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1. 9 1 You can continue to drill down into more narrow timeframes until the Drill Down Threshold of occurrences has been reached The Drill Down Threshold is set from the Customize tab of the Data Visualizer and is the limit of number of occurrences that you can drill down to Once the Drill Down Threshold has been reached double clicking a column will open a surveillance pane displaying results If no video is associated drilling down will return a view of the type Customize Tab Buttons available on the Customize tab are outlined below Export to Excel exports current data visualizer view and data in Microsoft Excel format xlsx E Export to XPS exports data as a xps file The Series section of the Customize tab enables customizing of the color of all series displayed in the data visualizer along with the ability to add a Mean line or Trendline to the chart American Dynamics 185 The Customize section of the Customize tab enables changing of axis settings to Log Axis and Show Zeros along with changing the series Type Line Column Bar Area which Trendline Linear Logarithmic Quadratic Cubic is displayed and setting of the Drill Down Threshold Filter Tab The Filter tab allows for filtering of the chart by Object Type Object Name or Alarm Select required option then select Update Chart to apply Report Search Selecting the Report Search tab opens the report search interface from
2. End Clip Actions Once a clip has been created it can then be vaulted saved exported or archived from the Direct Clip Action dialog For more information on creating a clip refer to Clip Creation Saving Additionally clips that have previously been created and saved can then be exported Vault Clips Vaulting a clip tags it as protected preventing it from data culling Note Vaulting is only supported on VideoEdge NVR 4 2 recorders Procedure 11 2 Vaulting a Clip Step Action 1 Create a clip using Clip Creation Saving Direct Clip Action dialog displays 2 Select Vault Progress bar displays showing progress of vaulting 3 Vaulting Complete message displays End 66 A American Dynamics Exporting saved Clips Clips can be exported to external media Clips can be exported in Native img iso playable using victorPlayer as well as avi mp4 formats Clips can be exported directly as part of the clip creation process or they can be exported from the clip list Note Exporting Clips is only available in Live Mode for HDVR recorders Procedure 11 3 Exporting saved clips Step Action 1 Select Clips from the Home tab Right click the clip to be exported Select Export Clips Direct Clip Action dialog displays From this dialog you can use calendar controls to edit start and end times by clicking the start end time values 4 Select Export New dialog displays from where you can define Export locations Passph
3. Enter a meaningful word or phrase in the Journal Message 1 textbox Select and use the Object Selector to select an Activation Message Select and use the Object Selector to select a Deactivation Message Repeat steps 8 10 to add more journal activation and deactivation messages up to a maximum of 5 Expand the Alerts section Select to add an alert Select Property from the drop down menu Select Value from the drop down menu Select ES then select an Action from the Object Selector Select Save End American Dynamics Add New Protocol New general purpose protocols can be created and configured from the General Purpose Interface This is the language used to communicate with the device Protocols are established via a dynamic process which combines match criteria keywords and character positioning Individual message protocols then get combined with monitoring points to identify state changes in the General Purpose Device Optionally acknowledgment messages can be associated and transmitted with the monitoring point Procedure 33 4 Add New Protocol Step Action O a A OO N gt Match Criteria 1 5 Keyword 1 5 Position 1 5 Select Protocol from the Setup tab Enter a Keyword American Dynamics ptt scription Select match criteria for the keyword Include the system will expect the keyword to be included in a message from the General Purpose Device Exclude the syste
4. In a victor environment each MAS deployed on a system supports up to 20 SASs Satellite servers provide real time response for critical operations like events and actions while the master server provides a rolled up reporting and event management interface for the customer Refer to Appendix A victor MAS SAS Support for further details including installation instructions American Dynamics Updates Introduction You can update client and VideoEdge NVR 4 4 recorders from within the victor unified client Updates files are hosted in a repository on the victor Application Server machine and can be downloaded by connected clients and pushed to supported recorders Tyco Update Utility During install the Tyco Update Utility is installed alongside victor client This component communicates with an update repository which is hosted on the victor Application Server providing a means to update Tyco software The update application lists all available updates that can be installed on the user s system along with the location of the machine hosting the update repository Tyco Update Utility can be launched by navigating to C Program Files x86 Tyco UpdateClient and launching TycoUpdateUI exe Once launched will display in the system tray Double click to relaunch the Tyco Update Utility Note In order to download and install updates using the Tyco Update Utility you must have Windows administrator rights victor vi
5. 3 Select Motion Detection or required Video Intelligence search type from the Type of Search drop down menu 4 Drag and drop camera s from the Device Site or Vault list onto the Camera Selector Pane Note If selecting cameras from the Vault List Date and Time parameters are automatically populated 5 Specify Date and Time parameters in the Date and Time Pane 61 A American Dynamics Oo CO N O Note Selecting Specific Range also allows selection of Time Filter options Time Filter options can be used to specify a sub set of time to search For example only search between Yam and 5pm Select the Time Filter checkbox to enable Select Next The Search Parameters screen displays Select required Alarm Rule from the Load from Alert Rules list Search parameters are populated with Alarm Rule parameters If required edit search parameters Select Next The Confirmation screen displays Confirm your search criteria are correct Select Previous to return to the previous screen to make changes Select Finish to execute the search Search and Retrieval Wizard closes and the Advanced Search Results tab opens displaying search results Double click on a search result to view associated video End Investigator Mode Launching Investigator Mode opens a new Guard window with the selected main video stream in paused mode occupying the upper left pane This mode allows you to drag in up to 5 other streams each will automatically p
6. Copy to Clipboard Select a thumbnail then select this button to copy the image to your clipboard 51 A American Dynamics Print Select a thumbnail then select this button to print Investigator mode selecta thumbnail then select this button to open associated video in investigator mode Clip creation tools select a thumbnail to be the start time ofa se ae clip then select Clip Start Time ek Select a thumbnail to be the end time time of a clip then select Clip End Time Select Clip Export to export or vault the clip Open Search and Retrieval Wizard Select to reopen Video Search and Retrieval Wizard End Perform a Motion Detection Search You can use the Search and Retrieval Wizard to search video footage using a motion filter to look for movement in specific areas within a camera view Specific areas may also be searched by exception Note When searching on VideoEdge NVR 4 2 recorders motion detection search is only enabled when Motion Detection is enabled in the camera setup For cameras with Video Intelligence enabled refer to Perform a Video Intelligence Search Analytics Procedure 10 3 Perform a Motion Detection Search Step O FB O N gt Action Select Search and Retrieve from the Home tab Select Execute Search Wizard The Search and Retrieval Wizard launches Drag and drop a camera from the Device Site or Vault list onto the Camera Selector Pane Select Motion Detectio
7. Enter the Password if required Note 1 A Username and Password is required when adding VideoEdge NVR units 2 If adding Intellex 5 recorders with Remote Access Authorization enabled a Username and Password is required 3 It is recommended that an Administrator account is used when adding Recorders to ensure that full access is available via the client Optional Enter the Communication Port Port used for HTTPS streaming Optional Select the Secure Connection checkbox to enable HTTPS communication VideoEdge NVR only Note 1 SSL certificates can be created on VideoEdge 4 5 recorders These can then be installed on victor client and victor Application Server machines when adding HTTPS enabled recorders 2 If using HTTPS the communication port should match the secure port defined on the VideoEdge NVR being added Select Save End A American Dynamics Add new Recorder WAN You can add supported WAN recorders to the victor Application Server Procedure 6 2 Add new Recorder WAN Step Action 1 12 Select Recorders from the Setup Tab Select New from the dropdown menu Enter the IP Address Domain Name of the recorder Note 1 If adding a VideoEdge NVR 4 4 recorder with failover set up enter the virtual IP address of the recorder It is also recommended that the secondary failover NVR 4 4 recorder is added to victor separately using its static IP address to ensure that all alerts are rece
8. You can add multiple recorders simultaneously using the Import Recorders function This feature enables you to import recorder information Minimum IP Address Hostname using information previously entered into a txt or csv file See example below recorders txt Notepad Sele File Edit Format view Help 192 168 188 411 admin admin admin admin Note 1 Lists are not case sensitive 2 Each Recorder must have a separate row on the list Procedure 6 3 Add Multiple Recorders Step Action 1 Create a txt or csv file listing at a minimum the IP Addresses or Hostnames of each recorder to be impor ted Create each new entry on a new line Additional field information may be entered separate information relating to each field with a comma 192 168 188 2 XX XXXXX XXXXXX XXXXX IP Address Domain Name Comm Port Description e Password The following fields may also be imported LAN Streaming Port IP Address Domain Name WAN WAN Streaming Port WAN Communication Port WAN Secure Communication Port Save the txt or csv file Select Recorders from the Setup Tab Select Import Recorders from the dropdown menu Please select a file to import dialog displays Navigate to the saved file O oo fF W N Select Open Reading Recorders file dialog displays informing of progress When complete imported recorders display in device list 7 Select Close on the Reading Recorders file dialog 23
9. 1 Schedules should be assigned meaningful names to allow for easy identification when assigning them to events 2 Schedules are set on a weekly basis by default i e a schedule set from 1200 to 1300 on a Tuesday recurs every Tuesday The schedule editor s calendar control allows you to select and build schedules by Day Week Sunday to Saturday Work Week Monday to Friday and Month Creating Schedules Procedure 16 10 Create a Schedule Step Action 1 Select Schedules from the Setup tab 2 Select New from the dropdown menu Scheduling editor displays 3 Enter a name and description for the schedule 4 Select the required view choose the view most suitable for the schedule being created e g if you are creating a Monday Friday schedule select Work Week 3 Build the schedule by clicking and dragging across the required ranges selecting hours days as required Click E after each selection to add to the schedule You can change selected ranges using the grab handles to increase or decrease as required Use 2X to remove selected intervals 6 Select Save End Applying Schedules victor supports assigning schedules to actions through the Event Schedule Setup editor Refer to Events Setup for further information on event configuration Step Action 1 Select Event Schedule Setup from the Build tab Select Event Schedule Setup Event Setup editor displays Drag in required device s to display event configurations
10. Enter Username American Dynamics 90 Note Username should correspond to a Windows username and should not be the same as the name of the PC 9 Select a Role from the Roles section Note Only one role may be assigned to each operator 10 Select Save End Procedure 15 2 Create a New Operator Basic Authentication When using basic authentication to authenticate operator accounts victor Application Server manages user accounts without the need for corresponding Windows user accounts Step Action Select Operator from the Build tab Select New from the dropdown menu Enter a name for the Operator in the Name textbox Enter a description in the Description textbox The Enabled checkbox is selected by default to deactivate the operator profile deselect the checkbox Select Basic Authentication Enter Username Enter Password O ON OO FP W N gt Select a Role from the Roles section Note Only one role may be assigned to each operator 10 Select Save End Remotely Log Operator Out of Workstation Operators can be remotely logged out of particular workstations on the network Procedure 15 3 Remotely Log Operator Out of Workstation Step Action 1 Select Devices from the Home tab 2 Select next to Workstations to expand the selection 3 Right click the workstation you wish to log the operator out of 91 A American Dynamics 4 Select Log Operator operator username Out Warning dialog op
11. Expand Inputs and Analog Matrix Playback Configuration Section Use this section to configure camera mappings and assign Pseudo numbers to analog inputs Associate video feeds as required by dragging cameras or recorders from the device list into the Inputs Configuration list Expand the Satellite Sites section Drag required Satellite Sites from the Device list into the Satellite Sites list in the editor Select Save End Edit Analog Matrix General Setup Properties You can make changes to general properties of an Analog Matrix Editable properties include Name Description Enabled Disabled Model Camera Count and Monitor Count Procedure 23 2 Edit Analog Matrix Step Ooo A W N gt Action Select Analog Matrix from the Setup tab Select Show all from the drop down menu Right click the Analog Matrix to be edited Select Edit Analog Matrix editor displays Expand the General section if changes are to be made Make edits as required to e Name e Description e Enabled Check or uncheck Checkbox Expand Analog Matrix Setup if changes are to be made American Dynamics 138 9 Make edits as required to e Model Select from dropdown e Site Numerical value only e Camera Count Numerical Value only e Monitor Count Numerical Value Only e Username e Password e Requires Authentication Check or uncheck checkbox Select Save End Edit Analog Matrix Add Remove Edit workstation connectio
12. Step Action 1 Select the Object Icon from the Build or Setup Tab 2 Select Show All from the dropdown menu A List of all selected object types displays End Delete Objects The procedure to delete objects is identical for all object types Procedure 4 6 Delete Objects Step Action Select the Object Icon from the Build or Setup Tab Select Show All from the dropdown menu A List of all selected object types displays Right Click on the object to be deleted Select Delete A warning dialog displays O A O N gt Select Yes to Delete or No to Cancel End 15 A American Dynamics Refresh Hardware The procedure to refresh hardware is identical for all object types Procedure 4 7 Refresh Hardware Step Action 1 Select Devices from the Home Tab Device list displays 2 To refresh ALL objects of a single type a Right Click the Parent object b Select Refresh All objects of that type refresh 3 To refresh individual objects a Select next to object type to expand the selection b Right click the object to be refreshed c Select Refresh The object refreshes End Object Editors Object editors are used to make changes to existing system objects They are generally accessible from the Object s context menu Procedure 4 8 Edit Objects General Step Action 1 Select the object type from the Build or Setup tab Select Show all to display object list Right click the object Select Edit to enter t
13. _ ATLXULT RABE CO bmili MT LALLTRAEBC Offiine ATL RA intetien MTLELLTRALBC Offline of lout af lute aff fi Meda Low 1 mem STARR E COere Bort Event 625 22S REY Acker by Operates STAM SAS Online Normal event management Acknowledge Clear workflows work the same as if directly connected to the SAS SAS Offline The event activation in the event viewer cannot be modified The operations that are performed on any event activation on the MAS or SAS is mirrored in real time in both event viewers The review operation available via the context menu will operate as normal on both the MAS and SAS Event Setup Configure All Event Configurations of this type are synchronized to all SASs This means that if the user configures All Doors gt Forced gt Activate Global Event every door in the Enterprise will activate this event when the door is forced Specific Objects These event configurations are saved on the SAS that owns the object being configured So for a specific SAS door gt Forced gt Activate Global Event the configuration for this action will be saved at the SAS Note Event Setup editor on the MAS shows configurations for all objects in related SASs 216 American Dynamics Maps Maps can be created on both MASs and SASs MAS Maps Maps created on MASs will not synchronize to SASs SAS Maps Maps created on SASs along with all their layers and objects are synchronized to the MAS and are avail
14. to decrease You can also free type in the Scale field Note Right clicking the Field of view in edit mode presents varios options which can be toggled on off as required 1 Show FOV control Window 2 Anunciate with active alert 3 Hode remove field of view drawing 4 Send to back bring to front 5 Move shape when icon is moved 6 Display automatically in view mode 11 Select OK to apply 12 The FoV can be further manipulated by right clicking and selecting from e Show FoV Control Window e Annunciate with active alert FoV will only annunciate if icon is set to Strobe Pulse Blink Fade or Flash e Hide this FoV drawing e Remove this FoV drawing e Send to back e Bring to front e Move shape when icon is moved e Display automatically when in view mode 13 Select Save American Dynamics 83 End Copy Maps An existing map can be copied to create a new map The new map will be named Original Map Name_Copy All map properties and object icons will also be copied Procedure 12 14 Copy a Map Step Action Select Maps from the Build tab Select Show All Right Click the map to be copied Select Save As A confirmation dialog opens Select Yes O oO fF W N gt A new map will be created in the object list End 84 A American Dynamics Object Association Introduction The concept of Object Association refers to linking together otherwise unrelated objects with the intent of enhancing incident
15. American Dynamics End Edit Recorders You can edit properties of existing recorders Procedure 6 4 Edit Recorders Step Action Select Recorders from the Setup Tab Select Show All All recorders are listed Right Click on the recorder to be edited Select Edit The Recorder editor displays O A WwW N gt Make edits as required Note Properties which can be edited vary depending upon recorder type 6 Select Save End Configure VideoEdge NVR victor client supports full configuration of VideoEdge NVR 4 2 Procedure 6 5 Configure VideoEdge NVR Step Action 1 Select Recorders from the Setup Tab 2 Select Show All All available recorders are listed 3 Right Click the recorder to be configured 4 Select Configure The recorder s configuration page opens 5 Refer to the recorder s User Administrator guide for configuration help End American Dynamics 24 Device Discovery Recorders The Device Discovery tool can be used to discover American Dynamics recorders and associated cameras on the victor network Note Various network security settings may affect this feature s functionality and performance Should you encounter any problems relating to device discovery on your system you should attempt to resolve them with your IT department prior to contacting American Dynamics technical support System level device discovery settings are configured in System Values gt Discovery Preferences H
16. Group from the Build tab Select New from the dropdown menu The Layout Group editor opens Select the Name textbox and enter a name 1 2 3 4 If required select the Description text box and enter a description 5 Drag required layout to the required workstation s 6 Select Save End Procedure 25 9 Load Layout Group Step Action Select Switch Group from the Home tab 2 Select the required layout from the dropdown list Selecting a layout will switch the configured layout to all workstations specified in the layout group Note 1 Layout Groups will remain assigned to workstations until the layout is deleted or another layout selected 2 Layout groups override selection from Switch on Primary or Switch End 161 A American Dynamics Refresh Layouts Various options are available to refresh layouts from the Home tab Procedure 25 10 Refresh Layouts Step Action 1 Select Refresh from the Home tab 2 Select from dropdown options e Refresh Layout e Refresh on Primary e Refresh Group Layout End Rename Tabbed Window Tabbed windows can be renamed Any renaming will be saved when the layout is saved Procedure 25 11 Rename Tabbed Windows Step Action 1 Right Click the tab to be renamed 2 Select Rename Name dialog displays 3 Enter a new name for the tab 4 Select OK End Create New Tab Groups You can create new tab groups for convenient grouping and navigation of windows To create tab
17. Note Default setting is minimized Step Action 1 Double click the Home Build or Setup tab Ribbon is displayed 2 Double click the Home Build or Setup tab Ribbon is hidden End Save Switching Layouts Save Once your workspace has been configured to suit your requirements you can save the layout for later retrieval Procedure 25 5 Save Current Layout Step Action 1 Select Layout on the Build tab 2 Select Save as from the dropdown menu Name textbox displays 3 Enter a name for the new layout 4 Select OK The layout is saved Note The default layout cannot be deleted End Switch Procedure 25 6 Switch to Saved Layout Step Action 1 Select Switch on the Home tab List of layouts displays 2 Select the layout from the dropdown menu New layout displays End American Dynamics 160 Switch on Primary The Switch On Primary feature allows you to set a new layout to be displayed on the primary monitor only Note All tabbed dockable and floating windows are considered part of your primary display regardless of which monitor they reside on Procedure 25 7 Layout Switch on Primary Step Action 1 Select Switch On Primary from the Build tab 2 Select a layout from the dropdown menu The new layout is applied to the primary monitor only End Layout Groups Layout Groups allow layouts to be loaded onto client machines remotely Procedure 25 8 Create Layout Group Step Action Select Layout
18. Save End Procedure 12 12 Edit Maps Map Icons Once an icon has been added to a map its properties can be edited or copied to create a new map icon Available options vary depending on map icon type Step N OO FP W N gt 82 Action Select Maps from the Build tab Select Show All Right Click the map to be edited Select Edit Map editor opens Right click on the icon you wish to edit Select required option from the right click menu Make changes as required Note Selecting Copy from the right click menu will copy both the icon and all its properties e g assigned object and assigned left click action Select Save End A American Dynamics Field of View A Field of View FoV can be attached to a camera icon on a map FoV gives an indication of the area covered by a camera Procedure 12 13 Attach Field of View to Camera Icon Step Action Select Maps from the Build tab Select Show All Right Click the map to be edited Select Edit Map editor opens Right click on the camera icon you wish to attach a FoV to Select Field of View FoV Select Add The FoV editor opens COO N OO FP OO N gt Edit FoV Angle value by selecting La to increase or L to decrease You can also free type in the Angle field 9 Edit FoV Rotation value by selecting La to increase or L to decrease You can also free type in the Rotation field 10 Edit FoV Scale value by selecting La to increase or L
19. Update Step Action Select then About The about tab opens Select Check for Updates If no update is available dialog will display Software is up to date If there is an update available dialog will display The victor Application Server you are connected to has an update available Installing this update will cause victor client to be closed Would you like to automatically download and install this update Select Install The victor unified client license agreement dialog opens Read the license carefully and select Accept or Decline as applicable lf Accept is selected victor client will close and a dialog will display showing progress of downloading and installing updates The update can be canceled by selecting Cancel during the download of update files Note 1 Progress dialog will not display if User Account Control UAC is enabled 2 During the upgrade if the Tyco Update application is running the user is informed of progress viaa system tray status display Once update is complete select OK End American Dynamics 8 VideoEdge NVR Updates can be applied to VideoEdge NVRs from the client via the recorder s context menu Before performing the update the NVR checks the current version installed against the version to be installed If it is not a higher version an alert is posted to the client informing it that the update failed and the reason for failure If security is enabled on
20. bandwidth type is based on the role allocated to the active user Note Bandwidth throttling may degrade video quality Procedure 6 7 Change Bandwidth Configuration Settings Step Action 1 Select the current Bandwidth Configuration from the Status Bar Bandwidth settings display as a popup menu 2 Select the required Bandwidth Setting Options are 27 A American Dynamics The selected Bandwidth cap is applied and will display on the taskbar Note 1 When Bandwidth throttling is being applied the A symbol displays on the video stream 2 When a stream has stopped due to client bandwidth configuration the A symbol displays End Virtual Private Network VPN When using a VPN connection selecting the VPN option informs the NVR that the client machine is ona WAN This selection makes transcoding resources available if configured and or free American Dynamics 28 Cameras Introduction After adding recorders their associated cameras are automatically available to view and configure Names and descriptions of cameras can be edited and alerts can be assigned to cameras from the client Other camera attributes can generally be viewed but not edited Edit Cameras Camera Names and Descriptions can be edited and Alerts and Associations can be assigned Procedure 6 8 Edit Cameras Step Action on A O N gt Select Devices from the Home tab The Device list displays Navigate to the camera to be edited Right cl
21. building capability The feature enables a Review option on the context menu of associated objects Selecting Review opens a guard surveillance view displaying the source object and up to 5 associated objects After associations are made the Review feature is exposed in 3 areas of the client Reports Event Viewer and Activity List Note 1 Objects can reference other objects of the same type but cannot reference themselves 2 Certain supported objects E G doors which do not display video will not display the Guard surveillance view In these cases a Map view will open displaying the object s location if configured on Maps 3 If a source object has no associations selecting Review will return a view of the type 4 If the source object is a non video object and has no associations the review feature will not be available for any related events or alerts 5 For the feature to function properly it is recommended all associated objects are synchronized to a common NTP server Typical Use Cases 1 Motion Alarm has been triggered and the associated Event Acknowledged The user still needs to view video associated with the Alarm Without Object Association reporting capabilities only show you the time of the alarm The user must open a surveillance window drag in the camera that caused the alarm and navigate back to the time of the alarm using the report data With Object Association the user simply selects the Review optio
22. click the title bar or tab of the window Select Dockable Drag the window to the middle area of the screen The Guide diamond displays Hover the cursor over the guide diamond arrow which corresponds with the area you want to dock the window in Area highlights Release the mouse Window docks in position End Procedure 25 2 Resize Windows You can resize a docked or floating window to provide more or less area in the workspace Step 1 Action If the window is tabbed right click the title bar and select Floating or Dockable Hover the cursor over the corner side of the window Grab Handles display T Select and drag the cursor to resize the window as required End Procedure 25 3 Autohide Windows Autohide is only available in dockable windows that have been docked When Autohide is enabled on a window it will only be visible as a tab when it does not have focus This means that the window is open and can be easily accessed but the area it occupies is greatly reduced Step 159 Action Right click the title bar of the docked window Select Autohide The window will reduce to a tab view positioned according to the docked attribute of the window Select the tab to view the window or remove focus to autohide End A American Dynamics Procedure 25 4 Show Hide the Ribbon You can Minimize or maximize the ribbon controls to create more workspace This change is not saved as a layout change
23. detects them and prompts the user to add them to the system Supported Recorders Recorder Type Supported Version VideoEdge NVR VideoEdge Hybrid Appliance American Dynamics HDVR American Dynamics TVR 2 2 2 9 2 6 A Caution Ensure time is synchronized between client machines and network recorders Recorders which are out of time synchronization with client machines cause incorrect video retrieval It is recommended that an NTP server is used to synchronize machines American Dynamics 20 Add new Recorder LAN You can add supported LAN recorders to the victor Application Server Procedure 6 1 Add new Recorder Step Action 1 2 21 Select Recorders from the Setup Tab Select New from the dropdown menu Recorder editor displays Enter the IP Address Domain Name of the recorder Note 1 If adding a VideoEdge NVR 4 4 recorder with failover set up enter the virtual IP address of the recorder It is also recommended that the secondary failover NVR 4 4 recorder is added to victor separately using its static IP address to ensure that all alerts are received 2 If using a domain name then it is recommended that a DNS server is used to allow both the client and the victor Application Server to resolve the device name It is not recommended to use local host files to resolve device names Enter the Communication Port This can be left blank of default ports have not been changed Enter the User Name if required
24. e In Live and Playback modes you can use the scroll wheel to Zoom by clicking and scrolling the wheel e In Live and Playback modes you can use the mouse for Pan and Tilt operation by locating the cursor centrally and clicking and dragging when the symbol displays e In Paused mode the mouse can be used to step forward and back frame by frame e In Live and Playback modes holding down the mouse wheel while scrolling zooms the camera view in or out Both in vPTZ or Real Dome control 36 American Dynamics Clear Video You can clear video from surveillance windows and panes Procedure 7 7 Clear Video Step Action 1 Right Click on the Surveillance Pane 2 Select Clear Then select from a Clear Video To clear video from that pane only b Clear All Videos To Clear video from all panes within the window c Clear all Pane Selections To clear all selected panes d Clear Region of Interest End Change Video Layout Video Layouts can be changed to accommodate different video pane configurations The video layouts available from the surveillance window can be controlled from System Values Procedure 7 8 Change Video Layout Step Action 1 Select Surveillance from the Home tab Surveillance window displays 2 Select E A list of available layouts displays The Layouts are split into sections e Standard e Widescreen e Portrait 3 Select Layout as required Video window switches to the selected configuration Note
25. end times for video clips from any surveillance window After creation you can then choose to Export locally or remotely Save Archive or Vault the video clip Clip start time E E E cip expor Clip stop time Procedure 11 1 Create Save clips Step Action 1 Select the video pane from which to create the clip 2 Navigate to the start time from which to create the clip 3 Select E Clip Start time is set 4 Select g when the video stream reaches the end time of the clip to be created 5 Select d Direct Clip Action dialog displays showing camera options summary From the Direct Clip Action dialog the clip can be vaulted saved or exported For more information refer to Clip Actions Note If required you can select beside the camera name to remove it from the clip 6 Select Save Saving Location options display T Edit the clip name by double clicking the Clip Name textbox and entering text as required 8 Select the Audio checkbox to save associated audio 9 Select Clip Saving Location Remote or victor unified client 10 Select a clip folder to save to American Dynamics 65 Note You can use right click to Rename Refresh Delete Export or Add a new folder 11 Select Save Dialog displays informing whether the save was successful Note If the clip was from a VideoEdge NVR or HDVR recorder you will be prompted to enter a passphrase for validation purposes Enter and confirm the passphrase and select OK
26. etc Source folder Display Options Show latest backups for each database f i Default SQL Server backup folder P 3 Available Show last 3 backups for each database H Databases Alternate folder on SQL instance Show all backups for each database H Display Options Refresh Backup List Restore Selected Database s Procedure 19 6 Backup Restore databases Step Action 1 Open the Server Configuration Application 2 Select Backup Restore tab To Backup a database a Select the required database s using the checkboxes next to each database double click required Or select All Databases using the topmost checkbox b Choose the Destination Folder to host the backup you can select the default SQL folder or specify an alternate folder c Select Backup database s Backup progress is indicated during the operation If operation is successful a dialog displays stating Backup s complete d Select OK To Restore a database American Dynamics 123 a Open the Server Configuration Application b Stop the Crossfire framework Services in the Services tab c Select Backup Restore tab d Choose the Source Folder which hosts the required backup you can select the Default SQL folder or specify an Alternate folder Note If an alternate location is used you need to specify the location and click Refresh Backup List to display available backups in that location e If required use the Display Options contr
