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1. P m SS Chutes a e et m A beneri rs An Prevegers Wipes Dirt ire Mari Wied iaia Teter Marat Aito Users Privileges Video walls a 6 Adina he Lobo a ay The Users Privileges Tab is divided into several sections 1 2 3 Near the top there is a toolbar containing several function buttons that apply to items on the tab On the left there is a Groups pane that displays existing groups and users In the center there is a Devices pane which displays a list of available devices installed on the system These devices were inherited from the NVR s imported from the Servers Events tab On the right the Privileges pane displays those devices assigned to the selected user group This area is initially blank until assignments are made Above the Privileges pane is a set of checkboxes used to control global settings on all listed devices Near the bottom of the tab the Video Walls pane will list existing video walls and those to which the selected group may have access These items will be further defined in upcoming sections On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 33 Ocularis Administrator Ocularis Administrator User Manual Working with Groups The installation process creates one user group titled Default This user group has two accounts Admin and Guest each has a matching password The Admin user account is an administrative user account The Admi
2. PED Ocularis Client Ocularis Admin Ocularis Client Ocularis Client Ocularis Video Wall RC E Management Client Ocularis Clientt 3 E Figure 1 shows one example of how the Ocularis environment can be implemented Each site can have independent NVRs but Ocularis Base manages the data across sites End users or operators can benefit from exposure to video from a site other than their own On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 3 Prerequisites Ocularis Administrator User Manual Prerequisites Prior to using the Ocularis Administrator application the following steps should be completed 1 Ocularis Base Server software should be installed 2 Ocularis Base Server should be licensed 3 Ocularis Administrator software application files should be installed See the Ocularis Installation amp Licensing Guide for instructions on all steps listed above 4 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Administrator User Manual Ocularis Administrator Ocularis Administrator The Ocularis Administrator is the software application used for configuring Ocularis Base This includes the management of NVRs configuration of maps events users groups and cameras that are available by using the Ocularis Client This application is primarily used by system administrators In most cases we recommend installing Ocularis Administrator on a PC separate from Ocularis Base lt can be the same or dif
3. Event priorities are identified in Ocularis Administrator and in Ocularis Client by color On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 21 Ocularis Administrator Ocularis Administrator User Manual Priority Level Color Shade Priority Level 1 3 Green Low 4 6 Yellow Medium Normal 7 10 Pink Red High 4 NetDVMS on ONSSI TECHO2 4 DVMS Axis 209 Camera 1 Motion Enabled Disabled Not Responding Other YMD Event DVMS Axis 209 Camera 1 d OVMS Axis 214 PTZ Camera 1 Motion Enabled Disabled Not Responding Other VMD Event DVIMS Axis 214 PTZ Camera Audio When an event occurs the subsequent alert can play a sound file through the Ocularis Client as an added attention getting mechanism The sound played can be configured by the system administrator The same sound can be played for all alerts or configured on an alert by alert basis A default audio setting is available Sounds are not required and no sound is also supported Audio files are imported in the Assets Tab where the default audio file is set See Audios on page 62 for more information on sound file configuration To MODIFY THE AUDIO OF AN EVENT 1 Inthe Servers Events tab expand the Event Rule in the Events pane whose sound you wish to change 2 Select highlight the Event for the event rule not the camera name 3 Click the Properties button or right click the event and select Properties 4 Inthe resulting Event Rule pop up from the Audio drop down
4. Events Tab expand the nodes in the Events pane until you see the Event Rule you wish to remove 2 Click the next to the camera name to disassociate it from the event Y Parking Lot A Camera 1 Disabled Enabled 4 Motion Parking Lot A Camera 1 Not K nding Other The camera mapping is removed 20 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Administrator User Manual Ocularis Administrator Event Properties For the events that you wish to monitor you may define certain parameters related to the behavior of the alert These properties apply to simple event rules data link events or composite events The properties are e Priority e Audio e Max Events e Max Age e Max Frequency Priority Events can be prioritized For example an organization may deem that the loss of video from camera 1 Is critical but the loss of video of camera 7 is not These priorities may be set by the system administrator The priority of the event will dictate how it appears within the Ocularis Client By default when an Event Rule is created it is assigned a priority of 5 or Normal TO MODIFY THE PRIORITY OF AN EVENT 1 Inthe Servers Events tab expand the Event Rule in the Events pane whose priority you wish to change 2 Select highlight the Event for the event rule not the camera name 3 Click the Properties button dl Rear Hilhas Camere 1 Maa taa Prode nope ta by entero the bollo prepiri da Be ieil nude
5. Preity Mormal a Pitimi Comasena z door feom 1487168 1044 x Pomo Palserr le You may include multiple patterns for the same rule The Boolean logical operator OR will be applied for each 1 Hens Genenc Event Rule am Fate Alem Lobo 16 High E Default Carles Cela Cela Carla On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 31 Ocularis Administrator Ocularis Administrator User Manual In the example shown in Figure 29 the following data link event is configured if the text string Alarm 1 or Alarm 2 or Alarm 3 or Alarm 4 appears within the specific port trigger the Fire Alarm Lobby Rule the port is configured with the connection To MAP THE RULE Once the rule has been created you may associate video from a camera to this event Do this by dragging and dropping the camera from the Servers pane to the Generic Event on the Events pane Follow the same steps as discussed in To Create an Event Rule To Associate Camera Video with Events on page 19 Determine Alert Distribution Administrators determine which users will get notification of associated events in the Distribution Groups Tab This step needs to occur in order to see alert video or to test the Data Link event TO TEST THE DATA LINK EVENT You can perform a manual test of the Data Link Generic event to determine if it is properly configured 1 Inthe Servers Events tab expand the Generic Events node in the Events p
6. 2 Click on the pane with the carousel 3 Locate the camera whose dwell time you wish to modify 4 Click the Set Dwell Time button A pop up appears with a dwell time slider bar The camera will inherit the default dwell time Cardia ida A a oo oon f j EEr 5 Uncheck the Default checkbox This enables the Dwell Time slider 6 You may click amp drag the slider to set the dwell time in seconds or you may type the number of seconds 7 Click off of the Dwell Time pop up preferable somewhere else on the Carousel Editor On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 53 Ocularis Administrator Ocularis Administrator User Manual 8 Use the scroll bar to switch to and configure other cameras in this carousel 9 Click Ok when done 10 Click the Save icon to save the view Hot Spot Configuration Administrators can configure the quality of the camera video displayed in a Hotspot TO CONFIGURE A HoT SPOT 1 Inthe Views Tab select the view which contains the Hot Spot For information on creating a view see To Create A View within a Folder on page 47 2 Click on the pane with the corresponding video A pane configuration pop up appears corresponding to the type of pane content selected in this case a hot spot ju iq ieee 1S Lie ia ps a Es eee Be 3 You have the option to modify the following Framerate This setting is the framerate for the hot spot while viewing Live video in Ocularis Client Available option
7. Events Purge Closed ee Use the Purge Close Events button to delete all closed Events g events on the server See also Jo Purge Closed Events On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 17 Ocularis Administrator Ocularis Administrator User Manual Purge Closed Events When an event is handled in the Ocularis Client it becomes a handled or closed event The Ocularis Administrator application provides a means to delete all closed events When administrators purge closed events they are deleted permanently TO PURGE CLOSED EVENTS 1 Inthe Servers Events tab click the Purge Closed Events button An Are you sure you wish to delete all handled events warning message appears 2 Click Yes to purge these events Batch Handle Events As events occur and users are alerted in the Ocularis Client operators handle the events See Handling Alerts in the Ocularis Client User Manual All unhandled events eventually accumulate Administrators may remove these events and place them in a Closed status by using the Batch Handle Events button To BATCH HANDLE EVENTS 1 In the Servers Events tab click the Batch Handle Events button E _ Batch Handle Events A Batch Handle Events pop up appears y Batch Handle Everts Batch Handle Events a E A See morn madeja you want ls hasdle and click on Batch Handle bami f 2 Revie AA Ser Pom a E ith floor Sony PTA Camera 1 Mabon
8. Y Eaabled T Disabled Y Mot esperar y T Cue AX 212 PTE era a Lampert Saree Comparte hero 1 7 Rear Halo Camera al iri Painii Batch H rdig 2 Expand the list of events as needed and select the events for whose unhandled alerts you wish to delete You may get as granular as you like 3 Click Batch Handle to handle these events You ll be able to see these in the Handled Alerts list in the Ocularis Client 18 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Administrator User Manual Ocularis Administrator Event Rules Event Rules identify which events will be monitored on the system An entry to an Alert Manager will be recorded and if configured video may appear in a blank screen pane Cameras are mapped to events that are system defined such as motion on a camera or user defined Such as a Data Link or Composite Event Create a simple Event Rule by associating camera video with an event Events which are mapped in the Servers Events tab are system wide Administrators determine which users will get visibility to these events in the Distribution Groups Tab TO CREATE AN EVENT RULE TO ASSOCIATE CAMERA VIDEO WITH EVENTS 1 Inthe Servers Events Tab expand the Cameras list in the Servers pane for cameras you wish to associate with automated events 2 Expand the list in the Events pane until you locate the event you would like monitor 3 For the desired event drag drop a camera name from
9. event handling among multiple users at multiple sites and management of all user authorization data The front end application used to manage Ocularis Base is the Ocularis Administrator e Video Recorder Software This component provides for video recording camera management and archiving configuration The different feature sets of Ocularis support different recording components For instance Ocularis ES supports recording component RC E e Ocularis Client This award winning component is the user interface for accessing video managing alerts and shared event handling and observing Video Wall environments e Add Ons and Integrated Applications includes Remote Video Wall operation and management forensics applications video analytics and incident indexing and integrated physical security solutions access control radiation detection contact closure etc 2 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Administrator User Manual Ocularis System Diagram Ocularis System Diagram Site 1 Site 2 IP Video Cameras Analog Cameras via Ie Encoder IP Video Cameras A 9 ap r y a o 7 a J Bat Ocularis Client Ocularis Admin Ocularis Client Ocularis Client Ocularis Client Main Site IP Video Cameras IP Video Cameras OCULARIS Base NVR Synopsis Analytics Server VM Failover Optional Optional Optional E ES E
10. 10 seconds the Camera is disabled 26 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Administrator User Manual Ocularis Administrator To MODIFY A COMPOSITE EVENT 1 In the Servers Events tab locate the Composite Event in the Events pane under the Composite Source node Highlight the Composite Event Click the Properties button In the resulting Composite Event pop up modify desired settings Click Ok to save changes To DELETE A COMPOSITE EVENT 1 In the Servers Events tab locate the Composite Event in the Events pane under the Composite Source node Highlight the Composite Event Click the Delete button You will be prompted with the message Are you sure that you want to delete this composite event rule Click Yes to delete the Composite Event On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 27 Ocularis Administrator Ocularis Administrator User Manual Data Link Events Ocularis Base has the ability to analyze TCP or UDP data packets and automatically trigger an alert when specified criteria are met This expands event coverage to external devices such as access controls systems These events are called Data Link Events and also referred to as generic events Components of a Data Link Event Data Link Events are made up of Connections and Rules Connections define the protocol and port which Ocularis should monitor and analyze for the event This is considered the event source Rules allow you to define
11. If you expect to see an event proxy listed in the Events pane but it has not appeared try the following 1 Exit the Ocularis Administrator 2 Restart the OnSSI Event Coordinator Service which is located on the Ocularis Base Server 3 Restart the Ocularis Administrator 16 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Administrator User Manual Ocularis Administrator spa Great lage wees Alis Table Manager Plate oom Soe Aare QIT A AS Camera 1 oe Ser MAA O Core 1 188 20 From the sample shown in Figure 15 you can see that some cameras may have more available device events than others This is based on the camera itself as well as other event settings inherited from the NVR NVR based Generic events will also appear in this pane Administrators determine which events on which camera they would like included as part of the alert notification process This is accomplished by associating camera video with these events to create what is called an Event Rule Buttons within the Events pane are defined as follows i i i j r Fuse New Event Use this to create a composite event See To Configure a Composite Event Delete Del Use this to modify the priority or audio file of a Composite ete Batch Handle Batch Handle Events Use the Batch Handle Events button to handle Events a unhandled alerts See also To Batch Handle Events Event or Event Rules Use this to delete Composite or Generic Events Data Link
