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1. Figure 50 As Fig 50 illustrates the named files are listed in chronological order with the camera name the date and time the file was recorded Note if the file was created without a name no name will appear as the file name Additionally the user is presented with links to provide the following options e VIEW Click this link to view the stored video file in the Relay Server s web based player The player will immediately start playing back the video at normal speed Use the controls as indicated below to control the direction and speed of the playback Select a Camera 6 RoofCam z Archive Viewer Reverse th Reverse the video high speed Reverse the video normal speed Reverse the video slow speed Pause the playback e video 1 frame Advance the video slow speed Advance the video normal speed Advance the video high speed Advance the video 1 frame RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide Page D 8 Video Storage and I C Retrieval amp Industrial Video and Control e DOWNLOAD Click this link to save the stored video file to another location The following dialog will appear Click the Save button and in the corresponding Windows Save As dialog specify a file name and location for this file Saveas 2x Save in o Downloads gt em File Download xj Do you want to save this file or find a program online to open it Name RoofCan 2010 06 16 11 15 00 SmN
2. IVC Industrial Video and Control IVC Relay Server Software Setup Guide RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Setup Guide RSSG v1 1 5 28 2010 DRAFT pce B Checked Approved RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide IV C Industrial Video and Control Table of Contents Copyright Trademarks and Important Information cccceeeceeeececeeceeeseseeeeees V CODIE oE EE E EE V MET IG E KS A A A E A E E E E A A E V DEE eee EA E E V Intended Audience for this Document ssscccseseceeneseeceesecesescseasesseeseseneseees vi SUPPO CSO UIC E enere E R EE EEEE EET vi IVE VIREO SVS ten OVET IEW ririn a EET EO E ETE vii CEE SOU a EE E E A E E E A iX POUDIE ROONG eere e E sovtscaee sacacen saan ores iene eeaeeeeeees Ix SCADA IMPS El aUlON cvcacssionncncst vusiritansnercancasmnen E E adiuasaaad Ix VIEO O 2 ER eee ee E eee ee eee ney een ix System kequle ments cesonia AE es sedans eseeo ness caren geese sec eanede X Software Installation sesesesesessesecesesescececesesescececesescscecesesescscececeseseececesesesee 1 W N UO OT a eE E EEE EATI EAN 2 Product LICENSINO sirstri crinis tr eirian iar EENEI EEEN EEIE EEEE 6 IVT VO GAD oe A E A E E E A E 7 MEOD ae E E AN A E ET A AE AEN 8 COMECI GINS CON QUO srrirerisinirr as re EE E E E A E E RE 9 Define and Configure Relay Server System Parameters cscscsscsesscsesecscees 11 Starting Relay Sel
3. 13 8 MB local File Clear List Figure 4 3 Torun the installation program double click the download entry or as shown below from entry s right mouse button menu select Open 51x gt We Relay Server Instal exe 204 PM 3 13 8 MB loge Open Containing Folder Go to Downoad Page Copy Download Link Select All Remove From List Clear List Figure 5 4 The installation program will initially display a dialog box with the IVC Relay Server Software license agreement You must click Accept to proceed RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide 3 Software Installation I VC Industrial Video and Control I C Relay Server l Ioj x Industrial Video and Control Co LLC License Agreement for IVC Relay Server IMPORTANT READ CAREFULLY This Software License Agreement the Agreement i is a legal agreement between you either an mdridual or a single entity the Licensee and Industrial Video and Control Co LLC CTVC for the licensing of the object code version of the software product identified above together with associated documentation HTML pages data ations and media the IVC Software This Ananahi as of the date Licensee first accesses or uses the IVC Software or clicks the Acceptance button below Effective Date and is entered into by and between IVC a Massachusetts LLC Accept Decline Figure 6 5 The next dialog displayed lets you define the roo
4. Video Feed Port os i tt ees o e port number that the camera or camera server feed is configured to use Usually port 80 Video Control Host f192 168 1 223 168 1 223 the IP address of the camera or video server control Video Control Port los o me port number that the camera or camera server control is configured to use Usually port 80 Redirect Client to Do not Redirect Client Tells the client to get video directly from the camera server instead of channeling the video through the Relay Server Camera C Redirect Client Hote This will ease O work if anonymous users can access the video from the camera server a Dates Ba a Daily Ba a Synchronize Date amp Time of the camera to the Syrctrorize bate amp Time otne cameratote Raiyserver C Show Date amp Time Do not Show Date amp Time Select Show Date amp Time to put the date and time at the top of the video image ic Show Date amp Time Video Video Image Size Video Image Size fas2x240 we x 240 fas2x240 we Select the size ofthe video image the size of the video image Max Frames Per 1 foo 00 the maximum frames per second at which the Relay Server captures video frames from the camera source A value Second of 0 will capture the maximum frame rate S pt SWB Sets the connect and read timeouts to fine tune network traffic pattern See the Camera Setup Table in the Camera amp Paar pat Read Relay Server Configuration Guide for information on properly configurin
5. sheet from IDE and at runtime Page C 9 C ActiveX API Exclusive deprecated PrivUsername deprecated PrivPassword deprecated ExclusiveTimeout deprecated Setting this to True 1 enables exclusive access to the camera control function Setting it to False 0 disables exclusive access Specifies the System Manager username for access to the Exclusive function Specifies the System Manager password for access to the Exclusive function The number of seconds for which an Exclusive access request should persist RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide Returns the best True or False guess of current state of Exclusive mode The property automatically is reset to False after the period of inactivity mentioned in ExclusiveTimeout Text Set to blank if the relay server is not configured to require a System Manager password Indicates the username Text Set to blank if the relay server is not configured to require a System Manager password Indicates the password Number of Seconds seconds most recently set IV C Industrial Video and Control From IDE and at runtime The function of this property depends upon PrivUsername and PrivPassword values being set correctly Application software must set this property to True regularly to keep Exclusive mode in effect From property sheet from IDE and at runtime From property sheet
6. Camera 6 RoofCam z Saved Snapshots Name Date amp Time Saved no name Fri Jun 11 13 49 34 2010 VIEW DOWNLOAD DELETE ares wpe panes Pet 22 M x View Video non ni i ei Do you want to open or save this file no name Fri Jur f r ti Am Fri Jm B Name 1276278574 jpg no name Fri Jur Type JPEG Image 13 3KB no name Fri Jur From localhost Open Save Cancel While files from the Internet can be useful some files can potentially Q harm your computer If you do not trust the source do not open or save this file What s the risk Click the Open button in the File Download dialog that appears to open the JPEG file in your default viewer Microsoft Photo Editor Paint etc Once open you may edit the file as required Click the Save button in the Download dialog to save the image to another location In the resulting Save As dialog specify a location and file name as required Saveas ee 2x Save in o Downloads O E gt fae Desktop My Documents My Computer E amp My Network File name fi 276278574 jpg gt Save Places Save as type UPE G Image v Cancel A ZA e DELETE Click this link to delete the image file from the Relay Server Once deleted the file cannot be retrieved RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide Page D 6 Video Storage and I C Retrieval amp Industrial Video and Control Viewing Stored Video Video files are stored on the Relay Server as a res
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8. Frames Per Second Here is another way to conserve network bandwidth This setting caps the maximum live video frame rate of this camera In most surveillance applications cameras are viewing no activity most of the time so there is no need to waste bandwidth to view nothing Using client software like the IVC View Station you can increase the frame rate based on an event to ensure you store the video quality you need Camera Server Timeouts In order to reduce network traffic the Relay Server provides Connect and Read timeouts Specify the number of seconds after which you want the Relay Server to stop trying to communicate with this camera to perform these operations Consult the Camera Installation Guide for more information RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide 26 Define and Configure I C Camera Feeds amp Industrial Video and Control MAC Address If required enter the MAC address of the camera here Most current cameras do not require this entry Consult the Camera Installation Guide for more information Camera Server Username and Password To prevent unauthorized direct access of the networked cameras it is recommended that the IP server of the camera employ a username and password IVC cameras and encoders are shipped with default usernames and passwords If you have already configured the camera and changed the default username and password enter that information here Otherwise consult the Camera Installation G
9. Guide 42 Define and Configure I 7 C Viewing Controls amp Industrial Video and Control Server makes this update easy to accomplish To update a panorama select View Manager from the Main Control Panel Tools menu Select a Camera QRoocan xf Select the camera whose panorama s you wish to update Click on the appropriate Update Panorama link s The Relay Server EEE E will display dialog and progress bar indicating the update process Once the update is complete go back to the Main Control Panel View Snapshots and check the results If not satisfactory you can delete and View Saved Video recreate the panorama as described above Create Panorama U e Panorama 1 U e Panorama 2 U e Panorama 3 System Manager Main Control Fanel RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide 43 Define and Configure Viewing Controls RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide This page left intentionally blank IV C Industrial Video and Control 44 A Camera Setup Guide RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide A Camera Setup Guide I VC industrial Video and Control Camera Setup Guide The table below lists some of IVC s standard camera models along with the following information Installer Video Server Pan Tilt Model Camera Model User Name Password The IVC provided software program to use to change the IP address of the camera The Video Server setting to select in the System Manager Video Feeds and P
10. OPTION value 1 gt 1 lt OPTION value 2 gt 2 lt OPTION value 3 gt 3 lt OPTION value 4 gt 4 lt OPTION value 5 gt 5 lt OPTION value 6 gt 6 lt OPTION value 7 gt 7 lt OPTION value 8 gt 8 lt OPTION value 9 gt 9 lt OPTION value 10 gt 10 lt SELECT gt lt BODY gt lt SCRIPT LANGUAGE JScript gt function SelectCam val ivc_ax Camera val function SetFPS val ivc_ax FramesPerSecond val function PanLeft val ivc_ax PanLeft val RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide Page C 15 C Activex API TVC Industrial Video and Control function PanRight val ivc_ax PanRight val function SetZoom val ivc_ax ZoomLevel val function VideoStreamOn ivc_ax StreamVideo 1 function VideoStreamOff ivc_ax StreamVideo 0 function GoToPreset val ivc_ax Preset val lt SCRIPT gt lt HTML gt Programming Tips When your program is not displaying a video stream for example if you set form Visible to False in Visual Basic it is a good idea also to set the IVC ActiveX control s Active property to False as this will disconnect the streaming video and reduce the consumption of network bandwidth When making the video stream visible again set the Active property back to True You may use the Caption property to help you troubleshoot application and network problems To do this insert special strings like u into the value you set into the Caption property When the caption is displa
11. ST6UNST LOG 3KB Text Document 6 30 2010 3 28 PM B IpyVerify E Logitech v gt Figure 51 To start the utility double click on JpvVerify exe You will be presented with the user interface shown in Fig 52 w IYC Recorded ideo Yerification his program analyses video files which have been recorded using IVC software Click he File gt Open menu to start analysing video J th ed lt _ lt gt ml avis Figure 52 Follow the instructions to load a jpv file Click on the Verify Video button to verify the file without playing back the video If the file has not been altered the verification tool will indicate so as Shown in Fig 53 w IYC Recorded ideo erification 0 jp 6 2010 06 16 RoofCam 2010 06 16 1 1 21 03 SmTa File lolx ideo has been analysed and itis exactly as recorded with IVC software Each frame is exactly as recorded and no frame has been added deleted or substituted to the video File checked OK 92 frame s passed anti tamper check ka 2010 06 16 11 20 18 Video has not been tampered KIKKE T gt mf e vetvieo Figure 53 If the video file is not successfully verified the tool will indicate which frames have been altered Fig 54 At this point you may use the playback features of the tool to possibly determine the RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide Page D 10 Video Storage and Retrieval IV C Industrial
12. active Video Down If enabled the Relay Server will send an alarm message to the specified Alarm Server when the video feed is lost RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide 28 Define and Configure 1 7 C Camera Feeds amp Industrial Video and Control Pan Tilt Event Notification Settings icy Pre Event C Disabled When enabled a notification will be sent before the pan tit movement Enabled cy z In Event Disabled When enabled a notification will be sent during the pan tit movement C Enabled cy C Disabled When enabled a notification will be sent after the pan tit movement is done Enabled Video Up Down Event Notification Settings E Video Up Sand When enabled a notification will be sent when the video is up C Enabled Cn Video Down G tee er enabled a notification will be sent when the video is down Enable Figure 26 Post Event LTC550 IGNORE THIS SECTION Password Settings The settings in this section provide the capability to define up to three kinds of users on a per camera basis 1 Users that can view video control PTZ or auto zoom cameras use any controls on the Main Control Panel for this camera and use any of the tools in the View Manager Create Presets Panoramas etc These users will not have any access to the setup pages in the System Manager 2 Users that have full access to all controls on the Main Control Panel only These users will not have access to View
13. from IDE and at runtime From IDE and at runtime Page C 10 Cs Activex API ExclusivePriority deprecated Username Password Priority OverrideTimeout ImageHeight ImageWidth The priority to use for Exclusive access Specifies a username for accessing to the relay server Specifies a password for general nonprivileged access to the relay server The priority to use for controlling the camera The number of seconds for which an user access request should persist The height of the image The width of the image RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide Priority most recently set Indicates the username Indicates the password Priority most recently set Number of seconds most recently set Number of pixels of the image height Number of pixels of the image width A number 0 is normal 1 2 3 are above normal 1 and 2 are below normal Text Set to blank if the relay server is not configured to require a password Text Set to blank if the relay server is not configured to require a password A number between 1 and 6 1 is normal and 6 is high Seconds Pixels Pixels IV C Industrial Video and Control From IDE and at runtime The IVC Relay Server Software limits the actual priority to the value authorized for the user named in PrivUsername From property sheet from IDE and at runtime From property sheet fro
