DComplex IP Camera Recorder User Manual
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1. Hide DComplex IP Camera Recorder H Hide Others 3H w Purana fi ai l Pay oF ull tat F Quit DComplex IP Camera Recorder 0 e Change your preferences DComplex IP Camera Recorder s Video fills entire window edges of the video might be cropped C Video fits inside the window ral Show Camera Name on Video Show Time Stamp on Video Close e Tap the Close button All video windows will switch to the new mode of cropping In addition the screen controls preferences for displaying camera names and current time on the video Copyright 2012 2013 DComplex LLC 37 DComplex IP Camera Recorder User Manual Layout Templates The app comes with multiple layout templates It can display video in 1x2 grid 2x2 grid 3x3 grid 4x4 grid It also allows you to create your own custom layout template To change active layout template use the Layout menu To create a custom layout template e Tap the Layout menu and e Select Add menu item DComplex IP Camera Recorder Cameras Window Help Add Remove e Anew Add Layout configuration window will open Add Layout Columns 3 Rows 3 Reset Cancel Add e Enter a name in the Name field that helps you to identify the layout template Copyright 2012 2013 DComplex LLC 38 DComplex IP Camera Recorder User Manual you are about to create such as 2x2 with 9 small e Reset your current view to one of the pre configured2. LLC 29 DComplex IP Camera Recorder User Manual Users IP Camera Recorder allows you to add new users and change their passwords for extra protection By default your IP Camera Recorder comes with one pre configured user User Name admin Password admin Note All Users have Administrative Rights to the recorder with unlimited access List of Users To see all available users e Select the recorder e Tap the Edit edit button e Select the Users tab The app will display all users available as a list DComplex Mac Client Connection Cameras Storages Schedules Users Activation Codes Add Edit Remove Close Password Change By default your IP Camera Recorder comes with a default user name and password User Name admin Password admin It is recommended that you change the default password immediately This way no one can connect to the recorder but you To change password for any existing user e Select the user s name from the list of all available users Copyright 2012 2013 DComplex LLC 30 DComplex IP Camera Recorder User Manual e Tap the Edit button e Change the password DComplex Mac Client User Name admin Password password Confirm Password password Update Cancel The app will connect to the selected recorder and update its users information Now your IP Camera Recorder can only be accessed with the new passwor
3. Sony or ONVIF tap the Next button Select Camera Model Axis 7 Copyright 2012 2013 DComplex LLC 17 DComplex IP Camera Recorder User Manual Configuration The app will open the camera s configuration window Setup the camera s parameters as needed tap the button The app will send the camera parameters to the selected DComplex IP Camera Recorder The camera will be added to your recorder The recorder will attempt to connect to the camera to see what functionality is available For example whether the camera allows Pan Tilt and Zoom controls List of Cameras The camera will be added to the tab s list DComplex Mac Client Connection Cameras Storages Schedules Users Activation Codes Name Address Motion Front Entrance 192 168 1 120 E Detect Trial mode ends in 30 days Buy Activation Codes for all cameras to avoid losing video Add Edit Remove Close It is set up with default configuration You can adjust your camera s settings anytime by using the camera s configuration window The camera will be added under your IP Camera Recorder into list Notice that now the recorder has symbol before it in the list control recorder ro a To online All your cameras from the recorder are listed under it Tap gt symbol to see all the cameras from that recorder Copyright 2012 2013 DComplex LLC
4. during video search Copyright 2012 2013 DComplex LLC 23 DComplex IP Camera Recorder User Manual Removing a Camera You can permanently remove a camera from your DComplex IP Camera Recorder e Select the camera you want to remove e Tap the Remove DUtton and e Confirm The camera will be permanently removed from the recorder and the app s list All video cells from the camera will be closed Copyright 2012 2013 DComplex LLC 24 DComplex IP Camera Recorder User Manual Events Managing the Events List The app allows you to monitor Motion Detection events from your IP Camera Recorder for any configured camera By default after a camera is added your recorder automatically starts analyzing video stream for motion Once motion is detected the app will display the event in its nts list To see the nts list activate the Sho ents item from the ow menu DComplex IP Camera Recorder Cameras Layout Juce Help Minimize Zoom Show Events v DComplex IP Camera Recorder Once motion is detected the app will display the event in the nts list in red Front Entrance Events ce 11 21 48 AM Motion Detected Front Entrance 6 11 12 11 16 16 AM Motion Detected Front Entrance 6 11 12 11 15 52 AM 11 seconds TAOTO x In addition the app will display red borders around the camera s video cell After the event is restored the app will display the event name in black and show the total dur