27. from the General Purpose Device Zero 0 indicates that any character can be the first character Default value is zero 0 Enter a value in decimal to define the last character from the General Purpose Device Default value is 13 Note 1 The value cannot be zero 0 2 A Trailer Character is mandatory Enter the number of times victor should attempt to resend a message that the device has not acknowledged receiving Default value is zero 0 Enter the maximum size of the buffer that stores the message from the device Default value is 2000 198 Procedure 33 2 Create New Device Step Action N OO OF FP ON 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 199 Select Device from the Setup tab Select New General Purpose Device editor displays Enter a name for the device in the Name textbox Enter a description for the device in the Description textbox The Enabled checkbox is selected by default To disable the device deselect the checkbox Select the vendor from the Vendor drop down menu Enter Poll Period Note 1 When configuring a non zero Polling Period non zero values should be set for TimeOut Delay and Comm Fail Delay times 2 When configuring a zero Polling Period zero should also be set for TimeOut Delay and Comm Fail Delay times Enter the poll command in the Poll Command textbox This is a stream of bytes usually set by the device manufacturer sent on a regular basis to the device
28. from the Home tab Expand collapse Show Hide Device type Filters device Page selector information scroll jump controls Dashboard sms Ey AL RD 8 sic Pese 172 fyw Devices Per Page 20 3 Filter by Severity m n ma ma Show hide Device site listpane m A EE offline i t FA Offline Filter by ra Video Loss ra Video Loss severity ran l 7 FA Offine FA offi SA FA Offline Intormaton pane ra Video Loss i ra Video Loss Says pue ssdiAag amp 3 i 3 FA video Loss of No Camera Alarms af No Camera Alarms af No Camera Alarms af No Camera Alarms f No Camera Alarms af No Camera Alarms wf No Camera Alarms f No Camera Alarms The Health Dashboard will open displaying 2 panes the device site list pane and the device information pane Various controls and filters are available to limit or expand device information by type severity or device quantity per page You can also expand collapse device information and use pagination controls to scroll dashboard pages 206 American Dynamics Device Site List Pane The Device Site List Pane displays all health dashboard supported devices and sites along with an indication of their health status Devices which will display in the health dashboard are eS U ee ooo o apC ISC Intrusion Devices DSC PowerSeries Panels Sur Gard Receivers MZX Panels apC ISC Elevators Thyssen Krupp Health status is indicated by hi
29. is used to tie together system events with actions you wish to trigger Note Event Action association can only be made in this editor Bi Paging Events Add Search forevent options controls node event configurations Cenna Actions Events Drag and Drop Events into view node Action 4 E B Remove action lale Remove Action paired event with event selector Abandoned Removed Alarm on Camera from event EY H Position Zoom Controls Procedure 16 8 Events Action Pairing Step Action Select Event Schedule Setup from the Build tab 2 Select Event Action Pairing from the dropdown Editor opens Click the Events node and use the Object Selector to select events as required 4 Select A in the Event node and use the Object Selector to assign event Actions Repeat as required Use x and A to add and remove objects Select Save End 105 American Dynamics Events Setup The Events Schedule setup editor provides a dynamic visual method of batch linking Devices Alerts and Actions as well as to set up event scheduling Save Paging Object Event Clear Alerts Filter options control selector configuration node node controls Devices node Selected devices wa OOOO A S S O HHX iss iq 1 pj AlO ol Items Per Page F J gt Filter Apply schedules Devices Double Click here or Drag and 3 to all o Drop Devices into View i objects in view Apply schedules to
30. it is executed If checked when the report is executed the standard report dialog will be presented with the saved report information loaded If the user configures a report with Custom as the Date Range the report will prompt on execution so the user can specify dates e Exit to exit without saving End Show All You can view an object list of all saved available reports by selecting Reports on the Home tab and Show All The saved reports are shown in a dynamic view and are by default grouped by Report Template type Right Clicking on any report offers the following options e Edit Modify the filters for the report e Delete Deletes the saved report e Execute Displays a dynamic view with the results of the report e Visualize Displays a data visualization control with the results of the report American Dynamics 181 Find in Journal The Find in Journal feature allows you to search for journal records relating to specific objects of interest lf the Find in Journal feature is available for an object it is typically accessible from the object s context menu Procedure 30 3 Find in Journal Step Action 1 Right click the required object 2 Select Find in Journal Report Selection dialog displays 3 Select the required Report Type from the dropdown 4 Select the date range using the From and To date controls Note The Search Name will be populated by the name of the object selected If required enter th
31. menu Right click the Analog Matrix to be changed Select Edit Analog Matrix editor displays Expand the Inputs Configuration section O oO FP W N gt Drag video feeds from the device list as required and drop them into the list You can drag recorders or cameras into the list a Drag avideo stream Camera OR Recorder from the device list and drop it in the inputs list The list pop ulates with the video streams b If required renumber the default Pseudo Numbers e To renumber a single input a Select the cell containing the Pseudo number to be changed b Enter the new number in the textbox at the top of the section between the All and Selected buttons c Select Selected The new number displays in the Pseudo number list e To renumber all inputs a Enter the first number of the new range in the textbox at the top of the section between the All and Selec ted buttons b Select All All numbers change to the new selection You can edit the sequence of the list as well as change video streams by using the list s context menu Select Save End Add Remove satellite sites Satellite Sites The MP3200 allows a satellite site configuration permitting one site access to the resources of one or more remote sites This feature is not available on MP48 nor MP48 matrices Procedure 23 5 Add Remove satellite sites Step Action 1 Select Analog Matrix from the Setup tab 2 Select Show all from the drop down menu 3 Right c
32. message sent by the General Purpose Acknowledgment Message Device as acknowledged that the outgoing message was received Procedure 33 5 Create New Action Message Step Action Select Action Message from the Setup tab Select New Action Message editor displays Enter a name for the action message in the Name textbox Enter a description for the action message in the Description textbox Enter outgoing message text in the Outgoing Message textbox Enter acknowledgment message text in the Acknowledgment Message textbox Select Save N OO OF fF ON End 203 A American Dynamics Create a new General Purpose Action New actions can be created and configured from the General Purpose Interface Actions created in victor are transmitted to the General Purpose Device based on activated events in victor Actions can be associated with acknowledgment messages pitt scription Name Enter a unique name to identify the General Purpose Action Description Enter a description of the General Purpose Action General Purpose Device Select and use the Object Selector to select the General Purpose Device being monitored Select and use the Object Selector to select the General Purpose Action Message that this action triggers General Purpose Action Message Procedure 33 6 Create a new General Purpose Action Step Action 1 Select Action from the Setup tab 2 Select New General Purpose Action editor displays 3
33. recorder victor uses information from the NVR rule to apply search criteria to the victor client search Search parameters are populated from the rule but can be edited if required Refer to Alarm Rules for more information on alarm rules Adjust Parameters as required to suit your search type Available Parameters are dependent on recorder and camera type Select Next The Confirmation screen displays Confirm your search criteria are correct Select Previous to return to the previous screen to make changes Select Finish to execute the search Search and Retrieval Wizard closes and the Advanced Search Results tab opens displaying search results Double click on a search result to view associated video End A American Dynamics Perform a Video Intelligence Search Analytics VideoEdge NVR recorders support Search Analytics This gives users the ability to detect track and analyze moving objects using a variety of criteria Refer to the table below for further information on the various types of Video Intelligence searches and which versions of VideoEdge NVR support them In order to perform Video Intelligence searches the feature must be enabled on the recorder and in some cases on the specific camera required Refer to the VideoEdge NVR User Manual for further information Advanced Search Type Description Find objects that move into a region of interest This is similar to a normal motion detection search except that it o
34. selected by default to deactivate the tour deselect the checkbox T If required change the Default dwell time in the Defaults section This is the dwell time used for each camera added 8 Within the Tour section use to remove cameras and use Band to change the step position of cameras 9 Edit existing camera s attributes by changing Preset Pattern or dwell settings for each camera 10 Add more cameras by dragging them from the Sites or Recorders list as required 11 Select Save a 45 A American Dynamics Create Salvos Saved Views Tours Cameras and Recorders can all be added to Salvos Presets and Patterns may be assigned to cameras if they have already been defined on the recorder Procedure 9 3 Create Salvo Saved View Step Action Ooo A W N gt 10 11 Select Salvos from the Build tab Select New from the dropdown menu Enter a Name in the Name textbox Enter a description in the Description textbox The Enabled checkbox is selected by default to deactivate the tour deselect the checkbox Select a Layout from the Layout dropdown if the Salvo is to be a Saved View Note 1 The selected layout must contain enough video panes to accommodate the number of video streams you intend to add to the Salvo 2 Saved view can also be created directly from current surveillance views by selecting Save as Saved View H Navigate to the required objects to be added to the salvo Select and drag Recorders
35. services may need to be restarted when new licenses are added to ensure full functionality is available Note 1 Crossfire Framework Services must be started first to allow Extension services to run 2 victor Express does not require services to be started manually Procedure 4 1 Restarting victor Services Step Action 1 Double click the Server Configuration Application Icon on the desktop The Server Configuration Application displays Note Depending on security settings you may need to right click the icon and select Run as Administrator Select the Services tab Select Stop for all Framework Services Status changes to Stopped American Dynamics 10 10 Select Stop for Extension services as required Select Start Service for Crossfire Framework Service in the Framework Services section Wait until Status Running displays in Green Select Start Service for Crossfire Server Component Framework Service in the Framework Services section Wait until Status Running displays in Green Note All extension services should start automatically If you need to manually start them continue to Step 7 Select Start checkbox for all required extension services Select Start Service for all required extension services The status changes to Running Confirm that all Services have changed state to Running Exit the Server Configuration Application End Launch the Client Note 1 Before starting the client ensure al
36. the NVR the user is prompted for credentials before the update is applied After successful update and restart of NVR services an alert is sent to the victor client indicating to it that the installation was a success A Caution 1 When a software update is applied either via a push update or applied manually using the Administration Interface NVR services will restart Temporary NVR service outage should therefore be expected when an update is applied 2 It is recommended that you should schedule when NVR upgrades are applied and expect a loss of video when services restart When upgrading NVRs which are being monitored by a secondary Failover NVR you need to stop Server Monitoring to prevent the secondary NVR taking over when the upgraded primary NVR s services stop Note VideoEdge NVR updates can only be carried out if the current user has Edit permissions on the applicable VideoEdge NVR recorder Update VideoEdge NVR VideoEdge NVR software update bundles can be hosted on the site server update repository and pushed down to individual recorders via the client GUI Procedure 3 4 Update VideoEdge NVR Step Action Right click the recorder to be updated 2 Select Check for Updates If updates are available Do you want to install upgrade dialog displays Note If no updates are available dialog displays No Update available 3 Select Yes Dialog advises that the recorder will be offline for a period of time 4 Accept EU
37. the historical journal Serial Port Select Serial Port if you are using a serial connection This is the default port type Select Network Port if you are using a terminal Neon on server for the connection Enter the TCP IP address of the network port IP Address Note This option is only available if you select the Network Port option Enter the port number e Serial Port enter a port number such as COM1 COM2 etc e Network Port enter the TCP IP port number which the terminal uses to communicate with victor Communication Port Enter the duration in seconds before trying to reconnect to an unresponsive network device Reconnection Period secs Note This field is only available if you select the Network Port option TimeOut Delay Time 1 10 secs Enter the extra interval in 1 10 seconds that victor 197 A American Dynamics Comm Fail Delay Time secs Header Character Trailer Character Message Resend Count Max Buffer Size American Dynamics waits for a response from the device after sending a message to the switcher If a response is not received in time the message is retransmitted or communications failure declared Default value is 20 2 seconds Enter the time period in seconds after the TimeOut Delay Time expires that victor waits to declare an unresponsive device as failure Default value is 300 seconds Enter a value in decimal to define the first character in a message
38. the virtual matrix 130 10 131 e Monitor Number Overlay Select if monitor numbers are to be displayed in the Virtual Matrix e Override User Layout Select if you require the activation of the Virtual Matrix to close any existing camera views Expand the Cameras Section All available cameras are listed and assigned default virtual numbers If required renumber cameras To renumber a single camera a Select the camera row b Change the virtual number in the renumber cameras textbox c Select Selected d Repeat as required for subsequent cameras To renumber a range of cameras a Select the renumber cameras textbox b Enter the first number of the range to be assigned c Select All Virtual number range updates Expand the Call ups section All available call ups are listed If required renumber call ups To renumber a single call up a Select Tours or Salvos tab as required b Change the virtual number in the renumber call ups textbox c Select Selected d Repeat as required for subsequent call ups To renumber a range of call ups a Select the renumber textbox b Enter the first number of the range to be assigned c Select All Virtual number range updates Expand the Monitors section To add monitors a Select Dropdown menu displays b Select Virtual Display or Analog Matrix as required Selection displays in monitor list Note 1 When adding an MP48 to a virtual matrix profile the recorder inputs at th
39. to associate a video camera with other video cameras Procedure 13 1 Create Object Associations Step Action 1 N O a A O 10 86 Select Devices from the Home tab Device list displays Select next to Recorders to expand the selection Select next to the specific recorder Right click the camera to be edited Select Edit Camera editor displays Expand the Associations section Select Object selector displays Select the object to associate using the object selector Select OK Select Save End A American Dynamics Dynamic Views Introduction Dynamic Views are generally displayed using the Show All option from an object type s dropdown menu These lists will generally contain at a minimum Names and Descriptions of available objects Depending on the type of object being displayed more information may be available by right clicking the column headers and displaying extra detail Sort Filter Objects within Dynamic Views You can sort objects within Dynamic Views by selecting field names Procedure 14 1 Sort Filter Objects within Dynamic Views Step Action 1 Select the required object type from the Setup or Build tab Select Show All Dynamic View displays To Sort objects e Select a Column Header to sort by Objects sort alphabetically 4 To Filter Objects a Select the filter icon from the required column header for which the data is to be filtered b Select the filter criteria from the dropdow
40. to maintain communications Enter Poll Command Acknowledge This is the expected response from the device which is sent back to victor as acknowledgment of the poll message The Journal Unknown Message checkbox is deselected by default To enable select the checkbox Note Enabling Journal Unknown Message means that any message received by the victor General Purpose server component that does not match an existing protocol will be sent to the activity viewer When disabled unknown messages are ignored Select either Serial Port or Network Port e If Serial Port is selected a Enter Communication Port e If Network Port is selected a EnterIP Address b Enter Communication Port c Enter Reconnection Period Enter TimeOut Delay Time in 1 10th seconds Enter Comm Fail Delay time Enter Header Character Enter Trailer Character Note Trailer Character is mandatory Enter Message Resend Count Enter Max Buffer Size A American Dynamics 18 Select Property from the drop down menu 19 Select Value from the drop down menu 20 Select e then select an Action from the Object Selector 21 Select Save End Create New Monitoring Point New monitoring points can be created and configured from the General Purpose Interface Each monitoring point supports up to five activated status properties which are assigned during configuration Activation and deactivation messages associated with each monitoring point are drawn from the mess
41. to specify whether the report should prompt for new different filters when it is executed If checked when the report is executed the standard report dialog will be presented with the saved report information loaded If the user configures a report with Custom as the Date Range the report will prompt on execution so the user can specify dates e Exit to exit without saving End A American Dynamics Ad Hoc Reports The Ad Hoc tab contains journal message types that do not have associated report templates The control that is shown for these types of reports allow you to pick an object type or to enter a name to filter by Procedure 30 2 Generate Save Ad Hoc Reports Step Action Select Reports and Data Visualizer from the Home tab Select New from the dropdown Report Editor displays Select the required date range using the Date Range picker Select the Ad Hoc tab Select the Event Type from the dropdown menu Use the Object Selector or the Name textbox to enter a search term Select New Tab checkbox to open results in a new tab optional CON OO FP OO N gt Select from the following e Execute to run the report e Visualize to send report results to Data Visualizer e Save to save the report for future use New dialog displays Note The Save dialog allows the user to provide a Name and Description for the report It also allows the user to specify whether the report should prompt for new different filters when
42. tour in the Description textbox The Enabled checkbox is selected by default to deactivate the tour deselect the checkbox If required change the Default dwell time in the Defaults section This is the dwell time used for each camera added Note Dwell times may be changed for individual cameras within a tour by changing the dwell time in the Tour section Select the tab in which the cameras to be added are located Select the camera to be added Drag the camera to be added into the right hand pane American Dynamics 44 10 11 12 13 14 End Repeat steps 8 9 as required Modify dwell times as required for individual cameras by double clicking the dwell value and changing it Note Presets and Patterns are only available to add if they are already configured on the Recorder They cannot be configured via the client If available they can be added by selecting them from the Pattern or Preset textboxes and selecting from the dropdown list If required use to remove items from the camera list If required use and to change the step position of cameras Select Save Edit Tours You can edit the properties of existing tours Procedure 9 2 Edit Tours Step Action 1 Select Tours from the Build tab 2 Select Show all from the dropdown menu 3 Right Click the Tour to be edited 4 Select Edit Tour editor displays 5 Edit Name and Description in the General section 6 The Enabled checkbox is
43. using Call ups to display video from existing Tours and Salvos For playback control navigation of recorded video Playback Controls PTZ Control When viewing a video stream Pan Tilt and Zoom PTZ control is available using an on screen display OSD control There are 2 types of PTZ command that the client will determine to use depending on camera type Real PTZ This can be used on live video streams to control supported dome cameras Virtual PTZ This type is used with fixed cameras for live and recorded video Virtual PTZ is achieved by capturing a specific area of the camera s view cropping a smaller area and zooming that to a larger view View video from all cameras on a recorder You can view live video from all cameras connected to a single recorder Note The maximum number of supported live video feeds is 16 H 264 30 ips Procedure 7 1 View video from all cameras on a recorder Step Action 1 Select Devices from the Home tab The device list displays 2 Select next to recorders to expand the selection 3 Select next to the recorder s folder to expand the selection 4 Right click the recorder 5 Select View A new surveillance tab opens displaying all available video streams End American Dynamics 31 Display video from selected cameras As well as displaying all available video from a recorder you can select specific cameras to view in the surveillance window Procedure 7 2 Display video f
44. 3 To enable audio when playing back retrieved video select on the surveillance pane 4 During playback if there are gaps in the recorded video stream Intellex will skip to the next available video VideoEdge NVR will return blank frames at the requested framerate across the gap in recording 5 Instant Playback and Audio is not supported on HDVR units Instant Playback When in Live mode you can switch to Instant Playback mode enabling user control of recorded video streams Procedure 8 1 Switch between Live Video and Instant Playback Step Action 1 From Live video mode select a video pane Select multiple panes by clicking on more than one The Play back controls become active Note When a surveillance pane is selected a border displays around the pane Yellow Dashed Instant Playback is available Yellow Solid Video stream is in instant playback mode Blue Flashing Instant Playback is not available on the selected stream 2 Select the required function from playback controls The selected pane s enter playback mode AJ American Dynamics i 3 Navigate video stream s as required 4 Select Exit Instant Playback to exit to revert to Live Video End Mouse Control Depending on the current surveillance mode the mouse can be used to navigate video streams and Pan Tilt and Zoom cameras e In playback mode you can instantly toggle between X1 forward and X1 reverse by scrolling up or down e In Live and Playback m
45. AS in an existing Enterprise environment e Installing victor ona MAS Note Installing victor without C CURE is not supported in SAS MAS deployments MAS Installation Unified Server MAS can be installed by running the Tyco Security Products unified installer The standard unified server installer lays down all prerequisites required for MAS SAS installation A Caution Refer to product datasheets for information on system hardware and software requirements MAS Installation prerequisites The system where the MAS software will be installed must be a dedicated system on a domain The system should not host any other major applications Ensure clocks are synchronized between the MAS and the SASs The Windows domain user account of the MAS installer must be a system administrator for the system where the MAS will be installed The account you install under must be a domain account not a local computer account The Windows user account of the MAS installer must have been configured as a SQL Administrator sysadmin role The SQL Browser Service must be enabled and running You must have or obtain a MAS software license with the Application Server option enabled Note Grant Administrative privileges to your Domain account on the new MAS Step Action 1 Follow the standard installation instructions provided on the unified server Installation guide until the Install ation Type dialog displays 2 At the Installation Type dialog s
46. American Dynamics From Tyco Security Products victor unified client victor Application Server Administration Configuration Guide version 4 5 8200 1069 01 AO 240414 Notice The information in this manual was current when published The manufacturer reserves the right to revise and improve its products All specifications are therefore subject to change without notice Copyright Under copyright laws the contents of this manual may not be copied photocopied reproduced translated or reduced to any electronic medium or machine readable form in whole or in part without prior written consent of Tyco Security Products 2014 Tyco Security Products All Rights Reserved American Dynamics 60 Congress Avenue Boca Raton FL 33487 U S A Customer Service Thanks you for using American Dynamics products We support our products through an extensive worldwide network of dealers the dealer through whom you originally purchased this product is your point of contact if you need service or support Our dealers are empowered to provide the very best in customer service and support Dealers should contact American Dynamics at 800 507 6268 or 561 912 6259 or on the Web at www americandynamics net Trademarks Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation PS 2 is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation The trademarks logos and service marks displayed on this document are reg
47. Cameras Tours into the right hand pane If required use to remove items from the camera list If required use Band amp to change the step position of cameras Note Presets and Patterns are only available to add if they are already configured on the Recorder They cannot be configured via the client If available they can be added by selecting them from the Pattern or Preset textboxes and selecting from the dropdown list Change the default Pane number by selecting the Pane dropdown for each Camera Tour End American Dynamics 46 Edit Salvos Saved Views You can make various changes to salvos and Saved Views They can be edited to change attributes including Name Description Dwell Times Add Remove objects and Layouts Saved Views only Procedure 9 4 Edit Salvos Saved Views Step Action Select Salvos from the Build tab Select Show All from the dropdown menu Right click the Salvo Saved view to be edited Select Edit The Salvos editor displays O FB WwW N gt Edit the Name and Description in the General Section Note The Enabled checkbox is selected by default to deactivate the tour deselect the checkbox Edit Cameras and Layouts as required in the Salvo section Select Save End Launch Call ups Tours Salvos and Saved views can be launched from any surveillance window Procedure 9 5 Launch Call ups Step Action 1 Right click on any surveillance window 2 Select Salvo Saved View
48. Click the required workstation 3 Select Identify Monitors Display Names display for 3 seconds on all monitors attached to that workstation End Operator Logout Remote You can use the context menu of workstations listed in the device list to remotely log out operators Procedure 26 2 Operator Logout Remote Step Action 1 Select next to Workstations in the Device List All workstations are listed 2 Right Click the required workstation 3 Select Log Operator XXXX Out Warning dialog displays 4 Select Yes to log the operator out or No to cancel End American Dynamics 165 Rename Displays Default display names are Display 1 2 3 etc You can edit the default names as required Procedure 26 3 Rename Displays Step Action 1 Select next to Workstations in the Device List All workstations are listed Select next to the workstation which is attached to the display to be renamed Select next to Monitors Right click the display to be renamed Select Rename Textbox displays Enter anew name for the display Select OK N OO FO fF WO N End Delete Displays You can delete displays from workstations Deleted displays will no longer appear as options when using the Send To function Procedure 26 4 Delete Displays Step Action 1 Select next to Workstations in the Device List All workstations are listed Select next to the workstation which is attached to the display to be deleted Select n
49. Configure Client to Cllent Communication Workstations Client settings for client to client communication are configured in the workstation editor These settings determine how a workstation behaves when a client to client request is sent received There are four main settings po Setting scription Local Removal After Sending Turn Off Client to Client Communication Maximize on Primary Monitor American Dynamics This controls whether components sent from a workstation remain open on the sender s workstation Default is On This controls whether a workstation automatically accepts or rejects requests When selected receiving workstations will not automatically accept components Instead the sender is informed that the receiving workstation is configured to reject and asked whether to force the component lf the component is forced the receiver is asked whether to accept the request and select Yes or No The Sending workstation is informed that the receivers client to client communication is turned off in 2 ways e A Reject Dialog displays when attempting to send e Receivers Name highlights Red Default is Off This controls whether a received component displays Full Screen Default is On 127 When Using the Send To feature users need to navigate to displays via their attached workstations Configuring a workstation as an Agent means the displays attached to the workstation appear as local displa
50. Directional Pad Down Directional Pad Left Directional Pad Right Gamepad controllers can be configured within victor Gamepad controller default button assignments Procedure 24 6 Gamepads victor configuration Step Action 1 Select Keyboards from the Setup tab 2 Select Gamepad Configuration 3 Expand the Controller Layout section 4 For Left and Right Thumb Axes configuration a Use the Dead Zone slider bar to set the number of pixels which the thumbstick needs to traverse before becoming active the larger the dead zone the less sensitive the controller b Select Invert Y Axis if required Reverses the default Y orientation Up becomes Down Down becomes Up c Usethe Control Assignment pulldown to define the functionality of the thumbstick E G Mouse Con trol or Pan Tilt control 5 Use the Button Assignments control to map the controller s physical buttons to victor surveillance actions American Dynamics 154 mae actions are assigned to the controller buttons these are appended with Assigned in the dropdown assignment lists 6 Left Right Trigger configuration underside of the controller LT RT a Assign a Dead Zone up to 255 pixels using the slider b Assign the button c Usethe Control Assignment pulldown to define the functionality of the trigger buttons T Direction Pad Configuration a Use the Dropdown menus to assign actions against Up Left Right and Down commands 8 Select Save End 155 A Am
51. Enter a name for the action in the Name textbox 4 Enter a description for the action in the Description textbox 5 Select next to General Purpose Device and use the Object Selector to select the device being monitored 6 Select next to General Purpose Action Message and use the Object Selector to select the action message that this action triggers T Select Save End American Dynamics 204 Health Monitoring Introduction victor Health Dashboard displays the health status of all configured victor devices The dashboard uses color coding to indicate the health status of devices e Green Normal e Yellow At Risk e Orange Pre Failure Also applies to failover VideoEdge NVRs not currently in use e Red Device Alert e Gray Unknown State Note Intellex and ADHDVR recorders that do not use all analog ports display as red Device Alert If you prefer the recorders showed up as gray unknown Alert as opposed to red you can disable offline cameras via the victor camera editor The Health Dashboard supports the following items System Shutdown Restart VE No Volume Intellex Unhealthy Disk Intellex IP Address Volume Missing VE Disk Temperature Intellex RAID Degradation VE Onlinetomine Failover o l NumberofHard Drives DiskFuHDVR NumberofCameras Overheating HOV Volume Failed ntllex American Dynamics 205 Using the Health Dashboard The Health Dashboard can be launched
