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1. anae P Keyboard and Joystick Log Expired Time AMonth v lie Alarm sound View Scale Full Screen v Email Network Performance Normal Better Best Play Performance Real Time v v Enable screen toolbar display Enable auto login v Prioritize the playback of record files on storage server Resume live view status Auto Change Stream Type Auto Time Adjustment 00 00 00 Default Value Save Figure 7 73 4 You can click Default Value to restore the defaults of all the system configurations 7 2 1 General Settings Purpose The frequently used parameters including the log expired time view scale etc can be set Steps 1 Open the System Configuration page System Configuration Sm cere Set frequently used parameters i File Log expired time display scale play performance etc ae z u Keyboard and Joystick Log Expired Time AMonth lie Alarm sound View Scale Full Screen v Email Network Performance Normal Better Best Play Performance Real Time v Enable screen toolbar display Enable auto login v Prioritize the playback of record files on storage server Resume live view status Auto Change Stream Type Auto Time Adjustment 00 00 00 Default Value Figure 7 74 68 User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 2 Click the General tab to enter the General Settings interface 3 Configure the general parameters For details see Click Save to save the settings AA T
2. If you need to edit or customize the template see Configuring Record Schedule Template Check the checkboxes to activate the linkage actions For details see Table 4 5 Linkage Actions for Alarm Input 7 Optionally click Copy to to copy the event parameters to other alarm inputs 8 Click Save to save the settings es 51 User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 Table 4 5 Linkage Actions for Alarm Input Enable the alarm output function Select the alarm output port and the external device connected to the port can be controlled Start the recording of the selected cameras when alarm is triggered The client software gives an audible warning when alarm is triggered Send an Email notification of the alarm information to one or more receivers Display the alarm information on the E map The Image with alarm information pops up when alarm is triggered Display the video on the Video Wall when alarm is triggered 4 6 Configuring Device Exception Linkage Steps 1 Open the Event Management page and click the Device Exception tab 192 168 11 80 Event Configuration Copy to H Save HDD Full i Tel HDD Ful HDD Exception Illegal Login Video Standard Mismatch Record Capture Exception Exception Type Enable Linkage Action Trigger Alarm Output Teh TINIGYErWirenrAcroNn A gt 1 Audible Warning A 2 Email Linkage A gt 3 A gt 4 Figure 4 52 Select the device to be configured Select the device ex
3. MAZi The Security Company VMS A1 Client Software User Manual V2 0 User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 Contents Chapter 1 OY Ch OW sas sa acecstes a oat ele E ac oe E ad erase nce nana eae 4 T1 DESEO UO Meni as E E T E AEE EE N users 4 1 2 RUANIN ENVIrONMEN Cr rrarora iraro t Eee NEEE EETA RA TATT AEEA NEREA 4 1 3 FUNCTION MOGUICS eaaa TE A A O eseuos 5 Chapter 2 GVE VIEW ansia erie ein shoe A cule Coalkss by sada 7 2 1 User Registration and Logi cessere onn a a 7 2 2 Addine the Encoding DEVIC Ox sccassiccancussansvateces dvarsdtaesan tt A 8 2 2 1 Adding Online DEVICE Sesin 9 2 2 2 Adding Devices Manually maniri nana a a 11 2 2 3 Adding Devices by IP Segment oossnnneosssenssssreressssrerssssserresssrrresssreressssreessseree 11 2 2 4 Adding Devices by IP Server sasatessacorcianssaverosawwassasdanvorelbadiensnuedesastheaenmtanteseoahens 12 2 2 5 Adding Devices by HIDDNS nsanu nioa a E A A 13 2 3 Group Management ecsuer eiaeia oi aa a T AE T 14 2 4 BasSiG Operations im Uve Vie W enrrererniecienei innne o nd e diii 17 2 4 1 Starting and Stopping the Live VieW ssssssssssseeersssserresssrerrssssreeresssseresssreresssseeee 20 24 2 Aut switch in Live VICW veiciccsvesessievanevosavenssorevansbanvaawsaada AE A aia 22 ZA PIZ CONO M LIVE VIEW iceren ER EA T A A ia iis ena ak as 23 2 4 4 Manual Recording and Capture ccccccsssscccccccesssecccceseeceesaeeseeccesseeeeceesaaeeeeeesees 26 2A S Instant Play OAC K eir
4. Show Hide the configuration menu of auto switch Click again to hide Turn off on the audio in live view Display the live view in full screen mode Press ESC to exit Right click on the display window in live view to open the Live View Management Menu as shown in Figure 2 17 stop Live View Ea Capture Print Captured Picture Send Email Start Recording amp Open PTZ Control Open Digital Zoom Q Switch to Instant Playback gt Start Two way Audio i Enable Audio w Camera Status cee Remote Configuration 4 Synchronization 8 Full Screen Figure 2 17 The descriptions of all items on the menu bar are shown as below Table 2 4 Items on Menu Bar Stop the live view in the display window Capture the picture in the live view process Capture the current picture and then print the picture Capture the current picture and then send an Email notification to one or more receivers The captured picture can be attached Start Stop the manual recording The record file is stored in the PC Enable PTZ control function on the display window Click again to disable the function Enable the digital zoom function Click again to disable the function Switch to instant playback mode Click to start stop the two way audio of the camera in live view Click to enable disable the audio in live view 19 User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 Display the status of the camera in live view including the
5. can be detected NOTE The PIR Alarm function requires the support of connected device Steps 1 Open the Event Management page and click the Camera Event tab Select Event Type PIR Alarm v ICH 21_Camera1 Event Configuration k Figure 4 49 2 Select the camera to be configured and select PIR Alarm as the event type 3 Check the checkbox Enable to enable the function of PIR alarm 4 Input a descriptive name of the alarm Check the checkboxes to activate the linkage actions For details see Table 4 3 Linkage Actions for PIR Alarm 5 Optionally click Copy to to copy the event parameters to other channels 6 Click Save to save the settings es Table 4 3 Linkage Actions for PIR Alarm Descriptions Enable the alarm output function Select the alarm output port and the external device connected to the port can be controlled Start the recording of the selected cameras when alarm is triggered The client software gives an audible warning when alarm is triggered Send an Email notification of the alarm information to one or more receivers Display the alarm information on the E map The Image with alarm information pops up when alarm is triggered Display the video on the Video Wall when alarm is triggered 49 User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 4 4 Configuring Video Loss Alarm Purpose When the client software cannot receive video signal from the front end devices the video loss alarm will be triggered The linkage
6. 1 Adding Online Devices Purpose The active online devices in the same local subnet with the client software will be displayed on a list You can click the Refresh Every 15s button to refresh the information of the online devices Steps 1 Select the devices to be added from the list 2 Click Add to Client to open the device adding dialog box MAZi Network 0 CPU 0 Memory 8 s Server Group Organization Device for Management 0 D ooo Modit Delete Remote Conti Refresh All Add New Device Type Nickname IP Device Serial No Adding Mode IP Domain Add Offline Device Nickname Address 192 163 11 34 Port 8000 Name admin Password ecses v Exportto group Online Device 4 Retresh Every Set the device name as the group name and add all the channels connected to the device to the group F Add to Client ap Add All Modify Netinfo R IP a Device Type Port Devici Encoding device can be added 192 168 11 80 ADVR 0820H2M 8000 ADVR Cancel y A z an IRO 119 OMU 94 onnn IMU 24ANAINAIBDNONNGSOOO 4909 4199 s e in ze t Figure 2 4 3 Input the required information Nickname Edit a name for the device as you want Address Input the device s IP address The IP address of the device is obtained automatically in this adding mode Port Input the device port number The default value is 8000 User Name Input the device user name By default the user name is admin
7. 66 The hot spots can also be added on the hot regions 4 You can click the icon ior in the toolbar to go back to the parent map You can also click the icon in the toolbar to clear the alarm information IA 62 User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 Chapter6 Log Management Purpose The log files are stored on the local PC or Devices and can be searched for checking 2 types of log files are provided client logs and server logs The client logs refer to the log files of the client and are stored on the local PC the server logs refer to the log files of the connected devices and are stored on the local device Click the Tool gt Log Search to open the log management page etwork 9 CPU5 Memory 32 Log Search Client Log Lists gt Log Filter Backup Log Y ClientLogs Operation time a Name Log Type Description Device Name Device Type Group Nam Server Logs Start Time 2014 02 22 00 00 00 E End Time 2014 02 22 23 59 59 amp Q Search Total 0 Page 4 1 yy Page a l EE Motion DetectionAlarm Start Figure 6 67 Searching Log Files Steps 1 Open the Log Search page 63 User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 Log Search Client Log Lists gt Log Filter ad Backup Log D crem Loge Operation time a Name Log Type Description Device Name Device Type Group Nam Server Logs 2014 02 22 11 06 00 admin System Log User Login 2014 02 22 11 06 14 admin System Log User Logoff Start Time 2014 02 22 11 06 33 admin System Log User L
8. Adding the Stream Media Server Before you start The stream media server application software needs to be installed and it is packed in the VMS A1 software package When installing the VMS A1 check the checkbox Stream Media Server to enable the installation of stream media server Steps 1 Click the shortcut icon Le on the desktop to run the stream media server s NOTE You can also forward the video through the stream media server installed on other PC 2 Open the Device Management page and click the Server tab Click Add New Device Type select Stream Media Server and click OK 4 Click Stream Media Server on the Organization list and then click Add Device You can add the stream media server in the following two ways Adding Stream Media Server Manually Perform the following steps to add the stream media server manually 1 Select IP Address as the adding mode 2 Input the nickname and IP address of the stream media server The default port value is 554 NOTE The IP address of the stream media server installed in the PC is normally the IP address of the PC 3 Click Add to add the stream media server to the client software Adding Mode IP address IP Segment Nickname IP address Port 554 Figure 8 79 73 User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 Adding Stream Media Server by IP Segment Perform the following steps to add the stream media server by IP segment 1 Select IP Segment as the adding mode 2 Inpu
9. Display the window at size of 1024 768 pixels 1280 1024 Display the window at size of 1280 1024 pixels 1440 900 Display the window at size of 1440 900 pixels 1680 1050 Display the window at size of 1680 1050 pixels View Open Main View page Open Remote Playback page a Remote Playback j i i Auxiliary Screen Preview Open Auxiliary Screen Preview window LER 5 User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 Open the Device Management page Device Management P p CER Open the Event Management page Event Management p Open the Record Schedule page Open the Account Management page Account Management Log Search Open the Log Search page Open the System Configuration page System Configuration Select device to start broadcasting Broadcast l Set the arming status of devices Device Arming Control Turn on off the alarm output I O Control Open the player to play the video files Display the information of Email message Message Queue to be sent Open guide client Open Wizard an Click to open the User Manual you can User Manual F1 also open the User Manual by pressing F1 on your keyboard View the basic information of the client software Select the language for the client software Language and reboot the software to activate the settings You can check the local PC information including network usage CPU usage memory usage in the upper middle side of the main page and general information of current user
