrator application Ask your surveillance system administrator if in doubt Image Bars Each camera from which images are displayed in the camera layout is identified by an image bar located in the top of each camera image The image bar is blue When you select a particular camera in the camera layout the image bar of the selected camera image becomes a lighter blue Sony R230 1 Camera 1 Camera image enlarged detail shows image bar On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 93 www OnSSl com The image bar displays the name of the camera as well as the name of the device to which the camera is connected The device name is displayed first in square brackets followed by the camera name Each image bar also features three colored indicators Event indicator the leftmost of the three indicators solid yellow Lights up when events specified in the Administrator application occur Click anywhere inside the image to reset the event indicator This indicator may appear black if event indication has not been specified for the camera in question of if no specified events
72. used for triggering output for starting a particular camera and for triggering that an e mail or SMS message is sent to a particular user notifying the user of the recorded event See also the description of the O Control button Opens the Event Buttons window in which you are able to define events for use on event buttons Event buttons can used in the Monitor application and NetGuard EVS for manually triggering events Opens the Generic Events window in which you are able to define events based on input from external sources using the TCP and UDP protocols I O Control Opens the O Control window in which you are able to attach outputs to input events This way you can for example define that a siren should sound when a sensor detects that a door is opened Exit Closes the Administrator application On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 7 www OnSSl com lt C gt onssi Import of DLKs Note Access to features in the Administrator application including those described in the following may require administrator rights You must have a Device License Key DLK for every device IP network camera or IP video server installed on your OnSSI NetDVMS surveillance system Remember that you are allowed to install and use only the number of cameras listed on your organization s license sheet regardless of you number of available DLKs For example a fully used four port video server device counts as four cameras even th
73. view Are Any Views in Shared Groups Available Especially if you are a first time user of the NetGuard remote client you will want to know whether any views have already been created and placed in shared groups for your organization s NetGuard remote clientusers Typically your surveillance system administrator will have told you if shared groups are used in your organization Alternatively to quickly determine whether any views have already been created and placed in shared groups do the following Note This method requires that your user rights permit you to access the NetGuard remote client s Live tab and or Browse tab Most users will have access to at least one of these tabs Goto the NetGuard remote client s Live or Browse tab On the Live or Browse tab look at the Views section If the Views section contains any expandable folders labeled Shared shared groups are available and you may your user rights permitting begin using the views in the shared groups for viewing live and recorded images See Viewing Live Images and Viewing Recorded Images Only if you want to add more views e g customize your NetGuard remote client with views in private groups do you need to create further views on the Setup tab i Se re Example of Views section containing shared groups with views 9 Shared Mycompany Shared Group 1 Fycompany Shared View amp Mycompany Shared View B SJ Share d Mygormasny Sharad
74. 07 47 12 seconds hal Sequences section placing mouse pointer over a sequence indication lets you quickly view the incident Date and time format may be different on your computer Clicking the expand icon next to a sequence in the list will show you the exact date and time of the first and last image in the sequence as well as the exact date and time of the motion detection event etc triggering the recording Sequences may often begin some seconds before a motion detection event etc and end some seconds after This so called buffer allows you to be able to see what happens immediately before and after an incident the buffer length is determined by the system administrator A 12 20 2005 4 19 05 PM i4 seconds FF 12 20 2005 4 19 08 PM end fF 12 20 2005 4 19 05 PM alarm E 12 20 2005 4 19 04 PM start Expanded sequence indication Date and time format may be different on your computer PTZ Control The Browse tab s PTZ Control section lets you navigate recorded images from IPIX cameras IPIX is a technology allowing creation and viewing of 360 degree panoramic images Note The Browse tab s PTZ Control section cannot be used for controlling PTZ Pan Tilt Zoom cameras as the Browse tab is used for viewing already recorded images Point and Click Control Many IPIX cameras may be controlled simply by pointing and clicking inside the images from the camera If you see a Set of crosshairs when placing your mouse
75. 1 Archiving Audio If audio is enabled on a device audio from the device will also be archived If the device is a video server with several channels audio will be archived with the camera on channel 1 Selects the check boxes for all cameras listed in the Select cameras for which the archiving function should apply section Clicking the Set all button is thus a quick way to specify that archiving should apply for all cameras listed Remember that only when you click OK is archiving actually enabled for the selected cameras Clears the check boxes for all cameras listed in the Select cameras for which the archiving function should apply section Clicking the Clear all button is thus a quick way to specify that archiving should not apply for any of the cameras listed Remember that only when you click OK is archiving actually disabled for the selected cameras Copies the selected path listing to all cameras listed in the Select cameras for which the archiving function should apply section If using the same archiving directory for all cameras this can save you having to manually specify identical paths for each camera Example You have specified the path C videodata for a camera To quickly use this path for all cameras select the path listing and click the Set all paths button ip OnSSl s Storage Calculator found in the support section of the OnSSI website www onssi com can help you easily determine the storage capacity requ
76. 1 ah Event 2 is Event 3 Click the Get List button This will display a list of detected events You are able to click the listed events to view recordings from the required event in the view Hip To view what took place prior to and after the event use the Time Navigation controls to browse recordings from around the time of the event On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 186 www OnSSl com lt C gt onssi Smart Search Smart search lets you search for motion in one or more selected areas of images from a particular camera Note Smart search cannot be used for images from IPIX cameras To use smart search do the following Select the Browse tab s Smart Search section EE search Setup Search Area sensitnaty W Show Grd Medium f Include Interval Exclude All Images x Search Select the Smart Search section s Show Grid check box lv Show Grid Select the required camera in the view A blue grid overlay will appear on the image from the camera This is the grid you selected in the previous step the grid can be removed by clearing the Show Grid check box Hip For a better view enlarge the camera image by double clicking the blue bar above the image Click and drag inside the image to select the area in which you want to perform the smart search ip You are able to select more than one area The areas you select will become visible through the blue overlay The blue overlay thu
77. 16 04 45 Camera Front Door Carnera 1 Export Type Export Format Avi JPEG Add Timestamp Yes No Framerate Full Half AVI Codec Microsoft video 1 AVI File Name 20050630160430 e i Export Destination Desktop Path Export Close Close On Complation Export dialog Date and time format may be different on your computer The export dialog will list the specified start time end time and camera n the export dialog select the required export format AVI movie clip or JPEG still images On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 147 www OnSSl com lt C gt onssi Select whether to add timestamps from the surveillance system to the exported images f selected timestamps will appear in the corner of the images PII AES M Timestamps arrow indicates actual position Date and time format may be different on your computer This step applies for export in the AVI format only if using the JPEG format go to step 11 Select required frame rate for the export With the Full option all images between the start and end times will be included in the export with the Half option only every second image will be included yet still play back in real time This step applies for export in the AVI format only if using the JPEG format go to step 11 In the AVI Codec list select required AVI codec The list will contain the video codecs available on your PC Chip A video cod
78. Administrator window The Monitor Manager window features a Layout Size list as well as a Configuration section Layout Size List In the Layout Size list you select the required grid for use in the Monitor application s camera layout Options are 1x1 2x2 3x3 etc up to an 8x8 grid A 3x3 camera layout grid for example will allow display of up to 9 cameras Selecting a 3x3 camera layout grid On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 39 www OnSSl com OnSSI Configuration Section In the Monitor Manager window s Configuration section you select which cameras to display in the camera layout grid You also select whether the Monitor s hot spot and carousel features should be enabled Feature Description Select Camera Hot Spot Window Lets you select a particular camera for use in a particular position in the camera layout grid Select a position in the camera layout grid then select a camera from the list to display images from the selected camera in the selected position Note Camera images are only transferred to OnSSI NetDVMS while the Monitor application is running Lets you select the required hot spot functionality With the hot spot Monitor users are able to select a camera in the Monitors camera layout grid and view enlarged images from the camera The hot spot may also be used for point and click operations on some PTZ cameras Select between three hot spot options None No hot spot default Hot S
79. Audio Evidence Help Lets you view the built in help Setting Up the Camera Layout The camera layout is the area of the Viewer in which you view images The camera layout section may display images from up to 16 different cameras at a time You can configure the camera layout to suit your exact needs First specify the camera layout s grid size i e how many camera slots you want the camera layout to contain then specify which camera to use in each camera slot Selecting Grid Size To specify how many camera slots you want in the camera layout do the following Click the Settings icon in the Viewer s toolbar P Settings icon This will open the Settings control panel n the Settings control panel s Layout list select the required camera layout grid 1x1 2x2 3x3 or 4x4 With a 4x4 grid you will be able to display images from 16 camera simultaneously in the camera layout Assign cameras to the camera layout s camera slots as described in the following Assigning Cameras Having specified the required grid size for the camera layout assign cameras to the camera layout s camera slots the following way Click the Database Information icon in the Viewer s toolbar Database Information icon This will open the Database Information control panel Select a camera slot in the camera layout by clicking the required slot n the Database Information control panel s Video Feed select the camera you want to
80. E Our First Shared Group Our First Shared View Our Second Shared View Selecting a view in Live tab s Views section By selecting the required view from the Views list located in the upper part of the window Our First Shared View E Views list On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 176 www OnSSl com Image Bars Each camera in the view is identified by an image bar located in the top of each camera image The image bar is blue When you select a particular camera in the view the image bar of the selected camera image becomes a lighter blue Office Camera 1 Camera image enlarged detail shows image bar The image bar displays the name of the camera as well as the name of the device to which the camera is connected The device name is displayed first in square brackets followed by the camera name Each image bar will display the word Live when live images are displayed and the word Stopped if the camera is stopped and live viewing is not possible Each image bar features three colored indicators Event indicator the leftmost of the three indicators solid yellow Lights up when specific events defined by the surveillance system administrator occur Click anywhere inside the image to reset the event indicator This indicator may appear black if event indication has not been specified for the camera in question of if no specified events have occurred Consult your surveillance system administrator if in doub
81. EVS Viewer Select the Viewer s Alarm Overview control panel then click the Events button to view the events log NetGuard EVS In the Browse tab s Alerts section select the required event then click the Get List button to see when the event in question was detected Image Server Log Files These files log activity on the Image Server service A log file is created for each day the Image Server is used By default placed in the folder containing the OnSSI NetDVMS software typically C Program Files OnSSI NetDVMS Image Server log files are named according to the structure ISLog_ YYYYMMDD log e g ISLog_20051231 log On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 216 www OnSSlI com lt C gt onssi Image Server Audit Log Files These files log NetGuard remote client and NetGuard EVS user activity if audit logging is enabled in the Image Server Administrator A log file is created for each day with remote user activity By default placed in a subfolder named ISAuditLog under the folder containing the OnSSI NetDVMS software typically C Program Files OnSSI NetDVMS Image Server audit log files are named according to the structure is_auditYYYMMDD log e g is audit20053112 log Export Log Files These files log activity regarding database export from the Monitor application s Viewer A log file is created for each day on which export was performed By default exported databases as well as the export log file are p
82. Eis O Emi 7 Comes Lomas Sree eed Sade Breie Lanei Ley f B ii f Ti l PT lere lorr Eea y Fran erp be vrin Drm F miim O NO Do F f ama es g fa ping Poe law Pamm nls I ikiia CEJ i The Edit device settings window Access To access the Edit device settings window select the required device in the Administrator window s Device Manager section and click the Edit Device button The Edit device settings window is divided into three sections Identify Video Device Section The Identify Video Device section contains the following fields buttons etc Field Button Device Type Detect Device Device Name Camera Settings On Net Surveillance Systems Inc www OnSSl com Description Select required device type from list itip onss NetDVMS is able to automatically detect device type as well as serial number provided the IP address hostname and password of the device have been specified in the P address DNS Host Name and Root Password fields Simply click the Detect Device button to auto detect device type and serial number Click button to auto detect device type and serial number Note Use of the auto detect feature requires that the IP address and password of the device have been specified in the P address and Root Password fields Name used to identify the device Orip To enable easy identification of devices it is often a good idea to use a device
83. Event Notifications button opens the Setup Notifications on Events window in which you are able to select events for triggering event indications for the camera when displayed in the Monitor application Note The use of event notifications requires that at least one event has been specified for a device on your OnSSI NetDVMS system the event does not have to be specified for the particular camera Read more about events in About Input Events amp Output Outputs The Outputs button opens the Output Settings for Device Name Camera Name window in which you are able to specify which outputs e g the sounding of a siren or the switching on of the lights should be associated with motion detection and or with output buttons buttons for manually triggering particular output in the Monitor application Note The use of outputs requires that at least one event has been specified for a device on your OnSSI NetDVMS system the event does not have to be specified for the particular camera You specify output events in the O Setup window accessed by clicking the I O Setup button in the Administrator window PTZ Preset Positions PTZ cameras only Available only if the camera is a PTZ Pan Tilt Zoom camera supporting PTZ preset positions the PTZ Preset Positions button opens PTZ Preset Positions for Device Name Camera Name window in which you are able to specify preset positions and patrolling for the camera
84. Group z Mle car ilelilab Share Giese C If the Views section contains no expandable folders at all no views are available and you must create at least one view on the Setup tab before you can begin using the NetGuard remote client Example of Views section containing no expandable folders S If the Views section contains one or more expandable folders labeled Private you have already created one or more views in private groups On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 123 www OnSSlI com lt C gt onssi Which Types of Groups are You Able to Create Views in Depending on your user rights you may be able to create and edit views in the following types of groups Private and shared Private but not shared Shared but not private None at all in which case you simply rely on views created by others and placed in shared groups Typically only a few people in an organization are able to create and edit views in shared groups For example the surveillance system administrator may create and maintain a number of views and place them in shared groups When NetGuard remote clientusers log in the views placed in the shared groups will automatically be available to them and the users will basically not need to create further views unless they want their own views in private groups To quickly determine which types of groups your user rights permit you to create and edit views in do the following Select the NetGuard remot
85. I com lt C gt onssi The ability to use various features of the NetGuard EVS may therefore vary considerably from user to user Ask your surveillance system administrator if in doubt about your user rights How does the NetGuard EVS Differ from the NetGuard remote client For a description of how the NetGuard EVS differs from the NetGuard remote client see Remote Access Overview The NetGuard EVS must be installed on your computer before you are able to use it Typically you download the NetGuard EVS from the OnSSI NetDVMS server then install it on your computer Alternatively your surveillance system administrator may ask you to install the NetGuard EVS from a CD Downloading and Installing the NetGuard EVS To download and install the NetGuard EVS do the following Open an Internet Explorer browser version 6 0 or later and connect to the URL or IP address specified by your system administrator in order to connect to the OnSSI NetDVMS server When you connect to the OnSSI NetDVMS server you will see a welcome page In the NetGuard EVS section of the welcome page click the Download and install NetDVMS NetGuard EVS locally link A Sra jj j NetD VV M S Network Video Recorder and Camera Management Platform 4 k j is Please Select NetGuard EVS for NetDVMS Download and install NetGuard EVS for NetDVMS locally NetGuard for NetDVMS Recommended for temporary installations Run NetGuard for NetDVMS using server
86. IGN PTZ camera zoom in MINUS SIGN PTZ camera zoom out UP ARROW PTZ camera move up DOWN ARROW PTZ camera move down LEFT ARROW PTZ camera move left RIGHT ARROW PTZ camera move right HOME numeric keypad only PTZ camera move up and left END numeric PTZ camera move down and left keypad only PAGE UP numeric PTZ camera move up and right keypad only PAGE DOWN numeric keypad PTZ camera move down and right only 5 numeric keypad PTZ camera move to default position only On Browse Tab Only RIGHT ARROW Move to next image LEFT ARROW Move to previous image PAGE DOWN Move to next sequence PAGE UP Move to previous sequence HOME Move to first image END Move to last image In addition to displaying images from cameras the NetGuard remote client is able to display HTML pages and static images This provides a high degree of flexibility as such HTML pages may be used for intuitively switching between different views in the NetGuard remote client For example you may insert a clickable floor plan of a building and you would be able to simply click a part of the floor plan to instantly switch to a view displaying images from the required part of the building On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 150 www OnSSlI com lt C gt Onss In the following you will see examples of HTML pages for NetGuard remote client navigation a simple HTML page with buttons and a more advanced HTML page with a clickable image map Fo
87. IX rendered view to the right Moves the IPIX rendered view down and to the left Moves the IPIX rendered view down Moves the IPIX rendered view down and to the right SEER EEEREE Zoom out one zoom level per click il Ceiling Mounted Cameras Zoom in one zoom level per click If the camera is mounted on a ceiling you can adjust the behavior of the navigation buttons to reflect this by selecting the Ceiling Mount check box Setting a View as Home Position When previewing the IPIX rendered view you are able to set a particular position in the IPIX rendered view as the camera s PTZ home position Navigate to the required position using the navigation buttons then click the Set View as Home Position button On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 38 www OnSSl com LOX OnSSI Image Resolution Image resolution values are automatically displayed in the lower part of the window next to the navigation buttons When using IPIX image resolution will automatically be set to the highest available resolution Monitor Administration Note Access to features in the Administrator application including those described in the following may require administrator rights The Monitor Manager window lets you specify which cameras to include in the Monitor application It also lets you configure the layout of the Monitor application Access You access the Monitor Manager window by clicking the Monitor Manager button in the
88. If the database becomes corrupted two different repair methods will be attempted a fast repair and a thorough repair If both repair methods fail the contents of the database will be deleted Repair Delete if fails lf the database becomes corrupted a fast repair will be attempted If the fast repair fails the contents of the database will be deleted Repair Archive if fails Available only if archiving is enabled for the camera If the database becomes corrupted a fast repair will be attempted If the fast repair fails the contents of the database will be archived This action is recommended if archiving is enabled for the camera Delete no repair lf the database becomes corrupted the contents of the database will be deleted Archive no repair Available only if archiving is enable for the camera If the database becomes corrupted the contents of the database will be archived Grip An archived corrupt database can be repaired by the Monitor application s Viewer When the contents of the local database for the camera are either deleted or archived the database is reset and will be ready for storing new recordings Note No images can be recorded while the database is being repaired For large installations a repair may take several hours especially if the Repair Scan Delete if fails action involving two different repair methods is selected and the first repair On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 20 www OnSSl com
89. Inc Page 41 www OnSSl com lt C gt onssi Scheduling Note Access to features in the Administrator application including those described in the following may require administrator rights The Camera Alert Scheduler window lets you specify when each camera should be online A camera is online when it is transferring images to the OnSSI NetDVMS server for processing You are able to specify whether cameras should be online within specific periods of time or whether they should start and stop transferring images when specific events occur within specific periods of time You are also able to specify if e mail alerts SMS alerts or sound alerts should be triggered if motion is detected during specific periods of time If using PTZ cameras with patrolling you are furthermore able to specify if certain patrol schemes should be used during specific periods of time Note By default cameras added to NetDVMS will automatically be online and you will only need to modify the Camera Alerts Scheduler window s settings if you require cameras to be online only at specific times or events or if you want to use specific alerts or PTZ patrol schemes Note however that this default may be changed by clearing the General Settings window s Create Default schedule for new cameras check box If the check box is cleared added cameras will not automatically be online in which case online schedules must be specified manually IMPORTANT The fact that a
90. Input amp Output you are able to associate an event button with specific external outputs This way external output for example the sounding of a siren can be triggered automatically when an event button is clicked Like with input VMD and generic events the association between event buttons and outputs is made in the I O Control window Note Access to features in the Administrator application including those described in the following may require administrator rights The Add New Event window for adding event buttons lets you specify the settings for an event button add Pore Beet a bar elie os t Himes doe i ma amra O bpe eaa i a mi n I ThT alge Spel Se dan are core ee The Add New Event window for specifying event buttons Access You access the Add New Event window for adding event buttons from the Event Buttons window Select an entry either global or for a specific camera in the Defined Events list then click the Add new event button Add New Event Window s Fields The Add New Event window for adding event buttons contains the following fields Field Description Button related to Read only field displaying the name of the camera for which the event will be specified If the field displays Global the event button will be a global event button available for all cameras in the Monitor application Manual event Lets you specify a name for the event button nam ang Note Even
91. M modem SIM card PIN code Specify PIN code for the SIM card inserted in the GSM modem SIM card PUK code Specify PUK code for the SIM card inserted in the GSM modem SMS Central Phone No Specify the number of the SMS central to which the GSM modem should connect in order to send an SMS Recipient Phone No Specify the telephone number of the telephone to which SMS alerts should be sent Message Specify required message text for SMS alerts Message text must be no longer that 100 characters and must only contain the following characters a z A Z 0 9 as well as commas and full stops Note that camera information as well as date and time information is automatically included in alerts Time btw transmissions Specify required minimum time in minutes to pass between the sending of each SMS alert per camera Examples If specifying 5 a minimum of five minutes will pass between the sending of each SMS alert per camera even if motion is detected in between If specifying 0 SMS alerts will be sent each time motion is detected potentially resulting in a very large number of SMS alerts being sent If using the value 0 you should therefore consider the motion detection sensitivity configured for each camera in the Adjust Motion Detection window Testing Your SMS Alert Configuration You are able to test your SMS alert configuration by clicking the Test button This will send a test SMS to the specified recipients On Net
92. MS servers as well This is achieved by defining such other OnSSI NetDVMS servers as slave servers When this is the case the OnSSI NetDVMS server you are configuring will act as the master server for such slave servers When NetGuard remote clients or NetGuard EVS connect to the master server they will instantly get access to the slave servers as well On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 200 www OnSSl com lt C gt Onss Note When using slave servers NetGuard remote client NetGuard EVS users must be defined on the master server as well as on each of the slave servers Only cameras to which a user has access will be visible to the user regardless of whether the camera is connected to the master server or to a slave server If accessed from the internet Outside Access must be enabled on all slave servers and ports must be mapped accordingly in the router or firewall used To define other OnSSI NetDVMS servers as slave servers click the Slaves button This will open the Slave Administration window in which you are able to list all required slave servers Log Files Section In the Log Files section specify the number of days to keep log files in the Image Server s regular event log By default such log files are kept for ten days before they are deleted Tip Read more about OnSSI NetDVMS logging in About Logging Audit Log Section Audit logging is the logging of NetGuard remote client and NetGuard EVS user actions I
93. NetCentral connections check box and click the Settings button to open the OnSS NetCentral Settings window in which you specify which login settings the OnSSI NetCentral server should use in order to access the surveillance system Patrolling Settings Note Settings in this section are relevant only if you are using PTZ cameras for which patrolling has been set up The regular patrolling of PTZ cameras may be interrupted either manually or when a particular event occurs The Patrolling settings section lets you specify how many seconds should pass before the regular patrolling is resumed after a manual or event based interruption Default is 30 seconds The settings in this section will apply for all installed PTZ cameras ip PTZ patrolling for individual PTZ cameras is configured in the Setup PTZ Patrolling window Joystick Clicking the Joystick Setup opens the Joystick Setup window in which you are able to configure a joystick for use with PTZ cameras Logfile Settings The Logfile Settings section lets you specify where to keep the general log files containing information about activity in the Administrator and Monitor applications system and how long for Separate log files are generated for the Administrator and Monitor applications Logfile Path By default the Administrator and Monitor log files are stored in the folder containing the OnSSI NetDVMS software typically C Program Files OnSSI NetDVMS To specify anothe
94. O Setup window If the device does not support output the button will not be available Add New Output Window s Fields The Add New Output window contains the following fields Field Description External output Read only field displaying the name of the device on which the output event is connected to defined Output connected Lets you select which of the device s output ports the output is connected to on Keep output for Lets you specify the amount of time for which the output should be applied Specify the required amount of time in either 1 10 seconds or seconds Example The output should be kept for five tenths of a second External output Lets you specify a name for the output name Testing the Defined Output When you have defined settings for the output in question you are able to test the output by clicking the Test Output button Note Access to features in the Administrator application including those described in the following may require administrator rights The Advanced window lets you specify network settings to be used in connection with event handling Advanced Cele Necteaoek Sating Fip Server Pot Zl Alert Port 12H SMTP Pot 25 Poling Frequency 1710 rec 10 TT The Advanced window J Access You access the Advanced window by clicking the Advanced button in the O Setup window On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 67 www OnSSl com lt C gt onssi Advan
95. On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 95 www OnSSl com lt C gt onssi Output Events Quick Browse Stops all cameras When all cameras are stopped no images are transferred to OnSSI NetDVMS from any of the cameras Displays all available output buttons for the selected camera Output buttons are used for manually triggering external output for example for switching on lights sirens or similar When Output is selected Output button depressed any output buttons for the selected camera will be displayed below the Events button Simply click an output button to trigger the associated output le 2 i i i tl 1 f I i i l ee i T Example of output buttons Up to eight output buttons can be displayed for each camera Output buttons are defined in the Administrator application Ask your system administrator if in doubt about using output buttons defined for use with cameras in your organization Displays all available event buttons for the selected camera Depending on configuration event buttons can be used for a wide variety of purposes including triggering combinations of actions For example the clicking of an event button could make a camera use a higher frame rate trigger two different outputs and send an e mail alert to three different recipients Event buttons can be global available for all cameras in the Monitor or tied to a particular camera only available when the cam
96. PU Single or multiple CPUs limited only by operating system Intel recommended for optimum performance RAM Minimum 1 GB Network Ethernet 100 Mbit s Video Card AGP minimum 1024x768 Video Colors True 24 bit Hard disk SATA for best performance use Fast SCSI DirectX 9 0 must be installed on the server hip Visit the OnSSI website www onssi com for the most recent system performance parameters On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 2 www OnSSl com lt C gt onssi Users Computers The following is required on users computers Internet Explorer 6 0 DirectX 9 0 hip DirectX is a Windows extension providing advanced multimedia capabilities these capabilities are required when using the NetGuard and NetGuard EVS to connect to the OnSSI NetDVMS surveillance system To check which DirectX version is installed on a computer click Start select Run and type dxdiag When you click OK the DirectX Diagnostic Too window will open version information is displayed near the bottom of its System tab Should a user s computer require a DirectX update the latest versions of DirectX are available from http www microsoft com downloads Net Framework 1 1 available from http www microsoft com downloads is required on computers running the NetGuard EVS For users without administrator rights access to certain features in OnSSI NetDVMS may in some organizations have been restricted When this is the case you will be ask
97. Positions for Device Name Camera Name window Note To define a patrol scheme you must have specified at least two preset positions for the PTZ camera in question When you have defined patrol schemes also remember to schedule use of the patrol schemes in the Camera Alert Scheduler window On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 34 www OnSSlI com lt C gt onssi Patrol Scheme A PTZ camera may patrol according to several different patrol schemes For example a PTZ camera ina supermarket may patrol according to one patrol scheme during opening hours and according to another patrol scheme when the supermarket Is closed The Patrol scheme list lets you select which patrol scheme to configure Defining a New Patrol Scheme To define a new patrol scheme click the New button This will add a New patrol scheme listing to the Patrol Scheme list To change the name from New patrol scheme to a name of your choice select the New patrol scheme listing and click the Rename button Copying an Existing Patrol Scheme If you want to create a new patrol scheme based on an existing one you can copy the existing patrol scheme To copy an existing patrol scheme select the required patrol scheme in the Patrol Scheme list and click the Copy button This will add a copy of the selected patrol scheme to the list The copy will initially be named Copy of Patrol Scheme Name To change the name to a name of your choice select the Copy of Pa
98. SSI NetDVMS servers that should run as slaves Specifying Maximum Number of Simultaneously Connected NetGuard remote clients and NetGuard EVS You are able to limit the number of NetGuard remote clients and NetGuard EVS allowed to connect at the same time Depending on your OnSSI NetDVMS configuration and the performance of the hardware and network used limiting the number of simultaneously connected clients may help reduce server load If more than the allowed number of simultaneously connected NetGuard remote clients NetGuard EVS attempt to log in only the allowed number of NetGuard remote clients NetGuard EVS will be allowed access Any NetGuard remote clients NetGuard EVS in excess of the allowed number will receive an error message when attempting to log in By default a maximum of ten simultaneously connected NetGuard remote clients NetGuard EVS are allowed To specify a different maximum number of NetGuard remote clients NetGuard EVS allowed to connect at the same time overwrite the value in the Max number of clients field with the required value Ori To allow an unlimited number of simultaneously connected NetGuard remote clients NetGuard EVS type O zero in the Max number of clients field Specifying Slave Servers In addition to viewing images from cameras connected to the OnSSI NetDVMS server you are configuring NetGuard remote client and NetGuard EVS users are able to view images from cameras connected to other OnSSI NetDV
99. Single Server For large installations one scenario could be if wishing to use more than 64 cameras on the same server Normally if a surveillance solution requires more than 64 cameras several servers are used and a master slave setup configured in the mageServer Administrator window is used to let NetGuard remote client and NetGuard EVS users access cameras effortlessly across the servers However a single OnSSI NetDVMS server may have an unlimited number of cameras connected to it even though a maximum of 64 of the connected cameras can be running i e used for viewing live or recorded images simultaneously Using background cameras allows you to take advantage of this fact since none of the background cameras will be tied to a particular position in the Monitor application Up to 64 out of a potentially unlimited number of background cameras can be accessed on a first come first served basis Some organizations using a large number of background cameras simply do not include any cameras in the Monitor application Important Guidelines for Using Background Cameras Since background cameras are not displayed in the Monitor application it may occasionally be difficult to determine how many cameras are running Therefore when using background cameras always bear in mind that a maximum of 64 cameras at a time can be running on a single server regardless of whether they are running in the Monitor
100. Sl com Page 136 Image Bars Each camera in the view is identified by an image bar located in the top of each camera image The image bar is blue When you select a particular camera in the view the image bar of the selected camera image becomes a lighter blue Office Camera 1 Camera image enlarged detail shows image bar The image bar displays the name of the camera as well as the name of the device to which the camera is connected The device name is displayed first in square brackets followed by the camera name Each image bar will display the word Live when live images are displayed and the word Stopped if the camera is stopped and live viewing is not possible Each image bar features three colored indicators Event indicator the leftmost of the three indicators solid yellow Lights up when specific events defined by the surveillance system administrator occur Click anywhere inside the image to reset the event indicator This indicator may appear black if event indication has not been specified for the camera in question of if no specified events have occurred Consult your surveillance system administrator if in doubt Motion indicator the indicator in the middle solid red Lights up when motion is detected in the image Click anywhere inside the image to reset the motion indicator Online indicator the rightmost of the three indicators blinking green Changes state every time an image is received
101. VMS server Control PTZ Pan Tilt Zoom and IPIX 860 view cameras Activate external outputs Get quick overviews of sequences with detected motion Print images Generate and export evidence in AVI movie clip and JPEG still image formats View HTML pages and static images which may be used for intuitively switching between different views in the NetGuard remote client How does the NetGuard remote client get Images from the surveillance system Images viewed by NetGuard remote clientusers are provided by the Image Server The Image Server runs as a service on the OnSSI NetDVMS server it does not require separate hardware The OnSS I NetDVMS system administrator uses the mage Server Administrator to manage NetGuard remote clients access to the surveillance system How can User Rights Affect Use of the NetGuard remote client The rights of individual remote users are specified centrally by the surveillance system administrator The rights of an individual user will determine the user s ability to use the NetGuard remote client s features Basically the surveillance system administrator is able to restrict a user s rights to the following Access to the NetGuard remote client Access to each of the NetGuard remote client s tabs Live Browse and Setup Ability to use features on the NetGuard remote client s tabs Ability to create views views determine the way in which images from one or more cameras are displayed Ab
102. View plus an indication of the selected layout Example A new view is created Overwrite the default name with a view name of your choice On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 163 www OnSSl com OnSSI e Private Shared Example Overwriting the default view name You are now able to add cameras to the view Dip A group whether private or shared can contain an unlimited number of views More than one private and shared group can exist Creating Views in Shared Groups To create the first view in a shared group you first create a group under the Shared top level group then create the required view within the group If you have created views in shared groups before you may create new views in existing shared groups or you may create a new shared group for the view Note Views are created on the NetGuard EVS s setup tab Particular user rights may be required in order to access the Setup tab and in order to be able to create shared views When creating a shared view bear in mind that depending on their user rights not all users may have access to all cameras on the surveillance system Creating a Shared Group To create a shared group do the following on the Setup tab Inthe Setup tab s Views section select the group under which you wish to create the new group This may be the top level Shared group or it may be a group under the top level Shared group Example Selecting the top level Shared
