Surveillance Client - Version 6.4.0.0
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1. Object selection This screen offers the following functions e Add object with double click Allows the objects to be added dynamically to the screenstyles with a double click of the mouse e List of cameras Click on a camera if the Add objects with double click option is disabled soon after click on Add selected object e Screenstyle Allows viewing of all screenstyles Mosaicos Permite a visualizac o de todos os mosaicos O 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved 40 Surveillance Client Version 6 4 0 0 This screen offers the following functions e Add object with double click Allows the objects to be added dynamically to the screenstyles with a double click of the mouse e List of screensstyles Click on a screenstyle if the Add objects with double click option is disabled soon after click on Add selected object When all of the desired cameras are on the screen click on Play nal The time line screen will be opened as shown in Figure bellow 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Video Playback 41 Digifort Media Player Test 8 ZA FPS 4 Resolution 160x120 Time configuration Cameras configuration to Timeline IX Motion search Limitation of recording periods Timeline 29 07 2008 terga feira 29 de julho de 2008 12 18 17 12 00 00 13 00 00 In this screen there will be the video control and the time line2. These icons mean that the camera in question is out of order 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Chapter Configuring the Surveillance Client 17 3 Configuring the Surveillance Client This area of the system allows you to configure and customize the Surveillance Client It s necessary to specify the servers that will be monitored and the parameters of the Surveillance Client environment To access the configurations area click on the Configurations button located on the tool bar on the right side of the system If you add modify or exclude any server in the configuration of the client then you must click on the Update button so that the Surveillance Client reconnects to the servers using the desired configurations Any other modification of the configurations will be applied when a new view or camera is selected in the screen 3 1 General Configurations As explained above the following screen will appear when you click on the Configurations button Client Configurations ES General Servers This is the Surveillance Client s general configurations screen which provides the following options O 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved 18 Surveillance Client Version 6 4 0 0 3 1 2 3 2 Remember the last selected view when opening the system When you select a view or a camera the system automatically keeps your reference so that when the Surveillance
3. 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Alarmes 33 5 1 Message A message that has been configured to complement the description for the alarm set off as shown in the picture below A A Alarm Image Analytics Presence Date 24 11 2010 Hora 14 27 13 Description Object present in zone Zone O of camera Camera_02 Camera_01 5 4 Intel IPP ving media data Message Message Description fr Save position upon closing the screen 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Chapter Video Playback 35 6 Video Playback This chapter is dedicated to the playback of videos previously recorded by the Digifort Server The images recorded in the server are recovered by selecting the camera and by carrying out a date and time search It is also possible to create a video only when there is movement in the selected image area The user can zoom in or out of the scene viewed and each with an independent movement regarding the main image There is also a number of filters and tools for image treatment and video RGB control aimed at facilitating the location of details that may be difficult to see The printing function prints a selected image and can include a description of the event in a comment field 6 1 Playing videos back Digifort offers the option of visualizing previously recorded videos To do this click on the Media Player Button The following video playback screen will b
4. Camera_06 Camera 6 Camera_07 Camera 7 Camera_08 Camera 8 Camera_11 Camera 11 Views EB test pelcp E view 1 ER view 2 z View 3 Registered screenstyles Maps Map_01 Map 1 w Map_02 Map 2 1 Map_03 Map 3 s Map_04 Map 4 Map_05 Map 5 Registered cameras pels peis peis Jr pS Jr Ji ui Jr fu 4 Map_06 Map 6 Registered maps 1 Map_07 Map 7 Another view option is to click on Servers and from here you can separate the objects into their respective servers as shown below O 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved The Surveillance Client Server and its objects Objects Servers J yf Local Cameras axis video Camera_01 Camera 1 Camera_02 Camera 2 Camera_03 Camera 3 Camera_04 Camera 4 Camera_05 Camera 5 Camera_06 Camera 6 Camera_07 Camera 7 Camera_08 Camera 8 P Camera_11 Camera 11 a E mw Maps 3 Map_01 Map 1 Map_02 Map 2 4 Map_03 Map 3 4 Map_04 Map 4 s Map_05 Map 5 Map_06 Map 6 4 Map_07 Map 7 Views EE test pelcp E View 1 EB view 2 View 3 bs bes bis bu bs bed bess bees bees 13 Options for viewing the objects by server To check status connect or disconnect the registered servers click on the Servers option as shown below 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved 14 Surveillance Client Version 6 4 0 0 Digifort Your client ver
