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1. 37 vi ACTi Connecting Vision ACTi Edge Recorder User s Manual Playback y gt A On Playback screen you may select a device to search a video clip and watch its playback Search Recordings 1 On Playback screen double click on a device on Device List to open Search window 2 Define the time range by inputting the start time and the period maximum is 60 miniatures For example if you the the start time as 2014 01 21 00 00 00 with the time range as 60 minutes ERC will search all the video clips recorded from 2014 01 21 00 00 00 to 2014 01 21 00 60 00 Select the event Type Select the Devices Click Apply to start searching iaa Edge Recorder Client Device List ang search 1 Entrance 1 gt ACTi Search Time Oe Start Time 2014 01 21 00 og 4 ACTi M 5 ACTi F 60 6 ACTi CR x amp 7 Acti 1 Devices Clear All Select All wv 1 Er 2 KCM3911 3 KCM 911 4 E82 6 ACTI Search Result vi ACTi Connecting Vision ACTi Edge Recorder User s Manual The search result will be listed on bottom left Double click on a recording entry to enter playback mode 1 Edge Recorder Client Device List Q x 1 Entrance 1 2 ACTi 3 ACTi 4 ACTi 5 ACTi 6 ACTi Search Result L gt Page Switch 2008 08 15 00 01 13 E 7 ACTI 00 00 18 2008 08 15 00 02 17 ay 7 ACTi 2008 08 15 00 03 17 7 ACTi 2008 08 15 00 04 17 7 ACTi 2008 08 15 00 05 17 7 ACTi 20082. Operation System Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2012 3 Screen Resolution 800x600 Network Ethernet 1000 Base T 1 These specifications are based on following camera settings 1280x1024 3Mbps 18fps MPEG 4 2 Please use 64 bit Windows operation system if your client computer has more than 4GB RAM 3 Please make sure your operation system Is fully patched with the latest service packs 6 www acti com pi ACTi ao Connecting Vision ACTi Edge Recorder User s Manual Setup Connections As the camera s local storage takes over the recording service ERC system does not require a typical Server to manage the services A computer that installs ERC can immediately start managing the channels live monitoring and searching the recordings Please follow the procedures below to connect the devices 1 Install the SD card in the camera and make sure it is properly connected Access the device firmware webpage via Internet Explorer browser once this SD card is connected the Local Storage section will appear on Setup page You can check the SD card status by entering Setup page gt Local Storage Status Web Configurator e Setup page Host Date amp Time i Network Status it IP Settings it Video amp Audio Event Storage MediaType MicroSD Local Storage Capacity GB 0 00 0 00 Free Total Percentage of Usage 09 Utilities File System UNKNOWN Setup Status
3. ACTi Edge Recorder Client For Windows User s Manual For V1 0 01 Version WWW aCT Com 2014 01 27 vo ACTI ao Connecting Vision ACTi Edge Recorder User s Manual Legal Notice Disclaimer The information contained in this document is intended for general information purposes ACTi Corporation shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages arising from the furnishing performance or use of this manual The information contained herein is subject to change without notice The English version of this document is the official one for all purpose All the translated versions are provided as a convenience Any discrepancies or differences created in the translations of any other languages are not legally binding Copyright Copyright 2014 ACTi Corporation All Rights Reserved Trademarks V ACTi Connecting Vision and its logo gt ACTI are registered trademarks of ACTi Connecting Vision Corporation Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Intel is a trademark or registered trademark of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries All other product or company names mentioned in this document may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners 2 www acti com D4 ACTi Connecting Vision ACTi Edge Rec