12. Ocularis Client is used 6 Complete the Add Server pop up and continue with step 4 in To Add an NVR to Ocularis Base found on page 8 10 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Administrator User Manual Ocularis Administrator NAT EXAMPLE For the following sample network the NAT dialogs should be populated as shown Ocularis Client C Internet Extermal IP Address 204 55 174 192 Camera 1 2 Pi 192 168 2 10 Ocularis Client A Internal IP Address 192 168 1 1 Camera 2 e 192 168 2 13 192 168 1 11 Ocularis Client B Ocularis Administrator amp Ocularis Client Recording Server Ocularis Base Server 192 168 2 18 192 168 1 12 T 192 168 1 13 baa Event Proxy directs to 192 168 1 13 Figure 8 Example NAT Environment dl Add a new Server inte the ayer F Add Internal External host 0155174 1524005 1 behind Hi Add Internal ngrai A 121651 14 8080 E Add inbena IP and yubnat mask Local infernal 2522880 295 298 284 0 o IP dara 154416510 Add Eat Cort Pr ubnets Subnet Maske 255355254 Login type T Lipi narmi Farpas Figure 9 Sample NAT Settings based on Figure 8 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 11 Ocularis Administrator Ocularis Administrator User Manual LOGGING IN TO OCULARIS WITH NAT Based upon the example shown in Figure 8 and Figure 9 Ocularis Client users would log in as follows Oculari
13. added to a map and will appear grayed out in the Views list Views that contain a Blank Screen Push Video or Web page may be added but the pane with the these content types will not display any preview images On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 73 Ocularis Administrator Ocularis Administrator User Manual Event Management Ocularis facilitates displaying investigating and shared handling of events received from e An NVR s native video motion detection VMD component e Attached Devices e Integrated Video Content Analytics e Third party access control and security systems Administrators determine which events to which a user should be altered Ocularis Alerts maintain the following features gt All incoming alerts appear in the Alerts Manager in the Ocularis Client gt Video walls or Views containing a Blank Screen will display video from configured Alerts gt Alert notifications may be designated with low medium or high priority Alerts with high priority will display on the Ocularis Client until a user handles the event Medium or low priority alerts displays for a designated time period gt Alerts appear in the order of occurrence Each alert is accompanied by relevant metadata Typically this includes the camera name that captured the event time date and type of event The type of event is specified in generic terms e g VMD Event or in the case of video content analytics or access control genera
14. administrators configure Ocularis events This includes e Creating associations between events and cameras e Camera events are identified and video alerting is mapped between cameras and events e Creating new events such as Data Link Generic Composite Events and Analytic Events Events configured in this tab identify system wide events Filtering these events to individual users is done in the Distribution Groups Tab Ocularis Events are supported with Ocularis ES Ocularis CS and Ocularis IS Note In order to use events with Ocularis Base an event proxy related to the event such as an NVR event proxy must first be installed on the Server machine where the event originates See the Ocularis Installation amp Licensing Guide for instructions on installation and configuration of OnSSI NVR Event Proxies The event proxies pointing to the Ocularis base are listed in the Events pane See Figure 14 If this is not the case please check that the necessary event proxy has been installed You may need to restart the event proxy and or restart the Ocularis Administrator application distribution Groups Maps Video Walls Events Fuse New Event Generic Events 192 168000 NetEVS Composite Source Expand the event proxy list to see further details Note There may be a slight delay from the time a server is imported to the time the proxy appears in the Events Pane
15. both AVI and Database Format from Browse mode of the Ocularis Client This will only be applicable if the value in BrowseHours is not equal to 0 Bookmarks The users of this group will have the ability to export bookmarks from Browse mode of the Ocularis Client This will only be applicable if the value in BrowseHours is not equal to 0 Start Recording This privilege allows the user to initiate manual recording while viewing live video feed from the corresponding device Video will be recorded to the location and for the duration as defined in the NVR for that camera BrowseHours The value entered here identifies if and for how long into the past the users of this group can view recorded video in Browse mode of the Ocularis Client Valid Values include O No Browse Privilege 1 Unlimited Browse Privilege any available video from past recordings may be viewed 1 through 168 The number of hours that the users in this group may browse recorded video for the device If the user does not have Browse privileges to a device or the user attempts to view video prior to valid browse hour times the video will appear darkened within the Ocularis Client 36 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Administrator User Manual Ocularis Administrator To REMOVE A DEVICE FROM A GROUP 1 Inthe Users Privileges Tab select the group containing the device you wish to remove i 2 Click the Remove icon E E H a CEA EPA Privi
16. lt C gt Onss Ocularis Administrator User Manual On Net Surveillance Systems Inc One Blue Hill Plaza 7 Floor PO Box 1555 Pearl River NY 10965 Phone 845 732 7900 Fax 845 732 7999 Web www onssi com 00006231 1 1347 2 01 3 01 63 Legal Notice This product manual is intended for general information purposes only and due care has been taken in its preparation Any risk arising from the use of this information rests with the recipient and nothing herein should be construed as constituting any kind of warranty 2002 2011 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc All rights reserved OnSSI and the Eye logo are registered trademarks of On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Ocularis Client Ocularis Client Lite Ocularis Video Synopsis NetEVS NetDVMS NetDVR ProSight NetGuard NetGuard EVS NetSwitcher NetMatrix NetCentral NetTransact NetPDA and NetCell are trademarks of On Net Surveillance Systems Inc All other trademarks are property of their respective owners On Net Surveillance Systems Inc reserves the right to change product specifications without prior notice Ocularis Administrator User Manual Contents Table of Contents INTRODUCTION aaa 1 OVER VIB Ne S 2 OCULARIS SYSTEM DIAGRAM raa a a a a ey 3 PREREQUISITES maenna a a a aa a a a a a a a a ee etd 4 OCULARIS ADMINISTRATOR 0020030 a e see e sone e 5 OCULARIS ADMINISTRATOR LAUNCH e oo 5 THE OCULARIS ADMINISTRATOR INTERFACE ccc
17. navigation maps have already been imported into the Assets Tab See To Add A Map to the Assets Tab on page 61 1 Inthe Maps Tab select the group from the Group drop down menu for which the map should be available 2 Click the Add new map icon The Select Map dialog box appears populated by maps that exist in the Assets Tab 3 Select the map you wish to add 4 Click Select 64 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Administrator User Manual Ocularis Administrator To DISPLAY A MAP This procedure assumes that navigation maps have already been added for the Group in the Maps Tab 1 Inthe Maps tab double click the map name in the Maps list 2 Reposition the image in the working area by clicking and dragging the map to the desired location Once a map is added to a group a green checkmark icon appears next to the map image in the Assets Tab This helps administrators manage system assets ip Cuiri Aira iria Direi benii Lheni i Perakit Meri Dorian Cru Klipa aces Wal Table Pelee i ae EN Courtyard Mie 11441 Plaza Pap 1 okeke pan In the example shown in Figure 61 the Blue Hill Courtyard and Blue Hill Plaza Map 1 maps have been assigned to a group The office floor plan map has not been assigned to any group To REMOVE A MAP 1 Inthe Maps Tab select the map you wish to remove 2 Click the Delete Selected Map icon An Are you sure you want to delete this map dialog box appears 3 Cli
18. rity Guidi ipsa Pees Cine Fiber bet Dels isa Scbadiida fred y Midday Edite A Report Permiisiors Repent permibont HI you tel ct whech report ues hae BOcess 10 Fees heated alerts 84 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Administrator User Manual Ocularis Administrator Filter The Filter parameter is used to identify which events to which the group s members should be alerted You may for instance want the Security Guards from the north building to only see events from cameras located in the vicinity of the north building By restricting the set of events that a particular user can view limits the amount of unnecessary events that potentially can be handled by that user Filters are assigned at the Distribution Group level To ASSIGN EVENTS TO A DISTRIBUTION GROUP 1 Inthe Distribution Groups Tab expand the Distribution Group and highlight the Filter parameter for the group you wish to configure The tab updates and displays two panes Enabled Events in this Distribution Group on the left and All Events on the right 2 Drag amp drop an event from the All Events list on the right to the Users in Distribution Group pane on the left e You may move one event at a time or the entire hierarchical group of events e You may move composite events data link events or any event listed in the All Events pane B iie iieri m emo bmi a rra Sraa A pi a a Aaa Tal diri TT D
19. select the desired sound file None or Default e f you click None no sound file will be played when the event occurs If there is no option available labeled None then None must already be set as the default option Select Default e f you select a wav file that sound will play through the Ocularis Client when the event occurs e f you select Default you may get a sound file or no sound depending on the default setting in the Assets tab In the event where None is configured as the default audio in the Assets Tab the option None will not be visible in the drop down list In this case selecting Default is equivalent to 22 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Administrator User Manual Ocularis Administrator selecting None You should be aware of the default audio setting in the Assets Tab when configuring events 5 Click Ok ad Fuser Hallar rere 2 Mister Event Rule Properties H Prende eye deag ly dere ihe hoiena properbl Pi O a ramt rule 10 Hagh 7 rele a ort phare prices ay TIE g Pigh rear Sate mirra al mi Event Retention Depending on the environment the types and number of events monitored the amount of events can quickly build up in the system The database can be overcome with too many events Therefore system administrators have the ability to limit the events that are stored and retained in the database These fun
20. the Delete icon 48 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Administrator User Manual Ocularis Administrator An Are you sure that you want to delete this view prompt appears 3 Click Yes to delete the view To MobiFy CONTENTS OF A VIEW PANE 1 Inthe Views Tab select the view which you would like to modify 2 To change the configuration of an existing pane click the pane to view the pane configuration settings Make changes as required 3 To replace a pane with a different component camera carousel hot spot etc remove the pane content by clicking the Clear View icon in the pane Lat Whew Figure 46 Click Clear View to remove pane contents 4 Replace the pane contents by dragging and dropping a camera thumbnail or content type onto the pane 5 Click the Save icon to save the view On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 49 Ocularis Administrator Ocularis Administrator User Manual Configuring View Content Types Once view panes are populated with content specific parameters may be set for each content type The following section will discuss Camera Configuration Carousel Configuration Hot Spot Configuration Push Video Configuration Web Page Configuration Image Configuration Blank Screen Configuration Camera Configuration Actual video configuration for camera resolution and recording is done on the NVR or the camera manufacturer s set up page Configuration for camera output here refer
21. the Servers pane to the event listed in the Events pane See Figure 16 Tip If you want to associate the camera video to all events affiliated with that camera drag 8 drop the camera name from the left Servers pane directly onto the camera name in the Events pane When the camera video is successfully associated and an Event Rule is created it appears in the collapsible list La Dioula Aira trado J 1 T Server i reno Uban Frege Views Dethiibuban Grp Mapi Vass Wale Table Manage Servers Ewen Ada use Mem Ewer mails 7 Lares Everts Terie boune a Neils Bros TECHOS Ai re yf a CRS ke 7 Gapiga l pas a Aa a He mi a Erablied Le Y Ciber WMD Ever C0045 Ani 209 Corvera 1 Tarpenng Alert Temperature Faceedi Range HOTS JOT Cierter 10505 317 PTZ Come VATS 1000143 Carrera 1 deme e l TEE TREES EDEM On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 19 Ocularis Administrator Ocularis Administrator User Manual For the example shown in Figure 16 the following Event Rules are configured e If there is motion detected on the Axis 209 Camera 1 camera then display the video from the Axis 209 Camera e If the Axis 209 Camera 1 camera is not responding then display video from the Axis 207MW Camera Video generated by these automated events will appear in a Blank Screen pane on the operator s Ocularis Client view To REMOVE A CAMERA FROM AN EVENT RULE DISASSOCIATE A CAMERA 1 Inthe Servers
22. ATION 1 Inthe Table Management tab click the Add New button in the Classifications pane A editable field is inserted into the Classifications list 2 Type in a descriptive name for the classification 3 Press ENTER Lig Ocularis Administrator Servers Events Users Privileges Views D Table Managi Classifications Add New foj Delete False Stopped Vehicle Nuisance N To MobIFY A CLASSIFICATION 1 Inthe Table Management tab double click the classification you wish to modify The field should become editable 2 Type in text changes as desired 3 Press ENTER Note Modifying the name of a classification is global Therefore If you modify the name of a classification that has already been used in a bookmark or handled event it will also change in that bookmark or handled event On Net Surveillance Systems Inc T7 Ocularis Administrator Ocularis Administrator User Manual To DELETE A CLASSIFICATION 1 Inthe Table Management tab select the classification you wish to delete 2 Click the Delete button in the Classifications pane 3 An Are you sure that you want to delete this classification pop up appears Click Yes to delete the classification Note Classifications which have been used in a bookmark or handled event may not be deleted Note Classifications may also be created on the fly from the Ocularis Client as an operator is handling the event or creating a
23. Component An NVR application is required to supply camera configuration and recording e Ocularis Client OnSSl s award winning video client application e Optional Add On Applications these include Remote Video Wall Video Content Analytics and Video Synopsis With each SLC one license for each add on is provided so that you can evaluate each feature Add ons are made available as they are introduced See our website www onssi com or call OnSSI Sales for information on Ocularis Add Ons Depending on which feature set of Ocularis you purchased will depend on which features are available to you Ocularis feature sets include e Ocularis ES e Ocularis CS e Ocularis IS e Ocularis PS See our website www onssi com or call OnSSI Sales for more details on the different feature sets For all features sets configuration of Ocularis is performed using the Ocularis Administrator application This manual covers the component s Ocularis Administrator For information on other components please refer to the following documents which can be obtained from OnSSI Support Ocularis Installation 8 Licensing Guide Recording Component User Manual Ocularis Client User Manual Ocularis Viewer User Manual On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 1 Overview Ocularis is a distributed video centric PSIM Physical Security Information Management software platform which offers central event user rights video distribution and system man