5. The Media Player offers the following functions Information about the video General information about the video such as date time resolution frames per second video compression and the number of the current image e Authentication watermark of the image When the image coming from the camera is recorded in disk a security code is generated based on the image If for any reason the image is modified the authenticity code is broken showing a crossed circle as watermark e Video timeline Scroll bar with which it s possible to advance rewind and export the video Limitation of recording intervals The time line shows green rectangles to mark where each camera had recording lt is in this time interval that video for exportation must be selected Select the desired period with the right button With the right button it s possible to select the desired recording period for exportation Simply click and drag and a blue bar will come up limiting the time line for exportation Zoom on the time line To analyze or select a more detailed time period it s possible to O 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved 42 Surveillance Client Version 6 4 0 0 space the time line out for greater precision Use the key to increase the spacing and the key to decrease e Tool bar The tool bar offers the following functions o ee Play video back in reverse o ma video back o a the video Shows in
6. Add the selected Reload selected Remove all object Add a directory for Objects Objects local video playback Delete the selected view With the Camera Configuration screen open first choose the screenstyle for viewing the recording Digifort allows simultaneous and synchronized viewing and exportation of video of various cameras Because of this the choice of the screenstyle becomes important for the viewing of the necessary cameras To learn how to create your own screenstyles consult the manual of the Digifort Administration Client After choosing the screenstyle select the objects to be added The following screen will be opened General Allows viewing of all of the objects in the list 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved 38 Surveillance Client Version 6 4 0 0 Object selection N le aas da tee This screen offers the following functions e Organization by object Shows all of the objects in the list e Physical Organization Shows all of the objects separated by server e Add object with double click Allows the objects to be added dynamically to the screenstyles with a double click of the mouse e List of objects Click on an object if the Add objects with double click option is disabled soon after click on Add selected object Cameras Allows viewing of all of the cameras 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Video Playback 39
7. Client is reopened the same camera or view reappears automatically in the screen If this option is not marked no camera or view will be loaded automatically for exhibition when the Surveillance Client is opened Initialize the surveillance client upon initialization of the operating system Inicia o Cliente de Monitoramento quando o sistema operacional iniciar automatizando o processo de monitoramento das cameras Hide tool bars on startup Hide the control bars when system is started Show deactivated cameras The deactivated cameras are shown in the list of objects Standard directory for exporting Defines a standard pattern to save screen photos and exported videos Control bars This option allows for the positioning of the side bar on the left or right of the monitor e Left Positions the bar on the left of the screen e Right Positions the bar on the right of the screen Screen This option allows Digifort to be have windows like those of Windows or in fullscreen e Windowed Digifort behaves like a Windows window with the minimization maximization and resizing options e Full screen Digifort will occupy the entire screen Configuring the servers being monitored To configure the servers to be monitored by the Surveillance Client click on the Configurations button as previously explained then click on the Servers tab and the following screen is shown 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Confi
8. Media profile PTZ Screenshot Motion Detection Image Filters Remove Object There will be two playback options available 30 seconds ago 1 minute ago 5 minutes ago 15 minutes ago 30 minutes agp 1 hour ago 6 hours ago 12 hours ago 1 day ago 2 days ago 1 week ago 2 weeks ago Custom e Media playback single camera This option plays back the video of the cameras in the screen style Once this has been selected the time line screen will show up as in the chapter Video Playback e Media playback multiple cameras This option plays back the video of the selected camera Once this has been selected the time line screen will show up as in the chapter Video Playback s Note The option for fast video reproduction can be accessed by clicking with the right hand button of the mouse on the object in the list cameras or set of vews 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Chapter 46 Surveillance Client Version 6 4 0 0 7 PTZ The Surveillance Client allows the user to control movable cameras via the PTZ feature Digifort offers four types of camera movement control movement via the screen s basic and advanced controls via table joystick visual joystick and by click and center To move a camera first you have to select it by clicking on the chosen camera twice creating a red strip on its upper part The following topics explain how the four types of camer