4. 1 as Address ID it is suggested not to change it 25 vi ACTi Connecting Vision ACTi Edge Recorder User s Manual Configure Local Storage Settings As ERC system relies on the devices themselves to do the recording each device should have the local storage feature otherwise you can only watch the live view After you have added a device with local recording capability the device icon shown on Device List will show SD an 9 ACTI e 10 ACTI If a device is required to perform local recording the following procedures are prerequisite 1 The SD card is properly installed in the device 2 On ERC interface go to Setup screen gt Device Setup page and click Storage Setup and select the device Before you format this SD card either via camera s firmware or via ERC interface the status appeared as Click Format to format this SD card this will erase all the stored data on it ERC can only mount a formatted SD card now you may mount it by clicking Mount Device List ER e f 1 ACT x 2 Acti 3 GNR3000 de d i 4 ACTi sO Sr 6 ACTi 5 ACTi amp GNR3000 UNKNOWN Remove old recordings when ran out of storage space automatically After the SD Card is mounted the Mount button will turn to Unmount The SD card status now appears as Normal Storage Information EXT3 gs when ran out of storage space automatically
5. InstallShield Wizard PA ACTI E Connecting Vision Setup Type Select the setup type to install Please select a setup type Complete All program features will be installed Requires the most disk space Select which program features you want installed Recommended for advanced users Back gem Cancel 8 www acti com ACT Connecting Vision bis ACTi Edge Recorder User s Manual ACTi Edge Recorder Client v1 0 01 InstallShield Wizard ka ACTi Connecting Vision Ready to Install the Program The wizard i ready to begin installation Click Install to begin the installation IF You want to review or change any of your installation settings click Back Click Cancel to exit the wizard ACTi Edge Recorder Client v1 0 01 InstallShield Wizard InstallShield Wizard Complete The InstallShield Wizard has successfully installed ACTi Edge Recorder Client vil DUT Click Finish to exit the wizard Bach Cancel After the installation is complete a shortcut Edge Recorder Client will appear on your Windows Desktop 9 www acti com vi ACTi Connecting Vision ACTi Edge Recorder User s Manual Log in to ERC Double click on the Edge Recorder Client icon to initiate the client application On Login window input your account and password If it is the very first login after ERC program s installation please input as User Name and as Password and cl
6. vo ACTI CT Connecting Vision Manage User Accounts cccecceseeeseeseeeeeceeeeeeneenensensenseeseeees OSD EE dl e CN JPBD SNC EE Event OS DSTA E EXported File LOCAL ON wisdccwsnavnetiucsadeeantonavacnnecdunmutacexanuernceenet www acti com pi ACTi Connecting Vision ACTi Edge Recorder User s Manual Introduction Product Overview ACTi Edge Recorder Client hereafter referred to as ERC is a light video surveillance solution which supports live monitoring of up to sixteen 16 channels It makes building up an surveillance system as cost effective and simple as possible with these features 1 no channel license required 2 3 4 one click installation no central recording server needed local storage on camera s internal storage high quality images H 264 video streaming After ERC is installed on a computer User can access ERC interface to perform live monitoring playback search and system maintenance Edge Recorder General Client User 5 www acti com vo ACTI ao Connecting Vision ACTi Edge Recorder User s Manual System Requirement The performance of live display quality is largely determined by the computer hardware capability and number of live channels The table below provides basic guidelines for selecting proper hardware for the computer that installs ERC 1 CPU Intel Core 2 Quad 2 4 GHz Intel Core i5 2 4 GHz RAM 4GB 2 Windows 7 Windows 8
7. 08 15 00 06 17 7 ACTi 39 pi ACTi Connecting Vision ACTi Edge Recorder User s Manual Playback View After selecting a video clip ERC will immediately start playing it You may make use of the playback controls to help playing this video To jump to a certain time point drag the Position Cursor to it To take a snapshot of the current view click ror on the bottom To download this video clip click on the bottom this video will be saved to the location you define in System Setup page Device List 1 E77 2 KCM3911 3 KCM7911 Search Result 2014 01 21 00 29 05 1 E77 2014 01 21 00 29 05 1 E77 2014 01 21 00 30 05 1 E77 2014 01 21 00 30 05 1 Er7 2014 01 21 00 31 05 1 E77 2014 01 21 00 31 05 1 E77 Replay Play Speed Download Pause Take a Snapshot Play a vo ACTI ao Connecting Vision ACTi Edge Recorder User s Manual System Settings You may configure certain basic system settings on Setup screen gt System Setup page Remember to click Apply after you make any change Manage User Accounts You can allow one viewer s account other than the administrator s account to access ERC program This account will only have the permission to Live View screen and Playback Default Username Default Password ae Live View Playback Admin Cee eto Setup Maximum 63 digits ER Staff Viewer Live View Playback Maximum 127digits 123456 Y