5. first time The app will attempt to connect to the IP Camera Recorder to synchronize any pre configured configuration including any existing cameras storages schedules and users Then the app will automatically open the recorder s configuration window Fora new recorder the list will be empty All other tabs will have default configuration You can continue configuring your IP Camera Recorder using the app s configuration window When you are finished tap the button The recorder is added to the app s list now Copyright 2012 2013 DComplex LLC 8 DComplex IP Camera Recorder User Manual Configuring a Recorder The app allows you to modify your recorder s settings such as adding removing cameras and users selecting storage locations and customizing schedules Access the recorder configuration by e Selecting the recorder you want to modify and e Tapping the Edit button on the top left corner of the app The recorder configuration window looks like the following DComplex Mac Client Connection Cameras Storages Schedules Users Activation Codes Parameter Value Name Home Office Address localhost Port 80 Protocol http ak User Name admin Password essea Close It has the following tabs e Connection Contains connection parameters to the actual IP Camera Recorder They are required in order the app to successfully connect to your recorder e Cameras Lists all cameras configured o
6. scan your network for any available devices DComplex IP Camera Recorder These devices are detected on your network If your IP Camera is listed here select it to add it Name AXIS M1031 W 00408C999BA3 Address http axis a3 local 80 i View in Browser Add IP Camera AXIS M1031 W 00408C999BA3 IF your IP Camera is not listed above you need to know its address to add it know address of my IP Camera and want to add it using the address Cancel Copyright 2012 2013 DComplex LLC 16 DComplex IP Camera Recorder User Manual Using Auto Detection The app can automatically discover IP Cameras near you To see all auto detected devices open the Name list box DComplex IP Camera Recorder These devices are detected on your network lf your IP Camera is listed here select it to add it pelo AXIS M1031 W 00408C9O99BA3 ipcameralid 00A8F700A707 alias IPCAM TV IPS 72WiI M Living Room Lexmark f Unknown Device Address If your IP Camera is not listed above you need to know its address to add it know address of my IP Camera and want to add it using the address Cancel To add the camera select it from the Name list and tap the button below it Using Its Address You may choose to add your camera manually by tapping the button below know address of my IP Camera and want to add it using the address Then select the camera type such Axis
7. successfully connect to the recorder To update the recorders connection settings e Tap the 4 button and e Select the tab The app s window will look like the following Parameter Value Name Home Office Address localhost Fort 80 Protocol http User Name admin Password sssa It has the following fields Enter any name that helps you to identify the recorder such as Office Home Mom s House Address of your IP Camera Recorder It is OK to use IP Address or a name such as mac local or dcomplexhq dyndns org Do NOT enter http nor port number into the address field Note If you are running the app locally with DComplex IP Camera Recorder currently installed and running on your Mac then the app will automatically Copyright 2012 2013 DComplex LLC 11 DComplex IP Camera Recorder User Manual add your recorder into the list for you The Address field of your local recorder will show localhost value The IP Camera Recorder uses an By default it is set to 9001 By default the IP Camera Recorder uses HTTP protocol It is possible to use more secure HTTPS protocol using the Apache Web Server that came with your Mac Contact us for details By default your IP Camera Recorder comes with a default user name and password admin admin It is recommended that you change the password immediately This way no one can connect to it but you You can easily ch
8. templates to use as a base for your new layout template using Columns and Rows combo boxes e Use white arrows inside the Layout Grid to change the cell s size Tap on any arrow to increase the cell s dimension in the direction of the arrow The new cell will completely take over all cells right next to the arrow Note You can only enlarge a cell To start over change either the Columns or the Rows for your new base template e When you are finished tap the Add button Add Layout Name 2x2 with 9 small Click arrows to resize cells Columns Now you can select and use your custom layout template from the Layout menu DComplex Mac Client Recorders Window Help 2x2 with 9 small Copyright 2012 2013 DComplex LLC 39 DComplex IP Camera Recorder User Manual Multiple Cameras The app allows you to monitor live video from up to 25 cameras simultaneously To accommodate video from large number of cameras the app provides a way for you to organize it into separate 020 DCo Front Entrance Recording ON Analytics ON Back Entrance AXIS MLO31 W SS Warehouse AXIS M1031 W de Search To add a new tab tap the button and provide a new name for it DComplex IP Camera Viewer Tab Name Tab 1 A new tab will appear e By default the new tab inherits previously selected tab s layout You can always change active layout template for any Each cell that display
9. to layout mode tap the Full Screen Mode button Copyright 2012 2013 DComplex LLC 43 DComplex IP Camera Recorder User Manual The Full Window Mode The full window mode displays video from one camera at a time centering the image and making it as large as the window allows The app always displays the Ful Window Mode biefbutton in the video cell s toolbar The Full Window Mode button is a toggle button Tap the button to see switch between full window and layout modes DComplex IP Camera Viewer ra Cameras Front Entry Back Entrance 8 31 48 AM AXIS M1031 W Front Entry Recording ON Analytics ON Front Entrance I ONVIF AXIS M1031 W a p sAn loo x Fi Search The following functions are available in the full screen mode only e PTZ e Digital PTZ If the video cell is in the layout mode activating any of the above functionality will automatically move the cell into the full screen mode To return to layout mode tap the Full Screen Mode button Copyright 2012 2013 DComplex LLC 44 DComplex IP Camera Recorder User Manual Saving a Snapshot The app allows to save an image from any camera The app always displays the Save Image re poutton in the video cell s toolbar Tap it to capture the snapshot from the camera The captured image will be opened in the Preview app where you could edit the image or email it and etc The app automatically manages all exported ima