103. a Setup button to access the Camera Settings for window in which you are able to specify certain settings related to camera name and PTZ control The latter requires that the camera is a PTZ Pan tilt Zoom camera 12 Click Finish The device will be listed in the Administrator window s Device Manager section To view a list of cameras attached to the device click the plus sign next to the device name Orip Cameras are listed for each device with default names such as Camera 1 etc If you want to change the name of a camera simply select the required camera name wait for a second then select the camera name again to change it On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 10 www OnSSl com lt C gt onssi Grip Individual cameras listed in the Device Manager section are by default enabled meaning that images from the cameras are by default transferred to OnSSI NetDVMS provided that the cameras are marked as online in the Camera Alert Scheduler Window also default If required you can disable a camera listed in the Device Manager section by right clicking the name of the camera in question See more information under Administrator window Note Access to features in the Administrator application including those described in the following may require administrator rights The Edit device settings window lets you edit the settings of an already installed device DAA dee phig ig ty eee on braaa en heen rA baa a
104. a particular preset position configured in the Event window for PTZ preset positions on event Once you have defined input events VMD events and outputs you are able to associate specific input events or VMD events with specific outputs in the O Control window so that for example lights are switched on when a door is opened or when motion is detected on a camera Outputs may also be triggered by motion detection on a specific camera even without a defined VMD event or manually through output buttons in the Monitor application both are configured in the Outout Settings for Device Name Camera Name window On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 57 www OnSSl com LOX OnSS Lc Sata Lt ey ee el eR j higi G ad Tar ma 7 Brey ae P leigh a uni a ila tJ a dahi oben palja a Ree ver Moe eek dered The O Setup window Access You access the 1 0 Setup window by clicking the O Setup button in the Administrator window Note Before you specify inputs and outputs for a device verify that sensor operation is recognized by the device Most devices are capable of showing this in their configuration interfaces or via CGI script commands Also check the OnSSI NetDVMS release note to verify that input and output controlled operations are supported for the device and firmware used
105. ages Match In order for the event to be triggered the received package must contain exactly the message specified in the Event rule string section s Event message include field and nothing else Example If you have specified that the received package should contain the terms User001 and Door053 the event will not be triggered if the received package contains the terms User001 and Door053 and Sunday since this does not exactly On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 74 www OnSSl com LO OnSS Event priority match your requirements Search In order for the event to be triggered the received package must contain the message specified in the Event rule string section s Event message include field but may also have more content Example If you have specified that the received package should contain the terms User001 and Door053 the event will be triggered if the received package contains the terms User001 and Door053 and Sunday as your required terms are contained in the received package The same data package may be analyzed for different events The ability to assign a priority to each event lets you manage which event should be triggered if a received package matches the criteria for several events The priority must be specified as a number between 0 lowest priority and 1000 highest priority When OnSSI NetDVMS receives a TCP and or UDP package analysis of the
106. agnification To access the Image Controls control panel click the Image Controls icon in the toolbar G A Image Controls icon f Ho Deantenlaceng C Odd Lines 4 Ewer Lings a H Image Controls control panel E Gah leria ie J F Seale 1 1 De interlacing Interlacing is a method determining how an image is refreshed when shown on a screen With interlacing the image is refreshed by first scanning every other line in the image then scanning every opposite line and so forth This allows for a faster refresh rate because less information must be processed during each scan However in some situations interlacing may cause flickering or the changes in only half of the image s lines for each scan may be noticeable ras If images from the selected camera are interlaced you are able to de interlace the image by viewing only odd or even lines in the image Zoom Controls With the zoom controls you are able to view areas of the selected image in greater magnification Use the large zoom in and zoom out buttons to find the required zoom level When you have zoomed in on an area of an image you are able to move around within the zoomed image by clicking the arrow buttons To quickly return to normal view of the selected image i e without zoom click the H i e home button rip To move around within the zoomed image you may also simply click and drag the image in the required direction Smoothing and Scaling To digi
107. ailable events the list in the middle of the window Click the gt gt button located to the right of the Available Events list This will copy the selected event to the window s rightmost list in which events associated with the selected preset position are listed When the selected event occurs or when the selected event button is clicked the PTZ camera will automatically move to the required preset position You are able to associate a preset position with more than one event Simply repeat the process for each required association To end the association between a particular preset position and a particular event simply select the required event in the window s rightmost list and click the lt lt button Note Access to features in the Administrator application including those described in the following may require administrator rights Available only when dealing with a PTZ Pan Tilt Zoom camera the Setup PTZ Patrolling window lets you configure patrol schemes for PTZ patrolling the automatic movement of a PTZ camera between several preset positions for the camera Tim T Pet een LE E ms ee m pmi vrama z n Eere mp PTS Pmi mania E pacar zor en porn sinia ir m apm ae i i ba a ime ae o i i e imm bmi a Ee jaala e ja ae al mma pa Big M o e i o A The Setup PTZ Patrolling window J Access To access the Setup PTZ Patrolling window click the Setup button in Patrolling section of the PTZ Preset
108. ally link oN o IDVMS Balad vih acordar ana Camara Manaqueneet Patiorr fo Ligases FaN hia bi Lipa ea aj oeiel hek hr t Bm et a thue for See VWI commend for Slo feelers ioe be eg er bt i Pi Tae Pere Py torre R f ek ee Priami h E kaal Detail from welcome page arrow indicates Download and install NetDVMS NetGuard remote client locally link Depending on your security settings you may receive a security warning Do you want to run or save this file When this is the case click the Run button Depending on your security settings you may receive a further security warning Do you want to run this software When this is the case click the Run button The NetGuard remote client Setup Wizard begins In the wizard click Next and follow the installation instructions Accessing and configuring the NetGuard remote client is very straightforward Even first time users will typically be able to start and set up their NetGuard remote client in a matter of minutes Access The NetGuard remote client may either be installed locally on the remote user s computer or it may be run from the OnSSI NetDVMS server and accessed by connecting to the server through an Internet Explorer browser See the following descriptions On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 119 www OnSSl com lt C gt onssi Accessing a NetGuard remote client Run from Server If you want to run the NetGuard remote client straight from
109. ample for switching on lights sounding a siren etc Ask your OnSSI NetDVMS system administrator if in doubt For PTZ Pan Tilt Zoom cameras PTZ navigation buttons will also become available in the live view provided you have the user rights required to control PTZ cameras To return to viewing still images from the selected camera click the Still link in the live view Note Certain user rights may be required in order to use this feature Switches to playback view for the selected camera Playback view lets you play back recorded images from the selected camera based on a date and time you specify in the playback view The pause and start buttons in the playback view lets you pause and start the live feed as required To return to viewing still images from the selected camera click the Still link in the playback view Note Certain user rights may be required in order to use this feature Starts a wizard with which you are able to create and export an AVI movie clip of selected recordings Such movie clips may for example be used as evidence Lets you print the currently viewed image A time stamp will automatically be included with the print You are furthermore able to include your name and a comment if required Lets you jump straight to images from a date and time specified in the field above the Go To button On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 208 www OnSSl com OnSSI Quad View The Quad View me
110. an view detailed information about the selected output under Output Information in the lower part of the window Click the gt gt button located between the All Outputs list and the On Manual Control list This will copy the selected output to the On Manual Control list Note An unlimited number of outputs may be selected this way but only the top eight outputs in the list will be available as output buttons in the Monitor In the NetGuard remote client andNetGuard EVS there are no limitations to the number of available outputs You are able to move a selected output up or down in the On Manual Control list with the up and down buttons located to the right of the list The selected output is moved up one step each time you click the up button Likewise each time you click the down button the selected output is moved down one step To remove an output from the On Manual Control list simply select the required output and click the lt lt button located between the All Outputs list and the On Manual Control list Selecting Output for Use on Motion Detection You are able to select outputs to be triggered automatically when motion is detected in images from the camera Ori This feature does not require that a VMD Video Motion Detection event has been defined for the camera in the I O Setup window To select an output for use when motion is detected in images from the camera Select the required output in the All Outputs list i
111. application Manual Control Allows users to start and stop cameras manually in the Monitor application Start Administrator from Monitor Allows users to open the Administrator application from the Monitor application without having to specify the administrator password Browser Allows users to start the Viewer feature in the Monitor application The Viewer lets users browse stored images export images etc PTZ Control Allows users to use the Monitor application s PTZ Menu with Pan Tilt Zoom controls for installed PTZ cameras On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 46 www OnSSlI com lt C gt onssi Quick Browse Allows users to use the Monitor application s Quick Browse buttons for browsing newly stored images Note that use of the Quick Browse buttons requires that a Hot Spot is enabled in the Monitor application nip Configuration of user rights may vary from organization to organization However users are typically allowed access to the following features Application Setup Browser PTZ Control and Quick Browse OnSSI NetCentral Settings Note Settings in this section are relevant only if you are using the OnSSI NetCentral monitoring solution in connection with OnSSl The OnSSI NetCentral section lets you enable and configure access to the surveillance system from an OnSSI NetCentral server in order to retrieve status information and alarms To enable access from an OnSSI NetCentral server select the Enable OnSSI
112. ar configurations of the camera layout as so called views and switch between them using the Views menu in the Viewers menu bar For example you may store one view displaying images from 16 cameras and another view displaying images from eight other cameras Storing a View To store your current camera layout as a view do the following Inthe Viewer s menu bar select the Views menu Inthe Views menu select the Add to Views command This will open the Name of View window Hame of View ea x Enter the mame pou wath bo cee the The Name of View window aerd wieer at Or Cancel In the Name of View window specify a name for the view and click OK The view will now be selectable in the Views menu If storing several different configurations of the camera layout as views you will thus be able to switch between them using the Views menu On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 111 www OnsSl com OnSSI Recalling a View To recall a stored view simply select the required view in the Views menu Editing or Deleting a Stored View To edit or delete stored views select Organize Views in the Views menu This will open the Views control panel in which you are able to rename views change the sequence in which stored views appear in the menu and delete views You view archived images in the Viewer This way you are able to use all of Viewers advanced features image browsing smart search evidence generation etc fo
113. ard bo deplw Lipari es Open URL window Inthe Open URL window s Open field type the URL of the required HTML page example http www mywebsite com mywebpage htm or e If the HTML page is stored locally on your computer specify its location on your computer example C myfiles mywebpage htm or click the Browse link to browse for the required HTML page On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 169 www OnSSl com OnSSI Click the OK link Changing the Properties of an Imported HTML Page Once an HTML page is imported into a view you are able to change its properties by doing the following On the Setup tab select the imported HTML page in the view Properties of the HTML page will appear in the Setup tab s Properties section Uri http www importedhtmipage com Scaling 1024x768 Change the required property URL Click the New button to specify a new URL or location of the required HTML page Scaling Select the required scaling of the HTML page The optimal scaling depends entirely on the content of the imported HTML page and how you want to display it As a rule of thumb with a high scaling value e g 1280x1024 text on the HTML page will appear relatively small and a considerable amount of content will be visible without the need for scrolling With a low scaling value e g 320x200 text on the HTML page will appear relatively large and a relatively small amount of
114. ared Group 1 View 2 gt lt br gt lt input type button value Change to Group2 View1 onclick top changeView Shared Group 2 View 1 gt lt br gt lt input type button value Change to Group2 View2 onclick top changeView Shared Group 2 View 2 gt lt br gt lt input type button value Live onclick top selectPane live gt lt br gt lt input type button value Browse onclick top selectPane browse gt lt br gt lt input type button value Setup onclick top selectPane setup gt lt br gt lt input type button value Show pane onclick top showPane true gt lt br gt lt input type button value Hide pane onclick top showPane false gt lt br gt lt input type button value Show top title onclick top showT op Title true gt lt br gt lt input type button value Hide top title onclick top showT op Title false gt lt br gt lt input type button value Set time to New Year s Eve onclick top setTime Dec 31 2005 23 59 50 gt lt br gt lt body gt lt html gt Dip You may copy the HTML and modify it for an HTML page of your own When viewed in a browser our HTML page looks like this On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 152 www OnSSlI com File Edt vew Favorites Took Help O O DAD Paws perme B Change ani ge to Group l viewg Change io Groupe View seltime to Mew years Eve HTML page wi
115. arrow lets you browse back in time in a list of sequences in which motion was detected The list displays information about start time first motion detection alarm time and end time for each sequence By clicking the list s links you are able to jump to the images matching each sequence s start time first motion detection alarm time and end time HMB On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 207 www OnSSl com lt C gt onssi Live Playback Build AVI file Print Go To Example of Alarmslist Likewise clicking the right arrow lets you browse forward in time in a list of sequences in which motion was detected The list displays information about start time first motion detection alarm time and end time for each sequence By clicking the list s links you are able to jump to the images matching each sequence s start time first motion detection alarm time and end time Clicking the Overview link lets you quickly jump to a list of the newest sequences in which motion was detected Switches to live view for the selected camera Live view lets you view live images from the selected camera When viewing live images you are able to select between low medium and high image quality The pause button start buttons in the live view lets you pause and start the live feed as required If configured for the selected camera output buttons may also be available Output buttons are used for triggering external output for ex
116. at if on a local network the oca IP address of the slave server must be used On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 202 www OnSSlI com lt C gt onssi Removing a Slave Server To remove a slave server from the Slave Administration window s list of slave servers select the slave server in the list and click the Delete Slave button The User administration window lets you define individual NetGuard remote client and NetGuard EVS users and their passwords ther weaministeatiqn ka Dibi Leb z iaiia ion Ei iay shj poH User administration window Access You access the User administration window by clicking the User Setup button in the ImageServer Administrator window Adding a New User To define a new user click the User administration window s Add user button specify required user name and password and click OK This will add the user to the User administration window s list of users Editing an Existing User Name or Password To edit the user name or password for a user already listed in the User administration window s list of users select the required user in the Current users list and click the User administration window s Edit user button Removing an Existing User To remove a user from the User administration window s list of users select the user in the list and click the Delete user button When removed from the list the user will no longer be able to log in with the NetGuard remote client or Ne
117. ault event log files are stored in the folder containing the OnSSI NetDVMS software typically C Program Files OnSSI NetDVMS To specify another location for your log files type the path to the required folder in the Path field or click the browse button next to the field to browse to the required folder Days to Keep A new event log file is created every day Event log files older than the number of days specified in the Days to keep field are automatically deleted By default event log files will be stored for five days To specify another number of days simply overwrite the value in the Days to keep field The current day s activity is always logged even with a value of 0 in the Days to keep field The maximum number of days to log is 9999 Chip Read more about OnSSI NetDVMS logging in About Logging Advanced The Advanced section lets you specify a number of additional settings Disable Screen Update Turns off screen update in the Monitor application If selected all camera images displayed in the Monitor application will remain static with the note Screen Update OFF displayed across the image from each camera This will free up system resources resulting in improved system performance but will prevent users from viewing any live images through the Monitor application Select this option if the Monitor application is not used on a daily basis e g if the Monitor application is only used when the system administrator adj
118. be printed as well as information about camera name image capture time print time and user name of the user printing the image You also have the option of including a user s note for example a description of the recording On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 145 www OnSSl com lt O OnSS J CONS S ie flard Hemole Cieni Pind Micro Interas Leplkser ie ONSS NetSGuard Remote Client Print Ey Pt Camera 1 RS a 17 AM Compt fc Oni ue Scie ic Sere om cors Frint Close Window with preview and information about printed image Date and time format may be different on your computer Click the separate window s Print link to print the image and associated details Exporting Images With the Browse tab s Export section you are able to export recorded images in the AVI movie clip and JPEG still image formats i lt Export e Start Time 30 06 2005 10 10 10 Sat End Time 30 06 2005 10 11 40 Set Source Front Door Camera 1 Export Export section Date and time format may be different on your computer See Exporting Video Evidence for detailed information about exporting recorded images With the NetGuard remote client you are able to quickly generate and export video evidence in the AVI movie clip and JPEG still image formats Note Depending on your user rights access to generating AVI or JPEG evidence from some cameras may be restricted Date and time format
119. ble to define up to 25 preset positions You define a preset position by moving the PTZ camera to the required position with the controls in the PTZ View section then naming the position in the Preset Positions section For a relative positioning PTZ camera the number of preset positions will depend on the camera video server and PTZ driver used and only preset positions defined on the camera video server will be available Defined preset positions can be used for making the PTZ camera automatically go to particular preset positions when particular events occur and for specifying PTZ patrolling scheme Defined preset positions will also become selectable in the Monitor application as well as in the NetGuard remote clientrsname and NetGuard EVS allowing users of these applications to move the PTZ camera to the preset positions Note For an absolute positioning PTZ camera you may define up to 50 preset positions All 50 preset positions can be used in the NetGuard remote client and NetGuard EVS However only the first 25 preset positions can be used in the Monitor application To define a preset position first use the controls in the PTZ Preset Positions for Device Name Camera Name window s PTZ View section to move the PTZ camera to the required position On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 30 www OnSSl com lt C gt Onss Having moved the PTZ camera to the required position select an undefined item in the Preset Positions se
120. bute navigation HTML pages to NetGuard remote client users do the following Create the required HTML page The navigation controls in the HTML page must match the views users see in their NetGuard remote clients For example in order for a button leading to View2 to work a view called View2 must exist If you intend to distribute a navigation HTML page to a group of users it is highly recommended that the views in which the HTML page will be used are placed in shared groups Save the HTML page locally on each computer on which it will be used When saving the HTML page locally save it at a location to which an unambiguous path can be defined for example in a folder on the user s C drive example C myfolder Saving the HTML page on the user s desktop or in the user s My Documents folder will not work properly due to the way Windows constructs the path to such locations Verify that the NetGuard remote clients in which the HTML page will be used are locally installed versions If not download and install the NetGuard remote client software on each computer on which the HTML page will be used Import the HTML page into the NetGuard remote client views in which it will be used Test that the navigation controls on the imported HTML page work as intended Enjoy simple and intuitive NetGuard remote client navigation tailored to meet your organization s needs To log out of the NetGuard remote client simply click the Log Out button in the Ne
121. c haras TREA eee ee fremas z In addition to listing motion sequences the Alarm Overview control panel can also display a list of occurred events the camera s event log To toggle between viewing a list of motion sequences and a list of occurred events click the Alarm Overview control panel s Sequences and Events buttons Browsing Recordings with the Alarm Overview To view recordings from the time at which motion was detected or an event occurred select the required sequence event in the list When you select a sequence event in the list the camera layout will display images matching the exact time of the motion detection or event To view what took place prior to and after the motion detection or event use the timeline browser or playback controls to browse recordings from around the time of the motion detection or event Smart Search Smart search lets you search for motion in one or more selected areas of images from a particular camera To use smart search do the following Select the required camera in the camera layout Single view is required to use smart search If you are not already viewing images from the selected camera in single view click the Single View icon in the toolbar to switch to single view IAI single View icon Click the Smart Search icon in the toolbar to open the Smart Search control panel arch Seg Bond Sia Beach Sensi Medam pene a Heri nig lage every 10 conh iranat A fimaga ev
122. camera is online i e transferring images to the NetDVMS server will not necessarily mean that images from the camera are recorded i e stored in the camera s database on the NetDVMS server Image storage settings for individual cameras are specified in the Camera Settings for Device Name Camera Name Window Access To access the Scheduler window click the Scheduler button in the Administrator window E eme eS hs Be Lied Camera Alert Scheduler Window On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 42 www OnSSlI com lt C gt onssi Camera Alert Scheduler Window s Fields and Check Boxes The Camera Alert Scheduler Window features the following fields and check boxes Field Check Box Description Camera Lets you select a particular camera for which to specify or view a schedule in the window s calendar section Note Always verify that you have selected the required camera in the list even though schedules displayed in the calendar section may look and indeed sometimes be similar the displayed schedule refers specifically to the selected camera Mode Select whether to add or delete periods in the calendar section Set Add periods May also be used to overwrite existing periods Clear Delete existing periods Online Check the Online box when you want to set or clear online periods for the selected camera E mail Check the E mail box when you want to set or clear periods with e mail alerts for the selected camera
123. ccounts To define user names and passwords for remote users click the User setup button This will open the User administration window in which you define individual user names and their associated passwords To add a user click the User administration window s Add user button specify the required user name and password and click OK This will add the user to the User administration window s list of users To remove a user from the User administration window s list of users select the user in the list and click the Delete user button Defining Access Rights Three different types of access right are available Allow anonymous access Allows unrestricted access users will not have to specify a user name or password to access Access for predefined users only Allows access only to users you have defined by clicking the User setup button Those users must provide their user name and password when accessing after which they will have access to all available cameras Restrict user access by camera Allows access only to users you have defined by clicking the User setup button You are able to restrict those users access to particular cameras and features as described in the following Restricting Defined Users Access When you select the option Restrict user access by camera you are able to restrict defined users access to particular cameras and features in the following way Click the User Access button This will open t
124. ced Window s Fields The Advanced window contains the following fields Field Description Ftp Server Port Lets you specify port number to use for sending event information from the device to the surveillance system via FTP Default port is port 21 Alert Port Lets you specify port number to use for handling event based alerts Default port is port 1234 SMTP Port Lets you specify port number to use for sending event information from the device to the surveillance system via SMTP Default port is port 25 Polling For a small number of devices primarily I O devices see Using Dedicated 1 O Frequency 1 10 Devices it is necessary for the surveillance system to regularly check the state of the sec devices input ports in order to detect whether input has been received Such state checking at regular intervals is called polling The Polling Frequency field lets you specify the interval between state checks Interval is specified in tenths of a second Default value is 10 tenths of a second i e one second For I O devices it is highly recommended that the polling frequency is set to the lowest possible value one tenth of a second between state checks For information about which devices require polling see the release note Event Buttons Note Access to features in the Administrator application including those described in the following may require administrator rights Event buttons are configurable buttons al
125. certain conditions only Select check box to store all images in which motion is detected Note Use of storage on event requires that events have been defined Read more about events in About Input Events amp Output Available only when the option Conditionally is selected i e when images received from the camera should be stored in the database on certain conditions only Select check box to store all images regardless of motion when an external event occurs and until another external event occurs then select required start and stop events in the Start and Stop lists Available only when the option Conditionally is selected i e when images received from the camera should be stored in the database on certain conditions only You are able to store recordings from periods preceding and following detected motion and or specified events Using such a pre post buffer can be advantageous If for example you have defined that images should be stored when a door is opened being able to see what happened immediately prior to the door being opened may be important Specify the number of seconds for which you want to store images from before and after the storage conditions are met On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 18 www OnSSl com LX OnSSI Example You have specified that images should be stored conditionally on event with a start event called Door Opened and a stop event called Door Closed With a pre post buf
126. ch archiving is possible The section lists all enabled cameras i e cameras which depending on their individual settings may transfer images to the surveillance system The section also lists the path to the archiving directory for each camera Grip If a particular camera is not listed it is highly likely that the camera is disabled To check if a camera is disabled look for the camera in the Administrator window s Device Manager section A disabled camera will be clearly indicated by an icon amp and can be enabled by right clicking the camera name Specifying that Archiving Should Apply for Specific Cameras To specify that archiving should apply for a specific camera select the check box next to the name of the required camera Reception Camera 1 Specifying that archiving should apply for a specific camera Remember that only when you click OK is archiving actually enabled for the selected cameras Specifying Archiving Locations for Specific Cameras A default archiving location typically c videodata is specified for each camera The default archiving directory called Archives will be located at this location To specify another location for the archiving directory for a camera either click the browse icon J next to the path listing for the required camera and browse to the required location or click the default path listing to overwrite it c MypFiles MySurveillanceS ystem Overwriting an existing path Gri
127. criterion is satisfied even if only one of the terms is present As a rule of thumb the more terms you combine with OR the more results you will retrieve On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 81 www OnSSl com lt C gt onssi Example Many results match the criterion User001 OR Door053 OR Sunday Remove Lets you remove the item immediately to the left of a cursor positioned in the Event message include field If no cursor has been positioned in the Event message include field the last item in the field will be removed Notification Settings Section The Edit Event window for editing generic events contains the following fields in the Notificationsettings section Field Description Send Email if this Select check box to send an e mail alert when the event occurs event occurs Note In order to be able to use e mail alerts the e mail alert feature must have been set up in the E Mail setup window Include image Available only if the Send e mail if this event occurs check box is selected from camera l eee i Select check box to include an image recorded at the time the event is triggered in the e mail alert then select the required camera in the list below the check box Send SMS if this Select check box to send an SMS alert when the input occurs event occurs Note In order to be able to use SMS alerts the SMS alert feature must have been set up in the SMS settings window When you have edited
128. ction s list of preset position names and click the Set Position button to define a name for the preset position Each of the PTZ Preset Positions for Device Name Camera Name window s sections are described in the following PTZ View Section The PTZ View section lets you control the PTZ camera and watch the PTZ camera s movements You use this section to move the PTZ camera to the positions you then define as presets positions in the Preset Positions section The preview provided in the PTZ View section is not suitable for PTZ testing To move the PTZ camera simply click the required position in the preview picture The PTZ View section also features sliders allowing you to move the PTZ camera along each of its axes the X axis allowing you to pan left right the Y axis allowing you to tilt the camera up down and the Z axis enabling you to zoom in and out the camera will zoom in when you move the slider towards Tele and zoom out when you move the slider towards Wide As an alternative to clicking the required position in the preview or using the sliders you can use the PTZ camera navigation buttons Moves the PTZ camera up and to the left Moves the PTZ camera up Moves the PTZ camera up and to the right Moves the PTZ camera to the left Moves the PTZ camera to its home position Moves the PTZ camera to the right Moves the PTZ camera down and to the left Moves the PTZ camera down Moves the PTZ camera down and to the right
129. de list lets you select the required spilt mode One by One lets you view a single viewpoint Two by Two lets you view four different viewpoints at a time When viewed on the Live and Browse tabs the IPIX camera will appear as specified with either one or four viewpoints from the same image On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 133 www OnSSlI com lt C gt Onss Two by Two Live tab displaying four different viewpoints from a single IPIX camera in this example the PIX camera s four viewpoints are enlarged for clarity Civ When viewing different viewpoints from an IPIX camera on the Live or Browse tabs you are able to navigate each viewpoint independently by clicking inside each viewpoint or by using the buttons in the PTZ Control section Apply to All The Apply To All button lets you quickly apply the camera settings for the selected camera to all cameras in the view Configuring Joystick Control The Setup tab s Joystick Control section lets you configure joystick control of PTZ Pan Tilt Zoom cameras Joystick configuration control requires that a joystick is attached to the computer running the NetGuard remote client Note Even though joystick control is supported for a large number of PTZ cameras not all PTZ cameras may be joystick controlled Refer to the release note for information about joystick support for cameras Click the Joystick Control section s Setup button to access the Joystick Setup w
130. ded Using SMTP will help you avoid automatically triggered warnings from your e mail client Such automatically triggered warnings may otherwise inform you that your e mail client is trying to automatically send an e mail message on your behalf whenever an e mail alert is triggered If selecting SMTP you are able to specify settings for the SMTP server Advanced mail setup ve Diit enir email pecan Bit comercial Dha SHIP ip ipj m CATR Sem Torge ora adhe Diigo cma bel F rem ninna leren resumes ino Ilji Faraj Cocel On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 53 www OnSSl com lt C gt Onss The Advanced e mail setup window Access To access the Advanced e mail setup window click the Advanced button in the E Mail setup window Selecting Required E mail Method Specify required method by selecting one of the following options Use existing mail profile to send mail Select to use existing e mail client such as Microsoft Office Outlook for sending e mail alerts Default selection Use SMTP to send mail Select to use SMTP for sending e mail alerts SMTP Settings If you select to use SMTP for sending e mail alerts specify the following Sender e mail address Type e mail address of sender Outgoing mail SMTP server name Type name of SMTP server to be used for sending e mail alerts Server requires login Select check box if a user name and password is required to use the SMTP server Username F
131. dition to image browsing features the Browse tab also lets you print images and export AVIs movie clips and JPEGs still images m p i a Cia a 7 i 5 r i i P j feo FY a nel The Browse tab in this example displaying a view with images from eight cameras On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 139 www OnSSl com OnSSI Selecting a View You are able to select a view for display on the Browse tab in two ways By selecting the required view in the Browse tab s Views section Detail from Live tab s Views section S Private My First Private Group C My First Private vie HHC Private My Second Pritdte Group a 4 m FSL srar bop Eu Keaend Freese By selecting the required view from the Views list located in the upper part of the window My First Private View Views list Enlarging Images from a Particular Camera in a View To enlarge images from a particular camera in a view double click the blue title bar above the image Double clicking blue bar above image enlarges view To return to normal view simply double click the blue title bar again ip If you have selected reduced image quality for the camera on the Setup tab images from the camera will be displayed in full quality when viewed enlarged On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 140 www OnSSl com Time Navigation The Browse tab s Time Navigation section provides you with controls for
132. dministrator includes master slaves handling handling of local IP address ranges etc Very flexible rights for accessing individual NetGuard EVS and camera features are determined on a per user basis Net based thus offering a high degree of flexibility for integration of new features plugins etc The client solution of the future Systems on which a Net client solution is desirable Systems on which a high degree of flexibility e g use of remote access plugin features will be required Page 115 lt C gt onssi Specific Differences Between NetGuard remote client and NetGuard EVS The NetGuard remote client andNetGuard EVS may initially look quite similar However the two clients are programmed differently they have different installation requirements and one client offers more features than the other Programming Differences Net or Not As opposed to the NetGuard remote client the NetGuard EVS has been developed based on the Net software development platform Net Framework 1 1 downloadable from http www microsoft com downloads is required on computers running the NetGuard EVS The Net software development platform allows the interconnection of computers and services for the exchange and combination of data and objects The platform makes extensive use of so called web services which provide the ability to use the web rather than single applications for various services This in turn provides the
133. e User001 OR Door053 AND Sunday In the example the two OR terms will be processed first then the result will be combined with the last part of the string In other words the system will first look for any packages containing either of the terms User007 or Door053 then it will take the results and run through them in order to see which packages also contain the term Sunday On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 80 www OnSSl com LOX OnSS Lets you add an end parenthesis to the Event message include field AND Lets you add an AND operator to the Event message include field With an AND operator you specify that the terms on both sides of the AND operator must be present Example User001 AND Door053 AND Sunday In the above example the term User007 as well as the term Door053 as well as the term Sunday must be present in order for the criterion to be met It is not enough for only one or two of the terms to be present As a rule of thumb the more terms you combine with AND the fewer results you will retrieve User0O01 _ Doorss Example Few results match the criterion User001 AND Door053 AND Sunday OR Lets you add an OR operator to the Event message include field With an OR operator you specify that either one or another term must be present Example User001 OR Door053 OR Sunday In the above example the term User007 or the term Door053 or the term Sundaymust be present in order for the criterion to be met The
134. e client s Setup tab Note Particular user rights may be required in order to access the Setup tab If you are not able to access the Setup tab you are not able to create views On the Setup tab look at the Views section The Group folders to which you do not have access will be indicated by padlock icons Example The user is able to create and edit views in private 3 groups but not in shared groups Note the padlock icon on I Private the shared group folder Consult your system administrator if Ca Shared in doubt about your user rights Creating Views in Private Groups To create your first view in a private group you first create a group then create the required view within the group If you have created views in private groups before you may create new views in existing private groups or you may create a new private group for the view Note Views are created on the NetGuard remote client s Setup tab Particular user rights may be required in order to access the Setup tab Creating a Private Group To create a private group do the following on the Setup tab n the Setup tab s Views section select the Private folder or if you have created private groups before any folder labeled Private n the Setup tab s Group Control section type a name for the group in the Group Name field then click the New button Group Name My First Private Group Typing a name in Setup tab s Group Control section