8. Recorder User s Manual Trigger DO Devices The number of supported Dos varies by device models ERC will enable the DO buttons if the selected device supports Before manually triggering a DO device from ERC interface please make sure you have correctly connected it with the device and tested via the device s web configurator A Right click on a single channel and select the DO B Select a channel and then click a DO button on toolbar SH Edge Recorder Client W O Device List 6 194 Wie G A KR J Zi er P pm E m et a ee yon A Ska E y Fe eee Digital PTZ Snapshot 9 E82 ao Be Do 10 E22 11 192 12 KCM3911 A 13 KCM3911 34 vo ACTI CT Connecting Vision ACTi Edge Recorder User s Manual Send Audio Signal To talk through speaker connected to one device right click on a channel and select Audio Out When this icon appears in orange your audio out function is activated every sound you make through the microphone on your client computer will be sent out to this device only 3 KCM7911 2044 04 22 18 21 03 awa i Digital PTZ Snapshot DO 1 35 ACT Connecting Vision Zu ACTi Edge Recorder User s Manual Digital PTZ Navigation Regardless of device models you may perform digital PTZ navigation on any channel Click and drag a highlight rectangle over any channel and the area highlighted will be displayed in the full live video wind
9. Unmounted i System Logout When the mass storage has not been formatted or mounted yet the camera would not know the status of the storage and the Status will appear Unmounted Camera firmware interface 2 Mount the camera 3 Connect the cameras with the POE switch to power them on 7 www acti com pi ACTi Connecting Vision ACTi Edge Recorder User s Manual ERC Client Program Installation Install ERC program in your client computer If your client computer falls in a different network segment make sure the cameras network allows remote access 1 Extract the installation files and run amp ACTi_Edge_Recorder_Client_Install_v1 0 01 exe 2 Accept the Software License Agreement and complete the installation ACT Edge Recorder Client v1 0 01 InstallShield Wizard Pas Connecting Vision License Agreement Please read the following license agreement carefully Important Notice Please read the terms and conditions of this license agreement carefully before installing the software This end user license agreement EULA is between you either an individual or a single legal entity and ACTi By installing the software and clicking on the agree button you agree to the term and conditions of this agreement If you do not agree to this accept the terns of the license agreement 9 do not accept the terms of the license agreement lt Back ACTi Edge Recorder Client vl OT
10. the user can define the AVERAGE bit rate For example if the Bitrate is chosen 2M then occasionally the actual bit rate may go below or beyond 2M but in the long run the average bit rate will be very close to 2M This mode allows the most accurate storage estimations however while planning the bandwidth please consider the occasional peaks of bit rate Video Quality Select your desired video quality of the image The user can define the quality with the numeric scale from 1 to 100 The default MJPEG quality is 60 The higher is the quality level the more bit rate the camera will use to achieve the target quality Resolution Select one of the resolutions this device supports Frame Rate fps Select the amount of frames per second this device supports 1 Available when this is a multi streaming device 2 Available when this is a hemispheric device 3 Available when Maximum Bitrate is selected as Unlimited 4 Available when Video Encoder is selected as MJPEG 20 vi ACTi Connecting Vision ACTi Edge Recorder User s Manual Configure Motion Settings To make use of the motion detection functions supported by your devices you need to configure the detection regions and settings Once a motion is detected ERC can display motion alert on the live channel bring up instant pop up windows and show the detected area on live view 1 On Video Setup page click Motion Detection B j Edge Recor