52. Ilcon Editor d Select OK Select Save In addition to using this procedure icons can be added and configured by selecting and following on screen instructions End Clone Icons You can use an existing icon as a template from which to configure a new icon Procedure 12 6 Clone Icon Configuration Step 1 2 76 Action From the map editor select the icon you want to clone from Drag and drop a victor object from Device List The icon with original icons configuration will be added to the map Right click the new icon and edit as required End A American Dynamics Configuring areas Procedure 12 7 Configure an Area victor Maps allows for the configuration of areas in order to group icons Should any icons related to an area go into Alert status the entire area will highlight this applies to icons where annunciation is set to Strobe Pulse Blink Fade or Flash Step Action 1 From the Map editor hold the Shift key and draw the required area using your mouse Note The Map editor can be accessed by selecting Maps from the Build tab then selecting Show All Right click on the map to be edited and select Edit The area can be manipulated by using the grab handles The drawn area can be further manipulated by right clicking and selecting from e Select all related icons e Clear all related icons e Hide this shape drawing e Remove this shape drawing e Send to back e Bring to front e Display automa
53. LA Recorder goes offline during upgrade Note During upgrade any alerts related to success or failure of updating display in victor s activity list End 9 A American Dynamics Getting Started Introduction This section describes the basic steps on involved in how to start victor services victor Professional only launch the client after installation and provides an overview of the main Graphical User Interface GUI It is important to read this section as it provides useful user information on a number of basic common tasks which are not repeated throughout the manual and are not related to specific object types or scenarios Server Configuration Application victor Professional The Server Configuration Application provides a management interface for administration of various server settings It is accessible directly from the desktop via the Server Configuration Application icon or via the Windows Start Menu All Programs gt Tyco gt victor gt Server Configuration The Application comprises the following tabs e Services Allows Framework and Extension services to be manually started and stopped e Server Components Allows manual start stop of Bidirectional server components e Database Displays database connections e Settings Allows Enable Disable of Application and Network settings Restarting services victor Professional After initial installation all applicable services will be running However victor
54. Note To install the ADCC100 or ADCC200 300 Keyboards you require the Keyboard PC kit ADACKBPCMPCC There are three Methods of connecting ADCC 100 or ADCC0200 0300 e Method 1 12VDC 42amp MP PSU Positive Tip MP KMI Note Set RS232 to ADCC1100 Or Straight Through cables MP CBL Note Set mode to RS232 and baud rate to 1200 default R5485 and Baud rate 19200 ADCC0200 0300 e Method 2 12 VDC 42amp MP PSU Positive Tip Note Set RS232 baud rate to default 1200 To PC COM Port Baud Rate 1200 Parts Required 0351 0953 01 Terminal Block 0351 1315 01 S3 Install Kit Flip Cable 6003 0047 01 To PC COM port Baud rate 1200 i im RJ45 to DBY 2025 0294 01 Flip Cable 6003 0047 01 Straight Through Cable MP CBL Note Set mode to RS232 and baud rate to 1200 default RS485 and 19200 147 5 American Dynamics e Method 3 v NS To PC COM Port 12 VDC 42amp MP CPU Baud Rate 1200 Positive Tip RJ45 to DBO 2025 0294 01 Note Set RS232 S baud rate to Required for 1200 Ground ADCC1100 straight Through m cables MP CPU Note Set mode to RS232 and baud rate to 1200 default mode RS485 and baud rate ADCC0200 0300 19200 AJ American Dynamics 148 Joystick Gamepad configuration ExaqVision controllers configuration ExaqVision Default button assignments Note 1 Button is not configurable 2 Number pad
55. OI Set the minimum amount of time an object must linger before being included in the results Draw a region in the area where you want to detect objects lingering Use a higher Overlap setting to avoid detecting objects lingering nearby Find objects entering a camera view through a doorway or threshold Draw a region containing the doorway or threshold and any area around it through which objects can be seen like glass Also include any area through which the door if there is one might move This search excludes objects that can be seen through the doorway or threshold but do not pass through it Find objects exiting a camera view through a doorway or threshold Draw a region containing the doorway or threshold and any area around it through which objects can be seen like glass Also include any area through which the door if there is one might move This search excludes objects that walk up to the doorway but do not pass through it Use this search to find when a stationary object was placed Search Parameter s Linger Time Minimum amount of time an object lingers before being included in results Overlap Sensitivity level Use a higher overlap setting for best results Overlap Sensitivity level Use a higher setting to avoid finding nearby changes or changes which are not completely within the region Overlap Sensitivity level Use a higher overlap to avoid finding ne
56. Predefined Message Log Predefined Log Messages can be created which can then be used when required to acknowledge or clear an event without needing to type text Messages are identifiable by their labels which are assigned when they are created Labels and message fields are mandatory for every message created Labels can be up to 100 characters in length and messages up to 3000 The language for each message can also be assigned this means when a user logs a message the messages available are filtered to provide current language messages only To log a message in a different language you must switch language in the client Procedure 16 7 Create a Predefined Log Message Step Action 1 Select Predefined Message Log from the Build tab 2 Select New from the dropdown menu New Predefined Message editor displays 3 Select the Language dropdown 4 Select the language in which the message is to be displayed 5 Double click the Label textbox 6 Enter Label text as required Double click the Message textbox T Enter message text as required 8 Select to add additional messages or to remove selected messages 9 Select Save End American Dynamics 104 Events Batch Configuration Using the Event Action pairing editor and the Event Setup editor you can build multiple event configurations quicker and easier than building single event configurations one at a time Event Action Pairing Editor The Event Action pairing editor
57. Refer to the victor Administration and Configuration guide if further help if required Program a pattern using the USB joystick a Input a pattern number on the numeric keypad of the USB Joystick b Press the Joystick button which has the Set Pattern assignment this will begin the programming pro cess c Using the joystick pan tilt and zoom to define the pattern and then press the Set Pattern button again to save the defined pattern and close out of programming mode Torun the pattern input a pattern number on the numeric keypad of the USB Joystick and then press the Joystick button which has the Run Pattern assignment End Procedure 24 8 Keyboards Configuring Presets using numeric USB keyboard Step 1 2 3 4 157 Action Select the Setup tab Select Keyboards Select Joystick Configuration Configure one of the Button Assignments for the keyboard to Set Preset Refer to the victor Administration and Configuration guide if further help if required Program a preset using the USB joystick a Pan Tilt and Zoom to the region where the preset is to be programmed b Inputa preset number on the number pad of the USB joystick c Press the joystick button which has the Set Preset assignment d Repeat as required Torun the preset input a preset number on the numeric keypad of the USB Joystick and then press the Joystick button which has the Run Preset assignment End A Americ
58. When changing layouts the three most recently used layouts are displayed in a recently used list next to the pulldown list for convenient retrieval End American Dynamics 37 Still Image Capture You can capture all or part of a paused video stream as a still image in bmp or jpg format After capture various options are available including Save Email Print or Copy to clipboard You can also launch a third party application for image editing Still Image capture is available from any surveillance mode the method for capture is identical in all modes Procedure 7 9 Still Image Capture Step Action 1 Right Click the surveillance pane 2 Select Still Image A new floating window displays with the following options available e Select to browse to a storage location and Save the still image e Select x to Email the still image Requires Email to be configured in System Values a5 Select to open the image in a third party application Requires third party application to be configured in System values e Select ie to copy the image to clipboard e Select to print still image Requires Windows Printer to be configured End Fisheye Cameras Fisheye cameras use very wide angle lenses to capture hemispherical images 180 panoramic view wall mount or 360 surround view ceiling floor wall mount without blind spots victor allows hemispherical images captured from fisheye cameras to be converted
59. a single call up a Select the call up row b Change the virtual number in the renumber textbox c Select Selected d Repeat as required for subsequent call ups To renumber a range of call ups a Select the Renumber textbox b Enter the first number of the range to be assigned c Select All Virtual number range updates 7 Select Save End American Dynamics 134 Edit Monitors Virtual Matrix You can add and remove monitors from virtual matrices A maximum of 4 virtual displays can be added to each workstation Procedure 22 4 Edit Monitors Virtual Matrix Step Action O FP O N gt 135 Select Virtual Matrix from the Build tab Select Show all from the dropdown menu Right click the virtual matrix to be edited Select Edit Expand the Monitors section To add Monitors Select Dropdown menu displays Select Virtual Display or Analog Matrix as required Selection displays in monitor list c Change Video Layout and Workstation as required by double clicking the relevant field and selecting from the dropdown menu d Repeat as required to add more monitors Maximum 4 virtual displays per workstation To remove monitors a Highlight the monitor row b Select Monitor is removed To renumber monitors a Deselect the Add monitor ranges automatically checkbox First pane field becomes a textbox b Assign numbers manually by entering values in the First pane textboxes Last pane field updates accord ing to t
60. able to the MAS client Health Monitoring Health monitoring at the MAS displays the health of all supported devices enterprise wide and if the SAS is interactive the states update accordingly The victor Application Server health status is included on the MAS dashboard as well as the status of all available MAS and SAS machines Reports Data Visualization At the MAS client reporting and data visulaization is available for data up to the last succesful synchronization of SAS data up to the MAS Licensing There are no additional license requirements to install victor on a SAS American Dynamics 217
61. active h Select X Position if required Select Control assignment for X Position either Pan Tilt Zoom Iris Playspeed or leave unassigned T Expand the Keyboard Mapping section a Use Press Key Here field to map supported virtual keyboard buttons 8 Select Save End American Dynamics 150 Axis controller configuration victor supports the Axis T8310 Video Surveillance control board This consists of three units that can be installed separately or together as one unit e T8311 Video Surveillance Joystick Control PTZ functionality of cameras Configurable in victor e T8312 Video Surveillance Keypad Navigate between cameras views and presets Not Configurable e T8313 Video Surveillance Jog Dial Jog and shuttle through recorded video Not Configurable in victor Axis T8311 Default button assignments Button Default Assignment Button Default Assignment Ca e a Axis T8311 controller keyboard mapping can be configured within victor Procedure 24 4 Axis Joystick victor configuration T8311 151 Action Select Keyboards from the Setup tab Select Joystick Configuration from the dropdown Select the Axis T8311 joystick from the Load Preset Configuration dropdown Select Supports Numeric Input if required Select Apply Expand the controller Controller Layout section X Y Axis a Use the Dead Zone slider bar on the X Y axis section to set the number of pixels which the thumbstick needs to traverse bef
62. age protocol pool State changes occur depending on the interpreted incoming messages of the General Purpose Device State changes are recorded in the journal logs and can trigger other actions in victor pet scription General Pumos Device Select the General Purpose Device to be p monitored Enter a message string that victor sends to the Acknowledgment Message General Purpose Device as an acknowledgment message Journal Message Enter a meaningful word to identify the message 1 5 logged in the historical journal by this device Activation Message Select and use the Object Selector to select a 1 5 General Purpose Incoming Message Protocol to trigger this monitoring point to activate Deactivation Message Select and use the Object Selector to select a 1 5 General Purpose Incoming Message Protocol to trigger this monitoring point to deactivate Procedure 33 3 Create New Monitoring Point Step Action Select Monitoring Point from the Setup tab Select New Monitoring Point Device editor displays Enter a name for the monitoring point in the Name textbox A WwW N gt Enter a description for the monitoring point in the Description textbox American Dynamics 200 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 201 The Enabled checkbox is selected by default To disable the device deselect the checkbox In the Device section select and use the Object Selector to select the required device Enter Acknowledgment Message
63. age then select OK Select File Select Open Select clip file to open dialog displays 1 2 3 4 Browse to the clip to be opened 5 Select Open 6 Drag and drop the required clip into the surveillance window Clip will begin playback Note To view more than one clip at one time select View Surveillance from the View menu to open an additional surveillance pane End Configuring victorPlayer victorPlayer s Overlay and Layout settings can be configured as required Overlay settings can be configured by selecting Overlay Settings from the View menu selecting required elements then selecting OK Lay To save your current layout select then choose a location and select Save To load a previously saved layout select Load from the Layout menu locate the saved layout and select Open American Dynamics 71 Verifying Clips Exported clips can be checked for authenticity by using the Verify Clip tool The tool checks whether the clip has been tampered with In addition to verifying exported clips in victor client clips can also be verified in victorPlayer Note Only exported clips can be verified Procedure 11 11 Verify Exported Clip Step Action 1 Select Clips from the Home tab 2 Select Verify Browse dialog displays 3 Browse for and select the clip to be validated 4 Select Open 5 If prompted enter the passphrase associated with the clip This is the passphrase entered at the time the clip was initial
64. alability and deployment in enterprise environments victor unification with C CURE allows you to configure a site that is part of a hub and spokes topology but also has the ability to function in a disconnected environment with complete local command and control Each Master Application Server MAS and up to 20 Satellite Application Servers SAS can be deployed as a single system The satellite servers provide real time response for critical operations like events and actions while the master server provides a rolled up monitoring and reporting interface MAS Client PC for Central Monitoring Reporting QD Global Management as N AY a e g C ss S ss ss P Access Panels Controllers Video Recorders Access Control Video Devices Each SAS contains database records for the system hardware connected to it as well as other data relating to user authentication and authorization Each SAS synchronizes with the MAS so that SAS local data is replicated to the MAS for central management and monitoring Data Types Data Types Global Data which is configured on MASs and synchronized to all SASs Local Data which is configured on and exists only on SASs 210 American Dynamics Installation The following enterprise deployments are supported e Installing victor locally ona C CURE SAS or remotely connecting toa C CURE SAS e Installing C CURE on an existing victor Application Server and making it a S
65. an Dynamics Layouts Introduction The default victor unified client layout consists of three tabbed toolbars Home Build and Setup the Device List and a 2X2 Surveillance tab This layout can be completely customized allowing you to create a workspace that better Suits the requirements of individual operators and roles Note The Ribbon controls are minimized by default To show the controls double click the Home Build or Setup tab Window Types Various window types are supported within victor Type changes and behavior can be accessed by right clicking the window title bar victor unified client supports 3 window types Floating Windows Creates a window that is independent of the client window A floating window can be moved to anywhere on screen resized and reshaped to suit your workspace Dockable Creates a window that can be docked into position within the main client window When a dockable window is dragged a guide diamond is displayed see below allowing you to quickly dock it on one of the four sides of the workspace When a docked window is undocked it will float to the top of other windows Tabbed Creates a window that appears in a tab Tabbed windows are useful for organizing and switching between multiple open windows American Dynamics 158 Configuring your Workspace You can create a custom layout to suit your individual workspace Procedure 25 1 Dock Window Step 1 2 3 4 Action Right
66. an increased granularity with the time range determined by the timestamp of the thumbnails adjacent to the original selected Thumbnail search is supported on VideoEdge NVR 4 4 Intellex and HDVR recorders only American Dynamics 48 Motion Detection Search Motion detection search allows users to search for motion in a specific cameras field of view This allows the user to skip directly to areas that may be of interest rather than having to search through hours of video in order to search for a particular event Note 1 Motion detection based searches and motion based alarms are handled differently within the client Motion detection based searches are independent of motion alarm regions set up on a recorder 2 Motion detection based searches performed on VideoEdge NVR s do not search actual video footage but rather metadata generated by the NVR Search results are therefore dependent on the sensitivity level settings when the video was processed If no motion metadata is generated for a particular time period no results will be returned when searching on that time period 3 Motion detection searches performed on the client from Intellex units search actual video footage so results depend on sensitivity settings set in the client 4 Motion detection searches are not available on HDVR or ADTVR units Video Intelligence Search Video Intelligence Search is supported on VideoEdge NVR 4 2 recorders This gives users the ability
67. ance view from the video context menu or by selecting the InstantView Icon Procedure 7 11 Launch InstantView Step Action 1 From Live video mode select a video pane Selected pane highlights dashed yellow Select GC Dropdown menu displays Select from e Side By Side to open the new paused view beside the live view e Send To to send the paused view to a separate display End Audio Devices General Audio devices are exposed in victor client only via VideoEdge 4 4 NVRs where all audio object settings are configured Refer to VideoEdge User Manual for more details Within victor audio devices generally mirror the behavior of cameras they are standard victor hardware objects which are displayed as child objects of NVRs and can be interacted with via the device list Audio device editor As with cameras victors Audio device editor allows you to add alerts and associations assign descriptions and rename devices Associating devices within victor client pushes the changes back to the NVR only if the new association is with an object within that NVR Search and Retrieve You can drag audio devices into the Search and Retrieve object selection alongside cameras to return audio and video streams which are not necessarily associated outside of the wizard You can also perform Search and Retrieve on audio devices only this return audio only streams for the parameters selected 40 A American Dynamics Audio Associati
68. anching for each camera with vaulted data Procedure 20 2 Locate items using the Vault Explorer Step Action 1 2 3 126 Select Clips from the Home tab Select Vault Explorer from the dropdown menu Vault Explorer displays Recorder Filter Section Select the checkbox for each of the recorders to filter by Cameras that are associated with the selection and have vaulted media display in the Camera Filter section Camera Filter Section Select the checkbox es for each camera to filter by Select a Date Time Filter Select either Recorder Local or UTC b Date Time Filter Select Use Filter if required c Select Start and End time and Dates Results display in Results section End A American Dynamics Introduction Video Wall The Video Wall feature uses Client to Client Communication to enable layout components to be sent between displays attached to different workstations Note 1 Client to Client communication is a licensable feature 2 Because victor Express is limited to a single client connection Client to Client communication is not available In order to send components to a receiving client the component must be open on the sending client therefore the role of the sender must allow viewing of the layout component Similarly the receiver s role must allow viewing of the component Typically components are sent between workstations using the Send To feature of an object s context menu
69. ap Various right click options are available for the shape including e Hide this shape drawing e Remove this shape drawing e Send to back e Bring to front e Display automatically when in view mode Select Save End A American Dynamics Viewing Maps Once a map has been created and saved it can be viewed directly from the Home tab Procedure 12 9 View Maps Step Action Select Maps from the Home Tab 2 Select the map you wish to view from the dropdown menu Map opens The map can be manipulated using toolbar buttons as detailed below Zoom controls displays current zoom level percentage along with Fit to Window and Zoom Out In buttons Hide Icon Types opens the Hide Type editor which allows selection of icon types to hide e g Cameras or Recorders Show All Icons from All Layers shows and highlights all icons from all visible layers Note icons that are on layers that have been hidden using the Map Layers editor will not be displayed Show All Shapes from All Layers shows all configured areas from all visible layers Right click to display FoV or Shapes only Note areas that are on layers that have been hidden using the Map Layers editor will not be displayed Activity List opens a map specific Activity List that displays the 100 most recent activities relating to objects on the map Icon will display with a red border when there are unread items in the Activity List Right click and select Cle
70. aps Once a map has been created and saved its properties can be edited Procedure 12 10 Edit Maps General Step Action Select Maps from the Build tab Select Show All Right Click the map to be edited Select Edit Map editor opens O oa FP OO N gt Select Save Procedure 12 11 Edit Maps Map Step Action 1 Select Maps from the Build tab 2 Select Show All 3 Right Click the map to be edited 4 American Dynamics Change Name Description Enabled status in General section as required End Select Edit Map editor opens The map can be manipulated using the toolbar buttons as detailed below Import a map re import the map image Increase Decrease height of map window Fill image in window fit map to window Fill on load when the map loads fit map to window Add Object Icon add an object icon to the map Copy Icon to Active Layer copy an icon to the current active map layer 81 Show all icons from all layers displays all icons from all layers of the map Show all shapes from all layers displays all shapes from all layers of the map Right click to display FoV or Shapes only Add Text Displays a field enabling free text input Font size color type can be changed as required Text boxes can be copied to other areas of the map P Layers Show Hide or Add Remove layers la Hover i Enable Disable hover in the map editor Edit map elements as required Select
71. ar options can be configured for individual events Configuring these settings determines whether an event requires extra user information to be entered in order to acknowledge or clear the event Options are e Require a Log Message to be entered when acknowledged e Require a Log Message to be entered when Cleared e Username and password required to acknowledge e Username an password required to clear Note These credentials can be from any user who has permission to acknowledge and clear the event Event Templates A number of Event Templates are predefined within victor these can be used as a basis for configuring events of the type they relate to American Dynamics 96 Log Messages Log messages are typically used to clear and acknowledge events but can be entered manually written to the journal at any time Log messages can also be selected from a Predefined Message Log which can contain up to 3000 user defined messages Event Priority Window The Event Priority Window is a surveillance window which is used to view camera Call Up Actions associated with Events The surrounding red border distinguishes the Event Priority Window from standard surveillance views It is a 2X2 configuration Call up video is displayed according to the priority of the event it is associated with Highest priority displays in the top left pane of the window descending in priority to Top right Bottom left and Bottom right New events having a hi
72. ar to clear the activity list Select the padlock icon to freeze the Activity List for 30 seconds Layers opens Map Layers editor allowing selection of map layers to show hide Hover Mode select to enable hover mode When enabled hovering over objects will display additional information For example hovering over a camera will open a pop up surveillance pane within the map view displaying live video from the camera Other cameras can be dragged and dropped into the pop up windows American Dynamics 79 Health Mode select to enable health mode When enabled icons will be highlighted with their health status When enabled with hover mode hovering over icons will display the objects health dashboard within the map view Note 1 When viewing a map the toolbar will display green If the toolbar displays orange this means that the map has been edited and saved since it was opened Select to update 2 When viewing a map drag any icon onto any surveillance pane to view its associated video Monitors on Maps Monitors can be added as icons to maps either from the device list or from the icon editor within the map Monitor icons are sensitive to dragging and dropping of all objects with a view mode e g cameras any object Supporting a view mode can be dropped onto a monitor icon and the associated views will be displayed on the physically associated monitor 80 American Dynamics Editing M
73. arby changes or A American Dynamics VideoEdge Version Supported Face Detection Advanced Search Type Description moved or removed The amount changed lets you search for larger or smaller changes in the region The within setting specifies over what time period changes can occur 0 seconds instantaneous change Draw a region that contains all of the area that you wish to search for changes and use a higher overlap setting to avoid finding nearby changes or changes that are not completely in the region Use this search to find when a face is present in video Draw a region that contains all of the area that you wish to search for faces and use higher overlap settings to avoid finding faces nearby Detect objects dwelling in a region of interest An object is dwelling if itis mostly stationary Set the minimum amount of time an object must dwell before being included in the results Draw a region in the area where you want to detect objects dwelling Use a higher Overlap setting to avoid detecting objects dwelling nearby VideoEdge Version Supported Search Parameter s changes that are not completely in the region Amount Changed Adjust to look for a larger or smaller change in the region Within Timeframe within which the change occurs Overlap Sensitivity level Use a higher overlap to avoid finding nearby faces or faces that are not completely in the region Ove
74. arch results Double click on a search result to view associated video and text stream End A American Dynamics Analytic Heat Maps A camera heatmap based on analytics data provides a visual representation of analytic activity over time A still image of the camera is overlaid with translucent colored pixels that indicate how much activity each pixel saw in a given time frame Note Motion Detection or Video Analytics must be configured for the camera on the VideoEdge recorder for at least the duration of the time range you are mapping Procedure 10 6 Generate Analytic Heat Map Step Action 1 Right Click the required video stream in surveillance mode Select Analytic Heat Map Select the time range in which to search using the date and time pickers Note The start and end times relate to the total time range searched not a daily interval 4 Select Generate Heat map A still image is displayed overlaid with translucent colored pixels A Key is displayed to the right of the image indicating the colors used Colors range from Dark Blue least activity to Red most activity Standard surveillance tools are available for the heatmap image including Save As Email Open in third party application and Print End American Dynamics 60 Alarm Rules Alarm Rules allow users to load previously configured searches into victor Search and Retrieval Wizard When loaded Alarm Rules will automatically populate the Region o
75. are available EO Keys Monitor is a number 1 999 Jump to Date 4 digits in month day format Camera is a number 1 9999 Poa Jump to Time 4 digits in 24 hour format Ca e Tre OoOO 143 A American Dynamics Serial Keyboards Any of the listed AD Pelco keyboards can be used in victor Procedure 24 2 Add an AD Pelco Keyboard Step Action 1 Select Keyboards from the Setup tab 2 Select New from the dropdown 3 Enter a name for the keyboard in the Name textbox 4 Enter a description for the keyboard in the Description textbox Note The Enabled checkbox is checked by default deselect the checkbox to deactivate the keyboard 5 Expand the Keyboard section a Select the required Model from the dropdown b Select the required COM Port from the dropdown c Select the required BAUD Rate from the dropdown 6 Select Save End Keyboards Supported functionality Serial Keyboards AD Pelco Camera Monitor Call up Call up Standard PTZ Control EA Co A A A C Keyboard Macros E Ce Ce T i S s TH in Salvos Tours ee a S S a T il lt lt SISS g wm e e CZ rr T T T T il T il iil T 1 Using ASCII protocol Pelco Keyboard requires an RS422 RS 232 converter A American Dynamics 144 See Keyboard Matrix Switcher Manual for specific functionality Note 1 When using a system keyboard commands can only be sent if the su
76. arranged you can save the layout under a descriptive name and restore it later Procedure 25 15 Save Current Layout Step Action 1 Select Layout 2 Select Save The Choose save location dialog opens 3 Navigate to the location you wish to save the layout to 163 A American Dynamics 4 Enter a File Name 5 Select Save End Procedure 25 16 Restore Layout Step Action 1 Select Layout 2 Select Load The Select layout file to open dialog displays 3 Navigate to saved layout file location and select required layout file 4 Select Open The surveillance window updates with the restored layout End American Dynamics 164 Workstations Introduction Workstations refer to the machines running victor client software They display by default on the device lists of client machines and are editable via Workstation editors From the editor you can configure workstation descriptions and Client to Client Properties Context menu options specific to workstations include the ability to Logout Local Operators Logout Remote Operators Delete Workstations Identify Monitors Identify Monitors You can use the Identify Monitors feature to display the names of all monitors associated with each client workstation Monitor names are displayed on screen for 3 seconds after making the selection Procedure 26 1 Identify Monitors Step Action 1 Select next to Workstations in the Device List All workstations are listed 2 Right
77. ated victor workstation 2 Once an Analog Matrix has been added to victor the victor workstation will always expect it to be available no attempt will be made to poll the device for status American Dynamics 136 Sites Any cameras not associated with an Analog Matrix are assigned to Site 0 The following keyboards do not allow for the calling of site 0 e ADCC200 e ADCC300 e ADCC1100 For these models you can use the keyboard s context menu Return to Home option to switch to siteO Create an Analog Matrix Users can define and add a analog matrices to the system using the Analog Matrix editor Procedure 23 1 Create and Analog Matrix Step Ooo A WwW N gt 10 11 12 13 14 137 Action Select Analog Matrix from the Setup tab Select New from the drop down list In the General section enter a name in the Name text box Enter a description in the Description text box The Enabled checkbox is selected by default To disable the Analog Matrix deselect the checkbox Expand the Analog Matrix Setup section Select the model to be added e MegaPower 3200 Or e MegaPower 48 Enter the Site number in the Site textbox Note Sites textbox is only available if MP3200 has been selected at Step 6 Enter the number of cameras in the Camera Count textbox Enter the number of monitors in the Monitor Count checkbox Enter a Username in the Username textbox Enter a password in the Password textbox Check th
78. audio stream s Drag and drop camera s from the Device Site or Vault list onto the Camera Selector Pane Note If selecting cameras from the Vault List Date and Time parameters are automatically populated Specify Date and Time parameters in the Date and Time Pane Note Selecting Specific Range also allows selection of Time Filter options Time Filter options can be used to specify a sub set of time to search For example only search between Yam and 5pm Select the Time Filter checkbox to enable Select Next The Confirmation screen displays Confirm your search criteria are correct Select Previous to return to the previous screen to make changes Select Finish to execute the search Search and Retrieval Wizard closes and the Date and Time Based Search Results tab opens displaying search results Double click on a search result to view associated video End American Dynamics 50 Perform a Thumbnail Search You can use the Search and Retrieval Wizard to search video footage and display results in Thumbnail view Thumbnail search results are represented graphically as a series of snapshots representing the duration of the search period Note Thumbnail Search is available for VideoEdge NVR 4 4 Intellex and ADHDVR recorders only Procedure 10 2 Perform a Thumbnail Search Step Action 1 Select Search and Retrieve from the Home tab 2 Select Execute Search Wizard The Search and Retrieval Wizard launches 3 Select Thum