135. e mail and SMS settings logging etc J Access To access the General Settings window click the General Settings button in the Administrator window Lamia mF Rare rI rE Fry sud Pau eor F pores ae Fa The General Settings window The General Settings window is divided into a number of sections Administrator Settings The Administrator Settings section lets you password protect access to the Administrator application and restrict user rights When the Enable Protection check box is selected users must supply the administrator password in order to be able to access the Administrator application and in order to be able to use any of the features to which access has been restricted Changing the Administrator Password To change the administrator password click the Change Password button to open the Change Password window When an administrator password is in use users accessing the Administrator application or wishing to use protected features must type the administrator password in the window before access is granted Restricting Users Rights To restrict the rights of users who are not administrators select the Enable Protection check box then select the features to which users who are not administrators should have access Application Startup Allows users to start the Monitor application without having to specify the Administrator password Application Shutdown Allows users to close the Monitor
136. ear in the package but not necessarily in any exact sequence add the terms one by one i e so they will appear as User001 Door053 Sunday in the Event message include field Displays the string which will be used for the actual package analysis On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 75 www OnSSl com L OnSSI include Add AND The field is not directly editable However you are able to position the cursor inside the field in order to determine where a new item should be included when you click the Add button or one of the parenthesis or operator buttons Likewise you are able to position the cursor inside the field in order to determine where an item should be removed when clicking the Remove button The item immediately to the left of the cursor will be removed when you click the Remove button Adds the content of the Event substring field to the Event message include field the content of which will be used for the actual analysis See also the description of the Event substring and Event message includes fields Lets you add a start parenthesis character to the Event message include field Parentheses can be used to ensure that related terms are processed together as a logical unit in other words they can be used to force a certain processing order in the analysis Example User001 OR Door053 AND Sunday In the example the two terms inside the parenthesis will be processed
137. eate and switch between an unlimited number of views each able to display images from up to 16 cameras from multiple servers at a time Views can placed in private groups only accessible by the user who created them or shared groups accessible by all remote users connected to the OnSSI NetDVMS server Include static images and HTML pages in views Control PTZ Pan Tilt Zoom and IPIX 860 view cameras Activate external outputs Get quick overviews of sequences with detected motion Print images Generate and export evidence in AVI movie clip and JPEG still image formats On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 116 www OnSSlI com OnSSI The NetGuard EVS offers all of the above plus The ability to activate manually triggered events also known as event buttons The ability to get quick overviews of detected events The ability to quickly search selected areas of camera images for motion also Known as smart search The ability to create special views for widescreen monitors The ability to individually configure and use several different joysticks The ability to assign user specific keyboard shortcuts to common actions The ability to skip gaps during playback of recordings More features for printing images NetGuard The NetGuard remote client provides remote users with feature rich access to the surveillance system It lets users access multiple servers at a time allowing remote
138. ec is a particular compression decompression technology used when generating video files Your choice of codec will affect the quality and size of the AVI file The Indeo video 5 10 codec if available on your PC generally provides a very good compromise between quality and file size This step applies for export in the AVI format only if using the JPEG format go to step 11 By default the AVI file will get a file name based on the export start time along the structure yyyymmddhhmmss avi year month day hour minute second example 20050630160430 for a file with a start time of 16 04 30 on 30th June 2005 The name will automatically appear in the AV File Name field The default file name format is independent of regional settings on your computer You are always able to change the default file name to a name of your choice simply by overwriting the default file name Remember that the file name must include the avi file extension Specify export destination If you select Desktop your exported file will be saved in an automatically created Exported Images folder on the desktop of your PC If you select Path you are able to specify a path yourself The exported file will be saved in an automatically created Exported Images folder under the path you specify example If you specify a path like C My Stuff My Files the exported file will be saved in C My Stuff My Files Exported Images When specifying a path this way the f
139. ecent images from the selected camera try the Archives feature Lets you quickly jump to the oldest or newest image from the recent database of the selected camera Clicking the left arrow will take you to the oldest image in the recent database of the selected camera Clicking the right arrow will take you to the newest image in the recent database of the selected camera Orip To view non recent images from the selected camera try the Archives feature Lets you browse sequences from the recent database of the selected camera in which motion has been detected Overview browsing is based on thumbnail image representations of the sequences Clicking the left arrow provides you with an overview of the previous four sequences in which motion was detected with information about each sequence You are able to jump to a sequence by clicking the thumbnail image representing it Example of overview Likewise clicking the right button provides you with an overview of the next four sequences in which motion was detected with information about each sequence You are able to jump to a sequence by clicking the thumbnail image representing it Clicking the Overview link lets you browse the four sequence overviews For each click you are taken forward in time Lets you browse sequences from the recent database of the selected camera in which motion has been detected Alarms browsing is based on a list of the sequences Clicking the left
140. ecify a name for the server By default the name is Engine You are able to change the default name NetGuard remote client and NetGuard EVS users will see the name of the server when they configure views on their NetGuard remote clients or NetGuard EVS s Setup tab provided their user rights permit them to use the Setup tab On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 198 www OnSSl com LO OnSSI Engine Port Enable Outside Access Outside IP Address Outside Port Local IP Ranges H fa Engine Back Door Camera 1 Front Door Camera 1 Office Camera 1 E w Engine name as remote users will see it in the System Overview section of the NetGuard remote client s or NetGuard EVS s Setup tab In this case the default name Engine has been used Lets you specify a port number to use for the server The default port number is 80 You are able to change the default port number Select check box if Image Server should be accessible from the internet via a router or firewall If selecting this option also specify the outside public IP address and port number in the Outside IP Address and Outside Port fields Note When using outside access the router or firewall used must be configured so requests sent to the outside public IP address and port are forwarded to the inside local IP address and port of the server running the Image Server service Lets you specify a public IP address for use when the server sho
141. ect the NetGuard EVS from Windows Start menu exactly how you do this is determined by where and how you have installed the NetGuard EVS on your computer but you would typically select Start gt All Programs gt OnSSI NetGuard EVS gt NetGuard EVS A splash screen is displayed while the NetGuard EVS loads this typically takes a few seconds only The NetGuard EVS login window appears NetGuard EVS Client Lag On l On S S On Net Surveillance Sysiems inc Enter or select the sengi you wish bo conned ti _ Enter or select the server you wish to connect to Connect ta w Connect to ii Enter your log on information 7 y a Emer your log on information Usemane Lisernam Password Password Detail from theThe NetGuard EVS login window Specify your login information in the following fields Connect to Type the URL or IP address specified by your surveillance system administrator Internet connections may use different ports for different purposes therefore the URL or IP address may include a port number example 123 123 123 123 80 where 80 indicates the port number If you have logged in before you may simply select the required server from the Connect to list Username Type your user name as specified by your system administrator The user name is case sensitive i e there is a difference between typing for example amanda and Amanda Password Type your password as specified by y
142. ed gt Next image Moves to the image just after the one currently viewed a Previous sequence Moves to the first image in the previous sequence i Next sequence Moves to the first image in the following sequence First image Moves to the first image in the database for the selected camera Last image Moves to the last image in the database for the selected camera Time Sliders The Time Navigation section s time sliders let you browse recordings simply by dragging the sliders handles Drag to the left to move backwards in time drag to the right to move forward in time Use the upper times slider for fine browsing within a limited period of time use the lower slider for more coarse browsing within longer time spans 4 TP i Baik Time Forth TE TF bb Time sliders On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 142 www OnSSI com lt C gt Onss Playback Slider and Buttons The Time Navigation section s playback slider lets you specify the required playback speed In the slider s middle position playback speed is real time 1 00x Drag the slider to the left for a slower playback speed drag to the right for a faster playback speed An indication of the exact playback speed is displayed in the upper right corner of the Time Navigation section s Master Time area Playback 7 F Slow Fact Playback slider and buttons Use the playback buttons to play back recordings a Play reverse Plays back recording
143. ed features Clicking the Admin Login button opens the Administrator Login window in which you are able to specify the administrator password and log in to OnSSI NetDVMSas an administrator When you are logged in as an administrator the Admin Login button changes to Admin Logout Clicking the Admin Logout button will restore any restrictions Lets you access the Administrator application The Administrator application is used for configuring OnSS I NetDVMS upon installation or whenever configuration adjustments are required e g when adding new cameras to the system Note Accessing the Administrator application from the Monitor may require certain user rights See the description of the Admin Login button When you close the Administrator application and return to the Monitor the Monitor will be restarted Certain settings notably settings for PTZ Pan Tilt Zoom cameras are not configurable when the Administrator application is accessed from the Monitor application To configure such settings you must close the Monitor application and open the Administrator application separately Exit Exits the Monitor closing down the application and thereby stopping the transfer of images from cameras to OnSSI NetDVMS You will be asked to confirm that you want to close down the application Note Use with caution Exiting the Monitor will stop recordings Certain user rights may be required in order to be able to close down the Monitor See
144. ed shared view appearing under group O Private HE Shared Our First Shared Group C Gur First Shared View ip A group whether private or shared can contain an unlimited number of views More than one private and shared group can exist Adding Cameras to the View Having created a view within a group you are able to specify which cameras should be included in the view Note Bear in mind that depending on their user rights not all users may have access to all cameras on the surveillance system Thus even though you may be able to view images from all cameras in a shared view other users may not necessarily be able to view images from all the cameras Consult your system administrator if in doubt On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 128 www OnSSl com OnSSI To add cameras to a view do the following n the Setup tab s Views section select the required view When you select a view the layout of the selected view is outlined in the main section of the NetGuard remote client window TELH Iri ar a n PEE M rE Ce a E e es fi Layout of selected view is outlined in main section indicated in red frame in this example aou In the Setup tab s System Overview section click the plus sign 4 next to the required engine server to view a list of available cameras Example Engine with five available cameras A Engine Back Door Camera 1 Front Door Camera i gt Recepti
145. ed to specify the administrator password in the Administrator Login window in order to get access to the restricted features Fieke ceed Pe aieea tod uni ai ji DanH The Administrator Login window You will only be asked to specify the administrator password in two situations When you click the Administrator shortcut on the desktop in order to open the Administrator application This will only be the case when access to the Administrator application has been password protected When you click the Admin Login button in the Monitor application Note Access to features in the Administrator application including those described in the following may require administrator rights The Administrator window the main window in the Administrator application is used by the surveillance system administrator for configuring OnSSI NetDVMS upon installation or whenever configuration adjustments are required e g when adding new cameras to the system J Access You access the Administrator window by clicking the Administrator shortcut on the desktop If access from the Monitor application is enabled the Administrator window may also be accessed from the Monitor application On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 3 www OnSSI com lt C gt onssi Access to the Administrator window may be password protected in which case you will be asked to provide the administrator password in the Administrator Login window
146. efined on a particular device To associate a particular event with a particular output do the following Select the required event in the Available Events list in the left side of the I O Control window Ori Events as well as event buttons may be listed ip When you select an event or event button in the Available Events list you can view detailed information about the selected event or event button under Event Information in the lower part of the window Select the required output in the list of available outputs the list in the middle of the window Click the gt gt button located below the Selected Outputs list This will copy the selected output to the Selected Outputs list When the selected event occurs or when the selected event button is clicked the selected output will be triggered You are able to associate an event or an event button with more than one output Simply repeat the process for each required output To remove an output from the Selected Outputs list simply select the required output and click the lt lt button located below the Selected Outputs list Note Access to features in the Administrator application including those described in the following may require administrator rights In the Output Settings for Device Name Camera Name window you are able to associate a camera with particular external outputs defined in the O Setup window for example the sounding of a siren or the switching o
147. el 1 second line from the top corresponds to camera channel 2 etc To change camera settings select the required camera channel from the list specify required information in the following fields and click the Apply button Field Description Camera Name Name used to identify the selected camera Existing names such as the default camera names Camera 1 Camera 2 etc can be changed by overwriting the existing names Note Camera names must be unique for each device Camera Type Lets you select whether the camera on the selected camera channel is Fixed or Moveable Fixed Camera mounted in a fixed position Moveable PTZ camera Device Port Available only if Moveable is selected in the Camera Type field Lets you select which control port on the video server should be used for controlling PTZ functionality on the camera Port Address Available only if Moveable is selected in the Camera Type field Lets you specify port address of the camera The port address would normally be 0 or 1 If using daisy chained PTZ cameras the port address will identify each of them and you should verify your settings with those recommended in the camera manuals On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 14 www OnSSl com lt C gt onssi Camera Administration Note Access to features in the Administrator application including those described in the following may require administrator rights Adding Cameras In OnSSI NetDVMS you do not
148. em with the NetGuard or NetGuard EVS The Image Server itself does not require separate hardware it runs as a service on the computer running the OnSSI NetDVMS software The NetGuard and NetGuard EVS Choice of two types of remote access clients each providing users with intuitive remote access to the surveillance system The NetGuard and NetGuard EVS let users view live images play back recorded images activate outputs print and export evidence etc The NetGuard can be installed locally on remote users PCs or the users can access it straight from the surveillance system server through an Internet Explorer browser The extra feature rich NetGuard EVS is installed on remote users PCs The Web Server and RealtimeFeed Server Alternatives to the Image Server NetGuard NetGuard EVS for providing remote access to the surveillance system the Web Server and RealtimeFeed Server let system administrators manage remote access Remote users access the Web Server and RealtimeFeed Server through an Internet Explorer browser On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 1 www OnSSlI com lt C gt onssi Grip For total freedom you can also use the OnSSI NetPDA Client for convenient remote access to the surveillance system The OnSSI NetPDA Client is a separate product purchased in addition to OnSSI Updates OnSSI regularly releases service updates for its products offering improved functionality and support for new devices If you are an OnSSI syste
149. en placed over the images from an IPIX camera navigation by dragging is supported for the camera Refer to the release note for information about supported features for individual IPIX cameras On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 189 www OnSSl com PTZ Navigation Buttons As an alternative to navigation by dragging inside IPIX images use the navigation buttons in the PTZ Control section to move around the view from the selected IPIX camera The round middle button lets you quickly move the camera to its home i e default position The plus and minus buttons lets you zoom in and out respectively Presets IPI PTZ Positions PTZ Control section Presets The Presets list does not apply for navigating recorded images from IPIX cameras IPIX PTZ Positions You are able to move to a specific position in the IPIX view and then save that position by clicking the Save button When you later want to return to the saved position click the Load button Printing Images With the Browse tab s Print section you are able to print recorded images Print section To print an image do the following Select the required camera from the Print section s Source list Alternatively you may select the camera in the view Select the required date and time by using the controls in the Time Navigation section Click the Print section s Print button This will open the NetGuard EVS Surveillance Report window with a prev
150. ent button will open the Add New Event window for specifying generic events in which you are able to specify the rules and notification settings for individual TCP and or UDP based events When an existing event is selected in the list clicking the Add new event button will open the New Timer window in which you are able to specify timer events Timer events are separate events triggered by the event under which they are defined Timer events occur a specified number of seconds or minutes after the event under which they are defined has occurred Edit selected Opens the Edit Event window for editing generic events in which you are able to edit the settings for an existing event selected in the Defined events list Remove selected Lets you remove an existing event selected in the Defined events list Note The selected event will be removed without further warning Note Access to features in the Administrator application including those described in the following may require administrator rights On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 73 www OnSSl com LO OnSSI The Add New Event window for specifying generic events lets you specify the settings for an event based on input from external sources using the TCP and UDP protocols You are able to specify the criteria according to which NetDVMS should analyze received TCP and or UDP data packages and whether any notifications should be triggered by a detected event Chip
151. er see Remote Access through Web and RealtimeFeed Servers Your organization s choice of remote access solution will depend on the organization s requirements Deciding Which Remote Access Solution to Use When deciding which remote access solution is the best choice for your organization system administrators may find it helpful to review the following Note Systems and requirements differ from organization to organization The following questions and answers are thus for guidance only Will remote users access the surveillance system over very slow connections such as 28 8 Kbps connections Yes Use regular browser access through the Web Server RealtimeFeed Server No Use NetGuard remote client or NetGuard EVS access through the ImageServer Is it acceptable to install client software on remote users computers Yes Use NetGuard remote client or NetGuard EVS access through the ImageServer On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 113 www OnSSlI com lt C gt onssi No Use NetGuard remote client access through the ImageServer as remote users can run the NetGuard remote client straight from the OnSSI NetDVMS server as an alternative to the client being installed on remote users computers Remote access can also be provided through the Web Server RealtimeFeed Server as this does not require any client software but this is only recommended for remote access through very slow connections Will you require a large amount of fut
152. er uses port 81 and the RealtimeFeed Server uses port 9513 Note Both servers must be started before they are active and remote users are able to connect to them If remote users should be able to view live images the Monitor application must be running as well On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 209 www OnSSl com lt C gt onssi Web Server Configuration To configure the Web Server open the Web Server s Settings window the following way Open Windows Start menu Click All Programs Select OnSSI NetDVMS gt Web Server The Web Server icon now appears in the notification area system tray at the far right of the Windows taskbar Web Server icon Click the Web Server icon This will open the OnSSI NetDVMSHTTP Server window NetDVMS HTTP Server 3 Settings Sockets Shut down OnSSI NetDVMS HTTP Server window Inthe OnSSI NetDVMSHTTP Server window click the Settings button This will open the Settings window in which you configure the Web Server Aattings ka ATIF Sar pip HTTP pe Habe Sat E Log Acta to File bbk 0 Tengu hie iier aiar E Birna issiima teed qualty Lie fr Heim High Lie abriet Cette iire ated pool Lipa Bhup flies Soren aces duen hy peace ere eet carey Fated user nia be cama Lpa Barareh wa CE Settings window On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 210 www OnSSl com L OnSSI The Settings window lets you config
153. era is selected in the Monitor When Events is selected Events button depressed any global event buttons as well as any event buttons for the selected camera will be displayed below the Events button Simply click an event button to trigger the associated event I mi 4 i a Cy mi iz mn Example of event buttons Up to eight event buttons can be displayed for each camera Event buttons are defined in the Administrator application Ask your system administrator if in doubt about using event buttons defined for use with cameras in your organization Available only when a hot spot is enabled On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 96 www OnSSl com lt C gt onssi Mute Audio Admin Login Administrator Quick Browse lets you browse images from the selected camera in the hot spot Use the back and forward buttons below the Quick Browse button to move backwards and forwards thip The Viewer offers more advanced browsing features Note Use of the Quick Browse feature may require certain user rights See the description of the Admin Login button Lets you mute audio from cameras on which audio is enabled Recording is not affected by muting audio in the Monitor For users without administrator rights access to certain features in OnSSI NetDVMS may in some organizations have been restricted Provided you know the administrator password the Admin Login button lets you access such protect
154. eras worldwide Flexible with remote access features that let you use the surveillance system from any place and at any time using a PC laptop or PDA Scalable with open architecture based on IP technology with ongoing development and regular updates which gives you long term returns on your surveillance investment Future safe the IP network approach is the foundation for tomorrow available today Several Targeted Applications in One OnSSI NetDVMS consists of a number of applications each targeted at specific tasks and user types The Monitor application The main user interface in day to day operation the Monitor is used for recording and displaying images from connected cameras with optional indications of registered activity Camera images are only transferred to OnSSI NetDVMS while the Monitor is running Depending on user rights and configuration the Monitor may also be used for controlling PTZ Pan Tilt Zoom cameras for manually Starting and stopping cameras for manually triggering outputs etc The Administrator application Used by the surveillance system administrator for configuring OnSSI NetDVMS including the Monitor application upon installation or whenever configuration adjustments are required e g when adding new cameras or users to the system The Image Server Administrator application Used by the system administrator to manage access to the surveillance system for remote users logging in to the surveillance syst
155. ery 10 soca a Previous Smart Search control panel Cieetamlect Pet Image Oeerdag soso kethak Rer Matk E ra ial aH When the Smart Search control panel opens a blue grid will also appear as an overlay on the image in the camera layout Click and drag inside the image to select the areas in which you want to perform the smart search The areas you select will become visible through the blue overlay The blue overlay thus indicates areas to be excluded from the smart search On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 106 www OnSSlI com Example of selected area Inthe Smart Search control panel select required sensitivity in the Sensitivity list Select required image interval in the Interval list If you select All Images all images will be analyzed if you select e g Image every 10 seconds only one image per ten seconds of recordings will be analyzed Selecting a long interval will greatly reduce the time required to complete the search However with a long interval the search may not find motion sequences that are shorter than the specified interval n the Boundary Start and Boundary Stop sections specify the period of time to be covered by the search Note that the smart search is always carried out from the time of the image you are viewing and forwards or backwards The information you specify in the Boundary Start and Boundary Stop sections is only used to limit the search Click the Next move forward
156. ery second image will be included yet still play back in real time On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 193 www OnSSl com lt C gt onssi This step applies for export in the AVI format only if using the JPEG format go to previous step Inthe AVI Codec list select required AVI codec The list will contain the video codecs available on your PC Orip A video codec is a particular compression decompression technology used when generating video files Your choice of codec will affect the quality and size of the AVI file The Indeo video 5 10 codec if available on your PC generally provides a very good compromise between quality and file size Specify export destination in the export dialog s Export Destination section Desktop If you select Desktop your exported file will be saved in an automatically created Exported Images folder on the desktop of your PC Path lf you select Path you are able to specify a path yourself The exported file will be saved in an automatically created Exported Images folder under the path you specify example If you specify a path like C My Stuff My Files the exported file will be saved in C My Stuff My Files Exported Images When specifying a path this way the folders you specify do not have to be existing ones if they do not already exist they will be created automatically This step applies for export in the AVI format only By default the AVI file will get a file name based
157. es Select required Export Path if you keep the default setting the database files will be exported to an Exported Images folder on your desktop Select whether the Viewer program files should be included in the export If you include the Viewer in the export the exported databases can be viewed on any PC Click Next Fill in the Operator and Operator s Note fields Click Next and select whether to encrypt and or compress the exported databases If you select encryption specify a password for decrypting the exported databases and remember to send the password to the recipient separately Click the Next button to start the export Orip If you included the Viewer application in your export copying all exported files to the root of a CD or DVD will start the CD DVD automatically when the recipient inserts it Export format JPG WAV files t Select required Export Path if you keep the default setting the files will be exported to an Exported Images folder on your desktop Select whether timestamps from the surveillance system should be added to the exported JPGs Click Next to start the export To print evidence from the Viewer use the following procedure Select the required camera in the camera layout see Using the Viewer and browse to the image you want to print Click the Print icon The Print icon This will open the Print control panel Fred Dpmaar a Hote Dinin DH gi The Print control panel
158. es roughly corresponding to storing seven images per second 24 hours a day you should specify additional archiving times To add an archiving time to the list specify the required time in the Time to add field then click the Add button There must be at least one hour between each archiving time To remove an archiving time from the list select the archiving time to remove from the Page 88 lt C gt onssi Time to add Add Delete Select cameras for which the archiving function should apply list and click the Delete button Note While archiving takes place cameras for which archiving applies will briefly stop recording one after the other Although the pause is very brief typically less than a second it is therefore recommended that you specify archiving times that are outside periods in which you expect to record important images Lets you add an archiving time to the Daily archiving times list You specify the required time by selecting the hour minute and second values respectively then clicking the field s up and down buttons to increase or decrease values thip You may also simply overwrite selected hour minute or second values Adds the archiving time specified in the Time to add field to the Daily archiving times list Removes a selected archiving time from the Daily archiving times list If the Archive Setup window s Enable Archiving check box is selected this section lists cameras for whi
159. ether input has been received Such state checking at regular intervals is called polling The interval between state checks called a polling frequency is specified in the Advanced window For such I O devices the polling frequency should be set to the lowest possible value one tenth of a second between state checks For information about which I O devices require polling see the release note I O Setup Note Access to features in the Administrator application including those described in the following may require administrator rights The O Setup window lets you define external input events VMD Video Motion Detection events and output for devices on your surveillance system When events occur they can trigger one or more actions Input events occur when input from an external input unit is received on a device s input port for example when an external sensor detects that a door is opened VMD events occur when motion is detected on a particular camera Outputs are used for activating external output units for example for switching on lights or sounding a siren The O Setup window is used for defining which input events VMD events and outputs should be available on your system Input and VMD events can be used for triggering outputs or for triggering various actions on the surveillance system itself such as for starting or stopping cameras configured in the Camera Alert Scheduler window or for moving a PTZ camera to
160. event is triggered in the e mail alert then select the required camera in the list next to the check box Select check box to send an SMS alert when the input occurs Note In order to be able to use SMS alerts the SMS alert feature must have been set up in the SMS settings window Note Access to features in the Administrator application including those described in the following may require administrator rights The New Timer window lets you specify the settings for timer events Timer events are separate events triggered by the input event VMD Event Generic Event or event button under which they are defined Timer events occur a specified number of seconds or minutes after the event under which they are defined has occurred or the event button under which they have been defined has been clicked Timer events may be used for a wide variety of purposes the following are examples only A camera starts based on an input event e g when a door is opened or when an event button is clicked a timer event stops the camera after 15 seconds A camera starts and the lights are switched on based on a VMD event i e when motion is detected a timer event stops the camera after one minute and another timer event switches the lights off after two minutes On Net Surveillance Systems Inc www OnSSl com Page 64 lt C gt onssi lero Timar AF Pin vari k a bp Drar ei ren rea i ever cect ater 0 fe Secure H rrij ma T
161. ey are deleted Default is ten days rip Read more about logging in About Logging Timeout for Lets you specify a number of minutes within which the remote user must have been connections active requested information from the Web Server in order to keep the connection open If the remote user has not been active within the specified time the connection will be closed and the remote user will have to log in again if more information is required from the Web Server Default period is five minutes Realtime feed Note This setting specifically concerns the RealtimeFeed Server quality Lets you specify the default image quality used by the RealtimeFeed Server Low Low image quality Recommended for slow connections such as modem connections Medium Medium image quality Recommended for connections of reasonable speed such of ISDN connections High High image quality Recommended for fast connections such as ADSL or LAN connections Remote users will be able to manually override the RealtimeFeed Servers default image quality On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 211 www OnSSl com lt C gt onssi User Administration Accounts and access rights for remote users are configured in the Settings window s User Administration section Unrestricted anonymous remote access is possible however if you want to restrict remote access you must define user accounts i e user names and passwords for the remote users Defining User A
162. f only If installing for yourself only bear in mind that if your login is not an administrator login you will need to change the login name for the Image Server service so it matches your own login i e uses the same user name and password Follow the remaining steps in the installation wizard and click Finish on the last step to complete the installation To remove your OnSSI NetDVMS software use the following procedure Note If you are not an OnSSI NetDVMS system administrator it is highly recommended that you consult your system administrator before removing the software Shut down all OnSSI NetDVMS applications including the Web Server and RealtimeFeed Server if they are running Open Windows Control Panel and select Add or Remove Programs This will open the Add or Remove Programs window Inthe Add or Remove Programs window select the OnSS NetDVMS entry and click the Change Remove button The Add or Remove Programs window You will be asked to confirm that you want to remove the OnSSI NetDVMS package If you want to keep your existing configuration and or databases make sure the Remove Database Files and Remove Registry Settings check boxes are cleared Seis Uninet slate xj o ce ei ip se ree Me Ph ap ed al ot ty cope F isa Ohim Files Confirmation window note the Remove Database Files and Remove Registry Settings check boxes f you are sure that you want to uninstall the software clic
163. f the IPIX technology requires a dedicated IPIX camera or a special IPIX camera lens with a special IPIX license key License key for using the IPIX technology obtained when registering the software Only required if Enable iPIX check box is selected manually Network Settings for Video Device Section The Network Settings for Video Device section contains the following fields Field Description IP address Or DNS Host Name Use DNS host name Default Http Port Default Ftp Port Root Password IP address or DNS host name of the device in question Note If Use DNS host name check box is selected the name of the P address field changes to DNS Host Name in order to accommodate a DNS host name rather than an IP address By selecting the check box you are able to use a DNS host name for identifying the device instead of using the device s IP address When check box is selected the P address field changes its name to DNS Host Name ready to accommodate a DNS host name rather than an IP address When selected HTTP traffic to the device will go through the default port port 80 If you want to use another port for HTTP traffic to the device clear the check box and specify required port number in the field to the left of the check box When selected FTP traffic to the device will go through the default port port 21 If you want to use another port for FTP traffic to the device clear the check box and specif
164. f this type of logging is required select the Enable Audit Logging check box When audit logging is enabled you are able to specify the following values Days to log Number of days in which audit log files should be kept before they are overwritten Default is 30 days If you specify 0 zero audit log files will be kept indefinitely disk storage space permitting Minimum Logging Interval Minimum number of seconds between logged events Specifying a high number of seconds between logged events may help reduce the size of the audit log Default is 60 seconds In Sequence Timespan Maximum number of seconds to pass for viewed images to be considered to be within the same sequence Specifying a high number of seconds may thus help limit the number of viewed sequences logged and reduce the size of the audit log Default is ten seconds Ori Read more about OnSSI NetDVMS logging in About Logging Language Support and XML Encoding Section The Image Server NetGuard remote client and NetGuard EVS support local character sets such as Greek Hebrew Japanese etc for use in camera names user names passwords etc Select the required language in the Language list On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 201 www OnSSlI com lt C gt onssi Good to know Remote Viewing of Live Images from Stopped Cameras Stopped NetGuard remote client and NetGuard EVS users are able to view live images from cameras even though the cameras in question a
165. f thumb the more terms you combine with OR the more results you will retrieve Example Many results match the criterion User001 OR Door053 OR Sunday Remove Lets you remove the item immediately to the left of a cursor positioned in the Event message include field If no cursor has been positioned in the Event message include field the last item in the field will be removed On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 77 www OnSSl com lt C gt onssi Notification Settings Section The Add New Event window for specifying generic events contains the following fields in the Notificationsettings section Field Description Send Email if this Select check box to send an e mail alert when the event occurs event occurs Note In order to be able to use e mail alerts the e mail alert feature must have been set up in the E Mail setup window Include image Available only if the Send e mail if this event occurs check box is selected from camera MENT t Select check box to include an image recorded at the time the event is triggered in the e mail alert then select the required camera in the list below the check box Send SMS if this Select check box to send an SMS alert when the input occurs ven r evont occurs Note In order to be able to use SMS alerts the SMS alert feature must have been set up in the SMS settings window When you have specified a new generic event click OK Note Access to features in the Administ
166. fer of three seconds images will be stored from three seconds before Door Opened occurs to three seconds after Door Closed occurs iPIX Note Functionality in the iPIX section is only available if the use of IPIX technology has been enabled for the device to which the camera is attached For dedicated IPIX cameras the use of IPIX technology is automatically enabled If not dealing with a dedicated IPIX camera you enable use of IPIX technology for a device in the Edit device settings window accessed by selecting the required device in the Administrator window s Device Manager section then clicking the Administrator window s Edit Device button The iPIX section contains the following fields and buttons Field Description Enable iPIX Select check box to enable the use of IPIX technologya technology that allows viewing of 360 degree panoramic images through an advanced fish eye lenson the particular camera iPIX Settings Opens the iPIX Camera Configuration window in which you configure the camera s IPIX functionality Database Settings The Database Settings section lets you specify database settings for the camera such as where the database is kept how much to store etc You specify this information in the following fields Note By usingarchiving it is possible to store images beyond the capabilities of the camera s database Field Description Max records in Select this option to limit the database size based on