24. View if no view is currently selected 4 The Preview pane in the lower right area of the tab contains thumbnails images of the available cameras Tip You must have privileges to a device in order to create a view using that device If you do not see any or a specific camera video in this pane make sure the group you belong to contains privileges to view that camera s video On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 41 Ocularis Administrator Ocularis Administrator User Manual Resizing Panes In the event you need to manually resize a pane in the Views tab position the mouse on the divider between two panes until you see the mouse cursor change to a double arrow Then you may click and drag to resize the pane pe Figure 38 Resizing a Pane Preview Pane Display The Preview Pane display can be changed to display camera thumbnail in three different formats H Large thumbnail images Small thumbnail images List view Figure 39 Large thumbnail images 42 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Administrator User Manual Ocularis Administrator Figure 40 Small thumbnail images Figure 41 Camera List View On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 43 Ocularis Administrator Ocularis Administrator User Manual View Basics A View is a collection of panes or windows that display video output There are many layout options for views Ocularis Base views are configured from the Views Tab in Ocularis Administrator Admin
25. Windows User user account Select Windows Group if user is to log in via Windows Windows Group Active Directory Group Note If the Windows User you are creating is part of a domain you must include the domain when you enter the User Name Use the format domain username in the User Name field 5 Enter a Password for this user A password e Is required e Must contain at least 4 characters e May contain letters numbers special characters and spaces e ls case sensitive e Does not expire 6 Re enter the password to ensure accuracy 7 Enter the email address for this user This field is optional 8 Inthe Permissions section a Can Log Off Client a checked box indicates that this user account will have the ability to log off or shut down the Ocularis Client application b Can Minimize Client a checked box indicates that this user account will have the ability to minimize the Ocularis Client application c Group Administrator a checked box indicates that this user account will have Group Administrator access 9 Click Add 10 Repeat for all users The user account will inherit all privileges of the group in which it is placed On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 39 Ocularis Administrator Ocularis Administrator User Manual To MobirY A USER ACCOUNT Administrators may reset the password change the user s email address or modify Group Administrator privileges for a user account If other changes ar
26. a Start Drawing Fight click Figure 68 Draw Link Area On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 69 Ocularis Administrator Ocularis Administrator User Manual 4 2 6 Use the mouse to draw a polygonal shape on the map which will link to the previous map Click release and drag with the right button and when you get to a corner click the right button Repeat this process for each leg of the shape When you return to the starting point pencil the shape outline turns white Click the right mouse button and releasing the mouse establishes the shape The shape will appear shaded in color and be labeled unnamed Figure 69 Link Area unnamed and unassigned Click and drag a pin created earlier onto the unnamed shaded area The area name will change to display the pin name ocean Aerie A eae Dibi ced ide AAA lesa Figure 70 Pin Name Link Click the pin area to be brought to the linked map To RETURN TO ORIGINAL MAP FROM A LINKED MAP 70 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Administrator User Manual Ocularis Administrator Once you have navigated to a map via a link you may return to the original map by either e Creating another pin to the original map using steps 1 5 in the above section e Click the Go Back icon EJ To DISPLAY A FLOATING MAP LINK Floating map links are easy to assign to multiple maps and appea
27. a floor plan bide one 7 Contents 1 mi a Coens i JDS de 209 Lobi Cadera De 075 LT amej 1 E LAS Sany RASO PE Cierra 1 LARES Som HAS La A CATES ANTS 207 Rear Parking Lot E i m f F F J Pins F Fia F Hia 3 Hsar Figure 71 Drag and drop Map Shortcut Pin The map appears in the Map Shortcuts list 4 Repeat for each map pin you wish to add 5 Click the Save icon to save the map configuration When you open Ocularis Client the floating map pin will appear as shown in Figure 72 12 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Administrator User Manual Ocularis Administrator 70 Sisa Pripgera dudo hides alle lati Mam 1 Views on Maps Views may be added to Maps for use with Ocularis Client When working with maps and video walls entire views from a map may be pushed to a video wall To ADD A VIEW TO A Map 1 Inthe Maps tab display the map to add the view See To Display a Map on page 64 2 Expand the Views list in the Contents area by clicking the arrow next to Views Contents gt Cameras Views Root Default Managers 4 Security Guards 4 Weekday 4 Friday Lab View test 2 Era TO IOV Ie 4 5 fi A QUI 3 Click drag and drop the view from the Views list to the location on the map The view will use Icon 2 located in the Assets Tab You may want to develop your own icon for use specifically for views Note Views that contain a Hotspot pane may not be
28. agement Ocularis supports e The ability for the user to view manage and record video from an unlimited number of IP and non IP video surveillance cameras at multiple sites e The management of short and long term video storage and combine video with non video alerts resulting in automatic video delivery to subscribers of interest e The utilization of off the shelf hardware and facilitates the integration of new technologies thus combining the detection and distribution of video events with data and alerts received from a host of physical security and transaction systems e The use of separate or common networks VLANS or switches for connecting cameras to the recording servers and video clients This provides physical network separation between the camera and servers clients e The use of VMware to run recording servers and client applications on virtual computers servers and networks Ocularis consists of the following software components e Ocularis Base This component provides for o system wide management o user access o shared event management o alarm and event correlation o video access and distribution rights Ocularis Base regulates and manages the flow of data between video client users connecting recording servers and integrated alerting application using an SQL database This allows creating composite events from multiple detection systems sharing resources between video client users shared bookmarking and
29. ane to expand it and select the Generic Event 2 Expand the Connection by clicking the expand symbol next to it Events gt Fuse New Event y Properties Delete Batch Handle Events Purge 4 Generic Events al Lobby D oor Access Door Open add conneg b Composite Soul 4 NetDVMS on d b AXIS 207 R Generic event rule tester b Axis 209 Lg Use this to send an artificial generic event to the server Pattern Contains open u open will be sent over TCP using port 8888 Send Cancel 3 Click the lightning bolt symbol adjacent to the rule name A Generic event rule tester pop up appears 4 You can select any pattern associated with the event to test 5 Click Send A test event will be generated and sent based on configured rules 32 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Administrator User Manual Ocularis Administrator Users Privileges Tab This tab is used to define users and user groups within the Ocularis system The Ocularis Group User Hierarchy Access to the Ocularis surveillance environment is controlled through the use of Groups and Users Groups are assigned access and privileges to various components of the system An example would be to assign or to block the ability to control the PTZ function on a particular PTZ camera Once a group s operating parameters are established users can simply be assigned to the group and inherit the privileges of the group
30. ange You may also update an existing NVR server s IP Address Servers Add E Refresh Edit fu Delete On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 13 Ocularis Administrator Ocularis Administrator User Manual To UPDATE A SERVER S CONFIGURATION Follow these steps to update Ocularis on any new configuration settings on the NVR or other server This is NOT to be used when modifying the NVR s IP Address See To Edit an NVR s IP Address or Account Info below 1 Inthe Servers Events Tab select the NVR server you wish to update from the Servers pane 2 Click the Refresh button An Updating message appears as the configuration is refreshed To EDIT AN NVR s IP ADDRESS OR ACCOUNT INFO Follow these steps to modify an NVR server s IP Address NAT configuration or master username and password 1 Inthe Servers Events Tab select the NVR you wish to update from the Servers pane 2 Click the Edit button OS Edit An Edit Server pop up screen appears F Edit Server Edit Server Edit a server in system Host 192 168 7 236 8080 E Behind NAT Login type Basic 7 Username admin Password seeeecens 3 Modify the settings as needed 4 Click the Update button An Updating message appears as the configuration is updated To REMOVE AN NVR OR OTHER SERVER Use the procedure below to remove an NVR or other server from the Ocularis system This will not delete the NVR or its software it will simply rem
31. bookmark Classifications however may only be modified or deleted through the Ocularis Administrator Configure Tags When operators handle events or create bookmarks in the Ocularis Client he or she may assign a tag or keyword to the event Administrators may modify or delete tags entered by operators in the Ocularis Administrator Table Management tab To MobiFY A TAG 1 Inthe Table Management tab double click the tag you wish to modify The field should become editable 2 Type in text changes as desired 3 Press ENTER Note Modifying the name of a tag is global Therefore If you modify the name of a tag that has already been used in a bookmark or handled event it will also change in that bookmark or handled event To DELETE A TAG 1 Inthe Table Management tab select the tag you wish to delete 2 Click the Delete button in the Tags pane 3 An Are you sure that you want to delete this tag pop up appears Click Yes to delete the tag 78 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Administrator User Manual Ocularis Administrator Note Tags which have been used in a bookmark or handled event may not be deleted Note Tags are created on the fly from the Ocularis Client as an operator is handling an event or creating a bookmark Tags however may only be modified or deleted through the Ocularis Administrator Configure Cases When operators handle events or create bookmarks in the Ocular
32. ce Administrators can configure sound on an alert by alert basis in the Servers Events tab A green checkmark indicates that the sound file is assigned for use to an alert 1 Inthe Assets Tab right click the sound file to be set as the default Or select None to have no sound as the default 2 Select Set to Default in the resulting right click menu Jy e E The wav file now is displayed with the green checkmark to indicate it as the default audio asset To PREVIEW AN AUDIO FILE To preview the sound that a particular wav file will make when the alert occurs 1 Inthe Assets Tab right click the sound file to be previewed 2 Select Play Preview Sound in the resulting right click menu The wav file now is played through the local pc speakers On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 63 Ocularis Administrator Ocularis Administrator User Manual Maps Tab Once maps and icons have been imported in the Assets Tab they can be configured in the Maps Tab The left side of the Maps Tab contains elements available for configuring a map and is segmented into a section for Group selection Maps Map Shortcuts Contents Cameras and Views and Pins The right side of the Maps Tab is the working area used to display and configure a map Maps are configured and organized by user group Administrators should select the group for which the map should be configured To ADD A Map This procedure assumes that
33. ck Yes to remove the map The map is removed from the group but it is still available to other groups from within Ocularis Administrator On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 65 Ocularis Administrator Ocularis Administrator User Manual Working with Maps Once maps are assigned to Group in the Maps tab you can e Add Cameras to A Map e Add Views to A Map e Link one map to another Map To ADD A CAMERA TO A MAP 1 Inthe Maps tab display the map to add a camera s see To Display a Map on page 64 2 Expand the Camera list in the Contents area by clicking the arrow next to Cameras Contents S DVMS Axis 209 Camera 1 DVM5 Axis 214 PTZ Camera 1 DVRS Panasonic Feed NP1004 Cam DVMS Sony RX530 PTZ Camera 1 Sony SNC CS50N h264 Camera 1 DVMS Axis P3301 Camera 1 b Views Figure 62 Expanded Camera List 3 Click drag and drop the camera from the Cameras list to the location on the map TO RELOCATE A CAMERA ON A Map 1 Locate the camera on the map and simply drag and drop the camera to the desired location To REMOVE A CAMERA FROM A MAP 1 Locate the camera on the map 2 Click the delete icon next to the camera to delete X DVMS Axis 214 PTZ Camera 1 4 ai Figure 63 Remove a Camera 66 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Administrator User Manual Ocularis Administrator TO CHANGE THE APPEARANCE OF A CAMERA ICON The first image shown in the Icons section in the Assets tab
34. ctions are found when configuring an event rule basic data link or composite Max Events This field holds the total count of event instances to save to the database for the event rule For instance if this value is set to 10 for a motion event on Camera A then only 10 motion events for Camera A will be in the database at any given time once 10 have accumulated As new events occur the oldest event will be deleted and the newer event will be stored Valid values are between 0 the default which means unlimited and 2 147 483 647 Keep in mind that this field works in conjunction with Max Age and Max Frequency Max Age The Max Age for an event rule is the number of days in 24 hour multiples in which to store events generated by the event rule The time is calculated from when the event took place For instance if this value is set to 7 for a motion event on Camera A then each of Camera A s motion events will be deleted expire 7 days or 168 hours after they take place The value is measured in days between 0 unlimited and the default value and 2 000 Keep in mind that this field works in conjunction with Max Age and Max Events On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 23 Ocularis Administrator Ocularis Administrator User Manual Max Frequency This field identifies the time interval in seconds in which you would like to monitor alerts This feature will reduce the amount of repeated alerts within a