9. access opening the authentication screen as shown in the picture below e Conectar a 127 0 0 1 O servidor 127 0 0 1 em Digifort HTTP Server requer um nome de usu rio e uma senha Aviso este servidor est solicitando o envio do nome de usu rio e da senha de um modo sem seguranca autenticac o b sica sem conex o segura Nome de usu rio admin v Senha oe E Lembrar minha senha OK Cancelar In this screen enter your user name and password as defined by the administrator in the Administration Client If this is your first access a screen will be displayed for the installation of the plug ins of surveillance and video playback as shown in the picture below 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Interface Web 51 ay Bisiror N Survelllance System Survuillance Video Playback admin Surveillance Warning The Digifort Plug ins were not found on your computer Install the plog ins to be able to carry ovt the functions of video surveillance and playback Digif ort 1P Survuitance System Copyrights 2002 2007 In this screen there are three installation links Install the most convenient package e Click here to download the complete installation of the plug ins Install the plug ins of surveillance and video playback e Click here to download only the installation of the plug in of surveillance Installs only the plug ins of surveilla
10. filled in click on OK to save the server or click on Cancel to cancel your editing Important If the user password informed in the auto login fields is modified by the administrator in the Administration Client or modified by the user himself by way of the password modification module the values informed here must be updated Dica If the Digifort Server is executing in the same computer as the Surveillance Client the Loopback IP identified by 127 0 0 1 can be used 3 3 Live Surveillance Configurations After clicking on the Configurations button as explained before and on the Live Surveillance tab the following tab will be displayed O 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved 22 Surveillance Client Version 6 4 0 0 This configuration is divided into three parts live surveillance configuration camera information and configuration of image resizing e Show cameras title bars Displays a black bar where the information of the camera is positioned at the top of the image Show description on camera title Displays the description of the camera at the top of the image Show date on camera titles Display the current date at the top of the image Show time on camera titles Display the current time at the top of the image Fonts Option to change the font with which the descriptions of cameras will be displayed With all previous options active With no previous option active
11. keyboard Controler Such keyboard controller enables the user to have complete control of the Surveillance Client without having to use a mouse or keyboard Below is a photo of the 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved 26 Surveillance Client Version 6 4 0 0 For information on this guide refer to the Digifort Keyboard Manual 3 5 Modifying the user password The Surveillance Client is equipped with a function for changing the password of users logged into the servers To do this press the F12 key of your keyboard displaying the password modification screen as shown in the picture below Change Password Change Password Select the server which you would like to password 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Configuring the Surveillance Client 27 All users in the servers to which you are connected and their respective users are listed in this screen To change the password of some user double click on the desired server opening the screen below Change Password Enter the current password the new password and the confirmation of the new password If all data is correct the password will be modified and must be used during the next log in If the server with the modified password has the auto login option enabled it will be necessary to modify this configuration entering the new password O 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Chap
12. s iris opening if this exists Screen wiper Activates the camera s screen wiper if this exists PTZ Surveillance Button Pauses or begins PTZ surveillance To learn how to create PTZ surveillance refer to the Administration Client manual Screenstyles Options The Surveillance Client has eight Screenstyles which are located in the lower part of the system as shown in picture below The functioning of the Screenstyles will be detailed in the Working with Screenstyles 25 PTZ Controls Options The Surveillance Client has the basic PTZ controls in its main screen as shown in picture below 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved The Surveillance Client 11 The functioning of PTZ controls will be detailed in the PTZI 4 section 2 1 14 List of Objects The list of objects includes all Digifort s visual functionalities as shown in the picture below Objects amp Servers B S Cameras ef Camera_01 Camera_01 a Camera_02 Camera_02 ip Camera_03 Camera_03 d views i ok EB view 01 fi View 02 cn Maps Map_ 01 Map_01 Map_02 Map_02 Map_03 Map_03 Map_04 Map_04 E 2 Analytics 8 Analytic_01 Analytic_01 E gt Analytic_02 Analytic_02 EP LPR 8 LPR_01 LPR_02 8 LPR_02 LPR_02 PP LPR_03 LPR_03 The picture above shows all the objects found in Digifort e Cameras Shows all the cameras registered in the Administration Client