79. ause at the same time as the selected stream enabling a time synchronized view of all cameras Note Investigator mode can be launched from any surveillance view and is also available from the Search Results window Procedure 10 9 Launch Investigator Mode Step Action 1 Select the main video stream from which to launch Investigator mode Yellow border displays around pane indicating instant playback is available f ES E Select Investigator mode launches in a new window Drag in other cameras as required These video streams are paused at the same point as the main video stream Select Playback controls as required to navigate the video streams simultaneously End American Dynamics 62 Export Search Results You can export search results as a grid in Microsoft Excel xIsx or xps formats Procedure 10 10 Export Search Results Step Action Perform a search using the Search and Retrieve Wizard Results display in the Search Results window 2 To export the search results In Excel format select e In xps format select Navigate to the Save in folder as required 4 Select Save End Quick Search and Retrieve Quick Search and Retrieve can be used to retrieve recent footage from a single camera Quick Search and Retrieve can jump backwards 30 seconds 1 5 10 30 or 60 minutes To perform a search with more defined time parameters refer to Perform a Basic Search Procedure 10 11 Quick Sea
80. ayed in the text pane to the right of the video The text will remain in this pane until it is replaced by another transaction If configured overlays are displayed in this view displaying camera regions defined for merchandise Customer present Employee or Terminal Refer to Camera Region Editor End POS Exceptions Reports POS Exception Reports In addition to raw POS transactions victor can also import POS Exception Reports A POS Exception Report typically lists transactions deemed to be exceptional in some way Trying to align exception data with video data manually can be very time consuming and error prone The victor POS exception report feature automates much of this process Assuming the POS terminals are already configured If not refer to Create POS Terminal Objects and Associate POS Terminals with Cameras You can then import POS exception reports and align video data with the transactions POS Exception Reports come in many different formats from different vendors and are often customized by company rules and procedures Therefore victor has a flexible template based system that can understand many different report types and formats American Dynamics 173 POS Exception Report Requirements At a minimum POS exception reports must e Be in Row Column Format e Be either csv or xls file format e Contain columns for Date Time and POS Terminal ID of the transaction e List exceptional transactions Any other inf
81. ber they can recognize Renumbering affects the command needed to call up a particular camera so if you renumber cameras starting at 99 then to call up the first camera you need 99M K Procedure 22 2 Renumber Camera Virtual Numbers Step Action Select Virtual Matrix from the Build tab Select Show all from the dropdown menu Right Click the Virtual Matrix to be changed Select Edit Virtual Matrix Editor displays Expand the Cameras section on A O N gt To renumber a single camera a Select the camera row b Change the virtual number in the renumber cameras textbox c Select Selected d Repeat as required for subsequent cameras To renumber a range of cameras a Select the Renumber cameras textbox b Enter the first number of the range to be assigned c Select All Virtual number range updates Enter the new camera ID in the Renumber Cameras text box Select Save American Dynamics 132 End 133 American Dynamics Renumber Call ups in a Virtual Matrix You can renumber the default numbers assigned to call ups in a virtual matrix either individually or by range Procedure 22 3 Renumber Call ups in a Virtual Matrix Step Action Select Virtual Matrix from the Build tab Select Show all from the dropdown menu Right Click the Virtual Matrix to be changed Select Edit Virtual Matrix editor displays Expand the Call ups section O oa FB OO N gt Select Tours or Salvos as required To renumber
82. bject Procedure 16 2 Create Event Actions Maps Step Action 1 Select Display Actions from the Build tab 2 Select New from the dropdown menu Display Map Action editor opens 3 Enter a Name and Description for the Map action as required 4 Select a Map a Select haa Or to select from existing maps Object Selector Displays b Select hic to create anew map Refer to Maps Chapter for further information Select the required map from the object column Select OK to confirm the selection or Cancel to Exit Select to select Monitor Object Selector displays Select the monitor to display the Map Action Select Save End American Dynamics 98 Create Events Events can be created and configured from within the client Procedure 16 3 Create Events Step Action N OO nO FP W N gt 10 11 12 99 Select Events from the Build tab Select New from the dropdown menu Event editor displays Enter a name for the event in the Name textbox Enter a description for the event in the Description textbox The Enabled checkbox is checked by default uncheck to disable the event Expand the Properties section Select the priority of the event from the Priority Dropdown menu Note Each priority level is associated with a color which is made prominent in the Event viewer when the event is triggered Select Event Breakthrough if required The default setting is disabled enabling Event Breakthrough a
83. bnail Search from the Type of Search drop down menu 4 Drag and drop a camera from the Device Site or Vault list onto the Camera Selector Pane Note If selecting a camera from the Vault List Date and Time parameters are automatically populated 5 Specify Date and Time parameters in the Date and Time Pane Note Specific Time Filter options cannot be used with Thumbnail Search 6 Select Next The Confirmation screen displays Confirm your search criteria are correct Select Previous to return to the previous screen to make changes Select Finish to execute the search T Search and Retrieval Wizard closes and Video Thumbnail Search window opens displaying search result as 16 thumbnails Selecting a thumbnail image will zoom in the time period to create 16 new thumbnail images using the thumbnails adjacent to the thumbnail as the time range for the next 16 images Selecting a thumbnail will zoom out to the previous 16 thumbnails Double clicking a thumbnail will open that section of video in Investigator Mode Toolbar buttons as outlined below can also be used to manipulate thumbnail search results Save image select a thumbnail then select this button to save the image Email image select a thumbnail then select this button to email the image Open in third party application Select a thumbnail then select this button to open the image in a third party application A third party application must be configured in System Values
84. box 17 Select Export Progress bar displays showing progress of export 18 Select Finish End Archive Clips Clips from VideoEdge NVR 4 4 recorders can be archived for long term storage For more information on archiving and how to set it up on your VideoEdge NVR recorder refer to the VideoEdge NVR 4 4 Installation and User Manual Procedure 11 4 Archiving a Clip Step Action Create aclip using Clip Creation Saving Direct Clip Action dialog displays Select Archive Progress bar displays showing progress of archiving Archiving Complete message displays End Clip Storage Saved Clips are displayed and selectable from the Clips window Procedure 11 5 Organize Clip Folders You can create rename and build folder structures for clip storage This allows you to meaningfully organize local clip storage Step Action Select Clips from the Home tab 2 Select Show all from the dropdown menu Clips window displays in device list tab group displaying all saved clips 3 The following right click options are available e Refresh Folder e Rename Folder e Delete Folder e Export Folder e New Folder 4 Use right click options as required to organize folders End 68 A American Dynamics Procedure 11 6 View Edit Saved Clip Notes Notes can be stored against clips when they are saved or exported These notes can be viewed and or edited from the Clips window for saved clips victorPlayer supports note viewing
85. ct the Axis 295 joystick from the Load Preset Configuration dropdown Select Apply O FP O N gt Expand the controller Controller Layout section X Y Axis a Use the Dead Zone slider bar on the X Y axis section to set the number of pixels which the thumbstick needs to traverse before becoming active the larger the dead zone the less sensitive the controller b Select Invert Y Axis if required Reverses the default Y orientation Up becomes Down Down becomes Up c Select Control assignment for X Y axis either Pan Tilt or leave unassigned Z Axis d Use the Dead Zone slider bar on the Z axis section to set the number of pixels which the thumbstick needs to traverse before becoming active the larger the dead zone the less sensitive the controller e Select Invert Z Axis if required Reverses the default Z orientation f Select Control assignment for Z axis select Zoom Focus Iris Playspeed or leave unassigned 6 Expand the Keyboard Mapping section a Use Press Key Here to map supported virtual keyboard buttons American Dynamics 152 b Use the Keyboard Mapping section to map the controller keyboard to system commands Note To aid with key mapping each keystroke on the controller highlights red on the GUI Select Save End 153 A American Dynamics Gamepad controller configuration victor supports gamepad Plug and Play functionality meaning there is no requirement to Add the controllers in victor
86. ctor client checks for available updates e Daily if run for more than 24 hours without a restart e Automatically on client startup e Automatically when the client connects to a new victor Application Server e Manually from the About page Note Automatic and manual update checks can only be carried out if the current victor user has the Administrator role in victor The ability to check for updates can be added to roles other than Administrator by using the Type Exception Workstation Update victor client Only victor client users who have the Administrator or Power User role are allowed to perform updates to the victor client If the current victor user does not have one of these roles then the update options will be disabled American Dynamics 6 Hosting victor Client Updates In order for victor unified client to update the update files must be hosted on the victor Application Server machine in the update repository Procedure 3 1 Hosting victor Client Updates Step O FP Ww N gt Action Double click update executable to launch Installer dialog opens Select Next End User License Agreement EULA dialog displays Select accept or do not accept as applicable Select Next Ready to Install the Program dialog displays Select Install Tyco Update Repository begins to install Once complete InstallShield Wizard Complete dialog displays Select Finish A new folder called Repository
87. d users passwords e Associated recorders and cameras e Roles and permissions e Alarm and event journals e Client license status Only one instance of victor Application Server is required per site regardless of the number of recorders clients or cameras connected It can be installed on the same PC as the client for smaller sites or on a separate server for larger sites The victor Application Server stores data relating to operator profiles role information objects object status and who and what interacts with your video network Providing a single point of access for users to manage multiple recording devices it utilizes SQL Server s database functionality to provide authentication for client users as well as central monitoring and administration of multiple recording platforms over a Wide Area Network WAN The default victor Application Server record is located at the lt client gt section of the config file but up to twenty server records are supported victor Application Servers can be added deleted and edited using the victor Application Servers editor on the Build tab of victor client Add a new victor Application Server You can Add Edit and Delete victor Application Server records using the server editor Note Each victor Application Server installation supports up to 20 records Add a new victor Application Server Procedure 19 1 Add anew victor Application Server Step Action 1 Select victor Application S
88. deo and cameras can be displayed simultaneously all with a common feature set no matter what the codec H 264 ACC MJPEG MPEG 4 allowing you to mix and match technologies without toggling between separate client applications The intuitive design includes advanced features such as tear off snap auto hide tab and dock windows providing an easy and customizable operator experience American Dynamics 3 An easy to use tree structure puts everything at your fingertips Create and organize camera lists from multiple Intellex HDVR and VideoEdge recorders any camera from any recorder to meet the needs of different operators Build video tours salvos and saved views then organize them into victor s customizable and easy to use site lists for rapid response Motion based Smart Searches are run on a database of meta data instead of searching through hours or weeks of video This makes incident investigations incredibly fast and easy Add advanced video analytics to your VideoEdge NVRs to increase situational awareness with alarms for trip wire linger object removed abandoned and more victor Application Server Server The victor Application Server is the brains of the operation storing data operator profiles roles camera recorder information and access controls objects Dual modes of user authentication allows users to log in using Active Directory credentials or via a Basic method which does not require a domain controlle
89. dialog 4 Select the required language 5 Click Select Dialog displays informing you the next time you run the program the User Interface will be in the selected language Close the victor program Launch victor GUI displays in the new language End Reposition the Quick Access Toolbar You can reposition the Quick Access Toolbar below or above the ribbon Note The ribbon is minimized by default Procedure 4 4 Reposition the Quick Access Toolbar Step Action 1 Select from the top left of the client window 2 Select Show Below the Ribbon or Minimize the Ribbon as required 3 Select to reverse the selection End American Dynamics 14 Common Tasks There are certain tasks within the client which are identical for all object types and therefore are not repeated in each chapter This section gives an overview of some of the tasks and explains how to perform them e Show All Dynamic Views e Delete Objects e Refresh Hardware e Object Editors e Object Selector Show All Objects Dynamic Views Object lists Dynamic Views are generally displayed using the Show All option from an object type s dropdown menu These lists will generally contain at a minimum Names and Descriptions of available objects Depending on the type of object being displayed more information may be available by right clicking the column headers and displaying extra detail Procedure 4 5 Show All Objects Dynamic Views
90. e Operator Name Select OK Reports displays End Log General Message You can write a manual entry to the journal using the Log General Message feature As well as entering a manual message you can select and edit any of the predefined messages which may be available General messages are available as a report type Procedure 30 4 Log General Message Step Action 1 2 182 Select Log General Message from the Home tab Log Message s dialog displays To enter a manual message a Enter a message as required b Select to enter additional messages Select to remove messages c Select OK Selected messages are journaled To enter a predefined message a Select Select Message from Predefined Message log dropdown b Select Predefined Message Select to enter additional messages Select to remove messages d Select OK Selected messages are journaled A American Dynamics End Predefined Messages Predefined Log Messages can be created which can then be used when required to acknowledge or clear an event without needing to type text Messages are identifiable by their labels which are assigned when they are created Labels and message fields are mandatory for every message created Labels can be up to 100 characters in length and messages up to 3000 The language for each message can also be assigned this means when a user logs a message the messages available are filtered to provide current lan
91. e Icons to filter bab victor object by device type ay Configure lt i Right click to ap Reset All Names interact with object Check for Updates Foal View E Send To Ei Find in Journal Mi fl Cash Register 27 a fig Workstations ee gESTEVE PC American Dynamics i Procedure 5 1 Display Navigate Device List Step Action 1 Select Devices from the Home Tab The device list displays 2 The Device List window displays showing all devices configured within the system 3 Use Object Icons to filter view and Context menus to interact End Object Status An object s Online Offline Status is visually represented by a graphical light bulb associated with the object icon in the device list Note 1 For analog cameras Online and Offline status refers to the physical connection between the camera and recorder 2 Cameras displaying ka Offline status may still be streaming video as the system may take some time to refresh the icon to Online 19 A American Dynamics Recorder Camera Configuration Recorders Introduction Recorders can be added to the system manually or multiple recorders may be added using the Recorder Import function Recorders can be added from Local Area Networks LANs or from across Wide area Networks WANs victor can also be configured to auto discover VideoEdge recorders As and when new VideoEdge recorders are added to the network victor automatically
92. e Requires Authentication checkbox if you require users to authenticate before accessing the analog matrix Expand the Workstation Connections section Use this section to configure workstations associated with the analog matrix Select the workstation to attach the analog matrix to The current workstation is automatically added to the connection list along with default values for COM port Baud rate and Playback Monitor to add further remote workstations drag them from the device list as required A American Dynamics 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 21 Double click default COM port and select an alternative from the dropdown if required Note 1 If a COM pott is already in use by another device it will appear as greyed out in the drop down list You can see which device is using the COM port by viewing the tooltip 2 Select Blank to have no COM port assigned Double click default Baud Rate and select an alternative from the dropdown if required Double click default Playback Monitor and select alternative from the dropdown if required Double click default value for Playback to Analog Matrix Select or deselect the Enabled checkbox to enable or disable the feature Enter the Matrix Input value in the Matrix Input textbox Add further remote workstations by dragging and dropping them from the Device List onto the Connection List Configure remote workstations as required Refer to Steps 13 20 above
93. e top of the camera list are automatically moved to the bottom You can manually edit the positions 2 When adding more than one MP48 analog matrix it should be noted that the camera inputs of the second analog matrix will be assigned virtual numbers in the sequence the excluded entries are unticked c Change Video Layout and Workstation as required by double clicking the relevant field and selecting from the dropdown menu d Repeat as required to add more monitors Maximum 4 virtual displays per workstation A American Dynamics To renumber monitors a Deselect the Add monitor ranges automatically checkbox First pane field becomes a textbox b Assign numbers manually by entering values in the First pane textboxes Last pane field updates accord ing to the number of panes associated with the selected layouts 11 Select Save End Renumber Camera Virtual Numbers The device list orders cameras alphabetically while the virtual matrix builds its camera list when first created As new cameras become available they are appended to preserve the virtual numbering This means the virtual matrix list of cameras is not always in the same order as the device list Virtual camera numbers are labeled 1 through 99999 by default Individual virtual numbers may be changed or whole ranges may be assigned new values Note Keyboards may not be able to call all virtual camera numbers as different keyboards have limits on the highest num
94. ed to use a Virtual Keyboard as not all characters are available on a standard keyboard The keyboard displays on screen when is selected The virtual keyboard is required when entering text into e General Purpose Device Editor Device Information section to enter the Poll Com mand Poll Command Acknowledgment e General Purpose Protocol Editor Protocols section to enter keywords e General Purpose Action Message Editor Action Message section to enter Out going and Acknowledgment messages e General Purpose Monitoring Point Editor Messages section to enter Acknow ledgment message ei eee eae SCH TABLI ASCII Table Button 195 American Dynamics ASCII TABLE Dec Hex Char Char Dec Hex Char Dec na ec Char Dec 00 O00 NUL 24 CAN 468 30 Ta E 120 01 01 SOH 25 EM 49 31 TS 121 7 02 O02 STK 2 SUB 50 32 74 122 03 03 ET 2 51 33 T5 123 04 04 EOT 24 i 52 34 76 124 05 05 ENO 2 ID S2 A5 TT 125 06 O68 ACK 54 36 78 126 07 07 BEL JS 55 37 79 127 06 086 BS SI 56 36 ao 09 09 HT 1 7 39 g1 10 OA LF 4 5B 3A a2 11 OB Y T 23 59 3B AS 12 OC FF 24 60 3c a4 13 OD CR 3 i 61 3D a5 14 OF 50 78 62 i 62 3E a6 15 OF SI rT 63 3F a7 16 10 LE 40 64 40 a8 17 11 2g O 65 41 a9 16 12 2 2A i 66 42 0 19 13 2 67 43 21 20 14 14 2 6E 44 G2 21 15 J D 69 45 93 22 16 a a 70 46 o4 23 17 ETBE zE J 71 47 35 g 1 2 3 4 a 6 7 a g SK ONM MSI OHo Dw Om OR Be mH 29rturngunvots ea ePwyU P
95. elect Advanced for Enterprise users and select Next Destination folder displays Select Next Select Application Server Installation Further options display Select Install as a Master Application Server American Dynamics 211 10 11 12 212 Select Next Enter the database server name Database server and Login Credentials dialog displays Select the local SQL server required for the installation previously installed as the Database Server and select Next The Remote Access Credentials dialog displays Enter Domain Username and Password as required Note Use a Domain Account Username whose password will not be automatically updated as this will adversely affect future connectivity If your Windows password should change you will need to update the password used by the unified Windows services Select Next The Ready to Install dialog displays listing the installation directory and the system server type Select Install Note 1 The Installing displays detailing status messages and progress This process can take a considerable amount of time 2 If the installation completes without errors the InstallShield Wizard Completed dialog box opens 3 If you received any warnings during the installation the system displays a dialog box listing the number of warnings You can view these warnings in the TEMP directory Select Finish Note Once installation completes you must register the product within sixt
96. ens prompting confirmation of the logout 5 Select Yes to log the operator out or No to cancel End Change Single Sign on Value The log in window will display at client start up only when the Single Sign on option is set to False with Single Sign on set to True the Login window is bypassed and the server will rely on the current windows identity credentials from the Windows OS to establish a client connection This procedure describes how to change single sign on values between true and false Note Depending on your UAC settings on Windows 7 the following procedure may vary slightly you may be notified or asked for permission to continue before making changes to the file Procedure 15 4 Change Single Sign on Value Step Action 1 Navigate to ACVS Enterprise Client Core Host exe config file on the client machine The default location for this file is C Program Files Tyco victorClient Right click the ACVS Enterprise Client Core Host exe config file Select Open Message displays informing Windows cannot open this file Select Select a program from a list of installed programs Select OK Open with dialog box displays Select WordPad from the program list Select OK File opens as a text document CON O OF A OO N Change single signon value to True or False as applicable Setting name Startup ddins serializes s String gt lt value gt lt setting gt SEtting name Sin
97. ent was directly connected to the SAS as its primary server You can configure whether each operator is be default interactive with any given victor Application server in the Application Server section Link 3 45 with operator to monitor them automatically when operator logs in Name Desorption Address Location s BOS2DEVRAS 1 SAS OF 1O 38 145 153 wf BOS2STEVETROVM SAS 02 10 38 145 155 BOSSE ue SAS i a BLATWKEOT SAS 04 10 47 8225 wf BELZ TARMI SAD MF Wresitard MA Wettfond MA DnE 145 151 Wesi MA Bangalore India IESE Sse Bettast inetard The items that are checked will be automatically interactive at startup when this operator logs in Sites When a server is started it will create a Site in the Site List with the same name as the victor Application Server This can be changed but can t be deleted This means that every installation will have at least one Site present at all times American Dynamics 215 Events Events that are configured on the MAS are global That means all events configured will be synchronized to all interactive SASs The Event Viewer on the MAS is an event sink for all events from all SAS that are currently interactive If the source of an event activation belongs to an existing site the site name will display in the Site field If the source does not belong to an existing site the site that was created by the victor Application Server is displayed af ye Qi Critical G2 mewn
98. er c Change name of file as required in the File name textbox d Select Save xps file saves in selected location To export as an Excel document a Select Export the Grid to Excel If Excel is installed it automatically loads the file If Excel is not installed a Windows dialog displays select from the options displayed End A American Dynamics Create Save Dynamic Views After configuring a Dynamic View to display as required you can save the view for later retrieval Procedure 14 5 Create Save Dynamic Views Step Action 1 Configure the Dynamic View as required 2 Select Save the current grid configuration Create Save dialog displays 3 Enter a name for the view in the Name textbox Mandatory 4 Enter a description for the view in the Description textbox Optional 5 Select the Default checkbox if you require this view to be the default for displaying the dynamic views of this object type Note To display a dynamic view which is not set as default select Dynamic View on the Build tab and select Show All Right click on the view and select Show the view End American Dynamics 89 Operators Introduction Operators are users of the client Each operator is assigned a role which describes their capabilities and privileges Operators are authenticated in one of two ways e Windows Authentication requires an assigned Windows principal domain workstation name and username which relates to a Window
99. er New Report Name Select Save when entered The new template will save with this name e Enter an External Device Time Offset if required Note This setting allows you to adjust for differences between the External device Clock and the Video System Clock so report time data and Video data align Select Next Import Summary Screen displays Review the report summary and use Previous and Next Buttons to make any amendments as required Select Finish The report can be accessed from Build Tab gt Exception Reports gt Show All Right click the report and select View Send To or Delete as required 177 End A American Dynamics Camera Region Editor Introduction The Camera Region Editor provides a means to visually identify areas within a camera view represented by e Customers e Merchandise e Employees e Terminals Making associations between camera defined regions and edge devices allows users to view pertinent regions of camera views when triggers are initiated from the associated items Define Camera Regions Camera regions can be assigned from the Camera region editor in the Build tab alternatively you can access the editor by right clicking on a terminal on the device list and selecting Configure Regions Procedure 29 1 Edit Camera Regions Step Action 1 Select Camera Region Editor from the Build tab The Editor displays Select the Camera on which to draw the Region of interest ROI Camera view displays
100. ere you can set separate preferences for each supported recorder type Discovery mode is initiated by selecting Device Discovery on the Setup tab which displays the Device Discovery window The Device Discovery window comprises two panes one for discovered recorders upper and one for associated discovered cameras lower ConfigurelP CreatePasswo Clear Default Device type tabs Filter list Addresses Group List Associations a a A a Vi treo Edge Recofders 0 New VideoEdge Cameras 0 itellex Recorders 0 ExacqVision HDVR Recorders 0 TVR Recorders 0 a x Gc O CA a Filter Recorders m Discgyered Cameras Configured Cameras Ignored Cameras Ei Name Status Recorder IP address Input MAC Address Test Feed_5 Online Lab 4 Discovered status est Feed 4 Online T tabs Test Feed_3 Discovered devices est Feed_2 Online C TFeed4 Offline Lab3u 4 C T Feed 3 Offiine Lab3U 4 C T Feed2 _ OfflineLab3u 4 fo SC C T Feed1 _ Offine Lab3u 4 fo O axis Offline tab3u 4 fo E Speed Dome Online tab3u 4 fo Add Ignore devices You can add discovered devices to victor by dragging and dropping directly from the device discovery window into victor s device list Alternatively you can use batch actions by selecting checkboxes next to discovered devices and using J and to add or ignore devices 25 American Dynamic
101. erican Dynamics ShuttlePRO v2 controller ShuttlePRO v2 is a multimedia controller which works within any computer application with keyboard commands To enable ShuttlePro support in victor you should 1 Install ShuttlePro V2 software provided with the ShuttlePro product Run the Contour Shuttle Device Configuration utility Use the utility s Settings Management section to import victor pref file from C Program Files Tyco victorClient Config victor_shuttlepro pref 4 Select OK ShuttlePro controller will be ready to use victor has been developed to provide Shuttle PRO v2 support natively there is therefore no need for configuration within the victor environment ShuttlePro V2 Default button assignments Mark clip end Export clip Mark clip start still Image Capture Pause Play reverse Y Play forward Rewind E s f Fast forward Select monitor t we l Close Instant Open instant v F J Playback playback Previous Monitor Next Monitor Jump forward Jump back set als set time time American Dynamics 156 Configuring Patterns and Presets using numeric input USB Keyboards The keyboard should be configured for use with victor Procedure 24 7 Keyboards Configuring Patterns using numeric USB keyboard Step 1 2 3 4 Action Select the Setup tab Select Keyboards Select Joystick Configuration Configure one of the Button Assignments for the keyboard to Set Pattern
102. ert type is blocked at type level but allowed for a specific object the object s alert will be written to the database but the block on the type remains valid American Dynamics 179 Generate Save Reports Various predefined report templates are available within the report editor These can be used to generate reports to retrieve Journal and Audit information on system objects and activity From the reporting dialog reports can be saved so they can be executed later Procedure 30 1 Generate Save Reports Step Action O A W N gt 180 Select Reports and Data Visualization from the Home tab Select New from the dropdown Reports Editor displays Select the required date range using the Date Range Picker If required select a report Category from the dropdown Select a report Template from the dropdown Note 1 Available templates may vary depending on which integrations are installed 2 On selection each template populates the fields below the drop down with relevant filters appropriate to report type Select and use the Object Selector to apply filters as required Select New Tab checkbox to open results in a new tab optional Select from the following e Execute to run the report e Visualize to send report results to Data Visualizer e Save to save the report for future use new dialog displays Note The Save dialog allows the user to provide a Name and Description for the report It also allows the user
103. ervers from the Build tab 2 Select Edit from the dropdown menu victor Application Servers editor displays 3 Select New blank record is created in victor Application Server list American Dynamics 119 Double click the Display Name text box Enter a Name for the victor Application Server Double click the IP Address Domain Name text box Enter IP Address Domain Name as required Double click the Port textbox O ON DO oO Ff Enter the Port number as required Port numbers 1026 65535 are supported 10 Select the Default radio button if the new victor Application Server is to become the default Note The default victor Application Server refers to the server that the client automatically connects to when single sign on is turned ON This is the server which will display first on the victor Application server list on the login dialog 11 Select Save End Edit victor Application Server You can Add Edit and Delete victor Application Server records using the server editor Procedure 19 2 Edit victor Application Servers Step Action 1 Select victor Application Servers from the Build tab 2 Select Edit from the dropdown menu Server editor displays 3 Double click in relevant textboxes to edit values 4 Select Save End 120 A American Dynamics Switch victor Application Server Procedure 19 3 Switch victor Application Server You can switch the victor Application Server which victor client is connec
