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1. Enter the object names to select Advanced Cancel By default you will be able to make selections from your entire directory If you want to narrow this click the Select Users and Groups window s Locations button and select the location you require 2 Inthe Enter the object names to select box type the required user names then use the Check Names feature to verify that the user names you have entered are recognized Example Brian Hannah Karen Wayne 3 When ready click OK 4 Specify General Access and Camera Access properties These properties will determine the rights of the user 5 Click OK 6 Save your configuration changes by clicking the Save Configuration button in the Management Application s toolbar When a user who has been added from a local database logs in with a client the user should not specify any server name PC name or IP address as part of the user name When a user who has been added from a local database logs in with a client the user should not specify any server name PC name or IP address as part of the user name Example of a correctly specified user name USER001 Example of an incorrectly specified user name PC001 USER001 The user should of course still specify a password and any required server information ADD USER GROUPS User groups are logical groups created and used for practical purposes in the Management Application only They are not in any way connected with user g
2. Any prerequisites for adding users from a local database The users must have been defined as local PC users on the server Simple file sharing must be disabled on the server Depending on your operative system this is done in different ways Windows 7 click the Windows logo and type file sharing in the search results window and press Enter Under File and Printer Sharing make sure that Turn off file and printer sharing is selected Under Public Folder Sharing make sure that Turn off public folder sharing is cleared Windows Vista click Start gt Control Panel Under Network and Internet select Set up file sharing The Network and Sharing Center window appears Under Sharing and Discovery set the option for file sharing to Off by clicking the down arrow next to File Sharing and select the radio button to Turn off file sharing Click Apply and continue through the warning messages Windows XP click Start gt My Computer In the My Computer window select Tools and in the top menu select Folder Options A new Folder Options window opens Click on the View tab and scroll down to find Use simple file sharing recommended Clear the box to disable file sharing Click OK What is Active Directory Active Directory is a distributed directory service included with several Windows Server operating systems users are specified centrally in Active Directory In short the benefits of importing user data from Active Directory are that administrator
3. camera is not valid as there are characters outside the quote encapsulated value cam era is not valid as the two quotes are separated with a space and quotes cannot be nested cam er a is not valid as you cannot nest quotes cam era is not valid as there are characters outside the quotes DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME Daylight saving time DST is the practice of advancing clocks in order for evenings to have more daylight and mornings to have less Typically clocks are adjusted forward one hour sometime during the spring On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 73 General Recording 8 Storage Properties RC P User Manual season and adjusted backward sometime during the fall season hence the saying spring forward fall back Note that use of DST varies between countries regions When working with a surveillance system which is inherently time sensitive it is important to know how the system handles DST Spring Switch from Standard Time to DST The change from standard time to DST is not much of an issue since you jump one hour forward Typically the clock jumps forward from 02 00 standard time to 03 00 DST and the day thus has 23 hours In that case there is simply no data between 02 00 and 03 00 in the morning since that hour for that day did not exist Fall Switch from DST to Standard Time When you switch from DST to standard time in the fall you jump one hour back Typically the clock jumps backward from 02 00 DST to 01 00
4. e Event 1 makes the PTZ camera go to preset position A e Event 2 makes the PTZ camera go to preset position B e Event 3 makes the PTZ camera go to preset position A If you later want to end the association between a particular event and a particular preset position simply clear the field containing the event Restart services after having made changes to PTZ settings Cameras that do not support multiple simultaneous video streams will not be able to connect to the surveillance server and the Management Application at the same time therefore it is recommended to stop the Recording Server service when configuring such devices for motion detection and PTZ See also View Video from Cameras in Management Application Events Input amp Output OVERVIEW OF EVENTS INPUT amp OUTPUT Hardware input such as door sensors etc can be attached to input ports on hardware devices Input from such external hardware input units can be used for generating events in RC P Events of various types see the following for details can be used for automatically triggering actions in RC P Examples of actions starting or stopping recording on cameras switching to a particular video frame rate triggering e mail notifications making PTZ cameras move to specific preset positions etc Events can also be used for activating hardware output Hardware output units can be attached to output ports on many hardware devices allowing you to activate lights
5. File Transfer Protocol is a standard for exchanging files across networks FTP uses the TCP IP standards for data transfer and is often used for uploading or downloading files to and from servers e Port 25 inbound and outbound Used for SMTP traffic SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is a standard for sending e mail messages between servers This port should be open since depending on configuration some cameras may send images to the surveillance system server via e mail e Port 80 inbound and outbound Used for HTTP traffic between the surveillance server and cameras Ocularis Client and the default communication port for the surveillance system s Image Server service HTTP HyperText Transfer Protocol is a standard for exchanging files across networks widely used for formatting and transmission of data on the world wide web e Port 554 inbound and outbound Used for RSTP traffic in connection with H 264 video streaming e Port 1024 and above outbound only Used for HTTP traffic between cameras and the surveillance server e Port 1234 inbound and outbound Used for event handling e Any other port numbers you may have selected to use for example if you have changed the server access VIRUS SCANNING INFORMATION Virus scanning on the RC P server and computers to which data is archived should if possible be avoided e f you are using virus scanning software on the RC P server or on a computer to which data is archive
6. gt amp There is no fixed order of values and optional parameters can be omitted entirely Boolean fields are considered true unless set to 0 false or no Lines containing only separators are ignored Empty lines are ignored Even though the CSV file format is generally ASCII only Unicode identifiers are allowed even without Unicode identifiers the entire file or even individual characters are allowed to be Unicode strings If you need to include separator characters in a value for example if a camera name is Reception Camera 1 you can encapsulate the value in quotes to indicate that the separator should not be interpreted as separating values in the file Such quote encapsulated values are interpreted as they appear If a separator a quote or a space is needed in a value the whole value has to be encapsulated in quotes Leading and trailing spaces outside the quote encapsulated value are removed while spaces inside the quote encapsulated value are maintained No characters except spaces are allowed outside the quote encapsulated value A double quote inside a quote encapsulated value is interpreted as a single quote Nested quotes quotes inside quotes are not allowed Some examples using semicolon as the separator camera is interpreted as camera cam era is interpreted as cam era camera is interpreted as camera is interpreted as an empty string 5 cam era is interpreted as cam
7. lt gt Onss Recording Component RC P User Manual On Net Surveillance Systems Inc One Blue Hill Plaza 7 Floor PO Box 1555 Pearl River NY 10965 Phone 845 732 7900 Fax 845 732 7999 Web www onssi com 00052412 1312 RC P_2 0 0C3 5 0 0 0 0 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 Table Of Contents System 8 Requirements ommcccccconnnnncncnnccnnec cr 1 Several Targeted Components in OMe cceesceceseceeeceeeneeeeaeeseaeeeeaeeseaeeesaeeseaeeeeaeeseaeeseaeeseaeeseaeeseeeteaeeee 1 Updates nisin ee e Aviv 1 A stedueds E EE jobads sanaeedssaabers 6 Getting Started ion 9 Printing Help TOPE
8. 2 built in motion detection for a camera are listed Enabled motion detection Will you get Motion based non motion events based events Camera s recording settings recordings sequences Always Never No Yes Yes No Built in Motion Detection Yes Yes Yes Yes Built in Motion Detection amp Event or Yes Yes Yes Yes Event only Disabled motion detection Will you get Camera s recording motion settings recordings based e o Sequences events E Always Yes No Yes No Never No No Yes No Built in Motion Detection No ne 1 m Built in Motion E Detection 8 Eventor S pace a on No m an No Event only 9 g e Show grid Lets you toggle the grid on and off Toggling the grid off may provide a less obscured view of the preview image selection of areas which should be excluded from motion detection takes place the same way as when the grid is visible When on the preview image will be divided into small sections by a grid To define areas which should be excluded from motion detection drag the mouse pointer over the required areas in the preview image while pressing the mouse button down Left mouse button selects a grid section right mouse button clears a grid section Selected areas are highlighted in blue e Include All Lets you quickly select all grid sections in the preview image This may be advantageous if you want to exclu
9. Drivers RC P User Manual Drivers UPDATE VIDEO DEVICE DRIVERS Video device drivers are small programs used for controlling communicating with the camera devices connected to the recording component Video device drivers are installed automatically during the initial installation of the recorder software However new versions of video device drivers called Device Packs are released and made available for free on the OnSSI website from time to time We recommend that you always use the latest version of video device drivers When updating video device drivers there is no need to remove the old video device drivers first simply install the latest version on top of any old version you may have IMPORTANT When you install new video device drivers your system will not be able to communicate with camera devices from the moment you begin the installation until the moment installation is complete and you have restarted the Recording Server service Usually the process takes no longer than a few minutes but it is highly recommended that you perform the update at a time when you do not expect important incidents to take place 1 On the recording component machine on which you want to install the new video device drivers version shut down any running surveillance software including any running Recording Server service 2 Double click the downloaded video device driver file Device nstaller exe to begin installation Depending on your s
10. Hardware Devices Wizard Import from CSV File CONFIGURE VIDEO amp RECORDING Once you have added hardware devices and attached cameras you can configure video and recording settings in three ways 18 Wizard driven Guided configuration which lets you specify video recording and archiving settings for all your cameras See Configure Video amp Recording Wizard and Adjust Motion Detection Wizard General Lets you specify video recording and shared settings such as dynamic archiving paths and whether audio should be recorded or not for all your cameras On Net Surveillance Systems Inc RC P User Manual Configuration 8 Properties 1 Inthe Management Application s navigation pane expand Advanced Configuration right click Cameras and Storage Information and select Properties 2 Specify properties as required for Recording amp Archiving Paths Dynamic Path Selection Video Recording Manual Recording Frame Rate MJPEG Frame Rate MPEG Audio Selection Audio Recording and Storage Information When ready click OK 3 Save your configuration changes by clicking the Save Configuration button in the Management Application s toolbar e Camera specific Lets you specify video recording and camera specific settings such as event notification PTZ preset positions and fisheye view areas for each individual camera 1 Inthe Management Application s navigation pane expand Advanced Configuration and expand C
11. On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 53 General Recording amp Storage Properties RC P User Manual Licenses OVERVIEW OF LICENSES When you purchase RC P you also purchase a certain number of licenses for device channels Device channels are typically cameras but could also be dedicated input output boxes When you have installed the various RC P components configured the system and added recording servers and cameras through the Management Application the surveillance system initially runs on temporary licenses that need to be activated before a certain period ends This is called the grace period If grace periods have expired on one or more of your devices and no licenses have been activated recording servers and cameras will not send data to the surveillance system We therefore recommend that you activate your licenses before you make final adjustments to your system and its devices Tip When short of licenses until you get additional ones you can disable some less important cameras to allow some of the new cameras to run instead To disable or enable a camera expand Hardware Devices in the Management Application s navigation pane Select the required hardware device right click the relevant camera and then select Enable or Disable e Which Devices Require a License You need licenses for the number of device channels typically cameras or dedicated input out boxes you want to run on your RC P system One device channel lic
12. Properties e To delete an unwanted part of a schedule profile right click it and select Delete e To quickly fill or clear an entire day double click the name of the day e Asan alternative to dragging inside the calendar section use the Start time End time and Day fields then the Change Period or Set Period button as required When using the Start time and End time fields remember that time is specified in increments of five minutes You cannot specify a period shorter than five minutes and you can only use times like 12 00 12 05 12 10 12 15 etc If you specify a time outside of the five minute intervals such as 12 13 you will get an error message SPEEDUP When you configure scheduling for specific MJPEG cameras you can specify speedup periods Before you can define this type of schedule speedup must be enabled You specify a camera s speedup periods by creating schedule profiles based on e Periods of time example Mondays from 08 30 until 17 45 shown in olive green ian anapeas Speedup may also take place based on events but that is configured elsewhere See Frame Rate MJPEG General Recording amp Storage Properties and Video Camera specific Properties Two simple schedule profiles are available Always on and Always off which cannot be edited or deleted If these do not meet your needs you can create any number of customized schedule profiles for each camera When you create a customized schedule profile for
13. Storage Properties e Encrypted data missing in log file name near line The encrypted part of the log line in question was not present e Inconsistency found in log file name near line The log line does not match the encrypted part e Inconsistency found in log file name at beginning of log file The log file header is not correct This situation is most likely to occur if a user has attempted to delete the beginning of a log file CONFIGURE SYSTEM EVENT amp AUDIT LOGGING To configure recorder logging do the following 1 Inthe Management Application s Navigation pane expand Advanced Configuration right click Logs and select Properties 2 Specify required properties for e General system logs Management Application log Recording Server service log Image Server service log Image Import service log e The event log e The audit log Note that only audit logging can be disabled enabled by administrators all other logs are compulsory When ready click OK 3 Save your configuration changes by clicking the Save Configuration button in the Management Application s toolbar Properties LOG PROPERTIES When you configure logging you can define the following Logs that is Management Application log Recording Server service log Image Server service log Image Import service log e Path These system log files are by default placed in the appropriate All Users folder for the operating system used f
14. User Access Wizard the other is described here The users you want to add must have been defined as local PC users on the server Simple file sharing must be disabled on the server To disable simple file sharing right click Windows Start button and select Explore In the window that opens select the Tools menu then select Folder Options then the View tab Scroll to the bottom of the tab s Advanced Settings list and make sure that the Use simple files sharing check box is cleared When ready click OK and close the window 76 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc RC P User Manual General Recording amp Storage Properties Adding Local Users 1 Inthe Management Application s navigation pane expand Advanced Configuration right click Users and select Add New Windows User This will open the Select Users or Groups dialog Select Users or Groups JE Select thet cbyect type Users ot Groups Object Types Erom this location MM01232 Locations Enter the object names to select Advanced Cancel Note that you will only be able to make selections from the local computer even if you click the Locations button 2 Inthe Enter the object names to select box type the required user name s then use the Check Names feature to verify that the user name s you have entered are correct If typing several user names separate each name with a semicolon Example Brian Hannah Karen Wayne 3 When ready click OK
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16. You should always first consider the storage capacity of the local drive containing the default archiving directory to which archived recordings are always moved even though they may immediately after be moved to an archiving location on another drive As a rule of thumb the On Net Surveillance Systems Inc RC P User Manual Configuration 8 Properties capacity of the local drive should be at least twice the size required for storing the databases of all cameras When archiving RC P automatically checks that space required for the data to be archived plus 1 GB of free disk space per camera is available at the archiving location If not the archive location s oldest data from the camera in question will be deleted until there is sufficient free space for the new data to be archived In short When estimating storage capacity required for archiving consider your organization s needs then plan for worst case rather than best case scenarios e Automatic Response if Running Out of Disk Space With archiving RC P can automatically respond to the threat of running out of disk space Two scenarios can occur depending on whether the camera database drive is different from or identical to the archiving drive Different Drives Automatic Archiving if Database Drive Runs Out of Disk Space In case the RC P server is running out of disk space and o the archiving drive is different from the camera database drive and o archiving has not tak
17. and comparison to assert that a log file has not been tampered with Log Integrity Checks All log files except Management Application log files are subjected to an integrity check once every 24 hours The integrity check is performed by RC P s Log Check service The result of the integrity check is automatically written to a file named according to the structure LogCheck_YYYYMMDD log for example LogCheck_20091231 log Like the log files themselves the log check files are by default placed in the appropriate All Users folder for the operating system used for example C ProgramData OnSSI if running Windows Vista Any inconsistencies will be reported in the form of error messages written in the log check file Possible error messages other non error messages may also appear in the log check file e Log integrity information was not found Log integrity can t be guaranteed The log file could not be checked for integrity e Log information does not match integrity information Log integrity can t be guaranteed The log file exists but does not contain the expected information Thus log integrity cannot be guaranteed e Log file name not found The log file was not present e Log file name is empty The log file was present but empty e Last line changed removed in log file name The last line of the log file did not match validation criteria On Net Surveillance Systems Inc RC P User Manual General Recording amp
18. camera is not running This may because it has been unplugged or due to a network or hardware error Errors are listed in the Recording Server log file Place your mouse pointer over a camera in the status window to view details about the camera in question The information updates approximately every 10 seconds Resolution The resolution of the camera FPS The number of frames per second also known as frame rate currently used by the camera The number updates each time the camera has received 50 frames Frame count The number of frames received from the camera since the Recording Server service was last started Received KB The number of kilobytes sent the by camera since the Recording Server service was last started Offline Indicates the number of times the camera has been offline due to an error View the Recording Server Service Log File 1 Right click the notification area s Recording Server icon 2 Inthe menu that appears select Open Recording Server Log File View the Image Server Service Log File 1 Right click the notification area s Recording Server icon 2 Inthe menu that appears select Open Image Server Log File For more information about log files see Configure Audit Event amp System Logging Access the Built in Help System 1 Right click the notification area s Recording Server icon 2 Inthe menu that appears select Help For more information see Use the Built in Help System View Ver
19. cameras or tied to a particular camera only available when the camera is selected You can use manual events for a wide variety of purposes for example e As start and stop events for use when scheduling cameras online periods For example you can make a camera start or stop transferring video to the surveillance system based on a manual event e As start and stop events for controlling other camera settings For example you can make a camera use a higher frame rate based on a manual event or you can use a manual event for triggering PTZ on event e For triggering output Particular output can be associated with manual events e For triggering event based e mail notifications e In combinations For example a manual event could make a camera start transferring video to the surveillance system while an output is triggered and an e mail notification is sent to relevant people On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 41 General Recording amp Storage Properties RC P User Manual To add a manual event do the following 1 Inthe Management Application s navigation pane expand Advanced Configuration then expand Events and Output Right click Manual Events and select Add New Manual Event 2 Inthe list in the left side of the Manual Event Properties select global or a camera as required 3 Click the add button and specify required properties When ready click OK or click the Add button again to add a timer event to the event you have
20. done click Activate 4 When your temporary license file lic is successfully updated click Close 5 Your license file lic is now updated and permanent updates are visible in your Hardware Device Summary table Activate using this process each time you add a new device o If You Receive an Online Activation Error Message Under rare circumstances you may receive one of the following error messages during online activation Should you receive one the following list of Problems and What to do will help you identify the problem Unable to access license server Error activating license License not allowed Feature not registered Feature already in use Failed to login o Problem Online activation was not possible either due to a problem on the online activation server itself a problem with your connection to the online activation server or to a problem with the specified information such as username or password o What to do Contact OnSSI Support support onssi com who will investigate the issue for you If activation has already taken place on another system activation should not be necessary as another system is already running with your activated licenses If you believe that this is wrong contact OnSSI Support support onssi com who will investigate the issue for you Activate License Offline Precondition Add at least one device to your RC P system This will start the grace period of 30 days for the devic
21. done in two ways online or offline Tip If the computer running the Management Application has internet access use online activation for a quick and convenient activation procedure You cannot activate more licenses than you have purchased If you have added more cameras than you have licenses for you must buy additional licenses before you can activate them Tip To get an overview of your licenses go to the Management Application s navigation pane expand Advanced Configuration select Hardware Devices and view your Hardware Device Summary table In the following examples it is assumed that the recording component is installed with a temporary license lic file e Activate License Online Precondition Add at least one device to your RC P system This will start the grace period of 30 days for the device in question You must activate a license for the device before the end of the grace period Activate a License On the Management Application s menu click File Activate License Online 1 Specify how many licenses you want for each device and click OK 2 Next o Ifyou are an existing user enter your user name and password to log in to the licensing portal o Ifyou are a new user click the Create new user link to set up a new user account in the licensing portal and follow the registration procedure On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 55 General Recording amp Storage Properties RC P User Manual 56 3 When
22. era where is not part of the interpretation but only used to show the start and end of the interpretation camera is not valid as there are characters outside the quote encapsulated value cam era is not valid as the two quotes are separated with a space and quotes cannot be nested cam er a is not valid as you cannot nest quotes cam era is not valid as there are characters outside the quotes REPLACE HARDWARE DEVICE WIZARD The Replace Hardware Device wizard helps you replace a hardware device which you have previously added to and configured on your surveillance system with a new one The wizard is divided into two pages e New Hardware Device Information e Database Action On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 51 General Recording amp Storage Properties RC P User Manual Properties NAME amp VIDEO CHANNELS When configuring hardware devices specify the following properties Hardware name Name of the hardware device as it will appear in the Management Application If required you can overwrite the existing hardware device name with a new one Hardware device names must be unique and must not contain any of the following special characters lt gt 8 1 2211 Video channel enabled Lets you enable disable each of the selected hardware device s video channels Many hardware devices only have a single video channel in which case only one channel will be listed Other hardware devices typically vide
23. event you must manually configure PTZ on event to use the preset position again e Test Lets you try out a preset position In the list select the preset position you want to test then click the button to view the camera move to the selected position 38 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc RC P User Manual General Recording amp Storage Properties e Mand Lets you move a preset position selected in the list up and down respectively The selected preset position is moved one step per click By moving preset positions up or down you can control the sequence in which preset positions are presented in clients PTZ ON EVENT PTZ related properties are only available when you are dealing with a PTZ Pan Tilt Zoom camera When a PTZ camera supports preset positions it is possible to make the PTZ camera automatically go to a particular preset position when a particular event occurs When associating events with preset positions on a PTZ camera you are able to select between all events defined on your RC P system you are not limited to selecting events defined on a particular hardware device 1 Inthe Events list in the left side of the window select the required event 2 Inthe PTZ Preset Position list in the right side of the window select the required preset position For this purpose you can only use an event once per PTZ camera However different events can be used for making the PTZ camera go to the same preset position Example
24. for which you want to record video from after recording stop conditions that is motion or stop event are met Usually only some seconds of post recording is required but you can specify up to 65535 seconds of post recording corresponding to 18 hours 12 minutes and 15 seconds However if specifying a very long post recording time you can potentially run into a scenario where your post recording time spans scheduled or unscheduled archiving times That can be problematic since post recording does not work well during archiving Camera Click the Open button to configure detailed and or camera specific settings such as event notification PTZ preset positions and fisheye view areas for the selected camera On Net Surveillance Systems Inc RC P User Manual General Recording 8 Storage Properties e Select All Click button to select all cameras in the Apply Template column e Clear All Click button to clear all selections in the Apply Template column e Set selected template value on selected cameras Lets you apply only a selected value from the template to selected cameras Pre Post Stat Evert Stop Event recording Seconds Seconds we v O Example Only the selected value is applied using this method e Set all template values on selected cameras Lets you apply all values from the template to selected cameras MANUAL RECORDING When you configure video and recording you can specify certain properties for many cameras
