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Ocularis Installation and Licensing Guide

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2. 6 If you choose to a Install Ocularis Base now make sure the corresponding checkbox is selected and click Finish Proceed to Installing Ocularis Base below b If you choose to install Ocularis Base later uncheck the Install Ocularis Base checkbox and click Finish Proceed to nstalling Ocularis Base below You have completed the extraction of the Ocularis installation files On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 11 Installing OcularisBase O oO Reminder e Anti Virus software must be disabled during the installation of the Ocularis Base component e Follow this procedure when installing a new system or upgrading an existing Ocularis Base component e The Ocularis Base licensing application stores Ocularis licensing information in Secure Storage on the hard drive of the Base machine Because of this the operating system partition must reside on a Basic disk and not as part of a Dynamic disk If you need instructions on how to check for this see Dynamic vs Basic Drives on page 40 TO INSTALL OCULARIS BASE Use these steps for all feature sets of Ocularis WARNING THIS PROCESS SHOULD BE PERFORMED ON THE SYSTEM WHERE OCULARIS BASE EXISTS IF AN UPGRADE OR WHERE IT WILL BE INSTALLED NEW 1 To install Ocularis Base after extracting the installer files from Extract Ocularis Installation Files on page 9 go to the directory where the Ocularis xS files were extracted to These installation files should be locat
3. Enter the password for the login account entered above Port This is the port that will be used to communicate events between the NVR and the RC C RC I Event Proxy You may keep the default of 1237 in most cases 6 When done click OK to close the NetCentral Settings pop up 7 Exit to the Management Application Save changes and restart services On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 35 TO CONFIGURE PARAMETERS IN THE RC C RC I EVENT PROXY 1 Open the RC C RC I Event Proxy from the desktop icon or from the Windows menu Start gt All Programs gt OnSSI gt RC C RC I Event Proxy RC C RC I Event Proxy System GUID Enabled Event Types dbf14635 5d15 4cec af31 DOdf3df688f3 Iz de Me DEOR RCA Server 1 Ca LES ae I Camera Disabled 1192 168 7 192 lf Not Responding MW Generic Events 1237 NetCentral Username MetCentral Password IN 2 The System GUID and Name fields are automatically generated You may modify the Name field as this is what will be displayed in the Ocularis Administrator application This will be listed as the event source so it is common to label it so that it is easy to identify the NVR for which it is routing 3 Enter the following as configured by the administrator Server IP This is the IP Address of the server that Ocularis Base is installed NetCentral Port This port much match the same port as defined in the NetCentral settings of the NVR s Management Application I
4. P tal Iter Ss A FO ti tril I y Figure 11 Install Ocularis Components Web Page On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 19 Installing Ocularis Components Ocularis Installation amp Licensing Guide 3 Select the system layout Basic or Distributed you intend to follow For Basic Systems 1 Click on Basic System This option should be used by most Ocularis PS IS and CS installations Use the Distributed System diagram for Ocularis ES OnSSI Install iind SAU per ers Basic Installation Back If you wish to install Ocularis on a single machine or in a small environment use the Basic System configuration Multiple instances of Ocularis Administrator and an unlimited number of Ocularis Clients are supported in this design Basic System Primary Server Computer Installation Instructions Click on a component from the list below to install that component un o amp Messe aia Ocularis Ocularis Administrator Client Figure 12 Basic Installation Web Page The Basic Installation page provides a sample layout that may be followed to assist with determining where Ocularis components should be installed When you move the mouse over a component a balloon assistant pops up 20 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Basic System PALOS The balloon assistant provides direction on where we recommend installing the component There are three options displayed o Click
5. The system will check for an existing instance of the event proxy on the local machine If one is detected a notice will appear asking for your confirmation to uninstall the older version and install the new version Click Yes a An Are you sure you want to remove screen appears Click Yes b When the uninstall is complete click OK 7 A Welcome to the RC E Event Proxy Setup Wizard appears Click Next 8 A Select Destination Folder screen appears This folder will contain the files for the event proxy You may leave the default directory path as is or change it if necessary according to your organization If installing the Demo version keeping the default path is recommended Click Next 9 The next screen Ready to Install the Program will confirm the file path and disk space requirements Click Next if OK Click Back to make changes to the directory path or the folder The event proxy software is installed 10 When completed the Setup Wizard Complete screen appears Click Finish 11 Additional files are extracted as the RC E Server Management Server Installation proceeds This installation will install o IIS o The RC E Server Database o The RC E Server Management Server When you see this screen click on the component in the order shown As components are installed they will become disabled on this menu On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 27 28 Installing Ocularis ES Recording Components Ocularis Ins
6. This file may have been downloaded from the OnSSI website or obtained through other means The file will have one of the following formats depending on the feature set Ocularis Feature Set Filename Ocularis PS Ocularis PS exe Ocularis IS Ocularis IS exe Ocularis CS Ocularis CS exe Ocularis ES Ocularis ES exe WARNING THIS PROCESS SHOULD BE PERFORMED ON THE SYSTEM WHERE OCULARIS BASE EXISTS IF AN UPGRADE OR WHERE IT WILL BE INSTALLED NEW 2 lfitis not already there copy the installation file from step 1 above to the Ocularis Base machine 3 Double click the file from step 1 above to launch and begin the file extraction You ll see messages regarding the installation validation which may take several minutes The following sample screens are shown for Ocularis CS but corresponding screens are displayed for the other Ocularis feature sets The Welcome to the Ocularis Installer Extraction Wizard screen appears Welcome to the Ocularis CS Installer Extraction Wizard The wizard will extract the Ocularis CS Installer on your computer At the end of the extraction process you will have an option to install Ocularis Base Server As a result it is recommended that you extract these files on the computer that you intend to use for the Ocularis Base Press Next to continue or Cancel to abort the extraction process 4 Click Next On the Destination Folder screen you may modify the path for the installation files to be p
7. lt gt Onss Ocularis Installation amp Licensing Guide 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 Ocularis 3 0 000050212 1448 OC3 0 3 0 3 253 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 2012 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 Patents Applied For in the U S and Abroad Table of Contents INTRODUC TIO Nacsa so asec Sc ice ea RE 3 OCUCARIS FEATURES eo aire crac setae ce TTE eset D a 3 GETTING STARTED WITHOCULARIS s i too e niece A A ad 4 MINIMUM o YSTEM HEQUIBEMENTS oa dessine SN nt nine ont 4 INSTALLATION PROCEDURES T
8. Coordinator RC E Management Server Enter the IP Address for the server which contains the RC E IP Management Server This is the machine that you log in to with the RC E Management Client RC E Management Server Enter a username for an account with full administrative rights to User Name the RC E Management Server RC E Management Server Enter the corresponding password for the account listed above Password 3 Once the four data items above are entered click the Get Update Event Types from RC E Management Server button This function will retrieve events from the RC E Management Server and allow you to select which you wish to monitor in Ocularis 4 Select the events that you wish to monitor in Ocularis You may select as many as you like and check Subscribe To All Event Types to select the entire list 38 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Installation amp Licensing Guide E RC E Event Proxy Setup Base Server IP 192 168 7 198 RC E Management Server User Name henry RC E Management Server IP 192 168 7 198 RC E Management Server Password RC E Event Types E AudioPassing Fi Database Disk Unavailable Archive Disk Available Archive Disk Unavailable Archive Not Finished Audio Falling Audio Rising DatabaseDiskAvailable Database Disk FullEvent DatabaseFullAut
9. Install Ocularis Components web page select either the Basic System model or Distributed System See Figure 11 2 From the Basic or Distributed Installation webpage click either o the Recording Component DVD symbol at the bottom of the screen o the Click here to download component link within the corresponding pop up assistant When you are asked if you want to continue click Yes 4 Click New to install the recorder When you are prompted to run or save the file you may choose to either run it now or save it and run the installation later 6 Once Run has been selected a Select Destination Folder screen appears This destination will contain the recording component s installation files You may leave the default directory path as is or change it if necessary according to your organization If installing the Demo version keeping the default path is recommended Click Next 7 Files are unpacked and downloaded to the specified directory The Extraction Complete screen appears You have the option to install the recording component and corresponding event proxy if applicable now or at a later time a If you choose to install these components now recommended verify that the corresponding checkboxes are checked and click Finish Proceed to step 8 below b If you choose to install the recorder and its event proxy later deselect the checkboxes and click Finish These installations may be triggered manua