11. 26 pi ACTi Connecting Vision ACTi Edge Recorder User s Manual 5 Follow camera s firmware manual to make sure the recording function is well configured You have to configure both Event Configuration and Event List Please refer to the firmware manual provided on product page http www acti com product Web Configurator ACTi oX Host Date amp Time Network Event Configuration IP Settings Video amp Audio Event E E E Digital UO ports Edit D ent Serve Notification message Edit Event Configuration Upload video snapshot and Audio Edit Event List Send URL commands Edit Manual Event Local Storage Status Utilities Setup File Management i System Logout Web Configurator Dar e xX Host Date amp Time it Network Event List H IP Settings it Video amp Audio Event Fi WeekDay Start Duration Source Action 1234567 00 00 24 00 SCH IMG1 1234567 00 00 24 00 MD1 MD2 MD3 IMG1 IMG2 IMG3 Event Server vent Configuratio 12345 00 00 24 00 SCH INE Event List Manual Event lj m j N j n m Status Utilities Setup File Management 1 2 3 4 Local Storage 5 1234567 00 00 24 00 SCH Or 6 T 8 l System 2 i f I mimimimit 10 1234567 00 00 24 00 SCH Logout 7 pi ACTi Connecting Vision ACTi Edge Recorder User s Manual Browse the Saved Recordings You may search th
12. ction properties Please update these fields to have ERC reconnect the Password Ip device again 1 Move your mouse cursor over the inaccessible device the device connection properties will show 2 Click and modify any of the field ERC will reconnect the device using your latest input Note When performing auto search ERC will connect all devices using ACTi default Username Password 13 Add Device Manually pi ACTi Connecting Vision ACTi Edge Recorder User s Manual If your devices are located outside the local subnet or over WAN you will have to add the device manually Device Search List C Ret 192 168 0 200 Device Search List Device Search List A 14 1 Move the mouse over the camera icon on top left of Device Search List 2 Enter the connection properties and wait for ERC to contact this device 3 After a few seconds the thumbnail of the added device will appear on the right www acti com pi ACTi ao Connecting Vision ACTi Edge Recorder User s Manual TECEN Description IP Enter the camera s IP address or host name Port Enter the HTTP port for cameras video servers Most cameras use the default port 80 Ch The channel ID you set for a stream of a multi streaming device By default ERC will connect with Stream 1 You may switch to another live stream later on Device Setup page Account Enter the user name to access the ca
13. data packets will be validated for possible data losses so that failed command could be re sent if Parity necessary Please refer to the parity setting of the analog device and choose exactly the same parity setting also in NVR When setting up ACTi Zoom PTZ or Speed Dome cameras using ACTi protocol you may ignore the parity setting Available parity modes are 7 vo ACTI ao Connecting Vision ACTi Edge Recorder User s Manual Parity mode name Speco S Parity mode Number of stop represented by given i in NVR at R none odd even bits 8N1 N 801 8E1 8N2 802 8E2 7N2 702 7E2 mo2zmo2zmio 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 NINI NIO O OO Baud rate defines the data speed through serial port interface the rate value represents the number of symbols that can be transmitted within 1 second Please refer to the baud rate setting of the analog device and choose exactly the same baud rate setting Baud Rate also in NVR When setting up ACTi Zoom PTZ or Speed Dome cameras using ACTi protocol you may ignore the baud rate setting Available baud rates 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 Address ID represents the identity of the device only analog devices or speed dome cameras require this configuration Please SE refer to the Address ID of the device and choose exactly the same baud rate setting also in NVR 3 0 Available value is from 1 99 By default ACTi devices will use