10. IRIS Ctrl Ciri Ctrl Home Focus Zoom In leno Default Value Save Figure 7 76 7 2 4 Alarm Sound Settings Purpose When the alarm such as motion detection alarm video exception alarm etc is triggered the client can be set to give an audible warning and the sound of the audible warning can be configured Steps 1 Open the System Configuration page System Configuration x General File TE eg Keyboard and Joystick 3 Email Set alarm sound e g motion detection alarm video exception alarm alarm input and device exception alarm Motion Detection motion wav Video Exception video_abnormal wav Alarm Input alarm_input wav Device Exception device_abnormal wav Default Value Save Figure 7 77 2 Click the Alarm Sound tab to enter the Alarm Sound Settings interface 3 Click the icon E and select the audio files from the local path for different alarms 71 User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 4 Optionally you can click the icon for a testing of the audio file 5 Click Save to save the settings ee ens The format of the audio file can only be wav an lp END A 7 2 5 Email Settings Purpose An Email notification can be sent when a system alarm occurs To send the Email to some specified receivers the settings of the Email need to be configured before proceeding Steps 1 Open the System Conf
11. Password Input the device password By default the password is 12345 4 Optionally you can check the checkbox Export to Group to create a group by the device name All the channels and alarm inputs of the device will be imported to the corresponding group by default 5 Click Add to add the device Click Add All to add all the online devices to the client software Enter the username and password for authentication You can also click drag the device in the Online Device list in to Added Device list to open the device adding dialog box User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 Server Group Organization Device for Management 0 Encoding Device dp Add Device Modify Delete Remote Conti Retresh All Filter Add New Device Type Nickname IP Device Serial No Add Adding Mode P Domain IP Segment IP Server HIDDNS Name Password Exportto group Create group with device IP Online Device 4 Refresh Every Can EO OOO OT gt Add to Client Ee Netinfo R BERS EEE EER IP a Device Type Port Devid DVRIDVSINVRAPC PDIVMS A1 Add Cancel PCNVRIVMS A1 Encoding Server 192 168 1145 IWH 31IR 8000 IWH ano IRO 119 IMU 94 onan mu z COSCO A Ti rd N Figure 2 5 You can modify the network information of a selected device in the Online Device list by clicking Modify Netinfo You can also restore the default password of the selected device by clicking Restore Default Password Server Organization Device for Mana
12. Y All AS 4 Central Z Liveview Z 192 168 11 34_IP Camera1 PTZ Control v Szeged v Capture iV ICH 21 v Record Camera Settings v Play Back Remote Record File s Download remote record file s Remote Recording Two way Audio Synchronization Picture backup Backup Record File s Figure 7 72 kM NOTE The user name cannot contain any of the following characters lt gt The administrator password cannot be shorter than 6 characters and the operator password cannot be empty Upto 50 user accounts can be added for the client software Managing the User Purpose After created successfully the user account is added to the user list on the Account Management page You can edit or delete the information of the user accounts To edit the information of the user select the user from the list and click Edit User To delete the information of the user select the user from the list and click Delete User 7 2 System Configuration Purpose The general parameters file saving paths keyboard and joystick shortcuts alarm sounds and Email settings can be configured Click Tool gt System Configuration to open the System Configuration page The System Configuration page is shown as in Figure 7 3 67 User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 System Configuration Caceres Set frequently used parameters Ead File Log expired time display scale play performance etc
13. are available Table 4 7 Buttons on Alarms and Events Panel Clear the information of alarms and events displayed on the list Click to enable disable image pop up when alarms occur Click to enable disable the audio warning for the alarm Click to hide automatically lock the Alarms and Events panel Maximize the Alarms and Events panel in a new tab page Click to show hide the Alarms and Events panel Viewing Alarms Information Different alarm types can be displayed on the panel Motion Detection Video Exception Alarm Input and Device Exception You can check the checkbox to enable the displaying of that type alarm Before you start To display the alarms the event parameters need to be configured Steps 1 Click the Alarm tab 2 Check the checkboxes of different alarm types 3 When an alarm occurs the icon g twinkles to call attention The alarm information including the time source details and content will be displayed Click t to get a live view of the alarm triggered camera Click to send an Email notification of the alarm to one or more receivers Click EE to display the video of alarm triggered camera on the Video Wall 53 User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 Click under the Note column to input a prompt message for the alarm 4 To clear the alarm information click the icon S or right click on an alarm log and then click Clear 5 Viewing Events Information Purpose The abnormal events of the cli
14. as live view playback alarm settings etc Perform the following steps to enter the Encoding Device Adding interface Steps 1 2 3 4 wN Click the button EJ on the upper left side of the software to open the menu bar Network0 CPU 0 Memory 8 Organization Device for Management 0 Add New Device Type Nickname IP Device Serial No Resource Usa HDD Status Recording Online Device 4 Refresh Every 15s p Add to Client sp AddAll Modify Netinfo Restore Default Password Filte IP a Device Type Port Device Serial No Added Encoding device can be added 192 168 1180 ADVR 0820H2M 8000 ADVR 0820H2M0820131023AAWR438292487WCVU No VRIDVSINVRIPCIPDIVIMS A4 ie INVE COE DVIS 192 168 1145 IWH 31IR 8000 IWH 31IR0120131111CCRR440686653 No PCNYR VMS A1 Encoding Server AND ARO 449 mau a4 onan MAL D4ANAINAWNONNOOOO ANNO 44 NE Ma Figure 2 3 Click Tools gt Device Management to open the Device Management page Click the Server tab Click Encoding Device to enter Encoding Device Adding interface pa You can add devices in the following ways By detecting the online devices see Section Adding Online Devices By specifying the device IP address see Section Adding Devices Manually By specifying an IP segment see Section Adding Devices by IP Segment By IP Server see Section Adding Devices by IP Server By HiDDNS see Section Adding Devices by HiDDNS User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 2 2
15. or filter the log type for search if there are too many log files Filtering Log Files Purpose After searched out successfully the log files can be filtered by the keyword or condition and thus you can find the logs as you want Steps 1 Click Log Filter or the icon onthe Log Search page to expand the Log Filter panel Client Log Lists Log Filter Backup Log Fier by Keyword Clear Filter Filter by Condition TER ica Log Type All na Filter Description Information All Figure 6 69 2 Select Filter by Keyword and then input keyword for filtering in the text field or select Filter by Condition and then specify log information in the drop down list 3 Optionally you can click More to filter the log files more accurately 4 Click Filter to start filtering You can click Clear Filter the clear the filtering 64 User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 Backing up Log Files Purpose The log files including the client logs and server logs can be exported for backup Steps 1 Click Backup Log to open the Backup Log dialog box Backup Log saving Path Figure 6 70 2 Click the icon gt and select a local saving path 3 Click Backup to export the selected log file for backup You can click File gt Open Log File to check the information of the backup log files on local PC Chapter 7 Account Management and System Configuration 7 1 Account Management Purpose Multiple user accounts can b
16. the current view as another custom view 21 User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 Stopping the Live View Steps 1 Select the display window 2 To stop live view of the selected window Click the icon EJ that appears in the upper right corner when the mouse pointer is over the display window Click Stop Live View on the right click menu to stop the live view of the display window Click the button m in live view toolbar to stop all the live view 2 4 2 Auto switch in Live View Camera Auto switch Purpose The video stream of the cameras from the same group will switch automatically in a selected display window in camera auto switch Steps 1 Open the Main View page 2 Select a display window for camera auto switch 3 Click the icon Y in the toolbar and select the switching interval 4 Select a group and click the icon onthe group node 5 You can click the icon Q Bsd to pause resume the camera auto switch a7 5 Single View Auto switch Purpose The video of all the cameras on the camera list will switch automatically in a selected default view in single view auto switch Steps 1 Open the Main View page F ni 2 Click the icon y in the toolbar and select the switching interval 3 Select a default view and click the icon on the selected view node 4 You can click the icon to pause resume the single view auto switch es 22 User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 Multi vi
17. the event type Check the checkbox Enable to enable the function of motion detection 4 Select the arming schedule template from the drop down list All day Template for all day continuous arming Weekday Template for working hours continuous arming from 8 00 AM to 8 00 PM Template 01 09 fixed templates for special schedules You can edit the templates if needed Custom can be customized as desired If you need to edit or customize the template see Configuring Record Schedule Template 5 Click and drag the mouse to draw a defined area for the arming region You can click the icon to set the whole video area as detection area or click the icon i to clear all the detection area 6 Drag the slider on the sensitivity bar to adjust the motion detection sensitivity The larger the value is the more sensitive the detection is Check the checkboxes to activate the linkage actions For details see Table 4 1 Linkage Actions for Motion Detection Alarm 7 Optionally click Copy to to copy the event parameters to other channels 8 Click Save to save the settings END 45 User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 Table 4 1 Linkage Actions for Motion Detection Alarm Enable the alarm output function Select the alarm output port and the external device connected to the port can be controlled Start the recording of the selected cameras when alarm is triggered The client software gives an audible warning when alarm i
18. triggered by command The schedule time bar is green Record triggered by command is only available for the ATM transactions when the ATM DVR is added to VMS A1 When the cursor turns to T you can edit the schedule time bar When the cursor turns to Lon vy you can move the selected time bar you just edited When the cursor turns to tl you can lengthen or shorten the selected time bar 3 Optionally you can select the schedule time bar and then click the icon to delete the selected time bar or click the icon to delete all the time bars or click the icon to copy the time bar settings to the other dates 4 Click OK to save the settings Up to 8 time periods can be set for each day in the record schedule 36 User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 3 2 2 Recording on Storage Server Purpose The storage server performs as a NVR installed on the PC The record files can be stored in the storage server and you can search the files for remote playback Before you start The storage server application software needs to be installed and it is packed in the VMS A1 software package When installing the VMS A1 check the checkbox Storage Server to enable the installation of storage server 3 2 3 Adding the Storage Server Steps 1 Click the shortcut icon eM onthe desktop of your local PC to run the storage server a ASU You can also record the video files on the storage server installed on other PC 2 Open the Device Managem