10. Log Server Installer click the link English If you receive a Security Warning click Run At the Welcome screen click Next Select the location to install the files Click Next Select the SQL database to be used and then click Next Select the web site you want to use and click Next Specify the URL to the RC E Server Management Server and click Next Select a user account under which the Log Server service will run The user is automatically granted administrator rights in RC E You are able to select either a particular user account in which case the service will use the specified user account to log in to the computer acting as management server or Network Service in which case the service will run whenever the computer acting as management server is running How to Select the Predefined Account Network Service The Network Service account is selected by default Click OK The Network Service account must be added as a Windows user on the relevant recording server computers in your surveillance system in order to retrieve status information from these recording servers a Click the This account radio button b Click the Browse button This will open the Select User window c Inthe Select User window verify that the required domain is specified in the From this location field If not click the Locations button to browse for the required domain d In the Enter the object names to select box type the required use
11. Ocularis version 1 x and prior for demo trial and retail Be sure to have your new SLC in hand prior to the start of any software installation See the Helease Notes for Ocularis v3 0 for known issues feature changes and fixes On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Installation amp Configuration Items to consider prior to installation Once all components are installed synchronize the date and time between the server and workstation pcs Note The time and date tolerance for all PCs using Ocularis is a maximum of five 5 minutes If the time is off by more than 5 minutes between the Ocularis Base machine and Ocularis Client workstations log in attempts will fail The Ocularis Base component should be installed or upgraded first After that the order of installing or upgrading each component does not matter You must either be logged in as the Windows account Administrator when licensing Ocularis Base or be a user with administrative privileges and select Run as Administrator when launching the licensing application Depending on your current Windows configuration you may be asked to insert your original Windows installation CD in order to install additional Windows components You will need to have your Ocularis 3 0 Software License Code SLC on hand when you license the application The following components are outlined in this document e Download the Ocularis Installation File e Extrac
12. Server Installer The RC E Recording Server has features for recording of video and audio feeds and for communication with cameras and other devices in the surveillance system Recording Server Installer 4 0c English Log Server Installer The Log Server manages all system logging Log Server Installer 1 1a 32 bit English Log Server Installer 1 1a 64 bit English Video Device Drivers Installer Video Device Drivers enable supported devices cameras video encoders etc to communicate with the surveillance system Video Device Drivers must be installed on each recording server Video Device Drivers Installer 5 3 Device Pack 2011 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Figure 15 Download Manager This downloads page provides links to download and install e Management Client This is the RC E Manager software used to configure and manage cameras and settings on the RC E Server Management Server e Recording Server Installer This is the recording component which actually records camera video There may be more than one RC E recorder in an Ocularis ES enterprise layout This option is also used to install a Failover server e Log Server Installer This component is used to manage systems logs for the RC E recorders e Video Device Drivers These drivers must be installed on each RC E recorder The most up to date pack of device drivers can be found on the www onssi com website On Net Surveilla
13. Use Ocularis default SQL Server instance this default rice option will Use Ocularis default SQL Server instance Edit System Administrator login e In new installations install SQL Server 2008 Use another SQL Server 2008 instance Express for use with Ocularis Enter a new user name and password for default SQL Server instance o For upgrade installations use the existing SQL Server Name OCULARISSERVER Server Express 2008 Ocularis database SA User Name fa SA Password Edit System Administrator login If you wish to modify the O administrator login for the SQL Server instance click the Edit System Administrator login checkbox The corresponding fields will open to allow entry of the required criteria Use another SQL Server 2008 instance If you have an existing SQL Server database that you wish to use you may select this option You will be required to enter login credentials for this SQL Server instance DO NOT USE THIS OPTION IF YOU ARE UPGRADING UNLESS YOU ARE PREPARED TO MANUALLY IMPORT THE OLD DATABASE TO THE NEW SQL SERVER INSTANCE c When ready click Next On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 13 14 On the Select Bookmarks Folder screen you have the option to specify the location for the storage of Ocularis Bookmarks Change the default location if necessary When ready click Next On the Select Destination Folder for Ocularis Base you may modify the directory path for the Ocularis Base files We recommend using t
14. are prompted to run or save the file you may choose to either run it now or save it and run the installation later If you chose New an extraction wizard screen will appear Follow the prompts to extract the files and then you ll see the Welcome to Ocularis Admin Setup Wizard screen Once Run has been selected the Welcome to Ocularis Admin Setup Wizard appears Click Next The License Agreement appears Please read click the I accept radio button and then click Next In the Data Collection options screen you have the opportunity to allow or deny Ocularis to gather anonymous usage statistics from the Ocularis Administrator component Data collected is used to improve the Ocularis Administrator software No uniquely identifiable information is collected To opt out uncheck the Allow Data Collection box Click Next If a previous version of the Ocularis Administrator is detected a notice will appear asking for your confirmation to uninstall the older version and install the new version Click Yes a An Are you sure you want to remove Ocularis Admin screen appears Click Yes b When the uninstallation is complete click OK 10 The Select Destination Folder screen appears You may leave the default directory path as is or change it if necessary according to your organization If installing the Demo version keeping the default path is recommended Click Next The next screen Ready to Install the Program will confir
15. displayed is a simple list of links to Ocularis ES components Click the link for RC E Event Proxy and Recorder bundle You are prompted to run or save the file You may save the file locally and then run it or simply run it now When the file is run a Select Destination Folder screen appears This destination is for the RC E Installer files You may leave the default directory path as is or change it if necessary according to your organization If installing the Demo version keeping the default path is 26 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc recommended Click Next 5 The Extraction Complete screen appears You have the option to install the recording component and corresponding event proxy if applicable now or at a later time a If you choose to install these components now recommended verify that the corresponding checkboxes are checked and click Finish Proceed to step 6 below b If you choose to install the recorder and its event proxy later uncheck checkboxes and click Finish These installations may be triggered manually by launching their corresponding executable file in the directory specified in step 6 above For example with Ocularis CS if the default destination folder was used the location of the files are C OnSSI RC E Installer Software The recorder file is OnSSI RC E exe The event proxy file is RC EEvent Proxy exe 6 Once the recorder installation file is launched the event proxy is installed first
16. higher level of efficiency to recording system maintenance The Ocularis Platform regardless of feature set consists of the following components e Ocularis Base server software application which regulates and manages the flow of data between video client users recording servers video wall management and an integrated alerting application e Ocularis Administrator The front end software application used to manage Ocularis Base e Ocularis Recorder An application is required to supply camera configuration and recording e Ocularis Client OnSS s award winning video client application e Optional Add On Applications these include Remote Video Wall and Video Content Analytics Add Ons are restricted based upon Ocularis feature set 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 This manual provides detailed instructions for installing Ocularis and its components For a more concise installation guide see the Ocularis Quick Install Guide On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Getting Started with Ocularis Minimum System Requirements Requirements for individual components may be found on the www onssi com website Installation Procedures This section discusses the following e Installing Ocularis on a New System e Upgrading to Ocularis Version x Installing Ocularis on a New System Regardless of feature set a recommended pro