13. 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Configuring the Surveillance Client 23 e Display reconnection message When the communication with the camera fails for any reason and this option is enabled the Surveillance Client will show a message of reconnection The picture below shows the working of this feature e Display recording controls Displays the recording controls allowing the operator to record the desired camera images in the surveillance station itself for later visualization To learn how to use this feature see Executing Local Recording e Display frames per second rate Displays the frames per second rate in the image of the camera e Display transfer rate Displays the band width used by the camera in the image of the camera e Display video decoder used Displays the decoder used for image decoding of the camera e Fill in the area Causes the cameras to use the entire viewing area e Proportional to VGA The cameras will be proportional to the type of screen That is ona widescreen monitor the images will not be distorted Proportional to screen resolution Causes the images to be proportional to the resolution of the screen For example 1280 x 1024 1280 x 800 etc 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved 24 Surveillance Client Version 6 4 0 0 e Don t resize the images The images arriving from the cameras will be shown in their real size If the image resolu
14. Digifort Explorer Manual Surveillance Client Version 6 4 0 0 Rev A 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Surveillance Client Version 6 4 0 0 ndice Part 1 2 3 4 Part Il 1 Part Ill 1 3 4 5 Part IV Part V gt Welcome to Digifort Explorer Manual 5 A A O 5 For whom this manual iSintended coonccconncconnncccnncconncnonnncnnnnnnnnncnnnnnnonnrrnnnnennnercnanrrnnnnnnnes 5 HowTo use this Manual o nen Banden 5 A A ceded de duedeenuads ann a du een een cdauveveceausstecedussventadvexececuss 5 The Surveillance Client 7 How to execute the Surveillance Client uuursennsnnneennnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnneenn nenn 7 Configurations button Recordings button Glose button in o cancenceodeccnndsaasaesaisacuacttcennbascdnasncnayuasdhiveusdcedeanceassaceaudaas davaseauecuodasdaaahanndeccs FUll S Creen DUON iaraa asaan re aaoi a ccte aa 9 Button Minimize to System Tray Focus Button usuesnssnsansonsannunnunnunnunnnunnnn Digital PTZ Button Iris Button nennen SCHEEN WIPER aaae e EE E E EE E E PTZ Surveillance Button 2 22 22 cca deci eth che A diia Screenstyles Options apna E E PTZ Controls Options nuunseasenusannannannannansanzunsunsunnunnunnunnunnennsnnnansunnunnunnunnnannnnnnnsannnnsnnnunsnnnunnannunnsnnsansannannunnunnnnnnn List of Objects nuneenn Camera Status Configuring the Surveillance Client 17 Gen
15. To see the view of the camera click on its icon and drag towards a screen style O 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved 12 Surveillance Client Version 6 4 0 0 e Screen styles Views Shows all the screen styles saved in the Surveillance Client per category Example Only screen styles with 4 cameras 6 cameras etc To see the screen style double click on its icon e Maps Shows all the maps registered in the Administration Client To see the map click on its icon and drag it to a screen style e Analytics Records Shows all the analytic records registered in the Administration Client To see the analytic records click on the icon and drag it to a screen style e LPR License Plate recognition Shows the objects for plate recognition registered in the Administration Client To see the LPR click on its icon and drag it to a screen style Nota The objects appear according to each user s rights To understand how to configure the user right refer to the Administration Client manual After registering the servers see Configuring the server to be monitored 18 if the surveillance client is updated the objects registered on the server can be seen on the list at the side as shown below amp Objects Servers Allow viewing all of the 353 Cameras objects of the server a axis video together Camera_01 Camera 1 Camera_02 Camera 2 Camera_03 Camera 3 Camera_04 Camera 4 Camera_05 Camera 5
16. a movement work 7 1 Movement by screen controls Digifort offers all of the basic tools for moving a camera via screen controls To access this feature locate the PTZ controls in the main screen of the Surveillance Client as shown in the picture below These controls will only be available if a camera with PTZ support is selected Up down left and right arrows Move the selected camera in the clicked Jdirection Central button Activates the movement by click and center O 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved PTZ 47 Mais zoom e menos zoom Increases or diminishes the zoom of the selected camera Sensitivity bar This bar defines the speed at which the camera will move when executing a PTZ function 7 2 Movement by Click and Center This feature makes it possible for the user to click on some point of the image in which he wants to center the image When clicking on the camera image the camera will move positioning itself in such a way as to center on the clicked point To access this feature select the desired camera double click in the image and then click on the central button of the screen s PTZ control as explained in the previous topic 7 3 Movement via the Digital PTZ The Digital PTZ was created so that it is possible to move more dynamically in fixed cameras The Digital PTZ means a fixed camera can simulate features such as Pan Tilt and Zoom In a fixed camera the icon