167. first then the result will be combined with the last part of the string In other words the system will first look for any packages containing either of the terms User007 or Door053 then it will take the results and run through them in order to see which packages also contain the term Sunday Lets you add an end parenthesis character to the Event message include field Lets you add an AND operator to the Event message include field With an AND operator you specify that the terms on both sides of the AND operator must be present Example User001 AND Door053 AND Sunday In the above example the term User007 as well as the term Door053 as well as the term Sunday must be present in order for the criterion to be met It is not enough for only one or two of the terms to be present As a rule of thumb the more terms you combine with AND the fewer results you will retrieve Useri Door053 Example Few results match the criterion On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 76 www OnSSl com lt C gt onssi User001 AND Door053 AND Sunday OR Lets you add an OR operator to the Event message include field With an OR operator you specify that either one or another term must be present Example User001 OR Door053 OR Sunday In the above example the term User007 or the term Door053 or the term Sundaymust be present in order for the criterion to be met The criterion is satisfied even if only one of the terms is present As a rule o
168. fully and this may occasionally lead to confusion As all images are time stamped by OnSSI NetDVMS upon reception and exact date and time information for each image is thus already known it is recommended that you keep the Include Date and Time in Image check box cleared Should you want to use the Include Date and Time in Image feature it is recommended that you click the Synchronize Time button if available Clicking the Synchronize Time button will set camera time to system time but does not guarantee that camera time will match system time indefinitely Tip For consistent synchronization you may if supported by the camera auto synchronize camera and system time via a time server Preview Image When adjusting camera settings you are able to view the effect of your settings by clicking the Preview Image button located at the bottom of the window Clicking the Preview Image button will provide you with an image from the camera in question as it would look with the settings specified in the Camera Settings section When you have found the best possible camera settings click OK to apply the settings for the camera Note Access to features in the Administrator application including those described in the following may require administrator rights The Adjust Motion Detection window lets you specify motion detection sensitivity for a specific camera Depending on your configuration motion detection sensitivity settin
169. g one input event only by selecting the required device and clicking the Add new event button in the O Setup window Note that this only applies when the selected device is capable of handling a single input event only Some devices are capable of handling several input events in which case a different window the Multiple Input Events window will open when the Add new event button is clicked Note Before you specify input events for a device verify that sensor operation is recognized by the device Most devices are capable of showing this in their configuration interfaces or via CGI script commands Also check the OnSSI NetDVMS release note to verify that input controlled operations are supported for the device and firmware used Add New Event Window s Fields The Add New Event window for devices capable of handling one input event only contains the following fields Field Description External sensor Read only field displaying the name of the device on which the input event is defined connected to Sensor Lets you select which of the device s input ports the sensor used for the input event is connected connected to through Event occurs Lets you select whether input event should be triggered when the signal on the input when input goes sensor rises or falls Low Trigger input event when the signal on the sensor is falling High Trigger input event when the signal on the sensor is rising For exact information abo
170. gin window Username Password Address Port To log in do the following Specify your login information in the following fields Username Type your user name as specified by your system administrator The user name is case sensitive i e there is a difference between typing for example amanda and Amanda Password Type your password as specified by your system administrator The password is case sensitive Address Type the URL or IP address specified by your system administrator This will typically be the same URL or IP address you used if connecting to the NetGuard remote client through a browser although it may occasionally be a different one Port Internet connections may use different ports for different purposes Specify the port number your system administrator has asked you to use when logging in to the NetGuard remote client In most circumstances port 80 is used Chip The vast majority of NetGuard remote client users will always log in to the same address and port number However if you occasionally log in to different addresses and ports or log in with different user names the Previous Logins list lets you select your previously specified logins in which case all you have to do is specify your password Click the Login link After a short wait the NetGuard remote client window will open On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 121 www OnSSl com OnSSI The NetGuard remote client window ha
171. ging a square around the required area in the hot spot For such cameras zoom level is controlled by holding down the SHIFT key on your keyboard while moving the mouse up or down this will display a zoom level slider inside the hot spot PTZ Patrolling and PTZ On Event PTZ cameras may be set up to move automatically either according to a scheme PTZ patrolling or when particular events occur PTZ On Event This is configured in the Administrator application With PTZ patrolling the PTZ camera will automatically move between preset positions With PTZ On Event the PTZ camera will automatically move to a particular preset position when a particular event occurs For example the PTZ camera may move to a preset position covering a door area when a door is opened lf PTZ patrolling is enabled for the selected PTZ camera you can pause PTZ patrolling for the camera by clicking the PTZ Menu s Pause Patrol button The button is only available for PTZ cameras for which PTZ patrolling has been enabled Note that pausing applies for the selected camera other PTZ cameras may still patrol Depending on configuration the pause may automatically time out after a while On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 99 www OnSSI com lt C gt onssi Note PTZ patrolling and PTZ On Event is stopped for all cameras as long as Manual Mode is used to allow cameras to be controlled manually Monitoring Audio If the camera selected in the Monitor s camera la
172. gs may determine when images from the camera are transferred to the surveillance system when alerts are generated when external outputs such as lights or sirens are triggered etc Motion detection sensitivity is therefore a key element in your OnSSI NetDVMS surveillance solution and time spent on finding the best possible motion detection settings for each camera may help you later avoid unnecessary alerts etc Depending on the physical location of the camera it may be a very good idea to test motion detection settings under different physical conditions day night windy calm weather etc On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 23 www OnSSl com Node Senility Hafi hipa Cernit The Adjust Motion Detection window access You access the Adjust Motion Detection window by clicking the Motion Detection button in the Camera Settings for Device Name Camera Name window Note Before you configure motion detection sensitivity for a camera it is highly recommended that you have configured the camera s image quality settings such as resolution compression etc in the Configure Device window and that you have specified any areas to be excluded from motion detection for example if the camera covers an area where a tree is swaying in the wind or where cars regularly pass by in the background in the Define Exclusion Regions window If you later change image quality settings and or exclusion area settings you should a
173. have to worry about having to add individual cameras to the system Cameras are connected to devices so once you have added the required devices to your OnSSI NetDVMS system see How to Add a Device all cameras connected to the devices are connected to the system as well Configuring Cameras You are able to specify a wide variety of settings for each camera connected to the OnSSI NetDVMS system Your entry point for such camera configuration is the Administrator window To configure a camera select the required camera in the Administrator window s Device Manager section then click the Administrator window s Settings button This will open the Camera Settings for Device Name Camera Name window in which you have access to settings for the camera in question including How the camera should record frame rate image quality etc Where and when to store recorded images from the camera Motion detection sensitivity How images from the camera should appear when displayed in the Monitor application Triggering of notifications and external output and more This also applies if you want to edit the settings for an already configured camera Note Access to features in the Administrator application including those described in the following may require administrator rights The Camera Settings for Device Name Camera Name window lets you specify settings for a particular camera a a zis r SD eee ee Example
174. he Define Camera Access for individual users window Define Camere icce for individesl weeds AF Arca n Ean Ekaki h barina Cie HTTP pai T Aka A uen aa HEP cere Pet eed i Vimahi fis coele lee ries Piece Cars 1 fice bea 1 F am Come Fates Cabra f Define User Access for individual users window On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 212 www OnSSI com lt C gt Onss n the User list select the required user m In the Defined Cameras list select the name of each camera to which the user should have access Drip By pressing the CTRL or SHIFT buttons on your keyboard while selecting camera names in the Defined Cameras list you are able to select several or all of the listed camera names in one go Click the gt gt button to move the selected camera names to the Viewable by selected user list If the user in question should be able to play back recordings from the selected cameras select the Allow playback functionality via HTTP server check box If the user in question should be able to generate AVI movie clips from recordings from the selected cameras select the Allow AVI creation via HTTP server check box Repeat as required for other users MNip For the remote user s perspective also see Remote Access through Web and RealtimeFeed Servers Testing the Web Server Confiquration To test the Web Server open an Internet Explorer browser version 6 0 or later is required o
175. he New Timer window Access You are able to access the New Timer window in three ways If dealing with input and VMD events in the O Setup window When you click the plus sign next to a device in the window s Defined events list and select a defined event you are able to click the Add new event button to access the New Timer window If dealing with event buttons in the Event Buttons window When selecting an already specified event button in the Defined Events list you are able to click the Add new event button to access the New Timer window If dealing with TCP and or UDP based events in the Generic Events window When selecting an already specified event in the Defined Events list you are able to click the Add new event button to access the New Timer window New Timer Window s Fields The New Timer contains the following fields Field Description Timer event is Read only field displaying the name of the event or event button under started by which the timer event is defined Timer event Lets you specify a name for the timer event name Note Event names must not contain the following characters lt gt amp i Timer event Lets you specify the amount of time that should pass between the event occurs after occurring event button being clicked and the timer event Specify the required amount of time in either seconds or minutes Examples The timer event should occur 15 seconds after the eve
176. he zoom level Note that the slider can be used only with absolute positioning PTZ cameras only Preset Positions If preset positions have been defined in the Administrator application you are able to move the PTZ camera to the stored preset positions by clicking the preset position buttons displayed in the lower part of the PTZ menu Preset position buttons are grouped into five preset banks A E with up to five preset position buttons 1 5 in each To use preset positions first click a preset bank button A E to display the preset position buttons in the required bank then click the required preset position button 1 5 to move the PTZ camera to the required preset position Dip You may use the A E and 1 5 keys on your keyboard to move the PTZ camera to preset positions Point and Click PTZ Control Point and click control is supported for absolute positioning PTZ cameras as well as some relative positioning PTZ cameras when a hot spot and the PTZ Menu are enabled If the mouse pointer changes to crosshairs when positioned in the hot spot you are able to control the PTZ camera by clicking in the hot spot 8 0 Crosshairs The PTZ camera will center on the point you click If you click and hold down the left mouse button then move the mouse up or down you will get access to a zoom slider For some cameras crosshairs surrounded by a square may be displayed When this is the case you are able to zoom in on an area by drag
177. hot spot however only five camera positions will be available Select a position in the Monitor Manager window s camera layout grid The selected position will be indicated in light gray whereas non selected positions will be dark gray Select the required camera from the Select Camera list An image from the selected camera will be displayed in the selected camera layout grid position If an image from the camera is not yet available a camera icon will appear Note that a disabled camera cannot be selected for more information about disabling enabling cameras see the description of the Administrator window Repeat step 2 3 for other required cameras Oip You are always able to change the camera selection for a position in the layout grid Simply select the required position when a position already contains a camera image it will be highlighted with a yellow border when you select it then select a different camera from the Select Camera list Chip an OnSSI NetDVMS server is capable of handling images from up to 64 cameras at a time In the Monitor Manager window you are thus able to allocate a maximum of 64 cameras for displaying images in the Monitor application However a single OnSSI NetDVMS server may have an unlimited number of cameras connected to it even though a maximum of 64 of the connected cameras can be used for recording live viewing simultaneously Read more in Using Background Cameras On Net Surveillance Systems
178. ich you are able to associate specific events with specific output This way you can for example specify that when motion is detected on a camera VMD event a siren should automatically sound output If you want users to be able to manually activate output when operating specific cameras you specify this in the Output Settings for Device Name Camera Name window Note Before you specify use of external input and output units on a device verify that sensor operation is recognized by the device Most devices are capable of showing this in their configuration interfaces or via CGI script commands Also check the OnSSI NetDVMS release note to verify that input and output controlled operations are supported for the device and firmware used In addition to IP video camera devices and IP video server devices it is possible to add a number of dedicated I O input output devices to OnSSI NetDVMS see How to Add a Device For information about which I O devices are supported refer to the release note When such I O devices are added input on the I O devices can be used to generate events in OnSSI NetDVMS and events in OnSSI NetDVMS can be used for activating output on the I O devices This means that I O devices can be used in your events based system setup in the same way as a camera Note When using some I O devices it is necessary for the surveillance system to regularly check the state of the devices input ports in order to detect wh
179. ick the Load button Dip You may be able to use a joystick for controlling your PTZ cameras Joystick control is configured in the NetGuard EVS s Application Menu see Further Configuration Note Even though joystick and point and click control is supported for a large number of PTZ cameras not all PTZ cameras may be controlled this way Refer to the release note for information about joystick and point and click support for PTZ cameras You view recorded images on the NetGuard EVS s Browse tab Note Particular user rights may be required in order to access the Browse tab Depending on your user rights access to browsing images from some cameras may be restricted Date and time formats used when browsing recorded images may vary depending on your computer s regional settings Illustrations in this help topic and date and time formats used in these illustrations are thus for guidance only When you select the NetGuard EVS s Browse tab the NetGuard EVS will connect to the OnSSI NetDVMS server and display recorded images from the cameras in the selected view This way you are able to browse recorded images The Browse tab provides you with a number of advanced features for browsing recorded images In addition to image browsing features the Browse tab also lets you print images and export AVIs movie clips and JPEGs still images aa Yi ar The Browse tab in this example displaying a view with images from 16 cameras
180. ield available only when Server requires login is selected Type user name required for using SMTP server Password Field available only when Server requires login is selected Type password required for using SMTP server Note Access to features in the Administrator application including those described in the following may require administrator rights Use of the SMS alert feature requires that an external Siemens TC 35 GSM modem has been attached to a serial port on the computer running the OnSSI NetDVMS software The SMS settings window lets you enable and configure the use of SMS alerts SOUS wettings aka Eventi Soe fa GEM modem con ts EDH ii coord AH code MH gaf PLUS paie a5 Cental Phone a Rigar Page be Basa ieg h qanky Tig b n ter jari 10 wnt i Test E Carcel The SMS settings window On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 54 www OnSSl com lt C gt onssi Access To access the SMS settings window click the Sms Settings button in the General Settings window Enabling SMS Alerts You enable SMS alerts by selecting the Enable SMS check box Note When enabling SMS alerts also consider the SMS alert schedules configured for each camera in the Camera Alert Scheduler window Specifying SMS Alert Settings Having selected the Enable SMS check box specify SMS alert settings in the following fields GSM modem con to Select port connecting the computer running OnSSI NetDVMS to the GS
181. iew of the image to be printed as well as information about camera name image capture time print time and user name of the user printing the image You have the option of including a user s note for example a description of the recording On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 190 www OnSSl com O Onss ioral inigeeet Leglerer a w ONSS NetGuard Remote Client Print Tussday Gaptember 27 2006 1 06 35 PM Thuniday September 29 2008 1018 33 AM Lopes e aie anrea Seniors ic Sas oe oe Page dete Prevere Fant Con Window with preview and information about printed image Date and time format may be different on your computer Optional If you want to change or verify paper size source and orientation for the printout click the NetGuard EVS Surveillance Report window s Page Setup button to open the Page Setup window When ready click the Page Setup window s OK button to return to the NetGuard EVS Surveillance Report window Optional If you want to preview your printout click the NetGuard EVS Surveillance Report window s Preview buiton Click the Print button to print the image and associated details On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 191 www OnSSl com Exporting Images With the Browse tab s Export section you are able to export recorded images in the AVI movie clip and JPEG still image formats
182. ility to view images from specific cameras The ability to use various features of the NetGuard remote client may therefore vary considerably from user to user Ask your surveillance system administrator if in doubt about your user rights On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 118 www OnSSlI com lt C gt onssi How does the NetGuard remote client differ from the NetGuard EVS For a description of how the NetGuard remote client differs from the NetGuard EVS see Remote Access Overview Note Downloading and installation of the NetGuard remote client may not be necessary The NetGuard remote client may indeed be downloaded and installed locally on the remote user s computer but it may also be run directly from the OnSSI NetDVMS server If you choose to run the NetGuard remote client directly from the OnSSI NetDVMS server you simply access it through the internet see Accessing the NetGuard remote client When this is the case no downloading or installation is required If you wish to download and install the NetGuard remote client do the following Open an Internet Explorer browser version 6 0 or later and connect to the URL or IP address specified by your system administrator in order to connect to the OnSSI NetDVMS server When you connect to the OnSSI NetDVMS server you will see a welcome page Inthe NetDVMS NetGuard remote client section of the welcome page click the Download and install NetDVMS NetGuard remote client loc
183. in Manual Mode Lets you toggle between scheduled mode cameras transferring images to OnSSI NetDVMS according to a schedule defined in the Administrator application and manual mode With manual mode you can start a camera i e make it transfer images to OnSSI NetDVMS from the Monitor even if the camera is not scheduled to be online When manual mode is selected Manual Mode button depressed three buttons the Stop Start button the Start All button and the Stop All button become available enabling you to start and stop cameras manually Note When in manual mode all scheduled camera activity for all cameras including automatic reconnection and any scheduled PTZ patrolling is disabled Use of manual mode may require certain user rights See the description of the Admin Login button Stop or Start Available only when the Manual Mode button is depressed Stops the camera selected in the camera layout When stopped no images are transferred from the camera to OnSSI NetDVMS Ortip In the camera layout the selected camera is indicated by a light blue image bar When the selected camera is stopped the button becomes a Start button Click the Start button to make the camera transfer images to OnSSI NetDVMS again Start All Available only when the Manual Mode button is depressed Starts all cameras i e makes all cameras transfer images to OnSSI NetDVMS Stop All Available only when the Manual Mode button is depressed
184. in full screen mode Run NetGuard for NetOVMS using server in Browser mode Download and install NetGuard for NetDVMS locally E Remember my settings C 2002 2006 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Detail from welcome page Depending on your security settings you may receive a security warning Do you want to run or save this file When this is the case click the Run button Depending on your security settings you may receive a further security warning Do you want to run this software When this is the case click the Run button The NetGuard EVS Setup Wizard begins In the wizard click Next and follow the installation instructions On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 157 www OnSSl com lt C gt Onss Installing the NetGuard EVS from a CD To install the NetGuard EVS from a CD do the following Insert the OnSSI software CD and run the file NetGuard EVS installation file OnSSI NetGuardEVS exe from the CD When the installation wizard starts click Next to continue the installation and follow the steps in the installation wizard Logging in to the NetGuard EVS is very straightforward So is the initial configuration of the NetGuard EVS upon your first login in fact configuration may in some cases not be required at all To log in to the NetGuard EVS do the following Double click the NetGuard EVS shortcut on your desktop If no NetGuard EVS desktop shortcut is available sel
185. in time or Previous move back in time buttons to search through images with motion detected in the selected areas within the specified period of time Each image in which motion has been found will be displayed in the camera layout The Smart Search control panel will show corresponding time information Seach Satur Seach bodice Feared Tiree od irage Hea 101d ie M Demi E mag Overlay i Motion in Image Prevent Smart Search control panel displaying search status information For each image found you have the following options in the Smart Search control panel Deselect Even while viewing images in which motion has been found you are able to adjust the area covered by smart search by dragging in the image When the Deselect check box is cleared areas you select in the image will be included in the smart search When the Deselect check box is selected areas you select in the image will be excluded from the smart search Image Overlay Select check box to display the blue image overlay grid indicating areas excluded from the search Motion in Image Select check box to highlight found motion in images On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 107 www OnSSl com lt C gt onssi Digital Image Control and Optimization With the Viewer s Image Controls control panel you are able to adjust the image selected in the camera layout The Image Controls control panel also lets you view areas of the selected image in greater m
186. in use you are able to see which patrol scheme is used for a particular period Click the relevant section of the gray bar the name of the patrol scheme in question will appear in the Patrol scheme list located below the calendar section osor E E mal 7 asl va Seared Patrolling 7 Colored bars indicating active periods Camera Alerts Scheduler Window s Copy and Paste Buttons Button Description Copy Schedule Lets you copy the schedule displayed in the calendar section When used in combination with the Paste Schedule button you are able to quickly re use schedules from one camera to another Paste Schedule Lets you paste a copied schedule for use with the selected camera The same copied schedule can be pasted to several cameras simply by selecting and pasting to one camera after the other Grip If you want to use a schedule for all cameras specify a schedule for one camera then use the Copy and Paste to All button to copy the schedule and paste it to all cameras in one go Copy and Paste Lets you copy the schedule displayed in the calendar section and paste it to all to All cameras in one go On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 45 www OnSSl com lt C gt onssi General Settings Note Access to features in the Administrator application including those described in the following may require administrator rights The General Settings window lets you manage a number of settings such as user rights
187. indow BAEN Hm Derk i e a ee Emi a eOr ET ee Dem alr miis b Bf k ie ed eS e le F Fi priri m ge Pe r i Ta ninr REF Ae dni and aa On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 134 www OnSSl com lt C gt onssi The Joystick Setup window The Joystick Setup window s Joystick Axes section lets you configure the axes used for the joystick With a joystick you are typically able to navigate camera images three dimensionally along three axes an X axis a Y axis and a Z axis where the Z axis refers to the depth zoom level Example X Y and Z axes Button Check Description Box Invert y axis Lets you invert the Y axis This way you are able to select whether the camera should move up or down when you move the joystick towards you and away from you respectively z axis uses a Lets you specify whether the Z axis should use a relative or an absolute positioning relative scheme positioning PER l heme This will affect the way you zoom in and out with camera Default values Lets you use the joystick s default axes settings The Joystick Buttons section lets you specify which joystick buttons should be used for particular actions To assign an action to a particular joystick button select the required action in the list then click the required joystick button When a button is assigned to an action the name of the button will be listed together with the name of the action To stop using a pa
188. ined events list For devices capable of handling a single input event only the button will open the Edit Event window for editing input events For devices capable of handling several input events the button will open the Multiple Inout Events window If the selected item is a timer event the button will open the New Timer window If the selected item is an output the button will open the Edit Output window Lets you remove an event selected in the Defined events list Note The selected event will be removed without further warning Opens the Advanced window in which you are able to specify network settings to be used in connection with event handling which ports to use for FTP alerts and SMTP input output events as well as which polling frequency to use on devices requiring polling Note Access to features in the Administrator application including those described in the following may require administrator rights On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 59 www OnSSl com lt C gt onssi The Add New Event window for devices capable of handling one input event only lets you specify the settings for an input event on devices capable of handling one input event only lak Hew vet E mal otis D pedes i hrein F a m O T A a are oc CEJ ew The Add New Event window for devices capable of handling one input event only Access You access the Add New Event window for devices capable of handlin
189. ing you can run the Administrator application as required On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 92 www OnSSl com OnSSI Accessing the Monitor Access You access the Monitor application by clicking the Monitor shortcut on the desktop ad i The Monitor desktop shortcut When you start the Monitor all cameras scheduled to be online will start transferring images to OnSSI NetDVMS Scheduling is handled by the system administrator in the Administrator application However even if a camera is not scheduled to be online users with sufficient user rights can start a camera i e make it transfer images to OnSSI NetDVMS from the Monitor by using the Monitor s Manual Mode feature See further information in the description of the Monitor s control panel The Monitor application opens in full screen view This provides you with the best possible view of the camera images displayed The Monitor basically consists of two sections a camera layout section in which camera images are displayed and a control panel with buttons for controlling the various features of the Monitor Monitor s Camera Layout The Monitor s camera layout section displays images from each camera specified by the system administrator Depending on the system administrator s settings in the Administrator application the camera layout may contain images from up to 64 different cameras Note an OnSSI NetDVMS server is capable of handling images from up
190. ing the RealtimeFeed Server icon in the notification area at the far right of the Windows taskbar Stop the RealtimeFeed Server by clicking the Stop button Change the port number in the Server Port field Locate the file playbackfeed html in the HTML directory under the directory in which the OnSSI NetDVMS software is installed Edit the file playbackfeed html by changing the port number in the line RTFeed port 9513 to the required port number On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 214 www OnSSlI com lt C gt Onss RealtimeFeed Server Day to Day Operation Once you run the RealtimeFeed Server remote users will be able to connect to it for live image feeds Starting the RealtimeFeed Server The RealtimeFeed Server may already be running When the RealtimeFeed Server is running the RealtimeFeed Server icon appears in the notification area system tray at the far right of the Windows taskbar RealtimeFeed Server icon If the icon is not present you must start the RealtimeFeed Server To start the RealtimeFeed Server do the following Open Windows Start menu Select All Programs Select OnSSI NetDVMS gt Live Feed Server The RealtimeFeed Server icon now appears in the notification area at the far right of the Windows taskbar Click the RealtimeFeed Server icon This will open the OnSSI NetDVMS Realtime Feed Server window Neti VM5 Realtime Food Sarver Seni Pot Slap F Aosta Conn chons
191. integrity check is automatically written to a file named ELFFLogCheckerResult txt The ELFFLogCheckerResult txt file is by default placed in the folder containing the OnSSI software typically C Program Files OnSSI NetDVMS Only a single ELFFLogCheckerResult txt file will exist new integrity check information is automatically appended in the existing file Any inconsistencies will be reported in the form of error messages written in the ELFFLogCheckerResult txt file The following table lists possible error messages On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 217 www OnSSl com lt C gt onssi Error Message Log integrity information was not found Log integrity can t be guaranteed Log information does not match integrity information Log integrity can t be guaranteed Log file name not found Log file name is empty Last line changed removed in log file name Encrypted data missing in log file name near line Inconsistency found in log file name near line Inconsistency found in log file name at beginning of log file Installation and Uninstallation Description The log file could not be checked for integrity The log file exists but does not contain the expected information Thus log integrity cannot be guaranteed The log file was not present The log file was present but empty The last line of the log file did not match validation
192. interval Click the Next move forward in time or Previous move back in time buttons to search through sequences with motion detected in the selected areas Note Smart search is always carried out from the time of the image you are viewing and forwards or backwards The smart search begins and a progress window displays search progress Smart Search Egi ec Geanch in progress VATS 1 054 PH seanCl When a sequence with motion inside the selected area s is found it will be displayed in the view Motion will be highlighted ERNE ee Beeeses srr Bi oa ARASAN i TE i I a L a i ii Hi Bi a E E E i i E Sr a a p DE a p a a me p emr PE ee 1mm N ig a Bi Ei i Motion highlighted in light green color ip The Browse tab s Time Navigation section control panel will show exact corresponding time information If required click the Next or Previous button again to continue the smart search PTZ Control The Browse tab s PTZ Control section lets you navigate recorded images from IPIX cameras IPIX is a technology allowing creation and viewing of 360 degree panoramic images Note The Browse tab s PTZ Control section cannot be used for controlling PTZ Pan Tilt Zoom cameras as the Browse tab is used for viewing already recorded images Navigation by Dragging inside IPIX Images Many IPIX images may be navigated simply by dragging inside the images lf your mouse pointer changes to 12 wh
193. ion detection in specific areas of a camera s images Disabling motion detection in certain areas may help you avoid detection of irrelevant motion for example if the camera covers an area where a tree is swaying in the wind or where cars regularly pass by in the background Please ude the ett nght mouse button to select denelect aieas in the mage that thould be enchuded from oben wil net be detected in the areas marked wath blue Ces AI Aito o Mh ha A ah DE aa p sy x mma rS Seusesseuesens 7 Show ond ma EmN The Define Exclusion Regions window with an exclusion area highlighted in blue access You access the Define Exclusion Regions window by clicking the Exclude Regions button in the Camera Settings for Device Name Camera Name window Defining Areas in which Motion Detection Should Be Disabled The Define Exclusion Regions window features a preview image from the camera You define the areas in which motion detection should be disabled in the preview image which is divided into small sections by a grid To define areas in which motion detection should be disabled drag the mouse pointer over the required areas in the preview image while pressing the mouse button down Left mouse button selects a grid section right mouse button clears a grid section Selected areas are highlighted in blue rip Even though areas in which motion detection should be disabled are always highlighted in blue in the
194. ired for your surveillance system On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 90 www OnSSl com lt C gt onssi Cameras Not Included in the Monitor Application It is possible to let some or all of the cameras connected to an OnSSI NetDVMS server run in the background i e without the cameras being included in the Monitor application For such background cameras the features of the Monitor application will not be immediately available although recorded images from such cameras can still be browsed in the Monitor application s Viewer However background cameras can be accessed for viewing of live and recorded images through a NetGuard remote client or NetGuard EVS Apart from the fact that background cameras cannot be immediately accessed through the Monitor other settings such as scheduling inout events output archiving the ability for cameras to be started on remote live requests see description of the General Settings window s Advanced section etc fully apply for background cameras Orip If you require Monitor access to a camera which has been running in the background you can simply include the camera in the Monitor provided not all of the Monitors 64 positions are already in use You do this in the Monitor Manager window The use of background cameras may be relevant in a number of scenarios entirely depending on your needs Possible Scenario Using More than 64 Cameras on a
195. k select the Skip gaps during playback check box Such gaps are primarily evident when a camera has relatively few recordings Go To Time The Time Navigation section s Go To Time fields let you quickly jump to a specific point in time 24 11 2005 094243 S Go To Time fields Date and time format may be different on your computer Specify required date in the first field and required time in the second field then click the Go To button Sequences The Browse tab s Sequences section provides you with an overview of recorded sequences for the camera selected in the view To use the Sequences section select the required camera in the view then click the Sequences section s Get Sequences button Clicking the Get Sequences button will retrieve a list of up to 40 sequences 20 sequences prior to the point in time displayed in the view and 20 sequences following the point in time displayed in the view Each sequence will be listed with date and time as well as the length of the sequence Clicking a sequence in the list will move all images in the view to the time of the sequence On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 184 www OnSSlI com lt C gt onssi If the Preview check box is selected you are able to quickly view each sequence by placing the mouse pointer over the required sequence in the list i Sequences 84 Door Camera 1 aA 9 27 2006 1 14 00 PM Rige 9 27 2005 1 05 30 PM 18 e Sequences section placing
196. k OK Click Finish On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 219 www OnSSl com lt C gt onssi Back in the Add or Remove Programs window now select the Video Device Driver VX X entry where VX X refers to the version number for your installation and click the Change Remove button This will remove the video device drivers used with OnSSI NetDVMS Drivers are small programs used for controlling and communicating with devices You will be asked to confirm that you want to remove the video device drivers If you are sure that you want to remove the drivers click Yes When the drivers have been removed click Finish On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 220 www OnSSlI com LO OnSSI DA EUA a Copyright 2006 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Trademarks NetDVMS is a registered trademarks of On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation All other trademarks mentioned in this document are trademarks of their respective owners Disclaimer This help system 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 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc reserves the right to make adjustments without prior notification All names of people and organizations used i
197. l input events had hira Fee tE ee ed oe LEN eo M imi maii a papi aan 7 15 a T ped fhe eed cca aay The Add New Event window for devices capable of handling several input events J Access You access the Add New Event window for devices capable of handling several input events by clicking the gt gt button in the Multiple Inout Events window Note Before you specify input events for a device verify that sensor operation is recognized by the device Most devices are capable of showing this in their configuration interfaces or via CGI script commands Also check the OnSSI NetDVMS release note to verify that input controlled operations are supported for the device and firmware used On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 62 www OnSSl com lt C gt onssi Add New Event Window s Fields The Add New Event window for devices capable of handling several input events contains the following fields Field Description External event name Send email if this event occurs Include image from camera Send SMS if this event occurs Lets you specify a name for the particular input event Note Event names must not contain the following characters lt gt amp Select check box to send an e mail alert when the input occurs Note In order to be able to use e mail alerts the e mail alert feature must have been set up in the E Mail setup window Available onl
198. lable only when dealing with a PTZ Pan Tilt Zoom camera the Event window for preset positions on events lets you associate particular preset positions with particular events timer events or event buttons You are thus able to make the PTZ camera automatically go to a particular preset position when a particular event occurs eral HE krmni Pear Piara krin Fesai Frair oe ne ernie Bra aa The Event window for preset positions on events On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 33 www OnSSlI com lt C gt onssi J Access To access the Event window for preset positions on events click the Setup button in Preset Position on Events section of the PTZ Preset Positions for Device Name Camera Name window Note To use preset positions on events you must have specified inout or VMD events event buttons or generic events Only one PTZ preset position can be defined per event per camera Associating Preset Positions with Particular Events When associating a preset position from a particular PTZ camera with one or more events you are able to select between all events defined on the OnSSI NetDVMS system you are not limited to selecting events defined on a particular device To associate a particular preset position with a particular event do the following Select the required preset position in the Available Preset Positions list in the left side of the Event window Select the required event in the list of av