14. der Client Device List QX e a 1 E97 x M 2 ACTI TV Standard 3 E86A Stream Mode SE VGA Aspect Ratio 5 E97 6 ACTi Video Encoder 10 E22 41 192 Ka r ig j cas e Maximum Bitrate UNLIMITED 13 KCM3911 oer i j li d DA Bitrate 4M Resolution Frame Rate fps Media2 Video Encoder Maximum Bitrate UNLIMITEL Bitrate Resolution Frame Rate fps 2 The Motion Detection window will appear If you have already set the motion regions via device s web configurator click Get Motion Setting first Motior yection ACT Connecting Vision bis ACTi Edge Recorder User s Manual 3 To start configuring motions regions here click Motion Setup 4 check Motion Enable and check an MD its detection region frame will appear on the mini live view When the setting is finished click Apply to save and then Close to exit this page To move the entire frame Place the mouse cursor over the title bar and drag to move To disable this detection region Place the mouse cursor over the upper right corner and click the X to close this frame a h Re To adjust the region dimension RK Place the mouse cursor over the P E downright corner and drag to resize E Field Name Description Sensitivity 1 100 Determines how sensitive the camera reacts to the movement The higher the sensitivity level is the smaller the motion will trigger the ala
15. e recordings already saved on the device s SD card 1 After the SD card is mounted click File Management ZS Ty Jnmount Storage Information On File Management window 2 Define the time range by inputting the start time and the period maximum is 60 miniatures For example if you set the start time as 2014 01 21 00 00 00 with the time range as 60 minutes ERC will search all the video clips recorded from 2014 01 21 00 00 00 to 2014 01 21 00 60 00 3 Select the event Type 4 Select the Devices 5 Click Search to start searching File Management Search Recording 28 vi ACTi Connecting Vision ACTi Edge Recorder User s Manual The search result will show all the discovered saved recordings You may click D to download this video File Management Search Recording 2014 1121 EL RecONid_2014 01 20 16 29 05 2014 01 21 00 29 05 1 Minutes RecOWid_2014 01 20 16 29 05 2014 01 21 00 29 05 1 Minutes RecOWid_2014 01 20 16 30 05 2014 01 21 00 30 05 1 Minutes IOUS PbS 2014 01 20 16 30 05 2014 01 21 00 30 05 1 Minutes EN RecOWid_2014 01 20 16 31 05 2014 01 21 00 31 05 1 Minutes RecOWid_2014 01 20 16 31 05 2014 01 21 00 31 05 1 Minutes RecOWid_2014 01 20 16 32 05 2014 01 21 00 32 05 1 Minutes RecOWid_2014 01 20 16 32 05 2014 01 21 00 32 05 1 Minutes RecONid_2014 01 20 16 33 05 2014 01 21 00 33 05 1 Minutes RecOMid_2014 01 20 16 33 05 2014 01 21 00 33 05 1 Minutes 29 ACT Connecting V
16. ick Login After you log in to the system please follow the instructions in Manage User Accounts on page 41 to change the account s credentials ict Edge Recorder Client Welcome Note If you enable Remember Login Info ERC Login window will remember the User Name and Password you last input 10 z ACTI Connecting Vision ACTi Edge Recorder User s Manual Add Devices Upon your first logging in to ERC this application will auto search for available devices in the same subnet with you client computer Device Search List 0 Devices Selected dame WI 172 16 26 124 ei a BR D Pap ap i e 11 vi ACTi Connecting Vision ACTi Edge Recorder User s Manual You may also perform an auto search by doing this Di 3 Go to Setup screen gt Device Setup page and click i H Edge Recorder Client kie E Device List 12 vi ACTi Connecting Vision ACTi Edge Recorder User s Manual Auto Device Search On top of the Device Search List will show the total number of discovered devices You may scroll down to scan through the thumbnails of the found devices Check your desired devices and then click Apply to add them Device Search List Total discovered devices 58 Devices Found 0 Devices Selected DEER 172 16 26 65 172 16 26 88 If the thumbnail view of this device does not appear this device might be inaccessible due to the incorrect conne
17. ill show on this channel when the event is triggered a Apply Account e Admin User Name Admin Password seeece vd StaffAccount Can not access Setup page User Name Staff Password eeeeece OSD Setting Device ID Device Name DateTime Position Top Left Event OSD Setting Position Top Right Export File Setting Default File Path C Users Wen Cheng Desktop 43 vi ACTi Connecting Vision ACTi Edge Recorder User s Manual Exported File Location Every snapshot you take on Live Screen or Playback and every video clip you download form a device s local storage is saved to the default path your Windows Desktop You may change this location to another path under Export File Setting ras Edge Recorder Client w Apply Account e Admin User Name Admin Password eeccee StaffAccount Can not access Setup page User Name Staff Password TTT OSD Setting Device ID Device Name d Date Time Position Top Left Event OSD Setting Position Top Right Export File Setting Default File Path C Users Wen Cheng Desktop 44