19. user name By default the user name is admin Password Input the device password By default the password is 12345 4 Optionally you can check the checkbox Export to Group to create a group by the device IP All the channels and alarm inputs of the device will be imported to the corresponding group by default 5 Click Add and the device of which the IP address is between the start IP and end IP will be added to the device list 2 2 4 Adding Devices by IP Server Steps 1 Click Add Device to open the device adding dialog box Adding Mode Add Offline Device Nickname Server Address Device ID Name admin Password eeeee Z Exportto group Set the device name as the group name and add all the channels connected to the device to the group Figure 2 9 2 Select IP Server as the adding mode 3 Input the required information 12 oO END User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 Nickname Edit a name for the device as you want Server Address Input the IP Server address Device ID Input the device ID registered on the IP server User Name Input the device user name By default the user name is admin Password Input the device password By default the password is 12345 Optionally you can check the checkbox Export to Group to create a group by the device name All the channels and alarm inputs of the device will be imported to the corresponding group by default Click Add t
20. 192 168 11 34_IP Ca J ICH 21 Encoding Channel Storage Server Recording ICH 21_Camerat storage server eal Storage W ADVR 08 Encoding Chan Record Schedule All day Template Edit Advanced Settings em ADVR 08_Camera2 e ADVR 08_Camera3 em ADVR 08_Camera4 e ADVR 08_Cameras ADVR 08_Camera6 em ADVR 08_Camera7 e ADVR 08_Cameras Figure 3 32 33 User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 3 2 Recording on Storage Devices on the DVRs NVRs or Network Cameras Purpose Some local devices including the DVRs NVRs and Network Cameras provide storage devices such as the HDDs Net HDDs and SD SDHC cards for record files You can set a record schedule or capture schedule for the channels of the local devices ay NOTE The pictures captured through the capture schedule are stored on the local device and can be searched on the remote configuration page of the device Before you start The newly installed storage devices need to be formatted The steps are as follows Steps 1 Click Storage Sever Management as shown in Figure 3 1 2 Click Remote config 3 Click Storage gt General select the HDD or SD SDHC card and click Format to initialize the selected storage device Steps 1 Open the Record Schedule page 2 Select the camera in the Camera Group list 3 Check the checkbox Record Schedule under Local Recording to enable device local recording 4 Select the record schedule template from the drop down list All day Templat
21. 2 Clicktheicon in the View panel to expand the default view list 3 Select a default view mode so the video of the added cameras will be displayed automatically in a sequence in the display windows which are arranged as the selected view mode Vo E gL NOIE Right click the current default view name on the list and click Save View As and you can save the default view as a custom view Starting Live View in Custom View Mode Purpose The view mode can also be customized for the video live view Steps 1 Open the Main View page 2 Click the icon to expand the custom view list Click New View in the custom view list to create a new view 4 Input the view name and click Add The new view is of 4 Screen mode by default 5 Optionally Click the icon in live view toolbar then click the screen layout button and select the screen layout mode for the new view 6 Click and drag the camera group to the display window or double click the camera group name in custom view mode to start the live view 7 Click the icon EJ to save the new view Vo a Right click the custom view name on the list and a menu pops up as follows mel Edit View Name i Delete View g Save View As Figure 2 18 The descriptions of all the items on the menu are shown as below Table 2 5 Items on Custom View Menu Edit the name of the custom view Delete the custom view Save the new settings of the custom view Save
22. E Deleting the Group to delete the channel from the group Steps 1 Select the group on the Group Management page 2 Click Delete Group or click the icon and the selected group will be deleted 5 _ 2 4 Basic Operations in Live View Purpose For the surveillance task you can view the live video of the added network cameras and video encoders on the Main View page And some basic operations are supported including picture capturing manual recording PTZ control etc Before you start A camera group is required to be defined for live view Click View gt Main View to open the Main View page Main View Page 17 User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 2 Central 2 192 168 1134 PCa i Szeged Figure 2 15 Table 2 2 Description of Main View Page Display Window of Live View Live View Toolbar Camera Status The camera is online and works properly ay The camera is in live view Egi The camera is in recording status The camera is offline Live View Toolbar Figure 2 16 The descriptions of all buttons on the Tool Bar are shown as below Table 2 3 Buttons on Tool Bar Set the screen layout mode and save the new settings for the current view save the current view as another new view Stop the live view of all cameras Go for live view of the previous page Go for live view of the next page 18 User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 Click to resume pause the auto switch in live view
23. P a Device Type Port Devic 192 168 11 80 ADVR 0820H2M AD Encoding device can be added 192 168 11 45 IWH 31IR DYR DVS INVRAPCIPDNIS A1 PCNVRIVIS A1 Encoding Server 192 168 11 2 IMH 21 T q gt p ae Figure 2 7 2 Select IP Domain as the adding mode 3 Input the required information Nickname Edit a name for the device as you want Address Input the device s IP address or domain name Port Input the device port number The default value is 8000 User Name Input the device user name By default the user name is admin Password Input the device password By default the password is 12345 4 Optionally you can check the checkbox Export to Group to create a group by the device name All the channels and alarm inputs of the device will be imported to the corresponding group by default 5 Click Add to add the device 2 2 3 Adding Devices by IP Segment Steps 1 Click Add Device to open the device adding dialog box 11 User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 Adding Mode IP Domain IP Segment IP Server HIDDNS Add Offline Device Start IP End IP Port Name Password Exportto group Create group with device IP Figure 2 8 2 Select IP Segment as the adding mode Input the required information Start IP Input a start IP address End IP Input an end IP address in the same network segment with the start IP Port Input the device port number The default value is 8000 User Name Input the device
24. able 7 1 General Parameters The time for keeping the log files once exceeded the files will be deleted The view scale of the video in live view or playback It can be set as Full Screen 4 3 16 9 or Original Resolution The current network conditions It can be set as Normal Better or Best The play performance of the live video It can be set as Shortest Delay Real Time Balanced or Fluency Show the toolbar on each display window in live view or playback Log in the client software automatically Play back the video files recorded on the storage server preferentially Otherwise play back the video files recorded on the local device Resume the latest live view status after you log in the client again Change the stream type automatically in live view according to the size of the display window Adjust the time automatically at a specified time point 7 2 2 File Saving Path Settings Purpose The video files from manual recording the captured pictures and the system configuration files are stored on the local PC The saving paths of these files can be set Steps 1 Open the System Configuration page 2 Click the File tab to enter the File Saving Path Settings interface 3 Click the icon gt and select a local path for the files 4 Click Save to save the settings User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 System Configuration x General Set file saving path e g record files pictures and
25. actions including alarm output and client action can be set Steps 1 Open the Event Management page and click Camera Event tab Select Event Type v ICH 21_Camera1 Event Configuration Copy to H Save Enable Arming Schedule All day Template Edit Trigger Camera 192 168 11 34_IP Camera1 v Trigger Alarm Output Trigger ClientAction v Audible Warning Email Linkage Alarm on E map Alarm Triggered Pop up Image Figure 4 50 2 Select the camera to be configured and select Video Loss as the event type 3 Check the checkbox Enable to enable the function of video loss alarm 4 Select the arming schedule template from the drop down list If you need to edit or customize the template see Configuring Record Schedule Template 5 Select the triggered camera The image or video from the triggered camera will pop up or be displayed on the Video Wall when video loss alarm occurs Check the checkboxes to activate the linkage actions For details see Table 4 4 Linkage Actions for Video Loss Alarm 6 Optionally click Copy to to copy the event parameters to other cameras 7 Click Save to save the new settings m a Table 4 4 Linkage Actions for Video Loss Alarm Enable the alarm output function Select the alarm output port and the external device connected to the port can be controlled The client software gives an audible warning when alarm is triggered Send an Email notification of the alarm information to on
26. all scale This user manual describes the function configuration and operation steps of VMS A1 software To ensure the properness of usage and stability of the software please refer to the contents below and read the manual carefully before installation and operation 1 2 Running Environment Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Windows 2008 32 64 bit operating system Windows 2003 Windows XP 32 bit operating system CPU Intel Pentium IV 3 0 GHz or above Memory 1G or above Display 1024 768 or above me NOTE For high stability and good performance these above system requirements must be met The software does not support 64 bit operating system the above mentioned 64 bit operating system refers to the system which supports 32 bit applications as well User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 1 3 Function Modules Menu Bar Click the button on the upper left side of the software Ed open the menu bar The Menu Bar contains following aspects Table 1 1 Aspects of Menu Bar Search and view the captured pictures Open Captured picture stored on local PC Search and view the video files recorded Open Video File on local PC View the backup log files Open Log File Lock screen operations Log in the client Lock again to unlock System FER Import client configuration file from your H Import System Config File computer ee Export client configuration file to your Export System Config File E gt computer 1024 768
27. and time in the upper right corner of the main page User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 Chapter2 Live View 2 1 User Registration and Login For the first time to use VMS A1 client software you need to register a super user for login Register Administrator Figure 2 1 Steps 1 Input the super user name and password Confirm the password Optionally check the checkbox Enable Auto login to log in the software automatically ae IY Click Register Then you can log in the software as the super user aA a a NOTE Auser name cannot contain any of the following characters lt gt The password cannot be empty and the length of the password should be no less than six characters When opening VMS A1 after registration you can log in the client software with the registered user name and password Name Password Enable auto login Login Cancel Figure 2 2 Steps 1 Input the user name and password you registered 2 Optionally check the checkbox Enable Auto login to log in the software automatically 3 Click Login After running the client software a wizard will pop up to guide you to add the device and do some basic settings User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 2 2 Adding the Encoding Device Purpose After running the VMS A1 devices including network cameras video encoders DVRs NVRs should be added to the client for the remote configuration and management such