14. line of code ivc_ax1 PanLeft 0 5 Repeat this step for the right button and type the following line of code ivc_ax1 PanRight 0 5 Each of these lines of code indicates that whenever each button is pressed the video object named ivc_ax1 should pan half the visible field When you have finished typing these lines Visual Basic s code display should look something like this Formi of x Hi ra Project Form Code Iof x Ra are arena Commanaa cick A IE O Private Sub Commandi Click OSS E IVC _axi PanLeft 0 5 k jeg RRR n End Sub oOo O T SLD ON S O EOE Private Sub Commandz Click ee ee IvVC_axi PanRight 0 5 Rs ooo bi a End Su rr C Oe See Cea te see oe Pe 4 MP o 5 5 6 8 8 8 8 Aen 5 5 6 8 ee e OOTOLO CDT OLO E A at cee ORO heh OT ORO ia ie le 6 Roce e a ie 0 58 eee e O O 11 You now have a ready to run custom video solution a very simple one to be sure Run it Press the Start button in the Visual Basic toolbar Try clicking the buttons the image pans left and right Try clicking in the video frame the image centers where you click When you re done trying out your new video application click the X icon at the upper right of your window to close it and return to Visual Basic o RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide Page C 6 Cs Activex API Properties IV C Indust
15. or no activity would be smaller than file sizes from the same camera if there was a lot of activity in the scene This makes the task of predicting required storage capacity when using these compression methods more difficult If you are planning on storing MPEG 4 or H 264 files we recommend calculating the required storage for M JPEG and using ten percent of the result Using the numbers above the approximate MPEG 4 frame sizes would be 1 CIF 352 x 240 resolution 0 84KB 4 CIF 704 x 480 resolution 2 62KB Calculating Total Required Storage Using our storage calculator or your own calculator repeat the operations described above for each camera Add all of the results and then add about 10 for contingency This should give you sufficient capacity to satisfy your continuous storage needs Event base Storage In many applications continuous storage is not very efficient or cost effective In most cases you are recording nothing happening Should an event occur operators need to sort through or review many video files not associated with the event Using facilities of IVC s Relay Server Software and View Station Software it is possible to initiate recording only when desired This could be as a result of an alarm or some other unexpected event or as result of a scheduled activity In either case the size and cost of the storage capacity required could be greatly reduced Since you are only recording events this also makes the job of
16. property values down to the low level socket calls Introduction IVC is pleased to furnish an ActiveX software component for use with IVC s line of controllable video products If you create integrated end user solution software and you need to integrate video monitoring or surveillance this software component is for you We have designed it for use in a variety of solution development environments on the Microsoft Windows platform including Web applications based on Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 and higher Microsoft Visual Basic version 6 and higher Microsoft Visual C version 6 and higher Wonderware InTouch WindowMaker and WindowViewer Iconics Genesis 32 GraphWorx32 version 6 and higher and related software If you develop customized solution software and you wish to build live and controllable video windows into your solutions IVC s ActiveX component makes it easy IVC s ActiveX component must be installed on each computer used for solution development and each computer used for solution deployment It is furnished to developers and end users without charge for use with other IVC products If you are a solution developer for IVC products you may freely redistribute the component to any and all end users of IVC products This document describes the IVC ActiveX component For best results you should have experience with one of the Windows based solution development environments which inco
17. reviewing video much easier Contact IVC Support if you have any questions about event based recording Video Retrieval Retrieval and playback of stored video can be accomplished via the Relay Server web interface or through a user defined view created by IVC s View Station Software This section describes the use of the player provided with the Relay Server Software Consult the IVC View Station Users Guide for details on adding and using a player in an operator s view To access stored video or snapshots select View Video and Snaps from the Tools menu on the Main Control Panel RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide Page D 3 Video Storage and l 7 C Retrieval amp Industrial Video and Control 14 03 36 Hun TA ee ay Tools Enlarge Toggle Single Image Video View Manager Four Cam View Figure 44 The Relay Server will display the following page Select a Camera JRoottam View Manager xew Snapshots View Snapshots View and manage snapshots View Saved Video View Saved Video View and manage saved video Main Control Panel Figure 45 From the drop down menu select the camera for which you wish to retrieve archived video or snapshots RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide Page D 4 Video Storage and TVC Retrieval fe Industrial Video and Control Viewing Snapshots Snapshots are single JPEG images stored on the Relay Server as a result of commands initiated from the Relay Server
18. set Max Field of View e Step 2 Use the camera controls to move the camera to the desired bottom most left most position Click Set XY Minimum e Step 3 Use the camera controls to move the camera to the desired upper most right most position Click Set XY Maximum The configuration of the stops is complete Note the zoom settings must be entered below If the exact coordinates of the stops are known they can be entered here Entering coordinates that are out of range may cause random camera movements Directly Set Stop Positions Minimum X Position Sets the minimum geftmost pan positon _ Figure 31 Camera Recalibration As shown in Fig 31 you have two choices for camera recalibration 1 Partial recalibration that retains the current existing pan and tilt stop settings 2 Full recalibration that removes existing pan and tilt stops After a recalibration the camera will end up at its default home position Defining PTZ stops Fig 31 also shows that there are two choices for defining the PTZ stops for the selected camera 1 Use the live video window and the accompanying controls to position exactly where you want each stop bottom left upper right and click the appropriate link to set the limit 2 If you know the exact coordinates in degrees with two digits of precision you can type in these numbers NO DECIMAL POINTS and minimum and maximum zoom levels Once these parameters are entered click the Save Setting
19. the value specified in Disk Space Excluded from Video Storage Use above This is the IP address of the Relay Server The default is LOCALHOST which assigns all IP addresses on the local machine including 127 0 0 1 to the Relay Server Changing this setting restricts the IP address used by the Relay Server to only the IP address given RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide 14 Define and Configure Relay Server System I VC Parameters industrial Video and Control Note that this page is divided into five sections e System Settings e Bandwidth Management e Alarm Server Settings e System Security e Site Information System Settings For most applications the default settings as shown in Fig 16 will be sufficient to ensure proper system operation Otherwise change the settings as your application dictates under the guidelines noted below Server Name Optional field not required for system operation Snapshot Directory Local drive is default Any network addressable storage directory is acceptable Video Capture Directory Local drive is default Any network addressable storage directory with sufficient space is acceptable Contact IVC Support if you need assistance in determining system storage requirements Manually Triggered Adds time field to Main Control Panel to indicate amount of storage taking Storage Duration place If selected the time field will be displayed in the Main Control Panel as indicated be
20. themselves with settings in this section However in certain situations it may be useful to control the amount of bandwidth cameras will consume Examples of where this may be the case include e Cameras are sharing a network that includes system critical instrumentation so it is crucial that the cameras leave enough bandwidth for these devices e tisa requirement of the system that video feeds be transmitted over a very low bandwidth connection such as a satellite link that cannot handle streaming video The Relay Server provides the facility to control how the video system uses bandwidth on the network through the system settings shown in Fig 17 c Video Update G angie This will control browser clients to receive live video in continuous stream or single image Continuous The maximum allowed frames per second for any stream initiating from the Wide Area PARTON AEE 0 00 Network WAN The value can be within the range 0 10 0 90 A value of zero will disable Stream Frame Rate mr LAN Per eo Stream Frame Rate 0 00 this feature The maximum allowed frames per second for any stream initiated from the Local Area Network LAN The value can be within the range 0 10 0 90 A value of zero will disable this feature Defines Local Area Network LAN IP address ranges that control frame rates to the clients Examples of ranges include 130 170 20 1 255 130 170 5 18 Commas must separate entries and no spa
21. 0 06 16 11 21 26 5mTamper jpv 460KB JPY File 6 16 2010 11 21 AM CS 2010 06 16 ES RoofCam 2010 06 16 11 21 55 SmTamper jpv 555KB JPY File 6 16 2010 11 21 AM B7 E RoofCam 2010 06 16 11 22 22 SmTamper jpv 554KB JPY File 6 16 2010 11 22 AM Figure 48 Note this directory structure is slightly different than that for snapshots All stored video files are initially stored in one of the subdirectories of the jpv folder JPV refers to the file format in which the video is stored This is a proprietary IVC format that includes the facility for digital watermarking to allow for tamper detection during playback Each numbered folder corresponds to a configured camera Within this folder will be date stamped folders for each day video was stored for this camera These folders will contain date and time stamped stored video files In our example folder 6 contains the saved video files for RoofCam Four days worth of storage are stored in date stamped subfolders NOTE JPV FILES CAN ONLY BE VIEWED WITH IVC PROVIDED VIDEO PLAYERS To access these files remotely click on the View Save Video link on the Relay Server View Video and Snaps web page Fig 45 The Relay Server will list all of the dates on which video was stored for the selected camera Fig 49 Click on the date of interest Select a Camera 6 RoofCam 2010 06 11 Delete 2010 06 14 Delete 2010 06 15 Delete 2010 06 16 Delete View Snapshots View Saved Video Figur
22. BJECT classid clsid AD7E110C FOF3 4574 B4BE E69F5193BFA7 id ivc_ax width 352 RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide Page C 14 C Activex API TVC Industrial Video and Control height 240 gt lt PARAM name RelayServerURL value http demo ivcco com gt lt PARAM name Camera value 1 gt lt PARAM name StreamVideo value 0 gt lt PARAM name FramesPerSecond value 2 gt lt OBJECT gt lt INPUT type button value Pan Left name BtnPanLeft onClick PanLeft 99 gt lt INPUT type button value Pan Right name BtnPanRight onClick PanRight 99 gt lt INPUT type button value Zoom Out name BtnZoomin onClick SetZoom 0 gt lt INPUT type button value Zoom In name BtnZoomOut onClick SetZoom 11 gt lt INPUT type button value Stream On name VStreamOn onClick VideoStreamOn gt lt INPUT type button value Stream Off name VStreamOfft onClick VideoStreamOff gt lt INPUT type button value Preset 1 name GoToPreset1 onClick GoToPreset 1 gt lt INPUT type button value Preset 2 name GoToPreset2 onClick GoToPreset 2 gt lt INPUT type button value Preset 3 name GoToPreset3 onClick GoToPreset 3 gt lt SELECT name cams onChange SelectCam this options this selectedindex value gt lt OPTION value 1 gt 1 lt OPTION value 2 gt 2 lt OPTION value 3 gt 3 lt SELECT gt lt SELECT name FPS onChange SetFPS this options this selectedindex value gt lt
23. C 4 C Activex API TVC Industrial Video and Control 6 Press the right mouse button on top of the video window anywhere in the frame and choose the Properties item Copy Paste Delete Erima Tekram Send lin Back Error http 27 00 connection wiew Code Align ta arid Bropjties T 7 Enter the URL of a valid IVC Relay Server into the Properties dialog box and press OK You may also choose an appropriate streaming frame rate camera number and preset if you wish Use a Relay Server in your organization or if you wish you may use http demo ivcco com for testing purposes Property Pages Ea General Relay Server UAL tte ridema iveco corm lw Sheaming 1 a ATELE ctd Camera Username Password Preset O Priv W Enable Point in window to Pan and Tilt Caption Cancel Apply Help 8 At this point the error frame should disappear and a video picture should appear 9 Add Visual Basic buttons to zoom in and out Choose the button icon from the Visual Basic palette place a button to the left of the video frame and type a left angle bracket lt Repeat for a button to the right The buttons should appear on the screen next to the video frame RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide Page C 5 IV C Industrial Video and Control 10 Next hook up the buttons to the IVC ActiveX video component using two lines of Basic To do this double click on the left button and type the following
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26. ELETE View Snapshots no name Fri Jun 11 13 51 15 2010 VIEW DOWNLOAD DELETE no name Fri Jun 11 13 51 36 2010 VIEW DOWNLOAD DELETE no name Fri Jun 11 13 51 51 2010 VIEW DOWNLOAD DELETE View Saved Video no name Fri Jun 11 13 52 12 2010 VIEW DOWNLOAD DELETE no name Fri Jun 11 13 52 58 2010 VIEW DOWNLOAD DELETE no name Fri Jun 11 13 53 41 2010 VIEW DOWNLOAD DELETE no name Fri Jun 11 13 54 01 2010 VIEW DOWNLOAD DELETE no name Fri Jun 11 13 54 19 2010 VIEW DOWNLOAD DELETE Figure 47 As Fig 47 illustrates the named files are listed in chronological order with date and time stamp Note if the file was created without a name no name will appear as the file name Additionally the user is presented with links to provide the following options RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide Page D 5 Video Storage and I 7 C Retrieval amp Industrial Video and Control e VIEW Click this link to view the image in a separate window http localhost 84 snapshots 6 1 127 Select a Camera 6 RoofCam VIEW DOWNLOAD DELETE VIEW DOWNLOAD DELETE VIEW DOWNLOAD DELETE VIEW DOWNLOAD DELETE VIEW DOWNLOAD DELETE VIEW DOWNLOAD DELETE VIEW DOWNLOAD DELETE VIEW DOWNLOAD DELETE VIEW DOWNLOAD DELETE e DOWNLOAD Click this link to open this file with your default JPEG viewer or save this image to another location Select a
27. F Sets Streaming to ON or OFF Streaming ON Manually triggered storage is saved to disk when the Save Video button on the is pushed The video segment size is Manually Triggered Storage selected by the Frame Buffer Size below Continuous Storage Continuous storage saves all video from this feed to disk in a sequence of files The file size is selected by the Continuous Storage File Size below Video Storage Disabled Ahen enabled antitamper seals are added to Stored Video Stored Video can be scanned later for unauthorized Tamper Detection C Enabled alterations Frame Buffer Size Buffer Size Frame Buffer Size 50 fames o fames This value sets the size of the Manually Triggered video segments A value of 100 or less is recommended for normal use rames If a higher value is desired make sure that the system has sufficient memory Continuous Storage ho E Continuous stored video is saved to disk in a series of timestamped files This value sets the duration in seconds of each File Size of those files Enter a value between 10 3600 seconds seconds Max Saved Frames Sets the maximum frames per second at which the Relay Server saves video frames to storage A value of 0 will capture Per Second the maximum frame rate Camera Position Video Storage Mode Latitude and Longitude Sets the gps latitudinal and longitudinal coordinates of the camera position and a reference object when the camera is amok Reana E c