17. is available on the download webpage RC E components are also installed via a local webpage similar to the Ocularis Component Installation web page Failover Server A failover server is a spare recording server which can take over in case a regular recording server becomes unavailable A failover server is therefore always installed on a separate computer There may be multiple failover servers A graphical installation aid or Ocularis ES may be found in Appendix A of this document If you are upgrading an existing RC E or NetEVS installation please refer to the Upgrading to Ocularis 3 0 document More details on the Ocularis ES architecture and system layout are discussed in OnSSI s Ocularis Basic Certification Training Boot Camp course which is required if you are working with Ocularis ES Training course schedules and details may be found at www onssi com certification training html TO INSTALL THE MANAGEMENT SERVER RC E SERVER The following steps assume you have determined the layout architecture of your Ocularis ES environment Follow these steps after you ve completed the installation of Ocularis Base Ocularis Administrator and Ocularis Client 1 Onthe machine you wish to install the Management Server RC E Server open a browser and enter the following URL http NAME OcularisService InstallerWebsite sysadmin html where NAME is either the IP Address or computer name of the Ocularis Base machine 2 The webpage
18. may be used for any installation of Ocularis but should be used for Ocularis ES The download procedure is the same as the Basic System above On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 21 Installing Ocularis Administrator Refer to the system requirements defined on the OnSSI website for hardware specifications The Ocularis Administrator must have network connectivity to the machine where the Ocularis Base software is installed Prior to using Ocularis Administrator on a new system you must license your copy of Ocularis Base See Licensing Ocularis Base on page 15 for more details Follow this procedure when installing a new system or upgrading an older version of Ocularis Administrator TO INSTALL OCULARIS ADMINISTRATOR These instructions assume that you have installed Ocularis Base and are located at the system on which you wish to install Ocularis Administrator Use these steps for all feature sets of Ocularis 1 From the Install Ocularis Components web page select either the Basic System model or Distributed System See Figure 11 From the Basic or Distributed Installation webpage click either o the Ocularis Administrator component DVD symbol at the bottom of the screen o the Click here to download component link within the corresponding pop up assistant When you are asked if you want to continue click Yes Click Upgrade or New depending on whether Ocularis Administrator exists on the local pc When you
19. organization If installing the Demo version keeping the default path is recommended Click Next 9 The next screen Ready to Install the Program will confirm the file path and disk space requirements Click Next if OK Click Back to make changes to the directory path or the folder The RC C RC I Event Proxy software is installed 10 When the Event Proxy Setup is completed the Setup Wizard Complete screen appears Click Finish 34 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Configuring the RC C RC I Event Proxy Ocularis CS and Ocularis IS recorder events set up in each corresponding Management Application are sent to Ocularis Base via the NetCentral port Configuring the RC C RC I Event Proxy includes configuring NetCentral settings in the corresponding Management Application and configuring settings within the RC C RC I Event Proxy screen Two steps are involved e Configure event forwarding in the Management Application for RC C or RC I e Configure parameters in the RC C RC I Event Proxy TO CONFIGURE EVENT FORWARDING IN THE MANAGEMENT APPLICATION FOR RC C OR RC I 1 On the RC I or RC C machine open the Management Application 2 Expand the Advanced Configuration branch 3 Right click the NetCentral node and select Properties 4 Inthe NetCentral settings check the Enable NetCentral connections checkbox 5 Fill in the following Login name Enter a valid login name found in the NVR You may use the admin account if you want
20. ARIS PS OCULARIS 1S AND OCULABIS Si tata 24 To Install a Recording Component for Ocularis PS Ocularis IS and Ocularis CS 24 OGULARIS Sate HELM E H m 26 To Install he Ocularis BS Recording GOBIDOROHL aes te ice reve d tan p avv c re ee d 26 Todnstall the Management Server RCE Server vaste de era eei dace Aa eria vk or de Wicker s 26 To Access the Recorder Downloads Web P abC rct vetu Eco E NOAH ta c cesa ORNS 29 To Install the Recording Server RCE Recorder iii aimants 30 To Configure ROSE Tor IP Address Resolution ences osi E E 3 Tonstall the RCE Manager Management C Bent it etd ee da eda Pe VAM BA iM 31 FOINA ME Eoo SCTV CT AA A aos 32 TOJASA Video Device DAVOS a aid 33 LOAMSIGIE a Failover Server ODOHOL ju oerte tv T Seir A a 33 SVIICDronize TIMO ONO VES dt A oo a lindas MEI ME 33 OGUEARIS EVENT PROXIES simi iia iia ira 34 RCG RG LEVENT A Oo eL 34 TO Update tne RC CRC LEE io 34 Coniiguring the AC C HG Event PO dci 35 To Configure Event Forwarding in the Management Application for RC C or RC L Re 35 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc To Configure Parameters in the RC C RC I Event Proxy icccccccccsssccccccccccssseeecceeee ns hehehe ee sene es eeeeeeeeeeaaeeeeeeeeeaaaaseseeeeeaaaaasees 36 Lo Restartihe RCE ZRG T Event PFOXy csset m be tm abe Oo E nta este t Do db da el bu ee hb E bu des bu a uie RR ORA cS 36 RCE EVENT PRO sce on
21. Component extract installer files 4 New 2 On last page of wizard check box to install 5 Follow the 1 2 3 steps to install Ocularis Base 1 IIS 3 Proceed with installation of Ocularis Base and f 2 SQL Server 2008 Express SQL Server 2008 Express via wizards 3 Management Server RC E Server 0nSS Install Ocularis Components the RC E Proxy will be installed here during this process Ocularis Base Server RC E Management Server ms n dE 192 168 10 11 IIS on port 80 192 168 10 12 SS Ocularis Administrator To Install Ocularis Administrator RC E Recording Server Access the Ocularis Base machine 1 Browser URL http 192 168 10 11 OcularisService InstallerWebsite index html 2 Choose Basic or Distributed System 3 Choose Ocularis Administrator 4 Follow the wizard prompts A Ocularis Client Proprietary To Install Ocularis Client To Install an RC E Recording or Failover Server RC E Manager Access the RC E Management Server machine To Install RC E Management Client RC E Manager arco aa Base machine 1 ber mm Access the RC E Management Server machiney p 10 Installation adamin default en UsSs him 1 Browser URL http 192 168 10 11 OcularisService InstallerWebsite index html 2 Under Recording Server Installer choose English http 192 168 10 12 installation admin default en US htm 2 Choose Basic or Distribute
22. For Ocularis PS IS and CS installation of the recording component includes the installation of the RC P RC l and RC C recorders as well as the event proxy for IS and CS installations The corresponding event proxy will be installed on the same machine as the RC X software e For Ocularis ES the recording component contains several other components Install these in the following order 1 RC E Server Management Server 2 RC E Recording Server includes RC E Event Proxy 3 RC E Manager Management Client 4 RC E Failover Server s Optional On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 6 Create at least one administrative account on the recording component with full access rights e Use the Management Application for Ocularis PS IS or CS e Use the RC E Manager for Ocularis ES 7 Add and configure the IP video cameras and devices on the recording component e Use the Management Application for Ocularis PS IS or CS e Use the RC E Manager for Ocularis ES 8 Install the Ocularis Client on at least one workstation e See Installing Ocularis Client on page 23 for additional instructions on installation 9 Configure Ocularis Base using Ocularis Administrator e Refer to the Ocularis Administrator User Manual for further instructions 10 Test connectivity of cameras by logging into Ocularis Base with Ocularis Client 11 Install any remaining workstations with Ocularis Client 12 For Ocularis ES Ocularis CS or Ocularis IS configure the event p
23. Next if OK Click Back to make changes to the directory path or the folder The Ocularis Client software is installed When the Ocularis Client Setup is completed the Setup Wizard Complete for Ocularis Client screen appears Click Finish Ocularis Ocularts Client Viewer On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 23 Ocularis Recording Components The Ocularis Feature set file downloaded from our website see Download the Ocularis Installation Files on page 8 determines which recorder is packaged with the installation For instance if you downloaded the Ocularis CS Feature Set Ocularis CS exe the name of the recorder included is RC C Ocularis Recorders must be installed for new installations For upgrade installations reinstallation of the recorder varies For Ocularis v3 0 in most cases it is NOT necessary to update the recorders It IS necessary however to upgrade the corresponding event proxies for the recorders Ocularis PS is excluded See Upgrading Recorders on page 6 to determine whether you need to upgrade your recorder Ocularis PS Ocularis IS and Ocularis CS TO INSTALL A RECORDING COMPONENT FOR OCULARIS PS OCULARIS IS AND OCULARIS CS These instructions assume that you have installed Ocularis Base and are located at the system on which you wish to install the RC P RC I or RC C recorder References to the event proxy should be ignored with Ocularis PS The examples listed are for Ocularis CS 1 From the