199. laced in an Exported Images folder on the desktop of the computer on which the export was performed Note however that the export location may be changed as part of the export process Export log files are named according to the structure ExportYYYMMDD log e g Export20053112 log Note however that database exports may be encrypted and or compressed in which case export log files are also encrypted compressed and further file extensions such as mzi or men may appear in export log file names Web Server Log Files These files log activity on the Web Server if logging is enabled in the OnSSI NetDVMSHTTP Server window By default placed in the folder containing the OnSSI NetDVMS software typically C Program Files OnSSI NetDVMS Web Server log files are named according to the structure www_YYYYMMDD log e g www_20051231 log Log File Structures Most log files generated by OnSSI NetDVMS use a shared structure complying with the W3C Extended Log File Format Each log file consists of a header and a number of log lines The header outlines the information contained in the log lines The log lines consist of two main parts the log information itself and an encrypted part The encrypted part makes it possible through decryption and comparison to assert that a log file has not been tampered with Integrity Checks and Possible Error Messages Log files are subjected to an integrity check once every 24 hours The result of the
200. le to select between all available events input events timer events event buttons from all cameras on the OnSSI NetDVMS surveillance system Click the gt gt button to copy the selected event to the Active Events list When an event listed in the Active Events list occurs the event indicator will light up Repeat for each required event On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 29 www OnSSl com lt C gt onssi To remove an event from the Active Events list select the event in question and click the lt lt button Note Access to features in the Administrator application including those described in the following may require administrator rights Available only when dealing with a PTZ Pan Tilt Zoom camera supporting PTZ preset positions the PTZ Preset Positions for Device Name Camera Name window lets you view and for absolute positioning PTZ cameras define preset positions for the PTZ camera The PTZ Preset Positions for Device Name Camera Name window Access To access the PTZ Preset Positions for Device Name Camera Name window click the PTZ Preset Positions button in the Camera Settings for Device Name Camera Name window The button is only available if the camera supports PTZ preset positions Your configuration options depend on whether the PTZ camera in question is of the absolute positioning or relative positioning kind For an absolute positioning PTZ camera you are a
201. lowing users to manually trigger events from the Monitor application and NetGuard EVS In the NetDVMS EVS event buttons are actually not buttons instead users manually trigger events by selecting them from a list You are able to configure event buttons to suit the exact needs of your organization Your main entry point for configuring event buttons is the Administrator window Clicking the Administrator window s Event Buttons button will open the Event Buttons window in which you specify each individual event button Event buttons can be used for a wide variety of purposes for example As start and stop events for use in the Camera Alert Scheduler window For example you can make a camera start or stop transferring images to the surveillance system when an event button is clicked in the Monitor As start and stop events for use in the Camera Settings for Device Name Camera Name window For example you can make a camera use a higher frame rate when an event button Is clicked in the Monitor or you can use an event button for manually triggering PTZ preset positions on event For triggering outputs Particular outputs can be associated with the clicking of an event button you do this in the VO Control window For triggering event based e mail and or SMS alerts In combinations For example the clicking of an event button could make a camera start transferring images to the surveillance system while two outputs are triggered and a
202. lt C gt onssi Toolbar The Viewer s toolbar lets you quickly switch between the Viewer s different features Icons in the toolbar server as shortcuts to the features available from the File and Tools menus in the Viewer s menu bar When you select a feature in the toolbar settings for the feature typically become available in the Viewer s control panel located in the lower part of the window below the camera layout Depending on your rights not all of the following toolbar icons may be available to you F Settings Opens the Viewers Settings control panel in which you are able to specify settings for the camera layout and specify the time span for use in the timeline See also Setting Up the Camera Layout Single View Switches to a single enlarged view of images from the camera selected in the camera layout Eirip You may also simply double click a camera in the camera layout to switch between single view and multi view Multi View Switches to multi view displaying all cameras in the selected camera layout view Mip You may also simply double click a camera in the camera layout to switch between single view and multi view Database Information Opens the Database Information control panel in which you select the cameras you want displayed in the camera layout See also Setting Up the Camera Layout Motion View Opens the Motion View control panel in which you are able to view a graph displaying sequences with
203. lways test motion detection sensitivity settings afterwards The Adjust Motion Detection window features two sliders one for setting Noise Sensitivity and one for setting Motion Sensitivity Noise Sensitivity The Noise Sensitivity slider determines how much each pixel must change before it is regarded as motion Insignificant changes which should not be regarded as motion are considered acceptable noise hence the name of the slider With a high noise sensitivity very little change in a pixel is required before it is regarded as motion Areas in which motion is detected are highlighted in the preview image Select a slider position in which only detections you consider motion are highlighted As an alternative to using the slider you may specify a value between 0 and 256 in the field next to the slider to control the noise sensitivity setting ip If you find the concept of noise sensitivity difficult to grasp try dragging the slider to the left towards the High position The more you drag the slider towards the High position the more of the preview image becomes highlighted This is because with a high noise sensitivity even the slightest change in a pixel will be regarded as motion Motion Sensitivity The Motion Sensitivity slider determines how many pixels must change in the image before it is regarded as motion The selected motion sensitivity level is indicated by the black vertical line in the motion level indication bar
204. m administrator it is recommended that you check the OnSSI website www onssi com for updates at regular intervals in order to make sure you are using the most recent version of OnSSI Software Upgrade Plan SUP As the cornerstone of its support to customers OnSSI offers a Software Upgrade Plan SUP The purpose of the SUP is to provide you with lower cost alternative to standard Software upgrades SUP coverage can easily be purchased together with most new OnSSI products but cannot be purchased as an add on to a previously purchased product During the period covered by the SUP customers are entitled to receive all generally released new versions of their OnSSI software including both interim and major releases changes service packs and any patches for the product Having a valid SUP may easily lead to measurable savings for your organization The standard cost of a product upgrade for example from version X 1 to X 2 is normally 35 of the full product s recommended retail price for a single upgrade depending on the product the whole SUP cost per year is much lower then the above single software upgrade and you will be entitle to receive as many upgraded released in the covered period The following are minimum system requirements for running OnSSI NetDVMS Server Recommend Operating System Windows XP Pro Windows 2003 server It is highly recommended that the latest service pack for the operating system is installed C
205. mages from the camera are viewed in the Monitor application Note Highlighting of detected motion in the Monitor application requires that the Show Motion check box in the Camera Monitor section is selected Exclude Regions Settings The Exclude Regions Settings section contains two buttons for specifying areas in the camera s images in which motion detection should not be used Button Exclude Regions Region Color Description Opens the Define Exclusion Regions window in which you are able to disable motion detection in specific areas of the camera s images Disabling motion detection in certain areas may help you avoid detection of irrelevant motion for example if the camera covers an area where a tree is swaying in the wind or where cars regularly pass by in the background Opens the Select Color window in which you are able to select between three colors to be used for highlighting areas with disabled motion detection when images from the camera are viewed in the Monitor application Note Highlighting of areas with disabled motion detection in the Monitor application requires that the Show Regions check box in the Camera Monitor section is selected On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 21 www OnSSl com OnSSI Image Quality The Image Quality button opens the Configure Device window in which you are able to configure image resolution compression etc for the camera Event Notifications The
206. me to time your system administrator may make changes to camera or user properties on the OnSSI NetDVMS server When this is the case such changes will take effect in the NetGuard EVS the first time you log in after the changes were made Such changes may occasionally require you to re create your views Ask your system administrator if in doubt In addition to creation of groups and views the NetGuard EVS s Setup tab lets you edit existing groups and views The Setup tab furthermore lets you adjust camera settings and set up joystick control for PTZ Pan Tilt Zoom cameras Note Particular user rights may be required in order to access the Setup tab Your ability to edit groups and views also depends on your user rights Basically if you are able to create groups and views you are also able to edit them On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 167 www OnSSlI com Which Types of Groups are You Able to Edit Views in Depending on your user rights you may be able to create and edit views in the following types of groups Private and shared Private but not shared Shared but not private Neither private nor shared in which case you simply rely on views created by others and placed in shared groups Typically only a few people in an organization are able to create and edit views in shared groups For example the surveillance system administrator may create and maintain a number of views and place them in shared groups Whe
207. more than one input event the button will open the Multiple Input Events window in which you define which of the device s possible input events should be enabled and whether any alerts should be associated with enabled input events Timer Events When you click the plus sign next to the device in the Defined events list and select a defined input event the Add new event button becomes available for defining timer events When clicked the button will open the New Timer window in which you are able to specify the settings for timer events On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 58 www OnSSl com lt C gt onssi Add new output event Add VMD Event Motion Detection Edit selected Remove selected Advanced Timer events are separate events triggered by the input event under which they are defined Timer events occur a specified number of seconds or minutes after the input event under which they are defined Timer events may be used for a wide variety of purposes the following are examples only A camera starts based on an input event e g when a door is opened a timer event stops the camera after 15 seconds A camera starts and the lights are switched on based on an input event e g when a door is opened a timer event stops the camera after one minute and another timer event switches the lights off after two minutes Opens the Add New Output window in which you are able to specify a name for the required out
208. motion The graph is draggable allowing you to browse the sequences See also the description of Motion View under Browsing Recordings Alarm Overview Opens the Alarm Overview control panel in which you are able to view a list of generated motion and event alarms By clicking alarms in the list you are able to browse recordings from around the time at which the alarms were generated See also the description of Alarm Overview under Browsing Recordings Image Controls Opens the Image Controls control panel in which you have access to digital zoom and interlacing settings See also Digital Image Controls and Optimization Export Opens the Export control panel with which you are able to export entire video and audio sequences in three different formats See also Generating Video and Audio Evidence Print Opens the Print control panel from which you are able to print images from the camera selected in the camera layout See also Generating Video and Audio Evidence On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 101 www OnSSl com lt C gt onssi Smart Search Opens the Smart Search control panel in which you are able to search for y motion in one or more selected areas of the view from a particular camera See also the description of Smart Search under Browsing Recordings Send E mail Report Opens the Send E mail Report control panel from which you are tz able to send evidence via e mail See also Generating Video and
209. n rip Since the name will appear on buttons in the Monitor application specify a name that is short enough to appear on a button If the name is too long it will be truncated when used on the button in the Monitor The NetGuard remote client and NetGuard EVS are capable of displaying even long preset position names Lets you edit a preset position name selected in the list Only works for an already defined preset position name Lets you test a defined preset position Select the required preset position in the list then click the Test button The effect is displayed instantly in the PTZ View section Lets you delete a preset position selected in the list When a preset position name is deleted it will appear as Undefined in the list Lets you move a preset position selected in the list up and down respectively The selected preset position is moved one step per click By moving preset position up or down you are able to control the sequence in which available preset positions are presented in the Monitor application and in the NetGuard remote client andNetGuard EVS In the Monitor preset position buttons are grouped in five preset banks A E of five buttons each 1 5 By moving a preset position up or down you can thus determine which preset bank and which button number should be used for a particular preset position In the NetGuard remote client andNetGuard EVS users select preset positions from a list By moving a preset po
210. n NetGuard EVSusers log in the views placed in the shared groups will automatically be available to them and the users will basically not need to create further views unless they want their own views in private groups To quickly determine which types of groups your user rights permit you to create and edit views in do the following Select any of the NetGuard EVS stabs Look at the Views section You are able to create and edit views in any groups not marked by a padlock icon If a group is marked by a padlock icon it is protected You can still use any views in the group but you Cannot create or edit views in the group Ea Private sa Shared Example The user is able to create and edit views in private groups but not in shared groups Note the padlock icon on the shared group folder clearly visible in the enlarged example Consult your surveillance system administrator if in doubt about your user rights Using Static Images in Views You are not limited to using camera images in a view you are able to use static images such as GIF or JPEG as well Example A company logo inserted as a static image in this case viewed on the Live tab The feature could equally well be used for inserting maps floor plans photos of wanted persons etc On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 168 www OnSSl com OnSSI To use a static image in a view do the following on the Setup tab Drag the System Overview section
211. n day to day operation the Monitor application is used for recording and displaying images from connected cameras with optional indications of registered activity Depending on user rights and configuration the Monitor may also be used for controlling PTZ Pan Tilt Zoom cameras for manually starting and stopping cameras for manually triggering outputs etc From the Monitor you also have access to the Viewer with which you are able to browse and play back recordings print images send images via e mail and export entire video and audio sequences in a variety of formats The exact look and functionality of the Monitor depends on how the Monitor has been configured in the Administrator application Ask your surveillance system administrator if in doubt Tyr Pann cuneate aen Ae Taen Monitor application In this example a 3x3 view with a hot spot is used in the Monitors camera layout IMPORTANT Camera images are only transferred to OnSSI NetDVMS while the Monitor application is running The Monitor application must therefore run whenever you want to record images from cameras on your surveillance system A running Monitor is also a prerequisite for viewing live images in the NetGuard remote client and NetGuard EVS The Monitor application cannot run if the Administrator application is already running close down the Administrator application before running the Monitor application Once the Monitor application is runn
212. n e mail alert is sent to relevant people On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 68 www OnSSl com lt C gt onssi Event buttons can be global available for all cameras included in the Monitor or tied to a particular camera only available when the camera is selected in the Monitor Note Access to features in the Administrator application including those described in the following may require administrator rights The Event Buttons window lets you specify buttons for manually triggering events controlled activity When specified event buttons become available in the Monitor application and NetGuard EVS in the NetGuard EVS event buttons are actually not buttons instead users manually trigger events by selecting them from a list Event buttons can be global available for all cameras in the Monitor or tied to a particular camera only available when the camera is selected in the Monitor Evesa Buttoon ca Dipi vert A Ce Cas 1 m pi Event pi Evai d E ajal aaj E I ajali cal ely Foa E fea a 3 E Baj C dl E i aha a mn y Add mra ever The Event Buttons window Access You access the Event Buttons window by clicking the Event Buttons button in the Administrator window Defined Events List The Event Buttons window features a list of specified event buttons When event buttons have been defined you are able to expand elements in the list by clicking to get an overview of all defined event
213. n located between the All Outputs list and the On Motion Detected list Archiving Note Access to features in the Administrator application including those described in the following may require administrator rights With the daily archiving feature in OnSSI NetDVMS you are able to keep recordings for as long as required limited only by the available hardware storage capacity You enable and configure archiving in the Archive setup window The Archive setup window also lets you specify where archives should be stored for each camera On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 85 www OnSSlI com lt C gt Onss Benefits of Archiving By default information received from cameras is stored by OnSSI NetDVMS in a database for each camera The database for each camera see Camera Settings for Device Name Camera Name window is capable of containing a maximum of 600 000 records per day before the oldest records in the database are overwritten With daily archiving the amount of records you are able to store is limited only by the available hardware storage capacity By using archiving you will also be able to back up archived records on backup media of your choice using your preferred backup software How Archiving Works For each camera for which archiving has been specified the contents of the camera database will be moved to a default archiving directory called Archives This will happen automatically one or more times e
214. n of lights The associated outputs can be triggered automatically when motion is detected as well as manually through output buttons available when the camera is selected in the Monitor application NetGuard remote client and NetGuard EVS Charl pin Trinia Ha iTe Cred at E Bl ipi i hma Dorie 1 Ma i pa iiia is mer hn ad a T a xi T n isil T bpi Ks z Lie Har rin T ta dawn 1 ii mi yi iF U int PJ i fmb ir The Output Settings for Device Name Camera Name window J Access You access the Output Settings for Device Name Camera Name window from the Camera Settings for Device Name Camera Name window by clicking the Outputs button On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 83 www OnSSl com lt C gt onssi Associating Outputs with Manual Control and Detected Motion Note Use of features in the Output Settings for Device Name Camera Name window requires that output has been defined in the O Setup window You have a high degree of flexibility when associating a camera with particular outputs You are able to select between all available outputs i e outputs defined as output events for the camera itself as well as outputs defined as output events for other devices on the OnSSI NetDVMS system The same output may be used for manual control through an output button as well as for automatic triggering when motion is detected Selecting Output for Manual Control You are able to specify outpu
215. n red lg P frame In order to help you maintain an easy overview when you navigate between various views in your NetGuard remote client all views are placed in folders called groups A group can contain any number of views Groups in turn can be private or shared Views placed in private groups can only be accessed by the user who created them whereas views placed in shared groups can be accessed by all NetGuard remote client users connected to the OnSSI NetDVMS server a 45 Private Group L View B 43 Shared Group J View Before you create any views it is important that you know the difference between views placed in shared and private groups not least because a number of views may already have been created and placed in shared groups for NetGuard remote client users in your organization Simplified example of views in private and shared groups On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 122 www OnSSl com lt C gt onssi When that is the case you can start using your NetGuard remote client straight away creating further views in your NetGuard remote client will not be necessary unless you want to supplement the views in the shared groups with views of your own placed in private groups If you want to create views yourself for example if no views in shared groups are available in your organization the NetGuard remote clients Setup tab lets you create groups and views and specify which cameras should be included in each
216. n the computer running the OnSSI NetDVMS software and go to the following address http localhost 81 Note For remote users to view live images the RealtimeFeed Server as well as the Monitor application must be running Web Server Day to Day Operation Once it has been configured you are able to run the Web Server and remote users will be able to connect to it for image navigation and still image viewing Starting the Web Server The Web Server may already be running When the Web Server is running the Web Server icon appears in the notification area system tray at the far right of the Windows taskbar a Server icon Ifthe icon is not present you must start the Web Server To start the Web Server do the following Open Windows Start menu Select All Programs Select OnSSI NetDVMS gt Web Server The Web Server icon now appears in the notification area system tray at the far right of the Windows taskbar Web Server icon Click the Web Server icon This will open the OnSSI NetDVMS HTTP Server window On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 213 www OnSSlI com LOX OnSSI NetDVMS HTTP Server 3 Log Press lt start server gt to start Primary socket created at port 81 Server is listening Stop server Settings Sockets Shut down OnSS I NetDVMS HTTP Server window lf Auto Start was selected when configuring the Web Server the Web Server will automatically start and
217. n the left side of the Output Settings for Device Name Camera Name window Orip When you select an output in the All Outputs list you can view detailed information about the selected output under Output Information in the lower part of the window Click the gt gt button located between the All Outputs list and the On Motion Detected list This will copy the selected output to the On Motion Detected list To remove an output from the On Motion Detected list simply select the required output and click the lt lt button located between the All Outputs list and the On Motion Detected list Note Access to features in the Administrator application including those described in the following may require administrator rights The use of event notifications requires that at least one event has been specified for a device on your OnSSI NetDVMS system the event does not have to be specified for the particular camera You specify events in the O Setup window accessed by clicking the O Setup button in the Administrator window The Setup Notifications on Events window lets you select events for triggering event indications for the camera when displayed in the Monitor application On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 28 www OnSSl com OnSSI Kitap Pat ite abiri et Teih E Semin rhin sira bi raean ace Drm Tigi saya ors L ari Eata ray altos rera E irhas m LE Piri a 1 Bred uremic domi Ele Bara i pamp pals
218. n this help system s examples are fictitious Any resemblance to any actual organization or person living or dead is purely coincidental and unintended On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 221 www OnSSI com
219. n various collections of camera images Example of a NetDVMS EVS displaying a view with images from 16 different cameras the view is highlighted in red frame In order to help you maintain an easy overview when you navigate between various views in your NetGuard EVS all views are placed in folders called groups A group can contain any number of views and if required Subgroups Groups in turn can be private or shared Views placed in private groups can only be accessed by the user who created them whereas views placed in shared groups can be accessed by all NetGuard EVS users connected to the OnSSI NetDVMS server On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 159 www OnSSl com lt C gt onssi 2 Private Group Subgroup View H View 2 Shared 2a Group S49 Subgroup Simplified example of views in private and shared groups Before you create any views it is important that you are sure about the difference between views placed in shared and private groups not least because a number of views in shared groups may already have been created for NetGuard EVS users in your organization When that is the case you can start using your NetGuard EVS straight away creating further views in your NetGuard EVS will not be necessary unless you want to supplement the views in the shared groups with views of your own placed in private groups If you want to create views yourself for example if no views in shared groups are available i
220. n your organization the NetGuard EVS s Setup tab lets you create groups and views and specify which cameras should be included in each view Are Any Views in Shared Groups Available Especially if you are a first time user of the NetGuard EVS you will want to know whether any views have already been created and placed in shared groups for your organization s NetGuard EVSusers Typically your surveillance system administrator will have told you if views in shared groups are used in your organization Alternatively to quickly determine whether any views have already been created and placed in shared groups do the following Note This method requires that your user rights permit you to access the NetGuard EVS s Live tab and or Browse tab Most users will have access to at least one of these tabs Go to the NetGuard EVS s Live or Browse tab On the Live or Browse tab look at the Views section On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 160 www OnSSlI com lt C gt onssi Ifthe Views section contains any folders under the Shared folder shared groups are available and you may your user rights permitting immediately begin using the views in the shared groups for viewing live and recorded images See Viewing Live Images and Viewing Recorded Images Only if you want to add more views e g customize your NetGuard EVS with views in private groups do you need to create further views on the Setup tab cod Private Sy
221. name that refers to the physical area covered by the cameras attached to the device examples Reception Area Car Park B Entrance Door Note Device names must be unique you cannot use the same name for several devices Opens the Camera Settings for Device Name window in which you are able to specify a number of settings for cameras attached to the device Page 11 lt C gt onssi Device Serial Number Device License Key Enable iPIX iPIX License Key Port through which PTZ Pan Tilt Zoom cameras are controlled Camera names types and ports Note The number of settings available in the Camera Settings for Device Name window may be limited if cameras are not PTZ cameras or connected to a video server device Serial number of device usually identical to the 12 character MAC address of the device example 0123456789AF itip onss NetDVMS is able to automatically detect serial number as well as device type provided the IP address host name and password of the device have been specified in the P address DNS Host Name and Root Password fields Simply click the Detect Device button to auto detect device type and serial number A 16 character license key DLK for the device obtained when registering the software Enables the use of IPIX a technology that allows viewing of 360 degree panoramic images Check box is selected by default if the device in question is for a dedicated IPIX camera Note Use o
222. nected to on Keep output for Lets you specify the amount of time for which the output should be applied Specify the required amount of time in either 1 10 seconds or seconds Example The output should be kept for five tenths of a second External output Lets you specify a name for the output nam aii Note Output names must not contain the following characters lt gt amp Testing the Defined Output When you have defined settings for the output in question you are able to test the output by clicking the Test Output button Note Access to features in the Administrator application including those described in the following may require administrator rights The Add New Output window lets you specify the settings for an output on a device daid irom Tiad pjan E L mirad iced pererab ka Feria pe Cah ial baa gt w AFP ener a r kmri Feed aad cee Tea Gaa CE e The Add New Output window On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 66 www OnSSl com LO OnSSI Note Before you specify output for a device verify that the output is supported by the device Most devices are capable of showing this in their configuration interfaces or via CGI script commands Also check the OnSSI NetDVMS release note to verify that output is supported for the device and firmware used Access You access the Add New Output window by selecting the required device and clicking the Add new output event button in the
223. ng specific periods of time Grip By default all cameras are online at all times You will only need to modify scheduler settings if you require cameras to be online only at specific times or events or if you want to use specific alerts or PTZ patrol schemes Opens the General Settings window in which you specify a number of settings related to Administrator password User rights OnSSI NetCentral settings if using OnSSI NetCentral monitoring solution in connection with OnSSI PTZ patrolling pause time out if using PTZ cameras with patrolling Joystick setup for PTZ cameras E mail settings for alerts sent via e mail SMS settings for alerts sent via SMS Log file settings Event recording settings Other advanced settings such as the ability to disable screen update in order to minimize CPU usage Opens theArchive setup window in which you specify OnSSI NetDVMS s archiving settings Archiving lets you keep recordings for as long as required limited only be the available hardware storage capacity Import DLKs Lets you import all required Device License Keys DLKs in one go thus avoiding the need to specify each DLK manually when adding a device See also How to Import Device License Keys NetMatrix Note The NetMatrix button is only available if you are using the OnSSI OnSSI NetMatrix monitoring solution in connection with OnSSI On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 6 www OnSSl com lt C gt onssi NetT
224. ngs for Device Name Camera Name window In the Camera Settings for Device Name Camera Name window click the Region Color button Note Access to features in the Administrator application including those described in the following may require administrator rights In the Output Settings for Device Name Camera Name window you are able to associate a camera with particular external outputs defined in the I O Setup window for example the sounding of a siren or the switching on of lights The associated outputs can be triggered automatically when motion is detected as well as manually through output buttons available when the camera is selected in the Monitor application NetGuard remote client and NetGuard EVS On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 26 www OnSSl com OnSSI Chet pian Tieni Daa Ta Carai a d E Bl ipi in bard riny i I t a tome A E T baj l Fjer iai T ha marl W pai iis Ge D aaf i Dpi Lir Mady rir ben T Gaa Hamm 1 T in F Daira holy ivr Dipi oleae Bisa ida en The Output Settings for Device Name Camera Name window Access You access the Output Settings for Device Name Camera Name window from the Camera Settings for Device Name Camera Name window by clicking the Outputs button Associating Outputs with Manual Control and Detected Motion Note Use of features in the Output Settings for Device Name Camera Name window requires that output ha
225. nput events kiairipki kapil aa E ep anihi bonr a rai a E Seen The Multiple Input Events window Note Before you specify input events for a device verify that sensor operation is recognized by the device Most devices are capable of showing this in their configuration interfaces or via CGI script commands Also check the OnSSI NetDVMS release note to verify that input controlled operations are supported for the device and firmware used J Access You access the Multiple Input Events window by clicking the Add new event button in the O Setup window Note that this only applies when the device selected in the Events window for specifying input and output events is capable of handling several input events Some devices are capable of handling a single input event only in which case a different window the Add New Event window for devices capable of handling one input event only will open when the Add new event button is clicked On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 61 www OnSSlI com LOX OnSSI Multiple Input Events Window s Fields and Buttons The Multiple Input Events window contains the following fields and buttons Field Description External sensor Read only field displaying the name of the device on which the input events are connected to defined Available Input Lists available input events for the device typically with an input event for rising and Event s falling signals on each of the device
226. nt under which it is defined has occurred The timer event should occur 2 minutes after the event button under which it has been defined has been clicked Note Access to features in the Administrator application including those described in the following may require administrator rights The Add New Output window lets you specify the settings for an output on a device On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 65 www OnSSl com LO OnSSI iaid Hira Chet pat eg Later ond rere tex Pacer Desc T i a pmen Li iaki A ae I imsi Pcie e Tel Diad CE The Add New Output window Note Before you specify output for a device verify that the output is supported by the device Most devices are capable of showing this in their configuration interfaces or via CGI script commands Also check the OnSSI NetDVMS release note to verify that output is supported for the device and firmware used Access You access the Add New Output window by selecting the required device and clicking the Add new output event button in the O Setup window If the device does not support output the button will not be available Add New Output Window s Fields The Add New Output window contains the following fields Field Description External output Read only field displaying the name of the device on which the output event is connected to defined Output connected Lets you select which of the device s output ports the output is con
227. nu section is used for viewing live images from up to four cameras at a time Ekai mari Co an u _ Example of quad view You are able to create and save up to ten different quad views To save a quad view click the Save Setup link at the top of the quad view in question ip You are able to give each saved quad view a name of your choice Type the required name in the Quad field at the top of the quad view in question then click the Save Setup link OnSSI NetDVMS features two alternatives to using the mage Server NetGuard remote client NetGuard EVS for providing remote access to the surveillance system The Web Server and the RealtimeFeed Server Remote users connect to the Web Server and the RealtimeFeed Server through a regular browser no client software is required The Web Server and the RealtimeFeed Server do not offer as advanced functionality as the Image Server NetGuard remote client NetGuard EVS neither at the server end nor at the client end However if remote users are to access the surveillance system through very slow connections such as 28 8 Kbps connections using the Web Server and the RealtimeFeed Server may be advisable Both servers can be started from Windows Start menu if they have not been added to the startup folder when OnSSI NetDVMS was installed The Web Server handles navigation and still image viewing whereas the RealtimeFeed Server handles all live and playback feeds By default the Web Serv
228. o which alerts should be sent If specifying more than one e mail address separate e mail addresses with semicolons example aa aa aa bb bb bb Subject text Specify required subject text for e mail alerts Message text Specify required message text for e mail alerts Note that camera information as well as date and time information is automatically included in alerts Note If e mail alerts are enabled for the Viewer the content you specify in the Recipient s Subject text and Message text fields will appear as default values in the Viewer s dialog for sending evidence via e mail Users will be able to overwrite these default values On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 52 www OnSSlI com lt C gt onssi Specifying Image and Interval Options You are able to specify whether e mail alerts should include images and how much time should pass between alerts per camera Include Image Select check box to include images in e mail alerts When selected a JPG file containing the image that generated the alert will be attached to each alert e mail Time btw mails minutes Specify required minimum time in minutes to pass between the sending of each e mail alert per camera Examples If specifying 5 a minimum of five minutes will pass between the sending of each e mail alert per camera even if motion is detected in between If specifying 0 e mail alerts will be sent each time motion is detected potentially resulting in a
229. of the selected view is outlined in the main section of the NetGuard remote client window On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 125 www OnSSl com We See ed Seen Bed PEME M rE es a fi Layout of selected view is outlined in main section a indicated in red frame in this example Ly a wi E In the Setup tab s System Overview section click the plus sign H next to the required engine server to view a list of available cameras A Engine Back Door Camera 1 Example Engine with five available cameras Front Door Camera 1 Office Camera 1 Reception Camere 1 Stars Camera 1 Static Image 1 HTML Page Clear In the list select a camera and drag the camera to the required position in the view When you have dragged a camera to a position in the view the name of the camera will appear in the selected position You will not see images from the camera yet as the Setup tab is only for configuration not for viewing images Repeat for each camera required in the view Orip If you want to use all of the cameras under an engine you may simply drag the required engine to the view this will automatically place all of the engine s cameras in the view beginning at the selected position Remember to have sufficient positions available in the view Orip You can always change the cameras in your view Either drag the System Overview section s Clear link to a p
230. olders you specify do not have to be existing ones if they do not already exist they will be created automatically Click the Export link to begin the export The status bar in the upper part of the export dialog will display the status of the export On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 148 www OnSSl com lt C gt onssi lt Export Status Export status bar hip If you are exporting very long sequences export may depending on your selected export settings take a while You can continue to use the NetGuard remote client for other purposes while the export process is underway If the Close On Completion check box is selected default the export dialog will automatically close when the export is finished Upon completion you are able to view and distribute the exported file Example AVI file viewed in the Winamp player other common players include the Windows Media Player and the RealPlayer You are able to use the following keyboard shortcuts in the NetGuard remote client On All Tabs CTRL 1 Go to Live tab CTRL 2 Go to Browse tab CTRL 3 Go to Setup tab Go to the next view in the Views list located in the upper part of the window CTRL DOWN a ARROW _ My First Private View Example of Views list CTRL UP ARROW Go to the previous view in the Views list located in the upper part of the window On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 149 www OnSSl com lt C gt onssi On Live Tab Only PLUS S