25. hardware device which you have previously added to and configured on your surveillance system with a new one This can typically be relevant if you replace a physical camera on your network 46 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc RC P User Manual General Recording amp Storage Properties The Replace Hardware Device wizard helps you through the entire replacement process on the surveillance system server including e Detecting the new hardware device e Specifying license for the new hardware device e Deciding what to do with existing recordings from the old hardware device You access the Replace Hardware Device wizard from the Management Application s navigation pane Expand Advanced Configuration expand Hardware Devices right click the hardware device you want to replace and select Replace Hardware Device You can access also the wizard when dealing with a hardware device s Network Device Type amp License properties DELETE HARDWARE DEVICES IMPORTANT Deleting a hardware device will not only delete all cameras and microphones attached to the hardware device It will also delete any recordings from cameras on the hardware device 1 Inthe Management Application s navigation pane expand Advanced Configuration expand Hardware Devices right click the hardware device you want to delete and select Delete Hardware device 2 Confirm that you want to delete the hardware device and all its recordings 3 Save your configura
26. if required the upper limit is more than 2000 characters although such long camera names are hardly ever needed These properties are to a large extent camera specific Since such properties vary from camera to camera descriptions in the following are for guidance only If the selected camera is accessible a live preview is displayed Click the Camera Settings button to open a separate window with properties for the selected camera The video properties typically let you control bandwidth brightness compression contrast resolution rotation etc by overwriting existing values of selecting new ones When adjusting video settings you are for most cameras able to preview the effect of your settings in an image below the fields Video settings may feature an Include Date and Time setting If set to Yes date and time from the camera will be included in video Note however that cameras are separate units which may have separate timing devices power supplies etc Camera time and RC P system time may therefore not correspond fully and this may occasionally lead to confusion As all frames are time stamped by RC P upon reception and exact date and time information for each image is thus already known it is recommended that the setting is set to No Tip For consistent time synchronization you may if supported by the camera automatically synchronize camera and system time through a time server AUDIO CAMERA SPECIFIC PROPERTI
27. it is a good idea to verify that your organization is not already using the ports for other purposes See Configure General Event Handling When you are ready to configure events see Add a Hardware Input Event and Add a Manual Event If you want to use timer events with your other events see Add a Timer Event CONFIGURE GENERAL EVENT HANDLING Before configuring events of any type configure general event handling such as which ports RC P should use for event data Normally you can just use the default values but it is a good idea to verify that your organization is not already using the ports for other purposes 1 Inthe Management Application s navigation pane expand Advanced Configuration right click Events and Output and select Properties 40 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc RC P User Manual General Recording amp Storage Properties 2 Specify required properties When ready click OK 3 Save your configuration changes by clicking the Save Configuration button in the Management Application s toolbar ADD A HARDWARE INPUT EVENT With hardware input events you can turn input received from input units attached to hardware devices into events in RC P Before you specify input for a hardware device verify that sensor operation is recognized by the hardware device Most hardware devices are capable of showing this in their configuration interfaces or via CGI script commanos Also check the release notes to verify that input
28. long as motion is detected when an event occurs and until another event occurs or within a certain period of time All properties on a white background are editable properties on a light blue background cannot be edited Note that all of the Video Recording properties can also be specified individually for each camera Template The template can help you configure similar properties quickly Say you have 20 cameras and you want 10 seconds of pre recording on all of them Instead of having to enter the same piece of information 20 times you can simply enter it once in the template and then apply the template to the 20 cameras with only two clicks e Apply Template Lets you select which cameras you want to apply the template for You then use one of the two Set buttons see descriptions in the following to actually apply the template Tip To select all cameras in the list click the Select All button e Camera Name Name of the camera as it will appear in the Management Application as well as in clients If required you can overwrite the existing camera name with a new one Camera names must be unique and must not contain any of the following special characters lt gt amp Pi e Record on Lets you select under which conditions video from the camera should be recorded On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 23 General Recording amp Storage Properties RC P User Manual 24 o Always Record whenever the camera is enabled
29. moving a PTZ camera to particular preset positions A user group will only be able to use this right if having access to one or more PTZ cameras with defined preset positions o Output Ability to activate output lights sirens door openers etc related to the selected camera s o Events Ability to use manually triggered events related to the selected camera s On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 29 General Recording amp Storage Properties RC P User Manual o Incoming audio Ability to listen to incoming audio from microphones related to the selected camera s o Manual recording Ability to manually start recording for a fixed time defined by the surveillance system administrator o Recorded audio Ability to listen to recorded audio from microphones related to the selected camera s Why can I not select certain features Typically because the selected camera does not support the features For example you can only select PTZ related features if the camera is a PTZ camera Also some of the features depend on the user s group s General Access properties For example in order have access to PTZ or output features the user group must have access to viewing live video in order to use AVVJPEG export the user group must have access to playing back recorded video Why are some feature check boxes filled with squares Square filled check boxes can appear in the lower part of the window if you have selected several cameras and a fea
30. of the hardware device s Network Device Type amp License properties after you have imported the other changes through the CSV file e HardwarePassword Password for hardware device s administrator account In the extremely rare cases where a particular password has previously been required for a device but you now want the password to be lt blank gt you cannot use the CSV file to specify lt blank gt The reason is that no information is interpreted as leave the password as it currently is If you need the new password to be lt blank gt you should not change it through the CSV file Instead change it as part of the hardware device s Network Device Type amp License properties after you have imported the other changes through the CSV file e HardwareDeviceName Name of the hardware device Name must unique and must not contain any of the following special characters lt gt amp 2 e CameraName number Name of the camera Must appear as CameraName1 CameraName2 etc in the header line since a hardware device can potentially have more than one camera attached Names must be unique and must not contain any of the following special characters lt gt 8 A 1 21 e CameraShortcut number Number for keyboard shortcut access to the camera in the Ocularis Client Must appear as CameraShortcut1 CameraShortcut2 etc in the header line since a hardware device can potentially have more than one camera attached
31. option Options are device specific depending on which PTZ protocols are used by the device in question If no PTZ cameras are controlled through the COM port in question select None Some of the options concern absolute and relative positioning What is that Absolute positioning is when the PTZ camera is controlled based on a single fixed position against which all other positions are measured Relative positioning is when the PTZ camera is controlled relative to ts current position The table in the lower half of the dialog contains a row for each video channel on the hardware device First row from the top corresponds to video channel 1 second row from the top corresponds to video channel 2 etc Name Name of the camera attached to the video channel in question Type Lets you select whether the camera on the selected camera channel is fixed or moveable o Fixed Camera is a regular camera mounted in a fixed position o Moveable Camera is a PTZ camera Port Available only if Moveable is selected in the Type column Lets you select which COM port on the video encoder to use for controlling the PTZ camera Port Address Available only if Moveable is selected in the Type column Lets you specify port address of the camera The port address will normally be 7 If using daisy chained PTZ cameras the port address will identify each of them and you should verify your settings with those recommended in the documentation for the camera
32. option configured individually for each camera You are furthermore able to schedule archiving at particular points in time every day This way you can proactively archive recordings so databases will never become full As a rule of thumb the more you expect to record the more often you should archive Archiving Time The Archiving Times list shows the times at which you want to automatically archive the content of all camera databases on your RC P server You can do this up to 24 times per day with minimum one hour between each one To add archiving times to the list 1 Specify required time in the time box to the right of the Archiving Times list You specify the required time by selecting the hour minute and second values respectively then clicking the up and down buttons to increase or decrease values Alternatively you can simply overwrite selected hour minute or second values 2 Click the Add button Archive Failure Notification You can automatically get notified if archiving fails e Send e mail on archiving failure l selected RC P will automatically send an e mail to selected recipients if archiving fails This requires that the e mail notification feature is enabled Recipients are defined as part of the e mail notification properties On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 63 General Recording amp Storage Properties RC P User Manual E mail notifications are normally only sent during scheduled periods However archi
33. properties of the individual camera The default archiving folder is located on the RC P server by default in C Videodata In the archiving folder separate subfolders for storing archives for each camera are automatically created These subfolders are named after the MAC address of the hardware device to which the camera is connected You can change the default archiving folder to any other location locally or select a location on a network drive to use as the default archiving folder In the following section archiving is explained in detail If you want to configure archiving immediately see Configure Archiving Locations and Configure Archiving Schedules e Benefits of Archiving With archiving recordings are moved from their standard location to another location the archiving location With archiving the amount of recordings you are able to store is thus limited only by the available hardware storage capacity By default recordings are stored in RC P s database for each camera The database for each camera is capable of containing a maximum of 600000 records or 40 GB However the maximum size of a database is not in itself very important If a database for a camera becomes full RC P automatically begins archiving its content freeing up space in the database Having sufficient archiving space is thus more important On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 13 Configuration amp Properties RC P User Manual 14 In additio
34. removed Likewise the RC P configuration files will remain on the server this allows you to reuse your configuration if you later install RC P again REMOVE VIDEO DEVICE DRIVERS Video device drivers are small programs used for controlling communicating with the camera devices connected to an RC P system To remove the video device drivers do the following 1 In Windows Start menu select Control Panel and then e If using Category view find the Programs category and click Uninstall a program e f using Small icons or Large icons view select Programs and Features 2 Inthe list of currently installed programs right click the Video Device Pack V version number entry 3 Select Uninstall and follow the removal instructions REMOVE OCULARIS CLIENT To remove the Ocularis Client do the following on the computer on which the Ocularis Client is installed 1 In Windows Start menu select Control Panel and then e f using Category view find the Programs category and click Uninstall a program e f using Small icons or Large icons view select Programs and Features 2 Inthe list of currently installed programs right click the Ocularis Client entry 3 Select Uninstall and follow the removal instructions On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 89 Contact Information RC P User Manual Contact Information On Net Surveillance Systems OnSSI One Blue Plaza 7th Floor P O Box 1555 Pearl River NY 10965
35. replaced with GUIDs representing the specific components of the new system After GUIDs have been marked for replacement the configuration files will be combined into one single xml file which can then be saved at a location specified by you Note that if there are unsaved changes to your configuration they will automatically be saved when you export the configuration 1 Inthe Management Application s File menu select Export Configuration Clone 2 Browse to the location at which you want to store the exported configuration specify a suitable file name and click Save Import Previously Exported Management Application Configuration The same import method is used regardless of whether the RC P Management Application configuration was exported as a backup or a clone 1 Inthe Management Application s File menu select Import Configuration On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 69 General Recording 8 Storage Properties RC P User Manual Browse to the location from which you want to import the configuration select the required configuration file and click Open Only relevant if the system into which you import the configuration contains devices cameras etc which are not present in the imported configuration You will be asked whether you want to delete or keep recordings from affected devices If keeping the recordings note that they will not be accessible until you add the affected devices to RC P again Select the required opt
36. servers cameras etc can communicate without the need for a router The On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 47 General Recording amp Storage Properties RC P User Manual reason for this is that device discovery relies on direct communication between the RC P server and the cameras If you know that routers are used on your network use the advanced or manual method instead When using the Express option the wizard is divided into a number of pages e Hardware Detection and Verification e Overview and Names ADD HARDWARE DEVICES WIZARD ADVANCED The Advanced option scans your network for relevant hardware devices based on your specifications regarding required IP ranges discovery methods drivers and device user names and passwords When using the Advanced option the wizard is divided into a number of pages e Device Discovery IP Ranges Drivers and Authentication e Detected and Verified Hardware Devices e Overview and Names ADD HARDWARE DEVICES WIZARD MANUAL The Manual option lets you specify details about each hardware device separately A good choice if you only want to add a few hardware devices and you know their IP addresses required user names and passwords etc When using the Manual option the wizard is divided into a number of pages e Hardware Device Information Driver Selection and Verification e Overview and Names ADD HARDWARE DEVICES WIZARD IMPORT FROM CSV FILE This option lets you import data about hardware
37. sirens etc from RC P Such hardware output can be activated automatically by events or manually from clients e Event Types e Hardware input events Events based on input from hardware input units attached to hardware devices are called hardware input events Some hardware devices have their own capabilities for detecting motion for detecting On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 39 General Recording amp Storage Properties RC P User Manual moving and or static objects etc configured in the hardware devices own software typically by accessing a browser based configuration interface on the hardware device s IP address When this is the case RC P considers such detections as input from the hardware and you can use such detections as input events as well Lastly hardware input events can be based on RC P detecting motion in video from a camera based on RC P s motion detection settings This type of hardware input events is also called system motion detection events or VMD Video Motion Detection events In earlier RC P versions VMD events were an event type of their own now they are simply considered a type of hardware input event e Manual events Events may be generated manually by users selecting them in their clients These events are called manual events e Timer events Timer events are separate events triggered by the hardware input event or manual event under which they are defined Timer events occur a specified numb
38. standard time repeating that hour and the day thus has 25 hours In that case you will reach 01 59 59 then immediately revert back to 01 00 00 If the system did not react it would essentially re record that hour so the first instance of for example 01 30 would be overwritten by the second instance of 01 30 Because of this the recorder will forcefully archive the current video in the event that the system time changes by more than five minutes The first instance of the 01 00 hour will not be viewable directly from clients However the data is recorded and safe and it can be browsed using the Ocularis Client application by opening the archived database directly PROTECT RECORDING DATABASE FROM CORRUPTION In the Management Application you can select which action to take if a camera database becomes corrupted The actions include several database repair options While being able to select such actions is highly valuable it is of course even better to take steps to ensure that your camera databases do not become corrupted e Power Outages Use a UPS The single biggest reason for corrupt databases is the surveillance system server being shut down abruptly without files being saved and without the operating system being closed down properly This may happen due to power outages due to somebody accidentally pulling out the server s power cable or similar The best way of protecting your surveillance system server from being shut down a
39. that is a drive attached to an empty folder on an NTFS NT File System volume with a label or name instead of a drive letter If using mounted drives critical system features may not work as intended you will for example not receive any warnings if the system runs out of disk space Prerequisites Shut down any existing surveillance software If upgrading read Upgrade from a Previous Version first 1 Follow the installation prompts from the Ocularis installation page Click the Recording Component and select New or Upgrade Alternatively you may run the exe installation file from the location you have saved it to Depending on your security settings you may receive one or more security warnings such as Do you want to run or save this file Do you want to run this software or similar When this is the case click the Run button 2 When the installation wizard starts select the language for the installer and click Continue 3 When asked it is important that you e Select installation language e Specify the location of your license file e Read and accept the license agreement e Indicate if you wish to participate in the OnSSI data collection program e Select Typical installation advanced users may select Custom installation and choose application language which features to install and where to install them 4 Let the installation wizard complete IMPORTANT If you are installing on a Windows Server 2003 and ins
40. the old location you will be asked whether you want to move the archived recordings to the new location recommended leave them at the old location or delete them Note that if moving archived recordings RC P will also archive what is currently in the camera s database in case you wonder why the camera database is empty just after you have moved archived recordings this is the reason Delete Archives Click button to delete all archived recordings for the camera Recordings in the camera s regular database will not be affected The ability to delete is available regardless of whether you use a single archiving path or dynamic archiving paths IMPORTANT Use with caution all archived recordings for the camera will be permanently deleted As a security measure you will be asked to confirm the deletion Retention time Total amount of time for which you want to keep recordings from the camera that is recordings in the camera s database as well as any archived recordings Default is 30 days Note that the retention time covers the total amount of time you want to keep recordings for in earlier RC P versions time limits were specified separately for the database and archives Database repair action Select which action to take if the database becomes corrupted o Repair scan delete if fails Default action If the database becomes corrupted two different repair methods will be attempted a fast repair and a thorough repair If both repa
41. want to receive pre and or post alarm images from Number of pre alarm images Only relevant if using pre alarm images a feature available for selected cameras only Specify required number of pre alarm images Allowed number may differ from camera to camera allowed range is displayed to the right of the field Frames per second Only relevant if using pre alarm images a feature available for selected cameras only Specify required frame rate Used in combination with the Number of pre alarm images field this field indirectly allows you to control how long before the event you want to receive pre alarm images from Send e mail if this event occurs Only available if e mail notification is enabled Select if RC P should automatically send an e mail when the event occurs Recipients are defined as part of the e mail notification configuration When using e mail notifications also keep in mind individual cameras scheduling Attach image from camera Only available if e mail notification is enabled Select to include an image recorded at the time the event is triggered in the e mail notification then select the required camera in the list next to the check box Delete Lets you delete a selected timer event Add When a specific hardware input event is selected clicking Add will add a timer event to the selected hardware input event MANUAL EVENT When adding manual events specify the following properties 44 List of def
42. 2 Browse to the location at which you want to store the exported configuration specify a suitable file name and click Save If you intend to set up an identical version of your surveillance system elsewhere do not export your configuration as backup since this may lead to the same device information being used twice in which case clients may get the following error message Application is not able to start because two or more cameras are using the same name or id Instead export your configuration as a clone When you export as a clone the export takes into account the fact that you will not use the exact same physical cameras etc even though your new system may otherwise be identical to your existing one Export Management Application Configuration as Clone With this option all relevant RC P Management Application configuration files will be collected and GUIDs Globally Unique IDentifiers unique 128 bit numbers used for identifying individual system components such as cameras will be marked for later replacement Why are GUIDs marked for replacement GUIDs are marked for later replacement because they refer to specific components cameras etc Even though you wish to use the cloned configuration for setting up a new similar system using similar types of cameras the new system will not use the exact same physical cameras as the cloned system When the cloned configuration is later used in a new system the GUIDs will therefore be
43. 2 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc RC P User Manual General Recording amp Storage Properties RECORDING amp ARCHIVING PATHS When you configure video and recording for specific cameras properties include Recording path Path to the folder in which the camera s database should be stored Default is C videodata To browse for another folder click the browse button next to the Recording path field You are only able to specify a path to a folder on a local drive If you change the recording path and there are existing recordings at the old location you will be asked whether you want to move the recordings to the new location recommended leave them at the old location or delete them Delete Database Click button to delete all recordings in the database for the camera Archived recordings will not be affected IMPORTANT Use with caution all recordings in the database for the camera will be permanently deleted As a security measure you will be asked to confirm the deletion Archiving path Only available if not using dynamic paths for archiving Path to the folder in which the camera s archived recordings should be stored Default is C videodata Archives To browse for another folder click the browse button next to the Archiving path field You can specify a path to a local or a networked drive as required You can only specify a path to local drive If you change the archiving path and there are existing archived recordings at
44. 4 times per day with minimum one hour between each one This way you can proactively archive recordings so databases will never become full As a rule of thumb the more you expect to record the more often you should archive There are two ways in which to configure archiving schedules e While configuring your cameras through the Configure Video amp Recording Wizard in which case you configure your archiving schedule on the wizard s Drive selection page e As part of the general Scheduling amp Archiving Properties In the Management Application s navigation pane expand Advanced Configuration right click Scheduling and Archiving select Properties select Archiving in the dialog and specify required properties Audio ADD AUDIO SOURCES You add cameras and other hardware devices such as video encoders to your RC P system through the Add Hardware Devices wizard If microphones are attached to a hardware device they are automatically added as well When managing microphones in RC P it is important to remember the basic concepts e Microphones are attached to hardware devices and thus typically physically located next to cameras They can typically record what people near a camera are saying Operators with the necessary rights can then listen to these recordings through their Ocularis Clients provided the computer running the Ocularis Client has speakers attached CONFIGURE MICROPHONES Configuration of microphones i
45. 8 Storage Properties RC P User Manual E MAIL NOTIFICATION When you configure scheduling for specific cameras you can specify e mail notification periods Before you can define this type of schedule e mail notification must be enabled You specify a camera s e mail notification periods by creating schedule profiles based on e Periods of time example Mondays from 08 30 until 17 45 shown in blue polis jurada Two simple schedule profiles are available Always on and Always off which cannot be edited or deleted If these do not meet your needs you can create any number of customized schedule profiles for each camera When you create a customized schedule profile for one camera you can reuse it with other cameras if required To create a customized schedule profile 1 In the field below the Schedule profiles list specify a name for the new schedule profile Schedule profile names must not contain any of the following special characters lt gt 8 1 2 Click the Add New button which becomes available when you specify a name 3 Inthe calendar section place your mouse pointer at a required start point then hold down the left mouse button drag the mouse pointer and release at the required end point e You specify each day separately e You specify time in increments of five minutes RC P helps you by showing the time over which your mouse pointer is positioned 06 00 08 00 E e To delete an unwanted part of
46. 87A9 0011d81187a9 00 11 D8 11 87 A9 00 11 D8 11 87 A9 HardwareDriverlD A numerical ID used for identifying which video device driver to use for the hardware device in question For information about how to find the right ID for your devices see Hardware Driver IDs HardwarePort Port to use for HTTP communication with the hardware device Default is port 80 HardwarePassword Password for the hardware device s administrator account For security reasons most organizations use their own passwords rather than device manufacturers passwords Optional Parameters You can furthermore include these optional parameters regardless whether cameras and server are online or offline HardwareUserName and HardwarePassword User name for the hardware device s administrator account If you do not specify a user name RC P will use the device manufacturer s default user name for each hardware device Many organizations use the hardware device manufacturers default user names for their hardware devices If that is the case in your organization there is no need to painstakingly type hardware device manufacturers default user names as this can be a source of error trust that RC P will know the manufacturers default user names Note that you must always specify a password the HardwarePassword parameter even when it is not necessary to specify user name If the extremely rare cases where the user name for a hardware device is blank you cann