24. S 37 TOU pdate MERCA LV CHE T FON dictt ends ti inattendus 37 TO Configure Parameters in the RG E Event PEOXy iii iei ada viru io E IR SERRA VE e dd VE E M HA n RS 38 To Modify Parameters in ine RCE Event PIOXY id a dd didas 39 DYNAMIC VS BASIC DRIVES lt a A erre ia Us v is e d dc ek v e eb eu rv qus dc 40 APPENDIX A OCULARIS ES COMPONENT INSTALLATION 111 e erre nennen nnne nnn nnn nnn nn nnn unns 41 ee pp ter iei TION Mem C C 43 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Introduction Ocularis version 3 0 is the latest version of OnSST s flagship IP video and security platform Ocularis represents the latest evolution in IP video surveillance and security As an integrated video and event management platform it includes a full fledged video management system for streaming recording and managing an unlimited number of cameras at multiple sites Ocularis Features Sets Ocularis version 3 0 is offered in four feature sets designed to meet the needs of organizations of all sizes and structures from single location retail outlets or schools to multiple site complex municipal and campus installations e Ocularis PS for organizations with limited active live monitoring and alerting e Ocularis IS competitively priced for organizations operating at multiple locations with no size limitations e Ocularis CS For large distributed organizations with extended command and control needs e Ocularis ES brings a
25. cess flow to prepare the video management environment with Ocularis on a new system is as follows 1 Download and extract the Ocularis feature set installation file from www onssi com 2 Install the Ocularis Base software component e In large environments or if using Ocularis ES this component should be installed on a dedicated server In some cases a dedicated server is not necessary For Ocularis PS IS and CS the Ocularis Base may be installed on the same PC as the other Ocularis components As the system grows additional recording components may be added e System requirements may be found on the www onssi com website for detailed hardware specifications e Refer to Installing Ocularis Base on page 8 for details on the software installation e Anti Virus software must be disabled during the installation of the Ocularis Base component 3 License Ocularis e Prior to using Ocularis components you must license your copy of Ocularis Base See Licensing Ocularis Base on page 15 for more details on how to activate the software 4 Install the Ocularis Administrator application e This component is typically installed on a workstation with network connectivity to the Ocularis Base component It may reside on the same PC as the Base provided that graphic card requirements are met e Refer to Installing Ocularis Administrator on page 22 for details on the software installation 5 Install the Ocularis recording component software e
26. d System 3 Follow the wizard prompts 3 Choose Ocularis Client l 2 Under Management Client Installer choose English 4 Follow the wizard prompts 3 Follow the wizard prompts 2012 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Note the IP addresses listed here are examples only lt gt OnsS 42 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Contact Information On Net Surveillance Systems OnSSl One Blue Plaza 7th Floor P O Box 1555 Pearl River NY 10965 Website www onssi com General info onssi com Fax Sales Support sales onssi com PreSales Support salesengineering onssi com Technical Support support onssi com Training training onssi com Marketing marketing onssi com On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 845 732 7900 845 732 7999 845 732 7900 x 1 845 732 7900 x2 845 732 7900 x3 845 732 7900 x 4 845 732 7900 x5 43
27. date the event proxy follow the instructions below For Ocularis v3 0 you must update the event proxy to the newest version TO UPDATE THE RC C RC I EVENT PROXY These instructions assume that you have installed Ocularis Base and are located at the system on which you wish to install the RC C RC I Event Proxy 1 From the Install Ocularis Components web page select either the Basic System model or Distributed System see Figure 11 2 From the Basic or Distributed Installation webpage click either o the Recording Component DVD symbol at the bottom of the screen o the Click here to download component link within the corresponding pop up assistant When you are asked if you want to continue click Yes 4 Click Upgrade to install only the event proxy 5 When you are prompted to run or save the file you may choose to either run it now or save it and run the installation later 6 The previous version of the event proxy should be detected A notice will appear asking for your confirmation to uninstall the older version and install the new version Click Yes a An Are you sure you want to remove the RC C RC I Event Proxy screen appears Click Yes b When the uninstall is complete click OK 7 The Welcome to the RC C RC I Event Proxy Setup Wizard appears Click Next 8 The Select Destination Folder screen appears You may leave the default directory path or change it if necessary according to your
28. e of disk is being used 1 From the Start menu on the machine where you intend to install Ocularis Base run diskmgmt msc re Disk Management a xl File Action View Help m g amp np EmxemB uu File System 3 Fr Hie Partition Basic NTFS Healthy 5 63 99 GB a7 97 GB an i Basic 63 99 GB Online No Media BB Primary partition A Sa eee Start gt run gt diskmgmt msc 2 The disk type next to the operating system drive must be listed as Basic If the drive is listed as dynamic this server cannot be used for Ocularis Base 40 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Appendix A Ocularis ES Component Installation The Ocularis ES feature set contains more components than the other feature sets To help with understanding this installation better an example has been included on the following page Please note that the IP addresses shown are examples only On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 41 r J CY r lari Inctall Ocularis Install A on ae O nai MO ee atinn X irmancecingn Ksiiimla ation amp Licensing Guide A Ocularis ES Component Installation To Install RC E Server Management Server Access the Ocularis Base machine 1 Browser URL 1 st http 192 168 10 11 OcularisService InstallerWebsite index html To Install Ocularis Base Server 2 Choose Basic or Distributed System 1 Launch the executable Ocularis_ES exe to 3 Choose Recording
29. e see this document Please Note The Ocularis Base can be installed on one machine only once the license has been used it is NOT possible to license the same Software License Code on a different machine Please email support onssi com with any questions Fill out the form and remember to attach the c2v Base License File that was generated in the prior step When finished click the Send button OnSSI will process the file based on your purchased license and email to you a new file with a v2c extension The turn around time is approximately one hour during normal business hours Detach the v2c file provided by OnSSI to a location easily accessible to the Ocularis Base machine Launch the Ocularis License Activation application on the Ocularis Base machine if it is not already open If you are logged in under the Windows Administrator account double click the desktop icon to launch the Ocularis License Activation application If you are logged in under another account with administrative rights right click the icon and select Run as Administrator Click the Update Base License button as shown in Figure 9 Locate and select the v2c file Click Open The Licensing Info area of the Ocularis License Activation screen will update to reflect installed licenses as well as your SLC The software is ready for use Click Close to close the Ocularis License Activation application Support hours for licensing are 8 00 a m
30. e with less than 30 cameras In an Ocularis PS environment it is even acceptable to run the components on a Windows 7 PC rather than a server class machine provided the camera count is low Networked workstations will have the Ocularis Client installed on them You may install the Ocularis Client component on an unlimited number of workstations As the system grows and cameras are added or upgraded the capacity of the recording component will be reached The expansion process would be to then simply add an additional server on the network to house an additional instance of the recording component and install the new cameras on the new recorder With Ocularis the location of the camera is seamless to the operator The Basic System however is not supported when using Ocularis ES Distributed System In cases where the systems are larger or with Ocularis ES a multiple server system also called Distributed System is used In a Distributed System separate dedicated servers are used with single components installed on each The Ocularis Base may reside on one server with or without a recording component recording components each on their own servers and the Ocularis Administrator and Ocularis Client on one or more networked workstations Which system is best for me It is important to determine the general layout of where you want components to be installed on new Ocularis installations In general it is safe for most users to selec
31. ed on the Ocularis Base machine If they are not copy them to the Ocularis Base system For Ocularis CS the default location is C Ocularis CS Installer Launch double click the shortcut Install Ocularis Base 2 If upgrading Ocularis a message that a previous installation of this software has been detected Click Yes to proceed with the installation A warning screen appears reminding you that a new SLC is required to upgrade to this version Be sure to have your new SLC in hand Click Yes when ready 3 The Ocularis Base Setup Wizard screen appears Ocularis Base Installer Welcome to the Ocularis Base Setup Wizard The wizard will install Ocularis Base on your computer This product is a server and should be installed on a Windows Server operating system for optimal performance It is strongly recommended that you exit all Windows programs before running this Setup program Click Cancel to quit Setup and then close any programs you have running Click Next to continue with the Setup program WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and intemational treaties te Canos Click Next 4 The License Agreement appears Please read click the Il accept radio button and then click Next 5 Select between the Demo or Retail version of Ocularis Base 12 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Select Option Select Option Select an option below and click Next to continue Please select one of