231. ollowing the currently viewed image unless the currently viewed image is the last stored image rTip To view non recent images from the selected camera try the Archives feature Lets you browse images from the recent database of the selected camera in which motion has been detected Clicking the left arrow will take you to the previous image in which motion was detected unless the currently viewed image is the first stored image Clicking the right arrow will take you to the next image in which motion was detected unless the currently viewed image is the last stored image rip To view non recent images from the selected camera try the Archives feature Lets you browse sequences from the recent database of the selected camera Clicking the left arrow will take you to the previous sequence If motion was detected within the sequence you will be taken to the first image in which motion was detected within the sequence If no motion was detected within the sequence you will be taken to the first image in the sequence Clicking the right arrow will take you to the next sequence If motion was detected within the sequence you will be taken to the first image in which motion was detected On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 206 www OnSSl com lt C gt onssi End Overview Alarms within the sequence If no motion was detected within the sequence you will be taken to the first image in the sequence rip To view non r
232. on Camera i a Office Camera 1 Stars Camera 1 Static Image HTML Page a Clear In the list select a camera and drag the camera to the required position in the view When you have dragged a camera to a position in the view the name of the camera will appear in the selected position You will not see images from the camera yet as the Setup tab is only for configuration not for viewing images Repeat for each camera required in the view Chip If you want to use all of the cameras under an engine you may simply drag the required engine to the view this will automatically place all of the engine s cameras in the view beginning at the selected position Remember to have sufficient positions available in the view Orip You can always change the cameras in the view Either drag the System Overview section s Clear link to a position in the view to clear the position or simply overwrite a position by dragging a different camera to the position NetGuard remote client users on your surveillance system will now able to access the view in the shared group as from their next login rip In addition to cameras you are able to add static images and HTML pages to views See Further Configuration On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 129 www OnSSlI com lt C gt onssi Using Your Views on Different Computers Your user settings including your private views are stored on the OnSSI NetDVMS server This means that
233. on on a camera Such events are called VMD i e Video Motion Detection events Finally events may be generated manually by users clicking custom made buttons in OnSSI NetDVMS Such buttons are called event buttons Qn55 MetDvNS a Recording Manual a i PTZ External Input Writ al al Generic TCP UDP E k i Notification Vea Other Events whether based on manual input based on input from external input units based on received External Output Unit TCP UDP data packages or based on detected motion can trigger a wide variety of actions Specifying Input Events and Output In OnSSI NetDVMS your main entry point for configuration of input event and output handling is the Administrator window By clicking the Administrator window s I O Setup button you open the I O Setup window in which you are able to specify each individual input event VMD event as well as output By clicking the Administrator window s Event Buttons button you open the Event Buttons window in which you are able to specify event buttons for manually triggering events controlled activity By clicking the Administrator window s Generic Events button you open the Generic Events window in which you are able to specify generic events On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 56 www OnSSl com lt C gt onssi By clicking the Administrator window s I O Control button you open the I O Control window in wh
234. on the export start time in the 24 hour format along the structure yyyymmdd hhmmss avi year month day hour minute second example 20050927 130603 for a file with a start time of 13 06 03 on 27th September 2005 The name will automatically appear in the AV File Name field The default file name format is independent of regional settings on your computer You are always able to change the default file name to a name of your choice simply by overwriting the default file name Click the Export link to begin the export The status bar in the upper part of the export dialog will display the status of the export Export status bar Orip If you are exporting very long sequences export may depending on your selected export settings take a while You can continue to use the NetGuard EVS for other purposes while the export process is underway Ifthe Close On Completion check box is selected default the export dialog will automatically close when the export is finished Upon completion you are able to view and distribute the exported file On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 194 www OnSSlI com O OnSSI Example AVI file viewed in the Winamp player other common players include the Windows Media Player and the RealPlayer To log out of the NetGuard EVS simply click the Log Out button in the NetGuard EVS s top bar Log Out button Image Server Administration The Define local IP ranges window lets
235. ons click the Unselect All button Note Access to features in the Administrator application including those described in the following may require administrator rights The E Mail setup window lets you enable and configure the use of e mail alerts On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 51 www OnSSl com lt C gt onssi Eilai wip AE Erabi E Hal r dra be Erabi E Hal jien Fegi Mubi d Hez Lage bet Pe jrk i Tome bia reeds farai Tai Dei The E mail setup window Access To access the E Mail setup window click the Email Settings button in the General Settings window Enabling E mail Alerts You enable e mail alerts separately for the Monitor application and its Viewer feature Enable E Mail Monitor Select check box to enable the use of e mail alerts in the Monitor application Enable E Mail Viewer Select check box to enable the use of e mail alerts in the Monitor application s Viewer feature In effect this will display the E Mail Report button in the Viewer s toolbar enabling users to send evidence via e mail If you clear the check box users will not see the E Mail Report button in the Viewer s toolbar Note When enabling e mail alerts also consider the e mail alert schedules configured for each camera in the Camera Alert Scheduler window Specifying Recipients and Default Texts Specify e mail alert recipients and texts in the following fields Recipient s Specify e mail addresses t
236. osition in the view to clear the position or simply overwrite a position by dragging a different camera to the position You are now able to use your view You may your user rights permitting select the view on the Live tab see Viewing Live Images and on the Browse tab see Viewing Recorded Images rip In addition to cameras you are able to add static images and HTML pages to views See Further Configuration On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 126 www OnSSlI com Creating Views in Shared Groups To create view in a shared group you first create a group then create the required view within the group If you have created views in shared groups before you may create new views in existing shared groups or you may create a new shared group for the view Note Views are created on the NetGuard remote client s Setup tab Particular user rights may be required in order to access the Setup tab and in order to be able to create shared views When creating a shared view bear in mind that depending on their user rights not all users may have access to all cameras on the surveillance system Creating a Shared Group To create a shared group do the following on the Setup tab n the Setup tab s Views section select the Shared folder or if you have created shared groups before any folder labeled Shared n the Setup tab s Group Control section type a name for the group in the Group Name field then click the New bu
237. ote client and NetGuard EVS users are configured in the ImageServer Administrator window s User Administration section NetGuard remote client and NetGuard EVS users must be defined in this section in order to be able to log in to the surveillance system Defining Users and Passwords To define NetGuard remote client and NetGuard EVS users and passwords click the User Setup button This will open the User administration window in which you define individual users and their passwords Defining User Access Rights Having defined users you are able to define whether all users should have access to all NetGuard remote client NetGuard EVSfeatures and all available cameras or whether access should be restricted by user Full Access for All Users To give all users access to all NetGuard remote client NetGuard EVSfeatures and all available cameras select Full access for all users Restricted Access To use restricted access select Restrict user access Then click the User Access button to open the Define rights for individual users window in which you define access rights for each user Engine Setup Section for Specifying Maximum Client and Slaves Information The ImageServer Administrator window features two Engine Setup sections The Engine Setup section in the middle part of the window is used for specifying the maximum number of NetGuard remote clients and NetGuard EVS allowed to connect simultaneously and for specifying any other On
238. ote live requests Cameras may be stopped either manually in the Monitor application or because they have reached the end of an online schedule in which case NetGuard remote client and NetGuard EVS users will not be able to view live images from the cameras However if Start cameras on remote live requests is selected NetGuard remote client and NetGuard EVS users will be able to start the camera in the Monitor in order to view live images from the cameras Create default schedule for new cameras If selected default a schedule specifying that the camera is always online i e transferring images to OnSS I NetDVMS will automatically be created in the Camera Alert Scheduler window The automatically created schedule can be edited manually at any time If not selected no schedule will automatically be created meaning that the camera will not automatically be transferring images to OnSSI NetDVMS When required schedules can be added manually in the Camera Alert Scheduler window Email Settings Clicking the Email Settings button opens the E Mail setup window in which you enable and configure the use of e mail alerts Sms Settings Clicking the Sms Settings button opens the SMS settings window in which you enable and configure the use of SMS alerts Note Use of the SMS alert feature requires that an external Siemens TC 35 GSM modem has been attached to a serial port on the computer running the OnSS I NetDVMS software No
239. ou are able to use e g the timeline browser or the playback controls to browse through recordings from around the specified point in time Timeline Browser The timeline browser displays an overview of periods with recordings from all cameras displayed in your current camera layout The number of timelines displayed in the timeline browser reflects the number of cameras displayed in the camera layout you are viewing The timeline of the camera selected in the camera layout is highlighted Deis ac Timeline browser displaying timelines for a camera layout with four cameras ie eee Le Hie ay The timeline browser uses the following colors Red Recordings with motion Green Recordings without motion Black Periods without recordings Yellow Audio recordings The timeline browser s white horizontal line indicates the point in time from which recordings are being displayed in the camera layout The area between the timeline browser s two blue horizontal lines is a magnification of the 30 seconds preceding and following the point in time from which recordings are being displayed in the camera layout You are able to specify which time span 1 hour 2 hours or 12 hours should be used in the timeline and whether the newest recordings should be indicated at the top or at the bottom of the timeline You specify this in the Settings control panel On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 104 www OnSSlI com ip
240. ou are of course also able to store archives at other locations than locally in the default archiving directory You may for example specify that your archives should be stored on a network drive When archiving to other locations than the default archiving directory OnSSI NetDVMS will first store the archive in the local default archiving directory then immediately move the archive to the archiving location you have specified While this may at first glance seem unnecessary it greatly speeds up the archiving procedure which is important because all cameras are stopped during archiving Archiving directly to a network drive would mean that archiving time would vary depending on the available bandwidth on the network First storing the archive locally then moving it ensures that the archiving is always performed as fast as possible If archiving to a network drive note the regular camera database must still be stored on a local drive i e a drive attached directly to the computer running the OnSSI NetDVMS system On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 86 www OnSSl com lt C gt onssi Storage Capacity Required for Archiving The storage capacity required for archiving depends entirely on the amount of images you plan to archive Some organizations want to keep archived recordings from a large number of cameras for several months or years Other organizations may only want to archive images from one or two cameras and they may want kee
241. ou specify settings for NetGuard remote client and NetGuard EVS access in a number of sections each targeted at a particular part of the remote access configuration Each section of the ImageServer Administrator window is described in the following D em ea if ev ates E larr Lues lq ie gr ispa Sar r foun fai Dsi mie BP Ta Hara hr ims F r m ATTE DETE Luara i F mr es tg P a mama a i oo fees ee mie z Lies Aes srs aay ae LAPE a perar Ling ies ag E ir rarer epee Lows eau oa jeps Foe en N Lren hirr ri seis lirga ear Pee Rd ImageServer Administrator window Note Computers running OnSSI NetDVMS act as servers Such servers are occasionally referred to as Engines When you see the term Engine in the ImageServer Administrator window or in the NetGuard remote client or NetGuard EVS the term basically means server The mageServer Administrator window is divided into six sections Engine Setup Section for Specifying Name Port Outside Access and Local IP Addresses The ImageServer Administrator window features two Engine Setup sections The Engine Setup section in the top part of the window is used for specifying server name and port for enabling optional external access to the server and for optional definition of IP address ranges which should be recognized as being local The top Engine Setup section contains the following fields and buttons Field Button Description Engine Name Lets you sp
242. ough it only requires a single DLK to install System administrators obtain DLKs as part of the software registration process on the OnSSI website www onssi com Upon registration DLKs are sent to system administrators via e mail You are able to specify each DLK manually when adding a device through the Device Setup Wizard available by clicking the Add Device button in the Administrator window However you can avoid having to specify each DLK manually by using the following procedure to import all received DLKs into OnSSI NetDVMS in one go Prerequisites The DLKs received in a dlk file must have been saved at a location accessible by the surveillance server for example on a network drive or on a USB stick Open the Administrator window by clicking the Administrator shortcut on the desktop ial Administrator The Administrator desktop shortcut n the Administrator window click the Import DLKs button Browse to the location at which you have saved the received dlk file Select the file and click Open All DLKs are now automatically imported and the relevant DLK will automatically appear when you add a device through the Device Setup Wizard Device Administration Note Access to features in the Administrator application including those described in the following may require administrator rights In OnSSI NetDVMS you add devices IP video camera devices or IP video server devices rather than actual camera
243. our system administrator The password is case sensitive Click OK After a short wait the NetGuard EVS window will open On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 158 www OnSSlI com OnSSI The NetGuard EVS window has three tabs Live Browse and Setup Live Gy Browse Setup The Live tab is used for viewing live images from cameras the Browse tab is used for browsing recorded images from cameras and the Setup tab is used for configuring the NetGuard EVS Note Depending on your user rights you may not be able to access all three tabs If You Log in for the First Time If you have logged in for the first time you need to determine whether any views exist Views determine how images from cameras are displayed in the NetGuard EVS and are thus required in order to be able to use the NetGuard EVS One or more views may already have been created for you or you may need to create views yourself Read more about views including how to determine if any views have already been created for you in Creating Views Logging in on Different Computers Your user settings are stored on the OnSSI NetDVMS server This means that your login can be used on any computer that has a NetGuard EVS installed The way in which images from one or more cameras are displayed in the NetGuard EVS is called a view A view may contain images from up to 16 cameras A NetGuard EVS can handle an unlimited number of views allowing you to switch betwee
244. p To maximize load sharing and optimize performance distribute archives across your available storage space if possible Note If specifying another archiving location than the default location typically c videodata the location you specify must exist You are not able to create new On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 89 www OnSSl com L OnSSI Set all Clear all Set all paths directories as part of the process If archiving to a network drive the regular camera database must still be stored on a local drive i e a drive attached directly to the computer running the OnSSI NetDVMS system Archives for the selected camera will be stored in separate subdirectories under the Archives directory at the location you specify The subdirectories will be named according to the following structure Archives CameraMACAddress_VideoServerChannel DateAndTime Example With the default archiving folder located under C videodata images from an archiving taking place at 23 15 on 1st June 2005 for a camera attached to channel 2 on a video server device with the MAC address 00408c51e181 would be stored at the following destination C videodata Archives 00408c51e181_ 2 2005 06 01 23 15 If the device to which the camera is attached is not a video server device with several channels the video server channel indication in the subdirectory named after the device s MAC address will always be _ 7 Example e g 00408c51e181_
245. p PTZ Patrolling window You select the required patrol scheme from the Patrol scheme list located below the calendar section If you set patrolling periods with different patrol schemes immediately following each other in time changes between patrolling schemes will be indicated by a thin vertical line see also Colored Bars in the following Note The Patrol scheme list is only available if you have selected a PTZ camera for which at least one patrol scheme has been set up On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 44 www OnSSlI com LOX OnSSI Colored Bars The calendar uses colored bars to indicate active periods for each option Online E mail SMS etc In the Online bar active periods are indicated in either pink or yellow Pink indicates that the selected camera is continuously transferring images to the OnSSI NetDVMS software Yellow indicates that the selected camera transfers images to the OnSSI NetDVMS software when a specified event occurs In the E mail bar active periods are indicated in blue In the SMS bar active periods are indicated in green In the Sound bar active periods are indicated in red In the Patrolling bar active periods are indicated in gray Changes between patrolling schemes are indicated by a thin vertical line Note that the Patrolling bar is only available if you have selected a PTZ camera for which patrolling has been set up Chip When several patrol schemes are
246. p or down this will display a zoom level slider inside the image Zoom with Mouse Wheel For PTZ and IPIX cameras you are able to zoom in and out using the scroll wheel on your mouse provided your mouse is equipped with a scroll wheel Note On individual mice the scroll wneel may have been reserved for special purposes in which case zooming may not be possible Refer to your mouse configuration manual PTZ Navigation Buttons Alternatively use the navigation buttons in the PTZ Control section to move the selected PTZ or IPIX camera The round middle button lets you quickly move the camera to its home i e default position The plus and minus buttons lets you zoom in and out respectively Presets Select Preset IPX PTZ Positions PTZ Control section PTZ Preset Positions If preset positions have been defined for the selected PTZ camera you are able to select such positions from the Presets list Selecting a preset position from the list will make the PTZ camera move to the specified position Preset positions are defined by the system administrator the Presets list will be empty if no preset positions have been defined for the selected PTZ camera On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 179 www OnSSlI com OnSSI IPIX PTZ Positions You are able to move to a specific position in an IPIX view and then save that position by clicking the Save button When you later want to return to the saved position cl
247. p their archives for much shorter periods of time However before enabling archiving you should always consider the storage capacity of the local drive containing the default archiving directory to which archives are always moved even though they may immediately after be moved to an archiving location on a network drive As a rule of thumb the capacity of the local drive should be at least twice the size required for storing the databases of all cameras for which archiving has been specified Backing Up Archives Many organizations want to back up recorded images from cameras using tape drives or similar Creating such backups based on the content of camera databases is not recommended it may cause sharing violations or other malfunctions Instead create such backups based on the content of archives If you have not specified separate archiving locations for separate cameras you could simply back up the default local archiving directory Archives When scheduling a backup make sure the backup job does not overlap with your specified archiving times Viewing Archived Images You view archived images in the Viewer This way you are able to use all of Viewer s advanced features image browsing smart search evidence generation etc for archived images as well Archives Stored Locally or on Network Drives For archived images stored locally or on network drives you simply use the Viewer s image browsing features for example the
248. plication Menu button in the NetGuard EVS s top bar Show Application Menu button From the menu that appears select Joystick Setup Zi Joystick Setup K E tup gt E Keyboard Setup The Joystick Setup window appears n the Joystick Setup window select the required joystick in the Selected Joystick list The axes and buttons available on then selected joystick will be listed in the Axis Setup and Button Setup sections respectively doystick Seley EJ M Dasi apaia Daed jop CH Pel IP DEST OP CONT ROLLER 5 Caren ds Pie Freres l oO Carers Te oO Creed a r a ooo o DE Cancel Joystick Setup window displaying available axes and buttons on a selected joystick n the Axis Setup section specify settings for the available axes With a joystick you are typically able to navigate camera images three dimensionally along three axes an X axis a Y axis and a Z axis where the Z axis typically refers to the depth zoom level On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 173 www OnSSlI com lt C gt Onss Example X Y and Z axes Invert By default a PTZ camera will move to the right when you move the joystick to the right along the X axis move up when you move the joystick towards you along the Y axis etc By selecting Invert you are able to change this to the opposite You are thus able to freely determine whether the camera should for example move up or down when you mo
249. pot Select required size for the hot spot In separate window hot spot is a separate floating window When a hot spot is enabled it will appear as a dark gray field in the camera layout grid unless you have selected the n separate window option Sete ren Sev tea a by ale po 5 i Famile ET Yager ey Gemmi EE Configuration A 3x3 grid with a 2x2 hot spot defined in the Administrators Monitor Manager window On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 40 www OnSSl com OnSSI Effect The hot spot appearing in the Monitor arrow indicates camera viewed in the hot spot Carousel Note Use of the carousel feature requires that a hot spot is enabled With the carousel feature you can make the hot spot automatically change between cameras in the Monitors camera layout grid You specify the required interval between changes in the Seconds between shifts field How to Specify which Cameras Should Display Images in the Monitor To specify which cameras should display images in the Monitor application do the following In the Monitor Manager window select a grid size for the camera layout grid e g 3x3 Note that if you want to use a hot spot see description of Monitor Manager window s Configuration section the space required for the hot spot will affect the number of camera positions will be available in the camera layout grid For example a 3x3 grid will normally contain nine camera positions with a 2x2
250. put event which of the device s output ports to use and how long to keep the output for Lets you add a VMD Video Motion Detection event to the device selected in the Defined Events list VMD events are events triggered by detected motion on a specific camera VMD events can be used just like regular input events For example a PTZ Pan Tilt Zoom camera could move to a specific preset position when a VMD event occurs Note Exactly what constitutes motion on a particular camera depends on the camera specific motion detection settings defined in the Adjust Motion Detection window Only one VMD event can be defined per camera In order to avoid the risk of an excessively high number of VMD events being generated a VMD event cannot occur more frequently than every five seconds The Add VMD Event Motion Detection button works slightly different depending on whether the selected device is a single camera device or a multi camera device such as a video server Single camera devices Clicking the Add VMD Event Motion Detection button will instantly add a VMD event to the selected device provided a VMD event has not already been defined for the device Multi camera devices Clicking the Add VMD Event Motion Detection button will open a simple dialog in which you select the required camera This way you are able to define a VMD event for each camera on a multi camera device Lets you edit the settings for an item selected in the Def
251. r Master Time Area The Time Navigation section s Master Time area shows the master time and date of the recordings viewed The master time is the time to which all the cameras viewed are tied This means that when you browse recordings all the images you see in the view will in principle be from exactly the same point in time Some cameras however may only record if motion is detected Also there may be no recorded images from one or more cameras in the view matching the specified point in time When this is the case the last image in the camera s database prior to the specified point in time will be displayed in the view 24 november 2005 1 00 09 42 43 997 Master Time area Date and time format may be different on your computer The Master Time area also displays the current playback speed example 1 00x indicating real time On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 182 www OnSSI com lt C gt onssi Browse Buttons The Time Navigation section s browse buttons lets you manually navigate through recordings from the camera selected in the view G2 Oe IO ei fs Browse buttons lt Previous image Moves to the image just before the one currently viewed gt Next image Moves to the image just after the one currently viewed a Previous sequence Moves to the first image in the previous sequence i Next sequence Moves to the first image in the following sequence First image Moves to the first image in the database
252. r OnSSl NetDVMS system administrators wishing to create and distribute such HTML pages to NetGuard remote client users a check list outlining the tasks involved is also provided Note The method described here requires that you run a locally installed version of the NetGuard remote client and that the HTML page to be imported and used for navigation is also stored locally on your PC Creating a Simple HTML Page with Button Navigation A very quick solution is to create an HTML page with buttons for navigation You are able to create five categories of buttons on the HTML page Buttons for switching between the NetGuard remote client s views Required HTML syntax lt input type button value Buttontext onclick top changeView Groupname Viewname gt Buttons for switching between the NetGuard remote client s three tabs Live Browse and Setup bear in mind that depending on their user rights some users may not be able to access all three tabs Required HTML syntax Live tab lt input type button value Buttontext onclick top selectPane live gt Browse tab lt input type button value Buttontext onclick top selectPane browse Setup tab lt input type button value Buttontext onclick top selectPane setup gt Buttons for hiding showing the NetGuard remote client s standard navigation pane Required HTML syntax Hiding lt input type button value Buttontext onclick top showPane fal
253. r archived images as well Viewing Images from Archives Stored Locally or on Network drives For archived images stored locally or on network drives you simply use the Viewer s image browsing features for example the timeline browser or the playback controls for finding and viewing the required images just like you would with images stored in a camera s regular database Viewing Images from Exported Archives For exported archives e g archives stored on a CD you click the browse button in the Viewer s Database Information control panel to browse for the archive you want to view Once you have specified the required archive this way you can use all of the Viewer s image browsing features for navigating the images in the archive j Viewing archived images in the Viewer Arrow indicates the browse button in the Viewer s Database Information control panel bap ab amp On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 112 www OnSSlI com lt C gt onssi Remote Access Remote users can access an OnSSI NetDVMS surveillance system in three different ways With a NetGuard remote client can be installed locally or run from server feature rich With a NetGuard EVS installed locally very feature rich developed based on the Net platform and thus highly flexible for integration of plugins etc With a regular Microsoft Internet Explorer browser limited feature set recommended only for remote users on slow connections
254. r image map mirrors the Change to Group2 View2 button from the previous example When clicking the red zone users will go to View2 in Group2 When used in one of our views the HTML page looked like this Priel esi fe ee fo E Example of HTML page with clickable floor plan imported into a view Importing the HTML Page Importing an HTML page for navigation is no different from importing any other type of HTML page into a view in the NetGuard remote client The important thing to remember is that the HTML page should be stored locally on your PC To import an HTML page go to the NetGuard remote client s Setup tab From the Setup tab s System Overview section drag the HTML Page link to the required position in the required view E Engine 5 State Image i HTML Page z Clear Click and drag HTML Page link to required position in view This will open the Import HTML Page dialog in which you specify the required HTML page You are also able to specify a title for it the title will appear in the title bar of the HTML page when displayed in the view Depending on the navigation features you have included on your HTML page you may often want to import the HTML page into several views in order for the navigation to fully work On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 154 www OnSSl com lt C gt onss System Administrator s Check List OnSSI NetDVMS system administrators wishing to create and distri
255. r location for your log files type the path to the required folder in the Logfile Path field or click the browse button next to the field to browse to the required folder Days to Log A new log file is created every day A log file older than the number of days specified in the Days to log field is automatically deleted By default the log file will be stored for five days To specify another number of days simply overwrite the value in the Days to log field The current day s activity is always logged even with a value of 0 in the Days to log field The maximum number of days to log is 9999 Hip Read more about OnSSI NetDVMS logging in About Logging On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 47 www OnSSl com lt C gt Onss Event Recording Settings As opposed to the general log files which contain information about activity on the surveillance system itself event log files contain information about registered events as defined in the O Setup window The Event Recording Settings section lets you specify where to keep event log files and how long for Event log files should be viewed using the Monitor application s Viewer or the NetGuard EVS Viewer Select the Viewer s Alarm Overview control panel then click the Events button to view the events log NetGuard EVS In the Browse tab s Alerts section select the required event then click the Get List button to see when the event in question was detected Path By def
256. r053 Sunday When you add several terms as one item appearing as e g User001 Door053 Sunday in the Event message include field everything between the quotation marks must appear together in the package in the specified sequence If the terms must appear in the package but not necessarily in any exact sequence add the terms one by one i e so they will appear as User001 Door053 Sunday in the Event message include field Displays the string which will be used for the actual package analysis incl ee include The field is not as such editable However you are able to position the cursor inside the field in order to determine where a new item should be included when you click the Add button or one of the parenthesis or operator buttons Likewise you are able to position the cursor inside the field in order to determine where an item should be removed when clicking the Remove button The item immediately to the left of the cursor will be removed when you click the Remove button Add Adds the content of the Event substring field to the Event message include field See also the description of the Event substring and Event message includes fields Lets you add a start parenthesis to the Event message include field Parentheses can be used to ensure that semantically related terms are processed together as a logical unit in other words they can be used to force a certain processing order in the analysis Exampl
257. ransact Add Device Edit Device Remove Device Settings I O Setup Event Buttons Generic Events Lets you access NetMatrix configuration Note The NetTransact button is only available if NetTransact has been enabled Lets you access NetTransact configuration Starts the Device Setup Wizard which guides you through the process of adding a new device See also How to Add a Device When you have selected a device in the Administrator window s Device Manager section clicking the Edit Device button lets you edit settings for the selected device in the Edit device settings window Lets you remove a device selected in the Administrator window s Device Manager section In order to prevent accidental removal of devices you will be asked to confirm that you want to remove the device Lets you specify settings for a particular camera When you have selected a camera in the Administrator window s Device Manager section clicking the Settings button will open the Camera Settings for Device Name Camera Name window in which you specify camera settings Opens the O Setup window in which you are able to define events based on external input for example when a door sensor detects that a door is opened and VMD Video Motion Detection The O Setup window also lets you specify output e g a Siren When defined events can be used for a variety of purposes For example an input event can be
258. rate when motion is detected Remember to specify the required higher frame rate in the Desired speedup framerate fields The camera will return to the original frame rate two seconds after the last motion is detected On event Note Use of speedup on event requires that events have been defined in the O Setup window accessed by clicking the O Setup button in the Administrator window Available only if the Enable speedup check box is selected Select check box to use a higher frame rate when an external event occurs and until another external event occurs then select required start and stop events in the Start and Stop lists The camera will increase its frame rate when the start event occurs and return to the Original frame rate when the stop event occurs Remember to specify the required higher frame rate in the Desired speedup framerate fields Desired speedup Available only if the Enable speedup check box is selected namerate Specify required number of frames to be used when motion is detected and or an external event occurs in first field and select required unit per Second per Minute or per Hour from the list The frame rate must be higher than the frame rate specified in the Desired framerate On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 16 www OnSSl com lt C gt onssi field Example 16 frames per second Grip When you specify a frame rate the interval between images is automatically calculated and displa
259. rator application including those described in the following may require administrator rights The Edit Event window for editing generic events lets you edit the settings for an event based on input from external sources using the TCP and UDP protocols You are able to edit the criteria according to which NetDVMS should analyze received TCP and or UDP data packages and whether any notifications should be triggered by a detected event Orip TCP and UDP packages used for generic events may contain special characters such as a etc within the text string to be analyzed Egi treet fa Kove al re ee Hid Pa fear wet Laps E orri Foor heer n cl e ial OF ea ea cad fey aoe i Banri mip hp J i J Fred gear E deed fe ee ce Deere ni Be The Edit Event window for editing generic events Access You access the Edit Event window for specifying generic events from the Generic Events window by selecting an event from the list then clicking the Edit selected button The Edit Event window for editing generic events is divided into three sections On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 78 www OnSSl com LO OnSSI General Event Settings Section The EditEvent window for editing generic events contains the following fields in the General Event settings section Field Description Event Name Event Protocol Event rule type Event priority Lest you edit the name of the event Each e
260. rd EVS only Smart Search Ability to use the NetGuard EVS s Smart Search feature with which users are able to search for motion in one or more selected areas of images from the selected camera Note The Smart Search feature is available in the NetGuard EVS only AVI Export Ability to generate and export evidence as movie clips in the AVI format JPG Export Ability to generate and export evidence as JPG images Alarms Ability to use the Alarms feature for browsing images from a selected camera Chip Note that some of the features are mutually dependent For example in order have access to PTZ or output features the user must also have access to viewing live images and in order to use AVI and JPG export the user must have access to browsing recorded images Repeat as required for other users The Image Server Administrator window is used by the surveillance system administrator to manage the Image Server which provides access to the surveillance system for remote users logging in with a NetGuard remote client or a NetGuard EVS On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 197 www OnSSlI com lt C gt onssi The Image Server itself does not require separate hardware it runs as a service on the computer running the OnSSI NetDVMS software Access To access the ImageServer Administrator window click the Image Server Administrator icon on the desktop Ine Serves Airrarestr ator The ImageServer Administrator window lets y
261. re stopped This however requires that a particular setting in the Administrator application is enabled Note Access to features in the Administrator application including those described in the following may require administrator rights To enable the required setting open the Administrator application and do the following In the Administrator window click the General Settings button This will open the General Settings window n the General Settings window s Advanced section select Start cameras on remote live requests Click OK The Slave Administration window lets you define all servers required to run as slaves under the OnSSI NetDVMS server you are configuring Syve Adminintration EJ Tue Slat Hemara Fea Lipo jhi i a Ve ed ee TE al Cipher barre Slave Administration window access You access the Slave Administration window by clicking the Slaves button in the ImageServer Administrator window Adding a Slave Server To add a slave server click the Slave Administration window s Add Slave button specify the host name of the slave server specify the required port number and click OK This will add the slave server to the Slave Administration window s list of slave servers Chip Instead of specifying a host name when adding a slave server you may specify the IP address of the slave server Simply type the IP address in the Hostname field when adding the slave server Remember th
262. red groups in the NetGuard remote client NetGuard EVS will be protected indicated by a padlock icon Note Views created in a NetGuard remote client can only be shared with other NetGuard remote client users Views created in a NetGuard EVS can only be shared with other NetGuard EVS users It is not possible to share views across the two types of client On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 196 www OnSSlI com lt C gt onssi Edit Private Views Ability to create and edit views in private groups in the NetGuard remote client NetGuard EVS Views placed in private groups can only be accessed by the NetGuard remote client NetGuard EVS user who created them for more information about views see Creating Views NetGuard remote client and Creating Views NetGuard EVS Denying remote users the right to create their own views may make sense in some cases for example in order to limit bandwidth use If the user does not have this right private groups in the NetGuard remote client NetGuard EVS will be protected indicated by a padlock icon Chip By clearing the View Live Browse and Setup check boxes you can effectively disable the user s ability to use the NetGuard remote client NetGuard EVS for example while the user is on vacation This would typically be a temporary alternative to deleting the user In the User Rights for Camera section s Defined Cameras list select each camera to which the user should have access via the NetGuard remote