104. es 3 Drag a text stream device from the device list into the device selector pane 4 Specify Date and Time parameters in the Date and Time Pane Note Selecting Specific Range also allows selection of Time Filter options Time Filter options can be used to specify a sub set of time to search For example only search between Yam and 5pm Select the Time Filter checkbox to enable Select Next Text stream rules window displays Select rule checkboxes to apply existing VideoEdge rules to the search if applicable Use And Or operators as required to filter your results To define custom rules Select Rule edit dialog displays b Enteraname for the rule in the Rule Name textbox c Enter a value for the text match in the Text Match textbox This is the primary value associated with the rule which is used by the search wizard d Enter the Search Direction associated with the rule Forward or reverse e Enter Jump n Results value numbers of characters ahead of the search term to include in results f Enter Criteria operator for the rule g Select Preview optional to test the rule and gain a preview of the results 7 Select Next The Confirmation screen displays Confirm your search criteria are correct Select Previous to return to the previous screen to make changes Select Finish to execute the search American Dynamics 58 59 Search and Retrieval Wizard closes and the Text stream based Search Results tab opens displaying se
105. ext to Monitors Right Click the display to be deleted Select Delete A Warning dialog displays O oo fF WO N Select Yes to Delete or No to Cancel End 166 A American Dynamics Point of Sale Introduction Point of Sale POS systems are used to facilitate and record financial transactions between businesses and customers Most commonly they are used in retail environments for product sales victor incorporates a comprehensive set of POS integration features which are available as a licensed add on Using the victor unified client you can import two types of POS data raw POS transactions from your POS system and POS exception reports produced by your POS exception reporting system Once POS data is imported into victor a range of investigation tools are available You can access video of each transaction and use victor s video investigation tools such as Investigator Mode and Clip Export to gather video evidence In addition victor provides advanced POS searching capabilities which can use to find specific transactions based on predefined POS rules Configuration Before using victors POS features several configuration steps should be followed The most important aspect of this configuration is to identify which cameras record video of which POS terminals or cash registers This is achieved creating POS terminal objects in victor and associating those with camera objects The steps involved are 1 Create a POS Sto
106. f Interest along with additional Search Parameters This feature enables users to store commonly used searches in order to speed up repeated searching Alarm Rules are only supported on VideoEdge 4 2 recorders Save Search as Alarm Rule As well as using alarm rules defined within the NVR you can also create new alarm rules using criteria defined in specific victor searches These alarm rules display in the Load from Alert Rules list in the Search and Retrieval wizard when the camera they have been saved against is selected Procedure 10 7 Save Search as Alarm Rule Step Action 1 Perform a Motion Detection or Video Intelligence search Select E3 Save Search as Alert dialog displays Enter a name for the saved search in the Alert Name textbox Select OK The search is saved as an alarm rule and will be available for selection on Motion Detection or Video Intelligence searches End Load Alarm Rule Load Alarm Rule allows you to load a previously configured alarm rule from a VideoEdge NVR 4 2 recorder victor uses information from the NVR rule to apply search criteria to the victor client search Search parameters are populated from the rule but can be edited if required Note Load Alarm Rule feature is not available on Face Detection or Edge Analytic searches Procedure 10 8 Load Alarm Rule Step Action 1 Select Search and Retrieve from the Home tab 2 Select Execute Search Wizard The Search and Retrieval Wizard launches
107. fied object warning displays Select Yes to delete or No to cancel O FP WwW N gt End 122 A American Dynamics Database Backup Restore The database backup restore feature provides a means to collect save and restore system data You can backup an existing Tyco database or restore a database from a specified folder location for the system SQL instance The Backup Restore tab is split into 2 sections the upper section is used for Database Backup procedures the lower section for Restore procedures as shown below Backup Section Available Databases Restore Section Available Databases m o O Backup Restore tab Description m Contains the data about the object creations modifications and deletions involving objects such as operators recorders cameras salvos etc l m wi m Contains the data about the object creations modifications and deletions involving objects such as personnel credentials doors readers etc O Contains the activity data involving objects such as personnel credentials doors readers etc Destination folder Default SQL Server backup folder Alternate folder on SQL instance Backup Database s L ACVSBIRS 20140122 090803 bak ACVSBIRS Contains data to support BIRS reporting Database Backup Name Restore Database Description V ACVSCore 20140122 090709 bak ACVSCore Contains object data such as operators recorders controllers doors personnel salvos
108. for exported clips Step Action 1 Select Clips from the Home tab 2 Select Show all from the dropdown menu Clips window displays in device list tab group displaying all saved clips Select required clip Notes for selected clip are displayed in the Notes textbox If required select Notes textbox and edit notes 5 Select 4 to save End View and Delete Saved Clips Saved clips can be viewed and deleted as required View Saved Clips Procedure 11 7 View Saved Clips Step Action 1 Select Clips from the Home tab 2 Select Show all from the dropdown menu Clip folders are displayed 3 Right click the clip to be played 4 Select Playback Clips The clip displays in a new window 5 Select to enable audio Use playback controls to navigate clip End American Dynamics 69 Delete Saved Clips When saved clips are no longer required they can be deleted Procedure 11 8 Delete Saved Clips Step Action 1 Select Clips from the Home tab 2 Select Show all from the dropdown menu Clip folders are displayed 3 Expand the required clip folder 4 Right click the folder to be deleted 5 Select Delete Clips A Warning dialog displays Select Yes to delete the clip or No to cancel End victorPlayer victorPlayer is a proprietary media player developed by American Dynamics It is a portable application and is required to play img files from Intellex recorders victorPlayer can also be used to playback clips in
109. gher priority than those already displayed on will Bump the lower priority windows This will lead to lowest priorities dropping off when more than four streams attempt to display Video streams cannot be viewed in the Event Priority window unless triggered by an event The window must be open when the event triggers in order to view the camera call up the event does not cause the window to open Create Event Actions Video Event actions are the actions triggered by victor in response to specific events These can be video actions Preset Salvos Call ups External Camera Alarms or Map actions Procedure 16 1 Create Event Actions Video Step Action Select Video Actions from the Build tab Select Video Action type from the dropdown menu Select New Video Action editor opens Enter a Nameand Description for the video action as required O FP O N gt Select objects as required from the left pane and drag to the right Note If creating a Salvo video action choose from Select from Existing or Create New Salvo 6 Select Save Event Video action is created End 97 A American Dynamics Create Event Actions Maps Event actions are the actions triggered by victor in response to specific events These can be video actions Preset Salvos Call ups External Camera Alarms or Map actions Map actions can be configured to display when an event triggers to show a map of the event location and highlight the alarming o
110. ghlighting at Object Type Level Users can then navigate through the Device or Site List to display health status information for all devices Double clicking a device in the Device Site List Pane will display more detailed information in the Device Information Pane Simplex 4100U Panel American Dynamics 207 Device Information Pane The Device Information Pane displays more detailed information of configured victor devices including those selected from the Device Site List Pane In addition the Device Information Pane can also be used to navigate health status information of devices For example double clicking a recorder will open an interface like the one shown below Device category buttons Ho Comimunaiten Stud i Mert Puw Seorage Slates Archeve Sterne Suture TO Pakton Shee This interface displays detailed device information as well as the health status of the device To view all configured objects of a certain type use the device category buttons Health Mode in Maps Health status information can be viewed on Maps For more information refer to Viewing Maps 208 A American Dynamics Unification Integration Introduction C CURE Unification You can manage C CURE 9000 access control events through victor Lock and unlock doors check status of access control devices and acknowledge events and alarms In addition you can arm and disarm inputs and deactivate and pul
111. glesiqnon serializes s String gt lt value fwalue gt lt setting gt lt ROVS Enterprise Client Core Host Properties Settings gt lt userSettings gt lt System serviceModel gt lt hindings gt 9 Select Save 10 Close Windows End American Dynamics 92 93 S American Dynamics Events Introduction General An event can be considered as anything significant that happens within your victor system Creating and implementing system events allows you to detect monitor and record specific activity on the system A typical use may be to use a map action to alert a user of motion detection on a camera covering a sensitive area In this scenario an event could be configured to e Alert the user by visually triggering a Video Action associated with the event displaying video from other cameras in the area e Trigger a map action showing the location of the of the camera in alarm state e Create a high priority entry in the Journal requiring operator acknowledgment Configuration within victor Typically an event s triggers and responses rely on the creation of object dependencies within the system which are configured using two editors e Event Action Pairing Editor e Events Setup Event Processing From asystem perspective event processing can be considered in three stages e Event Source Emit events into the processing system e g a motion detection alert sent from a camera e Event Proce
112. groups more than one tab must be open Procedure 25 12 Create New Tab Groups Step Action 1 Right Click on the tab to start the new group This will be the first tab listed in the group 2 Select New Horizontal Tab Group or New Vertical Tab Group as required New group is created per the selection Note 1 Reorder tabs within groups by selecting and dragging tabs within the group American Dynamics 162 2 Move tabs between groups by right clicking the tab and selecting Move to Previous Next Tab Group End Merge Docked Windows You can merge docked windows to create more on screen workspace Merged windows are grouped together as a single tabbed screen element Procedure 25 13 Merge Docked Windows Step Action 1 Select the title bar of a docked window 2 Drag to the centre of the docked window to which it is to merge The docking icon displays 3 Deselect the window in the centre of the docking icon Windows merge Navigate the windows by selecting appropriate tabs from the bottom of the merged window End View Window In Full Screen You can view any window in full screen mode Procedure 25 14 View Window Full Screen Step Action 1 Right click the title bar of the window 2 Select Send To from the context menu 3 Select the display in which to view the full screen window End Save and Restore Current Layout Selecting the save layout option saves the current layout Once your workspace is
113. guage messages only To log a message in a different language you must switch language in the client Procedure 30 5 Create a Predefined Log Message Step Action 1 Select Predefined Message Log from the Build tab 2 Select New from the dropdown menu New Predefined Message editor displays 3 Select the Language dropdown 4 Select the language in which the message is to be displayed 5 Double click the Label textbox 6 Enter Label text as required Double click the Message textbox T Enter message text as required 8 Select to add additional messages or to remove selected messages 9 Select Save End American Dynamics 183 Data Visualization Data Visualizer can be used use to graphically chart most event data available in victor The charts can be used to visualize the data over time and to compare different events as different data series A typical use case for data visualizer could be for People or Object counting This could be achieved by using Data visualizer combined with the VideoEdge Video Intelligence software add on to form a useful People Counting solution Note The Video Intelligence software is a licensed add on to the VideoEdge NVR product You must obtain a license for each camera before the video intelligence features are available Report Results Once search parameters have been entered into the Reports or Ad Hoc tab see Generate Save Reports and Ad Hoc Reports select Visualize Report resul
114. he number of panes associated with the selected layouts To change Video Layouts a Double click the video layout of the display to be changed Available video layouts display b Select the required layout Video layout and pane numbers update To change monitor workstation a Double click the workstation name of the virtual display List of available workstations displays b Select workstation as required Select Save End A American Dynamics Analog Matrix Introduction You can add Megapower 3200 and MegaPower 48 Plus analog matrices to the system Each matrix can specify one or more workstations to which they are serially connected Once added to the system the matrices will be available for inclusion in virtual matrix profiles so they can be controlled from a particular workstation via an attached keyboard Once the matrix has been added to the system it will be displayed along with other system devices in the Device List A typical analog matrix configuration will have video feeds to the matrix coupled to a recorder which may already be part of the victor system With this setup the virtual matrix allocates a camera Id to both the recorder camera and the analog matrix input Camera mapping is required to allow playback from keyboard Orange Buttons when the user selects a camera associated with the analog matrix this will allow the virtual matrix to identify its associated recorder if one is available and take the approp
115. he object s editor page Make changes as required O FB WwW N gt Select Save End American Dynamics 16 Object Selector The Object Selector is used throughout the client to select objects or assign actions It is mainly used for Administration E G when selecting role exceptions or Event Actions Procedure 4 9 Select an Object Step Action Select Object Selector displays Select the object type from the Type column Object column will be filtered based on type Select object from the Object column Select OK KR W Na End Cycle Active Tool Windows and Files For easy navigation between open victor tabs you can cycle between active tool windows and files Hold CTRL and Press Tab to open a dialog displaying active Windows and files Cycle the active items by pressing Tab until the required item has focus in the dialog Release CTRL to focus on the required item 17 A American Dynamics Device List Introduction The Device list provides a means of displaying and controlling all hardware configured in the system in a single window It is primarily used to interact with system hardware via object icon s context menus Display Navigate Device List The Device list displays a tree view of all hardware devices configured on the system which are available to the Current user Device List a am 4 m Recorders a Root node for each object type 4 VideoEdge gt Gi LabsuU 4 Us
116. ial port RS 232 or remotely via a TCP IP port Lantronix or Systech to the General Purpose Interface Driver This means that you can respond to alarms from many types of third party devices as well as the system video and health alarms described in Events The General Purpose interface supports the following functionality e Input Where the input strings are sent from the device through the Serial Network port to victor e Output Where the output is an action and requests a response from the device e Poll Where the poll is an action which requires a response from the device Serial or Network port Third Party Device b m e Poll Commana S o A 193 American Dynamics Monitoring Points Monitoring Points are victor data types which change state based on incoming messages from the device Monitoring Points can be configured to directly trigger Events Events can be designed to activate any victor event action You can configure a message protocol which then parses the received Monitoring Point string You can also define header and trailer characters in the Protocol area of the General Purpose Interface Monitoring Points can also be annunciated at the monitoring station and written to the historical journal Monitoring Point Message Processing When the General Purpose Driver receives the message from the device it does the following 1 Parses the message and looks for poll or action responses e If it finds a po
117. ick on the camera Select Edit Camera Editor displays Expand the General Section a Edit the name if required in the Name textbox Note 1 Selecting the Use same name as recorder checkbox changes the name of the camera in the client to that used in the recorder 2 Deselecting Use same name as recorder checkbox offers the option to use a custom name which is used in the client only recorder retains the original name b Enter Change the description if required in the Description textbox c Select the Enabled checkbox to enable or deselect to disable Default is enabled Expand the Associations section You can use the Object selector to associate a camera with up to 5 objects Select Save End Reset Camera Names When a camera name is changed within the client it can be reset back to the original name assigned at the recorder Procedure 6 9 Reset Camera Name Step 1 2 3 4 29 Action Select Devices from the Home Tab The Device List displays Navigate to the camera to be reset Right Click the camera Select Reset Name Name reverts to original A American Dynamics Note All Camera names can be reset from the Setup Tab by selecting Reset All Name s under the Cameras Icon End American Dynamics 30 Surveillance Introduction Surveillance allows users to view live video from recording devices Video can be viewed by dragging cameras from the device list into surveillance panes or by
118. ictor Express As part of the victor unified client portfolio victor Express offers the ability to manage video from multiple Intellex and VideoEdge NVR Hybrid recorders from a single intuitive interface By removing the victor Application Server requirement which provides more enterprise functionality victor Express utilizes SQL Express Localdb to provide single site applications a powerful way to manage multiple recorders Unified Solution Unification with Software House C CURE 9000 access control system provides multi dimensional single point event management Refer to www americandynamics net for further information Components victor unified client victor unifies security surveillance and event management From a single interface you can manage live recorded video from Intellex DVRs VideoEdge NVRs ADTVRs and HDVR hybrid recorders Unified with Software House C CURE 9000 access control system victor provides single point event management across both systems victor is designed to handle the high throughput of HD and megapixel cameras and manage real time alarms and events The victor solution scales from a single site to multi location global deployments and simplifies management of large geographically dispersed security operations The victor solution includes advanced policy management health monitoring Smart Search instant playback and more ensuring the security and safety of your entire organization Analog and IP vi
119. ideoEdge NVR constantly caches alarms from the previous 2 weeks data This means if an NVR loses connection to the victor Application Server alarms are resent upon reconnection in Recovery Mode Upon Reconnection notification is sent to victor that Alarm recovery is in progress and also informs whether it has been successful Users must run a Video Alarm report to access the alarms triggered during the lost connection Alarm Persistence can be disabled from the Server Configuration Application Procedure 6 6 Disable Alarm Persistence Step Action 1 Right Click the Server Configuration Application on the desktop 2 Select Run as Administrator Application opens 3 Select the Settings Tab 4 Select Skip Recovered Events Checkbox in the Application Settings section Note If the status of the Skip Recovered Events is changed while the VideoEdge Driver service is running it must be stopped and restarted before changes take effect End Change Bandwidth Configuration Settings Current bandwidth and CPU usage is displayed on the status bar You can configure bandwidth settings to reflect the capabilities of your network Bandwidth is selected from a list of network types which define a maximum bit rate value to be received from video servers The client allocates a bandwidth limit to each individual active stream by intelligently distributing the total bandwidth limit associated with the chosen network type The ability to change
120. ile This enables CAD files to be exported edited as required then imported for use as a map 10 11 12 Action Select Maps from the Build tab Select New from the dropdown menu New Map editor displays Enter a name for the map in the Name textbox Enter a description for the map in the Description textbox The Enabled checkbox is selected by default deselect to disable the map Select e Select Drawing File dialog displays Select o Browse window displays Browse to and select the required CAD file Select Open Select Export to File Save As dialog opens Navigate to the location you want to export to and enter a File Name Select Save End Procedure 12 3 Remove Blank Space from CAD Drawing While importing a CAD file dwg or dxf victor can remove any vertical blank space surrounding your image Step O A O N gt 10 11 12 74 Action Select Maps from the Build tab Select New from the dropdown menu New Map editor displays Enter a name for the map in the Name textbox Enter a description for the map in the Description textbox The Enabled checkbox is selected by default deselect to disable the map Select ij Select Drawing File dialog displays Select o Browse window displays Browse to and select the required CAD file Select Open Hover over the imported CAD drawing reduce the size of the window horizontally then click refresh Click Refresh Select Import File imports prese
121. into conventional rectilinear or panoramic projections for viewing and analysis This process is known as De Warping De Warping The option to De warp is available via the context menu of supported fisheye camera views This can be done in Playback and Live modes as well as from within victor Player It is also available in Video Search Results player and Investigator windows It is worth noting that sending an image to another display or InstantView etc will open the Fisheye camera in whichever view is set by default in Setup System Values Video Preferences Note Exported video can be de warped within victor player but if exported footage is played back in alternative players there is no option to de warp the video De Warping preferences are available in System Values Here you can configure the default de warp mode from the following 38 A American Dynamics Default View from a fisheye camera displaying a Warped View hemispherical image with barrel distortion De Warped view of a fisheye stream This view is Rectilinear View designed to display a section of the fisheye view with minimal barrel distortion De Warped view of a fisheye stream This view is Panoramic View designed to display the full fisheye view in a single elongated pane VideoEdge NVR 4 4 also offers the option of selecting a default camera mounting for fisheye cameras Procedure 7 10 Warp De Warp images Step Action 1 Right Click a video stream f
122. ion format American Dynamics 113 Watermarks Watermarking allows custom images to be overlaid on clips exported from victor Select System Values from the Setup tab then select Clip Preferences Use and to load or delete watermark images Supported image file types bmp jpg gif png Use the Transparency slider to set watermark transparency O Transparent 100 Opaque Select the Enable Watermarking checkbox to enable watermarking system wide value Select the Enable Native Support checkbox to allow users to export clips in native format Note 1 Clips exported in native format will not have watermark applied Watermarks can only be applied to AVI MP4 clips 2 Watermarks images should be created on a transparent background Custom Icons Using the custom icons feature you can assign non default images as object icons The icons can be assigned at both Type and Object level enabling specific objects to have a different icon to the object type Supported file types JPG and PNG Maximum supported file size 2MB Procedure 18 1 Assign Custom Icons Step Action 1 Select System Values from the Setup tab System Values editor displays 2 Select Custom Icons Type and object selectors display To assign custom icons at type level a Select the type from the Type dropdown Default icons display Multiple icons may display for each object type as the icons reflect object state b Select Change for the relevant icon Open dia
123. is created in the location C Program Files x86 Tyco Update Server Repository which hosts update files for victor unified client End Updating victor Client Automatic Updates If an update is available launching victor unified client the client being open for 24 hours or connecting to a new victor Application Server will display a dialog stating The victor Application Server you are connected to has an update available Installing this update will cause victor client to be closed Would you like to automatically download and install this update Follow the procedure below to install the update To skip the update select Remind Me Later Procedure 3 2 Install Automatic Update Step 1 2 3 Action Select Install The victor unified client license agreement dialog opens Read the license carefully and select Accept or Decline as applicable If Accept is selected victor client will close and a dialog will display showing progress of downloading and installing updates The update can be canceled by selecting Cancel during the download of update files Note During the upgrade if the Tyco Update application is running the user is informed of progress via a system tray status display Once update is complete select OK End A American Dynamics Manual Updates Users with appropriate permissions can manually check for and install updates from within victor unified client Procedure 3 3 Install Manual
124. istered in the United States or other countries Any misuse of the trademarks is strictly prohibited and Tyco Security Products will aggressively enforce its intellectual property rights to the fullest extent of the law including pursuit of criminal prosecution wherever necessary All trademarks not owned by Tyco Security Products are the property of their respective owners and are used with permission or allowed under applicable laws Product offerings and specifications are subject to change without notice Actual products may vary from photos Not all products include all features Availability varies by region contact your sales representative License Information Your use of this product is governed by certain terms and conditions Please see the detailed license information at the end of this manual Overview About this document This help document is primarily designed for System Administrators and users with victor configuration privileges Only suitably trained personnel should attempt victor installation and configuration tasks For basic user functionality refer to the separate victor operator help documentation victor victor is part of a powerful Network Video Management System NVMS that includes advanced policy management health monitoring Smart Search instant playback and more ensuring the security and safety of your entire organization whether a single site or a multi location globally dispersed enterprise v
125. itor displays c Change Name and Description in the General section d Make changes to schedule timings in the calendar section e g e Click and Drag time intervals to move them to different times days e Change the schedule scope by selecting Day Week Workweek Month e Use grab handles on schedules to increase or decrease ranges as required e Delete time intervals by selecting and pressing Delete Option is to delete the single occurrence or the whole series e Make schedule ranges all day intervals by selecting and dragging to the top of the cal endar End Active Inactive Schedules Whenever a schedule is active i e current time is inside its assigned time interval associated events will be triggered outside of the schedule s time interval events will not trigger Alerts will continue whether or not the schedule is active 109 A American Dynamics The Schedules Show All page allows you to view all schedules by status Active or Inactive The page updates dynamically as the schedules displayed start and end their assigned time intervals American Dynamics 110 External Applications Introduction The Add External Applications feature allows users to add shortcuts to the Home tab so external executable files can be launched from within victor client A maximum of six external applications can be added Add External Applications You can add a new button to the Home tab which launches any external application a
126. ived 2 If using a domain name it is recommended that a DNS server is used to allow both the client and the victor Application Server to resolve the device name It is NOT recommended to use local host files to resolve device names Enter the Communication Port leave blank if default ports have not been changed Enter the User Name if required Enter the Password if required Note 1 A Username and Password is required when adding VideoEdge NVR units 2 If adding Intellex 5 recorders with Remote Access Authorization enabled a Username and Password is required 3 It is recommended that an Administrator account is used when adding Recorders to ensure that full access is available via the client Enter the Streaming Port if required Expand the WAN Configuration section Enter the Enter the IP Address Domain Name of the recorder Optional Enter the Communication Port Port used for HTTPS streaming Enter the Streaming Port Optional Select the Secure Connection checkbox to enable HTTPS communication VideoEdge NVR only Note 1 For secure connections SSL certificates can be created on VideoEdge 4 5 recorders These can then be installed on victor client and victor Application Server machines when adding HTTPS enabled recorders 2 If using HTTPS the communication port should match the secure port defined on the VideoEdge NVR being added Select Save End American Dynamics 22 Add Multiple Recorders
127. keys are not configurable eo 6 Exaqvision controllers keyboard mapping can be configured within victor Procedure 24 3 ExaqVision controllers victor Configuration Step Action 1 Select Keyboards from the Setup tab 2 Select Joystick Configuration from the dropdown 3 Select ExaqVision Surveillance Keyboard from the Load Preset Configuration dropdown 4 Select Supports Numeric Input if required 5 Select Apply 6 Expand the controller Controller Layout section X Y Axis a Use the Dead Zone slider bar on the X Y axis section to set the number of pixels which the thumbstick needs to traverse before becoming active the larger the dead zone the less sensitive the controller b Select Invert Y Axis if required Reverses the default Y orientation Up becomes Down Down becomes Up c Select Control assignment for X Y axis either Pan Tilt or leave unassigned Z Axis d Use the Dead Zone slider bar on the Z axis section to set the number of pixels which the thumbstick needs to traverse before becoming active the larger the dead zone the less sensitive the controller e Select Invert Z Axis if required Reverses the default Z orientation 149 A American Dynamics f Select Control assignment for Z axis select Zoom Focus Iris Playspeed or leave unassigned X Position g Adjust the X position using the outer jog wheel Use the Dead Zone slider bar to set the number of pixels which the jog wheel needs to traverse before becoming
128. l victor services are running victor Professional only 2 Initial sign in must be from the windows user account under which the client was installed During installation a client user is created called Installer Account Because this is the only user which exists at this time and victor uses Windows authentication it is important that this user is logged in to Windows Procedure 4 2 Starting the client Step Action 1 11 Double click the victor unified client icon on the desktop The client sign in dialog displays Unless this is the first sign on in which case the client will connect automatically Select Authentication Method the operator uses from the dropdown Windows or Basic Enter Username Windows Username of the installer account if this is the first login Enter Password Password of the Installer Account Note Blank Password are not accepted Select Domain and victor Application Server as required Select OK to Login or Cancel to Exit End A American Dynamics Exploring the Default Workspace The default layout for the client is made up of a ribbon control comprising Home Build and Setup tabs The tools and buttons available on each tab is dependent on the components installed licenses applied and the role of the logged in user Below the Ribbon The Device List Surveillance window and status bar make up the rest of the default layout Home Tab User Controls The Home tab contains typical user viewer co
129. lick the Analog Matrix to be edited American Dynamics 140 Select Edit Expand the Satellite Sites section To Add a Satellite Site a Select the Analog Matrix from the Device List b Drag and Drop the Analog Matrix from the Device List into the Satellite Site list Select Save End Reconnect to an Analog Matrix You can reconnect to an Analog Matrix if a connection has been broken without needing to edit the properties of the Analog Matrix Procedure 23 6 Reconnect to an analog matrix Step 1 2 3 4 141 Action Select Devices from the Home tab Device List displays Select next to Analog Matrices in the Device List window All analog matrices are listed Right click the Analog Matrix that needs to be reconnected Click Reconnect The analog matrix is reconnected Note The Reconnect option will be disabled if the analog matrix is disabled or if the local workstation details are incorrect in the Workstation Connections section End A American Dynamics Controllers Introduction Various CCTV Keyboards Multimedia Controllers and Joysticks are supported in victor for surveillance control These can be used to navigate and switch video streams in display panes of surveillance windows and virtual matrices Serial keyboards have fixed functionality within the victor surveillance environment whereas Joysticks Gamepads and other Multimedia controllers are configurable Controller button config