32. gement RC C RC I a P Application Event Proxy IET On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 25 Ocularis ES TO INSTALL THE OCULARIS ES RECORDING COMPONENT The architecture for Ocularis ES varies significantly from the other Ocularis feature sets Common components for all Ocularis feature sets include the Ocularis Base Ocularis Administrator and Ocularis Client In addition to these the Ocularis ES recording component contains a number of other components Ocularis ES Recording Description Component Management Server Typically installed on a dedicated server this service manages the aka RC E Server recorder s configuration in a relational database The database SQL Server may reside on the same or another PC on the network Accessible via the RC E Manager application this is the component used to manage the RC E recorders RC E Manager The RC E Manager application is used to manage the day to day aka Management Client configuration of the Management Server and camera configurations SQL Server This is the relational database used by the Management Server It can reside on the same or different PC as the Management Server Recorder RC E Recording Typically installed on a dedicated server this service manages the Server recording of video and communication with devices including cameras There will likely be multiple recording servers in an enterprise environment Download Manager The Download Manager is used to configure what
33. he default but you may modify the path here Click Next The next screen summarizes the installation folders and size Click Back to make changes or click Next The Ocularis Base files are installed to the specified directory and may take several minutes A new installer website is also created When installation is completed the Setup Wizard Complete for Ocularis Base screen appears Setup Wizard Complete The Setup Wizard has successfully installed Ocularis Base Click Finish to exit the wizard 7 Activate License 8 You are given the option to activate the Ocularis license upon completion of the wizard It is recommended but not mandatory to do this at this time Ocularis must be licensed before use a The installation of Ocularis Base will create the following icon on the desktop If you choose to license Ocularis now verify that the Activate License checkbox is checked and click Finish The Ocularis License Activation application is automatically launched Proceed to Licensing Ocularis Base below If you choose to activate the Ocularis license later uncheck the Activate License checkbox and click Finish When you are ready to license Ocularis launch the Ocularis License Activation application from the desktop icon Proceed to Licensing Ocularis Base below e 4 i t ay Ocularis License Activation On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Licensing Ocularis Base Once the Ocularis Base compone
34. here to review hardware specifications for this component o Click here to download the component o Click here to view the user manual 2 Select the component you wish to download and install 3 Select the Click here to download component link when you are ready to download the corresponding component to the local machine 4 Follow the on screen prompts You will be asked whether the component is an Upgrade or New installation o Choose Upgrade if you have an existing version of the component o Choose New if you do not have the component installed on the local machine Note for upgrading the recording component and its corresponding event proxy If you are upgrading from Ocularis IS or CS versions 2 0 2 01 you need not upgrade the recording component but you must upgrade its event proxy Select the recording component icon and elect to perform an Upgrade This will install only the event proxy For Ocularis ES all upgrades require new software for the RC E recorder and its event proxy Select the recording component icon and elect to perform a New install This option works for both upgrades and new installations 6 You will be asked whether to run or save the installation file for the component You may save the file locally and run it later or simply run it now 7 The installation for each component will continue See the instructions below specific to each component For Distributed Systems The Distributed model
35. ing resources may be helpful in describing time synchronization methods For Windows Server 2003 http support microsoft com kb 816042 en us For Windows XP http support microsoft com kb 307897 en us Registry Entries for W32Time Service http support microsoft com kb 223184 en us Or search the internet for time server time service synchronize servers etc On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 33 Ocularis Event Proxies Event Proxies are used to route events and other information from the recording component to the Ocularis Base Therefore the feature sets that use event proxies are Ocularis ES Ocularis CS and Ocularis IS Ocularis CS and Ocularis IS share the same event proxy Ocularis ES has its own e RC C RC I Event Proxy e RC E Event Proxy RC C RC I Event Proxy The RC C RC I Event Proxy is used for routing events generated by the RC C or RC I recording component to the Ocularis Base Event Coordinator The RC C RC I Event Proxy must be installed on the same machine as the RC C or RC I recorder The RC C RC I Event Proxy is automatically installed when the RC I or RC C recording component is installed Therefore if the recording component is upgraded or installed from scratch the installation of the event proxy itself is not necessary Its installation is included with the installation of the recording component If however the recording component is not updated but you still would like to up
36. installation Once the Management Server Step 3 is complete a web browser will launch to display an html page with installation instructions for other RC E components titled Recorder Downloads You may manually access the webpage by typing a URL manually On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Installation amp Licensing Guide Installing Ocularis ES Recording Components TO ACCESS THE RECORDER DOWNLOADS WEB PAGE Use this procedure to access the Ocularis ES recorder installation page located on the RC E Server Management Server system 1 Open a browser 2 Enter the following URL http Management Server address port installation admin For instance http 192 168 11 244 installation admin amp OnSSI RC E 4 0c Server Mozilla Firefox File Edit View History Bookmarks Tools Help L OnSSI RC E 4 0c Server gt http 192 168 7 192 Installation Admin default en US htm lt OnSSI Recorder Downloads RC E contains a set of administrative applications which are downloaded and installed from this page User applications can be found on the default download page If you want to view this page in another language use the language menu in the top right corner Management Client Installer The RC E Management Client is the system s administration application used for setting up hardware recording servers security etc Management Client Installer 4 0c English Recording
37. laced On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Extract Ocularis Installation Files Ocularis Installation amp Licensing Guide Select Destination Folder Please enter the location where you would like to extract the installation files You may type a new folder name or click the Change button to find a new location Extract installation files to CAOcularis CS Installer Figure 2 Select Destination Folder Click Next 5 The Ready to Extract screen summarizes file extraction location and size Click Back to make changes or click Next to proceed Ready to Extract Ready to Extract the installation files The wizard is ready to begin extracting If you want to review or change any of your installation settings click Back Click Cancel to exit the wizard Current Settings Destination Folder C Ocularis CS Installer Disk Space Requirements 1 626 967K Figure 3 Installation Summary Files are extracted and copied to the location specified This may take several minutes When all files are extracted a Setup Wizard Complete screen appears The installation files have been downloaded and unpacked No applications or components have been installed Finish Setup Wizard Complete The Setup Wizard has successfully extracted Ocularis CS Installer Click Finish to begin installing Ocularis Base or exit the wizard Cancel Figure 4 Extraction Setup Wizard Complete 10 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc
38. le path and disk space requirements Click Next if OK Click Back to make changes to the directory path or the folder The event proxy software is installed When completed the Setup Wizard Complete screen appears Click Finish A Welcome to the RC C Installer Setup Wizard appears Click Next A Welcome to the RC C Recorder 7 0d Setup Wizard appears Click Next A License Agreement appears Please read click the I accept checkbox and then click Next You are given the option to choose a Typical or Custom installation Most installations use typical Click Typical On the Recorder Setup screen you have the option to install the 30 trial version or the licensed version If you elect to install the licensed version now you must provide the software license code You may install the 30 day trial version now and insert the SLC after the software installation is complete Make your selection and click Next On the Ready to Install screen click Install The recorder is installed This may take several minutes When done a Completed the RC C Recorder Setup Wizard screen appears Click Finish Additional files including a Video Device Driver pack will be installed This may take several minutes A Setup Wizard Complete screen appears Click Finish The recording component is installed The installation of the recorder and event proxy will create the following icons on the desktop _ 7 2 a E ex e Li Mana