28. ception type including HDD full HDD exception illegal login etc Check the checkbox Enable Check the checkboxes to activate the linkage actions For details see Optionally click Copy to oo ee to copy the event parameters to other devices 6 Click Save to save the settings Table 4 6 Linkage Actions for Device Exception Enable the alarm output function Select the alarm output port and the external device connected to the port can be controlled The client software gives an audible warning when alarm is triggered Send an Email notification of the alarm information to one or more receivers 52 User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 4 7 Viewing Alarm and Event Information The information of recent alarms and events can be displayed Click the icon E in Alarms and Events Toolbar on the footer of the page to show the Alarms and Events panel As shown in Figure 4 10 1126 18 0 Camera Cin a Gece ina or Danean iea Ine lamn T ma Wanm Sourpa alan Oetaiis Adar Consent Lie View Samed E wideo Hate 18 2013 06 20 1620 24 Encoding Dewce IPG Cames IPCO1 Camera Mofan Delecion Alarm Stop 19 2013 06 20 15 2003 Encoding Dewees IPOO1 Carer IPS01_ Camera Troge Mofan Delecion Alarm Start F r 1 2013 06 28 15 1559 Encoding Dewees IPT Camera Poti Camera Uan Celection Alarm Stop Alann Event Metien Ceiecion Video Escepiion Alarminpul Device Exception On the Alarms and Events panel the following toolbar buttons
29. ct the captured picture and click Delete To send an Email notification with the selected picture attached select the captured picture and click Email Linkage To save anew copy of the selected picture select the captured picture and click Save as 2 4 5 Instant Playback Purpose The record files can be played back instantly on the Main View page Instant playback shows a passage of the video which was remarkable or which was unclear on the first sight Thus you can get an immediate review if needed Before you start The video files need to be recorded on the storage devices such as the SD SDHC cards and HDDs on the DVRs NVRs Network Cameras etc or on the storage servers Steps 1 Start the live view and move the mouse pointer to the display window to show the toolbar 30 User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 02 22 2014 S20 14 59 18 Figure 2 30 2 Click the icon in the toolbar and a list of time periods pops up 30s 1 min 3 min 5 min 8 min and 10 min are selectable 3 Select atime period to start the instant playback Example If the current time of the live view is 09 30 00 and you select 3 min then the instant playback will start from 09 27 00 4 Click the icon again to stop the instant playback and go back for the live view i Mo During the instant playback an indicator 4 appears in the upper right corner of the display window The live view process will continue after the ins
30. device configuation files etc cag Keyboard and Joystick Saving path of video file lip Alarm sound C VMS A1Nideo Email Saving Path of Pictures C VMS A1 capture Saving Path of Configuration File C VMS A1 config Default Value Figure 7 75 7 2 3 Keyboard and Joystick Shortcuts Settings Purpose CA 101 keyboard can be connected to the client and be used to control the PTZ cameras You can set the shortcuts of PC keyboard and USB joystick to get quick and convenient access to the commonly used actions Steps 1 Select the COM port from the drop down list if 1003K keyboard is connected 2 Select a certain function from the list 3 Double click the item field under the PC Keyboard or USB Joystick column 4 Select the compound keys operation or USB joystick operation from the drop down list 5 Click Save to save the settings 70 General E File User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 System Configuration Configure 1003K keyboard COM PC keyboard and USB joystick shortcuts etc 1003K Keyboard Settings la Alarm sound 1003K COM Joystick J COM1 PC Keyboard And USB Joystick Settings Email oe Set up shortcuts of PC keyboard and USB joystick for frequently used functions of the system Index Function PC Keyboard USB Joystick Capture Ctrl Print Screen Speed Up Speed Down Ctrl Home emren dAd Cii 5 Ctrl 6 Zoom Out Ctrl 7 Ctrl 8 IRIS Ctrl 9 Ctrl 0
31. e The remote playback display panel is shown as in Figure 3 10 02 22 2014 Szo 14 57 17 en Hii manmi ARINEN aN i i W a Camera 0 Window01 R Window02 Window03 Window04 Normal Playback Toolbar Figure 3 41 The descriptions of all buttons on the Toolbar are shown as below Table 3 3 Buttons on the Normal Playback Toolbar Click to adjust the playback speed Click to play back the record files synchronously asynchronously Stop the playback of all cameras Pause Start the playback of the record files Click to turn on off the audio and adjust the audio volume Display the video playback in full screen mode Press ESC to exit Play back the record files frame by frame 41 User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 3 3 2 Event Playback Purpose The recordings triggered by motion detection or alarm input can be searched for Event Playback and this function requires the support of the connected device Searching Record Files for Event Playback Steps 1 Open the Remote Playback page F 2 Click to expand the Event List on the left side Click Motion Detection or Alarm Input and select the cameras or alarm input sensors Select the day to be searched on the calendar You can also click to show more search options and then click the icon fe to specify the start time and end time for the search 5 Click Search The recordings from the selected cameras and sensors trig
32. e for all day continuous recording Weekday Template for working hours continuous recording from 8 00 AM to 8 00 PM Alarm Template for motion detection or alarm input triggered recording Template 01 08 fixed templates for specific schedules You can edit the templates if needed Custom can be customized as desired If you need to edit or customize the template see Configuring Record Schedule Template 5 Click Advanced Settings to set the recording parameters as shown in Figure 3 2 For details see Table 3 1 Advanced Recording Settings Advanced Settings Pre record Post record Video Expired Time Redundant Record Record Audio Figure 3 33 34 User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 6 Optionally click Copy to to copy the record schedule settings to other channels 7 Click Save to save the settings Table 3 1 Advanced Recording Settings Normally used for the event triggered record when you want to record before the event happens After the event finished the video can also be recorded for a certain time The time for keeping the record files in the storage device once exceeded the files will be deleted The files will be saved permanently if the value is set as 0 Save the video files not only in the R W HDD but also in the redundant HDD Record the video files with audio or not s NOTE If the devices do not support redundant record the parameter Redundant Record will not be displayed on th
33. e Advanced Recording Settings panel 3 2 1 Configuring Record Schedule Template Perform the following steps to configure the record schedule template If Template 01 08 is selected from the drop down list start from step 1 as shown in Figure 3 3 If Custom is selected from the drop down list start from step 2 as shown in Figure 3 4 Templates Management Schedule Recording EventRecording Command x All day Template Weekday Templ Event Template 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 Tempjate 01 Tue Template 02 o 2 4 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 Wed i Template 03 Template 04 Thu Template 05 Fri Template 06 0 2 4 Template 07 Template 08 Figure 3 34 35 User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 Custom Schedule x Schedule Recording Event Recording Command X Save as Schedule Template O a ee L SE E E ee E E ac E E EL E a a a Eg Ua SO a M ee o o 2 O A B o B O 2 A m E ee E a Figure 3 35 Steps 1 Click Edit to enter the Templates Management interface Select the template to be set and you can edit the template name 2 Set the time schedule for the selected template The icon L Schedule Recording peters to normal schedule record The schedule time bar is yellow green The icon Alarm Recording refers to the schedule record for the alarm input or motion detection event The schedule time bar is dark orange The icon Command refers to the schedule record
34. e added to the client software and you are allowed to assign different permissions for different users if needed Click Tool gt Account Management to open the Account Management page The Account Management page is shown as in Figure 7 1 65 User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 User List ap Add User Edit User index Name Type 2 Tamas Operator f E Motion DetectionAlarm Stop Figure 7 71 WSS The user account you registered to log in the software is set as the super administrator Adding the User Steps 1 Open the Account Management page 2 Click Add User to open the Add User dialog box 3 Select the user type from the drop down list 2 types of user accounts are selectable Administrator The administrator account has all permissions by default and can modify the passwords and permissions of all operators and its own account Operator The operator account has no permission by default and you can assign the permissions manually An operator can only modify the password of its own account Input the user name password and confirm password as desired Check the checkboxes to assign the permissions for the created user 4 5 6 Optionally you can click Default Permission to restore the default permissions of this user 7 Click Save to save the settings 66 User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 Add User x User Information User Type Administrator v Name Password Confirm Password User Live View related
35. e or more receivers Display the alarm information on the E map 50 User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 The Image of the triggered camera pops up when alarm is triggered Display the video of the triggered camera on the Video Wall when alarm is triggered 4 5 Configuring Alarm Input Linkage Purpose When a device s alarm input port receives a signal from an external alarm device such as smoke detector doorbell etc the alarm input linkage actions are triggered for notification Before you start Add the alarm inputs to the client click Import on the Group Management interface click the Alarm Input tab and import alarm inputs into groups for management Steps 1 Open the Event Management page and click the Alarm Input tab 192 168 11 80_A1 Event Configuration Copy to kd Save v Enable Alarm Name Alarm Status Normal Open Normal Closed Arming Schedule All day Template v Edit Trigger Alarm Output Trigger Channel Record Trigger ClientAction A gt 1 Camera01 Audible Warning A gt 2 Camera02 Email Linkage A gt 3 Camera03 Alarm on E map A gt 4 Camera04 Alarm Triggered Pop up Image Camera05 Camerad Camera07 Camera0s Figure 4 51 Select the alarm input channel to be configured Check the checkbox Enable Input a descriptive name of the alarm Set the alarm status according to the alarm input device yy ES a Select the arming schedule template from the drop down list