18. ision d ACTi Edge Recorder User s Manual Live View y e d Upon logging in to ERC you will enter the live view screen ERC will always remember the last layout arrangement of each account Live Screen Interface ERC Live screen consists of three main components Device List on the left Live Channels on the right and tool buttons on the bottom By selecting a single channel and right clicking on it you may open a channel menu for more actions for it SCH Edge Recorder Client screen Switch Device tist Live Channels Device List 2 KCM3911 2014 01 22 18 18 4 Le A ah d o 1 E77 he ed 2 KCM3911 3 KCM7911 4 E82 mit amp O 30 vi ACTi Connecting Vision ACTi Edge Recorder User s Manual Add Device View to Channels To watch a device s live stream double click the device on Device List its live stream will immediately appear on a vacant channel If there are more than one vacant channels ERC will assign the device view to the channels from left to right with successive rows going from top to bottom In the example below if you double click the device 4 E22 its live view will be shown on channel 1 The other devices you double click on will afterwards be shown in the vacant channels in the order of 2 9 To arrange a proper layout for the convenience of monitoring please 1 On Layout Switch bar choose a layout which contains the number of channels not le
19. mera Password Enter the password to access the camera vi ACTi Connecting Vision ACTi Edge Recorder User s Manual Manage the Devices After you have added certain devices you will be brought to Setup screen gt Device Setup tab All the added devices are shown on the Device List where you may delete any of them or configure their settings By selecting a device on Device List you may enter its four setup categories to modify the settings Basic Setup Video Setup PTZ Setup and Storage Setup 3 Edge Recorder Client at Device List e e 1 Acti eb Configurator Set Device Settings Appl l S e A Ay 2 ACTI x e Device e gt 3 Acti x J pa 2 oe Seen o gt wae a 5 ACTi 6 ACTi e eo 7 ach TiVo 0 210 Waffe User Name Password By clicking on Apply you will save the changes done on this Device Setup page and the settings on device s firmware will immediately be overwritten Delete a Device To delete an existing device from Device List select it and click X 16 vi ACTi Connecting Vision ACTi Edge Recorder User s Manual Configure Camera Basic Settings e On the Basic Setup page of a device you may watch the live view and change its connection basic settings Ae To configure advanced camera settings you may click Web Configurator to enter the device s firmware interface ic Edge Recorder Clie
20. nt Device List oo an 1 OfficeOvew X e sg 2 FAE 1 Device m 3 sD cance 7 oy 1 Device Name Kaf G 2 fe 4 Sales 1 we Nie fe 5 ACTi se e a di 6 ACTi 7 ACT 3 ACTI Brand ACTi amp 9 Acti o ar Model KCM7911 Se 10 ACTi 11 ACTI wm i RTE User Name Admin Password Field Name Description Enter the name of the camera which will be shown in the Device List This name should be descriptive so that you Know where the camera is located The name you input here will not change the setting on the device s firmware Select a streaming protocol to communicate with the camera Enter the camera s IP address or host name Enter the HTTP port for IP cameras video servers Most cameras use the default port number 80 17 D4 ACT Connecting Vision ACTi Edge Recorder User s Manual Brand Select the manufacturer of device Model Select the device model of the IP cameras video servers In most cases this is automatically filled in after you click Get Device Setting for ACTi cameras User Name Enter the user name to access the camera Password Enter the password to access the camera 1a vi ACTi Connecting Vision ACTi Edge Recorder User s Manual Configure Device Video Settings On Video Setup page you may configure the video format of the stream output from this device lt this device supports dual streaming mode the stream switch will appear below the view window you may