17. e opened up as shown in Figure bellow Media player O 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved 36 Surveillance Client Version 6 4 0 0 X Digifort Media Player A we Time selection Cameras selection Open media session Final Date Initial Time 00 00 00 ME Final Time To play the v deo of one or more cameras back choose the interval desired To choose your own interval Personalized and fill in the date and time fields located below At the end of the adjustments click on Open media session opening the screen for Camera Configuration as shown in Figure 4 2 If you want to view the exported video select the option Playback local recordings and select the directory where the video is located To learn how to use this feature see Executing Local Recording O 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Video Playback 37 Digifort Media Player MEN X Test 1 Test 2 FPS O0 Resolution 0x0 Frame 0 0 Watermark Valic FPS O Resolution 0x0 Frame 0 0 Watermark Valic Press play to start the media playback Press play to start the media playback Time configuration ES Cameras configuration Test 3 Test 4 FPS O Resolution 0x0 Frame 0 0 Watermark Valic FPS O Resolution 0x0 Frame 0 0 Watermark Valic Press play to start the media playback Press play to start the media playback ed O 15423 Timeline Save the objects on a view Screenstyles
18. eral Configurations rnsesessnnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnnnenn nennen nennen nennen nn 17 Remember the last selected view when opening the system usuusnsonsonsansunsunsunnunnunnunnennennnannunnunnunnnnnnn 18 Initialize the surveillance client upon initialization of the operating system uunuenuesuenneansannannunnunnunnunnnn 18 Hide tool bars on Startup unnensenssnusnnnannansansannunnunsunnunnunnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnansunnunnunnunnunnunnennennnunn Show deactivated cameras Standard directory for exporting Control bars vi 2 2 nn ee ea ea SCHON A REES nee tease Configuring the servers being monitored urssunssnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnnnnnn nun 18 Adding changing and removing a server csesceecssecseeseeeseneneeeeeeenneseneeseeseneeeeeseneseeeseneseeeneessueeseeseneeseasenenseess 19 Live Surveillance Configurations unsrnnsenneennnnnnennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennn nennen nennen nennen nennen 21 Digifort Keyboard Controller uuuennssnnnnnnennnnnnnennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennn nennen nennen nennen 25 Modifying the user password uurssnnsnnnsennnnnnennnnnnnennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnenn nennen nene nennen nn 26 Working with Screenstyles 29 Alarmes 32 A T A PEEREREFBELFERESEEREEECFEELTEREPRERR 33 O 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Contents 3 Part VI 4 2 3 Part VII 4 2 3 Part VIII Video Playback Playing videos back u
19. formation about the date time and playback o o Video playback speed 6 2 Playing Exported Videos Back After exportation of the video in Digifort format enter the exportation directory and find the icon Player exe This is the player of exported videos Digifort Media Player When the exportation was created some information such as the person responsible for the exportation and his description was lost these descriptions can be viewed in this first screen as 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Video Playback 43 shown in Figure 4 23 Simply click on Start and the video player will be executed with all of the functions presented on Video Playback 25 as shown in Figure bellow 7 Digifort Media Player Camera 1 FPS 4 Resolution FR ES Time selection Cameras selection Timeline 18 09 2009 sexta feira 18 de setembro de 2009 08 55 05 08 54 00 08 55 00 08 56 00 Camera_01 Camera_03 6 3 Quick video playback With usability in mind Digifort can also quickly play back recorded videos On the Surseillance Client s main screen click on the image of a camera with the right hand button of the mouse as shown in the picture below O 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved 44 Surveillance Client Version 6 4 0 0 amera_02 Media playback Single camera Media playback Multiple cameras Virtual Matrix Show at
20. guring the Surveillance Client 19 Client Configurations This is the server configurations screen In this screen you can configure which servers the Surveillance Client will be monitoring Keeping in mind that the Digifort System is based on a client server structure you can add as many servers as you like keeping them on your local network or Internet In this way the Surveillance Client can monitor all of them uniquely as if it were a single server Note When adding changing or removing a server the Surveillance Client must be updated by clicking on the Update button on the main screen 3 2 1 Adding changing and removing a server To add a server click on the Add button to change a server select the server wanted from the list of 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved 20 Surveillance Client Version 6 4 0 0 servers and click on the Change button or if you prefer double click on the server selected To remove a server select it and click on Remove The figure below shows the screen where you can add or change servers Server Registration Server name Give the server an identification name Once saved this name cannot be changed as it will be used to identify the server in the Surveillance Client Server IP Fill in this field with the server s IP address A DNS address can also be used Port Type the connection port with the server the standard port is 8600 Descri