35. cularis Administrator This user has limited access to Ocularis Administrator He or she can log into Ocularis Administrator but may only manage their own user group or its settings This user can add modify or delete users in their own user group as well as modify other aspects of Ocularis Administrator as it applies to this user group There are some restrictions placed on Distribution Groups which will be discussed in Distribution Groups Tab on page 81 This is the super user for Ocularis Base It is the user account admin This user may view change or edit any part of the system We recommend changing the password for this account 1 Inthe Users Privileges Tab select the group to wish you would like to add users 2 Click the New User button o New User E 3 Inthe Add New User pop up window enter the User name to be created Usernames are not case sensitive and may included letters numbers special characters and spaces 38 Add User d Add a new Base user User name User type Basic Password Confirm password Email optional Assign Permissions W Can Log Off Client Permissions W Can Minimize Client E Group Administrator aa On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Administrator User Manual Ocularis Administrator 4 Select the User type Type Description Basic Select Basic if not using Windows Active Directory Select Windows User if logging in with the local Window s
36. d in Ocularis Client the default is to display the video in its Original quality Check this box to maintain the quality parameters set here when the pane Is maximized to full screen Window Index If there are multiple panes configured for Push Video this index determines the order in which pushed video will appear in the view 4 Click Ok when done 5 Click the Save icon to save the view Web Page Configuration In addition to camera video panes may be populated by an HTML page accessible via URL or IP Address Typical examples of these include e Company websites or logos e Online or static maps e Link collections e IP Camera configuration page Note Panes with web pages or images may not be maximized in Ocularis Client For web pages we recommend using a large size pane or even a 1 x 1 pane TO CONFIGURE A WEB PAGE 1 Inthe Views Tab select the view which contains the Web Page For information on creating a view see To Create A View within a Folder on page 47 2 Click on the pane with the Web Page A Web Page configuration pop up appears 56 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Administrator User Manual Ocularis Administrator bie a jea A mp mn Lee rear be t ds li A kiire aby Wi Figure 53 Configuring a Web Page Pane 3 Type in the URL or IP Address for the content to be displayed You will see a preview of the page 4 Click Ok The web page will now appear in the Oculari
37. deo or access other devices unless they are given access privileges in the Users Privileges tab of the Ocularis Administrator application Access is granted at the group level Note Be sure to set privileges for the Default group This includes the useradmin The Default group should be given access to all devices This allows the admin user the ability to configure the system for others To ASSIGN DEVICES To A GROUP 1 Inthe Users Privileges Tab select the group you wish to assign devices 2 Select the device or devices you wish to assign to the group in the Devices list Use the SHIFT or CTRL keys to select multiple items 3 Click drag and drop the device s from the Devices pane to the Privileges pane A Cee Cera Aer x E 1 F pm A F p pi i T Save Exe Geen ere Wid ti rs Maga Va it Lab Mira it Users Privileges By default each device is assigned with all privileges allowed To SET PARAMETERS FOR DEVICES IN A GROUP Once devices are assigned individual functions on that device may be granted or restricted Privileges are assigned at the user group level not at the user level 1 Inthe Users Privileges Tab select the group whose devices you wish to set privileges 2 To modify privileges for a single device in the Privileges pane click the corresponding checkbox next to the device name 3 To modify privileges for the entire list of devices click
38. deo wall settings in the Video Walls Tab 7 Identify which events and cameras you would like to be monitored in the Server Events Tab 8 Identify the alert distribution for system configured events in the Distribution Groups Tab 9 Configure tags classifications and cases in the Table Management Tab Tags classifications and cases are used when handling events and saving bookmarks On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 7 Ocularis Administrator Ocularis Administrator User Manual Server Events Tab This tab is used to manage NVRs and events within the Ocularis environment WF Sel Dru Liesa p E a ta rue res a Posa a Dar ras ea lake Fanta Taro Vea ee TL Figure 4 Servers Events Tab The tab contains two panes Servers and Events Administrators identify various servers used in the system including Network Video Recorders NVRs in the left pane and configure events in the right pane Servers Pane Configuration and information from existing NVRs need to be imported into the Ocularis Administrator This is done within the Servers pane of the Servers Events Tab Other servers may also be added here To ADD AN NVR TO OCULARIS BASE 1 In the Servers Events Tab click the Add button Add Server E Add Server AA ia E bT Add Server GOD And anew Server inte the system Most Heat Erching MAT L page Pierik Login type Wore agen type A heer iame User nan Pietiweard Patien
39. e Dwell Time is the amount of time in seconds camera video is displayed before switching to the next camera in the list The default Dwell Time is 10 seconds and is located underneath the Keep when minimized checkbox Click Ok when done Click the Save icon to save the view To REORDER CAMERAS IN A CAROUSEL Ii 2 52 In the Views Tab select the view with the carousel you wish to configure Click on the pane with the carousel and locate the camera whose order you wish to switch Use the up or down arrow icon to move the selected camera up or down in the display order Corcur Betbor Drag cameras here DAMAS Asie 214 PTZ mp OWS Paruwonic Fixed Repeat for all cameras you wish to reorder Click Ok when done a Click the Save icon to save the view On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Administrator User Manual Ocularis Administrator TO REMOVE CAMERAS FROM A CAROUSEL 1 Inthe Views Tab select the view with the carousel you wish to configure 2 Click on the pane with the carousel 3 Locate the camera you wish to remove 4 Click the Remove Camera icon Corcul Bdrbor Drag cameras here E DAMAS Axis 214 PTZ E DWM Panman Fixed 5 Repeat for all cameras you wish to remove 6 Click Ok when done 7 Click the Save icon to save the view TO CHANGE OR VIEW THE DWELL TIME FOR AN INDIVIDUAL CAMERA 1 Inthe Views Tab select the view with the carousel you wish to configure
40. e Event on page 21 for more information on priorities Audio Select an audio file to play when the event occurs This selection is optional Max Events For further information on these fields see Event Properties on page 21 Max Age Max Frequency 30 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Administrator User Manual Ocularis Administrator 6 Click OK when done You may define multiple rules for the same Data Link connection Patterns for Rules When specifying the logic for Ocularis Base to use when analyzing data packets you have several options You must know the string or a portion thereof that you wish to look for in order to trigger the event The options for searching for the string are as follows Item Description Matches The string you specify must be detected in its entirety with exactly the characters you specify Contains The string you specify can be located anywhere within the string of the data packet Starts With The data packet must begin with the string you specify Ends With The data packet must end with the string specified Sources for Patterns For each string to be analyzed on a specified port you can also limit the analysis to be from a specific IP address For TCP based connections enter the IP address for the pattern for which you wish to restrict analysis in the From field This is an optional field If left blank the pattern will be evaluated on any IP address Y Hra Gentre Geek Rule Hare
41. e group and highlight the Users parameter for the user you wish to remove On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 83 Ocularis Administrator Ocularis Administrator User Manual 2 Drag amp drop the user name from the Users in Distribution Group list on the left to the All Users pane on the right Report Permissions Each user may be assigned varying access to available reports This assignment is done in the Distribution Groups Tab within the Users parameter Reports are assigned at the user level To ASSIGN REPORT PERMISSIONS TO A USER 1 Inthe Distribution Groups Tab expand the Distribution Group and highlight the Users parameter for the user you wish to configure 2 Select the user in the Users in Distribution Group pane 3 Click the Report Permissions button 4 In the Report Permissions pop up check the report s for which the selected user should have access 5 Click Ok To MODIFY OR REMOVE REPORT PERMISSIONS FOR A USER 1 Inthe Distribution Groups Tab expand the Distribution Group and highlight the Users parameter for the user you wish to configure 2 Select the user in the Users in Distribution Group pane 3 Click the Report Permissions button S Report Permissions 4 In this pop up check or uncheck the report s for which the selected user should have access 5 Click Ok Mirra Distribution Groupe User to Distribution Group Mappir a Lise on Dorta dis Group fli Linear putty Grate J Tekni Bboy
42. e necessary in order for events to work properly with Ocularis EVENT CONFIGURATION WITH OCULARIS BASE Follow these basic instructions to insure event configuration is done properly 1 Inthe Ocularis Administrator Server Events tab if applicable add the NVR which contain the events you wish to monitor 2 Restart the NVR event proxy in order for Ocularis Base to recognize the NVR events 3 Inthe Ocularis Administrator Server Events tab drag cameras listed beneath the NVR to the events you want to enable see To Create an Event Rule To Associate Camera Video with Events on page 19 4 lf desired change the priority of the alert by highlighting the event and clicking the Properties button see To Modify the Priority of an Event on page 21 5 If desired modify the sound played when the event occurs see To Modify the Audio of an Event on page 22 6 Inthe Ocularis Administrator Users Privileges tab make sure the appropriate user has privileges to the device see To Assign Devices To A Group on page 35 7 Inthe Ocularis Administrator Distribution Groups tab be sure that the user is assigned to a distribution group which has corresponding events assigned in the group s filter and that the weekly and holiday schedules are set appropriately see Distribution Groups on page 82 8 The OnSSI Event Coordinator service must be running on the Ocularis Base machine See The OnSSlI Event Coordinator on page 93 On Net Survei
43. e required the account should be deleted and recreated Group Administrators may perform these actions only for those users in his her own group 1 Inthe Users Privileges Tab select the user account you wish to modify 2 Click the Edit User button 3 Inthe Edit User pop up window a Click Password to change the password b Edit the user s email address c Check or uncheck the user account privileges as needed 4 Click Save To DELETE A USER ACCOUNT 1 Inthe Users Privileges Tab select the user account you wish to delete 2 Click the Delete Selection button An Are you sure you want to delete this user warning message appears 3 Click Yes to delete the user account 40 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Administrator User Manual Ocularis Administrator Views Tab A View is the fundamental component when observing video from a client application such as Ocularis Client When using Ocularis Base views are configured within Ocularis Administrator in the Views Tab Figure 37 Views Tab The Views Tab is divided into four 4 areas 1 The View list in the upper left portion of the tab contains a list of configured views organized by user group 2 The Content Types listed in the lower left contain the available options that may be contained within a view pane 3 The View working area can be found in the upper right area of the tab and is labeled with the view name or with Select a
44. e set in a Weekly Schedule By default no Holiday Schedule is set and therefore this task must be done for each Distribution Group To SET A HOLIDAY SCHEDULE 1 Inthe Distribution Groups Tab expand the Distribution Group and highlight the Holiday Schedule parameter for the group whose Holiday Schedule you wish to set The details pane displays a Holiday Schedule with a pull down menu for the year and an Add New Holiday icon 88 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Administrator User Manual Ocularis Administrator Holiday Schedule Select the year for the holiday from heen drop down menu Click the Add New Holiday icon An Add Holiday pop up appears displaying a calendar Navigate to the month and day for the holiday and click the date to select it Click the Add button to add the date to the Holiday Schedule Once the date is added the Time Range for the Holiday should be specified Click and drag along the timescale to select the Start and End times Repeat steps 1 6 for each Holiday for this Distribution Group To Mopiry A HOLIDAY SCHEDULE 1 In the Distribution Groups Tab expand the Distribution Group and highlight the Holiday Schedule parameter for the group whose Holiday Schedule you wish to modify The details pane displays the group s Holiday Schedule To modify a Time Range click on the range and change the Start Time and or End Time directly and then click Ok To Add an additional h
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46. ect the icon to be changed You may use the SHIFT or CTRL function keys to select multiple icons Reset Icon 2 Click the Reset icon button The icon s should be reset Audios TO ADD AN AUDIO FILE TO THE ASSETS TAB 1 Inthe Assets Tab click the Add Audio button 2 Browse for the sound file and select it The maximum size of the wav file is 4 MB 3 Click Open An image with the name of the sound file appears in the Audios area of the Assets Tab Sound files are displayed in alphabetical order of the filename To DELETE AN AUDIO FILE FROM THE ASSETS TAB Use the following procedure to remove a sound file from Ocularis Administrator This will not delete the file from the source location 1 Inthe Assets Tab select the sound file to be removed 2 Click the Delete button An Are you sure you want to delete pop up window appears 3 Click Yes to remove the audio file 62 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Administrator User Manual Ocularis Administrator To SET OR MODIFY THE DEFAULT AUDIO FILE Ocularis Base Server is installed with one default sound file redalert wav The blue checkmark symbol indicates the default sound in the Assets tab When an alert notification is configured the default setting here is assigned to the alert If the default audio file is a wav file that sound will play when the alert occurs If the default audio file is None no sound will play when the alert takes pla