263. remote users are able to connect to it If Auto Start was not selected when configuring the Web Server the Web Server must be started manually by clicking the Start server button Web Server and user activity can be monitored in the OnSSI NetDVMSHTTP Server window s Log section Stopping the Web Server To stop the Web Server click the OnSSI NetDVMSHTTP Server window s Stop server button This will stop the Web Server without shutting it down This means that you will quickly be able to start the Web Server again by clicking the Start server button Shutting Down the Web Server To shut down the Web Server click the OnSSI NetDVMSHTTP Server window s Shut down button This will shut down the Web Server and you will have to access it from Window s Start menu in order to start it again When clicking the Shut down button you will be asked to confirm that you want to shut down the Web Server RealtimeFeed Server Configuration The RealtimeFeed Server does not require any configuration apart from its default image quality specified as part of the configuration of the Web Server You are however able to change the port number used by the RealtimeFeed Server when communicating with the ActiveX Real Time Client default is port 9513 To change the port number do the following Make sure the RealtimeFeed Server is started see Starting the RealtimeFeed Server below Access the Realtime Feed Server window by click
264. riggering outputs may be restricted To trigger an output select the required output in the Output Control section and click Activate Lights on Sy Engne Sa Door Camera 1 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 178 www OnSSlI com LO OnSSI The list of selectable outputs is grouped by server engine and camera device to which the output is attached In the above illustration the output Lights on is attached to the device Door Camera 1 on the server with the default name Engine PTZ Control PTZ Pan Tilt Zoom and IPIX technology allowing creation and viewing of 360 degree panoramic images cameras can be controlled from the NetGuard EVS Note Depending on your user rights access to PTZ controls from some cameras may be restricted Point and Click Control Many PTZ cameras may be controlled simply by pointing and clicking inside the images from the camera If you see a set of crosshairs when placing your mouse pointer over the images from a PTZ camera point and click control is supported for the camera 8 Crosshairs indicate point and click control For some cameras crosshairs may look different For some cameras crosshairs surrounded by a square may be displayed When this is the case you are able to zoom in on an area by dragging a square around the required area in the image For such cameras zoom level is controlled by holding down the SHIFT key on your keyboard while moving the mouse u
265. rs limn rights te inatiecthas wets H Define rights for individual users window Access You access the Define Rights for Individual Users window by clicking the User Access button in the lmageServer Administrator window To define access rights for a particular user do the following in the Define Camera Access for individual users window Inthe User list select the required user In the Global User Rights section select the user s global i e non camera specific rights View Live Ability to view the Live tab in the NetGuard remote client NetGuard EVS If the user does not have this right the Live tab will not be selectable in the NetGuard remote client NetGuard EVS Browse Ability to view the Browse tab in the NetGuard remote client NetGuard EVS If the user does not have this right the Browse tab will not be selectable in the NetGuard remote client NetGuard EVS Setup Ability to view the Setup tab in the NetGuard remote client NetGuard EVS If the user does not have this right the Setup tab will not be selectable in the NetGuard remote client NetGuard EVS Edit Shared Views Ability to create and edit views in shared groups in the NetGuard remote client NetGuard EVS Views placed in shared groups can be accessed by every NetGuard remote client NetGuard EVS user for more information about views see Creating Views NetGuard remote client and Creating Views NetGuard EVS lf the user does not have this right sha
266. rticular joystick button for a particular action select the button action in the list then click the Unselect button To free all joystick buttons from their associated actions click the Unselect All button You view live images on the NetGuard remote client s Live tab When you select the NetGuard remote client s Live tab the NetGuard remote client will connect to the OnSSI NetDVMS server and display live images from the cameras in the selected view Note Particular user rights may be required in order to access the Live tab In order to view live images in the NetGuard remote client the Monitor application must be running on the OnSSI NetDVMS server consult your surveillance system administrator if in doubt Depending on your user rights access to viewing live images from some cameras may be restricted On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 135 www OnSSl com The Live tab in this example displaying a view with images from eight cameras Selecting a View You are able to select a view for display on the Live tab in two ways By selecting the required view in the Live tab s Views section BS Private My First Private Group a p HH Private My Second Pridte Group Ea m Pth apad Mor Dest Ch spad ess Detail from Live tab s Views section By selecting the required view from the Views list located in the upper part of the window _My First Private view m Views list On Net Surveillance Systems Inc www OnS
267. rts when an event button is clicked in the Monitor application a timer event stops the camera after 15 seconds A camera starts and the lights are switched on when an event button is clicked in the Monitor application a timer event stops the camera after one minute and another timer event switches the lights off after two minutes To define a timer event for an event button select the required event button in he Defined Events list then click the Add new event button When you click the Add new event button while an already specified event button is selected in the Defined Events list the New Timer window opens allowing you to specify the required timer event ip You may specify several timer events under a single event button However you cannot use a timer event under another timer event On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 70 www OnSSlI com lt C gt onssi Editing Event Buttons and Timer Events To edit an event button or a timer event specified under an event button select the required event button or timer event in the Defined Events list then click the Edit selected button If you have selected an event button clicking the Edit selected button will open the Edit Event window for editing event buttons If you have selected a timer event clicking the Edit selected button will open the New Timer window Associating Event Buttons with External Outputs As is the case with input events see External
268. s To quickly determine which types of groups your user rights permit you to create and edit views in do the following Select any of the NetGuard EVS s tabs Look at the Views section You are able to create and edit views in any groups not marked by a padlock icon If a group is marked by a padlock icon it is protected You can still use any views in the group but you Cannot create or edit views in the group On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 161 www OnSSlI com lt C gt Onss DD Privat sa Shared Example The user is able to create and edit views in private groups but not in shared groups Note the padlock icon on the shared group folder clearly visible in the enlarged example Consult your surveillance system administrator if in doubt about your user rights Creating Views in Private Groups To create your first view in a private group you first create a group under the Private top level group then create the required view within the group If you have created views in private groups before you may create new views in existing private groups or you may create a new private group for the view Note Views are created on the NetGuard EVS s Setup tab Particular user rights may be required in order to access the Setup tab Creating a Private Group To create a private group do the following on the Setup tab Inthe Setup tab s Views section select the group under which you wish to create the ne
269. s You are able to move a selected output up or down in the On Manual Control list with the up and down buttons located to the right of the list The selected output is moved up one step each time you click the up button Likewise each time you click the down button the selected output is moved down one step To remove an output from the On Manual Control list simply select the required output and click the lt lt button located between the All Outputs list and the On Manual Control list Selecting Output for Use on Motion Detection You are able to select outputs to be triggered automatically when motion is detected in images from the camera Chip This feature does not require that a VMD Video Motion Detection event has been defined for the camera in the I O Setup window To select an output for use when motion is detected in images from the camera Select the required output in the All Outputs list in the left side of the Output Settings for Device Name Camera Name window Orip When you select an output in the All Outputs list you can view detailed information about the selected output under Output Information in the lower part of the window Click the gt gt button located between the All Outputs list and the On Motion Detected list This will copy the selected output to the On Motion Detected list To remove an output from the On Motion Detected list simply select the required output and click the lt lt butto
270. s This is because devices have their own IP addresses or host names Being IP based OnSSI NetDVMS primarily identifies units on the surveillance system based on their IP addresses or host names Even though each device has its own IP address or host name several cameras can be attached to a single device and thus share the same IP address or host name This is typically the case with cameras attached to video server devices You can of course configure and use each camera individually even when several cameras are attached to a single device In addition to IP video camera devices and IP video server devices it is possible to add a number of dedicated I O input output devices to OnSSI NetDVMS When such I O devices are added they can be used in events based system setup in the same way as a camera For more information about using I O devices see Using Dedicated I O Devices For information about which I O devices are supported refer to the release note On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 8 www OnSSl com OnSSI When a device is added in OnSSI NetDVMS any cameras attached to the device are automatically recognized by the software and listed in the Administrator window s Device Manager section Derice Hanga Ta Canea 1 oe Weging Acom 10 10 501 109 Ti Camera 1 rs Camera 2 Ta Canes 3 Ta Cones 4 Detail from the Administrator window s Device Manager section two devices have been added the first device has a single camera a
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272. s backwards in time gt Play forward Plays back recordings forward in time Stop Stops playback Chip Dragging the playback slider to its leftmost position pauses playback Go To Time The Time Navigation section s Go To Time fields let you quickly jump to a specific point in time 24 11 2005 m 09 4243 S cote Go To Time fields Date and time format may be different on your computer Specify required date in the first field and required time in the second field then click the Go link Sequences The Browse tab s Sequences section provides you with an overview of recorded sequences for the camera selected in the view To use the Sequences section select the required camera in the view then click the Sequences section s Get Sequences button Clicking the Get Sequences button will retrieve a list of up to 40 sequences 20 sequences prior to the point in time displayed in the view and 20 sequences following the point in time displayed in the view Each sequence will be listed with date and time as well as the length of the sequence Clicking a sequence in the list will move all images in the view to the time of the sequence If the Preview check box is selected you are able to quickly view each sequence by placing the mouse pointer over the required sequence in the list On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 143 www OnSSlI com 2005 16 30 56 3 seconds 06 2005 16 20 42 12 seconds 2005 16
273. s been defined in the O Setup window You have a high degree of flexibility when associating a camera with particular outputs You are able to select between all available outputs i e outputs defined as output events for the camera itself as well as outputs defined as output events for other devices on the OnSSI NetDVMS system The same output may be used for manual control through an output button as well as for automatic triggering when motion is detected Selecting Output for Manual Control You are able to specify outputs to be triggered manually through output buttons in the Monitor application or from a list in the NetGuard remote client orNetGuard EVS Output buttons will become available in the Monitor when the camera is selected and the Monitor s Output button is clicked In the NetGuard remote client andNetGuard EVS users will be able to trigger outputs by selecting them from a list Example of output buttons available in the Monitor application Note that the Monitor s Output button has been clicked in order to view the output buttons On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 27 www OnSSlI com lt C gt onssi To specify an output for manual triggering in the Monitor or NetGuard remote client NetGuard EVS do the following Select the required output in the All Outputs list in the left side of the Output Settings for Device Name Camera Name window rip When you select an output in the All Outputs list you c
274. s indicates areas to be excluded from the smart search On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 187 www OnSSl com Example of selected area With the Smart Search section s Include and Exclude options you are able to toggle between including excluding areas when you drag With the Smart Search section s Invert button you are able to quickly invert your selection if required Sa Se ee SSS Lo a Lo gl Tr EE l All ia Ii ii EE rri s 400p E ra Example of inverted selection Oip As an alternative to using the Invert button simply press the SHIFT key on your keyboard while clicking dragging to select an area Click the Smart Search section s Save button to save your search area settings Orip If you want to experiment with further changes to the search area you can return to your saved search area settings by clicking the Load button n the Smart Search section select required search sensitivity Very Low Very High in the Sensitivity list Select required image interval in the Interval list On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 188 www OnSSl com If you select All Images all images will be analyzed If you select e g 10 seconds only one image per ten seconds of recordings will be analyzed Selecting a long interval will greatly reduce the time required to complete the search However with a long interval the search may not find motion sequences that are shorter than the specified
275. s input ports For exact information about what constitutes a falling and a rising signal respectively refer to documentation for the sensors and device in question Enabled Input Lists enabled input events for the device EVEnNG You enable an event by selecting it in the Available Input Event s list then clicking the gt gt button See description in the following gt gt You enable an event by selecting it in the Available Input Event s list then clicking the gt gt button to open the Add New Event window for devices capable of handling several input events in which you specify a name for the input event and any e mail or SMS alerts to be associated with it When you click OK in the Add New Event window for devices capable of handling several input events the selected input event is automatically transferred from Available Input Event s list to the Enabled Input Event s list lt lt Lets you move an input event selected in the Enabled Input Event s list to the Available Input Event s list thus disabling it Edit Lets you edit the settings for an input event selected in the Enabled Input Event s list Note Access to features in the Administrator application including those described in the following may require administrator rights The Add New Event window for devices capable of handling several input events lets you specify the settings for a particular input event on devices capable of handling severa
276. s the radius of the IPIX view field The ellipse s horizontal X and vertical Y radiuses are changed at the same time keeping the aspect ratio R Increases the radius of the IPIX view field The ellipse s horizontal X and vertical Y radiuses are changed at the same time keeping the aspect ratio Rx Decreases the horizontal X radius of the ellipse Rx Increases the horizontal X radius of the ellipse Ry Decreases the vertical Y radius of the ellipse Ry Increases the vertical Y radius of the ellipse X Moves the ellipse to the left X Moves the ellipse to the right Y Moves the ellipse up Y Moves the ellipse down On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 37 www OnSSl com lt C gt Onss Previewing the IPIX View You are able to toggle between previewing the fish eye view and the IPIX rendered view i e the original elliptic view as well as the rectangular view resulting from applying the IPIX algorithm according to your specified values To toggle between the two different types of preview click the Toggle Preview button When previewing the IPIX rendered view the following navigation buttons become available for moving around within the preview image area Moves the IPIX rendered view up and to the left Moves the IPIX rendered view up Moves the IPIX rendered view up and to the right Moves the IPIX rendered view to the left Moves the IPIX rendered view to its home position Moves the IP
277. s three tabs Live Browse and Setup ELL Browse Setup The Live tab is used for viewing live images from cameras the Browse tab is used for browsing recorded images from cameras and the Setup tab is used for configuring the NetGuard remote client Note Depending on your user rights you may not be able to access all three tabs If You re logging in for the First Time If you have logged in for the first time you need to determine whether any views exist Views determine how images from cameras are displayed in the NetGuard remote client and are thus required in order to be able to use the NetGuard remote client One or more views may already have been created for you or you may need to create views yourself Read more about views including how to determine if any views have already been created for you in Creating Views Logging in on Different Computers Your user settings are stored on the OnSSI NetDVMS server This means that your login can be used on any computer that has a NetGuard remote client installed The way in which images from one or more cameras are displayed in the NetGuard remote client is called a view A view may contain images from up to 16 cameras A NetGuard remote client can handle an unlimited number of views allowing you to switch between various collections of camera images N Example of a NetGuard remote client displaying a view with images from 16 different cameras the view is highlighted i
278. s used when browsing recorded images may vary depending on your computer s regional settings Illustrations in this help topic and date and time formats used in these illustrations are thus for guidance only On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 146 www OnSSl com OnSSI To export video evidence do the following Select the NetGuard remote client s Browse tab Inthe Browse tab s Export section specify start date and time for the export by typing the date in the first Start Time field and the time in the second field Star Time 30 06 2005 10 10 10 Set End Time 30 06 2005 i 0 11 40 Set Source Front Door Camera 1 Expor Export section Date and time format may be different on your computer Chip Instead of manually specifying date and time you may use the Browse tab s Time Navigation features to move to the required start point then click the upper of the Export section s Set links This will automatically set the date and time of the viewed image into the Start Time fields Inthe End Time fields specify end date and time for the export As was the case with the start date and time end date and time must be in the correct format if specified manually Alternatively use the Set link as described above Select the required camera from the Source list Click the Export button This will open a separate export dialog Export Status Start Time 30 06 2005 16 04 30 End Time 30 06 2006
279. s with remote users on very slow connections On Net Surveillance Systems Inc www OnSSl com NetGuard remote client Access through ImageServer Optional client can be installed on remote user s computer or accessed from server Feature rich Very easy to use Setup of camera views can be handled locally as well as centrally With central views handling remote users can begin using their NetGuard remote client instantly upon first login None the mageServer runs as a service on the OnSSI NetDVMS server Very flexible configuration through mageServer Administrator includes master slaves handling handling of local IP address ranges etc Very flexible rights for accessing individual NetGuard remote client and camera features are determined on a per user basis Limited Systems on which installation of client software must be optional Systems on which a Net client solution is not desirable NetGuard EVS Access through ImageServer Client must be installed on remote user s computer Net Framework 1 1 is required on computers running the NetGuard EVS Very feature rich Very easy to use Setup of camera views can be handled locally as well as centrally With central views handling remote users can begin using their NetGuard EVS instantly upon first login None the mageServer runs as a service on the OnSSI NetDVMS server Very flexible configuration through mageServer A
280. se gt Showing lt input type button value Buttontext onclick top showPane true gt Buttons for hiding showing the NetGuard remote client s standard title bar Required HTML syntax Hiding lt input type button value Buttontext onclick top showTopTitle false gt Showing lt input type button value Buttontext onclick top showT op Title true gt Buttons for switching to a particular point in time in the Browse tab s time navigation Required HTML syntax lt input type button value Buttontext onclick top setTime Mmm dd yyyy hh mm ss gt Example of an HTML Page with Buttons In the following example we have created two shared groups in the NetGuard remote client We have called them Shared Group1 and Shared Group2 Each group contains two views called View1 and View2 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 151 www OnSSlI com LO OnSS 9 Shared Group 1 _ View 1 3 View Z ELS Shared Group 2 J view 1 J View 2 Two groups each containing two views We have also created an HTML page with examples of all available button types including the ability to switch between our four different views The HTML for the page looks like this lt html gt lt body gt lt input type button value Change to Group1 View1 onclick top changeView Shared Group 1 View 1 gt lt br gt lt input type button value Change to Group1 View2 onclick top changeView Sh
281. sically close together The total number of seconds between each preset position will be listed below the two fields PTZ Patrolling Actions on Detected Motion You are able to combine a PTZ patrol scheme with motion detection so that when motion is detected the PTZ camera will pause its patrolling and remain at the position where motion was detected for a specified period of time To use this feature do the following Select the Disable patrolling schedule if motion is detected check box Select whether the PTZ camera should resume patrolling When a certain number of seconds has passed since first detection of motion regardless whether further motion is detected or When a certain number of seconds has passed without further detection of motion Specify the required number of seconds for selected option Example You may specify that the PTZ camera should go to the next preset position and resume patrolling when 10 seconds has passed without detection of motion PTZ Scanning PTZ scanning is supported on a few devices only If your device supports PTZ scanning the Setup of PTZ Scanning section lets you enable PTZ scanning and select a PTZ scanning speed Note Access to features in the Administrator application including those described in the following may require administrator rights Use of the IPIX technology requires a dedicated IPIX camera or a special IPIX camera lens with a special IPIX license key specified in the Edit
282. sition up or down in the Preset Positions section s list you can thus determine the sequence in which preset positions are presented in the NetGuard remote clients or NetGuard EVS s list On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 32 www OnSSl com OnSSI Presets Select Preset Display of preset positions in Monitor and NetGuard remote client NetGuard EVSrespectively Administrators are able to specify the sequence in which available preset positions are displayed in the various applications Preset Position on Events Section If you have specified input or VMD events event buttons or generic events you are able to make the PTZ camera automatically go to particular preset positions when particular events occur To configure the use of preset positions on events click the Setup button This will open the Event window for preset positions on event in which you are able to associate particular preset positions with particular events To use preset positions on event select the Goto preset on event check box Patrolling Section To configure PTZ patrolling the automatic movement of a PTZ camera between several preset positions click the Setup button to go to the Setup PTZ Patrolling window PTZ patrolling requires that at least two preset positions have been defined Note Access to features in the Administrator application including those described in the following may require administrator rights Avai
283. t Motion indicator the indicator in the middle solid red Lights up when motion is detected in the image Click anywhere inside the image to reset the motion indicator Online indicator the rightmost of the three indicators blinking green Changes state every time an image is received from the camera Enlarging Images from a Particular Camera in a View To enlarge images from a particular camera in a view double click the blue image bar above the image Double clicking blue bar above image enlarges view To return to normal view simply double click the blue image bar again Ori If you have selected reduced image quality for the camera on the Setup tab images from the camera will be displayed in full quality when viewed enlarged On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 177 www OnSSl com OnSSI Event Control If manual triggering of events has been defined on your surveillance system you can trigger events from the NetGuard EVS Note Depending on your user rights access to manually triggering events may be restricted What is an Event Events are used by the surveillance system for triggering actions Typically events on the surveillance system are generated automatically For example detected movement can be defined as an event which in turn triggers an action such as recording on a camera However it is also possible to trigger events manually Depending on configuration manually triggered events can
284. t button names must not contain the following characters lt gt amp Send e mail if this Select check box to send an e mail alert when the event button is clicked event occurs f Note In order to be able to use e mail alerts the e mail alert feature must have been set up in the E Mail setup window On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 71 www OnSSl com lt C gt onssi Include image from camera Send SMS if this event occurs Available only if the Send e mail if this event occurs check box is selected Select check box to include an image recorded at the time the event button is clicked in the e mail alert then select the required camera in the list below the check box Select check box to send an SMS alert when the event button is clicked Note In order to be able to use SMS alerts the SMS alert feature must have been set up in the SMS settings window Note Access to features in the Administrator application including those described in the following may require administrator rights The Edit Event window for editing event buttons lets you edit the settings for an existing event button Hansi paged rope face He Gd tee ed eel fhe eee f Tam uirga Sond E a e coca ies The Edit Event window for editing input events Access You access the Edit Event window for editing event buttons from the Event Bu
285. t events have been defined Read more about events in About Input Events amp Output Stop event When you set an Online period you will be asked whether you want the selected camera to transfer images to the OnSS I NetDVMS software continuously within the specified period A ways or only when an event occurs within the specified period On Event If using On Event the Stop event list lets you select the required stop event Note The use of event based online periods requires that events have been defined Read more about events in About Input Events amp Output Patrol scheme When you set a Patrolling period for a PTZ camera with patrolling the Patrol scheme list lets you select the required patrol scheme Note The Patrol scheme list is only available if you have selected a PTZ camera for which at least one patrol scheme has been set up On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 43 www OnSSl com lt C gt onssi Camera Alert Scheduler Window s Calendar Section The Camera Alert Scheduler window s calendar section lets you specify exact periods of time for each option for each camera selected in the window s Camera list Set and Clear Modes Depending on your selection in the Mode list you Set or Clear periods in the calendar Your selection is indicated by your mouse pointer turning into either a pencil Set or an eraser Clear when inside the calendar section BIKA Mouse pointer turns into pencil Set or eraser Clear
286. t keys do the following Click the Show Application Menu button in the NetGuard EVS s top bar Show Application Menu button From the menu that appears select Keyboard Setup On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 174 www OnSSl com OnSSI d Joystick Setup Keyboard Setup The Keyboard Setup window appears Keyboard setup E Curarize kepboyd by mmya thook keeps lo acb Preset Harout kay Lpa rere jhi n Global aky pieri ragad kes Em Wee ri Aiki Ok Camal Keyboard setup window When the Keyboard Setup window appears press the required key or key combination This will display the pressed key or key combination in the Press shortcut key field n the Select action list select the required action for the shortcut key or key combination In the Use new shortcut in list select when the shortcut key or key combination should apply Global When working on any of the NetGuard EVS s three tabs Live Browse and Setup Browse Mode When working on the NetGuard EVS s Browse tab only Live Mode When working on the NetGuard EVS s Live tab only Setup Mode When working on the NetGuard EVS s Setup tab only Click the Assign button This will add the specified shortcut key or key combination to the Assigned keys list Key Use Action L Global Show live B Shift Browse Mode Browne Next Image B Global Show Baap Delete Global lose the appleation Q Shit Corto Alt Global Sho
287. tGuard EVS On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 203 www OnSSlI com lt C gt Onss Web and RealtimeFeed Servers Provided the Web Server and the RealtimeFeed Server are running on the OnSSI NetDVMS surveillance system remote users are able to connect to the surveillance system through a regular Microsoft Internet Explorer browser When accessing the surveillance system this way remote users will their access rights permitting be able to view live images from cameras on the surveillance system browse recorded images as well as generate and export AVI movie clips of recorded events Remote users should be aware that a more advanced and feature rich way of accessing the surveillance system may be available Ask your OnSSI NetDVMS system administrator if it is possible to connect with a NetGuard remote client or NetGuard EVS Logging in to the surveillance system Note To log in to the surveillance system you must connect to a particular IP address and port number ask your OnSSI NetDVMS system administrator if in doubt about which IP address and port number to use Log in to the surveillance system the following way Open a Microsoft Internet Explorer browser Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 6 0 or later is required Orip To find out which Microsoft Internet Explorer version you are using select About Internet Explorer in your browser s Help menu In the browser s Address field type http follo
288. tGuard remote client s top bar Log Out button NetGuard EVS The NetGuard EVS provides remote users with extremely feature rich access to the surveillance system It lets users access multiple servers at a time allowing remote user access across systems Example of the NetDVMS EVS displaying images from 16 cameras The NetGuard EVS must be installed locally on the remote user s computer DirectX 9 0 and Net Framework 1 1 both available from hitp Awww microsoft com downloads are required on computers running the NetGuard EVS On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 155 www OnSSl com lt C gt Onss What are Remote Users Able to do with the NetGuard EVS With the NetGuard EVS remote users are able to View live images from cameras on the surveillance system Browse recordings from cameras on the surveillance system Create and switch between an unlimited number of views each able to display images from up to 16 cameras from multiple servers at a time Views can placed in private groups only accessible by the user who created them or shared groups accessible by all NetGuard EVS users connected to the OnSSI NetDVMS server Use HTML pages and static images in views Create special views for widescreen monitors Control PTZ Pan Tilt Zoom and IPIX 860 view cameras Activate manually triggered events also Known as event buttons Activate external outputs Get quick overviews of sequences with detected motion
289. tally smoothen images from the camera select the Smooth Images check box To display images from the selected camera in the resolution they were recorded in select the Scale 1 1 check box If images are larger than the resolution available in the camera layout s camera slot they will be reduced in size to fit the camera slot The correct aspect ratio will be maintained when reducing size this way On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 108 www OnSSlI com lt C gt onssi Generating Video and Audio Evidence With the Viewer you have several options for generating video and audio evidence You are able to Print evidence Send evidence via e mail Export entire video and audio sequences in three different formats You are able to export entire video and audio sequences in three different formats AVI file movie clip Database files you can include the Viewer itself in the export so others can easily view the database files JPG WAV files image audio clip To export evidence from the Viewer use the following procedure Click the Export icon The Export icon This will open the Export control panel Chat T ma eia Faj z nz f E sgam Fray i i e Le 1 5 z Diri Wachee Freee al zj i z l tren Fike Hora Feraj sip Pere el a Uhlir pe Lureri Anki Fasial DEALA el hii a i The Export control panel In the Export control panel s Video Feed and Audio Feed lists select the camera and
290. te Access to features in the Administrator application including those described in the following may require administrator rights The Change Password window lets you change the administrator password for your OnSSI NetDVMS solution On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 49 www OnSSlI com lt C gt onssi Oe pact mace Npa prigi Hem paea ede Coreei The Change Password window J Access To access the Change Password window click the Change Password button in the General Settings window How to Change the Administrator Password To change the administrator password do the following Specify the current administrator password in the Old password field Specify the new administrator password in the New password field Repeat the new administrator password in the New password confirm field Click OK Note Access to features in the Administrator application including those described in the following may require administrator rights The Joystick Setup window lets you configure joystick control of PTZ cameras Joystick configuration control requires that a joystick is attached to the computer running OnSSI NetDVMS ee es The Joystick Setup window J Access To access the Joystick Setup window click the Joystick Setup button in the General Settings window The Joystick Setup window is divided into two sections a Joystick Axes section and a Joystick Buttons section Joystick Axes Section The Jo
291. th buttons for navigating between views We have saved the HTML page locally on the C drive When the HTML page is to be used for navigation saving the HTML page locally is necessary because of security features in Internet Explorer When the HTML page is saved locally a locally installed NetGuard remote client will always be able to display it Using an HTML Page with Image Map Navigation You may also create an HTML page with more advanced content for example an image map allowing users to switch between views Example of an HTML Page with an Image Map In the following example we have kept the NetGuard remote client groups and views from the previous example Instead of using buttons we have created an HTML page with an image of a floor plan and created an image map based on the floor plan Viewed in a browser our HTML page looks like this fie bof fei Se ep a oo wl ue fe Jose gees tee ib Dh BB Aa ki ia _ TE f it an E M Bu Ss H R l a eee Ls PEHEE a ii ae ES je E OnSSI City HTML page with image map for navigating between views On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 153 www OnSSl com lt Onss How you structure an image map is of course highly individual For this example we divided the floor plan into colored zones and defined an image map area for each zone This way you will be able to simply click a zone in order to go to the view containing cameras from that zone For instance the red zone on ou
292. the Camera Settings for Device Name window by clicking the Camera Settings button in the Edit device settings window The Camera Settings for Device Name window is divided into a P T Z Camera Selection section and a camera list On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 13 www OnSSlI com L OnSSI P T Z Camera Selection Section The P T Z Camera selection section contains the following fields Field Description Some of the Select check box if any of the cameras attached to the video server device is a PTZ connected camera pare ee If the check box is not available PTZ is not supported for the device in question cameras P T Z type Field available only if Some of the connected cameras are Pan Tilt Zoom cameras controlled through check box is selected If a PTZ camera is controlled through the COM1 port on the COM1 video server device select the required PTZ camera type from the list If no PTZ cameras are controlled through the COM1 port select None P T Z type Field available only if Some of the connected cameras are Pan Tilt Zoom cameras controlled through check box is selected COM2 If a PTZ camera is controlled through the COM2 port on the video server device select the required PTZ camera type from the list If no PTZ cameras are controlled through the COM2 port select None Camera List The camera list contains a line for each camera channel on the device First line from the top corresponds to camera chann
293. the Edit device button to open the Edit device settings window On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 4 www OnSSlI com lt C gt onssi Editing Settings for Cameras To edit the settings for a camera listed in the Device Manager section clicking the plus sign next to the device to which the camera is attached select the required camera then click the Settings button to open the Camera Settings for Device name Camera Name window To rename a camera select the required camera name in the Device Manager section wait for a second then select the camera name again to change it Disabling Enabling Cameras Individual cameras listed in the Device Manager section are by default enabled meaning that images from the cameras are by default transferred to OnSSI NetDVMS provided that the cameras are marked as online in the Camera Alert Scheduler Window also default If required you can disable individual cameras listed in the Device Manager section When a camera is disabled no images will be transferred from the camera to OnSSI NetDVMS Note If images from a camera are displayed in the Monitor application configured in the Monitor Manager window the camera cannot be disabled When this is the case remove the camera from the Monitor Manager window s layout before disabling the camera To disable a camera right click the required camera in the Device Manager section then select Disable ae dooream 10 10 63 4
294. the OnSSI NetDVMS server open an Internet Explorer browser version 6 0 or later and connect to the URL or IP address specified by your system administrator When you connect to the OnSSI NetDVMS server you will see a welcome page TRAMS L noo eer Detail from welcome page Preis erect knh a for Hale Ermi il eal P aa E bert Mi Se m r Har Mert ad hr Peel Hor hei aa ee ee TU eee eee Fre In the NetDVMS NetGuard remote client section of the welcome page select between three ways of accessing the NetGuard remote client 7 Run NetDVMS NetGuard remote client from server in full screen mode Lets you use the NetGuard remote client directly from the OnSSI NetDVMS server in full screen mode In full screen mode Internet Explorer s usual navigation buttons are not shown which means that more screen space is available for viewing the NetGuard remote client window If selecting this option you may be required to download the file full nhta Downloading this file ensures that the NetGuard remote client will work properly in full screen mode m Run NetDVMS NetGuard remote client from server in browser mode Lets you use the NetGuard remote client directly from the OnSSI NetDVMS server in browser mode In browser mode you view the NetGuard remote client just like a regular web page in Internet Explorer Download and install NetDVMS NetGuard remote client locally Lets you download and install the NetGuard remote client on yo
295. timeline browser or the playback controls for finding and viewing the required images just like you would with images stored in a camera s regular database Exported Archives For exported archives e g archives stored on a CD you click the browse button in the Viewer s Database Information control panel to browse for the archive you want to view Once you have specified the required archive this way you can use all of the Viewer s image browsing features for navigating the images in the archive Viewing archived images in the Viewer Arrow indicates the browse button in the Viewer s Database Information control panel Note Access to features in the Administrator application including those described in the following may require administrator rights On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 87 www OnSSl com L OnSSI The Archive setup window lets you enable and configure the archiving feature in OnSSI NetDVMS It also lets you specify where archives should be stored for each camera iarmhar IEJ det a Man ee i z ine LS I E Moe flew tgp ee Seg chen Bae hn il om Tmi er r e in mH tara Let ar minr ee A LET i es is Pa E a E a al Pa F Ho Bite Curio Bo Tabe lbe nl ipe gmas eei m A Pew ammo Tr ie ar 5 OD Pemi Ei Bee Cee pe er m The Archive setup window J Access To access the Archive setup window click the Archive Setup button in the Administrator