21. order User s Manual Table of Contents 1 Legal Notice 2 RG Ti 2 OD VO ll E 2 CITI NAL EE 2 2 Table of Contents 3 3 Introduction 5 M ete le e 5 System Requirement EE 6 4 Setup 7 Be leen le CN 7 ERC Client Program Installation cccssccsssseeseeeeceneeseneeeeeeeeeeeesseneeees 8 LOG IN TOER aac gre wits eae E E EEEE AA A EOE 10 Ada te tg E 11 AUTO DEVICE SCAG E 13 Add Device Manually 2aad sateen docesecaneesccesoscenedong seueatanrecaesaarnescoseeees 14 Manage the Devices pg sactnneectneestnecnatcnedanseranecatecospaeeciwesnaeceatoncuctestecwecenn 16 Configure Camera Basic Settings ccccceceseeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeens 17 Configure Device Video Geitnges 19 Configure Motion Geitnges 21 Configure PTZ Settings sesser iE 23 Configure Local Storage Settings cccccssceessseeeeseseeeeneeeeeneeseeseesees 26 Browse the Saved Recordings cccssccssseecseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneesneeeeneeseness 28 5 Live View 30 Live Screen Interface s nnnonnnnunnnnunrnnnnrnnnrnnnnnnnnnrnnnnnnnnrnnnnnnnnnnnn ennn n nne 30 Add Device View to Channels sccccsseecssseeeeseeeeneeseneeseneesensessnees 31 3 www acti com ACTi Edge Recorder User s Manual WARS Snapshot EE Trigger DO DEVICES aiai e Tseri aaa Send Audio E e e TU Digital PTZ Navigation Ee EEREERR ERR EERR EEN EEN KEEN Optical PTZ Navigation ENKER EEN EEN KENE E ENEE ERREn 6 Playback He Ne ge ele CN Playback el 7 System Settings
22. ou may change the User Name and Password of either account by inputting the new screen information and click Apply to change Geh j Edge Recorder Client a Appl Account Account Rules 1 Allows alphabets numbers and symbols except the following 2 lt gt 2 For alphabets the input is not case sensitive 3 Space is only allowed between characters the space in the beginning or at the end will be deleted as it is saved e Admin OSD Setting Event OSD Setting Export File Setting a ACTI Connecting Vision ACTi Edge Recorder User s Manual OSD Settings There are certain information such as the camera name or event alerts needed to be shown over the live video for User to quickly recognize OSD Setting These configurations define where the device information current date amp time is placed on live view w Apply Account e Admin User Name Admin Password DUT StaffAccount Can not access Setup page User Name Staff Password eeoeece OSD Setting Device ID Device Name DateTime Position Top Left Event OSD Setting Position Top Right Export File Setting Default File Path C Users Wen Cheng Desktop 42 AA T ACTi Edge Recorder User s Manual Event OSD Setting These configurations define where the event alerts are shown on live view For example if this device is connected with DI devices or PIR devices an alert icon w
23. ow In this mode a picture in picture view will show in the lower right of live view window A red rectangle will mark the currently enlarged view area within the full size video You may drag the red rectangle over the image to zoom another area To go back to the original full video view just right click on the minimized picture in picture view 11 192 2014 01 24 14 37 31 _ jane Brea fat 2 36 ACT Connecting Vision bis ACTi Edge Recorder User s Manual Optical PTZ Navigation If the device supports optical pan tilt zoom function you may use the mouse to perform PTZ navigation on its channel view 1 Please make sure the optical PTZ operation of this channel is currently activated Right click this channel if the current enabled PTZ mode is Digital PTZ you may click Optical PTZ to switch to optical PTZ mode Optical PTZ enabled Optical PTZ disabled 2 Place the mouse over the channel to do the following PTZ operations To execute optical Panning and Tilting click anywhere on the live window to allow the camera to move in that direction The length of the direction indicator is proportional to the Pan and Tilt soeed The farther you place the cursor from the center the faster the Pan Tilt movement To execute optical Zoom in or Zoom out scroll the mouse wheel forward to zoom in scroll the mouse wheel backward to zoom out a Pan Tilt K ww Ra Zoom in a Zoom out
24. rm but may give false alarms Default is 70 Timer 0 300 secs The interval before the next motion detection can be triggered again Default is 1 second Threshold The threshold level of this motion detection region The lower the threshold level is the smaller the portion of the region would be considered as motions which is more easily to be triggered but may give more false alarms Note If you have changed the motion detection settings via the web configurator please remember to come back to ERC and click Get Device Settings and then Apply to save This is to ensure that the settings in ERC are always in sync with the device 2 vi ACTi Connecting Vision ACTi Edge Recorder User s Manual Configure PTZ Settings On PTZ Setup page you may configure the PTZ parameters of a ea Pan Tilt Zoom device These properties here have to match those on 1 physical device and 2 device firmware PTZ devices can do panning tilting and zooming automatically or through manipulation Once an ACTi PTZ device is added to ERC the default settings of this device model will be applied to enable PTZ functions so that you may immediately start PTZ operations Device List 1 GNR3000 2 Entrance 1 PTZ Setting 3 Sales 1 d vengaor 4 ACTi 5 ACTi d l Ly Protocol bad Afs be A W bitze e 6 ACTi 7 ACTi X amp 8 Acti Parity Baud Rate H i i a we Ge the 1 BER Address ID A 9 Acti KP ddre