47. ee ee Figure 56 Configuring a Web Page Pane 3 Inthe URL text box enter the full path and filename of the image For instance c photo gif 4 Click Ok Blank Screen Configuration As the name indicates the view pane configured with a Blank Screen remains blank until populated by video triggered by an event The event trigger is configured in Ocularis Administrator and is discussed in Event Rules on page 19 58 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Administrator User Manual Ocularis Administrator To CONFIGURE A BLANK SCREEN 1 Inthe Views Tab select the view which contains the Blank Screen For information on creating a view see To Create A View within a Folder on page 47 2 Click on the pane with the Blank Screen ia gt SS he See ee 1 A A o cea Lab War 3 You have the option to modify the following Framerate This setting is the framerate for the pushed video while viewing in Ocularis Client Available options are Full default Medium or Low Save bandwidth by selecting Medium or Low Aspect Useful for wide screen video output the default option Keep Original may result in black vertical or horizontal bars surrounding the video when viewed in Ocularis Client The Fit to Window option will cause the video to be stretched to fit the window pane and may appear slightly distorted Quality Options are Original Super High High Medium and Low To save on bandwidth lower t
48. ent to Ocularis Client The default quality setting Original provides full quality of the original video Low quality re encodes the image to an output width of 160 pixels and a JPEG quality level of 20 Keep when maximized When an individual pane is maximized in Ocularis Client the On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Administrator User Manual Ocularis Administrator default is to display the video in its Original quality Check this box to maintain the quality parameters set here when the pane is maximized to full screen 4 Click Ok when done 5 Click the Save icon to save the view Carousel Configuration Carousel configuration includes identifying which cameras are to be used in the carousel the video parameters and dwell time To CONFIGURE A CAROUSEL 1 Inthe Views Tab select the view which contains the pane with the carousel you wish to configure For information on creating a view see To Create A View within a Folder on page 47 2 Click on the pane with the carousel or single camera A pane configuration Carousel Editor pop up appears 3 Click and drag the camera thumbnails you wish displayed in carousel from the camera area to the space in the Carousel Editor Note You may need to resize the Preview pane in order to see the Carousel Editor n hi ee es HA 213 FE Laa Figure 47 Click amp Drag Camera Output to a Carousel 4 Once the cameras are listed in the Carousel Editor the
49. ferent workstation as the Ocularis Client Ocularis Administrator Launch 1 3 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Launch Ocularis Administrator gt from the desktop icon wae gt or from the Windows menu Start gt All Programs gt OnSSI gt Ocularis Admin Mj 0551 Oculans Adranitrator Login mul lacalhant Login lype Etc Uker name admin Phi EERTE Remember Loren Fill out the form based on the following Host Login type User name Password Remember Login Version Number Enter the IP address where the Ocularis Base Server software is installed Using localhost is acceptable if the application is on the current machine Of the choices Current User Windows or Basic select Basic for first time use Enter the user name for an account created with Ocularis Administrator For first time access enter the name admin Enter the corresponding password for the user name entered For first time access enter the password admin Click this checkbox to have the application remember your login credentials for subsequent logins The Ocularis Administrator software version number is located in the lower right portion of the Login screen When complete click the Login button Ocularis Administrator Ocularis Administrator User Manual Tip We recommend that you change the password for the Admin account immediately for security purposes See To Modify A User Accou
50. fied or deleted through the Ocularis Administrator On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Administrator User Manual Ocularis Administrator Distribution Groups Tab In the Servers Events Tab system administrators configure the events which should be monitored on the entire system The Distribution Groups Tab allows system administrators the ability to configure the distribution of alert notifications for the system events The system administrator determines who should receive which alert notification and when they should receive it A user must be assigned to a distribution group in order for that user to receive alerts Distribution Groups are also designed to filter the myriad of alerts and distribute them to only those users who really need to see them As an example you may want to alert the weekend lobby security guard of only the alerts generated in or near the lobby during weekend hours The Distribution Group tab is divided into two panes on the left is the list of existing Distribution Groups and on the right is the detail for a selected group Before a user can view events in the Alerts Manager in Ocularis Client the user must be assigned appropriate permissions in this tab TO CREATE A DISTRIBUTION GROUP 1 Inthe Distribution Groups Tab click the New button A editable field is inserted into the Distribution Groups list 2 Type in a descriptive name for the Distribution Group 3 Press ENTER The
51. group whose weekly schedule you wish to delete The Weekly Schedule appears in the details pane 2 Click on the Clear Schedule icon next to the day of the week you wish to clear X Weekly Schedule Cin Tro 22 Olc ra Wsaolel Enhariiil Figure 83 Clear a Weekly Schedule The schedule for that day has been removed On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 87 Ocularis Administrator Ocularis Administrator User Manual 3 Repeat for each day of the week whose schedule you wish to clear Weekly Schedule ri A i r MNAn tla tnr hNAnnnoay U Iie for ivionaa y J LQ wt J ga J roy arar a nrnary IG d IC C J 0U IC a U Figure 84 To RESET A WEEKLY SCHEDULE 1 Inthe Distribution Groups Tab expand the Distribution Group and highlight the Weekly Schedule parameter for the group whose weekly schedule you wish to reset The Weekly Schedule appears in the details pane 2 Click on the Reset Schedule icon next to the day of the week you wish to reset y Weekly Schedule The schedule for that day has been reset to the default of 24 hours 3 Repeat for each day of the week whose schedule you wish to reset Weekly Schedule Holiday Schedule Weekly schedules are for general use throughout the year However during days when an organization works a limited number of hours or with a limited number of employees a Holiday Schedule can be followed Holiday Schedules are set on a group basis and override any time rang
52. he Distribution Groups Tab expand the group and highlight the Users parameter for the group you wish to configure The tab updates and displays two panes Users in Distribution Group on the left and All Users on the right 2 Inthe All Users pane expand the user group which contains the user you want to assign 3 Drag amp drop the user name from the All Users list on the right to the Users in Distribution Group pane on the left You may only move one user at a time e Users from different user groups may be assigned to the same distribution group e The same user may be assigned to multiple distribution groups Ls Culina Adenine mmm Sie j Eeti Tiny Pies Wire Disinbutboo Group Mags Videa Misas Tele Martens dined Distribution Groups Distribution Groups User to Distribution Group Mapping si limi seri m Fairburn Group AH Lera a Weekend Secunty oe thE ri bee nee Dels Heak hedar Prec dp En ur Caine e ites E PE prerriy Group Administrators Users with the Group Administrator privilege may create Distribution Groups that include only those users within their User Group Group Administrators may have users in their Distribution Group that are not part of their User Group because they were added by the admin user In this case Group Administrators do not have permission to edit or remove these users as their names will be grayed out To UNASSIGN A USER FROM A DISTRIBUTION GROUP In the Distribution Groups Tab expand th
53. he image quality The video from the camera is re encoded to a JPEG format on the server before being sent to Ocularis Client The default quality setting Original provides full quality of the original video Low quality re encodes the image to an output width of 160 pixels and a JPEG quality level of 20 Dwell Time This is the amount of time in seconds that video will be displayed in a Blank Screen pane applies to low and medium priority only Keep when When an individual pane is maximized in Ocularis Client the default is to maximized display the video in its Original quality Check this box to maintain the quality parameters set here when the pane is maximized to full screen 4 Click Ok when done 5 Click the Save icon to save the view re On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 59 Ocularis Administrator Ocularis Administrator User Manual Assets Tab The Assets Tab displays a centralized repository of all graphic images and audio files used in Ocularis Base Administrators import graphic files and icon assets in this tab that may be used to configure Ocularis Maps Each organization will have a unique set of images and there is no limit to the amount of images that may be imported An unlimited amount of audio files for use in alert notifications are also imported here Graphic images are imported through the Assets Tab and configured in the Maps Tab Audio files are imported through the Assets Tab and configured in the Serve
54. ick Yes to delete To CREATE A VIEW WITHIN A FOLDER Once view folders groups are created views may be added to them 1 Inthe Views Tab select the folder for which you would like to create the view 2 Click the Create a new view icon The view layout pop up appears On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 47 Ocularis Administrator Ocularis Administrator User Manual erari beer Liar j Prendes Hews Dew Views Wier al La j fF if fla bi E E E EE E a bi J Cai in Es Bad La a Weis 1 Wade Lah Wie aa Wide 1x5 Lu d Top 2 idie d Bottom Canos lo om 3 Select a layout from the list of View Configurations A blank template for the layout appears in the View working area 4 Populate each view pane by dragging and dropping a camera thumbnail or an item from the Content Types list onto the pane 5 Click the Save icon to save the view VIEW MODIFICATION View modification is limited to renaming the view or changing the contents of a pane within the view Reconfiguring the view layout is not available Therefore if for instance you need to change the view layout from a2x2to a 3 x 3 you should delete the 2 x 2 view and create the 3 x 3 view from scratch TO RENAME A VIEW 1 Inthe Views Tab double click the view you would like to rename 2 Type the new name for the view 3 Press ENTER To DELETE A VIEW 1 Inthe Views Tab select the view which you would like to delete 2 Click
55. incoming events in the Ocularis Base database e Dispatching received events to subscribed clients e Adding Updating event sources from event proxies e Generating thumbnail images from camera streams e Exporting Bookmarks The OnSSI Event Coordinator OnSSI EC works with Windows Message Queuing to receive events from the NVR Event Proxies store them in the database and pass the events to the subscribed Ocularis Client s The OnSSI EC resides on the server where Ocularis Base is installed and it is installed automatically during Ocularis Base installation Some behavioral items to note if the OnSSI EC is stopped e You should still be able to log in to Ocularis Administrator e You will be able to add and update NVRs e The Ocularis Administrator Views tab will not display live thumbnail images of privileged cameras e The NVR event source however will not appear in the Events pane of the Servers Events tab Therefore you will not be able to assign the event filter to a distribution group e The Ocularis Client user will not display the event counter in the upper left corner of the screen e The Ocularis Client user will not be able to display events in the Alerts Manager e The Ocularis Client user will be able to create a bookmark but will not be able to view it Be sure that the OnSSI EC is running before creating a bookmark The OnSSI EC may be stopped started or restarted from the Windows Services screen 1 Right click My Compute
56. ion Group and highlight the Weekly Schedule parameter for the group whose weekly schedule you wish to set A Weekly Schedule appears in the details pane Y Sours sure 1 e Games beet een Erre Fm Dira Geta ja a ads Lia ed ar Weekly Schedule Tip If you position the mouse over the timescale a balloon appears displaying the Start and End time on the timescale 2 For each day of the week click and drag to set the time schedule 3 When you release the mouse the Time Range pop up appears with the Start Time and End Time displayed 86 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Administrator User Manual Ocularis Administrator 4 Click Ok to save the Time Range settings 5 Repeat for each day of the week You may set multiple time ranges within a given day To MobirY A WEEKLY SCHEDULE 1 Inthe Distribution Groups Tab expand the Distribution Group and highlight the Weekly Schedule parameter for the group whose weekly schedule you wish to modify The Weekly Schedule appears in the details pane 2 Click ona Time Range you wish to modify The Time Range pop up appears as shown in Figure 82 3 Modify the Start Time and or End Time as needed 4 Click Ok to save the Time Range settings 5 Repeat steps 1 4 for each day of the week you wish to modify To CLEAR A WEEKLY SCHEDULE 1 Inthe Distribution Groups Tab expand the Distribution Group and highlight the Weekly Schedule parameter for the
57. is Administrator As discussed previously views are assigned to user groups but are organized by folders Therefore you must first create a folder and then you may create a view Group Administrators may only create edit or delete views within their own user group TO CREATE A FOLDER FOR A GROUP 1 Inthe Views Tab select the group for which you would like to create a folder You may also select an existing folder and create a nested folder beneath it 2 Click the Create a new view group icon 3 A folder is created labeled New Group You may edit the label directly Press ENTER to accept editing changes p Da Dulari Hira Seren een Were Pande Views Disbribu View a haa Cefautt Marie a Seeurty Guards Nee ia i 46 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Administrator User Manual Ocularis Administrator To MODIFY THE NAME OF A FOLDER 1 Inthe Views Tab double click the group folder you wish to rename The folder name becomes highlighted as shown in Figure 43 2 Type the new name for the folder 3 Press ENTER to accept changes y Guli Adminisirator creii Even Useras Ped Wir Daler Views View al Ral Default hieni a Security Guards CES To DELETE A FOLDER WITHIN A GROUP 1 Inthe Views Tab select the folder which you would like to delete 2 Click the Delete icon mi An Are you sure you want to delete this view group prompt appears 3 Cl