39. lled Therefore if the recording component is upgraded or installed from scratch the installation of the event proxy itself is not necessary Its installation is included with the installation of the recording component If however the recording component is not updated but you still would like to update the event proxy follow the instructions below For Ocularis v3 0 you must update the event proxy to the newest version To UPDATE THE RC E EVENT PROXY These instructions assume that you have installed Ocularis Base and are located at the system on which you wish to install the RC E Event Proxy 1 Access an alternate webpage on the Ocularis Base machine http NAME port OcularisService InstallerWebsite sysadmin html where NAME is either the IP Address or computer name of the Ocularis Base machine and port is the IIS port number In most cases the default port 80 is used and it is not necessary to enter it here 2 From the webpage click the link for RC E Event Proxy in the Plugins section 3 When you are prompted to run or save the file you may choose to either run it now or save it and run the installation later 4 The previous version of the event proxy should be detected A notice will appear asking for your confirmation to uninstall the older version and install the new version Click Yes a An Are you sure you want to remove the RC E Event Proxy screen appears Click Yes b When the uninstall is co
40. lly by launching their corresponding executable file in the directory specified in step 6 above For example with Ocularis CS if the default destination folder was used the location of the files are C OnSSI RC C Installer Software The recorder file is RC C_7 0d_Installer exe The event proxy file is RC C RC I Event Proxy exe 24 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 12 13 14 15 16 20 Once the recorder installation file is launched either from the extraction wizard in step 7 above or from manually launching the executable file the installation will begin for its corresponding event proxy if applicable The recorder installation will follow The system will check for an existing instance of the event proxy on the local machine If one is detected a notice will appear asking for your confirmation to uninstall the older version and install the new version Click Yes a An Are you sure you want to remove screen appears Click Yes b When the uninstallation is complete click OK A Welcome to the RC C RC I Event Proxy Setup Wizard appears Click Next The Select Destination Folder screen appears This folder will contain the files for the event proxy You may leave the default directory path as is or change it if necessary according to your organization If installing the Demo version keeping the default path is recommended Click Next The next screen Ready to Install the Program will confirm the fi
41. m the file path and disk space requirements Click Next if OK Click Back to make changes to the directory path or the folder The Ocularis Administrator software is installed 12 When completed the Setup Wizard Complete for Ocularis Administrator screen appears 13 Click Finish The installation of Ocularis Administrator will create the following icon on the desktop 22 Ocularis Admin On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Installing Ocularis Client The Ocularis Client may be installed on as many systems as desired Refer to the system requirements defined on the OnSSI website for hardware specifications Follow this procedure when installing a new system or upgrading existing copies of Ocularis Client TO INSTALL OCULARIS CLIENT These instructions assume that you have installed Ocularis Base and are located at the system on which you wish to install Ocularis Client Use these steps for all feature sets of Ocularis 1 The software installation will result in the display of the following desktop icons From the Install Ocularis Components web page select either the Basic System model or Distributed System see Figure 11 From the Basic or Distributed Installation webpage click either o the Ocularis Client component DVD symbol at the bottom of the screen o the Click here to download component link within the corresponding pop up assistant When you are asked if
42. mplete click OK 5 The Welcome to the RC E Event Proxy Setup Wizard appears Click Next 6 The Select Destination Folder screen appears You may leave the default directory path or change it if necessary according to your organization If installing the Demo version keeping the default path is recommended Click Next 7 The next screen Ready to Install the Program will confirm the file path and disk space requirements Click Next if OK Click Back to make changes to the directory path or the folder The RC E Event Proxy software is installed 8 When the Event Proxy Setup is completed the Setup Wizard Complete screen appears Click Finish On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 37 TO CONFIGURE PARAMETERS IN THE RC E EVENT PROXY 1 Open the RC E Event Proxy from the desktop icon or from the Windows menu Start gt All Programs gt OnSSI gt RC E Event Proxy MP RC E Event Proxy Setup Base Server IP EXETER RC E Management Server User Name RC E Management Server IP 192 168 7 192 RC E Management Server Password RC E Event Types Get Update Event Types from RC E Management Server Subscribe To All Event Types lt OnSSI Stopped Status Start Stop Save 2 Configure the settings on the RC E Event Proxy Setup screen according to the following Base Server IP Enter the IP Address for the server which contains the Ocularis Base component and thereby the OnSSI Event
43. n most cases you will use the default of 1237 NetCentral Username This is the same username defined in the NetCentral settings of the NVR s Management Application NetCentral Password This is the password for the NetCentral Username and should match the one defined in the NetCentral settings of the NVR s Management Application 4 Click the event type you would like to configure under Enabled Event Types At least one event type must be checked 5 When done click OK Once the RC C RC I Event Proxy is configured the selected events will appear in the Ocularis Administrator This enables the mapping of cameras to events TO RESTART THE RC C RC I EVENT PROXY 1 Open the RC C RC I Event Proxy from Windows Start gt All Programs gt OnSSI gt RC C RC I Event Proxy 2 Verify the Settings in this screen When done click OK The proxy is restarted and events should now be recognized in Ocularis 36 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc RC E Event Proxy The RC E Event Proxy is used to route events generated by Ocularis ES RC E Recorders to the OnSSI Event Coordinator via the RC E Server Management Server The RC E Event Proxy may be installed on any machine with network connectivity to the RC E Management Server and the Ocularis Base Server Typically it is installed on the same machine as the RC E Server Management Server The RC E Event Proxy is automatically installed when the RC E recording component is insta
44. n the RecorderConfig xml file and make the following change Tip if using Notepad use CTRL F to initiate the find feature to locate the text quickly Change the section from see highlights below cuc it is optional to specify a host name IP If no host is specified then the recorder will automatically resolve a host name that will be used for generating the LiveFeedUri that is published to clients Examples of valid host values are Wy O50 a ServerName www domain com gt lt port 7563 lt port gt lt webserver gt To m cc Ie is optional re peca a host name IE IF no host is opeciiied then the recorder will automatically resolve a host name that will be used for generating the LiveFeedUri that is published to clients Examples of valid host values are TOON ServerName www domain com m Use the RC E Recording Server IP Address lt Port 7 560 Dems lt webserver gt 3 Save the configuration file and restart the RC E Server Management Server and RC E Recorder TO INSTALL THE RC E MANAGER MANAGEMENT CLIENT The RC E Manager Management Client is software which allows administrators the ability to configure parameters on the RC E Management Server These parameters include installing and configuring devices configuring servers scheduling and setting up rules controlling user rights and much more The RC E Manager software may be installed on any pc with connectivity to the RC E Managemen
45. nce Systems Inc 29 TO INSTALL THE RECORDING SERVER RC E RECORDER The RC E Recorder or RC E Recording Server typically installed on a separate server is used for recording video and for communicating with cameras and other devices There may be more than one recording server in a large Ocularis ES installation 1 On the machine you wish to install the RC E Recording server open a browser 2 Launch the Recorder Downloads page by typing in the following URL http Management Server address port installation admin Under the section Recording Server Installer click the link English You will be asked Do you want to save this file Click Save File Instruct the PC where you would like to save the file After the file is downloaded run the executable ph Oe Gr E O0 If you receive a Security Warning click Run The nstallShield Wizard will start and begin preparations to install 8 Click Next through the wizard When you see the screen to Choose Setup Type choose Custom Choosing Custom provides the system administrator who is installing the software more flexibility on the configuration as well as the option to also install a Failover Server 9 Continue with the wizard You ll have the option to specify the location of the installation files 10 When you see the Choose Recording Server Type screen select Standard Recording Server 11 At the Recording Server Configuration screen fill in this screen as foll
46. nt is installed an additional licensing step is required e All new and upgrade installations require the Ocularis Base to be licensed with the Ocularis 3 0 SLC TO LICENSE OCULARIS BASE This procedure may be used for Demo Retail new or upgrade versions of all Ocularis feature sets 1 The Ocularis License Activation application must be launched This is done in one of two ways e At the end of installing or upgrading Ocularis Base you are given the option to activate the Ocularis license This will automatically launch the Ocularis License Activation application if the Activate license checkbox is selected on the last screen of the installation wizard see Figure 8 e Onthe system where the Ocularis Base component is installed e locate the following icon on the desktop praal 2 If you are logged in under the Windows Administrator account double click this icon to launch the Ocularis License Activation application If you are logged in under another account with administrative rights right click the icon and select Run as Administrator The image shown in Figure 9 is displayed Ocularis License Activation Step 1 Enter SLC and click Verify SLC osea CE verify SLC Generate Base License File Click Here lt B gt Onss Update Base License Install Ocularis Components Close On upgrade installations the License Status area may identify that you need to obtain a new SLC 3 Enter the Ocula