47. A camera shortcut number must not contain any letters or special characters and must not be longer than eight digits e GenerateNewCameraGuid optional number Lets you specify whether to generate a new GUID for a camera this is especially relevant ifusing a cloned configuration as your template since all GUIDs are removed from cloned configurations If specified as for example GenerateNewCameraGuid1 information relates to a specific camera otherwise to all cameras attached to the hardware device Any character means yes generate a new GUID e PreBufferLength optional number Required length in seconds of pre recording If specified as for example PreBufferLength1 information relates to a specific camera otherwise to all cameras attached to the hardware device e PostBufferLength optional number Required length in seconds of post recording If specified as for example PostBufferLength1 information relates to a specific camera otherwise to all cameras attached to the hardware device e RecordingPath optional number Path to the folder in which a camera s database should be stored If specified as for example RecordingPath1 information relates to a specific camera otherwise to all cameras attached to the hardware device e ArchivePath optional number Path to the folder in which the camera s archived recordings should be stored Remember that an archiving path is only relevant if not using dynamic paths for arch
48. C P If you have already imported preset positions this way and preset positions have since then been added or changed on the camera you can use this button to refresh the imported preset positions e Add New Only available when you have selected PTZ type 1 When you have move the camera to a required position using the controls in the upper half of the window type a name for the position in the blank field then click the button to add the position to the list of defined preset positions Remember that names of preset positions must contain only the characters A Z a z and the digits 0 9 e Set New Position Only available when you have selected PTZ type 1 or 3 Lets you change an already defined preset position In the list select the preset position you want to change Then move the camera to the new required position using the controls in the upper half of the window Then click the button to overwrite the old position with the new one e Delete Only available when you have selected PTZ type 1 or 3 Lets you delete an already defined preset In the list select the preset position you want to delete then click the button Before you delete a preset position make sure it is not used in PTZ on event Since the preset positions are stored on the camera you can bring a deleted preset position back into RC P by clicking the Import refresh button If you bring back a preset position this way and the preset position is to be used in PTZ on
49. ES When you configure video and recording for specific cameras properties include the possibility of selecting a default microphone for the camera With a default microphone selected for a camera audio from the microphone will automatically be used when video from the camera is viewed If a microphone is attached to the same hardware device as the camera that microphone will be the camera s default microphone if you do not select otherwise Tip Note that you can select a microphone attached to another hardware device than the selected camera itself e Default microphone Select required microphone The ability to select a default microphone for the camera requires that at least one microphone has been attached to a hardware device on the surveillance system On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 31 General Recording amp Storage Properties RC P User Manual RECORDING SETTINGS In RC P the term recording means saving video ana if applicable audio from a camera in the camera s database on the surveillance system server Video audio is often saved only when there is a reason to do so for example as long as motion is detected when an event occurs and until another event occurs or within a certain period of time When you configure video and recording for specific cameras recording properties include e Always Record whenever the camera is enabled and scheduled to be online the latter allows for time based recording e Nev
50. Online or Manage License Offline e Getting Additional Licenses Want to add or have already added more device channels than you currently have licenses for In that case you must buy additional licenses before the cameras will be able to send data to your RC P system To get additional licenses for your RC P system contact your integrator or dealer When your license file lic is updated you can activate your licenses See Activate Licenses for more information on activating USE THE BUILT IN HELP SYSTEM To use the built in help system simply click the Help button in the Management Application s toolbar Alternatively press the F1 key on your keyboard while using RC P The help system opens in a separate window allowing you to easily switch between help and RC P itself The help system in is context sensitive This means that when you press F1 for help while working in a particular RC P dialog the help system automatically displays help matching that dialog Printing Help Topics To print a help topic navigate to the required topic and click the help window s Print button A dialog box may ask you whether you wish to print the selected topic only or all topics under the selected heading when this is the case select Print the selected topic and click OK On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 11 Getting Started RC P User Manual OVERVIEW OF WIZARDS Wizards guide you through common tasks in RC P e The Add Hardware Device
51. S eee el ene oe seta ee ne ee ee 11 Contiguration S Properties a r iii dias 13 AICHINING A RA NN 13 Archives Stored Locallly id os 16 Exported ArchiVES reido tl fc ida 16 AUDIO E A AO A a 17 Cameras amp ROCOrdINOS e At taz 18 o AA 21 General Recording amp Storage Properties ocoommoniinnnnnnccnnnsenrrnnncccnrer rn 22 Events Input amp Outpt cs A AAA AA A A 39 General Event Properties oooooonnoconncnnnnncincccnocncnonnnnnnnncono nono a rca 43 Event 8 Output specific Properties oooocncccinnccionccconcnnnnnnnonononnnnnononcnnnn nono ncnnn cnn o nc nnnn cnn nn nnnnnrane naar cnnnnnnns 44 Hardware Devices cocida a oi a in 45 Wizard a ds li aot anae aE aL aeaaea 47 PrOPO rtleS E TS T seni AAA it 52 LIGGMSOS ecdicc sieve Gia A A A A ee a ee 54 LOQGING Acree Ri ee cite Bs eed E 57 Prope rte ix ssc teeta aioe weeks avi he cee eno ee tied oe ata 59 Management Application reiissi paniei tdt aa 60 Scheduling Lan E A A lA al 61 General Scheduling Properties ooocnnccinicinnccnoncnnnccnnonnnnnnnnrnnn crac nronc cnn narran 62 Camera specific Scheduling PropertieS cccceeeceeeeeeeeeeeeteneeeeeeeceeeeeaeeseaeeeeaeeseaeeseaeeseeeseieessieeeeeeeeaees 64 SEMVICOS ci a E E tia ales cae 66 A E NN 67 Spring Switch from Standard Time to DST oococincccincccinnccnonnnonnnnnoncnnnnnn non cc ran cnrnn carac 74 Fall Switch from DST to Standard TiMB ooocccnnocccncccconccnoncnnoncncnncnnnncnnancnnnn cn cnn nn ran cn ran nn ran n c
52. a few clicks Dynamic archiving paths allow greater flexibility and are thus highly recommended With dynamic archiving paths you specify a number of different archiving paths usually across several drives If the path containing the camera database to be archived is on one of the drives you have selected for dynamic archiving RC P will always try to archive to that drive first If not RC P automatically archives to the archiving drive with the most available space at any time provided there is nota camera database using that drive This fact will have no impact on how users find and view archived recordings Dynamic archiving paths are general for all your cameras you cannot configure dynamic archiving paths for individual cameras On Net Surveillance Systems Inc RC P User Manual Configuration 8 Properties To configure archiving paths In the Management Application s navigation pane expand Advanced Configuration double click Cameras and Storage Information select Dynamic Path Selection Archives and specify required properties If configuring your cameras through the Configure Video amp Recording Wizard the wizard also lets you configure archiving paths CONFIGURE ARCHIVING SCHEDULES RC P automatically archives recordings if a camera s database becomes full in earlier versions this was an option configured individually for each camera You are furthermore able to schedule archiving at particular points in time up to 2
53. a schedule profile right click it and select Delete e To quickly fill or clear an entire day double click the name of the day e As an alternative to dragging inside the calendar section use the Start time End time and Day fields then the Change Period or Set Period button as required When using the Start time and End time fields remember that time is specified in increments of five minutes You cannot specify a period shorter than five minutes and you can only use times like 12 00 12 05 12 10 12 15 etc If you specify a time outside of the five minute intervals such as 12 13 you will get an error message Services OVERVIEW OF SERVICES The following services are all automatically installed on the recorder server e Recording Server service A vital part of the surveillance system video streams are only transferred to RC P while the Recording Server service is running e Image Server service Provides access to the surveillance system for users logging in with the Ocularis Client Note If the Image Server service is configured in Windows Services to log in with another account than the Local System account for example as a domain user Ocularis Clients on other computers than the surveillance server itself will not be able to log in to the server using the server s host name Instead those users must enter the server s IP address 66 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc RC P User Manual General Recording amp Storage Propert
54. ameras and Storage Information 2 Right click the required camera and select Properties 3 Specify properties as required for General Video Audio Recording Recording Properties 8 Archiving Paths Event Notification Output Motion Detection amp Exclude Regions and if applicable Positions and PTZ on Event 4 Save your configuration changes by clicking the Save Configuration button in the Management Application s toolbar VIEW VIDEO FROM CAMERAS IN MANAGEMENT APPLICATION You can view live video from single cameras directly in the Management Application 1 Inthe Management Application s navigation pane expand Advanced Configuration and expand Cameras and Storage Information 2 Select the required camera to view live video from that camera Above the live video you will find a summary of the most important properties for the selected camera Below the live video you will find information about the camera s resolution and average image file size For cameras using MPEG or H 264 you will also see the bit rate in Mbit second IMPORTANT Viewing of live video in the Management Application may under certain circumstances affect any simultaneous recording from the camera in question Especially three scenarios are important to consider 1 Some cameras supporting multistreaming may halve their frame rate or respond with other negative effects when a second stream is opened 2 If a camera delivers live video in a very high q
55. and scheduled to be online the latter allows for time based recording o Never Never record Live video will be displayed but since no video is kept in the database users will not be able to play back video from the camera o Motion Detection Select this to record video in which motion is detected Unless post recording see the following is used recording will stop immediately after the last motion is detected o Event Select this to record video when an event occurs and until another event occurs Use of recording on event requires that events have been defined and that you select start and stop events in the neighboring columns Tip If you have not yet defined any suitable events you can quickly do it Use the Configure events list located in the bottom left corner of the window o Motion Detection amp Event Select this to record video in which motion is detected or when an event occurs and until another event occurs Remember to select start and stop events in the neighboring columns Start Event Use when recording on Event or Motion Detection amp Event Select required start event Recording will begin when the start event occurs or earlier if using pre recording see the following Stop Event Select required stop event Recording will end when the stop event occurs or later if using post recording see the following Pre recording You can store recordings from periods preceding detected motion and or star
56. and select Properties 2 Specify Name 8 Video Channels Network Device Type 8 License PTZ Device and 360 Lens properties as required 3 Save your configuration changes by clicking the Save Configuration button in the Management Application s toolbar USE DEDICATED INPUT OUTPUT DEVICES It is possible to add a number of dedicated input output I O hardware devices to RC P see Add Hardware Devices For information about which I O hardware devices are supported see the release notes When such I O hardware devices are added input on them can be used for generating events in RC P and events in RC P can be used for activating output on the I O hardware devices This means that I O hardware devices can be used in your events based system setup in the same way as a camera When using some I O hardware devices it is necessary for the surveillance system to regularly check the state of the hardware devices input ports in order to detect whether input has been received Such state checking at regular intervals is called polling The interval between state checks called a polling frequency is specified as part of RC P s general ports amp polling properties For such I O hardware devices the polling frequency should be set to the lowest possible value one tenth of a second between state checks For information about which l O hardware devices require polling see the release notes REPLACE A HARDWARE DEVICE If required you can replace a
57. at regular intervals is called polling You can specify in tenths of a second the interval between state checks Default value is 10 tenths of a second that is one second For dedicated input output devices it is highly recommended that the polling frequency is set to the lowest possible value one tenth of a second between state checks For information about which hardware devices require polling see the release note On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 43 General Recording 8 Storage Properties RC P User Manual Event amp Output specific Properties HARDWARE INPUT EVENT When adding hardware input events some properties depend on the selected type of input Enable Select check box to use selected type of input as an event in RC P and specify further properties Event name Specify a name for the event Hardware input event names must be unique and must not contain the following characters lt gt 8 1 2 Some cameras only support event names of a certain length and or with a certain structure Refer to the camera s documentation for exact details Images from camera Only relevant if using pre and post alarm images a feature available for selected cameras only it enables sending of images from immediately before an event took place from the camera to the surveillance system via e mail Pre and post alarm images should not be confused with RC P s own pre and post recording feature Lets you select which camera you
58. bruptly is to equip your surveillance system server with a UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply The UPS works as a battery driven secondary power source providing the necessary power for saving open files and safely powering down your system in the event of power irregularities UPSs vary in sophistication but many UPSs include software for automatically saving open files for alerting system administrators etc Selecting the right type of UPS for your organization s environment is an individual process When assessing your needs however do keep in mind the amount of runtime you will require the UPS to be able to provide if the power fails saving open files and shutting down an operating system properly may take several minutes e Windows Task Manager Be Careful when Ending Processes When working in Windows Task Manager be careful not to end any processes which affect the surveillance system If you end an application or system service by clicking End Process in the Windows Task Manager the process in question will not be given the chance to save its state or data before it is terminated This may in turn lead to corrupt camera databases Windows Task Manager will typically display a warning if you attempt to end a process Unless you are absolutely sure that ending the process will not affect the surveillance system make sure you click the No button when the warning message asks you if you really want to terminate the process 74 On N
59. can start and stop the Recording Server service view log files etc e Start the Recording Server Service 1 Right click the notification area s Recording Server icon 2 Inthe menu that appears select Start Recording Server Service 3 The icon in the notification area changes to green Hy e Stop the Recording Server Service 1 Right click the notification area s Recording Server icon 2 Inthe menu that appears select Stop Recording Server Service 3 The icon in the notification area changes to red Ha e Open the Management Application 1 Right click the notification area s Recording Server icon 2 Inthe menu that appears select Open Management Application e Show System Status By right clicking the notification area s Recording Server icon and then selecting Show System Status you get access to the Status window The Status window lets you view the status of the image server s and connected cameras The status of each server camera is indicated by a color e Green indicates that the server or camera is running correctly e Gray indicates that the camera not the server is not running Typically a camera will be indicated in gray in the following situations o the camera is not online as defined in the camera s online period schedule o the Recording Server service has been stopped 84 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc RC P User Manual Clients amp Ancillary Applications e Red indicates that the server or
60. cation of the camera it may be a very good idea to test motion detection under different physical conditions day night windy calm weather etc Before you configure motion detection for a camera it is highly recommended that you have configured the camera s video properties such as compression resolution etc Cameras that do not support multiple simultaneous video streams will not be able to connect to the surveillance server and the Management Application at the same time therefore it is recommended to stop the Recording Server service when configuring such devices for motion detection and PTZ e How to Configure Motion Detection Properties 1 Determine whether there are any areas which should be excluded from motion detection for example if the camera view covers an area where a tree is swaying in the wind or where cars regularly pass in the background If so you can avoid detection of irrelevant motion by following the points below If not continue to step 2 e Enable Lets you enable or disable the built in motion detection Motion detection is enabled as default Disabling it will improve CPU and RAM 34 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc RC P User Manual General Recording 8 Storage Properties performance of your RC P system but will depending on your system settings also affect your motion detection event and alarm management In the following two tables the differences between enabling table 1 and disabling table
61. chedule You must select Enable recording when started on client request see the following if you want recording to take place Enable recording when started on client request Lets you enable recording on the camera when Start cameras on client requests see the previous is also selected If a user does not have access to manual recording selecting Enable recording when started on client request will not enable the user to do manual recording Schedule profile for new cameras Lets you select which online schedule profile to use as default for cameras you subsequently add to your RC P system Note that your selection only applies for the online schedule not for any other schedules Default selection is Always on meaning that new cameras will always be online that is transferring video to the RC P server for live viewing and further processing Maximum delay between reconnect attempts Lets you control the aggressiveness of reconnection attempts If RC P loses the connection to a camera it will by default attempt to re establish the connection after ten seconds In some environments for example if using vehicle mounted cameras through wireless connections camera connections may frequently be lost and you may want to change the aggressiveness of such reconnection attempts ARCHIVING GENERAL SCHEDULING PROPERTIES The recorder automatically archives recordings if a camera s database becomes full in earlier versions this was an
62. controlled operation is supported for the hardware device and firmware used To add and or configure a hardware input event do the following 1 Inthe Management Application s navigation pane expand Advanced Configuration then expand Events and Output Right click Hardware Input Events and select Enable New Input Event 2 Inthe Hardware Input Event Properties window s list of hardware devices expand the required hardware device to see a list of pre defined hardware input 3 Select the required types of input to use them as events The types of input often vary from camera to camera If motion detection is enabled in RC P for the camera in question note the input type System Motion Detection which lets you turn detected motion in the camera s video stream into an event In earlier RC P versions this was known as a VMD event Note that some types of input are mutually exclusive When you select one type of input you may therefore note that other types of input become unavailable for selection 4 For each selected type of input select required properties When ready click OK or click the Add button to add a timer event to the event you have just created 5 Save your configuration changes by clicking the Save Configuration button in the Management Application s toolbar ADD A MANUAL EVENT With manual events your users with required rights can trigger events manually from their clients Manual events can be global shared by all
63. cordings from affected devices If keeping the recordings note that they will not be accessible until you add the affected devices to RC P again Select the required option and click OK 6 Click OK in the Restore Points dialog 7 Inthe Management Application s navigation pane expand Advanced Configuration and select Services 68 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc RC P User Manual General Recording 8 Storage Properties 8 For the Recording Server and Image Server services respectively click the Restart button When the two services are restarted the configuration from the selected restore point is applied EXPORT AND IMPORT RECORDER CONFIGURATION You can export the current configuration of your RC P Management Application either as a safety measure in order to have a backup file of your configuration or as a clone allowing you to use a similar Management Application configuration elsewhere You are subsequently able to import previously exported Management Application configurations Export Management Application Configuration as Backup With this option all relevant RC P Management Application configuration files will be combined into one single xml file which can then be saved at a location specified by you Note that if there are unsaved changes to your configuration they will automatically be saved when you export the configuration 1 Inthe Management Application s File menu select Export Configuration Backup
64. d according to the structure AdminYYYYMMDD log for example Admin20091231 log e Recording Server service log files These files log Recording Server service activity A new log file is created for each day the service is used You cannot disable this type of logging Recording Server service log files are named according to the structure RecordingServerYYYYMMDD log for example RecordingServer20091 231 log e Image Server service log files These files log activity on the Image Server service A new log file is created for each day the service is used You cannot disable this type of logging Image Server service log files are named according to the structure ISLog_YYYYMMDD log for example ISLog_20091231 log e Image Import service log files These files log activity regarding the Image Import service when this service is used for fetching pre alarm images and storing the fetched images in camera databases Pre alarm images is a feature available for selected cameras only it enables sending of images from immediately before an event took place from the camera to the surveillance system via e mail A new log file is created for each day the service is used You cannot disable this type of logging Image Import service log On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 57 General Recording 8 Storage Properties RC P User Manual 58 files are named according to the structure ImagelmportLog_YYYMMDD log for example ImagelmportLog20091231 log e Even
65. d it is likely that the virus scanning will use a considerable amount of system resources on scanning all the data which is being archived This may affect system performance negatively Also virus scanning software may temporarily lock each file it scans which may further impact system performance negatively e Similarly virus scanning software on the RC P server is likely to use a considerable amount of system resources on scanning data used by the Download Manager 4 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc RC P User Manual System amp Requirements If allowed in your organization you should therefore disable any virus scanning of affected areas such as camera databases etc on the RC P server as well as on any archiving destinations TIME SERVER RECOMMENDED All images are time stamped by RC P upon reception but since cameras are separate units which may have separate timing devices power supplies etc camera time and RC P system time may not correspond fully and this may occasionally lead to confusion If supported by your cameras we thus recommend you auto synchronize camera and system time through a time server for consistent synchronization For information about configuring a time server searching www microsoft com for time server time service or similar On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 5 Installation RC P User Manual Installation INSTALL RECORDING COMPONENT SOFTWARE Do not install RC P on a mounted drive
66. d instead The total number of purchased device channels corresponds to the total number of cameras able to run on the surveillance system simultaneously If you remove a camera from a recording server you also free a license When replacing a camera you must use the Management Application s Replace Hardware Device wizard to map all relevant databases of cameras microphones inputs outputs etc When done remember to activate the license e Viewing Your License Information You get an excellent overview of your RC P licenses from the Management Application s navigation pane Expand Advanced Configuration and select Hardware Devices This presents you with the Hardware Device Summary table o Hardware Device Name Hardware devices typically cameras but could also be dedicated input output boxes o License Licensing status of your hardware devices Can be either Licensed number of day s grace Trial or Expired o Video Channels Number of available video channels on your hardware devices o Licensed Channels Number of video channels on each of your hardware devices for which you have a license o Microphone Channels Number of available microphone channels on your hardware devices o Address http addresses of your hardware devices o WWW Links to http addresses of your hardware devices o Port Port used by your hardware devices o Device Driver Names of device drivers associated with your hardware devices Y
67. de motion detection in most areas of the image in which case you can simply clear the few sections in which you do not want to exclude motion detection e Exclude All Lets you quickly clear all grid sections in the preview image 2 Use the two sliders for configuring motion detection e Sensitivity Determines how much each pixel must change before it is regarded as motion With a high sensitivity very little change in a pixel is required before it is regarded as motion Areas in which motion is detected are highlighted in green in the preview image Select a slider position in which only detections you consider motion are highlighted As an alternative to using the slider you may specify a value between 0 and 256 in the field next to the slider to control the sensitivity setting Tip If you find the concept of sensitivity difficult to grasp try dragging the slider to its leftmost position The more you drag the slider to the left the more of the preview image becomes highlighted This is because with a high sensitivity even the slightest change in a pixel will be regarded as motion On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 35 General Recording 8 Storage Properties RC P User Manual e Motion Determines how many pixels must change in the image before it is regarded as motion The selected level is indicated by the black vertical line in the motion level indication bar below the preview image The black vertical line serves as a threshold Wh