21. indicated in the picture below shows that the feature is active To start using the digital PTZ in a fixed camera first start by zooming a chosen area To Zoom use the mouse wheel or the zoom button on the PTZ control When zooming there will be a square with the whole image of the camera and a red square showing the area in the image where the zoom is working See the picture below 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved 48 Surveillance Client Version 6 4 0 0 Once the zoom has started all the Pan and Tilt options will be enabled The Virtual Joystick can also be used with the Digital PTZ Another way to move the Digital Zoom is by clicking and dragging the red square zoom area shown in the picture above 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Chapter 50 Surveillance Client Version 6 4 0 0 8 Interface Web Digifort is equipped with a Web Server that makes it possible to monitor the servers cameras by way of an Internet navigator The access to the server via Web works in a similar way to the Surveillance Client but does not have some functions such as view creation By web access it s possible to monitor and play back videos of any camera to which the user has the right 8 1 How to access the Web Server To access the Web Server of Digifort open your Internet navigator and in the address field enter the IP address or DNS of the server that you want to
22. nce It will not be possible to play recorded videos back e Click here to download only the installation of the plug in of video playback Installs only the plug ins of video playback It will not be possible to monitor the cameras live After selection of the desired plug in option a screen of your navigator will open requesting a confirmation that you wish to download the specified file Click on EXECUTE to execute the installation directly from your browser 8 2 Monitoring via web access After installing the surveillance plug ins as explained in the previous topic click on Surveillance located in the gray strip under the Digifort logo 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved 52 Surveillance Client Version 6 4 0 0 Be Bicicort Surveillance Surveillance Video Playback Mode Mode Screenstyles Fullscreen Objects Object List Add the selected object PTZ Control Remove all objects Delete the selected view The surveillance web interface of Digifort offers the following functions O 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Interface Web 53 Objects Selection Screen Open the screen with all of the objects in the system 8 3 Playing videos back via web access After installation of the video playback plug ins as explained in the previous topic click on Video Playback located in the gray field under the Digifort logo and right afterwards on Start t
23. o open the video playback screen admin Digifort IP Surveillance System Copyright 2002 2007 The functioning of the video player is identical to the video player of the Surveillance Client explained on Video Playback 257 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved 54 Surveillance Client Version 6 4 0 0 Digifort Media Player y Time configuration Cameras configuration pe A D 1 54 23 Timeline Choose the desired period to playing back the video 5 Minutes ago y Open media Session Initial Date E Final Date 00 00 00 5 Initial Time 13 Final Time O 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved
24. ons button y Surveillance dient configurations Opens the configurations screen of the Surveillance Client O 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved The Surveillance Client 9 2 1 2 Recordings button Media player Opens the recordings screen in which you will be able to select any camera of the system and visualize the recorded videos filtered by date and time 2 1 3 Close button Closes the surveillance client 2 1 4 Update Button Updates the Surveillance Client configurations Whenever changes are made to the user configuration in the Administration Client this button must be pressed to ensure the command is effected All other configurations made to the Administration Client are automatically updated in the Surveillance Client 2 1 5 Full screen button Fy Expands the space reserved for visualization of the camera by filling the entire screen To return to the normal mode press the ESC key on your keyboard 2 1 6 Button Minimize to System Tray y Minimizes the system in the same bar where you can find the Windows clock O 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved 10 Surveillance Client Version 6 4 0 0 2 1 10 2 1 11 2 1 12 2 1 13 Focus Button Zooms in or out if the camera includes this function Digital PTZ Button Activates or deactivates the Virtual PTZ in Dome cameras lris Button Increases or decreases the camera