10. 18 DComplex IP Camera Recorder User Manual recorder WY HO ENG amp y is online Front Entrance Notice that gt symbol changed to symbol Tap symbol to hide all the cameras from that recorder At this point you also can add camera to your video layout to be able to see live video from it Copyright 2012 2013 DComplex LLC 19 DComplex IP Camera Recorder User Manual Editing a Camera The app allows you to modify your camera s settings on your IP Camera Recorder Invoke the Edit Camera functionality by e Selecting the camera and e Tapping the Edil button The app will open the camera s configuration window Setup the camera s parameters as needed tap the Save button The app will send camera s new settings to the recorder Copyright 2012 2013 DComplex LLC 20 DComplex IP Camera Recorder User Manual Configuring a Camera The app allows you to modify camera s settings on your IP Camera Recorder anytime by using the following camera s configuration window Editing Camera Warehouse Parameter Value Name Warehouse Address 66 35 137 235 Port 80 Protocol http ak User Name Password Quality Good Frames Per Second 5 Continuous Recording Schedule Always Keep Recorded Video Days 30 Record Continuously 1 Image per Second ae db db dh dk dE Record during Events 5 Images per Second Detect Motion Motion Detection Threshold 2 Hide Details Cancel sme It has the following fie
11. 2 5 00 AM You can scroll the all the way down to the first available video Once you have selected the time from the time line video cell will start video playback from that time automatically You can navigate between to the closest events next to the selected time by using button below Previous Next Copyright 2012 2013 DComplex LLC 50 DComplex IP Camera Recorder User Manual Events List Video Search window allows you to search through all events from the camera and or export any event or any video clip list has all events generated from the camera for the time selected in the Time Line control You can see the selection as blue rectangle 0 20 30 40 50 5 3 12 10 00 AM 5 3 12 9 00 AM 5 3 12 8 00 AM 5 3 12 7 00 AM 5 3 12 6 00 AM Tapping on any other lines will switch the selection Every time you do it the list will be refilled with updated events from the selected time frame Simply selecting an event from the list will automatically e Mark the event position on the time line Biana e Start video playback from the event in the video cell control The video playback will play for the duration of the event and then stop automatically Video Search window allows instant export of any selected event The window always displays a Dutton in its toolbar Exp Tap it to open the configuration window below Start time 5 3 2012 11 35 23 AM Duration 15 seconds Cancel Export The ev
12. C 48 DComplex IP Camera Recorder User Manual Functionality Overview Video Search window contains the following elements e Toolbar for navigating the Time Line and video Time Line for graphical display of recorded video and eten e Video Cell for playing recorded video e Events List for showing any events detected from the camera 00 Video Search Front Entry ee ee ees ere S ree Motion Detected 4f2rf12 1 59 57 PM Motion Detected 4 27 12 1 58 22 PM ET Ee TEER CEN pein S Motion Detected 4 27112 1 57 13 PM P m m l M Motion Detected 4 27 12 Motion Detected 4 27 12 Motion Detected 4 27 12 Copyright 2012 2013 DComplex LLC 49 DComplex IP Camera Recorder User Manual Time Line Video Search window allows you to pick time from the control by tapping anywhere on it The Time Line can show video allocation time line in two different time intervals e One Hour interval The toolbar will display Hour button The control will show 1 hour time per line e One Day interval The toolbar will display Day button The control will show 1 day time per line Use the buttons above to switch between different time interval modes Video is graphically marked on the using green for continuous recorded video and red for events 50 5 3 12 10 00 AM shh cas Lic Lah Ba 5 3 12 9 00 AM See ee ee er ee eee 5 12 800 AM 5 912 7 00 AM 5 312 6 00 AM 5 91
13. DComplex IP Camera Recorder User Manual DComplex IP Camera Recorder User Manual This document has the latest documentation about the DComplex IP Camera Recorder Download IP Camera Recorder from https dcomplex com store IP Camera Recorder is designed and developed by DComplex LLC in New York USA DComplex LLC is a software development company focusing on professional iPhone and Mac video surveillance solutions dcomplex com Information in this document is subject to change without notice No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical for any purpose without the express written permission of DComplex LLC The software described in this document is furnished under a license agreement and may only be used in accordance with the terms of that agreement Copyright 2012 2013 DComplex LLC 1 DComplex IP Camera Recorder User Manual Table of Contents BM cance std cece htt cen ac ue acacia 26 scoi e a cc eccentrics 26 EN eM a ath Soa ett ett eset lene nc ae abi 2l Custom SAIN iinet ste hi a adic cen tei 28 Copyright 2012 2013 DComplex LLC 2 DComplex IP Camera Recorder User Manual Other IP Camera Recorder Featue ccccccsecsecsecsecsecsccsessssssssestessesuessessssusssssusssssusssssussssusssssts 53 E mailing Technical Support cc ccc ccccccccccccccccccuscuscuecuscuecuecuecuecuesussuscussussussuesussssussussussussuss