68. devices and cameras as comma separated values CSV from a file a highly effective method if setting up several similar systems First select whether cameras and the RC P server is online that is having working network connections or offline Then point to the CSV file and click Next e CSV File Format and Requirements The CSV file must have a header line determining what each value on the subsequent lines is about and subsequent lines must each contain information about one hardware device only A minimum of information is always required for each hardware device but note that the minimum required information is different depending on whether your server and cameras are online or offline Cameras and Server Are Online If cameras and server are online required information is e HardwareAddress IP address of the hardware device e HardwarePort Port to use for HTTP communication with the hardware device Default is port 80 48 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc RC P User Manual General Recording amp Storage Properties HardwarePassword Password for the hardware device s administrator account Most organizations use their own passwords rather than device manufacturers passwords Camera and Server Are Offline If cameras and server are offline required information is HardwareAddress IP address of the hardware device HardwareMacAddress MAC address of the hardware device Examples of valid MAC address formats 0011D811
69. e Management Application s navigation pane expand Advanced Configuration expand Scheduling and Archiving right click the required camera and select Properties 2 Save your configuration changes by clicking the Save Configuration button in the Management Application s toolbar General Scheduling Properties SCHEDULING ALL CAMERAS When you configure general scheduling and archiving you can specify certain properties for many cameras in one step Either simply in order to speed up things or because the properties in question are shared by all cameras rather than specific to individual cameras All properties on a white background are editable properties on a light blue background cannot be edited Note that the properties Online Period Speedup E mail Notification can also be specified individually for each camera e Template The template can help you configure similar properties quickly Say you have 20 cameras and you want to change the online schedule profile for all of them Instead of having to select the same profile 20 times you can simply enter them once in the template and then apply the template to the 20 cameras with only two clicks e Apply Template Lets you select which cameras you want to apply the template for You then use one of the two Set buttons see descriptions in the following to actually apply the template e Camera Name of each camera as it will appear in the Management Application as well as in clients
70. e Ocularis Client On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 79 General Recording amp Storage Properties RC P User Manual Playback Ability to view video in Browse mode in the Ocularis Client e Setup Ability to access the Setup function when using Ocularis Client in Limited Mode e Edit shared views Ability to create and edit views in shared groups when operating the Ocularis Client in Limited Mode Views placed in shared groups can be accessed by every user e Edit private views Ability to create and edit views in private groups when operating the Ocularis Client in Limited Mode Views placed in private groups can only be accessed by the user who created them e Administrator Access Ability to access and work with the Management Application Selected and non editable for Administrators Cleared and selectable for all other users CAMERA ACCESS PROPERTIES When adding or editing basic users Windows users or groups specify camera access settings In the list of cameras select the camera s you want to work with Note the last item in the list Rights for new cameras when added to the system with which you can allow the user group access to any future cameras For the selected camera s in the Access check box specify if the user group should have access to live viewing and playback at all If so specify if they should have access to both live viewing and playback and if this is the case which sub features should be available w
71. e Online Lets you select the required profile for example Always on for the online schedule for the camera s in question e Speedup Lets you select the required profile for the speedup schedule for the camera s in question e E mail Lets you select the required profile for the e mail notification schedule for the camera s in question SCHEDULING OPTIONS When you configure general scheduling and archiving you can specify certain properties for many cameras in one step In the case of Scheduling Options it is simply because the properties are shared by all cameras Is it possible to view live and even record video from a camera outside its online recording schedule Yes you simply select the Start cameras on client requests and if needed the Enable recording when started on client request options in the following when setting up your scheduling properties for the camera in question 62 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc RC P User Manual General Recording amp Storage Properties Start cameras on client requests Cameras may be offline for example because they have reached the end of an online recording schedule in which case client users will not be able to view live video from the cameras However if you select Start cameras on client requests client users will be able to view live video from the camera outside online schedule but without recording technically force the camera to be online outside its online s
72. e button CSV File Format and Requirements The CSV file must have a header line determining what each value on the subsequent lines is about and subsequent lines must each contain information about one hardware device only A minimum of information is always required for each hardware device HardwareOldMacAddress The MAC address of the hardware device used in the template configuration Required format 12 hex characters without spaces or six groups of two hex characters separated with dashes or colons You can furthermore include these optional parameters HardwareNewMacAddress The MAC address of the new hardware device to be used in the real configuration Required format 12 hex characters without spaces or six groups of two hex characters separated with dashes or colons HardwareAddress IP address of the hardware device HardwareUsername User name for hardware device s administrator account In the extremely rare cases where a particular user name has previously been required for a device but you now want the user name to be lt blank gt you cannot use the CSV file to specify lt blank gt The reason is that no information is interpreted as leave the user name as it currently is If you need the new user name to be lt blank gt you should not change it On Net Surveillance Systems Inc RC P User Manual General Recording amp Storage Properties through the CCV file Instead change it as part
73. e drivers called Device Packs are released and made available for free on the OnSSI website from time to time We therefore recommend that you visit the OnSSI website and download the latest Device Pack When updating video device drivers there is no need to remove the old video device drivers first simply install the latest version on top of any old version you may have For detailed information see Update Video Device Drivers On Net Surveillance Systems Inc RC P User Manual Removal Removal REMOVE THE RECORDING COMPONENT To remove the entire RC P surveillance system that is the recording component software and related installation files and video device drivers from your server do the following 1 Shut down all RC P components The following procedure describes standard system component removal in recent Windows versions the procedure may be slightly different in older Windows versions 2 In Windows Start menu select Control Panel and then e f using Category view find the Programs category and click Uninstall a program e f using Small icons or Large icons view select Programs and Features 3 Inthe list of currently installed programs right click the RC X entry e g RC P 1 0 4 Select Uninstall and follow the removal instructions What happens to my recordings and configuration files Your recordings will not be removed they will remain on the server even after the server software has been
74. e in question You must activate a license for the device before the end of the grace period Step 1 Export License for Activation Offline To export a license file with your currently added devices for activation do the following 1 On the Management Application s toolbar click File Manage License Offline Export License for Activation 2 Specify how many licenses you want for each device and click OK 3 Specify a file name and location for the license request Irq file automatically generated by RC P If the computer you are working from does not have internet access use external removable data storage 4 Email the Irq file as an attachment to support onssi com How long will this process take After sending the Irq file turn around time may be up to one hour during regular business hours 5 Next you will receive the updated permanent license file lic via e mail Save it to a location accessible from the Management Application Step 2 Import License Offline When you have received your permanent license file lic via e mail and saved it to a location accessible from the Management Application you are ready to import it to your surveillance system On Net Surveillance Systems Inc RC P User Manual General Recording amp Storage Properties 1 On the Management Application s toolbar click File Manage License Offline Import License and select your saved lic file to import it 2 When the permane
75. e list Rights for new cameras when added to the system with which you can allow the user group access to any future cameras Tip If the same features should be accessible for several cameras you can select multiple cameras by pressing SHIFT or CTRL on your keyboard while selecting For the selected camera s in the Access check box specify if the user group should have access to live viewing and playback at all If so specify if they should have access to both live viewing and playback and f this is the case which sub features should be available when working with the selected camera s The sub features are listed in two columns in the lower part of the window the left column lists features related to live viewing the right column lists features related to playback The Camera access settings check boxes work like a hierarchy of rights If the Access check box is cleared everything else is cleared and disabled If the Access check box is selected but for example the Live check box is cleared everything under the Live check box is cleared and disabled In the Live column the following features all selected by default are available e Live Ability to view live video from the selected camera s o PTZ Ability to use navigation features for PTZ Pan Tilt Zoom cameras A user group will only be able to use this right if having access to one or more PTZ cameras o PTZ preset positions Ability to use navigation features for
76. e with which you are going to use the output Most hardware devices are capable of showing this in their configuration interfaces or via CGI script commands Also check the release notes to verify that output controlled operation is supported for the hardware device and firmware used To add a hardware output event do the following 1 Inthe Management Application s navigation pane expand Advanced Configuration then expand Events and Output Right click Hardware Output and select Add New Output 2 Inthe Hardware Output Properties window s list of hardware devices select the required hardware device and click the Add button below the list 3 Specify required properties 4 Click OK 5 Save your configuration changes by clicking the Save Configuration button in the Management Application s toolbar 42 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc RC P User Manual General Recording amp Storage Properties CONFIGURE HARDWARE OUTPUT ON EVENT Once you have added hardware output such as lights sirens door openers etc you can associate the hardware output with events This way particular hardware output can be activated automatically when events occur Example When a door is opened hardware input event lights are switched on hardware output When making the associations you can select between all output and events defined on your RC P server you are not limited to selecting output or events defined on particular hardware devic
77. ecifying a high number of seconds between logged events may help reduce the size of the audit log Default is 60 seconds In sequence timespan Number of seconds to pass for viewed images to be considered to be within the same sequence Specifying a high number of seconds may help limit the number of viewed sequences logged and thus reduce the size of the audit log Default is ten seconds Management Application APPLY OR SAVE CONFIGURATION CHANGES Whenever you make changes in your RC P configuration you will be asked to apply them If you made the changes in one of the Management Application s dialogs simply apply them by clicking OK If you made the changes in one of the Management Application s summary tables click the Apply button below the summary table Setting Chane Apply Discard Applying a configuration change means that the change is stored by RC P in a restore point so that you can return to a working configuration if something goes wrong but applying a configuration change does not mean that the changes will take immediate effect on the surveillance system 60 To actually store your configuration change in RC P s configuration file click the Save Configuration button in the Management Application s toolbar or select File gt Save from the menu Your configuration changes will then take effect the next time RC P s services are restarted If you want your configuration changes to have immediate effect RC P s
78. ecurity settings one or more Windows security warnings may appear after you click the link If such security warnings appear accept security warnings by clicking the Run button button may have other name exact button name depends on your operating system version 3 Select required language and click OK This will open the Video Device Driver Setup Wizard which will guide you through the installation Click the Next button and follow the wizard prompts 4 When the wizard is complete remember to start the Recording Server service again HARDWARE DRIVERS IDS If using the Add Hardware Devices Wizard s Import from CSV File option you must if cameras and server are offline specify a HardwareDriverlD for each hardware device you want to add IDs are subject to change without notice More devices may be supported by the time you read this as new versions of video device drivers are released at regular intervals To view a current list of IDs view the release notes for the Device Pack used in your organization Alternatively visit the OnSSI website for the latest information 82 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc RC P User Manual Clients amp Ancillary Applications Clients amp Ancillary Applications OCULARIS CLIENT Users can get access to the RC P surveillance system in different ways e With Ocularis Client users may Monitor live video from an unlimited number of cameras at multiple sites Use instant investigation
79. ed and a stop event called Door Closed With three seconds of pre recording video will be recorded from three seconds before Door Opened occurs and until Door Closed occurs e Enable pre recording Available only when the option Conditional is selected Specify the number of seconds for which you want to record video from before recording start conditions that is motion or start event are met e Enable post recording Available only when the option Conditional is selected Specify the number of seconds for which you want to record video after recording stop conditions that is motion end or stop event are met How does pre and post recording work RC P receives video in a continuous stream from the camera whenever the camera is enabled and scheduled to be online This is what lets you view live video but it also means that RC P can easily store received video for a number of seconds in its memory also known as buffering If it turns out that the buffered video is needed for pre or post recording it is automatically appended to the recording If not it is simply discarded Note that manual recording may be enabled With manual recording Ocularis Client users with the necessary rights can manually start recording if they see something of interest while viewing live video from a camera which is not already recording If enabled manual recording can thus take place even if recording for individual cameras is set to Never or Conditionally 3
80. efault file paths Default recording path for new cameras All new cameras you add will by default use this path for storing recordings If required you can change individual cameras recording paths as part of their individual configuration but you can also change the default recording path so all new cameras you add will use a path of your choice Default archiving path for new cameras All new cameras you add will by default use this path for archiving If required you can change individual cameras archiving paths as part of their individual configuration but you can also change the default recording path so all new cameras you add will use a path of your choice Note that camera specific archiving paths are not relevant if using dynamic path selection for archiving Configuration path The path by default used for storing your RC P system s configuration To change any of the default file paths 1 If changing the configuration path stop all services This step is not necessary if changing the default recording or archiving path In the Management Application s menu bar select Application Settings gt Default File Paths You can now overwrite required paths Alternatively click the browse button next to the required field and browse to the required location For the default recording path you are only able to specify a path to a folder on a local drive If using a network drive it would not be possible to save recordings i
81. eillance Systems Inc 3 System amp Requirements RC P User Manual The automatic collection of information can be disabled by either removing RC P or by disabling it using the Management Application see earlier for details on how e How Does OnSSI Protect Collected Information OnSSI is committed to protecting the security of the information collected from RC P installations OnSSI has implemented security measures to help protect against the loss and misuse of data being collected The information is stored in a secure server environment that uses firewall and other advanced technologies to prevent interference or unauthorized access from outside intruders IMPORTANT PORT NUMBERS RC P uses particular ports when communicating with other computers cameras etc What is a port A port is a logical endpoint for data traffic Networks use different ports for different types of data traffic Therefore it is sometimes but not always necessary to specify which port to use for particular data communication Most ports are used automatically based on the types of data included in the communication On TCP IP networks port numbers range from 0 to 65536 but only ports O to 1024 are reserved for particular purposes For example port 80 is used for HTTP traffic when viewing web pages When using RC P make sure that the following ports are open for data traffic on your network e Port 20 and 21 inbound and outbound Used for FTP traffic FTP
82. en detected motion is above that is to the right of the selected sensitivity level the bar changes color from green to red indicating a positive detection As an alternative to using the slider you may specify a value between 0 and 10000 in the field next to the slider to control the motion setting Specify your requirements for the following e Detection interval Determines how often motion detection analysis should be carried out on video from the camera The interval is measured in milliseconds default is 240 milliseconds that is close to once every quarter of a second The interval is applied regardless of the camera s frame rate settings e Detection resolution Determines settings for how much of the image should be analyzed Should it be the full image or only a selected percentage of the image By analyzing for example 25 only every fourth pixel in the image is analyzed instead of all pixels Using optimized detection will reduce the amount of processing power used but will also mean a less accurate motion detection e Motion Detection and PTZ Cameras Motion detection generally works the same way for PTZ Pan Tilt Zoom cameras as it does for regular cameras However It is not possible to configure motion detection separately for each of a PTZ camera s preset positions PRIVACY MASKING Determine if there are any areas of the camera image that must be masked from viewing For example if the camera points in a way so tha
83. en place within the last hour archiving will automatically begin in an attempt to free up disk space This will happen regardless of any archiving schedules The server is considered to be running out of disk space if o there is less than 10 disk space left and the available disk space goes below 30 GB plus 1 5 GB per camera Or o the available disk space goes below 150 MB plus 20 MB per camera example with ten cameras the server would be running out of disk space if the remaining available disk space went below 350 MB 150 MB plus 20 MB for each of the ten cameras The difference ensures that very large disks will not necessarily be considered to be running out of disk space just because they have less than 10 disk space left On the archiving drive RC P automatically checks that the space required for data from a camera to be archived plus 1 GB of free disk space per camera is available If not the archive drive s oldest data from the camera in question will be deleted until there is sufficient free space for the new data to be archived IMPORTANT You will lose the archive data being deleted Same Drive Automatic Moving or Deletion of Archives if Running Out of Disk Space In case the RC P server is running out of disk space and the archiving drive is identical to the camera database drive RC P will automatically do the following in an attempt to free up disk space e Backing Up Archives Many organizations want to back up
84. ense enables you to run one camera or one dedicated input output box You can use and define an unlimited number of microphones inputs and outputs Depending on your current number of licenses you might be able to get more licenses as your surveillance system grows See Getting Additional Licenses in the following e Replacing Cameras You can replace a camera licensed in the RC P system with a new camera and have the new camera activated and licensed instead The total number of purchased device channels corresponds to the total number of cameras able to run on the surveillance system simultaneously If you remove a camera from a recording server you also free a license When replacing a camera you must use the Management Application s Replace Hardware Device wizard to map all relevant databases of cameras microphones inputs outputs etc When done remember to activate the license e Viewing Your License Information You get an excellent overview of your RC P licenses from the Management Application s navigation pane Expand Advanced Configuration and select Hardware Devices This presents you with the Hardware Device Summary table o Hardware Device Name Hardware devices typically cameras but could also be dedicated input output boxes o License Licensing status of your hardware devices Can be either Licensed number of day s grace Trial or Expired o Video Channels Number of available video channels on your hardwa
85. equires that events have been defined and that you select start and stop events in the neighboring lists Why are there three different places where can configure frame rates for video The first Live frame rate is for the regular recording stream The second Live frame rate is for when speeding up recordings in connection with motion detection or similar And the third FPS is for the additional stream used for live viewing e Ifthe Camera Uses the MPEG Video Format With MPEG you can define frame rate e Frame rate per second Frame rate for viewing live and recorded video from the camera Select number of frames per second 30 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc RC P User Manual General Recording amp Storage Properties GENERAL CAMERA SPECIFIC PROPERTIES When you configure video and recording for specific cameras properties include e Enabled Cameras are enabled by default meaning that provided they are scheduled to be online they are able to transfer video to RC P If required you can disable an individual camera in which case no video audio will be transferred from the camera source to RC P e Camera name Name of the camera as it will appear in the Management Application as well as in clients If required you can overwrite the existing camera name with a new one Camera names must be unique and must not contain any of the following special characters lt gt 8 1 E Tip Camera names can be very long
86. er Never record Live video will be displayed but since no video is kept in the database users will not be able to play back video from the camera e Conditionally Record when certain conditions are met When you select this option specify required conditions see the following e On built in motion detection Select this check box to record video in which motion is detected Unless post recording see the following is used recording will stop immediately after the last motion is detected e On event Select this check box to record video when an event occurs and until another event occurs Use of recording on event requires that events have been defined and that you select start and stop events in the neighboring lists e Start event Select required start event Recording will begin when the start event occurs or earlier if using pre recording see the following e Stop event Select required stop event Recording will end when the stop event occurs or later if using post recording see the following When the option Conditionally is selected you can store recordings from periods preceding and following detected motion and or specified events Example If you have defined that video should be stored when a door is opened being able to see what happened immediately prior to the door being opened may also be important Say you have specified that video should be stored conditionally on event with a start event called Door Open
87. er of seconds or minutes after the event under which they are defined has occurred Timer events may be used for a wide variety of purposes typically for stopping previously triggered actions Examples o A camera starts recording based on a hardware input event for example when a door is opened a timer event stops the recording after 15 seconds o Lights are switched on and a camera starts recording based on a manual event a timer event stops the recording after one minute and another timer event switches the lights off after two minutes e Consider the Following Before you specify use of hardware input and hardware output units on a hardware device verify that sensor operation is recognized by the hardware device Most hardware devices are capable of showing this in their configuration interfaces or via CGI script commands Also check the RC P release notes to verify that input and output controlled operations are supported for the hardware device and firmware used e Moving on You do not have to configure hardware input units separately any hardware input units connected to hardware devices are automatically detected when you add the hardware devices to RC P The same goes for hardware output but hardware output does require some simple configuration in RC P Before configuring events of any type configure general event handling such as which ports RC P should use for event data Normally you can just use the default values but
88. er will provide better security Note with Ocularis only one user account is needed This account should have full access rights to the recording component If you want to include users in groups make sure you add required groups before you add users You cannot add existing users to groups You can add basic users in two ways One is through the Configure User Access Wizard the other is described here 1 Inthe Management Application s navigation pane expand Advanced Configuration right click Users and select Add New Basic User 2 Specify a user name User names must be unique and must not contain the following characters lt gt 8 Y1 Then specify a password and repeat it to be sure you have specified it correctly 3 Click OK 4 Specify General Access and Camera Access properties These properties will determine the rights of the user 5 Click OK 6 Save your configuration changes by clicking the Save Configuration button in the Management Application s toolbar ADD WINDOWS USERS When adding Windows users you import users defined locally on the server and authenticate them based on their Windows login This generally provides better security than the basic user concept and is the recommended method If you want to include users in groups make sure you add required groups before you add users You cannot add existing users to groups You can add Windows users in two ways One is through the Configure
89. eral Recording amp Storage Properties RC P User Manual PostBufferLengih1 information relates to a specific camera otherwise to all cameras attached to the hardware device e RecordingPath optional number Path to the folder in which a camera s database should be stored If specified as for example RecordingPath1 information relates to a specific camera otherwise to all cameras attached to the hardware device e ArchivePath optional number Path to the folder in which the camera s archived recordings should be stored Remember that an archiving path is only relevant if not using dynamic paths for archiving If specified as for example ArchivePath1 information relates to a specific camera otherwise to all cameras attached to the hardware device e RetentionTime optional number Required retention time in minutes Remember that retention time is the total of recording time plus archiving time If specified as for example RetentionTimet information relates to a specific camera otherwise to all cameras attached to the hardware device e MjpegLiveFrameRate optional number Required MJPEG live frame rate in number of frames depending on what has been configured on the camera it will then know whether it is frames per second minute or hour If specified as for example MjpegLiveFrameRate 1 information relates to a specific camera otherwise to all cameras attached to the hardware device e MjpegRecordingFrameRate optional