36. eeeeaees 70 7 2 4 Alarm Sound SOU S sinspon essere earwctenonoeaglartencuudekveateastinedidedersarneeusnivei veces 71 7 2 5 Ela SCUUL SS cians Sine ayeatss scan E AAA anes venenanednedesoutets 72 Chapter 8 Forwarding Video Stream through Stream Media Server ccccssseccceeseseceeeeeeeeeees 73 8 1 Adding the Stream Media Server nicsen ira iin A N 73 8 2 Adding Cameras to Stream Media Server to Forward Video Stream neeese 74 Toubes OO IAS arsar i AA A TO E ETA EER O 76 User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 Thank you for purchasing our product If there is any question or request please do not hesitate to contact the dealer This manual applies to VMS A1 This manual may contain several technically inaccurate points or printing errors and the content is subject to change without notice The updates will be added into the new version of this manual We will readily improve or update the products or procedures described in the manual User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 Chapter1 Overview 1 1 Description VMS A1 is a versatile video management software for the DVRs NVRs IP cameras encoders decoders etc It provides multiple functionalities including real time live view video recording remote search and playback file backup etc for the connected devices to meet the needs of monitoring task With the flexible distributed structure and easy to use operations the client software is widely applied to the surveillance projects of medium or sm
37. ent page and click the Server tab etwork 0 CPU 0 Memory 7 Organization Device for Management 0 S Encoding Device dp Add Device Modif Delete Remote Conf Nickname P Device Serial No Resource Usage Status P Add New Device Type Online Device 1 Refresh Every 15s qP Add to Client dh AddAll Modify Netinfo Restore Default Password Filte IP a Device Type Port Device Serial No Added Storage device can be added CVRIVMS A1 Storage Server Figure 3 36 3 Click Add New Device Type select Storage Server and click OK 4 Click Storage Server on the list to enter the Storage Server Adding interface You can add the storage server in the following ways By detecting the online devices see Section Adding Online Devices By specifying the device IP address see Section Adding Devices Manually By specifying an IP segment see Section Adding Devices by IP Segment By IP Server see Section Adding Devices by IP Server 37 User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 3 2 4 Formatting the HDDs The HDDs of the storage server need to be formatted for the record file storage Steps 1 Select the added storage server from the list and click Remote Config 2 Click Storage gt General to enter the HDD Formatting interface System HDD settings ge Device Infor B _ _ m i amp General m HDD No Capacity MB Free Space Status Type Group No Property a Time 1 400000 290434 Unformatted L
38. ent software such as the live view failure device disconnection can also be displayed Steps 1 Click the Event tab The event information including the time and detailed description will be displayed To clear the event information click the icon or right click on the event log and then click Clear SA 54 User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 Chapter5 E map Management Purpose The E map function gives a visual overview of the locations and distributions of the installed cameras and alarm input devices You can get the live video of the cameras on the map and you will get a notification message from the map when alarm is triggered Click View gt E map to open the E map page The E map page is shown as in Figure 5 1 Figure 5 54 E map Page Table 5 1 Items of the E map Page Map Display Area E map Toolbar 5 1 Adding an E map Purpose An E map needs to be added as the parent map for the hot spots and hot regions Steps Open the E map page Select a group for which you want to add a map Click the icon in the Map Display Area to open the map adding dialog box Input a descriptive name of the added map as desired Click the icon and select a map file from the local path a ee ae oe a Click OK to save the settings 55 User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 leno 4 The picture format of the map can only be png jpg or bmp Only one map can be added to a group E map I
39. era or alarm input 4 Click the Edit Map button in the E map toolbar to enter the map editing mode Select the hot spot icon on the map and then click KA in the toolbar or double click the hot spot icon on the map to open the Modify Hot Spot dialog box 192 168 11 34_IP Camera1 Modify hot spot Modify hot spot Hot spot name 192 168 11 80_A4 Linked Alarm Input 192 168 11 80_A2 192 168 11 80_A3 v 192 168 11 80_A4 Hotspoticon Hotspot Color E Green Hotspoticon Figure 5 61 You can edit the hot spot name in the text field and select the color the icon and the linked Click OK to save the new settings To delete the hot spot select the hot spot icon and click 2 in the toolbar Steps 1 2 5 2 3 Previewing Hot Spots Click the Map Preview button in the E map toolbar to enter the map preview mode Double click the camera hot spots and you can get the live video of the cameras 59 User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 Nordpark 5 lt Central A O Jake G DLON BA Essen lt M gt _ orate si i Hangetal A EA 2 E 1 S eg A 3 O NOROVIERTE so amp 192 168 11 80_A2 3 eo Lh ra amp 192 168 11 80_A3 5 2 RB 192 168 11 80_A4 S amp 4 e m 1 3 a 2 Szeged Y 3 Pe d A OSTVIERTEL ICH 21 S A I gii A STADTBEZIRKE Alte Synagoge U 4 y F S 3 OTBEZIAKE Ill Figure 5 62 3 If there is any alarm tr
40. ew Auto switch Purpose The custom views will switch automatically in multi view auto switch The custom views need to be added before proceeding Steps 1 Open the Main View page 2 Click the icon v in the toolbar and select the switching interval 3 Click the icon ky on the custom view node 4 Youcan click the icon Bsd to pause resume the multi view auto switch AN h 2 4 3 PTZ Control in Live View The software provides PTZ control for cameras with pan tilt zoom functionality You can set the preset patrol and pattern for the cameras on the PTZ Control panel And you can also open window PTZ control for the operations of PTZ cameras Click the icon to expand the PTZ Control panel on the lowwer left side of the Main View page The PTZ control Panel is shown as in Figure 2 19 PTZ Control w Preset Pattern Patrol 2 O02 Preset a 03 Presets 04 Preset Figure 2 19 The descriptions of all buttons on the control panel are shown as follows Q Zoom call Focus Iris Auxiliary Focus 3D Positioning 23 User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 LS Light w Wiper Lens Initialization WSUS To activate the PTZ control bar you need to make the camera in the live view mode first Configuring the Preset A preset is a predefined image position which contains information of pan tilt focus and other parameters Perform the following steps to add a preset Steps 1 Click the Preset button
41. file path Delete the current map Add a camera as the hot spot on the map Add an alarm input sensor as the hot spot on the map Add a map as the hot region on the current map Modify the information of the selected hot spot or hot region Delete the selected hot spot or hot region Clear the alarm information displayed on the map Go back to the parent map 5 2 The Hot Spot Function Purpose The cameras and alarm inputs can be added on the map and are called the hot spots The hot spots show the locations of the cameras and alarm inputs and you can also get the live video and alarm information of the surveillance scenarios through the hot spots 5 2 1 Adding Hot Spots Adding Cameras as Hot Spots Steps 1 Click the Edit Map button in the E map toolbar to enter the map editing mode 2 Click the icon inthe toolbar to open the Add Hot Spot dialog box Add Hot Spot x Linked Camera Hotspot Name Hotspot Color Hot Spoticon ggm a Y 192 163 11 34_IP Came 192 168 11 34_IP Cam E Creen Figure 5 59 3 Check the checkboxes to select the cameras to be added 4 Optionally you can edit hot spot name select the name color and select the hot spot icon 57 User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 5 Click OK to save the settings The camera icons are added on the map as hot spots and the icons of added cameras changes from to inthe group list You can click and drag the camera icons to move the h
42. gement 4 s Encoding Dece b Add Device Modify Delete Remote Conti Refresh All d Add New Device Type Nickname IP Device Serial No Resource Usa Recording 192 168 11 34 192 168 1134 INVR 04A0420131030BBRR439113717WCVU a 192 168 11 80 192 168 1180 ADVR 0820H2M08201310234AWR438292487WCVU Q 192 168 11 45 192 168 11 45 IWH 31IR0120131111CCRR440686653 aa Online Device 4 Refresh Every 15s d Add to Client dp AddAll Modify Netinfo Restore Default Password Filter iP Device Type Port Device Serial No Added 192 168 1180 ADVR 0820H2M 8000 ADVR 0820H2M0820131023AAWR438292487WCVU Yes Encoding device can be added 192 168 11 45 IWH 31IR 8000 IWH 311R0120131111CCRR440686653 Yes DVRIDVS NVRIIPCAPD VMS At PCNVRIVMS At Encoding Server 192 168 112 IMH 21 IMH 210120130809BBRR429841252 Yes Figure 2 6 10 User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 2 2 2 Adding Devices Manually Steps 1 Click Add Device to open the device adding dialog box Server Group Organization Device for Management 2 x ap Add New Device Type Nickname IP Device Serial No 192 168 11 34 192 163 11 24 INVR 04A042013102088_ 9ding Mode IP Segment IP Server HiDDNS Add Offline Device Nickname Address Port 8000 Name admin Password eecce Z Exportto group ae F EPEE Setthe device name as the group name and add all the channels TECRA Peen EVAN connected to the device to the group sp Add to Client dp Add All Modify Netinfo R I
43. gered by motion detection or alarm input will be displayed on the Search Result list END A Event Playback After searching the recordings triggered by the event you can play back the record files in the following two ways Playback by File List double click the record file to play the video on the display window of playback or select the record file from the search result list and then click the icon on the toolbar to start play back with the first record file Playback by Timeline The timeline indicates the time duration for the record file Click on the timeline to play back the video of the specific time You can click i or Se to scale up or scale down the timeline bar You can click or gt to go to the previous or the next time period You can use the mouse wheel to zoom in or zoom out on the timeline Event Playback Toolbar Figure 3 42 On the Remote Playback page the following toolbar buttons are available 42 User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 Table 3 4 Buttons on the Event Playback Toolbar Button Stop the playback of all channels Pause Start the playback of record files Play back the record files frame by frame Go to the playback of the previous event Go to the playback of the next event Click to turn on off the audio and adjust the audio volume Display the video playback in full screen mode Press ESC to exit You can move the slider on the Playback Speed Bar
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45. iggered an icon A will appear and twinkle near the hot spot Click the alarm icon and then you can check the alarm information including alarm type and triggering time To display the alarm information on the map the Alarm on E map functionality needs to be set as the alarm linkage action 5 3 The Hot Region Function Purpose The hot region function links a map to another map When you add a map to another map as a hot region an icon of the link to the added map is shown on the parent map The added map is called child map while the map to which you add the hot region is the parent map A map can only be added as the hot region for one time 5 3 1 Adding Hot Regions Before you start Add another map to the group Steps 1 Click the Edit Map button in the E map toolbar to enter the map editing mode 2 Select an added map as the parent map 60 User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 3 Click the icon cA in the toolbar to open the Add Hot Region dialog box Add Hot Region Linked Map HotRegion Name HotRegion Hot Region Icon V Map2 Map 2 E Green W Figure 5 63 4 Check the checkbox to select the child map to be linked Optionally you can edit the hot region name and select the hot region color and icon Click OK to save the settings The child map icons are added on the parent map as the hot regions You can click and drag the child map icons to move the hot regions to the desired locations 5 3 2 Modifying H