28. IVC View Station Software or from an API command in a third party application Snapshots are stored as shown below in Fig 46 6 O x File Edit View Favorites Tools Help O Back Q a a Search re Folders gt 3 x ie BBL Address CAlvC archive snaps 6 E Go Folders Type Date Modified 1276276859 jpg JPEG Image 6 11 2010 1 54 PM E iy Ive l 5 sree 1276278841 jpg JPEG Image 6 11 2010 1 54 PM E 127627882 1 jpg JPEG Image 6 11 2010 1 53 PM 5 1276278778 jpg JPEG Image 6 11 2010 1 53 PM 9 video 12 62 Fo az Jpg JPEG Image 6 11 2010 1 52 PM O bin 1276276711 jpg IPEG Image 6 11 2010 1 51 PM config 1276270696 jpg JPEG Image 6 11 2010 1 51 PM html 12762 70675 jpg JPEG Image 6 11 2010 1 51 PM Logs 12762 78574 jpg JPEG Image 6 11 2010 1 49 PM notice Figure 46 The number of the folder containing the JPEG images corresponds to the ID number of the camera In our example folder 6 contains the saved snapshots for RoofCam As these snapshots are stored in a standard format any picture viewer can be used to open these files To access these files remotely click on the View Snapshots link on the Relay Server View Video and Snaps web page Fig 45 The Relay Server will list all of saved snapshots for the selected camera Fig 47 Select a Camera l Rooftam Saved Snapshots Name Date amp Time Saved no name Fri Jun 11 13 49 34 2010 VIEW DOWNLOAD D
29. Inactive 3 Lite Vivo Preset Views Tools oor BTT Figure B 2 This message indicates that the feed has been disabled for some reason and the Active Feed setting for this camera on its Video Feeds and Passwords page is Disabled as indicated in Fig B 3 This may occur if the Video Feed is configured incorrectly or if there is a camera license problem It will also appear if the camera feed has been configured when the camera is not connected to the network Disabled Active Feed Enabled Figure 43 RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide Page B 2 FAQ Troubleshooting I 7 C Guide amp Industrial Video and Control SOLUTION Start by clicking View Manager System Manager Video Feeds and Passwords and checking Enabled under Active Feed Then click Save Video Configuration at the bottom of the page and wait for the Data Updated message PROBLEM Port Already In Use Error Message displayed The Relay Server occupies Port 80 by default If you are running something else on port 80 such as an IIS server or a web server that will likely also occupy port 80 SOLUTION Shut the other applications on that Port to off or change the Port on the Relay Server as follows 1 Fromthe Main Control Panel Tools View Manager System Manager Relay Server Configuration Port and enter a new port 2 On the Relay Server PC go to C IVC Config and open the feeddata txt file and change the port on the line bel
30. Level Caption Specifies the network address of the Relay Server to display True 1 causes video to be streamed False 0 displays a still image updated whenever Active is set to true or any other Property Is set True 1 enables the user to point to something in the window and click it to cause the camera to pan and tilt to center it Setting this to 0 zooms out the camera one step Setting it to 11 zooms in one step Setting ittoa value from 1 10 sets the zoom to the chosen level Specifies a caption to display at the lower left of the video window RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide Indicates the chosen Relay Server s network address Indicates whether streaming video is being displayed Indicates whether the point in window feature is activated No reliable meaning Indicates the caption Text for example http demo ivcco com True or False True or False Number between 1 and 11 Text When u appears in the string the Relay Server URL is displayed If c appears the camera number is displayed w and h cause the display of the width and height of the video window IV C Industrial Video and Control From property sheet from IDE and at runtime From property sheet from IDE and at runtime From property sheet from IDE and at runtime From IDE and at runtime to an absolute zoom value between 1 and 10 From property
31. Manager or System Manager setup pages 3 Users that will have view only access These users will not have access to any controls on the Main Control Panel or setup pages in the View Manager or System Manager As the text in Fig 27 indicates the usernames and passwords will not be active unless the administrator username and password on the System Manager Configuration page has been set Password Settings lin order for the following to work correctly the System User and Password MUST be set up in the Relay Server configuration Panel View Manager Be eee pee ere ceste and up dste panoramas view snapshots and view Username and Password Provides full access to all features on the Main Control Panel Note This password will not be Main Control Panel Username operative unless you cesate a View Manager Password and Password Video Only Username and Password Po Figure 27 Provides View only No controls are available Note This password will not be operstive unless you ceste a Main Control Panel Password and a View Manager Password Note these user rights are based on a hierarchy The View Manager username password must be set before defining the Main Control Panel username password The View Manager and the RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide 29 Define and Configure I 7 C Camera Feeds amp Industrial Video and Control Main Control Panel usernames passwords must be set before defi
32. Video and Control nature of tampering As each frame is displayed the JPVverify tool will indicate its verification status IYC Recorded ideo erification o jp 6 2010 06 16 RoofCam 2010 06 16 11 21 03 Smian 2 5 x ideo has been tampered iFrame 1 has been tampered iz 2010 06 16 11 20 18 a re e E c mo ar Figure 54 RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide Page D 11
33. a basis the Relay Server provides the ability to establish three levels of password protected access We will present these options in the next chapter However to enable this feature you MUST establish an administrator user name and password on this configuration page System Username Provides full access to all operational features and system configuration panels Note This password and Password MUST be set before any passwords in the Video Feed Configuration panel can be set Figure 19 Site Information These setting are not crucial to system operation See Appendix n for information on these settings RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide 18 Define and Configure Camera Feeds RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide Define and Configure I 7 C Camera Feeds amp Industrial Video and Control Remember that a primary function of the Relay Server is to relay camera video feeds to web or fat clients and present a consistent interface regardless of the camera type or manufacturer In other words it hides the details of the camera operation from the clients In order to do this effectively the administrator must configure the Relay Server with the details each camera feed This chapter presents the configuration settings required for each camera feed Video Feeds and Passwords The configuration settings for each camera are entered on the Video Feeds and Passwords page To access this page from the Relay Se
34. abled Leaving thisoption aff may cause dare ines in the panorama but each rame willbe properly exposed Selected Leese CREATE Make New Panorama Step 1 Set the Zoom Level Step 2 Position the camera to the desired bottom left position in the desired panoramic view Click Set Exposure Step 3 Click CREATE PANORAMA Step 1a OPTIONAL If you want to set the exposure to a place in the panorama different than the lower left position move the camera to desired location to set exposure and click on Set Exposure Then go to step 2 above and proceed DELETE Delete an existing panorama Click on the panorama number to delete Panorama 1 Panorama2 Panorama 3 Figure 40 RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide 40 Define and Configure I 7 C Viewing Controls amp industrial Video and Control The first thing to do is define the parameters that will govern the appearance of the panorama These parameters are found in the Panorama Settings section of this page Define the panorama as follows Select Panorama The Relay Server allows the creation of three panoramas per camera Using the dropdown menu select which panorama you are defining Panorama Name Here you have the option of assigning a meaningful name to the panorama This name is used by other clients Frameswide Specify the width in frames of the panorama Specify the height in frames of the panorama Finished image width Sets the width in p
35. ade in the command string before sending it as follows c the camera current number u the relay server URL This is not necessary to get the command sent to the right server f the requested frame rate in frames per second m either manage or control depending on whether Exclusive mode is current a single character For example this Visual Basic command sets the zoom level to 1 on the current camera Call SendCommand control c cmd dir amp dir z amp dist 1 Notice that valid command strings start with the character Command strings are described in the document entitled VC Relay Server HTTP API Note also that commands are queued and processed one ata time and that commands that have aged more than three seconds in the queue are discarded This method does not return any value RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide Page C 12 C Activex API TVC Industrial Video and Control Using the Image property to take snapshots in Visual Basic The Image property allows a Visual Basic or other program to retrieve the JPEG image data for the image currently displayed at runtime This makes it easy for such a program to implement a snapshot function To use the Image property in Visual Basic you might for example create a Snapshot button for a user to click The Click handler for your button would look like this Private Sub Snapshot _Click Dim Img As String Dim Imglen As L
36. applies Maximum Server Caps total bandwidth consumption for all cameras connected to this server Bandwidth Maximum Simultaneous Caps the number of simultaneous streams from this Relay Server Streams to Serve Consult IVC Support if you need help determining your video bandwidth needs Alarm Server Settings The IVC Alarm Server is a component of the IVC View Station Software As its name implies it is designed to manage alarms and initiate alarm responses A unique feature of the Relay Server is its ability to initiate alarm messages based on camera activity In order for the Relay Server to do this it must know where the Alarm Server resides The Alarm Server is a true server program and it can reside on any PC on the network Enter the specific IP address of this computer As the Alarm Server is an SMTP server its default port number is 25 Alarm Server Host This is the IP address of the Alarm Server Do not use localhost or 127 0 0 1 Port 25 This is the port of the Alarm Server The default is the standard SMTP port 25 Figure 18 If you have not yet installed the Alarm Server you can come back to the Relay Server later and enter the appropriate information If you are not going to use this feature of the Relay Server you can ignore these settings RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide 17 Define and Configure Relay Server System I C Parameters Industrial Video and Control System Security On a per camer
37. asswords definition if this camera is being configured into your network The Pan Tilt number to select in the System Manager Factory Settings Pan Tilt settings for this camera The Camera number to select in the System Manager Factory Settings Pan Tilt settings for this camera The default User Name shipped with this camera You must access the camera directly to change this setting This is the name you must enter as the Camera Server User Name in the SystemManager Video Feeds and Passwords page for this camera The default Password shipped with this camera You must access the camera directly to change this setting This is the password you must enter as the Camera Server Password in the System Manager Video Feeds and Passwords page for this camera We strongly urge you to check the User Guide shipped with your camera for the most up to date and detailed installation and configuration information AV 1 N A N A N A APTZ 3142 04 APTZ 3142 05 APTZ 3142 06 APTZ 3142 08 APTZ 3142 09 APTZ 3142 10 cs 3101 at 22 6 frot mar A 1 A 1 va 2 6 ro ma v 1 v 1 va 2 6 ro fact v 1 v 1 A 1 v wa na RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide Page A 2 A Camera Setup Guide IV C Industrial Video and Control N A N A WA N A NA N A N A NA N A va va va wa MZ 3333 01 l A PTZ 3130 02 PTZ 3130 03 V 1 6 a prz ai3o o4 a1 va 22 6 a prz aizo os 3a va 22 6 rot
38. camera is powered and it is properly connected to the network If yes contact IVC for a Camera license file PROBLEM When using Continuously Stored Video the system occasionally stops saving or saves intermittently There are two possible reasons for this behavior The disk is intermittently full or there are extraneous files in the archive directories SOLUTION First is check the settings in Tools View Manager System Manager Relay Server Configuration RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide Page B 3 FAQ Troubleshooting TN 7 C Guide amp Industrial Video and Control Disk Space Excluded from 500 00 hegabytes Lett Video Storage Use Free Disk Storage Full Stop Saving Video Action Delete Oldest Files Figure B 1 If Stop Saving Video is selected video storage will stop once the disk if full If Delete Oldest Files is selected video storage will not stop when the allocated disk space is full In this mode oldest video is automatically overwritten by the newest stored video If operating in the Delete Oldest Files mode does not remove the problem check to see if there are files in the archive directory that do not belong there The Relay Server will not delete files it does not put there and they may hang the routine that should be deleting files video files from the archives You should manually delete any such extraneous files PROBLEM Incorrect focus at high zoom levels All auto focus camera
39. ces are allowed LAN IP Ranges Maximum Server 0 00 Mbps Bandwidth pt to All Requests Apply to WAN Requests set a limit on the maximum bandwidth for video output A value of 0 disables this feature and allows the maximum video output bandwidth Set a limit on the maximum number of streams that the server can send at once If the total bandwidth exceeds the value of the Maximum Server Bandwidth the Maximum Server Bandwidth value will take precedence A value of O disables this feature and allows the maximum number streams to be served Maximum Simultaneous lo Streams Streams to Serve Figure 17 RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide 16 Define and Configure Relay Server System I VC Parameters Industrial Video and Control If you need to limit the amount of bandwidth your video system consumes set the parameters in this section as indicated under the following guidelines Video Update Bandwidth can be conserved by selecting Single image update Clients only get an image if they request it Maximum WAN Per Local drive is default Any network addressable storage directory is Stream Frame Rate acceptable Maximum LAN Per Stream Local drive is default Any network addressable storage directory with Frame Rate sufficient space is acceptable Contact IVC Support if you need assistance in determining system storage requirements LAN IP Ranges Specifies IP ranges to which the previous parameter