14. Front Entrance ONVIF AXIS M1031 W y Q O8n7O x Search In order to start moving in a specific direction press the arrow button To stop moving press the button again to release it Note PTZ presets must be configured on the camera before they can be used by the app Note Camera PTZ functionality is only available when video cell is in the full window mode If the video cell is in the layout mode activating camera PTZ functionality will automatically move the cell into the full screen mode To return to layout mode tab the Full Screen Mode button Copyright 2012 2013 DComplex LLC 42 DComplex IP Camera Recorder User Manual Digital PTZ Digital PTZ is available for any camera model The app always displays the Digital P TZ button in the video cell s toolbar The Digital P I Z button is a toggle button Tap the button to see arrows that control Digital PTZ Tab it again to hide arrows DComplex IP Camera Viewer i ameras Back Entrance AXIS M1031 W Front Entrance ONVIF AXIS M1031 W i Search In order to start moving in a specific direction press the arrow button To stop moving press the button again to release it Note Digital PTZ functionality is only available when video cell is in the full window mode If the video cell is in the layout mode activating digital PTZ functionality will automatically move the cell into the full screen mode To return
15. LC 6 DComplex IP Camera Recorder User Manual Recorder Connecting to a Remote Recorder The app allows you to connect to configure and monitor an unlimited number of IP Camera Recorders You need to know of the remote DComplex IP Camera Recorder Typically you would use a computer IP Address here However if your computer has another address format such as DNS like dcomplexhg dyndns org or local address like mac local it would work as well Note If you are running the app locally with DComplex IP Camera Recorder currently installed and running on your Mac then the app will automatically add your recorder into the list for you The Address field of your local recorder will show localhost value Invoke the command from the menu on the top of your computer screen Tel Layout Window Help Add Edit Remove DComplex IP Camera Recorder ISH Connect to an IP Camera Recorder g Connection Settings You will see the list of parameters to access the recorder DComplex IP Camera Recorder Adding IP Camera Recorder Recorder Name DComplex HQ Address dcom Port 9001 Protocol Co User Name admin Password ssees Setup the recorder s connection parameters as needed tap the button Copyright 2012 2013 DComplex LLC 7 DComplex IP Camera Recorder User Manual Note Only authorized users can connect to the recorder Use the default admin and admin to connect to the recorder the
16. ange the password or add a new user using the app Make sure you update it in the app recorder s connection settings as well Copyright 2012 2013 DComplex LLC 12 DComplex IP Camera Recorder User Manual Storage Locations IP Camera Recorder scans your Mac for all available storage locations By default after a camera has been added your recorder starts recording video from it automatically It is recommended to verify the storage locations selection before adding any cameras to the recorder Your IP Camera Recorder monitors your hard drives for free space You can always see the current video storage locations on your IP Camera Recorder and it s status e Select the recorder e Tap the Edit Dutton and e Select the tab The app will display all storage locations available on your Mac DComplex NVR Client Connection Cameras Storages Schedules Users Activation Codes Select the discs you want to use for recording The oldest video will be deleted when the discs become full Use Path Capacity GB Available Used Space v com dcomplex nvr 999 946CB BOO Volumes Macintosh HD 999 946 GB REHERHBRR H Volumes Oct 19 2011 4 0 GB 0 A E E tt Nolumes x 319 127 GB EWhkBEOHOE Close IP Camera Recorder records video to the selected locations IP Camera Recorder does not limit the number of days to store the recorded video The video will be stored for up to
17. as many days as the specified storage locations permit If your location is 90 full with system files or your other files IP Camera Recorder will not record video to it If there is not enough space in the selected locations the oldest video recorded by the IP Camera Recorder will be deleted automatically to free up space for newest video Copyright 2012 2013 DComplex LLC 13 DComplex IP Camera Recorder User Manual Video Recording and Sleep Mode in Mac OSX When your computer goes to sleep the IP Camera Recorder will STOP video recording That means that your scheduled recording will NOT work as well To learn more about what happens when your Mac goes to sleep read About Energy Saver sleep and idle modes in Mac OS X article Here is how to disable sleep mode on your Mac n e Open the Finder app and select Applications item e From it launch System Preferences app e Select Energy Saver under Hardware section e You will see two sliders Computer sleep E l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l hi 1 min 15 min 1 hr 3 hrs Never Display sleep _ l l l l 1 l l l l l l l l l l l 1 min 15 min 1 hr 3 hrs Never e lf you set the Computer Sleep slider to Never the computer will always stay On e You could keep Display Sleep to some small value like 5 minutes to save energy Copyright 2012 2013 DComplex LLC 14 DComplex IP Camera Recorder User Manual Disconnecting from a Recorder The app can