58. is Base found on page 8 2 When you click the Behind NAT checkbox the Add Server pop up expands as shown in Figure 6 A dd Sereer Add Server ad j iia Mere rio la ale External Re Betina HAT inserral E Local ime feu Login Eppes Aa User nae Pasen On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 9 Ocularis Administrator Ocularis Administrator User Manual 3 Fill in the NAT fields as follows External host Enter the public IP address as defined on the network firewall Append the IP address with port Internal IP Enter the internal IP address of the NVR server including port after the address This port number may be the same used in the External host address Local internal Identifies the local subnet s Once subnets are defined this becomes IP Subnets an active drop down list allowing you to select from the different subnets available Add Click the Add button to add an internal IP Address and Subnet Mask Edit Click the Edit button to edit the selected local IP and Subnet Mask Delete Click the Delete button to delete the selected local IP and Subnet OS Mask Add internal Add Internal d And internal IP and subnet mask Aaddrrr Sulbmel Mak 4 Inthe Add Internal pop up a Identify the IP address of the network where Ocularis Client is used b Enter the Subnet Mask for the Ocularis Client network c Click Ok 5 Repeat step 4 for each internal network where the
59. is Client the events or bookmarks may be assigned to an incident case The use of incidence cases is optional Case names can be created in Ocularis Administrator by the system administrator or on the fly as an operator is handling a case or creating a bookmark TO CREATE A NEw CASE 1 Inthe Table Management tab click the Add button in the Cases pane A editable field is inserted into the Cases list 2 Type in a descriptive name for the Case 3 Press ENTER To MODIFY A CASE 1 Inthe Table Management tab double click the case you wish to modify The field should become editable 2 Type in text changes as desired 3 Press ENTER Note Modifying the name of a case is global Therefore If you modify the name of a case that has already been used in a bookmark or handled event it will also change in that bookmark or handled event To DELETE A CASE 1 In the Table Management tab select the case you wish to delete 2 Click the Delete button in the Cases pane 3 An Are you sure that you want to delete this case pop up appears Click Yes to delete the case On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 79 80 Ocularis Administrator Ocularis Administrator User Manual Note Cases which have been used in a bookmark or handled event may not be deleted Note Cases may also be created on the fly from the Ocularis Client as an operator is handling an event or creating a bookmark Cases however may only be modi
60. is the default icon used when adding cameras to maps The second icon is the default used for views You may customize the icons for each camera to signify a camera model or type or any designation you so choose See To Import or Modify an Icon on page 61 dE 2 3 Locate the camera icon on the map you wish to change Right click the icon The icons from the Assets tab appear Click the desired icon To RESIZE A CAMERA ICON 1 Locate the camera icon on the map you wish to change Hold the SHIFT key and position the mouse over the camera icon until you see a set of 4 arrows Click and drag the mouse in a vertical direction up and down to make the icon larger or smaller Release the mouse when done E poa E Axis 209 Lobby Camera A TO ROTATE A CAMERA ICON 1 2 Locate the camera icon on the map you wish to change Hold the CTRL key and position the mouse over the camera icon until you see a curved arrow Click and drag the mouse in a vertical direction up and down to rotate the icon Release the mouse when done i h 6 Axle 200 Lobby Carora A On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 67 Ocularis Administrator Ocularis Administrator User Manual To Zoom A Map 1 Display the map in the working area of the Maps tab 2 Zoom in and out using either the e Scroll wheel of the mouse e Zoom In or Zoom Out Icon A Crees de Figure 66 Sample Map with custom icons Linking Ma
61. istrators configure the views on a group by group basis and control which view layouts and cameras are available to users when they use Ocularis Client If a new employee joins the organization for instance once they are made a member of a group they inherit all Ocularis Base views for that group 2x 4 View 8x8 View Figure 42 Sample views as seen via Ocularis Client 44 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Administrator User Manual Ocularis Administrator View Configurations The following view configurations are available in Ocularis A View consists of a varying number of panes A pane will most often contain video output from a camera Content Types In addition to streaming camera video a pane may contain a e Carousel e Hot Spot e Push Video pane e Web Page e Blank Screen Carousel A Carousel within a View pane will alternate video from camera to camera The cameras included in the alternating output as well as the transition time between images are configured in the Ocularis Administrator Hot Spot A Hot Spot is a view pane dedicated to displaying the image from another view pane when manually selected by the user in Ocularis Client For practical purposes hot spots are typically placed in one of the larger size view panes Push Video A Push Video window pane is one that is configured to accept video from another computer Video may be pushed manually from one user to another user
62. ixtribuaton Groepe eee 4 hie eee A Tee DP dere ae A es P Ha mat or eme Tng esd Drop ea To MobirY EVENT ASSIGNMENTS WITHIN A DISTRIBUTION GROUP 1 Inthe Distribution Groups Tab expand the Distribution Group and highlight the Filter parameter for the group you wish to modify 2 Modify filter assignments by dragging amp dropping an event from the Enabled Events list on the left to the All Events pane on the right to remove an event assignment 3 Drag anew event from the right All Events pane to the left Enabled Events list You may move one event at a time or the entire hierarchical group of events To DELETE EVENTS FROM A DISTRIBUTION GROUP 1 Inthe Distribution Groups Tab expand the Distribution Group and highlight the Filter parameter for the group you wish to modify On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 85 Ocularis Administrator Ocularis Administrator User Manual 2 Remove filter assignments by dragging amp dropping an event from the Enabled Events list on the left to the All Events pane on the right to remove an event assignment Weekly Schedule Schedules for Distributions Groups can be set up to allow alert notification only during specific dates and times This decreases the amount of alerts that a given user is shown making managing alerts an easier task By default the Weekly Schedule is set to be on 24 7 seven days a week To SET A WEEKLY SCHEDULE 1 Inthe Distribution Groups Tab expand the Distribut
63. leges TET PEER 4005 207 Res Parking Lot E Camera E AA EAS vis 209 Lobby Camera de EE AXIS M3011 Camera 1 aaa gt lt Fenm PX5301 Camera 1 of EA E Figure 34 Remove a Camera Privilege Video Wall Privileges Similar to devices users need privileges in order to view a video wall These privileges are set in the Users Privileges tab To ASSIGN A VIDEO WALL To A GROUP 1 Inthe Users Privileges Tab select the group you wish to assign the video wall s 2 Drag and drop an existing video wall from the Video Walls pane to the Privileges pane To create a video wall see Configuring a Video Wall on page 92 To REMOVE A VIDEO WALL FRom A GROUP 1 Inthe Users Privileges Tab select the group containing the video wall you wish to remove 2 Click the Remove button next to the video wall to remove Figure 35 Remove Video Wall Privilege On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 37 Ocularis Administrator Working with Users Ocularis Administrator User Manual Once privileges have been established for devices and video walls for groups Ocularis users need to be created and assigned to the groups There are three user roles in Ocularis Base Administrator Group Administrator and Standard User Role Standard Group Administrator Administrator To CREATE A USER ACCOUNT Description This user can access video on the NVR using the Ocularis Client by logging into Ocularis Base This user has no access to O
64. lert or If there is a card swipe detected from an access control panel AND there is an analytic event that determines two people entered tail gating trigger an alert To CONFIGURE A COMPOSITE EVENT 1 Inthe Servers Events tab click the Fuse New Event button Fuse New Event 2 Fill out the Rule Details tab of the Composite Event pop up aporte ert Fija Ls pande Bae apimi Composite Event Rule Getalls pani Reet ee k Le ey Eee Oey a i te Pee ot DCS g PRF j AE aE y ES oe ab rea a tees Pe 2 tte Fields are defined as follows Item Description Name Enter a descriptive name for the composite event Avoid using special characters for the event name Priority Select a Priority for the composite event Audio Select the audio file to be played when the composite event occurs Event 1 Select an event to begin to define the condition for which the rule alert should be met This event may be an Event Rule another composite event or any event listed Relationship Icons _ These directional arrows define the relationship between two Event Rules and are defined below Event 2 Select a second event to finalize the condition for the composite formula This event may be an Event Rule or another Composite Event Specify a time period in the format HH MM SS Valid times are HH 0 through 23 MM 0 through 59 SS 0 through 59 Time Period On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 25 Ocularis Adminis
65. llance Systems Inc 15 Ocularis Administrator Ocularis Administrator User Manual Event Handling As events are triggered and alerts are displayed in the Ocularis Client the user has the opportunity to handle or ignore the alert When a user handles an event through the Ocularis Client it can be assigned a Classification a Tag or Case File These provide the operator with a means of organizing the alert These organizational parameters are configured in the Table Management tab of the Ocularis Administrator For information on handling events in Ocularis Client see the Ocularis Client User Manual Table Management Tab The following tasks are available on the Table Management Tab e Configure Classifications e Configure Tags e Configure Cases El Clsulins Aches trate Serveis dl fyeni Litai Briley Views Dritiibub n ii Wiigi Was dido labie Minsgamei esti lable Management Classifications dl di Pra in mier Murder The Table Management tab is divided into 3 vertical panes Classifications Tags and Cases 76 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Administrator User Manual Ocularis Administrator Configure Classifications When operators handle events or create a bookmark in the Ocularis Client the events or bookmark may be categorized into predefined classes as defined by the system administrator The default classifications are e False e Nuisance To CREATE A New CLASSIFIC
66. n user can view and change anything in Ocularis Administrator We recommend changing the password of this account immediately The Guest account is a Standard client only account This means that this user can access video through the Ocularis Client but will not be able to log in to the Ocularis Administrator Neither the Admin nor the Guest account may be deleted To CREATE A USER GROUP 1 Inthe Users Privileges Tab click the Create Group button 2 An entry in the list called New Group appears Edit the text to the group label you wish to create 3 Press ENTER The new group appears in the list Repeat this process for each group you wish to add To MobiFY A USER GROUP NAME 1 Inthe Users Privileges Tab double click group name in the Groups list 2 Edit the text to the group label as needed 3 Press ENTER The updated group name appears in the list To DELETE A USER GROUP 1 Inthe Users Privileges Tab select the group you wish to delete 2 Click the Delete Selection button An Are you sure you want to delete this group warning message appears 3 Click Yes to delete the group 34 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Administrator User Manual Ocularis Administrator Device Privileges Ocularis provides administrators centralized control for assigning privileges to users for all cameras on the system regardless of the NVR Users will not be able to view camera vi
67. nction in Ocularis Client See the Ocularis Client User Manual for more information e Video Walls are used in conjunction with Ocularis Maps and at least one map should be configured in order for the operator to push video to a video wall See Working with Maps on page 66 TO CREATE A VIDEO WALL SITE In the Video Walls tab click the Add Site button A new site is added Modify the text to change the site name To ASSIGN VIDEO WALL PRIVILEGES Once a video wall site has been created it must be assigned to a user group or groups in order for it to be visible in the Ocularis Client It should be assigned to the user account of the video wall station This privilege is assigned in the Users Privileges Tab For more information see To Assign a Video Wall To A Group on page al OFFSETS When multiple stations PCs are used in the same video call offsets must be defined in order to prevent overlap on the operator s station The configuration of the offsets is performed in the Ocularis Client Client Setup screen See the Ocularis Client User Manual for instructions on how to configure offsets 92 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Administrator User Manual Appendix Appendix The following topics are discussed in this appendix e The OnSSI Event Coordinator The OnSSI Event Coordinator The OnSSI Event Coordinator is a service that does much more than coordinate events It is responsible for the following e Storing
68. ndicates no sound during alert notification The audio file type supported iS wav Maps To ADD A MAP TO THE ASSETS TAB 1 In the Assets Tab click the Add Map button 2 Browse for the image file and select it 3 Click Open A thumbnail image of the map appears in the Maps area of the Assets Tab Images are displayed in alphabetical order of the filename To DELETE A MAP FROM THE ASSETS TAB Use the following procedure to remove a map image from Ocularis Administrator This will not delete the image file from the source location 1 Inthe Assets Tab select the map to be removed You may use the SHIFT or CTRL function keys to select multiple files 2 Click the Delete button An Are you sure you want to delete pop up window appears 3 Click Yes to remove the map s Icons TO IMPORT OR MobIiFY AN ICON Use the following procedure to set or replace an icon Icon 1 is the default icon used when creating new items ona map so you may want to leave this Icon as the default 1 Inthe Assets Tab select the icon to be set 2 Click the Set Icon button 3 Browse to the image file and select it On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 61 Ocularis Administrator Ocularis Administrator User Manual 4 Click Open The icon is displayed in the cons section of the Assets Tab TO REMOVE AN ICON Use the following procedure to remove an imported icon image and reset it to the default 1 Inthe Assets Tab sel
69. new group appears in the Distribution Groups list E ruli Adranitrator Sarvara venta vara Prosteges Wai Catnbuten Grups Masi Videa Wats Fable became Aita Distribution Groups EA hime Cia ar r Distribution Groups Figure 76 Distribution Group Tab On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 81 Ocularis Administrator Ocularis Administrator User Manual To MobIiFY A DISTRIBUTION GROUP 1 In the Distribution Groups Tab double click the Distribution Group you wish to rename 2 The text becomes highlighted Make the required change and press ENTER To DELETE A DISTRIBUTION GROUP 1 Inthe Distribution Groups Tab select the Distribution Group you wish to delete 2 Click the Delete button 3 Inthe Are you sure you want to delete the distribution group pop up click Yes to delete the group Distribution Groups There are four 4 parameters to configure for each Distribution Group e Users e Filter e Weekly Schedule e Holiday Schedule P cularis Administrator Users Privileges Vie Distribution 1 5 New Delete Distribution Groups b Mars Security Guards ae Weekend Secunty Guards Users Filter Weekly Schedule Holiday Schedule 82 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Administrator User Manual Ocularis Administrator Users Users are the first parameter to configure when creating a Distribution Group To ASSIGN A USER TO A DISTRIBUTION GROUP 1 Int