25. or ten cameras This screenstyle permits the creation of views for addition of up to ten cameras to be displayed simultaneously Foy Screenstyle for thirteen cameras This screenstyle permits the creation of views for addition B lof up to thirteen cameras to be displayed simultaneously 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved 30 Surveillance Client Version 6 4 0 0 O 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Chapter 32 Surveillance Client Version 6 4 0 0 5 Alarmes As well as visually managing the cameras on the screen the Surveillance Client also manages the alarms that are configured in the Administration Client When the alarms are set off these appear as pop ups as shown in the figure below Alarm Image Analytics Presence Date 24 11 2010 Hora 14 08 53 Description Object present in zone Zone O of camera Camera_02 PFEG ORO lee Kbps lu Deco EG 4 Intel IPP Staten Wee Receiving media data zii Save position upon closing the screen This screen has the following functionalities e Date Date of the event e Time Time when the event took place e Description Description of the event Save position when switching off the screen Saves the position on the screen where the pop up is located so that the next pop up opens in the same place The alarm pop up may also include other functionalities configured in the Administration Client
26. ption Type a short description for the server only used to help it being identified in the system by the operator Auto Login This option enables the user and password fields to be filled in By enabling this option whenever the Surveillance Client is executed or updated it will use the username and password provided to make the authentication in the server If this option is unchecked the user must type his username and password to enter the login screen which appears when the client connects to the server Connecting Select Internal Connection if the server is on your local network or External Connection if it is on the Internet The Internal Connection option uses the Private IP configurations and the External Connection uses the Public IP configurations Those configurations are carried out in the Administration Client for each camera Active Uncheck this option if you don t want the Surveillance Client to connect with this server By unchecking this option no camera on this server will be available for vewing 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Configuring the Surveillance Client 21 e Servers Shows all the Digifort servers found on the network Double click on one of the servers on the list and the Server IP and Port will be automatically filled in e Automatic Connection Enables the Surveillance Client to automatically connect to the server when starting or updating Once the parameters have been
27. s involved with the system are printed in italics The items where the user has to interact with buttons menus and screen names are in bold 1 4 Prerequisites For complete appreciation of the content of this manual some prerequisites are necessary Use of computers and their peripherals equipment Use of the Microsoft Windows operating system Knowledge of client server architecture o o o e Knowledge of computer network architecture O 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Chapter The Surveillance Client 7 2 The Surveillance Client The Surveillance Client is the module responsible for the surveillance of cameras and the receipt of alerts configured by the administrator The Digifort System allows simultaneous surveillance of several cameras at the same time by way of views which can be dynamically created It offers the capacity of controlling movable cameras with PTZ functions Pan Tilt Zoom and lO control permitting the setting off of alarms the opening of electronic doors and the receipt of alerts from motion sensors It s also possible to execute video recording in local HD creating a copy of the images received from the selected cameras in the surveillance station allowing for the recording of this part of video in a CD or DVD for later visualization in any other computer Like the Administration Client the Surveillance Client also has the capacity to monitor several servers simultaneou
28. sion i Local Complete Connected server Option for connecting or disconnecting the servers Servers To disconnect a server simply double click on it In the picture below the Digifort server has been disconnected Digifort El Local Completo If there is a problem with the server connection an error message is shown on the Status column The picture below shows an error in the Digifort server where the system s versions are incompatible Digifort A sua vers o do cliente n o Local Completo O 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved The Surveillance Client 15 2 1 14 1 Camera Status a g Ve Ye Fe Bg This icon means that the camera in question is a Dome camera i e it includes the Pan or Tilt features This icon means that the camera in question is a Dome camera i e it includes the Pan or Tilt features These icons mean that the camera in question is deactivated at the Administration Client These icons mean that the camera in question is activated but is not recording These icons mean that the camera in question is activated and recording These icons mean that the camera in question is activated recording and detecting movement The detection of movement is only indicated if the camera is recording by movement or has some sort of alarm configured for movement To learn about movement detection refer to the Administration Client manual