18. ation of the event Note The number of items in the Evenis list is limited However you can still find all events from the camera in the Video Search window To help you see which portion of the image caused the event the event s thumbnail image will have a red rectangle highlighting the region of the event You can always search recorded video for events from a camera by using Search functionality Copyright 2012 2013 DComplex LLC 25 DComplex IP Camera Recorder User Manual Schedules IP Camera Recorder allows you to record video from a camera automatically using a schedule List of Schedules By default after a camera is added your IP Camera Recorder automatically starts recording video from it using one of the built in schedules S You can s switch video recording mode to any other built in schedules using the setting on your camera or create you own schedules To see all available schedules on a recorder or create your own e Select the recorder e Tap the Edit Dutton and e Select the tab The app will display all schedules available on your IP Camera Recorder as a list DComplex Mac Client Connection Cameras Storages Schedules Users Activation Codes Name Cameras Always Front Entrance Never Monday Friday 8am 6pm Monday Friday Saturday and Sunday Add Edit Remove Close Notice that all your cameras are listed next to the schedule they use Copyright 2012 2013 DComple
19. b from the Edit window Copyright 2012 2013 DComplex LLC 32 DComplex IP Camera Recorder User Manual Buying a License Key To purchase a new video channel license key tap the button DComplex IP Camera Recorder Connection Cameras Storages Schedules Users License Keys Email License Key State Cameras Comments IBA UVC4 Activated 1 8249CUVX Activated 1 AJZG2G6T Activated 1 DZESCUTR Activated 1 SKZEGYZE Activated 5 Activate Add Close You will be automatically forwarded to the S page e Login e Select the tab e Tap the button and follow the on screen instructions You can always see your purchase history and find all your license keys under the tab Store My Account Download Buy Activation Code ContactUs Logout Irina D Purchase History Displaying 1 4 of 4 result s Description Product Code Purchase Date Activated On 1 Camera s Activation Code IP Camera Recorder 2012 06 11 11 40 32 lrina s iMac 1 Camera s Activation Code IP Camera Recorder 8249CUVX 2012 06 16 22 27 39 lrina s iMac 1 Camera s Activation Code IP Camera Recorder AJZG2G6T 2012 07 05 10 32 35 lrina s iMac 1 Camera s Activation Code IP Camera Recorder DZE8CUTR 2012 07 05 10 34 58 lrina s iMac Your must activate the license key inside the app Copyright 2012 2013 DComplex LLC 33 DComplex IP Camera Recorder User Manual Activation To activate a vi
20. d Note At this time if the app uses the user information you have modified to connect to the recorder it will loose the recorder s connection due to the invalid password Video steams from any cameras from the updated recorder will stop To update the app s connection settings to the recorder e Select the tab e Update the field accordingly and e Confirm The app will try to re connect to the recorder using new password now Copyright 2012 2013 DComplex LLC 31 DComplex IP Camera Recorder User Manual License Keys DComplex IP Camera Recorder software is available for download mee a charge However IP Camera Recorder requires a valid Video Cha nse Key for every IP Camera before it can stream and or record video from it Trial Mode The Trial mode allows you to control two IP Cameras for FREE for 30 days Notice the reminder about trial on your recorder s Cameras tab DComplex IP Camera Recorder ginnen ns Storages Schedules Users License Keys Email Name Address Front Entrance axis a3 local Detect Trial mode ends in 30 days Buy Activation Codes for all cameras to avoid losing video Add Camera Edit Camera Remove Camera Close List of License Keys The app allows you to buy activate and manage license keys for all your IP Cameras You can see all purchased license keys for any selected recorder e Select the recorder e Tap the Edit gip button and e Select the License Keys ta
21. deo channel e Tap the Add button DComplex IP Camera Recorder Connection Cameras Storages Schedules Users License Keys Email License Key State Cameras Comments IBA7UVC 4 Activated 1 8249CUVX Activated 1 AJZG2G6T Activated 1 DZE8CUTR Activated 1 9KZEGY7E Activated 5 Activate Add Close Buy License Keys e Enter your license key DComplex Mac Client Enter New Activation Code MWTMEWQA e Tap the Add button and confirm You can see your new in the License Keys list now DComplex IP Camera Recorder Connection Cameras Schedules Users License Keys Email Storages State Cameras Comments Activated 1 Activated Activated Activated Activated License Key IBA UVC4 B249CUVX AJZ G2G6T DZESCUTR OKZEGYZE MWTMEQAS Buy License Keys e Select your new license key from the list e Tap the Activate button Copyright 2012 2013 DComplex LLC 34 DComplex IP Camera Recorder User Manual The app will attempt to connect to the DComplex IP Camera Recorder to set new license key It may take a few minutes especially if you are activating Camera on a remote recorder The Server has received the Activation request The activation might take a few moments Please reload this window to see if the code is now activated Tap the Close button to close the Information Message box You can s