70. nt on page 40 for further instructions Note If you receive the following error message when logging in An unsecured or incorrectly secured fault was received from the other party See the inner FaultException for the fault code and detail check that the date and time on the PC with Ocularis Administrator is synchronized with the date and time on the PC with Ocularis Base The Ocularis Administrator Interface When you launch Ocularis Administrator the resulting screen is a wndow comprised of a series of tabs Each tab serves to provide the administrator with the ability to configure the various aspects of the video management system Ocularis Administrator Tabs e Server Events Tab e Users Privileges Tab e Views Tab e Distribution Groups Tab e Maps Tab e Video Walls e Table Management Tab e Assets Tab 6 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Administrator User Manual Ocularis Administrator Ocularis Administrator Process Flow A typical process flow for administrators to use when first configuring the system with Ocularis Administrator is as follows 1 Import system NVRs using the Server Events Tab 2 Create users and groups and assign device privileges in the Users Privileges Tab 3 Create views for the user groups in the Views Tab 4 Import maps icons and sound files in the Assets Tab 5 Configure maps with cameras and views for use in video walls in the Maps Tab 6 Configure vi
71. o Walls Tab The Video Walls tab of Ocularis Administrator is used to define a video wall used in Ocularis Multiple video walls may be used and they defined here Remote Video Wall is an optional add on component to Ocularis and available with Ocularis ES and Ocularis CS Ocularis Administrator Servers Events Users Privileges Views Distribution Groups Maps Video Walls Table Management Assets Video Walls gt Add Site Default Figure 90 Video Walls Tab Video wall configuration is organized into Sites and Stations A Site is a descriptive name to define a collection of video monitors or stations within it A Site is synonymous with the term Video Wall A Station defines the PC to which the video monitors are attached Sample Ocularis Video Wall Operator in basement control center pushes video to Lobby Video wall Station 1 192 168 11 23 Station 2 192 168 11 24 Site Lobby Figure 91 Sample Video Wall Environment On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 91 Ocularis Administrator Ocularis Administrator User Manual Configuring a Video Wall Defining a video wall involves these steps e Creating a Video Wall Site in the Ocularis Administrator Video Walls Tab e Assign station user privileges to the Video Wall Site within the Ocularis Administrator Users Privileges Tab e Subscribe the Station PC to the video wall from the Client Setup fu
72. oliday click the Add New Holiday icon Navigate to the month and day for the holiday and click the date to select it Click the Add button to add the date to the Holiday Schedule Once the date is added the Time Range for the Holiday should be specified Click and drag along the timescale to select the Start and End times On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 89 Ocularis Administrator Ocularis Administrator User Manual Hinlidor Echedule ma Rana me mange a Y og Fe oe A OO CAH r a LIAILANA RINIITa elo NaAQTTINTA 2 VPIFINNO 2 HOHO AV IQUI 00 OGL 19 d urli iyali 10110 ay 7 Repeat steps 1 6 for each Holiday for this Distribution Group To DELETE A HOLIDAY SCHEDULE 1 Inthe Distribution Groups Tab expand the Distribution Group and highlight the Holiday Schedule parameter for the group whose Holiday Schedule you wish to remove The details pane displays the group s Holiday Schedule 2 To delete a Time Range for a particular holiday click on the range itself and click the Remove button in the resulting Time Range pop up 3 To delete an entire holiday day click the Delete Holiday icon 1700 am 16 00 am 1200 pm la pm 11 55 pm O 16 00 am 12 00 pm l600 pm 1155 pm b Einira 29 Nalata a Holidav iron Figure oJ Delete a nollaay icon a E al vy The Holiday is removed from the schedule 90 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Administrator User Manual Ocularis Administrator Vide
73. on the Ocularis Base environment This action is performed in the Ocularis Client Web Page A pane may contain an HTML webpage including but not limited to corporate websites online maps link collections IP video camera configuration flash presentation and images of a suspect logo map or event On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 45 Ocularis Administrator Ocularis Administrator User Manual Blank Screen When a pane contains a Blank Screen configuration the pane will remain blank in the view until event driven video is triggered The video will then be displayed in the Blank Screen pane A benefit to using a Blank Screen is that it is attention getting A Blank screen that suddenly displays video is easily noticed by a security guard or operator Blank screen monitoring is supported with Ocularis ES Ocularis CS and Ocularis IS View Organization Views are organized first by user group as defined in the Users Privileges Tab and then by folder A group may contain multiple folders and a folder may contain multiple views A folder may also contain multiple folders or nested folders Creating Views Consider the users and their groups as they are intended to use the system Some users will require certain views to certain cameras Other users may require access to different cameras in different locations The system administrator should take into account the user role and job function when creating views in the Ocular
74. ove Ocularis access to the server or NVR 1 Inthe Servers Events Tab select the server you wish to remove from the Servers pane 2 Click the Delete button A message appears as the NVR is removed 14 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Administrator User Manual Ocularis Administrator 360 Panomorph Lens Technology In order to take advantage of Immervision s 360 panomorph lenses the camera with the panomorph lens needs to be configured in the Ocularis Administrator 1 Inthe Servers Events Tab right click on the camera with the attached Immervision panomorph lens from the Servers pane 2 Select Properties A Properties pop up screen appears 3 Click the Panomorph Camera checkbox F Properties Panomorph Camera ch Set camera properties by checking Panomorph check box Panomorph Camera El Camera Orientation Ceiling Lens Type IMVi 1 3 Ok Cancel Figure 13 Panomorph Camera Settings 4 Select where the camera with the panomorph lens is installed under Camera Orientation Choices are Ceiling Wall Floor 5 Select the lens under Lens Type 6 Click Ok The user will now be able to take advantage of the 360 x 180 field of view provided by the special lens when viewing via Ocularis Client On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 15 Ocularis Administrator Ocularis Administrator User Manual Events Pane The Event pane of the Servers Events tab is where
75. ps Linking maps allows you to easily navigate from map to map and back again Links to maps can be embedded within a map or displayed as floating links within the map display e To Embed a Link in a Map e To Display A Floating Map Link Prior to creating an embedded or floating link you must first set the pin s on the map s To SET A MAP PIN 1 Inthe Maps Tab with the desired group selected open the destination map or the map to which you would like be linked This is the map that must include the pin s 2 Position the map on the screen and zoom in or out so that the map is positioned in the location you wish it to be displayed when it is brought up by the link 3 Click the Add New Pin icon E A 4 Inthe resulting Enter Pin Name dialog box enter a descriptive name for this pin 68 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Administrator User Manual Ocularis Administrator 5 Click OK Figure 67 Courtyard map with corresponding pin 6 Repeat steps 1 5 above to add additional pins to a map To EMBED A LINK IN A MAP 1 Inthe Maps Tab with the desired group selected be sure to have already set the pins on the destination map See To Set a Map Pin on page 68 2 Display the map on which you would like to place the embedded link 3 You need to draw an area or zone where when clicked will open up the linked map Click the Draw Area button O unir ere Ls lr a A ia ds ma LE 1 besa Finks Tibe Lao a
76. r Events Tab j COLD A The Assets Tab is divided into three sections 1 The upper section displays imported map images 2 The middle section displays default and imported icons used for cameras and other items on maps 3 The lower section displays imported sound files Maps This area houses the navigation maps available for use within the Ocularis Maps feature Navigation maps can be any descriptive image of the surveillance installation geographical maps CAD drawings aerial photographs architectural plans etc Image file types supported are j pg png gif and omp The system supports an unlimited number of maps Icons Icons identify items placed on Ocularis Maps Icons can be any imported png image file Typically icon images are of IP cameras The first icon on the left is reserved for the default display when a camera is placed on a map There is also a default icon for when a view is placed on a map 60 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Administrator User Manual Ocularis Administrator Administrators import maps and icons here in the Assets tab first and then continue with map configuration in the Maps tab Audios Audio files placed here may be used by the administrator to configure the sound played when an alert occurs The default sound is set on the Ocularis Base Server and is identified by the green checkmark The default sound may be None which therefore i
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78. r on the Ocularis Maps display They are particularly useful in navigating very large maps These links may appear on a single map or all maps for the selected group On the Maps Tab there is a list of Map Shortcuts This list is organized by group It contains two expandable nodes All Maps this option includes all maps assigned to the group Individual Maps when expanded you will see a list of all maps for the selected group Floating Map Pins can be assigned to a map on an individual basis or to all maps of the group 1 Inthe Maps Tab with the desired group selected be sure to have already set the pins on the destination map See To Set a Map Pin on page 68 2 Determine the map you would like to assign the pin to You may desire to add the link to all maps If you wish to assign the link on a single map or map by map basis expand Individual Maps 3 Drag and drop the pin from the Pins list to the single map under Individual Maps or All Maps in the Map Shortcuts list On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 71 Ocularis Administrator Ocularis Administrator User Manual La dl enla Al eee te Servers Events Users Pmaieges Views Gistribution Groups Ma Group Dre Fault ll Maps Blue Hal Plaza Blue Hal Plaza SW feor_pl n bldg one E Map Shortcuts Map Shortcuts AJ Pagos All Ma ak hig as ti pt q Eo a ndridiua Maps 3 HEI Pla Else Hi Plaza yA Ww Bas er ae Bear plan bldg o
79. rt number unless the router supports port forwarding In this case configure port forwarding directly on the router 12 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Administrator User Manual Ocularis Administrator Servers List The resulting Servers list is collapsible and expandable by clicking the symbol in front of the list item Cameras Triggers Microphones Speakers Relay and Alerts are categories from the NVR and are also shown in Figure 10 FR 539 Lulen Admunrilretor Servers wens Users Proaleges Vwi Genl Servers Events Servers A Add a 19216211160 He 5 by Lamers Miroprords baere Alers Helars a 192 165 7 236 Het HS Lame r s Triggers Aler WARNING The camera names listed here are those assigned in the NVR Please note that certain special characters are not supported by Ocularis and if included in a device name may cause erratic or non functional behavior We recommend you avoid all special characters in camera names and events including but not limited to lt gt a 17 F Updating Server Properties In the course of normal use NVR properties change over time New cameras are added outdated cameras are removed camera settings are changed events are implemented etc In order for Ocularis be aware of any new parameters configured on the NVR the NVR server information should be updated periodically In addition to this the IP address of an NVR may ch
80. s Client Ocularis Client A Since this client sits inside the firewall Sr ei the user would use the internal address Password of the Ocularis Base server to login Serwer 192 168 1 13 ba Authentication Basic 5 Windows Since this client sits outside the firewall the user would use the external address of the iker Nime Cent firewall Assuming that the default port 80 is used for the Ocularis Base it need not be specified If port 80 is not used the Ocularis Server 20455174192 z Base port should be specified IP address port The router will handle directing the user to the proper location Password Authentication Basic 5 Windows ADDITIONAL NAT CONFIGURATION In addition to the steps above in order to access video from outside the firewall be sure that the following additional parameters are configured on the NVRs For NetEVS Network Video Recorders In the Network Tab for the specified NetEVS Recording Server e Enable Public Access is on enabled e The Public Address is specified including the Public port This is the same as the External Host P Address e Local IP address ranges are configured For NetDVMS Network Video Recorders In the Image Server Administrator e Enable Outside Access is on enabled e The Outside Address P address is the same as the External Host IP Address e Outside Port should be the same as the External Host IP Address and the same as the NVR po
81. s Client and the user will be able to navigate the page using embedded links To MobirY WEB PAGE CONFIGURATION 1 Inthe Views Tab select the view which contains the Web Page For information on creating a view see To Create A View within a Folder on page 47 2 Click on the title bar of the pane with the Web Page This is the black bar with the text World Wide Web Port PROTECTED INWEST ME SEAMLESS MIA IEA 4 i Figure 54 Click the title bar to configure a pane with a Web Page The Web Page configuration pop up appears LAL A On Net Surveillance Systems Inc oF Ocularis Administrator Ocularis Administrator User Manual Figure 55 Edit a web page URL 3 Modify the URL as needed 4 Click Ok when done I mage Configuration In addition to camera video panes may be populated by static image Typical examples of these include company logos suspect photos maps or other images in jpg gif or png format Images are placed in the Web Page configuration pane Note Panes with images may not be maximized in Ocularis Client so consider the size of the pane when you assign the image TO CONFIGURE AN IMAGE IN A WEB PAGE 1 Inthe Views Tab select the view which contains a Web Page For information on creating a view see To Create A View within a Folder on page 47 2 Click on the pane with the Web Page A Web Page configuration pop up appears feces bore AA oer Gee hee co aes lei h