130. ll or action response it processes the response e If it does NOT find a poll or action response it continues to parse 2 Looks for a message protocol e If it finds a message protocol it processes the protocol e If it does NOT find a message protocol it continues to parse Note The device can delimit the message with or without header and trailer characters Poll Command The Poll Command frequency of polling and expected response Poll Command Acknowledgment are all defined as part of the configuration of a specific General Purpose Device Poll Command Acknowledgment Some protocols will include an acknowledge character returned to the device that issued the polling command this is additional confirmation that the general purpose device received the command Output Output is performed using an Action which is activated by an Event The output sends a string of characters to the General Purpose Device through the serial network port The optional expected response is also configured as part of the action American Dynamics 194 Virtual Keyboard As the ASCII characters between 0 and 32 are not visible on screen and have no equivalent keyboard button the virtual keyboard is relied on to enter these values Some common values are the STX Start of Text and ETX End of Text which have no keyboard button but can be entered via the virtual keyboard When configuring some General Purpose Interface components you will be requir
131. log displays c Navigate to and select New icon graphic d Select Open New icon displays next to the object type e Select Save 4 To assign custom icons at object level a Select Object Selector displays b Navigate to the object c Select OK New icon displays next to the object type d Select Save 114 A American Dynamics Note Once Custom Icons have been applied all client areas displaying object states device list site list maps etc should be refreshed to show updated icons End Database Settings Various database archive settings can be configured using System Values database settings editor Open System Values from the Setup tab Configure Archive Events and Swipe and Show database settings as required Note 1 Archive threshold size can only be edited when using SQL Server Express 2 UNC Universal Naming Convention should be used when entering Archive directory backup path e g servername folder Discovery Preferences Use this editor to configure victor Autodiscovery settings Device Discovery values are used to configure general system device discovery behavior e Discovery Enabled Select to enable disable discovery mode e Startup Delay Time interval the client waits after startup before entering discover mode e Poll Frequency Time interval defining how often victor polls for discoverable devices For each device type you can configure e Discovery Enabled Select Enable to have victor dis
132. lready installed on the client Note External applications are not retained unless saved as part of a layout If they are not saved as part of a layout they will not be available if the client is restarted or another layout is selected Procedure 17 1 Add External Applications Step Action 1 Select Add on the Setup tab Selector displays 2 Navigate to the exe file of the application to be added 3 Select the exe file 4 Select Open The applications icon displays on the Home tab and the program will launch when the icon is selected Role dependent End Edit Application Name You can change the default name of an external application Procedure 17 2 Edit Application Name Step Action 1 Right click on the application icon on the Home tab 2 Select Edit Properties Name textbox displays 3 Edit the name of the application 4 Select OK End American Dynamics 111 Remove External Applications You can remove external application icons from the Home tab Procedure 17 3 Remove External Applications Step Action 1 Right Click the Icon on the Home tab 2 Select Remove Icon disappears from the Home tab End 112 A American Dynamics System Values Introduction System Values allows you to configure of a range of system wide settings from a single editor System Values is available from the Setup tab Bandwidth Configuration victor Client may be deployed in a limited bandwidth WAN or o
133. ly created 6 Select Validate Clip Validator displays informing whether clip is valid Note The clip validator also offers the ability to Validate with Key File NVR Only This verification method checks for integrity using a key file generated on the NVR to verify exported and archived clips which were signed using a private key a Procedure 11 12 Verify Clips in victorPlayer Step Action Launch victorPlayer Drag and drop the clip to be verified into the Surveillance window 1 2 3 Right click on the video pane 4 Select Verify Clip Note If the clip has been exported from an HDVR or NVR unit you will be prompted to enter a Passphrase 5 The Clip Validator dialog displays informing whether clip is valid Note Right clicking the video pane also offers the ability to Verify Clip Using key File NVR Only This verification method checks for integrity using a key file generated on the NVR to verify exported and archived clips which were signed using a private key End 72 A American Dynamics Maps Introduction The Maps feature provides a dynamic view of physical security objects within a visual representation of their environment Physical objects are represented by icons to form an integrated unified view allowing monitoring and reaction to state changes in real time Real time visualization of event activity can be achieved by linking Map actions to Events Supported Image files are e dwg dxf Vecto
134. m will not expect the keyword to be included in a message from the General Purpose Device Enter a keyword max 50 characters from this message protocol Note ASCII Hex 00 Zero Zero cannot be used in a keyword Enter a position for the keyword Value gt 0 Zero the software device receiver searches for the keyword only at this position when mapping a message Value 0 Zero the keyword can be at any position in the message default Example To find CDE in the string ABCDE the Keyword value should be CDE and the Position value 3 Note Spaces and unprintable characters such as Carriage returns lt CR gt or line feeds lt LF gt must be counted Select New General Purpose Protocol editor displays Enter a name for the protocol in the Name textbox Enter a description for the protocol in the Description textbox Select Match Criteria from the drop down menu 202 T Enter the Position 8 Repeat steps 5 7 to add more protocols up to a maximum of 5 9 Select Save End Create New Action Message New action messages can be created and configured from the General Purpose Interface Action messages are sent to the device as a result of events triggered in victor Name Enter a unique name for the action message pitt escription Enter a description for the ation message Sitiasiaa Niessade Define a message for victor to send to the General going g Purpose Device Define the
135. mation and save Note 1 SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol 2 FQDN Fully Qualified Domain Name Journal Filter The Journal Filter is used to regulate the amount of data being persisted to the victor Application Server database by blocking unblocking specific alert types Video Camera Recorder Unit and Storage alerts can be blocked unblocked everything else will always be written to the database Procedure 18 2 Using the Journal Filter Step Action 1 Select System Values from the Setup Toolbar 2 Select Journal Filter The Journal Filter editor displays To Add Type Exceptions Select in the Type Exceptions section The Type selector dialog displays a b Select the Device Type to be filtered c Select OK d Select the Type Exception The row highlights blue e Select the Alert Category f Block or Unblock Alerts as required To Add Object Exceptions a Select in the Object Exceptions section The Object selector dialog displays 116 A American Dynamics Select the Object type as required The type s objects display to the right Select the Object s Use Select All Clear All as required for multiple selections Select OK Select the Object Exception The row highlights blue r DOD Qa QO fF Select the Alert Category g Block or Unblock Alerts as required Note 1 You can use to Remove Type Object exceptions as required 2 To edit exceptions select the exception and block unblock alert types a
136. mera s PTZ Note The maximum number of presets that can be configured is 255 Procedure 7 5 Virtual Presets Presets Step Action 1 Select the Camera Control symbol K2 within the video pane 2 Use Virtual PTZ to display the view to be added as a preset 3 Select Preset E Preset controls display Select next sequential preset number from the dropdown 5 Select to add preset Select to exit back to PTZ controls Repeat as required for further presets Note To view presets select the preset number and click Go to Preset End American Dynamics 35 Dome Camera Controls Where available you can use real Pan Tilt and Zoom controls from within the client surveillance windows Procedure 7 6 Dome Camera Controls Step Action 1 Select Surveillance form the Home tab The surveillance window displays 2 Select within the video pane of the dome camera to be controlled Dome Controls display Zoom in Ins open Ins close 3 Use the controls by selecting the areas of the controls as required Note Depending upon the type of dome and recorder being used the available controls may vary For example the sequence function is not available when using Intellex End Mouse Control Depending on the current surveillance mode the mouse can be used to navigate video streams and Pan Tilt and Zoom cameras e In playback mode you can instantly toggle between X1 forward and X1 reverse by scrolling up or down
137. n You can import Generic Exception Reports which can be associated with either cameras or Generic Devices within victor to associate video data with report data Generic Edge Devices must be configured within the client before reports can be created to associate victor video with report data Generic Edge Devices These devices are hardware objects which are added to victor for reference only They enable you to associate cameras so that when generic exception reports are run you can view video aligned with report data victor does not poll these devices for status the only meaningful reference which links the device to reports is the External Identifier which maps to the report Associated camera views can be accessed by right clicking on the objects in the device list and selecting View Generic Exception Report Requirements Ata minimum exception reports must e Be in Row Column Format e Be either csv txt xls or xlsx file format e Contain columns for Date Time and Generic Edge Device e List exceptional transactions Any other information the report may contain will be imported and displayed but is not required for the import to be successful Three types of rows are supported e Key row one The first row of the report This row names the columns in the report e Terminal rows one or more Contain the transaction data e Group rows one or more Used to link together terminal rows American Dynamics 176 Impo
138. n from the Type of Search drop down menu Specify Date and Time parameters in the Date and Time pane Note Selecting Specific Range also allows selection of Time Filter options Time Filter options can be used to specify a sub set of time to search For example only search between 9am and 5pm Select the Time Filter checkbox to enable Select Next The Search Parameters screen displays Note The video stream reverts to the start time selected for the search To view live video select e A Select the required Draw Style and draw a Region of Interest ROI American Dynamics 52 10 53 e Polygon Draw a polygon by clicking once on the image and dragging the cursor to form a line Complete a line by clicking again Repeat to form the ROI Double click when the shape is complete to finalize the search area Use Clear to restart drawing and Erase to correct errors e Rectangle Highlight the ROI by clicking and dragging the cursor over the camera view to form a rectangle Use Clear to restart drawing and Erase to correct errors e Free Draw Draw the ROI freehand on the camera view Use Clear to restart drawing and Erase to correct errors Note 1 By default the ROI drawn is the Active Region this can be inverted by selecting Invert Selection 2 The full camera view can be selected as the Active Region by selecting Select All 3 Load Alarm Rule allows you to load a previously configured rule from a VideoEdge NVR 4 2
139. n from the report item to perform all the above functionality automatically 2 Building on Use Case 1 if there are more cameras associated with the alarm Without Object Association the user must find them and drag each camera individually into a surveillance window and navigate to the time of the alarm With Object Association the Review feature launches investigator mode and displays all associated camera views 3 Similar to 1 and 2 but related to Non Video devices E G Doors If a door is forced and an event activated the feature can be used to view video from associated cameras in the door s vicinity American Dynamics 85 Review Feature The Review option is exposed in 3 areas of the client e Reports When associations are configured the source can be accessed from report items by selecting Review in the item s context menu e Event Viewer When associations are configured behavior is similar to that of Reports but the source is the cause of the event The source can be accessed by selecting Review in the context menu of the Event Viewer item e Activity List When associations are configured the source of the activity list items can be accessed by selecting Review from the context menu of Activity list items Create Object Associations You can associate a maximum of 5 objects with any of the classes listed DSC Parition Zone MZX Panel Point Inputs Outputs Simplex 4100 Panel Point This procedure describes how
140. n menu Dynamic View updates to reflect the selected filter End Custom Filters You can apply custom filters to Dynamic Views to help find specific information or limit the scope of a list Procedure 14 2 Apply Custom Filters Step Action 1 Display the Dynamic View 2 Select the filter icon from the required column header for which the data is to be filtered Dropdown menu displays 3 Select Custom Custom Filter Selection window displays 4 Select Add Condition 5 Select the operator from the Operator dropdown menu 6 Select the operand from the Operand dropdown menu American Dynamics 87 T Select OK The Dynamic View updates to reflect the filter criteria End Object List Group by Field You can group Dynamic Views by field names using the Group By Area Procedure 14 3 Object List Group by Field Step Action 1 Display the Dynamic View 2 Select the Group By Area This is the solid bar under the Dynamic View Controls Group By Area displays 3 Drag column headers into the area The Dynamic View updates to reflect the grouping 4 Use the controls in the Group By Area to manipulate the view End Export Lists You can export Dynamic Views in XPS and Excel format Procedure 14 4 Export Object Lists Step Action 88 Display the Dynamic View Sort and Filter as required To export as a xps document a Select Export the Grid Save As dialog displays b Navigate to the Save in fold
141. n the TEMP directory 10 Select Finish Note Once installation completes you must register the product within sixty days from the date the application was installed End 214 A American Dynamics Operation MAS SAS deployment affects how users interact with victor in various ways Each of the following subsections describes the enhanced user experience in affected areas as well as system capabilities and how they differ from a non MAS SAS environment Data Synchronization victor specific data configured at the SAS in local partitions will synchronize up to the MAS The victor Journal and Audit will synchronize from the SAS to the MAS every four hours by default this value can be changed in System Values victor Application Server Interaction General Ona MAS the dynamic view of victor Application Servers lists all the SASs and the MAS the user has access to Cescnptron Loci Chent CLanneachon State Entennre Health Ready to Synchronize Une Gf more parime servers has a problemi Ready to Sanchronine Ready to Synchronize Ready to Synchronire Ready to Synchronite Saia a Litre Interactive From the dynamic view on the MAS you have the option to go interactive non interactive with a given SAS This is done via the right click context menu When a victor Application Server is made interactive it means that activity and events will be sent from the SAS up to victor that is connected to the MAS as if the cli
142. n workstations with limited rendering resources It is therefore desirable to minimize the CPU usage on the client PC Bandwidth limits can be assigned to operator and role objects You can change bandwidth limits for operators and roles by double clicking the Bandwidth Limit text boxes and selecting required values from the dropdown You can also choose to preserve either Framerate or Resolution by selecting the appropriate radio button If you choose to prefer frame rate then the stream of the highest rate in the offered palette that most closely matches the desired resolution will be selected If you choose to prefer resolution then the stream that most closely matches the resolution displayed is selected and allow lower frame rate streams are picked from the palette Bandwidth Configuration can be accessed via System Values Clip Preferences Edit Default Clip Duration Open System Values from the Setup tab then select Clip Preferences Set Default Clip Duration from the dropdown menu Available options are 30 seconds 1 minute 5 minutes 10 minutes 30 minutes and 60 minutes Edit Clip Saving Locations Local amp Remote Directories Open System Values from the Setup tab then select Clip Preferences Default Local Directory can be set Default Remote Directory can be set against each role Note Default remote directory can be entered as a mapped drive path it will be automatically converted into UNC Universal Naming Convent
143. nly finds objects the first time they enter the region If the objects leave the camera view and return the search will find them again Draw a region that covers the area to be searched for objects Use a higher overlap setting to find objects that are mostly within the region use a lower setting to find objects that just brush the edge of the region Object Detection Find objects moving in a certain direction through a region of interest Set the general direction of motion to search for and the maximum amount of time the object can take to traverse most of the region this excludes objects which move too slowly Draw a thin region in the direction of motion required Use a lower overlap setting to find objects moving in the general direction but not necessarily in the region Detect objects lingering in a region of American Dynamics VideoEdge Version Supported Search Parameter s Overlap Sensitivity Level A lower value will return more results Overlap Sensitivity level A lower value will return more results Traversal Time Maximum time an object can take to traverse the region Direction of Motion The direction North South East or West which the object is moving Overlap Sensitivity level A lower value will return more results 54 55 Advanced Search Type Abandoned Removed Description interest An object is lingering if it remains in the R
144. ns You can add remove workstations associated with the matrix as well as change the COM Port Baud rate and Playback Monitor of specific workstations Procedure 23 3 Edit Analog Matrix Add Remove Edit workstation connections Step Ooo A OO N gt 139 Action Select Analog Matrix from the Setup tab Select Show all from the drop down menu Right click the Analog Matrix to be edited Select Edit Analog Matrix editor displays Expand the Workstation Connections section To Add a remote workstation to the list a Select the Workstation in the Device List b Drag the workstation to the Workstation Connections list c Release the workstation The list updates to include the new remote workstation To Edit properties of a workstation a Double click the value to be changed b Select the new value from the drop down list Value updates to the new selection To Remove a workstation from the list a Select the workstation to be removed b Right Click the workstation c Select Remove Workstation Name Workstation list updates Select Save End A American Dynamics Edit Analog Matrix Configure Inputs You can configure camera mappings and associations within the Analog Matrix editor Camera mappings are required to enable playback from keyboard Orange Buttons Procedure 23 4 Edit Analog Matrix Configure Inputs Step Action Select Analog Matrix from the Setup tab Select Show all from the drop down
145. ntrols No configuration or setup options are available Build ae _Bpo pe Ila EN Health Silence Reports and Data Search and Retrieve Surveillance Search and Clips Switch Switch on Refresh Devices Sites Call Web Event Activity Log General x Primary ups Viewer Message Dashboard Visualization Retrieve Build Tab Configuration Tools The Build tab contains administrative tools to configure non hardware objects e g Operators Roles Video Actions and Events E Report T sa Maps z 2 Display Actions my Tem yaa Home Build Setup a 2S BD 6 Bite Transactions Event Predefined victor Exception j Report Salvos Tours Camera Virtual View Layout Video Events en z z Actions 7 Schedule Setup Message Log Region Editor Matrix Switch Setup Tab Configuration Tools The Setup tab contains administrative tools to configure system hardware e g General Purpose Devices Recorders and Keyboards EYE Home Build Setup Sr B BTG Z Action Generic Edge Terminal Store System Device 7 gt 5 Values nalog Device Monitoring Protocol Action atrix x i X Message 7 Recorders Cameras Audio Keyboards A American Dynamics 12 Status Bar The Status bar is a static display of System level Information which includes e Number of Active Alerts e Server Name victor Application Server e Client Messages e Active Operator e Active Layout e Bandwidth Configuration C
146. o Scheduling for more information on using and configuring event schedules 10 Select Save Note You can configure all system objects of a single type by using the Search for Event Configurations and filtering by the required type End Cloning existing configurations Cloning provides a quick and easy way of assigning the Event Setup configuration properties of existing configured devices to new devices Note As well as cloning event configurations the duplicate and merge options offer the ability to clone Alerts and Actions only or Alerts and Actions with Schedules In Event Setup assign existing configurations to new devices by double clicking the device to be cloned and selecting from Merge and clone target configuration 1 pupticate source configuration to all targets r Remove configuration on source and target e Clone Merge Applies the source s device configuration to newly selected devices keeping any existing event configurations e Clone Duplicate Replicates the configuration of the source device and applies it to the new device deleting any existing event configurations e Clone Remove Deletes the source device s event configuration Use the Clone Schedules checkbox to include schedules in the cloning operation 107 A American Dynamics Scheduling Scheduling is used to manage the execution of events or journal triggers which are to be activated only during specified time ranges Note
147. o group objects related to that particular area Cameras Recorders etc The site list is therefore used as a convenient method from where to open objects and views related to a particular physical location Create a Site You can add new sites to victor which allow you to group and manage devices within a specific area Procedure 32 1 Create a Site Step Action 1 Select Sites from the Home tab Site window displays 2 Right Click in the white space within the sites window 3 Select Add Site A new folder is created called New Site 4 To rename the folder a Right click the folder b Select Rename Site c Enter Site Name d Select OK Note Site list reorders alphabetically as new sites are added deleted or renamed 5 To Add Objects a Select the object to be added b Drag and Drop into the required site folder c Repeat as required 6 To Remove Objects a Right click the object to be removed b Select Remove from the list American Dynamics 190 Note Delete option is also available in this context menu Selecting Delete removes the object permanently End 191 A American Dynamics General Purpose Interface Introduction The General Purpose Interface GPI is a programmable bi directional communication protocol which enables victor to interact with third party devices To achieve this the General Purpose Interface e Initializes communication between victor client and a third party device e Maintain
148. odes you can use the scroll wheel to Zoom by clicking and scrolling the wheel e In Live and Playback modes you can use the mouse for Pan and Tilt operation by locating the cursor centrally and clicking and dragging when the symbol displays e In Paused mode the mouse can be used to step forward and back frame by frame Clear all pane selections When multiple panes are selected you can quickly deselect them all with one action Procedure 8 2 Clear all pane selections Step Action 1 Right click a selected video pane Context menu displays 2 Select Clear all pane selections Borders are removed indicating they are no longer selected End 43 A American Dynamics Call Up Configuration Introduction Call up is the collective name for Tours Salvos and Saved Views Tours A tour is acollection of different camera views displayed in predefined sequences for specified durations Salvos A Salvo is a display of multiple simultaneous video streams which provides an effective way to monitor multiple areas of interest Saved Views A Saved View is a standard Salvo which is associated with a specific video layout E G Guard layout Create Tours You can define criteria for a new tour and add it to the system Procedure 9 1 Create Tours Step Action O on A OO N gt Select Tours from the Build tab Select New from the dropdown menu Enter a Name for the tour in the Name textbox Enter a description for the
149. ol to view and filter available databases f Select Refresh Backup List to display available backups g Select the required database s using the checkboxes next to each database double click required Or select All Databases using the topmost checkbox h Select Restore Selected Databases Confirmation dialog displays Note 1 If Framework services have not been stopped step b an error dialog will display instructing you to stop the services and try again 2 Awarning dialog displays informing of potential data loss due to the restore Select OK Backup progress is indicated during the operation If operation is successful a dialog dis plays stating Restore s complete A Caution The Restore Backup procedure overwrites ALL current victor system data End 124 A American Dynamics Vault Introduction The vault feature provides the ability to protect media items audio and video from VideoEdge NVR v4 2 recorders Vaulting an item applies a rule to a specific segment of media tagging it as protected and preventing it from data culling Media can typically be vaulted from e Direct Export Clips e Event Viewer via Export Clip e Activity List via Right Click Investigate e Search Result List via Clip Export e Map Viewer via Export Clip Note Vault option is disabled when non supported recorders are selected and when both non supported and supported recorders are selected a warning message is displa
150. on the Action node A popup displays all available schedules Select the required schedules and time zones to apply to the event configuration Use Add Remove schedules as required 6 Select Save American Dynamics 108 Note 1 By default an action will trigger at all times Each Action object will have an always on schedule attached to it When an action is edited to add a new schedule the always schedule link attached to the object is removed and the specific schedule is linked 2 You can assign schedules to all objects in a view by selecting the schedule icon on the column header node 3 You can also drag schedules into the event setup editor This allows you to configure when event configurations are Active or Inactive End Edit Schedules The Schedules Show All page allows you to view all existing schedules From within this page you can edit any given schedule s daily occurrences or you can enter each schedule s own editor to change details such as start end times intervals and ranges Procedure 16 11 Edit Schedules Step Action 1 Select Schedules from the Setup tab 2 Select Show All All available schedules display with intervals detailed 3 To change daily occurrences of schedules a Select next to the schedule b Check uncheck the weekdays as required to change the daily occurrences of the schedule intervals 4 To edit schedules a Right click on the schedule b Select Edit Schedule ed
151. on the Home tab Event Viewer displays 2 Select the Group By area Area expands enabling column headers to be dragged into it The Group By area is the solid divider under the object list controls Group by area 3 Click and drag a column header into the Group By area Groupings update accordingly 4 Multi Group the items by adding more column headers Note By default events are sorted by Name End American Dynamics 102 Event Viewer Acknowledge Clear Events From the Event Viewer depending upon role permissions you can acknowledge and clear events individually or by group Depending upon Event settings you may be required to enter username and password or log a message to acknowledge and clear events Actions relating to various buttons on the Event viewer are detailed below Event Viewer Area pion g Top Level List Active Pane Acknowledge all events Score e Ca ee Joran O B Top Level List Active and Acknowledged Panes a Ca econ O p eS foereeaee E cine _ aici T ee aerae O 103 A American Dynamics Manually Activate Events An Event can be activated manually rather than be activated by a trigger Procedure 16 6 Manually Activate Events Step Action 1 Select Events from the Build tab 2 Select Show all from the dropdown menu All events display 3 Right Click on the event to be activated 4 Select Activate The event will activate and trigger any associated actions End
152. onfigurable from the status bar e Name of the Active Virtual Matrix e Workstation Status CPU Usage Memory Free Disk Space Free e Current Date and Time e Any Error Messages detected by the client will also be displayed For example Recorder has reached its maximum number of clients Alert 11 BELIWKDOOO Client connected BELIWKLI89 ADMINISTRATOR Default LAN Connection Inactive 12 06 2012 11 05 Device List The Device list displays a list of all hardware configured in the system in a single window It is primarily used to interact with hardware via object icons context menus The device list forms part of the default layout but can be hidden or viewed as required Save and Close Options Save and Close options are displayed and used in all object editors when creating or editing any object types It is important to understand the differences between the various options as proper use can save time and effort when configuring objects Save and Close Close editor the editor Do not save EEE my M sh a 13 American Dynamics Switch Language Culture You can change the language culture of the text displayed on the application Graphical User Interface GUI Procedure 4 3 Switch Language Culture Step Action 1 Select the victor menu button on top left of GUI Dropdown menu displays 2 Select Languages button Language Selection dialog displays 3 Select the Dropdown menu in the language
153. ons General Audio associations are limited to one per device each association made in victor client is automatically replicated on the NVR likewise each association made on NVR is mirrored within victor when the audio device and camera are connected to the same recorder If multiple audio associations are attempted only the first selected will be added the other selections are ignored Clip Export and Retrieval There are some considerations which should be noted concerning clip export and audio associations Clips with default audio Clip and audio are exported together and playback as separate streams within a single clip Clips with default audio and audio associations Clip and default audio are exported as a single clip the associated audio is exported as a separate clip American Dynamics 41 Playback Controls Introduction victor s video Playback Controls provide all the standard VCR operations as well as Jump forward and Back by intervals and Date Selection options Exit Toggle Jump Forward Playback Play Pause Jump Play Forward Backward Reverse Fast Playin Play Fast Reverse Forward Note 1 Audio is disabled when in Playback mode unless the video stream is running at X1 forward Only one source can be running at a time For example enabling audio on camera 2 will disable it on camera 1 2 Live and streaming audio is unavailable on Intellex playback it is only available on downloaded clips
154. or Tour as required 3 Select the required Call up Call up displays End 47 A American Dynamics Search and Retrieve Introduction The Search and Retrieve feature allows users to search a recorder s stored video or metadata using time or motion criteria to filter results Search results can be reviewed vaulted saved as clips stored on the client workstation or exported to remote storage A Caution Ensure time is synchronized between client machines and network recorders Recorders which are out of time synchronization with client machines cause incorrect video retrieval Supported Search Types All searches are performed using the Video Search and Retrieval Wizard The wizard comprises of a maximum of 3 screens through which the user defines search criteria Four main search types are supported Basic Search Basic search covers the following options in the Type of Search dropdown menu e Date and Time Searches specific time ranges using only time related parameters e Thumbnail Search A date and time search which displays results as thumbnail images All basic searches allow searching by date and time and enable the user to define the search period Start and End Date Time and streams to retrieve Video or Video and Audio Thumbnail Search Thumbnail Searches display results in the form of 16 images representative of the selected time range Selecting on a single image opens a new set of thumbnails at