22. easily be disconnected from any IP Camera Recorder Note You cannot permanently uninstall a recorder using the app from your Mac Invoke the command by e Selecting the recorder you want to disconnect from and e Tapping the Remove Dutton on the top left corner of the app The app will ask you to confirm Are you sure you want to disconnect from Recorder DComplex HQ The recorder will keep running Cancel Disconnect The app will disconnect from the recorder and remove it from the list Any video cell displaying video from any camera from the disconnected recorder will be closed Copyright 2012 2013 DComplex LLC 15 DComplex IP Camera Recorder User Manual Camera Adding a Camera The Recorder can detect many camera models on your network If your camera is detected you do not even need to know the address of your camera Otherwise you must know the Address of the camera and the camera Model before you can add the camera to your IP Camera Recorder Note Typically you would use camera IP Address here However if your camera has less popular address format such as DNS like mycam dyndns org or local address like axis a3 local it would work as well select the recorder you want to add cameras to Invoke the ra functionality by e Tapping the Add button nA on the top left corner of the app and e Selecting the A ras command F Add Camera amp The app will
23. ee your new license key as being Activated in the License Keys list now You can add more IP Cameras to your recorder now Copyright 2012 2013 DComplex LLC 35 DComplex IP Camera Recorder User Manual Monitoring Live Video Monitoring live video will take the lion s share of the app use Please review these tips to get familiar will all relevant features You might find something that will make your experience with the product much better Live Video To watch live video from a camera e Tap onthe gt button in the middle of the camera video icon Note If there is no empty cells in your current layout the camera will replace one of the displayed cameras Note Each empty cell displays its order number aMneras Back Entrance ARIS M103 1 W Front Entry Recording ON Analytics ON or e Drag the camera from the Cameras list into the desired cell You should see the video from the camera now Copyright 2012 2013 DComplex LLC 36 DComplex IP Camera Recorder User Manual Preferences Video from each camera fills all of the cell s space If the video from a camera is too wide or too high for the cell it is automatically cropped to maximally fit in to the cell To change cropping e Access the Preferences menu item from the DComplex IP Camera Recorder menu on the top of the computer screen 4 eet eee tel Cameras Layo About DComplex IP Camera Recorder Preferences Report Error
24. ent will be opened by the app It allows you to play back the movie email it and etc Copyright 2012 2013 DComplex LLC 51 DComplex IP Camera Recorder User Manual Playing Recorded Video Video Search window allows you to search through all video from the camera Once you have selected the time from the Time Line control it start video playback from that time automatically You have the following controls in the toolbar to help you search recorded video Play Pause slow 4x Video Search window allows to save an image of recorded video from the camera The window always displays the d button in its toolbar napshot Tap it to capture the snapshot of the recorded video The captured image will be opened by the app Copyright 2012 2013 DComplex LLC 52 DComplex IP Camera Recorder User Manual Other IP Camera Recorder Features E mailing Technical Support If you need help with the IP Camera Recorder app you can use the menu to send an email directly to Technical Support This is especially useful when the app generates error messages The most recent error messages will automatically be included in the email for more efficient troubleshooting If you have any questions or comments about the IP Camera Recorder please send email to support dcomplex com Copyright 2012 2013 DComplex LLC 53
25. g the Reset to combo box to make a pees for your on A schedule Enter a new name for your schedule to help you identify it easily After you are finished tap the Add button You can see your new customized schedule in the list now Connection Cameras Storages Schedules Users Activation Codes Name Cameras Always Front Entrance Never Monday Friday 8am 6pm Monday Friday Add View Remove You can easily Edit or Remove your schedules Copyright 2012 2013 DComplex LLC 28 DComplex IP Camera Recorder User Manual Now you can switch any camera from your IP Camera Recorder to the new customized schedule e Select the Cameras tab e Select a camera from the list e Tap the Edit button and e Update Continuos Recording Schedule field with your new customized schedule value DComplex Mac Client Editing Camera Front Entrance Parameter Value Name Front Entrance Address 192 168 1 120 Port 80 Protocol http ak User Name root Password Quality Good 7 Frames Per Second 5 7 aE a a a a Always H Record Continuous Never Monday Friday 8am 6pm Monday Friday Saturday and Sunday Motion Detection Thresho Extanded Business Hours Record during Even Detect Motic Cancel Note When your computer goes to sleep video recording will NOT work You must disable Mac sleep mode to be able to continue record video Copyright 2012 2013 DComplex
26. ges Notice that now the camera has gt symbol before it in the Cameras list control Cameras Back Entrance AXIS MLO31 W Tap it to see the Snapshots from the camera Front Entry Recording ON Analytics ON Snapshots 2012 05 02 12 37 44 0000 Snapshot All your images will be stored in the Snapshots section under the corresponding camera You can open image any time by tapping on the button in the middle of the snapshot icon The image will be opened by the Preview app e ba Snapshots wm 2012 05 02 12 37 44 0000 Snapshot You can remove any snapshot by selecting it and tapping the Remove Remove button on the top left corner of the app Copyright 2012 2013 DComplex LLC 45 DComplex IP Camera Recorder User Manual Scrubbing Live Video The app automatically buffers video for up to 10 minutes for all displayed cameras scrubbing live video functionality allows you to access and instantly replay that video from any camera The app always displays the lime Line Fe tbutton in the video cell s toolbar The lime Line button is a toggle button Tap the button to see recently displayed video scrub the images with the mouse to find the desired time Note Every time you are in the Time Line mode the camera s video cell is NOT displaying live video When you are ready to switch to live video tap the lime Line button again Copyright 2012 2013 DComplex LLC 46 DComplex IP Came