90. eras than allowable should the Management Application warn you or not Note that selectable behavior may vary depending on the type of action 3 Click OK 4 Save your configuration changes by clicking the Save Configuration button in the Management Application s toolbar Scheduling CONFIGURE GENERAL SCHEDULING AND ARCHIVING The general Scheduling and Archiving feature lets you configure when e Cameras should be online that is transfer video to RC P e Cameras should use speedup that is use a higher than normal frame rate You want to receive any e mail notifications regarding cameras Archiving should take place Do the following 1 Inthe Management Application s navigation pane expand Advanced Configuration right click Scheduling and Archiving and select Properties 2 Specify properties as required for Scheduling All Cameras Scheduling Options and Archiving When ready click OK 3 Save your configuration changes by clicking the Save Configuration button in the Management Application s toolbar On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 61 General Recording 8 Storage Properties RC P User Manual CONFIGURE CAMERA SPECIFIC SCHEDULES With camera specific scheduling you can configure when e A camera should be online that is transfer video to RC P e Acamera should use speedup that is use a higher than normal frame rate e You want to receive any e mail notifications regarding the camera Do the following 1 Inth
91. erty On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 25 General Recording 8 Storage Properties RC P User Manual FRAME RATE MJPEG When you configure video and recording you can specify certain properties for many cameras in one step Either simply in order to speed up things or because the properties in question are shared by all cameras rather than specific to individual cameras All properties on a white background are editable properties on a light blue background cannot be edited Note that all of the Frame Rate MJPEG properties can also be specified individually for each camera using MJPEG 26 Template and Common Properties Template The template can help you configure similar properties quickly Say you have 20 cameras and you want a particular frame rate on all of them Instead of having to enter the same piece of information 20 times you can simply enter it once in the template and then apply the template to the 20 cameras with only two clicks Apply Template Lets you select which cameras you want to apply the template for You then use one of the two Set buttons see descriptions in the following to actually apply the template Tip To select all cameras in the list click the Select All button Select All Click button to select all cameras in the Apply Template column Clear All Click button to clear all selections in the Apply Template column Set selected template value on selected cameras Lets you apply only a selec
92. erwise to all cameras attached to the hardware device Most system integrators store hardware device information in spreadsheets like Microsoft Excel from which they can save the information as comma separated values in a CSV file These examples show hardware information in Excel 1 and when exported to a CSV file 2 note the header lines A B C 1 p rarcwareAcoress HardwareUsemame HardwarePassword 12 192 168 200 220 AdminAccountUserName tOpSeCR3pas5wOr En 192 168 200 221 AdminAccountUserName TOPsecretPASSwi 4 192 168 200 222 RootaccountUserName Topic H 107 162 AM 7997 AdminA tl learName MPO3rraTns5S 50 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc RC P User Manual General Recording 8 Storage Properties O HardwareAddress Har dwar eUsername HardwarePassword H 192 168 200 220 AdminaccountUser Name tOpSecR3tpa 192 192 199 168 200 221 AdminaccountUser Name TOPsecretPAas 168 200 222 RootaccountUserName TOPSECRETpAS lt 168 20 223 adminaccountuUserName TOE Whichever method is used the following applies The first line of the CSV file must contain the headers and subsequent lines must contain information about one hardware device each Separators can be commas semicolons or tabs but cannot be mixed All lines must contain valid values pay special attention to the fact that camera names user names etc must be unique and must not contain any of the following special characters lt
93. es 1 Inthe Management Application s navigation pane expand Advanced Configuration then expand Events and Output Right click Output Control on Event and select Properties 2 Inthe Eventcolumn select the required event 3 Inthe Output column select the hardware output you want to be activated by the event 4 Click OK 5 Save your configuration changes by clicking the Save Configuration button in the Management Application s toolbar You can use a single event for activating more than one output You cannot delete associations but you can change your selections or select None in both columns as required General Event Properties PORTS 8 POLLING GENERAL EVENT PROPERTIES The General Event Properties window lets you specify network settings to be used in connection with event handling e Alert port Lets you specify port number to use for handling events Default port is port 1234 e SMTP event port Lets you specify port number to use for sending event information from hardware devices to RC P via SMTP Default port is port 25 e FTP event port Lets you specify port number to use for sending event information from hardware devices to RC P via FTP Default port is port 21 e Polling interval 1 10 second For a small number of hardware devices primarily dedicated input output devices it is necessary for RC P to regularly check the state of the hardware devices input ports in order to detect input Such state checking
94. et Surveillance Systems Inc RC P User Manual General Recording amp Storage Properties e Hard Disk Failure Protect Your Drives Hard disk drives are mechanical devices and as such they are vulnerable to external factors The following are examples of external factors which may damage hard disk drives and lead to corrupt camera databases e Vibration make sure the surveillance system server and its surroundings are stable e Strong heat make sure the server has adequate ventilation e Strong magnetic fields avoid e Power outages make sure you use a UPS see more information in the previous e Static electricity make sure you ground yourself if you are going to handle a hard disk drive e Fire water etc avoid Users Overview of Users and Groups To get an overview of your recorder s user accounts expand Advanced Configuration in the Management Application s navigation pane then expand Users The term users primarily refers to users who are able to connect to the surveillance system using the Ocularis Client You can configure such users in two ways e As basic users authenticated by a user name password combination e AsSWindows users authenticated based on their Windows login You can add both types of users through the Configure User Access wizard or individually see Add Basic Users and Add Windows Users By grouping users you can specify rights for all users within a group in one step If you have many use
95. f the network drive became unavailable On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 67 General Recording 8 Storage Properties RC P User Manual If you change the default recording or archiving paths and there are existing recordings at the old locations you will be asked whether you want to move the recordings to the new locations recommended leave them at the old locations or delete them 4 Click OK 5 Save your configuration changes by clicking the Save Configuration button in the Management Application s toolbar 6 Restart all services FIND VERSION AND LICENSE INFORMATION Knowing the exact version of your software can be important if you require technical support want to upgrade your system etc To view such information select About in the Management Application s Help menu RESTORE RECORDER CONFIGURATION FROM RESTORE POINT Restore points allow you to return to a previous configuration state Each time a configuration change is applied in the Management Application either by clicking OK in a properties dialog or by clicking the Apply button in a summary pane a new restore point is created All restore points in the current and previous five sessions are stored and can be selected again A new session begins each time the Management Application is started as well as each time you save the whole configuration for example by clicking the Save Configuration button in the Management Application s toolbar For sessions older
96. folder On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 87 Backup 88 RC P User Manual 5 Make sure the RC P installation folder contains a folder named ConfigurationBackup and that the folder contains the ini and sch files from your old configuration If not create the folder and copy your backed up configuration files into the folder 6 In Windows Start menu select Run 7 Type cmd and click OK 8 Change directories to C Program Files Onssi ProSight 9 Inthe command line window type the following TWICE 10 Configurationupgrader exe C ProgramData OnSSI RC P Press ENTER 11 Configurationupgrader exe C ProgramData OnSSI RC P Press ENTER This should copy the necessary older configuration files as well as create a configuration xml to the C ProgramData OnSSI RC P directory It may take a few moments for the configuration xml file to appear 12 Close the command line window 13 Open the Management Application again Tip Once the configuration has been converted your entire configuration will be contained in a single file When you later want to back up your configuration you can simply make a copy of the file configuration xml Upgrade Video Device Drivers Video device drivers are small programs used for controlling communicating with the hardware devices connected to an RC P system Video device drivers are installed automatically during the installation of your RC P system However new versions of the video devic
97. g server you also free a license 10 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc RC P User Manual Getting Started When replacing a camera you must use the Management Application s Replace Hardware Device wizard to map all relevant databases of cameras microphones inputs outputs etc When done remember to activate the license e Viewing Your License Information You get an excellent overview of your RC P licenses from the Management Application s navigation pane Expand Advanced Configuration and select Hardware Devices This presents you with the Hardware Device Summary table o Hardware Device Name Hardware devices typically cameras but could also be dedicated input output boxes o License Licensing status of your hardware devices Can be either Licensed number of day s grace Trial or Expired o Video Channels Number of available video channels on your hardware devices o Licensed Channels Number of video channels on each of your hardware devices for which you have a license o Microphone Channels Number of available microphone channels on your hardware devices o Address http addresses of your hardware devices o WWW Links to http addresses of your hardware devices o Port Port used by your hardware devices o Device Driver Names of device drivers associated with your hardware devices You can activate licenses online or offline On the Management Application s toolbar click File and either Activate License
98. he following To Back Up 1 If RC P is used on a server running Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 make a copy of the folder C Documents and Settings All Users Application Data OnSSI RC P and all of its content If RC P is used on a server running any other supported operating system make a copy of the folder C Program Data OnSSI RC P and all of its content 2 Open the folder C Program Files OnSSI RC P devices and verify if the file devices ini exists If the file exists make a copy of it The file will exist if you have configured video properties for certain types of cameras for such cameras changes to the properties are stored in the file rather than on the camera itself 3 Store the copies away from the RC P server so that they will not be affected if the server is damaged stolen or otherwise affected Remember that a backup is a snapshot of your RC P system configuration at the time of backing up If you later change your configuration your backup will not reflect the most recent changes Therefore back up your system configuration regularly Tip When you back up your configuration as described the backup will include restore points This allows you to not only restore the backed up configuration but also to revert to an earlier point in that configuration if required To Restore Your Backed up Configuration 1 If RC P is used on a server running Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 copy the content of the backed u
99. hen working with the selected camera s The sub features are listed in two columns in the lower part of the window the left column lists features related to live viewing the right column lists features related to playback The Camera access settings check boxes work like a hierarchy of rights If the Access check box is cleared everything else is cleared and disabled If the Access check box is selected but for example the Live check box is cleared everything under the Live check box is cleared and disabled In the Live column the following features all selected by default are available e Live Ability to view live video from the selected camera s o PTZ Ability to use navigation features for PTZ Pan Tilt Zoom cameras A user group will only be able to use this right if having access to one or more PTZ cameras o PTZ preset positions Ability to use navigation features for moving a PTZ camera to particular preset positions A user group will only be able to use this right if having access to one or more PTZ cameras with defined preset positions o Output Ability to activate output lights sirens door openers etc related to the selected camera s o Events Ability to use manually triggered events related to the selected camera s o Incoming audio Ability to listen to incoming audio from microphones related to the selected camera s o Manual recording Ability to manually start recording for a fixed time defined b
100. ies Image Import service Used for fetching pre and post alarm images and storing the fetched images in camera databases Pre and post alarm images is a feature available for selected cameras only it enables sending of images from immediately before and after an event took place from the camera to the surveillance system via e mail Pre and post alarm images should not be confused with RC P s own pre and post recording feature Log Check service Performs integrity checks on RC P log files For more information see Overview of Logs The services by default run transparently in the background on the RC P server If required you are able to start and stop each service separately from the Management Application see Start 8 Stop Services START AND STOP SERVICES On an RC P server four services run in the background by default If required you can start and stop each service separately 1 In the Management Application s Navigation pane expand Advanced Configuration and select Services This will display the status of each service 2 You can now stop each service by clicking the Stop button When a service is stopped the button changes to Start allowing you to start the service again when required Tip Occasionally you may want to stop a service and start it again immediately after The Restart button allows you to do just that with a single click System CONFIGURE DEFAULT FILE PATHS The recorder supports the following d
101. in one step In the case of Manual recording it is simply because the properties are shared by all cameras When manual recording is enabled Ocularis Client users with the necessary rights can manually start recording if they see something of interest while viewing live video from a camera which is not already recording If enabled manual recording can thus take place even if recording for individual cameras is set to Never or Conditionally When started from the Ocularis Client such user driven recording will always take place for a fixed time for example for five minutes e Enable manual recording Select check box to enable manual recording and specify further details e Default duration of manual recording Period of time in seconds during which user driven recording will take place Default duration is 300 seconds corresponding to five minutes e Maximum duration of manual recording Maximum allowed period of time for user driven recording This maximum is not relevant in connection with manual recording started from the Ocularis Client since such manual recording will always take place for a fixed time In some installations it is however also possible to combine manual recording with third party applications if integrating these with RC P through an API or similar and in such cases specifying a maximum duration may be relevant If you are simply using manual recording in connection with the Ocularis Client disregard this prop
102. ined global events and cameras Contains a Global node and a list of all defined cameras You can configure as many manual events as required no matter whether they are global or camera specific A sign next to the Global node indicates that one or more global manual events have already been configured A sign next to a camera indicates that one or more manual events have already been configured for that camera Event name Specify a name for the event this is the name that client users will see Manual event names must be unique and must not contain the following characters lt gt 8 1 2 Some cameras only support event names of a certain length and or with a certain structure Refer to the camera s documentation for exact details On Net Surveillance Systems Inc RC P User Manual General Recording amp Storage Properties e Send e mail if this event occurs Only available if e mail notification is enabled Select if RC P should automatically send an e mail when the event occurs Recipients are defined as part of the e mail notification configuration When using e mail notifications also keep in mind individual cameras scheduling e Attach image from camera Only available if e mail notification is enabled Select to include an image recorded at the time the event is triggered in the e mail notification then select the required camera in the list next to the check box e Delete Lets you delete a selected eve
103. ion and click OK In the Management Application s navigation pane expand Advanced Configuration and select Services For the Recording Server and Image Server services respectively click the Restart button When the two services are restarted the imported Management Application configuration is applied IMPORT CHANGES TO CONFIGURATION It is possible to import changes to a configuration This can be relevant if installing many similar RC P systems for example in a chain of retail establishments where the same types of server hardware devices and cameras are used in each location In such cases you can use an existing configuration typically a cloned configuration as a template for the other installations However since the shops installations are not exactly the same the hardware devices and cameras are of the same type but they are not physically the same and thus they have different MAC addresses there needs to be an easy way of importing changes to the template configuration This is why RC P lets you import changes about hardware devices and cameras as comma separated values CSV from a file 1 2 70 From RC P s menu bar select File gt Import Changes to Configuration Select Online verification if the new hardware devices and cameras listed in your CSV file are connected to the server and you want to verify that they can be reached Then point to the CSV file and click the Import Configuration from Fil
104. ir methods fail the contents of the database will be deleted o Repair delete if fails f the database becomes corrupted a fast repair will be attempted If the fast repair fails the contents of the database will be deleted o Repair archive if fails lf the database becomes corrupted a fast repair will be attempted If the fast repair fails the contents of the database will be archived o Delete no repair lf the database becomes corrupted the contents of the database will be deleted o Archive no repair f the database becomes corrupted the contents of the database will be archived If you choose an action to repair a corrupt database this corrupt database is closed while it is repaired Instead a new database is created to allow recordings to continue On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 33 General Recording amp Storage Properties RC P User Manual e Configure Dynamic Paths With dynamic archiving paths you specify a number of different archiving paths usually across several drives If the drive containing the camera s database is among the path you have selected for dynamic archiving RC P will always try to archive to that path first If not RC P automatically archives to the archiving drive with the most available space at any time provided there is not a camera database using that drive OUTPUT CAMERA SPECIFIC PROPERTIES When you configure video and recording for specific cameras you are also able to associa
105. iving If specified as for example ArchivePath1 information relates to a specific camera otherwise to all cameras attached to the hardware device e OldRecordingsNewPath optional number Lets you specify what to do with old recordings in case RecordingPath or ArchivePath have been changed If this parameter is not specified default behavior is Leave see the following If specified as for example OldRecordingsNewPath1 information relates to a specific camera otherwise to all cameras attached to the hardware device Valid options are Delete deletes old recordings Leave leaves old recordings for offline investigation but unavailable for online system or Move moves old recordings to archive e OldRecordingsNewMac optional number Lets you specify what to do with old recordings in case a new MAC address has been On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 71 General Recording amp Storage Properties RC P User Manual 72 specified for the hardware device If this parameter is not specified default behavior is Leave see the following If specified as for example OldrecordingsNewMact information relates to a specific camera otherwise to all cameras attached to the hardware device Valid options are Delete deletes old recordings Leave leaves old recordings for offline investigation but unavailable for online system or Inherit renames all old recording folders according to the new MAC address thus making them available for the
106. just created 4 Save your configuration changes by clicking the Save Configuration button in the Management Application s toolbar ADD A TIMER EVENT Timer events are separate events triggered by the hardware input event or manual event under which they are defined Timer events occur a specified number of seconds or minutes after the event under which they are defined has occurred Timer events may be used for a wide variety of purposes typically for stopping previously triggered actions Examples e Acamera starts recording based on a hardware input event for example when a door is opened a timer event stops the recording after 15 seconds e Lights are switched on and a camera starts recording based on a manual event a timer event stops the recording after one minute and another timer event switches the lights off after two minutes To add a timer event select any event you have previously configured click the Add button and specify required properties When ready click OK and save your configuration changes by clicking the Save Configuration button in the Management Application s toolbar ADD A HARDWARE OUTPUT With hardware output you can add external output units such as lights sirens door openers etc to your RC P system Once added output can be activated automatically by events or detected motion or manually by client users Before you specify output verify that sensor operation is recognized by the hardware devic
107. ll cameras on your RC P system Always Always record audio on all applicable cameras Never Never record audio on any cameras Note that even though audio is never recorded it will still be possible to listen to live audio in the Ocularis Client If you record audio it is important that you note the following 28 Audio recording affects video storage capacity Audio is recorded to the associated camera s database On Net Surveillance Systems Inc RC P User Manual General Recording amp Storage Properties STORAGE INFORMATION The storage information lets you view how much storage space you have on your recording component and not least how much of it is free e Drive Letter representing the drive in question for example C e Path Path to the storage area for example CA or OurServer OurFolder OurSubfolder e Usage What the storage area is used for for example recording or archiving e Drive Size Total size of the drive e Video Data Amount of video data on the drive e Other Data Amount of other data on the drive e Free Space Amount of unused space left on the drive Tip To quickly view disk space usage in a pie chart format select the line representing the drive you are interested in CAMERA ACCESS PROPERTIES When adding or editing basic users Windows users or groups specify camera access settings In the list of cameras select the camera s you want to work with Note the last item in th
108. mber of days max 9999 simply overwrite the value in the field The current day s activity is always logged even with a value of 0 in the field Therefore if you specify 0 you will log current day s activity if you specify 1 you will keep one day plus the current day s activity and so on Audit Log Enable audit logging Audit logging is the only type of RC P logging which is not compulsory Select clear the check box to enable disable audit logging Path Audit log files are by default placed in the appropriate All Users folder for the operating system used To specify another location for your audit log files type the path to the required folder in the Path field or click the browse button next to the field to browse to the required folder Days to log A new log file is created for each day with audit logging enabled and client user activity A log file older than the number of days specified in the field is automatically deleted By default the log file will be stored for seven days To specify another number of days max 9999 simply overwrite the value in the field The current day s activity is always logged provided audit logging is enabled and there is user activity Therefore if you specify 1 you will keep one day plus the current day s activity Note that if you specify 0 zero audit log files will be kept indefinitely disk space permitting Minimum logging interval Minimum number of seconds between logged events Sp
109. me hardware devices are only able to apply output for a relatively short time for example for up to five seconds Refer to the documentation for the hardware device in question for exact information Hardware Devices ADD HARDWARE DEVICES You add cameras and other hardware devices such as video encoders to your RC P system through the Add Hardware Devices wizard If microphones are attached to a hardware device they are automatically added as well RC P You are allowed to use up to 26 cameras You are allowed to use up to 48 cameras Note that if required it is possible to add more cameras than you are allowed to use If using video encoder devices on your system keep in mind that many video encoder devices have more than one camera connected to them For example a fully used four port video encoder will count as four cameras On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 45 General Recording amp Storage Properties RC P User Manual The wizard offers you four different ways of adding cameras e Express recommended Quickly scans your network for devices and helps you quickly add them to your system This method is quick and easy since it only scans for devices supporting device discovery and only on the part of your network subnet where the RC P server itself is located Device discovery is a method with which hardware devices make information about themselves available on the network Based on such information RC P can recognize releva
110. mera get larger than expected or the available drive space is suddenly reduced in another way an advanced database resizing procedure will automatically take place If archives are present on the same drive as the camera s database the oldest archive for all cameras archived on that drive will be moved to another drive moving archives is only possible if you use dynamic archiving with which you can archive to several different drives or if moving is not possible deleted If no archives are present on the drive containing the camera s database the size of all camera databases on the drive will be reduced by deleting a percentage of their oldest recordings thus temporarily limiting the size of all databases When the Recording Server service is restarted upon such database resizing the original database sizes will be used You should therefore make sure that the drive size problem is solved Should the database resizing procedure take place you will be informed on screen in the Ocularis Client in log files and if set up through an e mail notification DISABLE OR DELETE CAMERAS All cameras are enabled by default This means video from the cameras can be transferred to RC P provided that the cameras are scheduled to be online To disable a camera 1 Inthe Management Application s navigation pane expand Advanced Configuration expand Cameras and Storage Information double click the camera you want to disable and clear the E
111. n RC P is very basic settings such as volume etc are controlled on the microphone units themselves 1 Inthe Management Application s navigation pane expand Advanced Configuration expand Hardware Devices and expand the hardware device to which the required microphone is attached 2 Right click the required microphone and select Properties 3 Specify properties as required 4 Save your configuration changes by clicking the Save Configuration button in the Management Application s toolbar On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 17 Configuration amp Properties RC P User Manual MICROPHONE PROPERTIES When you configure microphones properties are limited to Enabled Microphones are enabled by default meaning that they are able to transfer audio to RC P If required you can disable an individual microphone in which case no audio will be transferred from the microphone to RC P Microphone name Name of the microphone as it will appear in the Management Application as well as in clients If required you can overwrite the existing microphone name with a new one Microphone names must be unique and must not contain any of the following special characters lt gt 8 Y On some hardware devices audio can also be enabled disabled on the hardware device itself typically through the hardware device s own configuration web page If audio on a hardware device does not work after enabling it in the Management Application