155. ore becoming active the larger the dead zone the less sensitive the controller b Select Invert Y Axis if required Reverses the default Y orientation Up becomes Down Down becomes Up c Select Control assignment for X Y axis either Pan Tilt or leave unassigned Z Axis d Use the Dead Zone slider bar on the Z axis section to set the number of pixels which the thumbstick needs to traverse before becoming active the larger the dead zone the less sensitive the controller e Select Invert Z Axis if required Reverses the default Z orientation f Select Control assignment for Z axis select Zoom Focus Iris Playspeed or leave unassigned Change default button assignments using the dropdown menus Expand the Keyboard Mapping section a Use Press Key Here to map supported virtual keyboard buttons b Use the Keyboard Mapping section to map the controller keyboard to system commands A American Dynamics Note To aid with key mapping each keystroke on the controller highlights red on the GUI 9 Select Save End victor supports the Axis 295 Video Surveillance control board Axis 295 Default button assignments Buton Default Assignment Button Default Assignment Oa o e ra a e a o Do a os Axis 295 controllers can be configured within victor Procedure 24 5 Axis Joystick victor configuration Axis 295 Step Action Select Keyboards from the Setup tab Select Joystick Configuration from the dropdown Sele
156. ormation the report may contain will be imported and displayed but is not required for the import Three types of rows are supported e Key row one The first row of the report This row names the columns in the report e Terminal rows one or more Contain the transaction data e Group rows one or more Used to link together terminal rows Import POS Exception Reports The POS Report Import wizard guides you through the several steps required to import a new report and also create a report template Templates are useful as the next time you import a report of that type victor will recognize it and import it directly Procedure 27 8 Import POS Exception Reports Caution Before importing POS data into victor you should remove or securely obscure any sensitive credit card information victor unified client has not been certified for PCI DSS compliance Step Action Select Report from the Build tab Select Import Report Exception Report Import Wizard displays Select Browse Navigate to and select the exception report O A O N gt Select Open A Report Preview displays Use the Report Type dropdown to select New or Existing If it is a new report type the wizard will guide you through the rest of the process if you select an existing report type the wizard will bypass report configuration and prompt for import 6 Select Next Exception Report Header screen displays Set the report header by selecting the row containing the req
157. play discovered devices of that type Select Disable to prevent victor discovering devices of that type e Dynamic Discovery Ranges Used for every device type except VideoEdge if this is unchecked you should provide an IP and Port range in which to search e IP Address Range Address range in which victor will search for that device type e Port Range Port range in which victor will search for that device type e Edge Device Discovery Enabled Check to enable discovery of Edge cameras e Multicast Address Used for passive listening VideoEdge only e Multicast Port Used for passive listening VideoEdge only American Dynamics 115 Double Password Protection Double password protection adds an additional level of security across selected victor global functions or selected individual objects When attempting to access functions or objects that have double password protection enabled the user will be prompted for the Username and Password of a second operator Open System Values from the Setup tab then select Double Password Protection Check required features to globally protect or select objects using the Object Selector to protect individual objects Note In the case of conflict object protection will override global function protection Email Preferences Email settings can be configured in order to use the send still images feature Open System Values from the Setup tab then select Email Preferences Enter required infor
158. port POS Transactions Step Action 1 Select Transactions from the Build tab 2 Select ImportUnifiedPOS Import File dialog displays 3 Navigate to the file to import 4 Select Open 5 Enter Time Offset if required This is the time between the POS terminal and victor 6 Select OK The file import begins The file is validated first to ensure UnifiedPOS requirements are met Select More Detail to view progress and status of import Note Workstation ID and Retail Store ID must align with the corresponding object properties in victor 7 Select Close when import is complete End American Dynamics 171 POS Search and Retrieve Using the POS Search and Retrieve wizard you can search POS Transactions and view results alongside associated video data Transaction video displays in the POS surveillance window while the associated transaction data displays in a separate pane Procedure 27 6 Search POS Transactions Step 1 2 3 4 172 Action Select Search and Retrieve POS from the Home tab Transaction Search Wizard displays Drag the required terminal or store into the terminal list area Specify the start and end time to be searched within Select checkbox if Customer Filtering is required then select the filter e Include All Transactions No Customer filtering e Include only transactions with no customers Requires Customer present video Intel ligence e Include only transactions with customers Require
159. r Also using Microsoft Active Directory operator profiles can be tied to are portable which allows users to move from one victor client to another as their credentials follow them regardless of the PC Restrict what devices and features an operator can access by assigning roles using victor s included policy management Permissions can be set system wide for a specific camera Any feature can be limited and updated as situations warrant victor also journals and tracks what has happened on your systems such as operator activities search and export history creating an audit trail victor player victor player is the standalone video player application which can be exported along with digitally verified video clips to enable the playback of exported video clips in native format without requiring the full installation of the client victor Command Center The victor Command Center lets you build your own security operation center SOC You can manage thousands of cameras and multiple locations creating video walls using standard PCs Video walls are a key component to monitoring large camera counts Share and communicate information between operators and pushing live or recorded video from one monitor to another to ensure rapid response to critical events You can expand your system by adding victor client and agent licenses to meet the needs of your organization victor C CURE Unification victor C CURE 9000 unification provides ad
160. r e png jpg Raster Note 1 victor automatically converts vector graphics to jpg and stores them in the database 2 CAD Layers Only CAD Layers visible at the time of import are visible within the image in victor However once imported new layers can be added to the converted CAD image and used to configure icons The actual CAD layers do not exist in victor 3 Map Image files can be updated without disassociating the icons which were previously placed on the map 4 victor Supports image files up to 20 MB Importing Map Images To store an image file on the database you need to import and save the image file These procedures describes the basic steps to import and save an image file as a Map The map then needs to be configured Procedure 12 1 Import a Map Image Step Action Select Maps from the Build tab Select New from the dropdown menu New Map editor displays Enter a name for the map in the Name textbox Enter a description for the map in the Description textbox O A O N gt The Enabled checkbox is selected by default deselect to disable the map 6 Select ij Select Drawing File dialog displays Select m Browse window displays Browse to and select the required image file Select Open 10 Select Import File imports and displays in map editor American Dynamics 73 11 Select Save End Procedure 12 2 Export CAD File A CAD file dwg or dxf can be exported from victor as a jpg f
161. r Deselect options overlay as required Note Dome Control overlay must be enabled to allow camera control from within specific panes End AJ American Dynamics Using Virtual Controls PTZ You can use Virtual controls to crop and magnify the view of fixed cameras virtual Zoom Virtual controls also allows users to move and set Picture in Picture views and to set virtual presets Note Virtual Control overlay must be enabled to allow camera control from within specific panes Procedure 7 4 Using Virtual Controls Step Action 1 Select Surveillance from the Home Tab 2 Select the Camera Control symbol within the video pane of the fixed camera you want to control Virtual PTZ controls display Focus near bem Close PIZ controls Focus auto Reset zoom Focus far Move picture OC Y in picture Presets Pan Tilt controls Toggle picture In picture 3 Use the controls by selecting the areas of the controls as required When in use a picture in picture view is displayed in the main video pane Use the Move Picture in Picture icon to reposition the view Note Picture in Picture behavior can be configured in System Values gt Surveillance Preferences 4 Select Close to close the controls End 34 A American Dynamics Virtual Controls Presets You can set virtual presets on a fixed camera This allows you to view multiple areas of interest quickly without the need to manually control the ca
162. rP Ton AADA D o A G Pwo vy I Ate Procedure 33 1 Entering Text Using the Virtual Keyboard Step Action 1 Navigate to the field where text is to be entered Select e Virtual Keyboard is displayed 3 Select characters as required Characters display in the text field Note ASCII table can be viewed by selecting ASCII Table 4 Select Save End Create New Device Third Party Devices can be created and configured within the client American Dynamics 196 Name Enter a unique name to identify the General Purpose Device Enter a description of the General Purpose Device Enabled Select checkbox to enable the General Purpose Device Vendor Click to select the name of the manufacturer of the General Purpose Device Enter the period in seconds during which victor Poll Period seconds attempts to poll this General Purpose Device The default value is 10 seconds Enter the poll command command string that victor sends to the General Purpose Device Poll Command o Open the virtual keyboard by selecting ei allowing creation and editing of text strings Enter a poll command acknowledgment the command string that the General Purpose Device sends back to victor as acknowledgment of the poll Poll Command Acknowledgment message Open the virtual keyboard by selecting 4 allowing creation and editing of text strings Select this option to record unknown messages SOL MONA Een Oe received by victor in
163. rases Export Options and Notes 5 Select Export Location s textbox e Select to add export location s e Select to select the export location s e Select to remove export location s If prompted enter and confirm a Passphrase Select export options If required select the Download Audio checkbox O CO N O If required select the Export victorPlayer checkbox For more information on victorPlayer refer to victorPlayer 10 If required select the Specify Filenames checkbox This allows you to enter user friendly filenames for the clips 11 Select Native or AVI MP4 as file format Note 1 Watermarking is not supported in Native format clips 2 Selecting AVI MP4 format offers a slider bar use this to control clip output quality 3 If the clip is a text stream export an additional Export Text Stream check box will be available 12 If required select Watermarking Video checkbox Note Watermarking clips is a role governed feature which allows you to add user defined graphics or text to exported media Refer to Watermarks for information on configuring watermark graphics 13 If required select Display overlay includes video overlay in export 14 If required select the Notes tab and add text as required American Dynamics 67 15 Select Export If Specify Filenames was previously selected proceed to Step 14 If Specify Filenames was not selected export begins 16 Enter filename as required in the Filename text
164. rch and Retrieve Step Action 1 Navigate to the camera on the device list and right click or Right click the surveillance pane for that camera Select Search and Retrieve Available time intervals display Select required time interval Search results window displays 4 Search result displays when download is complete End 63 A American Dynamics Jump to Next Previous Alerts or Results The Jump to Next Previous results buttons allow for navigating alerts and video search results This feature is available for alerts when in instant playback mode the required alert types are enabled and alerts are available It is available for search results whenever there are multiple results available Search results and Alert types are selectable via the combo box E Search results are only enabled when results of a previous advanced search are available If viewing multiple video streams and alarms are triggered on more than one camera Jump To actions mirror the order of alarms in the journal Procedure 10 12 Jump to Next Previous Alerts or Results Step Action 1 If viewing Alerts Use LS to select the Alert type 2 Select to Jump to the Next Result Alert 3 Select e to Jump to the Previous Result Alert End American Dynamics 64 Introduction Clips are segments of video and audio that are stored remotely from their original recorder Clip Creation Saving Clip creation tools can be used to define start and
165. re object 2 Create POS Terminal objects 3 Associate POS Terminals with relevant cameras After these general steps are complete victor is ready to import POS data When POS data is imported it is automatically synchronized with video based on Time See POS Time Offset and Terminal ID with camera associations This means operators are not required to know or remember which cameras cover which terminals and are not required to manually enter dates times to view POS transactions or exceptions Camera Region Editor The Camera Region Editor provides a means to visually identify areas within a camera view which are represented by Customers Merchandise Employees and Terminals While not specifically a POS feature making associations between cameras with defined regions and edge devices allows users to view pertinent regions of camera views when triggers are initiated from the associated items This can be particularly useful in a retail environment American Dynamics 167 UnifiedPOS Data Import Raw POS transactions are imported into victor in standard UnifiedPOS XML format The UnifiedPOS XML format was developed by the National Retail Federation NRF Association for Retail Technology Standards ARTS The format is a public standard for exchange of POS data in an XML form See your POS system documentation or contact your POS system vendor to determine how you can export UnifiedPOS data for use with victor Caution Before importing POS da
166. ream searches allow you to return results from all text streams within a defined time period for up to four devices Searches can be fine tuned using custom rules to filter unwanted results Text stream searches can be performed using the search and retrieve wizard Text stream rules Text Stream Rules allow you to fine tune a Text Stream search User defined rules may be used to filter search results and you can add multiple rules or use no rules for searches Rules which have been defined on VideoEdge recorders can be selected via victor s search and retrieve wizard to enable the rules to be applied in victor searches alternatively you can define and apply text stream rules in victor client as part of the victor search process Rule Groups are used to define a set of rules such that all would have to be true to trigger an alarm Rules are either OR or AND So when you perform a text stream search you can identify AND or OR If you selected AND this implies RuleGroup such that all rules would need to be satisfied for the search result to return true Text stream rules can also be used to configure alarms For example if you always wanted to know when cash sales were over 50 or when there was a void you could define a rule as such Procedure 10 5 Perform a text stream search Step Action 1 Select Search and Retrieve from the Home tab 2 Select Execute Search Wizard The Search and Retrieve Wizard launch
167. riate action to retrieve the clip and playback the video or signal an invalid operation Analog Matrix Editor Using the Analog Matrix editor you can configure basic matrix properties via the General and Analog Matrix Setup sections The Workstation Connections section is used to configure the COM Port Baud Rate and Playback Monitor specific settings for each workstation matrix connection Remote workstations can be dragged and dropped here from the Device List The Inputs and Analog Matrix Playback Configuration section of the editor is used to configure camera mappings Camera mappings are required to enable playback from keyboard Orange Buttons To configure the camera mappings video streams which are already present on the victor system via a recorder are dragged from the device list onto the Analog Matrix editor Camera Mapping list To manipulate the sequence of the list delete move up and move down functionality is available via a toolbar and context menu Satellite Sites The MP3200 allows a satellite site configuration permitting a site to access the resources of one or more remote sites This feature is not available on MP48 nor MP48 matrices Before adding an analog matrix it should be correctly configured via its supporting configuration application EasyCPU for MP3200 and Easy 48 for MP48 Note 1 Any video stream and monitor resources configured during the victor setup are always considered available to the associ
168. rlap Sensitivity level A lower value will return more results Dwell Time Minimum amount of time an object lingers before being included in results Procedure 10 4 Perform a Video Intelligence Search Step 1 2 Action Select Search and Retrieve from the Home tab Select Execute Search Wizard The Search and Retrieval Wizard launches Select required Video Intelligence search type from the Type of Search drop down menu American Dynamics 56 10 57 Drag and drop camera s from the Device Site or Vault list onto the Camera Selector Pane Note If selecting cameras from the Vault List Date and Time parameters are automatically populated Specify Date and Time parameters in the Date and Time Pane Note Selecting Specific Range also allows selection of Time Filter options Time Filter options can be used to specify a sub set of time to search For example only search between Yam and 5pm Select the Time Filter checkbox to enable Select Next The Search Parameters screen displays Note The video stream reverts to the start time selected for the search To view live video select Select the required Draw Style and draw a Region of Interest ROI e Polygon Draw a polygon by clicking once on the image and dragging the cursor to form a line Complete a line by clicking again Repeat to form the ROI Double click when the shape is complete to finalize the search area Use Clear to restart dra
169. rom a fisheye camera 2 Select De Warp Options De warping options display Select from e Warped Maintains Fisheye view e Rectilinear e Panoramic Note It is important to select the appropriate mounting option Each option uses a different algorithm designed to give optimal de warped views depending on camera orientation End Fisheye Camera Controls Warped Fisheye camera views have various click and drag OSD controls you can use to manipulate camera views Note Virtual presets created on a Fisheye camera will also store the warped or de warped view which was being viewed at the time of creation Warped View Mouse Control In warped views pressing Shift displays a target box on screen This box can be moved by dragging the mouse around the warped view Clicking the mouse on a particular area displays a new rectilinear de warped view of that area Rectilinear View Mouse Control In Rectilinear views hovering the mouse in the centre of the view displays a symbol You can Click and Drag the symbol in any direction to effectively enable Pan and Tilt control PTZ control must be open Panoramic View Mouse Control In Panoramic views similar to Rectilinear you can use to Pan and Tilt the camera view Zoom mode only American Dynamics 39 InstantView InstantView enables users to view video in instant playback paused mode alongside the live view You can launch instant playback from any surveill
170. rom selected cameras Step Action 1 Select Surveillance from the Home tab 2 Selected appropriate Video Pane layout using the layout selector icon E Default view is 1X1 Note You can configure which video layouts are available from System Values gt Video Layout Preferences 3 Select Devices from the Home tab The device list window displays Select next to recorders to expand the selection Expand recorders as required Camera icons display Drag and drop camera s from the device list into the surveillance pane s End 32 A American Dynamics Change Surveillance Overlay Settings Video Overlay settings can be enabled or disabled within the video window m Send To Call ups 5 Search and Retrieve Q Instant View Still Image Analytic Heatmap Y Generate Alarm Clear Overlay Display Grid Camera Recorder Names and Time Find in Journal Region of Interest TA Find on Map Dome Control Audio Video overlays can be displayed or hidden as required e Display Grid e Camera Recorder Names and Time e Dome Control e Region of Interest e Audio Note Changes to overlay options affects the whole window in which the changes are made Overlay options cannot be set for individual panes Procedure 7 3 Change Surveillance Overlay Settings Step Action 1 Select Surveillance from the Home Tab The surveillance window displays 2 Right Click in the surveillance window 3 Select Overlay 4 Select o
171. rt Generic Exception Reports The Generic Exception Report wizard guides you through the several steps required to import a new exception report and also create report templates Templates are useful as the next time you import a report of that type victor will recognize it and import it directly Procedure 28 1 Import Generic Exception Reports Step Action 1 Select Exception Reports from the Build tab 2 Select Import Report Exception Report Import Wizard displays 3 Select Browse Open dialog displays 4 Navigate to and select the exception report 5 Select Open A Report Preview displays in the File Select screen 6 Select Generic Edge Devices or Cameras from the Type dropdown T Use the Report Type dropdown to select whether the report is new or uses an existing template If New 10 11 12 13 Report Type is selected the wizard will guide you through the rest of the process if you select an existing report type the wizard will bypass report configuration and prompt for import Select Next Exception Report Header screen displays Set the report header by selecting the row containing the required column headers After selecting the header row you can change the column header names by selecting the name in the preview area and entering a new name Select Next Mandatory Columns screen displays Drag column headers from the preview datagrid into the relevant column dropboxes Select Next Save Format screen displays e Ent
172. rveillance window has focus Other keyboards are not affected and will continue to operate whether the surveillance window has focus or not 2 System keyboards cannot be edited from remote clients 3 Repeat should be set to Off for all keyboards Refer to the keyboard user documentation for instructions American Dynamics Serial Keyboard Installation Wiring diagrams for installing keyboards AD2088 AD2089 ADTTE ADCC1100 ADCC200 ADCC300 AD2088 and AD2089 Note To install the AD2088 and AD2089 Keyboard you require the Keyboard PC kit ADACKBPC2000 7 To PC COM Port D Baud Rate 1200 ii RJ45to DB9 9VAC 1 3amp sey setae A 2025 0294 01 5604 0214 02 aia i Parts Required oe T FEON 0351 0953 01 E an terminal Block 0351 1315 01 53 Install Block Note Set Keyboard R5232 baud rate to 1200 Flip Cable 6003 0047 01 AD2088 2089 Keyboard 145 American Dynamics ADTTE Note To install the ADTTE Keyboard you require the Keyboard PC kit ADACKBPC2000 6003 0165 01 This cable comes with ADTTE It cannot be ordered separately PIN Description OM 1000401 2 2AVAC eu 3 Ground eee 4 24VAC ADTTE ERY Keyboard 6 Note Set ADTTE ra R5232 baud rate to 1200 American Dynamics To PC COM Port S Baud rate 1200 0630 1000 01 Parts Required 0351 0953 01 Terminal Block 0351 1315 01 53 Install Kit Flip Cable 6003 0047 01 146 ADCC100 or ADCC0200 0300
173. rving removed blank space and displays in map editor A American Dynamics 13 Select Save End Configure Maps Once an image has been imported to create a map the map can then be configured for use by adding map layers and icons Layers victor Maps make use of layers enabling users to manage various object types on different levels within one map Procedure 12 4 Add and Configure Map Layer Step Action 1 From the Map editor select L Map Layers editor displays Note The Map editor can be accessed by selecting Maps from the Build tab then selecting Show All Right click on the map to be edited and select Edit Select Add A new layer will be added to the Map Layers To rename the new layer select the Layer textbox and edit as required Use the Show in map checkbox to select if the layer is displayed on the map End American Dynamics 75 Add Configure Map Icons Icons are added to maps to represent victor objects Various icon properties can be configured depending on the object type they represent Procedure 12 5 Add and Configure Icons Step 1 3 Note Action Drag and drop victor objects from Device List into the Map editor An icon will be added to the map linked to the victor object Note Objects can also be dragged onto maps from Site Call ups and Object lists To configure an icon s characteristics a Right click the icon b Select Edit c Assign characteristics in the
174. s VideoEdge Recorders victor provides an auto discovery service which can be used to detect newly added VideoEdge recorders Newly discovered recorders can be added to victor by dragging and dropping from the client s discovered list Recorders discovered in the last 24 hours are labeled as New Cameras The client displays a list of auto discovered cameras which have not yet been associated with an NVR Discovered cameras can be dragged from the discovered list directly into their respective NVR in the device list Note Newly discovered Illustra cameras can be assigned IP addresses directly from the discovered list individually or as a batch Remove Cameras VideoEdge cameras can be removed from NVRs Removed cameras are automatically placed back on the discovered list Change Camera IP Address American Dynamics cameras only You can change the IP address of American Dynamics cameras from the camera discovered pane using afg to access the Camera Address Configuration dialog Use this dialog to define the IP address range to be assigned to selected cameras and to define Network Configuration settings Note The NVR will attempt to set the IP address on as many cameras as possible and will not stop assigning IP addresses in the event of a failure In the event of failure gaps of unassigned IP addresses in the requested start end IP address range may occur American Dynamics 26 Recorders General Alarm Persistence V
175. s Customer present video Intel ligence Note Customer Present Video Intelligence is a VideoEdge NVR 4 4 licensed add on In order to use this feature a license must be purchased for each camera Apply UnifiedPOS search rules if required Select Object selector displays Select the POS Search property from the object selector Select OK Search property displays in the wizard Apply And Or and Operator Values as required oO a 0O oOo OD Apply Value as requires This field may be a dropdown selection or free text depending on the Search property selected Select Finish Search results video and transaction data display in the POS surveillance window End A American Dynamics POS Terminal View You can view POS transactions related to specific terminal objects directly from the device list This action opens a transaction surveillance window displaying the cameras associated with that terminal Procedure 27 7 POS Terminal View Step Action 1 Right click the required terminal on the device list Select View Transaction Viewer displays Use playback controls to navigate to the required time interval Note You can use the play controls to navigate forwards and backwards through the video While paused you can drag in additional cameras or terminals that will be time synchronized with the others As transactions occur on one of the terminals in the POS Transaction Viewer the text of that transaction will be displ
176. s Default Settings Default behavior when using Fisheye lens should be set here Use the dropdown menus to select default de warped mode Rectilinear or Panoramic Third Party Application Set which third party application should be used to edit still images Select e then navigate to the executable file exe for the preferred image editor Video Overlay Preferences Set font size and color for video overlay in relation to Camera Recorder and Date Time information Frame Expiry Preferences This setting uses values from 1 to 20 seconds In limited bandwidth environments setting the value allows you to tell victor how long the system should wait for the next good frame before displying a blank frame Select the Never Expire checkbox to ensure no blank frames are ever displayed VideoEdge Port Setup LAN streaming can require a large number of User Datagram Protocol UDP ports to be open Configuring port ranges in System Values Port Setup enables traffic to pass through networks with restricted port configuration Note Restricting ports can also help to make your system more secure Default values are victor Client UDP port range Start 6000 End 7999 VideoEdge server UDP port range Start 32200 End 38199 118 A American Dynamics victor Application Server Introduction The victor Application Server incorporates an industry standard relational database used to manage and maintain a single record of e Authorize
177. s OS account e Basic Authentication The victor Application Server manages users accounts without the need for an assigned Windows principal or Windows OS account Create a New Operator New operators can be added to the system Procedure 15 1 Create a New Operator Windows Authentication When using Windows to authenticate operator accounts Windows credentials are checked when the operator logs in to the client As such operators will only be able to log in if they have been assigned a user account on both the client and victor Application Server machines If a domain controller is not being used these accounts must be created manually and be logged into to activate them Note Windows Authentication is not available when using victor Express It is recommended that the role level assigned to the operator account mirrors somewhat the role level assigned to the Windows user account A Caution Operators created in victor standalone systems with non administrator roles may lack the privileges required to make similar changes in unified systems Step Action Select Operator from the Build tab Select New from the dropdown menu Enter a name for the Operator in the Name textbox Enter a description in the Description textbox The Enabled checkbox is selected by default to deactivate the operator profile deselect the checkbox Select Windows Authentication Enter Domain victor Application Server CON O OO FP W N gt
178. s a communications channel by polling the third party device e Defines General Purpose Actions which send messages to third party devices using victor event activation and supports acknowledgment messages from third party devices e Defines General Purpose Monitoring Points which represent monitoring points in third party devices e Defines General Purpose incoming message protocols which interpret incoming messages from third party devices and support acknowledgment for incoming messages Terminology The central third party hardware device as victor data type which changes state based on monitoring Poing incoming messages from the device Protos o Action Messages Eo the device as a result of events triggered in Objects created in victor which are transmitted to Actions the General Purpose Device based on activated events in victor Where the input strings are sent from the device through the Serial Network port to victor Where the output is an action and requests a response from the device Start of Text End of Text Where the poll is an action which requires a response from the device American Dynamics 192 The General Purpose Interface can work with any device which uses ASCII code communications protocol for event monitoring such as Intercom Process Control Equipment Dome Control Lighting Access Control Refrigeration Elevators Wireless Communication The third party device sends pure ASCII messages via a Ser
179. s attached to the display to be edited Select next to Monitors Right click the display to be edited Select Edit The display editor opens O o Aa OO N Expand the Client to Client Communication section 128 A American Dynamics 7 Select Deselect the Turn off Client to Client Communication checkbox as required 8 Select Save End American Dynamics 129 Introduction Virtual Matrix Virtual Matrix allows users to switch video in display panes of surveillance windows using a CCTV keyboard as if the video panes were all monitors attached to a traditional analog matrix 41 42 43 44 ras as ar Virtual Monitor 1 Virtual Monitor 2 Virtual Monitor 3 victor client y victor client amp ee MP3200 MP48 victor us uy LZ LZ EZ cee r e EN i Recorder Recorder Recorder ale aa ale VM ID 1 VM ID 16 VM ID 17 VM ID 32 VM ID 33 VMID 42 Create a Virtual Matrix Profile You can define and add virtual matrix profiles to the system Procedure 22 1 Create a Virtual Matrix Profile Step Action Select Virtual Matrix from the Build tab Enter a Name and Description in the General Section on FP O N gt Expand the Settings Section Select checkboxes as required for American Dynamics Select New from the dropdown menu Virtual Matrix Editor displays 57 58 59 60 Virtual Monitor 4 MP3200 MP48 The Enabled checkbox is selected by default deselect to disable
180. s required 3 Select Save End POS Settings When POS is installed POS Settings are available and allow for configuration of default search settings and database management Open System Values from the Setup tab then select POS Settings Here database settings can be configured along with the amount of time in seconds to be added as padding to search results Search Preferences Search preferences can be configured to customize which lists Site Device Vault open with the Search and Retrieve Wizard and which list opens on top Open System Values from the Setup tab then select Search Preferences Select checkboxes under Open with Wizard to choose which lists open with the Search and Retrieve Wizard Select which list to open on top using the buttons under Top Most Video Layout Preferences Video Layout Preferences allow configuration of which layouts are available for selection Open System Values from the Setup tab then select Video Layout Preferences By default all layouts are selected Layouts that are selected are available for selection from the surveillance pane virtual matrix and salvo editors American Dynamics 117 Video Preferences Open System Values from the Setup tab then select Video Preferences Surveillance Preferences Various surveillance preferences can be configured here including displaying times in UTC and hiding of virtual PTZ controls when in Picture in Picture mode Fisheye Len
