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1. A Getting Started Guide For masung Ocularis Legacy Users S ter S ill meen lt C gt Onssi Ocularis 5 Getting Started Guide Ocularis 5 Getting Started This quick reference is for customers who have a legacy version of Ocularis and need to add new camera licenses You must first upgrade Ocularis Base and Client s to v5 then install an Ocularis 5 recorder and add the new cameras to that recorder Keep your existing recorder s in place Use these steps when installing Ocularis Professional Enterprise or Ultimate on a single computer Refer to the Ocularis Installation and Licensing Guide or the Upgrading to Ocularis document for more detailed installation instructions A recommended process flow to add a v5 recorder to an existing system is listed below Each numbered step is described in detail following this list Download and Extract the Ocularis 5 installation file Upgrade and license the Ocularis Base software Access the Ocularis Component Downloads web page Upgrade Ocularis Administrator Upgrade Ocularis Client Verify the success of the upgrade Install the Ocularis 5 recording component software Add Cameras to the Recorder Apply Basic Configuration of Ocularis Base using Ocularis Administrator License the Ocularis 5 Recording Component BO CO OY Ge hoe JIN o See the Release Notes for the current Ocularis version for known issues feature changes and fixes 1 Download and Extract th
2. will detect an existing installation and prompt you to uninstall the old and reinstall the new Click Yes 3 Follow the on screen prompts Click Yes to save your existing Ocularis Client settings and accept the EULA It is recommended to use all defaults Click Finish at the completion of the wizard 4 Continue with step 6 Verify the Upgrade before Proceeding below 6 Verify the Upgrade before Proceeding 1 Loginto Ocularis Base with your new Ocularis Client and confirm that you can view video from cameras on your existing 4 x recorders 2 f everything is working correctly continue with step 7 Install Recording Component Software below 7 Install Ocularis 5 Recording Component Software The v5 recorder may be installed on the same computer as your existing recorder pending hardware resources or on any computer with access to Ocularis Base If you are unsure please contact OnSSI Technical Support 1 From the Ocularis Component Downloads webpage click the Download button adjacent to Ocularis Recorder 2 The executable file for this component is downloaded Click the file to launch the installation wrapper to extract files 3 Click Next throughout the wizard screens and when the Extraction Complete screen appears ensure that the checkbox for Install Ocularis Recorder is checked Click Finish 4 Select the language you wish to use for the installation and click OK 5 A Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for Ocu
3. Continue with step 7 Add Cameras to the Recorder below On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 2 Ocularis 5 Getting Started Guide 7 Add Cameras to the Recorder These are the bare minimum steps required to get Ocularis Recorder up and running Additional configuration such as configuring storage motion detection and other camera settings can be done at a later time 1 2 7 8 Launch the Ocularis Recorder Manager from the desktop icon from step 12 above On the login screen enter the IP Address of the PC where the recorder is installed in the Server field If it is on the same machine you may use localhost Enter the username admin in the User field Enter the password admin in the Password field The very first time you launch this application you will be forced to change the admin password You may change it to anything you like and if you select secure password you must follow the rules of a secure password It is not necessary nor recommended to use a second password for this application If the computer you are on is also on the same network as your cameras click Find Devices to add cameras using this tool If not click Create Camera to add each camera manually a Find Devices will present you with a list of cameras found You may modify several fields including the camera s username and password in this list if you have changed them from the default When ready click Add b Create camera presents yo
4. e Ocularis Installation File 1 Download the Ocularis file for the desired model from http onssi com software downloads 2 Onthe Ocularis Base machine launch the file downloaded in the prior step 3 An Installer Extraction wizard appears Click Next throughout this wizard to extract the installation files making changes where you deem necessary 4 Atthe end of the wizard you are given the option to Install Ocularis Base Make sure this checkbox is selected and click Finish 5 Proceed to step 2 Upgrade and License Ocularis Base below 2 Upgrade and License Ocularis Base Be sure you have your new Ocularis 5 SLC handy when installing or upgrading Ocularis Base 1 continued from prior section If a previous version is detected you ll be asked to install as an upgrade Click Yes 2 For upgrades from Ocularis 4 x or earlier a message stating that the SLC is not supported will appear Deactivate the old SLC and insert the new one Click the Deactivate button in the Ocularis License Activation application 3 Atthe warning message click Yes to confirm the deactivation Click OK to close the License successfully deactivated pop up 4 Enter the new SLC starting with 905 found in the email you received with your purchase into the Step 1 Enter SLC box or paste it from Windows clipboard Click Activate License 5 Click OK at the License activation successful pop up 6 Click Close to continue with the insta