40. cy and scalability The IVC ActiveX component is suitable for creating video display applications showing the images from dozens of video cameras on a single computer monitor e Compatibility with the IVC product line The IVC ActiveX component integrates seamlessly over intranets extranets and the public Internet with IVC s relay server products Distribution and Installation IVC s ActiveX component when it is installed on a Windows computer consists of a single file a self contained dynamic link library for Windows about 150kB in size It is very simple to use for development and deployment the same exact software is used for development and deployment To install the component simply download and run the installer It will place the component on your computer and make it available for use Or you can visit the web page http www ivcco com activex using Internet Explorer This web page installs the component automatically Developing a Live Controllable Video Application in Visual Basic This is a simple example of the use of IVC s ActiveX component To build a simple Visual Basic controllable video solution use the following steps 1 Ensure the IVC ActiveX Component is installed on your computer RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide Page C 3 Cs Activex API TVC a gt Industrial Video and Control 2 Start Visual Basic and choose a new Standard EXE project 3 Add the IVC Component to your project C
41. d in your browser O x File Edit View History Bookmarks Tools Help Control Panel 6 Preset Views Tools Figure 12 RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide 12 Define and Configure Relay Server System I VC Parameters Industrial Video and Control System Configuration This page Fig 12 is called the Main Control Panel To access the configuration pages 1 Click on the Tools drop down menu 2 Select View Manager Enlarge Togale Sinale Image video View Manager Four Car View View Video amp Snaps Figure 13 3 The Relay Server will now display the View Manager page as shown in Fig 14 I View Manager Mozilla Firefox lol x File Edit view History Bookmarks Tools Help iew Manager T C E a E ae Select a Camera View Manager D Create Presets Create Presets Save camera positions and zoom levels as preset views View Snapshots View Saved Video View Snapshots View and manage snapshots Create Panorama View Saved Video View and manage saved video Update Panorama 1 Update Panorama 2 Update Panorama 3 Create Panorama Configure a new panorama E T A Update Panoramas Allows fresh panoramas to be taken using their existing configuration Main Control Pane Figure 14 4 Fromthe menu on the left click on System Manager 5 The Relay Server now presents the System Manager page Fig 15 RSS 4000 Seri
42. d video and snapshots is a global setting defined in the System Manager Relay Server Configuration Panel e For each camera the storage method and storage frame rate are defined in the Video Feeds and Passwords page of the System Manager In every video system that requires the storage of video streams the key question is always How much storage capacity do need The answer to this question can be found with some simple calculations that include the following variables The number of cameras for which you will be recording The compression method used 2 The recording frame rate for each camera 4 The recording resolution for each camera A video storage calculator can be found on the IVC website at http www ivcco com support VideoStorageCalculator xls This calculator makes the following assumptions 1 All recording uses M JPEG compression 2 All cameras record at the same frame rate and resolution 3 Recording is continuous It is important to note the calculating storage requirements for a network of IP cameras is an inexact science No one IP camera type or IP encoder type compresses video exactly the same way Therefore even though operating parameters might appear to be identical from one camera to the next it is entirely possible the storage file sizes might be slightly different Consequently it is a good idea to add some contingency disk space to allow for these differences It is also important to n
43. e button Command Mode would be Pass Through RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide 27 Define and Configure I 7 C Camera Feeds amp Industrial Video and Control Event Notifications The Relay Server is capable of sending alarm messages to the IVC Alarm Server should any of the following conditions occur for this camera e PTZ camera movement e Loss or resumption of video feed This feature is useful for providing administrators or users immediate status of a camera or notification of a possible unauthorized camera movement NOTE FOR THIS FEATURE TO WORK YOU MUST ENTER THE IP ADDRESS OF THE ALARM SERVER ON THE RELAY SERVER CONFIGURATION PAGE UNDER ALARM SERVER SETTINGS THIS PRESUPPOSES THAT THE IVC ALARM SERVER WILL BE INSTALLED AT SOME POINT To cause the Relay Server to send an alarm for the conditions described below simply click on the Enabled radio button Pre Event If enabled the Relay Server will send an alarm message to the specified Alarm Server just prior to a pan or tilt movement of this camera In Event If enabled the Relay Server will send an alarm message to the specified Alarm Server during a pan or tilt movement of this camera Post Event If enabled the Relay Server will send an alarm message to the specified Alarm Server just after a pan or tilt movement of this camera Video Up If enabled the Relay Server will send an alarm message to the specified Alarm Server when the video feed becomes
44. e 49 RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide Page D 7 Video Storage and Retrieval The Relay Server will then di IV C Industrial Video and Control splay a list of recorded files for that day Fig 50 Select a Camera 6 RoofCam View Snapshots View Saved Video IVE Video Arc RoofCam 2010 06 16 10 11 20 LgNoTamper jpv view download delete convert to Avi RoofCam 2010 06 16 10 12 57 LgNoTamper jpv view download delete convert to Avi RoofCam 2010 06 16 10 20 36 LgNoTamper jpv view download delete convert to Avi RoofCam 2010 06 16 10 22 17 LgNoTamper jpv view download delete convert to Avi RoofCam 2010 06 16 10 24 40 LgNoTamper jpv view download delete convert to Avi RoofCam 2010 06 16 10 26 55 LgTamper jpv view download delete convert to Avi RoofCam 2010 06 16 10 28 05 LgTamperjpv view download delete convert to Avi RoofCam 2010 06 16 10 34 02 SmNoTamper jpv view download delete convert to Avi RoofCam 2010 06 16 11 15 00 SmNoTamper jpv view download delete convert to Avi RoofCam 2010 06 16 11 16 50 SmNoTamper jpv view download delete convert to Avi RoofCam 2010 06 16 11 17 26 SmNoTamper jpv view download delete convert to Avi RoofCam 2010 06 16 11 21 03 SmTamper jpv view download delete convert to Avi RoofCam 2010 06 16 11 21 26 SmTamper jpv view download delete convert to Avi RoofCam 2010 06 16 11 21 55 SmTamper jpv view download delete convert to Avi RoofCam 2010 06 16 11 22 22 SmTamper jpv view download delete convert to Avi
45. e file This file is supplied by IVC after purchase see below DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE Product Licensing You MUST have a valid license key from IVC before your installed software will operate correctly To obtain this key ivcrs lic send an email with the following information to Support ivcco com NOTE DO NOT CONFIGURE THE RELAY SERVER UNTIL YOU HAVE RECEIVED AND INSTALLED THE LICENSE KEY RELAY SERVER WILL HAVE TO BE UNINSTALLED AND REINSTALLED SHOULD THIS OCCUR MAC address of the Relay Server computer s network interface card NIC If the computer has more than one NIC select the MAC address of the NIC to which the camera network is connected If this information is not readily available you can determine the MAC by using one of the two methods described below RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide Software Installation Method 1 From the Relay Server root directory double click the file getLiclInfo bat to execute this batch file The result will be the creation of the file IVCLicInfo txt This text file will contain the MAC address of the Relay Server computer Attach this file to an email to Support ivcco com along with your company name and the number of cameras to be connected to this Relay Server RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide archive File Folder bin File Folder config File Folder C htral File Folder Logs File Folder notice File Folder A AVZ0005DK dl 4 Synichronizer dll D 4xi
46. ed on an alarm or schedule NOTE IF YOU SELECT CONTINUOUS STORAGE BE SURE THERE IS ENOUGH STORAGE CAPACITY TO SATISFY YOUR STORAGE REQUIREMENTS CONSULT WITH IVC SUPPORT IF YOU NEED HELP DETERMINING YOUR VIDEO STORAGE NEEDS Video Storage Tamper Detection The Relay Server provides the option to include a digital watermark as part of the stored video from this camera If included the IVC video player will check for this watermark and report any frames that are missing or that might have been tampered with This feature is useful for those applications in which recorded video may be used in a legal proceeding NOTE IF THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT RECORDED VIDEO FROM YOUR SYSTEM MAY BE USED INA LEGAL PROCEEDING BE SURE TO CHECK WITH YOUR LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO DETERMINE MINIMUM FRAME RATE AND RESOLUTION REQUIRED FOR VIDEO EVIDENCE Frame Buffer Size If you selected the Manual Storage option for this camera this parameter determines the amount of pre event video in frames saved with each segment The size of the saved pre event video in terms of time will depend on the frame rate at which the video is saved For example if the video is saved at 10 frames per second and the Frame Buffer Size is set to 100 the amount of pre event video saved will be 10 seconds long Therefore when computing manually triggered segment size from a client you should take into account the Frame Buffer Size Using our above example you will have to s
47. entered at it Camera elevation sets the height of the camera from the ground level assuming that the base of the camera and the target are at the same level These coordinates are useful when the user wants to aim the camera at any arbitary Latitude and Longitude object using the gps system Camera Elevation icy Enable Audio c Disable Audio Turns on audio from a supported audio capable camera server Enable Audio a hig Position 0 seconds sa the amount of video down time in seconds to restore the last PTZ position 4 value of 0 disables this feature Figure 23 RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide 21 Define and Configure I 7 C Camera Feeds amp Industrial Video and Control Note that this page is divided into the following six sections e General Feed Properties e Video and Camera Connection Data e Auxiliary Settings e Event Notification Settings e LTC550 e Password Settings e Other Video Feed Functions General Feed Properties This section of the video configuration defines the general operating properties of this feed It is not necessary to have the actual camera connected to the network to define the feed Obviously if this is the case you will not see video Without a connected camera the feed configuration will be saved as inactive Once the camera is connected to the network you will have to come back to the Video Feeds and Passwords page and activate the feed Set these parameters as indicated by the ins
48. es Relay Server Guide 13 Define and Configure Relay Server System I V C Parameters Industrial Video and Control View Manager Mozilla Firefox E O x File Edit view History Bookmarks Tools Help v Cc xX A http idemo iveco com I C EVM index htm iew Manager Yahoo Search Select a Camera Syste m Ma nag er e Field of View Field of View Allow the setting of limits to the camera pan and tilt travel and limits to zoom levels Factory Settings Factory Settings Configure advanced settings for PTZ control Video Feeds and Passwords Video Feeds and Passwords Configure individual cameras and password access Relay Server Configuration Relay Server Configuration Configure global system parameters View Manager Main Control Panel Figure 15 6 From the menu on the left click on Relay Server Configuration 7 The Relay Server now presents the Relay Server Configuration Panel Fig 16 3 iew Manager Mozilla Firefox f lol xj File Edit wiew History Bookmarks Tools Help ni fy x A A http demo iveco com I C EVM index htm iew Manager Yahoo Search pelecta camera Relay Server Configuration Panel 6 Field of View Factory Settings Server Name Assign a name to the this Relay Server Video Feeds and Snapshot Directory C C lVC archive snaps This is the path of the directory where snaps
49. ew download delete convert to Avi View Snapshots RoofCam 2010 06 16 10 20 36 LgNoTamper jpv view download delete convert to Avi RoofCam 2010 06 16 10 22 17 LgNoTamper jpv view download delete convert to Avi View Saved Video RoofCam 2010 06 16 10 24 40 LgNoTamper jpv view download delete convert to Avi You are now presented with the options to View Download or Delete this avi file These links will function as described above for jpv files These avi files will be stored in the same directory folder as the the jpv files for the corresponding camera and date Verifying Stored Video If you enabled tamper detection for one or more of you cameras the stored jpv files for these cameras contain calculated digital watermarks This feature enables you to determine these video files have been altered To perform this verification you must use the JPVverify utility provided with your Relay Server Software This utility can be found in your Program Files directory as shown in Fig 51 RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide Page D 9 Video Storage and I 7 C Retrieval amp Industrial Video and Control a sovverisr T Fie Edit View Favorites Tools Help ay Geax a Y wi pe Search jy Folders eS Ez x id z Address E C Program Files JpyvVerify gt Go Folders x Date Modified a O ac g F jpvutil exe 201 KB Application 9 14 2005 11 12 4M a amp ie Ipvverify exe 56KB Application 9 29 2005 10 22 4M a O Java E
50. g these settings MAC Address the Ethernet MAC address of the camera or camera server fee Do ot Sets the username and password used to restrict direct access to the camera See the Camera Setup Table in the Relay Pa vical livcternp Server Guide for information on properly configuring these settings Figure 24 Video Server Every camera that will be connected to this video network has an IP encoder This encoder may be a separate device as in the case of IP enabling legacy analog cameras or integrated with the camera In order for the Relay Server to communicate with this camera it must know what type of IP encoder Video Server it uses You can find this information for the camera being configured in the Camera Installation Guide shipped with the camera Custom Software Leave as default unless directed otherwise by IVC Support Video Feed Host Video Feed Port Enter the IP address and port number of this camera where indicated Video Control Host Video Control Port In rare cases for some PTZ cameras the pan tilt unit will have a different IP address than the IP encoder If your camera is configured in this way enter the unique control IP address and port number where indicated Otherwise enter the Video Feed Host IP address and port number in these fields Consult your Camera Installation Guide for more information RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide 25 Define and Configure I 7 C Camera Feeds amp I
51. hardware products you need assistance please do not hesitate to contact IVC Product Support at 617 467 3059 or support ivcco com You may also find useful information on the Support page of our website at WWW IVCCO com Additionally the optional support services listed below are available from IVC to help facilitate the installation and configuration of your system as well as shortening your learning curve with our products Contact your IVC sales representative for more information and the fees for these Services e On site support e System Preconfiguration e Training e Customized Documentation Services e Factory Acceptance Tests e Software Support Subscriptions e Extended Product Warranties RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide vi IV C Industrial Video and Control IVC Video System Overview As figure 1 illustrates below an IVC Video System consists of a network of one or more IP enabled cameras and at least one computer running IVC Relay Server Software RSS Cameras could include any mix of the following camera types e P cameras purchased from IVC IVC offers a wide variety of indoor and outdoor cameras Our Relay Server software supports our fixed auto zoom and pan tilt cameras These products are available with CCD megapixel or thermal imagers and come with several connectivity options that include copper fiber wireless and cellular IVC also offers a broad range of rugged cameras that are certified for use in p