46. iguration page 2 Click the Email tab to enter the Email Settings interface 3 Input the required information SMTP Server Input the SMTP Server address Port Input the communication port of Email service The port is 25 by default User Name Input the user name of the sender Email address Password Input the password of the sender Email address Sender Address Input the Email address of the sender Receiver 1 3 Input the Email address of the receiver Up to 3 receivers can be set 4 Optionally you can check the checkbox Enable SSL to increase the security of email sending Optionally you can click Send Test Email to send an email to the receiver for test Click Save to save the settings System Configuration General Set email parameters including sender and recipient z File ye la ug Keyboard and Joystick SMTP Server f lip Alarm sound A a Email gt Port 25 Name Password Sender Address Receiver 1 Receiver 2 Receiver 3 Enable SSL Send Test Email Default Value Figure 7 78 END mS 72 User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 Chapter8 Forwarding Video Stream through Stream Media Server Purpose There is always a limit of the device remote access number When there are many users wanting to get remote access to the device to get the live view you can add the stream media server and get the video data stream from the stream media server thus to lower the load of the device 8 1
47. late from the drop down list If you need to edit or customize the template see Configuring Record Schedule Template 5 Select the triggered camera The image or video from the triggered camera will pop up or be displayed on the Video Wall when tampering alarm occurs 6 Click and drag the mouse to draw a defined area for the arming region 7 Drag the slider on the sensitivity bar to adjust the tampering alarm sensitivity Check the checkboxes to activate the linkage actions For details see Table 4 2 Linkage Actions for Tampering Alarm 8 Optionally click Copy to to copy the event parameters to other cameras 9 Click Save to save the settings Table 4 2 Linkage Actions for Tampering Alarm Enable the alarm output function Select the alarm output port and the external device connected to the port can be controlled The client software gives an audible warning when alarm is triggered Send an Email notification of the alarm information to one or more receivers Display the alarm information on the E map The Image of the triggered camera pops up when alarm is triggered Display the video of the triggered camera on the Video Wall when alarm is triggered 48 User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 4 3 Configuring PIR Alarm Purpose A PIR Passive Infrared alarm is triggered when an intruder moves within the detector s field of view The heat energy dissipated by a person or any other warm blooded creature such as dogs cats etc
48. lect the schedule time bar and then click the icon to delete the selected time bar or click the icon to delete all the time bars or click the icon to copy the time bar settings to the other dates 4 Click OK to save the settings You can click Save as Schedule Template on the Custom Schedule interface and then the custom template can be saved as template 01 09 Up to 8 time periods can be set for each day in the arming schedule template depending on the capacity of device 4 2 Configuring Tampering Alarm Purpose A tampering alarm is triggered when the camera is covered and the monitoring area cannot be viewed The linkage actions including alarm output and client action can be set Steps 1 Open the Event Management page and click the Camera Event tab 47 User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 Select Event Type Tampering Alarm v ICH 21_Camera1 Event Configuration Copy to H Save Enable Arming Schedule Template 01 v Edit Trigger Camera 192 168 11 34_IP Camera1 v Arming Region 2 22 2601 pe 6 4 a amp p a r i Camera 91 Trigger Alarm Output Trigger ClientAction Audible Warning Email Linkage Alarm on E map Alarm Triggered Pop up Image Figure 4 48 2 Select the camera to be configured and select Tampering Alarm as the event type 3 Check the checkbox Enable to enable the function of tampering alarm 4 Select the arming schedule temp
49. m e IMH 21_Camera1 j ICH 21 Start Time 2014 02 22 00 00 00 End Time 2014 02 22 23 59 59 Ee Q Search Figure 2 26 Select the camera to be searched from the Camera Group list Click the icon fas to specify the start time and end time for the search Click Search The video files recorded between the start time and end time will be displayed To delete the file select the video file and click Delete To send an Email notification with the selected video file attached Select the video file and click Email Linkage To save anew copy of the video file select the video file and click Save as MUS To send an Email notification the Email settings need to be configured before proceeding For details see Section Email Settings Double click the video file and the video file can be played back locally Player hy Camera 01 ee eee O 00 00 30 21 13 22 Figure 2 27 28 User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 The following buttons are available on the local playback page Table 2 7 Buttons on the Local Play Back Page Display the video in cif 4cif resolution Display the local playback page in full screen mode Close the local playback page of the record files Pause Start the playback of the record files Capturing Picture in Live View Steps 1 Move the mouse pointer to the display window in live view to show the toolbar 2 Click the icon ES in the toolbar of the display wind
50. m the group list on the Import Encoding Channel page import wE Encoding Channel s Alarm input Select Device All v Encoding Channel S aij Group La 9 192 168 11 34 E Ei E J Central Encoding Channel 192 168 11 34_IP Camerat J Szeged Encoding Channel a 192 168 11 80_Camera2 em 192 168 11 80_Camera4 Name 192 168 11 80_Camera1 IMH 21_Camerat import Camera Type Main Stream E Modify Group Protocol Type TCP lw Figure 2 14 16 User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 2 Click the icon or double click the group channel name to open Modify Group Camera dialog box 3 Edit the group channel information including the group camera name the camera type etc 4 Click OK to save the new settings es You can also double click the group channel name on the Group Management interface to open the Modify Group Camera dialog box Deleting Channels from the Group Steps In Import Encoding Channel page 1 Select the channel from the group list 2 Click to remove the channel from the group If you prefer to remove all the channels from a group please select the group in the group list on the Import Encoding Channel page and Click the icon onthe right of the group name ee In Group Management page 1 Click Encoding Channel under the group name on the left panel of the page The linked channels will be listed on the right side Delete 2 Select a channel and click Br a
51. ment after added You can check the resource usage HDD status recording status and other information of the added devices on the list Click Refresh All to refresh the information of all added devices You can also input the device name in the filter field for search Select device from the list click Modify Delete and then you can modify or delete the information of the selected device Select device from the list click Remote Config and then you can do some remote configurations of the selected device if needed 2 3 Group Management Purpose The added devices can be organized into groups for a convenient management You can get the live view play back the record files and do some other operations of the device through the group Before you start Devices need to be added to the client software first Perform the following steps to enter the Group Management interface Steps 1 Open the Device Management page Server a Group Search p d Import lodif Delete Remote Conf Nickname IP Device Serial No Figure 2 11 2 Click the Group tab to enter the Group Management interface an 7 14 User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 Adding the Group Steps 1 Click Add Group to open the Add Group dialog box n MAZi Network0 CPU 0 Memory 8 Group Server C3 Add group Search p dp Import Modily Delet lt a Delete Group Add group Group Name Create Group by Device Name Nick
52. name Figure 2 12 2 Input a group name as you want Click OK to add the new group to the group list You can also tick the checkbox Create Group by Device Name to create the new group by the name of the selected device fenol Importing Encoding Device to Group Steps 1 Click Import on Group Management interface and then click the Encoding Channel tab to open the Import Encoding Channel page M Encoding Channel As Alarm input Select Device All v Encoding Channel Be i 2 Group ct Search p os ee ImportAll Figure 2 13 2 Select the encoding channels in the channel list 3 Select a group from the group list 15 User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 4 Click Import to import the selected encoding channels to the group You can also click Import All to import all the encoding channels to a selected group leno Note You can also click the icon onthe Group panel to add a new group Upto 64 cameras can be added to one group The following buttons are available on the Import Encoding Channel page Table 2 1 Buttons on Import Encoding Channel Page View the encoding channel in list view View the encoding channel in thumbnail view Refresh the latest information of added encoding channels Create a group by device name and import the device to group Collapse Expand the thumbnails of encoding channels Editing the Group Channel Steps 1 Select the group channel fro
53. nfo Map Name Essen Path C Users Tamas Documents T Figure 5 55 The map added is displayed in the Map Display Area Use the mouse wheel to zoom in or zoom out on the map You can click and drag the yellow window in the lower right corner or use the direction buttons and zoom bar to adjust the map area for view As shown in Figure 5 3 MAZi Memoy 31 w E B Search o Essen w 192 168 11 34_IP Cam V Szeged bd lt 3 ICH 21 a or A OSTVIERTEL E A 2 2 r j SLTENDORF 5 Korrek PLATZ a EN Da E STADIKERN st STADTBEZIRKE z 2 WESTVIERTEL 2 Alte Synagoge re Ry A L ESSEN Z pega e Patag gpenause strat bts tase Z ae 3 H 7 shratrabe a wih Es Markt und ligg A F Schaustellermuseum ste z Pap 8 4 o re eee 2 3 2 ern E shuan SUOOSTVIERTEL gt F a MA of Ke K rner Stra e eet grab Al el os a a s o VIERTE KI K i t fu w Museum Folkwang 1 lt a 7 HOLSTERHAUSEN fo vA OTBEZIRKE IlI nn v A x gt d COIN Figure 5 56 Click the button Edit Map or Map Preview in the E map toolbar to enter the map editing mode or map preview mode E map Toolbar in Map Editing Mode Search Figure 5 57 E map Toolbar in Map Preview Mode Figure 5 58 56 User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 The descriptions of all the buttons are shown as below Table 5 2 Buttons on E Map Toolbar Modify the map information including the map name and
54. ngle area will zoom in out Two way Audio Two way audio function enables the voice talk of the camera You can get not only the live video but also the real time audio from the camera This two way audio can be used for only one camera at one time Camera Status The camera status such as recording status signal status connection number etc can be detected and displayed for check The status information refreshes every 10 seconds Synchronization The synchronization function provides a way to synchronize the live video clock with the PC which runs the client software 32 User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 Chapter 3 Remote Record Schedule Settings and Playback When the video storage devices are the HDDs Net HDDs SD SDHC cards on the local device or the remote storage server connected you can set the record schedule for the cameras for the continuous alarm triggered or command triggered recording And the record files can be searched for the remote playback 3 1 Remote Recording Purpose The video files can be recorded on the HDDs Net HDDs SD SDHC cards on the local device or the storage server connected Click Tool gt Record Schedule to open the Record Schedule page As shown in Figure 3 1 Camera Group Record Schedule Copy to ke Save o Storage of Encoding Server Central Encoding Channel Record Schedule All day Template v Edit Advanced Settings em 192 168 11 34_IP Ca 192 168 11 34_IP Ca