112. n any of the following special characters lt gt amp E e Recording Path Path to the folder in which the camera s database should be stored Default is C videodata To browse for another folder click the browse icon next to the required cell You are only able to specify a path to a folder on a local drive You cannot specify a path to a network drive The reason for this limitation is that if you were using a network drive it would not be possible to save recordings if the network drive became unavailable If you change the recording path and there are existing recordings at the old location you will be asked whether you want to move the recordings to the new location recommended leave them at the old location or delete them Tip If you have several cameras and several local drives are available you can improve performance by distributing individual cameras databases across several drives e Archiving Path Only editable if not using dynamic paths for archiving Path to the folder in which the camera s archived recordings should be stored Default is C videodata To browse for another folder click the browse icon next to the required cell If you change the archiving path and there are existing archived recordings at the old location you will be asked whether you want to move the archived recordings to the new location recommended leave them at the old location or delete them Note that if moving archived recording
113. n to automatic archiving when a database becomes full you can schedule archiving to take place at particular times up to 24 times per day This way you can proactively archive recordings so databases will never become full By using archiving you will also be able to back up archived records on backup media of your choice using your preferred backup software How Archiving Works For each camera the contents of the camera database will be moved to a default archiving folder called Archives This will happen automatically if a database becomes full and one or more times every day depending on your archiving settings The default archiving folder is located on the RC P server by default in C videodata In the archiving folder separate subfolders for storing archives for each camera are automatically created These subfolders are named after the MAC address of the hardware device to which the camera is connected Since you can keep archives spanning many days of recordings and since archiving may take place several times per day further subfolders named after the archiving date and time are also automatically created The subfolders will be named according to the following structure Archives CameraMACAddress_VideoEncoderChannel DateAndTim Example With the default archiving folder located under C videodata video from an archiving taking place at 23 15 on 31st December 2011 for a camera attached to channel 2 on a vide
114. nabled box 2 Save your configuration changes by clicking the Save Configuration button in the Management Application s toolbar To delete a camera you technically have to delete the hardware device Deleting the hardware device will also delete any attached microphones If you do not want this consider disabling the camera instead 20 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc RC P User Manual Wizards Wizards CONFIGURE VIDEO 8 RECORDING WIZARD The Configure Video and Recording wizard helps you quickly configure your cameras video and recording properties The wizard is divided into a number of pages e Video Settings and Preview e Online Schedule e Live and Recording Settings Motion JPEG Cameras e Live and Recording Settings MPEG Cameras e Drive Selection e Recording and Archiving Settings ADJUST MOTION DETECTION WIZARD The Adjust Motion Detection wizard helps you quickly configure your cameras motion detection properties The wizard is divided into two pages e Exclude Regions e Motion Detection Cameras that do not support multiple simultaneous video streams will not be able to connect to the surveillance server and the Management Application at the same time therefore it is recommended to stop the Recording Server service when configuring such devices for motion detection and PTZ See also View Video from Cameras in Management Application On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 21 General Recording amp Storage P
115. nonymously collects relevant information about your installation and operation of the recording component at regular intervals See the following for a detailed list of what data is being collected Furthermore if you accepted a setting makes it possible to turn the collection of information off or on as needed see the following for details How Do Disable Information Collection 1 In the Management Application s toolbar click Help Privacy Options 2 On the Privacy options tab clear the Yes would like to improve RC X information collection check box 3 Click OK e What Information Is Collected from RC P o No personal information about the equipment PC RC P is installed on or about any of the recordings you make o The country where the software is installed o Hardware platform information such as Operating System version Microsoft NET framework version CPU type and memory size o RC P version information o Information about the number and type of hardware devices cameras used with RC P o Information on which RC P features are used and how often they are used o Information about which RC P menus and buttons are activated and how often they are used o Execution time for specific operations in your RC P installation o Error reports and exceptions generated by your RC P installation e When ls Information Collected from RC P Information is only collected when the Management Application is active On Net Surv
116. not on the list simply type the required user name Password Password for the hardware device s administrator account also known as the root password Hardware type Read only field displaying the type of video device driver used for communication with the hardware device Serial number MAC address Read only field displaying the serial number of device The serial number is usually identical to the 12 character hexadecimal MAC address of the hardware device example 0123456789AP License information The current license status for the hardware Replace Hardware Device Opens a wizard with which you if required can replace the selected hardware device with another one This can typically be relevant if you replace a physical camera on your network The wizard helps you take all relevant issues into account for example deciding what to do with recordings from cameras attached to the old hardware device etc On Net Surveillance Systems Inc RC P User Manual General Recording amp Storage Properties PTZ DEVICE The PTZ Device tab is only available if configuring video encoder hardware devices on which the use of PTZ Pan Tilt Zoom cameras is possible Connected cameras have Pan tilt Zoom capabilities Select check box if any of the cameras attached to the video encoder device is a PTZ camera PTZ type on COM If a PTZ camera is controlled through the COM port also known as serial port in question select the required
117. nsidered true unless set to 0 false or no Lines containing only separators are ignored Empty lines are ignored Even though the CSV file format is generally ASCII only Unicode identifiers are allowed even without Unicode identifiers the entire file or even individual characters are allowed to be Unicode strings If you need to include separator characters in a value for example if a camera name is Reception Camera 1 you can encapsulate the value in quotes to indicate that the separator should not be interpreted as separating values in the file Such quote encapsulated values are interpreted as they appear If a separator a quote or a space is needed in a value the whole value has to be encapsulated in quotes Leading and trailing spaces outside the quote encapsulated value are removed while spaces inside the quote encapsulated value are maintained No characters except spaces are allowed outside the quote encapsulated value A double quote inside a quote encapsulated value is interpreted as a single quote Nested quotes quotes inside quotes are not allowed Some examples using semicolon as the separator camera is interpreted as camera cam era is interpreted as cam era camera is interpreted as camera is interpreted as an empty string aj cam era Is interpreted as cam era where the character is not part of the interpretation but only used to show the start and end of the interpretation
118. nstallation folder 3 Copy the following files and folders into your Backup folder o All configuration ini files o All scheduling sch files o The file users txt only present in a few installations o Folders with a name ending in ViewGroups Note that some of the files folders may not exist if upgrading from old software versions e Remove the Current Version In most cases you do not need to manually remove the old version of old recorder before you install the new version The old version is removed when you install the new version In fact manual removal of some versions may cause problems Please refer to the Upgrading to Ocularis Guide for more specific information e Install the New Version Run the installation file for the new software version Select the installation options that best fit your needs e Restore a Configuration Backup if Required If for some reason after installing the new software version you have lost your configuration you can restore your configuration provided you have followed the previous instructions If for some reason after installing the new software version you have lost your configuration you can easily restore your configuration provided you have followed the previous instructions in this chapter 1 Close the Management Application if it is open 2 Stop the Recording Server Service 3 Make a copy of the contents of the following directory RC P is used in this example C Prog
119. nt TIMER EVENT When adding timer events specify the following properties e Timer event name Specify a name for the event Timer event names must be unique and must not contain the following characters lt gt amp Some cameras only support event names of a certain length and or with a certain structure Refer to the camera s documentation for exact details e Timer event occurs after Lets you specify the amount of time that should pass between the main event occurring and the timer event in seconds or minutes HARDWARE OUTPUT When adding hardware output specify the following properties e Output name Specify a name for the event lf you are going to make the hardware output available for manual activation in clients this is the name that client users will see Hardware output names must be unique and must not contain the following characters lt gt 1 Some hardware devices only support hardware output names of a certain length and or with a certain structure Refer to the hardware device s documentation for exact details e Output connected to Lets you select which of the hardware device s output ports the output is connected to Many hardware devices only have a single output port in that case simply select Output 1 e Keep output for Lets you specify the amount of time for which the output should be applied Specify the required amount of time in either 1 10 seconds or seconds So
120. nt hardware devices on your network and thus include for example cameras but not printers in the scan To use the Express method your RC P server and your cameras must be on the same layer 2 network that is a network where all servers cameras etc can communicate without the need for a router See Add Hardware Devices Wizard Express e Advanced Scans your network for hardware devices based on your specifications regarding required IP ranges discovery methods drivers and device user names and passwords See Add Hardware Devices Wizard Advanced e Manual Lets you specify details about each hardware device separately A good choice if you only want to add a few hardware devices and you know their IP addresses required user names and passwords etc See Add Hardware Devices Wizard Manual e Import from CSV file Lets you import data about cameras as comma separated values from a file an effective method if setting up several similar systems See Add Hardware Devices Wizard Import from CSV File CONFIGURE HARDWARE DEVICES Once you have added hardware devices you can specify edit device specific properties such as the IP address which video channels to use which COM ports to use for controlling attached PTZ Pan Tilt Zoom cameras whether to use 360 lens technology etc 1 Inthe Management Application s navigation pane expand Advanced Configuration expand Hardware Devices right click the required hardware device
121. nt license file is successfully imported click OK Activate using both step 1 and 2 in this process each time you add a new device e Activate License after Grace Period If the grace period is exceeded before activation all cameras that are not activated within the given period will become unavailable and will not be able to send data to the surveillance system If you exceed the grace period before you activate a license the license is not lost You can activate the license as usual Configuration added cameras and other settings will not be removed from the Management Application if a license is activated too late e Change SLC lf for some reason you need to change your SLC and have received a new permanent license file lic via e mail and saved it to a location accessible from the Management Application you are ready to import it to your surveillance system 1 On the Management Application s toolbar click File Manage License Offline Import License and select your saved lic file to import it 2 When the new permanent license file is successfully imported click OK Logging OVERVIEW OF RECORDER LOGS The recording component is able to generate various logs e Log Types e Management Application log files These files log activity in the Management Application A new log file is created for each day the Management Application is used You cannot disable this type of logging Management Application log files are name
122. number Required MJPEG recording frame rate in number of frames depending on what has been configured on the camera it will then know whether it is frames per second minute or hour If you need to specify a value which includes a decimal separator use the full stop character example 7 62 If specified as for example MjpegRecordingFrameRate 1 information relates to a specific camera otherwise to all cameras attached to the hardware device e MotionSensitivity optional number A value between 0 256 corresponds to using the Sensitivity slider when configuring motion detection settings in the Management Application If specified as for example MotionSensitivity 1 information relates to a specific camera otherwise to all cameras attached to the hardware device e MotionDetectionThreshold optional number A value between 0 10000 corresponds to using the Motion slider when configuring motion detection settings in the Management Application If specified as for example MotionDetectionThreshold1 information relates to a specific camera otherwise to all cameras attached to the hardware device e MotionDetectionInterval optional number Lets you specify how often motion detection analysis should be carried out on video from the camera Specified in milliseconds The interval is applied regardless of the camera s frame rate settings If specified as for example MotionDetectionInterval1 information relates to a specific camera oth
123. o encoder hardware device with the MAC address 00408c51e181 would be stored at the following destination C videodata Archives 00408c51e181_2 2011 12 31 23 15 If the hardware device to which the camera is attached is not a video encoder device with several channels the video encoder channel indication in the sub directory named after the hardware device s MAC address will always be _ 7 example 00408c51e181_ 1 Storing Archives at Other Locations than the Default Archiving Directory You are also able to store archives in other directories than the default archiving directory However you cannot archive to external drives only to a local drive on the computer running RC P Dynamic Path Selection for Archives With dynamic archiving paths you specify a number of different archiving paths usually across several drives Using dynamic paths is recommended and is the default setting when you configure cameras through the Configure Video amp Recording Wizard Storage Capacity Required for Archiving The storage capacity required for archiving depends entirely on the amount of recordings you plan to keep and on how long you want to keep them also known as retention time Some organizations want to keep archived recordings from a large number of cameras for several months or years Other organizations may only want to archive recordings from one or two cameras and they may want to keep their archives for much shorter periods of time
124. o become selectable in clients allowing users with required rights to move the PTZ camera between preset positions Names of preset positions must contain only the characters A Z a z and the digits 0 9 If you import preset positions from cameras see the following verify that their names do not contain other characters if they do change the preset position names before importing them Restart services after having made changes to PTZ settings Cameras that do not support multiple simultaneous video streams will not be able to connect to the surveillance server and the Management Application at the same time therefore it is recommended to stop the Recording Server service when configuring such devices for motion detection and PTZ e PTZ type Your configuration options depend on the type of PTZ camera in question o Type 1 stored on server You define preset positions by moving the camera using the controls in the upper half of the window then storing each required position on the RC P server You can define up to 25 preset positions this way o Type 2 imported from camera You import preset positions which have previously been defined and stored on the PTZ camera itself through the camera s own configuration interface The number of allowed preset positions depends on the PTZ camera and driver used o Type 3 stored on camera You define preset positions by moving the camera with the controls in the upper half of the window then
125. o encoder devices have several video chamnels Why are some of the channels unavailable This will be the case if you are not licensed to use all of a video encoder device s channels Example You have a video encoder device with four channels but your license for the device only allows you to use two of them In that case you will only be able to have two channels enabled at a time the two other channels will be disabled Note that you are free to select which two channels you want to enable NETWORK DEVICE TYPE amp LICENSE When configuring hardware devices specify the following properties 52 Address P address or host name of the hardware device HTTP port Port to use for HTTP communication with the hardware device Default is port 80 To use the default port select Use default HTTP port FTP port Port to use for FTP communication with the hardware device Default is port 21 To use the default port select Use default FTP port User name User name for the hardware device s administrator account Many organizations use the hardware device manufacturer s default user names for their hardware devices If that is the case in your organization select lt default gt do not type a manufacturer s default user name as this can be a source of error trust that RC P will know the manufacturer s default user name Other typical user names such as admin or root are also selectable from the list If requiring a user name which is
126. on that camera Most system integrators store hardware device information in spreadsheets like Microsoft Excel from which they can save the information as comma separated values in a CSV file These examples show hardware information in Excel 1 and when exported to a CSV file 2 note the header lines On Net Surveillance Systems Inc RC P User Manual General Recording 8 Storage Properties 1 A B T HardwareOldMacAddress HardwareNewMacAddress HardwareAddress Cary 2 00 11 D8 11 87 A9 AD 19 08 11 B7 11 192 168 1 101 Cas 3 DE A9 11 07 4B 11 A9 AD DD 11 37 44 192 168 1 93 Cas 14 49 00 FF MN RT AD 44 POCO RT 197 IRA 1 25 Har dwar eo dMacAddress HardwareNewnacaddress Har dwareAddr e 00 11 08 11 87 49 40 19 08 11 67 11 192 168 1 101 Cashier 91 DE A9 11 07 A6 11 A9 AD DD 11 87 44 192 168 1 93 Cashier AQ OQ CO NN RT ANDAA BG Ere 1642 7 25 eme Whichever method is used the following applies The first line of the CSV file must contain the headers and subsequent lines must contain information about one hardware device each Separators can be commas semicolons or tabs but cannot be mixed All lines must contain valid values pay special attention to the fact that camera names user names etc must be unique and must not contain any of the following special characters lt gt amp There is no fixed order of values and optional parameters can be omitted entirely Boolean fields are co
127. one camera you can reuse it with other cameras if required To create a customized schedule profile 1 Inthe field below the Schedule profiles list specify a name for the new schedule profile Schedule profile names not contain any of the following special characters lt gt amp 2 Click the Add New button which becomes available when you specify a name 3 Inthe calendar section place your mouse pointer at a required start point then hold down the left mouse button drag the mouse pointer and release at the required end point e You specify each day separately e You specify time in increments of five minutes RC P helps you by showing the time over which your mouse pointer is positioned 06 00 08 00 uE x e To delete an unwanted part of a schedule profile right click it and select Delete e To quickly fill or clear an entire day double click the name of the day e Asan alternative to dragging inside the calendar section use the Start time End time and Day fields then the Change Period or Set Period button as required When using the Start time and End time fields remember that time is specified in increments of five minutes You cannot specify a period shorter than five minutes and you can only use times like 12 00 12 05 12 10 12 15 etc If you specify a time outside of the five minute intervals such as 12 13 you will get an error message On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 65 General Recording
128. online system RetentionTime optional number Required retention time in minutes Remember that retention time is the total of recording time plus archiving time If specified as for example RetentionTime1 information relates to a specific camera otherwise to all cameras attached to the hardware device MjpegLiveFrameRate optional number Required MJPEG live frame rate in number of frames depending on what has been configured on the camera it will then know whether it is frames per second minute or hour If specified as for example MjpegLiveFrameRate1 information relates to a specific camera otherwise to all cameras attached to the hardware device MjpegRecordingFrameRate optional number Required MJPEG recording frame rate in number of frames depending on what has been configured on the camera it will then know whether it is frames per second minute or hour If you need to specify a value which includes a decimal separator use the full stop character example 7 62 If specified as for example MjpegRecordingFrameRate 1 information relates to a specific camera otherwise to all cameras attached to the hardware device MotionSensitivity optional number A value between 0 256 corresponds to using the Sensitivity slider when configuring motion detection settings in the Management Application If specified as for example MotionSensitivity1 information relates to a specific camera otherwise to all cameras attached
129. or example C ProgramData OnSSI RC X if running Windows Vista To specify another location for your log files type the path to the required folder in the Path field or click the browse button next to the field to browse to the required folder e Days to log A new log file is created each day the Management Application and or the services are used A log file older than the number of days specified in the field is automatically deleted By default the log file will be stored for seven days To specify another number of days max 9999 simply overwrite the value in the field The current day s activity is always logged even with a value of 0 in the field Therefore if you specify 0 you will log current day s activity if you specify 1 you will keep one day plus the current day s activity and so on Event Log e Path Event log files are by default placed in the appropriate All Users folder for the operating system used To specify another location for your event log files type the path to the required folder in the Path field or click the browse button next to the field to browse to the required folder On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 59 General Recording amp Storage Properties RC P User Manual Days to log A new log file is created for each day on which events occur A log file older than the number of days specified in the field is automatically deleted By default the log file will be stored for seven days To specify another nu
130. or more of your devices and no licenses have been activated recording servers and cameras will not send data to the surveillance system We therefore recommend that you activate your licenses before you make final adjustments to your system and its devices Tip When short of licenses until you get additional ones you can disable some less important cameras to allow some of the new cameras to run instead To disable or enable a camera expand Hardware Devices in the Management Application s navigation pane Select the required hardware device right click the relevant camera and then select Enable or Disable e Which Devices Require a License You need licenses for the number of device channels typically cameras or dedicated input out boxes you want to run on your RC P system One device channel license enables you to run one camera or one dedicated input output box You can use and define an unlimited number of microphones inputs and outputs Depending on your current number of licenses you might be able to get more licenses as your surveillance system grows See Getting Additional Licenses in the following e Replacing Cameras You can replace a camera licensed in the RC P system with a new camera and have the new camera activated and licensed instead The total number of purchased device channels corresponds to the total number of cameras able to run on the surveillance system simultaneously If you remove a camera from a recordin
131. ork problems However in RC P this does not pose a threat RC P simply creates a new database and continues archiving in this new database You can work with and view both this new database and the old one like any other databases CONFIGURE ARCHIVING LOCATIONS Before configuring archiving locations consider whether you want to use static or dynamic archiving paths 16 Static archiving paths mean that for a particular camera archiving will take place to a particular location and to that location only Static archiving paths are in principle individual for each camera but they do not have to be unique several cameras can easily use the same path if required You can configure static archiving paths for individual cameras or as part of the general Recording amp Archiving Paths properties o Individual cameras In the Management Application s navigation pane expand Advanced Configuration expand Cameras and Storage Information double click the required camera select Recording amp Archiving Paths and specify required properties o General Recording amp Archiving Paths In the Management Application s navigation pane expand Advanced Configuration double click Cameras and Storage Information and specify required properties Tip If several cameras should use the same path use the general Recording amp Archiving Paths properties There you get a template feature which lets you specify shared archiving locations in just
132. ot use the CSV method since the method interprets no password as use the hardware device manufacturer s default password If the user name for a hardware device is blank use the wizard s Manual method instead with the Manual method you can use a blank user name HardwareDeviceName Name of the hardware device Name must unique and must not contain any of the following special characters lt gt amp CameraName number Name of the camera Must appear as CameraName1 CameraName2 etc in the header line since a hardware device can potentially have more than one camera attached Names must unique and must not contain any of the following special characters lt gt 8 A ee A CameraShortcut number Number for keyboard shortcut access to the camera in the Ocularis Client Must appear as CameraShortcut1 CameraShortcut2 etc in the header line since a hardware device can potentially have more than one camera attached A camera shortcut number must not contain any letters or special characters and must not be longer than eight digits PreBufferLength optional number Required length in seconds of pre recording If specified as for example PreBufferLength1 information relates to a specific camera otherwise to all cameras attached to the hardware device PostBufferLength optional number Required length in seconds of post recording If specified as for example On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 49 Gen
133. ou can activate licenses online or offline On the Management Application s toolbar click File and either Activate License Online or Manage License Offline e Getting Additional Licenses Want to add or have already added more device channels than you currently have licenses for In that case you must buy additional licenses before the cameras will be able to send data to your RC P system To get additional licenses for your RC P system contact your integrator or dealer 2 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc RC P User Manual System amp Requirements When your license file lic is updated you can activate your licenses See Activate Licenses for more information on activating ADMINISTRATOR RIGHTS When you install RC P it is important that you have administrator rights on the computer that should run RC P If you only have standard user rights you will not be able to configure the surveillance system PRIVACY OPTION SETTINGS To help OnSSI improve the usability and customer experience of using recording components you were presented with the option to Sign me up for the Customer Experience Improvement Program during the installation of the recording component e f you declined no software contributing statistical information is included in your software installation e f you accepted a cookie issuing a Global Unique IDentifier GUID is included as part of the software installation As a result the recording component a