82. s are Full default Medium or Low Save bandwidth by selecting Medium or Low Aspect Useful for wide screen video output the default option Keep Original may result in black vertical or horizontal bars Surrounding the video when viewed in Ocularis Client The Fit to Window option will cause the video to be stretched to fit the window pane and may appear slightly distorted Quality Options are Original Super High High Medium and Low This setting applies to Live as well as Recorded video To save on bandwidth lower the image quality The video from the camera is re encoded to a JPEG format on the server before being sent to Ocularis Client The default quality setting Original provides full quality of the Original video Low quality re encodes the image to an output width of 160 pixels and a JPEG quality level of 20 54 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Administrator User Manual Ocularis Administrator Keep when maximized When an individual pane is maximized in Ocularis Client the default is to display the video in its Original quality Check this box to maintain the quality parameters set here when the pane is maximized to full screen 4 Click Ok when done 5 Click the Save icon to save the view Push Video Configuration Push Video panes are used in Ocularis Client to manually push video from one logged in Ocularis Base user to another logged in user The Push Video function uses port 7008 Push video with Oc
83. s to how it appears in the Ocularis Client TO CONFIGURE CAMERA OUTPUT 1 50 In the Views Tab select the view which contains the pane with the camera video you wish to configure For information on creating a view see To Create A View within a Folder on page 47 Click on the pane with the video you wish to configure A pane configuration pop up appears corresponding to the type of pane content selected in this case a camera View pane contents with a single camera is considered to be a one camera carousel You may add additional cameras to create a carousel by dragging and dropping additional thumbnail images to the Carousel Editor section You have the option to also modify the following Framerate This setting is the framerate for the camera while viewing Live video in Ocularis Client Available options are Full default Medium or Low Save bandwidth by selecting Medium or Low Aspect Useful for wide screen video output the default option Keep Original may result in black vertical or horizontal bars surrounding the video when viewed in Ocularis Client The Fit to Window option will cause the video to be stretched to fit the window pane and may appear slightly distorted Quality Options are Original Super High High Medium and Low This setting applies to Live as well as Recorded video To save on bandwidth lower the image quality The video from the camera is re encoded to a JPEG format on the server before being s
84. specified timeframe For instance if the Max Frequency is set to 10 seconds for a motion event on Camera A and then motion occurs 1 the timer is theoretically set to zero and the clocks starts The event is registered in the Alert Manager 2 Ifthe same motion event on camera A occurs again in the next second nothing will happen 3 Ifthe same motion event on camera A occurs again in the second after that nothing will happen 4 Ifthe same motion event on camera A occurs again for the next 8 seconds nothing will happen 5 Atthe 11 second if the motion event on Camera A occurs register the event in the Alert Manager and reset the timer to zero The value is measured in seconds between 0 unlimited and the default and 3600 one hour Keep in mind that this field works in conjunction with Max Events and Max Age Event Properties Combined Keep in mind that three event properties work in combination with each other The Max Events Max Age and Max Frequency all affect the amount of events that are stored and the duration of their storage 24 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Administrator User Manual Ocularis Administrator Composite Events A Composite Event is combination of Event Rules defined with a specific relationship and timeframe The following are examples of a composite event If there is motion on Camera 1 and within the next 5 seconds there is motion on Camera 2 trigger an a
85. te click the Create button The Connection for the event source should be listed under Generic Events in the Events pane To DEFINE A RULE FOR A DATA LINK CONNECTION Be sure to first define an event source prior to defining a rule See To Create a Connection for a Data Link Event 1 In the Servers Events tab expand the Generic Events node in the Events pane to expand it and select the Data Link Connection 2 Expand the Connection by clicking the expand symbol next to it Events Fuse New Event 4 Generic Events 4 Lobby Door Access System x add connection 3 Click add rule beneath the Connection On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 29 Ocularis Administrator Ocularis Administrator User Manual o D A se Dri E Pop a Ronin para Pl ie dl AS pee a eh ee ibe ote Figure 26 Add Data Link Rule Rule Details Tab 4 Inthe resulting pop up window fill out the fields in the Rule Details tab as follows Item Description Name Enter a descriptive name for the rule Avoid using special characters in the name field Patterns Click the New Pattern button to open up a row for pattern definition See Patterns for Rules below for more information 5 Click the Rule Properties tab for additional parameter settings E era irr Bake See ne Bose Gli S Propet T rec An Figure 27 Add Data Link Rule Rule Properties Tab Item Description Priority Assign a priority for the rule Se
86. ted events by the analytics rule that triggered the event e g Stalled Vehicle on Shoulder Multiple authorized operators can share the investigation and handling of events through the dynamically updated Alerts Manager in Ocularis Client Once an event is handled it is removed from the Alerts Manager In this case subsequent handling is possible only through Handled Alerts in the Ocularis Client Note Ocularis Events are supported with Ocularis ES Ocularis CS and Ocularis IS In order to use events with Ocularis Base an NVR event proxy must first be installed See the Ocularis Installation Licensing Guide for instructions on installation and configuration of supported event proxies 74 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Administrator User Manual Ocularis Administrator Event Configuration Configuring events begins with identifying which cameras you would like to monitor Typical camera related events which may be monitored include but are not limited to e Motion e Camera is enabled e Camera is disabled e Camera is not responding e Video Signal change rise or fall e Audio Signal change rise or fall e Tampering Software specific events include e VMD Event Third party events include e Analytic Event e Generic Data Link Event To instruct Ocularis which events you wish you monitor and create event associations see Events Pane on page 16 Quick Reference EVENTS The following steps ar
87. the actual string that should be used in the analysis of the event source You may have multiples rules defined for the same connection and these rules may be used in Composite Events TO CREATE A DATA LINK EVENT Creating a Data Link Event involves these steps e Create a Connection for the Event Source e Define at least one rule for the Connection e Test the Rule e Map camera video to the rule to allow for Blank Screen monitoring TO CREATE A CONNECTION FOR A DATA LINK EVENT 1 Inthe Servers Events tab expand the Generic Events node in the Events pane to expand it 2 Click add connection tenner Eemi 28 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Administrator User Manual Ocularis Administrator 3 Fill out the resulting New Generic Event Source pop up window according to the following Item Description Name Enter a descriptive name for the Event Source This is what will appear in the alert so be as descriptive yet concise as possible Avoid using special characters in this name Type Select the protocol TCP or UDP based on the device you are monitoring Port Enter the port on which Ocularis Base should listen for the data sent by the event source Separation Select the format for data transmission Binary or ASCII You may also enter a Separation character to identify to Ocularis Base when an end of string as been received Enter this character in the Separation field 4 When pop up is comple
88. the checkbox at the top heading of the Privileges pane for the corresponding privilege On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 35 Ocularis Administrator Ocularis Administrator User Manual e A g F O a Privileges NANA Pik floor Soto PTA Camera 2 oom iAP Wi i far r AMES 212 PTS Camere i i her 455 Panamaphi Camera y b f F Wea ai Y A UM re a A Settings are automatically saved Privileges Defined Privileges set in this tab apply to the user s capabilities for the device within the Ocularis Client Privileges may be set on a device by device basis for the user group or the privilege can be set for all devices within the group Item When checked PTZ The users of this group will have the ability to operate pan tilt amp zoom functions on applicable cameras Toggle Patrol If the camera is a PTZ camera with presets configured to patrol this privilege allows users of this group to pause the camera at any given preset Presets The users of this group will be able to direct a PTZ camera to configured preset positions Audio If the device supports it the users of this group will have the ability to listen to audio from the device Exp Frames The users of this group will have the ability to export still images in jpg format from Browse mode of the Ocularis Client This will only be applicable if the value in BrowseHours is not equal to 0 Exp Video The users of this group will have the ability to export video in
89. trator Ocularis Administrator User Manual Relationship Icons If Event 1 occurs before Event 2 occurs If Event 1 occurs prior to Event 2 occurring period If Event 1 does not occur in the time period defined prior to Event 2 occurring gt gt If Event 1 occurs but Event 2 does not occur within the specified time DE e If Event 1 and Event 2 occur within the time period specified 3 Click the Rule Properties tab for additional parameter settings Grengcoen ymi Bite Buse Erin Ela Foe OOO Bhe Beret gies pp ieg the dir papers bre tte q oe Figure 22 Configure a Composite Event Rule Properties Tab 4 If desired modify the fields Priority Audio Max Events Max Age Max Frequency For further information on these fields see Event Properties on page 21 5 Click Ok to save these settings As you build your composite event there is an information section that helps you interpret the rule s meaning ee Foe Dia lige Proper Fer teg prett a veiaire jite Thy eee h Erer Seren Sede terete a Ce pose ort ee Pies Let Cire Emmel 00 pa 1S PT Coes t Cuad E Beret E Rule interpretation shown here a BAMA PIF PER Corrs 1 Lol bhirr ot Aah FL Secor He AA PP PE Geer bd eet ee AAA Figure 23 Informational Message Area Refer to the example shown in Figure 23 This composite event will trigger an alert if there is a Loud Noise on Camera 1 and within the next
90. ts Figure 5 Add New NVR 2 Inthe Host field of the resulting pop up window enter the IP Address and port number of the server to be added to the Ocularis Base system Supported NVRs are controlled through Ocularis Base licensing 8 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Administrator User Manual Ocularis Administrator e lfthe port number for the NVR is 80 there is no need to enter it e If the port number for the NVR is a value other than 80 use the following format IP Address Port Number For example IP Address of Server 192 168 10 111 Port for NVR 8080 Enter 192 167 10 111 8080 If the NVR server is behind a firewall and uses NAT Network Address Translation click the Behind NAT checkbox and see NAT Network Address Translation on page 9 3 Select the Login type from the drop down Choose from Basic or Windows based on an account located on the NVR that has full access rights 4 Enter a User name for the user account with full access rights on the NVR 5 Enter the Password for the username entered 6 Click Add The NVR should now appear in the list Repeat this process for each NVR to be added to the system NAT Network Address Translation If the video surveillance servers sit within a private network but are also accessed with Ocularis Client workstations that are outside the network the NAT must be defined TO CONFIGURE NAT SERVERS 1 Follow steps 1 through 3 in To Add an NVR to Ocular
91. ularis is supported with Ocularis ES Ocularis CS and Ocularis IS TO CONFIGURE PUSH VIDEO 1 Inthe Views Tab select the view which contains the Push Video Port pane For information on creating a view see To Create A View within a Folder on page 47 2 Click on the Push Video pane Push Video Blank fosen Figure 52 Configuring a Push Video Pane 3 You have the option to modify the following Framerate This setting is the framerate for the pushed video while viewing in Ocularis Client Available options are Full default Medium or Low Save bandwidth by selecting Medium or Low Aspect Useful for wide screen video output the default option Keep Original may result in black vertical or horizontal bars surrounding the video when viewed in Ocularis Client The Fit to Window option will cause the video to be stretched to fit the window pane and may appear slightly distorted On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 55 Ocularis Administrator Ocularis Administrator User Manual Quality Options are Original Super High High Medium and Low To save on bandwidth lower the image quality The video from the camera is re encoded to a JPEG format on the server before being sent to Ocularis Client The default quality setting Original provides full quality of the Original video Low quality re encodes the image to an output width of 160 pixels and a JPEG quality level of 20 Keep when maximized When an individual pane is maximize
92. y can be reordered or their dwell time may be modified On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 51 Ocularis Administrator Ocularis Administrator User Manual Di 6 7 The following camera output parameters may be configured for a Carousel display Framerate This setting is the framerate for the camera while viewing Live video in Ocularis Client Available options are Full default Medium or Low Save bandwidth by selecting Medium or Low Aspect Useful for wide screen video output the default option Keep Original may result in black vertical or horizontal bars surrounding the video when viewed in Ocularis Client The Fit to Window option will cause the video to be stretched to fit the window pane and may appear slightly distorted Quality Options are Original Super High High Medium and Low This setting applies to Live as well as Recorded video To save on bandwidth lower the image quality The video from the camera is re encoded to a JPEG format on the server before being sent to Ocularis Client The default quality setting Original provides full quality of the original video Low quality re encodes the image to an output width of 160 pixels and a JPEG quality level of 20 Keep when maximized When an individual pane is maximized in Ocularis Client the default is to display the video in its Original quality Check this box to maintain the quality parameters set here when the pane is maximized to full screen Dwell Tim

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