52. hoose Components from the Project menu 4 In the Components dialog box locate the IVC ActiveX Control select it and press the OK button The IVC icon appears at the bottom of the Visual amp Project Microsoft Visual Basic design Basic designer palette File Edit wiew Project Format Debug Run la G Be we Components x General Controls Designers Inzertable Objects Project Formi Form C GridoTE Cl hhopen OLE Control module Hotlink Actives Control module Clhppbver 1 0 Type Library _Jicrnfilter 1 0 Type Library LIIE Super Label Clieriplug 1 0 Type Library Cl ImageHelper OLE Control module TStudio Active Designer Controls WC Actives Control odak Image Admin Control Kodak Image Edit Control Ll Kodak Image Scan Control Browse we T Selected Items Only We Activex Control Location 9 4 WOCKIIYC_AYIRELEASEVYC AK OCH cad eo 5 Choose the IVC icon and then draw a control on the Form in your Visual Basic window The video window sizes itself to an appropriate size and displays itself on your screen If you are running an IVC Relay Server on your development computer a video image will appear However ordinarily you will see an error frame indicating that no Relay Server is responding This is normal i Formi Error http fl 27 0 001 A connection with the server could not be established RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide Page
53. hot images are saved Passwords This is the path of the directory where Stored Video Files are be saved Stored Video files Video Capture eS tuiCharchiaawidas require a large amount of disk space When possible it is recommended that Video is stored Relay Server Directory to a directory on a separate partition This insures that storing large amounts of Video Configuration cannot fill up the main partition usually the C drive Manually Triggered Hide This will show or hide Main Control Panel button to set duration in seconds of manually i Storage Duration C Show stored video View Manager Disk Space Main Control Panel This sets the amount of disk space in Megabytes to leave free to prevent the disk from becoming full The action taken when this arnount is reached is selected with the Disk Storage Full Action setting below 2000 00 00 Megabytes Left Free Excluded from Video Storage Use Disk Storage Full Stop Saving Video Action Delete Oldest Files Note you MUST shut the Relay Server down and RESTART the RELAY SERVER before the IP Address Lo CALHOST new IP address will take effect AC This is the port the Relay Server sends video on The default is the standard web port 80 Sets the amount of camera pan tilt movement in frames caused by the large arrows on the Pan Tilt Movement Main control Panel Figure 16 This action is taken when the remaining disk space falls below
54. ind a chain link fence and desire to define a preset for this location Using the controls provided set the position zoom and focus level so you can clearly read the meter Define the preset as described above and then check the Save Focus box This ensures that regardless of the cameras prior position zoom level or focus level the preset will provide the image you desire 4 Click the button to save this preset Observe that X Y and Z values appear in the fields to the right See Fig 37 The positioning values are expressed in degrees with two digits of precision In our example below the X position is 138 38 degrees and the Y position is 13 58 degrees The zoom is expressed as a relative level with a whole number between 1 and 10 inclusively where 1 indicates the camera is zoomed all the way out and 10 indicates the camera is zoomed all the way in These fields are not editable 5 Confirm the operation of the preset by moving the camera to some arbitrary position and then click the EEES button corresponding to the newly defined preset Observe that the camera moves to the desired position and the intended image is presented If required reposition the camera and click the RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide kss button to reset the preset 38 Define and Configure I 7 C Viewing Controls amp Industrial Video and Control Preset Setup Creating Panoramas For PTZ cameras that support absolute pos
55. ipts cA 401 starthasks Extracting config camscripts cA P4001 Wwersion Extracting Ash TP SrcF iter ax Extracting html Y OC downloads iweo_ax setup 2 6 14 0 cab E Destination folder Browse Installation progress l Irstall Cancel Figure 8 ey CS WINDOWS system32 cmd exe C o UG gt echo off Figure 9 7 Atthis point the Relay Server is ready to be configured to operate as required It is highly recommended that before you proceed you install the Relay Server as a service on this computer This will ensure that the program starts automatically when this computer powers up or restart automatically should there be a temporary power interruption at this computer Running the Relay Server as a service you better ensure optimum performance of your video system To install the Relay Server as a server on this computer click Install Run as a Service The result of the Relay Server Software installation will be a directory structure as illustrated in Figure 10 RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide 5 Files and folders of which to take note are Software Installation J archive File Folder O bin File Folder config File Folder C html File Folder Logs File Folder notice File Folder E 44 20005Dk dll 927 KE Application Extension a Ay Synchronizer dll 476KB Application Extension E 4xisMediaParser dll E AxisRTPSrcFilter ax a DataBroker dll 3 dbghelp cil Pl Ensecclient exe P E
56. itioning the IVC Relay Server can create a static panoramic image of the full field of view of the camera and overlay a coordinate grid providing a precise single click positioning mechanism for users To illustrate if a user clicked on the house in the panorama shown in Fig 38 the camera will move so that live video image will center on the click point Figure 38 Assuming the panorama is created under ideal weather and lighting conditions it can be a valuable tool for users to accurately move the camera particularly when lighting and weather are not so ideal The following paragraphs describe how to create panoramas RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide 39 Define and Configure I 7 C Viewing Controls amp Industrial Video and Control From the menu on the View Manager page select the appropriate camera and click Create Panorama Fig 39 Select a Camera E View Manager Create Presets dee eee Create Presets Save camera positions and zoom levels as preset views View Saved Video View Snapshots View and manage snapshots Create Panorama Figure 39 The Panorama Setup page Fig 40 will appear E UOEE RNA Panorama Settings Select which of three Panoramas you want to configure Frameswide pO o eee e A Finished image wan f o fese O Zoom Level FF Gotozoomievei Selecting will cause the video to go to the same zoom level as the panorama the user navigates on Selected Uniform Light Level in Panorama 7 En
57. ixels of the final image Here you need to take into account the resolution of the display on which the panorama will reside Zoom level If this box is checked the camera repositioning that results from a user operation in the panorama will include adjusting the zoom to the level of the panorama If this box is left unchecked the zoom level will not change Uniform Light Level in This setting controls the camera s iris If you are creating the panorama Panorama where the lighting conditions are fairly uniform across the width of the panorama s view check this box This will keep the camera s iris at its current setting for each snapshot of that makes up the panorama If you uncheck this box the camera s iris will adjust as necessary while the camera moves to take snapshots for the panorama This is recommended if the camera might suddenly look at very bright light or very low light However we recommend that if possible you check this box and create the panorama when lighting conditions are most uniform For outdoor panoramas this would be when the sun is highest or on a bright cloudy day Once the above settings are defined click on the Save Settings button If you redefine these parameters do not forget to click this button Now you are ready to create the panorama Follow the step outlined in the CREATE Make New Panorama section 1 Using the live image and controls on the bottom of this page position the ca
58. lay Server Software is comprised of three functional components Main Control Panel Primary user interface for viewing live and stored video and controlling cameras The Main Control Panel is also where administrators access system configuration tools System Manager Primary administrator interface for configuring system operating parameters and individual camera feeds View Manager Primary administrator interface for configuring user camera control tools such as presets and panoramas Interfaces for each of these components are HTML pages served by the Relay Server Therefore any authorized users or administrators can access these components from anywhere on the network The following sections of this manual will provide details on the installation of the Relay Server Software and as well as configuration of these features to meet your application requirements To install and configure the Relay Server Software you will execute the following basic steps 1 Software Installation Define and Configure Relay Server System Parameters Define and Configure Camera Feeds Define and Configure Viewing Controls The following sections of this manual are organized as shown above and will provide you the details you need to configure the Relay Server Software to meet your application requirements RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide viii IV C Industrial Video and Control The appendices of this manual provide additional inf
59. low 6 RoofCam PresetViews Se om Disk Space Excluded from Useful if your O S and programs are sharing the same drive as your stored Video Storage Use video If you are storing video to a separate drive then you can diminish this number to conserve space Disk Storage Full Action Stop recording or continue recording by overwriting oldest files when system detects disk full IP Address As noted if you enter a number instead of LOCALHOST then you are limiting access to that single IP address Change only if there is a conflict with other software Pan Tilt Movement Number entered here determines number of frames the PTZ control on the Main Control Panel will move the selected camera RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide 15 Define and Configure Relay Server System I V C Parameters Industrial Video and Control Bandwidth Management Video cameras as network appliances have the potential of consuming lots of network bandwidth How much a network of video cameras will consume depends on a few variables e Number of cameras e Frame rate frames per second each camera is outputting e Resolution number of pixels in a frame e Compression method utilized by the camera e g M JPEG MPEG4 H 264 Most camera systems are designed with network topologies that provide more than enough bandwidth to satisfy even the most extreme video requirements Administrators configuring Relay Server in those situations need not concern
60. lting dialog type cmd and click OK A command window should appear At the prompt type ipconfig all ey Ch WINDOWS system32 cmd exe Microsoft Windows HP Version 5 1 2600 LC Copyright 1985 2661 Microsoft Corp Co Documents and Settings Clarke Esler ipconfig all Note the information that appears in the command window The MAC address is the 12 digit hexadecimal number that appears after the heading Physical Address c C WINDOWS system32 cmd exe J ife x Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection Connection specific DNS Suffix Description z Intel R gt PRO 166 VE Network 66 AB D1 3D AB 46 z No 192 168 1 2 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway 192 168 1 1 DNS Servers s o u o u 192 168 1 1 This is the number that should be included in the email to IVC Support along with e Number of cameras to be connected to this particular Relay Server e Company name IVC Support will immediately respond with the ivers lic file required for you to operate your video system Copy this file into the root directory defined during installation default is C IVC You are now ready to configure your IVC video system RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide 8 Software Installation I VC Industrial Video and Control Camera Installation In order for the Relay Server to manage any camera connections it needs to know the IP address of each camera IVC strongly suggests that this IP add
61. m IDE and at runtime From IDE and at runtime The IVC Relay Server Software limits From IDE and at runtime The IVC Relay Server Software limits From IDE and at runtime The IVC Relay Server Software limits From IDE and at runtime The IVC Relay Server Software limits Page C 11 C Activex API TVC Industrial Video and Control Notice that the lines of code mentioned in Step 10 of the Visual Basic program set the PanLeft and PanRight properties Various solution development environments offer different ways for the developer to set and query the properties of components consult your favorite environment s documentation for details Methods The ActiveX control offers two Methods that may be called from other software CenterAt x y SendCommand command CenterAt x y Ordinarily if the EnablePoint property is set to true when the user clicks in the displayed image the camera moves to center the clicked on point in the center of the image The CenterAt method allows software to simulate clicking in the image The x and y parameter indicate the position within the image at which the simulated click occurs For example this Visual Basic command pans the camera up and to the left Call CenterAt 10 10 This method does not return any value SendCommand command This method sends an arbitrary command to the relay server at the URL specified by the property RelayServerURL Some substitutions are m
62. mera where you want the lower left image of the panorama to be and set the desired zoom level 2 If you need to adjust the camera s iris manually click Set Exposure as many times as necessary to achieve the desired image 3 When satisfied with this starting point click the CREATE PANORAMA link Observe in the live video window at the bottom of this page that the camera moves to take each Snapshot required for the panorama RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide 41 Define and Configure I 7 C Viewing Controls amp Industrial Video and Control As shown in Fig 41 the newly created panorama will appear below the live video and controls window DELETE Delete an existing panorama Click on the panorama number to delete Panorama 1 Panorama 2 Panorama 3 Figure 41 You may click in the panorama to confirm proper operation If not satisfied with this panorama simply click the appropriate delete link and repeat the above steps to recreate the panorama Once you have finished creating the panorama s for this camera click on the Main Control Panel link to return to the Main Control Panel Note the panorama s now appear on the Main Control Panel L 00 0A Kaya lA 2AE ERA T 6 RoofCam Figure 42 At some point it may become necessary to update the panoramas you created This may be due to the addition of new structures or change of seasons Whatever the reason the IVC Relay RSS 4000 Series Relay Server
63. n Mozilla Firefox File Edit view History Bookmarks Tools Help ed aA A D file D fcontents html fs 7 Relay Server amp Yiew Station gt Welcome to Industrial Video amp Control Software Install Relay Server Install ActiveX Control Install View Station Server Install Tour Server Install Alarm Server Install Run as a Service Causes the Relay Server Software to start automatically after power is interrupted IP Installers Each Camera Type Requires a Different IP Installer Click IP Installer for a list then select the proper IP Installer from below Refer to Documents for further configuration Logo Copyright 2001 Industrial Video amp Control Co Al rights reserved Software Copyright 2001 2005 Industrial Video amp Control Co All rights reserved Figure 2 1 Click on the Install Relay Server link to install the software on this computer The following dialog will appear You have chosen ta open 1 C Relay Server Installexe which is a Application From ORS Would you like to save this File Save File Cancel Figure 3 RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide 2 Software Installation I VC Industrial Video and Control 2 Click on Save File and observe that your browser displays that file has been downloaded to your computer This is the installation program for the Relay Server Software 101 x Uff WWC Relay Server Install exe 2 04 PM