134. p folder into C Documents and Settings All Users Application Data OnSSI RC P If RC P is used on a server running any other supported operating system copy the content of the backed up folder into C Program Data OnSSI RC P 2 Ifyou backed up the file devices ini copy the file into C Program Files OnSSI RC P devices UPGRADE FROM A PREVIOUS VERSION Upgrading your entire RC P system configuration is a fairly easy task e Back Up Your Current Configuration When you install the new version of RC P it will inherit the configuration from your old version 86 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc RC P User Manual Backup However we recommend that you make regular backups of your server configuration as a disaster recovery measure Upgrading your server is no exception While it is rare to lose your configuration cameras schedules views etc it can happen under unfortunate circumstances Luckily it takes only a minute to back up your existing configuration 1 Create a folder called Backup on a network drive or on removable media 2 On the recorder machine navigate to the recorder installation folder 3 Copy the following files and folders into your Backup folder o All configuration ini files o All scheduling sch files o The file users txt only present in a few installations o Folders with a name ending in ViewGroups Note that some of the files folders may not exist if upgrading from old software versions e Remove the Cur
135. r cameras that support dual streaming this can be enabled disabled as part of individual cameras Video properties Live FPS Lets you select the camera s live frame rate per second FPS Camera Click the Open button to configure detailed and or camera specific settings such as event notification PTZ preset positions and fisheye view areas for the selected camera Select All Click button to select all cameras in the Apply Template column Clear All Click button to clear all selections in the Apply Template column Set selected template value on selected cameras Lets you apply only a selected value from the template to selected cameras AUDIO SELECTION When you configure video and recording you can specify certain properties for many cameras in one step Either simply in order to speed up things or because the properties in question are shared by all cameras rather than specific to individual cameras With a default microphone selected for a camera audio from the microphone will automatically be used when video from the camera is viewed Note that all of the Audio Selection properties can also be specified individually for each camera e Template The template can help you configure similar properties quickly Say you have eight cameras and you want a particular default microphone for all of them Instead of having to enter the same piece of information eight times you can simply enter it once in the template and then apply
136. ra nn carr rra nnnnnccns 74 USOS dai A A AA ida 75 Proein A A A A A A A a 79 O E A 82 Clients amp Ancillary Applications ooomnmnmicccnniccnnnnonnccarecc crec 83 Recording Server Manage iii R E R EE a E AEE A Ea 84 BAC aane aean EE a T eR AOE EEA EA OR AENA EAA cuctet 86 ToBaeck Ub ir 86 To Restore Your Backed up Configuration c oooconiciininnicccincinacanncccnncccnn nene 86 Aa e N ET 89 ContactiintorMationN E EET E E EAT 90 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc iii RC P User Manual System amp Requirements System amp Requirements SYSTEM OVERVIEW RC P provides a state of the art IP video surveillance system supporting the widest choice of network cameras and video encoders with the equipment connected to an office LAN or other TCP IP network such as the internet RC P is the right product for small to mid sized installations that need robust single server surveillance software with the full functionality of advanced management flexible scheduling fast searching and analysis RC P supports up to 64 cameras simultaneously with the widest choice of network video and computer hardware equipment Several Targeted Components in One RC P consists of a number of components each targeted at specific tasks and user types e The Management Application The main application used by surveillance system administrators for configuring the RC P surveillance system server upon installation or whenever configuration adjustment
137. ramData OnSSI RC P Note on Windows 2003 Server the location is C Documents and Settings All Users Application Data OnSSI These directories may be hidden from view If you cannot see the folder be sure to modify folder options to display hidden files and folders On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 7 Installation RC P User Manual 4 Delete the contents of the folder C ProgramData OnSSI RC P Do not delete the folder 5 Make sure the RC P installation folder contains a folder named ConfigurationBackup and that the folder contains the ini and sch files from your old configuration If not create the folder and copy your backed up configuration files into the folder 6 In Windows Start menu select Run 7 Type cmd and click OK 8 Change directories to C Program Files Onssi ProSight 9 Inthe command line window type the following TWICE 10 Configurationupgrader exe C ProgramData OnSSI RC P Press ENTER 11 Configurationupgrader exe C ProgramData OnSSI RC P Press ENTER This should copy the necessary older configuration files as well as create a configuration xml to the C ProgramData OnSSI RC P directory lt may take a few moments for the configuration xml file to appear 10 Close the command line window 11 Open the Management Application again Tip Once the configuration has been converted your entire configuration will be contained in a single file When you later want to back up your configuration yo
138. rd protection for the Management Application Configure Ocularis Base Next configure Ocularis Base to be able to recognize this recording component lt is in the Ocularis Base where the configuration of users groups views alerts maps and video walls takes place Launch the Ocularis Administrator application to configure Ocularis Base See the Ocularis Administrator s User Manual for more details The above list represents the configuration steps that most administrators are likely to cover Note that the behavior of the Management Application can be customized Descriptions in this help documentation are however always based on the Management Application s default behavior ACCESS THE MANAGEMENT APPLICATION Access the Management Application by double clicking the Management Application desktop shortcut Alternatively use Windows Start menu Start gt All Programs gt OnSSI gt Management Application OVERVIEW OF LICENSES When you purchase RC P you also purchase a certain number of licenses for device channels Device channels are typically cameras but could also be dedicated input output boxes When you have installed the various RC P components configured the system and added recording servers and cameras through the Management Application the surveillance system initially runs on temporary licenses that need to be activated before a certain period ends This is called the grace period If grace periods have expired on one
139. re devices o Licensed Channels Number of video channels on each of your hardware devices for which you have a license 54 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc RC P User Manual General Recording 8 Storage Properties o Microphone Channels Number of available microphone channels on your hardware devices o Address http addresses of your hardware devices o WWW Links to http addresses of your hardware devices o Port Port used by your hardware devices o Device Driver Names of device drivers associated with your hardware devices You can activate licenses online or offline On the Management Application s toolbar click File and either Activate License Online or Manage License Offline e Getting Additional Licenses Want to add or have already added more device channels than you currently have licenses for In that case you must buy additional licenses before the cameras will be able to send data to your RC P system To get additional licenses for your RC P system contact your integrator or dealer When your license file lic is updated you can activate your licenses See Activate Licenses for more information on activating MANAGE LICENSES When you purchase your surveillance system you will receive a temporary license file lic for the recorder a recorder Software License Code SLC and a Base SLC You must use the temporary license file when installing the recording component software License activation can be
140. recordings from cameras using tape drives or similar Creating such backups based on the content of camera databases is not recommended it may cause sharing violations or other malfunctions Instead create such backups based on the content of archives If you have not specified separate archiving locations for separate cameras you could simply back up the default local archiving directory Archives On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 15 Configuration amp Properties RC P User Manual When scheduling a backup make sure the backup job does not overlap with any scheduled archiving times Viewing Archived Recordings You are able to view archived recordings via the Ocularis Client All of the Ocularis Client s advanced features video browsing export etc are available for archived recordings Archives Stored Locally For archived recordings stored locally simply use the Ocularis Client s playback features for finding and viewing the required recordings just like you would with recordings stored in a camera s regular database Exported Archives For exported archives for example archives stored on a CD you also use the Ocularis Client Virus Scanning and Archiving If allowed in your organization disable any virus scanning of camera databases and archiving locations For more information see Virus Scanning Information New Database if Archiving Fails Under rare circumstances archiving may fail for example due to netw
141. rent Version In most cases you do not need to manually remove the old version of old recorder before you install the new version The old version is removed when you install the new version In fact manual removal of some versions may cause problems Please refer to the Upgrading to Ocularis Guide for more specific information e Install the New Version Run the installation file for the new software version Select the installation options that best fit your needs e Restore a Configuration Backup if Required If for some reason after installing the new software version you have lost your configuration you can restore your configuration provided you have followed the previous instructions If for some reason after installing the new software version you have lost your configuration you can easily restore your configuration provided you have followed the previous instructions in this chapter 1 Close the Management Application if it is open 2 Stop the Recording Server Service 3 Make a copy of the contents of the following directory RC P is used in this example C ProgramData OnSSI RC P Note on Windows 2003 Server the location is C Documents and Settings All Users Application Data OnSSl These directories may be hidden from view If you cannot see the folder be sure to modify folder options to display hidden files and folders 4 Delete the contents of the folder C ProgramData OnSSI RC P Do not delete the
142. rent physical conditions day night windy calm etc once the system is running The setup of events and associated actions typically also depends entirely on your organization s needs Install Ocularis Base The first step for installation is to install Ocularis Base See the Ocularis Installation and Licensing Guide available in the installation package DVD or from www onssi com License Ocularis Use the Ocularis Licensing Activation application to license Ocularis See the Ocularis Installation and Licensing Guide available in the installation package DVD or from www onssi com Verify Initial Configuration of Cameras and other Hardware Devices Before doing anything on RC P make sure the hardware devices cameras video encoders etc you are going to use are correctly installed and configured with IP addresses passwords etc as specified by the manufacturers Such initial configuration is required in order to be able to connect the devices to the network and RC P Register Your RC P Software You must first register your software and next activate your licenses See Manage Licenses Install RC P See Install Surveillance Server Software If upgrading an existing version of RC P see Upgrade from a Previous Version Open the Management Application See Access the Management Application Add Hardware Devices in RC P RC P can quickly scan your network for relevant hardware devices cameras video encoders etc and add them to yo
143. roperties RC P User Manual General Recording amp Storage Properties RECORDING amp ARCHIVING PATHS When you configure video and recording you are able to specify certain properties for many cameras in one step Either simply in order to speed up things or because the properties in question are shared by all cameras rather than specific to individual cameras All properties on a white background are editable properties on a light blue background cannot be edited Note that all of the Recording and Archiving Paths properties can also be specified individually for each camera e Template The template can help you configure similar properties quickly Say you have 20 cameras and you want to change the recording path archiving path and retention time for all of them Instead of having to enter the same three pieces of information 20 times you can simply enter them once in the template and then apply the template to the 20 cameras with only two clicks e Apply Template Lets you select which cameras you want to apply the template for You then use one of the two Set buttons see descriptions in the following to actually apply the template Tip To select all cameras in the list click the Select All button e Camera Name Name of the camera as it will appear in the Management Application as well as in clients If required you can overwrite the existing camera name with a new one Camera names must be unique and must not contai
144. roups from central directory services such as for example Active Directory By grouping users you can specify rights for all users within a group in one step If you have many users performing similar tasks this can save you significant amounts of work Make sure you add groups before you add users You cannot add existing users to groups 1 Inthe Management Application s navigation pane expand Advanced Configuration right click Users and select Add New User Group 2 Specify a name for the group Group names must be unique and must not contain the following characters lt gt amp 3 Click OK 78 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc RC P User Manual General Recording 8 Storage Properties 4 Specify General Access and Camera Access properties These properties will determine the rights of the group s future members 5 Click OK 6 Save your configuration changes by clicking the Save Configuration button in the Management Application s toolbar 7 Now you can add users to the group In the navigation pane right click the group you just created and Add Basic Users or Add Windows Users as required CONFIGURE USER AND GROUP RIGHTS User group rights are configured during the process of adding users groups see Add Basic Users Add Windows Users and Add User Groups Note that you can also add basic and Windows users through the Configure User Access wizard However when using the wizard all users
145. rs performing similar tasks this can save you significant amounts of work User groups are logical groups created and used for practical purposes in the Management Application only They are not in any way connected with user groups from central directory services such as for example Active Directory If you want to use groups make sure you add groups before you add users You cannot add existing users to groups Finally the 8 Administrators group is also listed under Users This is a default Windows user group for administration purpose which automatically has access to the Management Application CONFIGURE USER ACCESS WIZARD The Configure User Access wizard helps you quickly configure access to the RC P server When using the wizard all user accounts added will have access all to cameras including any new cameras added at a later stage If this is not acceptable specify access settings users and user rights separately see Configure Server Access Also note that you cannot add users to groups through the wizard The wizard is divided into a number of pages On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 19 General Recording amp Storage Properties RC P User Manual e Server Access Settings e Basic and Windows Users e Access Summary ADD BASIC USERS When adding a basic user create a dedicated surveillance system user account with basic user name and password authentication for the individual user Note that adding the user as a Windows us
146. s RC P will also archive what is currently in the camera s database in case you wonder why the camera database is empty just after you have moved archived recordings this is the reason e Retention Time Total amount of time for which you want to keep recordings from the camera that is recordings in the camera s database as well as any archived recordings Default is 30 days Note that the retention time covers the total amount of time you want to keep recordings for in earlier RC P versions time limits were specified separately for the database and archives e Camera Click the Open button to configure detailed and or camera specific settings such as event notification PTZ preset positions and fisheye view areas for the selected camera e Select All Click button to select all cameras in the Apply Template column 22 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc RC P User Manual General Recording amp Storage Properties e Clear All Click button to clear all selections in the Apply Template column e Set selected template value on selected cameras Lets you apply one or more selected values from the template rather than all values to selected cameras e Set all template values on selected cameras Lets you apply all values from the template to selected cameras DYNAMIC PATH SELECTION When you configure video and recording you can specify certain properties for many cameras in one step In the case of Dynamic Path Selection it is
147. s are moved after an amount time in order to free up space for new recordings The idea is that recordings are moved from one location to another in order to continuously have space for the most recent recordings on your default recording storage This process is handled by the software You do not have to do anything yourself to enable Archiving Archiving is a process that runs in the background and it is enabled and carried out automatically from the moment RC P is installed Recorded video can take up a lot of storage space so only your hardware will place limits on the amount of recordings you can save Archiving will ensure that recordings are moved in order to provide space for more recent recordings The most recent recordings are saved on a local storage in order to prevent network related problems in the saving process The Ocularis Client understands archives and can locate the moved data without any problems The default settings for RC P is to perform archiving once a day or if your database becomes full It is possible to change the settings for when and how often archiving is to take place under Advanced Configuration gt Scheduling and Archiving in the Management Application Scheduled archiving is possible up to 24 times per day You can also change the retention time which is the total amount of time you want to keep recordings from a camera that is recordings in the camera s database as well as any archived recordings under the
148. s are required for example when adding new cameras or users to the system e The Recording Server service A vital part of the surveillance system video streams are only transferred to RC P while the Recording Server service is running The Recording Server service is automatically installed and runs in the background on the RC P surveillance system server You can manage the service through the Management Application e The Ocularis Client unlicensed and free The award winning Ocularis Client lets users view live video play back recorded video activate output print and export evidence etc Updates On Net Surveillance Systems Inc regularly releases service updates for our products offering improved functionality and support for new devices If you are a surveillance system administrator it is recommended that you check www onssi com MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS For the most up to date minimum system requirements on the recording component or on any Ocularis component see the OnSSI website www onssi com OVERVIEW OF LICENSES When you purchase RC P you also purchase a certain number of licenses for device channels Device channels are typically cameras but could also be dedicated input output boxes When you have installed the various RC P components configured the system and added recording servers and cameras through the Management Application the surveillance system initially runs on temporary licenses that need to be ac
149. s do not have to create separate user accounts for accessing the surveillance system because user authentication will be handled centrally by Active Directory and that users can use their Windows login when accessing the surveillance system no need to memorize separate user names and passwords Any prerequisites for adding users from Active Directory RC P verifies client users identities using NTLM challenge handshake with a Microsoft Domain Controller In order to be able to import users and groups through Active Directory a server with Active Directory installed and acting as domain controller must be available on your network Consult your network administrator if in doubt Can add groups from Active Directory You can only add individual users from Active Directory to RC P Active Directory also supports groups of users but you cannot add such groups to RC P You can however group individual users in RC P and quickly assign common user rights for all users within such groups On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 77 General Recording amp Storage Properties RC P User Manual Adding AD Users 1 In the Management Application s navigation pane expand Advanced Configuration right click Users and select Add New Windows User This will open the Select Users or Groups window Select Users or Groups Ax Select thet object type Users Groups of Bullen secunty pencipals Object Types From thes location Entre Directory Locebons
150. s wizard helps you add cameras and other hardware devices such as video encoders to your RC P system If microphones are attached to a hardware device they are automatically added as well e The Configure Video and Recording wizard helps you quickly configure your cameras video and recording properties e The Adjust Motion Detection wizard helps you quickly configure your cameras motion detection properties e The Configure User Access Wizard helps you quickly configure clients access to the RC P server 12 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc RC P User Manual Configuration amp Properties Configuration amp Properties Archiving Archiving helps you store recordings maximize storage capacity and minimize risk You can keep recordings for as long as required limited only by the available hardware storage capacity RC P automatically archives recordings if a camera s database becomes full You only specify one time limit the retention time as part of the general Recording amp Archiving Paths properties Note that retention time will determine when archiving takes place Retention time is the tota amount of time for which you want to keep recordings from a camera that is recordings in the camera s database as well as any archived recordings Scheduled archiving is possible up to 24 times per day e Quick Explanation of the Archiving Feature Archiving is an integrated and automated feature in RC P with which recording
151. services must be restarted Click the Save Changes and Restart Surveillance Services button in the Management Application s toolbar or select File gt Save Changes and Restart Services from the menu On Net Surveillance Systems Inc RC P User Manual General Recording amp Storage Properties IMPORTANT While services are restarted it will not be possible to view or record video Restarting the services typically only takes some seconds but in order to minimize disruption you may want to restart services at a time when you do not expect important incidents Users connected to RC P through clients will typically remain logged in during the services restart but they will experience a short video outage CHANGE OR RESET MANAGEMENT APPLICATION BEHAVIOR You can change the way the Management Application behaves For example the Management Application will ask you to confirm many of your actions by default If you find this annoying you can change the Management Application s behavior so it will not ask you again 1 Inthe Management Application s menu bar select Application Settings gt Application Behavior 2 For each action you can now select how the Management Application should behave Examples e When you attempt to delete a hardware device should the Management Application ask you to confirm that you want to delete the hardware device or should it delete the hardware device straight away without asking e f you add more cam
152. simply because the properties are shared by all cameras With dynamic archiving paths you specify a number of different archiving paths usually across several drives If the path containing the RC P database is on one of the drives you have selected for archiving RC P will always try to archive to that drive first If not RC P automatically archives to the archiving drive with the most available space at any time provided there is not a camera database using that drive Which drive has the most available space may change during the archiving process and archiving may therefore happen to several archiving drives during the same process This fact will have no impact on how users find and view archived recordings Dynamic archiving paths are general for all your cameras you cannot configure dynamic archiving paths for individual cameras All properties on a white background are editable properties on a light blue background GENERAL RECORDING amp STORAGE PROPERTIES When you configure video and recording you can specify certain properties for many cameras in one step Either simply in order to speed up things or because the properties in question are shared by all cameras rather than specific to individual cameras In RC P the term recording means saving video and if applicable audio from a camera in the camera s database on the surveillance system server Video audio is often saved only when there is a reason to do so for example as
153. sion Information Knowing the exact version number can be useful in case you require technical support 1 Right click the notification area s Recording Server icon 2 Inthe menu that appears select About Exit the Recording Server Manager 1 Right click the notification area s Recording Server icon 2 Inthe menu that appears select Exit Recording Server Manager Tip If you later want to re open the Recording Server Manager go to Windows Start menu and select All Programs gt Startup gt Recording Server Manager On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 85 Backup RC P User Manual Backup BACK UP SYSTEM CONFIGURATION We recommend that you make regular backups of your RC P configuration cameras schedules views etc as a disaster recovery measure While it is rare to lose your configuration it can happen under unfortunate circumstances Luckily it takes only a minute to back up your existing configuration The following describes backup of the configuration in RC P version 1 0 and onwards In the following we assume that you have not changed the RC P default configuration path which is C Documents and Settings All Users Application Data OnSSI RC P on servers running Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 and C Program Data OnSSI RC P on servers running all other supported operating systems If you have changed the default configuration path you must take your changes into consideration when using the method described in t
154. storing each required position in the camera s own memory You are able to define up to 25 preset positions this way If preset positions have already been defined for the camera you can simply import them for use with RC P For PTZ types 1 and 3 you can move the PTZ camera to required positions o By simply clicking the required position in the camera preview if supported by the camera o By using the sliders located near the camera preview to move the PTZ camera along each of its axes the X axis for panning left right the Y axis for tilting up down and the Z axis On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 37 General Recording amp Storage Properties RC P User Manual for zooming in and out to zoom in move the slider towards Tele to zoom out move the slider towards Wide o By using the navigation buttons Moves the PTZ camera up and to the left Moves the PTZ camera up Moves the PTZ camera up and to the right Moves the PTZ camera to the left Moves the PTZ camera to its home position that is default position Moves the PTZ camera to the right Moves the PTZ camera down and to the left Moves the PTZ camera down Moves the PTZ camera down and to the right Zooms out one zoom level per click Zooms in one zoom level per click E e e el 5 Y e ls e EE e Import Refresh Only available when you have selected PTZ type 2 or 3 Lets you import already defined preset positions from the camera s memory for use with R
155. t events Select check box to enable this feature Remember to specify required number of seconds in the neighboring column How does pre and post recording work RC P receives video in a continuous stream from the camera whenever the camera is enabled and scheduled to be online This is what lets you view live video but it also means that RC P can easily store received video for a number of seconds in its memory also known as buffering If it turns out that the buffered video is needed for pre or post recording it is automatically appended to the recording If not it is simply discarded Seconds of pre recording Specify the number of seconds for which you want to record video from before recording start conditions that is motion or start event are met Usually only some seconds of pre recording is required but you can specify up to 65535 seconds of pre recording corresponding to 18 hours 12 minutes and 15 seconds However if specifying a very long pre recording time you can potentially run into a scenario where your pre recording time spans scheduled or unscheduled archiving times That can be problematic since pre recording does not work well during archiving Post recording You can store recordings from periods following detected motion and or stop events Select check box to enable this feature Remember to specify required number of seconds in the neighboring column Seconds of post recording Specify the number of seconds