5. in the section Initial installation New license code you ll see a form Enter your SLC i e the 7 digit SLC with the prefix 500 and fill out the remainder of the form In the Product ID field paste the contents of the text file that you created from the Ocularis Recorder Manager in step 2 8 When done click Submit The SLC is verified with the OnSSI licensing server A license key file is emailed as an attachment to the email account specified on the form There may be a delay of up to ten minutes to receive the email from the licensing server 9 Detach the license key file from the email and bring the file back to the offline computer running the Ocularis Recorder Manager 10 Inthe Ocularis Recorder Manager select Import license file from the nfo menu 11 Click Select to navigate to the license file Select the file and then click Open 12 Click Import to apply the license key You are done To view your licensing information select Show License from the nfo menu dP ON eS a Other Configuration for Ocularis Recorders If you use events with Ocularis you will need to install and configure the new recorder s event proxy To configure individual events refer to the Ocularis Administrator User Manual For additional help using Ocularis refer to the library documentation on the OnSSI com website Legal Notice This product manual is intended for general information purposes only and due care has been taken in it
6. laris 5 screen appears Click Next 6 Onthe End User License Agreement screen click I accept and then Next 7 Onthe Setup Type selection screen select the option for what you d like to install If you are installing all components on the current computer recommended select the option Manager 8 Server and click Next For alternate installation options refer to the Ocularis Installation and Licensing Guide or contact OnSSI Technical Support NOTE with Ocularis Professional ONLY you must install a Master Core along with a DM on each recorder This requires a recorder SLC for each server available from OnSSI With Ocularis Enterprise or Ultimate there should be only one Master Core and optionally one or more Slave Cores in the entire environment Only one SLC is needed in these models On the Server Services screen click the drop down for IP Addresses host names found and select the IP address for the current computer DO NOT SKIP THIS STEP Keep default values for the Update Service section 9 On the Multimedia Setting screen do not add any paths for storage at this time Keep default values Storage locations can always be added later Click Next 10 Click Install 11 When prompted to accept the EULA for Microsoft DirectX click Yes Note that this window may be behind the regular installation window 12 When installation is complete click Finish A desktop icon Ocularis Recorder Manager appears on the desktop 13
7. llation of Ocularis Base 7 Follow the wizard prompts for the remainder of Ocularis Base installation 8 Read and accept the EULA Click Next 9 Choose Typical or Custom installation and click Next Typical installs files in default locations for new installations Custom allows you to modify file locations and database settings Typical is the recommended selection The Ocularis Base files are installed to the specified directory Accept defaults if prompted 10 An informational message regarding the installation of dependencies may appear Click OK Dependencies are installed including SQL Express 2008 This may take several minutes A new installer website is also created 11 A Setup Wizard Complete screen appears Click Finish 3 Access the Ocularis Component Downloads Webpage from the Base During the installation of Ocularis Base the files required to install other Ocularis components were also installed on the Base computer These installation files may be accessed from other computers on the network via a local webpage On each satellite PC access the webpage on the Base to download and install Ocularis components 1 Access the Ocularis installation webpage through a browser using the following URL http Base_IP port OcularisService On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 1 Ocularis 5 Getting Started Guide where Base_IP is either the IP Address or computer name of the Ocularis Base machine and