64. n Control Panel Figure 30 At this point you will need to consult the Camera Installation Guide shipped with this camera There will be instructions there to guide you through the proper configuration of these settings for your camera NOTE THE PAN TILT SETTINGS MUST BE PROPERLY SET BEFORE ANY RELAY SERVER CLIENTS CAN PROPERLY CONTROL THIS CAMERA Optional Settings for PTZ Cameras Most PTZ cameras supported by the IVC Relay Server Software provide 360 pan movement and up to 180 tilt movement However in some applications you may wish to limit the full field of view for these cameras for security or privacy reasons This section describes how to limit the field of view of a PTZ camera To set the field of view settings for a PTZ camera go to the System Manager page make sure the proper camera is selected at the top of the left menu and click on Field of View The Field of View page as shown in Fig 31 will appear RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide 31 Define and Configure I C Camera Feeds amp Industrial Video and Control Field of View Setup Recalibrate Camera Recalibrate the camera and leave existing pan amp tilt stops Full Recalibrate and set Max Field of View Recalibrates the camera and sets the X Y amp Z limits to allow for the maximum field of view and zoom capabilities To manually set the X and Y minimum and maximum positions proceed with the following steps e Step 1 FullRecalibrate and
65. ndustrial Video and Control Redirect Client to Camera Some applications such as those monitoring critical processes require near real time video Redirecting the client directly to the camera removes any latency that might be introduced by the Relay Server Synchronize Date amp Time Most cameras maintain time and provide the option to display date and time information as part of the video image To maintain consistency throughout the system it is recommended that you enable the Relay Server to synchronize the time of the server and the configured cameras This setting determines how often this synchronization will take place Show Date amp Time Specify whether you want date and time information to be display in client video windows Video Image Size Specify the live video image size sent to clients As the drop down menu indicates you have 2 choices 1 1 CIF 352x240 pixels 2 4 CIF 704x480 pixels Keep in mind that the higher resolution will increase the bandwidth demands of this camera As with frame rate it is possible to conserve bandwidth by providing a standard view at the lower resolution and only increase live and or stored resolution on an event NOTE FOR MEGAPIXEL CAMERAS THE 4 CIF SETTING WILL PRESENT THE MAXIMUM IMAGE SIZE SUPPORTED BY THE CAMERA THE 1 CIF SETTING MAY PRODUCE AN IMAGE THAT IS SOME FRACTION OF THE MAXIMUM SIZE CONSULT THE CAMERA INSTALLATION GUIDE FOR MORE INFORMATION Max
66. ndustrial Video and Control lt PARAM name FramesPerSecond value 2 gt lt OBJECT gt You must specify the CLASSID value exactly as shown here without any deviations whatsoever You may omit the line with the CODEBASE on it if you are sure the visitors to your web site have the control installed You may change the CODEBASE s URL if you are serving the ivc_ax cab file from some other location You may give the video frame a name using the ID value This facilitates scripting The WIDTH and HEIGHT values describe the size of the video frame in the web page 352x240 is normal North American video size Large video frames are 704x480 The remaining PARAM items allow you to set the properties of the component as described in the table Provide a PARAM item for each property you wish to set A Sample Scripted Web Page This example shows a web page including a video frame and some Javascript to control it The page contains buttons to turn on and off streaming to pan and zoom the camera and to choose presets It includes a couple of dropdown lists to choose the camera to view and the frame rate The web page looks like this Thu Augi 18 47 30 z002 R tans re e eee ee eee eee ere Pan Lett Pan Right 400m Out Stream On Stream Ott Preset 1 Preset Freset 3 1 fi The page s HTML code is this lt HTML gt lt HEAD gt lt title gt IVC Activex Sample lt title gt lt HEAD gt lt BODY gt lt O
67. nel gt E deh i Page G Toots 6 RoofCam Receiving urimited frames pa cad a 2 Local intranet 4 100 Figure 33 5 Presets and Panoramas are defined in the View Manager This rest of this chapter presents details on how to define and modify Presets and Panoramas NOTE CAMERAS FOR WHICH PRESETS AND PANORAMAS ARE TO BE CREATED MUST BE PROPERLY CONFIGURED IN THE RELAY SERVER CONNECTED TO THE NETWORK AND OPERATIONAL RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide 36 Define and Configure I 7 C Viewing Controls amp Industrial Video and Control Creating Presets A preset is a named coordinate that users can use to quickly move a PTZ camera to a predefined position and zoom level To create a preset select View Manager from Tools menu Fig 34 Four Cam View View Video amp Snap Figure 34 The Relay Server will display the View Manager Fig 35 Select a Camera 6 RoofCam Create Presets View Snapshots View Saved Video Create Panorama Update Panorama 1 Update Panorama 2 Update Panorama 3 System Manager Main Control Panel View Manager Create Presets Save camera positions and zoom levels as preset views View Snapshots View and manage snapshots View Saved Video View and manage saved video Create Panorama Configure a new panorama Update Panoramas Allows fresh panoramas to be taken using their existing configuration Figure 35 Make sure the proper PTZ camera i
68. ning the Video Only username password Saving the Settings At this point you are finished with defining the primary settings for this feed Click on the Save Video Configuration button to save these settings If the camera is properly connected to the network you should get indication of a successful save and camera reprogram as shown if Fig 28 Select a Camera Roottam E DATA UPDATED Main Panel Figure 28 To further confirm a successful video feed definition click on the Main Control Panel link in the left hand menu As shown in Fig 29 the Main Control Panel should now be displayed with video in the live video window ZOOM s Foc Figure 29 RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide 30 Define and Configure I C Camera Feeds amp Industrial Video and Control Additional Settings for PTZ Cameras If the camera you are configuring is a pan tilt zoom PTZ camera there are a few more settings that need to be configured before the interface for this camera is fully functional First go back to the System Manager by choosing View Manager from the Main Control Panel Tools menu Next click on the Factory Settings link As shown in Fig 30 you will see links to e Camera Settings e Pan Tilt Settings roota z Factory Settings Camera Settings Do not change these settings without contacting IVC at 617 467 3059 Pan Tilt Settings Camera Settings System Manager Pan Tilt Settings Mai
69. nsecConsole exe Pe getLicInfa bat a IvcMsPEGConverter dll IwC Relay exe m ivers lic 2 PacketMaker dl a parsedatapacket dll Pe register bat a SryvDepResource dll 304 KE 316 KB 345 KE 625 KB 53 KB 37 KB 1 KB 4 KE 2 177 KB 1 KB 116 KE 45 KB 1 KE 64 KE Application Extension 4 File 4oplication Extension Application Extension Application 4oplication M5 D05 Batch File 4oplication Extension 4oplication LIC File Application Extension 4oplication Extension M5 D05 Batch File Application Extension Figure 10 11 17 2009 3 24 PM 11 24 2009 3 21 PM 1if24f2009 3 21 PM 11 24 2009 3 21 PM 11 24 2009 3 21 PM 1if24f2009 3 21 PM 11 24 2009 3 21 PM 11 24 2009 3 21 PM 1if24f2009 3 21 PM 11 24 2009 3 21 PM 11 24 2009 3 21 PM 1if24f2009 3 21 PM 11 24 2009 3 29 PM 11 24 2009 3 29 PM 11 24 2009 3 20 PM 11 24 2009 3 21 PM 11 24 2009 4 22 PM Sf23 2007 10 05 AM 11 24 2009 3 21 PM 11 24 2009 3 21 PM 1if24f2009 3 21 PM 11 24 2009 3 21 PM IV C Industrial Video and Control e Archive folder Contains destination folders for storage of date and time stamped camera video and snapshot files e Config folder Contains configuration files created as a result of Relay Server configuration and camera feed definition You may be asked to review these files by IVC Support should you contact us with a problem e IVC Relay exe IVC Relay Server executable e ivcrs lic IVC Relay Server licens
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71. oTamper jpy Type Unknown File Type 1 05MB From localhost Desktop My Documents a PE My Computer S While files from the Internet can be useful some files can potentially 3 2 harm your computer Ifyou do not trust the source do not find a My rts Filename JoofCam 2010 06 16 11 15 00 SmNoT amper ipv Save program to open this file or save this file What s the risk Places Save as type ipv Document 7 Cancel e DELETE Click this link to delete the stored video file A dialog will appear to give you a chance to confirm or cancel this operation e CONVERT TO AVI Click this link to convert the stored jpv file to an avi file format Most Windows compatible players Windows Media Player RealPlayer QuickTime etc support the avi format This function is useful for sharing stored video files with users that do have access to IVC jpv players The Relay Server Software will present a dialog to give you a chance to confirm or cancel this operation J Pressing OK will convert the archive file OK Cancel Clicking OK will initiate the conversion process for the selected file Once complete the Video Archives page will be updated with a links to the newly created file Select a Camera 8 Rooftam E IVC Video Archives RoofCam 2010 06 16 10 11 20 LgNoTamper jpv view download delete RoofCam 2010 06 16 10 11 20 LgNoTamper avi view download delete RoofCam 2010 06 16 10 12 57 LgNoTamper jpv vi
72. ols Help o a v e x A B http demo iveco com IVC E M index htm View Manager TW Yahoo Search 2 Selectacamera System Manager B Field of View Field of View Allow the setting of limits to the camera pan and tilt travel and limits to zoom levels Factory Settings i Factory Settings Configure advanced settings for PTZ control Video Feeds and Passwords Video Feeds and Passwords Configure individual cameras and password access Relay Server Configuration Relay Server Configuration Configure global system parameters View Manager Main Control Panel Figure 22 6 From the menu on the left click on Video Feeds and Passwords 7 The Relay Server now presents the Video Feeds and Passwords page Fig 23 General Feed Properties Assign a name to the camera Names may contain alpha numeric characters dashes and underscores Spaces are not Feed Name Fiame _Cam allowed C Disabled l sia E a Active Feed G Enabled Feeds can be disabled and re enabled while preserving their configuration settings nabie This mode reduces bandwidth by eliminating the feed when no users are viewing the feed This value is time in seconds On Demand Connect 0 0 for the feed from camera to time out when there are no viewers accessing video from this feed Caution Video will not be stored while the feed has stopped A value of 0 disables this feature and provides a continuous video feed Streaming a UF
73. ong Img IVC_ax1 lmage Imglen Len Img If Imglen gt 0 Then Imgfile FreeFile Open C temp snapshot jpg For Binary Access Write Lock Write As Imgfile Put Imgfile Img Close imgfile End If End Sub This handler retrieves the value of the Image property It then examines its length if the length is zero no image is available It then opens a file called snapsnot jpg in the C TEMP folder and stores the file This file a standard JPEG file can be displayed using a web browser or any other suitable program Using the IVC ActiveX Component in Web Pages The IVC ActiveX Component can be used in custom web pages to offer video capability These web pages may be displayed by Microsoft Internet Explorer Of course IVC video can be displayed in web pages without the need for an ActiveX component as well You would incorporate the ActiveX Component in a page if you wanted the ability to control the video with scripts To use the component in a web page you use the OBJECT tag in the page s HTML The Object tag for the IVC component looks like this lt OBJECT CLASSID clsid AD7E110C FOF3 4574 B4BE E69F5193BFA7 CODEBASE http www ivcco com activex ivc_ax cab version 1 0 2 7 ID ivc_ax WIDTH 352 HEIGHT 240 gt lt PARAM name RelayServerURL value http demo ivcco com gt lt PARAM name Camera value 1 gt lt PARAM name StreamVideo value 0 gt RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide Page C 13 Cs Activex API TVC I
74. ormation on the use and configuration of the IVC Relay Server Software Camera Setup We recommend you consult the Camera Installation Guides shipped with your cameras for details on configuring feeds in the Relay Server However Appendix A includes a table with setup information for some of our most popular camera models Troubleshooting The Frequently Asked Questions FAQ and troubleshooting section of this manual is found in Appendix B SCADA Integration IVC s Relay Server Software includes an ActiveX API to facilitate the inclusion of the Relay Server s viewing and controls interfaces into third party applications such as SCADA Video from IVC s Relay Server has been integrated into industry popular SCADA programs such as e Citect e Emerson DeltaV e GE Intellution e Invensys Wondware e Rockwell RSView FactoryTalk View Details on the IVC Relay Server Software ActiveX API are found in Appendix C Video Storage Storing video or snapshots is a crucial part of most surveillance or monitoring systems The sections below describe the system and camera parameters needed to achieve your storage goals Appendix D provides some detail on calculating required storage capacity and retrieval of stored video RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide ix IV C Industrial Video and Control System Requirements The following are minimum requirements for the computers required to run the IVC Relay Server Software e CPU In
75. ote that enabling the tamper detection digital watermark will increase the size of the saved file With this in mind the approximate M JPEG video frame sizes commonly encountered are 1 CIF 352 x 240 resolution 8 4KB 4 CIF 704 x 480 resolution 26 2KB Frame sizes for megapixel and other large format cameras will obviously be larger Consult the specifications of your camera to determine the appropriate frame size In general the formula to calculate the amount a single camera will require for one day of continuous storage Is Frame Rate Frame Size 86400 seconds day Space required per day RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide Page D 2 Video Storage and I C Retrieval amp industrial Video and Control For example the amount of storage space required to store one day s worth of M JPEG video from a camera set to 352x240 resolution and a frame rate of five frames per second would be 5 FPS 8 4KB Frame 86400 seconds day 3628800KB or about 3 6GB day MPEG 4 and H 264 Other compression methods supported by the IVC Relay Server include MPEG 4 and H 264 To accomplish the desired compression these methods essentially only transmit changed pixels instead of contiguous full frames of pixels as would be found if viewing or storing M JPEG Consequently the amount of video information transmitted or saved using MPEG 4 or H 264 greatly depends on the amount of activity in the scene MPEG 4 file sizes for scenes with little
76. otentially dangerous environments e Legacy analog cameras P enabled through the use of IP encoders IVC offers several encoder options Contact your local sales representative to determine which of these will best leverage your existing installation e Supported third party cameras In addition to our own cameras IVC Relay Server Software supports a broad array of cameras manufactured by the world s leading camera technology companies IP Camera IP Camera A E Ei O Remote Web based WAN Viewer LAN Legacy or Internet Analog Camera IP Encoder D gt Remote IVC View Station y gt Video Wall IVC IVC Relay Server View Station Figure 1 At the heart of your IP video system the IVC Relay Server performs the following primary functions e Direct live video from camera feeds to clients on the network and provide a consistent cohesive interface for the viewing and control of these cameras Clients could include one or more of the following RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide vil IV C Industrial Video and Control o Web page o IVC View Station o SCADA or other third party application e Actas a network video recorder by managing continuous or event based storage of video from connected cameras e Direct playback of stored video or snapshots to attached clients e Manage bandwidth consumed by video feeds e Provide mechanism for securing the video network through user authentication The Re