296. toolbar to open the Motion View control panel in which the draggable graph is displayed ia a if Ta ee Motion View icon A change in the color of the graph indicates the start of anew motion sequence The black vertical line at the center of the graph indicates the point in time from which recordings are being displayed in the camera layout Browsing Motion Sequences with Motion View To browse recordings using motion view click inside the graph area and move your mouse sideways to browse recordings Images are updated when you release the mouse button On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 105 www OnSSl com lt C gt onssi Alarm Overview Alarm overview lets you view a list of sequences with detected motion for a selected camera Listed motion sequences or events are clickable allowing you to quickly jump to the time at which motion was detected or an event occurred To use the alarm overview click the Alarm Overview icon in the toolbar to open the Alarm Overview control panel in which the list is displayed E Alarm Overview icon By default the list shows motion sequences from the most recent database for the selected camera If you want to view a list of sequences from archived databases as well click the Alarm Overview control panel s Get All button Tiai T t a Get Al ZU 0 i fee f lars z rod roa HIS J ji 7 5 Faa z 1 SS IR REEER EA Seqences Eves Alarm Overview control panel SHE Cag des
297. tor A log file is created for each day the Administrator is used By default placed in the folder containing the OnSSI NetDVMS software typically C Program Files OnSSI NetDVMS Note however that the location as well as the number of days to log can be changed in the General Settings window s Logfile Settings section Administrator log files are named according to the structure AdminYYYYMMDD log e g Admin20051231 log Monitor Log Files These files log activity in the Monitor A log file is created for each day the Monitor is used By default placed in the folder containing the OnSSI NetDVMS software typically C Program Files OnSSI NetDVMS Note however that the location as well as the number of days to log can be changed in the General Settings window s Logfile Settings section Monitor log files are named according to the structure MonitorYYYYMMDD log e g Monitor20051 231 log Event Log Files These files log information about registered events read more about events in About Input Events amp Output A log file is created for each day on which events have occurred By default placed in the folder containing the OnSSI NetDVMS software typically C Program Files OnSSI NetDVMS Note however that the location as well as the number of days to log can be changed in the General Settings window s Event Recording Settings section Event log files should be viewed using the Monitor application s Viewer or the NetGuard
298. trol Scheme Name listing and click the Rename button Renaming an Existing Patrol Scheme To change the name of an existing patrol scheme select the required patrol scheme in the Patrol Scheme list and click the Rename button Removing an Existing Patrol Scheme To remove an existing patrol scheme select the required patrol scheme in the Patrol Scheme list and click the Remove button Note The selected patrol scheme will be removed from the list without further warning Selecting Preset Positions to Be Used for a PTZ Patrol Scheme Having selected a patrolling scheme in the Patrol scheme list you are able to specify which of the PTZ camera s preset positions should be used for the selected patrolling scheme In the Preset Positions list select the names of the preset positions you want to use A preset position can be used more than once in a patrol scheme for example if the preset position covers an especially important location Chip By pressing the CTRL or SHIFT buttons on your keyboard while selecting from the Preset Positions list you are able to select several or all of list s preset positions in one go Click the gt gt button to copy the selected preset positions to the Patrolling list The camera will move between preset positions in the sequence they appear in the Patrolling list starting at the preset position listed first If you want to change the sequence of preset positions in the Preset Positions list
299. ts to be triggered manually through output buttons in the Monitor application or from a list in the NetGuard remote client orNetGuard EVS Output buttons will become available in the Monitor when the camera is selected and the Monitor s Output button is clicked In the NetGuard remote client andNetGuard EVS users will be able to trigger outputs by selecting them from a list Example of output buttons available in the Monitor application Note that the Monitor s Output button has been clicked in order to view the output buttons To specify an output for manual triggering in the Monitor or NetGuard remote client NetGuard EVS do the following Select the required output in the All Outputs list in the left side of the Output Settings for Device Name Camera Name window Orip When you select an output in the All Outputs list you can view detailed information about the selected output under Output Information in the lower part of the window Click the gt gt button located between the All Outputs list and the On Manual Control list This will copy the selected output to the On Manual Control list Note An unlimited number of outputs may be selected this way but only the top eight outputs in the list will be available as output buttons in the Monitor In the NetGuard remote client andNetGuard EVS there are no limitations to the number of available outputs On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 84 www OnSSlI com lt C gt Ons
300. ttached whereas the second device has four cameras attached To add a device use the following procedure Prerequisites You must have configured IP address password etc on the device itself as described by the manufacturer Open the Administrator window by clicking the Administrator shortcut on the desktop e a Biin tr at The Administrator de sktop shortcut 1 In the Administrator window click the Add Device button This will start the Device Setup Wizard On the first step of the wizard identify the required device either by Typing the IP address of the device or Typing the DNS host name of the device This requires that you select the Use DNS host names box Merire Setup Wired EJ Fiene peh non about the ee devete F m e P The sabihen Pepi teh Pabbe ia hae e E3 i Usa DHS hoat maman Dii fe Pori Setup buna i ha han HI TF pat Om TIP pat Fi a ukj Poet Seta Specifying the IP address of a device Note By default HTTP port 80 and FTP port 21 will be used for the device If the device you are adding uses other port numbers click the Port Setup button and specify required port numbers The need for specifying different ports may often apply if the device is located behind a NAT enabled router or a firewall When this is the case also remember to configure the router firewall so it maps the ports and IP address used by the device On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 9 w
301. tton Typing a name in Setup tab s Group Control section Group Name Our First Shared Group YPING p p rip Bear in mind that since the group is shared it will also appear in other users NetGuard remote clients therefore use a name which other users will immediately be able to understand Your new group will now appear in the Setup tab s Views section with the name you have specified and labeled as Shared Newly created group appearing in Views section _ Private 0 Shared Our First Shared Group You are now able to create a view within the group On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 127 www OnSSl com OnSSI Creating a View in a Shared Grou To create a view in a shared group make sure the group in which you want to create the view is selected in the Setup tab s Views section and do the following In the Setup tab s View Control section type a name for the view in the View Name field View Name Cur First Shared View Typing a name in Setup tab s View Control section New View _ HH ER BHILH EBB Hip Bear in mind that since the view will appear in a shared group it will also appear in other users NetGuard remote clients therefore use a name which other users will immediately be able to understand Click one of the View Control section s seven available New View layouts RE Your new view is automatically added to the selected group Newly creat
302. ttons window by first selecting the required event button in the Defined Events list then clicking the Edit selected button Edit Event Window s Fields The Edit Event window for editing event buttons contains the following fields Field Button related to Manual event name Send e mail if this event occurs Include image from camera Send SMS if this event occurs On Net Surveillance Systems Inc www OnSSl com Description Read only field displaying the name of the camera for which the event button has been specified If the field displays Global the event button is a global event button available for all cameras in the Monitor application Lets you edit the name of the event button Note Event button names must not contain the following characters lt gt amp Select check box to send an e mail alert when the event button is clicked Note In order to be able to use e mail alerts the e mail alert feature must have been set up in the E Mail setup window Available only if the Send e mail if this event occurs check box is selected Select check box to include an image recorded at the time the event button is clicked in the e mail alert then select the required camera in the list below the check box Select check box to send an SMS alert when the event button is clicked Note In order to be able to use SMS alerts the SMS alert feature must have been set up in the SMS settings window
303. u are able to include company web pages intranet pages navigation pages link collections etc together with the camera images in the view Example A company web page inserted in a view in this case viewed on the Live tab The feature could equally well be used for inserting clickable maps e learning courses etc Chip When your imported HTML pages contain links it is recommended that links have the target blank attribute example lt a href otherwebpage htm target blank gt Link lt a gt This will make the links open in separate windows which will help you avoid losing view of the NetGuard remote client window itself due to a link opening a web page in the same browser window as the NetGuard remote client On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 131 www OnSSl com lt C gt onssi This however does not apply if using an imported HTML page for navigation between the NetGuard remote client s different views read more about this in Using an HTML Page for NetGuard remote client Navigation To include an HTML page in a view do the following on the Setup tab Drag the System Overview section s HTML Page link to the required position in the view When you release the mouse button over the required position the Import HTML Page window opens dh keg HTAA Peing fees Ping Gatin EI Import HTML page Import HTML Page window Unt Er papa ay Ok ance n the Import HTML Page window s URL field type the URL of the required
304. uld be available from the internet Lets you specify a port number for use when the server should be available from the internet The default port number is 80 You are able to change the default port number Opens the Define local IP ranges window in which you are able to define IP address ranges which the Image Server should recognize as coming from a local network Background When a NetGuard remote client or NetGuard EVS connects to a surveillance system an amount of initial data communication including the exchange of contact IP addresses goes on in the background completely automatically and transparent to users However when a NetGuard remote client or NetGuard EVS on a local network connects to a surveillance system which is also on the local network the Image Server may if different subnets are involved not recognize the NetGuard remote clients or NetGuard EVS s IP address as being local When this is the case the Image Server may not return a suitable IP address to the NetGuard remote client or NetGuard EVS for further communication between the two Therefore you are able to define a list of IP ranges which the mage Server should recognize as coming from a local network in which case it will respond with a suitable IP address and seamless communication will be possible On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 199 www OnSSl com lt C gt onssi User Administration Section Accounts and rights for NetGuard rem
305. ur computer If you prefer this option see Downloading and Installing the NetGuard remote client Tip By selecting Remember my settings you can save your preferred access method e g browser mode and automatically use it the next time you connect This requires that your browser s privacy settings allow cookies to check your browser s privacy settings select the Tools menu then Internet Options then the Privacy tab on which privacy settings are determined in the Settings section On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 120 www OnSSl com lt C gt onssi Accessing a Locally Installed NetGuard remote client If the NetGuard remote client is already installed locally simply click the NetGuard remote client shortcut to access it Depending on your selections when installing the NetGuard remote client locally the shortcut is typically located in Windows quick launch bar next to the Start button occasionally it may be placed on your desktop NetGuard remote client shortcut icon You may also access a locally installed NetGuard remote client by selecting Start gt All Programs gt OnSSI NetGuard remote client then selecting either browser or full screen mode Upon Accessing the NetGuard remote client Logging In When accessing the NetGuard remote client either running it from the OnSSI NetDVMS server or by opening a locally installed version you will be asked to log in Please enter Detail from NetGuard remote client lo
306. ure flexibility from your remote access solution Yes Use NetGuard EVS access through the ImageServer Due to the way the software has been developed the NetGuard EVS offers a high degree of flexibility for integration of new features plugins etc No Use NetGuard remote client access through the ImageServer Do you require a very feature rich client application Yes Use NetGuard EVS access through the ImageServer The NetGuard EVS offers more features for remote users than the other solutions No Use NetGuard remote client access through the ImageServer Will you use a Net based client application What is Net The Net software development platform allows the interconnection of computers and services for the exchange and combination of data and objects The platform makes extensive use of so called web services which provide the ability to use the web rather than single applications for various services This in turn provides the ability for centralized data storage as well as automated updating and synchronization of information The Net platform enhances software developers ability to create re usable and customizable modules which makes it possible to develop highly flexible software solutions You can therefore as a rule of thumb expect Net based software to be highly flexible ready for integration of new features plugins etc However organizations and their requirements are different and some organizations find that
307. ure the Web Server The Settings window is divided into two sections the HTTP server setup section and the User administration section HTTP Server Setup The Settings window s HTTP Server setup section contains the following fields Field Description HTTP port Indicates the port used by the Web Server Default is port 81 Filed is editable only when the Web Server is stopped Auto Start The Web Server must be started before it is active and remote users are able to connect to it The Auto Start check box lets you enable automatic start of the Web Server With automatic start enabled the Web Server will start automatically when you click the Web Server icon in the notification area at the far right of the Windows taskbar E Server icon The use of Auto Startis recommended When automatic start is not enabled you must start the Web Server manually by clicking the Start server button in the OnSSI NetDVMS HTTP Server window You access the OnSSI NetDVMS HTTP Server window by clicking the Web Server icon in the notification area at the far right of the Windows taskbar Log Activity to Select check box to log Web server activity in a log file The log file will be stored in File the directory in which the OnSSI NetDVMS software is installed typically C Program Files OnSSI NetDVMS Days to log Available only if Log Activity to File check box is selected Lets you specify the number of days in which log files should be kept before th
308. user access across systems Example of the NetGuard remote client displaying images from 16 cameras The NetGuard remote client may either be installed locally on the remote user s computer or it may be accessed through the internet and run from the OnSSI NetDVMS server DirectX 9 0 must be installed on the remote user s computer DirectX is a Windows extension providing advanced multimedia capabilities these capabilities are required when using the NetGuard remote client to connect to the OnSSI NetDVMS surveillance system To check which DirectX version is installed on a computer click Start select Run and type dxdiag When you click Ok the DirectX Diagnostic Tool window will open version information is displayed near the bottom of its System tab DirectX is available from http www microsoft com downloads On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 117 www OnSSl com lt C gt onssi What are Remote Users Able to do with the NetGuard remote client With the NetGuard remote client remote users are able to View live images from cameras on the surveillance system Browse recordings from cameras on the surveillance system Create and switch between an unlimited number of views each able to display images from up to 16 cameras from multiple servers at a time Views can placed in private groups only accessible by the user who created them or shared groups accessible by all NetGuard remote client users connected to the OnSSI NetD
309. usts the software configuration Keyframe only decoding With the MPEG standard keyframes stored at specified intervals record the entire view of the camera whereas the following frames record only pixels that change If selected only MPEG keyframes will be decoded and displayed in the Monitor application Note that all frames from the MPEG stream will be stored in the camera database regardless of whether keyframe only decoding is selected or not Disable Online Indicator Turns off the blinking green online indicator normally displayed for each camera in theMonitor application Keep Aspect Ratio If selected camera images in the Monitor application will not be stretched to fit the cells in the Monitor application s camera layout Rather images will be displayed with the aspect radio with which they have been recorded This may result in horizontal or vertical black bars appearing around the images from some cameras almost as when viewing a film in the widescreen format on a regular TV screen On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 48 www OnSSlI com lt C gt onssi Don t send e mail on camera failures If selected no e mail alerts will be sent if OnSSI NetDVMS loses contact with a camera Otherwise e mail alerts will provided the e mail alert feature has been enabled in the E Mail setup window automatically be sent if OnSS I NetDVMS loses contact with a camera regardless of any e mail alerts periods defined in the Camera Alert
310. ut what constitutes a falling and a rising signal respectively refer to documentation for the sensor and device in question External event Lets you specify a name for the input event name Note Event names must not contain the following characters lt gt amp Send e mail if this Select check box to send an e mail alert when the input occurs event occurs Note In order to be able to use e mail alerts the e mail alert feature must have been On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 60 www OnSSl com lt C gt onssi set up in the E Mail setup window Include image Available only if the Send e mail if this event occurs check box is selected from camer Dine a Select check box to include an image recorded at the time the input event is triggered in the e mail alert then select the required camera in the list next to the check box Send SMS if this Select check box to send an SMS alert when the input occurs ven r ENDL OCCHI Note In order to be able to use SMS alerts the SMS alert feature must have been set up in the SMS settings window Note Access to features in the Administrator application including those described in the following may require administrator rights The Multiple Input Events window is used for devices capable of handling several input events It lets you define which of the device s possible input events should be enabled and whether any alerts should be associated with enabled i
311. ve the joystick towards you and away from you respectively Absolute By default joystick control takes place based on a relative positioning scheme This means that moving a joystick will move the joystick controlled object based on the object s current position rather than based on any fixed position By selecting Absolute you are able to change this and use an absolute rather than a relative positioning scheme Action Lets you select the required action for an axis Camera Pan Camera Tilt Camera Zoom or No action Preview Lets you quickly test the effect of your selections When you have selected an action for the axis you want to test simply move the joystick along the required axis to view the effect indicated by a movement of the dark blue bar In the Button Setup section specify an action for each required joystick button You select the required action in the Action column Tip To quickly verify that you are indeed configuring the required button simply press the required button on the joystick When the button is pressed a dark blue color will appear in the Button Setup section sPreview column for the button in question Disabling Joystick Use To disable the use of joysticks on your NetGuard EVS select the Joystick Setup window s Disable all joysticks check box Assigning Keyboard Shortcuts You are able to assign shortcut keys or key combinations to particular actions in the NetGuard EVS To assign shortcu
312. vent must have a unique name Note Event names must not contain the following characters lt gt amp Lets you select which protocol OnSSI NetDVMS should listen for in order to detect the event Any Listen for packages using TCP as well as UDP protocol TCP Listen for packages using TCP protocol only UDP Listen for packages using UDP protocol only Lets you select how particular OnSSI NetDVMS should be when analyzing received packages Match In order for the event to be triggered the received package must contain exactly the message specified in the Event rule string section s Event message include field and nothing else Example If you have specified that the event message should contain the terms User001 and Door053 the event will not be triggered if the message includes the terms User001 and Door053 and Sunday Search In order for the event to be triggered the received package must contain the message specified in the Event rule string section s Event message include field but may also have more content Example If you have specified that the event message should contain the terms User001 and Door053 the event will be triggered if the message includes the terms User001 and Door053 and Sunday The same data package may be analyzed for different events The ability to assign a priority to each event lets you manage which event should be triggered if
313. very day depending on your archiving settings The default archiving directory is located on the computer running the OnSSI NetDVMS software by default in the directory containing the OnSSI NetDVMS software typically c videodata In the archiving directory separate sub directories for storing archives for each camera are automatically created These sub directories are named after the MAC address of the device to which the camera is connected Since you are able to keep archives spanning many days of recordings and since archiving may take place several times a day further sub directories named after the archiving date and time are also automatically created The sub directories will be named according to the following structure Archives CameraMACAddress_VideoServerChannel DateAndTime Example With the default archiving folder located under C videodata images from an archiving taking place at 23 15 on 1st June 2005 for a camera attached to channel 2 on a video server device with the MAC address 00408c51e181 would be stored at the following destination C videodata Archives 00408c51e181_2 2005 06 01 23 15 If the device to which the camera is attached is not a video server device with several channels the video server channel indication in the sub directory named after the device s MAC address will always be _ 1 Example e g 00408c51e181_ 1 Storing Archives at Other Locations than the Default Archiving Directory Y
314. very large number of e mail alerts being sent If using the value 0 you should therefore consider the motion detection sensitivity configured for each camera in the Adjust Motion Detection window Advanced E mail Settings By default your existing e mail client e g Microsoft Office Outlook is used for sending e mail alerts However use of SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is recommended Using SMTP will help you avoid automatically triggered warnings from your e mail client Such automatically triggered warnings may otherwise inform you that your e mail client is trying to automatically send an e mail message on your behalf whenever an e mail alert is triggered By clicking the Advanced button to access the Advanced e mail setup window you are able to specify that SMTP should be used You are also able to specify settings for the SMTP server Testing Your E mail Alert Configuration You are able to test your e mail alert configuration by clicking the Test button This will send a test e mail to the specified recipients If Include Image is selected the test e mail will have a test JPG image attached Note Access to features in the Administrator application including those described in the following may require administrator rights The Advanced e mail setup window lets you specify whether your existing e mail client e g Microsoft Office Outlook or SMTP should be used for sending e mail alerts Use of SMTP is recommen
315. w group This may be the top level Private group or it may be a group under the top level Private group Gi Pivaie Shared Example Selecting the top level Private group Click the Create New Group button Create New Group button A new group is created under the group you selected The new group is simply named New Group amp Private Shared Example A new group is created Overwrite the default name New Group with a group name of your choice T 5 Prate OO ga My First Private Groupl Shared Example Overwriting default group name On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 162 www OnSSl com OnSSI You are now able to create a view within the group Creating a View in a Private Grou To create a view in a private group do the following n the Setup tab s Views section make sure the group in which you want to create the view is selected C My First Private Group Shared Example Selecting required group Click the Create New View button Create New View button Select the required layout for your new view 1 3 Wide 1 5 1 1 8 Wide Ixl 24 Wide 2 8 axe 4 03 Wide NS 4x4 HARABA ARA Example Selecting view layout ip Some of the selectable view layouts are marked Wide These view layouts are especially suitable for widescreen monitors A new view is created under the group you selected The new view carries the default name New
316. w keyboard setup Example of user defined keyboard shortcuts Click OK rip Your shortcut keys are kept as part of your user settings on the OnSSI NetDVMS server This means that you will be able to use your shortcut keys on any computer that has a NetGuard EVSinstalled provided you log in to the NetGuard EVS with your own user name and password On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 175 www OnSSlI com lt C gt onssi Deleting a Shortcut Ke To delete an existing keyboard shortcut from the Assigned keys list simply select the required row in the list and then click the Delete button You view live images on the NetGuard EVS s Live tab When you select the NetGuard EVS s Live tab the NetGuard EVS will connect to the OnSS I NetDVMS server and display live images from the cameras in the selected view Note Particular user rights may be required in order to access the Live tab In order to view live images in the NetGuard EVS the Monitor application must be running on the OnSSI NetDVMS server consult your surveillance system administrator if in doubt Depending on your user rights access to viewing live images from some cameras may be restricted The Live tab in this example displaying a view with images from nine cameras Selecting a View You are able to select a view for display on the Live tab in two ways By selecting the required view in the Live tab s Views section Sy Private Sy Shared S
317. wed by the IP address or hostname of the OnSSI NetDVMS server you want to connect to You must specify the server s port number after the IP address Use a colon to separate the IP address and the port number Example If the IP address of the server is 123 123 123 123 and its port number is 81 type Herp 123 23 23 28 ee Click the browser s Go button or simply press the ENTER key on your keyboard to go to the IP address you have specified When the connection to the Web Server has been successfully established a login page will appear On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 204 www OnSSlI com L OnSSI On Net Surveillance Systems Inc NetDVMS Remote Web Access Please enter username and password to log in to system Username demo Password so ActiveX support M Detail from login page Access to the Web Server is likely to be restricted When this is the case specify your user name and password f you want to be able to view live images or to be able to browse recorded images select the ActiveX support check box Click the Login button A web page with a menu for selecting cameras navigating images etc will appear tee 2 ee 1 LAT E Example of remote viewing of images from a surveillance camera The menu is divide into three sections Single View light yellow background Quad View purple background and Help green background The features available in each menu section are
318. wing on the Setup tab Select the required views in the Views section Click the Delete button You will be asked to confirm that you want to delete the selected view Adjusting Camera Settings In the Setup tab s Camera Control section you are able to adjust camera settings To adjust camera settings select the position of the required camera in the view The position you select will be indicated by a bold border Camera Name The Camera Name field displays the name of the selected camera The field is read only On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 171 www OnSSl com lt C gt Onss Image Quality The Image Quality setting determines the quality of the images when viewed but also affects bandwidth usage If the NetGuard EVS is used over the internet over a slow network connection or if for other reasons you need to limit the bandwidth used by the NetGuard EVS image quality can be reduced on the server side by selecting e g Low or Medium rip You can quickly reduce the bandwidth usage for all cameras in the view by reducing the image quality for a single camera then clicking the Apply To All button Frame Rate Lets you select a frame rate for the selected camera Default is Unlimited IPIX Split Mode Available only if the selected camera is an IPIX camera IPIX is a technology that allows creation and viewing of 360 degree panoramic images The NetGuard EVS supports up to four different viewpoints from a single
319. ww OnSSI com lt C gt onssi 4 When ready click Next to go to the second step of the wizard If a password is used for the device type the password for the device s administrator account called an admin or root account on some devices Leave the Autodetect Device option selected 7 Click Next 8 When the device has been detected type the Device License Key DLK for the device in the DLK field evice Teup Wirard m i The sawe h kard te bierg eaen din cor Bhs pae IP ich eden Dira Tyga MAC Addes A S TT HEE H iai eel ee E y EILE h e ah T i Piik biii by Pah Pedu Hii ocd a off Ea ent cil She aa lo te indice pur f i ib Cm Specifying DLK for the device Tip If you have imported DLKs see How to Import Device License Keys the DLK field will already be filled with the DLK for the device 9 Click Next 10 Assign a unique and descriptive name to the device 11 Upon completion of the wizard the name will be used when listing devices and associated cameras in the Administrator window s Device Manager section The name may for example refer to the physical location of the camera s attached to the device Device Setup Wirard EJ Piene prim arra Puf chee senor ba Ba ree eins denea r a aana Shpa Pap aag bi ihe jap hear F pi heb Dii thee Donma Teup butte Ba eet up cee naran edd PT ro ee th roa Comte Seta 4 ack Ferh Daa Assigning a name to the device Orip You may click the Camer
320. y if the Send e mail if this event occurs check box is selected Select check box to include an image recorded at the time the input event is triggered in the e mail alert then select the required camera in the list below the check box Select check box to send an SMS alert when the input occurs Note In order to be able to use SMS alerts the SMS alert feature must have been set up in the SMS settings window Note Access to features in the Administrator application including those described in the following may require administrator rights The Edit Event window for editing input events lets you edit the settings for an existing input event on devices capable of handling one input event only dete Grae bed Parla ea E vi te ee ed pe ji Lateral paged cage hier Sd otis ee i trein P JAF panyay DO Te e bP peat a iera eres pore ie ka Me om aa Care The Edit Event window for editing input events Access You access the Edit Event window for editing input events by selecting the required device and clicking the Edit selected button in the O Setup window Note that this only applies when the selected device is capable of handling a single input event only Some devices are capable of handling several input events in which case a different window the Multiple Input Events window will open when the Edit selected button is clicked On Net Surveillance Systems Inc
321. y required port number in the field to the left of the check box Password required in order to log in to the device using the root account occasionally known as an admin or administrator account On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 12 www OnSSl com lt C gt onssi Audio Section The Audio section lets you enable audio on the device Select the Audio Enabled check box to enable audio Note The use of audio requires that audio is supported by the device Note The number of settings available in the Camera Settings for Device Name window may be limited if cameras are not PTZ Pan Tilt Zoom cameras or connected to a video server device Access to features in the Administrator application including those described in the following may require administrator rights The Camera Settings for Device Name window lets you specify certain information about cameras This is particularly interesting for PTZ cameras and cameras attached to a video server device Camera Settings fer Store Te PAT AE Catena Seb Te Gah G ba Cader ata Cae te Pine Paper a Po AS Bees ceeded thea Coa Hire FIT Zee eri ea COM T Ta T Coane Hara Camy lyp Danae Fori Prot iih I i I l Cia T Cara 2 Cares 3 Ciri d g g g EBEK 5 Bahk amp Tj Tj Fj Carrann Hae Cuma Tye DekePot Potidiss f Cama B a The Camera Settings for Device Name window Access You access
322. y setting specified in the Adjust Motion Detection window In order for the automatic detection of noisy areas to work as intended it is recommended that you specify a noise sensitivity setting that matches your requirements before you make use of the automatic detection feature Show Grid With the Show grid check box selected default the preview image contains a grid indicating the division of the preview image into selectable sections With the Show grid check box cleared the grid in the preview image is removed This may provide a less obscured view of the preview image Selection of areas in which motion detection should be disabled takes place the same way as when the grid is visible Note Access to features in the Administrator application including those described in the following may require administrator rights The Select Color window lets you select between three colors to be used for highlighting areas with disabled motion detection when images from the a camera are viewed in the Monitor application Highlighting of areas with disabled motion detection in the Monitor application requires that the Show Regions check box in the Camera Monitor section of the Camera Settings for Device Name Camera Name window is selected You access the Adjust Motion Detection window the following way Select the required camera in the Administrator window s Device Manager section then click the Settings button to open the Camera Setti
323. yed to the right of the frame rate fields Camera Monitor Setup In the Camera Monitor section you are able to specify how images from the camera are displayed when viewed in the Monitor application Field Show Motion Show Regions Description If selected detected motion will be highlighted in the camera s images Motion highlighted in green when viewed in Monitor hip You are able to select the motion detection highlight color by clicking the Motion Color button in the Motion Detection Settings section If selected areas in which motion detection has been disabled will be highlighted in the camera s images Default highlighting color is blue Chip You are able to change the color used to highlight areas with disabled motion detection by clicking the Region Color button in the Exclude Regions Settings section Area with disabled motion detection highlighted in red when viewed in Monitor Default highlighting color is blue On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 17 www OnSSl com lt C gt onssi Update on motion only Disabled If selected the camera s images will only be updated in the Monitor application when motion is detected Cameras are by default enabled meaning that images from the cameras are by default transferred to OnSSI NetDVMS provided that the cameras are marked as online also default in the Camera Alert Scheduler window If required you can disable the camera When
324. you are able to use your private views on any computer that has a NetGuard remote client installed provided you log in to the NetGuard remote client with your own user name and password Note From time to time your system administrator may make changes to camera or user properties on the OnSSI NetDVMS server When this is the case such changes will take effect in the NetGuard remote client the first time you log in after the changes were made Such changes may occasionally require you to re create your views Ask your system administrator if in doubt In addition to creation of groups and views the NetGuard remote client s Setup tab lets you edit existing groups and views The Setup tab furthermore lets you adjust camera settings and set up joystick control for PTZ Pan Tilt Zoom cameras Note Particular user rights may be required in order to access the Setup tab Your ability to edit groups and views also depends on your user rights Basically if you are able to create groups and views you are also able to edit them Which Types of Groups are You Able to Edit Views in Depending on your user rights you may be able to create and edit views in the following types of groups Private and shared Private but not shared Shared but not private None at all To quickly determine which types of groups your user rights permit you to create and edit views in do the following Select the NetGuard remote client s Setup tab Note
325. you define IP address ranges which the mage Server should recognize as coming from a local network Define local IP ranges window Access You access the Define local IP ranges window by clicking the Local IP Ranges button in the ImageServer Administrator window To define a local IP address range in the Define local IP ranges window do the following Specify the beginning of the IP address range in the Define local IP ranges window s first field and the end of the IP address range in the second field Click the Add button The IP address range will be added to the list in the lower part of the Define local IP ranges window You may define as many local IP address ranges as required If required an IP address range may include only one IP address example 192 168 10 1 192 168 10 1 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 195 www OnSSl com lt C gt Onss When ready click the Define local IP ranges window s Close button to return to the mageServer Administrator window Orip There is no feature for editing an already defined IP address range in the Define local IP ranges window However you can simply select the range in question in the Define local IP ranges window s list delete it by clicking the Delete button and then simply add a new range reflecting your requirements The Define rights for individual users window lets you define access rights for individual NetGuard remote client and NetGuard EVS use
326. yout is recording audio you are able to listen to live audio through speakers attached to the computer running OnSSI NetDVMS If using a multi port video server device audio will always be attached to the first video input on the device To mute live audio click the Mute Audio button in the Monitor s control panel Recording is not affected by muting audio in the Monitor Viewer The Viewer lets you browse and play back recordings from cameras available in the Monitor application The Viewer also lets you print images send images via e mail and export entire video and audio sequences in a variety of formats Click the various sections of the illustration below to see short descriptions of each element of the Viewer window More detailed descriptions of the Viewer s features are available in the following text The Viewer In this example the Viewer displays images from a single camera the Viewer can display images from up to 16 cameras in a single view Note that content of the Viewers toolbar may vary depending on configuration te The Viewer In this example the Viewer displays images from a single camera the Viewer can display images from up to 16 cameras in a single view Note that content of the Viewers toolbar may vary depending on configuration Dh PTR ABC Access You access the Viewer from the Monitor application by clicking the Viewer button On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 100 www OnSSl com
327. ystick Axes section lets you configure the axes used for the joystick On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Page 50 www OnSSl com lt C gt onssi With a joystick you are able to navigate PTZ camera images three dimensionally along three axes an X axis a Y axis and a Z axis where the Z axis refers to the depth zoom level Example X Y and Z axes Button Check Description Box Invert y axis Lets you invert the Y axis This way you are able to select whether the PTZ camera should move up or down when you move the joystick towards you and away from you respectively z axis uses a Lets you specify whether the Z axis should use a relative or an absolute positioning relative scheme ositionin CEN SERE g This will affect the way you zoom in and out with PTZ camera Default values Resets axes settings letting you use the joystick s default axes settings Joystick Buttons Section The Joystick Buttons section lets you specify which joystick buttons should be used for particular actions To assign an action to a particular joystick button select the required action in the list then click the required joystick button When a button is assigned to an action the name of the button will be listed together with the name of the action To stop using a particular joystick button for a particular action select the button action in the list then click the Unselect button To free all joystick buttons from their associated acti

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