55. o add the device Tt 2 2 5 Adding Devices by HiDDNS Steps 1 5 Click Add Device to open the device adding dialog box Adding Mode IP Domain IP Segment IP Server HiDDNS Add Offline Device Nickname Server Address www hiddns com Device Domain Name Name admin Password eeee Exportto group Set the device name as the group name and add all the channels connected to the device to the group Figure 2 10 Select HiDDNS as the adding mode Input the required information Nickname Edit a name for the device as you want Server Address www hiddns com Device Domain Name Input the device domain name registered on HiDDNS server User Name Input the device user name By default the user name is admin Password Input the device password By default the password is 12345 Optionally you can check the checkbox Export to Group to create a group by the device name All the channels and alarm inputs of the device will be imported to the corresponding group by default Click Add to add the device S E VMS A1 also provides a method to add the offline devices as shown in Figure 2 10 Tick the checkbox 13 User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 Add Offline Device input the required information and the device channel count and then click Add The software will automatically connect to the offline device as it comes online The devices will be displayed on the device list for manage
56. ocal Groupoo Read Write System Mai 2 48436 29767 Unformatted Local Group00 Read Write Log 19908 Unformatted Local Group00d Read Write ge User 2 Network Storage General amp File Event 4 Image Format Update All Figure 3 37 3 Select the HDD from the list and click Format You can check the formatting process from the process bar and the status of the formatted HDD changes from Raw to Normal Status a7 h END ae Mens Formatting the HDDs is to pre allocate the disk space for storage and the original data of the formatted HDDs will not be deleted 3 2 5 Configuring Storage Server Record Schedule Before you start The storage server needs to be added to the client software and the HDDs need to be formatted for the record file storage Steps Open the Record Schedule page Select the camera from the Camera Group list Check the checkbox Storage Server to enable recording on storage server Select the storage server from the drop down list 1 2 3 4 5 Select the record schedule template from the drop down list If you need to edit or customize the template see Configuring Record Schedule Template 6 Click Advanced Settings to set the pre record time post record time and video expired time 7 Click Save to save the settings M mg i ih END 38 User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 3 3 Remote Playback Purpose The record files stored on the local device o
57. ogin id ie io i 2014 02 22 12 15 40 admin Operation Log Add group ADVR em 2014 02 22 12 15 40 admin Operation Log Add Device ADVR Encoding Device 2014 02 22 23 59 59 et 2014 02 22 12 15 52 admin Operation Log Add group IMH21 Q Search 2014 02 22 12 15 52 admin Operation Log Add Device IMH21 Encoding Device 2014 02 22 12 21 19 admin Operation Log Delete Group ADVR 2014 02 22 12 24 29 admin Operation Log Delete Device ADVR Encoding Device 2014 02 22 12 24 32 admin Operation Log Delete Device IMH24 Encoding Device 2014 02 22 12 27 21 admin Operation Log Add group 192 168 11 2014 02 22 12 27 21 admin Operation Log Add Device 192 163 11 80 Encoding Device 2014 02 22 12 27 21 admin Operation Log Add Device 192 168 2 34 Encoding Device 2014 02 22 12 27 21 admin Operation Log Add group 192 163 2 3 2014 02 22 12 27 22 admin Operation Log Add group 192 168 2 4 2014 02 22 12 27 22 admin Operation Log Add Device 192 168 2 2 Encoding Device Total 550 Page 1 35 1j 2i 3 14 S 8 7 35 Page Go m gt Me Motion Detection Alarm Stop Figure 6 68 2 Select the log type If Server Logs is selected then click to specify the device for search Click the icon Ee to specify the start time and end time Click Search The log files between the start time and end time will be displayed on the list You can check the operation time description and other information of the logs Up to 90000 items of logs can be displayed Please narrow the time range
58. ollows Camera Event Alarm Input Device Exception Camera Group Select Event Type Motion Detection ICH 21_Camerai Event Configuration Copy to ij Save Search p Enable Central Encoding Channel cheg 192 168 11 34_IP Ca J Szeged Encoding Channel ee s 4 A 2 223 a ee 3 x w 192 168 11 80_Camera1 e ie raad lt I ICH 21 Encoding Channel i 4 AL 192 168 11 30_Camera2 m 192 168 11 80_Camera4 IMMH 21_Camerat Figure 4 44 You can set different linkage actions for the following triggers Motion Detection Tampering Alarm PIR Alarm Video Loss Alarm Input Device Exception 44 User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 4 1 Configuring Motion Detection Alarm Purpose A motion detection alarm is triggered when the client software detects motion within its defined area The linkage actions including alarm output channel record and client action can be set Steps 1 Open the Event Management page and click Camera Event tab Select Event Type Motion Detection v ICH 21_Camerai1 Event Configuration Copy to H Save v Enable Arming Schedule All day Template Edit Arming Region zee a ate Senkitivity Camera 901 Trigger Alarm Output Trigger Channel Record Trigger Client Action vZ Camera01 Audible Warning Email Linkage Alarm on E map Alarm Triggered Pop up Image Figure 4 45 2 Select the camera to be configured and select Motion Detection as
59. ork performance is not good enough The NIC type is not compatible Too many accesses to the remote device The current user has no permission for playback The version of the client software is below the needed version Solutions Check network status and disable other not in use process on your PC Directly connect the PC running the client to device to check the compatibility of the NIC card Restart the device or disable other remote access to the device Log in with the admin user and try again Download the client software of the latest version 76 Note User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 77
60. ot Regions Purpose You can modify the information of the hot regions on the parent map including the name the color the icon etc Steps 1 Click the Edit Map button in the E map toolbar to enter the map editing mode Hot Region Name Map 2 Linked Map Map2 Hot Region Color E Green Hot Region Icon W v Figure 5 64 2 Select the hot region icon on the parent map and then click K2 in the toolbar or double click the hot region icon to open the Modify Hot Region dialog box 3 You can edit the hot region name in the text field and select the color the icon and the linked child map 4 Click OK to save the new settings To delete the hot region select the hot region icon and click 3 in the toolbar 61 User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 5 3 3 Previewing Hot Regions Steps 1 Click the Map Preview button in the E map toolbar to enter the map preview mode C lay A a vw gt z i lt gt v D a 3 a E 3 Krupp Park a aa A 2 ap 2 3 o 652 LTENDORF LAOLE LIMBECKER PI z ain STAI WESTVIERTEI p tag pronnnaussi Strat g 192 168 11 Markt und A X Schaustellermuseum i 3 oy i a Q Y 3 etter 192 168 11 o 2 Figure 5 65 Click the hot region icon to go to the linked child map oh 3 a Pien a deba 5 Ty Sip N aay a 3 A 3 ICH 21 Ca eio EnO o e T l a a o ALTEHDORF y a F 3 T J i Figure 5
61. ot spots to the desired locations You can also click and drag the camera icons from the group list to the map directly to add the hot spots Adding Alarm Inputs as Hot Spots Steps 1 Click the Edit Map button in the E map toolbar to enter the map editing mode 2 Click the icon D in the toolbar to open the Add Hot Spot dialog box LinkedAlarm Input Hotspot Name Hotspot Color Hot Spot icon 192 168 11 80_A2 192 168 11 80_A2 Green a 192 168 11 80_A3 192 168 11 80_A3 W Green a rrr eee 192 168 11 80_A4 192 168 11 80_A4 E Creen A White Red Yellow Gray Blue Black BE E Figure 5 60 Check the checkboxes to select the alarm inputs to be added Optionally you can edit hot spot name select the name color and select the hot spot icon Click OK to save the settings The alarm input icons are added to the map as hot spots and the icons of added alarm inputs changes from te to in the group list You can click and drag the alarm input icons to move the hot spots to the desired locations You can also click and drag the alarm input icons from the alarm input list to the map directly to add the hot spot 58 Purpose User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 5 2 2 Modifying Hot Spots You can modify the information of the added hot spots on the map including the name the color the icon etc Steps 1 2 Hot spot name Linked Camera v 192 168 11 34_IP Camera1 Hotspot Color E Green 3 cam
62. overwrite the previous one Configuring the Patrol A patrol is a scanning track specified by a group of user defined presets with the scanning speed between two presets and the dwell time at the preset separately programmable Before you start Two or more presets for one PTZ camera need to be added Perform the following steps to add and call a patrol 1 Click the Patrol button to enter the PTZ patrol configuration panel 25 User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 PTZ Control vw Preset Pattern Patral Path 1 lv Ti 2 Preset 4s 4 fi 3 Presei 4s 2 a dh Figure 2 23 2 Select a track number from the drop down list 3 Click toadda preset and set the dwell time and patrol speed for the preset Add Patrol No Preset Preset Dwell Time s 1 Fatrol speed 1 Figure 2 24 4 Repeat the above operation to add other presets to the patrol 5 Optionally you can click l or HD to edit ordeletea preset in the patrol path 6 Clicktheicon tocall the patrol To stop calling the patrol click A The presets created before are acquiescently added into path1 Upto 16 patrols can be configured The preset dwell time can be set to 1 255 sec and the patrol speed can be set to level 1 40 2 4 4 Manual Recording and Capture Toolbar in Each Live View Display Window Figure 2 25 26 User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 The descriptions off all buttons in the Tool Bar are shown a
63. ow or on the right click Live View Management Menu A small window of the captured picture with its saving path will be displayed to notify whether the capturing operation is done or not CIVMS AlvideaRecordF Figure 2 28 END um NOTE The saving path of the captured pictures can be set on the System Configuration interface For details see Section File Saving Path Settings Viewing Captured Pictures The pictures captured in live view are stored in the PC running the software You can view the captured pictures if needed Steps 1 Click File gt Open Captured Picture to open the Captured Picture page 29 User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 Open Captured Picture Camera Group Local capture a Print x Delete Email Linkage Max 5MB td Save as p M a wilt Central em 192 168 11 34_IP C J Szeged 192 168 1180_Cam em 192 168 11 80_Cam e IMH 21_Camera1 I ICH 21 Start Time 2014 02 22 00 00 00 Er End Time 2014 02 22 23 59 59 ft Q Search Figure 2 29 Select the camera to be searched from the Camera Group list Click the icon ze to specify the start time and end time for the search Click Search The pictures captured between the start time and end time will be displayed oS Double click the captured picture to enlarge it for a better view To print the selected picture select the captured picture and click Print To delete the selected picture sele
64. r the storage server can be searched by custom view camera or triggering event and then can be played back remotely Click View gt Remote Playback to open the Remote Playback page n MAZi Network2 CPU 8 Memory 149 x View A a Camera A Event v 5 Motion Detection lt Central e 192 168 11 34_IP Szeged lt ICH 21 Alarm Input February 2014 fo uTWtTeEsS 213 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 1 3 More Search Options eO Search Vindow03 7 4 eeren Result A gt E Enorcode HCNetSDK dil 7 Connection failed device off line or connection timeout goa a Figure 3 38 Remote Playback Page Table3 2 Items of Remote Playback Page View List Camera List and Event List Search Options 3 3 1 Normal Playback Purpose The record files can be searched by custom view or camera for the Normal Playback 39 User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 Searching Record Files for Normal Playback Steps 1 Open the Remote Playback page 2 Click to expand the View List or Camera List on the left side Select the view or camera to be searched from the list Select the day to be searched on the calendar You can also click to show more search options and then click the icon re to specify the start time and end time for the search 5 Click Search The record files of the selected view or camera will be displayed on the Search Result list You can filter