156. t it catches the window of a private building the privacy of the residents must be respected In that case you can mask areas of the image by configuring the settings below 360 LENS Enable Lets you enable the Privacy Masking feature Show grid Lets you toggle the grid on and off Toggling the grid off may provide a less obscured view of the preview image selection of areas which should be excluded from privacy masking takes place the same way as when the grid is visible When on the preview image will be divided into small sections by a grid To define areas which should be excluded from privacy masking drag the mouse pointer over the required areas in the preview image while pressing the mouse button down Left mouse button selects a grid section right mouse button clears a grid section Selected areas are highlighted in red Show privacy mask Lets you toggle the red area indicating privacy masking on and off Toggling the red area off may provide a less obscured view of the preview image Clear Lets you clear the privacy masking 360 lens technology allows viewing of 360 panoramic video through an advanced lens If a camera is going to use 360 lens technology you must enable the technology and in some cases enter a special license key e Enable 360 lens Select check box to enable use of the 360 lens technology and to be able to specify further properties 36 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc RC P User Man
157. t log files These files log information about registered events in the recorder A new log file is created for each day on which events occur You cannot disable this type of logging e Audit log files These files log Ocularis Client user activity provided audit logging is enabled A new log file is created for each day with audit logging enabled and client user activity Audit log files are named according to the structure is_auditYYYMMDD log for example is_audit20091231 log The _is prefix is due to the fact that the audit log files are generated by the Image Server service When using Ocularis remember that the same user account for the recorder is used for all Base users Log Locations All log files are by default placed in the appropriate All Users folder for the operating system used for example CAProgramDatalOnSSIRC X if running Windows Vista By default they are stored there for seven days Note however that log file locations as well as the number of days to store the logs can be changed as part of the logging configuration Log Structures Most log files generated by RC P use a shared structure complying with the W3C Extended Log File Format Each log file consists of a header and a number of log lines e The header outlines the information contained in the log lines e The log lines consist of two main parts the log information itself as well as an encrypted part The encrypted part makes it possible through decryption
158. tallation fails installing a Microsoft hotfix might solve the issue and allow you to complete your RC P installation The Microsoft hotfix is downloadable here htto www microsoft com downloads en details asox Familyld 8EFFE1D9 7224 4586 BE2bB 42C9AE5B907 18displaylang en When you have installed the hotfix restart the RC P installation If the problem continues please contact your system provider for help You can now begin configuring your RC P through its Management Application Double click the Management Application desktop shortcut or select Start gt All Programs gt OnSSI gt Management Application See more under Get Your System Up amp Running UPGRADE FROM A PREVIOUS VERSION Upgrading your entire RC P system configuration is a fairly easy task 6 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc RC P User Manual Installation e Back Up Your Current Configuration When you install the new version of RC P it will inherit the configuration from your old version However we recommend that you make regular backups of your server configuration as a disaster recovery measure Upgrading your server is no exception While it is rare to lose your configuration cameras schedules views etc it can happen under unfortunate circumstances Luckily it takes only a minute to back up your existing configuration 1 Create a folder called Backup on a network drive or on removable media 2 On the recorder machine navigate to the recorder i
159. te a camera with particular hardware output for example the sounding of a siren or the switching on of lights Associated output can then be activated automatically when motion is detected in video from the camera or manually when Ocularis Client users with the necessary rights view live video from the camera 1 Inthe Available output list select the required output It is only possible to select one output at a time 2 Click the gt gt button to copy the selected output to e the On manual activation list in which case the output will be available for manual activation in the Ocularis Client and or e the On motion detected list in which case the output will be activated when motion is detected in video from the camera If required the same output can appear on both lists 3 Repeat for each required output If you later want to remove an output from the one of the lists simply select the output in question and click the lt lt button MOTION DETECTION amp EXCLUDE REGIONS When you configure video and recording for specific cameras adjusting motion detection is important since it may determine when video from the camera is recorded when e mail notifications are generated when hardware output such as lights or sirens is activated etc Time spent on finding the best possible motion detection settings for each camera may help you later avoid unnecessary recordings notifications etc Depending on the physical lo
160. ted value from the template to selected cameras Live Frame Recording Rat Frame Rate A 10 00 w Second v Time Unit Example Only the selected value is applied using this method Set all template values on selected cameras Lets you apply all values from the template to selected cameras Camera Name Name of the camera as it will appear in the Management Application as well as in clients If required you can overwrite the existing camera name with a new one Camera names must be unique and must not contain any of the following special characters lt gt amp e Regular Frame Rate Properties Frame Rate Required average frame rate for video from the camera Select number of frames then select required interval per second minute or hour in the Time Unit column e Speedup Frame Rate Properties Enable Speedup The speedup feature lets you use a higher than normal frame rate if motion is detected and or an event occurs When you enable speedup further columns for specifying speedup details become available Frame Rate Required average speedup frame rate for viewing video from the camera Select number of frames then select required interval per second minute or hour in the Time Unit column The frame rate must be higher than the frame rate specified under normal mode On Net Surveillance Systems Inc RC P User Manual General Recording amp Storage Properties FRAME RATE MPEG When you configure
161. than the last five sessions only the latest restore point of each session is stored With the Number of old sessions to keep field you can control how many old sessions are kept When selecting to restore a configuration from a restore point the configuration from the selected restore point will be applied and used once the services are restarted see Start 8 Stop Services If you have added new cameras or other devices to RC P after the restore point was created they will be missing if you load the restore point This is due to the fact that they were not in the system when the restore point was created In such cases you will be notified and must decide what to do with recordings from the affected devices 1 From the Management Application s File menu select Load Configuration from Restore Point 2 Inthe left part of the Restore Points dialog select the required restore point Tip When you select a restore point you will in the right part of the dialog see information about the configuration state at the selected point in time This can help you select the best possible restore point 3 Click the Load Restore Point button 4 Ifyou are sure that you want to overwrite the current configuration with the one from the selected restore point click OK 5 Only relevant if the current configuration contains cameras or other devices which were not present in the selected restore point You will be asked whether you want to delete or keep re
162. the template to the eight cameras with only two clicks e Apply Template Lets you select which cameras you want to apply the template for You then use one of the two Set buttons see descriptions in the following to actually apply the template Tip To select all cameras in the list click the Select All button On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 27 General Recording 8 Storage Properties RC P User Manual Camera Name Name of the camera as it will appear in the Management Application as well as in clients If required you can overwrite the existing camera name with a new one Camera names must be unique and must not contain any of the following special characters lt gt 8 Y IE Default Microphone Select required default microphone Tip Note that you can select a microphone attached to another hardware device than the selected camera itself Camera Click the Open button to configure detailed and or camera specific settings such as event notification PTZ preset positions and fisheye view areas for the selected camera Set selected template value on selected cameras Lets you apply only a selected value from the template to selected cameras Set all template values on selected cameras Lets you apply all values from the template to selected cameras AUDIO RECORDING When you configure video and recording for specific cameras you can determine whether audio should be recorded or not Your choice will apply for a
163. tion changes by clicking the Save Configuration button in the Management Application s toolbar 4 Restart the Recording Server service If you find that deleting a hardware device is not the right thing to do consider disabling the individual cameras or microphones connected to the hardware device instead 1 Inthe Management Application s navigation pane expand Advanced Configuration expand Hardware Devices and expand the hardware device in question 2 Right click the camera or microphone you want to disable and select Disable 3 Save your configuration changes by clicking the Save Configuration button in the Management Application s toolbar 4 Restart the Recording Server service Wizard ADD HARDWARE DEVICES WIZARD EXPRESS The Express option scans your network for relevant hardware devices and helps you quickly add them to your system With the Express option the wizard only scans for hardware devices supporting device discovery and only on the part of your network subnet where the RC P server itself is located What is device discovery Device discovery is a method with which hardware devices make information about themselves available on the network Based on such information RC P can quickly recognize relevant hardware devices such as cameras and video encoders and include them in the scan To use the Express method your RC P server and your cameras must be on the same layer 2 network that is a network where all
164. tivated before a certain period ends This is called the grace period If grace periods have expired on one or more of your devices and no licenses have been activated recording servers and cameras will not send data to the surveillance system We therefore recommend that you activate your licenses before you make final adjustments to your system and its devices Tip When short of licenses until you get additional ones you can disable some less important cameras to allow some of the new cameras to run instead To disable or enable a camera expand Hardware Devices in the Management Application s navigation pane Select the required hardware device right click the relevant camera and then select Enable or Disable On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 1 System amp Requirements RC P User Manual e Which Devices Require a License You need licenses for the number of device channels typically cameras or dedicated input out boxes you want to run on your RC P system One device channel license enables you to run one camera or one dedicated input output box You can use and define an unlimited number of microphones inputs and outputs Depending on your current number of licenses you might be able to get more licenses as your surveillance system grows See Getting Additional Licenses in the following e Replacing Cameras You can replace a camera licensed in the RC P system with a new camera and have the new camera activated and license
165. to the hardware device MotionDetectionThreshold optional number A value between 0 10000 corresponds to using the Motion slider when configuring motion detection settings in the Management Application If specified as for example MotionDetectionThreshold1 information relates to a specific camera otherwise to all cameras attached to the hardware device MotionDetectionInterval optional number Lets you specify how often motion detection analysis should be carried out on video from the camera Specified in milliseconds The interval is applied regardless of the camera s frame rate settings If specified as for example MotionDetectionInterval1 information relates to a specific camera otherwise to all cameras attached to the hardware device ServerName Name with which the RC P will appear when listed in clients Name must be unique and must not contain any of the following special characters lt gt amp ServerPort Port number to use for communication between the RC P server and clients OnlineVerification If this parameter is used all online hardware devices found using HardwareOldMacAddress are updated All other hardware devices are not updated Any character means yes use online verification Existing configuration parameters that are not specified in CSV file will remain unchanged If a parameter value for an individual camera in the CSV file is empty the existing parameter value will remain unchanged
166. ture applies for some but not all of the cameras Example For camera A you have selected that use of the Events is allowed for camera B it is not allowed If you select both camera A and camera B in the list the Events check box in the lower part of the window will be square filled Another example Camera C is a PTZ camera for which you have allowed the PTZ preset positions feature camera D is not a PTZ camera If you select both camera C and camera D in the list the PTZ preset positions check box will be square filled VIDEO CAMERA SPECIFIC PROPERTIES When you configure video and recording for specific cameras properties include e If the Camera Uses the MJPEG Video Format With MJPEG you can define frame rates for regular as well as speedup modes Furthermore if the camera offers dual stream you can enable this Regular Frame Rate Mode e Frame rate Frame rate for viewing video from the camera Select number of frames in the first field and required interval per second minute or hour in the second field Speedup Frame Rate Mode e Frame rate Speedup frame rate for viewing video from the camera Select number of frames in the first field and required interval per second minute or hour in the second field The frame rate must be higher than the frame rate specified under normal mode e On event Select this check box to use the speedup frame rates when an event occurs and until another event occurs Use of speedup on event r
167. u can simply make a copy of the file configuration xml e Upgrade Video Device Drivers Video device drivers are used for controlling communicating with the hardware devices connected to an RC P system Video device drivers are installed automatically during the installation of your RC P system However new versions of the video device drivers called Device Packs are released and made available for free on the OnSSI website from time to time We therefore recommend that you visit the OnSSI website and download the latest Device Pack When updating video device drivers there is no need to remove the old video device drivers first simply install the latest version on top of any old version you may have For detailed information see Update Video Device Drivers 8 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc RC P User Manual Getting Started Getting Started GET YOUR SYSTEM UP amp RUNNING The following outlines the tasks typically involved in setting up a working RC P system Note that although information is presented as a checklist a completed list does not in itself guarantee that the system will match the exact needs of your organization To make the system match the needs of your organization it is highly recommended that you monitor and adjust the system once it is running For example it is often a very good idea to spend time on testing and adjusting the motion detection sensitivity settings for individual cameras under diffe
168. ual General Recording 8 Storage Properties e Enable panomorph support Select to enable panomorph support Panomorph is an advanced technology can provide high resolution in zones of interest while at the same time using fewer pixels than conventional fisheye solutions In the list also select whether the camera is located in the ceiling on a wall or on ground level e Immervision Enables panomorph RPL number In the drop down select the type of 360 lens you require If you at some point want to add additional types of lenses go to File and select Import new lens types Locate the xml file that contains information about the lens type and press OK e Enable fisheye support Select to enable fisheye support Fisheye technology uses a wide angle lens to capture a hemispherical image which can then be de warped through configured fisheye settings for the camera in question e License key lf required enter your special fisheye license key and click OK after which it will be possible to configure fisheye settings for camera s attached to the hardware device Do I need the special license key and where do I get it Contact your OnSSI vendor for further information PTZ PRESET POSITIONS PTZ related properties are only available when you are dealing with a PTZ Pan Tilt Zoom camera PTZ preset positions can be used for making the PTZ camera automatically go to a particular position when particular events occur Preset positions als
169. uality de coding of images may increase the load on the Recording Server service which may in turn affect ongoing recordings negatively 3 Cameras that do not support multiple simultaneous video streams will not be able to connect to the surveillance server and the Management Application at the same time therefore it is recommended to stop the Recording Server service when configuring such devices for motion detection and PTZ CONFIGURE WHEN CAMERAS SHOULD DO WHAT Use the scheduling feature to configure when e Cameras should be online that is transfer video to RC P e Cameras should use speedup that is use a higher than normal frame rate On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 19 Configuration amp Properties RC P User Manual e You want to receive any e mail notifications regarding cameras e Archiving should take place See Configure General Scheduling 8 Archiving and Configure Camera specific Schedules MONITOR STORAGE SPACE USAGE To view how much storage space you have on your RC P system as well as how much of it is free do the following 1 Inthe Management Application s navigation pane expand Advanced Configuration and select Cameras and Storage Information 2 View the Storage Usage Summary for information about which drives are available what drives are used for the size of each drive as well as how much video data other data and free space exists in each drive DATABASE RESIZING In case recordings for a ca
170. umber of customized schedule profiles for each camera When you create a customized schedule profile for one camera you can reuse it with other cameras if required To create a customized schedule profile 1 In the field below the Schedule profiles list specify a name for the new schedule profile Schedule profile names must not contain any of the following special characters lt gt 8 1 2 Click the Add New button which becomes available when you specify a name 3 Inthe top right corner of the dialog select Set camera to start stop on time to base subsequent settings on periods of time or Set camera to start stop on event to base subsequent settings on events within periods of time Tip You can combine the two so you may return to this step in order to toggle between the two options 4 Inthe calendar section place your mouse pointer at a required start point then hold down the left mouse button drag the mouse pointer and release at the required end point e You specify each day separately e You specify time in increments of five minutes RC P helps you by showing the time over which your mouse pointer is positioned 06 00 0800 Had i T AS e f you base your schedule profile or parts of it on events within periods of time remember to select Start event and Stop event from the lists below the calendar section 64 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc RC P User Manual General Recording amp Storage
171. ur system See Add Hardware Devices Configure Cameras in RC P You can specify a wide variety of settings for each camera connected to your RC P system Settings include video format resolution motion detection sensitivity where to store and archive recordings any PTZ Pan Tilt Zoom preset positions association with microphones etc See Configure Video amp Recording Settings Configure Evenis Input amp Output If required system events for example based on input from sensors etc can be used for automatically triggering actions in RC P Examples of actions starting or stopping recording on cameras switching to a particular video frame rate making PTZ cameras move to specific preset positions Events can also be used for activating hardware output such as lights or sirens See Overview of Events Input amp Output Configure Scheduling When do you want to archive Do you want some cameras to transfer video to RC P at all times and other cameras to transfer video only within specific periods of time or when specific events occur On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 9 Getting Started RC P User Manual With the scheduling feature you can specify this as well as when you want to receive notifications from the system Configure Users Specify one user with full access rights who should be able to access the recording component This is the user account which will be used to communicate with Ocularis You may also enable passwo
172. utilities Easily access and investigate alerts generated by motion or external systems Export video clips and still images for further event handling or as course evidence View sites maps to observe cameras from a geographical perspective Push video to a video wall Be alerted to important events that occur Bookmark video clips for easy retrieval and sharing and much more Ocularis Client is accessed by logging into Ocularis Base in order to view video from RC P Example Ocularis Client e You may also use Ocularis Client to log directly in to the recorder In this case the functionality is more restricted This is called operating Ocularis Client in Limited Mode Certain features such as maps and video walls are not available in this mode On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 83 Clients amp Ancillary Applications RC P User Manual Recording Server Manager RECORDING SERVER MANAGER The Recording Server service is a vital part of the surveillance system video streams are only transferred to RC P while the Recording Server service is running The Recording Server Manager informs you about the state of the Recording Server service It also lets you manage the service In the notification area also known as Windows system tray the Recording Server Manager s icon indicates whether the Recording Server service is running or not Green indicates running default red indicates not running Ry By right clicking the icon you
173. video and recording you can specify certain properties for many cameras in one step Either simply in order to speed up things or because the properties in question are shared by all cameras rather than specific to individual cameras All properties on a white background are editable properties on a light blue background cannot be edited Note that all of the Frame Rate MPEG properties can also be specified individually for each camera using MPEG e Template The template can help you configure similar properties quickly Say you have 20 cameras and you want a particular frame rate on all of them Instead of having to enter the same piece of information 20 times you can simply enter it once in the template and then apply the template to the 20 cameras with only two clicks e Apply Template Lets you select which cameras you want to apply the template for You then use one of the two Set buttons see descriptions in the following to actually apply the template Tip To select all cameras in the list click the Select Al button e Camera Name Name of the camera as it will appear in the Management Application as well as in clients If required you can overwrite the existing camera name with a new one Camera names must be unique and must not contain any of the following special characters lt gt amp 1 Ed Dual Stream Allows you to check if dual streaming is enabled on the camera s Note that the information is read only Fo
174. ving failures are considered to be so serious that if enabled e mail notifications regarding archiving failures are sent regardless of schedules Camera specific Scheduling Properties ONLINE PERIOD When you configure scheduling for specific cameras your Online Period settings are probably the most important since they determine when each camera should transfer video to RC P By default cameras added to RC P will automatically be online and you will only need to modify the online period settings if you require cameras to be online only at specific times or events Note however that this default may be changed as part of the general scheduling options in which case subsequently added cameras will not automatically be online The fact that a camera transfers video to RC P does not necessarily mean that video from the camera is recorded Recording is configured separately see Configure Video amp Recording You specify a camera s online periods by creating schedule profiles based on e Periods of time example Mondays from 08 30 until 17 45 shown in pink Jit ia e Events within periods of time example from Event A occurs until Event B occurs Mondays from 08 30 until 17 45 shown in yellow anja The two options can be combined pajero pra pao but they cannot overlap in time Two simple schedule profiles are available Always on and Always off which cannot be edited or deleted If these do not meet your needs you can create any n
175. y the surveillance system administrator o Recorded audio Ability to listen to recorded audio from microphones related to the selected camera s Why can I not select certain features Typically because the selected camera does not support the features For example you can only select PTZ related features if the camera is a PTZ camera Also some 80 On Net Surveillance Systems Inc RC P User Manual General Recording 8 Storage Properties of the features depend on the user s group s General Access properties For example in order have access to PTZ or output features the user group must have access to viewing live video in order to use AVVJPEG export the user group must have access to playing back recorded video Why are some feature check boxes filled with squares Square filled check boxes can appear in the lower part of the window if you have selected several cameras and a feature applies for some but not all of the cameras Example For camera A you have selected that use of the Events is allowed for camera B it is not allowed If you select both camera A and camera B in the list the Events check box in the lower part of the window will be square filled Another example Camera C is a PTZ camera for which you have allowed the PTZ preset positions feature camera D is not a PTZ camera If you select both camera C and camera D in the list the PTZ preset positions check box will be square filled On Net Surveillance Systems Inc 81
176. you add will have access all to cameras including any new cameras added at a later stage If you at a later stage want to edit the rights of a user or group 1 Inthe Management Application s navigation pane expand Advanced Configuration expand Users right click the required user or group and select Properties 2 Edit General Access and Camera Access properties These properties will determine the rights of the user group 3 Click OK 4 Save your configuration changes by clicking the Save Configuration button in the Management Applications toolbar Properties USER INFORMATION PROPERTIES e User name Only editable if the selected user is of the type basic user Lets you edit the user name User names must be unique and must not contain the following characters lt gt amp A 2211 e Password Only editable if the selected user is of the type basic user Lets you edit the password Remember to repeat the password to be sure you have specified it correctly e User type Non editable field displaying whether the selected user is of the type basic user or Windows user group GROUP INFORMATION PROPERTIES e Group name Lets you edit the group name Group names must be unique and must not contain the following characters lt gt 8 1 GENERAL ACCESS PROPERTIES When adding or editing basic users Windows users or groups specify general access settings e Live Ability to view Live video in th
177. you should thus verify whether the problem may be due to audio being disabled on the hardware device itself Cameras amp Recordings ADD CAMERAS amp OTHER HARDWARE DEVICES Add cameras and other hardware devices such as video encoders to your RC P system through the Add Hardware Devices wizard If microphones are attached to a hardware device they are automatically added as well The wizard offers you four different ways of adding cameras Express recommended Scans your network for relevant hardware devices and helps you quickly add them to your system To use the Express method your RC P server and your cameras must be on the same layer 2 network that is a network where all servers cameras etc can communicate without the need for a router See Add Hardware Devices Wizard Express Advanced Scans your network for relevant hardware devices based on your specifications regarding required IP ranges discovery methods drivers and device user names and passwords See Add Hardware Devices Wizard Advanced Manual Lets you specify details about each hardware device separately This is a good choice if you only want to add a few hardware devices and you know their IP addresses required user names and passwords etc See Add Hardware Devices Wizard Manual Import from CSV file Lets you import data about cameras as comma separated values from a file this is an effective method if setting up several similar systems See Add

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