27. lds Connection Settings Enter any name that helps you to identify the camera such as Front Entrance Address of the camera It is OK to use IP Address or a name such as axis a3 local or me dyndns org Do NOT enter http nor port number into the address field Most cameras are configured to operate on port 80 If you changed it through the camera s Web page update the port number here Most cameras operate using protocol which is not secure If you configured the camera to operate on protocol through the camera s Web page select it from the list here If the camera allows access only to specific users enter the credentials of the user Copyright 2012 2013 DComplex LLC 21 DComplex IP Camera Recorder User Manual Video Quality quality parameter of the video stream Select frame rate for live video The IP Camera Recorder will pull video and show live video from the camera at this rate Video Recording e The app allows you to configure your IP Camera Recorder to record video from a camera automatically using a schedule By default after a camera has been added your IP Camera Recorder automatically starts recording video from it using one of the built in schedules You can always switch to any other built in schedules or create you own ones Note When your computer goes to sleep video recording will NOT work You must disable Mac sleep mode to be able to conti
28. mplex IP Camera Recorder User Manual Configuring IP Camera Recorder DComplex IP Camera Recorder app the app for short was designed to allow easy configuration of DComplex IP Camera Recorders and easy access to theirs video You can monitor all your local and remote recorders from one app Copyright 2012 2013 DComplex LLC 5 DComplex IP Camera Recorder User Manual The First Launch When you launch the app the first time it will automatically search for DComplex IP Camera Recorders on your network The app will automatically detect and add your recorder into the list Home Events is online Cameras It will prompt you to add cameras next Before you start adding cameras e Change your recorder s default password By default your IP Camera Recorder comes with a default user name and password admin admin It is recommended that you change the password immediately This way no one can connect to it but you You can easily change the password or add a new user using the app Make sure you update it in the app s recorder s connection settings as well e Verify the storage locations selection IP Camera Recorder scans your Mac for all available storage locations By default after a camera has been added your recorder starts recording video from it automatically It is recommended to verify the storage locations selection before adding any cameras to the recorder Copyright 2012 2013 DComplex L
29. n the IP Camera Recorder It allows you to add modify and remove cameras on the recorder e Storages Lists all possible storage locations It allows you to select storage locations on your IP Camera Recorder for video recording Copyright 2012 2013 DComplex LLC 9 DComplex IP Camera Recorder User Manual e Schedules Lists all built in and custom video recording schedules It allows you to add modify and remove schedules on your IP Camera Recorder to control video recording e Users Lists all authorized users with access rights It allows you to add modify and remove users on your IP Camera Recorder e License Keys Lists all purchased camera license keys Copyright 2012 2013 DComplex LLC 10 DComplex IP Camera Recorder User Manual Connection Settings The app can successfully connect to any DComplex IP Camera Recorder only if its connection settings are valid If you installed your recorder with default settings you might only need to enter of your remote recorder in order for the app to add the recorder and be able to connect to it Changing of your IP Camera Recorder s port number or user password or switching to a more secure protocol will cause the app to loose the recorder s connection Video streams from any cameras from that recorder will stop It is important to update the app recorder s connection settings accordingly The tab stores required IP Camera Recorder s connection parameters The app uses them to
30. nue record video An IP Camera Recorder can record video from up to 20 cameras at the same time You will need a valid license key for each camera Allows you to specify how long you want to keep the recorded video from the camera Select frame rate for continuous recording The number of images per second to record when no Motion events happen Select frame rate for recording during events If Motion Detection is activated then this is the rate your recorder will record video with during event times If Motion Detection is not activated then this rate will be ignored Video Analytics IP Camera Recorder can continuously analyze video stream from configured cameras to detect motion By default after a camera has been added your recorder automatically starts Copyright 2012 2013 DComplex LLC a DComplex IP Camera Recorder User Manual analyzing the video stream Once motion is detected the app will display the event in its Events list IP Camera Recorder records the video that triggered the event at a special rate see You can always search recorded video for events from a camera by using the app s functionality Configure the value for the event to have the event triggered only when the amount of motion exceeds the value Take some time to play with video analytic events to understand how they can be used in your environment When used correctly the events can save you a lot of time