47. oArchive LiveClient FeedRequested LiveClient Feed Terminated Get Update Event Types from RC E Management Server E Subscribe To All Event Types lt OnSSI soe Sn CU CU Gee Figure 18 RC E Event Proxy Events Sample 5 Click the Save button An xml file is generated which communicates settings to the OnSSI Event Coordinator 6 Click the Start button RC E camera events will now be forwarded to Ocularis Base TO MODIFY PARAMETERS IN THE RC E EVENT PROXY 1 Open the RC E Event Proxy from Windows Start gt All Programs gt OnSSI gt RC E Event Proxy Noa Op On Net Surveillance Systems Click the Stop button to stop the proxy Click the Get Update Event Types from RC E Management Server to update any new events Make any desired changes to events select or deselect as well as IP address or user account changes Click the Save button to save the settings Click the Start button to restart the proxy using the new settings Click the Finish button when done Inc Installing Ocularis Event Proxies 39 OnSSI Contact Information Ocularis Installation amp Licensing Guide Dynamic vs Basic Drives The Ocularis Base licensing application stores Ocularis licensing information in Secure Storage on the hard drive of the Base machine Because of this the operating system partition must reside on a Basic Disk and not as part of a Dynamic Disk To check what typ
48. on to store the c2v file that is generated Refer to onscreen instructions Step 3 Send file created in Step 2 for activation a if you have access to the internet from the Ocularis Base machine click the Click Here link provided on the screen as shown in Figure 9 This will launch a browser and navigate to the Ocularis Base Licensing Page b If you do not have access to the internet from this machine i bring the c2v file generated above to another workstation that does have internet connectivity ii open a browser and type the following URL http www onssi com sendc2v The following screen appears in the browser On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 OCULARIS BASE LICENSING Fields marked with Asterisk are mandatory Installation information type None Purchased From OnSSI by integrator distributor End User Are you installing the Please select w Ocularis Base ona Stand alone or Virtual Machine Contact Name Email Phone Company t City State Province Zip Postal Code Country Please select Y Ocularis Software License Code Attach your c2v file Browse Has this Ocularis Base License already been activated on another machine Notice Before sending in your license please verify that the Ocularis Base Software is not installed on a Dynamic Drive for information on how to check this pleas
49. ows Name of the RC E Recording Server This is the Name name that will appear in the RC E Manager GUI It can be changed later if necessary RC E Server IP address of the RC E Server Management Server MediaDB The name and location of the RC E Recording Server database Click Next 12 At the Service Log On Setup screen use the default value of Local System Click Next 13 At the next screen Recording Server Instance Installer you ll be asked to provide the number of instances for the Recording Server on this machine For most installations keep the default as 1 and click Next 14 At the Ready to Install the Recording Server screen click Install 15 When the wizard complete screen appears click Finish RC E Post Component Configuration The RC E Recorder is hostname driven This can pose an issue if the surveillance network is not set up or capable of resolving computer hostnames Therefore since RC E relies on hostnames to resolve addresses rather than IP addresses a simple edit needs to be done on a configuration file so that Ocularis are able to view video by direct IP address 30 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Follow the procedure below to complete the Post Component Configuration TO CONFIGURE RC E FOR IP ADDRESS RESOLUTION 1 Make a backup copy of the RecorderConfig xml file which is located in the directory Note the ProgramData folder may be hidden on some machines 2 Use a text editor to ope
50. r name Typing part of a name is usually all that is necessary Use the Check Names feature to verify that the name you have entered is recognized e Click OK f Specify the password for the user account in the Password field and confirm the password in the Confirm password field The password field must not be left blank g Click OK Click Install and then Finish when done On Net Surveillance Systems Inc TO INSTALL VIDEO DEVICE DRIVERS You may use the link from the download page to install the package of device drivers that shipped with your version of Ocularis ES It is always recommended to check the www onssi com website to obtain the most recent driver pack TO INSTALL A FAILOVER SERVER OPTIONAL A failover server is a spare recording server which can take over in case the primary recording server becomes unavailable A failover server is always installed on a separate computer You may set up multiple failover servers to ensure redundancy Follow the steps in To Install the Recording Server RC E Recorder on page 30 When you reach step 10 select Failover Recording Server as the recording server type Continue with the installation by following the screen prompts Synchronize Time on Servers It is critical that the time on the Management Server and all Recording Servers be synchronized by minute and second If the RC E servers are not already time synchronized they must be synchronized manually The follow
51. ris Base 3 0 SLC in the field provided in Step 1 Enter SLC and click Verify SLC In upgrade installations the SLC may already appear in this field 4 Click Verify SLC The Licensing Status area will update to reflect the licensing defined by the SLC 5 If the Ocularis Base installation is e Fora Demo version The activation is complete The software is licensed for the number of days and number of licenses shown Click Close You may proceed with the installation of Ocularis components see Installing Ocularis Components on page 18 e Fora Retail or Trial version and a This is a new installation o a few more steps are required Continue to step 6 below b This is an upgrade from any prior Ocularis version On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 15 16 o a few more steps are required You should have received a new v2c file with your Ocularis 3 0 SLC Continue to step 11 below A file needs to be generated by the licensing application on the Ocularis Base machine based on the SLC entered Refer to Figure 9 and locate onscreen instructions Step 2 Click Generate Base License File and click the Generate Base License File button Warning This step may only be done once It is important to be sure that the machine used to license Ocularis Base be the final unit in which the software will reside 7 A Windows save dialog box appears prompting for a file location Specify an easily accessible locati
52. roxy to forward events to the Ocularis Base Server e Installation and configuration of Event Proxies can be found at the end of this document On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Upgrading to Ocularis Version 3 0 Is it not necessary to manually uninstall any of the Ocularis components in order to upgrade from an earlier version to version 3 0 Simply install the new version on top of the existing version You ll be prompted to uninstall the older version and replace with the new version All Ocularis components however will need to be upgraded to 3 0 These include Ocularis Base Ocularis Administrator and all instances of Ocularis Client Ocularis Base should be upgraded first After that the order in which you upgrade each component from an installation standpoint does not matter The installation procedure will examine the system for an existing instance of each Ocularis component and if it finds it the software will prompt you to uninstall the corresponding component during the installation process To upgrade simply follow the installation instructions that follow Differences will be noted where applicable for upgrade installations Upgrading Recorders It is not necessarily required to upgrade existing recording component software o If you currently have NetDVMS 6 5g and are upgrading to Ocularis CS 3 0 you may continue to use NetDVMS 6 5g with Ocularis CS Your NetDVMS SLC will be locked however and you will not be able
53. t Server 1 On the machine you wish to install the RC E Recording server open a browser 2 Launch the Recorder Downloads page by typing in following URL http Management Server address port installation admin 3 Under the section Management Client Installer click the link English 4 You will be asked Do you want to save this file Click Save File PA Instruct the PC where you would like to save the file i Disregard this IP Address despite its use in this example This would not be a valid IP address if components are installed on multiple servers as they are in real world installations On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 31 After the file is downloaded run the executable If you receive a Security Warning click Run The nstallShield Wizard will start and prepare for the install Click Next through the wizard You ll have the option to change the location where the software is installed When the wizard is complete click Finish TO INSTALL THE LOG SERVER The Log Server provides the necessary functionality for logging information from the RC E Recording Component It typically resides on the same server as the RC E Server Management Server and runs as a service 1 2 11 32 On the machine you wish to install the RC E Log server open a browser Launch the Recorder Downloads page by typing in the following URL http Management Server address port installation admin Under the section