77. ow It will be 10 or 11 line S 0 S_PORT 80 3 Change the Cameras to the same Port using the appropriate IP Installer as described in the Relay Server Guide PROBLEM License Check Failed 2 Error Message displayed The license file may have been changed If the License File is modified the license will fail If you move the Relay Server Software to a different computer the new PC will need to be licensed to operate the software SOLUTION If you cannot return the license file to the proper ID repeat the licensing procedure described in Section 1 of this manual or call IVC with the MAC Number for the Relay Server PC PROBLEM License Check Failed 3 Error Message displayed This is caused by having the wrong MAC Number in the license or using the license file on a different computer than the computer you got the license for SOLUTION Repeat the licensing procedure described in Section 1 of this manual or call IVC with the MAC Number for the new Relay Server PC PROBLEM License Check Failed 4 Error Message displayed IVC Cameras with model numbers PTZ xxxx S require Camera Licenses If the Relay Server is configured for PTZ xxxx S and none are connected or aren t properly configured the License Check Failed 4 message will appear even if you have the Relay Server properly licensed You will also notice the video feed is Disabled in the Video Feeds and Passwords section of the View Manager SOLUTION Make sure the
78. przai30 07 a1 va 22 6 root l ee sa PTZ 3130 11 Example 0800467ADOFE Use all caps and no spaces or hyphens RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide NO PASSWORD NO PASSWORD NO PASSWORD NO PASSWORD NO PASSWORD NO PASSWORD NO PASSWORD NO PASSWORD NO PASSWORD NO PASSWORD NO PASSWORD Page A 3 A Camera Setup Guide I V C Industrial Video and Control This page left intentionally blank RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide Page A 4 FAQ Troubleshooting Guide Industrial Video and Control FAQ Troubleshooting I C Guide Industrial Video and Control Questions and Troubleshooting PROBLEM Live video window on Main Control Panel says Video Temporarily Down 1 Axis214_MJPEG Preset Views Tools or aT TT T Focu Figure B 1 Video Temporarily Down indicates loss of power to the Camera or loss of network connection to the Camera SOLUTION Confirm there is power to the Camera and then verify the network connection to the Camera by pinging it To ping the camera click the Windows Start Menu Run enter CMD type ping_Xxx XXx X xx where xxx xxx x xx is the IP address for the camera server The IP address can be found in View Manager System Manager Video Feeds and Passwords Video Feed Host If the ping times out there is a network problem or the IP address in the camera or Relay Server is not set correctly PROBLEM Live video window on Main Control Panel says Video Feed Currently
79. ress assignment be part of the pre installation bench test procedure for each camera Details on bench testing and IP address assignment can be found in the Camera Installation Guide supplied with each camera RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide 9 Software Installation RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide This page left intentionally blank IV C Industrial Video and Control 10 Define and Configure Relay Server System Parameters RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide Define and Configure 2 Relay Server System Parameters Industrial Video and Control Starting Relay Server In order to configure Relay Server the software must be running If you installed the Relay Server as a service then the program should already be running You can confirm this by noting the appearance of a command window that will look similar to that shown in Fig 11 below OvdCAIVC4 I C Relay exe Loading System Settings INC RelayServer 3 7 2 B 24 24 Copyright IVC 2682 26609 Industrial Video amp Control LLC This Software is licensed for Clarke Connecting to Remote Video Feeds Video Server Accepting Connections To view video use a web browser and connect to this machine s IP address Figure 11 Configuration of the Relay Server takes place through its HTML interface To access this interface type in the IP address of the Relay Server computer into your web browser You should see the following page displaye
80. rial Video and Control When you decide to develop a more sophisticated video application you ll need to know the names and functions of the IVC ActiveX Component Properties Each of the properties allows you to control some aspect of the component from your program The table describes each of the properties It explains each property and tells whether you can set it from your Integrated Development Environment IDE from the property sheet and at runtime Property Name Active Camera FramesPerSecond deprecated FramesPerSecond2 Image Meaning when set True 1 causes the video frame to be displayed and updated False 0 displays a gray background and shuts off video reception Chooses a particular camera video feed on the relay server Chooses a rate for displaying frames Chooses a rate for displaying frames RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide Meaning when queried True 1 means video is being received and False 0 means it is shut off No reliable meaning Indicates the chosen frame rate Indicates the chosen frame rate The JPEG data for the image currently being displayed Type of data True or False 1 or 0 Small number from 1 up Number between 1 and 30 Number between 0 01 and 30 0 String potentially very long with embedded null characters Settable From IDE and at runtime From property sheet from IDE and at runtime From propert
81. rporate Active X RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide Page C 2 C Activex API TVC industrial Video and Control Features and Functions The IVC ActiveX component offers a simple but powerful set of features to IVC solution developers and users e Live Streaming Video By placing the component into a software solution you may build video into that solution For example an alarm screen in an industrial control solution may show details of the alarm and a video of the device issuing the alarm e Controllable Video Streaming The solution developer may enable and disable video streaming and choose an appropriate frame rate for each application e Steerable Video IVC s steerable video allows the end user to point to objects in the video and take a closer look The IVC ActiveX component supports point and click to look and zooming The point and click to look is configurable e Full ActiveX standards compatibility The component meets Microsoft requirements for a safe scriptable and data bound ActiveX control e Configurability A solution developer may configure the component using a built in dialog box and also programmatically via simple scripting interfaces e Simplicity for end users End users of custom solutions have as little or as much control over the video system as the solution developer wishes e Small size and simplicity The IVC ActiveX component consists of a single software file approximately 150K in size e Efficien
82. rver Configuration Panel simply click on Video Feeds and Passwords in the menu on the left To access the Video Feeds and Passwords page from the Main Control Panel 1 Click on the Tools drop down menu 2 Select View Manager Enlarge Toggle Single Image f video Wl EYY P ana C er Four Cam view View Video amp Snaps Figure 20 3 The Relay Server will now display the View Manager page as shown in Fig 21 3 View Manager Mozilla Firefox lol x File Edit View History Bookmarks Tools Help C X wi Yiew Manager Fe http demo iveco comI VC E Mjindex htm Select a Camera View Manager 6 Create Presets Create Presets Save camera positions and zoom levels as preset views View Snapshots View Saved Video View Snapshots View and manage snapshots Create Panorama View Saved Video View and manage saved video Update Panorama 1 Update Panorama 2 Update Panorama 3 Create Panorama Configure a new panorama Bieter blender Update Panoramas Allows fresh panoramas to be taken using their existing configuration Main Control Panel Figure 21 RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide 20 Define and Configure I 7 C Camera Feeds amp Industrial Video and Control 4 From the menu on the left click on System Manager 5 The Relay Server now presents the System Manager page Fig 22 iew Manager Mozilla Firefox 7 5 x File Edit View History Bookmarks To
83. s button The settings shown above are the result of a full calibrate for this camera Note that the camera is placed in its home position after a full recalibrate and X and Y coordinates are relative to this position RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide 32 Define and Configure I 7 C Camera Feeds amp Industrial Video and Control _ O60 _ Pan Left Pan Right Stay aA 180 Figure 32 To illustrate Fig 32 depicts the pan and tilt ranges of one of IVC s standard outdoor dome PTZ cameras If you wanted to define the pan stops indicated in this drawing by the red numbers and shaded area with full tilt and zoom range the necessary values would be nye As Fig 32 illustrates the Pan Left limit will always be a value greater than or equal to zero and the Pan Right limit will always be a value less than or equal to 35999 Tilt Up limit values for this camera will always be a value greater than or equal to zero and the Tilt Down limit will always be less than or equal to the maximum down limit of the camera Note that some supported PTZ cameras offer 180 degrees of tilt For these cameras the tilt range values would be from 9000 to 9000 RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide 33 Define and Configure Camera Feeds RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide This page left intentionally blank IV C Industrial Video and Control 34 Define and Configure Viewing Controls RSS 4000 Series Rela
84. s employ techniques to set focus based on some fixed criteria The camera cannot know what you want to focus on so it may focus on something closer or farther than what you are interested in It might focus on rain or dirt on the dome lens This problem is worse in low light and when the camera is operating in a Digital Zoom range that pixilates the image Don t confuse high zoom pixilization with poor focus SOLUTION Try setting focus using the focus bar on the Main Control Panel Notice there are three focus in and three focus out buttons on the bar Also notice that you can manually set focus in the Create Presets page in the View Manager and then check Save Focus RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide Page B 4 FAQ Troubleshooting I C Guide Industrial Video and Control PROBLEM Video Manager cannot send commands to the video camera Error Message displayed This message indicates an inoperative or disconnected camera or the Relay Server is not configured properly SOLUTION Make sure the camera is powered and properly connected to the network and ultimately to the Relay Server This can be done by pinging the camera To ping the camera click the Windows Start Menu Run enter CMD type ping xxx xxx x xx where XXX XxXX X xx is the IP address for the camera server Also check to see if the Relay Server is configured properly Tools View Manager System Manager Factory Settings Pan tilt Settings Refer
85. s selected the drop down menu on the top of the View Manager menu From the View Manager menu click on Create Presets The Relay Server will display the Preset Setup page as shown in Fig 36 RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide 37 Define and Configure Viewing Controls Preset Setup IV C Industrial Video and Control To define a preset Preset Name PresetO GEEZ Home 0 0 Preset1 G Preset pony r Preset2 GA Preset2 pons mm Preset3 GA Preset3 ll Preset4 EII Preset4 Ca r Preset5 Preset5 pony im Presets EG Presets tt Preset7 Preset pony mm Preset8 GEES Preset8 Pony im Preset9 EOI Preset9 lt gt Preset 10E Preset10 pony r Preset 11 G59 Preset11 ser Preset 12023 Preset il Preset 1302 Preset13 sey Preset 14W Preset14 a r Preset 1502 Preset15 ses r Preset 160 Preset16 pons r Figure 36 Peis XPos YPos ZPos P y pS Ge ge 1 Using the live video image and its associated controls position the camera to the location and zoom level you desire for the preset 2 Type ina meaningful name for the preset Keep your operators in mind You can always come back to this page and change the name if necessary 3 If necessary click the Save Focus checkbox Typically video cameras will auto focus on the nearest object In some applications an object of interest may be behind something yet still be visible Examples are a chain link fence or grate For instance you may have a meter beh
86. sMediaParser dll E Axis R TPSrcFilter ax DataBroker dll S dbghelp dl P lEnSecClient exe P EnsecConsole exe Pe getLicInfo bat IvcMxPEGConyverter dll GD lvc Relay exe m ivers lic PacketMaker all parsedatapacket dll Pe lregister bat SrvDepResource dll 927 KB 476 KB 304 KB 318 KB 348 KB 625 KB 53 KB 97 KB 1 KB 84 KB 2 177 KB 1 KB 116 KB 48 KB 1 KB 64 KB IV C industrial Video and Control Application Extension Application Extension Application Extension AY File Application Extension Application Extension Application Application M5 D05 Batch File Application Extension Application LIC File Application Extension Application Extension M5 D05 Batch File Application Extension 1117 2009 3 24 PM 11 24 2009 3 21 PM 11 24 2009 3 21 PM 11 24 2009 3 21 PM 11 24 2009 3 21 PM 11 24 2009 3 21 PM 11 24 2009 3 21 PM 11 24 2009 3 21 PM 11 24 2009 3 21 PM 11 24 2009 3 21 PM 11 24 2009 3 21 PM 11 24 2009 3 21 PM 11 24 2009 3 29 PM 11 24 2009 3 29 PM 11 24 2009 3 20 PM 11 24 2009 3 21 PM 11 24 2009 4 22 PM sf2af2007 10 05 AM 11 24 2009 3 21 PM 11 24 2009 3 21 PM 11 24 2009 3 21 PM 11 24 2009 3 21 PM Software Installation I VC industrial Video and Control Method 2 Fun From the Windows Start menu select Run Run 21x Type the name of a program Folder document or Internet resource and Windows will open it For you Open cmd v OK Cancel Browse In the resu
87. t folder of the Relay Server installation It is recommended to use the default folder Click Install to install the software in this folder Jr WinRAR self extracting archive ioj x Press Install button to start extraction Use Browse button to select the destination folder from the folders tree It can be also entered Ifthe destination folder does not exist it will be created automatically before extraction Destination folder CAC Browse Installation progress A O Install Cancel Figure 7 6 Observe the extraction of the software files and advancement of the installation progress bar as shown in Fig 8 Once the installation is complete the installation program will automatically end Also observe the temporary appearance of Windows Command Window Fig 9 RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide 4 Software Installation I V C industrial Video and Control Extracting config camscripts weal r40 clipsave Estacting contig camscripts we a0 401 contsave Extracting config camsciptsivc340 7401 createalarmnevent Extracting config camscripts cA 40T createcontsaveevent Extracting config camscrpts cA 40T Scustombour Extracting config camscrpts cA 401 disk mgmt Extracting config camscripts we Vad 7401 enablescriptregs Extracting config camscripts weal 7401 Nidleop Extracting contig camscripts eA 7401 etparams Extracting configscamecripts vc 7401 setpos Extracting config camscr