8. meras a Inthe left panel expand a user group name and select Camera Privileges b New cameras appear in the group titled Unprivileged Assign cameras to one or more camera groups as needed Either drag and drop the camera name from the Unprivileged Cameras group to another camera group or right click the camera and assign to a camera group Multi select is supported use SHIFT or CTRL to select multiple Select the Views tab Either create a new view for the new cameras or populate existing views with the new cameras a New View i Select the Group name for which you will create a view ii Click the New Group button at the top left toolbar iii Click the New View button to create a basic view iv Select the layout for the view 1x1 2x2 3x3 etc b Populate view panes with cameras i Select the Cameras tab in the lower left panel ii Expand the folder labeled All to see a list of all privileged cameras for this group iii Drag and drop camera names from the left pane directly onto the desired pane displayed on the right Close Ocularis Administrator and continue with step 9 Da 0 10 Ocularis 5 Getting Started Guide 9 License the new Recording Component When the Ocularis 5 recording components are installed the software defaults to a 30 day free trial mode You must license the software within the 30 day period There is no need to register camera licenses or MAC addresses Once the soft
9. port is the IIS port number In most cases the default port 80 is used and it is not necessary to enter it here If you are located at the Base machine use http localhost OcularisService 2 Click Download next to each component you wish to install locally 4 Upgrade Ocularis Administrator If you haven t already upgraded Ocularis Administrator to v5 use these steps Install the Ocularis Administrator on the Base or any PC with connectivity to the Base This component may be installed in as many places as you like 1 From the Ocularis Component Downloads webpage click the Download button adjacent to Ocularis Administrator 2 The file Ocularis Admin exe is downloaded Click the file to run the installation wizard 3 Follow the on screen prompts in the wizard It is recommended to use all defaults The system will detect an existing installation and prompt you to uninstall the old and reinstall the new Click Yes 4 Click Finish when Setup Wizard is complete 5 Continue with step 5 Upgrade Ocularis Client below 5 Upgrade Ocularis Client If you haven t already upgraded Ocularis Client s to v5 use these steps on each client PC Ocularis Client may be installed in as many places as you like 1 From the Ocularis Component Downloads webpage click the Download button adjacent to Ocularis Client 2 The file Ocularis Client exe is downloaded Click the file to run the installation wizard The system
10. s 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 2015 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 US patent 8 390 684 B2 for Ocularis Client Patents Applied For in the U S and Abroad On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 4
11. u with a dialog for you to enter a name for the camera the manufacturer the device driver the username and password and the IP address and port number Leave the DeviceManager field as is for now Click OK to add the camera For more information on configuring camera settings refer to the Ocularis Recorder Configuration Manual Close the Ocularis Recorder Manager Continue with step 8 Basic Configuration of Ocularis below 8 Basic Configuration of Ocularis These are the bare minimum steps used to get the new cameras up and running in Ocularis Additional configuration such as configuring alerts maps and other behavior can be done at a later time 1 5 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc Launch the Ocularis Administrator application a Enter User name admin b Enter Password admin or whatever password you have configured for the admin account c Use the IP address of the Base computer in the Server field d Select Authentication type Basic e Check the box to Remember Login f Click Login Import the Recording Component a On the left of the Servers Events tab click Add Enter the IP Address of the recorder computer in the Host field Select Login Type of Basic Enter the user name for the recorder account admin Enter the password for the recorder s admin user account f Click Add Select the Users Privileges tab and assign Camera Privileges for the newly configured ca
12. ware is licensed no further licensing steps are required unless you purchase additional camera licenses Use the SLC you receive when you purchased the product Licensing can be done online or offline Licensing Online Use these steps if the PC with Ocularis Recorder Manager has internet connectivity Launch the Ocularis Recorder Manager Select the nfo menu and click Activate License Click OK to confirm that you have an internet connection Verify that the Personalize License radio button is selected this is the default selection Enter the recorder SLC in the first field This SLC should contain seven digits starting with 500 Fill out the remainder of the form Click OK The software connects to the OnSSI registration server obtains and downloads the license You are done To view your licensing information select Show License from the nfo menu ba Oy Bade N Licensing Offline Use these steps if the PC with Ocularis Recorder Manager does not have internet connectivity Launch the Ocularis Recorder Manager From the nfo menu select Request Product ID Click Copy to copy the Product ID to the Windows clipboard Click OK to close the Product ID pop up Paste the contents of the clipboard into a Notepad or other text file Save the file to portable media and bring it to a PC that does have internet connectivity From a browser go to the URL http onssi com ocularis recorder licensing 7 At the top of the page

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