54. t the Basic System and grow into the Distributed System If you have hundreds of cameras or more or you use Ocularis ES use the Distributed System as a model Otherwise most installations will be fine with the Basic System layout There is no set formula to determine the layout for each installation as each organization is unique The system layouts described here are simply for use as a general guideline 18 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Ocularis Installation amp Licensing Guide Installing Ocularis Components TO ACCESS THE OCULARIS COMPONENT INSTALLATION PAGE Note Be sure to turn off any Firewalls running on the Ocularis Base machine 1 Determine the layout of the Ocularis system and go to the machine where you want to install the component 2 Access the download webpage through a browser using the following URL http NAME port OcularisService where NAME is either the IP Address or computer name of the Ocularis Base machine and port is the IIS port number In most cases the default port 80 is used and it is not necessary to enter it here This URL will redirect to a longer one which may also be used http NAME port OcularisService InstallerWebsite index html The following web page appears lt G gt OnSS Install Ocularis Components Ocularis Component Installation The inst tion of Ocularis ivi into four components Th Basic System Z A Distributed System f you need to include multi
55. t the Ocularis Installation Files e Installing Ocularis Base e Licensing Ocularis Base e Installing Ocularis Components e Installing Ocularis Administrator e Installing Ocularis Client e Ocularis Recording Components e Ocularis Event Proxies On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Download the Ocularis Installation Files If necessary Ocularis software may be obtained from the OnSSI website Follow these instructions to download the installation file 1 Open a browser and go to the Ocularis Downloads and Resources page at http www onssi com support downloads 2 Review the SLC requirements and other instructions on the page Click the link for the Ocularis feature set you wish to download e g Ocularis CS v3 0 Download 4 Ashort web form appears Fill out the form and click Submit You will receive an email containing the link to the download file as well as other documentation Click the link to download the Ocularis 3 0 file You will be prompted to save the file Select the desired file location and click Save The file download may take several minutes depending on your connection speed Be sure to remember the path to the directory where the file was saved On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Extract Ocularis Installation Files These steps outline the extraction of the Ocularis installation files and may be used for all Ocularis feature sets and for new or existing installations 1 Locate the Ocularis installation file
56. tallation amp Licensing Guide OnSSl RC E Server Installation Internet Information Services Setup has detected that Internet Information Services IIS is not installed on this computer IIS includes a range of administrative features for managing web servers and web applications To continue install IIS by clicking the Internet Information Services link above OnSSI RC E Server Database OnSSI RC E Server requires access to a relational database By clicking the ONSSI RC E Server Database link above you can either install Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express or use an existing MS SQL Database installation on your network View Microsoft SOL Server 2008 Express End User License Agreement OnSSI RC E Server With the required IIS components and database in place install the OnSSI RC E Server by clicking the OnSSI RC E Server link above Figure 14 Installing the RC E Server Management Server Step 1 Internet Information Services IIS Installation e You can use this menu to install IIS if necessary or you may install IIS manually The IIS installation may take several minutes Step 2 OnSSI RC E Server Database Installation e You will have the option to install a new instance of SQL Server Express 2008 or use an existing installation of a SQL database Step 3 OnSSI RC E Server Installation e This is the installation of the RC E Server Management Server e You will need the RC E license file lic file during this
57. the following options a Demo CO Retail J A gt A ie one nn ras alto 7 cam The Demo version provides for a limited number of camera licenses and a single license for Video Content Analytics and Remote Ocularis Video Wall There is also an expiration date associated with this license Choose this option only if you know you are working with a demo license This option is applicable only to Ocularis ES and Ocularis CS The Retail version is only limited by the licenses purchased This option is available for all feature sets of Ocularis Click Next 6 Selectthe type of installation Typical or Custom Typical will install all new files using default settings Custom allows you to change these settings Typical a Select the Typical radio button and click Next Ocularis Base is installed using these default settings Base installation files are placed in c Program Files OnSSI Ocularis Base Bookmarks location is designated as c NinetpubNwwwrootNOcularisServiceMBookmarks SQL Server 2008 Express is installed with a Server Name of OCULARISSERVER SA User Name of sa and an encrypted SA password Custom a Select the Custom radio button and click Next b Onthe SQL Server instance page the majority of users will use the default selection SQL Server Instance SQL Server Options Defined Select Option Please select which SQL Server instance to use for creating or upgrading the
58. to 5 00 p m U S Eastern time On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 17 Installing Ocularis Components Certain components of Ocularis namely Ocularis Client Ocularis Administrator and Ocularis Recorders are downloaded and installed from a central webpage located on the Ocularis Base machine This makes installation easy as system administrators no longer need to obtain separate installation files and move them from computer to computer Since computers running Ocularis components need to have network connectivity to the Ocularis Base system anyway the installation files for Ocularis components may be accessed from the Base machine A local webpage must be launched in order to download Ocularis components Ocularis Component Location Ocularis components may be installed in various locations on a network The configuration chosen depends on many factors including but not limited to the number of cameras licensed the recording component used and the availability of computer hardware for the system Basic System In most cases a single server system also called Basic System will suffice In a Basic System layout a central server is used as the primary location for the following components o Ocularis Base o Recording Component o and perhaps even the Ocularis Administrator depending on the graphics card The Basic System is a good system to start with when first implementing Ocularis especially on smaller systems thos
59. to add new cameras to NetDVMS The number of NetDVMS camera licenses will be deducted from the Ocularis CS RC C recorder count We strongly recommend upgrading to the RC C recording component This upgrade however may be done at a later time You must however upgrade the event proxy used See To Update the RC C RC I Event Proxy on page 34 o If you currently have NetEVS 3 1b or earlier when you upgrade to Ocularis ES 3 0 you must upgrade to the RC E 4 1a recording component included in Ocularis 3 0 o If you currently have RC E 4 0 you need not upgrade the recorder to RC E 4 1a unless you choose to However you must upgrade the event proxy used See To Update the RC E Event Proxy on page 37 o Ifyou are upgrading a NetDVR environment and have obtained Ocularis IS you MUST upgrade NetDVR to the RC I recorder Remember that you may request multiple RC recorder SLCs depending on the number of cameras on the system These additional SLCs are available upon request and at no charge You must however upgrade the event proxy used See To Update the RC C RC I Event Proxy on page 34 o Ifyou upgrading a ProSight SMB environment and have obtained Ocularis PS you MUST upgrade ProSight SMB to the RC P recorder Remember that you may request multiple RC P recorder SLCs depending on the number of cameras on the system These additional SLCs are available upon request and at no charge New Ocularis SLCs ARE REQUIRED when upgrading from
60. you want to continue click Yes Click Upgrade or New depending on whether Ocularis Client exists on the local pc When you are prompted to run or save the file you may choose to either run it now or save it and run the installation later If you chose New an extraction wizard screen will appear Follow the prompts to extract the files and then you ll see the Welcome to Ocularis Client Setup Wizard screen Once Run has been selected if a previous version of the Ocularis Client is detected a notice will appear asking for your confirmation to uninstall the older version and install the new version Click Yes a An Are you sure you want to remove Ocularis Client screen appears Click Yes b When the uninstall is complete click OK The Welcome to Ocularis Client Setup Wizard appears Click Next The License Agreement appears Please read click the I accept radio button and then click Next The Select Destination Folder screen appears You may leave the default directory path as is or change it if necessary according to your organization If installing the Demo version keeping the default path is recommended Click Next The Select Option screen appears Select the desired language for Ocularis Client from the drop down menu The language may be changed again after the software has been installed Click Next The next screen Ready to Install the Program will confirm the file path and disk space requirements Click

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