65. recording status signal status connection number etc Open the remote configuration page of the camera in live view Sync the camera in live view with the PC running the client software Display the live view in full screen mode Click the icon again to exit 2 4 1 Starting and Stopping the Live View Starting Live View for One Camera Steps 1 Open the Main View page 2 Optionally click the icon in live view toolbar then click the screen layout button and select the screen layout mode for live view 3 Click and drag the camera to the display window or double click the camera name after selecting the display window to start the live view 5 s NoTE In live view mode you can exchange display windows for cameras by clicking and dragging them Starting Live View for Camera Group Steps 1 Open the Main View page 2 Click and drag the group to the display window or double click the group name to start the live view So m NOTE The display window number is self adaptive to the camera number of the group Only one group can be displayed at a time Starting Live View in Default View Mode Purpose The video of the added cameras can be displayed in different view modes 4 frequently used default view modes are selectable 1 window Division 4 Window Division 9 Window Division and 16 window Division 20 User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 Steps 1 Open the Main View page
66. s below Table 2 6 live View Window Tool Bar Attributes Button Capture the picture in the live view process Start Stop manual recording The record file is stored in the PC Switch to the instant playback mode Manual Recording in Live View Purpose Manual Recording function allows you to record the live video on the Main View page manually and the record files are stored in the local PC Steps 1 Move the mouse pointer to the display window in live view to show the toolbar 2 Click E in the toolbar of the display window or on the right click Live View Management Menu to start the manual recording The icon E turns to a 3 Click the icon ial to stop the manual recording A prompt box with the saving path of the video files you just recorded will pop up if all the operations succeed END END ens During the manual recording an indicator En appears in the upper right corner of the display window The saving path of video files can be set on the System Configuration interface For details see Section File Saving Path Settings 27 User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 Viewing Local Record Files Steps 1 Click File gt Open Video File to open the Record Files page Browse Record Files Camera Group Video Files Delete Email Linkage Max 5MB tei Save as Search p lt 3 Central e 192 168 11 34_IP C 3 Szeged em 192 168 11 80_Cam 192 168 11 80_Cam em 192 168 11 80_Ca
67. s triggered Send an Email notification of the alarm information to one or more receivers Display the alarm information on the E map The image with alarm information pops up when alarm is triggered Display the video on the Video Wall when alarm is triggered Configuring Arming Schedule Template Perform the following steps to configure the arming schedule template If Template 01 09 is selected in the drop down list start from step 1 as shown in Figure 4 3 If Custom is selected in the drop down list start from step 2 as shown in Figure 4 4 Templates Management x All day Template es Weekday Templ 0 2 4 6 8 10 14 1 4 Mon as Template 01 0 2 4 6 8 10 14 1 4 Template 02 Tue Template 03 0 2 4 6 3 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 Wed l Template 04 f L 14 1 4 Template 05 Thu 6 10 14 1 4 Template 06 Fri Template 07 f if 14 i i Sat Template 08 z il 14 1 4 Template 09 Sun Figure 4 46 46 User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 Custom Schedule Save as Schedule Template Figure 4 47 Steps 1 Click Edit to enter the Templates Management interface Select the template to be set and you can edit the template name 2 Set the time schedule for the selected template When the cursor turns to lt you can edit the schedule time bar When the cursor turns to Co you can move the selected time bar you just edited When the cursor turns to Le you can lengthen or shorten the selected time bar 3 Optionally you can se
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69. t the start IP and end IP The default port value is 554 3 Click Add to add the stream media server to the client software Adding Mode IP address IP Segment Start IP End IP Port Figure 8 80 a NOTE For one client up to 16 stream media servers can be added END 8 2 Adding Cameras to Stream Media Server to Forward Video Stream Purpose To get the video stream of a camera via stream media server you need to connect the camera to the stream media server Steps 1 Select the stream media server from the list on Devices for Management panel 2 Click Configure to enter the Stream Media Server Settings interface 3 Select the cameras of which the video stream is to be forwarded via the stream media server 4 Click OK to save the new settings 5 Go the Main View page and start the live view of the cameras again You can check the channel number of the video stream forwarded through or sent from the stream media server Operon CHAF Chant Pan Tima Stream Media Server Settings LO Configure No at ehanaeis o 17 41 45 About No of users 0 4 Central Encoding Channel e 192 168 11 34_IP Camerat j Szeged Encoding Channel Enter 1728 19 12 3156 201 206 29 11528 e 192 168 11 80_Camerai em 192 168 11 80_Camera2 192 168 11 80_Camerad IMH 21_Camerat lt ICH 21 Encoding Channel e ICH 21_Camerat Pox cancel Fig
70. tant playback completed Right click on the display window to open the Instant Playback Management Menu Pause Stop speed Up speed Down single Frame Open Digital Zoom iad Capture Print Captured Picture Send Email Start Recording Lf Enable Audio Switch to Live View Full Screen Figure 2 31 31 User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 The following buttons are available on the right click Instant Playback Management Menu Table 2 8 Buttons on Instant Playback Management Menu Button ii m Pause Start the instant playback in the display window Start Stop clipping the record files Click to turn on off the audio in instant playback Switch to live view mode Capture the current picture and then send an Email notification to one or more receivers The captured picture can be attached Display the instant playback in full screen mode Click again to exit 2 4 6 Other Functions in Live View There are some other functions supported in the live view including digital zoom two way audio camera status and synchronization Auxiliary Screen Preview The live video can be displayed on different auxiliary screens for the convenient preview of multiple monitoring scenes Up to 3 auxiliary screens are supported Digital Zoom Select Open Digital Zoom on the right click Instant Playback Management Menu Use the left key of mouse to drag a rectangle area in the lower right upper left direction and then the recta
71. the results through the Filter text field AN h NS m You can also search the record files by the card number only applicable to ATM DVR or by the file type If there are record files for that camera in that day in the calendar the icon for that day is displayed as 281 Otherwise it is displayed as Up to 16 cameras can be searched simultaneously 192 168 11 34_IP Camera H 2014 02 22 11 56 49 H 2014 02 22 11 56 53 H 2014 02 22 11 56 54 H 2014 02 22 12 50 46 H 2014 02 22 12 53 32 H 2014 02 22 13 12 00 H 2014 02 22 15 32 36 192 168 11 80_Camerat H 2014 02 22 14 57 11 E 2014 02 22 15 31 46 192 168 11 80_Camera2 Figure 3 39 Normal Playback After searching the record files for the normal playback you can play back the record files in the following two ways Playback by File List Double click the record file to play the video on the display window of playback or click the icon ua on the toolbar to start the playback from the first record file Playback by Timeline The timeline indicates the time duration for the record file and the record files of different types are color coded Click on the timeline to play back the video of the specific time 40 User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 You can click E or to scale up or scale down the timeline bar You can click LS or gt to go to the previous or the next time period You can use the mouse wheel to zoom in or zoom out on the timelin
72. to enter the PTZ preset configuration panel PTZ Control v a QA 4 m d b GO e il Fattern Patrol 02 Presete 03 Presets 04 Presetd E Figure 2 20 2 Click the direction buttons on the PTZ control panel to steer the camera to the desired view 3 Select a PTZ preset number from the preset list and click Add Preset Figure 2 21 4 Input the name of the preset in the pop up dialog box 5 Click OK to save the settings Other operations To call a configured preset double click the preset or select the preset and click the icon gt To modify a configured preset select the preset from the list and click the icon To delete a configured preset select the preset from the list and click the icon 24 User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 Configuring the Pattern A pattern is a memorized repeating series of pan tilt Zoom and preset functions Perform the following steps to add a pattern 1 Click the Pattern button to enter the PTZ pattern configuration panel PT Control w O e fC Figure 2 22 2 Click o to start recording of this pattern path 3 Use the direction buttons to control the PTZ movement 4 Click to stop and save the pattern recording 5 Clicktheicon tocall the pattern To stop calling the pattern click END A a NOTE Only one pattern can be configured and the newly defined pattern will
73. to set the playback speed 3 3 3 Synchronous Playback Purpose In synchronous playback the record files can be played back in synchronization m NOTE Record files from up to 16 cameras can be played back simultaneously Synchronous Playback for Some Searched Cameras Steps 1 Start the normal playback of the searched cameras oz 2z 2014 szo 14 57 23 GPRO 1460 e2 22 2014 5z0 sate Figure 3 43 2 Click in the toolbar and then the record files in normal playback will be played in sync The icon o turns to 3 To disable the synchronous playback click the icon 43 User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 Synchronous Playback for All Searched Cameras Steps 1 Search the record files for the normal playback 2 Click in the toolbar to enable the synchronous playback The icon turns to 3 Select the record file from the list and click esd or click on the timeline to start the synchronous playback for all searched cameras 4 To disable the synchronous playback click the icon qn END Chapter4 Event Management Purpose In VMS A1 client software rules can be set up for triggers and linkage actions You can assign linkage actions to the trigger by setting up a rule For example when motion is detected an audible warning appears or other linkage actions happen Click Tool gt Event Management to open the Event Management page The Event Management page is shown as f
74. ure 8 81 74 User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 WSUS For one stream media server up to 64 channels of video stream can be forwarded through it and up to 200 channels of video stream can be sent to clients from it 75 User Manual of VMS A1 V2 0 Troubleshooting Live View Problem Failed to get the live video of a certain device Possible Reasons Unstable network or the network performance is not good enough The device is offline Too many accesses to the remote device cause the load of the device too high The current user has no permission for live view The version of the client software is below the needed version Solutions Check network status and disable other not in use process on your PC Check the device network status Restart the device or disable other remote access to the device Log in with the admin user and try again Download the client software of the latest version Recording Problem Local recording and remote recording are confused Solutions The local recording in this manual refers to the recording which stores the record files on the HDDs SD SDHC cards of the local device The remote recording refers to the recording action commanded by the client on the remote device side Playback Problem Failed to download the record files or the downloading speed is too slow Possible Reasons Unstable network or the netw

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