29. sly With this feature images of various cameras can be monitored alone or mixed in a view in a way transparent to the user Using a set of special tools it allows for live detection of motion and automatic control of image quality The Surveillance Client also allows interoperability among the Explorer Standard and Enterprise versions that is the Surveillance Client can monitor cameras of servers of other versions Attention It s not recommended to execute the Surveillance Client in the same computer as the Digifort Server except for small installations as the processing used by the Surveillance Client for displaying cameras in the screen could hinder the recordings carried out by the Digifort Server This is due to the fact that the Surveillance Client needs to decode the images for displaying on the screen and depending on the number of cameras in the screen this processing can be high 2 1 How to execute the Surveillance Client To access the Surveillance Client locate the Digifort Surveillance icon on your Desktop Digifort 6 4 0 0 Monitoramentoor in Start gt Programs gt Digifort gt Clients gt Surveillance The following should show up on the screen O 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved 8 Surveillance Client Version 6 4 0 0 EB Views This is the main Surveillance Client screen and will give you the following tools 2 1 1 Configurati
30. ter Working with Screenstyles 29 4 Working with Screenstyles The Explorer version of Digifort offers eight different screenstyles For each screenstyle an unlimited number of views can be created categorized by the screenstyles for which they were created that is when the screenstyle for four cameras is selected only the views for four cameras will be listed in the view selection Upon creation of a view it will be saved in the profile of the user logged into the Surveillance Client Thus each user can have his own customized views that is as many cameras as necessary can be inserted into this view which automatically resizes the space reserved for each camera in such a way that all of them can be displayed in the screen simultaneously ea screenstyle This screenstyle permits the creation of views of automatic sizing Auto Timer screenstyle This screenstyle permits the creation of sequences of cameras and views UUES that will be displayed alternately on the screen with a time specified by the user OS for one camera This screenstyle permits the visualization of a single camera in the screen Fo Screenstyle for four cameras This screenstyle permits the creation of views for addition of F up to four cameras to be displayed simultaneously P Screenstyle for eight cameras This screenstyle permits the creation of views for addition of lup to eight cameras to be displayed simultaneously Screenstyle f
31. tion is smaller than the space reserved for it the image will be small and if the image is larger than the space reserved for it some of its parts will be lost The picture below shows the working of this feature C mera do posto policial C mera do estacionamento externo i TIA DI bi C mera da Quadra C mera do Data Center EN e fs e Resize to fill all of the space The images arriving from the cameras will be resized so that they occupy all of the space reserved for them The picture below shows the working of this function O 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Configuring the Surveillance Client 25 C mera do posto policial C mera do estacionamento externo C mera do Data Center er C mera da Quadra e Resize maintaining image proportion Resizes the images coming from the cameras in such a way as to resize height and width proportionally e Use bilinear resizing When the camera images are resized to a larger than natural size some distortions can occur With this feature enabled the images will undergo a filter to minimize this distortion keeping the image quality as close as possible to the real image Important When bilinear resizing is activated more processing power is required from the surveillance station since the correction of image distortion is executed using complex algorithms 3 4 Digifort Keyboard Controller Digifort can be integrated with the Digifort
32. urnnsnnnsennnnnneennnnnneenn nn Playing Exported Videos Back Quick video playback nuneussunnnsnannannnnnnnnnnnnnnn PTZ Movement by screen controls Movement by Click and Center Movement via the Digital PTZ Interface Web How to accessthe Web Server Monitoring via web access Playing videos back via web access Index 2002 2011 by Digifort all rights reserved Chapter Welcome to Digifort Explorer Manual 5 1 Welcome to Digifort Explorer Manual This User Manual and Technical References provide all the information needed to effectively implement and use all of the basic and advanced features found in the Digifort System s Surveillance Client Explorer This manual is constantly updated and does not include the features for Digifort s Beta versions 1 1 Screen Shots The screen shots contained in this manual may not be identical to the interface that you will see using the Surveillance Client Some differences may appear with no impairment in use of this manual This is due to the fact that frequent updates and the inclusion of new features are carried out with the purpose of continuous improvement of the system 1 2 For whom this manual is intended This manual is directed toward the administrators and operators of surveillance stations 1 3 How to use this manual This manual is structured into chapters topics and sub topics The names of the Digifort System modules and concept
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