31. ra Recorder User Manual Closing a Video Cell You can easily stop displaying a camera from any video cell The app always displays the Close Bebutton in the video cell s toolbar Note Tapping the Close button will only STOP displaying video from the camera It will NOT remove the camera from the app or IP Camera Recorder Copyright 2012 2013 DComplex LLC 47 DComplex IP Camera Recorder User Manual Video Search The IP Camera Recorder app provides Video Search functionality to search recorded video from any configured camera Launching Video Search Window You can launch Video Search window to see recorded video for any camera that has video recording and or video analytics activated Once you have configured video recording on a camera you can search recorded video for events from the camera For this e Select the camera from the Cameras list and e Tap the Search ution in the top left corner of the app screen The app will open the Video Search window If in addition to video recording you have configured video analytics you can also launch and view video from any event in the Events list For this select the event from the Events list and e Tap onthe gt button in the middle of the event video icon Events Motion Detected Front Entry a Sa 4 27 12 1 57 13 PM Motion Detected m Front Entry Qf27f12 1 56 44 PM ae 6S seconds The app will open the Video Search window Copyright 2012 2013 DComplex LL
32. s video has camera name at the top and toolbar at the bottom Copyright 2012 2013 DComplex LLC 40 DComplex IP Camera Recorder User Manual Toolbar Each video cell has toolbar for managing video To display video toolbar simply move the mouse into the video cell The toolbar automatically appear disappears every time you move the mouse on away from the video cell The toolbar has following buttons in order of their appearance e Camera PTZ for controlling Pan Tilt or Zoom on camera models that support PTZ functionality e Digital PTZ for controlling digital PTZ e Full Window Mode for displaying video from one camera with max dimensions e Save Image for capturing snapshots from a camera e Time Line for quick review of recent video activities from a camera e Close for removing a camera from a video cell Copyright 2012 2013 DComplex LLC 41 DComplex IP Camera Recorder User Manual Camera PTZ some IP Cameras models support PTZ functionality a user can Pan Tilt or Zoom the camera and control PTZ presets If PTZ is available for your camera the app will show an activated the PIZ button in the main video cell s toolbar The PTZ button is a toggle button Tap the button to see arrows that control PTZ Tab it again to hide arrows DComplex IP Camera Viewer Back Entrance Back Entrance E PM AXIS M1031 W ee Cine EI roy ET Sgi 5 ji A As EL 4 At Wren Se ths LET eh x B PNT
33. ues 53 Copyright 2012 2013 DComplex LLC 3 DComplex IP Camera Recorder User Manual How to Prepare an IP Camera Validating Access to Your IP Camera Once you have an IP Camera setup on your network and running verify that you can connect to it from your Mac For this on your Mac e Open the app and e Enter the address of your IP Camera You should get the web page of the camera The camera s web page might need to install plug ins for your browser to function properly in However you do not need to install those in order for IP Camera Recorder to work If you see the camera home page in Safari this is sufficient for the IP Camera Recorder to access the camera If you do not see the camera home page in please see the instructions that came with the camera to make sure that the camera is configured properly and the address of the camera is spelled correctly If the app on your Mac cannot connect to your IP Camera then the IP Camera Recorder will not work with it as well Ask your network administrator to allow access to the IP Camera from your Mac Protecting Your IP Camera In the default configuration camera username and password will be sent to the camera in clear text We recommend to activate the Secure Sockets Layer SSL aka TLS aka HTTPS on the camera to protect the network traffic Each camera has a different procedure for it Please see the camera manual Copyright 2012 2013 DComplex LLC 4 DCo
34. x LLC 26 DComplex IP Camera Recorder User Manual Built in Schedules There are 5 built in schedules available to you i l i 7 and 6 Notice all built in schedules are listed using bold font for easy spotting You cannot or any built in schedules You can only them For that select a built in schedule from the list and tap the button The configuration window will look something like the following DComplex Mac Client Schedule Name Saturday and Sunday 123465 6 7 8 9 101112123 45 6 Ff 8 8 1011 am mn mi i i Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday StU Ym bs a aa Resetto Always Click the cell to set its recording state Legend E Record Do not Record Cancel Copyright 2012 2013 DComplex LLC 7 DComplex IP Camera Recorder User Manual Custom Schedules You can easily create you own schedules For that tap the Add button Use your mouse to select time in green for continuous recording for each day of the week DComplex Mac Client Schedule Name Extanded Business Hours 12345 6789 7201112123465 6 7 8 8 1011 sunday Monday i sn a Tuesday mn in a i sm aan Wednesday sh a Thursday i a ban aa a an ca Se Saturday Newer Reset to Click the cell to set its recording state Legend Weeraays Do not Record Weekend Add Cancel You can reset the Scecule to one of the built in templates S S or d by usin
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