88. tel Xeon minimum 2 0 GHz DuoCore recommended e RAM Minimum 1 GB 2 GB or more recommended e Network Ethernet 1 Gbit recommended e Graphics Adapter AGP minimum 1024x768 16 bit colors 256MB RAM e Hard Disk Type E IDE PATA SATA SCSI SAS 7200 RPM or faster e Hard Disk Space Minimum 100 GB free depends on system storage requirements See section e Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 32 bit or 64 bit or Windows Server 2003 32 bit or 64 bit Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Windows XP Professional Windows 7 e Software Microsoft NET 3 5 Framework Service Pack 1 RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide X Software Installation RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide Software Installation I VC Industrial Video and Control Software Installation The following paragraphs describe how to install IVC s Relay Server Software on Windows Server 2000 XP and Windows 7 platforms NOTE IF YOU PURCHASED A RELAY SERVER COMPUTER FROM IVC THE RELAY SERVER SOFTWARE IS ALREADY INSTALLED AND LICENSED YOU CAN SKIP THIS SECTION AND PROCEED TO THE CONFIGURATION SECTION IF NECESSARY Insert the software CD shipped with your camera products The installation software will automatically display the following HTML page Fig 2 in your default browser NOTE IVC RECOMMENDS THE USE OF MICROSOFT INTERNET EXPLORER VERSION 8 0 OR MOZILLA FIREFOX VERSION 3 6 3 I Relay Server amp iew Statio
89. tended RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide vV IV C Industrial Video and Control Intended Audience for this Document This document covers IVC Relay Server Software from a surveillance or process monitoring system administrator s perspective It is solely aimed at system administrators and administrator rights might be required in order to be able to access the majority of features described in this document It is assumed the reader has a basic understanding of IP networking principles This document provides detailed descriptions of Relay Server Software administration features It also provides a large number of targeted how to examples guiding administrators through completing configuration and administration tasks in Relay Server This document contains very limited end user related documentation Administrators requiring information about end user related client applications should refer to the targeted manuals available on the Relay Server Software CD as well as from www ivcco com Users who do not have surveillance system administrator responsibilities such as users of the IVC View Station will find that this manual is not of relevance to them These users will be able to find information suited to their needs in the separate manuals available on the software CD provided with their purchase as well as from www ivcco com Support Resources If during installation configuration or use of any of IVC s software or
90. to determine the coordinates of a reference point Enter these coordinates and the elevation of the camera from the ground level where indicated Enable Audio For some camera models IVC Relay Server supports both live and stored synchronized audio and video Check with IVC support before enabling this function Restore PTZ Position Timeout In situations where the network connectivity to a pan tilt zoom camera might be unreliable some wireless connections for instance it may be useful to restore the last known position of the camera if the connection is lost for some period of time This setting determines the amount of time in seconds after the connection is lost before trying to restore the PTZ camera to its last known position RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide 24 Define and Configure I 7 C Camera Feeds amp Industrial Video and Control Video and Camera Connection Data The next set of parameters to define for this camera shown in Fig 24 has to do with how the camera communicates to the network Video and Camera Connection Data pei samea Y 1 1 4 i Video Server Refer to the Camera Setup Table in the Relay Server Guide for this selection cam H 1 Default 7 a Custom Software e Do not use Custom Software Enables the use of Eres Pe use ot opten MG Custom Sofre estensore I C Custom Software extensions Use Custom Software Video Feed Host et 9 2 168 1 223 The IP address of the camera or video server feed
91. to the camera setup information in the Camera Installation Guide for this camera or Appendix A of this manual to see if the proper Pan Tilt Code and Camera Code for the camera model you are using are entered If you make changes be sure to click Save Settings at the bottom of the page Pan Tilt Setup General Settings Select Pan Tilt Select Camera Refer to the Camera Setup Tab Figure B 2 RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide Page B 5 FAQ Troubleshooting I C Guide 5 Industrial Video and Control This page left intentionally blank RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide Page B 6 C Activex API Industrial Video and Control C Activex API TVC Industrial Video and Control IVC s ActiveX Component Revisions October 2002 First Release February 2003 Added the Click method and the Username Password PrivUsername PrivPassword and Exclusive properties April 2003 Add the Timeout and Image properties August 2006 Add ExclusiveTimeout and ExclusivePriority properties September 26 2007 1 Indicate deprecated properties and methods They are FramesPerSecond Exclusive PrivUsername PrivPassword ExclusiveTimeout and ExclusivePriority 2 Add Priority and OverrideTimeout properties March 05 2008 1 Add SocketReadWriteTimeout property to support RelayServer serves very low frame rate The old Timeout property serves as the socket connect timeout Populate both connect and read write timeout
92. toca oe cae ce se runeoaeeentacnierate seeacnteseunensoueceseaeeecett D 5 Viewing Stored fe 4 0 6 een nee nen tee enn eo EEA D 7 VENE AOON O eve nan een cnn ne ee eee D 9 RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide iv IV C Industrial Video and Control Copyright Trademarks and Important Information Copyright 2010 Industrial Video and Control Trademarks Relay Server and View Station are registered trademarks of Industrial Video and Control Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation All other trademarks mentioned in this document are trademarks of their respective owners Disclaimer This document is intended for general information purposes only While every reasonable effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information included in this document Industrial Video and Control IVC assumes no responsibility for any errors omissions or damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein Although IVC believes this document to be accurate 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 Industrial Video and Controls reserves the right to make adjustments without prior notification All names of people and organizations used in this document s examples are fictitious Any resemblance to any actual organization or person living or dead is purely coincidental and unin
93. tore for 20 seconds to get 10 seconds of pre event video and 10 seconds of post event video Continuous Storage File Size Needless to say playing back a 24 hour long video segment to look for an event that occurred in a matter seconds would be quite tedious and frustrating Relay Server provides this setting to allow you to segment your continuous storage into more manageable segments Each segment is date and time stamped to make searching for the right segment much easier Keep the user in mind here and create a segment length that will be most suitable for replay Max Saved Frames Per Second This setting caps the maximum saved video frame rate of this camera Clients provided they have the proper rights can modify this frame rate as required RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide 23 Define and Configure I C Camera Feeds amp Industrial Video and Control Camera Position Latitude and Longitude Camera Reference Latitude and Longitude Camera Elevation Using the proper client interface it is possible to position a pan tilt zoom camera using GPS coordinates In order for such a system to work the Relay Server needs to know the GPS coordinates of the camera and an arbitrary reference point After this camera is installed you will need to determine the GPS coordinates of the camera location This can be accomplished using a portable GPS device such as those available from Garmin Using this device you will also need
94. tructions on the page with the following guidelines Feed Name This is the name that clients will see and use to select the camera so creating a meaningful name will help make the resulting system more user friendly Active Feed Select to activate or deactivate the feed As noted earlier if the video is defined without the camera connected to the network this setting will be saved as Disabled Once the camera is connected to the network you will need to come back to this page and save the setting with Enabled option selected On Demand Connect This feature provides a means to conserve bandwidth on a per camera basis If enabled the Relay Server will only serve video from this feed if a client requests it Otherwise after the specified timeout the Relay Server will disconnect this feed Streaming This parameter provides another means to control bandwidth consumption on per camera basis If Streaming ON is selected the camera will push video streams onto the network continuously If Streaming OFF is selected the camera does not stream video In this case the Relay Server only pulls video streams from the camera when required to do so RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide 22 Define and Configure I C Camera Feeds amp Industrial Video and Control Video Storage Mode Select to store continuously or on an event Manual Triggered Storage could mean manual storage initiation from a client or recording bas
95. uide to determine the default settings Auxiliary Settings The IVC Relay Server provides the option to add up to four user defined buttons to the Main Control Panel for the camera being configured As shown in Fig 25 to define a custom button simply 1 Provide the text to be display on the button Display String 2 Provide the Command String that is to be sent to the camera encoder or other device Consult the documentation of the target device for proper command syntax 3 Specify if the command is intended for the device defined by the IP address of this configured camera Direct or if it is to be passed through to a connected secondary device Auxiliary settings Display String Command String Command Mode Auxiliary1 Pass Through Auxiliary2 Pass Through Auxiliary3 Pass Through Auxiliaryd Pass Through Figure 25 Some examples of how these buttons may be used e You are connecting a legacy analog PTZ camera using an encoder provided by IVC The camera s technology cannot take advantage of the absolute positioning capabilities of the Relay Server To make camera movement easier for the users you can program buttons to start and stop panning or tilting In this case the Command Mode would be Direct e Most cameras and encoders can control at least one relay output You can use these buttons to control these outputs and therefore the devices connected to them such as agate The Open Gat
96. ult of commands initiated from the Relay Server IVC View Station Software or from an API command in a third party application Video files are stored as shown below in Fig 48 2010 06 16 0 x File Edit wiew Favorites Tools Help Back z gt sf Bi a Search gt Felder ay x ie m Address E c IvC archivel video jow 6 2010 06 16 Fine Sf RoofCam 2010 06 16 10 11 20 LgNoTamper ipy 1 746KB JPY File 6 16 2010 10 11 4M E Gy archive ES RoofCam 2010 06 16 10 12 57 LaNoTamper ipy 1 858KB JPV File 6 16 2010 10 13 4M saat ES RoofCam 2010 06 16 10 20 36 LgNoTamper ipy 1 503KB JPY File 6 16 2010 10 20 4M E a video E RoofCam 2010 06 16 10 22 17 LgNoTamper jp 1 342 KB JPV File 6 16 2010 10 22 AM E ppv E RoofCam 2010 06 16 10 24 40 LgNoTamper ipy 1 493 KB JPV File 6 16 2010 10 24 AM 1 ES RoofCam 2010 06 16 10 26 55 LgTamper jpv 1 778KB JPV File 6 16 2010 10 26 AM E RoofCam 2010 06 16 10 28 05 LgTamper jpv 1 817 KB JPV File 6 16 2010 10 28 AM B3 E RoofCam 2010 06 16 10 34 02 5mNoTamper jpw 682KB JPY File 6 16 2010 10 34 AM F E RoofCam 2010 06 16 11 15 00 SmNoTamper jpv 1 086KB JPY File 6 16 2010 11 15 AM o Be E RoofCam 2010 06 16 11 16 50 5mMoTamper jp 1 071 KB JPY File 6 16 2010 11 16 AM 2010 06 11 E RoofCam 2010 06 16 11 17 26 5mMoTamper jpy 1 063KB JPY File 6 16 2010 11 17 AM S 2010 06 14 E RoofCam 2010 06 16 11 21 03 SmTamper jpv 584KB JPV File 6 16 2010 11 21 AM 2010 06 15 E RoofCam 201
97. y sheet from IDE and at runtime From property sheet from IDE and at runtime Not settable Page C 7 Cs Activex API PanLeft PanRight TiltUp TiltDown Timeout SocketReadWriteTimeout Preset Causes the camera to pan to the left by the chosen amount Setting this to 0 5 for example makes the camera pan to the left by half a video field Causes the camera to pan to the right by the chosen amount Causes the camera to tilt up by the chosen amount Causes the camera to tilt down the by the chosen amount The number of seconds to wait before giving up ona network connection request The number of seconds to wait before giving up ona network read write request Chooses a particular preset position RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide No reliable meaning No reliable meaning No reliable meaning No reliable meaning Indicates the timeout setting Indicates the timeout setting No reliable meaning Decimal number for example 0 5 or 1 5 Decimal number Decimal number Decimal number Number of seconds Number of seconds Small Number from 1 up IV C Industrial Video and Control At runtime only At runtime only At runtime only At runtime only From IDE and at runtime From IDE and at runtime From property sheet from IDE and at runtime Page C 8 C Activex API RelayServerURL StreamVideo EnablePoint Zoom
98. y Server Guide Define and Configure I 7 C Viewing Controls amp Industrial Video and Control IVC has designed the interface to control PTZ cameras to be click to point for all both thin web and fat clients View Station SCADA The Main Control Panel Fig 33 is the primary user interface page served by the Relay Server Software to web clients There are several ways for users to control the pan tilt and zoom operations of PTZ cameras 1 Click in live image Clicking in the live image will cause the PTZ camera to center on the click point provided the camera is not already at a pan or tilt limit 2 Discreet controls As indicated in Fig 33 the Main Control Panel provides discreet pan and tilt controls and zoom controls These are described below Click on the large arrow button to move the camera the distance programmed default is 1 frame on the System Manager Relay Server Configuration page Click on the small arrow button to move the camera the half of the value programmed for the large button Click on the zoom bar to control the zoom level Click on the focus bar to control camera focus 3 Preset Views Click on this drop down menu to select programmed named preset camera positions 4 Panorama Click on programmed static panoramic image to move camera to precise location Control Panel Windows Internet Explorer 218 xi X le Patpc flocalhost Xx p ar canes WS contra Pa
99. yed it substitutes values for the special strings The special strings are String Meaning o Onscreen video window width Onscreen video window height q Number of video frames retrieved from relay server by this component since it started running r Number of video frames displayed by this component since it started running Note that this number may be smaller than the number of video frames retrieved if the computer cannot keep up with displaying video or if the video window is obscured S Number of commands to relay server e g to pan tilt zoom choose a preset etc accepted by this component from the user or from the custom application it is built into t Number of commands to relay server completed and acknowledged This number is smaller than the number of commands accepted when the relay server has delays in processing commands A simple percent sign RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide Page C 16 Activex API IV C Industrial Video and Control This page left intentionally blank RSS 4000 Series Relay Server Guide Page C 17 Video Storage and Retrieval Industrial Video and Control Video Storage and I 7 C Retrieval amp industrial Video and Control Calculating Space Required for Video Storage The parameters under which video storage takes place are described in earlier sections of this manual These include e Specifying where the video is stored The root directory structure for store

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