181. sFire Framework and Component Framework Services A Caution Refer to product datasheets for information on system hardware and software requirements Step Action 1 Follow the standard installation instructions provided on the unified server Installation guide until the Install ation Type dialog displays 2 At the Installation Type dialog select Advanced for Enterprise users and select Next Destination folder displays Select Next 4 Select Application Server Installation Further options display Select Install as a Satellite Application Server and enter the Master Application Server name or IP Address and select Next the Database server ddialog displays For the Database Server select the required SAS database server name Select Next Enter your Domain Username and your Password confirm your password and click Next The Ready to Install the Program dialog box opens listing the location of the Installation directory the Database server type and the system SQL server type American Dynamics 213 9 Select Install The Installing dialog displays Note 1 The Installing displays detailing status messages and progress This process can take a considerable amount of time 2 If the installation completes without errors the InstallShield Wizard Completed dialog box opens 3 If you received any warnings during the installation the system displays a dialog box listing the number of warnings You can view these warnings i
182. se outputs You can see the status of all controllers and other access control devices both from the device list and through maps Events can be acknowledged in either C CURE 9000 client or the victor client as required and update real time C CURE 9000 alarms display on victor maps event viewer and in reports activity list Note victor and C CURE integration requires the following versions victor version v4 2 C CURE 9000 v2 1 For detailed installation instructions refer to the victor C CURE unification manual Third Party Integrations As well as C CURE 9000 victor also extends Event Management support to various third party fire and intrusion integrations For a full list of drivers refer to the American Dynamics website www americandynamics net Integration with third party add ons enables victor s device list to display C CURE and Third party hardware All objects support the victor privilege configuration and authorization All actions and state changes related to integrated objects are written to victors journal database and display on the activity list victors reports also support Access Control Fire and Security modifications Alarms from integrated objects can be used to trigger victor Events Refer to the relevant victor integration manual for detailed information on integration installation and operation instructions American Dynamics 209 Appendix A victor MAS SAS Support Introduction To enhance sc
183. specific event configurations Activate Event IP Camera Video Loss Qearvre res Video Pipeline Failure J Selected actions GA eaat aeark Videokdge4s illustra 400 Activate Event IP Camera Video Loss Action selector J 22eaeak amp ki a eee a Activate Event IP Camera Video Loss Lab3U 4 Speed Dome 7 QQQT Video Pipeline Failure G eeasi Activate Event Video Pipeline Failure e2eas eee Activate Event IP Camera Video Loss 2 ee aski Activate Event Video Pipeline Failure Selected Cloning options Procedure 16 9 Events Schedule Setup Editor Step 1 Action Select Event Schedule Setup from the Build tab Select Events Schedule Setup from the dropdown Events Setup editor displays Double click the Devices node and use the object selector to select the device Or drag and drop from the device list Select in node of the device added and use the checkboxes in the dropdown to assign alerts as required Select Add Alerts Selected alerts are displayed under the Alerts node Select A in the Alerts node and use the Object Selector to assign Actions Repeat as required Use A and x to add and remove objects Use merge and clone options as required to copy configurations Merge and clone target configuration American Dynamics 106 1 buptcate source configuration to all targets Al Remove configuration on source and target to add remove schedules as required refer t
184. ss the editor by right clicking on a terminal on the device list and selecting Configure Regions To use the Region editor the camera must be associated with a terminal Procedure 27 4 Edit Camera Regions Step Action 1 Select Camera Region Editor from the Build tab The Editor displays 2 Select click the terminal with which the camera view is associated Camera icons display 3 Select the Camera on which to draw the Region of interest ROI Camera view displays with drawing tools 4 Select the region type to be drawn from e Customer Present Analytic available e Merchandise For information only e Employees For information only e Terminal For information only Use drawing tools to draw the required ROI Select Save or continue drawing editing as required End 170 A American Dynamics UnifiedPOS Transactions Importing UnifiedPOS Transactions UnifiedPOS Transaction Reports can be imported into victor allowing video data to be aligned with transaction data During import the file is validated against the UnifiedPOS standard If the file is not in UnifiedPOS XML format the import will fail During the import victor examines each transaction and checks for corresponding stores and terminals in victor using the RetailStorelD and WorkstationID properties Any transactions that do not have a corresponding store and terminal in the system are rejected The rest will are stored in the victor database Procedure 27 5 Im
185. ssigns priority to the event viewer when the event is triggered so over rides anything else the user is viewing Expand the Text Section a Enter Activate Text in the text box This text will display in the event viewer If you have the activity list open this text displays as the event triggers b Enter Instructions for the user in the Instructions text box These will be conveyed to the user when the event triggers Expand the Sounds section a Select the Play Sound When Active checkbox if an audible alarm is required when the event triggers b Select The Select Sound dialog displays Navigate to and select the required wav file c Select Open The sound is associated with the event and will play when the event triggers d Select OK Note 1 Only wav sound files are supported 2 The files must be located in the WINDOWS Media folder If a custom wav file is required copy it to this location Expand the Acknowledge and Clear Options section Select or deselect checkboxes depending on how you require the event to be acknowledged and cleared Select Save End A American Dynamics Events Save As Existing Events can be used as templates to create new events This is useful if you need to create an event which is similar to but not identical to an existing one The copy of the original event keeps all properties Procedure 16 4 Events Save as Step Action 1 Select Events from the Home tab 2 Select Sho
186. ssing Capture routing and any further processing of emitted events victor can be configured to process events in various ways e g according to priority date time or source e Event Result The system reaction to the event In the case of victor this could be a video action configured to display a salvo American Dynamics 94 Conceptual workflow victor workflow 95 ny American Dynamics Event Types Within the victor environment there are two main event types Sensor based and Health based Sensor Based Events These events when triggered typically display predefined Event Actions These are system actions tied to events which are set to display when events are triggered Examples of Event Actions can be video Salvos or Map actions The following general steps are involved in configuring a Sensor based event Add a trigger to the sensor device e g Set motion detection on a camera Create the Event Action to be executed when the Event triggers Create the Event Associate the Event Action with the Event O FP WwW N gt Associate the Event with the Trigger Health Based Events System Health events do not typically involve video actions as their primary use is not security based Instead they are used to warn users of potential issues with system failure A typical use may be to inform a user that an alarm has been received warning of CPU overheating Acknowledge and Clear Options Acknowledge and Cle
187. ta into victor you should remove or securely obscure any sensitive credit card information victor has not been certified for PCI DSS compliance This chapter details how to e Create a POS Store e Create POS Terminals e Associate Terminals with Cameras e Define Camera Regions e Import POS Transactions e Search POS transactions e View POS Transactions e Import POS Exception Reports e View POS Exception Reports Create a POS Store You can create POS store objects within victor client These objects can be associated with multiple terminal objects Procedure 27 1 Create a POS Store Step Action Select Store from the Setup tab Select New from the dropdown Enter a Name for the POS Store in the Name textbox Enter a Description for the POS Store in the Description textbox Enter the RetailStorelD O FB O N gt Note The RetailStorelD must match the ID used by the POS system or no transactions will be imported 6 Select Save End 168 A American Dynamics Create POS Terminal Objects You can create one or more POS Terminals within victor These are then typically associated with cameras which have fields of view covering the POS terminals Procedure 27 2 Create POS Terminal Objects Step Action Select Terminal from the Setup tab Select New from the dropdown Enter the Store to be associated with the terminal Enter a Name for the Terminal in the Name textbox Enter a Description for the Terminal in
188. ted actions m DOD Qa QO O Repeat as required g Use to remove selected object exceptions Expand the Layout section Use the Object Selector to assign a layout as required Select Save End 188 A American Dynamics Copy Roles Existing roles can be used as templates to create new roles which can then be edited This is useful if you need to create a role which is similar to but not identical to an existing role Procedure 31 2 Copy a Role Step Action 1 Select Role from the Build tab 2 Select Show all from the dropdown menu 3 Right click the role to be copied 4 Select Save As Really save a copy of the specified object dialog displays 5 Select Yes A copy of the role is created and displays on the object list The copied role is identifiable as it has the original role name appended with _Copy Right click the new role Select Edit Use the Type and Object selectors as required to edit the role O CO N O Select Save End American Dynamics 189 Sites Introduction A Site is a user definable list of folders into which you can drag devices and objects Sites allows users to organize and group objects into logical folder views instead of the traditional device driven views Users can create sites and folders with custom names and organize the objects within according to criteria relevant to that site For example a folder can be named East Car Park and that folder can be used t
189. ted to Step N OO OF FP W DB Action Select 2 from the client title bar Operator log out dialog opens Select Log out The client sign in dialog opens Select or enter the Domain from the Domain pull down menu Enter Username in the username text box Enter Password in the password text box Select the victor Application Server to switch to from the dropdown Select OK End Change Default victor Application Server Procedure 19 4 Change default victor Application Server You can change the default victor Application Server victor client connects to Step A WwW N gt Action Select victor Application Servers from the Build tab Select Edit from the dropdown menu A list of all servers displays Select the Default radio button of the victor Application Server you wish to make default Select Save Refer to Save and Close options for more information Close and restart victor client You will now connect to your selected default victor Application Server End American Dynamics 121 Delete victor Application Server You can delete victor Application Server records from the system Note The default victor Application Server cannot be deleted Procedure 19 5 Delete victor Application Servers Step Action Select victor Application Servers from the build tab Select Show Allfrom the dropdown menu Right click on the server to be deleted Select Delete Are you sure you want to delete the speci
190. the Description textbox Enter the WorkstationID Select Save N OO FO FP GON gt Note The WorkstationID should match the ID used by your POS system for this terminal or no transactions will be imported End Associate POS Terminals with Cameras Using the Associations section in the POS Terminal editor you can associate one or more cameras with the terminal These should be cameras whose field of view includes the physical terminal Procedure 27 3 Associate POS Terminals with Cameras Step Action Select Terminal from the Setup tab Select Show All from the dropdown Right Click the Terminal to edit Select Edit Expand the Associations section O A O N gt Select The Object selector displays Use the Object selector to select cameras to associate with the terminal Select OK Select Save O CO N O End American Dynamics 169 Camera Region Editor The Camera Region Editor allows you to define color coded overlays on camera views associated with terminals Four overlay types are available Customer Present Merchandise Employee and Terminal Assigning regions to terminal cameras in a retail environment makes them easily identifiable when POS video is retrieved for those terminals Note The Customer Present region can be aligned with the customer present analytic available on VideoEdge 4 4 Regions can be assigned from the Camera region editor in the Build tab or alternatively you can acce
191. the following formats e ISO from VideoEdge NVR recorders e ZIP from HDVR recorders e IMG From Intellex Recorders victorPlayer can also be included with exported clips Playing Clips The primary purpose of victorPlayer is to facilitate clip playback Note victorPlayer has various options during clip playback In addition to the standard surveillance playback controls you can also Toggle Full Screen Clear Video Restart Playback Verify Clips Standard and using Key files and perform Still Image Capture by right clicking the playback window Procedure 11 9 Play Saved Clip with victorPlayer The following steps assume that victorPlayer is available on the local machine If it is not available it can be exported as part of victor s clip export feature For more information on exporting clips refer to Exporting saved Clips Step Action 1 Launch victorPlayer select required language then select OK 2 Saved clips are displayed in the clip list 3 Drag and drop the required clip into the surveillance window The clip will begin playback 70 A American Dynamics Note To view more than one clip at one time select View Surveillance from the View menu to open additional surveillance panes End Procedure 11 10 Play External Clips with victorPlayer In addition to using victorPlayer to play clips from the clip list victorPlayer can also play external video clips Step Action Launch victorPlayer select required langu
192. tically when in view mode End You can also configure areas on maps which relate to regions assigned on other maps This can be useful as you can then click on a map region to view a more detailed map relating to an area you are particularly interested in E G You may have a map representing a full campus view and several related maps representing buildings within the campus When you see an alarm annunciating when monitoring the full campus map this feature allows you to navigate directly to the more detailed building maps for an enhanced view of the alarm area Procedure 12 8 Configure areas related to other maps Step Action 1 Open target map This is typically the overview of the whole area you are monitoring in this case the campus map Select E Icon selector displays Select the Map icon Icon displays on map Reposition resize icon as required Right click the icon Select Drop on Map Icon editor displays Select Select Object Select the required map This is typically the detailed map in this case the building map N DO OF fF W BND American Dynamics 77 10 11 12 13 14 15 78 Select OK Icon editor displays Assign icon attributes as required Select OK Right click the map icon Select Polygon Shape Select Add Triangle displays The area can be manipulated by using the grab handles Move and resize the triangle as required to represent the area covered by the detailed building m
193. to add type and object exceptions to restrict access to resources and features It is important to understand the difference between Type and Object Type exceptions Type relates to general groups of objects E G Recorders Events while Object Exceptions relate to specific objects E G Recorder X or Event Y American Dynamics 187 Create Roles If a canned role does not meet your requirements you can create new customized roles Procedure 31 1 Create a Role Step Action 1 Select Role from the Build tab 2 Select New from the dropdown menu Role editor displays 3 Enter aname for the role in the Name textbox 4 Enter a description for the role in the Description textbox Note The Enabled checkbox is selected by default deselect to disable the role 5 To assign Type Exceptions a Expand the Type Exceptions section Select Type Selector dialog displays Select the Object Type as required b C d Select OK Exception Allow list displays e Select the Allow checkbox next to permitted actions deselect for non permitted actions f Repeat as required g Use to remove selected type exceptions 6 To assign Object Exceptions a Expand the Object Exceptions section Select Object Selector dialog displays Use the Object selector dialog to select the object as required Select OK Exception Allow list displays Select the Allow checkbox next to permitted actions deselect for non permit
194. to detect track and analyze moving objects using a variety of criteria The Video Intelligence engine is licensable on a per channel basis Supported Video Intelligence searches are e Object Detection e Direction e Linger e Enter e Exit e Abandoned Removed e Dwell 4 5 Text Stream Search victor text stream search provides a means of searching text from configured NVRs devices V4 5 Two types of text stream searches are supported e Date and Time Used to return all text values within a defined time period e Advanced Used to search for specific text values within defined parameters and filters set on the VideoEdge NVR and victor 49 A American Dynamics Perform Searches Perform a Basic Search You can use the Search and Retrieve Wizard to specify parameters in order to perform a Basic Search Basic Searches only consider Time and Date parameters Procedure 10 1 Perform a Basic Search Step 1 Action Select Search and Retrieve from the Home tab Select Execute Search Wizard The Search and Retrieval Wizard launches Select the search type required from the Type of Search drop down menu Available options are e Date and Time e Thumbnail Search e Motion Detection Note On VideoEdge NVR 4 2 recorders available options will vary if Video Intelligence is enabled on the camera selected Refer to Perform a Video Intelligence Search Analytics If required select the Download Audio button to download associated
195. ts will display in the Data Visualizer Search amp Retrieve Results Once a Search amp Retrieve has been run select ain to view results in the Data Visualizer Using the Data Visualizer Once data has been populated in the Data Visualizer it can be further manipulated Drill Down When results have been populated in the Data Visualizer the X axis will display time relevant to search criteria and the Y axis will display the number of occurrences In the example shown below the search was carried out over a 3 day period with each column representing 1 day Reports and Data Visualization 3 g deoEdge IP Camera VideoEdge Audio Device M VideoEdge Analog Camera w VideoEdge 12 AM 01 AM 02 AM 03 AM 04 AM 05 AM 06 AM 07 AM 08 AM 09 AM 184 American Dynamics From this view you can further drill down into a time period by double clicking a column For example double clicking on the Apr 08 column will drill down into that day displaying columns for each hour as shown below r y Reports and Data Visualization ae Reports and Data Visualization vi S Visualizer Reports 0 Apr 16 12 00 AM Apr 16 9 00 AM gt 09 15 AM 09 42 AM gt 9 15 AM VideoEdge IP Camera Videotdge Audio Device M VideoEdge Analog Camera i VideoEdge i 0 i 9 15 37 AM 9 15 39 AM 9 15 41 AM 9 15 43 AM 9 15 45 AM 9 15 47 AM 9 15 49 AM 9 15 51 AM 9 15 53 AM
196. uired column headers After selecting the header row you can change the column header names by selecting the name in the preview area and entering a new name T Select Next Mandatory Columns screen displays Drag column headers from the preview datagrid into the relevant column dropboxes 8 Select Next Additional Info screen displays If your exception report groups exceptions underneath header rows select a header row from the preview datagrid and then select a property header from the property table 9 Select Next Save Report Template screen displays e Enter New Report Name Select Save when entered The new template will save with this name 174 A American Dynamics e Select Enable Customer Filtering if required This means you can filter POS Excep tion Reports based on whether a customer was present at the time of the exception or not Note Customer Present Video Intelligence is a VideoEdge NVR 4 4 licensed add on In order to use this feature a license must be purchased for each camera e Enter a Time offset if required Select Next Import Summary Screen displays Review the report summary and use Previous and Next 10 Buttons to make any amendments as required 11 Select Finish The report can be accessed from Build Tab gt Exception Reports gt Show All Right click the report and select View Send To or Delete as required End American Dynamics 175 Generic Edge Devices and Reports Introductio
197. uration General Information Some controllers are Plug and Play others support configuration within victor see below Controller Device Button configuration options AD Pelco Serial Keyboards Not Applicable Refer to manufacturer s instructions for default settings System Keyboard Standard QWERTY Pease Refer to System Keyboard Commands for ExacqVision Keyboards VM Desktop Model 100 590 2130 wan ToS ca Srvc Layo Se ae ein to ShuttlePRO v2 controller for American Dynamics 142 System Keyboards You can add a standard Windows keyboard and use it as a CCTV keyboard Note When using a system keyboard surveillance commands can only be sent if the surveillance window has focus Other controllers will operate regardless of whether the surveillance window has focus Refer to System Keyboard Commands for a list of user commands Procedure 24 1 Add a System Keyboard Step Action 1 Select Keyboards from the Setup tab 2 Select New from the dropdown 3 Enter a name for the keyboard in the Name textbox 4 Enter a description for the keyboard in the Description textbox Note The Enabled checkbox is checked by default deselect the checkbox to deactivate the keyboard Expand the Keyboard section Select System Keyboard from the Model dropdown The COM Port and Baud Rate dropdown lists disappear 7 Select Save End System Keyboard Commands When using a system QWERTY keyboard the following commands
198. vanced seamless integration between victor and C CURE 9000 standalone platforms allowing users of victor unified client to monitor C CURE devices and events from within the victor environment Note Version Compatibility C CURE 9000 Integration requires C CURE 9000 v2 1 and victor v4 2 Refer to the victor and C CURE Unification Guide for further information 4 A American Dynamics MAS SAS Support Overview For customers with large dispersed systems victor supports enterprise level Master Application Server Satellite Application Server MAS SAS deployment Enterprise Architecture provides you the ability to view and manage all aspects of access control and video security from one application the Administration Workstation attached to the MAS MAS SAS architecture functions by synchronizing each SAS system s database with the MAS database The Master MAS contains the global data that is used across every server such as global Personnel records global clearances and global Operators The global data is synchronized to each SAS so that it can be used to implement enterprise wide security The MAS itself does not have any directly connected controllers or video servers but it can be used to remotely monitor and manage controllers and video servers attached to SAS s in the enterprise MAS SAS architecture typically follows a Hub Spoke model where the Master is the hub and the Satellites are the spokes which can be deployed globally
199. w All 3 Right click the event to be copied 4 Select Save As The new Event is saved with the original name appended with Copy The event can be edited as required End American Dynamics 100 Event Viewer General Information The Event Viewer is a dynamic display of system event activity accessible from the Home tab It is a real time list displaying active and acknowledged events From the event viewer you can e Acknowledge system events e Clear system events e Sort events according to priority e View event details including instructions causes and activation time e Review associated video e Group events by type iin saa i Tirin d POOL Cea egaa a SSE La A a by SE HO hen Active 2 a a po phyp la m Fira i imm Events Acknowledged Events Note 1 When there are 2000 events in either the Active or Acknowledged panes paging buttons are displayed 2 When paging buttons are in use Acknowledge All and Clear All buttons work on a per page basis 3 By default 2000 events per page are displayed this can be changed to 500 or 100 by selecting the Page Size dropdown 101 American Dynamics Event Viewer Sorting and Grouping Using the grouping area of the event viewer you can Multi Level Group on any of the columns displayed This means you can sort groups by more than one priority Procedure 16 5 Event Viewer Sorting and Grouping Step Action 1 Select Event Viewer
200. which reports and ad hoc reports can be run Refer to Generate Save Reports for more information 186 A American Dynamics Roles Introduction A Role is a set of access rules which is assigned to an operator to govern their authorization and permission levels within victor Effective role management enables complete control over the resources and features users Can access Be careful of the roles you give users on your system If you add a user as an administrator you are granting them full system permissions Note Before deleting roles ensure they are not assigned to operators Role Types Canned Roles There are five predefined canned roles ready for assignment to users Each of these roles apart from Administrator can be edited to refine them further Canned roles are as follows Descending permission level e Administrator e Power User e Investigator e Guard e Viewer Custom Roles As well as using canned roles you can create custom roles This can be done using the Save As feature which allows a current role to be used as a template to build a new role or you can build a completely new role manually Each new role created is available for selection when creating or editing operator profiles Type Object Exceptions The level of permissions assigned to a role is controlled by exceptions When a custom role is initially created full administrative access is granted by default the role can then be edited
201. wing and Erase to correct errors e Rectangle Highlight the ROI by clicking and dragging the cursor over the camera view to form a rectangle Use Clear to restart drawing and Erase to correct errors e Free Draw Draw the ROI freehand on the camera view Use Clear to restart drawing and Erase to correct errors Note 1 By default the ROI drawn is the Active Region this can be inverted by selecting Invert Selection 2 The full camera view can be selected as the Active Region by selecting Select All 3 Load Alarm Rule allows you to load a previously configured rule from a VideoEdge NVR 4 2 recorder Not available on Face detection and edge analytics searches victor uses information from the NVR rule to apply search criteria to the victor client search Search parameters are populated from the rule but can be edited if required Refer to Alarm Rules for more information on alarm rules Adjust Parameters as required to suit your search type Available Parameters are dependent on Video Intelligence search type selected Select Next The Confirmation screen displays Confirm your search criteria are correct Select Previous to return to the previous screen to make changes Select Finish to execute the search Search and Retrieval Wizard closes and the Advanced Search Results tab opens displaying search results Double click on a search result to view associated video End A American Dynamics Perform a Text stream search Text st
202. with drawing tools Select the region type to be drawn from e Customer Present e Merchandise e Employees 4 Use drawing tools to draw the required ROI Select Save or continue drawing editing as required End American Dynamics 178 Reports and Data Visualization Introduction The reporting function is used primarily to display Journal and Audit information on system objects and activity Various predefined report templates are available within the client or alternatively you can use Ad Hoc reports for more customizable reports which allow search terms to be used The Data Visualizer feature allows users to display report data graphically using Charts Timelines and Report Grids Journal Filter The Journal Filter is used to regulate the amount of data being written to the database journaled by blocking unblocking specific alert types The feature is accessed from System Values on the Setup tab The following message types cannot be blocked and will always be journaled e General Purpose Interface Activity Operator Login e State Change e System Activity e System Error The default setting is to record meaning messages will be written to the database unless they are blocked in the journal filter Note Motion Detection Light Change and Motion Exception Alerts are blocked by default Report exceptions are controlled at Object and Type level Object Exceptions override Type Exceptions therefore if an al
203. y days from the date the application was installed End A American Dynamics SAS Installation Unified Server SAS can be installed by running the Tyco Security Products unified server installer The standard unified server installer lays down all prerequisites required for MAS SAS installation SAS Installation prerequisites The system where the SAS software will be installed must be a dedicated system on a domain The system should not host any other major applications Ensure clocks are synchronized between the MAS and the SASs The Windows domain user account of the SAS installer must be a system administrator for the system where the SAS will be installed The Windows user account of the SAS installer must have been provisioned as a SQL Administrator sysadmin role on the MAS The Windows user account of the SAS installer must have been previously configured as a victor C CURE Global Operator with the SYSTEM ALL Privilege at the MAS to which this SAS will connect The CrossFire Services must be configured to run using a domain user account on the SAS That account must also be a MAS operator able to access the MAS SQL database The SQL Browser Service must be enabled and running The MAS server that will be the master server for this SAS must be reachable via the network its name or IP address must be resolvable The MAS server that will be the master server for this SAS must be running as well as the Software House Cros
204. yed Vault List All vaulted items are listed in the vault list From the vault list you can e Drag items into the Search and Retrieve wizard and use the vault criteria as a basis for a search This selects the camera and date and time Note 1 If a subsequent vaulted item belonging to the same camera is dragged into the search and retrieve wizard it replaces the original selection and changes the search time frame accordingly 2 If the vault item belongs to a different camera a Yes No dialog displays offering the option to override the timeframe and have both cameras selected 3 You can also drag cameras and or dates from the vault list into the wizard This means one camera can contain multiple vaults In these instances the time range is changed to have a start time of the earliest vault time and an end time of the latest e Drag items into a surveillance pane in which the items are treated as cameras e Double click items to launch investigator mode paused at the item s start time Hovering on each level of item in the Vault list displays a summary of what is contained in the level below American Dynamics 125 Procedure 20 1 Display the Vault List Step Action 1 2 Select Clips from the Home tab Select Vault List from the dropdown menu End Vault Explorer The Vault Explorer provides a means to filter vaulted items by Recorder camera and time range It lists all recorders containing vaulted items br
205. ys in relation to sender s workstations so the workstation level is avoided Default is Off Procedure 21 1 Configure Client to Client Communication Step Action 1 Select Devices from the Home tab Device List displays Select next to Workstations in the Device List All workstations are listed Right Click on the workstation to be edited Select Edit Workstation editor displays Expand the Client to Client Communication section Select or Deselect the Checkboxes as required to configure the workstation N OO FO fF W ND Select Save End Configure Client to Client Communication Displays You can Turn off Client to Client communication for individual displays When selected this option rejects all client to client requests automatically The sender is informed that the receiver is configured to reject the request and asked whether to force it In this case the receiver is asked whether to accept the request and is presented with a Yes No dialog The sending workstation is informed if a receiving workstation is in Reject mode in two ways e A Rejecting dialog displays next to the display when attempting to send e The receivers display name highlights red indicating client to client communication is turned of for that display Procedure 21 2 Configure display client to client settings Step Action 1 Select next to Workstations in the Device List All workstations are listed Select next to the workstation which i

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