25. select a desired stream for live monitoring Device List QX 1 GNR3000 TV Standard 3 Entrance 1 4 Sales 1 S Stream Mode gd gd gd 3 5 ACTi ae 5 ACTI VGA Aspect Ratio 6 ACTi Media1 7 ACTi Video Encoder H264 8 ACTi 9 ACTi Ge q FL Pe hy Maximum Bitrate UNLIMITED ba i d f 10 ACTi or b V Bitrate 3M 11 ACTi EA A A amp E E Resolution 1920x1080 Frame Rate fps 30 Media2 Video Encoder Maximum Bitrate UNLIMITED Bitrate Resolution Frame Rate fps malseM Niel aals Description Default is NTSC 1 Select one of the streaming modes this device supports It is used to define the aspect ratio of VGA stream it can be either 4 3 ratio 640x480 or 16 9 ratio 640x360 When Auto Detected is chosen the VGA stream will follow the ratio of the higher resolution stream to ensure the identical view of stream 1 and stream 2 2 Choose the Mounting Type according to how the camera is mounted to display the appropriate view There are two options Ceiling or Wall 19 pi ACTi ao Connecting Vision ACTi Edge Recorder User s Manual Video Encoder Select one of the codecs this device supports Maximum Bitrate This puts a hard cap on the maximum bit rate allowed in any given second of streaming Assigning a limited bit rate may cause a few dropped frames when the stream data overflows the allowed bit rate Bitrate 3 When Maximum Bitrate is chosen as Unlimited
26. ss than that of device view to be shown For example if you plan to watch live streaming of 8 devices then choose the 3x3 layout 2 Double click on the devices on Device List one by one in the sequence of channels where you want to put them Device List 12 KCM3911 13 KCM3911 If you double click a device when there is no vacant channel in current layout ERC will automatically switch current layout to another with more channels 31 114 192 2014 01 24 11 48 56 a ls OR OU 3 E86A 2014 01 24 11 51 12 7a 11 192 2014 01 24 11 51 305 ACTi Edge Recorder User s Manual 32 vo ACTI ao Connecting Vision To remove a device view from a channel right click on the channel and select Remove To watch a specific channel ina 1x1 layout double click on it To return to the original layout double click on it again www acti com ACT Connecting Vision bis ACTi Edge Recorder User s Manual Take a Snapshot The snapshots you take on Live screen will be saved to the location you set default is your Windows Desktop You may A Take a snapshot of a single channel by right clicking on it and select Snapshot B Take snapshots of all channels by clicking T i ontoolbar ife Edge Recorder Client EN CES Liat 2 KCM3911 2014 01 22 13 40 ay 1 E77 2 KCM3911 3 KCM7911 4 E82 RER GE eS 33 ACT Connecting Vision ka ACTi Edge
27. ss ID i 10 ACTi You may perform optical PTZ manipulation in the preview window here To do so 1 Make sure the Enable PTZ is checked a red crosshair will appear on the Live Preview window 2 Use the mouse to do the following PTZ operations To execute optical Panning and Tilting click anywhere on the live window to allow the camera to move in that direction The length of the direction indicator is proportional to the Pan and Tilt soeed The farther you place the cursor from the center the faster the Pan Tilt movement To execute optical Zoom in or Zoom out scroll the mouse wheel forward to zoom in scroll the mouse wheel backward to zoom out 23 vo ACTI ao Connecting Vision ACTi Edge Recorder User s Manual Zoom out N Field Name Description Vendor is the provider of Protocol The selectable vendors would Vendor vary depending on different device models Available vendor types are ACTI DYNACOLOR PELCO and SONY Protocol is a set of rules to define the communication format between the device and controller Different protocols are provided for selection according to the Vendor you choose Available protocols following their vendors are Protocol ACTI ACTI DYNACOLOR DYNACOLOR PELCO PELCOD PELCOP SONY VISCA Parity is the data validation mechanism for analog devices that use serial port interface to send or receive data When choosing parity mode other than none the
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